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Old 05-27-2011, 04:08 AM
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Wow Michele, your review is amazing!!! How on earth did you possibly remember all of that?

BTW from what I remember, London was bombed by the Germans in WW2. If not London, I know parts of England were.

A lot of London was near destroyed in WW2 - the docks were targeted and around 1.5 million homes bombed. It may shock people to know that over 20,000 people died in London during the Blitz.

Sorry for bringing the excitement down!
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Wow Michele, your review is amazing!!! How on earth did you possibly remember all of that?
I know, right? She was every bit as photographic with her review of Lindsey's LA show recently. It boggles my mind... I can't remember what I saw 5 minutes ago!
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Old 05-27-2011, 04:21 AM
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Wow, well, Stevie is great . It´s amazing that they did Ghosts Are Gone, my most favourite new song . God, I want her in Europe... I wish I could go to that festival in London in June.
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In fact, Lori left them for 18 years, even though she continued to do albums with her.
Too bad it couldn't be the same with Christine McVie and Fleetwood Mac.
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Could the redhead be Liza Jane Edwards? And the woman next to her possibly Sandy Stewart?
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Yup. Ed was next to me and I'm pretty sure he got all of the new songs.
Can't wait to see them!! Here's hoping for a dvd too!

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There are considerable differences between a one-off show's setlist, and an entire tour. For this one show, 8 songs of 16 were brand new. Damned impressive!

For the TISL tour, 6 of 16 songs were new. Still pretty aggressive for Stevie.

If/when Stevie goes out on tour for IYD, I can promise you she won't keep half of her set dedicated to new songs. My guess is she'll do 3-5. However, if Dave is on tour with her, my conservative bets are out the door. He's so very good for her.
Completely agree. 3-5 sounds like a good guess but yes, who knows with Dave around??
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Wow, that's quite some setlist.... any chance an audience recording will show up?
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Old 05-27-2011, 05:15 AM
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Wow!!! I loved reading your detailed concert reviews I'm so hoping someone has footage of this show like NOW!!! lol, I'm esp dying to hear Moonlight & Soldiers Angel LIVE I'm so thrilled to hear Dave's crew were filming this show, I'm hoping they don't sit on this DVD for too long, get it out there in the universe asap please!!!

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been up since 3 waiting for pics, reviews & video~ so glad everyone had the times of your lives~
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It is going to take A LOT for me to get over not going to this.

Did anyone sing Happy Birthday to her during the show? Her band, friends or fans?
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I haven't read all of the responses to this thread yet, but I want to write out my comments now and catch up later. It's 4AM so excuse me if I sound a bit disheveled.

Grace (mezzoforte) and I arrived at the Wiltern at 3:30AM and Amber (equeen1022) caught up with us a little before 5. The next people to arrive showed up around 6, and from then on, fans started to trickle in. We also met up with Ed (HejiraNYC), Anna (1sttimelongtime) and Lindsay (SapphireSister) but we met A LOT of people while standing in line. I wore my Stevie outfit to the show and that was a big hit with fans waiting in line.

At around 6PM, two different camera crews stepped out of the Wiltern. One was apparently for E! and the other was for the documentary. I was interviewed by both, and received pretty certain verification that I would make it into the documentary which is VERY exciting. Around the same time, I flirted with a security guard enough that he gave me a copy of the set list. Then, someone took a picture of it and posted it on here for you guys.

I was literally the first person in line, so I got to be smack dab in front of Stevie with no one in front of me. Before the show started, everyone saw Lindsey and Mick find their seats in the upper level, and people were cheering for them.

The show started around 8:10 and she opened with "Stand Back." We all immediately knew that this show was something quite different because she had SO much energy and her voice sounded FLAWLESS. I can't even explain it-- she was on f*cking fire the entire night. Then she played "Annabel Lee" which transferred BEAUTIFULLY to a live stage. "Moonlight" was absolutely gorgeous, and I love every second of it. For some reason, the chorus was less dramatic than it is on the album, which took away from the performance a bit, but she let out this crazy wail thing at the end of it which definitely made up for any slower parts of the song.

"Ghosts Are Gone" was a personal favorite for me. Dave came out and trotted around the stage, and it was great to see him having so much fun with her. At the end of the song, she ROCKED OUT with the tambourine in a way that I didn't think she was capable of anymore... Totally awesome. "Soldier's Angel" was another absolute favorite. Her moment with Lindsey before they started the song was absolutely beautiful and both of them were choking up tears in a fairly obvious way. It was even better live than on the record and I LOVE the album version. "In Your Dreams" was fun and again, she sounded fantastic but it wasn't a standout track for me. Keep in mind-- there wasn't a SINGLE boring or uninteresting song at this entire show.

