Atlanta!!!
 

YES!!!!!!

Finally!!!!


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Ted Nugent at LB show in Atlanta?
 

@itsaManns_World
Just sort of met Lindsey Buckingham, I say sort of because @bitethebeat begged for this picture. #lindseybuc http://instagr.am/p/NphEA6FY3O/

@schweinhundert
Just saw Ted Nugent sit down near me. Presumably here to see a man 10x the musician he is.

@schweinhundert
Interestingly, Go Insane is played 1 1/2 steps below the original recording. Big Love, however, is in the original key.

@schweinhundert
It was just Lindsey Buckingham, no backing band. 2 songs were played to a backing track, but otherwise just a solo guitar.

@DanielleBoise
#LindseyBuckingham performing at #CenterStage in #Atlanta http://instagr.am/p/NpdnLESfDe/

‏@DanielleBoise
It's so surreal watching #LindseyBuckingham perform. He's stunning.

@DanielleBoise
http://yfrog.com/h65gaorj #LindseyBuckingham in #Atlanta #CenterStage

‏@jenxhawkins
I'm So Afraid http://instagr.am/p/Npb5ycxIPw/

@jenxhawkins
So I lied... Shut Us Down http://instagr.am/p/NpaqbExIOs/

It.happened.

I strummed Lindsey's guitar during GYOW!!!!!!!

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And...STEPHANIE. [sigh] No.words.

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there's already GYOW from tonight on youtube:

Congratulations! And welcome to the club.

It's great to read everyone's enthusiastic reviews.

Ted Nugent went to see a Lindsey Buckingham concert?!

I wonder if he brought Lindsey a gun. We Michiganders pack heat. Though mine is usually in the form of a Hot Pocket I always carry with me, in case I get hungry.

Michele

You must have been sitting right in front of me... I didn't make it to the stage though!

Lindsey is looking really good. Sounded amazing too, obviously.

We enjoyed the show as well. The sound tonight was much better than the past two nights, and Lindsey rocked it. I especially enjoyed "Castaway Dreams" - it flowed more naturally tonight. I didn't touch his guitar, but I was able to slip up and stand at the stage (the far end at least) for the encore, which was fun for this fourth row girl. Congrats to those who got to caress the strings! ;)

somebody said later, in reply to the tweet, that Nugent played MN yesterday so it couldn't have been him. :shrug:

^Ted is booked there Aug. 22nd, somebody must have been kidding around.

I wanted to add that although there were several requests for "Rock Away Blind," he didn't play it because he said his hands were hurting him. He added that they've been hurting him since the beginning of this leg. Of course, he's been playing this short setlist for longer than that, but I still got the impression he doesn't feel he's physically able to do more than the 70 minute show we currently get.

With Lindsey's hurting hands and Stevie's ravaged voice might we expect only a one hour show on the upcoming FM tour?

THE video! :)



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I have to say, seeing this show live totally alleviated any doubts I had about how it would come across with the backing tracks and the one-man electric guitar selections. Of course, being on the front row may have helped to change my mind, but since I was going into it with a bit of skepticism, take it for what it's worth. I was not bothered at all by the background tracks, they were not distracting at all and I didn't even think they were that obvious. On the electric versions, it did briefly cross my mind he was up there rocking by himself with no other members and it looked sort of odd, but then again he owns the stage on his solos anyway... I managed to come up with a question for him regarding those songs though if our paths ever cross again - I wonder if he believes those songs wouldn't translate well into acoustic versions?

Anyway, I had a blast at the show and was so thrilled when he gave a little speech about the South and that this area is so special because he and Stevie were not sure about joining Fleetwood Mac since what they were doing had been so well-received here. I shouted "Buckingham Nicks!" at the end of "Stephanie" and I'm not sure he liked that - ha! But, I was just supporting his thoughts in that direction. ;)

#BuckinghamNicks2013

Oh, and at least from my vantage point, Lindsey received a standing ovation after EVERY song!!! :)

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^^cool colorful pic, Dee.

Sorry I missed you girlie!! Glad you had a great time!

Thanks! :wavey:

LOVE the photo, CAD. The colors are perfect :)

Seeds We Sow
 

A few more from the Atlanta show...

13h Morgan Bishopp ‏@MorganBishopp
Lindsey Buckingham is a guitar God! He was so, so good! Geez! Most underrated guitarist. #goyourownway #bigl http://instagr.am/p/NpoXIkv1MG/

Mick Bailey ‏@MickBailey
Randomly at a Lindsey Buckingham show; the dude is straight taking me to church.

Johnnie Sanchez ‏@EvilsEverywhere
#LindseyBuckingham had NO vinyl. What a cryin shame. He's still feelin it though. What a straight up crazy solid player. Made me cry twice.

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So, you still like him?

Thank you for the review. Oh, I bet he didn't mind your saying "BN" like that. It's not the same as those people who yell, "Where's Stevie" at all and a little BN momentum may be welcome to him just about now.

Listening to the acoustic songs that play before the shows sometimes, I would imagine that Lindsey has often considered translating some of his older stuff. He must experiment with doing that. I hope if he goes out alone again that he does just that.

Michele

:laugh: Yeah...

True, and I hope so! I'm all about pushing that product for them. :)

That would be awesome. I just wonder how ISA or GYOW would sound stripped down. Shades of the GDW demo? I just love that. Speaking of the pre-show music, I noticed an acoustic Peacekeeper that was nice. There was also a song that had lyrics about someone dying. It was played right before he came out, I didn't recognize it though.

