Neil Finn on Fleetwood Mac internal politics

[HomerMcvie]

Originally Posted by SteveMacD

How did that go for him?

The old bitch got him fired.

[bombaysaffires]

Originally Posted by HomerMcvie

The old bitch got him fired.

And yet she tried to make Mike Campbell not be Mike Campbell but be Lindsey Buckingham...

[HomerMcvie]

Originally Posted by bombaysaffires

And yet she tried to make Mike Campbell not be Mike Campbell but be Lindsey Buckingham...

She's quite the.... BAG OF NUTS.

[sue]

Originally Posted by bombaysaffires

And yet she tried to make Mike Campbell not be Mike Campbell but be Lindsey Buckingham...

And there’s the hub of her problem with Lindsey..because of their past she doesn’t want him anywhere near.
He spoils her life for her.
But she knows he is the one that spun her songs for her, made her sound a half decent songwriter.
She ain’t going anywhere near a recording studio with Fleetwood Mac so doesn’t need him.
Any guitarist can sound like Lindsey after her coaching…

[SteveMacD]

Originally Posted by bombaysaffires

And yet she tried to make Mike Campbell not be Mike Campbell but be Lindsey Buckingham...

That’s maybe the most criminal aspect of the whole thing. Why get a guy with his own sound if you’re going to make him sound like the guy you just sacked? The irony being she doesn’t demand that of Waddy.

[jbrownsjr]

Originally Posted by SteveMacD

That’s maybe the most criminal aspect of the whole thing. Why get a guy with his own sound if you’re going to make him sound like the guy you just sacked? The irony being she doesn’t demand that of Waddy.

Not to mention, a huge insult to his accomplishment as an artist and player. I honestly thought he made the band explosive and had those blues chops that Rick had. Hey Eric Clapton, could you sound like Lindsey for us?

[sue]

Originally Posted by SteveMacD

That’s maybe the most criminal aspect of the whole thing. Why get a guy with his own sound if you’re going to make him sound like the guy you just sacked? The irony being she doesn’t demand that of Waddy.

The main reason ..He (Lindsey) is not on stage with her..someone who is willing to play like Lindsey, but not be Lindsey is, perfect as far as she is concerned.
Mission accomplished.
And in the planning a long time, this wasn’t a spur of the moment thing.

[UnwindedDreams]

Originally Posted by HomerMcvie

The old bitch got him fired.

There will always be those who feel and believe that Lindsey was the worst addition to FM because he didn’t play instruments well, he had a vision for Tusk that had songs where the songs are solo (though The Ledge to me sounds like Stevie is singing high vocals but I don’t claim to know if it’s her), that he would not play songs from the FM catalogue that he didn’t have a hand in (other than Oh Well for Unleashed). However, Lindsey was ranked higher than Mike Campbell and Joe Walsh on RollingStone’s greatest guitarist lists. With Lindsey in the lineup, they brought back songs like Sara, Silver Springs, Not That Funny, Eyes of the World, Beautiful Child, I Know I’m Not Wrong, Storms, Sisters of The Moon, Say You Love Me ‘09, Bleed To Love Her, and Seven Wonders, Without You and not to mention SYW songs and Sad Angel. I wish there were more 75-2013 gems added in the tours from 97-2017. I was not a fan of Lindsey before his firing in 2018, but unless something comes out that he told Stevie she had a huge belly or that she can’t sing anymore, or recent physical abuse in the 2000s and not violence from a 1980 concert or 1987 meeting for which he never went to prison for…I think Lindsey will be remembered for being the person who was right. Fleetwood Mac did a final arena and stadium tour, which would have been the same arenas and stadiums had it been with Lindsey but not with the original band.

And Neil is not saying he wishes he could make music with Mick, John, Stevie, and Mike… he’s saying he wants to meet Lindsey - that guitar player who can’t play, sing, or write music.

[SteveMacD]

Originally Posted by UnwindedDreams

However, Lindsey was ranked higher than Mike Campbell and Joe Walsh on RollingStone’s greatest guitarist lists.

You mean the list that ranked Joan Jett higher than either Lindsey Buckingham or Mike Campbell? The list that has Eric Clapton behind Jack White? The list that has Joni Mitchell at #9? That list? That’s the hill you’re willing to die on? THAT list? LOL!

[UnwindedDreams]

Originally Posted by SteveMacD

You mean the list that ranked Joan Jett higher than either Lindsey Buckingham or Mike Campbell? The list that has Eric Clapton behind Jack White? The list that has Joni Mitchell at #9? That list? That’s the hill you’re willing to die on? THAT list? LOL!

SteveMacD as pacific as ever
I know too bad Rick Vito and Ted Nugent didn’t make the list!
Joni is a perfect guitarist!

[justcrazylove]

Originally Posted by UnwindedDreams

There will always be those who feel and believe that Lindsey was the worst addition to FM because he didn’t play instruments well, he had a vision for Tusk that had songs where the songs are solo (though The Ledge to me sounds like Stevie is singing high vocals but I don’t claim to know if it’s her), that he would not play songs from the FM catalogue that he didn’t have a hand in (other than Oh Well for Unleashed). However, Lindsey was ranked higher than Mike Campbell and Joe Walsh on RollingStone’s greatest guitarist lists. With Lindsey in the lineup, they brought back songs like Sara, Silver Springs, Not That Funny, Eyes of the World, Beautiful Child, I Know I’m Not Wrong, Storms, Sisters of The Moon, Say You Love Me ‘09, Bleed To Love Her, and Seven Wonders, Without You and not to mention SYW songs and Sad Angel. I wish there were more 75-2013 gems added in the tours from 97-2017. I was not a fan of Lindsey before his firing in 2018, but unless something comes out that he told Stevie she had a huge belly or that she can’t sing anymore, or recent physical abuse in the 2000s and not violence from a 1980 concert or 1987 meeting for which he never went to prison for…I think Lindsey will be remembered for being the person who was right. Fleetwood Mac did a final arena and stadium tour, which would have been the same arenas and stadiums had it been with Lindsey but not with the original band.

And Neil is not saying he wishes he could make music with Mick, John, Stevie, and Mike… he’s saying he wants to meet Lindsey - that guitar player who can’t play, sing, or write music.

What the actual...??

[SteveMacD]

Originally Posted by justcrazylove

What the actual...??

(That was a dig at me and a misrepresentation of my opinions about Lindsey.)