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11-15-2014, 02:48 PM
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Rogers Arena, Vancouver November 18, 2014
[article actually has nothing to do with cool aspects of either band, really]
Who’s cooler: Fleetwood Mac or Mötley Crüe? http://www.vancouversun.com/entertai...867/story.html By Tom Murray, POSTMEDIA NEWS, Van Couver Sun, November 14, 2014 Fleetwood Mac Nov. 18, 8 p.m. | Rogers Arena Tickets: $87 — $222.95 at Ticketmaster Mötley Crüe: The Final Tour With Alice Cooper Nov. 21, 7 p.m. | Rogers Arena Tickets: $35.60 — $137.70 at Ticketmaster One is embarking on an extended farewell tour, while the other is apparently beginning a new chapter in a very long career. Mötley Crüe and Fleetwood Mac are criss-crossing each other’s paths as they fill hockey arenas in Western Canada through November, and both are garnering a great deal of press. The Crüe because they’ve decided to call it quits after decades of trying to be the baddest boys on the block, and The Mac because they’ve finally convinced Christine McVie, who wrote many of their best-loved songs, to come back once more for the ride. Both have been through significant shakeups in their careers, with the Crüe maintaining a relatively stable lineup despite singer Vince Neil taking off for five years in 1992, and drummer Tommy Lee leaving for a half-decade break between 1999 and 2004. Whatever tensions remain between members appear to have been put aside as they realize that their best hope of maintaining a decent paycheque rests in swallowing their own considerable egos. Both bands are heading out with classic lineups, though Fleetwood Mac has been through several variations that hardcore fans might argue were better, if not as commercially successful. The version we’re about to see features the constant rhythm section of Mick Fleetwood and John McVie, guitarist-vocalist Lindsey Buckingham, singer Stevie Nicks and most recent reacquisition, keyboardist and vocalist Christine McVie. There’s a new album scheduled for release in 2015, and all of the old resentments between members appear to have settled down over time. Hopefully not too much, though, as Fleetwood Mac were always at their best when they were at each other’s throats. Here are a few salient facts about both bands, with some interesting overlap. Fleetwood Mac Formed: 1967, London, U.K. Best known for: California soft rock, debauchery, shifting romantic liaisons Best known songs: Dreams; Say You Love Me; Go Your Own Way; Little Lies; many more Tallest member: Mick Fleetwood at 6 foot four inches Who was married to whom: John and Christine were married and Buckingham and Nicks; Fleetwood was once married to Jenny Boyd, sister of Patti, who was wife to George Harrison. Jenny eventually had an affair with Mac guitarist Bob Weston, while Fleetwood and Nicks hooked up. Christine McVie ended up with the Mac lighting director. Representative drug song and lyric: Gold Dust Woman (Rock on gold dust woman/Take your silver spoon/Dig your grave) Invitation to the blues: Fleetwood Mac actually started as a blues band, one of Britain’s most notable exports of the form, with an array of notable blues guitarists helming it through the years. Unexpected band member action: guitarist Jeremy Spencer left the band to join the Children of God cult in 1971. Member who looks best in diaphanous scarves: Stevie Nicks Outside gastronomic endeavours: Mick Fleetwood has his own winery in California called Mick Fleetwood Private Cellar, producing a range of vintages, including Merlots, Pinot Noirs and Chardonnays. Racing connection: for years now, the theme song for the televised BBC Formula One coverage has been The Chain, off the Rumours album. Marching band connection: the song Tusk (from the 1979 album of the same name) was recorded with the University of Southern California Trojan Marching Band. Song about death: Landslide, which was written by Stevie Nicks about the death of her father. Mötley Crüe Formed: 1981, Los Angeles, Calif. Best known for: glam metal, debauchery, near-death experiences Best-known songs: Shout at the Devil; Girls, Girls, Girls; Dr. Feelgood; Kickstart My Heart Tallest member: Tommy Lee, at 6 foot two inches Who was married to whom: It might have made for even more gripping music if the members of Mötley Crüe had been having affairs with each other and their road crew, but unfortunately Tommy Lee had a decided predilection for actresses and Playboy playmates, marrying first Heather Locklear and then Pamela Anderson. Vince Neil was once married to a mud wrestler named Sharise Ruddell, but it was up to Mick Mars to drag the band into Fleetwood Mac territory — he was briefly married to a Crüe backup singer in the ’90s. Representative drug song and lyric: Dr. Feelgood (Got a little hideaway, does business all day/But at night he’ll always be found/Selling sugar to the sweet people on the street) Invitation