Post by StreetDreamer83 on Jun 19, 2007 18:58:31 GMT -5
...and my brush with death. My show was prefaced by one of the scariest things to ever happen to me. While coming to Redding the Sunday of the show, I was in a car accident, my first. We discovered the rental car I was in had loose lug nuts on the left rear tire which is what sent our car out of control and into the side of a mountain. Our other option would have been to fall off the side of the cliff. Thankfully my friends and I were okay and we were able to get to Redding by way of a taxi cab. It certainly was a scary way to start the day.
I've been to Redding many, many times, but this was the first time I've ever been to the Redding Convention Center. It was a nice building, kind of in its own place in town. I was nervous for reasons I won't go into while sitting in the front row. For me, this night would be one of those once in a lifetime opportunities. I don't know if I will ever have the opportunity to see Lindsey Buckingham again, solo or with Fleetwood Mac even.
Not Too Late - To be honest, I haven't been able to get myself into this song. However, I have to say that seeing Lindsey play it live really opened my eyes to it. I won't say it's a favorite now, but I appreciate it more today than I did before.
Trouble - I'm not ashamed to admit that this song brought tears to my eyes. I love the twist that he gave this song, from what the album version was/is to what this current live version is. It was so beautiful to hear live and in person.
Never Going Back Again - This old standard got a huge roar of approval from the crowd. It's not one of my favorites, but it was great to see live.
Second Hand News - The thing I loved about this was that it didn't sounded very different from the Fleetwood Mac version. I actually believe I prefer this one to the one I heard on the last Mac tour.
Castaway Dreams - The tears came back to me on this one. I'm a sentimental person and this is a sentimental song. Those two things combined with everything going on just brought tears to my eyes.
Red Rover - I've never appreciated this song until I saw it live. I loved Lindsey's growling vocals during the "red rover, red rover part." The lighting effects were pretty neat-o as well.
It Was You - Great song. I was fortunate to be a part of the cheering section that cheered after William, Leelee and Stella were mentioned.
Big Love - I apologize if I'm too graphic here but Lindsey grabbed the crowd by the preverbial balls on this one.
Go Insane - I'm not going to say I was disappointed in this number, but I like the way Lindsey performed it during The Dance. But again, it was amazing to see him sing and play live.
Under The Skin - I think this song was really meant to be performed live. The performance definitely made my eyes well up again.
World Turning - Awesome. I liked Alfredo Reyes' solo, but I prefer Mick's... without all the yelling and spitting and unintelligable words.
I’m So Afraid - One word: amazing.
I Know I’m Not Wrong - It was great to hear this song live. I wish the solo would have gone on a bit more and maybe been a lot like the solo for Blue Letter.
Tusk - It's always fun to see this one performed live. This one sounded different from the Say You Will tour one, which I liked.
Go Your Own Way - Like it always does, it brought the house down and it also made the females want to grope and paw Lindsey when he was at the front of the stage.
Holiday Road - Lindsey's barking and howling... hilarious and shameless.
Turn It On - Never cared for the studio version but the live version was awesome.
Band Introductions - Yay for the band.
Show You How - A great performance, but for me the studio version captures a certain quality that just can't be matched.
Shut Us Down - I had tears again... because I knew that this was the end of that once in a lifetime opportunity. I had a hard time focusing on this performance because I didn't want this moment to end... but it had to, and it did.
Of course, the show went above and beyond my expectations, which is what I expected. My biggest disappointment was the "fans" who constantly got up out of their seats to get boozed up, or the ones who didn't seem to be into the show. It was definitely worth nearly getting killed to see Lindsey perform live. It's one of those goals in life that I've met and that means a lot too.
Matt
I've been to Redding many, many times, but this was the first time I've ever been to the Redding Convention Center. It was a nice building, kind of in its own place in town. I was nervous for reasons I won't go into while sitting in the front row. For me, this night would be one of those once in a lifetime opportunities. I don't know if I will ever have the opportunity to see Lindsey Buckingham again, solo or with Fleetwood Mac even.
Not Too Late - To be honest, I haven't been able to get myself into this song. However, I have to say that seeing Lindsey play it live really opened my eyes to it. I won't say it's a favorite now, but I appreciate it more today than I did before.
Trouble - I'm not ashamed to admit that this song brought tears to my eyes. I love the twist that he gave this song, from what the album version was/is to what this current live version is. It was so beautiful to hear live and in person.
Never Going Back Again - This old standard got a huge roar of approval from the crowd. It's not one of my favorites, but it was great to see live.
Second Hand News - The thing I loved about this was that it didn't sounded very different from the Fleetwood Mac version. I actually believe I prefer this one to the one I heard on the last Mac tour.
Castaway Dreams - The tears came back to me on this one. I'm a sentimental person and this is a sentimental song. Those two things combined with everything going on just brought tears to my eyes.
Red Rover - I've never appreciated this song until I saw it live. I loved Lindsey's growling vocals during the "red rover, red rover part." The lighting effects were pretty neat-o as well.
It Was You - Great song. I was fortunate to be a part of the cheering section that cheered after William, Leelee and Stella were mentioned.
Big Love - I apologize if I'm too graphic here but Lindsey grabbed the crowd by the preverbial balls on this one.
Go Insane - I'm not going to say I was disappointed in this number, but I like the way Lindsey performed it during The Dance. But again, it was amazing to see him sing and play live.
Under The Skin - I think this song was really meant to be performed live. The performance definitely made my eyes well up again.
World Turning - Awesome. I liked Alfredo Reyes' solo, but I prefer Mick's... without all the yelling and spitting and unintelligable words.
I’m So Afraid - One word: amazing.
I Know I’m Not Wrong - It was great to hear this song live. I wish the solo would have gone on a bit more and maybe been a lot like the solo for Blue Letter.
Tusk - It's always fun to see this one performed live. This one sounded different from the Say You Will tour one, which I liked.
Go Your Own Way - Like it always does, it brought the house down and it also made the females want to grope and paw Lindsey when he was at the front of the stage.
Holiday Road - Lindsey's barking and howling... hilarious and shameless.
Turn It On - Never cared for the studio version but the live version was awesome.
Band Introductions - Yay for the band.
Show You How - A great performance, but for me the studio version captures a certain quality that just can't be matched.
Shut Us Down - I had tears again... because I knew that this was the end of that once in a lifetime opportunity. I had a hard time focusing on this performance because I didn't want this moment to end... but it had to, and it did.
Of course, the show went above and beyond my expectations, which is what I expected. My biggest disappointment was the "fans" who constantly got up out of their seats to get boozed up, or the ones who didn't seem to be into the show. It was definitely worth nearly getting killed to see Lindsey perform live. It's one of those goals in life that I've met and that means a lot too.
Matt
