Christine News!

[TrueFaith77]

She should do the Mac album. It's very disappointing to me that they can't come to an agreement on this. Even without her on tour. I also think her nephew should co-produce the Mac album with Lindsey.

That said, I would rather have a solo album than nothing. . . sigh

[Gailh]

Originally Posted by TrueFaith77

She should do the Mac album. It's very disappointing to me that they can't come to an agreement on this. Even without her on tour. I also think her nephew should co-produce the Mac album with Lindsey.

That said, I would rather have a solo album than nothing. . . sigh

Maybe Dan Perfect will be the other producer on the new FM album so that Lindsey isn't sole producer. In that way Stevie gets at least a member of Christine's family to protect her if not the lady herself.

Seriously, if this is true then perhaps Christine just doesn't fancy travelling to L.A. to record or getting "sucked back" into the strange world of Fleetwood Mac.

Gail

[TrueFaith77]

Originally Posted by Gailh

Maybe Dan Perfect will be the other producer on the new FM album so that Lindsey isn't sole producer. In that way Stevie gets at least a member of Christine's family to protect her if not the lady herself.

Seriously, if this is true then perhaps Christine just doesn't fancy travelling to L.A. to record or getting "sucked back" into the strange world of Fleetwood Mac.

Gail

Well... they should record in England.

[Gailh]

Originally Posted by TrueFaith77

Well... they should record in England.

Well they could but perhaps she just doesn't want to do it. It would be easy enough for Lindsey to pop over for a couple of weeks, get Christine to add some vocals and keyboards to existing tracks and take a couple of her songs back for the others to work on. She's got her own studio and everything.

I've always said they could find a way if there was the collective will to make some music together. Perhaps the lack of will is on Christine's side.

I'd like this news to be true but I'm not getting my hopes up just yet.

Gail

[aleuzzi]

Originally Posted by Gailh

I've always said they could find a way if there was the collective will to make some music together. Perhaps the lack of will is on Christine's side.

I'd like this news to be true but I'm not getting my hopes up just yet.

Gail

I think it is. Christine severed the ties, broke the chain, whatever. But if she's got more music coming out, I say bully for her! I have to get my hopes up. The possibilities are too exciting not to enjoy...

[Ulpian]

Brilliant news if this is true!

I think ITM had a lot of potential, and I liked it, but it was (intentionally) not marketed extensively nor did it have the involvement of a wide range of producers/music label people. I think given that help, Christine could make a big splash with something new.

[Gailh]

Originally Posted by Ulpian

Brilliant news if this is true!

I think ITM had a lot of potential, and I liked it, but it was (intentionally) not marketed extensively nor did it have the involvement of a wide range of producers/music label people. I think given that help, Christine could make a big splash with something new.

I think it was kept deliberately low key. I think she was happy just (mainly) her and Dan working together. I can't imagine she'd want all that music label attention.

The lack of a tour was what did for the sales. Before it's release it was high in the pre-release charts but when it was released everyone who'd expressed an interest bought it but no one else. Not much press and radio and in the UK no TV didn't help either.

Gail

[Ulpian]

Originally Posted by Gailh

I think it was kept deliberately low key. I think she was happy just (mainly) her and Dan working together. I can't imagine she'd want all that music label attention.

The lack of a tour was what did for the sales. Before it's release it was high in the pre-release charts but when it was released everyone who'd expressed an interest bought it but no one else. Not much press and radio and in the UK no TV didn't help either.

Gail

Agreed. She definitely seemed to want it that way, and so couldn't have been too surprised when it didn't sell millions! But such is the nature of the music industry now, it's so different, and certainly more difficult for 'older' artists whose fan base is less concerned about downloading tracks and more about paying the mortgage (to paraphrase Stevie in that SYW doc)!

I think you mentioned that ITM was maybe being 'reworked' for wider release though? Was that something Martin Wyatt mentioned, and if so is it maybe something to do with this? (Maybe a parallel project?)

I know Christine wouldn't get label execs involved as she doesn't want the hassle, but I do think that with more involvement from people like that behind the scenes any future release might reach a wider audience. However, I'd be equally glad if she just released something like ITM again! Anything to hear more of what she's been writing

[Jessica]

Originally Posted by Ulpian

Brilliant news if this is true!

I think ITM had a lot of potential, and I liked it, but it was (intentionally) not marketed extensively nor did it have the involvement of a wide range of producers/music label people. I think given that help, Christine could make a big splash with something new.

You know, on that note, I really think she could make just one appearance and take care of business. I'm not going to advocate the merits of American Idol and its contestants in general, because I'm not sure there are any. But, seriously, if she appeared on that show as one of their guest mentors (or whatever they call it) and performed a song live, that would not require a tremendous commitment. And a bazillion people would hear her.

I'm not sure I'd be interested in hearing the contestants cover her music, but it would certainly be a boatload of exposure.

[AlanC]

Vivica is a beautiful black actress and find it hard to believe there are any Americans who havent heard of her unless they've lived under a rock thier whole lives! lol

[Gailh]

Originally Posted by AlanC

Vivica is a beautiful black actress and find it hard to believe there are any Americans who havent heard of her unless they've lived under a rock thier whole lives! lol

Well I've never heard of her either but then I do live in the UK and under a rock

Gail

[Gailh]

Originally Posted by Jessica

You know, on that note, I really think she could make just one appearance and take care of business. I'm not going to advocate the merits of American Idol and its contestants in general, because I'm not sure there are any. But, seriously, if she appeared on that show as one of their guest mentors (or whatever they call it) and performed a song live, that would not require a tremendous commitment. And a bazillion people would hear her.

I'm not sure I'd be interested in hearing the contestants cover her music, but it would certainly be a boatload of exposure.

I really can't see Christine doing that.

Perhaps she doesn't care how many people buy it. It clearly wasn't an issue with ITM. She knows what it takes to sell an album but she's not prepared to make that kind of effort or commitment. she also knows that the sales will suffer as a result and it's a price she's prepared to pay.

Gail

[macfan 57]

Originally Posted by Gailh

Perhaps she doesn't care how many people buy it. It clearly wasn't an issue with ITM. She knows what it takes to sell an album but she's not prepared to make that kind of effort or commitment. she also knows that the sales will suffer as a result and it's a price she's prepared to pay.

Gail

I don't think she cares about sales. She doesn't need the money. She said as much in several of her ITM interviews. She wanted it to be low key.

[Musicman408]

Originally Posted by Gailh

Maybe Dan Perfect will be the other producer on the new FM album so that Lindsey isn't sole producer. In that way Stevie gets at least a member of Christine's family to protect her if not the lady herself.

Seriously, if this is true then perhaps Christine just doesn't fancy travelling to L.A. to record or getting "sucked back" into the strange world of Fleetwood Mac.

Gail

That would be a cool thing. Maybe that'll get some people to change their mind.