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AbbiJoy78

04-05-2013, 06:02 PM

SLN1

04-05-2013, 08:59 PM

Ok, I know I am getting ahead of myself here. Philly hasn't even happened but I know I will be itching for more! If I could find good floor seats (which I have already), is there anyone willing to maybe go with so I could buy the pair? LOL. And of course then we each pay for our own tickets. I have no one else to go with on Monday, and I can't afford to keep "taking" people hehe. Who else is entertaining going to MSG in NYC!?

I've been on the fence about MSG and have been watching tickets since pre-sale
I'm seeing the show in San Jose which is not till 5/22 and really wanna see it before
It's just such a huge cost for me as I live in Rochester which is 250m from NYC, there's the transportation, hotel, and ticket costs along with food and drink
I pulled up 12th row last night and almost bought 1 but didnt and now there's only sec 108 avail, if Im traveling that far and spending that much money I def want a close floor seat
What seats do you have and how much?

AbbiJoy78

04-05-2013, 11:03 PM

I don't have the tickets but I have found some tix close enough by browsing. I won't buy any till I am sure. I may not know till Sunday.

juniper

04-05-2013, 11:18 PM

I'm going to the MSG show. I will have just seen them in Philly, but I couldn't resist seeing them at the Garden - such an iconic venue...I just bought a couple of nosebleed seats, but may nose around for last min good seats, then try to sell those... either way, should be a great show- Hope you get there!

SLN1

04-07-2013, 12:10 AM

Stephanie

04-07-2013, 10:18 AM

I will be there:]

mottabam

04-07-2013, 10:30 AM

couldnt resist
what the f its only a 7hr bus ride!
its Stevie in NYC @MSG!!!
any advice on what i should do for a ticket?
have been watching tickets since december and the best ones are finally coming up
so far the closest has been rows 12-15
but by monday better ones should pop up
getting a little nervous about a seat as its so close but all those tickets on the broker sites that arent gonna sell for those prices
all those seats have to come back to ticketmaster for reg sale right????
Possibly if they took the insurance option. Keep checking few times a day on ticketmaster. Also, don't be afraid to scout around for tickets night of the show. At Columbus I heard many negotiations going on 15 minutes before show started outside. Someone scored a floor seat for 70 bucks (don't know what row or section) but that was literally a hundred less than face value. Also check craigslist. Someone on the board might also end up with an extra ticket. Good Luck and enjoy the show!

AbbiJoy78

04-08-2013, 01:57 PM

Ok i AM going to this! I can't believe how EASY it was to find tix last minute thru Ticketmaster!! I know why it wasn't like this with Philly -- those tix were from COMCASTTIX..and they had hardly anything the day of the show, so yes if the show is offered by Ticketmaster, then you can probably expect GOOD seats to get released. Some of my best Ledgie friends got Lindsey side, a row in the 20s, and I just got Lindsey's side 11th row, right in the aisle though next to center floor. OMG I am doing this, i can't believe it...now to leave work early and take a train from central jersey to NYC!!!

BTW..someone on Craigs was about to sell me their Floor C Row 6 seats, but inflated (this is Lindsey's side, up front)...is there anyone here interested??

redbird

04-08-2013, 08:45 PM

Tell me this is going to turn into a live thread? I have nothing to watch on TV today and my homework is boring me to tears ;)

MacShadowsBall

04-08-2013, 08:54 PM

I hope so too. A few live updates would be awesome! :cool:

elle

04-08-2013, 09:14 PM

I hope so too. A few live updates would be awesome! :cool:

here watch this site for some pics and updates - https://www.facebook.com/pages/Lindsey-Buckingham-Fansite-News-Info-Photos-Videos/316708181693361

MacShadowsBall

04-08-2013, 09:36 PM

Thanks, elle. I don't "do" facebook, but I was able to see some pics and learn that the setlist was the same. :cool:

I follow Fleetwood Mac News on my twitter.
http://twitter.com/Nickslive

MacShadowsBall

04-08-2013, 09:43 PM

A bit from tonight's Dreams...

<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/VVnlmtXqhPw" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

SadAngel86

04-08-2013, 11:16 PM

juniper

04-09-2013, 01:36 AM

Tonight Stevie Nicks said, “there’s something special and sparkly and beautiful about New York,” and man was she right. It seems that the show keeps getting better. We were 3rd row right in front of Lindsey. The set list was exactly the same, but somehow the songs just sounded better, sharper. Without You, in particular, I think, is finding its groove ( and I’m convinced this will be included in a CD rerelease of BN – Stevie mentioned the album specifically tonight – which I don’t think she did in Philly). Even Not That Funny sounded a little more ‘tuneful,’ not so shrieky.
The visual presentation was much better too…There was a stage-wide horizontal screen that showed frequent closeups – they didn’t have that in Philly (it was only those 4 separate screens).
John McVie was lit much better, and Lindsey actually walked kinda near him once or twice.
Stevie’s voice seemed stronger and she seemed more sure of her vocal choices, and I never saw Lindsey smile so much (although we were much closer to him than at Philly, so maybe I just didn’t see it). He had good interaction with the fans near him (who rushed the stage immediately – I was surprised MSG was so loose about that, but not complaining!)He seemed to be enjoying himself. During Don’t Stop, at the line “…I know you don’t believe that it’s true, I never meant any harm to you…” he smiled and thumb-pointed at Stevie and rolled his eyes..it sounds weird as I write it, but it was surprising and kind of funny.
Both of them seem excited about the new material. The crowd was great, and you could hear them singing along, more so than in Philly (IMO). The sound was great.
I do wish each of them would walk around the stage more; they stay too much ‘on their sides.’ It’s too bad for the people on the sides, but since S & L never pick up their mikes or use headsets (hah, as if), I guess there’s no choice for them but to stay near the mikes.
I took a friend who’s a longtime SN fan and never seen FM live, and she was just blown away. She kept saying there’s no way no way they are in their 60s. She thought SN sounded great, and she couldn’t believe Lindsey’s non-stop energy. She hinted about wanting to go again on 4/24 in NJ, but my concert budget is about done--
I guess there might be more, but getting tired…I got some good photos and video – if I can figure out how to get’em out of my itouch, I’ll post .

SpyNote

04-09-2013, 01:57 AM

juniper

04-09-2013, 02:17 AM

I compiled the videos that have been posted here (http://stevienicksnews.net/2013/04/09/3rd-show-fleetwood-mac-madison-square-garden-new-york-city-videos/).

Nice! Thanks!

go6car

04-09-2013, 04:50 AM

The set list was exactly the same, but somehow the songs just sounded better, sharper. .

Interesting that you say this. I was in Philly, and I thought whomever was doing the mixing was off a bit. A friend was in a section directly across from me (first time Mac show) and said the same thing. I wonder if something got changed there...

shackin'up

04-09-2013, 07:53 AM

juniper

04-09-2013, 08:02 AM

My goodness, this looks spectacular!!!! Mick is smoking litterally! I guess this backdrop is only there in MSG? unreal...

Mick was really strong the whole night, and now that i've listened to Sad Angel a bunch of times - man that is some athletic drumming - S & L are really lucky to have him (and McVie) as such consistently great rhythm section - wow. And, yes the screen was so great - it was not like that in Philly, maybe its an MSG thing? Some of my videos have both life-size and monster-size lindsey in same video - and btw, lindsey and stevie both looked great, like healthy and happy - even in monster size - good for them!

juniper

04-09-2013, 08:07 AM

Hey, I just noticed I'm not a Junior Ledgie anymore! I guess I'm getting older too...(or maybe just more obsessed - in a good way lol!:thumbsup:) Hubby would agree with the latter--:nod:

elle

04-09-2013, 08:56 AM

My goodness, this looks spectacular!!!! Mick is smoking litterally! I guess this backdrop is only there in MSG? unreal...

nope it's everywhere. although i think they were still working out the kinks in Columbus. look at my FB timeline Gerald, you'll see bunch of pics of that backdrop from Philly. works really really well!

EDIT: just watching now - smoke is new! i guess they keep adding / working it out more and more with every show.

shackin'up

04-09-2013, 08:56 AM

Mick was really strong the whole night, and now that i've listened to Sad Angel a bunch of times - man that is some athletic drumming - S & L are really lucky to have him (and McVie) as such consistently great rhythm section - wow!
True, But Mick has an extra drummer behind Lindsey's ampstack. especially on Sad Angel and EOTW he's beating the sh9t out of the kit with him.

elle

04-09-2013, 08:58 AM

True, But Mick has an extra drummer behind Lindsey's ampstack. especially on Sad Angel and EOTW he's beating the sh9t out of the kit with him.

yes, and they are not introducing that guy when it comes to band intros.

shackin'up

04-09-2013, 09:04 AM

nope it's everywhere. although i think they were still working out the kinks in Columbus. look at my FB timeline Gerald, you'll see bunch of pics of that backdrop from Philly. works really really well!

EDIT: just watching now - smoke is new! i guess they keep adding / working it out more and more with every show.

that smoke looks incredible. What a find! And seeing him play the turner close-up stagewide is really impressive.

juniper

04-09-2013, 09:09 AM

Yeah, that's true...I guess I knew that, dang it all sounds so good though - you're right, they should introduce they guy - he earns his pay!

SadAngel86

04-09-2013, 09:49 AM

nope it's everywhere. although i think they were still working out the kinks in Columbus. look at my FB timeline Gerald, you'll see bunch of pics of that backdrop from Philly. works really really well!

EDIT: just watching now - smoke is new! i guess they keep adding / working it out more and more with every show.

Scared me for a bit when others said the backdrop was only at MSG, 'cause my jaw was on the floor watching that and thinking about how big Lindsey will be at the show I'm going to! (if they don't change anything)

jkmaletic

04-09-2013, 10:00 AM

nope it's everywhere. although i think they were still working out the kinks in Columbus. look at my FB timeline Gerald, you'll see bunch of pics of that backdrop from Philly. works really really well!

EDIT: just watching now - smoke is new! i guess they keep adding / working it out more and more with every show.

