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Time Tour
[I was searching through the Los Angeles Daily News article and this one came up. It's undated, but Billy is talking about the upcoming tour with Pat Benatar.]
CLASSICS RETURN WITH NEW PACKAGING Titans of '70s, '80s hit the road in group shows Summer is a time for kicking back, for going to the beach and for sifting through all the classic rock tours headed to the concert sheds. This year is no different, as musicians and promoters seek new ways to package the classics and give consumers more bang for the buck. The latest ideas: A double bill with the Steve Miller Band and Doobie Brothers, two famed San Francisco acts. ''Between us, we have 47 charted hits. And we even have pillars on stage now. That's classic, baby!'' said the jovial Miller, who is touring for the eighth summer in a row. A triple bill of arena warhorses Fleetwood Mac, REO Speedwagon and Pat Benatar. ''It will be like turning on classic rock radio,'' said Billy Burnett of Fleetwood Mac, whose lineup now includes singers Bekka Bramlett (daughter of Bonnie Bramlett) and Dave Mason, formerly of Traffic. Such packages are put together in a variety of ways. It was Miller who personally asked old friends the Doobies to tour with him. But the REO/Fleetwood/Benatar bill - which arrives at the Universal Amphitheatre on Aug. 30 and 31 - came about because they share the same booking agency. ''These package tours are successful on a business level and let you play larger venues,'' said Benatar, a star from the early '80s. ''Is it my favorite thing to do? No. I'd like to be more in control and have the closing spot on the show. I've never done a tour like this before, but it's worked well so far.'' Added Michael McDonald, who has returned to the Doobie Brothers for the first time in years: ''It's nice to be back in the summer sheds - and it's nice to see people get their money's worth after all these years of being gouged by high ticket prices. ''It's also nice to see a lot of young people in the audience. It's the first generation in a long time to like the music of their parents,'' McDonald continued. ''Man, if Jim Morrison and the Doors were still around, they'd be selling out all over the world.'' The Miller/Doobies package - performing at the Greek Theatre on Aug. 25 - is a guitar-rocking bonanza dating back to the psychedelic days in San Francisco, where Miller used to sleep in a Volkswagen bus before getting a place in the hippie haven of Haight-Ashbury. He and the Doobies occasionally shared stages in the early '70s. Also, he and Doobies singer Tom Johnston later became neighbors in the smaller California town of Novato. ''Those days are somewhat hazy,'' Johnston admitted with a laugh. Miller, whose hits include ''The Joker'' and ''Fly Like an Eagle,'' is always seeking new ways to spice his tours. Last year he toured following the release of a boxed set. This summer he's out with the Doobies (who were to have their own boxed set before it got tabled by infighting at Warner Bros. Records). And this fall, Miller plans to do a small theater blues tour with, he hopes, blues legends Otis Rush and Curtis Selgado. ''I've got to do a blues tour for my own sanity,'' he said. Miller also just recorded six blues-oriented tunes with former Beatle Paul McCartney. ''He called me up and said he had a couple of songs he wanted me to work on,'' said an awed Miller. ''So I went over in May and spent two weeks recording with him. ... We also did four of my songs. We said, 'Hey, let's just do it and not worry about the business.' We got some good stuff, though I don't have a clue what's going to happen with it. It was all stuff we did in first takes. That's the way he wanted to work. I'd say, 'I think we can do that again.' But he'd say, 'No, no, no. Just the first take.' And it's amazing how much fresher that feels.'' Lately, Miller also has been dedicating himself to the music of Lightning Hopkins, a fellow Texas blues man for whom Miller used to play bass when the two lived in San Francisco. ''Stevie Ray Vaughan got it all from Lightning Hopkins,'' Miller said. ''Studying him again has really affected my own guitar playing.'' As for the Doobie Brothers, they're playing a wider variety of music now that McDonald is back. They now can range from guitar-oriented hits ''Listen to the Music'' and ''China Grove'' to keyboard-slanted hits ''Minute by Minute'' and ''It Keeps You Runnin,' '' from McDonald's tenure. It's common to ask whether McDonald has patched up his ''feud'' with the Doobies, but it's also incorrect. ''I get asked about that a lot, but there never was a tiff. There never was a problem,'' said co-singer Johnston, who left the band himself at one point before returning. (In all, there have been nearly 20 Doobies band members through the years.) The Miller/Doobies package makes complete sense, but the REO/Fleetwood/Benatar bill is somewhat more unwieldy. Each act is playing 70 minutes (the band Orleans is also doing a short warm-up set). Benatar chuckles that during a recent show she offended someone she thought was a Fleetwood Mac fan. ''He was an older guy with thinning hair, and he probably liked the softer Fleetwood Mac hits when Stevie Nicks and Christine McVie were in the band. But there I was, letting out a blood-curdling scream on my