Been a FOREVER Fan of FM and Stevie. Lindsey is a very underrated guitarist. He is outstanding.I wish they'd tour again. God bless you all and thank you for the GREAT music all these years.
This interview really humanized Lindsey Buckingham for me. I always thought he was rather aloof. I could’ve gotten that idea because I read mainly about Stevie Nicks. I like him and he’s sweet. Thank you Lindsey.
Lindsey is an amazing guitarists. He has such an individual style that's so woven into the Fleetwood Mac music he was involved with. Yes, Mick Fleetwood had a knack for seeing the potential in others.
They wrote an original musical about their lives while living it. It can never be portrayed by actors. Our generation was fortunate to have been the original audience.
I think Rather does an excellent job here... as with his other interviews with all kinds of other singers and musicians. And Lindsay seems very thoughtful and measures his words before he speaks them. Great interview.
@@adelemcg69what turned me off Lindsey was him saying that he was able to find his soulmate and have kids..where she did not. A man can find someone 20 years younger when they are 48 years old and do that. She wasn’t. It was a cheap shot by Lindsey and was intended to jab at Stevie. There is a video of it…he was very arrogant
@@sunnydays2178I’m happy for him that he found his soulmate. Disappointed for Stevie that she has not. That’s not a dig - it’s just how it worked out. Or maybe it’s because she’s a giant diva who can’t maintain a relationship
Yeah, and I'm the late Carl Hulbert of Salt Lake City. His brilliance is that he was fortunate to have picked up guitar by ear on his own and he persevered. I don't know how brilliant that makes him, but he doesn't understand or read music....;.which makes him the topic of derision for many a serious musician.
@@johnmaer The list of successful rock musicians without formal training and who don’t read music is quite long. It doesn’t detract from their creative output and talent.
I listened to Rumours again last week and it struck me how much Christine McVie contributed to that album. I'm not sure she ever got the credit for the success of that album that she really deserved. That said, Lindsay's playing on Never Going Back Again has always been one of the highlights of listening to that album.
Never Going Back Again hits the soul on another level that most songs cannot hit. And Christine was the heart and blood of the band and deserves more credit than she gets.
I really don't understand why we so often see these "don't get enough credit" comments on YT. Lindsay and Stevie were both still the "new members" when Rumours came out and Chris was well and truly established in the eyes of those of us who were fans at the time. Her playing, writing and singing were already an incredibly important and appreciated part of FM's music and even if they hadn't been, how could anyone not appreciate the person who contributed Oh Daddy, Songbird, Don't Stop and You Make Loving Fun to the album? Regardless of Lindsay's chops as a guitar player, Christine's playing is just as important to the sound of Rumours as his was and to suggest she was underappreciated is bizarre.
@@tdunph4250 Sure. In my experience the Fleetwood Mac conversation is predominantly about Stevie, Lindsay and Mick. It is not often that I hear anyone go into much depth about Christine. If your experience is different, I don't have a problem with that.
You'd be in for a big surprise, not in a good way. There are tapes or videos on YT of Mr. B. talking guitar, music, how to play, etc. and he even admits he can't explain what he does, what the musical theory or techniques he employs are in terms of description, nomenclature, etc. He is an example of those gifted players who haven't had musical training or exposure to the underpinnings of his art/craft. The videos are almost unintentionally funny.....he struggles to answer technical questions, but he can demonstrate his music by picking up an instrument and showing what he does.....can't explain it though. I suspect Mr. B. has been approached by Beato and kindly declined the invitation. I doubt that Lindsey could carry an hour of Beato probing.....but he's a unique and special talent, for sure.
@@johnmaer yes I have seen those but Rick Beato has spoken to tons of musicians who either can't read music or also can't explain certain things they do. Take Seal for example about Kiss From A Rose, orJerry Cantrell...or even Rick Rubin recently. I'm sure Rick Beato would know well enough how to approach it in a way befitting Lindsey. :)
@@Tanya.Pillay Maybe, but the most he would get is to hear Lindsey insert a word or concept like Travis picking or hybrid picking....there will be no in depth discussion of scales, tonic notes, chord progressions, meter, etc. If you don't play, you don't get it.
@@johnmaer No-one cares about musical theory and in a way it's almost irrelevant talking about his guitar playing, Rick can still do an interview about his equipment, recording technique etc which is far more interesting that mindless chat about something like chord inversions.
On the flipside; if Stevie doesn't join, Fleetwood Mac would not have been the band they became. Stevie was influential, not only in her song contributions, but in getting some of the best material out of Lindsey, with Second Hand News, Go Your Own Way, etc. In Fleetwood Mac's entire career, they were never better than when the five of them were together.
@@_Game0ver_ - But thank goodness Lindsey knew how to make sense out of Stevie’s writings. Even Tom Petty told her to take her ‘songs’ back to Lindsey so he could work them over.
