Stevie Nicks with Marron 5 tonight at the Hollywood Bowl

[WildHearted]

Here's a video with a really good picture, but the sound isn't that great because it has a lot of audience singing haha.

[sywlindseyfan]

From the moment she first walked out, those legs, she is looking soo hotttt and thin!

[SapphireSister]

Adam who?

Singing, shouting, yelling, over-kill, whatever you want to call it I effin love it and wish only she would sing like that all the time! Cheers to my darling, that just made my week and honestly it never even occurred to me she was being especially loud, I just heard love.

[Livia]

Adam Levine Finally Duets with Stevie Nicks: Watch
by Jeff Benjamin, N.Y. | July 26, 2011 5:55 EDT

http://www.billboard.com/column/vira...05293482.story

Throughout his mentoring time on "The Voice," Adam Levine made sure there were no doubts about his admiration for the legendary Stevie Nicks. His dream seemed to finally come to fruition as he brought out the legendary singer at Maroon 5's Hollywood Bowl show last night (July 25).

In "The Voice" battle round episodes, Levine paired up Casey Weston and Tim Mahoney to compete on Don Henley and Stevie's classic duet "Leather and Lace." In the finale, Levine got his Nicks fix when his contestant, eventual champion Javier Colon, performed Fleetwood Mac's "Landslide" with Stevie. The performance elicited tears from the Maroon 5 frontman, who told Colon, "Stevie's one of my heroes, and now you're one of my heroes because you just sang with her."

It looks like Levine finally reached his aspiration when the legend herself was brought out as a special guest at last night's Maroon 5 show. In a pair of sunglasses and a black ensemble, Nicks confidently belted her opening section of "Leather and Lace" to the screams of the audience.

"This is one of those moments where you don't actually realize what you're doing until you do it," Levine said to preface the performance. "What I'd like to do is sing this next song with one of my favorite artists of all-time, and I'm sure one of yours too, God do I love this woman." The performance ended with a beaming Levine who ended bowing to his idol.

[Lee]

Originally Posted by fringed n fab

Medical reasons aside, wearing shades inside venues looks silly to me and hopefully she ditches those things soon. People want to see your eyes as an artist. And about Adam Levine, I'm never really for tatted up people but something about that man exudes sex and so sexy. I always assumed he was bi or simply liked both but to hear him talk on The Voice, he came off as rather homophobic or anti-male and making a point. Either way he's a beautiful man.

Yeah, I got to agree about wearing shades inside too, unless the lights get to your eyes or something. And I love Maroon 5. I've seen them twice live. I would have loved to have seen this show. I'm not one for a lot of tattoos either, but I still think Adam is hot. Stevie sounded pretty good & loud.

Is Adam wearing a red t-shirt like someone else we know?

Lee

[fairydust75]

Originally Posted by sywlindseyfan

From the moment she first walked out, those legs, she is looking soo hotttt and thin!

Wow that sounded great. Mama is on roll. She looked super thin and confident. Could'nt have done better job.

[michelej1]

This is a Los Angeles Weekly review, By Daniel Kohn Tue., Jul. 26 2011. It calls Stevie one of the pioneers of the "mom movement." What?!

http://blogs.laweekly.com/westcoasts...bowl_72511.php

Maroon 5
Hollywood Bowl
7/25/11

Better than ... Sitting at home on a beautiful Monday night

"C'mon, everyone stand up and sing. This is L.A., don't be too cool, I'm from here and I invented too cool," Maroon 5 lead singer Adam Levine yelled to the sold-out Hollywood Bowl crowd. Levine and company plowed through a set of mom-rock (read: soft, pop-friendly, radio-driven rock) featuring many of the band's greatest hits, along with a few surprises sprinkled in.

The band easily won over the crowd during their 75-minute set. Levine was comfortable on stage throughout the gig; it seemed to help that the majority of the crowd appeared to be women. The only men present presumably were dragged there by their wives, who had ditched the mom jeans and kids for a wild night out rockin'.

Maroon 5 does well with the ladies largely due to their handsome front man. Throughout the night, he said it was "a dream to play the Hollywood Bowl." However, if this were true, you'd figure Levine wouldn't show up looking like he just came out of the Sports Club LA locker room (or perhaps channeling his inner George Costanza). Sporting a red cut-off t-shirt and what appeared to be Puma snap pants, Levine looked far from the rock star that the women came for.

