What will be the "Unleashed" set closing song? [Archive]

HejiraNYC

01-19-2009, 12:51 PM

How will those kids in FM close out their "Unleashed" hits tour setlist? Probably not "Goodbye Baby" again since it was not a hit. Will Stevie be shameless enough to attempt "Songbird" (in a lower key)? Will they dust off "Farmers Daughter" again, since it was actually released as a single in some countries? Something else entirely?

GypsyGirl15

01-19-2009, 01:01 PM

Don't Stop maybe? .... I'm just sincerely hoping they won't do Songbird. As much as I'd like to see this song live, I can only imagine Christine doing it justice.

jmn3

01-19-2009, 01:02 PM

How will those kids in FM close out their "Unleashed" hits tour setlist? Probably not "Goodbye Baby" again since it was not a hit. Will Stevie be shameless enough to attempt "Songbird" (in a lower key)?

I would agree in that I can't see them doing "Goodbye Baby" again. I am horrified at the thought of either of them trying to sing "Songbird." Stevie would massacre it from a vocal standpoint and Lindsey would more than likely rearrange it into guitar obscurity and also massacre it with his vocals.

They could always close with "Landslide" if they were looking to maintain the Fleetwood Mac tradition of closing with a slow song. Or maybe something altogether different but in the same vein...an acoustic version of "When I See You Again" with just the two of them on stage or just go out with an extended jam on "Don't Stop."

I'm also interested in seeing if they open with something different than "The Chain." Was it in the Destiny Rules documentary that Lindsey said something to the effect of not being able to open with "The Chain" again for the SYW tour? Obviously his opinion was changed or overruled. I know the structure of the song leads it to being a perfect opener, but something different would be nice. I always thought "Tusk" would work. It's well known, you can extend the intro as long as you need to (those odd, um, 'Tusk' noises, whatever they are), it's got a great beat, a solid ending, and it's not terribly long. I would save "The Chain" for the first encore after the big "Go Your Own Way" ending (because you know that will be the last song before the encores).

TrueFaith77

01-19-2009, 01:04 PM

Landslide is the only hit, so that got my vote.

jmn3

01-19-2009, 01:16 PM

Landslide is the only hit, so that got my vote.

It doesn't have to be a hit and I would challenge that if history shows anything, it won't be a hit. "Songbird", "The Farmer's Daughter", "Goodbye Baby"....no hits.

I think everyone looks too much into the tour being called "Hits." I mean, if it's hits only....then say goodbye to setlist stalwarts "The Chain", "Gold Dust Woman", "Never Going Back Again", "Second Hand News", "I'm So Afraid", "World Turning", basically anything off of Tusk except for the title track and "Sara", and for that matter, "Landslide" wasn't really a "hit" until The Dance.

Calling the tour what they are is basically a cheesy way of giving them a reason to go out and make some cash. There is no way they are going to limit their setlist to strictly "hits"/successful singles.

Ulpian

01-19-2009, 01:18 PM

I would agree in that I can't see them doing "Goodbye Baby" again. I am horrified at the thought of either of them trying to sing "Songbird." Stevie would massacre it from a vocal standpoint and Lindsey would more than likely rearrange it into guitar obscurity and also massacre it with his vocals.

They could always close with "Landslide" if they were looking to maintain the Fleetwood Mac tradition of closing with a slow song. Or maybe something altogether different but in the same vein...an acoustic version of "When I See You Again" with just the two of them on stage or just go out with an extended jam on "Don't Stop."

I'm also interested in seeing if they open with something different than "The Chain." Was it in the Destiny Rules documentary that Lindsey said something to the effect of not being able to open with "The Chain" again for the SYW tour? Obviously his opinion was changed or overruled. I know the structure of the song leads it to being a perfect opener, but something different would be nice. I always thought "Tusk" would work. It's well known, you can extend the intro as long as you need to (those odd, um, 'Tusk' noises, whatever they are), it's got a great beat, a solid ending, and it's not terribly long. I would save "The Chain" for the first encore after the big "Go Your Own Way" ending (because you know that will be the last song before the encores).

If memory serves, they were originally going to open with 'Monday Morning'.

I think the last song should be 'Landslide', but with Mick and John as well. I wouldn't mind 'Storms' if they could do a nice live version.

mike_nh

01-19-2009, 01:21 PM

I've got a strage feeling that the last song just might be crystal.

HejiraNYC

01-19-2009, 01:21 PM

I think HAEWAFY actually has a chance- it was a Top 40 solo hit and it has previously appeared in an FM set. It would be interesting if Lindsey could rearrange it into a pared-down, solo guitar piece without all the orchestral bombast.