@@jayannakelley9051 not to sell Lindsey short (without him, there is certainly no Fleetwood Mac as we know it. He is also undeniably the best musician of the group and his production contributions on Tango were invaluable) but I think you're undervaluing Stevie. Not only did she write some of the band's most well-known songs (Rhiannon, Dreams, Landslide, Silver Springs, Gold Dust Woman, Gypsy) she also went on to have the most successful solo career out of any of the other members of the group, in which she also singlehandedly wrote several hits (Leather and Lace, Edge of Seventeen, Stand Back) and which far exceeded anything Lindsey did solo-wise. And this is all coming from a massive Lindsey fan.
@@ArtieFufkin546 famous as in most well known? That's debatable. The fact that it featured in a hugely popular comedy film gave Holiday Road way more exposure than it deserved. In no way does it compare to the chart success and staying power of Stevie's biggest hits and I doubt there are too many people going to Lindsey's concerts hoping that he'll play what is arguably one of the most uninspired tracks he's ever written. Conversely, Stand Back did so well commercially that Fleetwood Mac included it in their setlist for the Tango in the Night tour. And every self-respecting music lover knows or has heard Edge of Seventeen. There'd be a lot of disappointed Stevie fans if those songs weren't performed by her at her concerts. It's not even close.
Yes, it can be debated. Commercial success doesn't equate to musical quality. "Dreams" is one of the worst pop tunes ever written, but it had a lot of commercial success. That's because the general public knows nothing about music. Dreams has only TWO chords in the whole song, and the melody is very bland, almost monotonal, boring, and it drones on like a stomach ache. You have your opinion, but your opinion doesn't hold up to musical facts. Dreams is and album with a couple of good songs, but that's the end of it. "You Make Lovin' Fun" and "Songbird" are the only two songs that I like on that album.
@@artvandelay8090 obviously you're the one who don't know Jack shit about music. And because of such an ignorant comment I'm not even going to entertain responding to it because you wouldn't understand it anyways.
@@rft2001 What beauty? What mystical quality? Beauty and mystical quality are created by moving, sonorous melodies and an abundance of colorful chord progressions. This song has none of that. Songs are supposed to evoke emotion. That song is so bland, it doesn't evoke anything. It's like a stomach ache. Another two-chord song that is so boring is "A Horse With No Name" by "America." That song and "Dreams" are the two worst pop songs of all time. The songs are very similar in the sense that they only have two chords and melodies that don't make use of an entire major or minor scale.
And I’m so glad one of them is one of our finest from NZ’ but yeah your right’ Lindsey was an amazing edition to Fleetwood Mac he was and is a very competent guitarist and the same can be said about his vocal ability’ they were such a force to be reckoned with and their music still is relevant to this day
Lindsey Buckingham is a gifted musician. But gifts don’t allow a person to be as unpleasant as he could be. His dismissal turned out to be a good thing, because he was at home when he needed heart surgery, not on the road.
@@PlayerToBeNamedLater1973 It could be done . I appreciate your comments , but think about how many movies have been done by much more “ complex “ individuals in the history of Hollyweed
Lindsey is a classy guy, brilliant guitarist/ songwriter, very emotional, just as any brilliant musician should be... he was a major influence from the "shadows"
What an insightful interview. And I can see there is still some residual pain,. The album resonated with all of us, because we could see real people and the challenges they had. Really I think people will listen to these songs in 100 years and see what an amazing confluence of artistry and youth came together to create a memory of the 20th century Rock. I wish Stevie and Lindsey could be friends, but it seems like there is some strong animousity between them, even in 2024.
I've always enjoyed listening to this man, Lindsey Buckingham. He's well spoken, very well spoken, insightful, and.......honest. Love listening to him.
I remember that year very well going to Broward Community College in Davie Florida...rode with my older Sister in her 60s GM convertible that was bought for $50 with bald tires. Kids, we had it made back then listening to Rumours
@@Terp311 With any of the classic lineup members missing, it's a sham. Fleetwood Mac is dead. They had a great run but it was over, for good, once Christine died.
Another guitar virtuoso, Buckingham was responsible for the studio sessions and musical arrangements for FM's 1975 album, "Rumours," "Tusk," "Mirage," "Tango in the Night," "The Dance," and "Say You Will," and in 2011 received the prestigious Les Paul Award for Technical Excellence and Creativity. I find it ironic that Tango in the Night and The Dance were intended to be Buckingham solo projects, but pressure from bandmates for new FM material forced Buckingham to acquiesce. Buckingham was the driving force behind FM's success from 1975-1987 (when he left the band), and from 1996-2017. He rescued FM from what would have been musical obscurity, and made his former bandmates very wealthy. His firing was a crime.
It is nice that Lindsey can still speak fondly of Stevie. But Lindsey hasn't needed Fleetwood Mac since he first left the band. He's one of the all-time great Rock composers. The music he's created compares favorably with any of the big names.
@@spaceghost8995 Buckingham has a lot in common with Richard Thompson and Bruce Cockburn. Three guys who can play solo acoustic as well as electric with a band. The three combined only have 3 Top 40 US hits while managing to release a combined 51 studio albums.
