Washington DC, 4/9

[elle]

i know MSG is about to start any moment now... so time to start a thread on who's going tomorrow!

i'm going with several of my family members, but would love to know whether i'll see some people from here too?

[UnwindedDreams]

i'll b there!

[BLY]

I will be there.

[Ali]

I'll be there. Doing the meet and greet as well.

[shackin'up]

Have fun, dear elle! And all the others that are going!

[elle]

Have fun, dear elle! And all the others that are going!

thanks!! :xoxo: :xoxo:

[CADreaming]

Have fun! Throw me some BN bones if you get a chance! ;)

[jcalzaretta]

I am on train now. Was at the show last night. Heading to DC for the show tonight!

[Macfanforever]

Have fun guys and be safe and later share your stories.

[elle]

well, seems like LB lucked out - cherry blossoms are in full bloom, a week later than expected... and he's been spotted downtown, checking them out ;) :cool:

[jkmaletic]

Have fun everyone! There's definite benefits to going to the first few shows - embrace it!

Gosh my shows seem so far away... show #27 (Anaheim) and #47 (San Diego).

PRAYING they don't drop songs by then.

Jamie

[shackin'up]

Have fun everyone! There's definite benefits to going to the first few shows - embrace it!

Gosh my shows seem so far away... show #27 (Anaheim) and #47 (San Diego).

PRAYING they don't drop songs by then.

Jamie

Hey Jamie! mine is october 7th! Count your blessings!

[jkmaletic]

Hey Jamie! mine is october 7th! Count your blessings!

Wow. Even longer than me. At least we have it to look forward to I suppose.

[HejiraNYC]

Elle, I must admit it was rather bizarre not seeing you under Lindsey's mic at the Garden. I'm convinced the show start time was delayed because they couldn't see you manning your station. :lol:

[Keith]

getting ready to head on down to the venue.. You know the band feeds off the crowd, so let's give the Mac a 'warm' DC welcome.

Enjoy the show everyone. It's going to rock! :cool:

[AbbiJoy78]

@ hejiraNYC: what you said about Elle was too funny! I wish she was in NYC too though!:xoxo: Nice seeing you again too BTW!

Have FUN in DC tonight guys!!!!

[elle]

Sad Angel from DC tonight - not a bad quality, especially that solo at the end that he played right over us:

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[sinwagon48]

Sad Angel from DC tonight - not a bad quality, especially that solo at the end that he played right over us:

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I love it!!! I can't wait to hear it live. I have to wait until June!!! I'll be seeing them in Atlanta.

[elle]

Landslide with intro

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[elle]

Sisters (a bit more Linds than Stevie, but i really tried this time guys... so ended up probably filming in between them, b/c i couldn't left him out of the pic... just cannot do it! :D:p ) -

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[elle]

I love it!!! I can't wait to hear it live. I have to wait until June!!! I'll be seeing them in Atlanta.

it even got a :thumbsup: from my 15 yo!! he said we should buy it if available.

btw Mick said he has no clue when's EP dropping. that they are as disorganized as ever.

and he also said that Christine will probably come on the stage with them in London, but just for one show... he had no comment on which one.

[elle]

photos from last night here - https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.497885736939805.1073741826.100001551507240&type=1

[michelej1]

and he also said that Christine will probably come on the stage with them in London, but just for one show... he had no comment on which one.

Why? What is her deal?

Thanks for the report, pictures and news.

Michele

[jcalzaretta]

I was at the NY and DC show. Report? DC better. Sound better at Verizon and the people were more into the show than in NY. Cannot wait to see them Saturday in Chicago!

[BLY]

I can't believe this band! Fleetwood Mac nailed it in DC last night. I think this was one of the best set sequencing I have heard in a long time. The crowd was totally into it and the Verizon center looked about sold out. The highlights for me was the new track Sad Angel. The song totally rocks and I can't wait to hear the studio version. It was great to hear Without You on stage with that great harmonizing. I loved Sisters and Not that Funny. I wish someone would have told Stevie it's been sinse the early 80's not the late 70's sinse last performed. I would say another stand out was Lindsey's vocals on Sara. Loved it!
Bring on the new music.

[Ali]

photos from last night here - https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.497885736939805.1073741826.100001551507240&type=1

I was just a few people over from you last night then as I was right in front of Stevie. Do you have a vid of Silver Springs at all? It was SO. GOOD.

[elle]

I was at the NY and DC show. Report? DC better. Sound better at Verizon and the people were more into the show than in NY. Cannot wait to see them Saturday in Chicago!

aww, really? i thought for sure NYC must have been better from all the tweets and impressions of my friends who went.

in DC they had tons of problems with those videos in the back throughout. like on BL there was nothing on that white middle screen they roll down til almost the end. :distress:

i think i liked most of the performance in Philly better than DC.

but my son and my mom were sitting a bit further back on the floor yesterday and they both said the whole crowd was really into it, up on their feet a lot, singing, etc. when i'd turn around, crowd seemed to have been way more into it than Columbus and Philly.

[elle]

I was just a few people over from you last night then as I was right in front of Stevie. Do you have a vid of Silver Springs at all? It was SO. GOOD.

nope, sorry. i like to sing SS with them, so if i tried to video it that would not be the best combo ;).

i do agree that yesterday was the best SS of the 3 i've seen. (but i personally may have liked Philly better since he sang some of it to me :p )

[elle]

Why? What is her deal?

Thanks for the report, pictures and news.

Michele

don't know... he said she'll probably perform at London show, i yelled "all 3?", he said "no, probably just 1", then someone yelled "which one?" :D

[elle]

Elle, I must admit it was rather bizarre not seeing you under Lindsey's mic at the Garden. I'm convinced the show start time was delayed because they couldn't see you manning your station. :lol:
awwwww, you missed me?? :D :xoxo: (i did enjoy standing right next to you in Columbus, each of us looking in the opposite direction, having each other's back ;) )

@ hejiraNYC: what you said about Elle was too funny! I wish she was in NYC too though!:xoxo:
i know Abbi, our Philly get together was so short!

[Keith]

What a time! What a show! I have to admit I thought the band might be a tad tired just coming off their NYC show without a day for rest - but this band yet surprised me again. Excellent show.. Great “east coast” audience.

Fleetwood Mac is beloved by so many.. And they love the hits. “Go Your Own Way” had almost everyone on their feet and singing. Everyone was humming along with “Landslide” and the woman next to me was wiping away tears when the song ended. I was in section 100 and was surprised at how much the audience was really into the concert - it was killer cool.

