Solo Lindsey Live: yay/nay/meh?

[Lindsfan]

Originally Posted by Nico

But that's ok Nicole because your fandom has to start somewhere. Think about the amazing parts: you get the chance to "discover" Lindsey when many of us (myself here I'm talking about myself) have been fans since, well, I was in undergrad and I fell so deeply and the experience of hearing all his music as "new" to me was just wonderful. I felt like I had found a treasure trove of greatness.

I hope you see him!

Yep, I've only been a fan for a few years, and already I envy those experiencing Lindsey for the first time

Originally Posted by elle

Nico! it's been a long time, good to see you back here!

you know my answer. more than the times you have listed, but haven't lost count, yet.

and still not enough. why so many times? first i loved [some of] his music, then i saw him live at Saban show, and figured i'd see one more when he comes to my area. then talked to some other fans, and it just started rolling. now we have big fun roadtrips and parties around his tours, and i met some of my closest dearest friends along the way. it's like an addiction. or maybe like some sport's team club. whatever it is, it's been a great journey.

live solo, i love his intensity, especially when he's performing on his own. he takes you on emotional roller-coaster ride, plus gives you unbelievably mesmerizing guitar experience that one can gets never tired of watching. solo he doesn't play chords like he mostly does with the mac, but you also get much more of that thunderous fingerpicking that is hard not to get drawn into.

the fact that Lindsey is so open to audience interactions and that you can tease him during the shows and get him to add some requests adds in the fun. and that he is so warm, appreciative, and easy to shoot breeze with these days doesn't hurt either.

Beautifully stated, all of that, but the part about the friends is really special, and I wish/hope Lindsey knows how much his music means to us, and how it does, in fact, bring people together. I love you guys so much, and I so want to convey that to him, that it's a gift he has, beyond his playing, and his writing.

Originally Posted by Nico

What a perfect response. You know, there are some artists you see live and they're good and everything, but their performances don't necessarily showcase a completely different side to their artistic abilities. When I saw Lindsey live, I felt like I saw a whole different side of him. On albums, his songs could be more mechanical, precise, and "perfect."

There is something so intense, passionate, REAL, and...fiery about seeing him live. All the emotions come through and, to be honest, I've loved a lot of his live arrangements as much- even more- than on his albums.

Not to mention- YES! Some truly awesome people I have met through this fandom. You all know who you are.

He really is like nobody else. It's not like with some artists who people love the music, or they love the image. He makes you really love him. Like Elle said, it's more like an addiction. It really is. The coming down part, after a show or tour, is unreal, but worth it for the high of the show. What is really cool, though, is the way we need him, and depend on him, to be what we need him to be. That sounds funny, but I'll give you two examples. I know one friend who is always so positive, and upbeat, and just so inspirational. She finally got around to getting tickets to FM this last year, and out of nowhere posted to her friends how upset she was. We were all shocked. She was always so even keel. But she was in major traffic, after a long day, and then couldn't find parking, and so got into the venue late and was in a bit of a meltdown. We couldn't get a hold of her to see if she was okay, or what was wrong, and then, out of nowhere, she contacted us, saying, she was a few rows in front of Lindsey, and he smiled at her. All was right with the world. I have another friend who had the worst year ever. She almost didn't go to see him with FM, but at the last miute decide to give it a go. Same story, bad traffic, bad day, bad year, running late. the last thing I heard from her was "Buckingham, YOU better not let me down". A while later, I heard from her again and it was something along the lines of he saw me, he smiled at me, and he blew me away. When I have the worst day ever, I put on his music, and my day is improved drastically. Seeing him in concert is like a religious experience. That's why I see him so much. Because he does it for me.