@@bobturnley2787 It makes for an interesting discussion about commercial success vs artistic merit. Not that I'm suggesting Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen or Neil Young lack artistic merit, but they have all consistently switched between electric and acoustic as well and have hit songs and albums coming out their ears. I guess there wouldn't be too many "average" music fans who hadn't heard of those 3 but (his role in Fleetwood Mac aside) Lindsay, Richard and Bruce not so much. There's clearly a very fine line (and maybe a lot of luck) between great music that becomes very successful music and great music that is hardly known outside of a particular artists fan base (whatever size that might be).
@@lutherleeboggs2260 Promotion plays a huge part in mass appeal. Buckingham has plenty of name recognition but was never able to establish himself as someone who could get radio play without fitting into popular trends. Thompson and Cockburn have ignored popular trends since the 80's and still manage to release albums on a regular basis.
Now this is a great interview. He’s actually coming across very well. I will always believe he and Stevie will always love each other. They are each others keeper of memories and shared youth
You are correct she fills stadium but he was the true north of one of the greatest bands of modern times. Without him there would have been no Fleetwood Mac as the world understands the band.
I keep seeing people post that it took two guitarists to replace Lindsy. That is not exactly what happened. The fact is Lindsy overdubbed a lot of guitar parts. He essentially was playing the part of two or more guitarists. For Practicality’s sake, and for having a full sound, two guitarists were used in several iterations.
Great interview! Really, bottom line is, Stevie owes a great deal of her success to Lindsey, and Fleetwood Mac owes their great success to both Lindsey and Stevie! ❤❤❤😊
Say what you will about Lindsey, he takes the high road in this interview. If he didn’t insist on the package deal with he and Nicks joining, where might she be now? One of those cases of right place, right time in terms of meeting Fleetwood…
Even though the Bay area has had a lot of transplants from other parts of the country that made the bay area their home musically, we have also produced a lot of home grown talent as well. I made a list once and it is unbelievable. I have watched so many of these great artists play in local clubs when they were just starting and it has been wonderful and I feel so blessed.
I agree! It was great living in the Bay Area back then! So much music and hot as hell places to go see those great bands! I'm 71, still in the Bay Area and still regularly going to shows! I'll stop when I die. Till then I'm all in......
I've loved Fleetwood Mac since I was a kid growing up in the 70s. On a different note, when will AXS-TV return to Verizon FiOS? I miss that channel so much!
2:55 Lindsey's wrong on this. The last Fleetwood Mac Album with Bob Welch, Heroes are Hard to Find, went top 40. So Buckingham and Nicks stepped into a major band with a built in audience. And yes, they did take the band to another level in terms of sales.
They sold just enough albums in the Bob Welch era, so that the label woudln't drop them (around 300-400k units at the time...later on as the band became famous some of those albums earned Gold certification), but the same time they weren't beloved by the label. Mick Fleetwood even said such things in his autobiography. They were kind of the equivalent of the mediocre worker who does just enough NOT to get fired, for lack of better analogy.
Lost in a sea of purple waves are rising higher, searching for a moment, somewhere in the tide, You and I had blue skies, When the sun was high, You flowed in like a whisper, Felt like I was in a dream, Together like adjoining rivers, Forever a part of the same streams, You are every song ever written, The apple of my eye, With a heart as deep as an ocean, And golden hair that flows when you smile
Exactly! As the late, great Larry Light (look him up) would say, it's not "what" Fleetwood Mac is, it's WHO is Fleetwood Mac. . . the essence of branding! But very much YES, the very pinnacle of honest rock music.
Funny, I'm about the same age as Lindsey and loved Rumors but I never knew anything about the private stuff that was going on inside the band - I suspect most fans didn't either.
He strikes me as intelligent, humble, thoughtful, respectful and articulate here, not really what I was expecting given all the publicity over getting kicked out, but I don't follow it that much. FYI, I had absolutely no idea about the personal drama at the time - Rumors was just a great album. I think he reads a little too much into why people connected with it.
This interview really humanized Lindsey Buckingham for me. I always thought he was rather aloof. I could’ve gotten that idea because I read mainly about Stevie Nicks. I like him and he’s sweet. Thank you Lindsey. PS Dan rather did a superior job, asking questions of the right type, ‘so you were writing a soft rock novel then?
Rumors was great because of the music. It wasn't really the story of their lives that drew anyone to the album. Most people didn't know much if anything at all about them. Back then we barely even knew what musicians looked like unless you saw them on Midnight Special or Don Kirshner's Rock Concert. That is why Lindsey didn't even know who Mick Fleetwood was when he saw him. We did get to know what they looked like but only after Rumors went rocketing through the charts... and stayed there.
Gifted guitar player, musician, composer. Perhaps today, an album like Rumors would have quadruple in sales due to all the buzz around their love affairs
Peter Greens Fleetwood Mac was a Rock Band (Not Lindsey 70s Pop Band) and is alumni to Detroits Grande Ballroom MC5, The Stooges, SRC,Peter Greens Fleetwood Mac ...... The Birth of Hard Rock and Punk ....
