Phoenix Roctober 12 [Archive]

vivfox

09-30-2011, 11:22 PM

I'm going to this show. Anyone want to meet me there?

DavidMn

09-30-2011, 11:53 PM

Youre kidding? i'll be there too!:)

vivfox

10-01-2011, 12:01 AM

Youre kidding? i'll be there too!:)

Front row center, I bet?

DavidMn

10-01-2011, 12:53 AM

Front row center, I bet?no actually not this time.

vivfox

10-01-2011, 07:53 AM

no actually not this time.

I'm sure Linds will spot you anyway and stop the show for 30 seconds to talk to you like he did with Pattie.

hs421139

10-05-2011, 07:16 PM

:wavey:

Hi, I will be going as well.
Want to meet up @ the venue or perhaps before the show?

elle

10-12-2011, 10:35 PM

pic from the concert going on:

https://foursquare.com/esein602/checkin/4e9658f3b8f7d8c690ceeaae?s=WNqXMHebJEniqsVoBNgNDHWeVVQ&ref=tw

BTFLCHLD

10-13-2011, 11:27 AM

michelej1

10-13-2011, 12:21 PM

Phoenix New Times, by Jason Woodbury 10-12-2011
http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/uponsun/2011/10/lindsey_buckingham_at_celebrit.php

Linsdey Buckingham
Celebrity Theatre
Wednesday, October 12

"The small machine."

That's how Lindsey Buckingham described his solo work, comparing it to the "big machine" that is Fleetwood Mac. Buckingham was about halfway through a kind of extended monologue about the differences between his massive, stadium-touring collaboration with Stevie Nicks, Mick Fleetwood, and John McVie (Christine McVie no longer performs with the band), and his Celebrity Theatre-filling solo project, describing Fleetwood as a "big budget Hollywood film" and his solo work as an "independent," when the crowd got weird. Someone shouted, "That's why I love you" in response to something he said about Hollywood; a guy just screamed "Lindsey;" and someone shouted "Hi, Stevie!"

In the intimate confines of Celebrity (with the stage on its more dignified "non-rotating" setting), Buckingham seemed to relish a chance to get VH1 Storytellers-style intimate, revealing the nitty gritty of each song. But the crowd wasn't all that interested in that. They wanted bombast. They wanted rock 'n' roll. But most of all -- they wanted songs from the "Big Machine."

I don't mean to imply that people weren't interested in classic Buckingham solo material like "Go Insane" or "Trouble" -- both got big cheers, and the crowd reacted well to material from Buckingham's latest, Seeds We Sow.

But Buckingham was visually perturbed by the interruptions. "Hi, Stevie?" he sneered. "No, no, we all love Stevie very much, don't we?"

He tried to regain his thematic footing (Fleetwood Mac = Transformers III: Dark Side of the Moon, Lindsey Buckingham solo = some indie film with a huge budget?), but wasn't quite able to without the help of his band.

"I have the stage, but I don't know if I have the floor," be said. "I'm not even sure I have the stage."

Beyond the one stumble, he most definitely had the stage the rest of the night. Buckingham is a weird performer. Those goofy faces and struts he did on SNL? That's his normal thing, a sort of strange peacocking stomp across the stage, plenty of "weird face" guitar solos, and even some ceremonial chest beating.

There were some weird production, choices, too. "Tusk," from the Fleetwood Mac album of the same name was marred by an electronic horn section. "In Our Own Time" was similarly tasteless -- featuring electronic drums and bad keyboard tones while a live drummer just sort of manned the cymbals. Elsewhere, the band was aces; "Under the Skin," from the album of the same name, approached a shoegazing lushness, propelled by triple guitar work from Buckingham and the band.

Buckingham started the night out solo, following a few solo excursions with Fleetwood's "Never Going Back Again." He drew each phrase and breath out, almost screwing with the crowd's expectations.

He took a more traditional path with other Fleetwood hits. "Big Love" was, of course, the ridiculously guitar-righteous excursion people expected. "Second Hand News" rocked and "Go Your Own Way" was an extended guitar freakout that ended the set proper.

The energy would have been tough to top, and the band wisely didn't really try. The encore performance felt like bonus tracks. Performing "Treason" with the band, and the title track from Seeds solo, it felt more like a nightcap than the traditional "monster encore."

It was fitting. The crowd wanted Buckingham to rock, and he did. But Buckingham had some more intimate ideas in mind, too, even if he had to fight a little for them.

Setlist:

"Go Insane"
"Trouble"
"Never Go Back Again"
"Big Love"
"Under the Skin"
"All My Sorrows"
"In Our Own Time"
"Illumination"
"Second Hand News"
"Tusk"
"End of Time"
"That's the Way Love Goes"
"I'm So Afraid"
"Go Your Own Way"

Encore

"Treason"
"Seeds We Sow"

Critic's Notebook:

Last Night: Lindsey Buckingham at Celebrity Theatre

The Crowd: People who did the whole "growing old" thing with tact and style.