Maybe get some werewolves to come sneaking out of the smoke! ;)

I was wondering if Mick had a backup thiis time. That's good considering Mick's wrists are always taped up.

Jamie

elle

04-09-2013, 10:13 AM

Scared me for a bit when others said the backdrop was only at MSG, 'cause my jaw was on the floor watching that and thinking about how big Lindsey will be at the show I'm going to! (if they don't change anything)

here 2 of the pics from Philly i took during ISA -

http://i1091.photobucket.com/albums/i399/ellellew/20130406_215747_zps1ded2a54.jpg

http://i1091.photobucket.com/albums/i399/ellellew/20130406_215808_zps7d433e6b.jpg

Blueletter18

04-09-2013, 10:15 AM

Thanks for your review, juniper! I've been watching the clips on YouTube. Stevie does indeed sound more confident. I thought "Gypsy" was amazing!

I compiled the videos that have been posted here (http://stevienicksnews.net/2013/04/09/3rd-show-fleetwood-mac-madison-square-garden-new-york-city-videos/).

I agree, Gypsy has aged well! Hope they don't drop it, lol.

WildHearted

04-09-2013, 10:24 AM

kak125

04-09-2013, 10:39 AM

lots of great pics of the show here
http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2013/04/fleetwood_mac.html

Macfanforever

04-09-2013, 11:00 AM

lots of great pics of the show here
http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2013/04/fleetwood_mac.html

Holy crap.Thank you.They went nuts with the shutter button.

kak125

04-09-2013, 11:01 AM

Macfanforever

04-09-2013, 11:10 AM

you are welcome!! they are fantastic pics! i love this one!

http://www.brooklynvegan.com/img/fp/fleetwoodmac/madisonsquaregarden/27.jpg

and this one

http://www.brooklynvegan.com/img/fp/fleetwoodmac/madisonsquaregarden/39.jpg

She looks so beautiful in these photos.

As I'm looking and watching these videos .I might mind as will not to lug my camera to the shows.I cant even compare my blur vision picture taking with all the great photos and videos that all of you made and the pro-photographers too.

rhiannondontgo

04-09-2013, 11:22 AM

3 of my bestfriends went. They loved it! Setlist's the same. Apparently NYC is "sparkly" :thumbsup:
And Vanessa Carlton was there. I think Jessi was probably there too, considering she posted on FB she was in NYC.

AbbiJoy78

04-09-2013, 11:24 AM

Twas a "sparkly" evening at Madison Square Garden indeed.:thumbsup:

They were on fire tonight, they talked more, they laughed more, and it just keeps getting better and better with every show they do.

YES! I too saw the part during "Don't Stop" where Lindsey rolled his eyes in Stevie's direction and thumb-pointed at her when he said "I never meant any harm to you". LOL That was right in front of me and was great.

I LOVED the banter about the "war" between them. But I loved how Stevie called over to him, she kept saying "Come here, come here" as he got closer she latched on and really looked like she was going in for a kiss. My heart stopped. I think everyone eats up the interactions between them. I also loved it when Lindsey kissed her head!!:p

I loved how when introducing "Without You" Stevie talked about the disagreement where it could be 1971 or 1974, she seemed to leave it open as to what is actually correct...but mentioned how they have a disagreement between them. And i STILL think when they do this song, something in the sound changes...it almost sounds like a recording that is very old as the backing track when they sing...how do i explain....does anyone know what i mean? It sounds like listening to the old record, so to speak. But I love this song.

Sad Angel...I just love. I cannot WAIT for the new material. I've been waiting for this kind of sound from then since 2003.

Having an aisle seat between middle floor and Lindsey's side section, i was able to stand in the aisle the whole time. There was a security guy sitting in a chair facing the crowd at about Row 5-6. He would not let anyone forward and occasionally got up to make sure we were not blocking the aisle, but when he left, everyone went right back. Finally when I knew it was the last song before encore time, i tapped him and gently asked "Will you at least let us forward for the encores?" he replied, "There is an encore? really? I don't know, I wasn't given a setlist." He was very nice. I said "Ohhh yes, there are actually 2!" He smiled and said "Well in that case, go right ahead." I made my way to the front and found a couple Ledgies i was looking for, planted right at the front on Lindsey's side. The sound right at the front is sooooo different to when you are about 10 rows back. It's a lot louder and fuzzier. But then you trade great and clear sound for great, clear views of Stevie, Lindsey etc. This may not bode well for my recording, however. I am scared it will be way too loud and distorted from when i moved up to the front.

As I mentioned, I planned on recording this show -- which I did:) When there was about 50 minutes left of the show, the device said the battery power was almost gone, and my heart sank. Being anxious about this put a slight damper on my enjoyment. When i got to the front of the stage, my camera battery died RIGHT when i was finally able to get the best pics! But then, I have pics already, so not not being able to shoot pics actually made me focus more on watching THEM. It was almost a relief, because sometimes you get so wrapped up in your camera and catching the best moments, and worrying about recording or whatever, that you realize you are not living IN that moment.

Anyway, so I did not have the camera, and was in fear of losing power on recording. With every song, i said a little prayer to just last 4 more songs...3 more..2 more...

We almost thought they cut Silver Springs...part of me hoped there would be one less song just so the recorder would make it! LOL. They didn't do Silver Springs in the first encore, so we questioned whether it got cut. But when they came out for the second encore, they did SS and Say Goodbye. So that was a little bit of a change!

But they did every song. Gosh it was just beautiful....Say Goodbye....ahhhhh....when you are at the front, you KNOW better than to interrupt their moment, and not ruin the quiet pause with your own screaming to try to get their attention. We have that respect. But the people who are far away in the rest of the venue, don't feel the connection nearly as much being that far away, so they scream during those delicate, vulnerable moments. When you are right in front of them, you just get it. You are wrapped up in THEIR world. And that is WHY i NEED to be close when I see Fleetwood Mac. I know that if you go to multiple shows, it's so expensive, and so for some of the cities, one might want to opt for upper level, cheaper seats, but for at least one show....it is SO worth it to be close, because you feel so much more connected and involved in what is going on. I feel so grateful for the opportunity to be so close there in Philly and NYC!

I was lucky to have one moment with Lindsey, and I am grateful for that. He heard what I wanted him to hear and that's all I needed. I think this is why everyone loves getting his attention -- because he gives it. Stevie doesn't interact with the fans in the same way, or take moments to look down much and connect. Though I'd love it if she did. I would be ecstatic to have that with her too...

Stevie said the dream was Madison Square Garden. That when you are 8 years old and you think about the dream, being there was it (I paraphrase). Of course NYC ate that up!

Was anyone interviewed outside the venue by NY Mag for the internet site? I was approached and asked some questions (mainly about Stevie and why she is so beloved and popular). The woman recording my answers said she was compiling quotes for an online article. If anyone knows about that or finds it, let us know!

After the show, I got to say hi to some fellow Ledgies who i recognized from other events. It was really nice to "know" people, if you know what I mean. I came with a friend who loves FM, but not in the way where he would be posting on here!

When we left, I saw I just missed the train I wanted, so with 45 min to kill, a few of us had drinks in Fridays in Penn Station and played songs on the jukebox from Say You Will. And then we took the train together and talked until they got off at their stop, and I went on back home.

I am having visions of going on April 24 to Newark, NJ (just across the river from NYC!) It gives me 2 weeks to rest and take a breather before diving in all over again.....;)

shackin'up

04-09-2013, 12:36 PM

I really enjoyed reading that abbijoy78! Very personal and heartfelt, thanks.

shackin'up

04-09-2013, 12:49 PM

mezzoforte

04-09-2013, 01:07 PM

Stevie doesn't interact with the fans in the same way, or take moments to look down much and connect. Though I'd love it if she did. I would be ecstatic to have that with her too...

To be fair to Stevie, I think this has a lot to do with her being virtually blind. ;-)
I do give Lindsey a lot of credit for the recognition he gives his fans, though.

Great seeing you again!

AbbiJoy78

04-09-2013, 01:18 PM

Mezzoforte, YES! I do agree with your comment. I almost was going to say that but didn't know if it would come off in the right way. I know Stevie can't see too well up there. It's very hard to get her attention I am sure!

I forgot one thing in my post. Stevie looks beautiful. I thought this both times, but in NYC, sometimes when I'd see her on the screen, and again so close to the stage, I was like...wow. Her hair looked so good, her makeup was great. She looked SO good. i heard several comment on how "tiny" she is too. She was beautiful.

Lindsey...well Lindsey is Lindsey and I don't need to go on any more about him. But I really took note of Stevie being gorgeous.:nod:

michelej1

04-09-2013, 01:36 PM

To be fair to Stevie, I think this has a lot to do with her being virtually blind. ;-)
I do give Lindsey a lot of credit for the recognition he gives his fans, though.

Great seeing you again!

Lindsey has vision problems too and has worn contacts for ages to counter them. Stevie seems to make eye contact. I don't know if she wears contacts too, but I think she can see the front rows. Like when someone threw a cap onto the stage once. I watched her follow the projectory of that cap with her eyes, flying from the audience, until it landed.

Michele

redbird

04-09-2013, 01:43 PM

michelej1

04-09-2013, 01:49 PM

New York Daily News, by Jim Farber April 9, 2013
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music-arts/concert-review-fleetwood-mac-rock-msg-article-1.1311594#ixzz2PzeZe2SP

Fleetwood Mac rocks Madison Square Garden

Former lovers and once and future bandmates Stevie Nicks and Lindsay Buckingham offer up a musical reality show

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Tuesday, April 9, 2013, 12:32 PM

At both the start and the finish of Fleetwood Mac's stellar set at Madison Square Garden on Monday, the group sang about the ties that bind.

"Chains keep us together," sang Lindsay Buckingham and Stevie Nicks early in the night, intoning the words like a warning.

"You can never get away from a woman who loves you," Nicks echoed in "Silver Springs,” stressing the lyric as a threat.

In a sense, she was being quite literal.