Mick Fleetwood only wanted Lindsey Buckingham when he asked him to join Fleetwood Mac, Lindsey had to talk them into taking Stevie and said he couldn't do it without her joining. It's important to remember that, especially in recent times when Stevie threw Lindsey under the bus.
She was in love with him and he married someone else. It would be too much heartache for her to be in a band with him singing their old songs together. I couldn't be in that situation either. Sometimes, you just have to move on whether you want to or not.
That's true, but she became the 'American Idol'. She is loved throughout the world. She never left them, though she easily could have. Now, they are not leaving her.
He was an asshole to her. He hurt her really badly. If anything, he's in her shadow. You see who Fleetwood Mac picked when the ultimatum came down, right?
I just love how he fought for SN to be in the band then she fired him from Fleetwood Mac. I don't have a lot of respect for her anymore. Christine McVie had the voice of an angel, just a beautiful person with a beautiful voice
I'm 75 years-old and the 'Rumors' album is still one of my favorites. What a great band Fleetwood Mac was. RIP Christine McVie.
Met him when I was walking through Central Park one day and he was the coolest guy. Great memory
Been a FOREVER Fan of FM and Stevie. Lindsey is a very underrated guitarist. He is outstanding.I wish they'd tour again. God bless you all and thank you for the GREAT music all these years.
This interview really humanized Lindsey Buckingham for me. I always thought he was rather aloof. I could’ve gotten that idea because I read mainly about Stevie Nicks. I like him and he’s sweet. Thank you Lindsey.
Agree! You only hear the negative, but there are two sides to every story…and no one does life perfectly! Lindsey Buckingham is such a gifted artist!
he's lovely and grounded. reality is stevie isnt and dumped him put of the band.
Same here. I always thought he was full of himself. I never did care for Stevie Nicks.
Lindsey is an amazing guitarists. He has such an individual style that's so woven into the Fleetwood Mac music he was involved with. Yes, Mick Fleetwood had a knack for seeing the potential in others.
yes, an unbelievable guitarist. a legend in his time!!
Excellent Interview. Love both Lindsey and Stevie & Fleetwood Mac❣️
So eloquent, so wise, so gentleman...love it
They wrote an original musical about their lives while living it. It can never be portrayed by actors. Our generation was fortunate to have been the original audience.
Lindsey is one of the BEST guitarists ever😃🎸Great interview👍🏻ROCK ON!!!!!!!🤘🏻🤙🏻✌🏻
@@MrMegaFredZeppelin one of my heroes
He certainly is. His fingerpicking technique is absolutely unique. Just totally original.
Yes, he is a brilliant Guitarist, one of the best in Rock Bands and as an individual
I think Rather does an excellent job here... as with his other interviews with all kinds of other singers and musicians. And Lindsay seems very thoughtful and measures his words before he speaks them. Great interview.
Out of the Cradle, his solo record from 92 is a masterpiece. Went under the radar but if you have a change to listen to it, u won't regret.
It's incredible
Top 5 LPs for me. 🙏
Hmm,. I like about four tracks. The rest don’t move me
Easily the best solo Mac album. By far. Unbelievable variety.
My favorite solo work by Lindsey. Count down and another that made the radio is so good.
I like Lindsey's explanations about the songs and his past relationship with Stevie. He's honest, but remained a gentleman instead of trashing her.
Unlike Stevie. Saw her in concert in July. She's really unlikeable. All of her stories put Lindsey in a bad light. Really turned me off her.....
@@adelemcg69what turned me off Lindsey was him saying that he was able to find his soulmate and have kids..where she did not. A man can find someone 20 years younger when they are 48 years old and do that. She wasn’t. It was a cheap shot by Lindsey and was intended to jab at Stevie. There is a video of it…he was very arrogant
@@sunnydays2178 Now now that was a long time ago can you try to move on please?
@@sunnydays2178I’m happy for him that he found his soulmate. Disappointed for Stevie that she has not. That’s not a dig - it’s just how it worked out. Or maybe it’s because she’s a giant diva who can’t maintain a relationship
@@drdrew3 his “soulmate” divorced him after he had a heart attack…
I feel lucky to have played my bass in that same junior year with Lindsay .
He’s good people and a brilliant musician.
How cool.
Very iconic - never know what the future brings. Cool!
@@dennishurlbert5742 wow 🤩
Yeah, and I'm the late Carl Hulbert of Salt Lake City. His brilliance is that he was fortunate to have picked up guitar by ear on his own and he persevered. I don't know how brilliant that makes him, but he doesn't understand or read music....;.which makes him the topic of derision for many a serious musician.
@@johnmaer The list of successful rock musicians without formal training and who don’t read music is quite long. It doesn’t detract from their creative output and talent.
I listened to Rumours again last week and it struck me how much Christine McVie contributed to that album. I'm not sure she ever got the credit for the success of that album that she really deserved. That said, Lindsay's playing on Never Going Back Again has always been one of the highlights of listening to that album.
