What Art Stopped You Cold

[michelej1]

[Will Harris says Big Love]

By Erik Adams, Sam Barsanti, Laura M. Browning, Danette Chavez, Drew Fortune, Matt Gerardi, Zack Handlen, Will Harris, Jesse Hassenger, William Hughes, Alex McCown, Josh Modell, Noel Murray, Dennis Perkins, Tasha Robinson, Kyle Ryan, John Teti, and Mike Vago

Sep 4, 2015 AV Club

http://www.avclub.com/article/what-p...ou-cold-224603


What piece of art stopped you cold?

Will Harris

My answer to this question is a live performance, although it has since been released officially on several occasions: Lindsey Buckingham’s live version of Fleetwood Mac’s “Big Love.” I was fortunate enough to see one of the handful of dates that Buckingham did in support of his 1992 album Out Of The Cradle, and I can still remember standing there in awe as he delivered an absolutely scorching version of the song by himself on acoustic guitar, his fingers moving so fast that they were effectively just blurs. I walked into the concert as someone who had always liked the idea of playing guitar in principle but had never pursued it. After watching Buckingham’s performance, which was positively mesmerizing, I thought, “As soon as I leave here, not only do I need to buy a guitar, but I need to start practicing 12 hours a day.” A few years later, Buckingham started playing the song the same way in Fleetwood Mac shows, resulting in millions of fans being introduced to this new arrangement via the band’s 1997 live album, The Dance. No matter how many times I hear it, I’m in awe each and every time.