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BILLBOARD - TALENT IN ACTION - MAY 15, 1976 FLEETWOOD MAC Group brought its touch of magic here May
2 for more than 50,000 enthusiastic fans attending Bill Graham's "A Day on
the Green" presentation. As Fleetwood Mac whipped into "Station Man", the
potential that Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham have brought to the band
was immediately obvious. Against the backbone of Mick Fleetwood on drums,
Buckingham's guitar runs picked up and carried the song to a driving
intensity with Nicks and Buckingham singing close harmonies. The
arresting feature of this group is a mystic quality permeating the force of
its solid rock 'n' roll. Nicks' penetrating ranges are a perfect
complement to the warm, reedly timbre of Christine McVie's vocals. The
set featured old favorites as well as cuts from the group's "Fleetwood Mac"
album, such as "Say You Love Me," "Over My Head" and the melodic
"Landslide" which spotlighted especially nice acoustic guitar work by
Buckingham. "World Turning," certainly a highlight of the show,
established Fleetwood as being not only a dynamic drummer, but a showman as
well. Leaping off the drums midway through the song, he took center stage
with an "African Talking Drum" under his arm and singly managed to
captivate the crowd. Fleetwood Mac's live performance of "Rhiannon"
reached heights not touched on record. Nicks delivered the vocals with
strength and assurance, whirling around the stage and developing the song
into a visual image as well as an audible one. The band received two
encores, which, while being enjoyable, lacked the impact of the initial
set. "The British Are Coming" was the theme of the mammoth "Day On The
Green" with British groups U.F.O., Gary Wright and Peter Frampton
completing the bill. In addition to an unbeatable lineup of acts, the
extravaganza included canons that fired from the stage, a marching band and
elaborate scenery draping the stage. (Note: This was during the making
of "Rumours")
Thanks to Kayde for transcribing this and posting it to the Ledge and to Anusha for forwarding it to us.
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