Straight Back Mirage 1982 tour
 

hey, why didnt Fleetwood perform, Straight Back during the mirage tour?

Rehearsed, but not performed.

I think that's what SuperFleetwood was asking... if anyone knew why the song was rehearsed, but didn't make it onto the setlist. I'd be willing to guess the answer is only known to the band, and God knows, their brains are all so fried out these days they likely have no clue themselves. :laugh:

It could have been because the rest of the band nixed it, or perhaps Stevie lacked the confidence to perform it.

I really, really wish they'd done it. It would have been unusual to see Stevie and Christine performing so closely together, which they do on this track. However, this pales in comparison to how much I would LOVE them to have performed That's Alright! They may still do it but...pffft!

yeah, it could have been the bands stand back, because they sound similar! I have the extended version and it sounds great!!! It sounded like stevie or the band couldnt make it work, what do you all think?

Since they were already doing four new songs, they probably figured a fifth new song would have been overkill. I can kind of see why "Straight Back" was cut- it is one of those production-specific songs that don't translate particularly well to the stage. Same with "Gypsy," but at least it was a hit single so it was practically compulsory to add it to the set.

ohhh, yeah maybe! sisters of the moon was off the walls on that tour!

Too much cocaine, she didn't want to memorize the words.

Yeah, maybe! but if she was on cocaine then how did she memorize her other songs?:confused:

The rehearsal performances were good.

Mick probably made an executive decision to cut the song when he realized its greatness would further emphasize just how terrible "Hold Me" sounded live.

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OMG what is that pic from???

Good point. She must have laid off the cocaine for this tour. :laugh:

Actually, the side effect of cocaine is INCREASED memory (while under the influence), not memory loss. Memory loss is more of a side effect of the green leafy stuff...and alcohol.

Yeah maybe!!!! Thanks for clearing it up! she could have attempted the song on stage you know! just like I cant wait, she dropped it, they could have done the same thing!