Live Album Reissue (April 9, 2021)

[HomerMcvie]

Originally Posted by aleuzzi

Euchre is a widely played game in New York State.

Interesting. Often when I travel to other parts of the country, most people haven't even heard of it. The (card) book of Hoyle is where I got my info, several years ago.

[UnwindedDreams]

Originally Posted by aleuzzi

And Stevie’s cry at the end of each verse was definitely from the Mirage tour. Glad it was confirmed that the actual date was from October 1982.

Re: this version, I am LOVING Christine’s voice on the verses and her extensive organ work on the jam at the end.

Christine is fabulous here. Her verses are operatic and it's exquisite singing.

I love how they played a long with Lindsey's If You.Do.Not.Love Me now

Were they enjoying this tour? Because to me it sounds like they relished the sound they were making

[HomerMcvie]

Originally Posted by UnwindedDreams

Were they enjoying this tour? Because to me it sounds like they relished the sound they were making

Mirage was such a short tour, probably no one had time to get burnt out.

[Macfan4life]

Originally Posted by HomerMcvie

Mirage was such a short tour, probably no one had time to get burnt out.

True. They also had contractual solo stuff. Stevie was into The Wild Heart and Warner Brothers was pushing for Christine's solo album. Lindsey also did not care for touring at this time and was also going solo. If it had not been for their solo engagements, I bet the Mirage tour would have went much longer.
Stevie loves to brag about herself how devoted she was to the Mac for her to make her first solo tour so short and then ran into the studio for Mirage. What she does not tell you is the band was under contract for the next album to be released so she really had no choice. However, her record company made sure she ran equally fast in the other direction to get the Wild Heart out. The Mirage tour ended 10/31/82. The Wild Heart was released in May 1983. She was married and honeymooned early in 1983 and her solo tour was in rehearsals in April 1983.

[HomerMcvie]

Originally Posted by Macfan4life

True. They also had contractual solo stuff. Stevie was into The Wild Heart and Warner Brothers was pushing for Christine's solo album. Lindsey also did not care for touring at this time and was also going solo. If it had not been for their solo engagements, I bet the Mirage tour would have went much longer.
Stevie loves to brag about herself how devoted she was to the Mac for her to make her first solo tour so short and then ran into the studio for Mirage. What she does not tell you is the band was under contract for the next album to be released so she really had no choice. However, her record company made sure she ran equally fast in the other direction to get the Wild Heart out. The Mirage tour ended 10/31/82. The Wild Heart was released in May 1983. She was married and honeymooned early in 1983 and her solo tour was in rehearsals in April 1983.

Are you saying that our beloved $tevie would LIE? Say it ain't so!

[BombaySapphire3]

Originally Posted by Macfan4life

Stevie loves to brag about herself how devoted she was to the Mac for her to make her first solo tour so short and then ran into the studio for Mirage.

I would love to know exactly what she did in the studio between the end of the "White Winged Dove tour" and the release of Mirage. Most of her work on that album must have been done in France before Bella Donna was released where she was captive for a few weeks. She is only on one song besides her own three on Mirage that I can hear.

[UnwindedDreams]

Originally Posted by BombaySapphire3

I would love to know exactly what she did in the studio between the end of the "White Winged Dove tour" and the release of Mirage. Most of her work on that album must have been done in France before Bella Donna was released where she was captive for a few weeks. She is only on one song besides her own three on Mirage that I can hear.

Did FM record a few of her demos at Honky Chateau that didnt make the record?
Smile At You, If You Were My Love and another?

[Macfan4life]

Originally Posted by BombaySapphire3

I would love to know exactly what she did in the studio between the end of the "White Winged Dove tour" and the release of Mirage. Most of her work on that album must have been done in France before Bella Donna was released where she was captive for a few weeks. She is only on one song besides her own three on Mirage that I can hear.

I still bet she was busy. Her tour was over in December 1981. The album was released in June 1982. In those 6 months, the album was finished, photo shoots, and 2 very time intensive videos were shot. Back in the 80s they used to say their overdub process in making albums took a very long time. The mixing and overdub process was probably pretty exhausting. Also remember there were excellent tracks that were recorded yet not on the album like Smile At You. Her voice is more raw on that track compared to the rest of the album so maybe that was recorded after her solo tour. 1980-1983 she really did work non-stop.

[sleepless child]

This was also during the time that Robin was sick.

[johnnystorms]

Originally Posted by David

The concert audio on the three good deluxe albums and this new deluxe Live are heaven sent, to be sure, and kind of surprising. What it has demonstrated isn’t necessarily that someone at Rhino is pushing the envelope (every big old band is releasing deluxe, and this is only following the model) but that the material itself has been storaged and is retrievable if someone with the security clearance is looking for it. That’s what amazes me. I assumed that old studio tracking and concert audio were allowed to deteriorate or disappear by this stupid band and its irresponsible caretakers.

So the things we heard about over the years (like the fully recorded 1980 Hollywood Bowl shows) probably do still reside somewhere where they can be retrieved. If you live long enough, you may hear it. (I think of a few fans I knew who died before hearing a lot of this material and it’s sad and pathetic.)

Also, the earlier incarnations seem pretty well served by live releases, right? Shrine and Tea Party and the recent box sets?

Where did you hear the Live deluxe versions?

[aleuzzi]

Originally Posted by BombaySapphire3

I would love to know exactly what she did in the studio between the end of the "White Winged Dove tour" and the release of Mirage. Most of her work on that album must have been done in France before Bella Donna was released where she was captive for a few weeks. She is only on one song besides her own three on Mirage that I can hear.

I hear her on two songs beyond her own: “Love In Store” and “Book of Love.”

[tango87]

Originally Posted by aleuzzi

Re: this version, I am LOVING Christine’s voice on the verses and her extensive organ work on the jam at the end. The entire band is in great form there.

I love the Mirage-era Chain. Lovely, weird and complicated guitar intro from Lindsey, where he seems to be playing a melody line with his thumb, rather than his more normal style, where his thumb does the bass work to a melody from his fingers. A bit like the fab solo in Gypsy.

It did always seem like there was a battle between Stevie and Lindsey to get the last word in during The Chain around this time, with Stevie dropping in last minute 'Yeahs' and moans, and Lindsey dragging out his 'never break the chain' as long as he could...

[jmn3]

Originally Posted by tango87

I love the Mirage-era Chain. Lovely, weird and complicated guitar intro from Lindsey, where he seems to be playing a melody line with his thumb, rather than his more normal style, where his thumb does the bass work to a melody from his fingers. A bit like the fab solo in Gypsy.

It did always seem like there was a battle between Stevie and Lindsey to get the last word in during The Chain around this time, with Stevie dropping in last minute 'Yeahs' and moans, and Lindsey dragging out his 'never break the chain' as long as he could...

I think is what I love most about the Mirage Tour. All the extra woah's and yeah's and attempts to be about as different as possible than the recordings. Once you have all the backup singers added on future tours, it's just not as genuine sounding, though I get it...older, less drugs, etc. Go Your Own Way is another gem where Lindsey and Stevie seem to be battling it out to have the last word

[David]

Originally Posted by johnnystorms

Where did you hear the Live deluxe versions?

Hi, johnnystorms. On Spotify, there is an album preview of The Chain. It’s labeled as Cleveland 1980 but it’s LA 1982. Do you have Spotify?

[Houseonthehill]

Thanks for sharing, sounds amazing!! I also love the "If.You.Do.Not.Love.Me.Now" - Peak Fleetwood mac...