Smile At You... philosophical question

[michelej1]

Originally Posted by David

I suggested the probability that Lindsey shaped the 1981 recording, but what I really meant was that Fleetwood Mac obviously shaped the performance. Their signature is all over it (pace Ken Caillat, who maintained that Mac never tracked it), which is why I don't view the 1981-vs.-2003-Smile debate as being one of Stevie Nicks vs. Fleetwood Mac. Both treatments are Fleetwood Mac treatments--the preference for one or the other comes down to which Fleetwood Mac treatment you prefer.

For whatever reason, as often as this subject has come up, I've never seen you say this before. I know I've asked the question about Smile at You and probably Make Me a Mask too, because we talked about Lewry's book being awful. And I remember your comparing Mask to Lindsey's Tango phase. But I didn't remember you saying this about identifying FM on Smile at You and I'm very glad to hear it.

Michele