Buckingham/McVie turns 7

[BigAl84]

It really is hard to believe it's been 7 years - so much has happened in those seven years. Within the band and the world in general.

I was lucky enough to see them twice. The early July show in Detroit and the casino gig in Northfield Park, outside of Cleveland. The Detroit show was great, but it was a theatre and the crowd mostly sat in their seats. While it was amazing to see them in such a beautiful theatre, the crowd atmosphere was a little disappointing.

The Northfield Park show was an entirely different experience. I nearly didn't go, I pulled the trigger on a ticket about 3 hours before showtime. It was an extremely small venue and I was literally yards away from both of them. The sound was better, the mix was better, they were both super relaxed and having fun. It was such a treat to see them both that close, on a non-arena sized stage.

What a bizarre chapter though. The entire band did this project with one prominent figure opting out. Those Fleetwood Mac classic west shows scheduled between BuckVie dates. As a long-time fan, I was definitely wondering what the h*ll was going to eventually happen because it was too big of a stretch to think this would all just blow over with the Nicks/Azoff camp. Boy did we find out soon enough.

I applaud the band for seeing the project through to completion. I'm sure there was a fair amount of unspoken awkwardness. If only they could have shown the same kind of backbone a year later.