I now think Fleetwood Mac should do Super Bowl

[Hawkeye]

I use to think Fleetwood Mac as much as I love them shouldn't ever do the Super Bowl. They just don't have enough of those super high energy songs that are both really popular, rocking and not too long. Their concert show stoppers are not really good Super Bowl songs for the most part. And they also aren't the most visually stimulating.

BUT.....................after tonight's Super Bowl featuring Coldplay I think fleetwood Mac have an abundance of possible sets that would've blown that show out of the water.

World turning
Rhiannon
Landslide(if they went sentimental)
Second hand news
Don't stop
Go your own way
The chain
You make loving fun
Gold dust
Silver springs (especially if they do more a medley and it's just the chorus)
Tusk
Big love
Little lies
Stand back
Edge of 17
Holiday road

[Wdm6789]

Fleetwood Mac could have done the Super Bowl in the 90s, but not today.

Today's Super Bowl shows are awful, and so are the performers. Even if Fleetwood Mac did do the Super Bowl, they would have to be the only performers because none of today's musical acts are worthy of sharing a stage with them.

[jbrownsjr]

They did SYLM pre Superbowl. If my memory serves me.

[Macfanforever]

I've been saying that for years.

They probably play Landslide .The could do a hits medley.FB fans dont care and dont want to hear the non hits we like.

Heres last nights performance anyway.The music is not my cup of tea but I record it for some friends on a another forum.

Beyonce looks great.

http://www.mediafire.com/download/0u49ru96l8y5dfs/SB50_HT_show_.rar

Years ago I think Stevie or FM played at the SB pre show.I might be wrong.

[Macfanforever]

They did SYLM pre Superbowl. If my memory serves me.

Thanks .I think so.I remember taping it.The VHS is somewhere in my collection.

[shackin'up]

Medleys. Those are artistic suïcide. No they should do a Buckingham-led experimentalist album. Commercial suïcide, I know, but all their 'commercial' choices have been that too. So no Superbowl please. Just make an album that nobody wants to hear but me.

[jbrownsjr]

Medleys. Those are artistic suïcide. No they should do a Buckingham-led experimentalist album. Commercial suïcide, I know, but all their 'commercial' choices have been that too. So no Superbowl please. Just make an album that nobody wants to hear but me.

I want a BuckVie experimental album.

[Macfan4life]

No way no how and no to Fleetwood Mac doing the superbowl.

Does everyone know the acts lip sync? It is not live and a fake show. Several years ago the Who performed and it was so sad that rock legends performed to pre-recorded tracks. Even worse, they pumped into the stadium crowd singing like the crowd was really singing. The superbowl show is ridiculous with scripted dancing and lip syncing to pre-recorded tracks. I would never want to see the Mac part of such a fake script.

To perform LIVE like they did in the pre-show is fine.

[olive]

No way no how and no to Fleetwood Mac doing the superbowl.

Does everyone know the acts lip sync? It is not live and a fake show. Several years ago the Who performed and it was so sad that rock legends performed to pre-recorded tracks. Even worse, they pumped into the stadium crowd singing like the crowd was really singing. The superbowl show is ridiculous with scripted dancing and lip syncing to pre-recorded tracks. I would never want to see the Mac part of such a fake script.

To perform LIVE like they did in the pre-show is fine.

it is impossible to mic monitor and mix set up live equipment in 12 minutes ... back eyed peas tried live and failed

http://www.vh1.com/news/54545/super-bowl-half-time-lip-sync/

[SpyNote]

Stevie did the 2007 SB pregame show. So I'm sure they're not opposed to it. It would inevitably be a medley:

Tusk (or The Chain)
You Make Loving Fun (or Don't Stop)
Rhiannon
Go Your Own Way

[Macfanforever]

Stevie did the 2007 SB pregame show. So I'm sure they're not opposed to it. It would inevitably be a medley:

Tusk (or The Chain)
You Make Loving Fun (or Don't Stop)
Rhiannon
Go Your Own Way

Thanks .I those it was in the 1990's around the Enchanted era.

