While I do not deny that Lindsey took control, I think it’s ridiculous to suggest that his very introduction of a Stevie or Christine song was a show of power. The band always did that and it is just so that the singer will have a proper third party intro. It’s a manner of presentation. You introduce the other party to direct the audience’s focus on them. The way they do it, it is actually a way to be polite, not to be domineering.
Now if you want to say that when Lindsey called a song “pretty” he was being condescending, go ahead and say that. But it’s ridiculous to assume that him merely introducing a song is flexing his muscles. It’s an example of stating a premise and then making everything else cram into that premise whether it fits or not.
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