Instead of Sheryl.....

[tuigirl]

Pat Benetar or Suzi Quatro...either of those two would be able to inject some serious umph into the band !!! Suzi and John could try and outdo each other in a bassline battle and Stevie and Pat could eyeball each other up front with Linds stuck in the middle

[michelej1]

Originally Posted by tuigirl

Pat Benetar or Suzi Quatro...either of those two would be able to inject some serious umph into the band !!! Suzi and John could try and outdo each other in a bassline battle and Stevie and Pat could eyeball each other up front with Linds stuck in the middle

Well, I guess you could say they've already almost shared the stage with Pat -- but I could really see Suzi with them and could hear Stevie and Lindsey on Stumblin' In. In fact, I wish Stevie and Lindsey would sing that even without Suze.

Michele

[chiliD]

Ditch Buckingham & Nicks...get Bob Welch, Billy Burnette & Martha Davis

Play the "House of Blues" sized venues. Fleetwood Mac is LONG past the days of arenas...the SYW tour was a joke being in venues that large. They had the right idea during The Dance tour to just do 8-12,000 seat amphitheatres...multiple nights in bigger cities. Nothing wrong with playing smaller venues...they NEED to regain the intimacy of their audience again. Fleetwood Mac has lost it's touch with their audience.

Oh...those who mentioned Pat Benatar...Neil Geraldo is part of the package, so if Pat joins, so does Neil. Sound familiar?

[SteveMacD]

Originally Posted by chiliD

Ditch Buckingham & Nicks...get Bob Welch, Billy Burnette & Martha Davis

Play the "House of Blues" sized venues. Fleetwood Mac is LONG past the days of arenas...the SYW tour was a joke being in venues that large. They had the right idea during The Dance tour to just do 8-12,000 seat amphitheatres...multiple nights in bigger cities. Nothing wrong with playing smaller venues...they NEED to regain the intimacy of their audience again. Fleetwood Mac has lost it's touch with their audience.

Oh...those who mentioned Pat Benatar...Neil Geraldo is part of the package, so if Pat joins, so does Neil. Sound familiar?

Get Robert Pollard and a lead guitarist. That whole 2 albums every ten years thing would become 10 albums every two years. The dude writes so much that there's really no need for anyone else. Of course, I'm not so sure having him in the same band with McVie would be good for McVie...


PS, if your curious, check out some of the samples from his solo and Guided By Voices albums on Amazon. Songs I'd recommend to Fleetwood Mac fans are Miles Under The Skin, Our Gaze, Hold On Hope, As We Up We Go Down, Game Of Pricks [Alien Lanes version], Closer You Are, Teenage F.B.I., Blessed In An Open Head, Glad Girls, Everyone Thinks I'm A Raincloud (When I'm Not Looking), Girls Of Wild Strawberry, and Love Is Stronger Than Witchcraft.

[tuigirl]

Originally Posted by chiliD

Oh...those who mentioned Pat Benatar...Neil Geraldo is part of the package, so if Pat joins, so does Neil. Sound familiar?

My goodness ChiliD your'e right , I forgot about him! Of course he should join...he'd give Linds a run for his money in the "hotness" stakes (and he's not a bad player either)..now THAT, would make a much more interesting band.

[HejiraNYC]

Originally Posted by chiliD

Ditch Buckingham & Nicks...get Bob Welch, Billy Burnette & Martha Davis

Play the "House of Blues" sized venues.

They wouldn't be able to fill a gas tank, let alone the House of Blues, with that line-up.

Fleetwood Mac is LONG past the days of arenas...the SYW tour was a joke being in venues that large. They had the right idea during The Dance tour to just do 8-12,000 seat amphitheatres...multiple nights in bigger cities.

Let's see... on the first and second legs of the SYW tour, they PACKED much, much larger arenas- for example, Corestates Center in Philly, AC Convention Center, Nassau Coliseum, Continental Airlines Arena, etc... and the list goes on. All of these venues were 14,000+ and were considered sold out. It wasn't until the third (and fourth?) legs where they weren't packing them in as much. Especially in the NY/NJ/PA area, it seems like they came back three or four times, so it was to be expected.

Nothing wrong with playing smaller venues...they NEED to regain the intimacy of their audience again. Fleetwood Mac has lost it's touch with their audience.

I don't think so. FM has always been about "Big Time Rock 'n Roll," just like the Eagles, Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, Van Halen, etc. They are one of the few remaining relics of the classic arena rock era, so it would be pathetic for a bunch of 60-year-olds to suddenly hit the club circuit. Let them go out with some dignity!

[louielouie2000]

Originally Posted by HejiraNYC

They wouldn't be able to fill a gas tank, let alone the House of Blues, with that line-up.



Let's see... on the first and second legs of the SYW tour, they PACKED much, much larger arenas- for example, Corestates Center in Philly, AC Convention Center, Nassau Coliseum, Continental Airlines Arena, etc... and the list goes on. All of these venues were 14,000+ and were considered sold out. It wasn't until the third (and fourth?) legs where they weren't packing them in as much. Especially in the NY/NJ/PA area, it seems like they came back three or four times, so it was to be expected.



I don't think so. FM has always been about "Big Time Rock 'n Roll," just like the Eagles, Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, Van Halen, etc. They are one of the few remaining relics of the classic arena rock era, so it would be pathetic for a bunch of 60-year-olds to suddenly hit the club circuit. Let them go out with some dignity!

