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Originally Posted by David
To me, "Live" is the album that might have been a really weird phenomenon on the market IF the band had stuck to its original plan of releasing the tour-ending shows at the Bowl. It would have been weird because the public would have really hated it back then, but over the years the album would have grown in stature. The sound of Fleetwood Mac playing live at the time, without a visual aspect, confused & let down most of the pop audience, who wanted to hear the band play more slickly. People used to leave Fleetwood Mac Tusk tour concerts early because the playing was so aggressive & crude (to their ears). These people went to the concert expecting America, but what they got verged on Public Image Ltd.
But the years would have been very kind to a Hollywood Bowl album, & its interest among future generations would have increased.
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I had no idea that was their original plan? That would have been epic.
I have a couple of issues with the live cd:
1. The 77' Paris tracks...we already heard em. Should have canned them for a Tusk performance.
2. Not That Funny...If they kept this, then they should have ditched it on the Mirage video or vice versa. I never thought the live performance of this was anything special.
3. Fireflies/One More Night - Should have canned them
I will say though, Rhiannon, GYOW, and So Afraid on this are probably some of my favorite live takes of the band. Rhiannon in particular.