Some things I remember…

During “Never Going Back Again”, Stevie went to the far left of the stage and did this “witchy woman” dance in the dark during the guitar solo. I almost didn’t notice her - very creepy cool. :cool:

Stevie and Lindsey definitely play up the past jaded lover theme and it so works for the audience, especially the ladies… totally dug when Stevie went to Lindsey’s mike and sang “all I ever wanted was to know…” “Sara“ was delicious“ I got such a positive vibe from Stevie this time with the band.. She seemed to really want to be there playing with the boys. :xoxo:

And the songs.. And the setlist - it just so works the way the songs flow. I love, and I mean loved… “Big Love” “Gypsy” “Sisters of the Moon” “Sad Angel” “I’m So Afraid” “Silver Springs” "Sara" "Landslide" and “Say Goodbye” - my highlights. I lot of folks thought “Don’t Stop’ was the final song, but when the band came back on stage and started “Silver Springs,” folks stopped and some came back to listen. Fans just wanted more.. :]

And “Say Goodbye” was the perfect way to end the Buckingham Nicks, I mean, Fleetwood Mac show. Seriously, B&N could totally tour as an act - just add the “Buckingham Nicks” songs to the setlist… and one final thing - “Sad Angel” shows that this band still has some great to music to share.. It totally rocked!

And in my “dreamer” mood, I begin to plan my next journey to see this band.. Let’s see Vegas over Memorial Day weekend, Jones Beach on a Saturday summer night.. Chicago this weekend.. I fell in love with Fleetwood Mac on Christmas 1976 when my sister gave me the White LP for a present. I can’t believe it’s 2013 and I’m still having the opportunity to see this band play on. I love Fleetwood Mac. :D

[Keith]

I also forgot to mention how I loved her vocals on the ending of "Gold Dust Woman" - I hope a video surfaces. I also noted security kept shining flashlights on people on the floor who were filming with their cameras/phones.. power to the people! Great, great show!

[Aisling]

Sad Angel from DC tonight - not a bad quality, especially that solo at the end that he played right over us:

Very nice, thank you! I noticed he said "any day now" for the EP. I hope any day doesn't mean some day smack in the middle of August.

[Keith]

still on my post Fleetwood Mac high... I thought some of the backdrops were nice.. the smoke on "I'm So Afraid" was, well smoking hot.. perfect for my favorite Lindsey song.. and I think it was the Annabel Lee footage during "Gypsy" - also, loved the tall screen with Stevie for Landslide..

the merchandise was ok. I did buy the red "77" Fleetwood Mac jersey - I almost bought the black "Rumours" shirt with the names of the Rumours songs (and length) on the back - probably would of bought it if they had the tour dates instead. Didn't really care for any of the other shirts except the Blue "77" jersey that I saw at another merch stand. Didn't want to pay another $45 for it though.

oh well.

[WildHearted]

I like that they are using th Annabel Lee footage for Gypsy. Bright eyes and all.

[michelej1]

don't know... he said she'll probably perform at London show, i yelled "all 3?", he said "no, probably just 1", then someone yelled "which one?" :D

I'd prefer to see the last one, because I'd guess that might be the most emotional one. I don't know why she wouldn't just do all 3. I mean, she could do just Don't Stop, if she wasn't in the mood for more. But surely she must realize how hurtful it would be for some fans if they missed her because they attended the wrong show.

Even though she's been away for 15 years, she's just as frustrating as the other 4. I suppose one could take perverse, reverse comfort in that fact.

Michele

[BLY]

I really hope a quality MP3 of this show surfaces. I'm still on my Mac high from last night. Keith, you are so right about the crowd energy for Go Your Own Way, Landslide and even Don't Stop. It was like everyone was singing along. So cool to be a fan for 35 Years!

[michelej1]

Washington Post, April 10, 2013
http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/fleetwood-mac-relives-rumours-as-crowd-revels-in-hits-at-verizon-center/2013/04/10/118044a0-a1e5-11e2-9c03-6952ff305f35_story.html

Fleetwood Mac relives ‘Rumours’ as crowd revels in hits at Verizon Center

By Dave McKenna,

Fleetwood Mac survived affairs between band members; affairs between band members and crew members, and affairs between band members and really hard drugs — all during the making of one record, 1977’s “Rumours.”

That’s not exactly the stuff celebrations are normally made of. But Fleetwood Mac packed the Verizon Center on Tuesday as part of a tour honoring “Rumours,” the soft-rock touchstone that ended up selling an estimated 40 million copies worldwide and hatched several tunes that remain on pop radio play lists and can still wow a crowd.

Fleetwood Mac goes back to 1967, when it was formed in London by British blues master Peter Green and existed mostly to cover tunes by American blues kings. But the band in its current incarnation has about as much in common with the original confab as the current Republican Party has to do with the GOP of Abe Lincoln. Green went his own way in 1970 because of mental illness, and soon enough blues was gone and the songwriting chores and stage spotlights were shared by a former sidewoman, Christine McVie, and two beautiful recruits from the Southern California rock scene, Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham. A surprisingly influential middle-of-the-road monster was born.

Four-fifths of the band that made “Rumours” remains, with McVie, who wrote and sang lead on much of the record, having departed in 1998. Her contributions were mostly ignored in the 21 / 2-hour set, but that still left plenty of nuggets for the mostly middle-aged crowd to revel in. The harmonies on “The Chain,” with its Crosby, Stills and Nash-like harmonies, showed the SoCal pop influence, and the fans went nutso after the bridge when 67-year-old John McVie set up a ferocious Buckingham guitar solo by plucking what has become sort of the “Smoke on the Water” of bass riffs.

The tell-all tune “Go Your Own Way” shined brightest among the rockers. Buckingham, who at 63 has somehow remained about as fetching physically as he was in the ’70s, spewed the nasty lines he wrote long ago about his then-recent ex-girlfriend Nicks (“Shacking up is all you wanna do”) and pounded on his guitar during an amazing solo run, as if the instrument had cheated on him, too.

He later joined Nicks for a duet on the evening’s best ballad, “Silver Springs,” a Nicks-penned tune which was recorded during the “Rumours” sessions but released as a B-side to “Go Your Own Way.” Buckingham didn’t make eye contact with Nicks, who over time has lost a few RPMs on her trademark whirling-dervish stage move, as she stared him down and bellowed, “You’ll never get away from the sound of the woman that loves you!” again and again.

The night wasn’t only about “Rumours.” Drummer Mick Fleetwood, 65, who lived in the D.C. area in the 1990s while running a nightclub named Fleetwood’s in Alexandria, got to shine during “Not That Funny” and “Tusk,” both cuts from a 1979 percussion-heavy double LP also called “Tusk” that served as a sort of musical equivalent of “Heaven’s Gate.” The band delivered the collection so over budget (it was labeled the costliest record ever made) that the album was considered a flop before it hit the bins. But, as Buckingham boasted while introducing the “Tusk” portion of the set, time has been kind. The record ended up selling in the multi-platinum range and has been embraced in more recent decades by scads of indie-rock bands, who have mined edginess from perhaps the most middle-of-the-road band in rock annals. Two examples: The Decemberists covered “Think About Me,” and Camper Van Beethoven covered the entire two-record set.

