Soundstage DVD review-Movie City News

[Livia]

http://www.moviecitynews.com/reviews...05/051111.html


Much of the credit for Fleetwood Mac's huge popular success in the '70s and '80s could be laid at the feet of virtuoso guitarist-singer-songwriter Lindsey Buckingham. His imaginative string acrobatics and pop sensibility - along with a romantic history with Stevie Nicks - broadened the appeal of the former bluesers, Fleetwood Mac, by creating songs that were smart, sexy and radio friendly. Sound Stage Presents: Lindsey Buckingham could have benefited mightily from another half-hour's worth of material, but what's here is very good, indeed.

[wondergirl9847]

Sound Stage Presents: Lindsey Buckingham could have benefited mightily from another half-hour's worth of material..

I could have done with like...oh....8 hours.

[Janet]

Hell, I could have done with a private show in my bedroom ;-)
All week.

he he he

[rbs3676]

Just watched this again last night...
I love LB...

rbs

[Richard B]

I finally bought and watched my DVD of Sound Stage Presents Lindsey Buckingham.
Wow.

Great stuff here. Trouble, Go Insane, Murrow Turning Over In His Grave, Red Rover and Down On Rodeo gave me goosebumps. I Am Waiting is something very special.

Now for my gripes. I don't like the DVD production values. For the DVD, they should have fleshed out the content in one concert.
For instance, the big blue SoundStage logo after the Stevie Nicks segment is ridiculous. Running credits during the big finale ending of Go Your Own Way was nothing short of annoying. The (2) bonus DVD tracks can only be accessed from the Song Chapter Index is tedious.

I know they took the cheap route when producing the DVD and just copied master tapes from the original broadcast and then tacking on the (2) bonus songs, but a little editing would have done wonders for us, the paying customer.

But in spite of my gripes, I'm glad to have a Lindsey live performance video archived forever. I Am Waiting, Down On Rodeo and Trouble are worth every gripe.

[BTFLCHLD]

logo was an obv cover
everything about this dvd is spot-on imo
with the only flaw being the "sensible" audience

[Richard B]

Originally Posted by BTFLCHLD

logo was an obv cover
everything about this dvd is spot-on imo
with the only flaw being the "sensible" audience

They were indeed "sensible," but then musically he was pretty stripped down and mellow. He only started to go for it on GYOW.

I can't believe you actually don't mind my gripes. It really bothered me. I was so entranced in GYOW and then suddenly the pic goes into a thumbnail and I get to watch text rolling on most of the screen. Argh.

You're alot more forgiving.

[BTFLCHLD]

Originally Posted by Richard B

You're alot more forgiving.

doll it was the end of the song with a few licks to go...sheesh
you know how i feel about lindsey...hours of ecstasy could never be squashed by a min of thumbnail...yes im that easy

[Richard B]

Originally Posted by BTFLCHLD

doll it was the end of the song with a few licks to go...sheesh
you know how i feel about lindsey...hours of ecstasy could never be squashed by a min of thumbnail...yes im that easy

I know, which is why I still love you.

But sheesh...it pissed me off. It's such a tacky thing to do. The song was not over. I don't mind so much for a tv airing, but not for my home video. It's rude.

Not to mention my 2 other gripes. Don't get me wrong I love the show...

[mylittledemon]

Originally Posted by BTFLCHLD

logo was an obv cover
everything about this dvd is spot-on imo
with the only flaw being the "sensible" audience

Agreed...the audience was pretty calm...but the set list wasn't very uptempo either. I think GYOW was the only real "get up and move" type of song. I think the only flaw here was, like the Movie City News review said, it could have benefited from more songs. I'm surprised he didn't do something from Out of the Cradle.

[Richard B]

Originally Posted by BTFLCHLD

i will agree with one of them...
but i got over it
you need to come over so we can
scrutinize it together...over and over

No need to scrutinize it...the flaws are obvious and I will not get over it.

But if it gets you feeling real good...well then our night is planned out.

[Richard B]

Originally Posted by mylittledemon

Agreed...the audience was pretty calm...but the set list wasn't very uptempo either. I think GYOW was the only real "get up and move" type of song. I think the only flaw here was, like the Movie City News review said, it could have benefited from more songs. I'm surprised he didn't do something from Out of the Cradle.

Ahhh. the voice of reason joins me. Thank you, LittleDemon.

I would have enjoyed something from OOTC as well. I'm a big fan of Wrong. Love his jab at the "industry."

[strandinthewind]

Well, I was in the audience on like the second row - I am all of the way on the left if you are looking at the stage and am the very tall one in the black long sleeve shirt. I can assure you, my section was not that calm and we stood and danced the entire night. But, yes, there were some ho hums who were there for the corp. thing. My fav. was "Trouble" - I think I jumped up and spun around in the air during that one.

[mylittledemon]

Originally Posted by Richard B

Ahhh. the voice of reason joins me. Thank you, LittleDemon.

I would have enjoyed something from OOTC as well. I'm a big fan of Wrong. Love his jab at the "industry."

No reason here, just stating some simple facts about the DVD. But I will take voice of reason over something like, say, the skidmark on the underpants of society. I think Lindsey should have done Street of Dreams, maybe Countdown, or Soul Drifter...and where was Bleed to Love Her? That would have been MUCH better than the stripped down Peacekeeper and still a recognizable song.

[BTFLCHLD]

Originally Posted by mylittledemon

Agreed...

well anybody who has watched the dvd knows lindsey made the "sensible" comment...ive only repeated it