Has Fm.lb,sn Reached Their End?

[David]

Originally Posted by cbBen

The problem with Fleetwood Mac is they have ceased to be a band.

And Lindsey needs to learn that Stevie is the star power. In Destiny Rules he keeps going on about how much more work he's put into the project, as though his doing so should give him more political power in the band dynamic. Wrong! Stevie is the star power.

Forcing an equivalence between externals (star power) & internals (intraband politics) is the quickest way to destroy a band. The egos in a rock band are about as fragile as egos can be. Everyone is hypersensitive about his contributions. If you don't think that there's a direct correlation between the amount of work Band Member X does inside the group & his or her standing or input within the group, you've lost it. When the biggest star happens to be the person who does the least in the studio or even onstage (both have always been true in Stevie's case), that's going to create an insuperable obstacle of resentment. When getting together with your band is prickly & unpleasant, you're not going to bother doing so. That's why Fleetwood Mac went for years without working together, & why they still do so today.

So if you want Fleetwood Mac to "be a band again," it would be foolish to insist that Stevie Nicks be given the leveraging power within the band solely because she has the highest profile & biggest fan base outside the group. I've seen it happen a million times, & I've even experienced it directly: When the wrong person gets to make the decisions for the band, it fractures.