to the blues: guitarist Mick Mars started out playing variations on rock-blues, most notably with Whitehorse in the mid-’70s. Unexpected band member action: Tommy Lee fired off a letter to then-Alberta premier Alison Redford in 2013, asking that she end the chuckwagon races at the Calgary Stampede. Member who looks best in diaphanous scarves: Vince Neil Outside gastronomic endeavours: Vince Neil also has a winery, called Vince’s Vineyards, but in true rock fashion he’s also branched off into tequila (Tres Rios). If you look on Amazon and other websites, you can still find the band’s pride and joy beer line, Mötley Brüe. Racing connection: Vince Neil was an enthusiastic amateur race car driver with a certain amount of talent. When he originally left or was fired from the band in 1992, he immediately turned to Indy racing, though his career was cut short that very same year after a crash. Marching band connection: Alfred Music offers marching band sheet music for Girls, Girls, Girls. “This hard rockin’ hit by Mötley Crüe has everything you want in a stands tune. Lots of block scoring, driving percussion, and tasty brass licks make this a must-have chart for 2010.” Song about death: Kickstart My Heart, which was about Nikki Sixx’s heroin overdose. Read more: http://www.vancouversun.com/entertai...#ixzz3JAUpmAEt 
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11-19-2014, 01:54 PM
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Concert review: 'Welcome back Chris, where ya been?' Fleetwood Mac back on track with everybody on board
By Stuart Derdeyn, The Province November 19, 2014 8:58 AM http://www.theprovince.com/entertain...262/story.html So there was a missing piece. And her name is Christine “Perfect” McVie. Last time through town, Fleetwood Mac was solid but something was certainly missing and the performance was forced. All the guitar licks Lindsey Buckingham could pull from his considerable bag of tricks couldn’t replace that key third voice in the band. For many fans, it is keyboardist/singer Christine’s full bluesy pipes that make the group, rather than Stevie Nicks nasal hippie twang. “Welcome back Chris, where ya been?” chided Nicks and it was clear the jibe fell flat with McVie. “Let’s move right along.” Everything about the show was improved having her back. It played harder and the five musicians seemed self-contained to the point you hardly noticed the three back-up singers and two additional musicians standing in the shadows. The quarrels and open discord between Nicks, Buckingham, McVie, bassist John McVie and the band’s namesake, drummer Mick Fleetwood is the stuff of rock legend. But the group that began as a top-rank blues rock unit attained pop superstardom with this line-up and it certainly is at its best together. Two albums alone — the self-titled Fleetwood Mac (1975) and Rumours (1977) — form most of the setlist. A few hits from Tusk, Tango In the Night and Mirage round it out. But the quintet can probably keep packing arenas until the singers can’t hit any of those wonderfully off-key but right in-the-pocket harmonies that are its signature. The amount of the audience that could have been conceived to Songbird or Don’t Stop was considerable. Opening with The Chain, Dreams, Second Hand News and Rhiannon got the crowd to its feet. When Christine took lead for a fast version of the hit Everywhere things hit a highlight. The love-in was on stage and off. Christine thanked her bandmates for having her back, Buckingham said her return signalled a new chapter for the band. Yet the set list was all 30-plus years old. Nobody is holding their breath to buy new ‘Mac. But the band could pull some Peter Green-era gems such as Oh Well or The Green Manalishi into the set and most would think they were new. There were some jewels on Bare Trees and Kiln House too. Who am I kidding? Just throw to TV’s American Horror Story using tried and true Fleetwood Mac tracks and skip any messing with the winning formula. People came to dance in the aisles to Christine singing Say That You Love Me and to sing-along to Nicks’ signature Landslide. Even if Fleetwood Mac is nothing more than a touring greatest hits package deal, it’s a revitalized one with the full force of the five musicians. How interesting to see that this long in its career, putting that key piece back into the puzzle still makes everything better. Nicks sounded the best she has in ages, freed from shouldering the lion’s share of singing duties. Buckingham was reined in on the endless solos and fleshing out the setlist with solo tunes. The rhythm section pulsed rather than shuffled. No surprises, but the pleasant one of a band in flight.
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11-19-2014, 02:00 PM
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11-19-2014, 08:24 PM
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It's clear the hack writer, Tom Murray, has no grasp on some of the facts.
