Fleetwood Mac Preached the Power of Change Last Night at American Airlines Center
By Jeff GageMon., Dec. 15 2014 at 8:07 AM Dallas Observer
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Fleetwood Mac American Airlines Center, Dallas
Sunday, December 14, 2014
They say that as you get older, your passions get a little less intense. You gain perspective, and the emotions that make each of life's ups and downs feel like the beginning or the end of the world smooth out. Romance takes a back seat to the enduring qualities of friendship.
In the case of Lindsey Buckingham, that's both true and not true. The rawness of his playing, the almost unhinged quality of how he channels his music, is as strong as ever, has maybe even increased as he's gotten older. It's just that it's changed. But as was demonstrated Sunday night at American Airlines Center, one thing that hasn't changed is that those passions, which are so crucial to Fleetwood Mac's music, wouldn't be the same without Christine McVie's calming influence.
Buckingham, together with Stevie Nicks, has always been the emotional center of Fleetwood Mac -- or at least Fleetwood Mac as we know it. It's a little ironic, given that the band had existed for almost a decade before those two joined it. But without them, the Mac had been a nearly band, a blues band destined for the fringe of obscurity; with them, they became superstars with, at one point, the best-selling record of all time.
It's no coincidence, either. Buckingham and Nicks brought an intensity to the group that was missing without them.
His was of a wilder, romantic variety, hers a more brooding, philosophical one. Both, however, brought an unwavering commitment. That intensity is what drove an album like Rumours to be such a success, and it's what almost broke the band apart. But Buckingham, often through sheer force of will, held it all together.
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