The Hollywood Bowl May 25

[vivfox]

Looking forward to reviews and videos.


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[elle]

@lesley_land now
So #FleetwoodMac @ the Bowl was incredible. Best mo was Lindsey Buckingham addressing the crowd with 'you guys smell like you're having fun'

[michelej1]

“California! The Hollywood Bowl, just like I pictured it,” Stevie Nicks greeted the crowd just before Dreams.

She said they'd been on the road for five weeks and expressed how glad she was to be back home.

It was about 60 degrees outside and Stevie put on a velvet scarf tied in a bow to shield her throat after Dreams.

As Lindsey introduced Sad Angel he said they're still not sure how they're going to put all of their new music together.

For the intro into the Tusk songs, I think it's charming the way Lindsey gets so much pleasure out of the crowd's acknowledgment of the album. He says Fleetwood Mac has occasionally had to subvert the old "rule of thumb" or axiom that if something works run it into the ground and then move on and they did so most notably with an album called, Tusk, then he beams as the crowd claps and whistles in response to the word. It may not have been what WB wanted, but Lindsey says time has revealed not only the content and quality of the album, but the reasons why it was done.

It's funny, as much as we've talked about it, I'm still a little surprised every time they start the music for SOTM. I have to get my bearings because I'm not used to having it in the setlist. But it's pleasant to have my expectations shaken. After it's over Stevie says it's an old song that they haven't done since [meaningful pause] "1981." Close but no cigar. Still, we fans have made inroads. She's heard us and listened. We can get her to say 1982 before this year is over.

It was before Big Love that Lindsey says "it smells like you guys are having a pretty good time. Yeah," in response to the marijuana fumes wafting towards him. He spoke of his need to defend against love being no more than an echo now that's he's been lucky enough to marry and have a family. He says that kids are a big responsibility, but one of the greatest gifts you can have. He dedicated the song to his lovely wife Kristen and his children Will, Lee Lee and Stella.

The tapestry that drops down from the ceiling for Big Love isn't used tonight, presumably because of the Bowl's layout.

When Stevie comes out for Without Love she says, "this is my moment!" I suppose that it's because Lindsey's family is present that she sanitizes things a bit, so that you might imagine that she and Lindsey were just chums. She doesn't mention how it's the nicest song she ever wrote about them or that she did it when they were so in love. She doesn't recall their great romance or say what a "loyal boyfriend" he was to insist that she join the band too. She refers to herself as the girl, rather than the "girlfriend."

This disappoints me, because I was thinking with that assembly, it'd be a great time to graphically explain, "Yep, in 1970 Lindsey and I were insatiable lovers hitting it on the regular," but nooooo. . .

She does say that even though they struggled and times were difficult, they were also wonderful. It was the best rock and roll life. She says, that after they put her poem to music, by making a wonderful demo, what probably happened is that someone, a sneak, sneak, sneak, came in and took the casette from their home and then copied it and brought it back and they never knew it was gone. But that's how the song was lost and they would never have found it, if a friend didn't hear it on Youtube. Huh? Ok. I understand that someone stole her demo and copied it without permission, but she is saying that they brought the original back. So, she still has it, right? She never even knew it was gone, according to her. It wasn't "lost". She just forgot about it.

Anyway, they found it and she says that Mick admits to her that what attracted him to Lindsey was that he needed a guitarist. He wasn't looking for a girl singer. Mick is sitting on the floor with them and he stands up and slinks away in shame as Stevie says this. Stevie says that she likes to use this part of the show to thank Lindsey and Mick and John McVie who agreed to it too (Wow, John you finally got included in this story, buddy). She thanks them all for saying, "ok you can bring the girl." Lindsey responds "I think we did all right."

She says they are doing the song exactly as they did it then and it's one of the tracks on their little EP.

For Gypsy they don’t use the backscreen to play the video with the two little girls on the beach. There is a narrow arch over the stage and you can see a ribbon of the video up there. At the end, Stevie moves to her right and spins. More slowly now than then, but we recognize her recreation of that iconic close to the Gypsy video.

My thoughts are wry during NGBA. I think Lindsey thinks his "ooooh yeahs" are sexy. I close my eyes and try to escape to my safe place.

When Stevie comes out for Landslide she says that there's been "a complete wardrobe change" because of the really cold weather. But she didn't get a chance to finish the switch. She only had time to put on one glove. "Lindsey, your song should have been longer." She shows him she's only wearing one glove and he looks bemused. She reaches out and grabs his collar, trying to protect his chest from the elements. He wards her off as if to say that he is fine. She says, "He never gets cold."

She wants to dedicate Landslide to 2 special people. Dave Stewart who made the time they spent together in 2010 the best year of her life and David Grohl who convinced her and Stewart to actually finish IYD. Without his prodding, she thinks she and Stewart would have just played around and never completed their production. To David Stewart she says, "thank you for making witches dance."

At the end of the song, when Lindsey takes her hand he moves the fingers back and forth first, as if he is examining the glove. Then he kisses it. Their fingers intertwine and he waves at her as he pulls away and returns to his side of the stage.

For GDW as they get to the "did she make you cry, make you break down, shatter your illusions of love" Lindsey stamps his feet as he barks out his background vocal and she faces him with her hands in the halt position. He helps her act out the fire and passion passages in the song here, as in Silver Springs later, by giving her emotion to play off of.

At the end she rips open her shawl dramatically. "You wish you could save me, but you can't save me."

As I listen to Mick sputtering during World Turning I wonder exactly what kind of accent is he trying to achieve? It's rather calypso, I think.

When Lindsey introduces him, I understand that I misunderstood in San Jose. Lindsey didn't say that Mick had a "resounding wand." He said, "The one --and only and there is only one -- Mick Fleetwood."

When Mick gets to Brett he says, he "has a massive hammond organ, no doubt." Brett gestures to play up the double entendre and Mick says, "Steady."

