Songs they rehearsed for The Dance...

[bethelblues]

Originally Posted by MacShadowsBall

Poor Little Lies, even with two rehearsals it still didn't get on the setlist!

There's a recording of Oh Daddy from the Dance tour on youtube. I'm at work can't do youtube.

It's a shame that Little Lies has never been performed live with the Rumours lineup. I love The Dance version of Everywhere. It's too bad they didn't have time to set a version of Little Lies that they felt comfortable performing for the album or tour. Not even once. Or like the case of Oh Daddy, just for the tour. It'd be wonderful if they updated this song from the obsolete world of 80's pop.

One thing I'd like to stress is that the band really prepared and thought out their setlist for The Dance. It was a hugely important time, and they wanted to do something great for their reunion. I wish this rehearsal time and high level of effort was put into each of their recent tours. Maybe then we'd see more new takes on very old songs and more thoughtful arrangements: perhaps the re-emergence of the acoustic version of Gypsy people have been calling for, an updated Little Lies that fits Buckingham Nicks, a Sisters of the Moon that actually rocked and wasn't dead on arrival, a Lindsey version of Albatross (one of Fleetwood Mac's most celebrated and singular songs), etc. The songs are so good, just the simple re-worked intros to Rhiannon and Say You Love Me were hugely welcome changes for me and breathed new life into the songs.

[vivfox]

Originally Posted by bethelblues

The songs are so good, just the simple re-worked intro to Say You Love Me was a hugely welcome change for me and breathed new life into the song.

(Hope you don't mind that I rewrote your quote to talk about one song instead of two)

Normally I would agree with you or anyone else that suggests an updated new arrangement of a song. But SYLM is so perfect exactly as it originally is that I was actually disappointed that it was the only updated classic. I didn't mind the banjo arrangement but I did not love it either.

[bethelblues]

Originally Posted by vivfox

(Hope you don't mind that I rewrote your quote to talk about one song instead of two)

Normally I would agree with you or anyone else that suggests an updated new arrangement of a song. But SYLM is so perfect exactly as it originally is that I was actually disappointed that it was the only updated classic. I didn't mind the banjo arrangement but I did not love it either.

Wait, were you disappointed in SYLM or disappointed that they didn't update more songs? Not sure I'm getting what you mean in your second sentence.

I definitely understand your point on the banjo. I liked it, but I agree SYLM is a perfect pop song. Actually, the importance of the song to the band was underlined in their choosing of it for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction performance. It absolutely belongs in the top 10 Fleetwood Mac's most iconic songs, over Everywhere, Little Lies, Hold Me, even You Make Loving Fun. I tried to make this point in that other thread. It's one of the songs the band will be most remembered for.

[vivfox]

Originally Posted by bethelblues

Wait, were you disappointed in SYLM or disappointed that they didn't update more songs? Not sure I'm getting what you mean in your second sentence.

It absolutely belongs in the top 10 Fleetwood Mac's most iconic songs, over Everywhere, Little Lies, Hold Me, even You Make Loving Fun.

I wish they had updated other songs.SYLM is fine as it is. Rhiannon will never be as good as any performance of it from 1975-1982.

[bethelblues]

Gotcha. Yeah, I think that updating Rhiannon though helped compensate for your point that it will never capture Stevie's 1975-1982 performance; it provided a new version of the song, speaking to 1997 Stevie. Not as hardcore, but emotional in a different way.

I think I would count Everywhere as an updated song. As I said before, I'm still hoping they do something more exciting with Gypsy, as great as the one acoustic performance was. Gold Dust Woman, The Chain, and You Make Loving Fun were fine. I'm a fan of The Dance version of Dreams, which was great. I find I don't have many qualms with the classics in that set. The band really took the rehearsals and preparation seriously. But by now, following three more tours, I understand why some people feel certain songs have begun to sound stale; that definitely wasn't the case in 1997. That's why I wish the same effort was put into the planning this tour, where I have the feeling not as much time was spent in rehearsals, especially since Stevie was spending some of that time promoting her documentary.

[KenshiMaster16]

It really is such a shame they didn't add more to the set. I would've liked to have seen only one new song per member (sorry, Lindsey, but I much prefer Bleed to Demon), no outside solo hits, and drop Farmer's Daughter (never liked that song either). Anyways, this is what I would've liked to have seen on the tour or the special....

01 The Chain
02 Dreams
03 Everywhere
04 Gold Dust Woman
05 I'm So Afraid
06 Temporary One
07 Bleed To Love Her
08 Gypsy
09 Oh Daddy
10 Big Love
11 Landslide
12 Say You Love Me
13 Sweet Girl
14 Little Lies
15 Tusk
16 Sara
17 Isn't It Midnight
18 Not That Funny
19 Rhiannon
20 Second Hand News
21 Silver Springs
22 You Make Loving Fun
23 Go Your Own Way
24 Sisters Of The Moon
25 Don't Stop
26 Songbird

Now THAT, in my opinion, would be one hell of a comeback setlist especially while Stevie's voice still could've possibly handled Sisters miles better than she can nowadays.

[Straightback]

I remember being completely floored and blown out of the water with Lindsey's acoustic version of "Big Love." I wish now he would do a 180 and blow us away with a full-blown rockin' version of the song with the whole band.

[SteveMacD]

Originally Posted by bethelblues

Gotcha. Yeah, I think that updating Rhiannon though helped compensate for your point that it will never capture Stevie's 1975-1982 performance; it provided a new version of the song, speaking to 1997 Stevie. Not as hardcore, but emotional in a different way.

Not too much of an update over the White Winged Dove 1981 version, except it didn't have the solo, which it hadn't had since 1987.

[chiliD]

Originally Posted by bethelblues

I definitely understand your point on the banjo. I liked it, but I agree SYLM is a perfect pop song.

If you listen to the original studio version of the song, there's banjo all over it. It's just not as prominent in the mix as the guitars, but listen on headphone (or ear buds)...the banjo is carrying what would normally be what the rhythm guitar would be playing.

[aleuzzi]

I'd like to know more about songs that were rehearsed but never made it to the reunion tour setlist.

I read somewhere that Brown Eyes and Easy Come Easy Go were rehearsed in early stages and then dropped. What else I wonder?

[seekerj]

Originally Posted by aleuzzi

I'd like to know more about songs that were rehearsed but never made it to the reunion tour setlist.

I read somewhere that Brown Eyes and Easy Come Easy Go were rehearsed in early stages and then dropped. What else I wonder?

I remember that "Why" was on a list of songs to be rehearsed, but I don't remember if they actually did rehearse it.

[bethelblues]

I actually wonder how long it takes the band to relearn songs (and what that process is like) when they either have never performed them live or haven't played them in a long time. Obviously I'm not talking about Dreams or Go Your Own Way. Do the songs return instantly by memory, do they have sheet music or chord reminders (though Lindsey doesn't read music, right?), do some songs take a long time and do they always want to put that effort in, etc.

[Ulpian]

Originally Posted by bethelblues

One thing I'd like to stress is that the band really prepared and thought out their setlist for The Dance. It was a hugely important time, and they wanted to do something great for their reunion.

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