hit, 'Hell Is for Children.' The guy's jaw just dropped completely!'' Benatar is on the comeback trail after switching gears from arena-rock music to blues on 1991's ''True Love'' album. It didn't get much airplay but still sold 750,000 copies. ''It was something I needed to do to get out of the cookie-cutter mold,'' she said. ''If I hadn't done that blues record, I would have retired. It gave me new confidence.'' Unlike some other classic-rock acts this summer, Benatar is singing as many as four new songs per show. She's between record labels right now and hopes to catch on with a new one. Her new music leans toward acoustic-flavored rock with 12-string guitar. ''The songs have a simple construction so you're not getting slammed in the face by bombast,'' she said. Fleetwood Mac has undergone the greatest transformation in recent years. After a four-year absence, they returned last year with Bramlett as a new singer capable of doing the older hits by Nicks and McVie. ''The sound is more raw and edgy compared to when Stevie and Christine were in the band,'' said Burnett, who joined in 1987 and is the son of oldies legend Dorsey Burnett. He added that the latest version of the band will have a new album in September. He, Bramlett and Mason all contribute tunes, while McVie contributes four, though she's no longer a touring member. ''It's going to surprise people,'' Burnett said of the disc. ''But right now, we're just loving this tour. It's a lot of fun. I'm sitting out there enjoying all the other bands myself, because I'm a fan of each.'' Last edited by michelej1; 03-23-2009 at 05:15 PM.. 
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03-23-2009, 06:50 PM
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I dunno...I just get annoyed when a professional newspaper article can't get an artist's name spelled correctly. It's "Burnette".
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03-24-2009, 12:19 PM
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October 16, 1994, Los Angeles Daily News
Section: NEWS FANS 'DON'T STOP' CHEERING AT CONCERT Fleetwood Mac plays before 12,000 in free event at Woodley Park; no problems cited Marni McEntee Daily News Staff Writer ENCINO If admission is free, they will come. And so they did, about 12,000 fans who filed Saturday into Woodley Park to see the latest incarnation of Fleetwood Mac and an opening show by former Byrds leader Roger McGuinn. Despite concerns by neighborhood leaders about potential trouble in the park, where some previous large events have ended in violence, the free show Saturday sponsored by KLSX-FM (97.1) remained problem-free, police said. "Everybody's been very peaceful. We've had no complaints," said Los Angeles Police Department Lt. Stan Embry. Without well-known Fleetwood Mac members Stevie Nicks, Christine McVie and Lindsey Buckingham, many eyes in the audience were on newcomer Bekka Bramlett. And most of the reviews of the singer were favorable. "She's good. She doesn't sound bad," said Barbara Merryman, 44, of Buena Park, who said she has nearly every album the group has recorded. "I mean, she's not Stevie Nicks, but she's not bad." Thousand Oaks resident Diane Milstead, 33, who took three children to the show, was a bit more critical. "It's a major void. I'm just used to her (Nicks') voice." Overall, however, the mixed-age crowd appeared to be taken with the tightly arranged repertoire, which included classics such as "Go Your Own Way," "You Make Loving Fun," and "Don't Stop." Aging rockers Mick Fleetwood - drummer and band leader - Dave Mason and John McVie, as well as guitarist Billy Burnette, brought the show along nonstop for nearly three hours. Mason, formerly a member of Traffic, sang the lead on "Mr. Fantasy," and the band ended the show with "Imagine," in honor of the late Beatles member John Lennon. And perhaps the highlight of the show was an appearance by Bonnie Bramlett, Bekka's mother. The two sang a raucous version of the Eric Clapton song "Only You Know and I Know," which brought the crowd to its feet. Bramlett, who lives in Encino, said after the number that she had never before heard her daughter perform. And she didn't know whether Bekka would ask her to join share the microphone. "It blew my mind," Bramlett said. "She's made me so proud. I'm a mother forever and a rock star second." By late afternoon, blustery winds had turned the Sepulveda Dam recreation area into a mini-dust bowl, as fans, some rather scantily clad, made their way to their cars. Although parking extended for a couple of miles around the park, police said entries and exits at the alcohol-free show went smoothly. KLSX promotion director Scott Segelbaum said about 250 people were working logistics and security at the event, which began breaking up about 4:30 p.m. KLSX co-sponsored the concert as a payback to its listeners, along with the Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks. Jim Andervich, assistant general manager for the Recreation Department's Valley region, said the city's co-sponsorship of the event was partly the result of Mayor Richard Riordan's efforts to unify the public and the private sector. "We wanted to give something back to the constituency," Andervich said. He said the Parks Department had 12 people staffing the event, which cost the city $2,000 to coordinate.