"Rhiannon" had more passion than I've seen in a long time. We were all totally blown away by it because pretty much the entire night was like watching a different woman perform. Other than that, I only really have to comment on "For What It's Worth," which was exceptional. I shook her hand on the Edge walk and actually managed to talk to her (I have no idea how I keep doing this). We made eye contact and I said, "I want to say thank you for everything" and she squeezed my hand and said, "thank YOU for everything!" with a big smile. Bliss. And then of course she went into "Love Is" which was even more flawless than last time I saw her live in Santa Barbara.. and then we sang her happy birthday. At the end of the show, a security guy came up to me and handed me a copy of Stevie's setlist, apparently the one that was posted right in her sight. He said that he had seen me dancing all night and thought I deserved it

After the show, we hung out by the back entrance for 2 hours. Some guy thought I was a cute fan so he gave me a copy of a Rock A Little vinyl that he'd had signed by Mick! I met Sharon (got a picture) and Lori (briefly), and then we eventually saw Stevie drive out. She was sitting in the passenger's seat with her hair up and a dog on her lap, looking totally beat, but she still rolled down the window and waved at us.

This is a very, very condensed version and I know I'm forgetting something important but I'm about to pass out.... goodnight!
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Old 05-27-2011, 06:01 AM
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Spectacular setlist. Can't wait for the vids. FWIW will kill me, I'm sure. The only other song I can think of that I would have liked her to do is You May Be The One. But she truly did chose the best tunes off the album.
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At around 6PM, two different camera crews stepped out of the Wiltern. One was apparently for E! and the other was for the documentary. I was interviewed by both, and received pretty certain verification that I would make it into the documentary which is VERY exciting. Around the same time, I flirted with a security guard enough that he gave me a copy of the set list. Then, someone took a picture of it and posted it on here for you guys.

I was literally the first person in line, so I got to be smack dab in front of Stevie with no one in front of me.

she let out this crazy wail thing at the end of it which definitely made up for any slower parts of the song.

At the end of the song, she ROCKED OUT with the tambourine in a way that I didn't think she was capable of anymore... Totally awesome. "Soldier's Angel" was another absolute favorite. I shook her hand on the Edge walk and actually managed to talk to her (I have no idea how I keep doing this). We made eye contact and I said, "I want to say thank you for everything" and she squeezed my hand and said, "thank YOU for everything!" with a big smile. After the show, we hung out by the back entrance for 2 hours. Some guy thought I was a cute fan so he gave me a copy of a Rock A Little vinyl that he'd had signed by Mick! I met Sharon (got a picture) and Lori (briefly), and then we eventually saw Stevie drive out.
WOW!! Dani, all of this is incredible! Now we really can't wait to see the documentary!
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No signs of pneumonia tonight. Stevie came out with a forceful voice, confident, funny, happy and energetic.

Chris Nicks introduced his sister, just like their dad used to do in the past.

All of the songs sounded great, new and old. After Stand Back Stevie said that the Wiltern was the first place FM rehearsed . She said she sat on the floor making feather earrings there and she had no idea what would happen over the next 35 years. But the stage looks the same and that's just proof that some things never change.

She says that she is going to tell us stories about each of her songs, because that's something that she never gets a chance to do. But after 3 hours in, if we get tired of it, we have her permission to say, "Stevie, you're going off on a tangent. Come back!"

She says she wrote Annabel Lee when she was 17. Afterwards, she says that it was nerve-wracking singing it for the first time. Although it's not the first time for her. She's sung it a million times since she was 17. Still it was frightening doing it for a crowd.

For Dreams she said that this concert was going to be a blend of old and new songs, because all of her songs and all of Lindsey's songs and all of Fleetwood Mac's songs are part of the same thread [yeah, I kind of noticed that myself].

She said that both Sorcerer and Moonlight were about the same thing and written at the same time, so they are partner songs. They're both about the Lady from the Mountain. Moonlight is about both her and Lindsey and Edward and Bella.

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seemed to have a new guitar riff for Waddy in it. After it was over Stevie said that song changes with the venue. She said she did it in New Mexico and it took on the mood of the Indians and she herself became an insane Indian girl while singing it. She says it's funny how you bring your songs from place to place and they evolve with the setting.

For Ghosts Are Gone, as she begins to discuss Dave she says she sure hopes he's there! She tells us that because of Dave this has been the happiest year in her entire life and she's prouder of this record than anything else she has ever done. She considers him a national treasure. Stevie grabbed the tambo to accompany Dave's playing.