Mick says he just realized that Lindsey, "this young man" never leaves the stage all night. "Not once." Well, it's true, but that's been going on for years. How is it Mick never noticed? Mick, if Lindsey wanted to step offstage, get a hamburger and slip into an Armani suit between numbers, exactly when would he make the getaway? Songbird's gone. Are there any other songs in your set that don't require a guitarist? The only time Mick leaves the stage is when Lindsey is playing solo. During Mick's drum solo, Lindsey is sitting there right within Mick's line of sight. So, if Lindsey did make a habit of running offstage, when would it happen?

Mick says that the three guys think of Stevie every night as "our lady, our poet. Ms. Stevie Nicks. Oh Yeah." Then, he pretends to arrange his hair and gives another high pitched, "oh yeah."

He introduces John as "always on my right hand side. Always on my right hand side." Calls him the backbone of the band, as usual.

For Say Goodbye Lindsey reflects on being back in this place. It's their home. He and Stevie came down . . . when was it? 1972? [Stevie, who is so good with dates, doesn't respond], "Something like that." He talks about the song being written 10 years ago when all of their illusions are gone, but says sometimes you have to let go of those illusions to jump forward.

After the band hugs and bows, Lindsey leaves the stage after shaking a few hands in the front row. Stevie gives her dream catcher speech. As songwriters, when they give to us and we give it back, then what they are able to create is really "all your fault," she says.

Mick ends the night by summarizing what he said he heard Stevie and Lindsey express: how lucky they are to be doing something that they love to do.

And I guess I'm lucky to still be able to see them do it!

Michele

[CADreaming]

Excellent review Michele!

I wonder if Stevie knows that virtually every WY intro has been thrown "out there" on You Tube where the wife & kids could get the unedited version in all it's mushy glory? Just the fact they recorded that particular song & released it is sort of a in your face gesture anyway. Watering down a song intro is supposed to soothe that? I don't think so. Jmo.

Lol at the Landslide antics. That reminds me if the SYW Today show rehearsal. Although, I think he was plenty cold then.

[vivfox]

When Mick gets to Brett he says, he "has a massive hammond organ, no doubt." Brett gestures to play up the double entendre and Mick says, "Steady."

Mick says he just realized that Lindsey, "this young man" never leaves the stage all night. "Not once." Well, it's true, but that's been going on for years. How is it Mick never noticed? Mick, if Lindsey wanted to step offstage, get a hamburger and slip into an Armani suit between numbers, exactly when would he make the getaway? Songbird's gone. Are there any other songs in your set that don't require a guitarist? The only time Mick leaves the stage is when Lindsey is playing solo. During Mick's drum solo, Lindsey is sitting there right within Mick's line of sight. So, if Lindsey did make a habit of running offstage, when would it happen?

For Say Goodbye Lindsey reflects on being back in this place. It's their home. He and Stevie came down . . . when was it? 1972? [Stevie, who is so good with dates, doesn't respond], "Something like that."


Ha. Excellent review as always. You didn't say anything about your camera and its flash. The best parts of the review were your sense of humor and my favorite line of yours I highlighted.

[WildHearted]

Thanks for the awesome review, yet again, Michele. Really enjoyed reading it and felt almost as if I was there. Hope you had a good time.

[dontlookdown]

How was the music/how did they play/sound quality/crowd??

[vivfox]

Sad Angel by ednla

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Not That Funny by ednla

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Tusk by ednla

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[vivfox]

Don't Stop by ednla

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Landslide by ednla

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Go Your Own Way by ednla

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[michelej1]

How was the music/how did they play/sound quality/crowd??

My impression of the music hasn't changed since opening night. For Ohio, I went through each song and its performance. And I have no new insights. So, I'll just let someone with fresh ears describe that.

They played fine. The sound quality was good. I was standing in a position where the bass throbbed through my whole body. The crowd was receptive. The place was full and there were people outside as well, sitting on the lawn listening to the music through speakers. The paying crowd stayed right through Say Goodbye, although with Bowl parking the way it is, it is hard to leave early anyway. So, I'm not sure that this is a sign of dedication.

Michele

[vivfox]

I'm totally loving the first 45 seconds of Lindsey's GYOW guitar intro.

[michelej1]

Ha. Excellent review as always. You didn't say anything about your camera and its flash.

I did make some videos like Elle suggested. I will try to post one later, though it wasn't very good. I had the same problem. Whether my flash was on or off or whether I was using that "Night" mode, their faces were flooded out. All you could see was brightness, instead of their features.

Speaking of that, at the end of the show, I'm not sure if it was GYOW or something, Lindsey bent down and when he was getting up he covered his face so that the bright spotlight wouldn't hit hit him in the orbs. Well, how does he think we felt, when it bored straight into our faces for extended periods? Blinded for life.

But it was actually a nice picture to have captured, Lindsey masking his face. Like the Lone Ranger or The Phantom of the Opera, shunning exposure.

Michele

[vivfox]

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[vivfox]

Rhiannon by Kelli Falkengren

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Gold Dust Woman by Lauren B

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Gypsy (snippet) by Lauren B

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[michelej1]

Oh, I meant to say that after Gypsy, Mick is sitting on the floor with them, so as Stevie is bowing, Lindsey went over, leaned down and rested his arm on Mick's shoulder as they stood outside of the spotlight. Pretty sweet.

Michele

[vivfox]

Tusk by yamamojnn

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Landslide(most of dedication included) by allsaintsday72

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Gold Dust Woman (snippet) by Julie Wiskerchen[tell the audience singers to STFU, you're recording]

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[elle]

loved the review and all the special LA show specific tidbits Michele - thanks so much!! :xoxo:

For the intro into the Tusk songs, I think it's charming the way Lindsey gets so much pleasure out of the crowd's acknowledgment of the album.

yes, he definitely enjoys it. in DC, someone held up Tusk album when he started that speech and he loved that. people hold up BN and Tusk albums at LB solo shows all the time, but i guess it's not that much of a regular occurrence at FM shows. so he really loved that and incorporated it in his speech. he said something like "hey, and there it is!" and then he mumbled jokingly "we prearranged this" to the rest of the audience, but he was definitely beaming.

