Music Friday: Fleetwood Mac’s ‘The Chain’ Carries Special Meaning for Reunited Band Member Christine McVie Posted on January 29, 2015 by hsc1960 If you’ve ever attended a Fleetwood Mac concert, you know that the band always leads off with “The Chain,” a song that represents the strength and resilience of their bond despite more than four decades of personal and professional … Murray: “Here are some radical and not so radical, ZERO COST ideas that might work: All up, Murray says, the key is to do as Fleetwood Mac did, make sure giving every fan who turns up a great experience is the primary focus, not a secondary consideration. The NRL won’t get anything remotely close to the revenue it expected. That is, focus, above all, on giving fans a great game-day experience, and the rest will sort itself. We were talking about the broadcaster v sport thing that is flaring up like a bushfire on a blowy January day. Never break the chain: How Fleetwood Mac can help rugby rebuild link to fans. Much the same dynamic applies in rugby union, although I suspect it will be a lot worse, as the value of broadcast rights for a losing Wallabies side and a Super Rugby competition most had lost interest in were drifting well before the plague came along. The band included vocalist Stevie Nicks, guitarist Lindsey Buckingham, and KeyboardistChristine Mcvie, as well as the charter members, Bassist John Mcvie (Christine's now ex husband) and Drummer Mick Fleetwood(both of whom played in the original, more bluesy Fleetwood Mac with Peter Green and Bob Welch). In the modern world, where you can get pretty much any music you like for just about free, what did it mean? The band was thrilled with Nicks' songs, namely "Rhiannon" and "Landslide," which Britannica confirms resulted in the multi-million-selling album, Fleetwood Mac in 1975. April 15, 2020 — 5.31pm. Fleetwood Mac’s recent tour earned $100 million in sales, KISS did much the same and even Bob Seger grabbed more than $50 million. Partner with a large bar group to show how parts of the ground can be turned into amazing bar experiences. He is one of the two blokes who bought the broadcast rights to the Shute Shield four years ago, and is half-credited with resuscitating the competition. (If anyone cares, the other half was the bloke who manages my electronic media commitments, Nick Fordham.). They will also promote the game in the lead-up. Australia's Super Rugby sides have struggled to draw big crowds in recent years.Credit:Getty, "Full stadiums do a few things, apart from the obvious impact on gate receipts," he wrote. Difficult, brutal, depravation, but the only long-term solution. She said the 'meaning' of the song was an invitation for him to leave their relationship if he chose to because she wanted out likewise. This is from Fleetwood Mac's GREAT Tusk Documentary. "Dreams" includes some of the cruelest lyrics ever; it is every bit as mean-spirited as "Go Your Own Way"-- just more subtle. And not just the Mac ... John McVie and Stevie Nicks during Fleetwood Mac's Sydney show last year.Credit:Wolter Peeters, "So many bands have had to get off their collective arses and go back touring," he writes, "because there is less money selling the music – the big money is now in filling stadiums. Oh come on, stay with me. Difficult, brutal, depravation, but the only long-term solution. Posted at 23:10h in Uncategorized by In 2018, according to Rolling Stone, the band fired longtime player Lindsey Buckingham and replaced him with stellar performers Mike … They will also promote the game in the lead-up. "Rugby is a fantastic product and represents incredible values throughout 859 clubs in Australia," he wrote. As discussed, it is like a banana shop with a contract to sell pristine and beautiful bananas, only for a shocking banana blight to wipe out most of this season’s crop. "No one was left demanding a refund," Murray wrote, "and there were hundreds of thousands of satisfied fans, repeat, satisfied fans.". For Murray, the disaster of the coronavirus might actually be the thing to get rugby back on the right track – and by extension the NRL. And these shows aren’t just a couple of specks in the distance lip-syncing former hits – these are kick-arse, venue-packing, pyrotechnic events.". I think you can see where I am going with this, yes? It meant that to continue to get the big bucks, bands such as Fleetwood Mac had to go back on the road and RECONNECT with fans at concerts. Partner with a radio network all for contra (it works) and get them (professionals) to help lift in-game entertainment. Offer the fans prizes for being at each game from sponsors offering their products. Remove all corporate boxes: this will force us to make sure game day is so good we no longer want to hide from it! See, this week I got an interesting email from John Murray the stockbroker/entrepreneur who is president of Easts Rugby Club. "If you or I had a friend whose life was in tatters because of drug addiction, surely we would suggest rehab? I am not privy to Nine's thinking – current landlords of the newspaper artists formerly known as Fairfax if you care, as I don’t – but a few things are obvious. I am so tired of her saying this was her positive, philosophical song about the Lindsey break-up while he chose to go the angry route with "Go Your Own Way". "By focusing on amplifying the resurgence of grassroots rugby, making game day the best event you’ve been to and helping bring the game to a wider audience – to quote the late, great Darrell Eastlake, rugby could be HUGE and well on the way to making a full recovery.”. There will be a furious gnashing of teeth, much shaking of fists, tears, threats, furious pointing at contracts, lawyers at 50 paces – all of it mixed with press releases from the NRL saying, "Yet we really love each other!" When Fleetwood Mac offered the couple a spot in the band, the pair readily accepted. Australia's Super Rugby sides have struggled to draw big crowds in recent years. The shop promises it will get some very spotty bananas back on the shelves in a few weeks at the agreed price, but ... too late. An L.A. area band from the 70's and 80's. The final point about full stadiums is that you become the master of your own destiny – you can dictate game times and schedules. Murray’s point is that because of huge broadcast revenues the football codes, most particularly rugby union, didn’t need to fill stadiums and so, bit by bit, lost that crucial connection with the people. Ah, I remember. When rugby does come back, it could look at doing what he and Fordham did with the Shute Shield. "From that day that we joined to June of that summer," Nicks later said, "we were famous." This is an AWESOME live 1979 era performance of the classic song ~ The Chain (one of my faves)!! Never break the chain: How Fleetwood Mac can help rugby rebuild link to fans. That is, focus, above all, on giving fans a great game-day experience, and the rest will sort itself. Fleetwood Mac are a British-American rock band, formed in London in 1967. Never break the chain: How Fleetwood Mac can help rugby rebuild link to fans. Full stadiums create an atmosphere that helps lift players to achieve exceptional things and full stadiums remind sponsors why they are involved. John McVie and Stevie Nicks during Fleetwood Mac's Sydney show last year. In the email, Murray says the best thing to happen to rugby will be that reduction of revenue, just as the best thing that happened to the band led by Stevie Nicks and Mick Fleetwood was the collapse of music revenue through the sale of CDs and the like. April 15, 2020 — 5.31pm. Through no one’s fault, the price of bananas has collapsed. Ironically, full stadiums also eventually lead to increased broadcast rights!".