News Coverage of Opening Night 1979 — Pocatello

[Macfan4life]

This was in my recommended videos a few days ago. Its a 9 year old clip which is weird how they suddenly pop up to the recommended side. I loved this for several reasons. Mostly for Mick and Lindsey giving such a young and inexperienced reporter a chance in a small town. Lindsey states there are 9 new songs in the set. And sure enough I am pretty sure all new 9 songs stayed in the set. I have often wondered why Fleetwood Mac always started their tours in the most rural places. Many bands start in Houston or a large city. Fleetwood Mac always started in Ames, Iowa or Idaho for Tusk. Does anyone know why? I can guess that they don't want to play for a mass market until they tweak their set? Most bands would not even play Idaho because its so rural. Was the Tusk tour the only time they played there?

[Villavic]

Originally Posted by Macfan4life

Lindsey states there are 9 new songs in the set. And sure enough I am pretty sure all new 9 songs stayed in the set.

What were those 9 songs? I was looking for 1979 setlists, not checked all concerts but from a sampling i found 8:

Not That Funny
Over and Over
What Makes You Think You're the One
Sara
Save Me a Place
Tusk
Angel
Sister of the Moon

What was the ninth chosen new song?

[Macfan4life]

Originally Posted by Villavic

What were those 9 songs? I was looking for 1979 setlists, not checked all concerts but from a sampling i found 8:

Not That Funny
Over and Over
What Makes You Think You're the One
Sara
Save Me a Place
Tusk
Angel
Sister of the Moon

What was the ninth chosen new song?

I suppose Think About Me which did not appear till the end of the tour. Maybe Lindsey meant to say we practiced 9 new songs for the tour but only 8 at a time appear at a show?

[Villavic]

Originally Posted by Macfan4life

I suppose Think About Me which did not appear till the end of the tour. Maybe Lindsey meant to say we practiced 9 new songs for the tour but only 8 at a time appear at a show?

Yes, I checked some first dates and Think About Me and Over & Over weren't included. So actually only 7 new songs were included.

[David]

Originally Posted by Villavic

Yes, I checked some first dates and Think About Me and Over & Over weren't included. So actually only 7 new songs were included.

In St. Louis (November 6), they sang “Over and Over.” (Eight TUSK songs total that night.)

The TUSK material seemed to come and go from October to September. It’s hard to keep track of. Here’s the best I can do, given what’s out there:

Played intermittently

• Over and Over
• Think About Me
• Save Me a Place
• That’s Enough for Me

Played every show (barring emergencies)

• Sara
• What Makes You Think You’re the One?
• Not That Funny
• Sisters of the Moon
• Angel
• Tusk

Rehearsed but possibly never played 79–80

• The Ledge
• That’s All for Everyone
• I Know I’m Not Wrong
• Brown Eyes
• Honey Hi

[bwboy]

Originally Posted by David

In St. Louis (November 6), they sang “Over and Over.” (Eight TUSK songs total that night.)

The TUSK material seemed to come and go from October to September. It’s hard to keep track of. Here’s the best I can do, given what’s out there:

Played intermittently

• Over and Over
• Think About Me
• Save Me a Place
• That’s Enough for Me

Played every show (barring emergencies)

• Sara
• What Makes You Think You’re the One?
• Not That Funny
• Sisters of the Moon
• Angel
• Tusk

Rehearsed but possibly never played 79–80

• The Ledge
• That’s All for Everyone
• I Know I’m Not Wrong
• Brown Eyes
• Honey Hi

Wow, thank you for posting this… very helpful. It’s interesting that Christine sang so few songs from Tusk, and intermittently at that. I’m surprised she didn’t sing Brown Eyes during this tour, but added it to the Mirage and Tango tours later.

It’s too bad Mick didn’t delve more about rehearsals and how the band came up with setlists, etc in his books- I think that’s the kind of stuff fans would really like to learn about.

[WatchChain]

Originally Posted by Macfan4life

I suppose Think About Me which did not appear till the end of the tour. Maybe Lindsey meant to say we practiced 9 new songs for the tour but only 8 at a time appear at a show?

Was "Think About Me" added to the set after it was released as the 3rd single?

The song is clean pop/classic Fleetwood Mac. It's a shame that it didn't do better on the charts.

[Macfan4life]

Originally Posted by WatchChain

Was "Think About Me" added to the set after it was released as the 3rd single?

The song is clean pop/classic Fleetwood Mac. It's a shame that it didn't do better on the charts.

I believe so. It was like Everywhere. It was not played until it was released as a single many many months after the tour began and the album was released.
I agree and its sort of ironic that Tusk was seen as an unconventional album with 2 unconventional singles that made it to the top 10. Yet when the most traditional and radio pop friendly single is released it cant get above 20. However a single landing in the top 20 is a hit. But for being a hit, its rarely heard today compared to other songs that hit 20. For example Over My Head is heard all the time. The Doors Riders On The Storm hit 20 and its played with their other hits that made it to the top. Like Love In Store its one of the best lost hits of the 80s.

[Villavic]

Originally Posted by Macfan4life

. For example Over My Head is heard all the time. .

You mean nowadays in the US? That surprised me. In Peru Over My Head is not heard in radios (and actually I don't remember hearing it when I've been in Florida, Texas, or Europe). Nor Think About Me.

But Everywhere and Little Lies are heard all time in Peru. As Gypsy and Dreams, of course.

[Macfan4life]

Originally Posted by Villavic

You mean nowadays in the US? That surprised me. In Peru Over My Head is not heard in radios (and actually I don't remember hearing it when I've been in Florida, Texas, or Europe). Nor Think About Me.

But Everywhere and Little Lies are heard all time in Peru. As Gypsy and Dreams, of course.

Yes, the United States

[BigAl84]

Originally Posted by Macfan4life

This was in my recommended videos a few days ago. Its a 9 year old clip which is weird how they suddenly pop up to the recommended side. I loved this for several reasons. Mostly for Mick and Lindsey giving such a young and inexperienced reporter a chance in a small town. Lindsey states there are 9 new songs in the set. And sure enough I am pretty sure all new 9 songs stayed in the set. I have often wondered why Fleetwood Mac always started their tours in the most rural places. Many bands start in Houston or a large city. Fleetwood Mac always started in Ames, Iowa or Idaho for Tusk. Does anyone know why? I can guess that they don't want to play for a mass market until they tweak their set? Most bands would not even play Idaho because its so rural. Was the Tusk tour the only time they played there?

Bands will open a tour in a small market for a few different reasons. If something goes wrong or a bad review is written, it will fall off the radar much quicker compared to LA , NY etc. It also takes the pressure off the band a little bit. They're big fish in a small pond, the crowd should be easy to wow etc.

Fast forward a bit...in 2003/2013 they opened their tour in Columbus OH. That was probably a good location for how they were routing the tour and the cities they were hubbing out of. They also did several days of dress/tech rehearsal before the show. There were probably only so many arenas that had an extended time period available for the band.