Tuesday’s set also included “Sad Angel,” a new song that Fleetwood Mac recently recorded but has not released. From the sound of things, Buckingham wrote the tune while his kids were playing Taylor Swift records.

For an encore, the band went back to the night’s raison d’etre and reprised “Don’t Stop.” Although it’s now best known for being the theme song of Bill Clinton’s presidential campaigns, Christine McVie originally wrote the song for former hubby John McVie after she’d left him for the band’s lighting director during the “Rumours” recording. Its strident, anti-nostalgia message — “Yesterday’s gone / Don’t you look back” — is great for an ex-lover, but, as evidenced by Fleetwood Mac throughout this very successful night, is best ignored by an aging rock combo.



McKenna is a freelance writer.

[Aisling]

Even though she's been away for 15 years, she's just as frustrating as the other 4. I suppose one could take perverse, reverse comfort in that fact.
Michele

Ha!

It *is* frustrating for those of us who really, desperately want to see her. Frustrating from a logistical and financial standpoint. Right now, I'm resigned to try for all 3, because I'm terrified that I'll miss her if I guess and pick the wrong one. If by some miracle I end up at all 3, and she doesn't show for any of them, I'm going to be very, VERY upset.

But on the other side of the coin, I'm trying (not very gracefully) to cut her some slack because I know how hard it's been for her to get to this point. I want her to do it because she wants to do it. I would hate to see her and feel that she was miserable doing it.

To end on a optimistic note, maybe Mick will tell Chris that people have been asking after her and that they are trying to plan for which show she'll play. That might move her to be more definite.

Question: Do you think she knows how much she's missed? By the fans, I mean. I'm sure she knows the band's view on the matter.

[michelej1]

Ha!

It *is* frustrating for those of us who really, desperately want to see her. Frustrating from a logistical and financial standpoint.

Yes and if I went I'd want decent seats and that's going to cost $1000 per show at this point. I don't want to do all 3.


Question: Do you think she knows how much she's missed? By the fans, I mean. I'm sure she knows the band's view on the matter.

Well, I don't know what she does online, but I look at daily twitter posts with people saying they miss her. If she sees those she might have an inkling of the sentiment out there. Also, the popularity of Everywhere must've convinced her she must've been doing something right. It wasn't just her imagination.

When I say I miss her, it's not just her though. It's who FM was WITH her. That's what I miss most of all. It makes me ache.

Michele

[Aisling]

When I say I miss her, it's not just her though. It's who FM was WITH her. That's what I miss most of all. It makes me ache.
Michele

You and me both. :distress:

[SandyMac]

Sisters of the Moon

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[SandyMac]

GDW

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[Livia]

Love reading your reviews, Keith! Glad you had fun!

[SandyMac]

ISA

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[Kayt1234]

Sisters of the Moon

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Does anyone else find it hilarious that at the end of this video, when Stevie says the last time they played SOTM was in the late 1970's, a woman tells out " '82!"!

[BlanketMan]

I was just a few people over from you last night then as I was right in front of Stevie. Do you have a vid of Silver Springs at all? It was SO. GOOD.

You must've been right near me, as I was in the fourth row right in front of Stevie, also!

Great show, but having seen Lindsey solo quite a few times over the past decade, I gotta admit the set list is a little underwhelming. I did love hearing "Eyes of the World," though. Otherwise, it was mostly a checklist of The Hits, which is fine, but not especially inspiring. Would've loved to hear something like "Tango in the Night" or "Blue Letter," or other lesser-known Lindsey tunes.

[jkmaletic]

GDW

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Umm.. that was frickin' amazing!! She just went into a trance. Extraordinary. LB's guitar work was stellar too.

[SandyMac]

Umm.. that was frickin' amazing!! She just went into a trance. Extraordinary. LB's guitar work was stellar too.

Thanks, I wish I was closer to the stage, but am so glad the video screens were there to get closeups of everyone.

[jkmaletic]

Thanks, I wish I was closer to the stage, but am so glad the video screens were there to get closeups of everyone.

You did great!! Can you please post the actual link to this video? Im having troubke finding it on youtube for some reason.

[SandyMac]

Sad Angel

The audio on this one did not turn out as well as the others for some reason. Like they turned up the volume too much and my camera did not do well with that. Not sure. But here it is anyway. Not too bad.
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[BlanketMan]

Umm.. that was frickin' amazing!! She just went into a trance. Extraordinary. LB's guitar work was stellar too.

I don't know about being "in a trance," but Stevie did appear to be a bit out of it during the first few songs. Or just bored. But her demeanor definitely improved once the show got rolling.

[Morgana]

I noticed that too! It sounded like Stevie replied back but it was cut off? It'll be interesting to see if she updates her little spiel next stop. :cool:

Does anyone else find it hilarious that at the end of this video, when Stevie says the last time they played SOTM was in the late 1970's, a woman tells out " '82!"!

[elle]

http://brightestyoungthings.com/articles/livedc-fleetwood-mac-verizon-center.htm

MUSIC
PHOTOS

LIVEDC: FLEETWOOD MAC @ VERIZON CENTER
APRIL 11, 2013 | 10:00AM

all words: Andy Johnson, all photos: Shauna Alexander

The man sitting to my left at the Verizon Center appeared to be in his early 60s. He and his wife were accompanied by another couple, the four slightly tipsy on domestic macrobrews and bad wine. They were most likely well off, able to drop hundreds to see one of the most popular soft rock bands in history. My armrestmate was wearing a sport coat that has probably always been too big for his size. He was balding with prominent liver spots. His hands, leathered by time, smelled like ointment and pears. His teeth were the color of a No 2 pencil.

Sitting to my right was the singer in a critically-acclaimed indie rock group, one that I have reviewed for this very website. She was giddy to be here, chirping to her friend how excited she was to finally see Fleetwood Mac. I remarked that my mother was jealous that I was reviewing the show. She responded, “Oh yeah, mine too. Who wouldn’t want to see Fleetwood Mac?”



I am not sure who wouldn’t BUT let me tell you who DEFINITELY did. Two groups came out to see Fleetwood Mac Tuesday evening: baby boomers and millennial women. The former’s presence is self-evident. It can’t be understated how popular Fleetwood Mac was in their heyday. Ascending in the excess of the 1970s, the turmoil of the band’s romantic lives fueled a string of confessional, commercially-successful releases, most notably Rumours. One of the best-selling records of all time, Rumours is one of the few albums that has become part of our cultural canon, arguably as recognizable as anything the Beatles or Rolling Stones have put out. You may not enjoy Fleetwood Mac, but if you’ve ever shopped at a grocery store, you must be familiar with “Don’t Stop” and “Go Your Own Way.”



