Then dont bill her as a special guest. I think she could have at least looked at the crowd, and still maintain the respect that you believe Lindsey so deserves.

Hey I loved this show. But why have her on at all then? Obviously to make sure people watch the show.

Sulamith (Sharon) and I are in the Kinko's in Chicago paying to use the computer there in an effort to spread the love :laugh:

We met so many great Ledgies and that was just awesome!!!!!!!

The concert was just great. LB wore a v-neck t-shirt, black leather jacket, the leather chain, and faded black jeans. We originally were sitting is good seats, but a friend upgraded us to third row - how about that!!!!! :cool:

SGCYM - He played a white older looking Fender Strat that appeared to be from the pre-Turner days a la the middle/early days of the 70's FM. It has a great/fuller sound and was just a beautiful instrument. We know just a little about guitars (Sharon knows more than I), but this white one needs to be played more often :laugh: He also had a prerecorded track of kids' voices for this one.

Everyone pretty much sumed up the set list, so here are some juicy details we noticed in case you are interested :laugh:

SYHA sounded good and Neale (high) and Brett's harmonies were really good. It was odd not to have the higher female parts, but this less lush version really worked.

After a stunning as usual rendition of Big Love, the sweaty LB opined while shaking his hand, "I think we'll just do that one once" :laugh:

Right When he started "Trouble" I (Jason) did not recognize it as it had been so long since I had heard it. Thankfully, my dizzy moment was not too long. This song was perhaps one of the best of the night for us. It was just so up beat and reminded us of the times when he made it.

Right before Go Insane, he looked at Neale and said "What key is this in [G or E (maybe F)]?" Carne, Chili, and you other guitar oriented Ledgies should have been there to help him out!!!!!!

The towel taunting episode after Peacekeeper was just hysterical. You wild women are going to scare that poor man or Kristen is going to put a stop to the towel taunting :laugh:.

Red Rover was incredible. He explained that he may have to do the song three times because it was difficult to play and sing. He also said what is easy to do in the studio is not easy to reproduce on stage :laugh: The song had a less techno fell on the vocals, but the chorus was less full than the CD cut, but it totally worked. It was such a treat to hear this song live!!!

Then they took a break and brought La Nicks' mic. sans the decoration - it was after all his not her show and she totallu respected that despite people crying out for her. I think she did not look into the audience for that very reason - but that is our opinion. The Frozen Love lines were stunning. I (Jason) too screamed it and I have a booming voice!!!!! We almost passed out!!! She sounded great and we thought for a minute they might do it, a situation pregnant with possibilities. LB commented on the great two part harmonies they used to do - I think they should take a hint and do some more :cool: Steive's hair was parted on the side and wore her black platform less than knee high BOOTS (thank goodness no Frankenboks!). Sharon had never been that close to her and thought she was just gorgeous, which she was. They totally fed off of each other. Someone said they saw LB tell SN she looked beautiful tonight and I saw him whisper in her ear "you know I love you," probably in refeence to thanking her for being there for him. It really was touching. She also kind of hid behind him right before they walked off of the stage. It was so cute.

Exit Stevie after great versions of NGBA and Say Goodbye.

Then Murrow. Which was my (Jason) favorite of the evening. It was intersting to hear him sing "Ed Murrow had a child - IN HIS GRAVE - the damn thing went wild - IN HIS GRAVE!!" The hard rock at the end was stellar. Brett Tuggle was doing a vocal for the (Wuubbaa Wubbba Wuubbaa) parts. It was so neat seeing that. We were sitting directly in front of Brett!!!! Interestingly, LB commented on the guitar issues they had been experiencing on the road and the for the last three shows his guitars had made up their minds to be out of tune.

GYOW - stunning

Waiting for Someone - shocked all of us and was played on the white Fender. He added enough reverb to make it sound like three guitars!!!!!

Down on Rodeo - stunning!!!!!!!

Bleed to Love Her - stunning!!!!!

Save Me a Place - mindblowing. I think we will never get that opportunity again. Hopefully, "they" will realize what a gem that was and let it make the final product!!!!!!!

After notes - Although only four people were on stage, I saw two extra keyboards off stage with people playing them. I though I also saw a guy playing a guitar offstage as well.

We now feel hungover although we did not consume a drop of alcohol!!!!! What a treat for us.

OMG, I can't believe this setlist! How did Red Rover sound!!! I am freaking. Holy **** man. Thsi is awesome. Did anyone sneak a recorder in? I hope they televise the WHOLE concert and not par the setl ist down.

Ok, after reading this, and seeing that Lindsey's core group of backup guys are the guys from the Fleetwood Mac tour, he has NO EXCUSES for not changing the set list for the second leg of the tour.

Oh yea was this all done acoustically?

God I adore this song.....

I'm with you, chiliD, but I have a feeling that it's not his decision. I mean, if things were up to him, apparently we'd have a behind the scenes documentary and a somewhat varied setlist. Sigh.

As much as I'd rather have the Mac together than apart, all of this makes me hope for a solo Lindsey tour someday. :rolleyes:

Wow...

