I saw Fleetwood Mac in concert tonight at MSG. This is a re-post of the review I entered in Agora: IVHB I got to see Fleetwood Mac in concert tonight at Madison Square Garden. This was sort of a last minute deal, the seats belonged to other people who couldn't go, and last night I was given the opportunity to get the tickets. I said what the heck, you don't see these guys on tour that often, and besides I've always had a thing for Stevie Nicks, and I'm happy to say the years are treating her well, she's still very hot. Anyway it turned out to be a great show. They did a lot of old songs, along with songs from their new album. Some of the songs really brought back the past. When Stevie, dressed in all black of course, sang "Rhiannon", it gave me chills. Stevie belted out the lyrics, "All your life you've never seen a woman, taken by the wind...would you stay if she promised you heaven?" And the audience singing with her as one, sings "Rhiaaaanon!" "would you s tay if she promised you heaven?" "Rhiaaaanon!" Talk about a song that brings back memories. If you see Fleetwood Mac in concert, it becomes pretty clear before long that there is tremendous chemistry/affection between Stevie Nicks and Lindsay Buckingham. They used to be a couple and you get the pretty clear idea that on some level they still love each other. When Stevie did the beautiful song, "Landslide", she sang the first verses, ending with "Well I've been afraid of changing, because I've built my life around you, But time makes you bolder, even children get older, and I'm getting older too" And then Buckingham does a beautiful acoustic guitar solo in the middle of the song, and while he's playing, Stevie goes over and hugs him from behind and they look at each other. And you could see on the jumbotron that Stevie had tears in her eyes. Very moving. Obviously the song speaks of their relationship, and even if they haven't been a couple in a number of years, you can't be on stage in a setting like that and not have it affect you when you sing it. They also did a beautiful duet on "Say You Will", the title song of their new album. They also did old classics like Dreams, Never Going Back Again, Gold Dust Woman, Second Hand News, Beautiful Child, and of course Go Your Own Way and a loud, rockin' "Don't Stop" (Don't Stop Thinking about Tomorrow") in the encore. One of the show's highlights was during the encore set when Mick Fleetwood did a long bongo solo in "World Turning" that brought down the house. All in all, a great show from one of the great bands. They played two and a half hours without an opening act, setting a tempo and a pace that would blow away bands half their age. Fleetwood Mac, well worth seeing while they are still on tour!2 responses total.
Thanks for entering this. It was great fun to read.
Good to see that they are giving a good show these days.
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