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McNichols Arena Concert
To get an idea as to what it sounded like, listen to their new disk, "The Dance," and imagine longer jams, and add an extended drum solo and a few solo songs (eg. Gold Dust Woman by Stevie and one by Christine I've never heard).
To be more specific, the show must've sold out, McNichols was packed. They played for over two hours and did three encores. They had a extra guitar player and a keyboard and guitar player (from Denver) in the shadows to the left of Mick, and a congo player and two female backup singers in the shadows to the right of Mick.
: Did'ja get Sandy Mary???
Sorry, no songs from the pre-Buckingham-Nicks-era F. Mac. Oh Well, if you want to hear some of that, invite yourself over to my place sometime, and you'll probably hear some whether you like it or not.
: how were the $70 seats?
They were nice (thanks again, Vann!). Fortunately we were not bombarded with beer, trash, ciggies, etc. from the obviously jealous fans seated above us (as were some of those sitting near us). Apparently Road Rage is spreading to the concert venues. For a show with a well-behaved crowd, I recommend the Mercury Cafe on Thursday nights.
Stevie was dressed like the fans who imitate her style of dressing. She changed her shawl during Lindsey's solo bit, from a light-colored one to a darker-colored one. She really is a beautiful woman, and like other beautiful women she obviously knows it, and that of course makes her a bit of a showoff, and that in turn somehow tends to spoil it all, at least for me. All this time I thought that MTV slowed down her pirouettes. Either she's always done them in slo-mo, or she's getting old.
Me, I admire humility, and recently my admiration of Christine has increased dramatically. This is no doubt due to listening to "The Dance" along with a couple newly-acquired oldies ("Bare Trees" and "Mystery to Me"). Christine must be one of the most consistent songwriters in the history of Rock'n'Roll -- *all* of her songs are very, very nice. Now why couldn't they dust off one of her tunes from the Bob Welch-era F. Mac? None of the fans of their newer music would know the difference, and fans of their older music would be delighted to hear something from the early '70's. Why they can't do that is definitely a Mystery to Me!
Mick was the one making the fashion statement, in a poufy white shirt (ala. that Seinfeld episode), black vest and knickers, with red shoes completing the ensemble. This guy must be old, back in 1967 he was kicked out of John Mayall's group for "excessive drunkeness," and he's admitted to "abusing myself with cocaine." Keef [sic] Richards ain't got nothin' on Mick F. (Yeah, right, Keef conjuring up enough guts to wear knickers, and prance around on stage beating on the synth drums in his vest, yeah, sure, that'll be the day.)
In case you missed it, John Mayall played recently up at Little Bear. That's what he gets for kicking drunks out of his band. Hey, let's all go out and get drunk!