But intermingled between your usual collection of boomers out on the town to see a dinosaur band were pockets of young women, also drunk on domestic macrobrews and bad wine, who were hooting right along to “Gold Dust Woman and “Sisters of the Moon.” A female friend told me to quell my tweeting of the event and to “Put your phone down and bask in the Stevie.” Furthermore, many contemporary female-fronted rock groups, ranging from Best Coast to Rilo Kiley, have sung Fleetwood Mac’s praises.

I’ve wondered why many of my female peers harbor such glowing admiration for a group who peaked before they were born. I’m hesitant to delve deep into that pool of gender politics, but I do have three thoughts. One: It’s not a coincidence that a group with so many young female fans features two successful female singer/songwriters. Two: Stevie Nicks’ Instagram-ready gypsy image and bittersweet lyrics still resonate. Three: women generally have a more overt appreciation for really great pop music than men do.



The band, down a member since Christine McVie retired in 1998, launched a world tour this year because, well why not? Who wouldn’t want to see Fleetwood Mac? A “super deluxe” version of Rumours was recently released, and as seen by brisk sales of a Starbucks cover compilation last year, the public interest of Fleetwood Mac is at a crest. Given their enduring popularity and role in popular culture, it’s only a matter of time until some Hollywood hack pitches a Rumours biopic.

The group took the stage for the 2 1/2 hour show around 8:15 pm. Mick Fleetwood’s drumkit (and gong!) was stage center, with Lindsey Buckingham and Nicks’ microphones stage left and right. Bassist John McVie silently complemented the bombastic Fleetwood all night. In the shadows lurked two backup vocalists, a rhythm guitarist, and the group’s longtime multi-instrumentalist. Christine McVie’s absence was hardly noticed, and her songs—“Everywhere,” “Little Lies,” “You Make Loving Fun”—were not performed.

“Second Hand News” is one of my favorite Fleetwood Mac songs, and to see it performed live was surreal. I compare the feeling of watching a graying Lindsey Buckingham sing, “When times go bad / When times go rough” between joyful nonsense scatting in 2013 to Alan Grant witnessing a brontosaurus ambling across the plains of Jurassic Park.



The sad truth is that pop groups do not age well. Most have long broken up, or tour with few original members. Mick Fleetwood & John McVie sounded tight all night, never missing a step. But, in all due respect to the band’s founding members, what makes Fleetwood Mac popular is the dynamic between Nicks and Buckingham. Their presence is still magnetic, but noticeably waning. The duo, like many of their fans, is now in their sixties, and no amount of makeup or hair dye can undo time’s wrath. Buckingham remains a competent front man and a much underrated guitarist. Nicks still has the witchy woman thing going on, but her pipes are not nearly as emotive as they once were. Her tambourine skills, however, remain magnificent.

After technical snafus throughout “Second Hand News” were smoothed over (i.e. Buckingham’s guitar sounded awful), they regrouped for a bass-heavy, manic version of fan favorite “The Chain.” The diminutive Nicks took lead vocals for “Dreams,” and while her range was restricted, she was buoyed by her backup singers and an adoring audience who sang along, “Thunder only happens when it’s raining / Players only love you when they’re playing.” Her voice was also notably lower when they later performed “Rihannon.”



A new song, “Sad Angel,” featured vocals from both Buckingham and Nicks. Considering when a band tells the crowd, “Okay, we’re gonna play a new song now,” it usually elicits groans, the uptempo “Sad Angel” sounded surprisingly fresh.

Buckingham took a moment to address the crowd prior to playing a mini-set of four songs off Tusk, the very expensive follow-up to Rumours: “There is an axiom in the music industry: if you find something that works, run it into the ground.” Buckingham explained the mammoth Tusk (20-songs; no pun intended) upset label executives, who feared it would bomb. It went double platinum, and thirtysomething years later, Buckingham boasted about its enduring legacy. (Digression: one of my favorite pieces of Fleetwood Mac lore is that an opening act on the European leg of their Tusk tour was Bob Marley. What an odd show that must have been.)



“Not That Funny” showcased Buckingham’s yelping vocals and gave Nicks a brief reprieve. “Tusk,” one of their weirdest songs—it resembles like a Talking Heads song to me—was played next. As raucous as “Tusk” sounded, it was nothing compared to the absurd visual cacophony going on behind them. Mutated fractals of bears and boars swirled violently before bleeding into a refraction of a digitized USC Marching Band blaring away. This was followed by a drum solo, because why not end “Tusk” with a drum solo?

I could go into further detail about “Sisters of the Moon” and “Sara” but that would be rehashing earlier points made about “Dreams” and “Rihannon.” No doubt Nicks looked great, and she certainly can still twirl in place with the best of ‘em, but her renditions of Fleetwood Mac classics were satisfactory instead of emotionally arresting.



The rhythm section took a break so Buckingham could fingerpick his way through a solo romp of “Big Love.” Nicks then returned to the stage to perform a duet of “Landslide,” one of the evening highlights. When she dedicated the song to Mick Fleetwood’s daughters Ruby & Tessa, it seemed like a sweet gesture from their fairy godmother. Little did we know that hours earlier it came to light that he filed for divorce from their mother.

The remainder of the concert varied in quality. A visual glitch resulted in a “No Signal” error briefly appearing on the video wall during “Gypsy.” This warning was later well served, as “Eyes Of The World” contained unsettling imagery of giant green and brown eyeballs rapidly zooming in, attacking your comfort zone. The swirling, James Bond Intro-esque imagery of “Gold Dust Woman” complemented Nicks’ sartorial taste in what was arguably her best-sounding song of the evening.



What looked like red French fry heat lamps descended on the group prior to “I’m So Afraid,” the closing song off their second eponymous album. The audience held lighters (and, sigh, cell phones) in the air to salute Buckingham’s guitar wizardry. I’m willing to go on record saying his solo here could rival David Gilmour’s “Comfortably Numb” or even Jimmy Page’s “Stairway To Heaven.” (Not to mention only one of these men still regularly tours).

After a sped-up version of Steve Nicks’ solo cut “Stand Back,” complete with imagery of what appeared either Jean Grey or Daenerys Targaryen engulfed in flames, the group closed the main set with a sharp version of “Go Your Own Way,” causing the audience to lurch up from their comfortable seats and burn some calories.



The first encore of “World Turning” was Mick Fleetwood’s time to shine. Clad in attire unsuitable for a drummer—knickers, vest, ascot, gnome shoes—he pounded through a lengthy drum solo, continuously asking the audience via his head mic, “Are you still there? Are you with me?” If that wasn’t enough, the band then dropped “Don’t Stop,” a stone cold classic whose opening introduction caused me to mark out and openly sing with strangers.

