Review | Photos: Fleetwood Mac Live in Stuttgart Ein Herz für Nostalgiker

Fleetwood Mac Live in Stuttgart
October 14, 2013 - Schleyerhalle

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Fleetwood Mac in Stuttgart

A Heart For Nostalgia
Schwarzwaelder-bote.de

Sometimes you forget how many hits for the U.S. band Fleetwood Mac was already responsible. On Monday night, Stevie Nicks, Lindsey Buckingham, John McVie and Mick Fleetwood have reminded again at the gig at the sold Schleyer Halle. 9500 spectators Fleetwood Mac played one hit after the other, sometimes rock, sometimes gently, but always wonderfully catchy. The repertoire ranged from "Second Hand News," "Dreams" and "Rhiannon" to "Tusk", "Gypsy" or "Go Your Own Way". In "Do not Stop", which is in addition part of it, it is indeed a matter that one should not waste his time, just look back, but rather should think about tomorrow. But that is not so easy for a band like Fleetwood Mac, which has sold in the past only from the album "Rumours" (1977) 40 million copies. A detailed concert review you read in our Wednesday edition. (Gun)

GO YOUR OWN WAY

THE CHAIN

Rumours, blues and a dream villa in California
by Ulrich Bauer
Stuttgarter-Zeitung.de (Original Review)

Photos by Dirk Haun
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Stuttgart - Once, in the middle of this nearly three-hour concert evening with Fleetwod Mac from 9500 visitors in Stuttgart Schleyer Halle Stevie Nicks holds a long story that goes beyond the character of an interim announcement out. She tells of the early days, as she has met with the guitarist Lindsay Buckingham, as they have the time, was added at the beginning of the seventies, the first albums together. And how then is the moment, has the Mick Fleetwood offered at a session "power but with Fleetwood Mac". Lindsay Buckingham, the songwriter and guitarist, briefly considered and then said, "Only with my girlfriend." Yes, of course. Anyway.

Ah, true love! Hansel and Gretel. Touching. "Lindsay, tell me what". The two have together with and as Fleetwood Mac recorded the album "Rumours". Published in 1977. A legendary part. Although musically it brought nothing exciting. A milestone in the commercial pop history. There are probably 40 million albums, which they have sold it.

And now they play, "Second Hand News" as the opening track, much like the time on this album. In the middle of the core of the band, but without the keyboard player Christine McVie. Right, on its own pedestal, two singers are visible and left two auxiliary musicians. Nevertheless, the sound is not bloated. Mick Fleetwood, founder and drummer of the band, with his beard now looks like a funny Burggraf from. The 66 year old has to struggle righteous and beats his stuff sometimes quite shaky. In addition, the old champ John McVie on bass as Knappe, completely unobtrusive and stoic: the two rhythm servants of the company Fleetwood Mac.

Formerly a blues band - and today?

Video: @StevieNicks Passes on Wisdom to @KatyPerry Over Tea in London

Katy Perry talking with SiriusXM about inspirations for her new album was asked "who's the most bizarre friend you've made friends with along the way that we wouldn't expect". And Katy speaks about having just become friends with Stevie and just had tea with her in London and tells how Stevie's very kind and a sweet woman and that she passed on little nuggets of wisdom and Katy says she "sees straight right through my soul".  Katy feels honoured that Stevie would take the time for her and that she loves hearing from artists who have gone before her.

Go Stevie!

You may recall a few years ago while Stevie was doing press that she (somewhat) reached out to Katy. When asked during interviews who she would like to work with, Stevie indicated Katy.
Next thing we know... Stevie's doing the voice over for the teaser trailer for one of Katy's singles "The One That Got Away".  Stevie indicated around the time the song made her cry saying it reminded her of "my own life and losses, and of the last fight that Lindsey Buckingham and I had".

The One That Got Away (Teaser Trailer)

Fleetwood Mac's 25 Year Old "Greatest Hits" Album Back in Australian Top 10 PLUS Tusk Love in UK

AUSTRALIA - October 14, 2013

Fleetwood Mac have albums spread all over the Australian charts this week which has been the case for most of the last year. 1988's "Greatest Hits" album, which was released 25 years ago this year leaps 71 places from No.80 back into the Top 10 this week at No.9. "25 Years - The Chain" box set moves down to No.22 from No.14 last week with The Very Best Of rounding out a trio of albums in the Top 100 this week coming in at No.98.

