[John Run]

A couple of things about Tuesday I forogot to mention. Actually there were a couple of other guest lists as well. One from Reebok. Kind of funny considering Stevie wears those custom high top platform reeboks. Reebok is hq'd in a southwestern Boston suburb. Also a list from Boston University. Lots of college age students. Some even younger. It made for a very young Fleetwood Mac crowd. This was done to give the audience a hipper/younger appearance. Happens at most tapings. Here is the thing though. I was surrouned by BU students. Many were very into it and had a great time singing and dancing through the night.

It was not a show on low volume-just not the the ground shaking volume of a normal show.

As for Wednesday. With a few days to relfect on it. I can say it was the best Fleetwood Mac show I have seen. An energy level not seen by me from this band ever. The amazing thing about this is it was not the most technically perfect Fleetwood Mac show I have seen. Lindsey had a 2 small finger picking errors in Big Love. One in Landslide and one on Never Going Back Again. Live music is not always perfect and it just added to the emotion of the night. On the electric Lindsey was at this best. I'm So Afraid surpassed all previous versions, including the one I had previously held as the standard. 1982 Mirage Tour. Stevie's Harmonies were part of it, but the Electric Guitar solo exploded out of the mix with clarity and seperation not ever heard before. About 2 minutes into the solo Lindsey added a new part. Lightning fast fills, played at a speed I had never heard before, with a quick stop, a little reverb, and then he would repeat the fill. An Amazing addition. Come was not I'm So Afraid, but it laid the foundation for what was to come. A night of great electric playing. Vocally the band was as Sharp as they were Tuesday. They seem to have made a decision in the vocal mix of the Chain to move Stevie's vocal up in the mix to the point its the dominant voice in the Listen to Wind Blow verses. Stevie was filled with emotion and she varied off the path set the night before to explain the introduction to Landslide and unleashed a 70's era version of Gold Dust Woman. I did think Rhiannon was more powerful on Tuesday. She let go more Tuesday in the Chorus then she has since 1982. Say Goodbye not as good as Tuesday. For the reason Tuesday it was silent and you got to feel the emotion you were hearing. A great version Wednesday, but the noise of 17,000 people in the arena lessened the impact for me. Beautiful Child was outstanding. Her emotion at the end with the I still love you, I still need you was chilling. Finally the biggest part of this night. The crowd. Huge and Loud. The floor stood almost the entire evening. They sang to everything. including the new tunes. No doubt the band fed off of this. A great, great, night!!