After the Unleashed Tour.....

[michelej1]

Originally Posted by jmn3

I honestly don't see them doing an album at this point. I never believed that line in the first place - I always just took that as Lindsey's way of justifying going out without an album to tour behind again.

Lindsey had been talking about a new album ever since SYW was finished and he obviously had his share of material for one So, I don't think it's just a justification on his part, but I also don't know if it will ever come to fruition. There's no desire for it on Stevie's part. Even if she didn't find Lindsey a trial, she is frustrated by the commericial disinterest and I doubt they'll be getting along so well on the tour that the sheer joy of working together will overshadow her reluctance.


Michele

[Tusky]

Originally Posted by michelej1

It's like with Tango. When Mick had those outside producers, I'm sure he knew that they wouldn't last for long. He was using reverse psychology on Lindsey.

Michele

Outside producers for Tango? Who and when? Was it in the demo stages?

[David]

Originally Posted by Tusky

Outside producers for Tango? Who and when? Was it in the demo stages?

When the project started, a guy named Jason Casaro was slated to produce in order to allow Lindsey a little respite from those chores. At some point after Casaro, there's a story that the band contacted Nigel Rodgers, the mastermind behind Chic. According to Mick, after a very short time, the band realized that an outsider was not going to be either willing or able to do things Mac's way.

Maybe the Mac version of "Juliet" was a Rodgers production, or even that weird "Joan of Arc" (which to me never sounded like Buckingham's ideas).

[PoetofRhiannon]

I still believe that a new album is possible..
and a tour to promote it.

Though, they might lay off for a while to wait for the economy.
They like to wait between albums and tour.

[louielouie2000]

I just don't see them doing another album at this point. Stevie was miserable during the whole Say You Will era, and thus after she got involved in the project, it seemed like nobody else was having a tremendous time either. Stevie clearly is upset about her diminished selling and star power, and couldn't handle the fact Say You Will didn't even go platinum or have a successful single. Thus she's disinterested in putting out any more new material, hence this "unleashed" tour (that name is such a damn farce...). For the first time ever, it seems like Lindsey and Mick couldn't give a damn about money, notoriety, and fame, and are just genuinely enjoying the art they're creating and sharing. John is just going with the flow as usual. So I think it all comes down to La Nicks, and she clearly doesn't want to do more recording. I hate the fact she's acting like such a child and holding everybody back. But if she doesn't wanna do it, she doesn't wanna do it. I guess at least we're still getting to see the band live...

[Ench]

Originally Posted by louielouie2000

I just don't see them doing another album at this point. Stevie was miserable during the whole Say You Will era, and thus after she got involved in the project, it seemed like nobody else was having a tremendous time either. Stevie clearly is upset about her diminished selling and star power, and couldn't handle the fact Say You Will didn't even go platinum or have a successful single. Thus she's disinterested in putting out any more new material, hence this "unleashed" tour (that name is such a damn farce...). For the first time ever, it seems like Lindsey and Mick couldn't give a damn about money, notoriety, and fame, and are just genuinely enjoying the art they're creating and sharing. John is just going with the flow as usual. So I think it all comes down to La Nicks, and she clearly doesn't want to do more recording. I hate the fact she's acting like such a child and holding everybody back. But if she doesn't wanna do it, she doesn't wanna do it. I guess at least we're still getting to see the band live...

I'm not sure that deciding you won't do things that you don't want to do is acting like a child. Particularly when those things made you miserable. If that's the way SN feels, particularly when she has a viable solo career, then I can understand the decisions she makes.

[LukeA]

Originally Posted by Ench

If that's the way SN feels, particularly when she has a viable solo career, then I can understand the decisions she makes.

If not releasing an album in eight years and being a staple of the casino circuit comprises a "viable solo career", well then, lets get her on a co-headlining tour with Starship Featuring Mickey Thomas! Their killer "Sara" medley would be worth of the price of County Fair admission alone!

