Lindsey Buckingham "Talks Music" 9:30 pm

[elle]

Originally Posted by michelej1

Also Elle, you know that post was directed at you after you said that we didn't need to hear IKINW again. IKINW is extremely rare compared to Big Love. It's like an extinct animal species.

Michele

Originally Posted by shackin'up

AND I want to hear IKINW again. And again. And again.

well, here is the deal my dear friends (and you know this much better than me even if you choose to ignore it for the purpose of the discussion):

LB will have 8 songs the most in FM setlist this year. you know he will definitely do (whether you or i or other *fans* want to hear every single one of these or not):
big love
gyow
tusk
shn
ngba
isa
new song?

so that's 7. which means he has a choice of one song that he will pull out as a "deep cut". if your choice for that ONE song is IKINW then ok. because that is what you are saying.

if i had to choose between IKINW or WMYTYTO or WATL or the Ledge - my choice would definitely be one of those other 3. if it's IKINW or Tango or Come, i would have to think. if it's IKINW or NTF, probably i would want to hear IKINW. if the choice is IKINW or BTLH, my choice would be BTLH.

[luminol]

I'm new here and only recently re-discovered my Fleetwood Mac love from years ago, so I'm not as overexposed to the solo Big Love arrangement as others here. But I definitely understand the desire to hear new arrangements of other songs - it's variety! I've closely followed other artists in the past and it gets disappointing hearing the same rendition of the same song time after time, years after years, after putting in the time and effort to tune in and hear all of these special appearances. I remember being like "Ugh, really? THIS again? Why am I up taping this at 1am for this exact same song?!" I can definitely relate to that frustration. (Of course they're playing for the broader audience and not "to me".. but... You have decades of music to choose from and you keep playing the same track over and over? It's just boring!)

I love Big Love and the solo version is extremely impressive... but if he does do it every performance, it is bound to get old. I do understand why he chooses to do it (it really is a monster of 3ish minutes and bound to impress). Heck, it still blows me away since I'm still kinda new to that arrangement myself . But I wouldn't want to hear it on everything.

I completely agree with wanting to hear an acoustic version of Tango In The Night!

(Does he ever do Caroline?)

[elle]

Originally Posted by luminol

I remember being like "Ugh, really? THIS again? Why am I up taping this at 1am for this exact same song?!" I can definitely relate to that frustration.

don't know whether he ever performed Caroline, i'm sure someone will know?

re Big Love, he usually does it at various Q&As, as one of the 3 or so songs he performs in between the interview parts.

but he doesn't do it on late night tv appearances, like the ones you are thinking of. when he was promoting his last solo album, SWS, he was on several either daytime or late night shows and he did either acoustic SWS, or IOOT, or EOT, and from what i remember he also considered SAC. during interviews, he did RAB, BL, and IAW. at that skynews interview he did acoustic the Chain, Big Love, and i can't remember what was the 3rd song. so yes, he usually does Big love as one of the songs he performs, but it's not the only song he ever does, and when he's promoting new albums he performs new songs, and various ones on different shows.

[HelloMonster]

Originally Posted by elle

don't know whether he ever performed Caroline, i'm sure someone will know?

re Big Love, he usually does it at various Q&As, as one of the 3 or so songs he performs in between the interview parts.

but he doesn't do it on late night tv appearances, like the ones you are thinking of. when he was promoting his last solo album, SWS, he was on several either daytime or late night shows and he did either acoustic SWS, or IOOT, or EOT, and from what i remember he also considered SAC. during interviews, he did RAB, BL, and IAW. at that skynews interview he did acoustic the Chain, Big Love, and i can't remember what was the 3rd song. so yes, he usually does Big love as one of the songs he performs, but it's not the only song he ever does, and when he's promoting new albums he performs new songs, and various ones on different shows.

He did Big Love on SNL oh and him and Stevie did it on Letterman I think?

[elle]

Originally Posted by HelloMonster

He did Big Love on SNL oh and him and Stevie did it on Letterman I think?

lol, well SNL that was a part of the sketch.

Letterman was during the dance era, 1997/98 - that's when BL done acoustically was still a novelty.

[luminol]

Originally Posted by elle

but he doesn't do it on late night tv appearances, like the ones you are thinking of. when he was promoting his last solo album, SWS, he was on several either daytime or late night shows and he did either acoustic SWS, or IOOT, or EOT, and from what i remember he also considered SAC. during interviews, he did RAB, BL, and IAW. at that skynews interview he did acoustic the Chain, Big Love, and i can't remember what was the 3rd song. so yes, he usually does Big love as one of the songs he performs, but it's not the only song he ever does, and when he's promoting new albums he performs new songs, and various ones on different shows.

Oh yes, I was referring to other bands I used to obsess over back when I had a VHS recorder and would stay up late to watch & record appearances... Only to be disappointed by the song choices

I am late to the Lindsey solo party and haven't seen him perform anything (well unless you count that sad Grammy appearance, which is probably best not mentioned ha!). But I've been listening to and loving the Seeds We Sow album over the last months as I've rebirthed my FM love (and subsequently LB interest). IOOT, SWS, Stars Are Crazy are incredible. I'm glad to hear that he does play some variety since he clearly has an immense and impressive catalogue.

