M.Fleetwood 8 Favourite FM Songs

[cbBen]

Originally Posted by Macfan4life

Its a good list. The drumming on Walk A Thin Line is so cool.

According to his 1993 interview with Paul Zollo in the book Songwriters On Songwriting, Lindsey plays the drums on that song:

"That was me on drums. Mick was appalled. He was appalled that these drums were going out and people would think that it's him (sic), because it offended the finer points of his sensibilities. And I understand that. I was really going for slop. And trying to cut through the slickness in some ways....

"They're left and right drums, and the kick and snare on either side, and these militasry press fills, which is really what the song is built on. Yeah, that worked out well...."

[soul_drifter333]

What do you get when you have 3 songs on M.Fleetwood 8 Favourite FM Songs list?
FIRED!

[cbBen]

Originally Posted by soul_drifter333

What do you get when you have 3 songs on M.Fleetwood 8 Favourite FM Songs list?
FIRED!

"We don't use that word...."

[HomerMcvie]

Originally Posted by soul_drifter333

What do you get when you have 3 songs on M.Fleetwood 8 Favourite FM Songs list?
FIRED!

Mick would go along with the old goat on anything, as long as the paychecks keep rolling in. He's a pathetic POS.

[bwboy]

Originally Posted by cbBen

According to his 1993 interview with Paul Zollo in the book Songwriters On Songwriting, Lindsey plays the drums on that song:

I believe quite a few of Lindsey’s songs on Tusk were recorded without the rest of the band; hence some of the bad feelings the band members have towards the album.

[cbBen]

Originally Posted by bwboy

I believe quite a few of Lindsey’s songs on Tusk were recorded without the rest of the band; hence some of the bad feelings the band members have towards the album.

I agree. In the Tusk documentary I recall seeing him play percussion on "Save Me A Place." That's when he seemed to get (or follow through on) the urge to do as much as possible himself. I think that's what he partly means when he says "left side of the palette."

I never fully bought the notion that Fleetwood Mac refused to let him do weird stuff after Tusk. "Eyes Of The World" has plenty of weird stuff. So do "Family Man" and "Caroline."

What surprised me about learning Lindsey played the drums on "Walk A Thin Line" is that, in a c. 2006 interview, I recall him saying he doesn't play "kit drums." Perhaps he did in the seventies but, by 25-30 years later, he'd lost that skill.

[Macfan4life]

Originally Posted by cbBen

According to his 1993 interview with Paul Zollo in the book Songwriters On Songwriting, Lindsey plays the drums on that song:

"That was me on drums. Mick was appalled. He was appalled that these drums were going out and people would think that it's him (sic), because it offended the finer points of his sensibilities. And I understand that. I was really going for slop. And trying to cut through the slickness in some ways....

"They're left and right drums, and the kick and snare on either side, and these militasry press fills, which is really what the song is built on. Yeah, that worked out well...."

Yes I remember that. I think in Mick's first book he mentions how Lindsey took percussion away from him in several areas. When he was banging on tissue boxes on the bathroom floor, the band finally realized he went too far

[Villavic]

Originally Posted by Macfan4life

Yes I remember that. I think in Mick's first book he mentions how Lindsey took percussion away from him in several areas. When he was banging on tissue boxes on the bathroom floor, the band finally realized he went too far

"The result was that some of Lindsey's things were recorded in his basement at home. Some of the rhythm tracks are Lindsey banging on shoeboxes. Some of the vocals were overdubbed on his hands and knees in his bathroom. I understood what Lindsey was going through, but neither John nor Chris really appreciated this method. It was felt that this kind of segregation away from the caldron of traditional Fleetwood Mac group creativity in the studio was . . . unhealthy."

MY LIFE AND ADVENTURES IN FLEETWOOD MAC
MICK FLEETWOOD WITH STEPHEN DAVIS

[FuzzyPlum]

Bit sneaky...this article is cut from an interview in 2012;
'My 11 greatest recordings of all time'
https://www.musicradar.com/news/drum...ll-time-554519

All they've done is cut the 3 non-Fleetwood Mac songs from the list.
Sneaky!

[elle]

Originally Posted by FuzzyPlum

Bit sneaky...this article is cut from an interview in 2012;
'My 11 greatest recordings of all time'
https://www.musicradar.com/news/drum...ll-time-554519

All they've done is cut the 3 non-Fleetwood Mac songs from the list.
Sneaky!

yes. i couldn't remember where this list came from but i remember it from a while ago.

and, we knew for a long time that WATL is one of Mick's favorite if not the favorite Rumours-era FM songs.

[michelej1]

The question is, how would Mick's list change, today?

[Villavic]

Originally Posted by michelej1

The question is, how would Mick's list change, today?

or during the "Present Band" tour.