Author Topic: Fleetwood Mac. (Read 1421 times)

Argent 88 · « **on:** April 17, 2021, 10:13:13 AM »

Needs its own thread.

I'm getting older too. Watching the changes in me and my children.

Doublebass73 · « **Reply #1 on:** April 17, 2021, 12:52:35 PM »

Not to take anything away from Fleetwood Mac but I much prefer the original lineup with Peter Green and Jeremy Spencer before the girls were in the band.

Dee · « **Reply #2 on:** April 17, 2021, 02:32:45 PM »

I like FleetwoodMac, but the cover band "Rumors of FleetwoodMac" are actually a better band in my opinion, vocals music and all.

Lloyd Smale · « **Reply #3 on:** April 18, 2021, 12:05:32 AM »

NOT ME! Stevie Nix was THE WOMEN for most of us in my generation. Just her voice made wood!!

Quote from: Doublebass73 on April 17, 2021, 12:52:35 PM

Not to take anything away from Fleetwood Mac but I much prefer the original lineup with Peter Green and Jeremy Spencer before the girls were in the band.

Doublebass73 · « **Reply #4 on:** April 18, 2021, 02:53:01 AM »

Quote from: Lloyd Smale on April 18, 2021, 12:05:32 AM

NOT ME! Stevie Nix was THE WOMEN for most of us in my generation. Just her voice made wood!!
Quote from: Doublebass73 on April 17, 2021, 12:52:35 PM
Not to take anything away from Fleetwood Mac but I much prefer the original lineup with Peter Green and Jeremy Spencer before the girls were in the band.

That's why I prefaced there's nothing wrong with the classic lineup either, I like them as well. I liked Ann Wilson better than Stevie for voice that could give wood but Stevie wasn't far behind. I was referring to the band as a whole, though. Comparing straight musicianship the original lineup was better than the famous lineup. Other than Mick Fleetwood and John McVie they were two different bands playing different kinds of music. There was a little bit of a crossover though, Christine McVie played as a session pianist with the original lineup. She was also in a good band herself called Chicken Shack in the late 60's.

Dee · « **Reply #5 on:** April 18, 2021, 03:03:58 AM »

Well, my reference to "Rumors of Fleetwood Mac" was that they were a tribute band doing Fleetwood Mac songs in the same style.
FleetwoodMac is legendary, but the tribute band is in my opinion cleaner.
Stevie when wearing her war paint was good looking. Without it, not so much.

Doublebass73 · « **Reply #6 on:** April 18, 2021, 03:44:37 AM »

Unfortunately a lot of women only look good in war paint. If you find one that looks good naturally, doesn't talk too much and isn't crazy you have found a unicorn.

Dee · « **Reply #7 on:** April 18, 2021, 03:46:02 AM »

Quote from: Doublebass73 on April 18, 2021, 03:44:37 AM

Unfortunately a lot of women only look good in war paint. If you find one that looks good naturally, doesn't talk too much and isn't crazy you have found a unicorn.

LOL,

Argent 88 · « **Reply #8 on:** April 18, 2021, 05:10:28 AM »

Pat Benatar was just naughty looking and sounding lol. So was Joan Jett, who looked like a biker chick.
Some of those CW ladys were lookers also.

DDZ · « **Reply #9 on:** April 18, 2021, 07:52:35 AM »

Quote from: Argent 88 on April 18, 2021, 05:10:28 AM

Pat Benatar was just naughty looking and sounding lol. So was Joan Jett, who looked like a biker chick.
Some of those CW ladys were lookers also.

Lita Ford was one that dressed the part of a hot guitarist. Not sure she could be classified as a good performer, but she had a couple hits, and looked pretty good in her skin tight leather pants.

I was always a Fleetwood Mac fan. I always thought Buckingham was one of the best guitarists. Buddy of mine was in love with Stevie. Me not so much, but she could sing. Never liked her choice of clothing when performing. I guess she needed it after her coke addiction was over, to cover up her increased weight. I saw her twice in concert when she broke off of Fleetwood Mac and went on her own. Have to give her credit. She was a great song writer.

Argent 88 · « **Reply #10 on:** April 18, 2021, 09:22:59 AM »

Yeah, Stevie talked about her coke addiction in her book. And about her acquaintance with Tom Petty.
Tom sang with her on her solo album Bella Donna.

Doublebass73 · « **Reply #11 on:** April 18, 2021, 02:29:03 PM »

Quote from: DDZ on April 18, 2021, 07:52:35 AM

Quote from: Argent 88 on April 18, 2021, 05:10:28 AM
Pat Benatar was just naughty looking and sounding lol. So was Joan Jett, who looked like a biker chick.
Some of those CW ladys were lookers also.

Lita Ford was one that dressed the part of a hot guitarist. Not sure she could be classified as a good performer, but she had a couple hits, and looked pretty good in her skin tight leather pants.

I was always a Fleetwood Mac fan. I always thought Buckingham was one of the best guitarists. Buddy of mine was in love with Stevie. Me not so much, but she could sing. Never liked her choice of clothing when performing. I guess she needed it after her coke addiction was over, to cover up her increased weight. I saw her twice in concert when she broke off of Fleetwood Mac and went on her own. Have to give her credit. She was a great song writer.

