tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620511595417365920.post7771723709213796629..comments2024-03-15T20:53:25.635-05:00Comments on Fleetwood Mac News: Christine McVie briefly came out of retirement to talk about her work on Fleetwood Mac’s classic 1977 Rumours album.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620511595417365920.post-65458179360023637332013-01-27T18:27:14.865-06:002013-01-27T18:27:14.865-06:00Committing to a tour would be massive - she hasn&#...Committing to a tour would be massive - she hasn't toured in so long & its a grueling schedule. But would be lovely if she could be persuaded to guest perform at the final couple of UK shows....c'mon Chris!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620511595417365920.post-69944642365151063552013-01-04T19:03:10.638-06:002013-01-04T19:03:10.638-06:00Wow ! Do I feel sorry for the person that commente...Wow ! Do I feel sorry for the person that commented about the Stevie fans being able to shoot from the hip being able to say what they wanted to say. Stevie is a talented person no doubt, but if we were all honest, none of us remain the same, thoughts,feelings etc. Stevie does come off somtimes with a big ego, but because of her celebrity no one dares say what they feel, maybe with the exception of the older fans who have been there from the beginning. For the fans who think she is a goddess..she isn't, she is a very talented over the top song writer. I have always thought where would any celebrity be without their fans, if they are movie stars, we buy the movie tickets, rock stars..we buy the cd's , T-shirts,concert tickets etc. The fans are the ones that give any/all celebrities the lifestyles they enjoy or at least 90% without us they wouldn't be where they are, and sometimes they really do forget how the fame came to them. ....just being honest !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620511595417365920.post-30836006501999388282013-01-04T10:58:43.926-06:002013-01-04T10:58:43.926-06:00Then go ahead and cringe. This idea that Stevie&#...Then go ahead and cringe. This idea that Stevie's a near-deity who shouldn't be criticized isn't doing her any favors - it just isolates her inside a bubble and makes her less human. For a longtime superstar, I think Stevie's done fairly well staying grounded, but that doesn't mean she isn't sometimes comically narcissistic. She's particularly unsuited to political subject matter because she sees everything through an "I I I me me me" lens and she won't alter her words because she has a "first thought, best thought" orthodoxy about her writing, which is really a kind of laziness. That said, she's a great artist and I'm a huge, longtime fan, but at 47 I don't see her the same way as I did at 16. That's life. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620511595417365920.post-7157106116415432112013-01-04T10:27:48.645-06:002013-01-04T10:27:48.645-06:00You know some of these comments about Stevie with ...You know some of these comments about Stevie with the huge ego really make me cringe. Since when does Stevie have to bow down to any of you about what she sings, how she sings it, and what she writes lyric-wise? Should be damn lucky we still have her around with the well-documented life she has lead. Are we really being this uptight about her music now? Get over it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620511595417365920.post-21990412971583217362013-01-03T19:27:25.939-06:002013-01-03T19:27:25.939-06:00I think it is great that we can all have opinions ...I think it is great that we can all have opinions that shoot from the hip as opposed to being ugly. It is true my daughter did say Stevie was boring...she misses the Frizzy hair, wild dancing during Stand Back , And I said to her do you think I can move around like I used to when I was in my 30's NO!<br />I have a question for all who will answer this.<br /><br />How many of us would like to see a reality show<br />of Stevie ? I guess everyone has heard that Cindy Lauper has one coming up in I believe in a matter of days? I thought to myself..it would be so cool if Stevie did something like that,not to mention the book, the release of BN on a pro release cd and a pro release of an IYD concert , and PLEASE hurry up and release the IYD documentary !!! <br />I really would love to hear feedback on everyone's wish list for what they would like from Stevie !<br />I really don't think I'm asking for too much ...I've been a fan of the Mac since 1975 and that should tell ya I'm getting old !<br />Happy New Year to everyone ! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620511595417365920.post-27995324888515199792013-01-03T15:53:13.230-06:002013-01-03T15:53:13.230-06:00Why does Christine have to poke her head of retire...Why does Christine have to poke her head of retirement to repeat what she´s probably been saying she retired, it doesn´t make sense?? Anyhow looks like retirement has been good to her! <br /><br />Maybe there is some top secret Christine demo no one has ever heard of they could add on to the expanded Rumours cd?? Happy touring to fleetwood mac ;o) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620511595417365920.post-49120659012298569592013-01-03T12:21:46.095-06:002013-01-03T12:21:46.095-06:00It's hard comparing TISL to IYD since both are...It's hard comparing TISL to IYD since both are from different times. TISL was uneven, partially due to so many producers being on it; IYD was much more fluid. However, people either love IYD or they don't. I think it's Stevie's best album, but I wish it would have been a bit darker and 'witchy.'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620511595417365920.post-77362677366418558982013-01-02T02:02:29.933-06:002013-01-02T02:02:29.933-06:00I wouldn't say she's 'boring' I wo...I wouldn't say she's 'boring' I would say that the gap between her last and current albums (Trouble in Shangri-La and In Your Dreams) was huge (10 years) so maybe she lost touch a little bit. Here's hoping that with The Mac touring next year, she'll get her mojo back.