Never Going Back Again hits the soul on another level that most songs cannot hit. And Christine was the heart and blood of the band and deserves more credit than she gets.
and the songbirds are singin, like they knew the score...
I really don't understand why we so often see these "don't get enough credit" comments on YT. Lindsay and Stevie were both still the "new members" when Rumours came out and Chris was well and truly established in the eyes of those of us who were fans at the time. Her playing, writing and singing were already an incredibly important and appreciated part of FM's music and even if they hadn't been, how could anyone not appreciate the person who contributed Oh Daddy, Songbird, Don't Stop and You Make Loving Fun to the album? Regardless of Lindsay's chops as a guitar player, Christine's playing is just as important to the sound of Rumours as his was and to suggest she was underappreciated is bizarre.
Christine didn't really get the credit she deserved???? Care to elaborate??
@@tdunph4250 Sure. In my experience the Fleetwood Mac conversation is predominantly about Stevie, Lindsay and Mick. It is not often that I hear anyone go into much depth about Christine. If your experience is different, I don't have a problem with that.
Lindsay is Fabulous guitarist, songwriter and voice.
Mr. Rather is such a great interviewer! He asks smart questions and gives his guests the room to speak.
And his questions don’t take him forever to ask.
All stuff I've heard but this is current and he's so real. Love that man.
I❤ Fleetwood Mac.
All the eras.
@@Jakelyn7133 mick always gave and gives thanks to Peter green
Buckingham Nicks is probably my number one favorite album. Was just listening to it today in the car. thankfully the whole album is posted on RUclips.
Lindsey is so great, so under rated at the time. Amazing player, song writer and arranger of music.
I would love to see Lindsey being interviewd by Rick Beato, just to talk purely about the music
You'd be in for a big surprise, not in a good way. There are tapes or videos on YT of Mr. B. talking guitar, music, how to play, etc. and he even admits he can't explain what he does, what the musical theory or techniques he employs are in terms of description, nomenclature, etc. He is an example of those gifted players who haven't had musical training or exposure to the underpinnings of his art/craft. The videos are almost unintentionally funny.....he struggles to answer technical questions, but he can demonstrate his music by picking up an instrument and showing what he does.....can't explain it though. I suspect Mr. B. has been approached by Beato and kindly declined the invitation. I doubt that Lindsey could carry an hour of Beato probing.....but he's a unique and special talent, for sure.
@@johnmaer yes I have seen those but Rick Beato has spoken to tons of musicians who either can't read music or also can't explain certain things they do. Take Seal for example about Kiss From A Rose, orJerry Cantrell...or even Rick Rubin recently. I'm sure Rick Beato would know well enough how to approach it in a way befitting Lindsey. :)
@@Tanya.Pillay Maybe, but the most he would get is to hear Lindsey insert a word or concept like Travis picking or hybrid picking....there will be no in depth discussion of scales, tonic notes, chord progressions, meter, etc. If you don't play, you don't get it.
@@johnmaer You don't need to read music to talk about it, most guitar players don't read music.
@@johnmaer No-one cares about musical theory and in a way it's almost irrelevant talking about his guitar playing, Rick can still do an interview about his equipment, recording technique etc which is far more interesting that mindless chat about something like chord inversions.
Dan Rather as a rock music aficionado is still funny. But he does a great job. Someday, these interviews will be something we can no longer replace.
Without you Lindsey, I seriously doubt Stevie would’ve made it on her own.
Love your guitar playing & arranger of music. Rock on Lindsey🔥🎸🎶
On the flipside; if Stevie doesn't join, Fleetwood Mac would not have been the band they became. Stevie was influential, not only in her song contributions, but in getting some of the best material out of Lindsey, with Second Hand News, Go Your Own Way, etc. In Fleetwood Mac's entire career, they were never better than when the five of them were together.
@@_Game0ver_ - But thank goodness Lindsey knew how to make sense out of Stevie’s writings. Even Tom Petty told her to take her ‘songs’ back to Lindsey so he could work them over.
@@jayannakelley9051 not to sell Lindsey short (without him, there is certainly no Fleetwood Mac as we know it. He is also undeniably the best musician of the group and his production contributions on Tango were invaluable) but I think you're undervaluing Stevie. Not only did she write some of the band's most well-known songs (Rhiannon, Dreams, Landslide, Silver Springs, Gold Dust Woman, Gypsy) she also went on to have the most successful solo career out of any of the other members of the group, in which she also singlehandedly wrote several hits (Leather and Lace, Edge of Seventeen, Stand Back) and which far exceeded anything Lindsey did solo-wise. And this is all coming from a massive Lindsey fan.
@@_Game0ver_Holiday Road is unquestionably the most famous of all the solo efforts
@@ArtieFufkin546 famous as in most well known? That's debatable. The fact that it featured in a hugely popular comedy film gave Holiday Road way more exposure than it deserved. In no way does it compare to the chart success and staying power of Stevie's biggest hits and I doubt there are too many people going to Lindsey's concerts hoping that he'll play what is arguably one of the most uninspired tracks he's ever written. Conversely, Stand Back did so well commercially that Fleetwood Mac included it in their setlist for the Tango in the Night tour. And every self-respecting music lover knows or has heard Edge of Seventeen. There'd be a lot of disappointed Stevie fans if those songs weren't performed by her at her concerts. It's not even close.
