St. Paul 4/28 - Lindsey Buckingham, not Nicks, carries Fleetwood Mac at Xcel Center

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Originally Posted by Angel69

So far I have been to three shows on this tour Philadelphia, NYC and Newark. Here is my seven cents.

IMO the band did not sound stale at all. Is the set list crammed with songs that have become concert staples for them?.....Yes. That said when I went to see McCartney, Aerosmith, Clapton and Petty and countless others, I wanted to hear the familiar songs. For the most part, concert attendees like/love the particular performers for these songs. Nostalgia? Possibly. But I for one do not see anything wrong with nostalgia.

But back to the Mac. I have loved this band since I first heard them in 1977. Though my attraction to Stevie outweighs my attraction to Lindsey, I still greatly admire the man and his own special powers. Granted I was up front for all three shows but each performance for me was electrifying in it's own way. And Stevie's voice has lost NONE of it's power. Is it different.... sure... but I recently touched base with an old friend of mine from the early 1980's who had a cassette recording of us just screwing around and you know what, neither of us sound like we did on that tape. Stevie sang wonderfully at each show. Sara was magnificent and it's not a go to song for me. But the way she is performing it on this tour is beautiful. And can we talk about JOHN F*****G MCVIE!!!!!!!! That bass playing was extraordinary.....pluck away John pluck away! During GYOW it was making my heart smile! Each show was packed to the rafters so they must be doing something right. And everyone there seemed to be having a blast. OK maybe that was fifty cents worth

I appreciated reading this. Having been to three shows, what differences could you tell each night? Was the band doing anything significantly different/was one night stronger than the others? I find it interesting to hear about people who go to several shows of the same tour, especially when some bands tends to just go through the same motions at each city (so bad that sometimes the lead singer gets the location wrong). In fact, I haven't heard real differences in Stevie's performing of Sisters of the Moon, which is disappointing since I hoped it would evolve and change over repeated playing. I know some on this board have said that her vocal teacher has made it so her performances are very consistent night by night, which notes she goes for, which ones she doesn't (Gypsy!!!). I'm curious if you picked up on any differences in her songs.

I agree regarding Stevie. I think her voice sounded great, and I'm disappointed her studio recordings (In Your Dreams and the recent EP) in my opinion don't capture how strong her voice still is. Maybe it's that the quality of songs is much diminished when comparing to her classics. I said this in another thread: but as stale as some people think Landslide is, Stevie has been singing it wonderfully. Her tone over certain lines was beautiful. It's sad that I haven't really heard that translate in her recent studio efforts.

I thought at MSG John's bass part was too loud for the beginning part of the concert, maybe as far up to Sara. That song was most noticeable, since his sound was way too heavy.

I'm interested how Fleetwood Mac's show stacks up against the other rock classic acts: the Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney, U2, Eric Clapton, etc. They certainly aren't disappointing anyone with a 23-song setlist.