tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620511595417365920.post5601419769608562764..comments2024-03-26T17:42:56.553-05:00Comments on Fleetwood Mac News: REVIEW | PHOTOS: Fleetwood Mac at the United Center - Chicago April 13, 2013Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620511595417365920.post-52674181503331470702013-04-15T22:51:46.004-05:002013-04-15T22:51:46.004-05:00Here's the thing, people who don't like th...Here's the thing, people who don't like this incarnation of the band really need to just shut the f*** up!!! Realize you are not going to change peoples minds who do like them.This is after all called nickslive.blogspot.com not something like withoutchristine.theband.sucks.com or ihatethenew.fifteenyearoldmac.com.We get it you don't like what they do anymore, however there is a whole bunch of people that disagree with you(and all you trolls know who you are).Look we all know it would be an even better show with Christine duh (captain obvious), but in my opinion and apparently a lot of others that count (you know crazy people that dare go to such a crappy show) it must still be good enough to go through the trouble of going!!! I would love it if Christine would come back, but all by her choice she will not. So the band has for the past 15 years (nothing new) decided it would continue.No one should hold that against them, even if you don't like the music they are doing.If you don't like it just continue to be in the pissy-pants minority, do us all a favor and don't attend!!!Because from the sounds of it you wouldn't make lovin fun lol. And btw all of this commentary is not to diminish Christine's contribution to the band.That legacy will always remain intact no matter what, as will the other four remaining musicians' legacy to the band.It is not like they are trying to replace her, because they all know they never could. Especially to two upfront they know more than anyone that could never happen.Still this is not to say they can't go on because they can, and they seem to be doing it rather successfully!!!So again if you don't like it (hate it for ya) because a lot of us do!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620511595417365920.post-15926353964001466832013-04-15T18:36:42.498-05:002013-04-15T18:36:42.498-05:00@Anonymous said...
"Watch Landslide with the ...@Anonymous said...<br />"Watch Landslide with the volume muted" Kind of defeats the purpose, doesn't it?<br /><br />Umm, no. The poster above you was trying to make a point. The point is that the band and the members are going through the motions nowadays instead of putting the real passion and fire they used to have for their music into it. You can see that much more clearly when you aren't distracted by Stevie's singing. Without that, you can see that everything the poster above you said is 100% correct. Lindsey is just doing his job at this point. He's selling, you're buying and he's waiting to move on to the next stall at the market.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620511595417365920.post-14928596428730990212013-04-15T06:53:24.326-05:002013-04-15T06:53:24.326-05:00In looking at their albums, Christine , Mick,and J...In looking at their albums, Christine , Mick,and John were always the core of the band. Chris appeared on all their albums (uncredited) until a "full" member in 1970. So when Lindsey quit in 1987,I saw them live in 1988, I decided then I didn't care who they got as long as the core element remained intact.The Time album is way overlooked and features Chris shining as always. So, when I saw them in 2004 at what is now the Comcast center in M.A. I thought "well it's still FM", enter 2013, a new tour and it's evident that without Christine they are not FM. Ten years with no album, and they manage to save (or try) with a four song EP! For some reason it took me awhile but, without Christine it's not the core Mac.<br />They do seem uneven and almost lost without her. Christine was the stabilizing one.<br />Lets hope the band is smart enough to ask her to record on their next full CD, I hope she says OK!<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620511595417365920.post-4318649661110971302013-04-14T20:21:53.968-05:002013-04-14T20:21:53.968-05:00"Watch Landslide with the volume muted" ..."Watch Landslide with the volume muted" Kind of defeats the purpose, doesn't it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620511595417365920.post-65539697736556951142013-04-14T19:17:51.542-05:002013-04-14T19:17:51.542-05:00Watch Landslide with the volume muted. Lindsey loo...Watch Landslide with the volume muted. Lindsey looks like he's just going through the motions, and at one point he looks at the ceiling, bored out of his mind. I loved this band for more years than I can count, but the passion and tensions are gone. I'm just not feeling it anymore.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620511595417365920.post-76830916052869347882013-04-14T14:03:53.923-05:002013-04-14T14:03:53.923-05:00@anonymous:
