I'm really divided on the whole weight thing with Stevie. Some of my favorite Stevie Nicks appearances were with a heavy Stevie (Mulholland Tomorrow September 1985, Los Angeles Forum August 1986, Arco Arena August 1994); & some of my least favorite appearances were a heavy Stevie (Oakland Coliseum December 1990, Concord Pavilion August 1991, Irvine Meadows 2001).
It really depended just how into it she decided to be. Some concerts (& even whole tours) she just decided to phone in, while others she really gave her all, pushing a few envelopes. Her bland, listless performances were usually more a state of mind than a state of body.
I don't want to be accused of discrimination. I always thought Mick played drums a lot better when he was skinny. It gave him a different sort of leverage, which powered his playing. Mick developed a paunch in the late 1980s & his playing grew sodden & mushy. It lost some of its old snap.
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