<br /><br />She's amazing as ever and I'd listen to/buy anything she puts out.Joseph Gouldnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620511595417365920.post-32105350457197131582013-01-02T01:20:21.302-06:002013-01-02T01:20:21.302-06:00Last poster, yeah, and I was a little crushed when...Last poster, yeah, and I was a little crushed when my die-hard fan aunt told me she would listen to Street Angel any day over In Your Dreams... Ouch.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620511595417365920.post-14547752607267592122013-01-01T22:00:01.143-06:002013-01-01T22:00:01.143-06:00I am tired of waiting for the documentary of IYD t...I am tired of waiting for the documentary of IYD to be released.Not to mention that it was edited from the original length. Will Stevie give permission for a book to be written about her career, kinda like the book> My Life and Times in Fleetwood Mac,and the newest rumour is a possible release of the B&N album !!! <br />It would be great if something like this would happen, as opposed to a re-release (boring) of Rumours. I have always hoped that a reality show for Stevie would happen....like Gene Simmons had. Stevie had mentioned during either the WH or RAL era that she had a book that would come out, that was well over twenty years ago ...nothing yet. Is there a possibility that the reason in the delay of IYD documentary is because a IYD concert will be part of the release? As a fan from the very beginning I have to laugh, because every time Stevie puts out a cd she says...it's her best work. Why didn't Space Needle & Have No Heart be put on an official release? These were better songs than some songs on IYD. I feel like she just goes through the motions, not really thinking of what her fans would like. I say this because my daughter who grew up hearing and seeing Stevie, really loved everthing she did, but now says she is boring. I was crushed when she said this....but now I wonder. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620511595417365920.post-17029065046045244572013-01-01T14:13:50.542-06:002013-01-01T14:13:50.542-06:00Fans can have opinions. Just because we're die...Fans can have opinions. Just because we're die hards doesn't mean we agree with everything that goes on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620511595417365920.post-61469114393916582262013-01-01T12:29:01.527-06:002013-01-01T12:29:01.527-06:00Wow, I've never read nastier comments about St...Wow, I've never read nastier comments about Stevie and Lindsey by so-called "fans". Lighten up!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620511595417365920.post-46288283420220118062013-01-01T10:59:03.468-06:002013-01-01T10:59:03.468-06:00Space Needle is her last known dark masterpiece. I...Space Needle is her last known dark masterpiece. It's chilling, meaningful, and lyrically appropriate. I have no idea why it couldn't be fixed up and arranged and re-recorded. A lot of Stevie fans love Space Needle and Have No Heart and both are very different. Stevie's songs just don't seem to have much meaning anymore. It seemed like "In Your Dreams" she chose a few topics (Hurricane Katrina, the War in Iraq, etc) and just wrote very literally about them. I loved Dave Stewart with her, but she really has never sounded more produced than she did on IYD. Although listening to the center-channel mixes of SYW you realize how auto-tuned Stevie's voice was. Point being, she has grown more and more out of touch and has gotten so "big" that she seemingly doesn't remember what made her so big. Stevie is known to "enhance" the truth and when she says that she's always stayed dedicated to Fleetwood Mac...well, that's not true. Lindsey himself said that they rarely saw her because she was always "doing her solo thing" - lots of underlying animosity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620511595417365920.post-38496870471752778612012-12-31T16:57:14.105-06:002012-12-31T16:57:14.105-06:00Space Needle is dreadful. Lindsey couldn't do ...Space Needle is dreadful. Lindsey couldn't do a damn thing with it. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620511595417365920.post-10987105795082154432012-12-31T02:00:08.886-06:002012-12-31T02:00:08.886-06:00Another gripe I have with Stevie is her bad judgem...Another gripe I have with Stevie is her bad judgement with her own songs. She thought SECRET LOVE was a forgotten masterpiece. WRONG! It was just a ditty she coughed up on cocaine - it's very simple and underdeveloped. Lindsey might have made it into something but it's a pretty bland, lousy song that has a pretty melody initially, but goes nowhere musically or lyrically. The real gem is SPACE NEEDLE. That's a long, dark, complex song with multiple meanings. Why wasn't that on the record? Why? Because Stevie's done. She's given up, has no ambition, writes conservative songs and is totally uninteresting. She's not even interested in the other Stevie who actually used her talent. FLEETWOOD MAC calls and Stevie says, "sorry." Lindsey could turn SPACE NEEDLE into a new masterpiece but Stevie's too preoccupied with referring to herself as third-person "Stevie" to care. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620511595417365920.post-25826841133541376702012-12-31T01:34:21.748-06:002012-12-31T01:34:21.748-06:00Is SOLDIER'S ANGEL good? Hmmm. At least it&#...Is SOLDIER'S ANGEL good? Hmmm. At least it's not DESERT ANGEL. But there are so many awkward moments, cliches, poor rhyme schemes and bad word choices - "I float through the hosss-pit-alls"/Their bravery leaves me spellbound" - one wonders how much cognitive damage Stevie suffered from her drug years. In any case, Stevie's lyrics need serious editing, and the bitchy, egotistical "you wouldn't say that to Bob Dylan" (who I hate btw) line she uses against Lindsey in DESINY RULES just shows her combo of ignorance and arrogance. At this point, Lindsey's working on another level - if she can't appreciate it, he should just ditch her. She's seems not very appreciative of what he did for her and thinks that Dave Stewart cares more and understands her more. She's very, very wrong.