More than 30 years after Buckingham and Nicks flamed-out their romantic relationship they’re still re-inhabiting songs that chronicle every scar and slight.

You could say they’re milking it, but there’s a reason the dynamic continues to thrill. In fact, there are many — all of them on generous display at the Garden.

First, of course, there’s the music — an impeccable mix of pop sheen and rock fervor. Then, there’s the power of the singers’ personalities. More, there’s the enduring truths their songs have to impart about the kind of love that far outlasts romance.

In making the lives of all their members so porous — way back in the ‘70s — Mac arose as the culture’s first musical reality show. They whipped life and art into a scary, wondrous, self-exploiting mix — to their great commercial gain, no less. The result has given their songs so much subtext, there’s barely room left over for text.

These days, Mac has focused their view. Some years back, their third great songwriter, Christine McVie, retired, in the process changing the whole dynamic of the band. Without McVie’s breezy ballads, and affable air, the group turned harder, rockier and, obviously, more firmly centered on the Nicks/Buckingham axis.

The duo’s bond predates their Mac days. They put out one bomb album in 1973, a disc they alluded to during the show. They also performed a song written at that time, which they never recorded. That piece, “Without You,” had a folk-rock fluidity, typical of its era, along an idealized lyric. Hearing it in this context turned it into a moving testimony to failed dreams.

The show offered a tease of the future as well. The band performed one new song, “Sad Angels,” which, as Buckingham revealed, will be released on an EP this week. It had a country-rock gait and a chorus you could instantly hum.

In between, the band packed the night with hits, though they didn’t always pick the safest ones. A third of the way through they offered four pieces from their quirkiest album, “Tusk,” including Nick’s moody “Sisters of the Moon.” The singer said they haven’t performed that song in over 30 years.

Most of the hits were delivered faithfully, though with enough altered harmonies to shake off any mold. Buckingham performed the greatest alterations to “Never Going Back Again,” tearing down the verses to hone each word into a dagger.

Without McVie in the mix, Buckingham took more room for his fleet guitar work. His brisk fingerings on “Big Love,” treated Spanish guitar techniques like speed metal, while his long solo in “So Afraid,” built to an orgasmic peak.

For her part, Nicks sounded in fine voice, with more air behind her, and less nasality. The rhythm section of Mick Fleetwood and John McVie retained its muscularity, aided by two extra musicians on keyboards and second guitar.

At the close of the two-and-a-half hour show, Buckingham performed the song, “Say Goodbye,” a sad kiss-off which he positioned as the flip side of their earlier ode to pie-eyed love, “Without You.” Singing the trembling melody with Nicks, the unending bonds of their lives seemed less like a chained burden than a sweet commitment, a vow that need never be revoked.

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music-arts/concert-review-fleetwood-mac-rock-msg-article-1.1311594#ixzz2PzeyhYSc

michelej1

04-09-2013, 01:53 PM

Newsday, April 9, 2013
http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/music/backstage-pass-1.811987/fleetwood-mac-unveils-new-side-at-madison-square-garden-1.5035822

Fleetwood Mac unveils new side at Madison Square Garden

8:32 AM By Glenn Gamboa

Fleetwood Mac has reinvented itself again.

More than 45 years into a sometimes-tumultuous history marked by personnel changes and intra-band breakups and makeups, Fleetwood Mac has recast itself as more of an alternative band than, well, the album-rock juggernaut that so many bands were rebelling against in the late ‘70s and early ‘80s.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Famers plan to release an EP – yes, not a full album – later this week, guitarist Lindsey Buckingham said last night on stage at Madison Square Garden. It will feature a new song “Sad Angel,” which is anything but sad, as it plays up the bounciness of the mighty Mac rhythm section of drummer Mick Fleetwood and bassist John McVie and guitarwork that would be at home on an R.E.M. record. “Have you been conquered by the war?” ask Buckingham and Stevie Nicks in their trademark harmonies, while Buckingham pogos in place.

“Every time we come together, it’s different,” Buckingham said, following a gorgeous version of “Dreams.” “Even after all this time, we’re still evolving.”
As unlikely as that seems, on this current tour, it feels true. While there is no new album to promote this time, the tour is far from a greatest-hits nostalgia package.

They explore their punk-ish side on “Not That Funny” – part of a string of songs from their artistic, experimental album “Tusk” that formed the impressive heart of the show. Buckingham stripped back the title track’s opening to make it more like a White Stripes song, with just him and his guitar. Nicks was thrilling on “Sisters of the Moon,” adding that the band hadn’t played that song on tour since the late ‘70s, and the classic “Sara,” which had more of a guitar focus than the original.

The ever-evolving Buckingham-Nicks relationship also made up a big part of the set this tour, as they paired “Landslide,” Nicks’ song about their breakup, to “Never Going Back Again,” which Buckingham says is about a different relationship, but certainly could apply to theirs as he sings “Been down one time, been down two times, I’m never going back again.”

Their relationship is also part of the other “new” song, “Without You,” which was part of the recording sessions they did between the Buckingham Nicks’ debut album and the duo’s joining Fleetwood Mac. It’s a Cat Stevens-y love song about the happy part of their relationship.

The final encore “Say Goodbye,” from 2003’s “Say You Will” album, is about Buckingham finally being able to let go of their relationship.

“The war is over,” Nicks said, following “Landslide.”

“This is what keeps us going,” replied Buckingham.

(The tour returns to the Prudential Center on April 24 and Nikon at Jones Beach Theater on June 22.)

SETLIST: Second Hand News / The Chain / Dreams / Sad Angel / Rhiannon / Not That Funny / Tusk / Sisters of the Moon / Sara / Big Love / Landslide / Never Going Back Again / Without You / Gypsy / Eyes of the World / Gold Dust Woman / I'm So Afraid / Stand Back / Go Your Own Way // ENCORES: World Turning / Don't Stop / Silver Springs / Say Goodbye

User Rating: ****

AbbiJoy78

04-09-2013, 01:54 PM

One more thing: near the show's end...did I catch Lindsey take a towel, wipe his face with it while looking at someone, and then give it to them!?

redtulip

04-09-2013, 02:08 PM

He gives out his sweat towels all the time.

elle

04-09-2013, 02:13 PM

Lindsey has vision problems too and has worn contacts for ages to counter them. Stevie seems to make eye contact. I don't know if she wears contacts too, but I think she can see the front rows. Like when someone threw a cap onto the stage once. I watched her follow the projectory of that cap with her eyes, flying from the audience, until it landed.

Michele

yes, i think Stevie can definitely see what she wants to see. noticed that in Philly. i may be imagining it, but have some reasons to believe she gave me and several others some inquisitive looks, several times ;) :D

elle

04-09-2013, 02:18 PM

More than 45 years into a sometimes-tumultuous history marked by personnel changes and intra-band breakups and makeups, Fleetwood Mac has recast itself as more of an alternative band than, well, the album-rock juggernaut that so many bands were rebelling against in the late ‘70s and early ‘80s.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Famers plan to release an EP – yes, not a full album – later this week, guitarist Lindsey Buckingham said last night on stage at Madison Square Garden. It will feature a new song “Sad Angel,” which is anything but sad, as it plays up the bounciness of the mighty Mac rhythm section of drummer Mick Fleetwood and bassist John McVie and guitarwork that would be at home on an R.E.M. record. “Have you been conquered by the war?” ask Buckingham and Stevie Nicks in their trademark harmonies, while Buckingham pogos in place.

oh, LB would love to see this, i'm sure!! :thumbsup:

shackin'up

04-09-2013, 02:26 PM

oh, LB would love to see this, i'm sure!! :thumbsup:

And I know a certain overseas fan that ate that part of the review. Yummy.

Dgol

04-09-2013, 02:34 PM

So last night at MSG was my first FM concert ever. I previously saw Stevie with Rod at MSG and one of her solo on the In your Dreams tour.

They came out at around 8:30 and you could feel the energy in the room when they started Secondhand news.

Chain was awesome, my only complaint is that I feel Lyndsey delayed his dynamic entry after John's bass part. After John's part he seems to toy around for a few too many seconds before getting right into it. It sort of screwed up the tempo for me.

Sad Angel was great, it was received well by the crowd but nothing amazing.

Not That Funny was cool. Lyndsey was loudest on this song, almost seemed like he was swallowing the mic.

Sisters was Epic. She took more risks towards the end of the song than she did in Ohio or Philly (from what I could tell from youtube clips). I would say a mini version of the crazy head shaking from the Mirage tour.

Sara was beautiful.

I was sitting side stage and it was nice to see Brett tuggle interacting with people shouting his name.

When Stevie and Lyndsey did their little bonding about angels and war it was funny because it seemed like Stevie initiated the convo, lLyndsey got close and cute and then Stevie was like Ok, go back to your place (or spot)

I know a lot of people dont like Stand Back being in the set, but it got people up and dancing. The crowd definitely loved it. That's why they keep it in the set tour after tour.

GYOW was awesome. Stevie looks great with her hat on.

Without You is sounding more and more like the demo youtube version which I love so much. After I saw the Columbus video, I was a bit turned off but they made it work nicely last night.

The encores were nice. Stevie did a great job on Silver Springs. Say goodbye is an interesting choice for the closer. I am OK with it as Stevie's harmonizing was just beautiful and made the song. However, there were some annoying drunks yelling about the song choice and wanting them to sing Leather and lace or Stop dragging my heart around LOL

The Top 4 highlights of the night:

Sara (like I said just beautiful)
Gypsy (her twirls were great, definitely more than usual)
Gold Dust Woman (Best performance of the night in my opinion)
So Afraid (Lyndsey's long guitar solo on this was just sick)

I will be seeing them April 24th in Newark, NJ! However, I will be sitting in the rafters this time around. And then who knows? Maybe I'll do Jones Beach in June??

Time will tell.

By the way, I've been reading these threads for over a year and this is my first post ever.

