Christine playing guitar on The Ledge

[macfan 57]

Originally Posted by ThePenguin

Yeah, weren't the two dogs brothers or something, and Mick had adopted the other one? And then she said something like they were little and didn't know better.

Yes, that's right. I didn't catch the part about them being little & not knowing any better though.

Originally Posted by ThePenguin

I adore that interview footage, she is so funny.
Sloshed as she was, though, she still absolutely refused to get into who Songbird was about, didn't she? This was before she'd come up w/ the 'Songbird was for everybody' story. IMO she knew good and well who she'd written it for, but that song was just too personal for her to want to discuss too deeply, (esp since poor Curry was sitting next to her, knowing good and well it wasn't about him!) That little bit always makes me sort of cringe when I watch it!

-Lis

She refused to say who "Songbird" was about. She changed the subject when it started to get a little too personal. She also said that she was embarrassed about singing it live & that Mick, John & Lindsey had to talk her into doing it.

[goldustsongbird]

[QUOTE=macfan 57]

Originally Posted by goldustsongbird

She mentioned that her dog & another dog(both male) liked to "have fun" with each other.

Both of those interviews are hilarious. She was totally sloshed & said whatever thought crossed her mind. If you ever get a chance to get the Japan documentary, Part 1, get it. Those 2 very casual interviews are worth it alone. They're both about 10-15 minutes each.

That is bloody hilarious! I'd love to see her completely sloshed like that. I know she was on her way during the Tusk doc (stirring her fingers in the drink and everything). That was funny to see. I wonder if anyone has the Japan doc to upload to youtube... *looks around*

[macfan 57]

[QUOTE=goldustsongbird]

Originally Posted by macfan 57

That is bloody hilarious! I'd love to see her completely sloshed like that. I know she was on her way during the Tusk doc (stirring her fingers in the drink and everything). That was funny to see. I wonder if anyone has the Japan doc to upload to youtube... *looks around*

If you think she was drunk on the Tusk documentary, that's nothing compared to this Japan footage.

It might be a bit hard to upload the entire Japan footage....it's over 2 and a half hours long. Even those two Christine interview segments probably wouldn't be easy since they're close to a half hour long combined. Maybe if they could somehow be broken up. It would certainly be worth it.

[priestofnothing]

Save Me A Place w/ Chris on guitar

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-comIT3-eA

[David]

So where does Chris rate on the scale as an acoustic guitarist?

Beginner?
Advanced beginner?
Beginning intermediate?
Advanced intermediate?

My view is she's an advanced beginner (one notch lower than her piano rating).

[jbrownsjr]

Yeah give or take... that sounds about right.

[jbrownsjr]

Maybe just intermediate.....

[HomerMcvie]

Originally Posted by David

My view is she's an advanced beginner (one notch lower than her piano rating).

DON'T make me drive 2000 miles, to whoop ur ass!

[David]

Originally Posted by HomerMcvie

DON'T make me drive 2000 miles, to whoop ur ass!

Let me put the rating into context. You'll agree with me.

Beginner: Stevie Nicks
Advanced Beginner: Christine McVie
Beginning Intermediate: Rick Wakeman
Advanced Intermediate: Cecile Ousset, Oscar Peterson
Advanced: Svjatoslav Richter, Emil Gilels, Wilhelm Kempff
Freaks: Maurizio Pollini, Glenn Gould

[HomerMcvie]

Originally Posted by David

Let me put the rating into context. You'll agree with me.

Beginner: Stevie Nicks
Advanced Beginner: Christine McVie
Beginning Intermediate: Rick Wakeman
Advanced Intermediate: Cecile Ousset, Oscar Peterson
Advanced: Svjatoslav Richter, Emil Gilels, Wilhelm Kempff
Freaks: Maurizio Pollini, Glenn Gould

Surely to god, Christine is more than one step ahead of "I can plonk, plonk, plonk, any song, as long as it's in F - Nicks".
Chris' playing perfectly suited the songs, and I'm not sure that more advanced playing wouldn't have detracted from the songs. Her voice, and compositions, were equally as important(probably more) than her keyboard dexterity.

I mean, geez, thank god she wasn't the Eddie Van Halen of piano. That would've sucked(for everyone but you).

[chiliD]

Originally Posted by HomerMcvie

I mean, geez, thank god she wasn't the Eddie Van Halen of piano. That would've sucked(for everyone but you).

That means she would've needed a hip replacement already!

I've heard that she DID drink EVH under the table a couple of times, though.

[HomerMcvie]

Originally Posted by chiliD

That means she would've needed a hip replacement already!

I've heard that she DID drink EVH under the table a couple of times, though.

And it's too bad she gave up the drinking. It's always been a dream of mine, to challenge her. I think I could take her!

[David]

Originally Posted by HomerMcvie

Surely to god, Christine is more than one step ahead of "I can plonk, plonk, plonk, any song, as long as it's in F - Nicks".

Well, if you look at my rating, you'll see that there is simply no other level at which to put poor Chris.

Chris' playing perfectly suited the songs, and I'm not sure that more advanced playing wouldn't have detracted from the songs. Her voice, and compositions, were equally as important(probably more) than her keyboard dexterity.

Yes yes yes, of course I agree. But I'm not talking about style or appositeness per se. I'm talking about technique in the most general possible sense.

I mean, geez, thank god she wasn't the Eddie Van Halen of piano. That would've sucked(for everyone but you).

Oh that would have sucked to me, too. I despise the technique-for-technique's-sake approach in rock & roll, which is partly why I can't stand so much of it. I find it vapid. I have no interest in Satriani or Malmsteen or any of the other facile technicians. I never got into Vito because, despite the fantastic technique that others assured me he had, his style didn't interest me.

Rock is no place for virtuosity.

[chiliD]

Originally Posted by David

Rock is no place for virtuosity.

Good thing I HIDE my virtuosity, then.

[SteveMacD]

Originally Posted by David

I have no interest in Satriani or Malmsteen or any of the other facile technicians.

That stuff bores me to tears, and honestly, I bet more folks agree, too. It's half the reason I love Keith Richards. "Start Me Up" is one of the bone easiest things to play, and almost everybody recognizes it.

Originally Posted by David

I never got into Vito because, despite the fantastic technique that others assured me he had, his style didn't interest me.

The problem with Rick was that he was a session musician. He was more concerned about giving the others what they wanted rather than what he felt the song needed. Unlike Welch or Buckingham, Rick really didn't have any limitations as a player, which is great when backing an artist, but is bad when being in a band, as it takes some of the personality away from the music (and, many of the songs he had to work with were already short on personality to begin with).

Rick obviously wrote songs and could sing, but I don't think he had given much thought as to what he wanted to accomplish as a featured artist, as opposed to a supporting artist. If Mick and John got back together with Billy, Rick, and Bekka today and let them decide the direction of the band (i.e. not playing so many songs from "Fleetwood Mac" and "Rumours," instead opting for originals), I bet it would be a completely different beast than what it was from '87-95.

Originally Posted by David

Rock is no place for virtuosity.

To a point, I agree. Although, I'd have to make a major exception for somebody like Clarence White (RIP) who was a virtuoso, but was literally inventive in his approach (i.e. the b-bender).