[Macfanforever]

Medleys. Those are artistic suïcide. No they should do a Buckingham-led experimentalist album. Commercial suïcide, I know, but all their 'commercial' choices have been that too. So no Superbowl please. Just make an album that nobody wants to hear but me.

Yea you are right.I dont know how the country artist get away with it.

[FuzzyPlum]

Do they really need to be doing this? I'm not sure they'd get anything out of it. Sure, they'd probably go down okay. They'd play their standard 'event songs' i.e. Go Your Own Way, Dont Stop, Rhiannon (or possibly Dreams, being the Rumours anniversary) and The Chain. But I'm not sure they'd really blow people away. At the same time, it could be lacklustre and they could come off quite badly.
Not sure its really worth it. Leave it to the youngsters.

[Macfan4life]

The only way this is going to work is if they do Stand Back and Brad Jeffries comes back and dances wildly with Stevie for 8 minutes :eek:
AND
The UFO from Christine's "Love will show us how" video re-appears and lands on the stage.
Then just maybe this will work :eek:

[welcomechris]

the Mac could play it.... No doubt

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[SpyNote]

The only way this is going to work is if they do Stand Back and Brad Jeffries comes back and dances wildly with Stevie for 8 minutes :eek:
AND
The UFO from Christine's "Love will show us how" video re-appears and lands on the stage.
Then just maybe this will work :eek:

:laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh:

Stevie really needs to bring Brad back for the next solo tour, just for the nostalgia.

[MikeVielhaber]

the Mac could play it.... No doubt

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Interesting that they played a gig without Stevie. Didn't know about that one. Not only that but this was less than 2 weeks after their performance at Bill Clinton's inauguration.

[FuzzyPlum]

the Mac could play it.... No doubt

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Interesting Rick Vito is playing. I thought he'd left long before then.

[jenniferuk]

Interesting Rick Vito is playing. I thought he'd left long before then.

Rick played as a favour to Billy. From Rick's q&a:

The Super Bowl thing was put together by Billy Burnette who asked me to do it. I really didn't feel comfortable doing it at first since I was not in the band at the time, but Billy really wanted me to. That's the last time I played with the Mac as a group.

http://www.fleetwoodmac.net/fwm/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=158&Itemid=178

[FuzzyPlum]

Rick played as a favour to Billy. From Rick's q&a:

The Super Bowl thing was put together by Billy Burnette who asked me to do it. I really didn't feel comfortable doing it at first since I was not in the band at the time, but Billy really wanted me to. That's the last time I played with the Mac as a group.

http://www.fleetwoodmac.net/fwm/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=158&Itemid=178

Ah, thank you.

[Macfan4life]

Rick played as a favour to Billy. From Rick's q&a:

The Super Bowl thing was put together by Billy Burnette who asked me to do it. I really didn't feel comfortable doing it at first since I was not in the band at the time, but Billy really wanted me to. That's the last time I played with the Mac as a group.

http://www.fleetwoodmac.net/fwm/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=158&Itemid=178
Thanks for sharing that. It felt uncomfortable watching it on TV too. Just 10 days earlier Rick and Billy were nowhere to be seen while the Mac played for Clinton's inaugural ball. Rick left and Billy was not invited for the Clinton gig but they sure needed these 2 guys for this Superbowl appearance. I wonder how much they got paid. Clearly not enough for Stevie and Lindsey LOL.

[Macfanforever]

the Mac could play it.... No doubt

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Thanks for doing the homework and thanks for finding these and the credit for it.

[KenshiMaster16]

Pass. As much as I love them they aren't relevant enough to do it. Say what you will about the acts they've been getting recently but they are all chart toppers and they bring in viewers. Coldplay especially are a well-experienced live band who are known for their amazing live shows which is no doubt why they were chosen (despite the fact you wouldn't know that basing it off of the segment they performed this year).

For the time being, the Mac are nothing more than a glorified Greatest Hits touring band and unless they have a new album to promote, can't see them doing it.