It was before Big Love that Lindsey says "it smells like you guys are having a pretty good time. Yeah," in response to the marijuana fumes wafting towards him. He spoke of his need to defend against love being no more than an echo now that's he's been lucky enough to marry and have a family. He says that kids are a big responsibility, but one of the greatest gifts you can have. He dedicated the song to his lovely wife Kristen and his children Will, Lee Lee and Stella.

The tapestry that drops down from the ceiling for Big Love isn't used tonight, presumably because of the Bowl's layout.


Lindsey changed his Big Love speech and i missed it????? what?!?!? but that speech has been set in stone for years now, it was the only one he never changed since what? 2009? ;) regardless of whether he's touring solo, with the band, without the band, just having q&as (see 92Y as a reference = same speech), with or without FM!!??

i guess in 2006 and 2008 he talked about finally finding love and having a family before BL, so it makes sense this would be the song he dedicated to his wife and kids. sweet! :xoxo: i wish i could hear that change in BL speech and whole dedication, hopefully the video will pop us soon! :nod:

makes sense now, we saw that BL didn't have tapestry in tweetpics and were wondering what happened there, whether pics were just left-right switched or was it because of the stage layout / bowl.

When Stevie comes out for Without Love she says, "this is my moment!" I suppose that it's because Lindsey's family is present that she sanitizes things a bit, so that you might imagine that she and Lindsey were just chums. She doesn't mention how it's the nicest song she ever wrote about them or that she did it when they were so in love. She doesn't recall their great romance or say what a "loyal boyfriend" he was to insist that she join the band too. She refers to herself as the girl, rather than the "girlfriend."

This disappoints me, because I was thinking with that assembly, it'd be a great time to graphically explain, "Yep, in 1970 Lindsey and I were insatiable lovers hitting it on the regular," but nooooo. . .

:laugh::laugh:
another speech i hope surfaces on youtube soon!

After the band hugs and bows, Lindsey leaves the stage after shaking a few hands in the front row.
heard he did that (mini edge walk :D) in Vancouver too, but not in Tacoma (well maybe in Vancouver that was especially so he can say hi to some people he knew and didn't see for a while). happy to hear he did it in LA too. :nod: :thumbsup: :xoxo:

[elle]

before the show - http://instagram.com/p/Zwa0uQQe_F/

[vivfox]

Big Love by Stephen Silvagni

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Never Going Back Again by Stephen Silvagni

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Silver Springs(snippet) by Stephlite

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[vivfox]

Silver Springs & Say Goodbye (Complete Songs including SG speech) by allsaintsday72

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[michelej1]

Lindsey changed his Big Love speech and i missed it????? what?!?!? but that speech has been set in stone for years now, it was the only one he never changed since what? 2009? ;)

Elle, to me he didn't so much change it as add elements that he used to use in the past. He's dedicated it to them before that way and he's talking about it being an echo of its former meaning before too. He still had the "looking out for love" and defending against love in it this time.

I haven't heard him say that kids are a big responsibility, but one of the greatest gifts before though. I just didn't write that part, because we all knew it already.

Michele

[michelej1]

Oh, for Landslide, Stevie also said when she was sitting on the floor in Colorado, she never dreamed she was writing something that would mean so much to the world and to Fleetwood Mac.

There is one time when she exits the stage where she exits from Lindsey's side instead of her own. She started to walk backstage by going behind the drum kit and Karen came out and grabbed her hand and led her to the exit by the side. Karen usually would just meet her at the stage entrance with a little flash light so that Stevie can see.

When Mick leaves the stage at the end, there is someone waiting with a cloak to throw over his large shoulders.

Michele

[jenniferuk]

Oh, for Landslide, Stevie also said when she was sitting on the floor in Colorado, she never dreamed she was writing something that would mean so much to the world and to Fleetwood Mac.

There is one time when she exits the stage where she exits from Lindsey's side instead of her own. She started to walk backstage by going behind the drum kit and Karen came out and grabbed her hand and led her to the exit by the side. Karen usually would just meet her at the stage entrance with a little flash light so that Stevie can see.

When Mick leaves the stage at the end, there is someone waiting with a cloack to throw over his large shoulders.

Michele

Thanks for sharing so many details. I noticed the cloak in Cbus and forgot about it until now. Recently I read, probably here, Mick saying he is always cold and he has heaters around his kit...unusual for a drummer (he said).

[jenniferuk]

Peter Fonda tweeted

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Lindsey was better than ever, Stevie was gr8 and the founders John and Mick were outrageous and perfect and more. The show was so good WOW

[michelej1]

These are little snippets of the ends of songs, the hug clips. One is sideways and I don't know how to rotate it.

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[GarboSpeaks!]

My thoughts are wry during NGBA. I think Lindsey thinks his "ooooh yeahs" are sexy. I close my eyes and try to escape to my safe place

In my mental collection of fan quotes in reviews, currently #1 spot.


Peter Fonda tweets-when someone says "Stevie, as in Wonder" PF says no, LindsAy Buckingham & Stevie Nicks...study up!"

smdh :laugh:

[michelej1]

This is the band at the close of Say Goodbye.

http://vimeo.com/67024760

[vivfox]

Silver Springs by HarlJHogg

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(End of Eyes of the World) Gold Dust Woman by dewalt10

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(Stevie's welcome speech) Dreams (snippet) by roxyb30

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[vivfox]

Second Hand News(snippet)(Bowl Highlight) by Amy Louff

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Big Love by bigbang68

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Landslide by bigbang68

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[vivfox]

Never Going Back Again by bigbang68

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The Chain by creepingelm

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Landslide(very good sound) by 654321mlh

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[vivfox]

Don't Stop byHarlJHogg

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Never Going Back Again by guavasnout

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Dreams by creepingelm

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[CADreaming]

Thanks for posting these vids! That SS was awesome! SO glad she's doing the animated "never get away, never get away, never get away" at the end again. This version may override my previous fav from the SYW tour.

