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By Daniel Ziffer, Entertainment Reporter
November 1, 2005
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http://www.theage.com.au/news/music/...720485621.html

ROCK star Stevie Nicks will be backed by the sonorous harmonies of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra when she performs next year. But do not expect a timid show.

"Led Zeppelin. That's what I want," she said emphatically yesterday.

"Like the strings in Kashmir. I don't want this to be (like the film) The Sound of Music."

The former Fleetwood Mac frontwoman will hit the Rod Laver Arena stage on February 18 as part of her "Gold Dust" tour.

Nicks' promoter has previously lured 1970s rockers Kiss and Meat Loaf to perform with the orchestra, and the 57-year-old singer is working on compositions to accompany her hit songs.

The decision about which songs to perform with the orchestra will come down to their suitability, she said.

"Edge of Seventeen, Stand Back, you don't know," she said.

Nicks has sung orchestra-backed versions of Etta James' classic ballads A Sunday Kind Of Love and At Last at festivals and both may be included in the six or so songs she will perform with MSO backing.

The Melbourne show will be the only place she will perform with the orchestra and her band. Nicks' other dates in Australia and New Zealand will feature her nine-piece band only.

Local legend John Farnham will play Brisbane and Perth, with US singer Vanessa Carlton supporting all shows.

Fleetwood Mac sold tens of million of albums off the back of such hit singles as Dreams, Everywhere and Go Your Own Way. Nicks has toured prolifically around the world as a solo artist.

On Stakes Day, Saturday, the Stevie Nicks Plate will be race seven on the card. Nicks will present the record-shaped trophy then.

She will be at the Melbourne Cup today and is tipping Eye Popper or Makybe Diva to win the big race. She is laying a bet on Xcellent for her mum.

So, if you see a 155-centimetre blonde rock star in a black slouch hat, pearled cape and heels - it's her.

I think we do know. :rolleyes: We heard similar stuff prior to the 'Dreams' shows in Vegas. She'll find a way to work in all the old standards.

Great article and pic though, thanks for posting! :wavey:

Anyone who thinks she is not going to perfrom 3/4 of the set list as old standards is not listening to what she repeatedly says, which is she has certain songs she feels she must do on stage. That is always going to be the ones she does not (Dreams, Rhiannon, EO17, SB, etc.) - I do think she will have cool orchestration. I mean look at that cool rendition of Landslide she did with that orchestra awhile back :shrug:

In the end, I really want to go to this, but am scared I will not due to work :mad:

Sorry to any Aussies or New Zealanders, but damn, I wanted her to stay in the US and work on a new album, not tour again!

I guess if she's set on not doing any new music, it's better for people around the world to get to see her, but sigh, I was so hoping to hear news about a new album.

Cool article though (and a nice smiling pic!) - thanks for posting!

She's got to bet on the diva horse, of course! ;)

I'm not expecting anything unrealistic; I'd be happy with 'ROF' and 'TTM' (both of which would sound great with an orchestra, imho).

But for her to even imply 'EO17' and 'SB' might not work out, made me roll my eyes. But then again what doesn't...? :p

Thanks for posting. I'd love to hear a full orchestration of Edge..that could be really interesting and highly dramatic.

Midol dear :xoxo: :xoxo:

Wow, she looks a lot like Debbie Harry in that picture! Nice to see her happy.

At Last and Sunday Kind of Love? Splendid! :blob2:

Btw, former Fleetwood Mac frontwoman? :shrug:

I guess the Melbourne show is the place to be then. ::starts checking flight schedules::

yeah okay uhmm - Yike!
 

Oh my FREAKING god she looks so pretty here! :nod:
And happy, TOO, i think! :nod:
Course, there may be a reason for that ;)
Still, this is NICE to SEE!

Thanks for posting this - I think this is the best photo of Stevie taken
all YEAR! :cool:

Rock ON GDW!

Ok, I know those things under her left eye could very well be wrinkles, but I don't see them under the right eye. :shrug: Wrinkles are usually bilateral as far as I know... :confused: Don't get me wrong- it's a great photo of her smiling, but what is that under her left eye?? What do you guys think?

I agree. What a great photo. She looks really cute, and natural.

Isn't it a given that, at the very least, Beauty and the Beast will be one of the orchestra songs?

I don't know, maybe she's back with Lindsey again.

:lol: I just NOW got that- good one! :nod:
It kinda looks like smeared mascara a little bit..:shrug: Stupid photographer.

~jamie

Wow. That picture is atrocious. I thought it was all about the glamour, Stevie?

I really hope she does something fresh for this. If you're going to film a concert with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra for DVD, why would you want to do the same old thing? This is a grand opportunity to do something really fantastic. Stop resting on your laurels for once.

LOL - I'd have bet you would have said that :laugh: Mikey - he hates everything.

I think it is a cute pic.