Rumors is without a doubt one of the top 10 greatest rock albums in the history of rock and roll. That cannot even be debated.
Areed 100%!
Yes, it can be debated. Commercial success doesn't equate to musical quality. "Dreams" is one of the worst pop tunes ever written, but it had a lot of commercial success. That's because the general public knows nothing about music. Dreams has only TWO chords in the whole song, and the melody is very bland, almost monotonal, boring, and it drones on like a stomach ache. You have your opinion, but your opinion doesn't hold up to musical facts. Dreams is and album with a couple of good songs, but that's the end of it. "You Make Lovin' Fun" and "Songbird" are the only two songs that I like on that album.
@@artvandelay8090 obviously you're the one who don't know Jack shit about music. And because of such an ignorant comment I'm not even going to entertain responding to it because you wouldn't understand it anyways.
@@artvandelay8090 You miss the whole beauty and mystical quality of the song.
@@rft2001 What beauty? What mystical quality? Beauty and mystical quality are created by moving, sonorous melodies and an abundance of colorful chord progressions. This song has none of that. Songs are supposed to evoke emotion. That song is so bland, it doesn't evoke anything. It's like a stomach ache. Another two-chord song that is so boring is "A Horse With No Name" by "America." That song and "Dreams" are the two worst pop songs of all time. The songs are very similar in the sense that they only have two chords and melodies that don't make use of an entire major or minor scale.
It took two guitarists to fill Lindsey's void after he was kicked out. Enough said.
And I’m so glad one of them is one of our finest from NZ’ but yeah your right’ Lindsey was an amazing edition to Fleetwood Mac he was and is a very competent guitarist and the same can be said about his vocal ability’ they were such a force to be reckoned with and their music still is relevant to this day
Amen!!
Lindsey Buckingham is a gifted musician. But gifts don’t allow a person to be as unpleasant as he could be.
His dismissal turned out to be a good thing, because he was at home when he needed heart surgery, not on the road.
Yup, one of the most underrated of all time.
buckingham has always been a dOu ChE, haCk guitarist.
I loved his voice and he was a fabulous guitarist 🎸
Ron Howard should produce a movie about this epic and timeless band !
Nobody could portray Mick Fleetwood or Peter Green. Those two are totally unique personalities.
Great idea!
@@kymberfurtado-galloway2154
Thanks !
Think about how many people/ fans would flock to the theater to see that !
@@PlayerToBeNamedLater1973
It could be done . I appreciate your comments , but think about how many movies have been done by much more
“ complex “ individuals in the history of Hollyweed
Bob Welch: he wrote "Hypnotized", one of Fleetwood Mac's greatest songs.
Yes he did.... so many other facts that don't belong in this thread.... but thanks for sharing.....
@kzmaven7478 yes I really liked the Bob Welch era
The song "Go Insane" in all its forms...❤❤❤
Lindsey is a classy guy, brilliant guitarist/ songwriter, very emotional, just as any brilliant musician should be... he was a major influence from the "shadows"
What an insightful interview. And I can see there is still some residual pain,.
The album resonated with all of us, because we could see real people and the challenges they had. Really I think people will listen to these songs in 100 years and see what an amazing confluence of artistry and youth came together to create a memory of the 20th century Rock.
I wish Stevie and Lindsey could be friends, but it seems like there is some strong animousity between them, even in 2024.
Im 58......My all-time favorite Group!
Great interview!
I've always enjoyed listening to this man, Lindsey Buckingham. He's well spoken, very well spoken, insightful, and.......honest. Love listening to him.
I remember that year very well going to Broward Community College in Davie Florida...rode with my older Sister in her 60s GM convertible that was bought for $50 with bald tires.
Kids, we had it made back then listening to Rumours
Good time to be young in FL!
RIP Peter Green
@@greenmanalishi6963 yep and Danny kirwan too
He’s very impressive.
I will never forgot when i watched the dance concert how amazing his guitar skill when singing go your own way that is some talent
Without Lindsey and now Christine there’s not much left
_There's nothing left._
@@Terp311 With any of the classic lineup members missing, it's a sham. Fleetwood Mac is dead. They had a great run but it was over, for good, once Christine died.
Another guitar virtuoso, Buckingham was responsible for the studio sessions and musical arrangements for FM's 1975 album, "Rumours," "Tusk," "Mirage," "Tango in the Night," "The Dance," and "Say You Will," and in 2011 received the prestigious Les Paul Award for Technical Excellence and Creativity.
I find it ironic that Tango in the Night and The Dance were intended to be Buckingham solo projects, but pressure from bandmates for new FM material forced Buckingham to acquiesce. Buckingham was the driving force behind FM's success from 1975-1987 (when he left the band), and from 1996-2017. He rescued FM from what would have been musical obscurity, and made his former bandmates very wealthy. His firing was a crime.
