Re: Second leg setlist thoughts?

Date: 8 Jun 2003 13:17:15 -0700
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"Brian" <email-address-deleted> wrote in message news:<
> I'm probably in the minority here, but I actually liked the way they did
> 'Don't Stop' (more so during the rehearsal).
I like it too... particularly now that Stevie takes over lead vocals
on Christine's verse. I have wanted Stevie to have a more significant
role in that song for years. Her lyrical variations give the song a
bit of a different punch.
> 'Destiny Rules', however, should not have been cut - this was one of highlights of the
>tour, for me.
I completely agree with you about "Destiny Rules," though I'd have
preferred a full band treatment instead of the additionally stripped
down version they played live. I'd also like to have Lindsey use the
same guitar he used for the studio version. The one he uses live makes
it sound a bit tinnier IMO.
> "Beautiful Child' was one Stevie's strongest, vocally - another highlight of the show.
It's great to hear "Beautiful Child" but it seems that the casual fans
didn't take to the song that well. I'm afraid it's going to get
dropped.
> 'Rhiannon' is one I would probably say at first I'd like to see cut from the set list, but it
> worked much better this time 'round than in the past two decades. For that, I'm happy to > see it stay.
To me, it's just Stevie going through the motions. I'd like to see it
dropped from the set.
> 'Gypsy' should not be the set - there's very little reason for it to be. The song drags.
I didn't think I'd agree with you that my all time favorite song by
ANYBODY should be dropped, but I think it should be.
> Being that 'Gold Dust Woman' was not a single, it really doesn't need to be there either.
Like that matters? Where is your sense Brian? It's one of those songs
that even the non-fans recognize and it seems to have become more
intense as the tour goes on. For that reason, it should stay.
> I can see the reason for 'Dreams', 'Landslide' and even 'Stand Back' still
> being in the set, though I personally wouldn't miss any of them if they were
> gone.
"Dreams" for me was one of those "do we HAVE to" songs. "Landslide"
too, but "Stand Back" seems to have drawn more of the Stevie solo
energy and it REALLY stoked the crowd up at the MCI Center, almost
more than any other song. Although if I had a choice between "Stand
Back" and "Fall From Grace" as the Stevie solo song I'd like to hear
Fleetwood Mac do, I'd prefer "Fall From Grace." I think the
guitar-oriented theme works a lot better than the keyboard-oriented
"Stand Back" since there's only one keyboard player this time
around... and he's only doing keys part time.
> What I would've liked is more stuff from the new album - why not 'Everybody
> Finds Out', 'Miranda', 'Steal Your Heart Away' and 'Thrown Down'?
I think it's RIDICULOUS that "Thrown Down" isn't in there. I'm not
enthralled with "Steal Your Heart Away" at all, so I don't care that
it's not in there. "Miranda" is growing on me and I love "Everybody
Finds Out" dearly, but there are some studio effects that would be too
hard to recreate (particularly with Stevie's vocals) for EFO to work.
> 'Smile At You', 'Red Rover' and 'Murrow' would've been great challenges...I think all
> could work live, but might not hold up thru-out the tour...although we'll never know.
UGH on "Red Rover" and I'm only now starting to like "Murrow" but I
still think the song is too damn experimental. "Smile At You" would
ultimately be half-assed live. I'm only now starting to love the song
as it's presented on Say You Will. I still miss the legendary "pissed
off" version.
> Why not put 'Twisted' in there and do some old Buckingham Nicks tunes...and even
> 'Sorcerer', since it was originally a BN tune, and symbolic for both Stevie & Lindsey's
> longevity.
Would never happen in a million years, and you know it.
> Didn't Stevie throw in an outtake and a cover to kick off her solo tour?
Her FIRST solo tour. Now all that's left of Stevie's derring do from
her White Winged Dove tour days is that cover. It's STILL ten times
better than Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' original version of the
song.
I'd like to see "Dreams" "Gypsy" "Rhiannon" "Landslide" "Come" and
"Say Goodbye" hit the road.
I'd like to see "Destiny Rules" added back and I'd like to see
"Everybody Finds Out" join the set list (with a percussion breaking in
at the end of "she's done it a thousand times" and just before "when
love starts out in the darkness" in the first part of the song). I'd
also like to see an angry version of "Smile At You" in there
somewhere. Add "Fall From Grace" in the mix as well and drop "Stand
Back". Yes, you read me right. I, Mike Sarzo, hereby suggest that
Fleetwood Mac drop "Stand Back."