Johnny Stew
06-07-2003, 05:26 PM
I found this on Tracy's site (http://www.burnish.net) (thanks Tracy!).
I've been finding all of the reviews quite interesting, because it seems critics are often just as split between Nicks & Buckingham as the fans can be sometimes.
Some feel Lindsey steals the show... others feel Stevie does.
He gets credited by some for his energy and enthusiasm... while others accuse him of grandstanding.
She is being praised for her regal, elegant performances... while others feel she's coming off as listless.
Some prefer his performances... some prefer hers.
I guess even many critics have a Nicks vs. Buckingham mentality!
This particular critic enjoyed Stevie a little more than Lindsey....
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Fleetwood Mac LIVE!
Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey May 25th, 2003 - Two stars
Surprise! Stevie Nicks shines, but a clash of egos mars the classic rockers' eagerly awaited comeback tour
At a Fleetwood Mac concert, there's nothing quite like the spectacle of an ego on parade. Just as Stevie Nicks was communing her legendary vibrato to "Dreams," a jarring rrrip intruded from the side of the stage; it was Lindsey Buckingham, adding a few too-loud guitar notes. During "Come," an Eighties-metal workout from the band's new CD, Say You Will, Buckingham's flailing actually drowned out founding rhythm players Mick Fleetwood and John McVie. For "Big Love," a gigantic screen unfurled, while Buckingham towered above the crowd, projected in stately black and white, a god. So that's what happened to the balance of power now that Christine McVie is gone.
The 2003 Mac suffered from stimulation overload: In addition to the four core members, there were two extra guitarists, a keyboardist, a percussionist and two background singers. At times the choruses seemed so stacked with vocals that they wobbled.
Thankfully, Nicks carried the show. With just one or two instruments surrounding her, she had the space to deliver affectless, commanding performances on ballads such as "Silver Springs" and "Beautiful Child." But she slid too early into the last verse of "Landslide," forgetting Buckingham's guitar solo. He horned right in there - Nicks stepped back and smiled sweetly, letting him play.
- Karen Schoemer
I've been finding all of the reviews quite interesting, because it seems critics are often just as split between Nicks & Buckingham as the fans can be sometimes.
Some feel Lindsey steals the show... others feel Stevie does.
He gets credited by some for his energy and enthusiasm... while others accuse him of grandstanding.
She is being praised for her regal, elegant performances... while others feel she's coming off as listless.
Some prefer his performances... some prefer hers.
I guess even many critics have a Nicks vs. Buckingham mentality!
This particular critic enjoyed Stevie a little more than Lindsey....
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Fleetwood Mac LIVE!
Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey May 25th, 2003 - Two stars
Surprise! Stevie Nicks shines, but a clash of egos mars the classic rockers' eagerly awaited comeback tour
At a Fleetwood Mac concert, there's nothing quite like the spectacle of an ego on parade. Just as Stevie Nicks was communing her legendary vibrato to "Dreams," a jarring rrrip intruded from the side of the stage; it was Lindsey Buckingham, adding a few too-loud guitar notes. During "Come," an Eighties-metal workout from the band's new CD, Say You Will, Buckingham's flailing actually drowned out founding rhythm players Mick Fleetwood and John McVie. For "Big Love," a gigantic screen unfurled, while Buckingham towered above the crowd, projected in stately black and white, a god. So that's what happened to the balance of power now that Christine McVie is gone.
The 2003 Mac suffered from stimulation overload: In addition to the four core members, there were two extra guitarists, a keyboardist, a percussionist and two background singers. At times the choruses seemed so stacked with vocals that they wobbled.
Thankfully, Nicks carried the show. With just one or two instruments surrounding her, she had the space to deliver affectless, commanding performances on ballads such as "Silver Springs" and "Beautiful Child." But she slid too early into the last verse of "Landslide," forgetting Buckingham's guitar solo. He horned right in there - Nicks stepped back and smiled sweetly, letting him play.
- Karen Schoemer