It is nice that Lindsey can still speak fondly of Stevie. But Lindsey hasn't needed Fleetwood Mac since he first left the band. He's one of the all-time great Rock composers. The music he's created compares favorably with any of the big names.
I've never listened to any solo Buckingham work. Never heard it.
@@spaceghost8995 Buckingham has a lot in common with Richard Thompson and Bruce Cockburn. Three guys who can play solo acoustic as well as electric with a band. The three combined only have 3 Top 40 US hits while managing to release a combined 51 studio albums.
@@bobturnley2787 It makes for an interesting discussion about commercial success vs artistic merit. Not that I'm suggesting Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen or Neil Young lack artistic merit, but they have all consistently switched between electric and acoustic as well and have hit songs and albums coming out their ears. I guess there wouldn't be too many "average" music fans who hadn't heard of those 3 but (his role in Fleetwood Mac aside) Lindsay, Richard and Bruce not so much. There's clearly a very fine line (and maybe a lot of luck) between great music that becomes very successful music and great music that is hardly known outside of a particular artists fan base (whatever size that might be).
@@lutherleeboggs2260 Promotion plays a huge part in mass appeal. Buckingham has plenty of name recognition but was never able to establish himself as someone who could get radio play without fitting into popular trends. Thompson and Cockburn have ignored popular trends since the 80's and still manage to release albums on a regular basis.
Lindsey is so gracious and humble.
Now this is a great interview. He’s actually coming across very well. I will always believe he and Stevie will always love each other. They are each others keeper of memories and shared youth
"Buckingham Nicks" was a pretty great album I owned at the time. One could see the great talent and potential there...
Crystal is lovely
Lindsay is a musical genius. Besides all the FM albums my favorite solo album of his is Under the Skin.
He's a talented guy. Stevie fills stadiums. Just saw her. He can't. He helped her get to where she is.
You are correct she fills stadium but he was the true north of one of the greatest bands of modern times. Without him there would have been no Fleetwood Mac as the world understands the band.
Klasse Interview, sehr sympathisch
I love the Buckingham Nicks album!
Very good watch.
Rumours is a masterpiece and always will be.
I keep seeing people post that it took two guitarists to replace Lindsy. That is not exactly what happened. The fact is Lindsy overdubbed a lot of guitar parts. He essentially was playing the part of two or more guitarists. For Practicality’s sake, and for having a full sound, two guitarists were used in several iterations.
Great interview! Really, bottom line is, Stevie owes a great deal of her success to Lindsey, and Fleetwood Mac owes their great success to both Lindsey and Stevie! ❤❤❤😊
Love Fleetwood Mac .Great interview
Lindsey ♥️♥️♥️what a talent
Say what you will about Lindsey, he takes the high road in this interview.
If he didn’t insist on the package deal with he and Nicks joining, where might she be now?
One of those cases of right place, right time in terms of meeting Fleetwood…
Intelligent guy, phenomenal musician. Mick, Christine, John, Stevie, Lindsey - together, as mysteriously beautiful/destructive as the universe itself.
One guitar player sounded like an entire band.
brilliant musician
such a well prepared interview, fresh and unheard of before questions...
😂
Incredible group still relevant today
Great music lasts forever
This obsession with Rumours. Great album but there are so many other chapters from this great musician.
Living Legend !!!
Holiday Road is his best Song
Even though the Bay area has had a lot of transplants from other parts of the country that made the bay area their home musically, we have also produced a lot of home grown talent as well. I made a list once and it is unbelievable. I have watched so many of these great artists play in local clubs when they were just starting and it has been wonderful and I feel so blessed.
I am originally from the Bay Area
I agree! It was great living in the Bay Area back then! So much music and hot as hell places to go see those great bands! I'm 71, still in the Bay Area and still regularly going to shows! I'll stop when I die. Till then I'm all in......
A humble sweet guy.
I've loved Fleetwood Mac since I was a kid growing up in the 70s. On a different note, when will AXS-TV return to Verizon FiOS? I miss that channel so much!
The Buckingham-Nicks album deserves much more acclaim. It still has not even been released officially on cd or reissued officially on lp.
Its absolutely possible for a new mac. When the right material and vibe are there.
2:55 Lindsey's wrong on this. The last Fleetwood Mac Album with Bob Welch, Heroes are Hard to Find, went top 40. So Buckingham and Nicks stepped into a major band with a built in audience. And yes, they did take the band to another level in terms of sales.
They sold just enough albums in the Bob Welch era, so that the label woudln't drop them (around 300-400k units at the time...later on as the band became famous some of those albums earned Gold certification), but the same time they weren't beloved by the label. Mick Fleetwood even said such things in his autobiography. They were kind of the equivalent of the mediocre worker who does just enough NOT to get fired, for lack of better analogy.
