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Originally Posted by Villavic
No, it happened long before. I don't think the Tusk album was a product of democracy. They granted Lindsey many of his requests in favor of not leaving the band. That is not genuine consensus nor democracy.
The result was that some of Lindsey's things were recorded in his basement at home. Some of the rhythm tracks are Lindsey banging on shoeboxes. Some of the vocals were overdubbed on his hands and knees in his bathroom. I understood what Lindsey was going through, but neither John nor Chris really appreciated this method. It was felt that this kind of segregation away from the caldron of traditional Fleetwood Mac group creativity in the studio was . . . unhealthy. Lindsey himself later speculated that he might have been selfish.
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Lindsey would be correct- it was selfish of him to record FM songs on his own. He should have made a solo record instead. But here’s the thing- the band LET Lindsey do that. They could have said no, it’s a group album so we’re going to record it as a group, but they didn’t. So if anyone was unhappy, they were just as much at fault for letting it happen.