[michelej1]

Los Angeles Times [click for photos]
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-review-fleetwood-mac-lights-a-fire-at-hollywood-bowl-20130526,0,1865349.story

Review: Fleetwood Mac lights a fire at Hollywood Bowl

By Mikael Wood May 26, 2013, 3:19 p.m.

Only a band as famously twisted as Fleetwood Mac would follow an exhortation to “get this party started” with a song as bleakly imagined as “Dreams.” That’s the indelible 1977 smash in which Stevie Nicks warns a capricious lover about hearing “the sound of your loneliness like a heartbeat,” and Saturday night at the Hollywood Bowl, Fleetwood Mac performed it near the beginning of a sold-out concert that Nicks said represented the group’s happy homecoming after several weeks spent on the road.


The long-running pop-rock outfit, which formed as a London blues band in 1967 but didn’t attain superstardom until it later relocated to L.A. and hired Nicks and singer-guitarist Lindsey Buckingham, is halfway through a three-month North American tour; it’s to play Anaheim’s Honda Center on Tuesday, then circle back to Staples Center on July 3.

Yet if Saturday’s show was intended to start a party, as Nicks declared, Fleetwood Mac hardly had good times on its mind. Rounded out by drummer Mick Fleetwood and bassist John McVie (along with five auxiliary musicians), the group sounded sharper and more aggressive -- simply louder too -- than it had in years as it tore through old songs such as “Gold Dust Woman” and “The Chain,” in which Buckingham growled, “Damn your love / Damn your lies,” over grinding electric guitar.

As with “Dreams,” both tunes came from the band’s blockbuster album “Rumours,” which famously caught the romantic turmoil then raging among various members of the group (including McVie’s ex-wife Christine, who quit in 1998). At the Bowl, though, Fleetwood Mac stripped the songs of the soft-rock sheen that helped drive “Rumours” to sales of nearly 20 million copies; it was exposing the desperation that simmers beneath the catchy choruses.

In “Second Hand News,” Buckingham strummed his guitar so hard that he had trouble restraining himself to the song’s already-brisk tempo. And though Nicks, who turned 65 on Sunday, has lost some of her high notes to age, she used her imperious drone to accentuate the drama in “Silver Springs.”

The 2½-hour set roamed beyond “Rumours” to Fleetwood Mac’s self-titled 1975 album (its first with Buckingham and Nicks) for “Landslide” and “Rhiannon”; to early-’80s hits such as “Gypsy” and Nicks’ solo “Stand Back”; and to “Tusk,” the willfully experimental “Rumours” follow-up that Buckingham admitted must have confounded executives at the band’s record label.

For “Not That Funny,” he bore down on his guitar, cranking out crunchy punk chords; later, Nicks roughed up her delivery in “Sisters of the Moon,” which she said the band hadn’t played onstage since 1981.

Fleetwood Mac also did two cuts from a new EP it released last month, the group’s first studio output since “Say You Will” in 2003. “Sad Angel” was a crisp power-pop tune with echoes of 1987’s “Tango in the Night,” while Nicks described the strummy “Without You” as a recently rediscovered remnant from her and Buckingham’s days as a duo. Both were received with surprising enthusiasm by the audience -- more warmly, for sure, than the Rolling Stones’ new songs were last week at Staples Center.

Before “Sad Angel,” Buckingham said that Fleetwood Mac had more fresh material but that the band wasn’t sure how to release it.

Despite its rawness, the music wasn’t uninterested in arena-rock grandeur. To introduce “Gold Dust Woman,” Fleetwood banged an enormous gong, and the drummer took a lengthy, parody-skirting solo in “World Turning.” Nicks too was taking advantage of the Bowl’s large stage, twirling with her trademark scarves in a beautiful and vicious rendition of “Sara.”

Occasionally, the show could’ve done with more polish, as in a dirge-like “I’m So Afraid” and “Dreams,” where Nicks’ and Buckingham’s harmony vocals felt unhinged in the wrong way. (They recovered in time for the pinpoint precision of “Never Going Back Again.”)

But for the most part, the live-wire intensity -- and often the outright crankiness -- Fleetwood Mac mustered enabled the band to add new meaning to songs that might have seemed to have told their stories already. “You should see me now,” Nicks sang in a line she appended to “Gold Dust Woman,” and for a night at least that was within reach.

[michelej1]

^I don't agree with the term "vicious rendition of Sara".

There's loss and lushness, but really no anger in that song and no pounding beat. I don't know where "vicious" comes from.

Michele

[michelej1]

Leavenworth Times, May 26, 2013 by Garon Cockrell
http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20130526/BLOGS/305269990

Concert Review: Fleetwood Mac LIVE @ The Hollywood Bowl May 25, 2013

Last night at the world famous Hollywood Bowl in Southern California the classic line-up of Fleetwood Mac took the stage for a night of hits, deep album cuts and even a couple of new songs.

At this stage in their career the band could almost be named like a "law firm" of "Buckingham, Nicks, McVie & Fleetwood" because this current entity is equal in every way. Mick and John hold down the rhythm section like 2 guys who have been playing together for almost 50 years (because they have been!) while Stevie and Lindsey bring the songs, harmonies and guitar playing.

And while we're on the subject of guitar playing... Lindsey Buckingham is without a doubt the most underrated guitar player of all-time!! His picking style is like no one else I have ever seen or heard. Whether he's playing his acoustic guitar with angelic precision on songs like "Never Going Back Again" and "Landslide" or rocking a demon on "Big Love" and "I'm So Afraid" Buckingham puts every ounce of his being into his performance and is truly the guiding force behind this great band.

Stevie Nicks was in great voice. The cold night air may have made the twirling front woman a little chilly but had absolutely no effect on her performance. Highlights included "Sara," "Gypsy" and "Silver Springs."

Credit should also be given to the additional four touring band members: guitarist Neale Heywood, keyboardist Brett Tuggle and Stevie's longtime backing vocalists Lori Perry Nicks and Sharon Celani. Their contribution to the live show helped enrich the band's performance and fill the gap left by the now retired Christine McVie.

