Need setlist tweaks for 2nd leg!!

[elle]

Just sayin'.

When Lindsey first started doing lots of solo tours - you know, continuing to grow as an artist, on his own terms, etc etc - he was much more fast and loose with his setlists adding stuff randomly and changing stuff up on his Under The Skin tour. Yet now setlists seem set in stone! What happened? Getting old and too set up in one way??

I really really think they need to change up a few songs for the next leg! Be an artist and take risks guys!!

[Macfan4life]

A very welcome thread. I was just thinking about this. The Mac are very ritualistic about their sets and I would be surprised to see any changes. But like you I would welcome a few changes. Christine is not a fan of her solo work. She never wanted to cut a solo album but in any event, her 1984 album is very good and holds up especially coming from the mid 80's. It also had 2 hits. I would love to see any Christine's solo work included in the set. I would not even care what song it was. Give me Got a hold on me, the smile I live for or Friend, or even Love will show us how. I would also like to see another Lindsey solo song. I would drop Little Lies but I believe there is reason this is in the set. It was the Mac's last big top ten hit. I would even drop You Make Loving fun for any other song. We hear it every Mac tour. I would also drop Never Going Back Again.

[dontlookdown]

Yes on losing Little Lies.
It doesn't work well with this band. Sounds awkward and clunky.

Add Brown Eyes and World Turning.
Lose Wish You Were Here.

You Make Loving Fun was really great in LA. I think they should keep it in.

[jenniferuk]

I'd welcome a few changes and a dusting off of some of the treasures. However, they're so stuck in their ways that I'm not optimistic. I know they will never, but I'm one for Spare Me a Little, WATL or such.

I don't know if it's age, stubbornness (gotta play the hits) or the fact that they feel they have to include those awful backing tracks, but I wish they'd realise how talented they are and mix it up. Their enthusiasm is at a peak and I'd love some musical spontaneity. Or, are they so insecure / nervous that change isn't possible?

At least we've got Hold Me and WYWH, both of which I enjoyed, and I'm thrilled they finally got over the 'Oh Me doesn't work' mindset. I'd enjoy World Turning but am happy with TFG.

[lbfan]

I would prefer Carnival Begin in lieu of I'm So Afraid. I thought a "mash up" of the two songs would be great, but LB would never violate the purity of single songs. I would like to see/hear Save Me a Place and Isn't it Midnight. While Game of Pretend has grown on me, it's a pretty weak closer (doesn't have the kind of iconic status as Songbird - but I prefer a more upbeat closer for the encore).

[bwboy]

Originally Posted by dontlookdown

Yes on losing Little Lies.
It doesn't work well with this band. Sounds awkward and clunky.

Add Brown Eyes and World Turning.
Lose Wish You Were Here.

You Make Loving Fun was really great in LA. I think they should keep it in.

I love Brown Eyes! But many people have pointed out how much alike Too Far Gone sounds like World Turning.

I also think Christine's presence is why they don't adjust their set.

[nicepace]

Drop "Shut Us Down." It's a mis-step to include a LB deep cut without something equivalent from Christine. I'd love to have "Spare Me a Little" or "Love Will Show Us How" in that slot.

Add both "Carnival Begin" and "On with the Show." They are two of the best songs on the BuckVie album and both relate to the personal histories that led to the BuckVie project. They could drop "Feel About You" and maybe "Lay Down For Free."

Keep "Game of Pretend" as the closer. It is such a beautiful song, and it makes such a strong statement that this is NOT Fleetwood Mac. However, I'd like to see Chris stop apologizing for playing it instead of "Songbird."

I liked "Little Lies" when I heard it in Boston (I disagree with fans who say it doesn't work with this configuration), but it's been played at so many FM concerts, it would be great to replace it with "Isn't It Midnight."

[snroxman]

My votes -
1. Keep "Little Lies". I think its inclusion is also a statement - an important one. It works.
2. Add the acoustic version of "Friend". I think it would work very well with them alone.
3. Drop "I'm So Afraid". It's overdone. Huge Bonus if he would also drop "Tusk". There are better choices.
4. Add a Christine song earlier in the show. Again, there are so many choices between Fleetwood Mac and solo career. "So Excited", "Got a Hold On Me", etc.
5. Yes to the suggestion for "Isn't It Midnight".

[David]

Originally Posted by elle

I really really think they need to change up a few songs for the next leg! Be an artist and take risks guys!!

I just played a video of "Wish You Were Here" on YouTube and thought it was lovely. That was an inspired choice for their set.

Maybe instead of "You Make Loving Fun," which people must be getting somewhat sick of, they can do the rocker "Isn't It Midnight?"

Other possibilities: "Save Me a Place," "Never Forget," "Get Like You Used to Be" (would it kill anyone if they added a blues song to the show?), or "I'd Rather Go Blind."

[secondhandchain]

Originally Posted by David

I just played a video of "Wish You Were Here" on YouTube and thought it was lovely. That was an inspired choice for their set.

Maybe instead of "You Make Loving Fun," which people must be getting somewhat sick of, they can do the rocker "Isn't It Midnight?"

Other possibilities: "Save Me a Place," "Never Forget," "Get Like You Used to Be" (would it kill anyone if they added a blues song to the show?), or "I'd Rather Go Blind."

They really just need to shuffle up the songs a bit. Or move that beginning to the middle.