After struggling through your post abo...@anonymous:<br />After struggling through your post about Jay-Z and Beyonce, I have to wonder why you even made it at all. You say there is no comparison, yet you try to make it. It's ludicrous to try and stack musicians of different musical genres up against one another. Believe me, I'm NO fan of Jay-Z or Beyonce and would rather listen to the alley cats mating outside my apartment window than to either of them so I am not defending them in any way. However, to compare them to Stevie and Lindsey is like trying to compare Megadeath to Mozart simply because they are musicians. It's moot from the get-go.<br /><br />And I do beg to differ with you, anonymous on one point: Stevie HAS lip synced lyrics in the past. In 1990, Fleetwood Mac appeared on Japanese television and she lip synced a performance of "Freedom". Minor sticking point, I know, but it is incorrect to say she has never done it.<br /><br />I agree with Mike that the band is in the twilight of their career here and Stevie's best days are very clearly behind her. They have been behind her for a long time now.<br /><br />I also agree that it is a shame Christine is not with the band anymore because she brought so much to Fleetwood Mac. She brought elegance, charm, a truly beautiful voice that was a pleasure to hear and an amazing songwriting talent. In so many ways, Christine was the real stand-out star of Fleetwood Mac and without her, the band is broken.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620511595417365920.post-30049671146671907622013-04-14T13:45:55.733-05:002013-04-14T13:45:55.733-05:00It's only right that you should play the way y...It's only right that you should play the way you feel it, Stevie.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620511595417365920.post-50565607312722202402013-04-14T13:30:57.147-05:002013-04-14T13:30:57.147-05:00Greg Kot is a great writer and I loved his book on...Greg Kot is a great writer and I loved his book on Wilco.<br />This is a fair assessment of the show/band.<br />Sludgy and slack? Maybe so, but I think Stevie's lower register is still gorgeous.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620511595417365920.post-60403147470741820042013-04-14T13:12:16.258-05:002013-04-14T13:12:16.258-05:00100% 100% Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620511595417365920.post-4349387487617833052013-04-14T13:12:10.327-05:002013-04-14T13:12:10.327-05:00I completely agree and second what Mike said. Lind...I completely agree and second what Mike said. Lindsey is phenomenal and I love how the Chicago Tribune used the phrase that he plays like he's hungry and just starting out. Stevie is much more professional and yes, I think at her best was the Bella Donna period; Tusk era. They are all wonderful musicians and give it a thousand percent. I wish too Chris was along for this ride, which I fear is their last tour. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620511595417365920.post-56781223619935209052013-04-14T11:13:01.045-05:002013-04-14T11:13:01.045-05:00The fact they're reunited at all is amazing in...The fact they're reunited at all is amazing in it's own right. Enjoy it for what it is. Four fabulously talented musicians in the twilight of their careers, and life.<br /><br />Stevie's best days are behind her, but she is more of a professional now than she ever was. I'll take a "sludgy, and slack" Stevie over most any of today's singers. Buckingham is still amazing. John, and Mick are still as good as ever. Not sure how anyone can even remotely discredit these performances.<br /><br />The only negative is Christine is not along for the ride. Her beautiful voice is missed.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02394788170194914913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620511595417365920.post-44063661323908331912013-04-14T09:46:53.014-05:002013-04-14T09:46:53.014-05:00jay-z & beyounce well how could you compare th...jay-z & beyounce well how could you compare them to them to stevie an d lindsey. stevie never ever has lipyic any lyrics and get half dressed on stage to win them over and jay-z will never come close to lindsey finger picking guitar playing. No comparson sorry. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620511595417365920.post-33796638014677451662013-04-14T04:07:04.427-05:002013-04-14T04:07:04.427-05:00Sludgy and slack? Hardly. She was amazing tonight!...Sludgy and slack? Hardly. She was amazing tonight! She was controlled, deliberate and passionate.<br />We all know her range has narrowed and we accept that or we stay home and listen to past recordings.<br />I think she handles the change in her voice better than most. I've seen Heart, Benarar, Blondie, Tina Turner-- all well past their commercial peak, and unlike Stevie, they were still trying to sing like they did 20-30 years ago. It wasn't pretty. I love them all but I walked away sad and disappointed. Had they lowered their register and narrowed their range, it would have been much more enjoyable. Most of Stevie's rough nights were during her commercial peak, when he voice could be achingly beautiful or just aching. It was wild and untamed--capable of incredible beauty or cringe inducing missteps. Now, while not the exciting roller coaster of the past, her performances are assured and graceful and powerful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com