Random Notebook Dump: This place smells like popcorn.

Stray Observation: Celebrity Theatre feels like a different venue every time I'm in it.

elle

10-13-2011, 04:58 PM

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"Go Your Own Way"

Encore

"Treason"
"Seeds We Sow"

huh? is he not doing Turn it on anymore? :distress:

elle

10-13-2011, 05:08 PM

huh? is he not doing Turn it on anymore? :distress:

responding to my own question - yes, he is still doing Turn it on:woohoo::

http://www.azcentral.com/thingstodo/music/articles/2011/10/13/20111013lindsey-buckingham-concert-review-phoenix.html

Lindsey Buckingham goes his own way at Celebrity Theatre
by Ed Masley - Oct. 13, 2011 11:43 AM
The Arizona Republic

Lindsey Buckingham could be playing a much larger room than the Celebrity Theatre (and pocketing more money) with the "Big Machine," as he's been calling Fleetwood Mac.
But he's clearly enjoying his time at the wheel of the Little Machine, his solo tours affording him the opportunity to take more risks, get more intimate and showcase his solo material, including selections from a great new album, "Seeds We Sow."
Lindsey Buckingham at the Celebrity Theatre

And touring solo also lets him stroll on stage alone with his guitar, as he did Wednesday night, Oct. 12, at the Celebrity, and set the tone with a powerful set of stripped-down, one-man, unplugged versions of his songs that put the focus on his awe-inspiring finger-picking prowess. The percussive country-blues approach of "Shut Us Down" was followed by a melancholy reinvention of his early solo hit "I Go Insane," on which his guitar style was closer to classical music. It got pretty unhinged for an unplugged performance by the time he brought it to a climax, howling "She's a lot like you."

"Trouble" also benefited greatly from the mournful unplugged treatment, and he earned his first standing ovation for the night's first Fleetwood Mac song, "Never Going Back Again," bringing his guitar down to a whisper and slowing it down for dramatic effect on the verses.

He brought that stripped-down portion of the show to a close with a second Fleetwood Mac song, "Big Love," before bringing on his touring band, at which point the show settled into a less dynamic soft-rock vibe for "Under the Skin" (three guys strumming acoustic guitars) and his Kingston Trio cover, "All My Sorrows."

The show regained some urgency when he turned his attentions to his latest release with the psychedelic chamber-pop and quirky guitar pyrotechnics of "In Our Time" and "Illumination."

From there, it was back to the Mac with a spirited "Second Hand News" that really could have used those harmonies it has on "Rumours," and a surprisingly full-sounding "Tusk" that didn't need the marching band it has on "Tusk."

He did plenty of talking, too. And much of that talking was interrupted by the screams of fans who apparently love him so much they can't bear to hear him speak. This did lead to the night's most entertaining ad lib after "Tusk." When a woman shouted something in the middle of his speech about the Big Machine, he looked in her direction and with perfect comic timing, said, "Hi . . . Stevie??"

He was finally able to finish his monologue and return to the music as he made his way through a handful of solo songs, including a gorgeous, atmospheric "Stars Are Crazy," "End of Time" and a raucous rendition of "That's The Way Love Goes," before bringing the set to a close with a crowd-pleasing double shot of Fleetwood Mac's "I'm So Afraid" and "Go Your Own Way."

The encore was doomed to feel anti-climactic after that. But it was nice - "Turn it On," "Treason" and the haunting title track to "Seeds We Sow," Buckingham going his own way on his own terms in the end.

Read more: http://www.azcentral.com/thingstodo/music/articles/2011/10/13/20111013lindsey-buckingham-concert-review-phoenix.html#ixzz1ahb7ufEv

hs421139

10-13-2011, 08:01 PM

Phoenix New Times, by Jason Woodbury 10-12-2011
http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/uponsun/2011/10/lindsey_buckingham_at_celebrit.php

Linsdey Buckingham
Celebrity Theatre
Wednesday, October 12

"The small machine."

That's how Lindsey Buckingham described his solo work, comparing it to the "big machine" that is Fleetwood Mac. Buckingham was about halfway through a kind of extended monologue about the differences between his massive, stadium-touring collaboration with Stevie Nicks, Mick Fleetwood, and John McVie (Christine McVie no longer performs with the band), and his Celebrity Theatre-filling solo project, describing Fleetwood as a "big budget Hollywood film" and his solo work as an "independent," when the crowd got weird. Someone shouted, "That's why I love you" in response to something he said about Hollywood; a guy just screamed "Lindsey;" and someone shouted "Hi, Stevie!"

In the intimate confines of Celebrity (with the stage on its more dignified "non-rotating" setting), Buckingham seemed to relish a chance to get VH1 Storytellers-style intimate, revealing the nitty gritty of each song. But the crowd wasn't all that interested in that. They wanted bombast. They wanted rock 'n' roll. But most of all -- they wanted songs from the "Big Machine."

