Christines Best - Behind the Mask Tour

AliceLover · #1 07-11-2005, 12:44 PM

On the video I have of the Behind the Mask tour, I feel that Christine was the star of this show. First off she looks absoltuley amazing and very thin as always. She seemed to be more of a star on these shows. She had a lot more interaction with the audience and took a lot of gifts from the audience. She also was on the stage a lot more for these shows IMO. On World Turning I loved seeing her on Micks drum kit jamming along with the rest of the band. Her version of Everywhere from this tour was astounding and she got a huge response from it. I loved hearing Save Me live. I thought she transferred it well to the stage. Too bad Skies the Limit never made it live, but oh well. I think this was also the one and only tour where Christine actually did a keyboard solo.

Best Christine Tour Ever!

Gailh · #2 07-11-2005, 01:13 PM

What video is this? I've seen no video! Makes mental note to self to check out ebay.

Gail

HomerMcvie · #3 07-11-2005, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Gailh

What video is this? I've seen no video! Makes mental note to self to check out ebay.

Gail

The PICTURE of the BTM band is on that Brazilian guy's MIRAGE DVD that he sells on eBay.

I'm fairly certain there was no BTM video.......or was there? Although I bought BTM the day it came out, I was pretty much out of the FM loop at that point in my life.

DavidMn · #4 07-11-2005, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by AliceLover

On the video I have of the Behind the Mask tour, I feel that Christine was the star of this show. First off she looks absoltuley amazing and very thin as always. She seemed to be more of a star on these shows. She had a lot more interaction with the audience and took a lot of gifts from the audience. She also was on the stage a lot more for these shows IMO. On World Turning I loved seeing her on Micks drum kit jamming along with the rest of the band. Her version of Everywhere from this tour was astounding and she got a huge response from it. I loved hearing Save Me live. I thought she transferred it well to the stage. Too bad Skies the Limit never made it live, but oh well. I think this was also the one and only tour where Christine actually did a keyboard solo.

Best Christine Tour Ever!

I agree. even though I didnt get to see that tour live, I have seen video from that tour, and your assesment is correct in my opinion

AliceLover · #5 07-11-2005, 02:12 PM

Bootlegs People!!!!!!!!!! lol

I have the bethlehem 90 performance on vid. Its great.

David · #6 07-11-2005, 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by AliceLover

Bootlegs People!!!!!!!!!! lol I have the bethlehem 90 performance on vid. Its great.

Christine was a happening lady on the 1990 tour. I totally agree. The earlier in the tour you can get videos of, the better. Las Vegas is a good video -- that's from June 10 or something.

I saw the June 1 show at Cal Expo in Sacramento & the Mountain View show a few days later. They played "Save Me" & "When the Sun Goes Down" on both nights. Chris played her accordeon on "When the Sun Goes Down." I also saw the Oakland show at the end of the tour, in December, but that was deadly dull for the most part. Still, Christine was fine that night.

I assume you mean the brief solo on "Stop Messin' Round"? But she solo'd a bit on earlier tours, too, like on "Don't Stop" & on "Get Like You Used to Be." In fact, she played essentially the same blues licks on all of them. (Notice how they're all shuffles?)

chiliD · #7 07-11-2005, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by David

I also saw the Oakland show at the end of the tour, in December, but that was deadly dull for the most part. Still, Christine was fine that night.

You shoulda been at the Forum the last night of the tour...it ROCKED!!

SteveMacD · #8 07-11-2005, 03:50 PM

Yeah, with Lindsey B. joining them for a few songs!

Actually, my favorite part of that tour was Christine's solos on "Stop Messin' Round." Just great to hear her show everybody she could REALLY play the piano!

macfan 57 · #9 07-11-2005, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by chiliD

You shoulda been at the Forum the last night of the tour...it ROCKED!!

I have a video of that show, at least through "Stand Back". I think Christine was the star of the show on both the Tango & BTM tours.

I never knew they did "When The Sun Goes Down"live, except for that rehearsal. And, I never knew that she played accordian on anything but "Tusk".

AliceLover · #10 07-11-2005, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by David

Christine was a happening lady on the 1990 tour. I totally agree. The earlier in the tour you can get videos of, the better. Las Vegas is a good video -- that's from June 10 or something.

I saw the June 1 show at Cal Expo in Sacramento & the Mountain View show a few days later. They played "Save Me" & "When the Sun Goes Down" on both nights. Chris played her accordeon on "When the Sun Goes Down." I also saw the Oakland show at the end of the tour, in December, but that was deadly dull for the most part. Still, Christine was fine that night.

I assume you mean the brief solo on "Stop Messin' Round"? But she solo'd a bit on earlier tours, too, like on "Don't Stop" & on "Get Like You Used to Be." In fact, she played essentially the same blues licks on all of them. (Notice how they're all shuffles?)

I am still in search of the Las Vegas video. Stevie did so much better near the beginning of that tour before all the weight gain near the end. I have When the Sun Goes Down Live and I liked it a lot. Of Course save me is always great love. Stop Messin Around was the most noticeable solo to me because it sounds different to me every version I hear unlike all the endings of Don't Stop from 77-82 where they all sound the same.

I HAD the last show on video with LB all the way through Stand Back and that was great.

AliceLover · #11 07-11-2005, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by chiliD

You shoulda been at the Forum the last night of the tour...it ROCKED!!

Was one of my favorite videos!

David · #12 07-11-2005, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by SteveMacD

Yeah, with Lindsey B. joining them for a few songs!

Yeah, he was there in Oakland, too. It was still a snooze. He didn't know what the heck to do or how to act, & everyone else onstage was so zonked & so robotic that no attempt was made to treat him like an actual guest star.

It was all so bizarre & so aesthetically unsatisfying. It was logy & exhausting, right from the start. It combined all the worst aspects of the '87/'88 tour & the earlier part of the '90 tour with none of the best aspects.

Even the great Steve Pond said that it was the sort of thing one really couldn't get nostalgic about. Steve Pond is my idol, man. The dude just cooks.

**mylittledemon** · #13 07-12-2005, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by David

Yeah, he was there in Oakland, too. It was still a snooze. He didn't know what the heck to do or how to act, & everyone else onstage was so zonked & so robotic that no attempt was made to treat him like an actual guest star.

It was all so bizarre & so aesthetically unsatisfying. It was logy & exhausting, right from the start. It combined all the worst aspects of the '87/'88 tour & the earlier part of the '90 tour with none of the best aspects.

Even the great Steve Pond said that it was the sort of thing one really couldn't get nostalgic about. Steve Pond is my idol, man. The dude just cooks.

My friend Bill said the same thing. He has seen the Mac numerous times thru the years. he said the Tusk tour was the best, then rumours tour, then the The Dance, and then the Tango tour. He missed out on the 76' tour and the Mirage tour.....That's his opinion though of course.

macmar71 · #14 07-12-2005, 07:39 PM

I think she was great on the Tango tour too! She was really the high point for me at the show.

**jbrownsjr** · #15 07-13-2005, 05:52 PM

Christine was amazing this tour. She was definitely the leader on this one. I saw the Cleveland show and it was full of energy.