Rock A Little Tour - Dallas, TX 4/15/1986

[Nathan]

I love it when people get all prudish and precious about Stevie on drugs and stuff, it's great.

[On Ice]

Hey Nathan, nothing prudish about her drug use, she's human. This tour though was a complete train wreck and probably just about did her in. I don't get that fans think these were great performances. I'm so grateful she pulled through and got back on track because she's done some great music and wonderful shows since then. Rock a Little, not so much, a definite low point.

It was just as unscripted, just as insanely giggly, just as twisted, and just as drug-fueled. The only differences were A) that her 1983 band was a better group of players, and B) that in 1983 she had more air in her lungs, allowing her to execute all those romantic bellows at the beginnings and ends of songs more loudly and clearly

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Hey David, almost...I had tickets to a show at the CNE bandshell in Toronto but it got cancelled at the last minute. I would love to have seen one of those shows because at least the vocals were still kind of great.

[Sanne2]

Some photos from this night:










I bought the whole set from here: http://www.rockrattlenroll.com/stevie_nicks1986.html

[badanimals87]

Originally Posted by Sanne2

Some photos from this night:

I bought the whole set from here: http://www.rockrattlenroll.com/stevie_nicks1986.html

Thank you for sharing those!

[Nathan]

Wow, great pictures, she looked great.

Anyone else hear her say, "That was bad", after Stand Back?

Or , "I always like to play Dallas first, because I know you're ready to party".
Of course, in 1983 when she played Dallas, she came out and announced the football score before launching into the first verse of Stop Dràgging my Heart Around.

[ragrsrocalot]

Originally Posted by Nathan

Wow, great pictures, she looked great.

Anyone else hear her say, "That was bad", after Stand Back?

Or , "I always like to play Dallas first, because I know you're ready to party".
Of course, in 1983 when she played Dallas, she came out and announced the football score before launching into the first verse of Stop Dràgging my Heart Around.

After Stand Back, she said she sang the Take Me Home part as, Take Me Back instead, and that was the first time she had ever done that. So I think she was referring to the Take Me Back part as bad, like I wouldn't ever ask you to take me back. Then she said, Take Me Back... Ohhh Bad... Not Good. Which I think is totally funny. It's hard to make out what she says sometimes but when you can, it's worth it. Lot's of that on this tour, and I love it.Even the way she walked across the stage after she said that, was a weird kinda strut. Everyone on that stage had there own trips going on too. It worked well for times they, we,were in, and it was just pure joy to see it firsthand, very enjoyable, and it was a great party for all.

[ragrsrocalot]

^^^ Thanx for posting your pictures: Very cool.

[Nathan]

Can anyone decipher why the band walks off stage after Rhiannon?

[vivfox]

Originally Posted by Nathan

Can anyone decipher why the band walks off stage after Rhiannon?

Crack is whack.

[Nathan]

Crazy show, a little sad.

So they cut three or songs out of the set...
Wonder if that's one of the reasons she says she tried to restrain her use on this tour. Because Waddy was maybe feeling like Jimmy did.

I have not watched ANY of this weeks blitz. I refuse to even look at the pictures till I can go home tomorrow and watch it in HD.

[David]

Rick Marotta, the drummer on this tour, gave an interview years afterward and said that Stevie was a "dynamo" on this tour. "When she was on, she was on fire," he said. He added that he hoped to one day tour with her again.

So she had at least one fan in the band in 1986.