I don't mean to imply that people weren't interested in classic Buckingham solo material like "Go Insane" or "Trouble" -- both got big cheers, and the crowd reacted well to material from Buckingham's latest, Seeds We Sow.

But Buckingham was visually perturbed by the interruptions. "Hi, Stevie?" he sneered. "No, no, we all love Stevie very much, don't we?"

He tried to regain his thematic footing (Fleetwood Mac = Transformers III: Dark Side of the Moon, Lindsey Buckingham solo = some indie film with a huge budget?), but wasn't quite able to without the help of his band.

"I have the stage, but I don't know if I have the floor," be said. "I'm not even sure I have the stage."

Beyond the one stumble, he most definitely had the stage the rest of the night. Buckingham is a weird performer. Those goofy faces and struts he did on SNL? That's his normal thing, a sort of strange peacocking stomp across the stage, plenty of "weird face" guitar solos, and even some ceremonial chest beating.

There were some weird production, choices, too. "Tusk," from the Fleetwood Mac album of the same name was marred by an electronic horn section. "In Our Own Time" was similarly tasteless -- featuring electronic drums and bad keyboard tones while a live drummer just sort of manned the cymbals. Elsewhere, the band was aces; "Under the Skin," from the album of the same name, approached a shoegazing lushness, propelled by triple guitar work from Buckingham and the band.

Buckingham started the night out solo, following a few solo excursions with Fleetwood's "Never Going Back Again." He drew each phrase and breath out, almost screwing with the crowd's expectations.

He took a more traditional path with other Fleetwood hits. "Big Love" was, of course, the ridiculously guitar-righteous excursion people expected. "Second Hand News" rocked and "Go Your Own Way" was an extended guitar freakout that ended the set proper.

The energy would have been tough to top, and the band wisely didn't really try. The encore performance felt like bonus tracks. Performing "Treason" with the band, and the title track from Seeds solo, it felt more like a nightcap than the traditional "monster encore."

It was fitting. The crowd wanted Buckingham to rock, and he did. But Buckingham had some more intimate ideas in mind, too, even if he had to fight a little for them.

Setlist:

"Go Insane"
"Trouble"
"Never Go Back Again"
"Big Love"
"Under the Skin"
"All My Sorrows"
"In Our Own Time"
"Illumination"
"Second Hand News"
"Tusk"
"End of Time"
"That's the Way Love Goes"
"I'm So Afraid"
"Go Your Own Way"

Encore

"Treason"
"Seeds We Sow"

Critic's Notebook:

Last Night: Lindsey Buckingham at Celebrity Theatre

The Crowd: People who did the whole "growing old" thing with tact and style.

Random Notebook Dump: This place smells like popcorn.

Stray Observation: Celebrity Theatre feels like a different venue every time I'm in it.

Shut Us Down
Turn Ut On

BTFLCHLD

10-14-2011, 11:52 AM

video of the 'HI STEVIE' bit

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CADreaming

10-14-2011, 05:33 PM

video of the 'HI STEVIE' bit

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Thanks for posting! It wasn't nearly as sarcastic or volatile as the tone of the review insinuated. Hilarious how he turned around and looked to see if Stevie was onstage. He's a funny man, really.

elle

10-14-2011, 06:40 PM

video of the 'HI STEVIE' bit

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ah - so happy this surfaced so we can see/hear what really happened! he's funny and actually so entertaining off the cuff - thanks so much for posting.:wavey:

michelej1

10-14-2011, 11:45 PM

Thanks for posting! It wasn't nearly as sarcastic or volatile as the tone of the review insinuated. Hilarious how he turned around and looked to see if Stevie was onstage. He's a funny man, really.

I know. That's how inaccurate gossip gets started. If enough people described it to each other, he'd be sneering her name and spitting before it was all over.

And yes he's funny. He's hilarious.

Michele

Nico

10-15-2011, 01:17 AM

video of the 'HI STEVIE' bit

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Now see, THAT right there has to be one of his funniest stage moments ever. Thanks to whoever captured it. Priceless.

michelej1

10-15-2011, 01:57 AM

And when he said he had the stage but not the floor, it wasn't a rebuke to the audience, as the write up would imply. He was actually responding to someone in the audience who told him he had the floor.

Some people would take an innocuous, even fun, moment like this and claim that LB threw a tantrum.

Michele

carol7lynn

10-15-2011, 07:47 AM

By the way to the blogger from the Phoenix New Times, Jason, the phrase is "visibly" perturbed not "visually."

Carol-Lynn
SoCalGal

vivfox

10-25-2011, 11:39 PM

I tried to get pics from every angle

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vivfox

10-25-2011, 11:41 PM

vivfox

10-25-2011, 11:42 PM