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@osJimAbbott
lindsey buckingham made a big sound with his "small engine" at plaza live: http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/ent...laza-live.html


Concert review: Lindsey Buckingham at Plaza Live
Concerts — posted by jimabbott on August, 7 2012 10:38 PM

It was a one-man show by Lindsey Buckingham on Tuesday at Plaza Live:

No opening act. Buckingham didn’t even bring a band.

Yet it would be understandable if members of the sold-out crowd might have needed an occasional reminder that the Fleetwood Mac star was working alone. It seemed incredible that one person could deliver such an array of sounds.

Buckingham and his arsenal of a dozen or so guitars, with subtle help from a few effects pedals, offered an impressive overview of his long career with Fleetwood Mac and as a solo performer.

Unlike many solo shows by members of famous bands, Buckingham’s 80 minutes unfolded without lulls between the biggest hits. He referred to his band and solo careers as the “big machine” and ”small machine,” then demonstrated that he can harness both engines effectively.

He blended the big and small in the early moments, shifting from the opening “Cast Away Dreams” (off the 2006 solo album “Under the Skin”) into ”Bleed to Love Her,” a Fleetwood Mac song that first surfaced on 1997’s “The Dance.”

“Thank you all for coming out tonight in the rain for part of this little experiment,” said Buckingham, who wasn’t as chatty as his bandmate Stevie Nicks was last week at Amway Center, but still willing to offer insights into the music.

Even better, his exceptionally intricate guitar technique injected the material with astounding emotional range. In songs such as “Not Too Late,” his fleet finger-picking was feather-light — until it exploded like a match to gasoline into an intense crescendo.

On the instrumental “Stephanie,” Buckingham unleashed a brilliant ringing tone that sounded like chimes. “Go Insane” built from its ominous, slowly creeping introduction into another big finale.

Buckingham used more expressive dynamic shifts to elevate Fleetwood Mac favorite ”Never Going Back Again,” taking the song down to an intimate whisper in the verses. On the other end of the spectrum, he pounded the neck of his guitar in the raucous chorus to “I’m So Afraid,” a song propelled by the addition of booming bass drum.

The solo tour might be the small side of Buckingham’s career, but it still makes a mighty big sound.

[elle]

some tweets (with photos if you click or copy links):

@MYarr
Guitar god, Lindsey Buckingham. Orlando 8/7 #music #summer #concert #instagood http://instagr.am/p/ODKiR2pA6u/

@dreamsunwind725
Thank you Lindsey! @kimberlar and my signed stuff!!! pic.twitter.com/fgGNOzBP

@dreamsunwind725
Lindsey Buckingham pic.twitter.com/Vlu9N8Nl

‏@MYarr
Man, Lindsey Buckingham can play the crap out of a guitar!

@dreamsunwind725
Lindsey Buckingham!!!! pic.twitter.com/CsPrr8vZ

@jason_ferguson
LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM IS KILLING YOUR BAND DEAD. @ The Plaza Live http://instagr.am/p/ODEqAFv5Pu/

@enelsonfla
Lindsey buckingham @ the plaza. pic.twitter.com/FDqCyov2

@dreamsunwind725
Set list spoiler lol. I want to correct the grammar! pic.twitter.com/Z6ApE0eR

[redtulip]

@dreamsunwind725
Set list spoiler lol. I want to correct the grammar! pic.twitter.com/Z6ApE0eR

It looks like they printed new set lists because the font is different, but I'm with this person totally. Can't believe they didn't fix Not Too Late!

[michelej1]

Orlando Weekly, By Bao Le-Huu Published: August 15, 2012
http://orlandoweekly.com/music/this-...ound-1.1358837

Jason Ferguson discussed in last week's paper how weird and unorthodox Lindsey Buckingham's approach to pop craft was, and he's absolutely right. But after seeing Buckingham's performance (Aug. 7, the Plaza Live), all I have to say is that he at least lands mostly in all the right places, something I can't say about Dirty Projectors' self-consciously oblique ways. Transmit all that pop instinct through his exceptionally bright expression and you've got something special. And seeing it live and up close is exactly that.

Although I've got to admit ignorance on much of Buckingham's solo stuff, I do know how definitive he was in the prime years of Fleetwood Mac. And besides his remarkably intact guitar heroics, most impressive and moving is the fact that he still has the fire in his belly and in his heart. That's a beautiful thing to see from such an accomplished artist at this phase of his career. Yes, he's a master performer at this point, but he still feels the full rapture up there. The Plaza brings another impressive master to the stage.