CADreaming

04-09-2013, 02:35 PM

yes, i think Stevie can definitely see what she wants to see. noticed that in Philly. i may be imagining it, but have some reasons to believe she gave me and several others some inquisitive looks, several times ;) :D

:lol: you walk a thin line, Elle! ;)

MacShadowsBall

04-09-2013, 03:46 PM

He gives out his sweat towels all the time.

That sounds um, nasty. But I'm sure some fans go crazy over it! :cool:

Steviegirl

04-09-2013, 03:56 PM

Killer reviews and photos, y'all. Thank you! :)
The tour DOES sound like it's getting better! And it was already pretty darn good.

redtulip

04-09-2013, 04:05 PM

That sounds um, nasty. But I'm sure some fans go crazy over it! :cool:

Yes, some fans really love to get them :nod: :D :thumbsup:

jkmaletic

04-09-2013, 04:19 PM

Yes, some fans really love to get them :nod: :D :thumbsup:

Lindsey threw one at me in Irvine once and this rabid chick-beast ripped it outta my hands. I was like, Jesus, ok - take it!!

dontlookdown

04-09-2013, 06:17 PM

Doesn't say much, but a nice review from the NY Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/10/arts/music/fleetwood-mac-at-madison-square-garden.html?ref=music&_r=0

TerraRhiannon

04-09-2013, 06:29 PM

I LOVE how they described Gold Dust Woman. "From sullen calm to bluesy ferocity; even the cowbell sounded meaner."

I enjoyed reading this review a lot! Thanks!

michelej1

04-09-2013, 06:48 PM

[Thanks dontlookdown]

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/10/arts/music/fleetwood-mac-at-madison-square-garden.html?ref=music&_r=1&

New York Times, By JON PARELES Published: April 9, 2013

Old Songs and Regret, the Anger Still Fresh

Fleetwood Mac at Madison Square Garden

The kid gloves were off when Fleetwood Mac performed its old songs at Madison Square Garden on Monday night. “Damn your love! Damn your lies!” Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks sang, bitter and enraged, in “The Chain,” from Fleetwood Mac’s 1977 album, “Rumours,” which has sold 19 million copies in the United States and was reissued in an expanded version this year.

One factor in the blockbuster success of “Rumours” is that it sounds much prettier than what the songs say. The lyrics are full of heartbreak and recriminations, reflecting the breakup between Mr. Buckingham and Ms. Nicks and the failing marriages of Fleetwood Mac’s drummer, Mick Fleetwood, and bassist, John McVie (whose wife, Christine McVie, was also in the band). Yet the music was full of glossy guitar lines and companionable harmonies; it was radio-friendly California soft-rock.

The band didn’t ignore nostalgia. Between songs, Mr. Buckingham and Ms. Nicks talked about what the lyrics meant, then and now. Ms. Nicks, as always, wore glittery shawls and had many ribbons dangling from her tambourine; at one point she wore a top hat. Mr. Fleetwood, when he stepped from behind the drums, was wearing jodhpur-like cropped pants and dangling spheres, as on the “Rumours” album cover. (The band’s North American tour runs through the summer, stopping at the Prudential Center in Newark on April 24.)

Three decades later, the surfaces are rougher, the passions less restrained. It’s not just that Mr. Buckingham and Ms. Nicks both show wear in their voices: Mr. Buckingham taking on more rasp and bite, Ms. Nicks rationing her high notes. The absence of Ms. McVie, who retired from touring with Fleetwood Mac in 1998, has also shifted the band’s chemistry, since her alto voice offered some solace and her songs — like “Don’t Stop,” part of Monday’s set — provided some cautious optimism.

But Fleetwood Mac also sharpened other components of the songs. It started many of them with Mr. Fleetwood alone on drums, setting out the beat to reveal the music’s pounding, aggressive underpinnings. Mr. Buckingham’s guitar parts — fast, complex perpetual-motion patterns of thumb and fingers — pelted harder, more percussively, than they did in studio album mixes.

The band has reshaped some of its songs too: adding a slow introduction to “Tusk” that brought out its bitter verse — “Why don’t you tell me what’s going on?/Why don’t you tell me who’s on the phone?” — and shifting “Gold Dust Woman” from sullen calm to bluesy ferocity; even its cowbell sounded meaner. “I’m So Afraid” greatly expanded its lead-guitar coda until Mr. Buckingham was pummeling the fretboard with both hands.

Mr. Buckingham said that Fleetwood Mac had recorded new songs in the studio and would soon be releasing an EP, via its Web site; it played one of them, the countryish “Sad Angel,” with lyrics hinting at end-times revelations.

Yet what continues to stir Fleetwood Mac, it seems, is the Buckingham-Nicks romance, which ended after the duo joined Fleetwood Mac at the end of 1974. The band resurrected one of the pair’s songs from the 1970s, “Without You.” It’s a fond song that Ms. Nicks wrote for Mr. Buckingham when, she said, “We were really young and beautiful and in love,” and was lately rediscovered as a demo recording that had been posted to YouTube. And to end the concert, the two were onstage alone, singing “Say Goodbye” from Fleetwood Mac’s 2003 album, “Say You Will.” As his fingers flew through one more virtuosic picking pattern, Mr. Buckingham sang, “Once you said goodbye to me/Now I say goodbye to you.” But they were still together onstage.

Fleetwood Mac’s North American tour continues through July 6; a schedule is at fleetwoodmac.com.

michelej1

04-09-2013, 06:49 PM

So, the EP is going to be released through www.fleetwoodmac.com? Hmmm.

Michele

AbbiJoy78

04-09-2013, 06:50 PM

I know but I Just assumed it was a Ledgie who was the recipient of the "sweat-towel" LOL. Fess up! Who among you has it!!?:blob2:

michelej1

04-09-2013, 06:59 PM

New York Post, No Rumour, Mac’s back
By MICHAELANGELO MATOS April 9, 2013

http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/music/no_rumour_mac_back_sa2mXNYINmQseCJ1tBQsUL

Fleetwood Mac have so many hits that when they don’t just play them in concert, it can seem like they’re doing something new. That’s how it felt on last night at Madison Square Garden, where many of the obvious (and correct) choices like “Go Your Own Way” and “Gypsy” were goosed by a surprising, and gratifying, number of deep cuts.

Singer-tambourine player Stevie Nicks, singer-guitarist Lindsey Buckingham, founding bassist John McVie and drummer Mick Fleetwood — bolstered onstage by two male musicians and two female singers — played well and passionately. Sometimes too passionately — Buckingham’s stop-start version of “Never Going Back Again” was showy.

But even there the band was pushing itself a surprising amount. They could have just played “Rumours” front to back, stud it with a few other number-ones, and called it a paycheck. Instead, right after the three back-to-back “Rumours” selections that opened the show (“Second Hand News,” “The Chain,” “Dreams”), they pulled out a new song — titled “Sad Angel” — that Buckingham announced would be on an EP out this week. He also said the band had been working on new material that represented “the best stuff we’ve done in a while,” and “Sad Angel” sounded it — bright and hard like the band’s best-known work.

Later, Nicks began a song by explaining she’d written for an unfinished duo album with Buckingham from 1974. Recently, she’d rediscovered it via, as she put it, “You guessed it, YouTube.” Titled “Without You,” it was gauzy and quite lovely.

They even cleared a four-song mini-set, during the second half-hour, of songs from 1979’s “Tusk,” a legendary “difficult” album that nevertheless is full of goodies. Nicks was fearsome on that album’s “Sisters on the Moon,” throttling her mike stand. Buckingham didn’t lay back, either; he tore into “The Chain” like he’d written it the day before.

Did Fleetwood Mac invent the pop present? Not musically, necessarily — though their comfy-yet-tough ’70s classics are all touchstones for many young musicians. It’s more that the inner conflicts driving both the band — which featured two couples (departed keyboardist Christine McVie was John’s wife) and plenty of affairs — and its music, where we could all hear about their real-life travails, is the model for the social-media pop present. Watching them up there acknowledging their mutual pasts — smartly and with feeling — could make you hope that their maturity will be a model for today’s kids as well.

WildHearted

04-09-2013, 07:14 PM

Singer-tambourine player Stevie Nicks

:lol:

Glad the shows seem to be getting good reviews!

ragrsrocalot

04-09-2013, 08:47 PM

The show was amazing last night. From the crickets to Say Goodbye. The band sounded so energized, strong, and tight. Wow. They all look so happy, genuinely happy, not forced or staged, and that is beautiful to see. The crowd gave Lindsey such a well deserved ovation for I'm So Afraid. Loved the twirlage during Gypsy . Loved the Landslide intro ad lib, but I loved when Stevie was singing the S N O W- covered hills part at the end, she seemed to be directing the Garden singers, to take the note higher, and when to stop, it was funny. Without You was simply beautiful. Sad Angel was rocking. Eyes of the World was great too. To see Sisters of the Moon, was a wish fulfilled . Not That Funny was great. I thought is was the loudest song of the set. The whole concert I thought was very loud, the loudest that I can remember a Mac show ever being. Which of course I loved, I kept saying to my friend " it's so LOUD ". The show was loud the crowd was loud, very, very cool. Speaking of loud, I think after Silver Springs, Stevie was trying to tell, or ask Lindsey something, and he couldn't hear her, she repeated herself a couple of times, until he heard her, and they laughed. But, it amazes me that in that loud, electric environment, Lindsey actually takes the time to really hear, or understand what she is saying, and just doesn't brush it off. Thank you Fleetwood Mac!!!!! See you at Jones Beach!

michelej1

04-09-2013, 09:20 PM

The show was loud the crowd was loud, very, very cool. Speaking of loud, I think after Silver Springs, Stevie was trying to tell, or ask Lindsey something, and he couldn't hear her, she repeated herself a couple of times, until he heard her, and they laughed. But, it amazes me that in that loud, electric environment, Lindsey actually takes the time to really hear, or understand what she is saying, and just doesn't brush it off. Thank you Fleetwood Mac!!!!! See you at Jones Beach!

It reminds me of the video of World Turning when Lindsey and Christine are sharing a mic and she is talking to him and he is saying, "What?! What?" So cute.

