Kansas City

Lisa1769 · #1 09-29-2008, 09:48 AM

Great show last night!! I suck at reviews, so I'll leave it to the professionals. Great meeting you Christy!!

I'll post my pics later. Here's review from Kansas City Star:

Review: Lindsey Buckingham
The line can get fine between surprise and mystery; there was some of both Sunday night at the Uptown Theater. The surprise: The size of the crowd -- about 600 -- which was about half the size of the crowd that showed up the last time Lindsey Buckingham was in town.

Photo by Fred Blocher/The Star

The mystery: why this guy isn't regularly included in discussions of great rock guitarists.

He and his three-piece band played for two hours Sunday night. By all measures it was a good show. Sound was great. Nice light show. Great set list. Very entertaining.

I love the Uptown (which will be rocking tonight), but they could have slipped this show into Liberty Hall or the VooDoo and cut out some of the emptiness. The vibe is always a little off when the place is less than half-full.

Buckingham made the most of it. So did his fans, most of whom came as much for the solo material as they did for the Fleetwood Mac nuggets.

He started with two from his new album, "Gift of Screws," then three tracks that were encore-worthy: "Trouble," "Go Insane" and "Tusk," the evening's first Mac song.

He followed that with another "Tusk" track -- a rollicking, amped-up version of "I Know I'm Not Wrong."

He sent the band off stage towards the middle of the show for a solo/acoustic set that included one of three "Rumors" tracks, "Never Going Back Again," and one of Fleetwood Mac's last hits, "Big Love." He pulled a couple tracks off the "Fleetwood Mac," too: "I'm So Afraid" and "World Turning."

The setlist blended plenty of new material with the old. Some of it dovetailed nicely with those Fleetwood Mac songs, especially "Did You Miss Me" and the "Screws" title track, both of which would have fit in perfectly on "Tusk."

A lot of folks were familiar with those new cuts, but two tracks off "Rumours" got the biggest response: "Go Your Own Way," which finished the set, and "Second Hand News," which opened the encore. "News" sounded particularly sweet.

No matter what album or era he visited, Buckingham showed off his inimitable guitar style -- plectrum-free -- and prowess all night. His fingers are so quick and nimble, he can play rhythm and lead at the same time. During some of his more elaborate instrumentals, it sounded like two people were playing. He makes it look effortless --like a guy who still spends hours a day practicing. At the end of several numbers, he pulled his guitar to his chest and embraced it, as if it were one of his children.

His "smoke-and-mirrors" light show deserves mention for its simplicity and effectiveness: spotlights bouncing off mirrors, often with heavy wisps of fog drifting by in the background. The sound was as good as I've heard in the Uptown recently, even with the place about two-thirds empty. This was a show with a big-name, designed and equipped for a big theater. Too bad it didn't get the kind of crowd it deserved.

Lisa1769 · #2 09-29-2008, 12:52 PM

Here's some pics I took.......The best I could do without using my flash....

MacMan · #3 09-29-2008, 01:03 PM

Wow! Great shots I like the 4th one down.

Erin · #4 09-29-2008, 01:27 PM

Those are really nice pictures. I like how Brett appears to be posing for you!

WelshWitchPMD · #5 09-29-2008, 01:29 PM

Wow Lisa, great photos! Nice job. Thanks for sharing.

Betsy · #6 09-29-2008, 01:46 PM

I agree! Great Photos! Thank you Lisa. (The greed in me wants to ask if you have any more....)

The review from the KC Star was also a good read.

"The sound was as good as I've heard in the Uptown recently, even with the place about two-thirds empty. This was a show with a big-name, designed and equipped for a big theater. Too bad it didn't get the kind of crowd it deserved."

Where are the people? Do they just not know he's coming?

Lori40 · #7 09-29-2008, 02:22 PM

Where are the people? Do they just not know he's coming?[/QUOTE]

Yet he won't come back to Minneapolis where his UTS show was close to a sell out.

michelej1 · #8 09-29-2008, 02:30 PM

All of your pictures are wonderful, but I really like the first one where he is bent over and the spotlight is shining just behind his jacket. It seems artistic.

I like that the reviewer said a lot of folks knew the newer songs. Must mean the magic is working

. Thank you for the pic and the review.

Michele

vivfox · #9 09-29-2008, 02:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lisa1769

The mystery: why this guy isn't regularly included in discussions of great rock guitarists.

A lot of folks were familiar with those new cuts, but two tracks off "Rumours" got the biggest response.

No matter what album or era he visited, Buckingham showed off his inimitable guitar style --it sounded like two people were playing. He makes it look effortless --like a guy who still spends hours a day practicing. At the end of several numbers, he pulled his guitar to his chest and embraced it, as if it were one of his children.

Too bad it didn't get the kind of crowd it deserved.

All this will hopefully give Lindsey the confidence to perform more new material in the future. Also, Lisa, the photos you took are fabulous!

gretchen · #10 09-29-2008, 03:40 PM

Fabulous pictures!!!!!!

Glittermoondust · #11 09-29-2008, 10:24 PM

Wow! Those are great photos--especially without using a flash

I like the last one where he is hugging his guitar best!! Only 600 people though?? Yikes!

Lisa1769 · #12 09-29-2008, 10:52 PM

Thanks everybody!!!

MacMan....yes, that is my favorite one too.

And, do you see the lady down in the corner of the pic? Lindsey went down and held this ladys hand for a little bit and she was telling him something, and he just listened to her gush....lol....lucky lady!

Erin.....lol....yes, Brett was alotta fun....he was posing for his pic!

Pattie....Thanks, I remember last year sharing front row with ya! Have you had a chance to catch any shows yet?? Or you waiting for him to hit the East Coast?? I'll be looking forward to your shots!

Betsy.....why yes, yes I do have more.

I just picked some of the best of the batch...and some of them are kinda similar to what I have already posted. But, I 'll look thru them again and see if I can come up with a little sumthin' sumthin'.......

It was a small attendance! I dont know if it had something to do with the Chiefs (finally gotta win) playing at home along with I think NASCAR was also having an event at Kansas Speedway. What we lacked in numbers, we made up for in noise....

Michele...thanks! I like what the reviewer said also....I was glad to know others have been listening to the new album. I'm enjoying it!

Viv & gretchen......thank ya! Glad you like them!!

Glittermoondust.....I was pleasantly surprised myself. Their spotlight was really bright, so that along with being up front helped matters greatly.