I’ve seen many nostalgia acts in my days, and they usually conclude their sets with a massive hit to send the crowd home buzzing. Fleetwood Mac could have stopped with “Don’t Stop,” and we would have been pleased. But their second encore—do you think one would be enough?—was comprised of two gloomy, forgotten songs: “Silver Springs” and “Say Goodbye,” the latter, according to Buckingham, a “song about closure.”



The more that I think about it, the fact that Fleetwood Mac managed to not only survive the ‘70s but remain entertaining nearly four decades later is completely insane. This band should have broken up years ago. Rumours should not exist. Let me put this in context: it’s probably not a wise idea to remain in a band with a former lover. But to release an suite of songs about how ****ed up your love life is, and then force your ex-lover to harmonize with you in front of thousands of people, over and over again, for decades, is simply ludicrous. I guess time heals all wounds.

In conclusion, this show was a lot of fun, and everyone seemed to have a good time, but I cannot deny that Stevie Nicks’ warning that “Children get older/ I’m getting older too” rang all too true.

[elle]

http://www.monumentalnetwork.com/entertainment/verizon-center-venue-page/fleetwood-mac-reunites-to-celebrate-the-35th-anniversary-of-rumours

VERIZON CENTER

Fleetwood Mac Reunites to Celebrate the 35th Anniversary of Rumours
Wednesday, 04.10.2013 / 01:35 PM
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The band fed off the sold-out Verizon Center crowd’s energy from the start.

By Matthew Winer (@larrydavidbowie)


Last July, Stevie Nicks, best known as front woman for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Fleetwood Mac, appeared on "CBS This Morning" to discuss her solo career and the recent passing of former Fleetwood Mac guitarist Bob Welch. When asked about future touring plans with Fleetwood Mac, then the subject of mass speculation, Nicks simply stated "It's the plan. Because that's what we do."


They do it well. Four shows into their 66-date world tour, Fleetwood Mac arrived at the Verizon Center Tuesday as a band defiantly excited to be back on the road. Following a three-year hiatus, the band began their first tour since 2009 last Thursday with stops in Columbus, Philadelphia and New York before arriving in Washington, DC.


This tour celebrates the 35th anniversary of their landmark album "Rumours" (1977) featuring Mick Fleetwood (drums) and John McVie (bass) - both original members since 1967 - joined by Lindsey Buckingham (guitar) and Stevie Nicks (vocals), who joined Fleetwood Mac together in 1975. Despite numerous lineup changes over the years, this incarnation of the band mirrors the collective that recorded and released "Rumours," minus Christine McVie, who retired in 1998.


On Tuesday night, Fleetwood Mac fed off of the sold-out crowd’s energy from the start. The band weaved through their eclectic repertoire as Mick Fleetwood and John McVie led the driving melodies of "Rhiannon," "Gold Dust Woman" and "Dreams," giving way to Buckingham and Nicks, who sparked lively hits "Go Your Own Way" and "Don’t Stop."

"Tusk" was an early highlight of the evening, marrying Mick Fleetwood's tribal drum beats with stunning lights and video of the USC Marching Band, whose sounds enhanced the song's bombastic melody.

Buckingham took every opportunity to show off his incredible guitar chops, highlighted by acoustic solo numbers “Big Love” and “Never Going Back Again,” and later with his electric guitar during a masterful solo on rock opus "I'm So Afraid,” which climaxed to a standing ovation.


Much of the evening centered around the long-standing relationship between Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks, who joined on stage for a set of acoustic numbers including “Landslide” and “Without You,” the latter of which, as Nicks explained, was originally recorded for a Buckingham-Nicks album but lost before it could be released.

“This is the music that [Mick Fleetwood] first heard – the reason why he asked Lindsey and me to join the band,” Nicks explained.


The duo joined on stage again during the encore for “Silver Springs,” a song originally intended for "Rumours," but released as a B-side to the single “Go Your Own Way” and re-released on the 1997 album “The Dance.” Nicks and Buckingham harmonized on the haunting lyrics “Time casts a spell on you, but you won't forget me,” a line that truly spoke to the audience Tuesday night.

[elle]

GYOW in DC -

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[SandyMac]

Rhiannon

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[elle]

intro to Say Goodbye -

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Stevie wrote Without You when they were young and full of illusions... "this is a song that i wrote, about Stevie, much later, when all those illusions, i think, were gone"

[michelej1]

Stevie wrote Without You when they were young and full of illusions... "this is a song that i wrote, about Stevie, much later, when all those illusions, i think, were gone"

Extremely nice. Our poet. Michele

[SandyMac]

You did great!! Can you please post the actual link to this video? Im having troubke finding it on youtube for some reason.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhzi-kMtggs

[michelej1]

Washington Free Beacon BY: CJ Ciaramella April 11, 2013

http://freebeacon.com/return-of-the-mac/

Return of the Mac
Review: Fleetwood Mac debuts new song, rocks Verizon Center

Ten thousand drunk women agree: They still love Stevie Nicks.

That was the news from my seat Tuesday night in the 400-level of the Verizon Center, where Fleetwood Mac returned to the stage for the first time in three years.

The calls rained down from the crowd: “I love you, Steeeeeevie!”

Like any number of other aging rock acts, Fleetwood could have just slapped together a tour and slogged through their old hits. According to the Internet, which is always correct, the Eagles are hitting the road this summer in support of a “career-spanning documentary” of the band released in February.

Warner Bros. recently released a 35th anniversary “super deluxe” edition of Fleetwood Mac’s 1977 mega-hit “Rumours,” which is as good an excuse as any for a tour. Instead, Fleetwood debuted new material amidst a solid mix of deep cuts and hits from across its catalogue.

“One of the things we thought would be a great thing to do this time before we hit the road was go into the studio and cut some new material,” guitarist Lindsey Buckingham said.

An EP of the new material is expected to drop sometime in the imminent future, and the band played one of the new cuts, “Sad Angel,” Tuesday night.

Mawkish title aside, the song sounded like vintage Fleetwood—driving mid-tempo drums, nice harmonies between Nicks and Buckingham, and catchy guitar lines.

The band also played a couple cuts from the new-wave tinged “Tusk,” as well as a forgotten demo from its early days.

From my high perch overlooking stage left, I could make out the general form of Nicks as she shambled about the stage in her gypsy woman outfit, tambourine in hand.

Nicks can’t hit the high notes anymore, something most noticeable on songs like “Dreams” and “Rhiannon.”

Buckingham’s voice has also been grizzled by age. Without the tempering alto of Christine McVie, who left the band in 1998 (and also the only one who didn’t sing about having one’s heart shoved in a garbage disposal), the whole outfit sounds leaner and angrier.

A stripped-down yet 8-minute-long “Gold Dust Woman,” propelled by Mick Fleetwood’s drums and a fierce performance from Nicks, was one of the highlights of the night.