For Soldiers Angels she said she went to Walter Reed and before she knew it she had been there for 7 hours and it was time to leave and they left by the Medivac entrance, with the ambulances rushing in and she became hysterical. She said she went in that hospital a girl and came out a woman -- a MOM. She went home and knew she had to do something for those children in the hospital. So, she started giving them and their families all ipods.

She also wrote Soldier's Angel for them in 2005, but she didn't have a title for it until 4 years later in 2009 when she was in London. She was there when 7 British men were killed in Iraq and London went crazy with mourning. The frenzy on the streets, the little old ladies. It was very much like seeing London during World War 2 [um, no it was not Stevie, because London lost their fighters, but the city itself was not under attack. There were no air raids. You did not have to take shelter. This was not white cliffs of Dover time]. But that's where she got the chorus for the song. That's where the "four years" and "what is righteous" part came from.

So, she finished the song in 2009, but she didn't record it because it never sounded right. Finally she said to Dave that they had to get Lindsey, because he is the only one who could do the song justice. So she said she called Lindsey up and he agreed to do the song. She introduces him as her nearest and dearest friend [I wouldn't call him that exactly] and her partner in crime.

When he comes out they hug and as they pull apart, she reaches for him again and presses her forehead against his. They perform very movingly, Lindsey's voice just a tad more strident than on the record. At the end, they turn their mics to each other and sing with eyes locked and it's much more effective than it is when they do that same bit in FM shows (it seemed especially horrible on Say Goodbye). It's just very stirring to have them singing together and to each other, but not to each other. United for a cause, against senselessness, making a righteous statement. I thought it worked very well.

Lindsey walks towards Stevie's mic for the bow. They hold hands and he reaches to kiss her, but she has bent down. So, he kisses her hand instead. When her head rises, he sort of moves to grab it and kiss her right temple. She leans into the kiss offering up her cheek, but they don't connect face to face, until he has started pulling away.

For IYD she says that when they talked about doing an album, she scoffed and said, "in your dreams, you must be out of your mind," because they never thought it could really happen. Dave comes back out and she says, "here's Dave and Peter too. This stage just has handsome talented guitarists everywhere. What can I say?"

She introduces For What It's Worth by pointing out that she is an honorary heartbreaker. The intro has everyone excited that TP is about to take the stage, but it's Mike Campbell who is the "real heartbreaker" to her honorary one. She says she got to tour with the Heartbreakers on a bus and she had the time of her life. She says "take that however you want." She says FWIW is about someone who was there for her when she needed them and saved her life.

C'mon you naysayers, admit that FWIW is hot. Sounded good live, didn't it?

For Secret Love she says it's the one song that she really can't remember who it's about. She doesn't know who the "ancient creature" is, but whoever he is, he got himself a song. Ok guys, just by calling him an "ancient creature" I take that as an inside joke. I think that is something she would call Mick, when teasing. I think the song is about Mick and she doesn't want to say so because it was 1975 and she and Lindsey were still together.

Anyway, she says how she got it off of Youtube because it was probably stolen from her and they put it there. They probably took it and copied it without her ever knowing it was gone, she surmises. Or maybe she gave it to them, because she used to give out her songs back then. Back then, she explains, if someone asked for a copy of something, she'd just blithely give them a cassette with 9 or 10 songs on it. Anyway, Stevie says they stole Secret Love, but it was just her playing piano, so it wasn't very good.

Seriously, she is making me hate Cheaper Than Free. I just can't take it anymore. Why didn't she and Dave perform ELY for their duet? She has to tell the whole, stupid Reese story again and is so excited that they caught that historic moment on tape. She can't believe that stellar idea came from little Reese's blonde head [I guess this is Stevie's version of a dumb blonde joke]. She says that Reese has a really nice voice and they should make the song a three part song some times. Dave says that Reese is in the audience. Stevie says she knows, but Reese is hiding.

So, after Reese had that Albert Einstein moment, they decided to write the song. Dave goes to London and calls and asks Stevie if she has the words (poem). She says she has 4 lines. Well, he wants the whole song, because he has written all the music. So, in 30 minutes she writes the rest of that dreck. He puts it to his music and he gets the completed song back to her by 5:00, because that's just how they roll.

So, they sing and when they get to the part where they're going, "What's brighter than a smile? You my child. My child. My child . . . " I think I am going to die. My intestines are turning inside out.

EO17 is on fire and I know all the Ledgies at the stage were ecstatic about the Edge Walk. When the body guard came down and grabbed Stevie by the waist, we knew what was coming.

For Love Is she again talks about dumping BATB and HAEWAFY. Lori saw the demo tape and Stevie realized that it was the last of her piano songs. It's about someone who was with her briefly, but saved her life.

