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[iamnotafraid]

Originally Posted by michelej1

Speeches aside, Lindsey is very feminine. That's always been true.

Michele

Michele, how is he feminine?
He seems very dude like to me.

[elle]

bunch of them showing up today:

[michelej1]

Originally Posted by iamnotafraid

Michele, how is he feminine?
He seems very dude like to me.

He's always been very feminine to me, starting from the Tusk documentary footage, but it's ok. I don't find anyone more appealing than him, so whatever he is, it works for me.

Michele

[michelej1]

Click on link for nice pictures. Twin Cities Daily Planet
http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/arts/li...-review-photos



By Jay Gabler, TC Daily Planet
September 17, 2011

MUSIC | Lindsey Buckingham and Caroline Smith: Jubilant celebrations of new music from two generations

Sometimes rock stars seem to regard their job as a chore, or a sacred duty—but the best performances come from people who just seem to love what they do, and consider themselves lucky to be doing it. When the performer has talent, charisma, and restless creativity, those of us offstage are lucky too. Such was the case with both of the performers I saw on Friday night: 23-year-old local singer-songwriter Caroline Smith, and 62-year-old rock legend Lindsey Buckingham. Both have just released strong new albums, and both seemed to be having the times of their respective lives.

Buckingham was first, taking the stage at the Pantages just a few minutes after 8:00. It was my first time seeing Buckingham perform—with or without his band Fleetwood Mac—and while I certainly didn't expect a bad show, I was surprised by the energy, focus, and bounding enthusiasm Buckingham brought to the stage with his three-piece touring band. Like David Byrne of the Talking Heads does, Buckingham worked his old band's big hits into a solo set with inventiveness and intelligence, shedding new light on both bodies of work.

Fleetwood Mac's astounding commercial success—the band still gets together every once in a while for tours during which, as Buckingham put it on Friday, "commerce is robust"—has bought Buckingham the freedom to do whatever the hell he wants, when he wants as a solo artist. What he wants to do right now, it seems, is to keep making new music. His just-released album Seeds We Sow is his third solo album of new music in the past five years, after a drought of 14 years between 1992's gorgeous Out of the Cradle and 2006's unassuming Under the Skin. The new album is a fine collection, though the songs would benefit from having more room to breathe than the hard-driving performances on Friday night allowed.

In a set mixing material from throughout his career and generously dotted with personal reflections that leaned toward the mystic ("That took me right back to Mendocino County," said my Californian friend), Buckingham's virtuoso guitar work was always at the fore. His self-taught fingerpicking style, with a clean and bright tone, creates a distinctive sound that unites his work from his 1970s records with Fleetwood Mac to the present. Buckingham walked along the front edge of the stage as he played, happily mugging for fans and even slapping one a high-five after a typically ripping solo. After many songs he'd stomp his foot, pump his fist, and whoop like a wide receiver who'd just caught a 40-yard touchdown pass. It could have been obnoxious, but Buckingham's enthusiasm was infectious and endearing. "I can't think," he said, "of any place I'd rather be."

[AliceLover]

This is AMAZINGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG

[BTFLCHLD]

[Lori40]

One of my favorite songs by Lindsey. Thanks for posting.

[elle]

http://blogs.citypages.com/gimmenois...ges_review.php

Last Night
Lindsey Buckingham at Pantages, 9/16/11
By Nikki Miller Mon., Sep. 19 2011 at 7:00 AM
Categories: Last Night

Photos by Steve Cohen
​Lindsey Buckingham September 16, 2011 Pantages Theater

A man as obviously aware of his significance in musical history as he is of his relative obscurity as a solo artist - in comparison to his former band, and his former bandmate/partner Stevie Nicks - Lindsey Buckingham's approach to the stage just after 8 p.m. at the Pantages Friday night was an appropriate one, his lithe body popping into sight with no-nonsense aplomb before the house lights had even completely dimmed, giving a quick "Namaste" bow to the intimate audience gathered to take in the beginning of his tour in support of a new album, Seeds We Sow.

I imagine he's just as aware of his indisputable talent not only as a songwriter and producer, but also of his still-strong skills as a vocalist and guitarist, starting out his set with fiercely finger-picked guitar work matched equally by fiercely emotional vocals on "Shut Us Down," the eighth track off his 2006 album Under the Skin. His solo start to the performance was as intense as if he'd had a full band backing him.

Guitar nerds and rock fans theater-wide absolutely lost it right off the bat, and with perfectly good reason. From the first song 'til the last, Buckingham's performance was all dynamics and emoting. Man, this man can emote, through the power with which he plucks those strings, his personal and emotional lyrics and their passion in delivery. Add these qualities to his widely-renowned abilities as one of the most gifted songwriters of our time, and his performance was just moving. And this audience moved right along with him, from start to finish.