See my post in the "Periods For Men" thread... :xoxo:

I know - thus the link! :wavey:

I agree. It could be monumental. So could stand back.
But anyways.
Thanks for posting. I think that is a cute pic, although the lighting is not great. She looks cute, though.
That sucks the orchestra will only be on the 18th date. I'm pretty sure that's too early for me to see. :(

i think the pic is cute except for what appears to be shadows btwn her teeth... making it look like she has a giant gap btwn her two front teeth... bubba stevie....

my first reaction was "ew ew ew ew ew ew" oh, and the smeared/ clumped mascara on the one eye... we all get it from time to time, but aren't they supposed to photograph diff angles to avoid that... or airbrush it?

Depends. Newspapers pretty much don't airbrush photos before sending them to the presses. The New York Times is infamous for refusing to airbrush.

If it isn't then up is down, right is left and the moon is made of green
cheese. . . . :shocked: Then again this IS Stevieland so . . . .

I think this is a snapshot of her done by a staff photographer when they interviewed her for the story. Based on the glaring imperfections that have been noted, it hardly comes across as a professionally lit glamour shot since little or no photoshopping was done. And I think she looks cute as hell.

yeah, something is askew about that picture :lol: I was like, trying to make myself like it, but I don't...I LOVE the happy smile, but the angle is bad bad. But I'm not gonna dog here...I'm happy she looks happy and hopefully will do awesome shows - SOMEONE BETTER RECORD AND TAKE MAJOR PICS!!!

Think, "See this smile? Want it to STAY here???
TAKE THE DAMN PIC, please, I have stuff to do,
THANK you! :D "

But HEY if some moron was paying ME 200 large for sitting on my butt
all day I'D have a big huge happy grin TOO! :lol:

I DO love the pic. though and I really do think she looks happy.
Hey, maybe her HORSE won!!! :thumbsup:

It's not a very good picture. I think Stevie's looks cute but her eyemake looks awful. I do like that she's smiling since she doesn't do that very often for photos.

I wonder if maybe this was taken by a friend or someone in her
entourage, rather than a professional photographer?
If it was a pro there probably would have been artificial
lighting, and there's clearly not.
LOVE the smile too, though! :cool: :woohoo:

I know she's working here, but it's sorta a fun vacation too, I think -
so maybe someone in her "group" took the photo for them, basically
said in a polite way "take it or leave it" and then she did the interview
over the phone. . . .

This pic bugs. Not sure why. She looks kinda cute, but there's something odd about it. :shrug:

I think maybe it's 'cause she's 50%, "WOW this is gonna be FUN!"
and 50% "Go AWAY! It's TOO EARLY! This is supposed to be a
f'g VACATION! See? SMILING!!! Take the damn PIC please!"

yuk-yuk! :lol:


Come to think of it, I think maybe there's also something you're noticing
"subconsciously" but not consciously -
she's wearing her normal, everyday clothes, and not acting all "mystical"
and "magical" - she's not being Stevie Nicks Big Huge Stage Presence/
Rock Star, but rather, Stephanie Nicks, Excited Guest at the Melbourne
Cup/ Tired Traveller Who's About To Go See If They Have "Judging Amy"
on TV in This Hotel Room and Then Check Out Room Service.

I don't think that EO17 or Stand Back would be great choices for an orchestra. Not with their current pacing or structure. I agree with her there.

FIVE OR SIX SONGS ?

:eek: :mad:

I can't justify the trip for that.

I know :mad:

I think it's cool that she feels comfortable enough with herself to allow herself to be photographed without a bunch of special lighting, photoshopping, etc. Maybe she's turned over a new leaf and is just thinking -- to hell with it, I'm 57, deal!

Use your awesome lawerly skills to try to justify it to yourself. Maybe, just maybe, you'll be able to put one over on ol' Strand.
:laugh:

Kinda off subject, but when I see pictures like this it reminds me that she's not getting younger (even though it's a good picture for a 57-year-old). Anyway, do you guys really think she will take an ENTIRE YEAR off after this Australia mini-tour? I'm guessing Mr. Fleetwood will have her back touring with the Mac sooner than she thinks. What do you guys think?

I think it's cute! It's a candid photo of her in her hotel room, not the cover of next month's Vogue :p. Consider too that the main light source is coming from an adjacent window, and one made of obscured glass at that. Not really optimal conditions for an early morning photoshoot.

I think the "eye thing" is just a combo of shadows, cake-y makeup, and a little wrinkle or two made worse than it actually is by sharpening of the photo for publication (kinda like the Condi Rice pic people were in an uproar about. Except that Ms. Rice is a lizard-hag to begin with.)

Yep. As usual, this whole thing is lame. I'm sooooooo tired of the quarter-assed execution of her stuff.

She will have about a total of six months to prepare for one show and five or six songs is the best she can do??? Lame. Lame. Lame.

"Stand Back" with an orchestra would be awful. Please do not do it.

There will be nothing creative or new on this thing. Just the same old recycled, tired show. Record a new album or retire already...

Now, Tiff, don't go ruining everyone's chance to grouse and nitpick! Party pooper!