[bombaysaffires]

Originally Posted by elle

well, here is the deal my dear friends (and you know this much better than me even if you choose to ignore it for the purpose of the discussion):

LB will have 8 songs the most in FM setlist this year. you know he will definitely do (whether you or i or other *fans* want to hear every single one of these or not):
big love
gyow
tusk
shn
ngba
isa
new song?

so that's 7. which means he has a choice of one song that he will pull out as a "deep cut". if your choice for that ONE song is IKINW then ok. because that is what you are saying.

if i had to choose between IKINW or WMYTYTO or WATL or the Ledge - my choice would definitely be one of those other 3. if it's IKINW or Tango or Come, i would have to think. if it's IKINW or NTF, probably i would want to hear IKINW. if the choice is IKINW or BTLH, my choice would be BTLH.

He can kill ISA anyyyyyytime as far as I'm concerned. Enough.

[elle]

Originally Posted by bombaysaffires

He can kill ISA anyyyyyytime as far as I'm concerned. Enough.

does anybody here monitor twitter when FM show is going on? LB is barely mentioned by name, until BL or ISA comes on. then there's an eruption of tweets about him being the greatest guitarist on the planet. you think he'll stop performing ISA??

[sodascouts]

I hope he never stops doing ISA. I've said it before and I'll say it agson - ISA isn't just a song, it's an experience. Its slow burn before ratcheting up in intensity and its length makes it less effective for appearances and guest spots, though. A truncated version wouldn't have nearly as much power.

[bombaysaffires]

Originally Posted by elle

does anybody here monitor twitter when FM show is going on? LB is barely mentioned by name, until BL or ISA comes on. then there's an eruption of tweets about him being the greatest guitarist on the planet. you think he'll stop performing ISA??

yeah yeah I know…. but it still puts me to sleep. It's time to kill it. There are plenty of other songs that he could use to showcase his electric guitar god screaming solo capabilities and people would get off on those. They just like his great energy and drama on a "classic" style guitar solo. I get it. Just showcase it on something better. I admit I've never been a fan of the lyrics… they just seem so…. I dunno "I slip and I fall and I die" has always bothered me for some reason. You just click with some songs and not with others.


I agree won't happen. But I can dream…...

[michelej1]

Originally Posted by elle

well, here is the deal my dear friends (and you know this much better than me even if you choose to ignore it for the purpose of the discussion):

LB will have 8 songs the most in FM setlist this year. you know he will definitely do (whether you or i or other *fans* want to hear every single one of these or not):
big love
gyow
tusk
shn
ngba
isa
new song?

You aren't getting a new song in 2014, so don't count that as #7. Maybe we can revisit that question next year.

Also, he doesn't have to remove Big Love. He can just do it with the band. It will still get a crowd response and a burst of recognition and love.

Yes, IKINW is needed because it's one song that people respond to, even though they don't know it. It's a dance song and I assure you that people will talk about it on twitter.

Lindsey had 9 songs for The Dance and I think he can get 9 songs this time. For The Dance they were:

ISA
BTLH
Big Love
Go Insane
My Little Demon
NTF
Tusk
GYOW
Second Hand News

[elle]

Originally Posted by michelej1

Lindsey had 9 songs for The Dance and I think he can get 9 songs this time. For The Dance they were:

ISA
BTLH
Big Love
Go Insane
My Little Demon
NTF
Tusk
GYOW
Second Hand News

oh this would give him 4 songs that could be deep cuts, wouldn't that be amazing?? but he didn't even do that many last year... i guess maybe barely if you count NTF, SG, SA and EOTW.

and he insists on doing NGBA these days... i'd be happy if he dropped that one. even if we had 3 deep cuts, that would be spectacular! of course, i don't want to hear NTF, SG, or EOTW that we've heard last year, and i'm glad he finally dropped solos song GI. and i have no wish to hear MLD.

so you are saying we can have BTLH and WATL and WMYTYTO and Tango?? it will never happen but i'd happily take that! in fact i'd be ecstatic and start buying tickets for FM shows this year, even!

but nah, he's getting less adventurous in his old age.

[Montclare]

If everyone got to pick Lindsey's 8 songs (if it is indeed 8), what would your dream list be? Mine-

NGBA
SHN
GYOW
ISA
The Ledge
IKINW
That's Enough for Me
EOTW

[michelej1]

Originally Posted by Montclare

If everyone got to pick Lindsey's 8 songs (if it is indeed 8), what would your dream list be? Mine-

Yes, 8 sounds good because NTF for The Dance was actually just Mick's drum solo and I guess that doesn't really count.

Michele

[michelej1]

Originally Posted by elle

so you are saying we can have BTLH and WATL and WMYTYTO and Tango?? it will never happen but i'd happily take that! in fact i'd be ecstatic and start buying tickets for FM shows this year, even!

Well, I'm saying you can have two of those songs and I can have two of my choosing. I mean, do you want Tango too? We can share that one.

Michele