Lindsey's vocals on Sisters Of The Moon - controversial...
 

Hey guys

I've watched the classic Mirage tour Sisters Of The Moon perrformance a few times oveer the past couple of weeks and one of the main parts that I really like is when Lindsey sings the few lines of the bridge. His vocals are great and really add something to the song.

I'm starting to think that I'd have loved to hear him sing the same part on the studio version... thoughts?

I wish I could remember where I read a review of
that performance. Possibly it was in Rolling Stone
all those many years ago. Seems like they attributed
Lindsey singing to Stevie's inability to complete the
song due to the shape her vocals were in due to the
length of the tour and her drug habit. Even with that,
it's my favorite song of Fleetwood Mac's to ever be
recorded on stage.

I'm sorry to say this, but that's the only part of that performance that I don't like.

That doesn't make any sense (hardly unusual for Rolling Stone!) - if she couldn't complete the song then she surely would have vanished from the stage towards the end of the performance rather than take a brief break in the middle for 4 lines and then come back and do such crazy, shredding vocals for several more minutes until the song ended?

Perhaps they're mixing it up with the time Lindsey had to take over the end of Silver Springs?

Yes.........

Aren't there earlier versions where he does that too?

Quoted for truth.

I like that part as well. I wouldn't mind either way, but it's kind of refreshing to hear the male voice.

Yes, there are.

Michele

The Mirage tour was only 8 weeks in length ..The Forum shows had been postponed for 3 weeks however apparently due to Stevie's walking pneumonia.It seemed to me like he sang that line to giver her more time to go back and get her hair teased.

I like it, and he also makes the line grammatically correct ("Some say illusion is her game.")

ETA not sure if "Illusions are her game" is grammatically incorrect, now that I look into it.

The NYT ran a headline reading "crayons are her game." So I suppose it should be right. Sorry, Tusk-era Stevie!

I still like "Illusion is her game" better.

I thought it was 'Some say illusions are her game' in the studio version?

Oh well, I can't understand Stevie half the time anyway :laugh:

That's what she sings in the studio version...

In the Mirage video, at least, Lindsey sings "Some say illusion is her game."

My thoughts? Why do you consider this to be controversial? As for the infamous performance, I think it is interesting how Lindsey sang the bridge but feel that the studio version is great as is.

I had no idea that Stevie had pneumonia during the Mirage tour. She certainly has a long history of illnesses during tours.

That part where Lindsey sings the bridge is extremely haunting to me. It adds another depth to the meaning of the song and gives the song another perspective. It's really cool to me how she leaves the stage and he starts to talk about her as if she's not there. It almost gives the song a story like quality...love it! Plus, he just sounds so damn good singing it. If they bring this one back on the next tour, I would love to see them do it this way again.