Tango in the Night Concert DVD

[Villavic]

Originally Posted by bethelblues

Christine is definitely carrying this concert.

She sounds wonderful, no doubt. How different from The Dance video, where she is like feelingless (except for Songbird).

[MacShadowsBall]

The Tango in the Night DVD is okay. I don't care for the slow motion, smokey look, and those Stevie close-ups. The performances are great with my fav's being Isn't It Midnight, Gold Dust Woman, and The Chain.

[secret love]

Originally Posted by Villavic

She sounds wonderful, no doubt. How different from The Dance video, where she is like feelingless (except for Songbird).

I don't agree. She did not appear feelingless to me. She appeared to have quite a few sad moments (I think my Mum noticed this too)... as though she had seriously thought about retiring already (she probably had). There were jovial, upbeat moments for her too though. Think Lindsey: We were all in the studio together and we said, Hey this feels pretty good. Isn't that weird? Christine, laughing: That is pretty weird. Later, Lindsey: I knew he'd get a drum solo in there somewhere. Christine, chuckling again: You can't stop him! And she appeared genuinely enthusiastic and excited about performing Don't Stop with a brass section for the first time. She looked a little cross (maybe terse is a better word?) while playing piano on one of Stevie's songs, I think it was Silver Springs or Rhiannon...she scowled, just for a moment. Anyway, she did seem to display a fair bit of emotion.

[michelej1]

Originally Posted by secret love

I don't agree. She did not appear feelingless to me. She appeared to have quite a few sad moments (I think my Mum noticed this too)... as though she had already seriously thought about retiring already (she probably had). There were jovial, upbeat moments for her too though. Think Lindsey: We were all in the studio together and we said, Hey this feels pretty good. Isn't that weird? Christine, laughing: That is pretty weird. Later, Lindsey: I knew he'd get a drum solo in there somewhere. Christine, chuckling again: You can't stop him! And she appeared genuinely enthusiastic and excited about performing Don't Stop with a brass section for the first time. She looked a little cross (maybe terse is a better word?) while playing piano on one of Stevie's songs, I think it was Silver Springs or Rhiannon...she scowled, just for a moment. Anyway, she did seem to display a fair bit of emotion.

I agree. To me Christine looks fine on the Dance dvd. It was later on in the tour that she started to look not so happy in my perception.

Michele

[Villavic]

Yes, maybe I exaggerated saying feelingless. Christine had her moments at The Dance (video). But anyway I think she was far more joyful at Tango video. It is when I compare both shows that I find her distant in The Dance.

[secret love]

I see what you mean - she does seem more energetic in the Tango video. She was ten years younger ...but of course she was less tired of travelling and performing in 1987 than in 1997. Correct me if I'm wrong, I think Christine's father died around the time of The Dance tour? That definitely could have something to do with the lack of interest in performing you noticed...her mind was elsewhere.

Change of pace, sorry to ask twice, but does anyone know where I can purchase a region 4 (appropriate for Australian DVD players) Live in Boston 2003 DVD?

The 10-track CD is available on iTunes but would prefer to have all 24 songs. It is difficult to buy Fleetwood Mac CDs/DVDs in Sydney...iTunes has almost no pre-1975 material, the only DVDs are the Rosebud film and The Dance...in music stores I can only find Rumours, The Dance, The Very Best of Fleetwood Mac, Black Magic Woman, sometimes Tango in the Night and Time (presumably this music/electrical store had as many copies of Time as they did-half a dozen...because nobody buys it).

When the North American tour was announced, I went to the Ticketmaster outlet at Parramatta and asked if they knew the Australian dates (obviously I was unaware that they only know the dates just before they are announced). I said to the young woman working there, "Do you have the Fleetwood Mac 2013 Australian tour dates?"

She replied, "Who?"

So I repeated, "Fleetwood Mac."

She said, "Oh OK. Sorry no dates available for Fleet Foxes at the moment."

Still unsure if she had heard me correctly I asked, "Do you know who Fleetwood Mac are?"

She answered, "Um, Fleet-wood Mac? No, sorry I don't."

[DoubtfulMiracle]

secret love, my experience has always been that US-bought DVDs will work fine in Australian DVD players. From memory, there was a ruling here quite a few years ago that region-locked players were a restriction of trade, so the vast majority of our players are region-free. Certainly, both my and my parents' players have always played other-region DVDs with no hassle (no need to enter unlock codes etc.).

So as for the Live in Boston DVD, my copy came from Amazon - Region 1, but works just fine. I can't recall seeing it being sold in any stores here, but if you have a JB Hi-fi around your way, they're usually the best bet in terms of having a good range.

[secret love]

Originally Posted by DoubtfulMiracle

secret love, my experience has always been that US-bought DVDs will work fine in Australian DVD players. From memory, there was a ruling here quite a few years ago that region-locked players were a restriction of trade, so the vast majority of our players are region-free. Certainly, both my and my parents' players have always played other-region DVDs with no hassle (no need to enter unlock codes etc.).

So as for the Live in Boston DVD, my copy came from Amazon - Region 1, but works just fine. I can't recall seeing it being sold in any stores here, but if you have a JB Hi-fi around your way, they're usually the best bet in terms of having a good range.

Thanks, our DVD players are quite old though. My uncle bought a DVD from the States and it did not work in his player. I can try the other DVD player Dad and I share but it is also quite old. My brothers' Playstation 3 should play the darn thing at the very least.

Yeah JB Hi-fi has the best range of Fleetwood Mac material (besides iTunes) and that's where I bought the Tango in the Night DVD. Unfortunately they do not have Live in Boston but will consider just buying the Region 1 DVD from Amazon or eBay and trying the PS3 and DVD players we have.

Other option is to rent it from YouTube (yes you can do that - cool right?) and use the Free YouTube Download program available online to save it to PC.