Rod & Stevie - "Passion" & "Young Turks"
 

Many thanks to whoever uploaded this at YouTube, but thought everyone here might like to check it out too (if you haven't already ;) ):



Stevie looks incredible here! Seems like she's have a lot of fun with these two songs as well... :thumbsup:

I cannot get over how good she looks! This woman is 62?! Holy f*ck!

love it!!! thank you for posting this!

Awesome!
When not twirling with Vampires, its good to see Stevie rocking it out with style. Two things I love about her!

God, it looks like they're having so much fun up there!

Also, from this angle, you can really see Stevie's roots...which I've noticed, and I've also noticed in other pictures, are quite dark...I figured that she'd be going pretty grey at her age!

Awesome! Thanks for posting :blob1:

that alone is going to be worth the price of admission!

I do not approve of "Rod's"onstage spontaneity, freedom, and glossy showmanship. I certainly hope his joie de vivre does not rub off.

Rod Stewart looks like somebodys embarrassing Dad at a wedding, but Stevie still looks like a classy rock star!! LOVE it!

These performances were fun to watch. I'll be looking forward to seeing this tonight at Mohegan Sun in Connecticut!

I'm just glad they didn't go "Stand Back" as a duet! Anyone else remember Rod's cover version??

love, love it~ rod called stevie 'delicious':thumbsup:~ thanks whoever filmed this & whoever posted~

One word for Stevie BOOTYLICIOUS!!! Stevie should use a wireless mic. It would look even better.

Very cool! So good to see Stevie dueting with Rod and having fun with it. She looks great and I love the bow on the back of her jacket. Thank you so much for posting this video, I really enjoyed watching it. :xoxo:

Thanks for the vid. So Stevie brought out the boots just for the duets for Atlanta? But wore them for whole MSG show?

Great quality video and a fantastic angle. She does look really good here and seems like she is having fun. Good for her, especially since she is making a lot of money doing it. :) Stevie is a little out of her element, but she's never been a "performer".

Thanks for posting Jeff.

Surely you jest! :laugh:

I know huh! I was just saying, she sure is sticking to her guns with the " I never take the mic off the stand" ( I know there are a few photos of her with mic off stand) and how everyone has to go to her area to sing with her!! :xoxo:

She is sooooo stuck in her ways!

Perfect description of Rod Stewart. :lol:

Stevie <3

Stevie's definitely a lot classier than Rod, who puts on a cheesy lounge act.

I kinda wish Stevie hadn't done this month-long series of shows with him. His style of presentation is so different from hers, & they really have no history in common to speak of--nothing that really links them in any important way in terms of their respective artistry.

But to see Stevie up there--great as she looks--taking part in such a Vegas-y cheesefest is a bummer. She's -- not the Queen of Rock & Roll but the Queen of Confessional Songwriters, & she has always demanded to be taken seriously on that front. That's how she has always presented her stage show, too.

But Rod Stewart is just being Disco Duck, smirking & mugging at the crowd, ignoring his band -- who disappear into the white background. It's all decor & disco beat.

That's not the Stevie Nicks I respect. Why on earth did she want to do this? She has no personal or spiritual connection to him. The Tom Petty dates she did five years ago made a lot more sense & were a lot more meaningful: she & Tom are rock history together, they're good friends, & they're both rock concert traditionalists at this late stage in both their careers. They may play Vegas, but they didn't go Vegas, like Rod. Not to slam Rod, but he just wants everyone to dance. He doesn't care whether you're listening carefully to the lyrics of his sensuous poetry, confessional soul-searching, & cautionary tales of love trying to survive.

The 4:00 minute mark in Passion is priceless. Stevie is trying to get into it. This song would rock if she did it on her own, her way.

OMG Stevie is shorter than Rod :shocked:

Rod should break out his version of I'd Rather Go Blind for Stevie and tell her to send it to a friend.

Michele

Am I the only one who thinks this would be a gazillion times better had they done Reason To Believe and The First Cut is the Deepest?! Stevie looks and sounds amazing, but these songs are just meh to me.

I agree. But we do know Stevie loves Young Turks.

Still, there's something so cute about Stevie singing "Hong Kong, Tokyo" and "half past midnight."

God, this makes me soooo glad I haven't bought tickets for the Bay Area show. I was weaned on Rod Stewart, but the good Rod. The Faces Rod. The rocker Rod. These two songs are absolute trash, and yes, he is absolutely a lounge act. Stevie is fine, but there is nothing she could do to make this any better. It makes me sad to see someone like Rod Stewart absolutely sell out, for so long, and just keep cashing in on terrible, awful, lifeless, spiritless schlock. And sorry that Stevie had to be there. But thanks for posting the video. And sorry for being so negative, but for me that was just a huge huge disappointment.

