Favorite 2013 Live Performances...Volume 2

[elle]

Originally Posted by bethelblues

I only wish some of the other songs (ahem Sisters of the Moon ahem) were evolving over the course of the tour, and that Stevie might go for a few high notes on one of the other songs too (Gypsy).

i'm happy for you all that you seem so enthralled by GWD but am sad for the rest of us (including Mick and Lindsey who both seem very bored during that long finale and can't wait for it to finally end so they can start on ISA) who don't see whatever you all see and hear. and remember, Stevie apparently did that ending especially for me in JB.

i've been to enough shows that i have seen both GDW evolving into that long long boring ending, and also SOTM visibly evolving into a more passionate song from all players involved. statement that SOTM has not been evolving is incorrect.

[bethelblues]

I thought the GDW performance from Atlanta was great, longer ending and all since Stevie was so in the zone, but I do agree with you. When I was at my concert at Madison Square Garden, I'll admit, I was intrigued that Stevie went with a longer version...but that feeling didn't last and I just wanted the song to end.

Sisters I just still want more from. I wanted them to rock it. I still feel disappointed when I see it and the abrupt ending is still the same, especially since Stevie's vocals have been consistently strong, it's the arrangement that's killing me.

[MacShadowsBall]

Gold Dust Woman is doing real good in this poll, compared to in April.

[CADreaming]

Originally Posted by elle

i'm happy for you all that you seem so enthralled by GWD but am sad for the rest of us (including Mick and Lindsey who both seem very bored during that long finale and can't wait for it to finally end so they can start on ISA) who don't see whatever you all see and hear. and remember, Stevie apparently did that ending especially for me in JB.

i've been to enough shows that i have seen both GDW evolving into that long long boring ending, and also SOTM visibly evolving into a more passionate song from all players involved. statement that SOTM has not been evolving is incorrect.

Totally disagree. Since it is Lindsey's favorite Stevie song, I bet he digs it. Plus, I think the glorified ending is the best of both worlds - the musicians get to noodle around and go freestyle & Stevie gets to do her dramatic thing. It's awesomeness from every angle. Love it. Anyone who finds it boring does not get the art of it. It is sheer genius.

[elle]

Originally Posted by CADreaming

Totally disagree. Since it is Lindsey's favorite Stevie song, I bet he digs it. Plus, I think the glorified ending is the best of both worlds - the musicians get to noodle around and go freestyle & Stevie gets to do her dramatic thing. It's awesomeness from every angle. Love it. Anyone who finds it boring does not get the art of it. It is sheer genius.

judgmental much?

you can disagree all you want, you should watch LB at the end of that song. both him and Mick. i saw them twice in the last 10 days, and i can tell you the obvious boredom they display now was not there during the first few shows when that ending didn't take forever. Lindsey doesn't jam or play, he goes off to the side, changes the guitar for the next song, and waits in the dark for GDW to end so he can start ISA. he was noodling around and going freestyle all over GDW on 2009 tour... and bunch of people were complaining he's showing off. now when he doesn't even play at the end, some apparently think that the song became this great jam.

i though Lindsey's favorite Stevie song was Gypsy? just shows you how little i know!

btw, GDW is my favorite Stevie song. doesn't mean i don't hate that extended ending (just if anybody was still wondering ).

[redtulip]

Originally Posted by CADreaming

Totally disagree. Since it is Lindsey's favorite Stevie song, I bet he digs it. Plus, I think the glorified ending is the best of both worlds - the musicians get to noodle around and go freestyle & Stevie gets to do her dramatic thing. It's awesomeness from every angle. Love it. Anyone who finds it boring does not get the art of it. It is sheer genius.

I find that extended ending boring. It may be art but art is subjective. I don't enjoy Stevie's overly dramtic art. I'd rather see another short Tusk song added, The Ledge for example. And for the record, GDW is one of the Stevie songs I do like, but the ending gets too long, overly dramatic, and boring.

[michelej1]

Originally Posted by CADreaming

Totally disagree. Since it is Lindsey's favorite Stevie song, I bet he digs it.

GDW is always great live and it's one of the few Rumours song where this is true. I doubt Lindsey is as bored with it as he is with Rhiannon and if he is bored, no one cares. I had to get defibrillated during Time Precious Time once and I'm amazed he can play it continously without passing out cold.

