Official Nassau Coliseum Thread

[michelej1]

Originally Posted by StreetAngel86

was this hot or cutesy?
coz im in the gutter ur fault tho with that previous Waddy-ness

Well, it was just a kind of fumbling and I was thinking, "what on earth is he doing?" I guess it was more cute than hot.

I'm with you about the bed on the floor. Interesting trip down memory lane.

Michele

[HejiraNYC]

... a whole lotta Nassau shots at newsday.com:

[Glittermoondust]

Originally Posted by HejiraNYC

... a whole lotta Nassau shots at newsday.com:

cool photos!! Did you take any??

[HejiraNYC]

Originally Posted by Glittermoondust

cool photos!! Did you take any??

Ugh! Don't go there. The regret of my life is forgetting my camera at home in my mad dash to leave the city on a Friday night; as it was, I got to the arena literally 5 minutes before showtime. Not only did I end up getting closer than I thought would ever be possible, the security actually allowed people to come up to the stage and take pictures/video!

[Glittermoondust]

Originally Posted by HejiraNYC

Ugh! Don't go there. The regret of my life is forgetting my camera at home in my mad dash to leave the city on a Friday night; as it was, I got to the arena literally 5 minutes before showtime. Not only did I end up getting closer than I thought would ever be possible, the security actually allowed people to come up to the stage and take pictures/video!

OH NOOOOOO!!! That stinks You lived my nightmare!! LOL!! I have seriously dreamed about being front row at a concert and not having batteries and searching all over for batteries!! ha ha But that stinks--I'm sorry. I am hoping someone got a shot of the black velvet jacket/top that was mentioned with the burgandy skirt........

[shackin'up]

Originally Posted by HejiraNYC

As my first show of the tour, I have to admit that I was surprisingly impressed by Lindsey and being up at the stage, it kinda gave me goosepimples seeing him in his "zone." And other than "Big Love" and SYLM, I thought his vocals were pretty spot-on. He seriously needs to drop "Big Love" though... Mama, on the other hand, really phoned it in IMHO . I mean, (....) But it seems like she was just really, really holding back until the last third of the show. I know the adage about not giving it all away in the first Act, but how 'bout giving just a little morsel away to keep up our blood sugar levels?

So maybe Gerald isn't such a moron?

I mean, in different posts all over the board you have vented some pretty harsh opinions about his playing, singing and acting these last couple of days.

[gldstwmn]

Originally Posted by michelej1

When they return to the stage for Silver Springs, Lindsey is gesturing at Stevie's waist and I think he is trying to put his hand in her pocket. She laughs and they start gliding across the stage in tandem. She almost glides with him over to his mic, before they separate and she returns to her own. She says, "We used to do that a long time ago. We used to pretend to skate, but we really weren't skating," she chuckles.

They did it in the Tusk documentary.
Thank you for the great review.

[Beachwood Mac]

Originally Posted by HejiraNYC

... a whole lotta Nassau shots at newsday.com:

Im really loving the stage set-up and colors in the backdrop lighting. Is it this vivid at the show? The colors are very flattering to the band.

[gldstwmn]

Originally Posted by StreetAngel86

um...maybe she WROTE the song in 78?

One of the earliest piano demos I have heard of Gypsy refers to "The year of the child" which may well have been in '78.
On edit: It was 1979. Link here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interna...r_of_the_Child

[Regina]

Great review, Michele.
I finally got my ticket for MSG yesterday. So, I'm psyched.
The bed and skating stories had me cracking up. And the lack of a Daddy-Landslide dedication;-)

I can't, for the life of me, remember if MSG allows cameras. I mean, I know you can sneak them in anyway, but I don't remember if they are ultra-militant in squelching the picture-taking.

[HejiraNYC]

Originally Posted by shackin'up

So maybe Gerald isn't such a moron?

I mean, in different posts all over the board you have vented some pretty harsh opinions about his playing, singing and acting these last couple of days.

And I still stand by comments about his earlier playing/singing. I still think he is a bit of a self-indulgent ham, but at least he is fun to watch. And I still think his solos can be a bit long and predictable, but at least he delivers them with such feeling and passion. And I still think his singing sounded terrible on "Big Love" and "SYLM," which is why I recommended that BL get dropped from the set. Accordingly, I was "surprised" that he sounded so good last night for most of the show. Sorry, babe... no contradictions here.

Is Gerald a moron? Dunno

[HejiraNYC]

Originally Posted by Regina

Great review, Michele.
I finally got my ticket for MSG yesterday. So, I'm psyched.
The bed and skating stories had me cracking up. And the lack of a Daddy-Landslide dedication;-)

I can't, for the life of me, remember if MSG allows cameras. I mean, I know you can sneak them in anyway, but I don't remember if they are ultra-militant in squelching the picture-taking.

