Tahoe Reviews - Page 2

vivfox · #16 08-08-2010, 10:25 AM

Last night I attended my first Stevie Nicks concert. I saw her once before--in 1981, at a Tom Petty concert, she came onstage and did the two songs, one from her album and one from his, that they'd done together. It wasn't enough.

So last night, almost three decades later, I finally saw her in concert. Sadly, I was less than completely impressed.

Oh, there was plenty of classic Stevie all right. Some of the things you'd expect at one of her concerts--the voice, the shawl, the spinning--those were there, and much appreciated. It was mostly her playlist that sucked.

It was a bad omen when I didn't even know the first sang she sang. I knew the second song, Outside The Rain, but it was a very minor song of hers; in fact, I doubt it was ever even on the radio. Dreams was the first big song of hers that she sang.

We got Dreams. We got Rhiannon. We got Edge of Seventeen. We got Stand Back. And we got Landslide. But really, no Sara? No Seven Wonders? No Gypsy? No Rooms On Fire? No Silver Springs? She could do some song by Bob Seger that nobody's ever heard of, and do a Led Zeppelin song, but couldn't do one of those? Really? Compare the list of songs she did to the list of songs she didn't do--is the latter the lesser list? And to add to all that, it seemed a short concert--didn't have my watch so I couldn't tell for sure, but the warm-up act started well after 8, and we were in front of another casino asking for the time at quarter to 11.

Before the show started I was telling the friend I went with that I'd bet she'll have the two backup singers she's had on all her albums, Lori and Sharon. And I hoped against hope that she wouldn't have that nasty, grungy individual, Waddy Wachtel, as her guitarist.

As soon as everyone was on stage, I recognized Wachtel immediately. I don't like him, never have, never will. He may even be a good guitarist, but I don't like him as a person. I was disappointed that he was there.

I couldn't see one of the backup singers, but I could tell the other had dark hair. I asked my friend if the one I couldn't see had lighter hair, and he confirmed she did. Sharon and Lori. Nailed it.

Stevie's over 60 years old, but she still put on a good show. She didn't hit every high note in the songs--didn't even try--but it was still her voice that I heard. It sounded good. She sounded good. I felt good.

I'm not disappointed I went. I'm just disappointed that it could have been so much better.

The show was at the Harvey's outdoor amphitheater, very near to the lake itself. It was about 80 degrees during the day in Tahoe yesterday, which is about as close to perfect weather that you can get there. And even though by the end of the concert there was a slight chill in the air, it wasn't cold at all. For a summer concert series, it's a prime venue.

http://rightontheleftcoast.blogspot....vie-nicks.html

gldstwmn · #17 08-08-2010, 10:29 AM

^^^^WTF?

DashingDan · #18 08-08-2010, 10:32 AM

I'm sorry you were let down. Maybe go see Fleetwood Mac next time they come around. You'll get more of the Stevie songs you like, and no Waddy.

~My grandfather...
~taught me to sing at four;
~he took me everywhere,
~...said' "Go on-stage..
~ without your bra."

vivfox · #19 08-08-2010, 10:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DashingDan

I'm sorry you were let down. Maybe go see Fleetwood Mac next time they come around. You'll get more of the Stevie songs you like, and no Waddy.

~My grandfather...
~taught me to sing at four;
~he took me everywhere,
~...said' "Go on-stage..
~ without your bra."

I didn't write that review silly, I copied it off the net.

DashingDan · #20 08-08-2010, 10:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vivfox

I didn't write that review silly, I copied it off the net.

It DID seem a bit out of character.

~My grandfather...
~taught me to sing at four;
~he took me everywhere,
~...said' "Go on-stage..
~ without your bra."

kokoro · #21 08-08-2010, 11:09 AM

See, Stevie isn't completely off her nutter when she says that many of the people at her concerts want to hear the hits (though some seem to get confused and want to hear the Mac hits).

daniellaaarisen · #22 08-08-2010, 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by kokoro

See, Stevie isn't completely off her nutter when she says that many of the people at her concerts want to hear the hits (though some seem to get confused and want to hear the Mac hits).

Yeah, but if she sank to just singing the hits for the sake of satisfying casual fans, I would seriously be outrageously disappointed in her. I don't think I'd go see her live again, and that's saying something huge for me.

DestinyRules · #23 08-08-2010, 11:55 AM

Based on what I've seen of several artists in concert (not just Stevie/Mac, but across the spectrum of artists I like, which means artists I've gone to see live), any show is a balancing act. Of course, you have to do the megahits that even the most casual fan knows. Sometimes, those folks are buying up a bunch of tickets. But you also have to consider that some of the people in the stands will be your diehards who know every song you've ever done, including that obscure album track you've only performed one time on The Tonight Show back in 1978.

A prime example of this is when you're touring to support your latest record. Some artists will flood their set with a bunch of songs from the new record. They'll really push the new material and expect their fans to not only have bought the new record, but to have listened to it several times. Or sometimes, they'll tour with the new material and expect the fans to try to catch up by buying the new record when it hits stores or buying the songs they play off iTunes.