I'm sure Stevie was bored during ISA, which is why I always liked to have Christine on the song with him and let Stevie go backstage and do her thing.

Christine, you have my permission to sing on ISA in London, if you like. Pay no attention to Lindsey. If you just sit there and sing, there's nothing he can do to stop you.

Michele

[CADreaming]

Originally Posted by elle

you can disagree all you want, you should watch LB at the end of that song. both him and Mick. i saw them twice in the last 10 days, and i can tell you the obvious boredom they display now was not there during the first few shows when that ending didn't take forever. Lindsey doesn't jam or play, he goes off to the side, changes the guitar for the next song, and waits in the dark for GDW to end so he can start ISA. he was noodling around and going freestyle all over GDW on 2009 tour... and bunch of people were complaining he's showing off. now when he doesn't even play at the end, some apparently think that the song became this great jam.

i though Lindsey's favorite Stevie song was Gypsy? just shows you how little i know!

btw, GDW is my favorite Stevie song. doesn't mean i don't hate that extended ending (just if anybody was still wondering ).

Hmmmm... I have watched them. I enjoy watching them all, because I am a fan of Fleetwood Mac and Buckingham Nicks... just because you're bored doesn't mean Mick & Lindsey are. LOL.

Gypsy is the song Lindsey called their best production together. He said GDW is his favorite song by Stevie in the new Rumours liner notes.

Originally Posted by michelej1

GDW is always great live and it's one of the few Rumours song where this is true. I doubt Lindsey is as bored with it as he is with Rhiannon and if he is bored, no one cares. I had to get defibrillated during Time Precious Time once and I'm amazed he can play it continously without passing out cold.

I'm sure Stevie was bored during ISA, which is why I always liked to have Christine on the song with him and let Stevie go backstage and do her thing.



Michele

Oh, no! Love Stevie's harmonies on ISA. Icing.

[elle]

Originally Posted by CADreaming

Hmmmm... I have watched them. I enjoy watching them all, because I am a fan of Fleetwood Mac and Buckingham Nicks... just because you're bored doesn't mean Mick & Lindsey are. LOL.

lol. of course not! i'm bored to death on Sara and Lindsey's not.

when did you see them last? because that's relatively new behavior, and you can't see it in vids because besides just a few of us nobody else records Lindsey or Mick during Stevie songs. everyone just records Stevie during GYOW .

look even i recorded her at the end here. i figured she won that right since she came right in front of me and tried to get some attention - and i knew he just changes the guitar and stands there in the dark so would be hard to capture. but if you watch from 5:30 on you can see him going to change the guitar.... so he's definitely not doing any extended jams - and then as the light flashes around 6 mins and through the end you can see him just standing in front of the amp waiting:

[CADreaming]

Originally Posted by elle

lol. of course not! i'm bored to death on Sara and Lindsey's not.

when did you see them last? because that's relatively new behavior, and you can't see it in vids because besides just a few of us nobody else records Lindsey or Mick during Stevie songs. everyone just records Stevie during GYOW .

look even i recorded her at the end here. i figured she won that right since she came right in front of me and tried to get some attention - and i knew he just changes the guitar and stands there in the dark so would be hard to capture. but if you watch from 5:30 on you can see him going to change the guitar.... so he's definitely not doing any extended jams - and then as the light flashes around 6 mins and through the end you can see him just standing in front of the amp waiting:

And going to change guitars does not equate into boredom Elle. Lol.

But hey if that gets you through the night...

[elle]

Originally Posted by CADreaming

And going to change guitars does not equate into boredom Elle. Lol.

you amuse me CAD

don't think it equates to extended jamming either

[michelej1]

Originally Posted by CADreaming

Oh, no! Love Stevie's harmonies on ISA. Icing.

I like it when they sing together. That's what makes SHN so lively and lovely to me, but I never thought her vocals on ISA added anything whatsoever to that song.

Michele

[bethelblues]

I completely agree with you on SHN. They sound great together on that song. It was something that I immediately noticed and surprised me in a good way when I saw Fleetwood Mac the first time. I think SHN is one of the best live performances on this tour, and it's a fantastic opener for the concert. I like Stevie's vocals on ISA, but they're obviously not as important to that song as to SHN....my take was it's comparable to her role on Never Going Back Again.