The FM Game: If I never hear this song again it will be too soon

[PenguinHead]

In the context of a live show set:

Rhiannon
Landslide
Dreams
Don't Stop - stop it!
Stand Back


Notably, mostly Stevie Nicks songs! Kind of sad that, after several decades she hasn't found newer material to feature prominently in live in shows. Though, it was somewhat revelatory that she brought to life 'Beautiful Child' and 'Storms.'

If you reference other long-standing bands, you will see that in most cases, while they give credence to their past, they don't rely so heavily on it in live performances.

[BrownEyedGirl26]

Originally Posted by PenguinHead

In the context of a live show set:

Rhiannon
Landslide
Dreams
Don't Stop - stop it!
Stand Back


Notably, mostly Stevie Nicks songs! Kind of sad that, after several decades she hasn't found newer material to feature prominently in live in shows. Though, it was somewhat revelatory that she brought to life 'Beautiful Child' and 'Storms.'

If you reference other long-standing bands, you will see that in most cases, while they give credence to their past, they don't rely so heavily on it in live performances.

I think she would love to not have to sing these same songs night after night but she still gets a great response when she does and she enjoys the fact that people sing them with her! Unfortunately when songs are played over and over again, like when you have to listen to the radio at work, you can't help but get tired of them. It must be the same for the singer as well! It doesn't do justice at all to the music for it to be overexposed in this way!

[Hawkeye]

Originally Posted by PenguinHead

In the context of a live show set:

Rhiannon
Landslide
Dreams
Don't Stop - stop it!
Stand Back


Notably, mostly Stevie Nicks songs! Kind of sad that, after several decades she hasn't found newer material to feature prominently in live in shows. Though, it was somewhat revelatory that she brought to life 'Beautiful Child' and 'Storms.'

If you reference other long-standing bands, you will see that in most cases, while they give credence to their past, they don't rely so heavily on it in live performances.

You see, i'm confused as to why Stevie is always accused of being the biggest offender in sticking to the same tired songs in her set, but I think Lindsey is way worse. He really could affrd to not do NGBA and Second Hand News at every danmed show. Other then ISA (which I could watch him do every day of the year such a mezmerizing experience) His standards get on my nerves way more. And he has more cemented in his set then Stevie. Stevie has Dreams GDW Rhiannon Stand Back and Edge. Shes toyed many times with a Landslide-less set but always falls back, but she tries. Lindsey never toys with no NGBA.

If you put the Wiltern Set next to Lindsey's songs from the small machine, Stevie wins hands down.

[bombaysaffires]

Originally Posted by Hawkeye

You see, i'm confused as to why Stevie is always accused of being the biggest offender in sticking to the same tired songs in her set, but I think Lindsey is way worse. He really could affrd to not do NGBA and Second Hand News at every danmed show. Other then ISA (which I could watch him do every day of the year such a mezmerizing experience) His standards get on my nerves way more. And he has more cemented in his set then Stevie. Stevie has Dreams GDW Rhiannon Stand Back and Edge. Shes toyed many times with a Landslide-less set but always falls back, but she tries. Lindsey never toys with no NGBA.

If you put the Wiltern Set next to Lindsey's songs from the small machine, Stevie wins hands down.

Bless you, for I could soooooooooo do without another performance of I'm So Afraid. I was sick of that clunker back in 1982. Ugh. Ymmv.

[elle]

Originally Posted by Hawkeye

You see, i'm confused as to why Stevie is always accused of being the biggest offender in sticking to the same tired songs in her set, but I think Lindsey is way worse. He really could affrd to not do NGBA and Second Hand News at every danmed show. Other then ISA (which I could watch him do every day of the year such a mezmerizing experience) His standards get on my nerves way more. And he has more cemented in his set then Stevie. Stevie has Dreams GDW Rhiannon Stand Back and Edge. Shes toyed many times with a Landslide-less set but always falls back, but she tries. Lindsey never toys with no NGBA.