Buckingham remains a seriously underrated guitar player, as evidenced by his scorching solo on “I’m So Afraid.”

And it wouldn’t be Fleetwood Mac without some excess. Cue two encores and a drum solo. (Can we stop here for a moment and acknowledge that drum solos are to concerts as impromptu, drunken toasts are to weddings? Sometimes done well, but most often politely endured?)

But the real show, as always, was Buckingham, Nicks, and their tortured relationship. Even after all these years, they still hold some strange spell over each other and audiences.

It was fitting, then, that Buckingham didn’t end the show with a hit, say “Second Hand News” or “Go Your Own Way,” but rather obscure downer: “Say Goodbye,” a 2003 song he said was about closure with Nicks. “Once you said goodbye to me, yeah / Now I say goodbye to you,” the chorus goes.

“I just feel like they’re soul mates, y’know?” a tipsy woman behind me said to her friend as I was leaving the Verizon Center. “Like, maybe you don’t have to end up with someone to be soul mates with them.”

The existence and nature soul mates aside, what’s clear is that Fleetwood Mac can still hold audiences rapt with their emotional baggage, of which they will never lack. News broke recently that Mick Fleetwood has filed for separation from his wife.

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[denny23220]

Some videos from the DC show:

https://www.youtube.com/user/denny23220/videos?tag_id=&view=0&sort=dd

[Ali]

Some videos from the DC show:

https://www.youtube.com/user/denny23220/videos?tag_id=&view=0&sort=dd

And Philly too! Thanks!

[elle]

Some videos from the DC show:

https://www.youtube.com/user/denny23220/videos?tag_id=&view=0&sort=dd

thanks so much!! :xoxo:


another review - http://wtop.com/551/3282682/Fleetwood-Mac-previews-new-material

Fleetwood Mac reunites at Verizon Center, previews new EP

Friday - 4/12/2013, 6:51am ET

Fleetwood Mac's performance at the Verizon Center included past hits and previews of new material. (WTOP/Tim Bracken)

Crowd worked into a frenzy at Fleetwood Mac's Verizon Center concert

WTOP's Tim Bracken reports from Verizon Center

Tim Bracken, wtop.com
After a three year break from performing, Fleetwood Mac is back on stage with a nationwide arena tour.

The Mac's April 9 concert at Verizon Center included Stevie Nicks, Lindsey Buckingham, John McVie and Mick Fleetwood. The quartet belted out faithful renditions of hits and playfully explored several deep cuts.

Buckingham dominated the stage for most of the night and guided the band with confidence. His guitar chops were as sharp as ever, especially during his trademark solo on "Gypsy" and a solo acoustic version of "Big Love."

Nicks delivered a solid performance and made the most of her slightly decreased vocal range. Her voice was strong with only a hint of the warble that most associate with her singing style.

Fleetwood and McVie elevated the nearly three hour set with masterful rhythm section work. Fleetwood's drumming was as powerful as ever. Toward the end of the show, he worked the crowd into a frenzy with a mind-blowing drum solo.

The band previewed a new song, "Sad Angel," which featured Buckingham on lead vocals. The up-tempo song runs like a checklist of the band's strengths. It involves Buckingham's manic crooning, lush harmonies and an infectious hook.

According to Buckingham, "Sad Angel" will be released on an upcoming Fleetwood Mac EP.

"It's the best stuff we've done in a long time," Buckingham said from the stage. "We are going to be releasing an EP any day now."

One high point of the night included back-to-back renditions of "Not That Funny" and "Tusk."

Buckingham acknowledged that the "Tusk" album was not well-liked by Warner Bros. Records. He says by all accounts, it was essentially a failure, but has since become one of the most well-loved Fleetwood Mac albums by devoted fans.

The band even celebrated the early days of Fleetwood Mac's most well-known lineup by performing an unreleased Buckingham-Nicks song, "Without You."

Nicks explained she had forgotten about the song, but brought it to recent Fleetwood Mac rehearsals after learning that the song was circulating on YouTube.

Nicks cited the song as having influenced Fleetwood's decision to bring Buckingham and Nicks into the band during the ‘70s.

"This is what he heard," Nicks said. "This really is why he asked us to join his marvelous, simply marvelous band."

Before the set was over, the audience got to its feet for several songs, including "Rhiannon," "Go Your Own Way" and the Nicks' song, "Stand Back."

The obligatory, yet satisfying, encore included the hits "Don't Stop" and "Silver Spring."

The promise of new studio material is sure to send Fleetwood Mac on a future tour. It also has the potential to introduce the band to a new generation of music fans.

Listen to "Without You" below.

[MikeVielhaber]

The band even celebrated the early days of Fleetwood Mac's most well-known lineup by performing an unreleased Buckingham-Nicks song, "Without You."

Nicks explained she had forgotten about the song, but brought it to recent Fleetwood Mac rehearsals after learning that the song was circulating on YouTube.

Nicks cited the song as having influenced Fleetwood's decision to bring Buckingham and Nicks into the band during the ‘70s.

"This is what he heard," Nicks said. "This really is why he asked us to join his marvelous, simply marvelous band."



I was always under the impression that "Frozen Love" was the song that caught Mick's attention. I must have misunderstood something along the way.

[elle]

I was always under the impression that "Frozen Love" was the song that caught Mick's attention. I must have misunderstood something along the way.

yeah i'm tired of that bs. it was Frozen Love. we need to yell that at the show when she says it again, just like people did about SOTM last performance in the 70s.

[CADreaming]

yeah i'm tired of that bs. it was Frozen Love. we need to yell that at the show when she says it again, just like people did about SOTM last performance in the 70s.

She's not claiming it was Without You that Mick heard, she's saying that was the "music" he heard. It's just her way of pointing out that song is part of the Buckingham Nicks sound that caught Mick's attention, even though it's the acoustic sound instead of electric. She's just explaining it in her Stevie way. (I know, bugs me too but they also did SOTM in 1982... I'm gonna have to live with it! :laugh: )

[vivfox]

Sister's of the Moon

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[bombaysaffires]

Without the tempering alto of Christine McVie, who left the band in 1998 (and also the only one who didn’t sing about having one’s heart shoved in a garbage disposal), the whole outfit sounds leaner and angrier.


speaks volumes about the balance Christine brought both personally and musically

[elle]

speaks volumes about the balance Christine brought both personally and musically

it does.

of course, unless you like your music leaner and angrier. :shrug: :cool:

[WildHearted]

Without the tempering alto of Christine McVie, who left the band in 1998 (and also the only one who didn’t sing about having one’s heart shoved in a garbage disposal), the whole outfit sounds leaner and angrier.


Since when? :lol:

[michelej1]

Since when? :lol:

I know, but we wouldn't expect them to know something like Heart of Stone or Why.

Still even the popular Say You Love Me has garbage disposal heart munching elements.

