How would you feel about no more solo Stevie albums?

[Mad4stevie]

I can appreciate both Stevie in FM and Stevie solo. I really like the Stevie/Lindsey drama in FM and how they play to each other. I also think that Lindsey is the best producer of Stevie's music.

However, I really would like Stevie to do another album solo. I do like her solo tours and it would break my heart if she didn't do HAEWAY again to close out her show. Also, I would worry to some extent that there was alot of good material that Stevie wouldn't get out because of the "approval" process inherent in FM. For example, two of Stevie's best songs (IMO) from the 1970's - Silver Springs and Planets/No Light were not released when they were written and never really saw the light of day until practically 20 years later! She has such a great backlog of work and it would really be a shame to not hear as much of it as possible!

[wetcamelfood]

I'm not taking these recent comments too seriously. I can't remember which one, but I remember in '92 when LB & MF appeared on some political news show (pushing the Clinton ball appearance deal that was to happen that night), whoever it was that was interviewing asked Lindsey straight out if he was to continue in FM given all of the "bad feelings" between LB & MF at the time (e.g. "Wrong" etc.) and it was pretty obvious he wasn't happy about being asked that and he felt compelled to say "I don't see any reason why I shouldn't continue working with FM" (or something to that effect) and we now know that this was not to be, at least at that time.

It's hard to say about if there'll be more LB solo stuff in the future but I'm sure they'll be more SN solo stuff. Look at it this way, SN has always said she needs more avenues to get her music out through besides just FM. I thought that was one of the reasons (spoken in "interviews" that many do seem to take seriously anyways) as to why she had left FM before, so why would it all of the sudden be OK by her standards to just have a "few" songs on FM albums be "enough"? I mean OK, Christine isn't there now so instead of a third, it's now half of the material, but going by the volume of material that she wanted to get out there before, "half of a FM album" was apparently not enough then so...

Just some thoughts.

John

[macmar71]

While I love Stevie's solo work especially on her last album and the ones from the past bring up fond memories, I would say as of now I lean more towards her work with the Mac. Her work on Tusk was some of the best songs she has ever done and Lindsey does put great touches and ideas into her songs. I would love to see them do some of her demos like The Dealer and If You Were My Love
Lindsey on the other hand, I would love to see another solo album from him, OOTC was fabulous and from what I heard with the GOS demos, that was also shaping up to be another gem, IMO.
Either way, I welcome new music from them!

[gypsysara]

Ooohhh the Dealer... that'd be great with her more mature voice.

[gldstwmn]

Stevie has said recently that she would be going back into the studio to work on a solo record as soon as this is finished. So which is it? Simultaneous?

[Craig]

Lindsey WAS her best producer, I used to think that even after TISL I think but I've changed my mind now, I think that he's amazing with her and they work really well together but her solo albums aren't fleetwood Mac albums and I like that difference.

There's a different vibe to them, it gives her a great chance to sound different imo.

I think TISL is a better album than SYW and it's the production and vision that brought those demos(and new songs) to that level.

I think she has more input in her own solos than on FM records and it works well.

BUT, I have a song for Stevie to sing, I'd love if FM did it s to his dream hopefully in the future.

[darklinensuit]

Love Stevie with FM, but I prefer her solo. I've never felt she needed Lindsey as producer or arranger, though she does a better version of Landslide when with him.
I agree that TISL is a better album than is SYW.
I love Gypsy, 7 Wonders, and Rhiannon, but my favorite Stevie songs are solo ones. (I feel so alone, ha ha.)

- Jake

[sulamith]

I want Stevie and Lindsey together as much as possible, so it wouldn't bother me a bit!

-Sharon

[Greta]

i don't think i'd mind that much if stevie didn't put out any more solo albums...as long as she was still doing FM stuff. as much as i like her solo stuff, i think that FM is better.

[ejof17]

Since that would be the only way that they (Stevie and Linds) could be alone and foolish...I would say that we can expect more FM albums and I would be fine with that, b/c in FM as it exists now, what we get is essentially 2 solo albums, a Stevie and a Lindsey. As long as that remains the case, I will be fine with Stevie in FM only.

[ejof17]

The success of SYW will make her more viable as a solo artist following up the success of TISL and I am sure Reprise wants another solo album from her so I imagine we will see at least one more SN solo album.

[David]

The arrangements on her solo albums are always so bland; nothing really kicks you in the teeth.

Of course, the Mac arrangements are beginning to sound bland, too, so maybe it's six of one & half a dozen of the other.

I just get so bored listening to her live bands these days -- they are so generic & so studied & so bereft of any personality. I actually walked out of a couple of her concerts in 2001 because the bands were so mainstream -- it was like an arena full of backup musicians falling on your head. I'd rather hear Fleetwood Mac get all electric & incendiary & rough. I prefer to hear the songs worked over rather than worked out. "The Dance" was a step back in that regard.

[gypsysara]

I agree to some respects, but TISL IMO was her top album since Bella Donna, if not her top album all together.

[jwd]

As much as I love Stevie's work in Fleetwood Mac I'd still want her to continue in her solo career. She especially needs to work with John Shanks again...oh yeah!!

And how else can you get a dozen or more Stevie songs at once!


Joe

[GardenStateGirlie]

No more Stevie albums? Krikey, i'd be a sad girl.