Thank God somebody has some sense around here! I saw FM 3 times on the SYW tour... they filled the 15,000 seat BiLo Center in Greenville, SC in 2003; They packed the 23,000 seat Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, NC in 2003; and I'm certain they did sell out the 19,000 seat Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre in Charlotte, NC in 2004. Just because some of y'all don't care for a Fleetwood Mac that contains Stevie Nicks and/or Lindsey Buckingham doesn't mean you can discount their selling power and popularity, or expect the rest of the world to be on board with ridiculous notions of bringing in obscure past members. For the past 33 years Fleetwood Mac has been defined by Buckingham and Nicks like it or not, for better or for worse.

[michelej1]

Originally Posted by louielouie2000

they filled the 15,000 seat BiLo Center in Greenville, SC in 2003; They packed the 23,000 seat Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, NC in 2003; and I'm certain they did sell out the 19,000 seat Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre in Charlotte, NC in 2004.

It's true. In 2003 they were one of the top-selling concert acts. It only went down in 2004, due largely to over-saturation of the market, not lack of interest by the fans. Casual fans just weren't willing to shell out $100 again to see the same show 9 months later; doesn't mean they aren't interested in FM.

Michele

[SteveMacD]

Originally Posted by louielouie2000

Just because some of y'all don't care for a Fleetwood Mac that contains Stevie Nicks and/or Lindsey Buckingham doesn't mean you can discount their selling power and popularity,

Because it's not good music unless it sells well. Just ask Brit Spears. I'd rather have an amazing musical experience (go figure THAT'S what I want from a concert) in a club of 1000 than have a bland experience in a sold-out stadium. It's not the size of the crowd or venue, it's the quality of the music, of the experience. Fleetwood Mac has compromised that in the last third to half of their existance.

Originally Posted by louielouie2000

For the past 33 years Fleetwood Mac has been defined by Buckingham and Nicks like it or not, for better or for worse.

WRONG!

Fleetwood Mac has been defined by Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Christine McVie, Lindsey Buckingham, and Stevie Nicks. The only way it will be completely accepted as Fleetwood Mac is if Christine came back, and that isn't going to happen. So, let's have fun with it.

[LiamMcConville]

Originally Posted by SteveMacD

WRONG!

Fleetwood Mac has been defined by Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Christine McVie, Lindsey Buckingham, and Stevie Nicks. The only way it will be completely accepted as Fleetwood Mac is if Christine came back, and that isn't going to happen. So, let's have fun with it.

Obviously most didn't mind that Christine wasn't touring, because the BuckinghamNicks incarnation of Fleetwood Mac STILL managed to sell out huge venues. What does that say?

[Gailh]

Originally Posted by LiamMcConville

Obviously most didn't mind that Christine wasn't touring, because the BuckinghamNicks incarnation of Fleetwood Mac STILL managed to sell out huge venues. What does that say?

Well I saw them last time out and I did mind.

Gail

[LiamMcConville]

Originally Posted by Gailh

Well I saw them last time out and I did mind.

Gail

First - I said most.

Second - I didn't say Gail.

Third - If I would've known who Fleetwood Mac was then, I also would've minded. But the majority of casual fans, clearly do not.

[SteveMacD]

Originally Posted by LiamMcConville

Obviously most didn't mind that Christine wasn't touring, because the BuckinghamNicks incarnation of Fleetwood Mac STILL managed to sell out huge venues. What does that say?

They sold out huge venues with Billy and Rick, too. It doesn't mean that people were oblivious to the obvious. It just meant that it was close enough to what they think of when they think of Fleetwood Mac. Which, is still Mick, John, Christine, Stevie, and Lindsey in the minds of "most".

But, is it art? Is it a worthy artistic statement? Or, is it just a big money grab? For me, the fact that there were more backing musicians than band members on stage suggests it was about the money. Trying to recreate songs as they sound on albums, especially one that is one of the top selling albums ever and was overplayed thirty years ago, is sad, if not pathetic. There was little true art there.

[LukeA]

Originally Posted by chiliD

Ditch Buckingham & Nicks...get Bob Welch, Billy Burnette & Martha Davis

Play the "House of Blues" sized venues. Fleetwood Mac is LONG past the days of arenas...the SYW tour was a joke being in venues that large. They had the right idea during The Dance tour to just do 8-12,000 seat amphitheatres...multiple nights in bigger cities. Nothing wrong with playing smaller venues...they NEED to regain the intimacy of their audience again. Fleetwood Mac has lost it's touch with their audience.

Oh...those who mentioned Pat Benatar...Neil Geraldo is part of the package, so if Pat joins, so does Neil. Sound familiar?

The SYW arena tour was a joke for the band, alright... they laughed all the way to the bank! As has been previously stated, the only shows that didn't sell well were the band's second and, most often, third trips to the market (such as the cancellation in Chicago, which would have been the fourth play in a years time).

Fleetwood Mac- as a creative force- is long dead and gone. That said, there's plenty of value and interest for many people- not just the people who only know the Greatest Hits- to see what is considered the "classic" lineup of Fleetwood Mac. If you don't like it, don't go.

Nobody- and, I do mean, NOBODY- wants to see the aforementioned proposed Fleetwood Mac lineup. LE/HOB wouldn't touch that tour with an eighty foot pole. Might as well borrow John Waite from the Ringo Starr "All-Starr Band", get a contest winner in each local city, and call the package "Mick Fleetwood's Macs". John & Martha could do a killer medley of "Missing You" & "Talk To Me", since they are basically the exact same song anyways. I'd totally go to my county fair for that.

[Hawkeye]

The only person who I would except "joining" Fleetwood Mac is Colbie Cailait. She's a soft voiced piano player, who is Ken Cailaits daughter. Keep it in the family. And if they made an album bring daddy back to produce too.