The best ever performance of Stand Back

[secret love]

This is the best performance of Stand Back ever - filmed in 2003 in Boston. The bongo drums at the start building anticipation. The thrust of Lindsey's guitar. That bass line. The beat of Mick's drums. Stevie's powerhouse vocal (that she wasn't able to deliver in 2009 or 2013). Just magic.

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[olive]

ever? she is never going to sing it again ,?

[secret love]

ever? she is never going to sing it again ,?

Odds are she will sing it again, yes.

I highly doubt Stevie could match let alone beat the vocal she delivered on this occasion. The 2007 vocal (featured on Live in Chicago) is lacklustre by comparison.

Also - it's not all about Stevie! The 2003 live performance of Stand Back is made great because of the instrumental arrangement and exemplar playing that Mick (and the other drummer), John and Lindsey deliver.

[SisterNightroad]

My favourite performance is the SNL one, I think this song is made for Waddy.
My favourite bootleg is Oakland 1983: http://www.mediafire.com/listen/6vjzek683sz5zbn/Stand_Back.mp3

[twinmatrix]

Fun version! She's so active! But the best version is "House of Blues" Stand Back. Those vocals cannot be defeated, they are AMAZING. Same goes for Talk To Me on the album. I don't know from what concert it is, but it's sooo perfect. Actually what concert is that? I wish there was a video.

[TheWILDheart]

Ok, there's a few things to point out here...

1.

"This is the best performance of Stand Back ever"

No. Just because YOU think it is, doesn't make it the best. I personally never cared for it and thought Stevie sounded very nasal on the LIB DVD. I also don't like "Stand Back" in the Fleetwood Mac setlist. It sticks out like a sore thumb.

2. "I highly doubt Stevie could match let alone beat the vocal she delivered on this occasion"

Oh, really? Go and listen to some of the 1983 performances. Infact, listen to ANY performances. Houston 89, The Whiskey 91, House of Blues 94, The Cloak and Daggers recorded, Oakland 83, SNL 83, Solid Gold 84, Vegas 2005. The list goes on and on and on.

3. "The 2007 vocal (featured on Live in Chicago) is lacklustre by comparison"

Disagree entirely. I love that version and some of my absolute favourite SB performances are from the Crystal Visions tour.

[twinmatrix]

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You sound angry, haha. When someone says "this is the best x" you know they mean "in my opinion this is the best x", right? ^_~ Not having a political debate.

Also is there a video for the House of Blues performance? Since you know so much about it. :)

[TheWILDheart]

But the best version is "House of Blues" Stand Back. Those vocals cannot be defeated, they are AMAZING. Same goes for Talk To Me on the album. I don't know from what concert it is, but it's sooo perfect. Actually what concert is that? I wish there was a video.

That's the "Welcome To My World" radio broadcast. I absolutely love that whole show!! The vocals at the end of "Talk To Me" are something else indeed! It was great to hear Stevie's solo version of "The Chain" too.

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Also is there a video for the House of Blues performance? Since you know so much about it. :)

Not that I know of. It was a soundboard recording made for radio broadcast, I don't believe it was ever filmed.

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You sound angry, haha. When someone says "this is the best x" you know they mean "in my opinion this is the best x", right? ^_~ Not having a political debate.


I am a little. I get really annoyed with the whole "my opinion is fact and you are wrong because you don't agree" attitude. What's wrong with simply saying "this is my favourite performance of this song"? That way, you're sharing a valid opinion and opening up the conversation for other people's favourite performances. The way the OP has written this reads very much "this is the best version. end of"

[secret love]

Ok, there's a few things to point out here...

1.

"This is the best performance of Stand Back ever"

No. Just because YOU think it is, doesn't make it the best. I personally never cared for it and thought Stevie sounded very nasal on the LIB DVD. I also don't like "Stand Back" in the Fleetwood Mac setlist. It sticks out like a sore thumb.

2. "I highly doubt Stevie could match let alone beat the vocal she delivered on this occasion"

Oh, really? Go and listen to some of the 1983 performances. Infact, listen to ANY performances. Houston 89, The Whiskey 91, House of Blues 94, The Cloak and Daggers recorded, Oakland 83, SNL 83, Solid Gold 84, Vegas 2005. The list goes on and on and on.

3. "The 2007 vocal (featured on Live in Chicago) is lacklustre by comparison"

Disagree entirely. I love that version and some of my absolute favourite SB performances are from the Crystal Visions tour.

What I meant was in 2014 Stevie could not beat the LIB vocal. Her vocals from the eighties are better, but they happened in the past. You misunderstood me. What I meant was In future, Stevie could not match let alone beat this vocal.