Kevin

Maybe, but nothing beats hearing Stevie sing "mirrors on the ceiling" when she played those Henley shows. :lol:

My god, I also agree with David & Pattyfan. Rod looks ridiculous. I was also a fan of his early 70's music, but this was just painful to watch.
Stevie does look beautiful & is gamely doing her best. She is a pro. I just watched Love Is from Atlanta, and it brought tears to my eyes. I've always loved that song and I love this performance. her vocal is strong yet tender and it proves she is not just going through the motions.

According to what I have read, Stewart does not appear during Stevie's set to perform one of her songs despite his recent sales pitch that the plan was exactly that. Stevie commented that Rod doesn't like rehearse, and I'm wondering what the story is.

My gut is telling me he is an unprofessional, entitled turd who was only decent during the '70s. The avalanche of turds he's flushed down the public's throat for last 25 years should be cause for legal action and the forced return of his R&R Hall of Fame award.

Despite the smile, I can read between Stevie' s lines. If he continues to act like a clown, she's going to grab something really sharp - probably Sharon, since she's right there - and stab him several times, right in the face.

Really? I never knew he did that one. Maybe she could hand deliver it when they play London later this year. :cool:

:laugh: Too funny!

Everyone, of course, has the right to his own opinion, and I'm not talking to anyone in particular, but Rod's been getting a lot of criticism around these parts and I wanted to throw out some support.
I didn't go to msg for his set, but I ended up really loving it. Yeah, he's cheesy, but he's a great entertainer with incredible energy. And more importantly, he looks like he's having a ball up there.
I think it's wonderful that Stevie is still devoted to her art and creating wonderful material. But if Rod just wants to give people a great night (and he does--the crowd was loving it), why hold that against him? The man is nearly seventy--I think he's earned the right to have fun and make people dance and not take himself at all seriously.

That said, I think the duets bring out the worst in both of them. He looks even cheesier, she looks brittle.

i am watching this now and really loving it. stevie just seems much more into it when she is performing with somebody else. i dont even like rod stewart but these couple of songs that they do are pretty good. i dont think he looks cheesy at all. i like to see people moving around on stage and having a good time. his stage looks fantastic!!

During Rod's set there is a moment where he stopped the show and displayed some pretty random videos and pictures... for no apparent reason at all. A couple of them were Rod in drag, and I have to admit that one picture in particular reminded me of Christine. :sorry: It must be the blonde hair; yeah, that's it.

Yes, to my eyes, Stevie does not look completely comfortable in the performances with Rod I've seen (Tampa & NYC). It could be they haven't rehearsed, and need to iron out some kinks, but more likely, I'm sensing that they really have no chemistry together. I think they had the best of intentions ($$$$):rolleyes: but ultimately, Stevie should have stuck with her initial, and his choice of duet choices: First Cut Is The Deepest & Reason To Believe. Those songs would have prevented her and us, to glance over in horror at his lizardy and spasmodic dance moves, not knowing what she could possibly contribute alongside that:shocked:. IMO, it would have been a much smarter move to have Stevie come out on one of his famous melodic covers, and showcase her harmony talents.

Well, if you think Stevie fans are frustrated by stagnant setlists, I would imagine Rod's fans are even more frustrated. Not only is Rod's recording career much longer than Stevie's, he has released, like, a gazillion times the number of albums/songs that Stevie has released. So he does a set chock full of the same hit songs that he did 40+ years ago. I can see why he doesn't rehearse... these are the same songs he has been doing forever and then some. He's not forging any new ground. He's already a legend and he's immensely popular. He's just out there to have a good time and make a lot of money. And he's very successful on both counts. He can phone it in, swagger around with his shirt half untucked and just wing it for two hours because he knows that any flub would be forgiven every time he wiggles his a$$. It's a testament to any guy without game out there that a meeskite like Rod Stewart could still have the girls lined up around the block.

Agreed. Bad choice of material. Bad staging. And bad, bad chemistry. Don't get me wrong- it's still a fun spectacle to watch, just because it's different and totally unprecedented for Stevie. But it boggles my mind why Stevie would want to "sing" on songs that are kind of half-spoken. And she isn't the sprite of yore who would clomp onto the stage with Bob Welch and singularly take over the center of attention; she remained in the background. She definitely looked hesitant and struggled to follow Rod around the stage as she awkwardly moved her mic stand from spot to spot. :lol: Mama just won't let go of that mic stand! Rod even gestured and said a couple of times aloud "come over here," and she gamely dragged that thing around. Well, here's hoping that by the end of the tour Stevie will walk out with just the mic in her hand!

she doesn't let go of the mic stand because she's afraid to fall. Look at how she moves in the heels, kind of like an old lady in a walker (who can blame her, she IS 62 after all). As far as why she's touring w/Rod? Let's face it, money is probably the biggest factor. I am sure these shows are selling out (or close to) everywhere they go and they are raking in the big bucks!