Mick, Billy, Rick-Jan. 12 and 13 in Niagara Falls

[PsychCat]

Originally Posted by foxyluva

Agreed. The should do songs from BTM and 'Time', as well as some solo tracks - and possibly a Peter Green track or two...

EXACTLY! That would be sweet AND make it a unique show on it's own.
Mick needs to get past his fear that no one will like anything he does UNLESS he caters to the "Rumours" crowd.
Billy and Rick have way, way too much talent of their own to have to do Lindsey stuff. Know what I'm sayin'?

[mylittledemon]

Bummer! I'd actually like to go to this. =L ChiliD would be proud of me.

[skcin]

Hmmmm, I didn't realize that Rick & Billy were in The Mick Fleetwood Band these days. I'll have to think about this one.

[ontheEdgeof17]

Originally Posted by skcin

Hmmmm, I didn't realize that Rick & Billy were in The Mick Fleetwood Band these days. I'll have to think about this one.

Let me know, cuz I wanna go!

[skcin]

^ Guess we're screwed - both shows are sold out. I transcribed a small blurb from The Buffalo News, written by Jeff Miers:

MAC BREAK

The sound of FM has morphed so drastically over the 40 years of the group's existence that one would be forgiven for failing to find a common link between the group's late-'60's incarnation and tha late-'70's band that gave us the platinum powered pop genius of "Rumours," "Tusk" and "TITN."

Guitarists have come and gone - legends all, from the mighty Peter Green, to the soulful and refined Bob Welch, through Lindsey Buckingham's baroque folk genius, and the one-two punch of rockers Billy Burnette and Rick Vito - while the group's sound persued various avenues, from hard blues to soft rock. One presence has always remained: the ecstatic, bug-eyed stare and rock-steady thump of skinsman and co-namesake Mick Fleetwood, whose drumming can be heard on Mac hits as disparate os "The Green Manalishi," "Hypnotized," "Don't Stop" and "Peacekeeper."

While Buckingham concentrates - temporarily at least - on his long-neglected solo career, Fleetwood has packed up his drums, grabbed ahold of both Burnette and Vito, called old friend bassist George Hawkins Jr., and booked a string of solo dates. The groups stops for shows next Friday and Jan 13 in the Avalon Ballroom of Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort. Both shows are sold out.

[Livia]

Paula, you should try it anyway. I'll bet there's tix at the box office the day of the show.

At least the author of this article knows that FM hasn't broken up. The radio commercials here for LB say, "Former member of FM." I cringe every time.

[WelshWitchPMD]

Originally Posted by skcin

^ Guess we're screwed - both shows are sold out. I transcribed a small blurb from The Buffalo News, written by Jeff Miers:

Paula, on the TM website it said that you might still be able to get tickets by calling the box office. Good luck!

Tickets can still be purchased after the event has gone offsale thru Ticketmaster
by calling 1-888-836-8118 or in person at the box office.

[chiliD]

Originally Posted by Livia

Starship featuring Mickey Thomas, who had success in the ‘80s, will be at Fallsview Casino Resort on Jan. 27 to perform familiar songs like “We Built This City” and “Nothing’s Going to Stop Us Now.” Tickets start at just $20.

And, who wants to lay odds on him doing "Fooled Around & Fell In Love", too?

[WelshWitchPMD]

Originally Posted by chiliD

And, who wants to lay odds on him doing "Fooled Around & Fell In Love", too?

Yep, he did that song last year at Mohegan Sun in CT. The show was free.

[HomerMcvie]

^^^Why is he doing a Elvin Bishop song?

[WelshWitchPMD]

Originally Posted by HomerMcvie

^^^Why is he doing a Elvin Bishop song?

He was the vocalist for him at that time and sang lead on that song. At least that is what I gathered at the show last year in CT. I was surprised to find that info out myself.

[HomerMcvie]

Originally Posted by WelshWitchPMD

He was the vocalist for him at that time and sang lead on that song. At least that is what I gathered at the show last year in CT. I was surprised to find that info out myself.