I initially assumed that "Don't Stop" would have been the closer, but that is rather uncharacteristic for the band- to end things with an upbeat song. Also, in these bleak times, I think it's a bit disingenuous to end on such a cheery note- there is nothing ironic about that song.

HejiraNYC

01-19-2009, 01:28 PM

I wouldn't mind 'Storms' if they could do a nice live version.

I.would.plotz. But it's such a horrendously tragic song. Yes, "Goodbye Baby" was also tragic, but at least it ends with the hope that "I'll be with you once more." By contrast, there is no coming to grips with "Storms" - ultimately it's basically Stevie saying "I screwed up and cannot salvage this mess we're in." If FM wants to send us off with the warm and fuzzies, that is certainly not the song for it.

mike_nh

01-19-2009, 01:35 PM

I also think that when they call it a ''hits'' tour they really don't mean songs that just were on the charts as hits but the songs that everyone knows by heart. I also tend to think that
we may get a few gems that people once knew awhile back but have not been done on stage in quite a long time such as.

seven wonders
crystal
tango in the night (never done live)
blue letter

So it might be very intresting to see what they can pull off. The one thing i really don't want to see is a tour mixed with fleetwood mac,stevie solo,and lindsey solo stuff. Which
without christine being there might be the case seeing that if you take away all the ''hit''
songs by christine they really don't have enough to work with as far as known songs.
.

LukeA

01-19-2009, 01:51 PM

It will be Don't Stop.

UnwindedDreams

01-19-2009, 01:58 PM

The "Unleashed" set closing song will be Go Your Own Way. I think it's better for ending the show than the main set. They'll close the main set with The Chain and open with Second Hand News.

michelej1

01-19-2009, 02:40 PM

I think the closing song will be a slow one, no matter what. They aren't going to break with that tradition.

Michele

michelej1

01-19-2009, 02:45 PM

wheart

01-19-2009, 02:52 PM

I know this will NEVER happen and I know this song and the album it's found on were probably the least popular in FM history, but "The Second Time" from Behind the Mask is one of my all time favs from the Mac and I always thought it would be a beautiful show closer. Wow, that was a long sentence!! :laugh: So, of course, they'd never attempt it because noboby would know it but I still think it would be wonderful. It's very similiar to Landslide IMO.

Sanne2

01-19-2009, 03:07 PM

Maybe they deceide to go out with a bang and choose "The Chain" as a closing song, or "Tusk"?

sywlindseyfan

01-19-2009, 03:21 PM

Come on you guys......we have to face it, and i am alright with it.....Goodbye baby is the new Songbird, it can't be Landslide, because there is no closure in that song with the audience, just closure between lindsey and stevie, haha

nodmod

01-19-2009, 03:42 PM

Say Goodbye

jrpjr

01-19-2009, 03:56 PM

I think it will be Sara, Beautiful Child or maybe even Storms. I am almost 100% sure it will be a Stevie song and PRETTY sure it will be from Tusk whereas Rumors is alittle harder and there is nothing other than Songbird on that album to really close out a concert with. Landslide.....that belongs in the middle of a set. Farmers Daughter would be awesome but I bet $1 million it won't happen. Remains to be seen. This is a great pole. Interesting to see others perspective on this topic.

LukeA

01-19-2009, 05:00 PM

I think the closing song will be a slow one, no matter what. They aren't going to break with that tradition.

Michele

They closed with "Don't Stop" in Madison, if my memory serves. It was kind of anti-climactic, but I can absolutely see them doing it again for this tour.

Villavic

01-19-2009, 05:44 PM

I guess it'll be DON'T STOP

singatnight

01-19-2009, 09:22 PM

I really hope it's none of the above. My vote is for Storms. Wouldn't that be nice and unexpected??

CADreaming

01-19-2009, 10:03 PM

I really hope it's none of the above. My vote is for Storms. Wouldn't that be nice and unexpected??

It would be nice and unexpected...but do not, I repeat, do not hold your breath...

SteveMacD

01-19-2009, 10:09 PM

Albatross, which they usually play when the house lights go on and the crowd lets out.

PoetofRhiannon

01-19-2009, 11:30 PM

What about Sisters of the Moon?
On the Mirage tour, it was amazing.

even if they don't close with it, I hope it is somewhere in the setlist..

Nicks Fan

01-19-2009, 11:37 PM

Don't stop sounds logical ,but it could be Goodbye Baby or Landslide. I would like to see When I See You Again.

