yeah I dont know why I never realized how high the stage was since I have been going to shows there for at least 15 years by now. sh*t I should have worn some 5 inch heels or something, HA! It helped that the guy to the left of me, left the show before the encores so that helped my view. Who the hell leaves a show before the freaking encores anyway? I know, people that live in the burbs, LOL! Its so funny around here even when the Steelers are playing all the people that live in the burbs leave around the 4th quarter to beat traffic on the parkway east and west. It makes me happy to live in the city. Its less than 5 minutes to get anywhere :)
Aww that is so nice that Stevie waved to you and your mom. I got a hand shake from her once but that was it. I wish she would interact more with the crowd when she is with FM. It seems that when she is solo she is more loose and friendly.

Lindsey also used a pick on Go Insane during the GOS tour. If it's anything like on that tour he's strictly playing rhythm guitar on it, which would explain the pick.

Yes, he only seemed to use it for one segment of the song. Michele

Thanks, Michelle.
That was wonderful.
Tell people to leave you alone at work today.

Michele, thank you for including all the wonderful details!

It was quite a show. I was a bit disappointed at the lack of interaction between Stevie and Lindsey - what Michele mentioned was it. Although Lindsey tried to catch her eye several times, especially at the beginning, Stevie seemed determined to do it straight.

I was in that front cluster, right at Stevie's feet, and after initial laxity the guards did crack down on the picture-taking. I didn't want to hold my camera up at the front, so even though I had it, I left it in the seat.

They both looked amazing, but especially Stevie in her lovely red dress, head to toe with matching boots. WOW girl. And she changed her boots three times. Since the stage was so high, I got a great view of them. She was also wearing some lovely sparkly jewelry, including a diamond-encrusted moon.

No slow intro for Rhiannon - they just went straight into rocking it.

Stevie dedicated Landslide to her father, and while there was no touching or going over to Lindsey, they shared a poignant look at the end for a moment (probably in honor of Mr. Nicks).

The Gold Dust Woman wail was the longest one I'd ever heard.

What a privilege to be there for the first time Storms was played live! When Lindsey and Stevie sang to each other at the end, he put his hand over his heart. It was a great moment, made especially powerful by the fact that they interacted so little.

Lindsey mixed up the intro for Oh Well a bit, adding his own spin to the famous riff before doing it straight. I liked it.

He continues to do ISA slowly - the days of the fiery ISA are gone - but it does build nicely into that intense, amazing solo.

I had heard the spoiler about Silver Springs, but after Stevie had promised us Talk to Me and The Highwayman for the Vegas shows without delivery, I was by no means certain of its inclusion. However, I was delighted to hear it as the closer, and from the response of the crowd, it went over wonderfully. Stevie's avoidance of Lindsey's eyes was disappointing, but she did still get into that ending, waving her hands to the "NEVER GET AWAY" part as she stared out at the audience.

Terrific show. I'm so glad I went!

WOW.. Thanks SO much to you, Nancy, and to Michele as well, for such wonderful and detailed reviews! It sounds like Lindsey must have pulled something with Stevie last night, as it sounds like she was a bit "miffed" with him, to say the least. LOL.. Who knows, but all in all, it sounds like they put on a wonderful show, and thanks to you both for sharing your wonderful reviews with us!

Hugs,

Arlene

Regina,

There should be a special day you can take off of work for FM. I'd promise only to use it once every 5 years:D.

Nancy,

I noticed Stevie's jewelery too, especially the long drop earrings she was wearing in the red. The sleeves of the red dress, the way the beads dropped down in tendrils was very appealing. She had black sleeves that did that too, but it looked better with the red.

I was thinking about Storms and I noticed it on the album, but it was more striking last night. The lyrics have her saying "save us" before she goes on to explain that not all the prayers in the world could save us. The first "save us" is set apart. So, even though she is talking in the past, like she should have seen the broken heart coming and it's all over, the "save us" comes out almost as a separate, present plea.

Last night, it was the same. When singing alone, she might have only enunciated the "could save us" once. Most of the time, she swallowed the "could" and was saying, "not all the prayers in the world . . . save us." So, to me the song was saying that there might still be hope. The message was that it was all over on one hand, nothing left to be done, but then on the other hand, there was one last hopeful plaint: save us.

I'm really drawn to that and Lindsey and Stevie singing the last line together, really accentuated that interpretation for me.

Michele

PERFECT write-up!!!!!!! Thank you, michele!!!! Last night I was hoping you were there so that we could get one of your beautiful pieces of reportage.

My initial response: Storms and Say You Love Me were back-to-back revelations. Much will be written and discussed about these, the highlights of the show.

Lindsey fired on all cylinders on all songs (an "Oh Well" for the record books).

Stevie excelled during Sara (what an exit), Storms (of course), Gold Dust Woman, Silver Springs, while Dreams, Rhiannon, Gypsy seemed lackluster to me. Stand Back was fun.

Almost no rapport between Stevie and Lindsey (despite HIS efforts). Strange. Yet, their styles complimented each other. She was very regal. He was like the court jester.

No banter between them. Little talking to the crowd on Stevie's part (except for a "hello, pennsylvania" opening and a brief intro to "Storms" for old-time and future Mac fans). Lindsey said a few things but nothing of note to me (except that during rehearsals it had been a real blast).

The lighting effects and moving screens were awesome, especially when they shone bright red -- the same color as Lindsey's shirt, peaking out from his leather jacket. VERY THEATRICAL. Very effective.

It's funny how no one is talking much about SYLM and I haven't seen a video of that yet. I enjoyed it, once it got going. Shaky start I think.

I know what you mean about their styles complimenting each other. I compared them being at his mic together for Sara to the SYW tour and the difference was stark. Yet, the fact that they weren't interacting there, less than a foot apart from each other, almost was the icing on the song's ending. It capped the mood of loss. Their singing together at the end of the Storms was the high point of the night to me, but when they shared vocals on Sara, that worked too. In fact, even Gypsy when Lindsey sang "I can still see your bright eyes" with her, I felt that the song had a little more spark.

I was a little concerned that Lindsey would tone things down and think he had to rein his performance in from what it was during SYW. Thank goodness that didn't happen.

I hope they are on fire by the time they get to MSG. I won't be seeing them there, but hope you do. I know it's an important show to them and they should be at the top of their game.

Next time I want to make a point to look at the moving screens more. I think I missed a lot of that, because they were at an awkward angle for me. Your vivid description makes me think they added another element to the show. Yet more to appreciate.

Michele

still loving your review... :xoxo:

found these public pics upon search @ myspace

http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/i...f8fdcfcf5b.jpg

http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/i...58a62f7a05.jpg

I feel like I went to the concert with you.. wow. Thank you soooo much. :thumbsup:

Thanks Niki. Even though digital cameras have been around for awhile and I should be used to it, the clarity can still astound me. I can count the hair on Mick's arms in these photos.

Michele