Oh, and sorry to all the RAB fans. We did yell for it, but too late. It was then he started complaining about his blisters. He said he took "too much time off". He looked at his fingertips and commented in a thinking out loud way that it could be a problem and he didn't know what would happen.

Well it finally happened for me...I got to meet Lindsey after the show and he signed my Law & Order album! Oh and I got a nice hug :) he was very nice to everyone that was down there even though he was rushed. The show was great, as always. I have some great pics and videos but I'll post them tomorrow. We didn't get home till after midnight cause the interstate we were on had all lanes blocked and had to go around our ass to get out elbow. So I had 4 hours of sleep and worked 9 hours today. But it was all worth it!

Very interesting. So, it was his voice singing the lyrics?

Michele

i was always wondering whether people like him just have a permanent hard skin on their fingertips or what... i guess maybe not that permanent if they do end up taking a break?:shrug: i guess guitarists here would know?

i really hope this doesn't become a huge problem and that he gets better fast.

Don't make me worry. Hopefully he
isn't suffering from arthritis. Now we're
going to need close-up photos of his
hands.

It is pretty scary to think of Lindsey getting to a point where he is unable to play. However, judging from how he was tearing into each song the past few nights, I don't think he's too debilitated!

On the other hand, I did notice how grueling his schedule is for this leg. He barely has any days off until mid-September. I hope he's not overdoing it.

And Brit... way to go on getting that album signed! Persistence pays! ;)

You know, at one point I honestly did think it was him and I gasped internally thinking could it be one of those new songs we've been hearing about. I even tried to make a mental note of the lyrics and was going to type a line or two in my phone to Google later, but it was right before he came out and I didn't get a chance. I wish I could have heard it more clearly, but it was sort of noisy with chatter too.

Maybe Elle can rally the troops and get someone to listen for it at one of the up coming shows and find out if it's Lindsey or a song by another artist.

Not trying to dispute Nancy's recollection, but I heard him specifically say it was blisters on his fingers bothering him. Maybe he said both.

Thanks!!! The one picture that turned out decent. But, I got my "Stephanie" video and that's what mattered most! :)

thanks for the review - and GREAT pic!!

CADreaming is absolutely right. He spoke of blisters hurting him. I'm sorry if I confused folks with my vague wording... blame it on my vague memory!

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Lindsey Buckingham concert review
by Fredo

Well, Mr. Buckingham earned a 5/5 last night in Atlanta. The one thing I can do with a guitar is fingerpick it properly with an alternating bass and a melody on top. So naturally I look down on people who fingerpick differently (like LB) or can't fingerpick like that at all (Paul McCartney). Last night, Lindsey used his fingerpicking style to lay out a beautiful, rich tapestry of notes. It was gorgeous. Apparently he was looping a lot and I didn't f-ing catch it (alcohol) so no doubt that helped with the tapestry. I thought he might struggle with his voice. Wrong. His voice was fantastic for the whole ~80 min show. I read a review of a different show in which the crowd was so loud Lindsey had to ignore the dynamics of his song and play and sing everything loudly for the whole show. Last night was totally different. He played and sang so softly at times it was almost like a whisper. The crowd was dead silent. Fantastic. Lindsey played with no band, and used backing tracks for some of the electric numbers, all of which contributed to a very intimate show. Naturally people expect performers to tells stories in shows like that. That part didn't work too well. LB seemed a little nervous and forced telling stories. Fortunately, story-telling was kept to a minimum. Also odd was that the one number that didn't seem to work was Go Your Own Way. LB's mistake was playing it right after the epic power-ballad I'm So Afraid. The show gets five stars anyway. So in case it isn't obvious, don't miss Lindsey Buckingham.

A question to anyone who's seen LB recently. What's the first electric number he does? Whatever that song was it was great.

bunch of photos here -

http://www.musicnewsnashville.com/ar...seybuckingham/

He's talking about Come?

My stepdad (not a LB fan, but he likes FM from his youth) went with me and he said that his favorite pieces were the ones Lindsey played on the classical (I know that's Big Love and Go Insane, not sure of any others he did because I wasn't paying attention). He also mentioned that he thought the electric tracks would probably sound amazing with the 4-piece because they'd have a little more punch.. and then he said Go Your Own Way was good but the absence of the harmonies was really noticeable.

Yay!!! Can't wait to see pics & vids! :)

Just finger calluses from playing. That's good to know.
That and I guess what I would call fingertip bruising
(there is a difference) is no big deal at all.

Arthritis is what had me worried about him. I hope I'm
wrong, but I believe Stevie suffers from it. And it's not
just her hands.

yeah i was happy to see that seems to be the case too. after reading what CAD and Nancy and some others have heard him say, my understanding is that some of his calluses have softened up (a month of too much swimming in the saltwater and not much guitar playing maybe?) and now he's getting blisters again. i really hope it doesn't become an issue for him and blows over fast.

My pics
 

Here is my facebook. I made the album public. Let me know if it works. I'll start on the videos next.
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...ny.barfield.75

thanks so much for sharing these!!:xoxo:

wonderful pics - love to go through them fast and see the succession of movements (but they are photos not screencaps, right? they are way too clear to be screencaps).:thumbsup:

Yeah I used a sport continious setting on my camera. I have a Nikon Coolpix L110. But I know nothing about cameras. My brother bought it and decided he didn't want it and gave it to me and I gave him like $30 bucks and bought him a Lindsey shirt and called it even. :thumbsup:
I'm uploading videos right now, but I haven't even got done with the first one. It's being really slow.

I'm not a member of facebook. I can't view these pics. When I click on the link it does not connect me to your facebook page.