She wants the money, and doesn't mind the fact that about 10% of her fans will notice when she bitches & moans about how hard~~~ and painful it was to deal with Lindsey for night after $150K night after the tour is over.

[BellaDonna93]

I hope that they'll do a Mac album and continue the tour and come to Europe!

[Ench]

Originally Posted by LukeA

If not releasing an album in eight years and being a staple of the casino circuit comprises a "viable solo career", well then, lets get her on a co-headlining tour with Starship Featuring Mickey Thomas! Their killer "Sara" medley would be worth of the price of County Fair admission alone!

She wants the money, and doesn't mind the fact that about 10% of her fans will notice when she bitches & moans about how hard~~~ and painful it was to deal with Lindsey for night after $150K night after the tour is over.

Her career looks pretty viable to me. Crystal Visions didn't go top 10 like Say You Will did, but it still got to no. 21, which is worthwhile.

And her touring schedule does include Casinos, but most of her concerts are outside Las Vegas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stevie_...age:_2006-2008

So, if she decides she doesn't want to do FM any more, she does have something to fall back on.

[David]

Originally Posted by Ench

I'm not sure that deciding you won't do things that you don't want to do is acting like a child. Particularly when those things made you miserable. If that's the way SN feels, particularly when she has a viable solo career, then I can understand the decisions she makes.

Fleetwood Mac always seems to consist of people who don't want to be in Fleetwood Mac. This is kind of common in bands, anyway--but not to the extraordinary degree it has been with Fleetwood Mac.

[Ench]

Originally Posted by David

Fleetwood Mac always seems to consist of people who don't want to be in Fleetwood Mac. This is kind of common in bands, anyway--but not to the extraordinary degree it has been with Fleetwood Mac.

Good observation.

Though, I should point out that my comment was in response to apparent criticisms of SN, and was not really meant to be a general comment. Personally I think Stevie would agree to another FM album. It does help when someone is "writing all the time" and presumably has loads of material.

[Lindsey Jr.]

I can see them ending it all after the tour. It's sad, and in all honesty childish, that they can't get over those "things".

[sjpdg]

I think Lindsey will tour solo again, Stevie has the potential to tour solo again, but she will need to make a record first.

I think Mick most definitely will tour again. He had a good run in '08 with the "Mick Fleetwood Blues Band" and seems to have a decent following (from what I've heard) with the "Island Rumours Band". With Rick Vito out front, all Mick really needs is another guitarist (Billy Burnette perhaps??) and the MFBB will be on a roll!! Plus it's not as rigorous a tour schedule with MFBB as it would be with FM. They can cover/re-interpret existing blues material from the Peter Green days, Rick certainly has the chops to write blues material for the band, Billy is no slouch in the song writing department either, so the potential for Mick is certainly there to keep right on going if this turns out to be the end for the B/N era of FM. John would certainly join Mick on occassion for a show here and there with MFBB also, I'm sure. The two of them might even be able to persuade Christine to sit in on a couple of shows in the UK and do some of her classics like "I'd Rather Go Blind".

That's my humble opinion anyway.

[sjpdg]

Hate to respond to myself, but I had another thought in between my post here and now.

If the MFBB does go on, with hopeful addition of Billy or some other secondary guitarist to back up Rick, then John could join whenever he felt like it, and possibly bring in the outstanding voice of Lola Thomas who sang on John's "Gotta Band" release. She could do some of Christine's older songs, pre-B/N with FM if Christine really didn't want to perform any more.

Just a thought.

Actually, she could also possibly be recruited for this "unleashed" tour to stand in for Christine and perform her songs. That voice would be incredible on "Oh Daddy", "You Make Loving Fun" and other Christine hits.

My humble opinion, but there it is.

[mylittledemon]

I would of course love to see them make another album after this tour.

However, I won't be a bit surprised IF things go ill on this tour (between Lindsey & Stevie naturally) and they won't be so quick to jump into the studio.