Rumours of Lindsey leaving the band?

[Matt Lucas]

Originally Posted by Macfan4life

C'mon Matt. Its out of this world to call me disrespectful and ugly because I don't like Crowded House. They do suck. IMHO they are one of the worst bands I ever heard. I am allowed to have my opinion. Their music is dreary and not very musical IMHO. I don't like his voice and never did. I don't think I am being disrespectful at all. You are free to praise this choice and I don't judge you for it. His voice is like nails down a chalkboard for me. I don't care how many top 10 hits they had in the UK. Its sappy music plain and simple. You are free to disagree with my opinion without judging me

Oh, I’m not judging you.

And now that you’ve pointed it out, I realize that I’VE stepped over the line, and I’m sorry for that. I said, “There’s no reason to be ugly and disrespectful.” What I meant to type was, “There’s no reason to say things that are ugly and disrespectful.” And there’s a difference. I don’t know you at all, but based on your comments in the forums, I genuinely believe that you are not an ugly or disrespectful person.

I also think there’s a difference between saying you don’t like something and saying it sucks. But, whatever. It’s not like discussing it is going to change your opinion of Neil Finn or how I perceive your criticism of Neil’s music.

If nothing else, we can hopefully agree that this news about Lindsey’s firing was a shock. The fact that we haven’t heard a response from him is somewhat curious. Is he waiting and watching to see how the fans and music media react? Is he keeping quiet and not burning any bridges, just in case he’s welcomed back at some point?

Fleetwood Mac has always been a band whose members brought in very different artistic strengths, and taking Lindsey out of the mix will have a huge impact. Neither Mike Campbell nor Neil Finn---both very good guitarists---is a Lindsey-level player. And neither of those guys prowls around the stage and owns it like Lindsey. So it will be a very different vibe when this new line-up takes the stage.

But the plus side is the band is getting two talented guys who can cover a lot of ground, musically, and their presence will probably ease a lot of the tensions.

matt