Are you serious??? I always thought EB was the singer! At the club where I work, there are BIG 4' pics of stars that have played there, over the years, over all the walls. One of the oldest pics is Elvin Bishop(NO ONE knows who it is, so I've said his name 10K times). I guess I just ASSumed that he was the singer, too....
I'll be damned.

[SteveMacD]

Originally Posted by chiliD

And, who wants to lay odds on him doing "Fooled Around & Fell In Love", too?

Yeah, but when I saw him, he also did "Somebody To Love," which was a bit of a stretch. Although, I guess it's not too different from Billy, Rick, and Bob doing Peter Green tunes on their solo albums.

[MacMan]

Fleetwood fires up fans with old hits
http://www.buffalonews.com/editorial...13/1041210.asp


NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. - Mick Fleetwood, half of the namesake for one of the most successful rock bands in history, Fleetwood Mac, doesn't need to tour to support himself any longer.
The Mac's success has made him quite comfortable, financially, and though the group is on hiatus more than it is working these days, Fleetwood could be enjoying peace, quiet and prosperity at home.

Instead, he has gathered a few of his oldest friends and hit the road under his own imprimatur. Clearly, the Mick Fleetwood Band is a labor of love for all involved.

On Friday, during the first of two evenings of sold-out shows inside the Avalon Ballroom, Fleetwood and pals Billy Burnette, Rick Vito and George Hawkins Jr. dug deep for Fleetwood Mac tunes covering three decades, and threw in some surprising, and delightful, cover tunes.

The show commenced with Fleetwood striding straight to the front-of-stage microphone and introducing his band mates in a relaxed, conversational manner.

This was an unusual move, but fit the loose, laid-back atmosphere of the entire show. Guitarists Burnette and Vito are seasoned players, and have long histories with Fleetwood. Most notably, the pair joined Fleetwood Mac following guitarist and principal songwriter Lindsey Buckingham's departure from the band, in the mid-'80s. Bassist Hawkins has performed with Fleetwood intermittently over the years, as well.

With the introductions out of the way, the band got down to business, and it was immediately clear that this outfit had much more in common with the first version of Fleetwood Mac - when original guitarist Peter Green led the band through a visceral fusion of blues and rock in the late '60s, launching the future careers of an untold number of guitarists in the process - than it did with the more popular hit-making machine led by Buckingham and Stevie Nicks in the '70s.

"Monday Morning" is, in fact, a Buckingham song, but when this band opened with it on Friday, it came across like a Green-era bluesy romp. Burnette handled the vocals beautifully, and Vito's slide guitar playing was jaw-dropping.

The Green tunes came quickly, with Vito handling the vocals on the evergreen, "Oh Well," and then leading the group through a torrid take of Green's "Black Magic Woman," a tune made famous by Santana.

The Fleetwood Band's version was heavier and bluesier, and during the song's coda, which Santana used as an opportunity to interpolate Gabor Szabo's "Gypsy Queen," the group kicked into swampy blues shuffle.

More than any other guitarist this writer has experienced in the live setting, Vito can channel Green - from the legendary guitarist's shimmering, sweeping vibrato, to his achingly restrained blues phrases. The crowd responded appropriately with a loud roar at the tune's conclusion.

"Rattlesnake Shake," another early Mac classic, got a serious workout, Vito again bringing down the house with his vibrant soloing. Burnette's "My Love Will Not Change," a tune he wrote for the bluegrass outfit, the Del McCoury Band, was granted a hopping rockabilly treatment, much like the approach taken on "When the Sun Goes Down," a Burnette/Vito tune from Fleetwood Mac's undervalued "Behind the Mask" album.

Throughout all of this, Fleetwood simply beamed from behind his kit, his pure locomotive force as a drummer balanced by his taste, restraint, and ability to move fluidly between straight four-on-the-floor rock beats, swing-blues, rockabilly, and even a jazzy country ballad.

The band returns to the Avalon Ballroom this evening for a second sold-out show.


e-mail: jmiers@buffnews.com

[Miss Vicky]

^^^^ It's nice to hear that the band is tight and sounding great, but I'm a bit annoyed that they are (or at least so this article makes it seem) nothing but a Fleetwood Mac cover band. I mean, what the hell is the point? Both Vito and Burnette have considerable solo catalogues from which to pull songs, so why not do something more original?