Did Fleetwood Mac Rock the Stage at Their Concert Last Night?

[davenn]

hey gang

for all my fellow oldies out there and some of those younger upstarts that recognise quality music

It was at the Fleetwood Mac concert last nite at the Allphones arena Sydney, Oz. These guys have been in the top 5 of my fav musicians since the mid '70's
Their quality has not diminished with the passing of the years and Lindsey Buckingham's fingers still work wonders on those guitar strings

cheers
Dave

 

[Mark44]

I saw a documentary about Fleetwood Mac a few weeks ago. Toward the end of it, Christine McVie decided to hang it up, so I'm glad she returned to the band in the concert you attended. They certainly put out some great tunes in the mid-70s, on the Fleetwood Mac and Rumours albums.

BTW, the first time I heard "Station Man" on the Kiln House album, it really grabbed me. I wasn't a big fan in the era that Bob Welch was part of the band, but when Lindsay Buckingham and Stevie Nicks joined it, I really liked their stuff.

 

[phinds]

"Oldies", huh? Pshaw ! I"m a 50's guy and these are newcomers to the scene They ARE very good, though.

 

[KiggenPig]

I hope they played Gold Dust Woman!
I went to Mick Fleetwood's restaurant in Maui recently. Apparently he drops in randomly, sometimes with Steven Tyler, and mingles with everyone and jams.

 

[davenn]

BTW, the first time I heard "Station Man" on the Kiln House album, it really grabbed me. I wasn't a big fan in the era that Bob Welch was part of the band, but when Lindsay Buckingham and Stevie Nicks joined it, I really liked their stuff.

Yup, agree
I hadn't even heard of Fleetwood Mac prior to the 1974 joining of Lindsey and Stevie and the Rumours album that followed. There was something about the style of the music on that album that just grabbed me and never let go ...

My wife and I saw them last in concert in Sydney in 2004 from memory, with no Christine. It just wasn't the same
hearing her do Songbird again was almost the hilite and the treat many in the audience would have been waiting for.

Lindsey's Big Love guitar solo is amazing and always bring up a lot of emotion. That piece alone is why I class him as
one of the top 3 guitarists in the music world.Dave

 

[rootone]

"Oldies", huh? Pshaw ! I"m a 50's guy and these are newcomers to the scene They ARE very good, though.

Somewhat more 'gothic' looking than they used to be though, but so is everyone over 50.

 

[Hornbein]

I little-known Mac tune from 2003. Isn't that nice?

 

[Vanadium 50]

These guys have been in the top 5 of my fav musicians since the mid '70's

And now they are practically in their mid-70's.

 

[davenn]

And now they are practically in their mid-70's.

I had to do a little googling

Stevie = 67
Lindsey = 66
Christine = 72
John = 69
Mick = 68

 

[KiggenPig]

I had to do a little googling

Stevie = 67
Lindsey = 66
Christine = 72
John = 69
Mick = 68

70's lifestyle adds a few years.

 

[davenn]

70's lifestyle adds a few years.

indeed it does !

 

[phinds]

I had to do a little googling

Stevie = 67
Lindsey = 66
Christine = 72
John = 69
Mick = 68

Youngsters.

 

[PeroK]

I little-known Mac tune from 2003. Isn't that nice?

Or a well-known Dylan tune from 1965!

 

[dipole]

Id have considered seeing them in LA if the tickets weren't like $200...

Theres been too much great music made since the 70's to pay that much to see anyone. In fact, the 70's was probably one of the worst periods in American history for music.

 

[dlgoff]

In fact, the 70's was probably one of the worst periods in American history for music.

You do know what music is; right?

IMO one should learn to appreciate music from all generations and cultures.

 

[dipole]

Well that includes people who grew up in the 70's. What bands/songwriters do you listen to who've only come out in the last 20 years? The 70's was the decade that produced bands like Journey, Kiss, Rush, and spawns terrible terrible genres like disco and hair metal. So much garbage came out of the period between the mid 70's and mid 80's. Were there great bands during that time too? Yes, absolutely, but the faster, more aggressive styles of music that flourished throughout the mid 80's and into the 90's like punk rock and the dozens of genres of metal were a direct response to how lame the music industry had become.

Fleetwood Mac is a good band. But the 70's (after all the steam from the 60's had run out) sucked.

