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Irvine, CA 1982
In celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Mirage tour that kicked off September 1, 1982, here is the Irvine, CA show. Its really good for an amateur recording. Incredible to hear Stevie hit those high notes on Gypsy, Landslide, etc. The band performs Leather and Lace and I love how they ease into it without introduction or anything. Sounded really organic and spontaneous which of course it would not be. The encores are not recorded which is a shame because the band was on fire this night. It could be the tape or the coke but they are playing fast which actually works really well for Hold me
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2S9epR7U7xo
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It was a benefit show called The City of Hope for cancer treatment. If you listen Lindsey tells everyone that attending the concert was for a good cause. Glen Frey and J.D. Souther opened the concert and Don Henley was a special guest. The song is performed without John on bass and without any drums. Its just Chris, Lindsey, Stevie and Don. Stevie dedicates Landslide to the City of Hope for "giving us a little more time" a reference to Robin who passed away about 2 weeks before this concert.
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(Sunday afternoon making onion gravy and Yorkshire puddings for the freezer.)
Listening to Peter Greens early Mac stuff… I just love that era And then this concert….great stuff. Yes it’s all a bit manic and fast….but bloody good.. |
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It IS “a bit manic and fast ....but bloody good”, isn’t it? In addition to the upped tempos and raucous delivery, there is the age-old Mac conundrum: how do all of these styles and moods fit together? Brown Eyes follows a guitar frenzy. Tusk follows Leather and Lace. Don’t Stop sounds great on its own but it’s a seventies time capsule at an eighties show. Everything’s all over the place, a but of a mess, but it somehow works—and works well!
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Almost forgot Oh Well was still played by Lindsey up to 1982. Like a fantastic sauce recipe we get a dash of this and a dash of that. We get a classic hard rocking Oh Well, a mystical Brown Eyes, a country Gypsy (no coming down or hey hey), Hold Me, and great playing with no back up singers or extra musicians anywhere in sight. Landslide gripped the audience in silence compared to the sing along it is today. Intense stuff! 5 songs from Tusk, 4 from Mirage. Its all in there!
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Don’t Stop earlier in the set is definitely jarring compared to the end of show anthem it became starting with the next tour. When they regrouped with Chris in 2014 I thought it would’ve been a cool throwback to do Don’t Stop following The Chain instead of You Make Loving Fun to give Chris her big moment. But I suppose Lindsey singing the first verse kind of kills that idea. I’m sure there may have been some few exceptions, but pretty sure Oh Well was played at nearly every show, regardless of who was in the band, from the time it was released right through to The Dance. I know it’s not everyone’s cup of tea but I love how Lindsey has always played that one and was thrilled that first night in Pittsburgh in 2009 when they unearthed Oh Well for the first time in years! |
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Oh Well is my FAVORITE song from the live album.
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Another tiny detail that I love is this tour was the last to hear Sara and Dont Stop with a real and genuine piano. I know Chris on her solo tour played a real piano for Dont Stop, Hold Me, etc. But by 1987 didn't the one size fits all keyboard piano take over? (someone correct me if I am wrong).
IMHO to hear Sara with a real piano is so genuine. That is why I never cared for Stevie's solo Sara, it was so keyboard synthed.
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After Mirage Tour, I don't think it was crisp live until Australia in 2015 with Chris back. It wasn't great but it was much better to me than 04-13. |
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The LA Times critics voted this the best rock concert in Orange County of 1982 (for what it's worth). I always said that Mac filmed the wrong concerts. They should have filmed this one (or Detroit in September). Irvine was the first time I ever saw I'M SO AFRAID get a standing ovation from about two-thirds of the audience.
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