wateroftyne Posted April 12, 2018 Author Posted April 12, 2018 23 minutes ago, Barking Spiders said: I often wonder when so many famous musicians hit 50-60 they don't just call it a day and do something else totally different and worthwhile. Simple - it's all they know. Quote
Norm Posted April 12, 2018 Posted April 12, 2018 On 10/04/2018 at 15:50, casapete said: Don't think I've ever seen Mike Campbell sing, but maybe his guitar virtuosity more than compensates? Likewise Neil Finn maybe isn't a 'lead guitar' player as such, but has the voice ( and songs ). Whatever, it will surely require some thought but no doubt will be interesting. This, MC for the fancy guitar bits & NF for singing especially harmonies. Quote
Hobbayne Posted April 12, 2018 Posted April 12, 2018 1 hour ago, JellyKnees said: I'd rather jack... Quote
TrevorR Posted April 12, 2018 Posted April 12, 2018 11 hours ago, Barking Spiders said: I often wonder when so many famous musicians hit 50-60 they don't just call it a day and do something else totally different and worthwhile. After all it's not like most of them need the money. My old folks hadn't even met when the original FM was doing their thing and I'm just 3 years off the half century. Time for FM to knock it on the head once and for all You might be surprised just how many actually DO need the money. Those lifestyles and alimony cheques don’t pay for themselves. LOL! Quote
spectoremg Posted April 12, 2018 Posted April 12, 2018 45 minutes ago, TrevorR said: You might be surprised just how many actually DO need the money. Those lifestyles and alimony cheques don’t pay for themselves. LOL! Just ask Phil Collins! Quote
chris_b Posted April 12, 2018 Posted April 12, 2018 The other surprising thing (or maybe not) is how easy some people can decide that a musicians career should be over for no other reason than they don't like them anymore! Quote
casapete Posted April 12, 2018 Posted April 12, 2018 16 minutes ago, spectoremg said: Just ask Phil Collins! And poor old Leonard Cohen, $5 million down due to his management, forcing him to tour again. 1 Quote
tauzero Posted April 12, 2018 Posted April 12, 2018 12 hours ago, JellyKnees said: I'd rather jack... Yes, the Reynolds Girls' career certainly demonstrated how unpopular Fleetwood Mac were. Quote
Wylie Posted April 13, 2018 Posted April 13, 2018 On April 10, 2018 at 18:54, Hobbayne said: I think in all honesty its the end of the road for Fleetwood Mac. FM died a long time ago. The question is: Why don't they know it? Quote
JellyKnees Posted April 13, 2018 Posted April 13, 2018 10 hours ago, tauzero said: Yes, the Reynolds Girls' career certainly demonstrated how unpopular Fleetwood Mac were. Yes, because being popular is where it's at. Personally, I'd just as soon listen to the Reynolds Girls that any of FMs turgid nonsense... 2 Quote
12stringbassist Posted April 16, 2018 Posted April 16, 2018 On 4/10/2018 at 22:45, spectoremg said: 4. Is it April 1st again? Precisely. Quote
Barking Spiders Posted April 17, 2018 Posted April 17, 2018 On 13/04/2018 at 10:15, JellyKnees said: Yes, because being popular is where it's at. Personally, I'd just as soon listen to the Reynolds Girls that any of FMs turgid nonsense... amen to that On 12/04/2018 at 22:19, chris_b said: The other surprising thing (or maybe not) is how easy some people can decide that a musicians career should be over for no other reason than they don't like them anymore! I'm not saying they MUST. When a musician is constantly reinventing and doing different things, great, they should go on till the end of their days. When it's a case of them becoming their own tribute acts churning out the same old stuff from eaons ago that's a bit sad Quote
Maude Posted April 17, 2018 Posted April 17, 2018 Without trying to sound patronising, years ago I'd have said there's probably a lot of stuff a lot people shouldn't be doing. Since getting older and learning to just let go of the stuff that really doesn't matter I wish FM all the best with a new tour. If they want to play and there's folks that want to see/hear them then who am I to tell them, or anyone else they shouldn't? If you don't want to see them then don't go, seems fairly simple to me. 1 Quote
Geek99 Posted April 17, 2018 Posted April 17, 2018 (edited) On 12/04/2018 at 10:50, JellyKnees said: I'd rather jack... ignore me there : ... always read to the end of the thread.... Edited April 17, 2018 by Geek99 Quote
Geddys nose Posted April 17, 2018 Posted April 17, 2018 Me personally if I ever had the opportunity to have a career and play the venues FM have had I would play till the end. Good luck to them but I doubt they need the luck. Quote
chris_b Posted April 17, 2018 Posted April 17, 2018 1 hour ago, Barking Spiders said: I'm not saying they MUST. When a musician is constantly reinventing and doing different things, great, they should go on till the end of their days. When it's a case of them becoming their own tribute acts churning out the same old stuff from eaons ago that's a bit sad There were a lot of people who thought FM mk2 should never have existed. Good job they didn't have their way. It a sad world if you can't go out and play your own back catalogue because of some arbitrary "rule". I dislike Susan Boyle but wouldn't dream of suggesting that she should not sing to her own fans. If FM can sell enough tickets for a stadium or arena world tour then they are more relevant to the music business than anyone playing on Basschat. 2 Quote
Barking Spiders Posted April 17, 2018 Posted April 17, 2018 3 hours ago, chris_b said: There were a lot of people who thought FM mk2 should never have existed. Good job they didn't have their way. It a sad world if you can't go out and play your own back catalogue because of some arbitrary "rule". I dislike Susan Boyle but wouldn't dream of suggesting that she should not sing to her own fans. If FM can sell enough tickets for a stadium or arena world tour then they are more relevant to the music business than anyone playing on Basschat. I'm not saying ageing bands SHOULDN'T be gigging but I look at multi millionaire septegenarians like the Stones still trotting out tunes they wrote in their 20s and wonder why they are. I'm only stating an opinion, not making an arbitrary rule Quote
casapete Posted April 17, 2018 Posted April 17, 2018 2 minutes ago, Barking Spiders said: I'm not saying ageing bands SHOULDN'T be gigging but I look at multi millionaire septegenarians like the Stones still trotting out tunes they wrote in their 20s and wonder why they are. I'm only stating an opinion, not making an arbitrary rule Probably because it makes them lots of dosh, they might still enjoy it, and it's all they've ever known? 1 Quote
spectoremg Posted April 17, 2018 Posted April 17, 2018 I'd argue that LB made them the band they are today as opposed to the failing blues outfit they were before he came along. Touring as a brand's a bit odd. I guess they'll be reviving Albatross? Quote
wateroftyne Posted April 17, 2018 Author Posted April 17, 2018 Just now, spectoremg said: I'd argue that LB made them the band they are today as opposed to the failing blues outfit they were before he came along. Touring as a brand's a bit odd. I guess they'll be reviving Albatross? While they were failing, they weren't really a blues outfit just prior to the B/N era. And they had some great tunes. Quote
spectoremg Posted April 17, 2018 Posted April 17, 2018 1 minute ago, wateroftyne said: While they were failing, they weren't really a blues outfit just prior to the B/N era. And they had some great tunes. Fair one, it wasn't just blues. Quote
Angelus Posted April 17, 2018 Posted April 17, 2018 16 minutes ago, spectoremg said: Was Peter Green asked back Now there’s something I’d pay to see. Quote
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