Others will sprinkle in a few of the new songs while concentrating mostly on their radio hits, or the radio hits and the album cuts that are widely recognizable by the fan base.

It's impossible to please everyone. Some fans are going to be delighted that Stevie pulled out "Love Is" and did the demo version instead of the album version. Others are going to walk away upset because they didn't hear "Sara", not knowing that Stevie rarely performs that with her solo band. Some fans are going to be juiced that they heard "Fall From Grace." Others are going to be pissed she did a song from her last record that wasn't even a single. It's the life of going to a concert.

The thing I'd say to that person (and I'm not going to use the word "fan") who was disappointed he/she didn't hear the Mac hits is that Stevie is trying to cater her setlist to a wide range of fans: Those who have followed her every move since 1975 and those who only know her biggest Fleetwood Mac tunes. She's not going to get it perfectly for everyone, but "it's all right baby, [she's] doing the best that [she] can."

michelej1 · #24 08-08-2010, 01:25 PM

http://www.examiner.com/x-44088-Reno...nel-rss-Travel

An Evening with Stevie Nicks at Harvey's Lake Tahoe
August 7, 8:40 PMReno Lake Tahoe Travel Examiner Sharon Gay

Lake Tahoe Summer Concert Series First-Time Show For Stevie Nicks

Legendary Stevie Nicks opened with “Fall from Grace” and “Outside the Rain” then continued to delight her audience for two hours under the stars at Harvey's Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena in Stateline on Friday night with hit songs including “Rhiannon,” “Dreams,” “Stand Back,” “Gold Dust Woman”, “Edge of Seventeen”, and Led Zeppelin's "Rock & Roll."

Stevie, popular American singer-songwriter, best known for her work with Fleetwood Mac and an extensive solo career, which collectively have produced over forty Top 50 hits and has sold nearly 120 million albums, hit the stage for the first time ever at Harveys Lake Tahoe Summer Concert Series at Harvey's Outdoor Arena in Stateline, Nevada on Friday, Aug. 6. Harveys Lake Tahoe Summer Concert Series has presented outdoor concerts to sell out audiences in South Lake Tahoe on weekends all summer with headliners such as Tim McGraw, Elton John and Rescal Flats.

The voice and songwriting talent of Stevie Nicks, both as a solo artist and as a member of Fleetwood Mac, is truly the stuff of legend. Indisputably, one of the most successful female artists in rock history, she is noteworthy for an extraordinary career that includes multiple Grammy awards, numerous Gold and Platinum awards and induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

After joining Fleetwood Mac in 1975, Stevie and her band released an eponymous collection of recordings that went straight to No. 1. The follow-up album, Rumours (1977), became a record-setting hit. It spent more than 31 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200; and earned the group a Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 1978. Nicks' song "Dreams," inspired by the group's dissolving relationships, was the band's first No. 1 single.

In between releasing albums with Fleetwood Mac, Stevie recorded her first solo album in 1981, Bella Donna, which went on to sell over 5 million copies. Stevie continued on at a prodigious rate, recording 1982's Mirage with Fleetwood Mac and her second solo effort, The Wild Heart, in 1983. Throughout the next decade, she continued to tour and turn out independent records as well as albums with Fleetwood Mac, including the solo effort, The Other Side of the Mirror (1989), Behind the Mask with Fleetwood Mac (1990), and a solo compilation, Timespace (1991).

In 1997, Fleetwood Mac reunited and released The Dance. The related tour earned them $36 million. Stevie also put out a boxed set dubbed Enchanted, and added two songs to the soundtrack for Practical Magic (1998). That same year, Fleetwood Mac was given one of the greatest honors in the world of rock: induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Her last solo album of original material, Trouble in Shangri-La, earned her a Grammy nomination and she just performed over 80 dates in 2009 with Fleetwood Mac. Last year she also released an amazing live DVD & CD compilation entitled, Live In Chicago.

Stevie Nicks Upcoming US Tour Concerts - Buy Tickets Online

Aug 25 Wed Turning Stone Resort & Casino Event Center
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Aug 27 Fri Trump Taj Mahal
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Aug 28 Sat The MGM Grand at Foxwoods
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kokoro · #25 08-08-2010, 01:51 PM

Wow, a reviewer who can use Wikipedia! Would've been nice if she had actually reviewed the show instead of giving a mini bio, though.

michelej1 · #26 09-15-2011, 12:15 PM

Stewart talks about Mia Dyson and mentions:
http://www.theage.com.au/entertainme...915-1ka3x.html

''I messed around with a few tracks of hers and I thought she was very talented,'' Stewart says. ''I got her supporting some Stevie Nicks shows here in America but … I never lit the touchpaper, if you know what I mean.''

Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/entertainme...#ixzz1Y2glnrhI