Fantasy Macball: The Dance Edition

[Villavic]

Originally Posted by jbrownsjr

I remember you talking about flying in for this. (at some point).

Yes, 1997 was the first time I saw them live. In 1982 I wish to go to a Mirage concert but I was just 16. And when it came the Tango tour, I still didn't have that much income to fly and go to a concert, besides Lindsey not being there was another reason to discard it. The 1997 reunion was like a dream came true, and so the 2014 reunion was, too.

[jbrownsjr]

Originally Posted by Villavic

Yes, 1997 was the first time I saw them live. In 1982 I wish to go to a Mirage concert but I was just 16. And when it came the Tango tour, I still didn't have that much income to fly and go to a concert, besides Lindsey not being there was another reason to discard it. The 1997 reunion was like a dream came true, and so the 2014 reunion was, too.

Christine has surprised us many times over the years.

[David]

Originally Posted by Villavic

Yes, 1997 was the first time I saw them live. In 1982 I wish to go to a Mirage concert but I was just 16.

Did I ever tell you guys that the first time I saw them, I disliked them? I thought they were scruffy and druggy and looked like hard rock onstage. This was in 1976 in Los Angeles. In 1975, I was still a very avid pop music fan and was probably still listening to AM radio (Elton John, Seals & Crofts, Wings, KC and the Sunshine Band, Tavares, Spinners, Rose Royce). But I kind of liked Say You Love Me and Rhiannon on album, which didn’t sound much like the hippies playing live. It took me an Iowa minute to fall in love with them — it was probably when Go Your Own Way got airplay.

[aleuzzi]

Originally Posted by David

Did I ever tell you guys that the first time I saw them, I disliked them? I thought they were scruffy and druggy and looked like hard rock onstage. This was in 1976 in Los Angeles. In 1975, I was still a very avid pop music fan and was probably still listening to AM radio (Elton John, Seals & Crofts, Wings, KC and the Sunshine Band, Tavares, Spinners, Rose Royce). But I kind of liked Say You Love Me and Rhiannon on album, which didn’t sound much like the hippies playing live. It took me an Iowa minute to fall in love with them — it was probably when Go Your Own Way got airplay.

There was a pronounced difference between the studio and live sound—and it’s the latter that most people had to get used to, despite the band having jammed and rocked out live since its inception.

You like KC, eh? That’s another combo where the live shows provided a deeper, sweatier, sexier groove than the radio songs suggested…

[HomerMcvie]

Originally Posted by David

Did I ever tell you guys that the first time I saw them, I disliked them? I thought they were scruffy and druggy and looked like hard rock onstage. This was in 1976 in Los Angeles. In 1975, I was still a very avid pop music fan and was probably still listening to AM radio (Elton John, Seals & Crofts, Wings, KC and the Sunshine Band, Tavares, Spinners, Rose Royce). But I kind of liked Say You Love Me and Rhiannon on album, which didn’t sound much like the hippies playing live. It took me an Iowa minute to fall in love with them — it was probably when Go Your Own Way got airplay.

What were they like in person? Weren't you ever along during soundcheck?

[Villavic]

Originally Posted by David

Did I ever tell you guys that the first time I saw them, I disliked them? I thought they were scruffy and druggy and looked like hard rock onstage. This was in 1976 in Los Angeles. In 1975, I was still a very avid pop music fan and was probably still listening to AM radio (Elton John, Seals & Crofts, Wings, KC and the Sunshine Band, Tavares, Spinners, Rose Royce). But I kind of liked Say You Love Me and Rhiannon on album, which didn’t sound much like the hippies playing live. It took me an Iowa minute to fall in love with them — it was probably when Go Your Own Way got airplay.

I am not surprised. How old were you in 1975? I was a pop fan in the late 70s too. Actually my first idol was Donna Summer, Live & More was the first album I ever bought (1979, I was 13). Then I became a Queen fan, and then Fleetwood Mac, though I was not convinced how they sound in the Mirage Live video (I remember asking What the hell happened with Stevie's voice?)

And nowadays I still love Fleetwood Mac (with all the nightmares along the way), and also Elton, Donna Summer, Queen, Puccini, Pet Shop Boys, Mozart and Pink Floyd. A weird idols combination but I guess one expands its universe of icons as one grows.