Buckingham,
Nicks Front
Fleetwood Mac On Upcoming LP
By
Corey Moss and Jon Wiederhorn, with additional reporting by Kristen Davis
07/25/2001
While
Stevie Nicks continues to search for Shangri-La on tour, Fleetwood Mac
singer/songwriter/guitarist Lindsey Buckingham, bassist John McVie and
drummer Mick Fleetwood are shacked up in a rented house in Bel Air,
California, working on songs for the next Fleetwood Mac album.
And though Nicks has stranded her bandmates without a female lead singer
for the time being, she hasn't left them empty-handed. Before hitting the
road, she gave them 17 demos she had recorded over the years.
"We're actually going to make a record, we're not just gonna
tour," Nicks told VH1. "It'll happen next year."
The album will mark the first time Nicks has recorded in the studio with
Fleetwood Mac since 1990's Behind the Mask, and the first time she
and Buckingham have both fully collaborated on a band album since 1987's Tango
in the Night.
But the classic three-singer/songwriter lineup behind the 1970s smashes Fleetwood
Mac and Rumours won't quite be intact. When Nicks rejoins the
band in the studio after her solo tour, she'll be the lone female voice,
as Christine McVie has decided not to take part in the new record (see Fleetwood:
Christine McVie 'Will Never Perform With Fleetwood Mac Again' ").
It's no secret that McVie did not enjoy the 1997 Fleetwood Mac reunion
tour, but it was previously unclear whether or not she would join the band
for the upcoming record. "She's done," Nicks said curtly.
"It's great," she continued, "because Lindsey and I
originally moved to Los Angeles to sing together, and once we joined
Fleetwood Mac that stopped because the second we became a trio, we could
no longer be a duo. This will allow Lindsey and I to actually go back to
what we started out doing."
Playing with Fleetwood Mac again is something Nicks surely looks forward
to, but at the moment she's focusing on her tour, and this week there were
setbacks when she had to postpone two concerts after falling ill. She
missed a show Tuesday (July 24) in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and canceled
Wednesday's performance in Raleigh, North Carolina. Rescheduled dates will
be announced soon, according to each of the venues. Nicks' spokesperson
had no comment on her condition.
Nicks is scheduled to resume touring Friday in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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