Roll Call......Rochester......*spoilers*

[Fetou]

Originally Posted by shackin'up

Thanks for an excellent review, aleuzzi!

...But in general, there's something strange about the overall reviews from fans. Almost everybody mentions the greatness of lindsey and the less energetic, sometimes even flat performance by Stevie. Still they all conclude that they experienced a great or fantastic show.

Does this mean that the guys are so mesmerizingly good that it overshadows the weakness of the female ex-star? OR is she better than everyone states and is she just slightly under expectationlevel but still very good?

She is still performing the MUSIC very well, I don't know why people are complaining. She is nowhere near as energetic as Stevie and Mick, but who is? I always kind of like the dynamic between the mystical nature of Stevie's performances and the excitement brought on by Buckingham and Fleetwood.

I think the people detracting are just worn out by Stevie's hit songs to be honest. They all love the lesser played Storms and Silver Springs, and don't get me wrong, those are probably more emotional and unique performances, but the hits are still sung well and it isn't flat. The dynamics of Lindsey's guitar work in the songs which never seems to be the same twice really keeps things lively too.

In many songs, they had both Lindsey and Stevie sing verses/chorus lines, which kept it interesting.

I think people are just SO blown away by the amazing performance of Buckingham and his sheer excitement, crowd involvement, and energy that it perhaps overshadows a bit. The crowd gets so pumped up that Stevie's songs kind of mellow it back down a bit.

I personally LOVED the dynamic that that created. By the way, Tusk was probably my favorite song of the night. I don't even like the studio version that much.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjIrK3gl36o