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620511595417365920.post-32224608819087377902012-12-31T01:21:05.610-06:002012-12-31T01:21:05.610-06:00I can't stand it when Stevie refers to herself...I can't stand it when Stevie refers to herself in the 3-rd person and she does it more and more as time goes by - like a demented Norma Desmond. Perhaps Stevie just isn't inspired and doesn't have the songs anymore. To me, her worst-ever are WELCOME TO THE ROOM, SARA; ONE MORE BIG TIME ROCK AND ROLL STAR; I CAN'T WAIT; THE NIGHTMARE; DESERT ANGEL and JANE - all of these songs are abominations that make me CRINGE over the terrible lyrics and vocals. These are the songs that created "underground" Stevie fans. Get real, Stevie - you need honest criticism and you need FLEETWOOD MAC to achieve greatness - have you any left?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620511595417365920.post-20280353659822036492012-12-30T19:43:37.445-06:002012-12-30T19:43:37.445-06:00There is something that we the public dont know y ...There is something that we the public dont know y chris does not want this anymore other than excuses that have been told to us(the fans).she definitely has burnt her bridges and is all done. thank you chris for all those beautiful songs over the yrs. Have a happy retirement u deserve it and u do not have explain y. its ok Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620511595417365920.post-58280067261530996412012-12-30T15:12:55.279-06:002012-12-30T15:12:55.279-06:00Joseph Gould you hit it dead on. I believe Lindsay...Joseph Gould you hit it dead on. I believe Lindsay would love all the attention up close and whatever comes with it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620511595417365920.post-30670354952597518622012-12-30T14:08:20.218-06:002012-12-30T14:08:20.218-06:00I disagree with the "huge ego" opinions ...I disagree with the "huge ego" opinions about Stevie. I think she's still humble, but as always, our little Gemini believes only what she wants to believe...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620511595417365920.post-90167445423578082452012-12-30T11:21:55.122-06:002012-12-30T11:21:55.122-06:00"Christine, just like anybody, deserves to do..."Christine, just like anybody, deserves to do whatever the hell she wants," said Mick. <br /><br />Christine could easily be a studio member of FM - Stevie, and I love her with all my heart, has such a huge ego these days and is so out of touch with reality. Now that all these reporters and fans call her "iconic," "legendary," and "historical" - she's lost even more of her humility lol. I know she's always been the main pull for the Mac, but now it's on another level. The public is realizing that she's getting older and more and more people are beginning to appreciate what she's done for rock and roll...it's sad to see Stevie get older, but it comes for all of us. Joan Rivers said, "Age is the one mountain you can't climb."<br /><br />I think everyone would welcome Chris back, if Stevie and Lindsey could get over their own opinions. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620511595417365920.post-68083081238149405622012-12-30T10:38:02.666-06:002012-12-30T10:38:02.666-06:00I have yet to read one comment that makes mention ...I have yet to read one comment that makes mention of the fact that Christine began to have an immense fear of flying and that's why she stopped. <br /><br />Yes, she's 70 years old. Let her rest if she wants. And Stevie herself has said they are not as close as they once were. It's not such a biggie, people move on, people are busy, Christine is cloistered in her own world, Stevie is doing her own thing.........Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620511595417365920.post-50787804649196770302012-12-30T03:07:51.549-06:002012-12-30T03:07:51.549-06:00Judging mainly by interviews I've read and com...Judging mainly by interviews I've read and comments Stevie, Mick and Lindsey have made - I believe Christine misses Fleetwood Mac (studio work) and her fear of being on stage is the biggest issue. The fact that Stevie and Mick rave on about how much they miss her, yet they don't allow her to be a studio only member baffles me.. It's also quite evident that Lindsey has some issues with her. I watched a recent interview where he says that the lack of Christine is beneficial for him because he gets to play more guitar.<br /><br />I believe that the issue here lies with Lindsey for not being flexible and welcoming (or a team player in general), Stevie and John for nodding their heads and going along with what Lindsey says and Mick for not leading the band. This interview with Christine proves that after nearly 10 years after being refused access to her band, she's pissed off.Joseph Gouldnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620511595417365920.post-4335647353516784102012-12-30T01:51:56.754-06:002012-12-30T01:51:56.754-06:00She seems to have ill well over some stuff. That&#...She seems to have ill well over some stuff. That's to bad. I thought Stevie & her kept in contact, alot. I'll always love her and good for her on her retirement but like someone mentioned the word 'snarky', she comes accross that way in this interview.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620511595417365920.post-61857465715033767212012-12-30T00:38:28.928-06:002012-12-30T00:38:28.928-06:00Well, I love Chris but she IS a Cancer with a Scor...Well, I love Chris but she IS a Cancer with a Scorpio Moon... There must be a big BIATCH in there somewhere!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com