I don't know why you're so angry with me. This is my favourite performance of Stand Back. I never said that it has to be your favourite too. If it's not, that doesn't bother me in the slightest.

What really makes the LIB performance special to me is the instrumental arrangement, Stevie's energy and theatrics (Those twirls are so fast! Not bad for a 55 year old woman!) - not the vocals.

[pauls90]

To me, the best version of Stand Back will always be the 1983 performance on Saturday Night Live.

http://www.veoh.com/watch/v15889162awXyRTTe?h1=Stevie+Nicks+-+Stand+Back

She was ON.POINT. that night. The energy, the vocals, the facial expressions, her movements. I will never tire of watching this one. I wish there was a better version somewhere :(

[secret love]

To me, the best version of Stand Back will always be the 1983 performance on Saturday Night Live.

http://www.veoh.com/watch/v15889162awXyRTTe?h1=Stevie+Nicks+-+Stand+Back

She was ON.POINT. that night. The energy, the vocals, the facial expressions, her movements. I will never tire of watching this one. I wish there was a better version somewhere :(

I'm glad my post has opened up some debate and I am enjoying watching and listening to other people's favourite performances of this classic Stevie Nicks song.

[SisterNightroad]

I think the Landover version is really underrated, it's the cutest version of all!
The vocals aren't bad either even with all that coke: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cR8ZshuW8vE

[JohnL]

I know this isn't recent but this has always been one of my faves...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-srEdNc4z7Q

[AnthonyMI]

This one has always been my fav

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[AnthonyMI]

I know this isn't recent but this has always been one of my faves...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-srEdNc4z7Q

From 1991 to 1998 it was like a totally different person!

[nicole21290]

I don't have an opinion on the BEST but I have been missing seeing videos of Lindsey singing along soooo enthusiastically to it. :lol:

Anyway, have these gifs of Stand Back which never fail to amuse me.

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[PenguinHead]

To me, the best version of Stand Back will always be the 1983 performance on Saturday Night Live.

http://www.veoh.com/watch/v15889162awXyRTTe?h1=Stevie+Nicks+-+Stand+Back

She was ON.POINT. that night. The energy, the vocals, the facial expressions, her movements. I will never tire of watching this one. I wish there was a better version somewhere :(

It's a stunning raw performance in its immediacy, visually and vocally. This was an early introduction to the live performance of the song. It's great for what it is, but I feel that her performances of the song got better over time, as she grew into the song.

She cuts off her lyric lines (standing in a) and ( in the middle of my). In the second verse it appears she forgets a line and ad-libs it. This performance was highly animated specifically for TV. Strange how also performed Nightbird on this show, but it never performed it on stage. Seeing Sharon on Stand Back is hilarious, watching her stick-figured limbs awkwardly dangling around with no sense of rhythm. She is so seasoned now; cool and smooth.

[Macfan4life]

For me, Stand Back has to be crazy 80's era. And how about the craziest versions where Stevie messes up the lines so much and is so out of control. I LOVE IT. LONG LIVE THE 80's and the craziness!
From New York 1986 - Stevie messes up the second verse but she bounces back. Look at her go!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fd0OdImt9tQ

From Albany, NY 1990 Stevie refuses to start singing and confuses the band. LOVE IT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xI2djwEnJPM

[Macfan4life]

It's a stunning raw performance in its immediacy, visually and vocally. This was an early introduction to the live performance of the song. It's great for what it is, but I feel that her performances of the song got better over time, as she grew into the song.

She cuts off her lyric lines (standing in a) and ( in the middle of my). In the second verse it appears she forgets a line and ad-libs it. This performance was highly animated specifically for TV. Strange how also performed Nightbird on this show, but it never performed it on stage. Seeing Sharon on Stand Back is hilarious, watching her stick-figured limbs awkwardly dangling around with no sense of rhythm. She is so seasoned now; cool and smooth.
The SNL show was December 1983 and the Wild Heart Tour was over. Nightbird was released as the third single after If Anyone Falls fell off the chart in late November. So she used the show to launch the third single. If the tour was still ongoing I am sure she would have done it live. In February 1984 Stevie did Nighbird live again on Solid Gold.
On another note, I don't think Nightbird should have been a single. I think Wild Heart could have been extended with Enchanted or Nothing Ever Changes released as the 3rd single.

