Do we really want a new Fleetwood Mac album?

[aleuzzi]

Originally Posted by michelej1

Five people do.

Michele

Yeah. I saw that. Who are these people? And how on earth is this possible?

[michelej1]

Originally Posted by aleuzzi

Yeah. I saw that. Who are these people? And how on earth is this possible?

They're probably solo fans who want their artist back without FM. But they aren't going to get that. FM has their soul. Those five people are ours.

Chained.

Michele

[vivfox]

Originally Posted by michelej1

Five people do.

LOL. I thought you meant Mick, John, Chris, Lindsey and Stevie.

[jbrownsjr]

Originally Posted by aleuzzi

Disagree: In the Meantime was very, very good. Maybe the arrangements weren't all that daring, but almost every one of those songs was written and sung in the style of classic Christine. I prefer it to the '84 record.

Agree: the EP was lackluster.

I have gone from liking ITM to loving it. It has seriously grown on me this past year. Those songs are very well written. Sweet Revenge and Forgiveness have been on my playlist lately. It's great stuff.

[jbrownsjr]

Originally Posted by michelej1

They're probably solo fans who want their artist back without FM. But they aren't going to get that. FM has their soul. Those five people are ours.

Chained.

Michele

we waited long enough! It's our turn now! bwahahahahahahahahahahahahah

[RockawayBlind]

Originally Posted by michelej1

Her defeatist comments after TISL failed to sell and her claim that poor sales were the result of fans stealing the music did not encourage me to think that that's not how she reacts to low-selling records. But she bucked up and put out IYD anyway and has fought for it. Good for her.
Michele

Stevie would be a terrible, terrible artist and professional if she let sales prevent her from recording another album. In the post-music label era, especially, no self-respecting artist can use that as an excuse.

[RockawayBlind]

Originally Posted by aleuzzi

The title of this thread is "Do we really want another Fleetwood Mac album?" And there's even a poll. After a week of staring at it I keep wondering, who wouldn't want another Fleetwood Mac album? I mean, really, does anyone out there think there shouldn't be one?

Yep. Because I think it will be crap.

[RockawayBlind]

Originally Posted by SteveMacD

Anybody who says "no" apparently things "Say You Will" should be Fleetwood Mac's swansong.

It's way better than the uninspired fodder in the EP, so I'd rather have SYW be the swan song than an album full of the same stuff as in the EP.

[RockawayBlind]

Originally Posted by HomerMcvie

I don't think that's possible...

So you haven't heard the EP?

[RockawayBlind]

Originally Posted by shackin'up

Why Jack White?

Lindsey looks up to him.
Stevie knows how good it is to work with younger alt. Artists (foo's).
He fits in leftfield rock, country/folk and Rythm & Blues. All ingredients fitting buckingham, nicks and McVie. AND the rythmsection.

He hates wasting time with things that not fuel the music in it's core.

He's brilliant.

I know you love him, and he's an interesting choice. But I don't see him as a fit for FM. Now, if you were talking about working with Lindsey as a solo artist, that's a different story.

[aleuzzi]

Originally Posted by RockawayBlind

Yep. Because I think it will be crap.

Thank god you're in the minority.

I for one think it's going to be amazing. Just a feeling. I don't think the EP (which I do not like) is the direction the music is going to go. With all five of them back in the same room, working together, the energy is going to be high...very high.

[louielouie2000]

Originally Posted by shackin'up

Why Jack White?

Lindsey looks up to him.
Stevie knows how good it is to work with younger alt. Artists (foo's).
He fits in leftfield rock, country/folk and Rythm & Blues. All ingredients fitting buckingham, nicks and McVie. AND the rythmsection.

He hates wasting time with things that not fuel the music in it's core.

He's brilliant.

And anyone who thinks Jack White isn't musically flexible or able to work with established artists hasn't heard the album he produced for Wanda Jackson, the Queen of Rockabilly. The Party Ain't Over was more true to herself than anything Wanda had recorded in 40+ years, yet was still very edgy & fresh sounding at the same time. Jack seems to find that magical balance with everyone he works with.

[aleuzzi]

Originally Posted by jbrownsjr

I have gone from liking ITM to loving it. It has seriously grown on me this past year. Those songs are very well written. Sweet Revenge and Forgiveness have been on my playlist lately. It's great stuff.

Totally agree. I have never understood why some are unhappy with it. Her voice is in top form, the songs are all catchy (some stronger than others, but all catchy)....

Giving it Back, Forgiveness, Friend--they are all classic Mac sounding songs, much more so than anything on SYW. And, as many have already recognized, her vocals on the two Dan Perfect tunes are Career highs.

[BLY]

I think the bottom line is the sum is greater then the parts IMO. I have always enjoyed and bought all the solo music and loved having 11-13 new tracks from Lindsey, Christine and Stevie but NOTHING is better than a Fleetwood Mac album with the "five", Get it done!

[SteveMacD]

SYW wasn't great, ITM wasn't great...Gee, maybe if all five had been working together, one big album would have been great, because both albums had more good songs than bad.