 

[davenn]

Youngsters.

to you ? seriously ?
I'm am ol fart, that must make you an ancient ol fart hahaha

 

[phinds]

to you ? seriously ?
I'm am ol fart, that must make you an ancient ol fart hahaha

I am an indeterminate seventy-eleven years old, have been for several years and, like Jack Benny at 39, plan to stay that age.

 

[davenn]

You do know what music is; right?

IMO one should learn to appreciate music from all generations and cultures.

uh huh
for me personally, the 50's 60's and 70's were the best 3 decades for music
( note tho, I do enjoy a bit of classical)

D

 

[davenn]

I am an indeterminate seventy-eleven years old, have been for several years and, like Jack Benny at 39, plan to stay that age.

wow ... my mom and dad are 85 and 86 respectively and if I read you right you are up in that general region
gives me a whole new respect for you D

 

[Mark44]

uh huh
for me personally, the 50's 60's and 70's were the best 3 decades for music
( note tho, I do enjoy a bit of classical)

I started listening to music in the early 50s, before Elvis got so popular. One of my earliest musical memories of music I really liked was Ivory Joe Hunter. He made quite a few records, but seems to have vanished into oblivion.

A lot of the music from that time was pretty sappy (e.g., "Put Your Head on My Shoulder" - Paul Anka, "Rockin' Robin" - Bobby Day, "Hot Diggity" - Perry Como), and a lot of the music that was to become "rock 'n' roll" was played only on stations that played "race music." Some white singers covered tunes originally done by black singers, but there started to be quite a few black performers whose records got wider play - Chuck Berry, Little Richard, as well as groups such as the Platters, the Coasters, and quite a few others.

The early 60s had a lot more really sappy music, with way too many songs about lost love in a tragic car wreck. There were also a lot of eminently forgettable groups such as Tommy James and the Shondells, Ohio Express, the Lemon Pipers, Herman's Hermits, and a lot of others. Of course, the 60s also had surf music, with the Beach Boys, the Ventures, and in my neck of the woods, Dick Dale and the DelTones, who played every weekend in a couple of places in Southern California. (BTW, Dick Dale made something of a comeback in the soundtrack of "Pulp Fiction.") The surf music genre was pretty much eclipsed by the "British Invasion", starting with the Beatles, Rolling Stones, Dave Clark Five, and others. A few years later, things got very interesting, with FM radio stations playing much longer cuts, such as The Doors' long version of "Light My Fire." A lot of stations abandoned their old formats of one 3-minute song after another, and would play whole sides of albums uninterrupted.

The late 60s are what a lot of people refer to as "The 60s", with a mix of psychedelia (Jefferson Airplane, Big Brother and the Holding Co - Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix - whose first big song was "Purple Haze", a reference to LSD if there ever was one, the Grateful Dead, the Doors, together with English groups like Cream, Blind Faith, and others. I'd have to say that all the excitement of the 60s and early 70s fizzled out (IMO), leaving us with disco and a lot of other stuff that just doesn't do it for me (punk, for example, starting with Marc Bolin of T Rex).

A lot of music in the 50s and 60s I didn't especially care for at the time, but came to appreciate a lot later. One in particular was the Ben E. King classic "Stand By Me," featured in the movie of the same name. A lot of that R & B music has stood the test of time, at least for me.

 

[dlgoff]

What bands/songwriters do you listen to who've only come out in the last 20 years?

Gotye for one. Music?

So much garbage came out of the period between the mid 70's and mid 80's.

Pink Floyd was actually founded in '65 but their best stuff was created in the '70s. Music?

... more aggressive styles of music that flourished throughout the mid 80's and into the 90's like punk rock ...

Any good punk rockers still producing tunes? That style didn't last long enough for me to learn to appreciate.

But the 70's (after all the steam from the 60's had run out) sucked.

So you think http://www.thetoptens.com/greatest-rock-bands-70s/ of the '70s sucked?
...............

 

[dlgoff]

( note tho, I do enjoy a bit of classical)

I grew up with Benny Goodman, Harry James, Gene Krupa, Glenn Miller, ...

I've played music of all kinds beginning at age 9. The last band I played with, I was in my 40s.

btw I enjoy classical as well.

 

[davenn]

What bands/songwriters do you listen to who've only come out in the last 20 years?

none
its all synthesised junk LOL

 

[DiracPool]

Nice HQ photos davenn. Did you take those? Looks like they finally got back the entire original crew. How long ago did that happen? I haven't been keeping up with them since their MTV behind the music episode.