If you put the Wiltern Set next to Lindsey's songs from the small machine, Stevie wins hands down.

i completely disagree. however, i don't go to Stevie's solo shows so i have no complaints about her 14-song setlist - i don't care either way. i don't know most of her solo deep cuts. SB and EO17 are really the only SN solo songs i know.

but i went to a number of Lindsey's solo shows and out of 19 songs he does on Small Machine he performs 6 FM songs (so less than a third), others are solo. 6 FM songs are NGBA, BL, SHN, Tusk, ISA, and GYOW. i would hate it if he dropped any of these (although i wouldn't mind seeing faster version of NGBA). and casual concert goers / friends / family that i brought with me to some of the shows were blown away by both BL and ISA - everybody always seems to be. SHN and Tusk are great for loosening up the crowd and dancing. and GYOW - well that's just one huge party!! so no, i don't think he can drop any of these 6. if you have ever stood in front of Lindsey or anywhere within these small venues that he tours solo when he does live any of these songs, and you still want him to drop these, especially BL, ISA, or GYOW, i am very surprised.

but - i never liked Trouble, and still don't - so as far as i'm concerned he can drop Trouble. but again, people seem to react very positively to it. and if you look at what his solo hits were, you have Trouble, Go Insane and Holiday Road (arguably probably his biggest solo selling song if you look by the individual songs sales, even if it didn't originally chart that high). and he never ever does Holiday Road anymore. so out of 3 solo hits he had, he doesn't even do one of them.

of 13 solo songs Lindsey does on his current tour, he has 6 new ones in his setlist (i think this is the number of the new songs he consistently does when he tours solo, for any album), 2 hits - Trouble and Go Insane, and 65 deep cuts - SUD, UTS, AMS, TIO, Treason.

keep in mind that most of his older songs have been reworked and done in a different way - some slightly, others substantially.

[bangdrum]

I love Trouble. (And I'm not even a fingerpicking nut!) I still wish he'd get rid of Big Love instead.

I totally agree that SHN is necessary. It doesn't even matter if the song comes out terribly musically; it gets a lot of people standing up for the first time during the concert.

Lindsey is doing 6 FM songs, 6 new solo songs, 6 "other." And he changes his songs more than Stevie - this tour he's doing AMS, last time he did Don't Look Down. Last tour he did Come instead of ISA. I haven't been to a Stevie concert since 2001, but from what I've read, doesn't she largely do the same songs other than the IYD songs?

Anyway, I agree with elle.

[henryscutter]

Landslide except the original
Dont Stop and YMLF
NGBA and I have very little love for Big Love



It will never happen but I would like for both Lindsey & Stevie to have set list that are all solo songs. Leave the Fleetwood songs for the Mac setlist.

[shackin'up]

Originally Posted by bangdrum

Last tour he did Come instead of ISA.

Hmm, I was at last tour, and he did both all four shows I attended?

[bangdrum]

Originally Posted by shackin'up

Hmm, I was at last tour, and he did both all four shows I attended?

OK, I was working off the FMLegacy GOS tour page... they don't have ISA listed in the setlists. But I checked my 3 year old NYC review (at my livejournal) and I did note ISA there. So... I don't know, lol.

[elle]

Originally Posted by bangdrum

OK, I was working off the FMLegacy GOS tour page... they don't have ISA listed in the setlists. But I checked my 3 year old NYC review (at my livejournal) and I did note ISA there. So... I don't know, lol.

yeah, my understanding is he was doing both ISA and Come on GOS tour.

to be frank, as we discussed many times, i'd change a lot in his current setlist to better fit my taste, but that doesn't detract from the fact SWS tour has a great setlist - a lot of it due to the fact that new SWS songs are so great and fit so nicely the way they were incorporated in the set.

but yeah, he should do 3+ hr sets like Bruce in order to make me happy - a bit under 2 hr LB show is way too short - that's why i had to see so many

and, GOS and UTS are represented with some of my least favorite songs from these 2 albums, plus while i love TIO from OOTC, AMS is not exactly on my list of favorites. and original GOS/SYW songs are so strong but NONE of them are in the current setlist... i can go on and on