Review: Stevie Nicks - Canberra, Australia "Nicks was very engaging on stage"

Stevie Nicks Live in Canberra 

AIS Arena, Canberra December 7, 2011 

By: ZOYA PATEL 

Faster Louder 

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Stevie Nicks proved that beyond a doubt, she’s still got it.

There are few events in Canberra that draw a crowd of several thousand, with representatives from across generations, occupations, suburbs and sub-cultures, but Stevie Nicks’ solo show at AIS Arena was definitely one of them.

The atmosphere at the AIS was humming with electricity. By the time the esteemed songstress herself took to the stage, the crowd were literally jumping with excitement, leaping to their feet to greet Nicks with a standing ovation.

Immediately launching into a rendition of classic hit Stand Back, Nicks proved that she still has the husky voice and sultry moves of her youth, delivering the crowd favourite with gusto.

What ensued was a mixture of old hits, Fleetwood Mac favourites and tracks of Nicks’ new album In Your Dreams, co-written with Dave Stewart who appeared on stage intermittently to play guitar during his songs.

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Photos: Stevie Nicks - Melbourne, AU

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STEVIE NICKS LIVE IN MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA

Sidney Myer Music Bowl - November 19, 2011

Photos by Rayleelee 

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Review: Lindsey Buckingham "Songs From The Small Machine"

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Eagle Rock Unleashes Classic Rock Concerts on Blu-ray

Fans of Fleetwood Mac undoubtedly know Lindsey Buckingham. He, with Stevie Nicks, joined the band in time for them to become monster hit makers in the 1970’s. He’s a heckuva guitarist in his own right and has a good singing voice, too.

I was never a Mac fan (heck, I’m writing this on a PC!) so wasn’t too interested in this disc, but I’m glad I watched it. Buckingham does songs from his Mac and non-Mac career, peppering the concert with anecdotes shared with the audience.  The show kicks off with some acoustic performances, and then his band joins him for most of the rest of the disc. Songs include “Shut us Down,” “Go Insane,” “Trouble,” “Never Going Back Again,” “Big Love,” “Tusk,” “Stars are Crazy,” “End of Time,” “That’s the Way Love Goes,” “Go Your Own Way,” and “Seeds We Sow.”

Alas, once again the video here isn’t as good as Eagle Rock’s best, with a lack of detail on longer shots (though close ups are good). And as usual, you get the three choices of audio tracks and, as usual, the DTS-HD is the best, offering a beautiful mix.  There’s no center channel on tap, though; this is a four channel presentation.

by: Jim Bray

Canada Free Press

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LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM LIVE
Scheduled to be released on February 7th (for the first time on Blu-ray) Lindsey's 2005 Soundstage Performance titled "Lindsey Buckingham Live"  This show was recorded during a break on the Say You Will Tour in 2003 - and really is a must have... The sound on this is spectacular in this small setting.

Pre-orders available through Amazon with a nice price: $14.99

Song List: 

Someone's Gonna Change Your Mind

Trouble

Big Love

Go Insane

Down on the Rodeo

Peacekeeper

Red Rover

Never Going Back Again

Say Goodbye

Murrow Turning Over In His Grave

Go Your Own Way

Videos: "Rock N Roll" and "Edge of 17" Stevie Nicks Live in Sydney, AU 11/29/11

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A couple of really great video captures of Stevie live in Sydney, Australia November 29, 2011. Stevie and the band sound and look awesome as usual!  Stevie looks like she's sporting either a new Rock N Roll Top Hat or its a new feather attachment thing...Either way, looks great... The hat seems a little more stable on her head then the hats from previous tours with the long white feather.  She dedicates this song to XFactor Australia's Reese Mastin.  This was the only performance of the song on the Australian tour... So Sydney, you got a bonus!

Also - "Edge of Seventeen" with Rhiannon & Leather and Lace links included. 

ALSO AVAILABLE at these links:Rhiannon | Leather and Lace

Photos: Stevie Nicks | Dave Stewart | Brian McFadden - Canberra http://bit.ly/rzgUVf

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Stevie Nicks | Dave Stewart | Brian McFadden

Canberra, AU December 7, 2011 

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Auction Winner Questions Stevie Nicks Autographed Poster

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Really? Someone questioned this?

Apparently, the person that won one of the 2011 Fillmore posters, from Stevie's two shows earlier this year, that she autographed and auctioned off to benefit Mike Campbell's Tazzy Animal Rescue Fund questioned the validity of Stevie's signature. The situation was brought to Stevie's attention and she sent in a note to her website The Nicksfix addressing the situation... Check it out. (scroll down the page a bit for the 2 page pdf file)

The Auction was run by Mike Campbell from the Heartbreakers back in early November to benefit "Mike Campbell's Rock The Dogs Rock and Roll Holiday Auction".  Stevie's items raised a load of money for the fund... Here are the two signed items.

Stevie Nicks | Fleetwood Mac - Billboard Year End Charts

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Stevie Nicks and Fleetwood Mac make Billboard Magazine's Year End Charts.  

Click here for a complete listing of all charts compiled by Billboard.

Billboard Magazine calculates the sales year from December to November so a lot of the big sellers from last December make this years list.  All sales are based on Soundscan data.

Top Rock Albums
Year-End top-selling albums across all rock genres, ranked by sales data as compiled by Nielsen SoundScan.

# 45 - Stevie Nicks "In Your Dreams"

Top Catalog Albums
Year-End top-selling albums across all genres that are at least 18-months old. ranked by sales data as compiled by Nielsen SoundScan.

# 47 - Fleetwood Mac "Rumours"


On Other Charts:
(Previous week in parenthesis)

UK Top 40 Catalogue Chart - December 10, 2011
# 21 - Fleetwood Mac "Rumours".

Australia Top 100 Albums Chart - December 5, 2011

# 24 (25) - Fleetwood Mac "The Very Best Of"
# 52 (44) - Stevie Nicks "Crystal Visions… The Very Best Of"

Australia Top 50 Catalogue Chart - December 5, 2011
#  1 (1)  - Fleetwood Mac "The Very Best Of"
#  7 (5)  - Stevie Nicks "Crystal Visions… The Very Best Of"