Isn't It Midnight, Live

[skcin]

Originally Posted by aleuzzi

Oh, wow, I thought they had. One of my friends saw them in Buffalo, NY and raved about how good Isn't It Midnight was. LOL. Perhaps my friend was on drugs?

That'd be my guess, because it wasn't done. He/she probably just got it mixed up with another song, although I couldn't guess which one.


Those of you who've mentioned Brown Eyes - I couldn't agree more. I know The Dance was more of a hits-based (OK, Rumours-based) tour, but they threw Farmer's Daughter in for God's sake! And yeah, I could have done without Stand Back & Go Insane myself - more Mac would have been better. Not that I dislike The Dance, I still think it's fantastic. But we are Mac fans, and we like to bitch. So I would have put Brown Eyes & Little Lies in place of Everywhere and Farmer's Daughter. Give me Seven Wonders instead of Stand Back while you're at it. And hey, Linds? Dump Go Insane for a kickass rocking version of Tango in the Night. Please & thanks.

The Chain? Mirage tour all the way. So much raw emotion. God, I love those versions. Actually, I would say I love my Mirage tour boots best - the setlist, the vocals, the last tour without a 50 piece band backing them up....awesome.

[jmn3]

Originally Posted by chiliD

Basically, they discovered that "Hold Me" didn't come of live as well as they would've liked. I tend to agree, I thought it pretty much sucked on the Mirage tour.

I can see what they (and you!) didn't see in the Mirage Tour versions of Hold Me, it does lack substance - especially in comparison to the great studio version. I would think that in the more recent years with the entourage on stage with them to help fill in the sound, they could have pulled off Hold Me.

Gypsy was not so hot on the Mirage Tour either but it was resurrected many times since.

[chiliD]

Originally Posted by jmn3

Gypsy was not so hot on the Mirage Tour either but it was resurrected many times since.

You say that like it was a GOOD thing.

Some songs are just meant to be studio versions...the key is to know which ones.

[jmn3]

Originally Posted by chiliD

You say that like it was a GOOD thing.

Some songs are just meant to be studio versions...the key is to know which ones.

LOL you are so right - I did imply that but didn't really mean to do so. Although there are some decent versions, Gypsy is a song that just can't be replicated on stage.

That being said, I do disagree sort of, just about any song can be played live - it's up to the musician(s) to arrange it so it works. If done well(at least in rock and roll), live versions shouldn't replicate their studio counterparts anyway.

I'm still disappointed that they couldn't at least give some life to Hold Me. It really is an incredible song, one of my favorites, and one of Christine's best. Much better than the overplayed and semi-dull You Make Loving Fun.

[aleuzzi]

Originally Posted by jmn3

I'm still disappointed that they couldn't at least give some life to Hold Me. It really is an incredible song, one of my favorites, and one of Christine's best. Much better than the overplayed and semi-dull You Make Loving Fun.

Man, oh, man...don't be talking trash about You Make Loving Fun!

That song can never be overplayed. It always sparks. How can't it?

[SortaSavageLike]

Originally Posted by aleuzzi

Man, oh, man...don't be talking trash about You Make Loving Fun!

That song can never be overplayed. It always sparks. How can't it?

He might have a point if JMN3 is talking about the Dance version. Just compare these two:

1977:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=6ZgEhZDds7E

1997:


I wouldn't call the album version overplayed, since it's the only single from Rumours that isn't played on the radio so often I start wondering if someone in the band just died recently.

[jmn3]

Originally Posted by SortaSavageLike

He might have a point if JMN3 is talking about the Dance version. Just compare these two:

I wouldn't call the album version overplayed, since it's the only single from Rumours that isn't played on the radio so often I start wondering if someone in the band just died recently.

I meant overplayed in the sense of overplayed in concert. And the 1997 version of YMLF was indeed, very boring, esp. compared to the earlier tours.

[PenguinHead]

Am I the only one who liked the live version of Hold Me on the Mirage tour? Yeah, it's a little raw, but in a rock and roll way. The studio version is pretty and lightweight. The live version had some muscle, courtesy of Lindsey's guitar at the end of the song. When I saw a Mirage show, I was wondering how it would sound. It held up nicely. But instead of singing "Hold me...hold meeee" they modified it to "Hold me...hold me, yeah!"

[David]

Originally Posted by PenguinHead

Am I the only one who liked the live version of Hold Me on the Mirage tour?

One of my faves. Always loved it. You can't listen to it expecting to hear the multitracked French dessert you hear on the album. That's the trick.

Yeah, it's a little raw, but in a rock and roll way. The studio version is pretty and lightweight.

To me, it was pretty & heavyweight. Any song that's so amazingly orchestrated is no lightweight effort -- it's serious creative achievement.

I also love the You Make Loving Fun from The Dance. I don't think it's boring at all -- well, except for the backup singers on the chorus. Their approach doesn't fit the band. They belong on someone else's stage.

[golden braid]

Originally Posted by PenguinHead

Am I the only one who liked the live version of Hold Me on the Mirage tour? Yeah, it's a little raw, but in a rock and roll way. The studio version is pretty and lightweight. The live version had some muscle, courtesy of Lindsey's guitar at the end of the song. When I saw a Mirage show, I was wondering how it would sound. It held up nicely. But instead of singing "Hold me...hold meeee" they modified it to "Hold me...hold me, yeah!"

I also really like Hold Me on the Mirage tour for all the reasons you stated. I liked that it was edgier and sounded different.

[AliceLover]

Originally Posted by David

One of my faves. Always loved it. You can't listen to it expecting to hear the multitracked French dessert you hear on the album. That's the trick.

To me, it was pretty & heavyweight. Any song that's so amazingly orchestrated is no lightweight effort -- it's serious creative achievement.

I also love the You Make Loving Fun from The Dance. I don't think it's boring at all -- well, except for the backup singers on the chorus. Their approach doesn't fit the band. They belong on someone else's stage.

In the old days of Kazza, I downloaded a live version and I thought it was so good. Ive got a bunch of Mirage boots but none have matched to that version.

[SpyNote]

Originally Posted by jmn3

No way - the Mac only did Hold Me on the Mirage Tour. I don't get it either, it's a great song and was a major hit. Would have loved to have seen them do it during The Dance or Lindsey doing it solo on the SYW Tour. I think I would have rather had them do Hold Me instead of Don't Stop.

I liked how they did Hold Me during the Mirage tour. What's frustrating is that once they've decided that a song "doesn't translate well onstage," they will almost never give it a second thought.

[aleuzzi]

Originally Posted by SpyNote

I liked how they did Hold Me during the Mirage tour. What's frustrating is that once they've decided that a song "doesn't translate well onstage," they will almost never give it a second thought.

They never resurrected Love in Store, either. And to the best of my knowledge they never did Think About Me live, did they?

[macfan 57]

Originally Posted by aleuzzi

And to the best of my knowledge they never did Think About Me live, did they?

Yes, they did. It was late during the Tusk tour just after they released it as a single. I'll post it later today, unless someone else does first.

[justcrazylove]

think about me was played on the last leg of the tusk tour, and micks drumming was great...