Btw, Mick Fleetwood really isn't this tall, is he?

The lesson I've learned recently is that most successful music acts actually end up have two careers when all is said and done--One is their initial rise to fame epoch and the other is them becoming their own tribute band 20 years down the road after failed solo attempts or attempts at other employment

So there you have it kids, just another reason why practicing your piano or guitar could pay off big!

 

[KiggenPig]

Mick Fleetwood is about 6'5, I'm fairly certain. That's what the worker at his restaurant told me.

 

[DiracPool]

Mick Fleetwood is about 6'5, I'm fairly certain. That's what the worker at his restaurant told me.

He looks about 7'5 there unless he's standing on the edge of the drum stage.

 

[davenn]

Nice HQ photos davenn. Did you take those? Looks like they finally got back the entire original crew. How long ago did that happen? I haven't been keeping up with them since their MTV behind the music episode.

Btw, Mick Fleetwood really isn't this tall, is he?

Hi DiracPool, yes I took those pics, their concert in Sydney, Australia, last Thursday nite ( 22nd Oct)
My wife and I were about 20m back from the stage. I knew I couldn't take my pro camera in with the good telephoto-zoom
So settled for one of my smaller basic ones, the Fuji S8600.
It performed much better than expected. Lost 5 or 6 images that were totally blurred out when the auto focus failed to lock on
I videoed his "Big Love" guitar solo ... amazing piece of guitar playing, unfortunately the audio Q on my recording was a bit shabby

here is a good youtube version ...
http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q...&mid=046A034DD8A7A46DB202046A034DD8A7A46DB202

Btw, Mick Fleetwood really isn't this tall, is he?

ummm good Q, I think he was standing on the same level ... will check other photos to see if I can tell

and yes it was great to see the whole team back together again ! Dave

 

[Astronuc]

I'd have to say that all the excitement of the 60s and early 70s fizzled out (IMO), leaving us with disco and a lot of other stuff that just doesn't do it for me (punk, for example, starting with Marc Bolin of T Rex).

We certainly saw Disco and C&W develop in the 1970s, and somewhat overwhelm the pop music scene. Pop music did seem to get lame in the early 1970s - if it wasn't disco or C&W, it was soft rock - Billy Joel, Elton John, Chicago, Toto, Christopher Cross, Michael McDonald, England Dan & John Ford Coley, Air Supply, Seals and Crofts, America and the reformed Fleetwood Mac, and groups like Firefall.

However in the 70s, we had some great bands: The Who, Led Zeppelin, Santana, Journey (before they went pop rock), Moody Blues, Yes, Emerson Lake & Palmer, Pink Floyd (Pink Floyd recorded The Dark Side of the Moon between May 1972 and January 1973, and released in March 1973), Aerosmith, Wishbone Ash, Uriah Heep, Jethro Tull, Supertramp, Humble Pie, Robin Trower, . . . . Even Deep Purple and Black Sabbath were going strong in the 1970s. And we saw new bands like Kansas, Rush, Triumph, Blue Oyster Cult (before they went pop rock), . . .

Unfortunately, we lost some great bands like The Doors, Quicksilver Messenger Service, and Iron Butterfly.

I saw several of the groups in concert during the mid-70s. I saw what was left of Spirit with Randy California before he died. Unfortunately, Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin died in 1970.

 

[DiracPool]

However in the 70s, we had some great bands:

Don't forget three dog night...

 

[Astronuc]

Don't forget three dog night...

Yeah - the list gets long.

Incidently, Cory Wells, best known as one of the three lead vocalists in the band Three Dog Night, died October 20, 2015.

 

[dlgoff]

Unfortunately, we lost some great bands like The Doors, Quicksilver Messenger Service, and Iron Butterfly.

Indeed

And I know you know good music.

 

[DiracPool]

Incidently, Cory Wells, best known as one of the three lead vocalists in the band Three Dog Night, died October 20, 2015.

Wow, we lost Cory. RIP. Timely post.

 

[davenn]

Btw, Mick Fleetwood really isn't this tall, is he?

yes he is ! ... he towers over all the other members of the band
in this pic, even with the girls on that step, he's still taller and he isn't even standing up straight LOL

Dave