Matt

Musicman408

01-19-2009, 11:37 PM

I think Crystal would be a beautiful set closer. Don't think they've ever done it live (could be wrong) but it would make a great closer!!!

rezamatic

01-19-2009, 11:58 PM

Seems like we're all automatically assuming that it's going to be a song Stevie sings and thus gets the entire band on stage again. Does that really need to be the case? Songs like Farmer's Daughter work because they can all come out and play together in an intimate sense. But back when they did Songbird (Dance tour comes to mind) it was just Christine. So why not a Lindsey song that's just him? Like something slow that went over really well from the Gift of Screws tour?

If this was indeed a farewell-type tour, I think a slow Never Going Back Again would be great for a closure (like the version on the "Live" album) - and it sums up the status of the band's legacy and the fact that it could be the end. Plus unlike Goodbye Baby or Farmer's Daughter, it's a song the casual bulk of fans know. Although...I don't believe this is a farewell-type tour :-)

wheart

01-20-2009, 08:36 AM

I think Crystal would be a beautiful set closer. Don't think they've ever done it live (could be wrong) but it would make a great closer!!!

I think so too! For some reason, I've been thinking a lot about that song lately, for some strange reason. Maybe just wishful thinking but they, I never thought they'd play "Beautiful Child" so I suppose there's hope.

More realistically, I do think The Chain would be an awesome closer if they're not going to close with a new song.

David

01-20-2009, 10:56 AM

I'd like to hear the band end the show with a fairly traditional rendition of "Twilight on the Trail."

When it's twilight on the trail,
And I jog along,
The world is like a dream
And the ripple of the stream is my song . . .

When it's twilight on the trail,
And I rest once more,
My ceiling is the sky
And the grass on which I lie is my floor . . .

Never ever have a nickel in my jeans,
Never ever have a debt to pay,
Still I understand what real contentment means,
Guess I was born that way . . .

When it's twilight on the trail,
And my voice is still,
Please plant this heart of mine
Underneath the lonesome pine on the hill . . .

(Underneath the lonesome pine on the hill . . .)
When it's twilight on the trail . . .

It's a thoughtful ballad, suffused with the loneliness of western canyons & dry prairies. It's essentially the same theme as "A Satisfied Mind" (found on Lindsey's first solo album).

GavinBrown

01-20-2009, 12:15 PM

Storms!!!!!

michelej1

01-20-2009, 03:45 PM

They closed with "Don't Stop" in Madison, if my memory serves. It was kind of anti-climactic, but I can absolutely see them doing it again for this tour.

I think it was because of noise restrictions, not choice. Remember they lost time in Madison due to the sound and the (quite lovely) push ups.

Michele

macpai

01-20-2009, 04:26 PM

Better NOT be Has Anyone Ever Written...

michelej1

01-20-2009, 04:29 PM

How about Beauty and the Beast, with Stevie staring up into Mick's eyes the whole time she whispers la bete, la bete.

But along those same Mick look lines, Sara would not be a bad closer.

It's slow, dreamy, brings the show to a quiet close, the fans know it and, apparently, FM isn't afraid to do it anymore.

Michele

GypsyGirl15

01-20-2009, 04:30 PM

I think it was because of noise restrictions, not choice. Remember they lost time in Madison due to the sound and the (quite lovely) push ups.

Michele

Push ups? What was that about?

michelej1

01-20-2009, 04:33 PM

Push ups? What was that about?

Sound went out and Lindsey used up some of the extra time by doing push ups. Made Stevie laugh. She said, "I had no idea you could that." And, I hate to be disgustingly shippy, but when he crawled over and asked her to help him up off the ground, she did so with many, many caresses.

I'm just saying . . .

Michele

GypsyGirl15

01-20-2009, 04:42 PM

Sound went out and Lindsey used up some of the extra time by doing push ups. Made Stevie laugh. She said, "I had no idea you could that." And, I hate to be disgustingly shippy, but when he crawled over and asked her to help him up off the ground, she did so with many, many caresses.

I'm just saying . . .

Michele

Are you one of those "pesky" Stevie/Lindsey shippers too? ;)

That definitely sounds great. There don't happen to be any photos or videos of it, do there?

michelej1

01-20-2009, 04:45 PM

Are you one of those "pesky" Stevie/Lindsey shippers too? ;)

That definitely sounds great. There don't happen to be any photos or videos of it, do there?

I'm not a shipper, in that I don't want them to be together. I think that ship sailed long ago, but I can definitely be stirred when they are doing extremely cute things like that.

Pattie (welshwitch) took lots of pictures of Madison that night. She has posted them here before.