Even on tunes popularized in their full band arrangements (think Fleetwood Mac songs like "Big Love"), Buckingham was able to carry the songs with just his acoustic, and his voice. Heavy. It takes a lot of verve to carry that sort of power onstage alone, unsupported and unbacked-up by a band as he was Friday until a third of the way through his set when a band (and a set of glitzier lights) joined him. It was impressive.

A high point of the evening was his performance of "All My Sorrows," a cover of the folk standard/Kingston Trio B-side that appeared on Buckingham's 1992 album Out of the Cradle. With the band joining him onstage for some impressive harmony work, the richly lush result sounded like the Association back when the Association still sounded as good as the Association. Damn. And "In Our Own Time" off his new album was also a winner, which honestly might have turned me off had I had absolutely no context for the song, given my propensity to shun new and unexpected sounds. But knowing, "Oh, it's Lindsey Buckingham," I instead respond with, "Oh, that electronic-y, new-agey, technical guitar-y, super intricately-arranged synthy synthy synthy song? It...unexpectedly rocks!"

It's near impossible not to compare Buckingham's performance to Stevie Nicks' appearance at Mystic Lake Casino not even a month ago. He likely would not have translated well to that stage at the Mystic Amphitheater, while if Nicks had played the Pantages it likely would have resulted in a more personal and memorable experience than her performance to that large, outdoor venue. Nicks has definitely become more the "character" who can carry a large outdoor audience, but Buckingham seems perfectly at home in this small theater and likely couldn't grow his solo sound to a venue less intimate than this; that's a good thing.

Photos by Steve Cohen
​So, okay, I can't resist. Let's go ahead and judge the two for comparison's sake. It's inevitable, let's go there - it's like when Glen Campbell and Tanya Tucker both came through town at different casinos on different tours in the same month - who did better? Well, Lindsey did "Tusk" and "Go Your Own Way," two of the most butt-shakin', feelin' good about life and music and everything else in spite of their downer lyrics songs of all time. Stevie talked about some witchy stuff and mysticism a bunch and wore a lot of different shawls, and she brought her vocal coach onstage to sing with her. While it was a good show, I think the winner's clear. Okay, neither of them had a USC marching band in tow, but the intent and spirit of "Tusk" was still there: Lindsey, arm up! You're the winner! (I don't mean to promote the spirit of competition and bitterness but really, if the two come to town again in such close proximity to one another, and you can only afford one ticket, come over here and sit by my side and I'll whisper in your ear which ticket is the surer bet. Liiiiindseeeeeey shhhhhhhh...)
I mean, let's face it: musically, he's one of the most talented and influential artists of a certain era of rock, and you don't need schlock to emphasize or complement that. A man singing with his guitar in a small theater will do just dandy.

But all told, to be totally honest? I'd have been a real happy camper if at some point I'd heard this lead-off: "Jack be nimble, Jack be quick, ohh oh oh ohh oh ohh oh ohh ohh."

Embrace it, man!

Oh well.

Critic's bias: New fan of Buckingham's new stuff, old fan of Buckingham's Fleetwood Mac songs.

The crowd: You know what it's like when a performer meets his audience, and vice versa - energy is equal, song choices are agreed-upon? This crowd was right there with him.

Overheard in the crowd: Jerk in audience: "Where's Stevie?" Audience: "Boo hissssss" "Come on!" Buckingham: "And as I said, there is a new album... and unfortunately for that one gentleman Stevie's not on it. What show is he at?" And later, funny guy in audience: "Screw Saturday Night Live!"

Random notebook dump: You know what post-1980 Lindsey Buckingham is like? Okay, I think I've got it: when I was a kid, there was a show on TV I'd stay home from church to watch on Sundays. It featured a woman in a new-wavey, electronic but still totally rock and roll (but with requisite pop sensibilities still intact) band who by day went by the name "Jerica," and who by night went by...

This is not to disparage Buckingham, not at all, but to do my best at explaining the strange intersection at which he situated his folk and rock roots with the new wave that had enveloped the music world by the time he was ready to move on to a solo career. It's strange, and strangely appealing, and just downright awesome. I say this in full recognition that this cartoon was obviously creating a pastiche of a true cultural phenomenon that I was at my age unaware of, so really it's totally way-off to compare him to it, but moving on...

Set List: Shut Us Down/Go Insane/Trouble/Never Going Back Again/Big Love/Under the Skin/All My Sorrows/In Our Own Time/Illumination/Second Hand News/Tusk/Stars Are Crazy/End of Time/That's the Way Love Goes/I'm So Afraid/Go Your Own Way
Encore:Turn It On/Treason/Seeds We Sow

For more photos: See our full slideshow by Steve Cohen.

[erwk05]

hi all just took short video of part of im so afraid solo which iwanted to share! bear in mind this was from a guitarist point of view

[erwk05]

yay second video clip with my hand in it

no one was touching the guitar i was scared after the security went mad before

2 mins 35 check it out!

[BTFLCHLD]

treason

[bombaysaffires]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xjXhmitc8o

Sorry if this has been posted elsewhere... just found the link on the LB fan Facebook page. Love this soooo much better live!