I loved the Tango video when it came out, but indeed it has not aged very well. For example, what was with all of those ugly pirate hats that Stevie wore? And the acid washed denim outfit she wore in the "Everywhere" segment... My favorite moment is during the "Everywhere" video, which is a collage of supposedly "candid" off-stage moments, which includes Stevie holding a lit cigarette in her hand...
There is a reason for reshoots, and as far as I can tell, Stevie was the only one who had them done. It is a bit more subtle than on the Red Rocks video, where Stevie looks luminous in the reshoots but haggard and spaced out on stage. Still, there is just too much editing and gauzy lenses to make this seem like an actual concert.
In the end, I think we should just appreciate it as an artifact of its time. Fleetwood Mac was adrift musically/artistically and they got swept up in the big hair and big lighting rigs. Still, it was better than nothing.
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