Tango in the Night Tour - Opening Night in Kansas City, MO 9/30/1987

[PenguinHead]

I'm extremely surprised to hear that they performed the song "It Ain't Over," if only just once...until it was over! How could this not be common knowledge? I hope there is a bootleg of it. Too bad it didn't become a regular part of the set list.

[SteveMacD]

Originally Posted by PenguinHead

I'm extremely surprised to hear that they performed the song "It Ain't Over," if only just once...until it was over! How could this not be common knowledge? I hope there is a bootleg of it. Too bad it didn't become a regular part of the set list.

They never did that one.

Re-read the quote:

Originally Posted by SteveMacD

While Billy did a great job on "Don't Let Me Down Again", I'd rather have had "It Ain't Over" in the set. It was one of HIS songs (novel concept), Christine and Mick were on the original, and it was a perfect fit for the tone of the tour.

[David]

This tour was pretty good, but I was already starting to really get sick of rock music, and Stevie Nicks was starting to lumber along like a sod-packed wheelbarrow. Still, several musical highlights on this tour:

• Don't Let Me Down Again with a rejuvenated rhythm section packing a powerful wallop
• A haunting & mournful I Loved Another Woman
• Go Your Own Way with a full-bodied chorus (usually missing on earlier tours)
• The return of Gold Dust Woman to the Mac set
• Christine McVie

I was less crazy about the musical aspects of

• The Chain
• Don't Stop
• World Turning

[HomerMcvie]

Originally Posted by PenguinHead

This tour was the first to include support players.

There was a HUGE keyboard rig, off stage right. Pre-show, I was stretching to look above - what apparently wasn't supposed to seen- and security yelled at me. "WTF dude, I'm just using my eyes!" But he wasn't having any part of me looking at the rig. If memory serves, it was at least nine keyboards(yes, that's been a long time ago - and I was only 3 years old).

[HomerMcvie]

Originally Posted by David

and Stevie Nicks was starting to lumber along like a sod-packed wheelbarrow.

OMFG. David, my friend, I'm not usually a thief, but I'm stealing that. Thank you for making tears of laughter stream down my face.

[PenguinHead]

Originally Posted by chiliD

Huh? You contradicted yourself right there in the space of one paragraph. From "not crazy with her solo material mixing with band material"; but then it's ok if Buckingham Nicks material IS included...without Buckingham being in the band? THat really doesn't make sense.

Thank you so much for setting me straight! Your attention to my egregious indiscretion is very noteworthy.

Sorry for the confusion. I did not contradict myself. My central issue was with Stevie's solo songs, which are signiture solo songs. However, Don't Let Me Down Again is not just a Buckingham Nicks song -- it's also a Fleetwood Mac song. It was an early staple of their live sets, and appears on their LIVE album. That makes perfect sense.

Still need clarification? Consult my lawyer.

[PenguinHead]

Originally Posted by SteveMacD

They never did that one.

Re-read the quote:

I know that. But from the phrasing of the statement it sounded like the song had been considered. Thank you for imploring me to re-read the quote. I re-read really good!