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03-24-2009, 12:21 PM
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Los Angeles Times, October 14, 1994
Section: Valley Life ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Playing in the Park JAMES E. FOWLERTIMES STAFF WRITER TIMES STAFF WRITER It's rare for the San Fernando Valley to host a rock concert featuring some major figures in rock music history, but it's happening Saturday at Woodley Avenue Park in Van Nuys. Radio station KLSX-FM, in association with the Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks, will present a free concert from 1 to 4 p.m. featuring Fleetwood Mac plus Roger McGuinn, former leader of the Byrds. This is the fourth year that KLSX has sponsored its free Classic Jam concert. Almost 30,000 people attended last year's event, which featured Stephen Stills, Kansas, Dave Mason and Greg Lake. Fleetwood Mac, which started in the late 1960s as a blues band and evolved through many personnel and style changes over the years, enjoyed its greatest success in the mid-1970s and early '80s with a mellow pop-rock sound. That lineup--which, besides mainstays Mick Fleetwood and John McVie, included Stevie Nicks, Christine McVie and Lindsay Buckingham--broke up in the late 1980s. But it briefly reunited to perform one tune at the Clinton inaugural in January, 1993: Christine McVie's "Don't Stop Thinking About Tomorrow," Clinton's unofficial campaign song. Nicks and Buckingham have long since pursued solo efforts. Christine McVie will not appear Saturday, but Fleetwood said she's still involved with the band in a songwriting capacity. "She's recording the album with us," Fleetwood said. "She just doesn't want to go out on the road." Filling the void is Dave Mason, a singer and guitarist formerly of Traffic and author of hits such as "Feelin' Alright" and "Only You Know and I Know"; singer Bekka Bramlett, daughter of the 1970s rock duo Delaney & Bonnie (Bramlett); and Billy Burnette, son of 1950s rock pioneer Dorsey Burnette. Fleetwood said the band has been in the studio for about eight months, but took a brief summer break for a short tour with Crosby, Stills and Nash. The band played about five nights a week for two months, about 40 dates. "It gave everyone a bit of confidence, especially Bekka, who is an unknown quantity," Fleetwood said. "But, every night out on the road before a lot of people, I've seen this young lady has the goods." Fleetwood said the time on the road convinced him about this latest incarnation of the "Mac." "It's really the only way to do it: You get out there and you play, and if you're not going over, you have to get something happening," he said. "It was a calculated risk, but we found this band can go out and cut the mustard." Opening the show will be McGuinn, a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member. The Byrds, featuring McGuinn, David Crosby, Gene Clark, Michael Clarke and Chris Hillman, created a hybrid folk-rock sound in the mid-1960s with such hits as Bob Dylan's "Mr. Tambourine Man." McGuinn's electric 12-string guitar provided the band's signature sound. He later helped expand the boundaries of rock again by incorporating elements of country music into the Byrds' repertoire. McGuinn was nominated for a Grammy last year for his performance with Neil Young, Eric Clapton, George Harrison, Tom Petty and Dylan on Bob Dylan's 30th anniversary album. His performance Saturday will include the old and new. "I'm going to be doing a timeline," McGuinn said. "A musical history of my career." The KLSX Classic Jam, featuring Fleetwood Mac and Roger McGuinn, will be from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday at Woodley Avenue Park in the Sepulveda Dam Recreation Area, 6330 Woodley Ave., Van Nuys. Admission is free. Call (800) 448-KLSX for parking and other information. *
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03-24-2009, 03:27 PM
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I was at that Woodley Park show!