Michele

redtulip

04-09-2013, 10:42 PM

I know but I Just assumed it was a Ledgie who was the recipient of the "sweat-towel" LOL. Fess up! Who among you has it!!?:blob2:

Well, I know there are Ledgies with towels, but I don't know about this particular towel :D

juniper

04-09-2013, 11:39 PM

Was anyone interviewed outside the venue by NY Mag for the internet site? I was approached and asked some questions (mainly about Stevie and why she is so beloved and popular). The woman recording my answers said she was compiling quotes for an online article. If anyone knows about that or finds it, let us know!

Yeah, that woman (ok to me she was more like a girl! - prob a 22 yo intern) approached us and we answered her Stevie questions../she said they might be used for a piece on vulture.com, NY mag's culture site. I looked today but didn't see anything. Will let you know if i ever come across it!

bethelblues

04-09-2013, 11:58 PM

I have never posted here before, but wanted to offer my thoughts on last night's New York concert. It was my first Fleetwood Mac show, though I have seen Stevie and Lindsey before on their solo tours. I am very familiar with their music, their history, the FM sound and tempos, and prior tours and performances, so I wouldn't consider myself a new fan or an ignorant concertgoer who they play the hits for. I had no idea going in what the set list would be, since I deliberately did not want to be spoiled which takes away from the fun of not knowing what's next. But of course, I did read that Stevie was performing Sisters of the Moon and was very excited going in. Not sure if I can contribute anything new, but here's some more comments:

It's very heartening to read such positive reviews of the concert. It was rocking and loud! Like any concert, there were a few meh moments for sure, which I'll elaborate on, but I think the vibe in the Garden was absolutely electric, right from the start. I love that all the New York newspaper reviewers caught on to the excitement and the pizzazz that many of the songs had, especially considering some of the negative reviews last time around. The Times in particular did not offer a favorable critique of Unleashed, which had me nervous going in, that the band might be a let down and that some of the songs would quite frankly be stale. But let me say that they did not in any way disappoint me.

- I had a feeling Second Hand News would start the set. I saw that the last tour didn't open with The Chain and figured they would continue in that vein. Second Hand News hadn't been used by the band recently as an opener, and seemed like an obvious and appropriate choice. And it was featured prominently in the Lindsey show I saw last year, marking the transition of the acoustic set which began his show to the four-man band. Loved the crickets' sound, which was louder than I expected not having heard it before. And loved seeing Mick come out in the dark and jump up with his hands above his head on his way to the drum set. John took his place, moving slowly (we saw he had a little trouble making the stairs later in the night). Then, of course, Lindsey and Stevie came out arm in arm. This one absolutely rocked...and for a band that shies away from the theatrics other artists use to start a concert, I thought it was a great opener with tons of energy.

- The Chain and Dreams are favorites of mine. I love those two songs. John's bass was a little muffled when he came in on The Chain, way on the loud side. And Dreams is such a wonderful song...maybe could've been a little faster like The Dance version. I'd say it's one of the most obvious songs that misses Christine's presence, as her vocal was instrumental to the glorious sound of the chorus.

- I think Sad Angel was a nice new song. It fit the band's sound and it was surprisingly uptempo, featuring Stevie quite prominently. I guess Lindsey was dreading it, as per the twitter status that was seen. But it had quite a warm reception and people were thrilled about the EP. Excited to see if the positive reception continues once it's released. My family thought it was good song, which was surprising since they don't usually go for something on a first listen.

- I'd never thought I would hear the word "axiom" at a rock concert, but Lindsey sure does enjoy his eccentric little speeches. In theory the idea of featuring four straight songs from Tusk as a mini-set is fantastic. I appreciated the way of structuring the concert. I wasn't crazy about Not That Funny, and it seemed to be the first song in the set when I could see people leave their seats to get concessions or go to the bathroom. In fact, maybe that began as soon as it was clear Lindsey was introducing Tusk songs LOL. My parents, who introduced me to Fleetwood Mac, told me they never really liked Not That Funny, and I agreed. I'd have preferred another of Lindsey's Tusk songs in it's place.

- I loved Tusk, the version being the same Lindsey has been doing for his solo concerts. That song has gradually become a genuine classic over the years, and I'm so happy it was highlighted front and center for a new audience in the Americans pilot. But I think I prefer the faster version.

- I was eagerly awaiting Sisters of the Moon, like everyone, and I hadn't heard Stevie's 2013 take beforehand. I have to say I was very impressed with her vocals and how she really went for the crazed speaking in tongues at the end. It is the wildest I have ever seen Stevie get since she's had her long hair. It actually became quite a mess, and I LOVED that she went there, to that place. I do, however, think the song can be improved:
1 - Drop the sustained "Sisters" over the full band chorus segments. For me, this was a choice that speaks to the feel of Stevie's most recent work, and it made the song sound like a cut from In Your Dreams. Not that that's a bad thing, but I would have preferred the song without those excess flourishes and with the cowbell break to give her voice a rest.
2 - The song needs to have more drive, it felt too slow. It also needed the longer intro to build the atmosphere and mystique that made the song a Stevie signature and a staple in the 78-82 setlist.
3 - I'd love Lindsey to sing the third verse. His voice, like in Gypsy, would add more to the song. Also, he needs a stronger guitar sound, as the full band choruses weren't as intense as the sound in earlier live performances.
4 - The ending: The guitar part/Lindsey's improv was too loud for Stevie's final verse, drowning out some of her singing. That could be there intentionally if she's worried about her voice and straining. I'd have preferred that the song finished with the guitar solo rather than abruptly with a sustained "Sisters of the Moon" line.
5 - Of course, maybe these are Stevie's preferences and I should just be grateful I saw her perform it. I just think there is greater potential that is achievable, and that most importantly the vocal umph is there.

- When Sara was played next, I found myself immediately shocked that it was placed after Sisters of the Moon. So much so that I thought it was a different song. I thought Stevie would get a little break. My only gripe is last night John's bass part was way over-modulated in the first part of the concert, and the mixing made this song way too heavy and overbearing. I read that a few others picked up on this, and I was glad that it was rectified following the acoustic set. I was thrilled to finally see Sara performed live, though I wish Lindsey's guitar part was a little more prominent at the beginning like in the Fleetwood Mac Live version.

- The curtain behind Lindsey for Big Love was an absolutely fantastic design choice, highlighting his guitar playing. Great moment here, and for Landslide. I think the banter between Stevie and Lindsey before that song went over the heads of many people. I think an interesting choice to engage the audience would be to actually lengthen Landslide, for Stevie to start and then let the crowd sing the first verse. Everyone was singing it...and then she could of course go back and sing her part. It'd be interesting to create this dynamic, like Tina Turner has done with What's Love Got To Do With It or Beyonce more recently with Irreplaceable. But we all know Stevie's not the one who likes to change things up.

- Without You wasn't one of my favorites last night. I appreciated hearing a Buckingham Nicks track, but I ultimately found it forgettable. I would have greatly preferred a live performance duet of Crystal (BRING THIS SONG BACK PLEASE!!!) with the backing rhythm section and band. I still can't believe they have never performed this song live with Fleetwood Mac, especially when John continues to rave about how much he loves it. Maybe they have never gotten it to work in their rehearsals? I don't know, but this was the song I was hoping they would do, and it would surprise me. Too bad.

- To me, Gypsy felt a little slow. The band sounded fine here, and I loved that Mick used his smaller drum kit for a few songs. Stevie completely bypassed "Oh, and it lights up the night," and you can really notice it in the video recordings since the audience is singing those lyrics. I'm glad I saw a live performance of this song, one of their most complex and beautiful recordings.

- I wasn't that keen for Eyes of the World. Probably my last criticism of the set. The background images here were cheesy with the eyes on the screen. I would have preferred Bleed To Love Her (which is a fantastic song), I Don't Want to Know (not sure if they could ever get this one to work as it's still surprising it's never been in a Fleetwood Mac set), or Thrown Down.

- I'm So Afraid brought down the house. As someone who greatly appreciates when the staging and lighting can really emphasize the impact of a song, this was ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NIGHT. I've seen it live before and watched Lindsey play it on video. BUT the red lighting overhead on the square platforms (kind of like a toaster oven) coupled with the huge screen in back with the smoke effect was PERFECT!! The audience went crazy for it, and Lindsey was wonderful!! Amazing amazing moment, much more spectacular seeing in a huge, packed arena than for his solo concert.

- I know Stand Back brings some criticism, but I totally understand why it's in the set. It gets everyone pumped and on their feet for Go Your Own Way and the end of the main program. I thought it might be lacking energy, especially if it's not one of Lindsey's favorites...absolutely not. Also, I'm not sure if Stevie will ever go with Seven Wonders, kind of like Lindsey with Blue Letter, as it is a song she didn't write.

- Encores: I was hoping they would change these up from the last tour and find a perfect ending that was as close to Songbird as possible. Once we got to Stand Back though I had a feeling it would probably be the same from there to the end. But this didn't disappoint me as much as I thought it might. World Turning was a blast and was played at a great tempo. These people were great at masking their fatigue. And I hadn't seen Mick use the mic before to engage the audience. His passion is addictive. The song was wonderful, and again kept up the energy and momentum. With Don't Stop, I noticed as everyone probably always points out that Stevie changed Chris' lyrics for her part, which I hadn't really paid attention to before. But the band did an admirable job with Christine's songs, and thank the lord they didn't do Say You Love Me. I do think, however, they could pull off a slow version of Little Lies...

- I thought the concert would finish with Silver Springs, which was a great performance from Stevie. I know some people on here said she hasn't really been able to recapture the magic from The Dance. I really enjoyed the ambient lighting, the blue-green colors flashing. I was tremendously excited when it was clear they had a fourth song in them (and was hoping CRYSTAL! CRYSTAL!). Say Goodbye was a very appropriate, beautifully played and mournful guitar sendoff, featuring both singers and putting their relationship front and center. Overall, it was a great concert, and I was so thrilled that the energy and the passion was absolutely there from the band. Lindsey definitely came through, as we know he does, but Stevie certainly did too and deserves equal credit for really attacking her songs with passion. God that is a really long review.

