Pushed back?

joe68 · #1 01-22-2003, 01:52 PM

I'm getting a feeling that the new record has been pushed back or delayed for some reason. There is zero info (the only thing we get is a tidbit from mick or rumors from this board) and its kind of freakin me out.

The only thing worse than pushing back the record is releasing it with no fanfare whatsoever...and thats what I feel is happening.

Do you guys thing the record company is really behind this project? When the record is released, where will it debut?!

Jen77 · #2 01-22-2003, 02:07 PM

No, I really don't feel as if the record company is behind this project at all

With other bands you hear information about a new cd MONTHS in advance...the only things that I've heard about FM, is from this board, nicksfix, and two radio stations here that know just about as much as we do!

Hopefully they do something to promote this cd and quickly!!!

Jen

BombaySapphire3 · #3 01-22-2003, 02:21 PM

Well it has already been mentioned on the Ledge boards that it has been pushed back to May 6 instead of the long rumoured March release,but we all should be used to this by now,or at least us long time fans should be.

Wldhrt315 · #4 01-22-2003, 02:30 PM

I am just very frustrated with a lot of things revolving this project. I just don't want to point fingers at any of the band members or the record company. I hope they do this the right way when the album comes out.

I am also in favor of not reading the rumors floating around it anymore because all they are is rumor, we are all getting upset with what we have heard, we don't know what is truth and what is fiction so we might as well not post things we don't know is true just to save our own sanity. I know we are all trying to wait patiently but it's not working so it is easy to just believe what we hear but I am just going to not think about it all and just wait and REALLY enjoy the music when it finally reaches my hands.

CarneVaca · #5 01-22-2003, 02:58 PM

Allow me to point some fingers. My first one will be pointed at Mick I-Can't-Seem-to-Control-My-Diarrhea-of-the-Mouth Fleetwood. Most of the rumors, as far as I can tell, have originated from him. He was the one who spread word over and over about a double CD, and now that things seem to be changing, he is conspicuously quiet.

I have some more fingers, but I'll leave it at that.

BlueGrass · #6 01-22-2003, 03:32 PM

CHIIIIIIIILLLLLLLLLLLLLL!

We have been getting tons of info...like what about all those articles and stuff. About what songs will be on etc. Mick's been saying stuff, same with radio stations.

I still think this album will be released in May. The single will come out in like March sometime.

Just calm down, your all jumping to conclusions without any news about a delay. I understand how you guys feel cause this album has been a long time coming.

FiercestCalmSea · #7 01-22-2003, 05:15 PM

May?? wtf...that is ridiculous...the album is supposed to be done right...so start promoting already...they took long enough to make the damn album as it is already..and now they are gonna push it back...jesus...I understand they put alot more into their craft than some groups that just release an album every year...but good god...by the time i hear this i am gonna be their age,lol....

BlueGrass · #8 01-22-2003, 05:29 PM

What's wrong with May? That is Spring. I think once we get an actual date...it will be pushed back acouple of weeks because that is what always happens.

chiliD · #9 01-22-2003, 06:31 PM

Since when has a Fleetwood Mac album EVER come out on the originally announced release date?

I'll be surprised if it is in the stores by JUNE; but that's just cynical ol' me.

There are TONS of factors to take into consideration when naming a release date...# 1 is WHO ELSE is releasing albums a couple of weeks either side of the projected released date. I hear Madonna's new album is scheduled to be released around the same time as FMac's...so they move their release date so that they have the maximum amount of exposure when their album DOES get released.

Johnny Stew · #10 01-22-2003, 07:33 PM

I want this album ASAP, but I'm trying to be a patient guy.

I was disappointed when Stevie & Mick both said the album would most likely be released late summer/early fall of 2002, and it wasn't... and I was disappointed that Mick said the album would be released "just after Christmas," and now it appears that it won't be out until May.
But... at the same time, I try to remain cognizant of the fact that no official date has ever been given.
Very rarely is an album ever released when the artist predicts it will be.

It's never a matter of, "ok, the album's finished... let's release it next week," though we all wish that were the case.
There seem to be a lot of politics on the business end of releasing album, and a lot of things to coordinate.
Once the album is finished, turned in, and approved, the band (and all the "business people") still needs to hammer out a tour itinerary, arrange photo shoots, approve the album artwork, pick a single, review, choose, and approve video scenarios, set up the video-shoot, schedule interviews with the various media outlets, etc., etc.

And I'm sure the dilemma of whether or not to release a double or a single album, caused a bit of a delay.

I suspect that in a matter of weeks, we'll be inundated with all kinds of info all at once... album title, track listing, tour-dates, and then some.
Of course, that's little consolation to those of us who are dying to know something now!

Johnny Stew

joe68 · #11 01-22-2003, 07:39 PM

Good points Johnny Stew. But even with all things considered...
the album should have been released last week!!!!!!!!!!!!

wetcamelfood · #12 01-22-2003, 07:53 PM

Remember that TISL actually came out on May 1st in '01. In fact I think I can think of a few FM/Stevie albums that were released in May for that "season's sales".

So May does seem like the time labels consider it to be a "hip and happening" time to release stuff. Who knows WHY labels think people will decide "oh it was released in March so I'm not going to buy it, if they released it in May then in that case I would have bought it but..." is beyond me! Even if people DO prefer to buy albums in May as oposed to March, heaven forbid they wait 2 months to get their money (if it isn't relased until later then they have to wait until then to get their money ANYWAYS so I don't know what they think they are "saving" by doing that).

Just a thought.

John

Mike B · #13 01-22-2003, 08:23 PM

I can kinda see waiting to release it as close to summer as possible. It seems like a May date is a little better than say March or April in terms of generating the push needed for the tour.

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I suspect that in a matter of weeks, we'll be inundated with all kinds of info all at once... album title, track listing, tour-dates, and then some.

Yes, we will!

I'm just waiting for that deluge of new interviews, new photos, and tracklistings to hit us. I remember there were so many Stevie interviews during the TISL release that I could sit here for hours reading and listening to new details. It's gonna be great.

And I can already see that one post on the Ledge announing "Peacekeeper (or whatever)- Full Tracklist!" ...and me trying to keep myself from reading it for about half a second...and then reading all the juicy info and spoiling myself silly.

It'll get here. God knows it feels like it's taking forever, but it'll get here.

Mike B.

John Run · #14 01-22-2003, 09:38 PM

I can not agree with Blue Grass more. Chill Out !!

Who cares if the record company is behind it? Yes, we would like it now, but we don't. We know the band has finished an album and at some point in the future we will have over a dozen to nearly 20 new FM songs. It is music. Made to be enjoyed. We have no control over anything except our choice to buy it when it comes out.

ShangriLaTroubl · #15 01-22-2003, 11:15 PM

I mean HOW MANY times was TISL pushed back...I remember it was like Oct. 99 one time, then SOMETIME IN 2000, and then winter 2000, and then april 10, and THEN MAY 1ST....i was surprised it ever came out, and i do remember, February is about when everyone starting finding out the hardcore info on TISL also...soo

Chris