Chicago, IL 10/2 - On With The Show 2014

[SteveMacD]

Great show, but not crazy about the running order. Definite flow issues.

Everybody looked and sounded great, and it was especially great seeing the McVies. There's something very triumphant about those two being on the road this year.

The biggest gripe I have is Lindsey seems to be a lot more timid with his electric playing. His acoustic playing is superb, but his electric playing seemed pretty week, except on his own songs. The Chain, SYLM, Rhiannon, WT, SOTM, and OMH came off as bland and lacking, and in all cases the issue was lack of powerful electric guitar from Lindsey.

I'm also really not digging the mini-Mac. They seem more in the way than before. In my dream world, they'd retire the mini-Mac, especially Steve, who we're apparently not supposed to notice, but almost everybody not on the floor can see. Maybe keep Brett for the occasional extra guitar or keyboard part, but only sparingly.

In all, a fun night I never though I'd ever see again.

[nicole21290]

Thanks for the wonderful photos and videos!

[PenguinHead]

Originally Posted by SteveMacD

Great show, but not crazy about the running order. Definite flow issues.

Everybody looked and sounded great, and it was especially great seeing the McVies. There's something very triumphant about those two being on the road this year.

I'm also really not digging the mini-Mac. They seem more in the way than before. In my dream world, they'd retire the mini-Mac, especially Steve, who we're apparently not supposed to notice, but almost everybody not on the floor can see. Maybe keep Brett for the occasional extra guitar or keyboard part, but only sparingly.

In all, a fun night I never though I'd ever see again.

Interesting, because on the last tour I thought they did a great job of keeping the mini-mac mostly out of sight. You know they were there, but they weren't a visual distraction. At one brief point, the back curtain opened slightly, and I saw a support drummer who wasn't even on stage.

I hate admit it, but the mini mac are vital component that make their live performances so strong musically and vocally. They smooth over the rough edges.

I am glad I got to see them on their Mirage tour, where the only limited support might have been Lindsey's guitar tech providing acoustic guitar. They were were averaging in their late thirties then.

Concerts and expectations were very different then. Expenses are higher and corporations are now heavily invested. It's all about Wall Street. Audiences also now expect a slicker show now, especially since ticket prices average $150 to $400 and upward. My Mirage ticket was $35 (including service fees). It's another world now. In the sixties, you would pay $3 to $6 to see a show.

[Little Queenie]

You Make Lovin' Fun

[Angie1980]

Thank you to all of you guys out there who put up clips, pics and reviews of the shows. I am sitting here in Sweden with so far no tickets for any shows since I have to cross the Atlantic in order to get to any of the concerts and at this point I have no possibility to do that.

I am 6 hours a head of EST time and the first thing i do every morning after a concert is to check the ledge for the latest on last nights concert. It is soo much fun.

On the last tour the highlight was to check out the latest Without you intro

Don't know yet what this tour's highlight is going to be....

After seeing all the clips from the opening show it almost seems like both Stevie and Lindsey is keeping a somewhat low key to give Christine enough "space" and attention considering that the two of them are used owning the stage and running the show. Now that you see how it is WITH Christine being back it is as if Stevie and Lindsey (especially Stevie) used to feel that they had to "be so much more" in order to fill the space caused by Christine not being there. This time it is Fleetwood Mac the band on tour NOT the Stevie and Lindsey show.....

With that being said....I REALLY like what I have seen on youtube and I am sooo incredibly jealous of all of you that get to go to the shows. I think they sound terrific together. LOVE to hear Stevie and Christine singing harmonies. I think Stevies voice is the best it has been in a looong time. Sounds amazing!

I love the Chicago clip of Seven Wonders, look how relaxed and HAPPY Stevie is!!!! Definately my favorite clip so far. You can see how she really is enjoying herself, being relaxed and smiling. Love it!!!!

Turned out to be a longer post than planned but since I rarely post I guess I had it coming

[michelej1]

Although, I really know zilch about it, I'm still 99% sure that Stevie's audio doesn't need as much adjusting as she gives it every, single night. It's a nervous tic. That is my diagnosis.

Michele

[jkmaletic]

Originally Posted by michelej1

Although, I really know zilch about it, I'm still 99% sure that Stevie's audio doesn't need as much adjusting as she gives it every, single night. It's a nervous tic. That is my diagnosis.

