Stevie - MOJO - 'The Story Behind Christine McVie's Live Return'

[elle]

Originally Posted by SteveMacD

At this point, I take every interview with a grain of salt, and this one is no exception.

Originally Posted by SteveMacD

I mean, it would be totally cool if Lindsey were like Stevie and didn't care about that, but he's not necessarily wrong or being a jerk because he does. They've had to work hard to establish that the band is a quartet now, that Christine's gone.

yeah b/c we know Stevie never wants to rehearse stuff to death.

remember this is a woman who picked the band to do crossroads with and then picked their songs she liked, learned them all on her own, before spending time rehearsing them with that band.

in contrast, Lindsey had no clue what songs the band he was asked to do crossroads with even had, showed up in nashville, tried a few songs for a couple of hours, and completely rocked out jamming on their songs for the recording.

[SteveMacD]

Originally Posted by elle

b/c we know Stevie never wants to rehearse stuff to death.

I was talking more about having Christine do more songs and possibly more shows with them.

[elle]

Originally Posted by SteveMacD

I was talking more about having Christine do more songs and possibly more shows with them.

i wish she would.

show them Linds, get Christine to do more shows with you guys!!

i do believe you are right (or whoever said that) about lighting etc. you could see in vids from yesterday how lighting and big screen was showing Chris a lot, at the right places. so they had to set that up. and yes, LB is making sure all that works out, he was already talking about FM lighting guy towards the end of his solo tour last year and starting to set it up.

but as far as the music and the set goes, i want change. i can't believe there is no Oh Well in the set, and i was actually [stupidly] hoping for maybe something additional too. i considered Oh Well done deal.

[applebucked]

Get her to do all of the UK shows, at least. Maybe one full set. Baby steps.

I was fully expecting Oh Well too.

[michelej1]

I'm not against a little Lindsey crucifixion. I'll hold one hand and put a nail in the other.

But as far as changing what they've worked on for 47 shows the least, realistically all Christine could have done easily was World Turning. No playing (let Brett handle that like always), just harmonize with Lindsey and shake the maracas. That could have been incorporated into the existing set. And World Turning segues into Don't Stop, so I think that can work nicely.

Oh, in my fantasy she could also come out and play the accordion on Tusk without disrupting what everyone else has been doing since April, but I know that's stretching things. Also, it would be silly to have her out for Tusk, then disappear and come out again later. Can't COME AND GO. But just trying to think of what she could do without a lot of shake up.

Most easily it would be World Turning and then Don't Stop.

Michele

[WildHearted]

Originally Posted by michelej1

I'm not against a little Lindsey crucifixion. I'll hold one hand and put a nail in the other.

But as far as changing what they've worked on for 47 shows the least, realistically all Christine could have done easily was World Turning. No playing (let Brett handle that like always), just harmonize with Lindsey and shake the maracas. That could have been incorporated into the existing set. And World Turning segues into Don't Stop, so I think that can work nicely.

Oh, in my fantasy she could also come out and play the accordion on Tusk without disrupting what everyone else has been doing since April, but I know that's stretching things. Also, it would be silly to have her out for Tusk, then disappear and come out again later. Can't COME AND GO. But just trying to think of what she could do without a lot of shake up.

Most easily it would be World Turning and then Don't Stop.

Michele

I don't see a reason Chris couldn't come and sing on The Chain, either. Seems fitting. It'd be nice to hear her voice.

[michelej1]

Originally Posted by WildHearted

I don't see a reason Chris couldn't come and sing on The Chain, either. Seems fitting. It'd be nice to hear her voice.

I know. As I've said so many times, the Chain sounded better with Little Big Town than it ever has vocally with FM, since Christine has been gone. She adds something there that Lori and Sharon (and Jana) have never touched.

But if we were trying to not upset the structure the band has built for this tour in Christine's absence, in keeping with comments A Perfect Lie, Deeshere and Steve have made, then Christine coming on during the first part of the show and then going away and coming back again might be distracting.

As far as the first show thing goes, well it saved me money not to have her for the first show. Shorter hotel stay and no need to buy a ticket for opening night. But as for the reviews and the attention she is getting for three shows out of 100, I just say "suck it up." The eclipse is just a temporary one. And Ringo if you want to go do three shows on McCartney's tour and perform on SEVERAL songs each night, you go right along and do that too, buddy.

Michele

[applebucked]

I just want her to shake those maracas, okay?

And yes to The Chain. Move it during the start of the first encore, then World Turning and finally Don't Stop.

[SteveMacD]

Originally Posted by applebucked

I just want her to shake those maracas, okay?

And yes to The Chain. Move it during the start of the first encore, then World Turning and finally Don't Stop.

That means "Dreams" would follow "Second Hand New," which seems a little too obvious.

[elle]

Originally Posted by michelej1

I'm not against a little Lindsey crucifixion. I'll hold one hand and put a nail in the other.

you can do whatever you want to the other parts of him, but better not even think about doing anything to those hands.

[applebucked]

Originally Posted by elle

you can do whatever you want to the other parts of him, but better not even think about doing anything to those hands.

Knew you would come here to say that.

[michelej1]

Originally Posted by elle

you can do whatever you want to the other parts of him, but better not even think about doing anything to those hands.

This reminds me of Cory saying she almost closed one of the wardrobe case doors on Mick's hand. That would have been the end of the whole tour.

Michele

[elle]

Originally Posted by michelej1

Also, it would be silly to have her out for Tusk, then disappear and come out again later. Can't COME AND GO. But just trying to think of what she could do without a lot of shake up.

brilliant!

maybe that's what he was talking about?

[applebucked]

Originally Posted by elle

brilliant!

maybe that's what he was talking about?

There are two choices: full set, or both encores.

[Deeshere]

Originally Posted by michelej1

I'm not against a little Lindsey crucifixion. I'll hold one hand and put a nail in the other.
Michele

Michele, I love you to death, but don't start nailing my boy to any crosses.

Your going to desperately need him to help fix your girl Stevie's song(s) cause no body else can do it like he did with "Soldiers Angel"