It should be noted that it has now been 15 years since Christine McVie retired from the band.

Since then the group has forged ahead with 1 new studio album, "Say You Will," and 1 brand new "EP" and the current tour is their 3rd as a quartet. McVie's harmonies and lead vocals on songs such as "Over My Head," "You Make Loving Fun" and " Say You Love Me" are missed, but the band continues to please fans with their LIVE performances and, as indicated last night by Mr. Buckingham, has no intention of stopping anytime soon.

I'm already looking ahead to 2017 when the band will most likely tour for the 40th anniversary of their multiplatinum "Rumours" album and maybe - just maybe - Christine will join them too.

Drumroll please... 9 out of 10 drumsticks!!!

[vivfox]

^I don't agree with the term "vicious rendition of Sara".

There's loss and lushness, but really no anger in that song and no pounding beat. I don't know where "vicious" comes from.


I was thinking the exact same thing. Another confusing sentence for me:
Despite its rawness, the music wasn’t uninterested in arena-rock grandeur.
The music wasn't uninterested??? WTF does that mean?

[michelej1]

Despite its rawness, the music wasn’t uninterested in arena-rock grandeur.
The music wasn't uninterested??? WTF does that mean?

There goes that music putting on airs of grandeur again, when it knows good and well it's from the poor side of the tracks.

Michele

[vivfox]

Hilarious commentary on us Fleetwood Mac fans by two young 20 somethings.
Comments are from 38 seconds to 2:58.

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[The Catdancer]

Silver Springs was awesome!!! Thanks :)

[vivfox]

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Almost the entire song. Stevie changes many of the words. Just what is she saying?

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[vivfox]

Sad Angel by creepinglem

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Dreams by HarlJHogg

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Landslide by Rachel Aiko

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[thepoetinmyhear]

This show was great. I had managed for the most part to stay away from video/audio recordings this tour so while I knew they were going to do Sisters, I didn't know the arrangement and loved it and like a few others I hated the new Never Going Back Again - completely drains the life out of that song. Favorites for me from the show were Sara, Sisters, Tusk, and Say Goodbye (which was the best version of that song I've seen).

I did the Mick VIP package for this event and since others have well covered the concert - figured I'd talk about that. It was incredibly well done and for me, it was well worth the money. They told us to get there at 4:30 PM and right about that time someone from ground control came over and told everyone who was VIP to come check in and get their badge (a somewhat holographic badge that says Mick Fleetwood VIP and has the photo from his website). We were told after the soundcheck we would go into the audience and fill in the seats in the front where Mick would talk to us for a bit from the stage, then in our small group we'd go up to the stage, get our picture taken and then return to our seat. Then they would do the Q&A (during which Mick would sign things for us - we were to hand them all to our guide and he would take them up there to get them signed). Almost none of that happened. We waited for about an hour and they told us that the bowl has very strict rules about who can be on stage or even in the house when the doors open so we might be cut a little short and that we would have to exit and re-enter the venue when the doors officially open.

We walked in after the soundcheck and Mick greeted us with a Mic in hand - he had bronchitis so he told them he wanted all of us up on the stage for this one. We went up there and he spoke to us about how great this tour has been and the old days versus the new days (basically get more sleep and eat better) and how proud he is that the band has stayed together. Then they did photos - they were incredibly accommodating letting people do groups and singles and BOTH. Then they took all of our badges to get them all signed which I thought was a nice touch for folks who maybe didn't bring anything.

Once the photos were done he walked over to the side that those of us who had wrapped the photo session were standing at and began signing the badges. The folks running it were clearly worried about time but also great about making sure everyone got the photos they wanted and a signed badge. I decided to just ask my question and start off the Q&A and I'll get to the questions and what his answers were at the end. About halfway through signing the badges they said we had to be off the stage as they were about to open the doors. Mick suggested they take us to the back since only about three questions had been asked. We went behind the stage and hung out for 10 minutes more as he signed more badges and answered more questions when we were told that technically we still were considered on the stage by the Bowl so we had to leave. Mick again suggested moving the group so we went to where all the band cars drive up to backstage right as Kristen showed up who was surprised that Mick had such a fan entourage - he told her he does it every night and she again expressed her surprise. Finally he finished signing the badges, I gave him my Rumours 35th anniversary vinyl cover to sign which he did and others started handing him a bunch of stuff to sign. I asked my last question and moved on. Once it was done they took us to the gate to get our tickets taken for entry by which point the venue was mostly open.

Onto the Q&A, I asked the following (I asked one question each time we moved and then moved to the back of the pack to give others an opportunity - as a result I didn't hear too many of the other questions but thought it only fair):

1. Are there any songs they aren't performing that Mick wishes they were performing - anything he loves to play that they aren't doing? His answer was not really. He loves everything they play - at the end he added, maybe some of the blues stuff.

2. Any plans to remaster Mirage or Tango or release the 5.1 mix of Tusk? He thought THEY would do that before too long. The way he said it made it sound like he meant Warner Brothers would do that and not the band but that is completely just the way I am reading into his intonations.

3. Did they rehearse Frozen Love for this tour? He said they had not, but it probably would have been a good idea since that is what started it all and that was some of the stuff he heard all those years ago.

Some questions other folks asked:

1. Were there any hits that surprised them? Mick was very surprised when Albatross became a hit and felt it turned their blues audience upside down when it first came out.

2. Did he see the finished Sound City Documentary? He had and he enjoyed it.

3. Is Christine going to play with them in London? He said absolutely yes but not sure which show.

4. What was he proudest of in his career? Keeping the band together.

Haven't seen the pictures yet but it was a great show (GREAT show) and the VIP experience was awesome (edited to add the GroundCTRL people were great - despite it not going as they had planned due to the venue and Mick's illness, they still kept things very organized and tried to make sure everyone got their time and enjoyed the experience - I think our VIP guy was Neil or Nick (can't remember) but he was excellent).