Lita Ford looked good when she was in the Runaways. She was an average guitarist but at least had decent tone. There was an all female band in the early 70's called Fanny that was way better than The Runaways but they got no recognition because they were all average looking at best and didn't dress in sexy clothes. They were pretty talented musicians though.

oldandslow · « **Reply #12 on:** April 19, 2021, 05:12:16 AM »

I'm going against the grain here but they should have kept McVie as the voice in the band. I was a fan of the band until Nicks and then not so much. She did beat McVie in the looks department but I wasn't watching them, I just listened.

DDZ · « **Reply #13 on:** April 19, 2021, 05:52:00 AM »

Quote from: oldandslow on April 19, 2021, 05:12:16 AM

I'm going against the grain here but they should have kept McVie as the voice in the band. I was a fan of the band until Nicks and then not so much. She did beat McVie in the looks department but I wasn't watching them, I just listened.

Granted McVie had a good voice, and had her place in the band, but not sure she was capable of something like this that Stevie sang in Rhiannon. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQAK6sVovUk I always thought Mic was an entertaining drummer also.

I think music is like pizza. Everyone has their idea of what is best and the kind they like. I do think Christie did an awesome job in songs like Songbird, and Everywhere.

My favorite Buckingham performance. "I'm So Afraid" I love his guitar work in the second half of this song. He was one of the better guitarists that never used a pick. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OrtLxsqSic

Argent 88 · « **Reply #14 on:** April 19, 2021, 07:42:12 AM »

Stevie and Tom did sound good together. She wept at his funeral.

Doublebass73 · « **Reply #15 on:** April 19, 2021, 02:28:52 PM »

Quote from: oldandslow on April 19, 2021, 05:12:16 AM

I'm going against the grain here but they should have kept McVie as the voice in the band. I was a fan of the band until Nicks and then not so much. She did beat McVie in the looks department but I wasn't watching them, I just listened.

I agree, she wasn't a looker compared to Stevie but from a strictly musicianship perspective she was more talented.

Bob Riebe · « **Reply #16 on:** April 19, 2021, 04:06:50 PM »

Quote from: Dee on April 18, 2021, 03:03:58 AM

Well, my reference to "Rumors of Fleetwood Mac" was that they were a tribute band doing Fleetwood Mac songs in the same style.
FleetwoodMac is legendary, but the tribute band is in my opinion cleaner.
Stevie when wearing her war paint was good looking. Without it, not so much.

Having gone to some concerts in the past twenty years where bands, some times made up of people from famous bands that no longer exist, the songs sound much better than than the originals often.
Perhaps because they are jamming as much as simply covering a song; At one concert it was fairly recent bands, that still exist doing covers of other bands songs and they were better than that on vinyl or CD.

Bob Riebe · « **Reply #17 on:** April 19, 2021, 04:15:56 PM »

Quote from: Doublebass73 on April 19, 2021, 02:28:52 PM

I agree, she wasn't a looker compared to Stevie but from a strictly musicianship perspective she was more talented.

A young McVie is just as good looking as a young Nicks, even more so in my book, but here they are hitting middle age.
Make-up was half the beauty of both women.

Lloyd Smale · « **Reply #18 on:** April 20, 2021, 12:02:49 AM »

another overlooked one is Nancy Wilson. Hot and probably one of the (if not the) best female guitarist ever.

Doublebass73 · « **Reply #19 on:** April 20, 2021, 02:59:30 AM »

Nancy Wilson aged a lot better than Ann, she still looks good. Good voice too.

Doublebass73 · « **Reply #20 on:** April 20, 2021, 03:10:30 AM »

Quote from: Bob Riebe on April 19, 2021, 04:15:56 PM

Quote from: Doublebass73 on April 19, 2021, 02:28:52 PM
I agree, she wasn't a looker compared to Stevie but from a strictly musicianship perspective she was more talented.

A young McVie is just as good looking as a young Nicks, even more so in my book, but here they are hitting middle age.
Make-up was half the beauty of both women.

Yeah, she looked good back when she was more natural without wearing a 100 pounds of 1980's war paint.

Davyboy · « **Reply #21 on:** April 23, 2021, 11:29:52 AM »

Doublebass 73, I agree, FM before the women. Black Magic Woman, orig FM song. One Album I like is Mystery To Me. Not sure of the personnel, but very good music to my taste. Excellent cover of For Your Love (Yardbirds song).

Doublebass73 · « **Reply #22 on:** April 23, 2021, 05:28:23 PM »

Quote from: Davyboy on April 23, 2021, 11:29:52 AM

Doublebass 73, I agree, FM before the women. Black Magic Woman, orig FM song. One Album I like is Mystery To Me. Not sure of the personnel, but very good music to my taste. Excellent cover of For Your Love (Yardbirds song).

Yep, a lot of people don't know that Peter Green wrote Black Magic Woman. I think Bob Welch (the guy who sang Ebony Eyes) was actually in Fleetwood Mac when they covered For Your Love.

This is my favorite FM lineup, from 1969 when they had 3 guitarists: