Songs never performed live
 

I figure about half of the band's recorded catalog has never been performed on stage in context of a Fleetwood Mac show. I wish they would delve into some of their deep album tracks. Christine's songs really aren't a preferable option without Christine, but they have plenty of other options. I wish they would stop dragging Stand Back around.

What songs from Stevie and Lindsey you wish they would bring to life and include in a Fleetwood Mac set list? My picks.

STEVIE'S SONGS

Crystal
I Don't Want To Know
Fireflies
That's Alright
Straight Back
When I See You Again
Welcome To The Room, Sara
No Questions Asked
Paper Doll
The Second Time
Freedom
Affairs Of The Heart
Illume
Thrown Down
Not Make Believe
Thrown Down
Silver Girl
Everybody Finds Out
Smile At You

LINDSEY"S SONGS

The Ledge
Walk A Thin Line
That's All For Everyone
Can't Go Back
Book Of Love
Oh Diane
Empire State
Goodbye Angel
Caroline
Tango In The Night
Family Man
You and I part one
You and I part two
Make Me A Mask
Murrow Turning Over In His Grave
Miranda
Love Minus Zero/No Limits
Steal Your Heart Away

CHRISTINE"S SONGS (for the record)

Warm Ways
Sugar Daddy
Never Make Me Cry
Honey Hi
Never Forget
One More Night
Only Over You
Wish You Were Here
Mystified
As Long As You Follow
Heart Of Stone
Love Shines
Skies The Limit
Behind The Mask

well, i've been screaming and begging for months now that LB should acoustically re-work Walk a Thin Line (in a vein of Deerhunter version) and perform it on either solo or FM tour. since he seems reluctant to add FM songs to his solo setlist, then he should definitely do it for any upcoming FM tour:D.

you don't have all of them, but i've bolded the songs that i would love to hear, and ones that i would just like to hear are in blue.

i asked lindsey in person about 2 months ago whether he'd consider doing Love Minus Zero at some of his solo shows, and his response was "maybe." he didn't add it so far and i don't expect it will happen in the near future. :lol: but also, he used to perform LMZ live (e.g., at AHI), so although that's not technically during FM tour, it would probably count as a live performance the way you seems to have it set up. also, Murrow is on lindsey's sounstage.

if it would be up to me, no SN or CM songs from the list you provided should be added.:p
but, i would love to hear Destiny Rules, which they briefly performed on the SYW tour.

Stevies' songs:

Everybody Finds Out - my favorite of hers from SYW :)

Fireflies - just because I really like it, though with Chris no longer in the band, it would be kinda sad :(

Lindsey's songs:


The Ledge - Anything from Tusk makes me happy, but this would make me extra happy :thumbsup:

Tango In The Night - Because I like it, and DO NOT think it sounds like I'm So Afraid :distress:

Murrow Turning Over In His Grave - He's done it live solo, of course, but I love it, and wouldn't mind one bit hearing it with FM :)

Miranda - Yes, please. Awesome song! :nod:

Love Minus Zero/No Limits - :blob1::blob1:

Steal Your Heart Away - Same reason as Murrow :D

ha - look at our lists for LB songs - same (except Tango)! and yeah, i forgot he performed SYHA solo too. plus there are many additional Tusk and SYW lindsey songs that i would LOVE to hear live!!

I would love to hear That's Alright from Stevie and Book of Love from Lindsey! .....of course there are many more but those are definitely my top two. :D

Me too, for Lindsey's guitar intro. They played Running Through the Garden too, briefly, right? :shrug: Not on the list above, but again, I like the song, and Lindsey's solo, so I'd be good with them giving it another try.

Another thing, since they are now essentially Buckingham Nicks again, I think they should look at performing songs from that album.

Fleetwood Mac has already performed two of their songs:

Frozen Love - once only, alas low quality recording
Don't Let Me Down Again - fantastic on the LIVE album

It would be great if they performed the others. Fleetwood Mac would do these songs justice!

Crying In The Night
Without A Leg To Stand On
Crystal
Races Are Run
Long Distant Winner
Lola

they did. but i can't stand that song.

:D And I was going to request WATL - just for you!

They can play it back to back with Walk a Thin Line ;) and test both of our patience.

not a BN era fan (blasphemy i know:eek::shocked:). i guess i could live through them retrying Crystal although i can't stand the repetitive words of that song. maybe WALTSO. i know everybody else wants to probably hear the whole BN album, but that's enough for me.:p

how don't you like WATL? did you hear deerhunter version? when i first bought Tusk i had that song (both album and extra version) on a loop over and over for two days!:xoxo:

Could you imagine how crazy the place would go, if they launched into that??!!! We'd never hear the song over the crowd!

that's that rockabilly sounding song right? i could go for that...

I believe Running Through The Garden was only performed once. Destiny Rules was performed at least several times before it was dropped.

I didn't include those songs in the "never performed" list, for the fact they were performed, however fleetingly (is that a word?)

;):laugh:

It bores me. :sorry: Unless, of course, I'm playing the whole album...then it's fine. But I don't want it in a concert w/o it's fellow Tusk songs. And nope, never heard that version. Care to share it?

You're right. I don't think Stevie or Lindsey have any idea how happy and crazy their fans would be if they simply busted out some of these songs in concert (and get off their asses and re-release the album (with lots of bonus tracks).

oh i think they know. lindsey discussed it in some specifics at 92Y this month.