She thanks the audience for "putting up with" 3 hours of music and says she will remember this night for the rest of her life. She tells everyone "strangers and non-strangers" to come onto the stage. When Dave comes out, he keeps motioning for someone else to join them on stage. Mick emerges to great applause. He bows to Stevie and she bows to him.

Stevie says that she wishes every night could be like this, that she could be on stage with all of the people she loves and then they could all just get on a train with her and go to the next city. She wishes she could take all of the performers and every one of us in the audience on a train with her to San Francisco. [Why San Francisco?]

She leaves the stage hand and hand with Waddy, as if feeling she is leaving someone out, she reaches behind her back and holds out her other hand for someone to grab. Dave takes it, but I wasn't sure if she wasn't reaching for Mick, since he is the one who usually walks her off the stage at FM concerts.

All in all, a glorious night. Wish I didn't have to go to work tomorrow. Hope there's a DVD.

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Her stamina was incredible, because even when she commented that exhaustion was setting in, it clearly didn't. Except for the intro to EO17, she really never rested. She may have scurried off stage to grab a shawl, but there were no real breaks for her, not like we would see in other shows.

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Michele, as always - thanks for you excellent reviews! It's the next best thing to being there.

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I haven't read all of the responses to this thread yet, but I want to write out my comments now and catch up later. It's 4AM so excuse me if I sound a bit disheveled.

Grace (mezzoforte) and I arrived at the Wiltern at 3:30AM and Amber (equeen1022) caught up with us a little before 5. The next people to arrive showed up around 6, and from then on, fans started to trickle in. We also met up with Ed (HejiraNYC), Anna (1sttimelongtime) and Lindsay (SapphireSister) but we met A LOT of people while standing in line. I wore my Stevie outfit to the show and that was a big hit with fans waiting in line.

At around 6PM, two different camera crews stepped out of the Wiltern. One was apparently for E! and the other was for the documentary. I was interviewed by both, and received pretty certain verification that I would make it into the documentary which is VERY exciting. Around the same time, I flirted with a security guard enough that he gave me a copy of the set list. Then, someone took a picture of it and posted it on here for you guys.

I was literally the first person in line, so I got to be smack dab in front of Stevie with no one in front of me. Before the show started, everyone saw Lindsey and Mick find their seats in the upper level, and people were cheering for them.

The show started around 8:10 and she opened with "Stand Back." We all immediately knew that this show was something quite different because she had SO much energy and her voice sounded FLAWLESS. I can't even explain it-- she was on f*cking fire the entire night. Then she played "Annabel Lee" which transferred BEAUTIFULLY to a live stage. "Moonlight" was absolutely gorgeous, and I love every second of it. For some reason, the chorus was less dramatic than it is on the album, which took away from the performance a bit, but she let out this crazy wail thing at the end of it which definitely made up for any slower parts of the song.

"Ghosts Are Gone" was a personal favorite for me. Dave came out and trotted around the stage, and it was great to see him having so much fun with her. At the end of the song, she ROCKED OUT with the tambourine in a way that I didn't think she was capable of anymore... Totally awesome. "Soldier's Angel" was another absolute favorite. Her moment with Lindsey before they started the song was absolutely beautiful and both of them were choking up tears in a fairly obvious way. It was even better live than on the record and I LOVE the album version. "In Your Dreams" was fun and again, she sounded fantastic but it wasn't a standout track for me. Keep in mind-- there wasn't a SINGLE boring or uninteresting song at this entire show.

"Rhiannon" had more passion than I've seen in a long time. We were all totally blown away by it because pretty much the entire night was like watching a different woman perform. Other than that, I only really have to comment on "For What It's Worth," which was exceptional. I shook her hand on the Edge walk and actually managed to talk to her (I have no idea how I keep doing this). We made eye contact and I said, "I want to say thank you for everything" and she squeezed my hand and said, "thank YOU for everything!" with a big smile. Bliss. And then of course she went into "Love Is" which was even more flawless than last time I saw her live in Santa Barbara.. and then we sang her happy birthday. At the end of the show, a security guy came up to me and handed me a copy of Stevie's setlist, apparently the one that was posted right in her sight. He said that he had seen me dancing all night and thought I deserved it

After the show, we hung out by the back entrance for 2 hours. Some guy thought I was a cute fan so he gave me a copy of a Rock A Little vinyl that he'd had signed by Mick! I met Sharon (got a picture) and Lori (briefly), and then we eventually saw Stevie drive out. She was sitting in the passenger's seat with her hair up and a dog on her lap, looking totally beat, but she still rolled down the window and waved at us.

This is a very, very condensed version and I know I'm forgetting something important but I'm about to pass out.... goodnight!
Dani, thanks for the recap!
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