Also, while Stevie was on the stage and they were taking abreak while Ray was folling with LB's guitar, Stevie and LB were having a conversation. People were cheering, etc. I yelled, "speak into the mic.!!!!!" I do not know if they heard me - probebaly not, but they smiled after I yelled it. They seemed to enjoy that people were wondering what they were saying.

Also, I could swear LB smiled at me when I was singing along with him on Murrow - sort of like "Oh you know the words!!!!!" But, he probably was smiling in my general direction.

All I have to say...
 

is AMEN to that!!! I agree 100%, But then again maybe this was a preview of things to come, right???

One can only hope...

Brian j.

WOW! I wish Id been there! How awesome! You all are sooo lucky, Im glad some Ledgies were there! :)

Stevie is always noticeably nervous when she makes a TV appearance ("If I sound like I'm shaking from the bottom of my toes... I am"), so that anxiety is most likely the culprit behind the "chill" people felt.

Not that I have first-hand experience in live performances, but I've been told, and have read, that it's often easier to perform in front of thousands of people, than it is for a couple hundred.
So it makes perfect sense that Stevie would come out and focus on looking at Lindsey, and singing the songs (which would be within her safety zone), rather than interacting too much with the audience (where her nervousness comes from).

Trust me, I know all about anxiety! :laugh:

JS...
 

I think it's just that most people find it hard to believe that anyone who's been doin' this as long as Stevie and Lindsey wouldn't be nervous in front of folks. :shrug:

Anxiety, yeah, I had it last night watching the Cowboys and Giants game. WOW, that game was INTENSE!!

Re: JS...
 

I forget who it is now... Bette Midler, maybe?... who apparently still vomits right before every single performance, after decades in the business.

And Carly Simon's stage-fright is legendary.

One would think it would get easier over time, but apparently it doesn't always. :)

Joe,

I put the whole respect thing in there so I wouldn't get roasted by the Lindsey fans. I too would have liked to see Stevie do a little more. A few of her own songs, maybe some B/N stuff, harmonies on Peacekeeper, SYHA, GYOW. I feel that she was underused.

Stevie herself has said that Lindsey doesn't get the respect that he deserves. I was IMHO giving a reason why she looked so disinterested or bored.

I just don't want to open that Stevie vs Lindsey can of worms.

Sean

Well....
 

It wasn't her gig tho. This was Lindsey's thing and she was his special guest.

Sure, them doing Frozen Love, Races Are Run or Twisted even would've kicked BOOT-AY, but ah well.

This is as close to Storytellers with Lindsey Buckingham as we LB fans will get. Hee.

Yikes!
 

I give ANYONE credit for getting up in front of people to do ANYTHING. I took speech class in college and we videotaped our speeches to watch ourselves...talk about embarrassing. :rolleyes: You don't notice the "tics" you do until you watch that tape (of shame) back. :laugh:

Lindsey said a few times that since they are on tour they really did not have any time to rehearse this show.

I think the fact that he did RR, Murrow, Down on Rodeo, Trouble...basically any song that is NOT being played at the shows was somewhat daring. He probably hasn't thought about these songs too much since going on tour.

Then when he told the guys "Ok, let's just play it" before starting Save Me a Place, I thought man this guy has a great memory/talent...when was the last time he played that sucker?? However, asking him and Stevie to pull out BN tunes would probably be too much to ask...unless of course they made the decision ahead of time to play them and had at least some time to rehearse. I believe Stevie when she said "that's all I remember."

Thanks again to everyone for their more detailed reports....

sounds like a great night. I'm glad Lindsey finally got a "storytellers" type show of his very own :)

Re: Re: JS...
 

Can't be Bette, she feeds off the audience like it's her drug. Anyone who dreams of putting on a show, or someone who already does shows, should take a cue from her: pure dynamic onstage.

I still say that she is the best live performer in history. Absolutely phenomenal, Johnny!

Ever seen her?

I've seen Bette live, I LOVE HER!

She puts on quite a show, yep, she's awesome!

Patti

They were not at all surprised. In fact Lindsey was ready, IMO to give it a go. Stevie was very careful, though, that it was to be his show.

Re: Lindsey at Soundstage- set list!!
 

oh WOW - you're the gal who got them to start to sing Frozen Love? YOU ARE THE BEST!!!!!! THANK YOU!!

If this hits the air..
 

please somebody post when! I can't miss this. It sounds fabulous!

Re: Re: Lindsey at Soundstage- set list!!
 

Hayley's a bitchin' gal. Of course, folks don't hear from her much anymore.

I believe it's BABS who still gets so butterflied she barfs...not the Divine?:wavey:

WOW!!! WOW!!! WOW!!!LINDSEY!!!
 

:wavey: :laugh: THANKS EVERYONE WHO SHARED
YOUR FABULOUS LINDSEY MOMENTS! :cool: :D

:]Just a Fabulous~Wonderful~Varied SET LIST!:]

What a fun time we had reading every WORD!!!

Please~let us know the date and time on PBS!:nod:

:blob2: LINDSEY IS THE MUSIC WIZARD!!!:blob2: