Landslide Oakland 1990

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Neil (dammit - Neal?) has this vid up on his site for DL. It may have been up for months, I haven't been keeping up with all the different Mac sites lately(many of which, I noticed, are really outdated or just gone.)

http://www.fleetwoodmac-uk.com/
Click "Audio/visual" on left, then choose "click here for Fleetwood Mac and solo videos"

I had heard about this performance many times in the past, but this is the first time I've actually seen it. Wow. What a huge change from that day to The Dance 7 years later! Stevie sounds horrendous (too low & kind of flat) not to mention that look was not her best (although I regret to say that her skirt looks hauntingly familiar ), LB looks really standoffish & stiff & uncomfortable, Stevie goes from dedicating it to Buckingham Nicks & whining that maybe LB will spend some time with her again someday to totally ignoring him during the guitar break & going over to Chris instead so she can play the break on keys, then she hugs LB & they walk off arm in arm. WTF?!?!

I know, it was a weird & uncomfortable time for LB & the band (and Stevie & Mac too, since she was about to jump ship at this point) but it's almost painful to watch. We talk about how much of the relationship they portray onstage NOW is an act, but good God - it looks as if they're afraid to MOVE on this video, the fake smiles are so plastered on they look as if they may crack!

To those who were fans at that time - was it fake & weird & did you just want to roll your eyes? Or was it actually sweet & sincere & exciting for you all that LB did this brief appearance with Mac again? Maybe I'm forming this opinion because I'm a "Dancer?"