Irvine, CA 1982

[Macfan4life]

In celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Mirage tour that kicked off September 1, 1982, here is the Irvine, CA show. Its really good for an amateur recording. Incredible to hear Stevie hit those high notes on Gypsy, Landslide, etc. The band performs Leather and Lace and I love how they ease into it without introduction or anything. Sounded really organic and spontaneous which of course it would not be. The encores are not recorded which is a shame because the band was on fire this night. It could be the tape or the coke but they are playing fast which actually works really well for Hold me

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2S9epR7U7xo

[aleuzzi]

Originally Posted by Macfan4life

In celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Mirage tour that kicked off September 1, 1982, here is the Irvine, CA show. Its really good for an amateur recording. Incredible to hear Stevie hit those high notes on Gypsy, Landslide, etc. The band performs Leather and Lace and I love how they ease into it without introduction or anything. Sounded really organic and spontaneous which of course it would not be. The encores are not recorded which is a shame because the band was on fire this night. It could be the tape or the coke but they are playing fast which actually works really well for Hold me

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2S9epR7U7xo

I love this, thanks for posting. Great piano on Don’t Stop! Brown Eyes sounds very good. And Love In Store sounds better here than on the concert video. As usual, Lindsey makes the difference: all the tunes are brimming with energy, thanks in large part to him. Stevie sounds excellent in Landslide and Sara. The audience loved Leather and Lace—with Henley?—but I was not happy to hear it in that context.

[jmn3]

Originally Posted by aleuzzi

I love this, thanks for posting. Great piano on Don’t Stop! Brown Eyes sounds very good. And Love In Store sounds better here than on the concert video. As usual, Lindsey makes the difference: all the tunes are brimming with energy, thanks in large part to him. Stevie sounds excellent in Landslide and Sara. The audience loved Leather and Lace—with Henley?—but I was not happy to hear it in that context.

I’d love to know how that came to be in the context of Fleetwood Mac. Henley on stage with them. Playing a Stevie solo song. I thought at that time Stevie’s solo success had to always be hidden from her band mates who were not happy about it.

[Macfan4life]

Originally Posted by jmn3

I’d love to know how that came to be in the context of Fleetwood Mac. Henley on stage with them. Playing a Stevie solo song. I thought at that time Stevie’s solo success had to always be hidden from her band mates who were not happy about it.

It was a benefit show called The City of Hope for cancer treatment. If you listen Lindsey tells everyone that attending the concert was for a good cause. Glen Frey and J.D. Souther opened the concert and Don Henley was a special guest. The song is performed without John on bass and without any drums. Its just Chris, Lindsey, Stevie and Don. Stevie dedicates Landslide to the City of Hope for "giving us a little more time" a reference to Robin who passed away about 2 weeks before this concert.

[sue]

(Sunday afternoon making onion gravy and Yorkshire puddings for the freezer.)

Listening to Peter Greens early Mac stuff…
I just love that era
And then this concert….great stuff.
Yes it’s all a bit manic and fast….but bloody good..

[aleuzzi]

Originally Posted by sue

(Sunday afternoon making onion gravy and Yorkshire puddings for the freezer.)

Listening to Peter Greens early Mac stuff…
I just love that era
And then this concert….great stuff.
Yes it’s all a bit manic and fast….but bloody good..

It IS “a bit manic and fast ....but bloody good”, isn’t it? In addition to the upped tempos and raucous delivery, there is the age-old Mac conundrum: how do all of these styles and moods fit together? Brown Eyes follows a guitar frenzy. Tusk follows Leather and Lace. Don’t Stop sounds great on its own but it’s a seventies time capsule at an eighties show. Everything’s all over the place, a but of a mess, but it somehow works—and works well!