[SisterNightroad]

The SNL show was December 1983 and the Wild Heart Tour was over. Nightbird was released as the third single after If Anyone Falls fell off the chart in late November. So she used the show to launch the third single. If the tour was still ongoing I am sure she would have done it live. In February 1984 Stevie did Nighbird live again on Solid Gold.
On another note, I don't think Nightbird should have been a single. I think Wild Heart could have been extended with Enchanted or Nothing Ever Changes released as the 3rd single.
I think that the best singles from Wild heart, beside Stand back, would have been I will run to you, Nothing ever changes and Beauty and the beast.
Sable on blonde would have been a bomb live on tour instead.

[Macfan4life]

For me, Stand Back has to be crazy 80's era. And how about the craziest versions where Stevie messes up the lines so much and is so out of control. I LOVE IT. LONG LIVE THE 80's and the craziness!
From New York 1986 - Stevie messes up the second verse but she bounces back. Look at her go!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fd0OdImt9tQ

From Albany, NY 1990 Stevie refuses to start singing and confuses the band. LOVE IT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xI2djwEnJPM
Someone please comment on my favorite versions of Stand Back. Is it just me that loves the crazy out of mind 80's versions :eek:

[BLY]

Someone please comment on my favorite versions of Stand Back. Is it just me that loves the crazy out of mind 80's versions :eek:



I will have to agree. I was just listening to some of those 80's live recordings and there was so much improvising going on. I'm so glad that I got to see those live shows in the 80's. I loved what she use to do with that voice of hers.

[Macfan4life]

I will have to agree. I was just listening to some of those 80's live recordings and there was so much improvising going on. I'm so glad that I got to see those live shows in the 80's. I loved what she use to do with that voice of hers.
Yes, the head banging, the dizzy spins, the yelling, speaking in tongues. Long live the 80's!

[SisterNightroad]

For me, Stand Back has to be crazy 80's era. And how about the craziest versions where Stevie messes up the lines so much and is so out of control. I LOVE IT. LONG LIVE THE 80's and the craziness!
From New York 1986 - Stevie messes up the second verse but she bounces back. Look at her go!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fd0OdImt9tQ

From Albany, NY 1990 Stevie refuses to start singing and confuses the band. LOVE IT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xI2djwEnJPM
I LOVE when in the 80's version she does headbanging and then during the guitar solo she just jumps around WITHOUT Brad Jeffries.

[Macfan4life]

I LOVE when in the 80's version she does headbanging and then during the guitar solo she just jumps around WITHOUT Brad Jeffries.
I AGREE!!!!
That clip I posted from 1986 is so wild. She is so out of control with head banging and running all over the place, forgetting verses, yelling. Its a mess but that is why I love it so much :eek:

[SisterNightroad]

I AGREE!!!!
That clip I posted from 1986 is so wild. She is so out of control with head banging and running all over the place, forgetting verses, yelling. Its a mess but that is why I love it so much :eek:
I bet the Red rock version would have been even better if it wasn't all retouched.
Those transplanted close-ups destroy all the spontaneity of the performance.

[michelej1]

Anyway, have these gifs of Stand Back which never fail to amuse me.



The longer hair looked good on Carlos.

Michele

[Macfan4life]

Not my all time favorite but the live singing version on Solid Gold in 1984 is pretty cool. Too bad the music was not live too. She does pretty good improv :) Stevie was one of the few performers ever to sing live on Solid Gold.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaY3_ICVFgk

[David]

I don't have an opinion on the BEST but I have been missing seeing videos of Lindsey singing along soooo enthusiastically to it. :lol:

Anyway, have these gifs of Stand Back which never fail to amuse me.Bee-U-teeful gifs.

My favorite "Stand Back" seen in person was Los Angeles way back in 1983.

It's been twelve years since I've seen "Stand Back" or Stevie Nicks in person.

[DauphineMarie]

Yes, the head banging, the dizzy spins, the yelling, speaking in tongues. Long live the 80's!

Here here! RAL 4-ever.

My favourite live performance comes from NYC (with Tom Petty) 1983, the 1983 Radio Broadcast from Oakland, and the ones from Holmdel, NJ and Weedsport, NY in 1986. :thumbsup:

[Stealing Nicks]

My favorite version is the 2011 Chicago version. I like the arrangement and the band is a bit edgy!

Chicago 2011 version:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sg3SAI8h9p8

I am a Stevie Nicks tribute and we cover it with a very similar arrangement.

Check it out here if you like:
https://soundcloud.com/stealingnicks/stand-back

[secret love]

Wow, you're in a band, Stealing Nicks?

That's great!

I am a prolific writer ...also a lyricist...a bit too private a person to perform my own songs in public, though. I did sing karaoke with my Mum in an echo chamber of a bar in a walk-up on the Gold Coast in Queensland.

I love P!nk but as a man I can't really match her contralto vocal range! More of a baritone voice myself really...