They look great, but they are going through the motions along with the recorded track! Good lip synching from Stevie!

Sure is. It's a personal favorite of mine..... I'm a huge Mirage fan. :thumbsup:

Really? Any time the subject is brought up in interviews, he seems so ambivilent about it.

My memory's not always great, but from the accounts and recordings I heard of the interview ( I wasn't there ) he spoke a LOT about it. I think the ambivilance in the past was him trying to be diplomatic and not put Stevie on the spot. But that was then...

somebody must have covered it in all our reviews from 92Y convo - look through that thread on lindsey board. he was very frank about it, although i think that's the part of the conversation he ended with "i better not say anything more, stevie will get mad at me". :lol:

Isn't this a "Live" song??

Well fortunately they finally played STORMS at the Unleashed tour, a dream came true to me. so my wish list would be:

Welcome To The Room, Sara (yeah, though I know many of you hate this song)
Affairs of the heart
As long as you follow
Thrown Down
Mystifed
Tango in the night
Tango in the night
Tango in the night
Tango in the night
...

Haters, schmaters...at least it's not Silver Girl ;)

If I was going to choose a Chris song, Mystified would be the one :nod:

Ok, just to make sure...you ARE talking "Fleetwood Mac", right?

"I Don't Want To Know" was played live by Buckingham Nicks

"Murrow" was done live at Lindsey's Boston Soundstage

"Love Minus Zero/No Limit" was done at one of Stevie's AHI Benefits, if memory serves.

(and, also just confirming that you know "Love Minus Zero/No Limit" IS a Bob Dylan song, right?)

And, I'm pretty sure that "The Ledge" WAS played at a few (but not many) Tusk tour shows...with Lindsey playing a Fender VI baritone/bass guitar on the song (as he did on The Dance tour on "Farmer's Daughter")..at least he's been PHOTOGRAPHED in that time frame, on stage with one.

David? Confirm please!

ONE MORE NIGHT was never in a set list and never performed in context of a show.

as Lindsfan and i both already stated - yes, LB performed Murrow and LMZ live before.

and i forgot, but yes i've seen vids of Ledge performed on the Tusk tour, and if not it is definitely on Tusk tour rehearsals videos that can be found on youtube.

Please understand (I edited the initial post to make it clear) I'm not addressing all songs that were performed live in varied instances (such as one-off benefit shows, solo outings, etc), but just those in the context of a Fleetwood Mac show. To my knowLEDGE, The Ledge was only rehearsed for the Tusk tour, but it never made the set list. And, yes I know Lindsey/Fleetwood Mac is covering a Bob Dylan song.

I will never, ever, ever understand why they haven't performed Thrown Down live. It's so obviously the best song from SYW, and I don't think it would be incredibly challenging for them to do it live...

I'd love to see Miranda live, too. I can sorta see why they haven't played IDWTK since Stevie doesn't like the song at all, but, with it being performed on Glee... it would make sense to bust the song out.

Really though, I'd just love for them to acknowledge that they made albums in other decades apart from the 70s. :laugh: Gypsy and Big Love are the only songs that still get played from albums made after Tusk now, I think? That's just saaad.

STEVIE'S SONGS

Crystal but only if Lindsey sings it
I Don't Want To Know
That's Alright
Paper Doll - this could still work!
Thrown Down
Everybody Finds Out
Smile At You - I really want to hear this for the bass part. :D

LINDSEY"S SONGS

The Ledge
Walk A Thin Line
Tango In The Night
Miranda
Steal Your Heart Away

CHRISTINE"S SONGS (for the record) (historical note only - no BN performances!)

Sugar Daddy
Wish You Were Here - I love this song
Love Shines
Behind The Mask

STEVIE'S SONGS

Thrown Down
Everybody Finds Out

LINDSEY'S SONGS

Red Rover (didn't see it on the original list, but did they ever perform this?)
Murrow


CHRISTINE'S SONGS (for the record) (historical note only - no BN performances!)

Sugar Daddy (YES!!!!!)
Never Forget
Honey Hi
Hollywood
Nights in Estoril

Someone mentioned Crystal. According to Mick's book, the band DID perform that song during their first shows preceding the release of the White Album. My assumption is John McVie pushed for that, since it was his idea to include it on the album.

Lindsey performed Red Rover solo on Soundstage, same as Murrow - so neither one of these was performed by FM - at least that's my understanding. there was a mention a while ago in one of the forums that FM may have performed Red Rover at some point during SYW tour - not sure whether that's true or not, but i remember either Lindsey or somebody in his solo band commenting how they had to put it together to make sure that it sounds right for the Soundstage - so i would assume it was definitely not performed ever before the Soundstage.

EDIT: i agree with you, i would love to hear RR live again.

They did Red Rover on the SYW tour. Second leg, I guess? I saw them do it at Jones Beach in 2004. Remember it distinctly because the stage lights were blue and white.

I know for sure they played it in Marysville, CA and Madison, WI on SYW tour. Maybe a few other dates as well. :shrug:

I, too, would love to hear it live again!

Interesting. When?

Yes, second leg (when they also added Sara.) They did it in Hershey, PA as well.

It really is a shamed that more songs from Mirage/TITN haven't been done live.