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Fleetwood Mac - Fleetwood Mac Live Audio CD

A fair review of the Fleetwood Mac "Fleetwood Mac Live" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Fleetwood Mac reviews here, or go back to the Fleetwood Mac tabs.

Fleetwood Mac Band: Fleetwood Mac
Title: Fleetwood Mac Live
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Release Date: 1990-10-25
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Monday Morning 2: Say You Love Me 3: Dreams 4: Oh Well 5: Over & Over 6: Sara 7: Not That Funny 8: Never Going Back Again 9: Landslide 10: Fireflies 11: Over My Head 12: Rhiannon 13: Don't Let Me Down Again 14: One More Night 15: Go Your Own Way 16: Don't Stop 17: I'm So Afraid 18: Farmer's Daughter

Since I wasn't there...
. . due to not being born yet this is as good as it gets for me as far as hearing them live at the time. .


Awesome Representation Of Classic Line-up...
It's an excellent representation of one the 70's Greatest Bands. This album is worth every cent of the asking price. The renditions of Sara, Oh Well & I'm So Afraid are worth the price by themselves. I always wanted to compare the Peter Green version (Live At The Boston Tea Party, Vol II) over Lindsey's of "Oh Well" & wasn't disappointed - (wish this one was longer, but - "oh, well")! I actually preferred the live versions on this album over many of the studio versions we've all become accustomed to hearing. Lindsey Buckingham's vocals & in particular his guitar "picking" (I put that in quotes as he doesn't use a pick when he plays - as well as being completely "self-taught") are TOP-NOTCH. "Never Going Back Again" is more acoustic & has way more feeling than the studio version. My wife & I were fortunate enough to see Lindsey on his solo tour last summer & I got the honor to strum his custom Turner guitar - something I'll never forget, but I digress. . . Stevie's vocal's on "Sara" & "Landslide" make you want to cry, give me chills up my spine! Buy this album if you want to see what the Mac was like "back in the day". you won't be disappointed - & you can't beat the price! Sound quality = 4. 5 / 5. 0 - only because Christine McVie's microphone isn't loud enough on several tracks.


A Band On Fire
amazon. Watch Video Here: http://www. amazon. com/review/R2Y64UVF7F435Q .


Caught them live in Honolulu
Lindsay's performance on I'm So Afraid left me in awe in a way that has been hardly breached since. I caught them on the way back from the Asia portion of the Tusk tour that was the basis for this live album in Mar 1979. The performance on the album doesn't quite compare to live, but that is engineering and ambiance. It does capture the power and energy of the band at it's peak and in the raw, unlike the crisp productions in the studio.

BTW, I was also fortunate enough to catch Clapton on the Slowhand tour about the same timeframe. Dates are a blur, but the music resonates. Also Bob Marley, Blue Oyster Cult, and some other notables.
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Vintage Mac
I know it received lukewarm reviews upon its initial release in '80 (including a measly two and a half stars from Rolling Stone - if memory serves me). I love this album. I know it isn't quite as polished as The Dance and was no where near as successful sales wise. But I could listen to this double live set over and over and never get tired of it. (And in fact that's exactly what I've been doing this winter. It makes a great companion on a cold night's drive home from work. ) Maybe it is my thirty years love affair with the band. Or maybe, more likely, it is the brilliance of their singing and songwriting. There is no other group quite like them. They are unmistakable and inimitable.

In addition to playing familiar hits live, the band offers new songs as well. Once again Christine McVie scores a vocal bull's eye with "One More Lonely Night. " Seemingly, deceptively without effort, she manages to convey anguish, loneliness, desire, and wisdom. "Farmer's Daughter" is just a lovely bit of jauntiness. And I was floored by L. Buckingham's version of "Oh Well. " Yes, he does go a bit overboard with the extracurricular wails and cries, as though he forgot the song he was supposed to sing and lapses into John Lennon's "Well Well Well" instead, but overall it's a stunning, moving performance.

As for the classic songs, whether they're performed in a studio or on a stage, they never fail to enthrall. They move you, make you dance, have you singing right along with them. If not, you're not really a Mac fan.

This is an underappreciated classic. I predict it will gain prestige in the years to come.


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