Lost in a sea of purple
waves are rising higher,
searching for a moment,
somewhere in the tide,
You and I had blue skies,
When the sun was high,
You flowed in like a whisper,
Felt like I was in a dream,
Together like adjoining rivers,
Forever a part of the same streams,
You are every song ever written,
The apple of my eye,
With a heart as deep as an ocean,
And golden hair that flows when you smile
Exactly! As the late, great Larry Light (look him up) would say, it's not "what" Fleetwood Mac is, it's WHO is Fleetwood Mac. . . the essence of branding! But very much YES, the very pinnacle of honest rock music.
When was this interview please? Cheers.
Funny, I'm about the same age as Lindsey and loved Rumors but I never knew anything about the private stuff that was going on inside the band - I suspect most fans didn't either.
Lindsey is a class act and good guy
He strikes me as intelligent, humble, thoughtful, respectful and articulate here, not really what I was expecting given all the publicity over getting kicked out, but I don't follow it that much. FYI, I had absolutely no idea about the personal drama at the time - Rumors was just a great album. I think he reads a little too much into why people connected with it.
See how Stevie repaid Lindsey later on!
DON'T CARE.
Lindsey looks great! Many say he's underrated, but when you're in one of the greatest bands in history, its a normal outcome
I was waiting for the million dollar question lindsay are you and stevie talking or friends just wondering 🤔
This interview really humanized Lindsey Buckingham for me. I always thought he was rather aloof. I could’ve gotten that idea because I read mainly about Stevie Nicks. I like him and he’s sweet. Thank you Lindsey. PS Dan rather did a superior job, asking questions of the right type, ‘so you were writing a soft rock novel then?
Rumors was great because of the music. It wasn't really the story of their lives that drew anyone to the album. Most people didn't know much if anything at all about them. Back then we barely even knew what musicians looked like unless you saw them on Midnight Special or Don Kirshner's Rock Concert. That is why Lindsey didn't even know who Mick Fleetwood was when he saw him. We did get to know what they looked like but only after Rumors went rocketing through the charts... and stayed there.
Gifted guitar player, musician, composer. Perhaps today, an album like Rumors would have quadruple in sales due to all the buzz around their love affairs
EVERY song on that LP was a hit.
Wow, Lindsey is so articulate, never knew that! And shame on Mick, he brought him into the band and then pushed him out. What's with that?
I love Lindsey as a person and he's my musical hero. My life's dream would be to jam with him some day
He is a solid person and incredibly gifted guitarist. His tone and style is all his own.
@@jaytrees7304 so exactly right
Peter Greens Fleetwood Mac was a Rock Band (Not Lindsey 70s Pop Band) and is alumni to Detroits Grande Ballroom MC5, The Stooges, SRC,Peter Greens Fleetwood Mac ...... The Birth of Hard Rock and Punk ....
How many people know that Black magic woman was written by Peter Green era Fleetwood mac?
“I’ve got a mind to give up living”
@@greenmanalishi6963 The Grande Ballroom story check it out man it will blow your mind on rock history
Where in northen cal?
The story is very different every time I hear it.
LB in 1977 was the coolest dude on earth. If I could be anyone ever, I’d maybe choose that. For ONE day.
Jimmy Page
Mick Fleetwood only wanted Lindsey Buckingham when he asked him to join Fleetwood Mac, Lindsey had to talk them into taking Stevie and
said he couldn't do it without her joining. It's important to remember that, especially in recent times when Stevie threw Lindsey under the bus.
She was in love with him and he married someone else. It would be too much heartache for her to be in a band with him singing their old songs together. I couldn't be in that situation either. Sometimes, you just have to move on whether you want to or not.
😮@@Sandra-xw2wpSo he has to go ? If it wasn't for Lindsay Stevie would have never been in the band.
That's true, but she became the 'American Idol'. She is loved throughout the world. She never left them, though she easily could have. Now, they are not leaving her.
Dan Rather is 93! Let that soak in. He is incredible.
I didn’t realize that. He is impressive.
Lindsey was the best guitarist in Fleetwood Mac... enough said...
What's crazy about Fleetwood Mac is that they were able to be as successful as they were despite all of the drama in their relationships.
I personally love the Tusk album
Lindsey has never said anything negative about Nicks , unlike she has about Lindsey, must be hard living under the shadow of a genius.
He has said plenty of negative things about her. "Go Your Own Way" was one of the many songs he wrote about her.
He was an asshole to her. He hurt her really badly. If anything, he's in her shadow. You see who Fleetwood Mac picked when the ultimatum came down, right?
love Lindsey
Lindsey brought Stevie into Fleetwood Mac with him
I just love how he fought for SN to be in the band then she fired him from Fleetwood Mac. I don't have a lot of respect for her anymore. Christine McVie had the voice of an angel, just a beautiful person with a beautiful voice
Why are we recycling old interviews? This is April 2015, nearly ten years ago and a LOT has changed since then. A LOT.
I want a hard hitting Straight Outta Compton style biopic for Fleetwood Mac.
Sad what Stevie did to him. 😢
Wonder if they ever played a show at The Keystone Palo Alto.