I overheard one of FM's security detail mention that the only thing Stevie cannot tolerate is flashbulbs. Other than that, it seems that anything goes photography-wise. I mean, it was insane last night- it seems like every twit with a Crackberry was texting and taking pictures as if Jesus had returned. I mean, enjoy the show, people!!

[HejiraNYC]

Originally Posted by Beachwood Mac

Im really loving the stage set-up and colors in the backdrop lighting. Is it this vivid at the show? The colors are very flattering to the band.

Very vivid. And the backdrops change for each song, e.g., the hypnotic animated swirlies during "Go Insane" and the erupting storm clouds during "Storms." But the overhead screens were really neat- they shifted around at different angles throughout the show. Very modern, very uncluttered- almost a bit futuristic. Cool stuff.

[Regina]

Originally Posted by HejiraNYC

I overheard one of FM's security detail mention that the only thing Stevie cannot tolerate is flashbulbs. Other than that, it seems that anything goes photography-wise. I mean, it was insane last night- it seems like every twit with a Crackberry was texting and taking pictures as if Jesus had returned. I mean, enjoy the show, people!!

I learned the fine art of non-flash picture taking during SYW.
But, I actually haven't taken pictures much after the Under the Skin tour. I literally have thousands of pictures of them (not all taken by me, of course)...and so many look the same. And I do enjoy the show more without the camera.

[Steviefan49]

Originally Posted by michelej1

Just back from the show. This was the first time I'd tried that ILAA and it was fine. I got a front row seat. My preference would be that they just give you the ticket and leave you to your own devices, rather than try to make a little party out of it.

I didn't pay for the meet and greet, so I had to be segregated from the people who did and kept busy while they were on stage with the Big Guy. Passing by Mick in his "coat of many colors" chatting with the fans, I was taken back stage to talk to the video guy Bob Higgins. The most interesting thing about the encounter was that his setlist had three additional songs on it after Silver Springs. They were You Make Loving Fun, Everywhere and Beautiful Child. Even if I'd been foolish enough to think they'd add a song to the set, I knew they wouldn't add 3. So, I didn't think his setlist was the current one, but it did have me intrigued. I didn't ask him about it.

He said they tape the show every night and showed me his 10 different camera angles.

Then, I met up with the other people. They said Mick said that they were going to take a break of twelve days and then go to EUROPE and AUSTRALIA. So, there you go. They said he was really nice and that he could have talked to them for hours if someone didn't tell him he had to get going.

The escort gave us a FM fan quiz to keep us busy as we waited for the show to start. There were 2 questions we missed as a group: Didn't know what part of England Chris was from. I knew she was from Birmingham, I think, but I didn't know if that was part of Middlesex or Gloucester. Turns out it was Middlesex or the Midlands or Mid something . . . Then the other question was where Tusk was filmed and I didn't know it was Dodger stadium.

Anyway, the show was great. Really, I think the main difference between this and Pittsburgh was not the performances. I think everyone performed well the first night. Stevie was just very cool, not only with Lindsey, but with the audience. Well, that was completely different tonight. She was all giggly and chatty and warm.

Instead of glaring at Lindsey like he stuck her with a hot poker (or refused to) every time their eyes meet as she did the first night, now she is glowing and twinkling at him. They could be in high school. For his part, Lindsey was all energy and animation, as it was in Pittsburgh and ever shall be.

She came out in black, with the old black gloves. Apparently she thinks the red made such a hit that she's going to ration it. Make us wait for it.

During Monday Morning, as Lindsey plays the guitar riff, Stevie slides up behind John. His back is towards her. She doesn't nudge him physically, but she jolts herself in his direction until he takes notice. He gives her the over-the-shoulder stare and smirks. Very nice moment. I would have loved to have that on camera.

Before Dreams Stevie says, "Welcome Long Island. We are Fleetwood Mac and we're thrilled that you're here. Let's get this party started."

Now, I didn't get the Gypsy intro the first time, so I loved it tonight. She states that Gypsy is from the Tusk album. You know, if I were a graphic artist, I would draw a picture of the Mirage album, slinking into a corner and crying its forgotten eyes out. She says that she and Lindsey used to have a floor on the bed, because it's all they could afford. But after they became successful, she would put a mattress on the floor and surround it with flowers, because she found it comforting. She says that even today, her home in Los Angeles has her bed on the floor.

When Lindsey introduces SHN, he says it's the first song they recorded for the album. He calls the Rumours recording process was a coming together of opposites and you can hear opposite forces colliding in SHN as well. It's sad, but it maintains it's sense of optimism, humor and "certainly aggression."

When Stevie comes out for Rhiannon she's wearing those fingerless gloves. So, I finally get to see them up close. Actually, I've seen Christine wear these too, but hers were short and hers were to ward off the cold.

Lindsey asks if we're "keeping it warm" again when he starts Big Love. No one had been saying anything about beer to him tonight, but a man who must've read Zombie's post brought it up spontaneously when Lindsey said that and told him they had a beer waiting for him.