Michele

I concur with that diagnosis, Dr. Michele.

She likely suffers from "digital fixation".

[Little Queenie]

My Instagram posts

The Chain
http://instagram.com/p/trbxpaTNUy/

You Make Lovin' Fun
http://instagram.com/p/trb-WZTNVB/

Christine giving thanks
http://instagram.com/p/trcIkqTNVJ/

Tusk
http://instagram.com/p/trcbS7TNVV/

Say You Love Me
http://instagram.com/p/trc4PRzNVy/

Seven Wonders
http://instagram.com/p/trdAjCTNV6/

Little Lies
http://instagram.com/p/trdK9ATNWK/

GYOW
http://instagram.com/p/trdV3RTNWZ/

Waiting for encore - cool cellphone flashlights, bro!
http://instagram.com/p/trdhk-TNWv/

World Turning
http://instagram.com/p/trdx_zzNXD/

Songbird
http://instagram.com/p/treDE2TNXU/

Stevie's last thoughts lol
http://instagram.com/p/tres2eTNX2/

That's all for now. And because one needs sleep, I will have the complete audio ready later! Goodnight!

[AnthonyMI]

I saw FM on the Unleashed tour in 2009, and lemme tell you, I am gonna rename that tour the "Stevie Don't Give a *****" tour.... because, compared to last night, it was OVIOUS that in 2009 she hated being there!! From Dreams onward you could just tell she was giving 100% on Every Single Note that came out of her mouth!!! She sounded great. At least as good as on the Dance tour.


I think that Christine has been frozen in Carbonite since 1998. She sounds the same, if not better than the bootlegs of the Dance Tour that I have collected over the years. She literally sounds exactly like she did for The Dance DVD. She even is hitting the high notes in Don't Stop better than she did end of the last tour in UK when she joined FM onstage at the end of the tour. She is BACK.

Little Lies was a treat, and so was Seven Wonders. Nice to have THREE TITN songs back in the set. I just wish that Mirage would get more love than just Gypsy and that Tusk would get more love than Tusk and I Know Im Not Wrong though I think that Sisters of the MOon is a slight improvment over last tour's SOTM. Stevie seems to be trying for a more dynamic vocal on it at least. And Christine's added keyboard organ is better than whatever I heard from last tour.

Im confused what happened at beginging of Say You Love Me. Christine was playing something totally different than the beginging of SYLM.

AND Another thing I noticed, Christine was NOT playing the beginning chords of Silver Springs!!!! She was bent over and turned around from her keyboard messing with her monitor behind her while the downward descending notes of SS were playing!!! What is that all about? Was she supposed to be PRETENDING to play piano and missed her queue? Whhaaaaaa? Please don't tell me she was pantomiming the whole show!?!

The United Center venue was WARM and Humid inside. DUring the concert there was a severe thunderstorm outside and by time we got back outside it was much cooler.

[mtkad]

Originally Posted by AnthonyMI

AND Another thing I noticed, Christine was NOT playing the beginning chords of Silver Springs!!!! She was bent over and turned around from her keyboard messing with her monitor behind her while the downward descending notes of SS were playing!!! What is that all about? Was she supposed to be PRETENDING to play piano and missed her queue? Whhaaaaaa? Please don't tell me she was pantomiming the whole show!?!

Silver Springs is lowered to B now compared to the original key of C. As a piano player that's a nightmare key to play in. All the black keys. So i'm guessing that's why?

[jkmaletic]

Definitely improved Seven Wonders from the first show! Plus, Stevie was smiling quite a bit at audience members - something that she usually doesn't do so much of at Mac shows (compared to solo).

Great to see.

[SpyNote]

Originally Posted by AnthonyMI

and that Tusk would get more love than Tusk and I Know Im Not Wrong though I think that Sisters of the MOon is a slight improvment over last tour's SOTM. Stevie seems to be trying for a more dynamic vocal on it at least. And Christine's added keyboard organ is better than whatever I heard from last tour.

The Tusk section needs to be reworked. "Tusk" and IKINW are fine, but "Sisters" just isn't very interesting today without the vocal fire. It's all very one-note, and the last verse ("So we make our choices") gets drowned out by Lindsey guitar. "Think About Me" and "Angel" would be my picks for replacements.

[Turn It On]

Good to see they still have that extra percussionist hidden behind Mick and Lindsey whose existence they seem to completely deny...