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2 diametrically opposite views of the exact same show at Dakota yesterday:

Lindsey Buckingham smoked the Dakota Jazz Club last night.. http://blogs.citypages.com/gimmenois..._club_2012.php …

or

Lindsey Buckingham: Loud, angry and too short: Many fans, who paid $80-$125 for tickets, might be thinking they're... http://dlvr.it/2WVNqp

which one is it?? or is it both?


here they are:


http://blogs.citypages.com/gimmenois..._club_2012.php

Last Night
Lindsey Buckingham at the Dakota Jazz Club, 11/20/12
By Danny Sigelman
Wed., Nov. 21 2012 at 6:00 AM
Categories: Last Night

Lindsey Buckingham
Dakota Jazz Club, Minneapolis
Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Whether it was the intro music of himself playing acoustic guitar or his stacks of amplifiers, you get the feeling Lindsey Buckingham has lived life mostly on massive stages and is most comfortable bringing his big personality and larger than life sound to adoring fans. As long as he has been performing he truly operates with a majesty and with perfection the giant body of work he has created with Fleetwood Mac and as a solo artist. It was from that pool of unforgettable songs that he magnificently showed his true self to the sold out Dakota Jazz club Tuesday night.

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Lindsey Buckingham of Fleetwood Mac talks fate, relationships, and a reunion


Springing towards the microphone Buckingham showed immediate gratitude towards the audience. Though in the intimate setting of the Dakota, he exhibited passionate delivery and a true rock star presence on "Cast Away Dreams" and the first of several Fleetwood Mac tunes of the evening, "Bleed to Love Her." The latter sounded much more personal and devout as it brought the song out from under the '90s production style of the recording which hasn't aged as well as the lyrics themselves.

"I have been talking a lot on this tour of the big machine and the small machine." Buckingham compared working in Fleetwood Mac to that of performing as a solo artist. "As you can see the small machine is getting even smaller."

With charged energy and despite playing an acoustic guitar, Buckingham filled the room with a bright sound in a flurry of finger-picked arpeggiations and impassioned choruses on "Shut Us Down" and "Go Insane." Often using recorded accompaniment that played counterpoint and provided an open canvas rhythmically for extensive guitar solos, Buckingham had most in the crowd on their feet for standing ovations after each song giving the event an arena feel.

As he would hug his guitar and bow graciously between the oceans of melodies and hushed vocals Buckingham commanded the audience with rises and falls in a tide of emotion and dynamics that swept across the room.

Being very open about his songs and the perspective he has looking back at his work, "This song is significant to me. Looking at the lyrics when this was written it accurately describes the person I was." causing some in the audience to laugh. "It wasn't so funny for me!" he cried defensively, "You try being in Fleetwood Mac. It's a god damn mine field out there!" eventually performing a double time version of the 1987 hit, "Big Love" which allowed for Buckingham to really go for it with a frantic guitar solo. Eventually drawing several ladies up to the edge of the stage to bathe in his staccato plucking and looming tunefulness, Buckingham delivered the inevitable crowd pleaser, "Go Your Own Way" that brought the spirit of the song to the now overjoyed crowd who stood and sang along.

Buckingham quickly returned to the stage with some true gratefulness, "It's small risks like these shows that it takes to be an artist and continue to grow. I thank you for being a part of that."

For the encore he retreated to his solo material with a somber reading of "Trouble" that sounded more personal than the original 1981 hit on record and "Seeds We Sow" rounding out the night, both of which once again focused on his subtle but always effective guitar technique.

Essentially the evening really displayed Lindsey Buckingham's abilities and brought out a realness in his personality that seemed quite genuine. It's a fantastic exercise for an artist, especially with as storied career as Buckingham to strip away the excess of performance and bare forth performing naked in a sense on his own. As the music of big classic arena rock takes a more esteemed route with solo performances like that which his current tour provides it's in the cozy settings that listeners gain the opportunity to hear the nuance of the lyrics and performing talents that was most palpable on the stage at the Dakota last night.

Critic's Bias: Was always more a fan of Stevie Nicks' songs but Lindsey Buckingham plays guitar like none other. He is a perfectionist and it comes across in his playing and technique.

The Crowd: Focused like a laser toward the stage, especially the woman who rushed the stage with a bouquet of flowers.

Overheard in the Crowd: "You must be a writer, I heard you say the words 'stage banter'!"

Random Notebook Dump: Somehow had more than one person say I could pull off telling people I'm Lindsey Buckingham.

Setlist:
Cast Away Dreams
Bleed to Love Her
Not Too Late
Stephanie
Shut Us Down
Go Insane
Never Going Back Again
Big Love
I'm So Afraid
Go Your Own Way

Encore:
Trouble
Seeds We Sow


and:

http://www.startribune.com/entertain...180303851.html

Lindsey Buckingham: Loud, angry and too short
Posted by: Jon Bream under Music
Updated: November 21, 2012 - 12:27
Associated Press photo

The Dakota Jazz Club offered free earplugs at the door (unprecedented). The classy downtown Minneapolis club also suspended food and drink service during the concert (not too common but prudent). And the performance of Lindsey Buckingham left many in Tuesday’s sell-out audience unsatisfied (not common).

Why? Buckingham’s solo acoustic performance lasted only 72 minutes (including the encore). And tickets cost $125 and $80. I imagine his soundcheck – for his four guitars, multiple amplifiers and effects pedals – might have lasted longer than the gig itself.

Buckingham’s previous Twin Cities shows with his own band (once as many as 10 pieces) have been longer if occasionally indulgent affairs. Wearing the same outfit he sported last year at his 110-minute Pantages performance with his backup trio, he called this solo session part of a little experiment. He commented about the shallowness of the Dakota—not the people, the space, he said. He talked about the small machine (his solo projects, namely six solo discs since 1981 but three since 2006) being necessary to balance the Big Machine (Fleetwood Mac) and how one couldn’t function without the other.

Using occasional backing tracks, Buckingham’s finger picking was fancy, fast and often phenomenal. He received standing ovations at the end of every long solo passage – and they weren’t just Fleetwood Mac tunes.
At 63, Buckingham came off as an angry man. Well, at least the songs he chose to sing from his solo career were very angry, from the radio faves “Trouble” and “Go Insane” to “Come.” And loud – for acoustic music. He sang hard, like he was trying to project in an arena.

Of course, the Fleetwood Mac tunes – including “Go Your Own Way,” “Never Going Back Again” and “I’m So Afraid” – weren’t exactly happy tunes. We knew that Buckingham wouldn’t be sweet, but we had no idea that he’d be so short.

Set list:
Cast Away Dreams/ Bleed To Love Her (Fleetwood Mac) / Not Too Late/ Stephanie (instrumental from Buckingham Nicks)/ Come/ Shut Us Down/ Go Insane/ Never Going Back Again (Mac) / Big Love (Mac) / I’m So Afraid (Mac) / Go Your Own Way (Mac) ENCORE Trouble/ Seeds We Sow

[ you can have only one guess which one of these review gathered more attention in the twitterworld etc ]