On the Top 50 Catalogue Albums Chart, Fleetwood Mac's "Greatest Hits" takes over the No.1 spot from last week's No.1 album Fleetwood Mac's "25 Years - The Chain" box set.

TOP 100 ALBUM CHARTS
# 9 (80) Fleetwood Mac - Greatest Hits
#22 (14) Fleetwood Mac - 25 Years - The Chain
#98 (84) Fleetwood Mac - The Very Best Of

TOP 50 DIGITAL ALBUMS CHART
# 4 (34)  Fleetwood Mac - Greatest Hits

TOP 40 CATALOGUE ALBUMS CHART
# 1 (19) Fleetwood Mac - Greatest Hits
# 4 (1)  Fleetwood Mac - 25 Years - The Chain
#33 (24) Fleetwood Mac - The Very Best Of

TOP 40 MUSIC DVD'S CHART
# 6 (8) Fleetwood Mac - The Dance
#27 (24) Sound City - Real to Reel (Feat. Fleetwood Mac)

NEW ZEALAND - October 14, 2013

TOP 40 ALBUMS CHART
#11 (9) Fleetwood Mac - 25 Years - The Chain

CANADA - October 6, 2013
It's it's fifth week on the Canadian charts, Fleetwood Mac's "Opus Collection" moves down to No.195 from No.160 last week.

TOP 200 ALBUMS CHART
#195 (160) Fleetwood Mac - Opus Collection (Starbucks Exclusive)

TOP 200 CATALOGUE ALBUMS CHART
#40  (31)  Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
#133 (140) Fleetwood Mac - The Dance
#141 (101) Fleetwood Mac - Greatest Hits

U.S.A. - October 19, 2013
Fleetwood Mac's "Opus Collection" the Starbucks exclusive release drops off the Top 200 this week after spending four weeks on the chart - but "Rumours" keeps on selling, up to No.37 this week from No.46 on the Top 200 Catalogue Albums Chart.

TOP 200 CATALOGUE ALBUMS CHART
# 37 (46) Fleetwood Mac - Rumours

UK - October 19, 2013
Nice to see "Tusk" getting some love in the UK.  Haven't seen this album on any official album chart in a few years.

TOP 100 ALBUMS CHART
# 37 (21) Fleetwood Mac - 25 Years - The Chain
# 79 (59) Fleetwood Mac - Rumours

TOP 40 CATALOGUE ALBUMS CHART - October 12, 2013
# 2  - Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
# 32 - Fleetwood Mac - Tusk

SCOTLAND - October 19, 2013

TOP 40 ALBUMS CHART
# 20 (11) Fleetwood Mac - 25 Years - The Chain
# 24 (15) Fleetwood Mac - The Dance

Fleetwood Mac Worldwide iTunes Performance
Top 200 Albums on iTunes Right Now:

BREAKING: Flying Bras Distract Lindsey Buckingham During Fleetwood Mac Show @FleetwoodMac

Too funny!... Lindsey doesn't know what to make of it with the flying bras coming his way.  This took place on his Birthday in Glasgow, Scotland October 3rd.  Made the show memorable for him I'm sure.  

Okay... Who went home Bra-less from the show?

Review | Video | Photos: The wounds of the past seem healed: Fleetwood Mac at the Hallenstadion

Fleetwood Mac Live in Zurich, Switzerland
October 13, 2013 - Hallenstadion

The wounds of the past seem healed: Fleetwood Mac at the Hallenstadion
by Stefan Künzli
Aargauer Zeitung

(Google Translation:)
The British-American band Fleetwood was in Zurich a live comeback with several lengths. The indoor stadium was completely gestuhlt with 7500 spectators and was almost sold out.

With "Second Hand News" was the legendary album "Rumours" opened in 1977, was now made the song also the start of the comeback concert in the Hallenstadion.

It started the nostalgic trip back to the pop and rock world of the 1970s and the memory of the greatest soap opera in pop history.