[elle]

I did the Mick VIP package for this event and since others have well covered the concert - figured I'd talk about that. It was incredibly well done and for me, it was well worth the money.

loved reading your description and what an interesting and different experience from other shows!

for some reason, i have always loved checking out backstage, even though when you see it it's nothing special... but even as a little girl, backstage in theaters would always draw me in. so would have loved to experience what you described happened at your m&g.

standing on the stage and looking into the arena has probably been my favorite part of these meet&greets... and Bowl is such interesting venue, so that must have been even more special.

thanks again for describing your experience to us so vividly! :wavey:

wish some of the people who were in Vancouver and Tacoma, when Lindsey was there at the start of Mick's meet and greet would describe what happened there too. these few m&gs seem to be the only ones that went somewhat off the script. all others were more or less the way grnd ctrl guy described to you upfront (i think?).

[michelej1]

I did the Mick VIP package for this event and since others have well covered the concert - figured I'd talk about that.

So, Mick has bronchitis. That can really linger. Hope he takes care. I liked reading the Frozen Love answer because I think Stevie's Without You introduction confuses people. So, it's nice to keep Frozen Love in mind.

Interesting about how the Bowl has strict rules as to who is on stage or even in the house before the show.

One thing I didn't like is that wooden partition they had in front of the stage with about 20 seats in it. It made actual seats at least 2 rows back from what they were listed as being on the ticket and it felt a little like a ripoff for me.

Thanks for the pre-show perspective. It's really fun to get these details.

Michele

[vivfox]

Sister's of the Moon by Amy Louff

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Without You by CreepingElm

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[mezzoforte]

Kristen and the kids were on stage before the show taking pictures of the audience. Stella ran up and touched Stevie's mic stand, which was adorable.

I'm just about crushed that a full version of "Gypsy" hasn't surfaced. It's possible that I've built it up in my head, or good acoustics at the venue, or just the result of standing a bit farther back than usual (always better sound quality than you'll get right up against the stage. Not that that will ever stop me from trying for the stage), but I and my seat partner thought it was the best "Gypsy" we'd ever seen. I remember the vocal being wonderful and the twirling at the end was the most fluid I've seen in person. She brought me right back to the video.

Stevie moved very well when she was on stage, but it looked to me like she was limping a little bit when she was leaving the stage and out of the spotlight. In "Stand Back" she replaced the twirl with an odd little dance I hope we don't see much more of. She's clearly not 100%, but she was trying very, very hard for the crowd.

"Silver Springs" blew me away. Haven't gotten the chance to watch video, though--slow internet until I get home tonight. The best one I've seen this tour (though again, that might be due in part to standing a few rows back).

Did anyone else think Lindsey looked rather less than pleased when she dedicated Landslide to Daves Stewart and Grohl? The vibe was downright chilly until they had the standard finger touch/hand kiss thing, and even that felt a little forced. I actually wondered if her dedication was a bit in response to the "Big Love" speech...

[michelej1]

^I agree that we're getting a very successful rendition of Gypsy this tour. It certainly does not drag as previous versions have been guilty of doing.

Also, yes, Silver Springs was much more animated, as if Stevie was trying to create the 1997 magic.

Michele

[vivfox]

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[Deeshere]

Sister's of the Moon by Amy Louff

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Without You by CreepingElm

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I think I figured out the what the new lyrics are to Sister of the Moon for you. She does change the lyrics up a lot. I think she did it because she's a different person now than she was, when she first wrote it and she wanted a more updated version of the song for her fans that will reflect the person she is today. She says:

intense silence
as she walks in the room
black robes trailing, sister of the moon
and a black widow spider makes
more sound than her
black moons in those eyes of hers
says don't trust the world

heavy persuasion
was hard to take
she was gone at the top of the stairs
she loves me. sister, sister

and so I have followed as friends often do
I cared not for love, no money
but I think she knew
and the people they love her
still their the most cruel
she ask me be my sister, of the moon
sister, sister, sister

Some call her sister of the moon
some say illusion was her game
they like to wrap her in velvet
does anyone know her name
sister, sister, sister, sister

so we make our choices
when there is no choice
listen to their voices
ignoring our own voice

well, still we make our choices
living with our choice
listen to their voices
but don't listen to their voice
sister, sister

no, no, uh huh, yeah

[vivfox]

I think I figured out the what the new lyrics are to Sister of the Moon for you. She does change the lyrics up a lot. I think she did it because she's a different person now than she was, when she first wrote it and she wanted a more updated version of the song for her fans that will reflect the person she is today. She says:

intense silence
as she walks in the room
black robes trailing, sister of the moon
and a black widow spider makes
more sound than her
black moons in those eyes of hers
says don't trust the world

heavy persuasion
was hard to take
she was gone at the top of the stairs
she loves me. sister, sister

and so I have followed as friends often do
I cared not for love, no money
but I think she knew
and the people they love her
still their the most cruel
she ask me be my sister, of the moon
sister, sister, sister


Well you could be right or you could be wrong but I will believe you because I can't understand her myself. You must have had to blast that sound in headphones to figure that out, no?

[Deeshere]

Well you could be right or you could be wrong but I will believe you because I can't understand her myself. You must have had to blast that sound in headphones to figure that out, no?


I did have to turn the volume up pretty high :D.

I also had my son listen to it too, to try and get the lyrics right. I am 99% sure it's right, but it's hard to tell for sure because it seems she mumbles some of the words.

[vivfox]

Gold Dust Woman by Amy Louff

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Gypsy by Amy Louff

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Go Your Own Way by Amy Louff

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Go Your Own Way (continues) by Amy Louff

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[vivfox]

I did have to turn the volume up pretty high :D.

I also had my son listen to it too, to try and get the lyrics right. I am 99% sure it's right, but it's hard to tell for sure because it seems she mumbles some of the words.


Tell your son I appreciate his hard work and if I haven't already said so to you, "welcome to The Ledge!"