SorcererJP

04-10-2013, 12:22 AM

Hi,

Just before I went to bed last night, I found the MSG-show on Dime:

http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-details.php?id=446205

Downloaded it overnight to my NAS, didn't had the time yet to listen to it.

Macfanforever

04-10-2013, 01:43 AM

DoubtfulMiracle

04-10-2013, 07:48 AM

Man, they're sounding good! Gypsy for one sounds much, much better than I remember from the early Unleashed days. And yeah, Sisters has already improved greatly.

Keeping up with the shows is really eating into my sleeping time over here, but I can't seem to help it :laugh: Thanks to everyone who's feeding my addiction with videos and your wonderful reviews.

wheart

04-10-2013, 12:18 PM

The show at Madison Square Garden was probably the best Mac show I've seen. Same show as Philly but there was something different about it, maybe because it was NY. The band sounded amazing. Stevie in particular was totally feeling it, moving around and dancing more than I've seen her do in recent years, and definitely more than she did in Philly. She was all over the place during Tusk. The interaction between Stevie and Lindsey reminded me of shows past, when they less concerned about stepping on egos and more interested in just being themselves. This was particularly evident during "Never Going Back Again", where Stevie was doing her own intrepative dance/gestures as Lindsey sang. It was beautiful to watch and made this song seem new again.

Lindsey was wonderful, as always. I'm liking the tight levis!! The band really seemed to be in very good rapport with each other. Stevie and John did a little bow to each other (I forget which song it was before, towards the end I think) but it was so cute! I love to watch the band interaction during the show! Stevie seemed to do some major ad libbing before Landslide, calling Lindsey "Mr. Buckingham". He seemed to be taken a little off guard but man she sounded very sexy and flirty. Even Say Goodbye sounded good and the audience was extremely respectful and appreciative from start to finish. For me, this show was about as magic as it gets!!

Keith

04-10-2013, 04:42 PM

The interaction between Stevie and Lindsey reminded me of shows past, when they less concerned about stepping on egos and more interested in just being themselves. This was particularly evident during "Never Going Back Again", where Stevie was doing her own intrepative dance/gestures as Lindsey sang. It was beautiful to watch and made this song seem new again.!

This one of my favorite moments from the DC show. I almost missed it as Lindsey was casting his spell with his guitar, but I looked over and saw Stevie in her darkness doing "The Dance".. melted my wild heart.

AliceLover

04-10-2013, 05:16 PM

Stevie has really been kicking up the energy! She's all over the place on tusk!

nicole21290

04-11-2013, 08:28 PM

Thought it might be nice to have a copy of this version of Landslide here. Cannot get over how close and happy they both seem to be:

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Ditto for this moment between Silver Springs and Say Goodbye:

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I like them smiling. And they're cracking songs, obviously. :D

michelej1

04-11-2013, 10:47 PM

http://www.silive.com/entertainment/music/index.ssf/2013/04/fleetwood_mac_at_madison_squar.html

By Ken Paulsen/Staten Island Advance on April 09, 2013

Staten Island Live

Of course Fleetwood Mac performed the favorites -- "Dreams," "Go Your Own Way," "Rhiannon" and "Landslide" drew roars of approval from Monday's sellout crowd at Madison Square Garden.

But one reason why the band endures is the musicianship at its core -- its ability to take lesser-known tracks and make sure you don't even think of leaving your seat. (I couldn't leave if I wanted to: A seat Nazi at my end of a long row made it clear she wasn't moving for anyone, for any reason.)

On a night filled with her distinctive, raspy vocals, Stevie Nicks' prowess was perhaps best noticed on "Sisters of the Moon," a "Tusk" track that hasn't played live since the late 1970s. As the song built to its climax, her vocals only intensified in their raw emotion.

"I'm So Afraid," a bluesy number from the band's 1975 self-titled album, is unknown to pop audiences, but front man Lindsey Buckingham matched Nicks when he howled its haunting lyrics. He topped it off with an extended, blistering guitar solo that was a highlight of the night.

It was one example of Buckingham's extraordinary versatility. On a rearrangement of "Never Going Back Again," from "Rumours," he slowed the pace to a crawl and a whisper. That contrasts with his live take on 1987's lushly produced "Big Love," which on Monday was stripped down to a man ferociously strumming his acoustic guitar while voicing his anxiety over romantic entanglements.

One such entanglement, a decade earlier, was famously with Nicks, and provided much of the tension that made "Rumours" such a global smash. On the moments when the two connected Monday night -- a lingering glance, a brief touch -- the crowd went wild.

The band's namesake members, John McVie on bass and Mick Fleetwood on drums, yielded the spotlight most of the night while providing the rhythm that let Buckingham and Nicks shine. McVie and Fleetwood sparkled during "The Chain" -- McVie with his signature bass solo and Fleetwood with his relentless pounding on the drums as the song reached its frenetic close.

Christine McVie, the keyboardist and songstress behind "Say You Love Me," "You Make Loving Fun," "Little Lies," and "Hold Me," has amicably left the band and declined overtures to join the tour. Despite the Garden show's success -- including Nicks singing McVie's lines in "Don't Stop," her presence in the band is irreplaceable.

Other standout moments:

"Silver Springs," which a jilted Nicks wrote about Buckingham, but which was left off "Rumours," was a mostly unknown track until it was played during the band's 1997 concerts. Now it has become a fan favorite.

"Sad Angel" was introduced as the fourth song in the set, and will be featured on the band's upcoming EP. It's a fast paced tune that features Buckingham and Nicks singing in harmony. It sounds fresh but familiar, and was well received by the crowd.

An electric version of Nicks' "Stand Back" was the only solo song performed at the show.

Rather than close on the high note of "Don't Stop" -- perhaps an obvious choice -- Buckingham and Nicks opted for "Say Goodbye," the lone track performed from 2003's "Say You Will." Before nearly complete silence, the duo professed their enduring affection for each other with the night's final lyrics: "Once you said goodbye to me // Now I say goodbye to you."

WildHearted

04-11-2013, 10:48 PM

elle

04-12-2013, 09:19 PM

http://according2g.com/2013/04/video-im-so-afraid-live-by-fleetwood-mac/

According 2G

Video: “I’m So Afraid” live by Fleetwood Mac

Posted by The G on April 12, 2013 under G Videos
HD Video by G.

Lindsey Buckingham is a rock god. This video will prove it beyond a shadow of a doubt, that he is one of the greatest guitar players of all time. This particular song is what keeps me coming back to see Fleetwood Mac tour after tour because… well, you will see.

Enjoy an amazing performance of “I’m So Afraid” live by Fleetwood Mac on April 8, 2013 at Madison Square Garden in New York.

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/6vb4g0NDnVc" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

vivfox

04-13-2013, 07:45 PM

Enjoy an amazing performance of “I’m So Afraid” live by Fleetwood Mac on April 8, 2013 at Madison Square Garden in New York.

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/6vb4g0NDnVc" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

That audience response brought tears to my eyes when I think about NYC on their feet cheering for Lindsey.

vivfox

04-13-2013, 09:04 PM

Thanks for your review, juniper! I've been watching the clips on YouTube. Stevie does indeed sound more confident. I thought "Gypsy" was amazing!

I compiled the videos that have been posted here (http://stevienicksnews.net/2013/04/09/3rd-show-fleetwood-mac-madison-square-garden-new-york-city-videos/).

Thank you Daniel. I just finished watching these videos. What a treat they fed New York. I agree with your opinion about Gypsy. I think the video of GDW you have listed as front row view is missing though.

Macfanforever

04-13-2013, 09:33 PM

Yes Thanks Daniel for your hard work putting the vids together.

Dragonfly

04-14-2013, 10:05 AM

That audience response brought tears to my eyes when I think about NYC on their feet cheering for Lindsey.

"New York make me a part of you":laugh:

I worry sometimes with ISA that people who aren't massive Lindsey fans don't always appreciate the long solo, but NYC certainly did - great to see!

elle

04-14-2013, 10:09 AM

"New York make me a part of you":laugh:

I worry sometimes with ISA that people who aren't massive Lindsey fans don't always appreciate the long solo, but NYC certainly did - great to see!

nothing to worry about! ISA as it's done know is definitely a highlight and a culmination of every show, everybody's is standing in owe and appreciation. you will experience it if/when you are at one of the shows, and you can read it in almost every review. :nod: :]

Dragonfly

04-14-2013, 10:14 AM

nothing to worry about! ISA as it's done know is definitely a highlight and a culmination of every show, everybody's is standing in owe and appreciation. you will experience it if/when you are at one of the shows, and you can read it in almost every review. :nod: :]

Aww that's so great to read, thank you:D

vivfox

04-14-2013, 11:01 AM

nothing to worry about! ISA as it's done now is definitely a highlight and a culmination of every show, everybody's is standing in owe and appreciation. you will experience it if/when you are at one of the shows, and you can read it in almost every review. :nod: :]

Actually, at every FM show in the United States and probably elsewhere too, Lindsey has always brought the house down with this song(ISA).

bethelblues

04-14-2013, 01:51 PM

True, but I'd argue that this time around (considering Fleetwood Mac shows and Lindsey's solo tour), the staging and lighting really emphasized the impact of the song. I've seen it live before and watched Lindsey play it on video footage. BUT the red lighting overhead on the square platforms (kind of like a toaster oven) coupled with the huge screen in back with the smoke effect was PERFECT!! The audience went crazy for it, and I think Lindsey added a bit more chaos to the end of the solo than I've seen him do before. For a band that shies away from theatrics and the over-the-top productions embraced by other bands, Fleetwood Mac nailed everything for this song, definitely the highlight of the night when considering other elements besides music coming together in the performance.

elle

04-14-2013, 01:57 PM

Hawkeye

04-14-2013, 01:59 PM

Its really cool how sisters isn't just a fa favorite it's consistently been her most positively reviewed song amongst the professionals

vivfox

04-14-2013, 02:52 PM

True, but I'd argue that this time around the staging and lighting really emphasized the impact of the song.