Michele

iamnotafraid

01-20-2009, 09:07 PM

Without a doubt it will be "MONEY" (p.floyd).

Lindsey Jr.

01-21-2009, 11:33 AM

Don't stop...

But I hope Sisters of the moon :shrug:

MiniLindsey

01-25-2009, 04:11 PM

Has to be Don't Stop, with the last chord being held out. There's really no better way.

pattyfan

01-25-2009, 08:41 PM

How about a rocker, like, say, Don't You Let Me Down Again?

Here's my dream closing set:

Blue Letter
Sisters of the Moon
Don't You Let Me Down Again

A guy can dream, right?

Kevin

Skyveris

01-25-2009, 10:37 PM

I'm inclined to think that the closing song will be "Don't Stop", but I hope with a passion that the band opts instead for the spectacular "Sister Of The Moon".

-Matt

Glittermoondust

01-25-2009, 10:44 PM

Skyveris

01-26-2009, 12:06 AM

I think Crystal would be awesome also........ but I'm hoping for Angel!! Yeah right!!! LOL!!!! I just want to hear Angel--I don't care where in the set it is........ Track a Ghost Through the Foooogggg!!!!!! Thank you and good night!!! :D

Angel is one of my absolute favorites and I hold out slim hope that it's at some point readded to the set before Fleetwood Mac touring reaches its tear-inducing, poignant end. Crystal, as well.

Incidentally, I adore your signature pic. Stevie's dazzlingly pretty... in fact, I enthrone her as the most talented, unique, and intoxicatingly attractive female singer in Rock music history. I worship her (:xoxo::D), and Fleetwood Mac is the finest band.

-Matt

michelej1

01-26-2009, 01:43 AM

How about a rocker, like, say, Don't You Let Me Down Again?

I wish they had given this song a little intro for the SYW tour. I think that really would have made a difference in the way the crowd responded to it. But it didn't go over and they just dropped it like a hot rock. Michele

iamnotafraid

01-26-2009, 04:40 AM

LukeA

01-26-2009, 06:36 AM

do you know how many times they performed the song before it was dropped?

Just Madison.

HejiraNYC

01-26-2009, 09:19 AM

I wish they had given this song a little intro for the SYW tour. I think that really would have made a difference in the way the crowd responded to it. But it didn't go over and they just dropped it like a hot rock. Michele

Having heard a boot of this song, I can see why they dropped it after Madison - it sucked. Rather than being a blistering rocker like it was on the Live album and on Shake the Cage, it was just flat- no fire or vigor to it at all. And surely they could have sung it in a higher key...

JbbyStew86

01-26-2009, 06:05 PM

I've got a strage feeling that the last song just might be crystal.

Something makes me think thats a good possibility. When I See You Again would be nice. The song's grown on me recently.

I've been thinking about the whole "hits tour" concept and Im still not sure its going to be radio hits. Imagine if Springsteen or Dylan did a "hits tour". By the definition of "radio hit", their shows would be pretty short. The Mac might not suffer from that as much, but the majority of the radio hits were from Christine, and they cant replicate all of them without her. Im thinking its more hits over the years with fans rather than radio hits. Just a theory!

LukeA

01-26-2009, 06:11 PM

I've been thinking about the whole "hits tour" concept and Im still not sure its going to be radio hits. Imagine if Springsteen or Dylan did a "hits tour". By the definition of "radio hit", their shows would be pretty short.

7 of the 12 songs on Born In The USA were Top 10 hits. That's unprecedented... that's Michael Jackson territory. Of course, that's an extreme example (compared to his other albums/singles), but that's also a solid start. He has enough hits to do a solid "hits" show, if he was interested.

Dylan, though... not so much.

pattyfan

01-26-2009, 07:23 PM

I had NO idea that they did Don't Let Me Down Again on the SYW tour. ( I swear, you learn something new every time you come on this site!:D) All I have to say is that you East Coasters are lucky! They ALWAYS start on the East Coast and then make their way west, which means that any experimenting is already done with by the time they get here. I'd rather hear a less-than-stellar version of Don't Let Me Down Again than some other song that I've heard a bunch.

Kevin

JbbyStew86

01-26-2009, 10:29 PM

7 of the 12 songs on Born In The USA were Top 10 hits. That's unprecedented... that's Michael Jackson territory. Of course, that's an extreme example (compared to his other albums/singles), but that's also a solid start. He has enough hits to do a solid "hits" show, if he was interested.

Dylan, though... not so much.

Touche! Just goes to show you the hits from a band or solo artist are rarely the equals of the non-radio hits. i.e. Born in the U.S.A. vs. Tunnel of Love