Behind The Mask and Time

[Dreamz19]

Originally Posted by Miss Vicky

Nah, my problem is with those who post crap like "Time and Behind the Mask aren't true Fleetwood Mac albums" which (IMO) is the biggest bunch of bull**** ever. Fleetwood Mac is whatever Mick and John say it is. Lindsey and Stevie are not the be-all end-all of Fleetwood Mac. Neither is Peter Green. The band is defined by its rhythm section - its founding fathers.

There's nothing wrong with loving the Rumours lineup (lord knows that's what got me interested in the band initially, or more specifically, Stevie was who got me into it after years of listening to Bella Donna) or even loving them the best, but people should at least give the other incarnations a chance. A lot of the pre-1975 stuff is great and so are the albums that came out between '87 and '97.

I understand. I feel the exact same way. What is your favorite line up BTW?

[Miss Vicky]

Originally Posted by Dreamz19

I understand. I feel the exact same way. What is your favorite line up BTW?

Probably the Time line-up. I've become a huge fan of both Billy and Bekka and I'm so burnt out on the Rumours era stuff lately that I can't stand to listen to a lot of it anymore. Really though, I hardly ever listen to any actual Fleetwood Mac music. Mostly I just play the solo stuff.

[Dreamz19]

Originally Posted by Miss Vicky

Probably the Time line-up. I've become a huge fan of both Billy and Bekka and I'm so burnt out on the Rumours era stuff lately that I can't stand to listen to a lot of it anymore. Really though, I hardly ever listen to any actual Fleetwood Mac music. Mostly I just play the solo stuff.

I really started listening to FM in 2003 so I am not totally burned out yet even though I might be in another few years.

Your one of the first people I have seen say the Time line-up was your favorite. Most of the boards I post at I see "Time" getting a pretty bad rap and considered their worse album. If I am not mistaken didn't Lindsey make a not so great comment about that line-up? He didn't come out and say the actual line-up but it was hinted towards them. Correct me if I am....but if I am wrong don't kill me LINDSEY FANS! Anyway, I eventually I checked out the album after avoiding it for a while and I was surprised. The album was no where near as bad as people claim. I liked it better than I liked BTM. I have listened to almost all of BTM but it didn't totally grab me. I won't give up on it yet. I felt that way about "Mirage" at first but it has grown on me.

[Miss Vicky]

Originally Posted by Dreamz19

I really started listening to FM in 2003 so I am not totally burned out yet even though I might be in another few years.

I jumped on the bandwagon with the reunion in 1997, so it's been nearly a decade of listening for me, though I was listening to Stevie solo before that.

Oh and yes, Lindsey has made some negative comments about the "Time" album (and yet, if you look at the credits, he's actually on it). He's also made comments about being amused that they hired two guitarists to replace him. Overall I think he was just a little bitter that his leaving wasn't the end of the band, a feeling which seems to also be reflected in the attitude of many of his fans and mirrored by Stevie's fans in regards to Time lineup.