I could have been more clear. What I should have said was the sound of all those young kids clapping and hollering for one of my childhood heroes brought tears to my eyes. And of course the fact that it occured in Madison Square Garden. This song was brand new when I was in the 7th grade and I'm 51 now.

michelej1

04-14-2013, 03:05 PM

I could have been more clear. What I should have said was the sound of all those young kids clapping and hollering for one of my childhood heroes brought tears to my eyes. And of course the fact that it occured in Madison Square Garden. This song was brand new when I was in the 7th grade and I'm 51 now.

I agree that it's always been a highlight at FM shows, even though I don't like the studio version of the song, it's always swept me off my feet live, which is why his One Man Show performance of the tune left me feeling so deflated in comparison. I hated to see that happen to a song like this and don't think it should have been in that setlist.

It always sounds good with a band and this time around, ISA was especially scintillating. I don't know when/if FM might tour again and I'm so glad at least it's there, better than ever for 2013, no matter what happens in the future.

Michele

elle

04-14-2013, 03:12 PM

I agree that it's always been a highlight at FM shows, even though I don't like the studio version of the song, it's always swept me off my feet live, which is why his One Man Show performance of the tune left me feeling so deflated in comparison. I hated to see that happen to a song like this and don't think it should have been in that setlist.

It always sounds good with a band and this time around, ISA was especially scintillating. I don't know when/if FM might tour again and I'm so glad at least it's there, better than ever for 2013, no matter what happens in the future.

Michele

you know i cannot not react to this.;):D

i understand there are several people here who hated OMS ISA, but there are just as many of us who loved loved loved it. :] so it's a wash as far as superfans go.

however, more general audiences at OMS were just as appreciative, standing, clapping and hollering for OMS ISA (as well as Come!), as they are at Mac shows or when he'd do it with the backing band at solo shows. those audiences had the right to hear it too. it felt even more intense to many of us, the way he was doing it at OMS. :nod:

michelej1

04-14-2013, 03:15 PM

however, more general audiences at OMS were just as appreciative, standing, clapping and hollering for OMS ISA (as well as Come!), as they are at Mac shows or when he'd do it with the backing band at solo shows. those audiences had the right to hear it too.

I hope they never hear it again like that.

Michele

elle

04-14-2013, 03:17 PM

I hope they never hear it again like that.

Michele

whoever they are, i just know that i want to hear it like that again!!!!! :cool:

michelej1

04-14-2013, 03:21 PM

whoever they are, i just know that i want to hear it like that again!!!!! :cool:

Yeah, you may want it, but I'm doing incantations here that you don't get it. We'll see who wins. Actually, you probably will because Lindsey is attached to the song, so he'll do it. I'm on the losing side. But I don't want you or anyone else to get it.

I have nothing against Lindsey doing it solo though, if he has a band. I enjoyed it on previous solo tours. I liked Come fine on OMS, in fact better than I did in the past. I just hope that if he tours alone again -- which I support -- that he changes his setlist.

Michele

elle

04-14-2013, 03:24 PM

Yeah, you may want it, but I'm doing incantations here that you don't get it. We'll see who wins. Actually, you probably will because Lindsey is attached to the song, so he'll do it. I'm on the losing side. But I don't want you or anyone else to get it.

I have nothing against Lindsey doing it solo though, if he has a band. I enjoyed it on previous solo tours. I liked Come fine on OMS, in fact better than I did in the past. I just hope that if he tours alone again -- which I support -- that he changes his setlist.

Michele

oh i definitely hope so too! and adds that long-promised request section.

i think he might actually add more rockers if he does OMS2, now when he's seen they are workable. :nod: :] :xoxo:

redtulip

04-14-2013, 10:33 PM

you know i cannot not react to this.;):D

i understand there are several people here who hated OMS ISA, but there are just as many of us who loved loved loved it. :] so it's a wash as far as superfans go.

however, more general audiences at OMS were just as appreciative, standing, clapping and hollering for OMS ISA (as well as Come!), as they are at Mac shows or when he'd do it with the backing band at solo shows. those audiences had the right to hear it too. it felt even more intense to many of us, the way he was doing it at OMS. :nod:

Me!!! Loved OMS ISA so much! Definitely my favorite version so far. I haven't watched any of the Live 2013 videos of it yet though as I want to wait until my show to see it.

michelej1

04-21-2013, 09:05 PM

Fleetwood Mac comes to Prudential
Sunday April 21, 2013, 10:15 AM

http://www.northjersey.com/arts_entertainment/music/203956321_Fleetwood_Mac_comes_to_Prudential.html?c=y&page=1

BY JIM BECKERMAN STAFF WRITER The Record

Some bands have a fan base. Fleetwood Mac has a clone base.

There they were at Madison Square Garden April 8, as no doubt they will also be at Newark's Prudential Center this Wednesday: The Stevies.

These are women – mostly middle-aged, but then so was most of the audience – who style themselves after the witch goddess herself, Stevie Nicks. Translucent shawls, hippie hats, tons of fringe.

Stevie herself, when she appeared onstage in New York as part of the band's 34-city world tour, was dripping with fringe. Fringe cascaded off her mike stand. Ribbons dangled from her tambourine. Even Mick Fleetwood's drum kit seemed covered in the stuff. Conspicuous among his accessories was the bell tree: that fringe of dangling tubes, gently brushed by the player to create a sprinkling of musical fairy dust.

All very '70s – as were the trippy kaleidoscopic images and Rorschach blots projected behind the stage, and Mick Fleetwood's funky knee-pants. It was in 1977, of course, that "Rumours" became one of the most successful albums of all time (31 weeks on the charts, 40 million copies sold, the sixth best-selling album in U.S. history).

Kept its audience

Launched in 1967 and reaching its pinnacle of success in the late 1970s and '80s, Fleetwood Mac has easily carried its audience – mostly from the 1970s and '80s also – along with it into the 21st century. Along the way, they've created hits, including "Go Your Own Way" and "Don't Stop," that seem likely to last as long as anything in the short-attention-span-theater that is pop.

Above all, they have a mystique: an odd one, maybe, tied in with moony mysticism and 1970s excess, but still real. "Puh-leeze, Mummy," says a toddler in a 1980s Tom Wolfe cartoon, tugging on the sleeve of her trendy mom. "Nobody wants to hear about coke, Acapulco, or Fleetwood Mac."

It isn't every band that inspires such loyalty. It's worth asking why.

One reason is clearly Nicks herself. She's one of the first, though not the last, of the Earth-mother-goddess-oracle rock stars that become the obsession of a certain kind of fan.

From her, arguably, descend all the Tori Amoses, Sarah MacLachlans and Sheryl Crows, with their breakup songs and Delphic lyrics and gypsy occultism. Now 64, Nicks' voice is a bit huskier than when she first sang "Dreams" and "Rhiannon" back in the 1970s, but in a good way: It's a voice with character. It sounds lived-in.

The show Fleetwood Mac did at Madison Square Garden, the same one they will presumably be bringing to Prudential and the first they've done since 2009, is in some ways a greatest-hits compendium: most of "Rumours," much of "Tusk," a few new songs and a few seldom-heard old ones, including "Without You" (a love song, from Nicks to guitarist Lindsey Buckingham), written in the early 1970s, and "Sisters of the Moon," not performed since the early 1980s. But the sound is tight, confident, aggressive.

Apart from the band's signature Mamas & the Papas harmonies, which perhaps lack a bit from the significant absence of singer-keyboardist Christine McVie (she's sitting out this tour), it's hard to imagine the group sounding better.

It's not every band that has a front person as strong as Nicks, and she isn't even the only one. Guitarist Buckingham, also up front, anchors the band every bit as much. Fleetwood Mac is the sum of many parts: key to its impact, and reflective of the odd way the band formed.

It started in the late 1960s as a conventional British blues band, with drummer Mick Fleetwood and bassist John McVie (the Fleetwood and the Mac). Then it got cross-pollinated with Southern California-style pop when Nicks and Buckingham joined in 1975. Fleetwood Mac must be one of the few bona fide trans-Atlantic bands in pop history — half Brit, half American.

Lots of styles

The mix of personnel, and backgrounds, has led to an impressive range of sounds and styles. Fleetwood Mac can turn on a dime from bluegrass ("Never Going Back Again") to blues ("I'm So Afraid") to power pop ("Tusk," performed this tour with steamroller force, complete with faux horn section). There's room for Buckingham's superb finger-picking guitar ("Say Goodbye"), and also for an epic Mick Fleetwood drum solo ("World Turning")

To many fans, the drama onstage is augmented by the drama behind the scenes: who was married to whom (John McVie to Christine McVie), who was an on-again off-again couple (Nicks and Buckingham), and who caught whom on the rebound (Fleetwood, romancing Nicks).

No wonder Nicks spins around onstage. It's enough to make anyone dizzy.

michelej1

05-05-2013, 01:31 PM

[Excerpt from passage that mentions Lindsey at FM concert. Also click to see nice picture of Lindsey at the Today show, I think]

The New York Daily News, May 5, 2013

The great guitar solo has been making a comeback lately, heard at Eric Clapton's 'Crossroads Festival' and Fleetwood Mac's Garden concert

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music-arts/great-powerful-guitar-solo-returns-article-1.1332384#ixzz2SRaMichael Schwartz

Photo caption: Lindsey Buckingham gave a master class in the guitar solo during Fleetwood Mac's April concert at Madison Square Garden.

Starting in 1975, guitar solos became synonymous with all things indulgent, corny and tired. In the decades since, solos have certainly thrived at the margins — at jam-band festivals, in prog-a-thons, amid smaller jazz clubs or at metalheaded shredder meets. But much of what you’ll hear there only reinforces the punks’ original whine. Many of the solos sound just as self-involved, and noodley, as the haters’ claim.

At the same time, events like “Crossroads,” or Fleetwood Mac’s concert at the Garden one week later, prove that, when done right, solos can be every bit as meaningful and memorable as songs.

