Wow... you've chosen a tough topic. I am of the opinion that Fleetwood Mac is/was as non-spectacle as they come. Back in their heyday they weren't touring around with big screens, projectors, inflatable pigs, fog machines and lasers. The rhythm section (John, Mick, Christine) seemed to show up at gigs in their street clothes. Lindsey rocked the ki-mano and we all know about Stevie's penchant for Charles Dickens characters. But that's about it as far as costuming is concerned. They never had fancy lighting rigs or props or hydraulic thingamajigs operating hidden doors. The focus was always about the music and the dynamics of the band interactions.
Perhaps the focus should be more on the spectacle of the real-life drama between the band members than merely the visuals? It was almost like reality-theatre; there was always a tension and a degree of angst that I found most intriguing about The Five live- moreso than the color of Stevie's chiffon.
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