7/3/03 Dallas review

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"The Good, The Bad, The Ugly & The Weird"

Well, I finally made it home (Another 600 mile roundtrip drive) from round #2 of seeing Fleetwood Mac this week, And all I can say is that without a doubt Lindsey is 1 HELL of a guitarist!!!

Both nights I saw FM this week Lindsey seemed to be on a mission to entertain the crowd and he did successfully both times, But more-so in Oklahoma City.

Now on to my review:

"The Good"-
#1-The AAC is a great arena to see a concert in. I found it to be a better venue than the Ford Center in OKC for several reasons that would lead to a long explanation, So I won't be specific.

"The Mac is Back!"-I have to agree with Mick's final exclamation after the show last nite. The performance in Dallas seemed as energetic as the show in OKC. The band sounded great and Lindsey, ONCE AGAIN, Stole the show with "I'm So Afraid" & "Come"...I wonder if the Ledge's own wondergirl9847 has recovered yet? (Have ya Christy??)

"Eyes Of The World"-Yet again, probably one of the surprises of the set. I enjoy the new drum tag at the beginning of the song which makes it a harder rocking version than the usual "Mirage" version.

"Come"-Lindsey rules!! And it is great to watch him play the living hell outta guitar, He seems to be enjoying it too.

"The Bad"-
#1-Excluding the people who sat in the floor seats...The Dallas crowd was the most DEAD energy-wise crowd I have seen at a concert in 13 years, (The last was the crowd in Tulsa, OK for Queensryche). I have always heard Dallas audiences for Fleetwood Mac shows were lively and last night's audience disproved that statement.

Each time the Mac performed a new song (ie-"Come"..The people who left their seats MISSED "IT"!!! And those who stayed know what I mean by "It", Because Linds' was into "It" last night!!!) from "Say You Will" I saw a "mass exodus" of people to either use the restroom or to buy beer or when they played a classic (ie-"Gypsy") the audience's response wasnt as energetic. There were even empty seats in the back of the arena before the start of the first encore of songs.

I think the Dallas audience has become too spoiled from having Fleetwood Mac play at their venues for every tour, Maybe if Fleetwood Mac SKIPPED Dallas next time they (The Dallas crowd) would appreciate the effort Lindsey, Stevie, John & Mick gave...I know I appreciated last night as much as on Tuesday night!!!! (And for the record when comparing the crowd reactions for both the shows this week, the OKC crowd was on "FIRE" whereas Dallas seemed to have slipped into a "Coma" and is "braindead"!)

#2-The setlist was the same as usual and if I had to say the show cold use a "lil' seasoning" to spice it up (ie-add "Destiny Rules" back to the setlist, OK?)

#3-The sound at the AAC needs to be louder. All night long I could hear people around me talking (See below for some specifics) in a normal tone of voice because the acoustics deaden the sound a bit...Possibly a bit too much!!!

"The Ugly & The Weird"-
Random comments from a few "fans" who sat near me through the night...I was in section 211 Row H

"Is Stevie & Lindsey still having a thing going?"

"What is the significance of that "pose"? (Referring to Stevie at the
end of "Gold Dust Woman")

"I wonder how much coke Mick is on?"(Drum solo)

"Stevie looks damn hot...For a 55 year old!"

"Is she wearing a thong"?

"Black Widow" (The drunk mullet-head sitting directly in front of me...On several HUNDRED occassions!)

And the winner of the bunch is (Insert Drum-roll please...)

"BRI-annon" (The "clueless to the song title" BLONDE female winner of the front row tickets for the show when asked to "sing like Stevie Nicks" during 92.5 KZPS's "Shelby says" contest...Well anyways, At least she didnt make the "Bahh" sound the 2nd place (Who won 2nd row seats) winner made when asked to do the same!)

I enjoyed meeting fellow "Ledgies" wondergirl & seteca at the Hard Rock Cafe (I agree with ya Christy...Where is ANY MENTION of Fleetwood Mac at in the HRC?), But I felt ill afterwards and skipped the "Ledgie" get-together and headed on to AAC where I was selected for the radio contest...Wanna guess who ALMOST WON the thing before "HE" really started getting sick/tired/exhausted and lost his concentration and finished in 3rd?

Overall I give the Mac 5 stars and the crowd 3 stars, Which average out to 4...

Brian j.