Michele

[michelej1]

Baltimore Sun

http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/music/midnight-sun-blog/bal-fleetwood-mac-at-verizon-center-review,0,4842455.story

By Lexie Mountain Midnight Sun contributor
10:48 a.m. EDT, April 10, 2013

I have to admit that even though "Second Hand News" is a great way to kick off a night of what was clearly going to be hit after hit of A+, No. 1, solid-gold Fleetwood Mac tunes, hearing Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks sing the first few measures put a little stone in my throat. Lindsey sounded ragged and rough: Did he give too much to Madison Square Garden the night before? Perhaps over-carousing? Does Lindsey deign to carouse? And Stevie, oh Stevie, the top range of her uniquely fluid yet meaty voice clipped. It was almost too hoarse and monotonic.

Enthusiasm prevailed, however. Lindsey yelling, "GO GO GO" and stomping while John McVie, safe under his cap aside Mick Fleetwood’s golden kit complete with gigantic chime rack and head-framing gong, appeared to be doing his John McVie thing, which is not asking for any of the spotlight, only undergirding the whole band since time immemorial.

"The Chain" sent people into a frenzy, inasmuch as people trapped in seats can frenzy. Buckingham absolutely screamed. Chimes came into the picture in a major way. "The Chain" is something that Fleetwood Mac vowed never to break, and the song’s unbreakable burliness felt intact as it echoed throughout the room. Lindsey hollered "RUN RUN RUN RUN," somehow becoming less hoarse in the process.

By "Dreams," the batwing shirt-ed, fedora'd Stevies in the audience were out of their seat and twirling, with Nicks, on stage, clapping her hands against her wrists in an oddly muppety fashion. "OK," we said to ourselves, "it seems that she has lost some of her range, but who cares?" She’s got it where it counts and the backup singers are picking up the slack.

Waves of misty, lightshow light caressed the audience; waves of hulking classic rock slowjams rumbled through everyone’s personal memory bank. "Dreams" provided an in-the-zone moment: The point being that Mick Fleetwood is an animal behind the kit, to extend that metaphorical muppetiness a bit further, and he is mugging and slinging and sounds gigantic, which is what you want from the human epicenter of persistent mutation that is Fleetwood Mac.

Buckingham introduced the gentle rocker “Sad Angel” by noting, almost apologetically, that it was “the best stuff we've done in a long time " and then put the entire audience to the test by actually playing it. When Lindsey Buckingham says “a long time”, how long is he talking about? Can someone please fact-check the last time Fleetwood Mac wrote a song? Buckingham’s been spraying the world with solo tunes for ever, and apparently "Sad Angel" was written over a year ago but will be released “any day now” he promised, as part of an EP. EP! (Dear Fleetwood Mac, we want outtakes. We will listen to anything. Why restrict it to an EP?)

Here’s the rub: "Sad Angel" was not that bad, actually. It provided a good beer break for many audience members and brought some undue attention to the LED wingding display modules at the corner of the stage. The background images appeared to be an Ed Hardy shirt eating itself whole; in the words of my companion, the stage design looked “like a JC Penney commercial.” The song itself struck a note somewhere between the more exciting elements of "Mirage" and Buckingham’s solo jam “Red Rover”: A little treacly but with enough choral kick to give it the necessary oomph.

Out of nowhere, the stagecraft went from incongruous to blinding. A blast of white light, a visual approximation of "Rhiannon" probably cribbed from deviantart.com, and the band launched into “Rhiannon.” Nicks hoisted sparkling beads in her sparkle-draped, fingerless-gloved hands and changed the vocal melody so that she wouldn’t have to hit the high notes. The work of the backup singers was most evident here, especially during one point in which it appeared that Madam Nicks was simply mouthing the word "Rhiannon." I don’t want to say the experience was disappointing because “Rhiannon” is, at this point, a song you hear while shopping for aspirin and thus drilled into your head as having to exist a certain way. The essential components of the song were present and generally satisfactory. B+, would hear while price-comparing Band-aids again.

The great thing about Fleetwood Mac is that for every "Rhiannon" there is a "Not That Funny." Buckingham introduced a tight block of "Tusk" hits by saying, “I would have loved to have been a fly on the wall when Warner Brothers first played that album in the boardroom because it was not what they expected and really not what they wanted.”

“Not That Funny” had him thrashing and howling, at his most punk of the evening yet. “Tusk” itself merited cackles of laughter from Buckingham and tons of chimes, the backdrop exploding in CGI mirror-jungle fury, the whole group chugging and lurching into that majestic marching-band crescendo. Oh yeah, there was no marching band.

(Of course, Fleetwood Mac is not going to bring an entire marching band on tour just for one section of one song. The sample that was used sounded fantastic enough that seeing images of a marching band was enough to allow the imagination to not be stressed out by the fact that, at a point when one could finally have seen a live marching band play one of the most unusual segments of one of the band's most unusual songs, the experience was fully subverted by the sheer pleasure of seeing the band at all. The fact is that “Tusk” sounded huge, and when Nicks returned to the stage for “Sisters of the Moon” she sounded huge again too.)

I don’t know what Nicks did when she stepped away from the spotlight after “Rhiannon," but “Sisters of the Moon” and “Sara” were both a giant middle-finger-in-fingerless-gloves to the haters. The sustain, the warble, the fullness of her unique method were all in evidence, and it seemed almost as if the first half of the set was just a warm-up. Stevie was back, haters. And then, just as suddenly as she came, she was gone again.

Probably at this point many Fleetwood Mac fans have experienced Buckingham’s acoustic version of “Big Love” and were thinking, “Oh, this again,” and to those people I say nothing because they likely do not exist. Hearing “Big Love” on an acoustic guitar is like being caught in a frantic bug-zapper of treble and pain. Even when Nicks came back out for a truly sweet rendition of “Landslide” that she tenderly dedicated to her “fairy god-daughters” while misty sparkles floated in the air, I found myself trying to go back in time several minutes and re-live the feeling of being electrocuted in my seat.

After a satisfyingly raw acoustic version of “Never Going Back Again," Mick joined Buckingham and Nicks for a song that Stevie herself only rediscovered on, in her words, “you guessed it — YouTube!” “Without You” found Mick on a confounding drum setup: Cocktail roto-toms? Mini stand-up kit? Whatever. Even Buckingham and Nicks can’t remember when they wrote “Without You," and it was a nice present for the heads. I was in the head when “Gypsy” went down, but my companion told me that there was quite a bit of twirling from Nicks, and what little I could make out through the cinderblock panopticon that is the Verizon Center sounded like it was probably good fun.