For Landslide, Stevie comes out in a burgundy dress (but not the dressy one she opened up with in Pittsburgh) covered in a black velvet jacket. She says she doesn't do Landslide dedications anymore (oh yeah, since last night. She's never stopped doing them). She said that her father passed away 2 years ago and she used to always dedicate it to him, but now she says, "Daddy, you got 40 (?) years of dedications and it's time for me to move on." That's right Stevie. That's my motto too. Once you bury 'em, just walk away!

Anyway, tonight Alicia Keyes is in the audience and Stevie just admires her talent so much that she wants to dedicate the song to her.

At the end of Landslide, Stevie is the orchestra conductor, telling Lindsey when to pause and when to play. He makes a mistake and begins a note before she is ready and she puts up her hand and as he raises a brow, curls a lip and leans towards her she laughs and keeps telling him to pause. Finally, when they finish the song she says, "Sometimes we can be clowns."

It sounds to me like an awful lot of people were singing along with Never Going Back Again. It had never before seemed like the audience participation song that it was tonight.


For Storms Stevie says it's another song from 1978 (like she thinks Gypsy is) and she says it is about stormy people, stormy relationships and stormy problems.

Hearing SYLM for the second time tonight, aside from my problem with the verses, I also think they should keep in the part where Christine says she doesn't want to talk or think about it anymore. It's a trinkly slice of denial that I think works well emotionally there on top of the music. If Lindsey or Stevie would just whisper that into the mic, I believe it would be very effective. Of course, the way they do it has charm anyway. The chorus is quite lovely and the final "falling, falling, falling" very full and satisfying.

Because the solo arrangement of GDW works so well, I find the way Stevie ends her vocals wth FM rather jarring. She says the word "shadow" several times, off the beat, in between the back up singers. It sounds more like an interruption than a finale. The song does have spirit. When Stevie sings, "tell me is it over now, do you know how to pick up the pieces," she starts pointing at Lindsey, stabbing her index finger towards him. He points back.

She is wearing discordant colors, burgundy skirt, black jacket and that gold shawl, resembling a rag woman, who picked her wardrobe from the corner rummage bin.

They had only been allowing the first row to stand at the stage, but during ISA they unleashed the barricades and let everyone up.

Stevie almost tripped over Lindsey's mic cord when she crossed the stage for GYOW. After GYOW when the band pretends its the end of the show. Stevie comes to the mic and says about 12 different things. "We love you. We treasure you for coming. Take care. Be kind to each other. Be well." I'm thinking, "shut up and leave."

When they return for the encore, Lindsey and Stevie are holding hands and Lindsey kisses Stevie's.

I don't dislike World Turning, I just like it so much less than the other songs that it feels like something to be gotten through, more than anything else. It's funny to watch Lindsey sitting to the sidelines, on the floor in the dark. He is watching Mick perform as if he's really enjoying it. His interest is not for show, because he can't be seen by most of audience. Guess he's doing it for Mick.

As the drum solo nears its conclusion, I love the way Lindsey stands, straightens himself up and moves in. Stevie and John approach from the other side. They swarm in, but do it stealthily as the music swells and the World Turning chorus resumes. I think of their return to the stage as an invasion of sorts and it creates a gradual build up of excitement.

When they return to the stage for Silver Springs, Lindsey is gesturing at Stevie's waist and I think he is trying to put his hand in her pocket. She laughs and they start gliding across the stage in tandem. She almost glides with him over to his mic, before they separate and she returns to her own. She says, "We used to do that a long time ago. We used to pretend to skate, but we really weren't skating," she chuckles. Seriously? How sad for you. You two were so poor that you actually had skating hallucinations? Poverty stinks. Good thing Mick called on New Year's Eve.

It was a wonderful night. I probably won't see them again until May, but it's wonderful to have memories of a show that was not only good musically, but so cheerful emotionally to tide me over. If they wanted to leave me with something warm, they certainly succeeded. Michele

Hey Michele!!

Thanks SO much for this awesome review! I just got chills from reading it, as though I was actually there! I'm laughing in some of your descriptions of Stevie.. especially on the "She doesn't dedicate Landslide anymore".. She's a riot! She just did it at the previous' night's show, as you said, and all the others! LOLOLOLOL.. I don't think I've ever seen or heard a show of hers, even through boots, or video clips where she DIDN"T dedicate that song to SOMEONE.. Oy.. LOLOL- It sounds like they were both in great form last night, as in the Boston show, and maybe Stevie is feeling better or whatever the situation was... as I'm just glad to see them working together to provide something GREAT for us fans!! Thanks SOOOO much for sharing it with us - oh, and WOW.. your meeting with the video guy! How cool was that???!!! I felt they would be going to Europe!!! That's awesome!!!! And Australia! Cool!