Bad news from Stevie, re: videos....

[Johnny Stew]

From the latest "Ask Stevie" questions, just posted on the Nicks Fix....

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Question 89 - from John in Louisville:
Will you and Fleetwood Mac make any music videos for the album?

Stevie's answer:

As it is right now, we are not planning to make a video. But that could change, you never know.....
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Grrrrrrrr.

i think this band (as well as their managers, and/or Warner Bros) just doesn't grasp how easy it would be to please the fans.
We really only want simple things: some cool videos... a DVD or two.... and access to rare tracks that we can't get anywhere else.

Those few things... that we'd ALL be able to appreciate (not just those who can afford a fanclub membership)... and they'd have us singing their praises.

*sighs*



Johnny Stew

[Street Angel]

This is totally beyond me... there they go selling and promoting 1,000 things on their "TOTALLY OFFICIAL AND TOP INSIDER" sites and then there's not even a video!?!? How stupid is that!?

Well, maybe we can soon join the brand new "FM Fans Financing The New Video" project - only 1,000 $ for your membership and top-secret access to empty film cans signed by their very own cleaning woman.

They're leaving out such an important marketing tool.

[Street Angel]

A little P.S.: I'm usually an optimistic person but I hope we won't read "As it is right now, we are not planning to make a world tour. But that could change, you never know....." next.

[stefan]

That shows how little confidence they have in the success of their album or the singles.

[estranged4life]

kinda sucky...Why dont they do what the fans want & demand? A video would be greeted (I think) very warmly by the public, Brian J.

[iamstevienicks]

How appalling!!!!!
A few music videos was something I was very much looking forward to

I highly doubt there will be any commercial singles now, either then

[sulamith]

Oh. My. God.

This better not be true.

I'm so disappointed I could cry.

Maybe (grasping at straws, here) she means they aren't going to do a concept video. Surely they are going to record and release concert footage.

I'd be happy with live performance videos cut with candid behind the scenes shots. That'd be better than nothing.

Whose bright idea was that not to make a video? It's not like it's some NEW concept or anything.

Sheesh..........

Maybe Stevie was just having a transient memory lapse as a complication of too much past abuse to the brain. Wake up, Stevie!

I guess I am just stunned that they wouldn't make a video.
Whoever it is who really answers those "ask Stevie" questions just better be ill-informed.

-Sharon

[laurarox]

What kind of asinine decision is that - to not make a video? Are there any commercial songs out there without a video?!?!

I think the band looks great. I'm 100% confident in their talents. But whoever is the brains behind both the band and Stevie's solo work (as far as publicity and pleasing fans) is a moron!

[DownOnRodeo]

Surely the money spent on a video pays itself back???

This seems to be bordering less on "bad for the fans" and more on "dumb".

It's only a matter of time before the Ledgies kidnap Fleetwood Mac and take over their management! (Just don't let Christy or Skylark get hold of Lindsey! )

Management! This band has, what, multiple managers - what do these people do exactly? Very little, it would seem.

[Mike B]

Originally posted by DownOnRodeo

This seems to be bordering less on "bad for the fans" and more on "dumb".

Yeah, more like "bad for business". What are they thinking? The best promotion I saw for TISL was on VH1 when the videos for Everyday and Sorcerer came out. They didn't play the videos a whole lot, but they definitely got Stevie's name out there again.

Sheesh. Who's doing the marketing? Monkeys?

[BlueGrass]

Well, Springsteen's "The Rising" never had a video for it's first single. "Lonesome Day" did though as a second.

Although I am still dissapointed that there won't be a vid for "Peacekeeper".

[wondergirl9847]

Originally posted by DownOnRodeo
It's only a matter of time before the Ledgies kidnap Fleetwood Mac and take over their management! (Just don't let Christy or Skylark get hold of Lindsey!

HEY!! I RESEMBLE that remark!

I agree, WHAT MORON is telling them not to make videos?!!??! SHOOT HIM!!! The Sorcerer and Everyday videos WERE played on VH-1 (albeit, not MUCH, but I DID see them!!) and they had Stevie as the ARTIST OF THE MONTH....FM should be the ARTIST OF THE MONTH in either April or May!! GAH! STOOPID decision...

I do agree with you, DOR, the DIE-HARD fans should kidnap FM and RUN their management!!!! It would be FUN and people would know that STEVIE is a WOMAN and LINDSEY is a MAN!! Also, that LINDSEY is not spelled LINDSAY!!! AND, their music is NOT IRRELEVANT!!!!! AAAHH!!!!!!

Nah, I'm not mad or anything.

[FiercestCalmSea]

No video=No promotion....Duh...who is running their marketing?? While it is safe to assume that FM has a large fan base already that will buy the album,would it kill them to try to advertise to a newer audience? Even Stevie had 2 videos...

[strandinthewind]

AARRGGHH!!!!!!!

[Sorcerer386]

I really don't understand this move. I can see not doing things simply because you don't want to do them -- such as not doing a hit such as Sara live because you don't want to, but my God, you HAVE to have music videos to sell a decent amount of albums. VH1 does a great job with promotion (one of the only things they do well) and they won't be promoting the album if there's no videos for it. They don't even have to do much, Hell, just stand there and sing for all I care. Just MAKE A VIDEO to get your album on television.

This could really be interpreted in two other ways besides "we don't want to make videos." One was mentioned...they just aren't confident in the singles or album, which I doubt. The second is that they are being a little cocky in a Pearl Jam kind of way. Pearl Jam doesn't make videos anymore because they are happy with their cult following (excuse the expression) and feel that this following will buy whatever they release. FM could be doing the same thing, feeling that they have enough fans to just buy the album straight out. I don't know, I just know I was very disappointed to hear this news.