...they’ve finally convinced Christine McVie, who wrote many of their best-loved songs, to come back once more for the ride. No! Who was married to whom: John and Christine were married and Buckingham and Nicks; No!. Song about death: Landslide, which was written by Stevie Nicks about the death of her father. No!
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11-19-2014, 08:32 PM
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11-19-2014, 11:10 PM
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11-20-2014, 10:55 AM
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I hope you have more of these great videos, I was at this concert but some drunk chick in front of me kept blocking my view.
I wish I could re-live this concert over and over. Way better than last year. Everyone was so happy and interacting with each other.
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11-20-2014, 11:21 AM
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11-20-2014, 03:56 PM
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CTV News
Review: Fleetwood Mac’s renaissance more than 'Rumours' in Vancouver Robert Collins, CTV Vancouver Wednesday, November 19, 2014 9:18AM PST http://bc.ctvnews.ca/review-fleetwoo...uver-1.2109284 “Sweet, wonderful you.” These three simple words produced the biggest cheer in Vancouver last night. Written and sung by Christine McVie, they heralded her return to the band after an 18-year absence, as a full-strength Fleetwood Mac reclaimed their throne as soft rock’s all-time greatest band in a packed-to-the-rafters Rogers Arena. McVie’s “You Make Loving Fun” was part of an opening barrage of hits from “Rumours” – beginning with “The Chain” and including “Dreams” and “Second Hand News,” the sequence only interrupted by the equally excellent “Rhiannon.” Not that the band were playing it safe with nothing but fan favourites. A quick trip into the “Tusk” album delivered the title track and Lindsey Buckingham’s quirky, punk-tinged “I Know I’m Not Wrong,” soon followed by a brace of lesser-known Stevie Nicks ballads, “Sister Moon” and “Seven Wonders.” The songs, many of which were approaching 40, weren’t showing their age. Neither was the band. McVie and Buckingham both oozed style in perfectly-tailored leather jackets, while Nicks’ distinctly flowing fashion, while perhaps starting to resemble a 1970s Miss Havisham, still demonstrated that she knew how to dress and act like a proper rock star. The super-tight, unfussy rhythm section of John McVie and Mick Fleetwood were, for reasons best known to themselves, dressed as The Wurzels. Not that anyone noticed. The excitement was happening at the front of the stage, where three massive musical talents were sharing, perhaps competing, for the spotlight. Centre stage, in position at least, was the magnificent Stevie Nicks. Wisely avoiding repeating her “Thank you Toronto” gaff from her last visit to Vancouver, she remained the most theatrical member of the band, concluding every song with a sweep of her arms and a flamboyant bow. Her voice perhaps isn’t what it once was, but that doesn’t mean that her songs, highlighted by “Landslide,” “Gypsy” and a lengthy “Gold Dust Woman” have lost any of their melodic or lyrical potency. Soft rock with bite. Voice. Guitar. Stage presence. Songs. The dictionary runs out of superlatives when describing the talent of Lindsey Buckingham. Delivering searing brilliance every time he stepped to the mic or demonstrated his unique guitar style, midway through the concert his bandmates left him alone on the stage armed only with an acoustic guitar. After an obtuse introduction, describing the song “Big Love” as “a meditation on the power and importance of change,” he dropped the jaws of an entire arena with a devastating display of guitar technique, repeating the trick five minutes later as Nicks joined him on stage to lend harmonies to “Never Going Back.” But the night belonged to Fleetwood Mac’s prodigal daughter, Christine McVie. Although lacking Nicks’ flair for the dramatic and Buckingham’s immense musical dexterity, the simple fact that she’d taken her prolonged break from the stage made hearing impeccably sung, elegantly simple songs like “Say You Love Me,” “Little Lies” and the finale of “Songbird,” played on a grand piano as Buckingham added delicate guitar lines, moments to treasure. After two and a quarter hours of high quality vintage rock (including masterful versions of “Go Your Own Way” and “Don’t Stop”) Nicks and the eternally weird Mick Fleetwood both took their turns at the mic to thank the crowd and laud the return of Christine McVie. Whether this is really a new chapter in this wonderful band’s lengthy story is still unclear. Sometimes a reminder of greatness is more than enough. Read more: http://bc.ctvnews.ca/review-fleetwoo...#ixzz3Je11MT40
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11-20-2014, 07:47 PM
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