[vivfox]

Sara snippet by Amy Louff

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Big Love snippet by Amy Louff

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Landslide by CreepingElm

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[vivfox]

Sad Angel by CreepingElm

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[WildHearted]

intense silence
as she walks in the room
black robes trailing, sister of the moon
and a black widow spider makes
more sound than her more sense to her
black moons in those eyes of hers
says don't trust the world

heavy persuasion
was hard to take
she was gone at the top of the stairs she was dark at the top of the stairs
she loves me. sister, sister she calls to me

and so I have followed as friends often do
I cared not for love, no money
but I think she knew
and the people they love her
still their the most cruel
she ask me be my sister, of the moon
sister, sister, sister

Some call her sister of the moon
some say illusion was her game
they like to wrap her in velvet
does anyone know her name
sister, sister, sister, sister

so we make our choices
when there is no choice
listen to their voices
ignoring our own voice

well, still we make our choices
living with our choice
listen to their voices
but don't listen to their voice
sister, sister

no, no, uh huh, yeah

Thanks for doing this. I think you're mostly right, although I've bolded what I heard differently.

[Deeshere]

Thanks for doing this. I think you're mostly right, although I've bolded what I heard differently.

When I said I was 99% sure about the lyrics, I was also thinking about the line: more sound than her,because I also thought she said more sense to her, but that did not make sense to me, so I thought I was hearing it wrong.

So maybe she is saying: and a black widow spider makes
more sense to her. Which again I am not sure I understand the meaning of that line. Do you have any suggestions?


the other 2 lines I will have to go back and listen to again, you maybe right about those 2 lines too.

[WildHearted]

When I said I was 99% sure about the lyrics, I was also thinking about the line: more sound than her,because I also thought she said more sense to her, but that did not make sense to me, so I thought I was hearing it wrong.

So maybe she is saying: and a black widow spider makes
more sense to her. Which again I am not sure I understand the meaning of that line. Do you have any suggestions?


the other 2 lines I will have to go back and listen to again, you maybe right about those 2 lines too.

Well, this is Stevie, so I'm not entirely sure it's supposed to make all that much sense, lol. And I honestly can't figure it out. Mostly, I think its simply a line already in the song that she could tweak (changing 'me' to 'her') to rhyme with the line she wanted to add ('don't trust the world').

[vivfox]

Tusk by John Kettles

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[sodascouts]

HOLY CRAP that Silver Springs gave me freaking CHILLS. She hasn't shown that much passion doing that song since Atlanta 2004. I am FLOORED.

It does my heart good to know she still has it in her.

[CADreaming]

HOLY CRAP that Silver Springs gave me freaking CHILLS. She hasn't shown that much passion doing that song since Atlanta 2004. I am FLOORED.

It does my heart good to know she still has it in her.

That's great to hear! Too bad a vid of that never turned up.

I hope a diff angle for this one surfaces.

[vivfox]

That's great to hear! Too bad a vid of that never turned up.


What do you mean? I posted 2 of them.

[CADreaming]

What do you mean? I posted 2 of them.

From ATL in 2004.

[not_the_torment]

It was before Big Love that Lindsey says "it smells like you guys are having a pretty good time. Yeah," in response to the marijuana fumes wafting towards him.

When Stevie comes out for Without Love she says, "this is my moment!" I suppose that it's because Lindsey's family is present that she sanitizes things a bit, so that you might imagine that she and Lindsey were just chums. She doesn't mention how it's the nicest song she ever wrote about them or that she did it when they were so in love. She doesn't recall their great romance or say what a "loyal boyfriend" he was to insist that she join the band too. She refers to herself as the girl, rather than the "girlfriend."

This disappoints me, because I was thinking with that assembly, it'd be a great time to graphically explain, "Yep, in 1970 Lindsey and I were insatiable lovers hitting it on the regular," but nooooo. . .

She reaches out and grabs his collar, trying to protect his chest from the elements. He wards her off as if to say that he is fine. She says, "He never gets cold."

For Say Goodbye Lindsey reflects on being back in this place. It's their home. He and Stevie came down . . . when was it? 1972? [Stevie, who is so good with dates, doesn't respond],
Michele



Thanks for the great review! I love all the details (& humour) you include.

[michelej1]

Fleetwood Mac Reunites at Hollywood Bowl

http://www.lamag.com/laculture/culturefilesblog/2013/05/29/fleetwood-mac-reunites-at-hollywood-bowl

Rejuvenated and finally unencumbered by their past, Fleetwood Mac played a formidable show

Posted on 5/29/2013 10:57:00 AM by Sonya Singh Los Angeles Magazine

Nothing ever turns out as expected for Fleetwood Mac. Whether their collapsing relationships were translating into their best albums or their tour announcements were coming on the heels of an interview saying they’d never tour again, the British-American quartet found themselves hugging it out on stage following an explosive hometown show at the Hollywood Bowl on Saturday night.

They’ve overcome plenty to look so at peace with one another, but that’s where the tranquility ended. The band came out swinging with “Secondhand News,” summoning so much gusto that it’s a wonder they didn’t run ahead of the song’s tempo. “L.A., let’s get ready to party!” cried Stevie Nicks to a blast of cheers before launching into her breakup hit “Dreams.” The fretwork of Lindsey Buckingham, particularly on “I’m So Afraid,” proved that he is still one of the most underrated guitarists in rock. A wide-eyed Mick Fleetwood breathed new life into straightforward drum parts while slick bassist John McVie calmly maintained his place as the band’s rock. It’s no great revelation, though, that Nicks — “Our lady, our poet,” as Fleetwood introduced her — stole the scene, twirling around the stage and ad libbing new lines into “Gold Dust Woman,” likely inspired by the night’s full moon.

Fleetwood Mac has always been the sum of its unique parts, and for all the band’s hits, the absence of any member is keenly felt. Keyboardist Christine McVie, whose compositions arguably rank among Fleetwood Mac’s finest, retired from touring in the ’90s. While skillful, their longtime backup singers tucked at stage left failed to compensate for her warm vocal harmonies. The reports that she may take the stage with her former bandmates when they play in London has set L.A. fans abuzz. If she’ll play one of the band’s two hometowns, why not the other?

