Fleetwood Mac and Lindsey Buckingham: A parable of the GOP and conservatives

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Fleetwood Mac and Lindsey Buckingham: A parable of the GOP and conservatives

by David Leach • May 14, 2018

As a fan of classic rock music, I was disappointed to hear that Fleetwood Mac fired Lindsey Buckingham. In the band’s first interview after the termination, Mick Fleetwood avoided using the word “fired” but essentially confirmed that’s what happened in a weak defense of the band’s decision.

“Words like ‘fired’ are ugly references as far as I’m concerned. Not to hedge around, but we arrived at the impasse of hitting a brick wall.

“We made a decision that we could not go on with him.”

Though widely considered the person who saved Fleetwood Mac from becoming a footnote in the annals of Rock N’ Roll history after the band nearly collapsed in the early 1970’s, Buckingham was still deemed expendable and no longer a fit for their agenda. Buckingham was replaced with talent that could only imitate the success he brought to the group.

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https://www.stridentconservative.com/fleetwood-mac-and-lindsey-buckingham-a-parable-of-the-gop-and-conservatives/



    Please Briefers be nice and considerate or the Mods will move this to Never Never Land.

[Frank Cannon]

This is easily one of the stupidest pieces I have ever read and is just proof positive the Red State is as irrelevant as ever. First off equating anything right of center to the band that played for Slick Willies inauguration is retarded. Secondly the band is relegated to doing booze cruises and oldies venues because they haven't had a relevant song since the 80's. They are not putting out new music people want to listen to. They are not moving with the times. It's music people reminisce about along with doing line of coke of the dash of their Corvette in the 70's. 

BTW, I wonder what Ronald Reagan is up to since he was fired from the GOP......

Not seen in public since January 26 when Fleetwood Mac was bestowed MusiCares Person of the Year by the Recording Academy, Buckingham was videoed Friday evening in between songs at a campaign fundraiser supporting Mike Levin, an environmental attorney and Democratic candidate seeking election to the U.S. House to represent the 49th Congressional District of California.

https://medium.com/@jeremylr/lindsey-buckingham-shatters-silence-over-fleetwood-mac-ousting-f77f41762c8c

[Sanguine]

@Frank Cannon, you know I hate to agree with you, but I have to on this one.

[Frank Cannon]

@Frank Cannon, you know I hate to agree with you, but I have to on this one.

You may as well make that post your tag line.

[Concerned]

This is easily one of the stupidest pieces I have ever read and is just proof positive the Red State is as irrelevant as ever. First off equating anything right of center to the band that played for Slick Willies inauguration is retarded. Secondly the band is relegated to doing booze cruises and oldies venues because they haven't had a relevant song since the 80's. They are not putting out new music people want to listen to. They are not moving with the times. It's music people reminisce about along with doing line of coke of the dash of their Corvette in the 70's. 

BTW, I wonder what Ronald Reagan is up to since he was fired from the GOP......

https://medium.com/@jeremylr/lindsey-buckingham-shatters-silence-over-fleetwood-mac-ousting-f77f41762c8c

Their last tour (2014-2015) grossed almost $200M.  This tour is being held in such large venues as Madison Square Garden, TD Garden, Wells Fargo Center, and Capital One Arena.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_with_the_Show_(concert_tour)

[Frank Cannon]

Their last tour (2014-2015) grossed almost $200M.  This tour is being held in such large venues as Madison Square Garden, TD Garden, Wells Fargo Center, and Capital One Arena.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_with_the_Show_(concert_tour)

Daryl Hall and John Oats play the same venues. Are they relevant too?

[truth_seeker]

Lindsey did this to himself.

[240B]

This is my ode to GOP vs. Donald Trump



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ul-cZyuYq4

[Concerned]

Daryl Hall and John Oats play the same venues. Are they relevant too?

My point was that I don't think most reasonable people would consider those large venues to be "booze cruises and oldies venues".  Given that the band made almost $200M 3-4 years ago and are now touring again, they appear to be relevant to someone.  Have a nice day Frank!   

[Frank Cannon]

Lindsey did this to himself.

And if anyone is old enough to remember, this isn't a new thing for Lindsay.

[Frank Cannon]

My point was that I don't think most reasonable people would consider those large venues to be "booze cruises and oldies venues".  Given that the band made almost $200M 3-4 years ago and are now touring again, they appear to be relevant to someone.  Have a nice day Frank!   

Of course they are oldies venues. The only difference today is that all the Baby Boomers are retired and loaded and head out to concerts in bigger numbers than their parents. It doesn't change the fact that the music they are listening to is 40 effing years old.

[EasyAce]

Fleetwood Mac hasn't been relevant to me since the day they decided to quit being the great blues group they were when they first formed and through 1970, when their founder/lead guitarist/chief songwriter Peter Green spun into insanity thanks to a terrible experiment with LSD . . .

Fleetwood Mac, "Like It This Way"

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Fleetwood Mac, "Black Magic Woman"

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Fleetwood Mac, "I Loved Another Woman"

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Fleetwood Mac, "If You Let Me Love You"

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[ABX]

I have a friend who is a music photographer that gets to shoot Fleetwood and other big names. When Lindsey's firing first came out, when everyone else was crying, he said it was a good thing. Lindsey was the biggest primadonna of the band who tries to control everything. Not that relates to the political nature of the thread, but anyway..

[jmyrlefuller]

Daryl Hall and John Oats play the same venues. Are they relevant too?

If they're profitable in those venues, yes, they're still relevant.

Unless you mean the trash that is Cardi B and whatever the pop music scene is these days.

[Frank Cannon]

If they're profitable in those venues, yes, they're still relevant.

Unless you mean the trash that is Cardi B and whatever the pop music scene is these days.

Now you sound like the old man yelling at the kids cutting across his lawn.

BTW profitability doesn't equal relevance.