The End of the Road? My Journey with Fleetwood Mac

[button-lip]

Originally Posted by jeets2000

Sorry, but waving a phone at a concert during a song that's been on the radio for 30+ years is not evidence that everyone doing so believes the same thing or is doing it for the same reasons. That's... preposterous? Surely you see this, right?

I can already hear those comments during the song.... “wow, I didn’t know it was a FM song!”

It’s a classic song and a great CH song. Everybody loves the song. That doesn’t mean people are loving that Lindsey was fired or that they giving their thumbs up to the band for what they did.

[mitzo]

Originally Posted by button-lip

I can already hear those comments during the song.... “wow, I didn’t know it was a FM song!”

It’s a classic song and a great CH song. Everybody loves the song. That doesn’t mean people are loving that Lindsey was fired or that they giving their thumbs up to the band for what they did.

they are likely mostly just indifferent to the firing and what the band did. That would not mean they love that Lindsey was fired or give thumbs up to the firing.

[bwboy]

Originally Posted by mitzo

they are likely mostly just indifferent to the firing and what the band did. That would not mean they love that Lindsey was fired or give thumbs up to the firing.

Wow, I don't know how I missed this. Mitzo, this describes my feelings pretty much to a T. Well, except for the indifference part. When I first heard the news, I was initially shocked, but quickly accepted it. I mean, it's Fleetwood Mac. And when I heard about Mike and Neil, I really wasn't sure what to think. But after seeing videos posted here by Sugar Mouse, I was intrigued by what they could bring to FM, especially Neil. In no way was I happy Lindsey was fired, but I didn't hate FM, either. I was a fan when Lindsey left in 1987 and I was a fan when he left in 2018.

If people think loving FM now, or seeing them live, or buying a FM record, is a direct slam on Lindsey, I really don't think, for a majority of people, that that's the case. Some people, maybe, but very few.

[TrueFaith77]

Originally Posted by button-lip

I can already hear those comments during the song.... “wow, I didn’t know it was a FM song!”

It’s a classic song and a great CH song. Everybody loves the song. That doesn’t mean people are loving that Lindsey was fired or that they giving their thumbs up to the band for what they did.

It is in my top 3 worst 80s songs

[SteveMacD]

Sorry, but the suggestion that the band somehow fraudulently hid Lindsey’s absence or mislead audiences is laughable. They’ve made several television appearances including a couple of performances, they’ve done interviews in the press, they’ve gotten press coverage, they did that whole month of satellite radio, they have several group publicity photos, and even have Neil and Mike named on their tour poster. Furthermore, it was announced that Lindsey was out and Mike and Neil were in on April 9, but tickets didn’t even go on sale until April 25, the same day they did the CBS interview. It’s not like there wasn’t a lot of press about it at the time.

[iamnotafraid]

Originally Posted by SteveMacD

Sorry, but the suggestion that the band somehow fraudulently hid Lindsey’s absence or mislead audiences is laughable.

Not true Steve. When I heard radio advertisements for FM's
concert they were using Lindsey's voice. For me, that
would be a clear misrepresentation. And I'm talking about
his songs.

[mitzo]

Originally Posted by iamnotafraid

Not true Steve. When I heard radio advertisements for FM's
concert they were using Lindsey's voice. For me, that
would be a clear misrepresentation. And I'm talking about
his songs.

Radio ads in my area have clearly listed the names of the new lineup.

[TrueFaith77]

Originally Posted by iamnotafraid

Not true Steve. When I heard radio advertisements for FM's
concert they were using Lindsey's voice. For me, that
would be a clear misrepresentation. And I'm talking about
his songs.

And ticket websites frequently used old promo shoots which of course included Lindsey but no Mike or whatshisname

[SteveMacD]

Originally Posted by iamnotafraid

Not true Steve. When I heard radio advertisements for FM's
concert they were using Lindsey's voice. For me, that
would be a clear misrepresentation. And I'm talking about
his songs.

You mean Fleetwood Mac played a Fleetwood Mac song that Fleetwood Mac still plays during a Fleetwood Mac concert to promote a Fleetwood Mac tour???? Those bastards!!!

I remember in 1993 that “Don’t Stop” was used to promote Lindsey in the ads for the Tina Turner show.

[button-lip]

Originally Posted by iamnotafraid

Not true Steve. When I heard radio advertisements for FM's
concert they were using Lindsey's voice. For me, that
would be a clear misrepresentation. And I'm talking about
his songs.

If this line up is soooo wonderful and they're soooo happy and Lindsey is such a bastard, they should have recorded new versions of Lindsey's songs with Campbell and Finn. After all, they're FM songs.

Lindsey was part of the creation of Don't Stop, whether some people like it here or not. He and Christine worked on that song. And he was part of the group when he used it.

Totally different story now. They're trashing him now in every opportunity they have but they continue using his pic as part of the group. Misleading publicity.

[jeets2000]

Originally Posted by SteveMacD

Sorry, but the suggestion that the band somehow fraudulently hid Lindsey’s absence or mislead audiences is laughable. They’ve made several television appearances including a couple of performances, they’ve done interviews in the press, they’ve gotten press coverage, they did that whole month of satellite radio, they have several group publicity photos, and even have Neil and Mike named on their tour poster. Furthermore, it was announced that Lindsey was out and Mike and Neil were in on April 9, but tickets didn’t even go on sale until April 25, the same day they did the CBS interview. It’s not like there wasn’t a lot of press about it at the time.

Yeah, this has nothing to do with what I was taking issue with, which was your assessment that an arena full of people waving their phones during a Crowded House song at a Fleetwood Mac concert was somehow evidence that all of those people were aware of and approved of Lindsey's firing. That's still a logical fallacy, no matter how much you attempt to move the target.