At the Mac show, Lindsey Buckingham gave a virtual master class in how to structure a long solo in the song “I’m So Afraid.” He escalated the drama in precise measure for more than five minutes until the sense of need and desire built to a virtual happy-ending resolve.

Tellingly, Buckingham first created that solo right before such things became verboten: 1975. While solos still thrive in bands as big as Phish or Government Mule, without a mass culture to support them, they’ve lost their focus and full musicality.

There’s no better example of this than the career of Derek Trucks. He’s unquestionably the greatest six-string player of his generation. But while his current, live work with the Allman Brothers approaches the genius of the band’s first flush, his own albums — products of contemporary culture — lack the fine connections between solo and song that perfect both. At their best, solos have a melodic assurance and emotional depth as finely For those who’ve forgotten how powerful that alchemy can be, here’s a look at 15 of the Greatest Guitar Solos of all time. And, before you write your, “Hey, moron, how could you forget ...” notes, I can already think of 100 genius-level solos I’ve left out.

Top 15 Guitar solos:

1. Eric Clapton and Duane Allman on Derek and the Dominos’ “Why Does Love Got to Be So Sad?” (1970): The way the guitars pull out of the first chorus has to be the single most compelling start in solo history. From there, the tension just keeps building.

2. Johnny Winter and Rick Derringer on “Good Morning Little School Girl” (1971): There’s no better two-guitar handoff than Winter’s first loop-de-loop challenge to Derringer’s wily, coiled answer.

3. Duane Allman and Dickey Betts on the Allman Brothers’ “Blue Sky” (1972): No guitarists have ever extended a melody longer in a solo setting.

4. Duane Allman and Dickey Betts on the Allmans’ “Whipping Post” live (1971): The guitar break as a three-act, epic drama.

5. Mick Taylor on the Rolling Stones’ “Sympathy for the Devil” live (1969): While Keith Richards mainly holds the rhythm, Taylor’s extensions bore straight through the heart of the riff.

6. Jimmy Page on Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heaven” (1971): The ultimate solo-as-bridge — between the acoustic part of the song and the three-chord crescendo.

7. Jimi Hendrix “All Along the Watchtower” (1968): Hard to choose a Jimi fave, but this one epitomizes his depth and fire.

8. Jimmy Page on Led Zeppelin’s “Since I’ve Been Loving You” (1970): Page’s bluesiest burn.

9. Jimmy Page on Led Zeppelin’s “Whole Lotta Love” (1969): The break that comes out of Robert Plant’s vocal freak-out has to be the crunchiest playing in history.

10. Eric Clapton on Cream’s “White Room” (1968): The wah-wah at its wildest.

11. Neil Young on “Down by the River” (1969): Grunge, 20 years earlier, and 20 times grungier.

12. Robert Fripp on King Crimson’s “21st Century Schizoid Man” (1969): Fripp’s spidery solo created math-rock, four decades early, and made the guitar sound like a tool of Satan.

13. Richard Thompson on Fairport Convention’s “Sloth” (1970): Tying the solo to 500 years of Celtic music, Thompson turned that history psychedelic.

14. Carlos Santana on Santana’s “Soul Sacrifice” live (1969): No one has a more voluptuous tone than Carlos, graced by a Latin lilt as well as fingerings as fiery as a solar flair.

15. Tom Verlaine and Richard Lloyd on Television’s “Marquee Moon” (1977): Twin solos alive with lunar mystery.

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music-arts/great-powerful-guitar-solo-returns-article-1.1332384#ixzz2SRb4goYq

michelej1

05-05-2013, 01:33 PM

[Excerpt from passage that mentions Lindsey at FM concert. Also click to see nice picture of Lindsey at the Today show, I think]

The New York Daily News, May 5, 2013

The great guitar solo has been making a comeback lately, heard at Eric Clapton's 'Crossroads Festival' and Fleetwood Mac's Garden concert

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music-arts/great-powerful-guitar-solo-returns-article-1.1332384#ixzz2SRaMichael Schwartz

Photo caption: Lindsey Buckingham gave a master class in the guitar solo during Fleetwood Mac's April concert at Madison Square Garden.

********
Starting in 1975, guitar solos became synonymous with all things indulgent, corny and tired. In the decades since, solos have certainly thrived at the margins — at jam-band festivals, in prog-a-thons, amid smaller jazz clubs or at metalheaded shredder meets. But much of what you’ll hear there only reinforces the punks’ original whine. Many of the solos sound just as self-involved, and noodley, as the haters’ claim.

At the same time, events like “Crossroads,” or Fleetwood Mac’s concert at the Garden one week later, prove that, when done right, solos can be every bit as meaningful and memorable as songs.

At the Mac show, Lindsey Buckingham gave a virtual master class in how to structure a long solo in the song “I’m So Afraid.” He escalated the drama in precise measure for more than five minutes until the sense of need and desire built to a virtual happy-ending resolve.

Tellingly, Buckingham first created that solo right before such things became verboten: 1975. While solos still thrive in bands as big as Phish or Government Mule, without a mass culture to support them, they’ve lost their focus and full musicality.

There’s no better example of this than the career of Derek Trucks. He’s unquestionably the greatest six-string player of his generation. But while his current, live work with the Allman Brothers approaches the genius of the band’s first flush, his own albums — products of contemporary culture — lack the fine connections between solo and song that perfect both. At their best, solos have a melodic assurance and emotional depth as finely For those who’ve forgotten how powerful that alchemy can be, here’s a look at 15 of the Greatest Guitar Solos of all time. And, before you write your, “Hey, moron, how could you forget ...” notes, I can already think of 100 genius-level solos I’ve left out.

Top 15 Guitar solos:

1. Eric Clapton and Duane Allman on Derek and the Dominos’ “Why Does Love Got to Be So Sad?” (1970): The way the guitars pull out of the first chorus has to be the single most compelling start in solo history. From there, the tension just keeps building.

2. Johnny Winter and Rick Derringer on “Good Morning Little School Girl” (1971): There’s no better two-guitar handoff than Winter’s first loop-de-loop challenge to Derringer’s wily, coiled answer.

3. Duane Allman and Dickey Betts on the Allman Brothers’ “Blue Sky” (1972): No guitarists have ever extended a melody longer in a solo setting.

4. Duane Allman and Dickey Betts on the Allmans’ “Whipping Post” live (1971): The guitar break as a three-act, epic drama.

5. Mick Taylor on the Rolling Stones’ “Sympathy for the Devil” live (1969): While Keith Richards mainly holds the rhythm, Taylor’s extensions bore straight through the heart of the riff.

6. Jimmy Page on Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heaven” (1971): The ultimate solo-as-bridge — between the acoustic part of the song and the three-chord crescendo.

7. Jimi Hendrix “All Along the Watchtower” (1968): Hard to choose a Jimi fave, but this one epitomizes his depth and fire.

8. Jimmy Page on Led Zeppelin’s “Since I’ve Been Loving You” (1970): Page’s bluesiest burn.

9. Jimmy Page on Led Zeppelin’s “Whole Lotta Love” (1969): The break that comes out of Robert Plant’s vocal freak-out has to be the crunchiest playing in history.

10. Eric Clapton on Cream’s “White Room” (1968): The wah-wah at its wildest.

11. Neil Young on “Down by the River” (1969): Grunge, 20 years earlier, and 20 times grungier.

12. Robert Fripp on King Crimson’s “21st Century Schizoid Man” (1969): Fripp’s spidery solo created math-rock, four decades early, and made the guitar sound like a tool of Satan.

13. Richard Thompson on Fairport Convention’s “Sloth” (1970): Tying the solo to 500 years of Celtic music, Thompson turned that history psychedelic.

14. Carlos Santana on Santana’s “Soul Sacrifice” live (1969): No one has a more voluptuous tone than Carlos, graced by a Latin lilt as well as fingerings as fiery as a solar flair.

15. Tom Verlaine and Richard Lloyd on Television’s “Marquee Moon” (1977): Twin solos alive with lunar mystery.

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music-arts/great-powerful-guitar-solo-returns-article-1.1332384#ixzz2SRb4goYq

ragrsrocalot

05-05-2013, 06:44 PM

^^I was at both of these concerts. While I was still on a high from the Mac on Monday, the Crossroads concert was a 5 hour nonstop guitar jam that took me even higher. Never, did I ever imagine that I would see all my guitar heros under one roof like that. Grateful for that experience! But, I was thinking to myself, why isn't Lindsey here. I believe he is definitely deserving of sharing the stage with anyone of these players. While I was thinking about this, his performance of I'm So Afraid,( which only days earlier, at the very same place ) kept popping into my mind. It was amazing!!! I know he has collaborated with Eric before, and I would LOVE to see the two of them play live together, in that type of setting. I wonder if he was, or will ever be invited to take part in any future Festivals.

Fleetwood Mik

10-09-2013, 05:35 AM

I just subscribed to this forum. Here are some pictures from the NY show:

http://www.mikkenie.nl/1.jpg

http://www.mikkenie.nl/2.jpg

http://www.mikkenie.nl/3.jpg

http://www.mikkenie.nl/4.jpg

Kind regards, Remko (from Holland)

vivfox

10-09-2013, 11:14 AM

I just subscribed to this forum. Here are some pictures from the NY show:
Kind regards, Remko (from Holland)

Welcome to The Ledge and thank you for sharing your awesome photos!!!! I loved the one of Lindsey by himself and the one of he and Stevie where they are both singing while looking away from each other. Do you have more to share?

Fleetwood Mik

10-09-2013, 05:32 PM

Thank you, Vivfox! :-)

I put some more pictures on the Amsterdam thread. And in two weeks some more from the second show in Amsterdam. I hope I can take more pictures of Stevie then.

These were the best four from NY. The distance to the stage was quite larger then :-) 3 Meters in Amsterdam vs 70 (?) meters in NY makes a big difference. But we still had some amazing good seats over there.

I totally loved the concert in NY. It was awesome! It was my first time in NY and even the US.

Greetings, Remko