25th Anniversary of The Dance

[UnwindedDreams]

If The Dance was a reunion of Stevie, Billy, Rick, Chris, Mick, and John playing the same set (heavy on Rumours songs), would it have had the same success as an album and tour?

[Villavic]

Originally Posted by UnwindedDreams

If The Dance was a reunion of Stevie, Billy, Rick, Chris, Mick, and John playing the same set (heavy on Rumours songs), would it have had the same success as an album and tour?

No. The return of Lindsey was a key factor. Plus, I'm sure it wouldn't have had the same support of the record company. But it would have been moderately successful.

[Macfan4life]

Originally Posted by UnwindedDreams

If The Dance was a reunion of Stevie, Billy, Rick, Chris, Mick, and John playing the same set (heavy on Rumours songs), would it have had the same success as an album and tour?

It would have been a mildly successful tour but not a sold out freak show the Dance was. When the Dance happened, it was almost like Rick and Billy never existed. Remember hearing how the band reunited and touring for the first time in 15 years. That was said all the time. People forgot that the band carried on with Chris and Stevie for several year and again without them.
It was huge. Chris's return was huge too but it was blunted by the fact the band had just toured the world without her the year before. If they had disbanded after Say You Will, I think her return would have been even bigger.

[bwboy]

Originally Posted by Macfan4life

When the Dance happened, it was almost like Rick and Billy never existed. Remember hearing how the band reunited and touring for the first time in 15 years. That was said all the time. People forgot that the band carried on with Chris and Stevie for several year and again without them.

Yep. As I recall, when VH1 did their Behind the Music show on FM, they completely skipped the years 1988-1995 and made it sound like Behind the Mask and Time never existed, or that Rick, Billy, Bekka, and Dave had never been in FM.

[HomerMcvie]

Originally Posted by bwboy

Yep. As I recall, when VH1 did their Behind the Music show on FM, they completely skipped the years 1988-1995 and made it sound like Behind the Mask and Time never existed, or that Rick, Billy, Bekka, and Dave had never been in FM.

They've always done that. What about Bob Welch? Never in the band!

$tevie is the QUEEN of revisionist history.

[jmn3]

Originally Posted by HomerMcvie

They've always done that. What about Bob Welch? Never in the band!

$tevie is the QUEEN of revisionist history.

Well I mean she claimed to not know Black Magic Woman was a Fleetwood Mac song until 2018. Despite the famous earlier claim of back to front to back listening of EVERY FLEETWOOD MAC ALBUM in 1974.

She just says stuff. Truth be damned!

[HomerMcvie]

Originally Posted by jmn3

Well I mean she claimed to not know Black Magic Woman was a Fleetwood Mac song until 2018. Despite the famous earlier claim of back to front to back listening of EVERY FLEETWOOD MAC ALBUM in 1974.

She just says stuff. Truth be damned!

$he's the George Costanza of the rock world...

I think $HE even believes the crap that dribbles out of her mouth.

"It's not a lie, if you believe it, Jerry" - GC

[jmn3]

Originally Posted by HomerMcvie

$he's the George Costanza of the rock world...

I think $HE even believes the crap that dribbles out of her mouth.

"It's not a lie, if you believe it, Jerry" - GC

Georgie boy knew he was full of crap and that half his life was a lie…”you’ve been living a lie? I’ve been living like…20!”

She’s actually in her old age became the Kramer of rock. A hipster doofus!

[cbBen]

Originally Posted by jmn3

Well I mean she claimed to not know Black Magic Woman was a Fleetwood Mac song until 2018. Despite the famous earlier claim of back to front to back listening of EVERY FLEETWOOD MAC ALBUM in 1974.

She just says stuff. Truth be damned!

"Black Magic Woman" isn't on any of their standard (non-compilation) studio albums. It's a non-album single.

[UnwindedDreams]

Originally Posted by cbBen

"Black Magic Woman" isn't on any of their standard (non-compilation) studio albums. It's a non-album single.

Maybe English Rose wasn't available for purchase at her record store.

[bwboy]

Originally Posted by jmn3

Well I mean she claimed to not know Black Magic Woman was a Fleetwood Mac song until 2018. Despite the famous earlier claim of back to front to back listening of EVERY FLEETWOOD MAC ALBUM in 1974.

She just says stuff. Truth be damned!

In all fairness, if she listened to every FM album back in 1974, it’s entirety possible she just didn’t remember Black Magic Woman. I mean, we’re talking 45+years ago.

[jbrownsjr]

Originally Posted by bwboy

In all fairness, if she listened to every FM album back in 1974, it’s entirety possible she just didn’t remember Black Magic Woman. I mean, we’re talking 45+years ago.

I agree BwBoy, she can't remember where her nose is half the time. She probably knew it, forgot it, and realized it was a FM tune. (again).

[jmn3]

Originally Posted by bwboy

Yep. As I recall, when VH1 did their Behind the Music show on FM, they completely skipped the years 1988-1995 and made it sound like Behind the Mask and Time never existed, or that Rick, Billy, Bekka, and Dave had never been in FM.

If I’m not mistaken they skipped everything from Tusk to the Clinton inauguration. I haven’t seen it in forever but I swear there was a line like “after Tusk there were some other albums, some did well, some did not..”. Lol. There was absolutely ZERO interest in the non-Rumours Mac

[jbrownsjr]

Originally Posted by UnwindedDreams

If The Dance was a reunion of Stevie, Billy, Rick, Chris, Mick, and John playing the same set (heavy on Rumours songs), would it have had the same success as an album and tour?

Just like Christine's return, they had that extra marketing of playing her songs, and the FAB 5 Rumours reunited... So, I suppose not quite as impactful as Lindsey's return.

Agree that Warner Brothers would not have cared as much as they do/did for Rumours line up.

[UnwindedDreams]

Stevie took Rick out on the Street Angel Tour so I would think out of loyalty she would've pushed for him to be in the 97 reunion.