You have to hand it to the co-star of NBC's hit show The Voice--he really knows how to work a crowd. He sounded terrific onstage, maybe better than on album. But this brings us to one of the evening's issues: stagnant stage presence of everyone not named Adam Levine. He did his best to try to get his bandmates involved, but they might as well have been marionettes up there, not really doing much of anything and letting Levine carry the show.

Nonetheless, there were plenty of highlights. First, in a business-savvy and crowd-pleasing move, Levine capitalized on his connections from his appearance on The Voice, pulling Voice winner Javier Colon onstage to nail a terrific version of Michael Jackson's "Man in The Mirror" that would have made MJ proud. Colon was as cool as the beautiful Hollywood night, and like a good mentor Levine steered him through the track while still allowing Colon a chance to shine. And the youngster did exactly that, proving that maybe The Voice has some legs for producing legitimate talent that aren't novelty acts and/or one and done musicians (yes, American Idol, I'm looking at you).

One of the pioneers in the mom-rock movement took to the stage when Stevie Nicks appeared during the first song of the encore, much to the delight of the crowd. "Leather & Lace" sounded terrific, almost as good as the original with Don Henley. The Fleetwood Mac singer doesn't sound like she used to, however, so again, Levine had to carry the song.

The most genuine moment of the evening came during set closer "To The Ladies," when Levine invited the gal who was apparently the band's number one fan -- a lady named Heather -- on stage. It was nice to see the band show appreciation to standout members of their core contingency.

Personal Bias: I am not a mom.

Crowd: Said moms and beleaguered spouses, who presumably harbored hopes that a night of Maroon 5 would lead to a night of getting some later.

Random Notebook Dump:Levine really wore warm-up pants on stage..

[PenguinHead]

Stevie is amazing! I'm so overwhelmingly elated about by how strong her voice is, and how great she looks. I guess those glasses are now part of her persona in this time/space.

Age has taken away the nimble nuances and super high notes of her voice as it was 30-something years ago. Yet, this is her voice now, and it's equally stunning. It has a seasoned assertiveness that seems to convey "I've been there, I've done that, and I'm taking charge!"

It's a very smart move for her to make these kind of appearances. It's great promotion, and it exposes her to a market that was only mildly familiar with her, or not aware of her at all. And powerful performances like this can't fail to impress.

[PenguinHead]

Originally Posted by tabruns

Actually this raises a thought about "Leather and Lace". This song, even though it was a top 10 hit, seems to have basically fallen off the radar since it was a hit single. Anyone have any thoughts about why that is?

You mean, because it wasn't performed to death? That's a good thing. It has not lost it's iconic status. I still hear it on the radio, in the rare occasions that I listen to the radio.

[vivfox]

Originally Posted by michelej1

One of the pioneers in the mom-rock movement took to the stage when Stevie Nicks appeared during the first song of the encore, much to the delight of the crowd. "Leather & Lace" sounded terrific, almost as good as the original with Don Henley. The Fleetwood Mac singer doesn't sound like she used to, however, so again, Levine had to carry the song.

From what I heard, Levine didn't carry the song, Stevie did!

[PenguinHead]

Originally Posted by WildHearted

Here's a video with a really good picture, but the sound isn't that great because it has a lot of audience singing haha.

That's why I was somewhat dissapointed about the audio of her recent Wilton show. The audience's way-off-key vocals dominate some of the songs, nearly turning them into a cringe-worthy middle school performance.

[PenguinHead]

Originally Posted by vivfox

From what I heard, Levine didn't carry the song, Stevie did!

She did so indeed. The reviewer was off with that comment!

[vivfox]

[fairydust75]

Originally Posted by vivfox

From what I heard, Levine didn't carry the song, Stevie did!

Wow she so ruled on that performance. That guy needs a reality check for sure...She is in peak form right now. She has her mojo back for sure. If she doesn't get a grammy it will be a crime. I also think she deserves to be inducted into the R&R Hall of Fame as a solo artist. No female from that era has had that level of success and longevity. She is kind of unique to her timespace.

[rhiannon22]

Stevie sounded awesome and looks HOT...love those glasses! And Adam? Love him!