Even without hits like “Everywhere,” “You Make Lovin’ Fun” and former show-closer “Songbird,” the two-and-a-half-hour set did not disappoint. Greatest hits were celebrated alongside new releases like “Sad Angel” and “Without You,” a holdover from 1970s Buckingham/Nicks songwriting. They also played “Landslide,” “Go Your Own Way,” and “The Chain,” as well as a Stevie Nicks solo track and a few deeper cuts including “Not That Funny” and “Sisters of the Moon," the latter of which they haven’t played since 1982’s Mirage Tour. Both songs come from Tusk, the unusual Rumours followup album.

No one would have blamed Fleetwood Mac if their show felt like a forced TV reunion with plastered smiles and rose-tinted nostalgia. It was far more genuine. “It smells like you’re having a good time out there,” joked Buckingham, but so was the band. They told stories of their early years in L.A. — the only way Buckingham would agree to Fleetwood’s request join the band, as we also learned in Dave Grohl’s Sound City documentary, was if he could bring Nicks. Now the most famous member of the bunch, she thanked Fleetwood and John McVie “for telling Lindsey he could bring the girl along.” The warmth between Nicks and Buckingham never ebbed even as he growled “Damn your love/Damn your lies” during “The Chain.” Their closing duet of “Say Goodbye” left a few people dabbing their eyes with the corners of their sleeves. Rejuvenated and finally unencumbered by their past, Fleetwood Mac proved themselves as formidable and as together as ever.

[Samantha]

Yay! I've been lurking around for a while, waiting to get approved and it's finally happened!

I just wanted to post my little review as a first time Fleetwood Mac concert goer. I'm from San Diego and bought the Hollywood Bowl tickets for my mom and I as soon as they went on sale because at that time, they hadn't made plans for San Diego. Of course San Diego was added to the tour a couple weeks later, which I couldn't resist buying tickets for.

Like I said, I've never been to a Fleetwood Mac concert and it has always been my dream. Several years ago I went to a Tom Petty concert, who unbeknownst to me, Stevie Nicks was touring with. I totally lost my sh*t when she came out. So being able to see her with Fleetwood Mac last weekend and getting to hear her little antidotes before songs was just awesome.

We sat in the so called "cheap seats" which was still actually pretty good. I thought overall they sounded incredible. I was not a huge fan of this version of Never Going Back Again, but everything else was great. I'd read the set list but I was so into the concert that I forgot all about it, and once Silver Springs started (my favorite) I couldn't believe that I forgot they were suppose to play it. I was a little bummed that nobody in my section was standing/dancing throughout the concert. The few that tried were told pretty quickly to sit down by security. Once Go Your Own Way started EVERYONE in the audience was standing and dancing, FINALLY! And they stayed that way until the end of the encores.

We had lunch earlier in the day and they played a 2004 live video of Fleetwood Mac playing Stand Back. Stevie was so into it and I thought how it was kind of a bummer that she's not that active on stage anymore, however completely understandable. That being said, I think she totally ROCKED Stand Back! It may have had half the physical energy, but THE energy was still there (if that makes any sense?) Something about her as a performer just totally draws you in, even if it's just with the slightest of movements.

Overall I couldn't have asked for a better night. Even my mom who I was worried about lasting all night couldn't believe it was over come 10:45ish and wanted more. My only gripes are, I wish I was closer, the "big" screens at HB could be bigger, didn't really love NGBA (mom did), and maybe Mick's somewhat creepy, "don't be shy...don't be shy..." during his World Turning drum solo.

I'm so happy I broke down and bought tickets to the San Diego show, if I hadn't bought them before the Hollywood Bowl show, I definitely would have as soon as I got home.

[michelej1]

Overall I couldn't have asked for a better night. Even my mom who I was worried about lasting all night couldn't believe it was over come 10:45ish and wanted more. My only gripes are, I wish I was closer, the "big" screens at HB could be bigger, didn't really love NGBA (mom did), and maybe Mick's somewhat creepy, "don't be shy...don't be shy..." during his World Turning drum solo.



:laugh: Now, that you've put that into my head, Mick's line does sound rather ominous, like he might use it to lure an innocent into his wood paneled station wagon.

I just wonder why he says absolutely nonsensical things like, "There's something I want to know . . . are you with me?" Well, we are, Mick. Because we have no choice.

Michele

[Samantha]

:laugh: Now, that you've put that into my head, Mick's line does sound rather ominous, like he might use it to lure an innocent into his wood paneled station wagon.

I just wonder why he says absolutely nonsensical things like, "There's something I want to know . . . are you with me?" Well, we are, Mick. Because we have no choice.

Michele

lol Honestly I couldn't make out much of what he was saying, but I did hear, "Don't be shy" several times, just the way he said it...my mom and I looked at each other and said, "I want him to stop saying that." lol But, hey! If that's my only complaint, not so bad! ;)

[vivfox]

They told stories of their early years in L.A. — the only way Buckingham would agree to Fleetwood’s request to join the band, as we also learned in Dave Grohl’s Sound City documentary, was if he could bring Nicks. Now the most famous member of the bunch, she thanked Fleetwood and John McVie “for telling Lindsey he could bring the girl along.

I haven't seen Dave Grohl's docu. yet so I'm thankful this reporter filled me in on how Stevie was asked to join FM. Otherwise I never would have known.:D

[bombaysaffires]

^I don't agree with the term "vicious rendition of Sara".

There's loss and lushness, but really no anger in that song and no pounding beat. I don't know where "vicious" comes from.



"vicious" is often used the same way as words like "killer" or "wicked" i.e. really awesome, kick-ass, energetic etc.

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“California! The Hollywood Bowl, just like I pictured it,” Stevie Nicks greeted the crowd just before Dreams.

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Really fun to read your review Michele. THanks!