Bob Welch has died - Page 4

Lala · #1 06-08-2012, 10:17 AM

Bummed about this

kshell · #2 06-12-2012, 06:46 AM

You know, what is really sad to me, is the way this band treated Bob Welch. Bob Welch was the reason the band came to L.A. in the first place. And they were able to hook up with Stevie, and Lindsey. His idea alone. Otherwise they would have stayed a British Blues band. And then on top of that, Out of Fleetwoods mouth himself, he credited Bob Welch for saving Fleetwood Mac. He got them through the transition years, when they had no clue what to do. For them to shun him like they did, when it came down to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, is just plain F'd up. Fleetwood totally screwed him over. And if it wasn't for bob's songwriting, moving them to L.A., making them into a whole different kind of band, they would not have gone on to have the success they had. Simple as that. Over money. When bob had to sue the band over royalties that were due to him, he should not have had to do all that. He should have already been paid the money he was owed. He SAVED Fleetwood mac from themselves, and made that band do something different, something cool. He should have been right there with them, all the others that quit the band was. he quit over the legal bull crap, the drama of the divorces, i would have too. Fleetwood is gonna have to live with this one. He need to make it right, get him to be inducted to the Hall of Fame with him, it is the right thing to do. Period.

sharksfan2000 · #3 06-12-2012, 09:46 AM

I wish we could stop the whole "Fleetwood Mac intentionally left Bob Welch out of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame" thing. From everything I've read, that is completely untrue, yet the idea is perpetuated here and elsewhere.

I hope I can quote David from another thread here since he stated very clearly what I understand to be true about this (he's responding to an article about the band):

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Originally Posted by David

Another stupidity is the journalist's conclusion that Welch was left out of the RRHOF by the band as punishment for suing them. There are plenty of print interviews around of RRHOF committee members (like Robert Hilburn) explaining the decision (which was a committee decision, not a band decision—the band doesn't get to choose).

From what I recall reading about this at the time was that the committee inducted those two line-ups of the band since they had big hits with both line-ups, while they never had any big hits during the Bob Welch years. I don't believe the band had any part in deciding who was inducted and who was not.

SteveMacD · #4 06-12-2012, 11:06 AM

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Originally Posted by sharksfan2000

From what I recall reading about this at the time was that the committee inducted those two line-ups of the band since they had big hits with both line-ups, while they never had any big hits during the Bob Welch years. I don't believe the band had any part in deciding who was inducted and who was not.

What doesn't make sense to me is that the HOF had "Sentimental Lady" listed as one of the Mac's memorable songs. The band may not have had a choice, but they could have advocate, a la Jerry Garcia.

Chris_Lover · #5 06-12-2012, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by kshell

Fleetwood is gonna have to live with this one. He need to make it right, get him to be inducted to the Hall of Fame with him, it is the right thing to do. Period.

I agree with you on this.