Detroit Show

nicole21290 · #1 10-23-2014, 06:55 AM

I am an idiot and cannot read.
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michelej1 · #2 10-23-2014, 12:13 PM

Fleetwood Mac celebrates hits with help from Kid Rock

Adam Graham, The Detroit News 6:33 a.m. EDT October 23, 2014

http://www.detroitnews.com/story/ent...rock/17759963/

Fleetwood Mac celebrated its long history with a two-and-a-half hour concert at the Palace Wednesday that saw a cameo from hometown rocker Kid Rock.

Yesterday's gone, as the song goes, but it was a celebration of yesterdays gone at the Palace of Auburn Hills on Wednesday night as Fleetwood Mac hit the stage for a 2 1/2 hour love fest honoring keyboardist Christine McVie's return to the band after a 16-year absence. It was an occasion to look back at the group's legacy with fresh eyes, even though it had only been a year since the band — sans McVie — had been here in concert.

Even Kid Rock got in on the action, hitting the stage midway through the show after Lindsey Buckingham dedicated "Big Love" to the hometown rocker and Stevie Nicks mentioned him during her intro to "Landslide." As "Landslide" was coming to a close, Rock hustled onto the stage — his American Badass trucker hat atop his head — and stood behind Nicks, wrapping his arms around her in a reverse bear hug. Rock's appearance brought the crowd to its feet and jump-started the show's revved-up second half.

Rock's walk-on aside, it was McVie's night to shine, and she brought a wave of early cheers two songs into the show when her signature vocals opened "You Make Loving Fun." "Thank you Detroit!" she exclaimed at the close of the song. (The current tour marks her first outing with the band since 1998's campaign behind "The Dance.")

"I guess you did notice there is yet another blonde on the stage," Nicks said after McVie's brief hellos. "Two blondes are better than one!" She then asked McVie, "where you been?" but the answer was beside the point. This tour is about the famously contentious band coming back together for one more go-round and fans having one more shot at seeing them back together.

The packed house proved there was plenty of interest in the billing, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Famers delivered a solid 24-song show of hits and album cuts from its long and winding history. Everyone got a chance to shine, from Mick Fleetwood's carnival ride drum solo in "World Turning" to Nicks' free-form interpretive dance during "Gold Dust Woman," but it was Buckingham's searing guitar solo during "I'm So Afraid" that was the night's highlight.

The band's stage set-up was simple, with a largely open stage backed by a stage-length video screen that projected on-the-nose images cued to the songs (gold dust and a woman during "Gold Dust Woman," for example). The band was augmented by several auxiliary musicians and a trio of backup singers, who added ghostly howls to "Sisters of the Moon."

The interplay between the band members was lively, especially with Buckingham and Nicks, who took on "Landslide" together. Buckingham joined McVie at the close of the show for a poignant reading of "Songbird," a quiet capper on the night after a free-wheeling "Silver Springs" brought the first encore to its end.

It's clear McVie's return has energized the band, sparking "a brand new, beautiful, profound, poetic chapter that will bear much fruit," as Buckingham put it at one point. Yet for all the talk about the group's future, Wednesday's show was a nostalgia play, the youngest songs in the set older than this year's Rock Hall nominees. Not that there's anything wrong with that, and there's plenty to be said for playing the hits to a receptive audience. But call it what it is.

"Don't Stop" came late in the show, and while the song's and the band's optimistic message still rings, it's an ironic anthem for a band that is focused on raising a glass to yesterday.

MoonSister75 · #3 10-23-2014, 01:25 PM

^^^ http://www.detroitnews.com/story/ent...rock/17759963/

There is a short Warners video at the end of this article that I don't remember seeing before (maybe it's in another thread and I missed it). It's very sweet - Christine talking about how amazing it was to get back into Village studios with the guys, and Lindsey smiling and nodding along with her

**jbrownsjr** · #4 10-23-2014, 02:23 PM

Darn, it's gone.

MoonSister75 · #5 10-23-2014, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by jbrownsjr

Darn, it's gone.

It's still there. Click on the link in michelle's original post. For some reason that link works, but my copied link doesn't

I hope you can see it.

**jbrownsjr** · #6 10-23-2014, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by MoonSister75

It's still there. Click on the link in michelle's original post. For some reason that link works, but my copied link doesn't

I hope you can see it.

Wow, that was incredible, Thanks!

elle · #7 10-23-2014, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by michelej1

Even Kid Rock got in on the action, hitting the stage midway through the show after Lindsey Buckingham dedicated "Big Love" to the hometown rocker

wait what?? LB almost never makes dedications, except sometimes to his close family members. is this really correct?

michelej1 · #8 10-23-2014, 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by elle

wait what?? LB almost never makes dedications, except sometimes to his close family members. is this really correct?

He used to make NGBA dedications, which I found amusing, sometimes.

Michele

nicole21290 · #9 10-23-2014, 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by michelej1

He used to make NGBA dedications, which I found amusing, sometimes.

Michele

Not as amusing as dedicating, of all songs, What's The World Coming To? and Say Goodbye to Kristen, lol. Or Bleed To Love Her to Don Henley + Family.

elle · #10 10-23-2014, 09:02 PM

wait, no hugs for Chris, Mick, and John?

http://www.wcsx.com/gmi/classicrockn...p#.VEmyfvldWSo

Fleetwood Mac Joined By Kid Rock At Detroit Stop
Posted on 10/23/2014 10:21:00 AM by Gary Graff

Fleetwood Mac had an unexpected visitor on stage during its show Wednesday night (October 22) at the Palace of Auburn Hills in Detroit.

As Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham played their usual duo version of "Landslide," Kid Rock, who lives not far from the venue, snuck up behind Nicks, hugging her from behind and giving her a kiss on the cheek, holding her in a kind of slow dance until the song ended. She turned around and returned the hug and kiss, and on the way off stage Rock hugged Buckingham.

The Mac tour continues Saturday (October 25) in Boston with North American dates booked through March and a European tour expected next year. The group has also been working on new music, with no release date yet determined.

michelej1 · #11 10-23-2014, 09:53 PM

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Originally Posted by nicole21290

Not as amusing as dedicating, of all songs, What's The World Coming To? and Say Goodbye to Kristen, lol. Or Bleed To Love Her to Don Henley + Family.

NGBA to Barbara Nicks.

Michele

Frankenstein · #12 10-23-2014, 11:03 PM

Haha, I love how Stevie looks so bewildered when he walks out. "OMG Kid, couldn't you have told me you were gonna do this beforehand so we could rehearse?"