“Eyes of the World,” from the act's "Mirage" album, was brisk, frisky and accompanied by probably the most visually disturbing imagery of the evening. Every time the chorus of “Eyes!” punched in, an eyeball zoomed through the backdrop, green or brown, making it difficult to concentrate on what is an interesting late-career gem. Eyes! When the chime rack returned for “Gold Dust Woman” it was something of a relief. Nicks returned in a gold shawl to haunt Mick’s cowbell-playing wizard face, pointing fingers at all the ancient queens to her left and right. A few lighters went up in the crowd, a few smartphones for lighters-by-proxy.

What company did Fleetwood Mac commission to make it look like they were being toasted alive during “I’m So Afraid”? I would like to work for anyone who can cause Fleetwood Mac to be aggressively cooked under red-hot Maxi Pads(TM) as steamy, smoky tendrils creep through the background. Thankfully the heating devices receded and it was Jumbotron Lindseyvision for the evening's money-shot guitar solo, in which his completely bizarre fingerwork was on display for all to behold.

After a smoking-hot version of “Stand Back” from Nicks’ solo repertoire and “Go Your Own Way,” the band said goodnight. Or did they? They did not!

Encore No. 1: Mick Fleetwood emerged from the sidelines wearing jaunty knickers and trademark gold balls dangling from his belt for “World Turning,” giving an extensive drum solo in which he yelled, "Come on baby! Are you with me?" The good news is that everyone in the audience was with him. The weird news is that he split up with his wife three hours earlier. Buckingham sat on the side of the stage with his legs crossed at the ankles, as if he was on the lawn at the Hollywood Bowl, gazing up at his googly-eyed friend, the lynchpin of the idea of a band that is Fleetwood Mac.

Encores Nos. 2-4 slid down a hill of strange melancholy. From “Don’t Stop” to “Silver Spring,” it felt as if the band was slowly letting go of the audience, getting them ready for the outside world again. With the utterly sad and beautiful “Say Goodbye” the crowd filtered out, stunned. Nicks told those who remained that they were “the dream-makers, the dream-catchers.” Mick’s last words for the audience, a giant hug from a giant man in a little red top hat, were “Take care of yourself. Be kind to one another. We love you so.”


Read more: http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/music/midnight-sun-blog/bal-fleetwood-mac-at-verizon-center-review,0,4842455.story#ixzz2WyclrWv0

[michelej1]

Exponent Telegram
http://www.exponent-telegram.com/opinion/columns/milestone-birthdays/article_c5e01ac0-ffb3-11e2-a0d7-001a4bcf887a.html

Posted: Wednesday, August 7, 2013 9:50 pm

by Denise Sabolovich,

Turning 30 way back when bothered me. I think it does for most of us, if we truly admit it. Possibly because we’ve reached the point in life where we’re raising children wondering where most of our youthful years have gone.

Each decade has been easier to accept for me — along with birthdays come my children’s marriages and grandchildren. It gives me great joy to see them happy, along with being blessed with enough health and energy to keep up with the little ones. Some of them are not so little any longer — there’s much to be said about those milestones.

Dinner out for me is always on the kids. And, of course, there’s a present. Noticing a card on the table this time I was informed I could not open it until I was told. I seriously did not have a clue.

After dinner, Mandy and Shelby gave me the card, so I usually at this point take my time. I had just been released from a short hospital stay; therefore the poem inside was very sweet and thoughtful.




“We know you’ve been under the weather lately and want you back on track, so don’t let your heart skip too many beats when we go see ... FLEETWOOD MAC!” I screamed. It was a dream come true, or one of my bucket list wishes, so to speak.

The following Friday, we were on our way. Having an extra ticket, Shelby’s college friend Kristen came along. I told her how cute she looked dressed in solid black with knee-high boots. She replied that Shelby told her to wear black. Of course, she did. Stevie Nicks always wears black.

Although my granddaughter likes music from her own era, she has been raised on rock ‘n’ roll — plain and simple. And she’s loved Stevie from her first boots and feather scarf. Deciding to dress circa 1980 was fun also — flowing shirts, boots and, of course, jewelry. Shelby brought a boxful. No surprise there. She always has the jewelry.

Finding our seats, we were surprised to see so many empty ones, knowing the concert was sold out. As time passed, they all filed in, the geriatric generation making it at the last minute. Not us. We wanted to get the feel of it all, I mean — it was Fleetwood Mac! Three generations of us, and we wouldn’t miss a note.

From the moment the lights dimmed and the stage lit up, I for one was singing every song. There was no opening act for them — they were a band for the ages bringing their fantastic lyrics, voices and musical talents alive.

Seeing Lindsey Buckingham in person playing guitar only with his fingers and no guitar pick was a personal favorite, along with Stevie flaunting her signature black clothes, boots, scarves, hats and long blonde hair. At 63 years old, she’s still beautiful. Large-screen TVs enhanced the group in detail, and I could relate to Mick Fleetwood’s braces on his hands as the drumbeats resounded throughout the center.

Two hours and encores later, the band members bowed their last bow. How could it be over, I thought? Music has always been one of my most treasured loves and to hear a favorite group of my generation live was icing on my cake.

We reminisced all the way home, with Mandy saying she could now die a happy woman since she got to hear Lindsey sing.

“Big Love,” “Go Your Own Way” and “Landslide” were my personal favorites. Shelby wanted to hear “Gypsy.” Maybe next time.

Dropping the girls off at Summit Hall, they bounded up the steps, waving goodbye as we yelled to them to go study and head straight to bed, as finals were the following week. Right, that was going to happen on a Friday night in Morgantown.

Best birthday ever with loved ones. Next time we’ll have floor tickets and lighters — but I’ll be wearing sneakers.

[vivfox]

We reminisced all the way home, with Mandy saying she could now die a happy woman since she got to hear Lindsey sing.
“Big Love,” “Go Your Own Way” and “Landslide” were my personal favorites. Shelby wanted to hear “Gypsy.” Maybe next time.


Shelby got to hear Gypsy. I wonder what Stevie song it really was that Shelby is gonna have to wait til next time to hear?

[secret love]

speaks volumes about the balance Christine brought both personally and musically

Ah, so Christine is an alto! I know that Stevie's range is contralto. I watched the Destiny Rules documentary the other day and Dad was listening to Stevie sing World Turning and he said "Ew...she sounds like you James!" [I'm not a good singer by the way.] When Stevie tried to sing Christine's part as it was originally written, it was too high and because the notes Stevie tried to sing were outside her range; the poor girl sound God-darn awful. I must say though I think they nailed World Turning in the end and it sounds wonderful today as it did in 2003 but without Christine the song sure is a hell of a lot different. Also...

Has anyone noticed the lyrical similarities between World Keep on Turning (by Peter Green) and World Turning (by Lindsey Buckingham and Christine McVie). It sounds like they plagiarised Greenie's song, then changed it just enough for it to sound like a new song (when really, it's not...in fact it is the only Rumours-era Fleetwood Mac blues song!)