The Best Live Rhiannon

[michelle2677]

Originally Posted by blackroses

I have to say that I completely agree with that, David. I don't like that "still cry out/don't leave me" thing she does these days, but some people like it....just a different personal tastes. I really miss Rhiannon the way she performed it back in the day. I'm glad to see that I'm not the only one who feels that way. I personally never cared for the style she performed it in for her solo performances either. The FM performances are the only ones for me. I also like the Rhiannon in the Mirage video, but that is an acquired taste that most people would not share with me. I hated it at first, but it has grown on me. She looks really rough, and her voice is shot, but after she twirls back onto the stage, she comes to life with some really dramatic stuff, like "Baby, you don't change, and I don't change, and you don't change....Rhiannon". Riveting! And just Lindsey's guitar work alone in that one makes it worth loving.

I also like the Midnight Special, Mobile AL, the 78' video posted in this thread, and the version that trotter posted is superb. But one of my all time favorites is from early in the While Album era...a true moment in history. It's almost identical to the audio version that Michelle posted. They were new and slightly unpolished...not visually perfected yet, and there was bad mic feedback. But the difference in this one and all other versions I have ever heard is Lindsey's undulating guitar work that starts at about 4:37 minutes. I've never heard him do it quite that way in any other version. I wish he had kept it going longer and continued to build on it...simply mesmerizing. She totally expends herself toward the end. What a gift she had. Here it is:

oh yes. is that largo? landover? I can't keep them straight. I love this video/audio and the 4:37 mark too. not only is lindsey working that guitar, but stevie's working that chiffon like no other.

i always call this the "orgasm rhiannon" because when she starts at the end, that's what she looks like. it's a little more tame than say, rosebud, but it is so sensual and devine. love it.


and as people were saying about the "don't leave me noooooooowww" i don't like or dislike it, but i don't want her to remove the "weeeellll i don't think you do!" that she's added in the more recent rhiannons.

[blackroses]

Originally Posted by michelle2677

oh yes. is that largo? landover? I can't keep them straight. I love this video/audio and the 4:37 mark too. not only is lindsey working that guitar, but stevie's working that chiffon like no other.

I wish I knew which performance this was from. I've always wondered. Hopefully someone that knows will tell us. Yes, Stevie is definitely working that more simple, less stylish chiffon (less than what she wore later). It's so charming to see her turn even that into magic.

i always call this the "orgasm rhiannon" because when she starts at the end, that's what she looks like. it's a little more tame than say, rosebud, but it is so sensual and devine. love it.

Exactly. Sensual and divine is a good description. I think that is exactly the reason it's my favorite. It has an entrancing effect when it slows down it's pace. It makes me want to go into a meditative state, like chill out music. Then it slowly builds again into an explosion.

and as people were saying about the "don't leave me noooooooowww" i don't like or dislike it, but i don't want her to remove the "weeeellll i don't think you do!" that she's added in the more recent rhiannons.

Some of her performances now are really great and have their own appeal. I certainly can't fault her for any of them. I think it's just a matter of individual preferences. I find The Dance to be very enjoyable, but if I had my choice, I'd prefer the old Rhiannon.

[michelle2677]

Originally Posted by blackroses

I wish I knew which performance this was from. I've always wondered. Hopefully someone that knows will tell us. Yes, Stevie is definitely working that more simple, less stylish chiffon (less than what she wore later). It's so charming to see her turn even that into magic.

i'm pretty sure it's largo. that's what it says on youtube, anyway. and I was thinking it was between largo/landover anyway. and yes, exactly.

Exactly. Sensual and divine is a good description. I think that is exactly the reason it's my favorite. It has an entrancing effect when it slows down it's pace. It makes me want to go into a meditative state, like chill out music. Then it slowly builds again into an explosion.

exactly. need i say more?

Some of her performances now are really great and have their own appeal. I certainly can't fault her for any of them. I think it's just a matter of individual preferences. I find The Dance to be very enjoyable, but if I had my choice, I'd prefer the old Rhiannon.

oh, nothing will ever take the place of the old style rhiannon. mama was magnificent at soundstage, but rhiannon from back in the day was something to see.

[blackroses]

Originally Posted by michelle2677

i'm pretty sure it's largo. that's what it says on youtube, anyway. and I was thinking it was between largo/landover anyway.

Does it say that? Geez, I need to learn to pay more attention to details. But the information posted on YouTube has sometimes been wrong too, so who knows?

oh, nothing will ever take the place of the old style rhiannon. mama was magnificent at soundstage, but rhiannon from back in the day was something to see.

I think you and I are on the same wavelength, Michelle.

[David]

Originally Posted by blackroses

I wish I knew which performance this was from. I've always wondered. Hopefully someone that knows will tell us.

Landover/Largo -- the same venue or city is meant. In Fleetwood Mac itineraries, it almost always refers to the Capitol Centre, where FM must have been an opener in 1975. Some fans from Washington once told me that "Landover" is the more accurate label for the Capitol Centre, but a lot of people still call it "Largo."

[michelle2677]

Originally Posted by David

Landover/Largo -- the same venue or city is meant. In Fleetwood Mac itineraries, it almost always refers to the Capitol Centre, where FM must have been an opener in 1975. Some fans from Washington once told me that "Landover" is the more accurate label for the Capitol Centre, but a lot of people still call it "Largo."

THANK YOU for clearing this up!! i've always wondered this

[blackroses]

Originally Posted by David

Landover/Largo -- the same venue or city is meant. In Fleetwood Mac itineraries, it almost always refers to the Capitol Centre, where FM must have been an opener in 1975. Some fans from Washington once told me that "Landover" is the more accurate label for the Capitol Centre, but a lot of people still call it "Largo."

Yeah, thanks David. You sure are a wealth of information. It seems like you are always there to answer "who, what, when, where" questions. You're super!

[David]

Originally Posted by blackroses

Yeah, thanks David. You sure are a wealth of information. It seems like you are always there to answer "who, what, when, where" questions. You're super!

Well thanks! but....you know....sometimes I just make up ****....& we all just run with it.

[Janet]

Thank you for that gem. It's been a long time since I have that.

I think of little Stevie going onto American Idol and how they would have loved her...her voice really was so powerful.

I can't believe how long ago this was...but still so powerful. My favorite Rhiannon was always the Mirage concert version...it's so potent.

[stevierocks87]

Does anyone have the Tango tour version of Rhiannon they could post? I think I used to have it one my old computer but not this one. I would really appreciate it