Rumours (band)

[HomerMcvie]

Originally Posted by Villavic

I find it a mystery why you spelled Stevie properly.

Alcohol....

[jbrownsjr]

Originally Posted by Penguin Emeritus

i can't watch any of those cover bands. maybe some of them are good but i just have no interest.

--Lis

Same, don't have any interest.

[jbrownsjr]

Originally Posted by Macfan4life

I agree with you too. I love the parodies of French and Saunders and the Ho Hos when they do the crazy Stevie running around stage slapping everyone's hands. Could you imagine how incredible it would be to have a cover band with those antics. Would the band get sued for defamation? The Ho Ho's interpretation of Red Rocks is probably the best Stevie parody ever. However to the masses would not really get or understand. We know all the hiccups and warts of their live performances over the years. Most would not, so this concept would not work. But I would love it.

French and Saunders I would go see!!! But, that's not what we get with the cover bands.

[jbrownsjr]

Originally Posted by DownOnRodeo

As in "Present Band" creeps, or not as bad as that?

More than present day. I actually enjoyed the 2018 tour. I got to see Christine McVie!!

[jbrownsjr]

Originally Posted by FuzzyPlum

I think you’re being a bit harsh and miserable. I love them. FM have hardly ever been a spontaneous live band…..even back in the day.
And costumes….wtf? What do you expect? They are cover bands….what do you expect.
As with another thread….in the UK we have Rumours of Fleetwood Mac and Fleetwood Bac. And I really enjoyed them both. A slice of FM at a 10th of the cost.
FM tribute bands are the future!!!! : )

Tribute bands in general are definitely the future. And some are really big!

[HomerMcvie]

Originally Posted by jbrownsjr

More than present day. I actually enjoyed the 2018 tour. I got to see Christine McVie!!

You went and saw them WITHOUT LINDSEY?

I'M REVOKING YOUR CARD!!!

[jbrownsjr]

Originally Posted by HomerMcvie

You went and saw them WITHOUT LINDSEY?

I'M REVOKING YOUR CARD!!!

I'd see Christine with almost anyone!

[HomerMcvie]

Originally Posted by jbrownsjr

I'd see Christine with almost anyone!

Old Goatsy firing Lindsey was CRIMINAL, and I wouldn't have any part of it.

[Villavic]

Originally Posted by HomerMcvie

Old Goatsy firing Lindsey was CRIMINAL, and I wouldn't have any part of it.

Really??? That's brand new information!

[HomerMcvie]

Originally Posted by Villavic

Really??? That's brand new information!

We've been here for 100 years, what do you expect?

[David]

Originally Posted by jmn3

I also find the ones that have everyone dressing in costumes like the band members to be horribly cringeworthy.

Gulp.

You’ll have a Christine “lookalike” barely playing the keys and some guy in the background carrying the workload.

Gulp.

[HomerMcvie]

Originally Posted by David

Gulp.



Gulp.

Didn't YOU play in a FM tribute band?

Pepperidge Farms remembers...

[jmn3]

Originally Posted by David

Gulp.



Gulp.

lol. I didn’t know I’d ruffle so many feathers with my controversial take!! But David, you’ve been a source of so much Fleetwood Mac information for me over the years (even if you never knew it!). I’d never insult you and I’ll forgive you for putting chiffon on and twirling around doing your best Stevie impression while “fake Lindsey” ignores your glares!

[David]

Originally Posted by jmn3

I’d never insult you and I’ll forgive you for putting chiffon on and twirling around doing your best Stevie impression while “fake Lindsey” ignores your glares!

I had to play all the keys while the “Chrissie” girl up front stood behind another board that wasn’t plugged in and pretended to play it. People used to come up to me after and ask, “What was she playing?” and I’d say, “Christine.”

The whole scene is or used to be embarrassing. But the pay was good at the casinos. They have money to burn, and a band is only there to bring people to the bar to purchase booze. The money is made from booze.

About once every fifteen years, a cover band comes along that can actually do its job and outperform the original (or what the original has become). Leonid & Friends, a bunch of Russian musicians, does Chicago better than Chicago ever did but also infuses that quintessence of Chicago’s old spirit into the song. It’s very different from ordinary covers and tributes — it’s artistry.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kQ1llzPiB4

No offense to whoever’s reading, but the dozens of Fleetwood Mac tributes don’t reach anything like that level. Even the Stevies don’t move the way Stevie Nicks used to move. They move like audiences move at Night of 1000 Stevies. If you’re going to play Stevie, you’d better do your homework and watch hundreds of hours of Stevie and capture her unique dancing. It isn’t enough just to flap your arms to generate bat wings. Watch “Angel” again in St. Louis and try to copy those moves exactly — including the wide grin on the face, that sense of swagger and being so cute that everybody’s looking at you. (Actually, best to drop the visuals entirely and just perfect how you play the song.)

[jbrownsjr]

Originally Posted by David

If you’re going to play Stevie, you’d better do your homework and watch hundreds of hours of Stevie and capture her unique dancing. It isn’t enough just to flap your arms to generate bat wings. Watch “Angel” again in St. Louis and try to copy those moves exactly — including the wide grin on the face, that sense of swagger and being so cute that everybody’s looking at you. (Actually, best to drop the visuals entirely and just perfect how you play the song.)

God........... how I miss the Stevie you describe. I would watch all 5 of them. Over and Over and I'd be over my head from their nuances and weird idiosyncrasies. I used to be truly captivated.