BuckVie Producer Needham

[Penguin Emeritus]

Originally Posted by SteveMacD

With the surge in Stevie’s popularity after American Horror Story, I get why Stevie and her people didn’t want to do the album. It would have been another TITN, which isn’t a good thing from her perspective. Why risk looking diminished compared to Lindsey and Christine? (Same applies to the Finn-Campbell lineup.)

After IYD, I think Stevie lost whatever enthusiasm she had for making new music. Even the album she did make was entirely old, previously leaked songs rerecorded in a couple of weeks, far from an artistic statement. It’s only taken her 15 years to make another new album.

What I resent is Mick and John being kept off the tour, although that tour was so Memorex that I wonder if it might have caused further dissension in the ranks. I think Christine was just enjoying being back, but I could see John not totally digging it. But, they should have been allowed to call the band Buckingham McVie (not Lindsey Buckingham/Christine McVie) and have it be a quartet.

I don't think there was dissention between those 4 people though...? I mean john was digging the project enough to wanna go on the tour lol He's not into drama, he's all about playing, so I could see him really enjoying that foursome going on the road for a scaled-down mini-tour. It really wasn't long. And if they called it Buckingham McVie tour and not Fleetwood Mac I could have lived with it, but they should have been able to do it.

Re the album, even if stevie brought in some old demos for the band to work on, that would have been better than nothing imo. She must have tons of stuff they could have played around with. Be a team player now that your best friend in the world, Chris 🙄 has returned w such enthusiasm! You two were the ones who kept the peace, right?? Please. Such a party pooper.

--Lis