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03-24-2009, 06:11 PM
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I thought it was a great show...even Roger McGuinn (although, Roger's between song set ups were longer than the songs themselves and got a bit tedious).
Here's Fleetwood Mac's set: The Chain You Make Loving Fun Dreams Oh Well All Along the Watchtower The Bigger the Love Blow By Blow We Just Disagree Gold Dust Woman Only You Know and I Know (with guest Bonnie Bramlett, Bekka's mom) World Turning Dear Mr. Fantasy Say You Love Me Don't Stop Go Your Own Way (encores) Tear It Up Imagine The lineup: Mick Fleetwood: drums & percussion John McVie: bass Dave Mason: guitars, vocals Billy Burnette: guitars, vocals Bekka Bramlett: vocals, hand percussion Steve Thoma: keyboards, background vocals
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03-24-2009, 09:09 PM
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Where are the boots from this tour?
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"They love each other so much, they think they hate each other." Imagine paying $1000 to hear "Don't Dream It's Over" instead of "Go Your Own Way" Fleetwood Mac helped me through a time of heartbreak. 12 years later, they broke my heart.
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03-25-2009, 10:05 AM
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There's only one that I know of, recorded in Chicago mid-1995.
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Among God's creations, two, the dog and the guitar, have taken all the sizes and all the shapes in order not to be separated from the man.---Andres Segovia
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04-12-2009, 09:34 PM
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Palm Beach Post (FL), August 31, 1994
FLEETWOOD MAC CONTINUES TO ROCK WITH FRESH TALENT THOM SMITH A few observations after a Monday night at the Carefree with Fleetwood Mac '95 (I say '95 because this incarnation will be judged by the new album they intend to release next spring): The world didn't end when Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham left. They were appendages. The band's heart and soul are its founders - reclusive, expressionless John McVie and robust, animated (and still a little goony) giant Mick Fleetwood. Their secret: They are essentially bluesmen, out of the John Mayall mold, and bluesmen play to the grave. Billy Burnette, with a rockabilly heritage and a film career in ``adult erotica'' (not porn), does the talking on stage. He tore up the crowd with Tear It Up, a rocker by his father from 1953. That's before Elvis. The newest member, who may actually be the oldest, Dave Mason, hasn't lost a lick or a note. The crowd loved his old classics We Just Disagree and Mr. Fantasy, and his new piece, Blow by Blow, probably will show up on the album. But more new material would have been welcome. Willowy Bekka Bramlett was an infant when Mason was a touring ``friend'' of her parents Delaney and Bonnie. Now 25, Bekka has definitely grown up. She wears no veils or boots, but she has pipes. From the opener The Chain, she belted straightforward rock, blues and soul with power and feeling, derived from her mother, and with gestures reminiscent of Janis Joplin. This tour, mostly as an opening act for Crosby, Stills and Nash, is Fleetwood's way of seasoning her for the album. After five more gigs, the last in Iowa at a benefit old-timers game at the ``Field of Dreams'' (site of the movie), the band will hit the studio for at least three months. ``She's ready now,'' Fleetwood said of Bramlett. ``I think it'll be a very good year. We're back, I hope.''
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04-12-2009, 10:26 PM
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04-12-2009, 10:31 PM
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The members of the band have the bad habit of repeating the pet phrases of the marketing department. They do that to this day.
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04-12-2009, 10:33 PM
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04-13-2009, 11:01 AM
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04-13-2009, 11:59 PM
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It's a relative thing. I'd say that the Time band and the pre-release tours were "more raw and edgy" compared to Behind The Mask and the Shake The Cage (Tango In The Night) and Behind The Mask tours, which would have been Billy's point of reference from when Stevie and Christine were in the band. Now, compared to the Tusk tour, yeah, it falls short of raw and edgy. ETA: In a rather gross comparison, it's like saying I have a bigger manhood than Y-dude. I'm not necessarily saying that I have big manhood, just that my manhood is bigger than Y-dude's manhood.
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On and on it will always be, the rhythm, rhyme, and harmony. THE Stephen Hopkins Last edited by SteveMacD; 04-14-2009 at 12:02 AM..
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