Because the song was guitarist Lindsey Buckingham addressed to his Elapsed time, singer Stevie Nicks, you had just been separated from him with a roar. "I will not miss you when you're gone," he sang for 36 years on and danced with her ​​a few songs engumschlugen later stage's songs, "Rumours", one of the most successful albums in pop history, but were only very thin thread of comeback concert.

Hits such as "Dreams" Nicks or "Go Your Own Way" by Buckingham were frenetically celebrated by the audience, but the songs of Christine McVie, the third major songwriter of the cult band missed. So the most important songs like "Oh Daddy," "Songbird" and "You Make Loving Fun." After her "Do not Stop" was played as an encore. Christine McVie had no desire to make a comeback. Quite in contrast to the two English founding members Mick Fleetwood (drums), her ex-husband John McVie (bass), as well as the two Americans Buckingham and Nicks, which are obviously having fun preparing to be back on stage together.

Especially Buckingham was highly motivated and shone with solo deposits.

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Mick Fleetwood said in an interview with the "North West Switzerland» that «some songs only really sound good today."

He has not promised too much. But not because the band would have been better, but because it was over extended earlier.

Off the headlights had a keyboardist, guitarist, another support Buckinham, two backing singers made ​​for the full vocal harmonies and even hidden behind amplifiers grooving another drummer. Thus, the sounds in the Hallenstadion worked amazingly dense, compact and fresh. During the nearly two and a half hour show, although many of the hits were played, but the concert had on several lengths - especially for the lesser-known songs of the album "Tusk".

This follow-up album "Rumours" in 1979 was a commercial flop, has developed with its easy experimental bond over the years become a cult album for insiders.

"Let's celebrate Tusk," Buckingham said. But the audience wanted to hear at the Hallenstadion in the first place the songs from "Rumours".

So only came towards the end of the concert atmosphere, and real and "Go Your Own Way", the last piece before the encore, the audience raised from their seats. Nevertheless, Fleetwood Mac played not only the nostalgia card. With "Sad Angels" and "Without You," she also presented two pieces of their new, digitally released 4-song extra plate (EP) "Extended Play".

While "Without You", a previously unreleased number of Buckingham and Nicks, was recorded in 1974, "Sad Angels" is really new.

A rousing uptempo party number that leaves you wanting more. "We are working on new song material," Buckingham said.

Maybe it create Fleetwood Mac still, record a new album with new songs. The wounds of the past seem in any case healed in four.

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(Original Review)

Die Wunden von damals scheinen geheilt: Fleetwood Mac im Hallenstadion

Die britisch-amerikanische Band Fleetwood gab in Zürich ein Live-Comeback mit etlichen Längen. Das Hallenstadion war vollständig gestuhlt und war mit 7500 Zuschauern fast ausverkauft. von Stefan Künzli

Aargauer Zeitung

NEVER GOING BACK AGAIN
RHIANNON
GO YOUR OWN WAY
WITHOUT YOU... (partial intro with Mick Fleetwood now in the mix plus the song)
DON'T STOP (Band intro included)

What a wonderful piece of footage via @texasarchive! Fleetwood Mac Dallas 1980 Stevie Nicks Interview

This footage, taped for the CBS-affiliate KDFW, contains a short, unedited interview with Stevie Nicks, the frontwoman for the British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac. Taped just after the band’s arrival in Dallas for a concert at the Reunion Arena in August 1980, the interview focuses on Fleetwood Mac’s decision to return to touring, the importance of playing live shows, and chemistry amongst members of the band. Nicks, who spent several of her childhood years in Texas, also briefly mentions the band’s preference for playing in the Lone Star State.

• Fleetwood Mac’s plane arrives at the Dallas airport 
• The pilot snaps some personal pictures of the band from the cockpit  
• Christine McVie, Lindsey Buckingham, Stevie Nicks, Mick Fleetwood, and John McVie exit the plane  
• Interview with Stevie Nicks begins  
• Ruddy questions Nicks about how the band is getting along  
• Nicks talks about playing in Texas  
• Fans take pictures as the band prepares to leave the airport  
• Christine McVie in the limo  
• John McVie in the limo  
• Stevie Nicks gets in the car to leave  
• Lindsey Buckingham gives fans autographs 

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