Lindsey Buckingham "Talks Music" 9:30 pm

[michelej1]

Lindsey Buckingham Talks Music, Studio, 9.30pm

Sydney Morning Herald

http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/...405-365iu.html

Talks Music is like a British version of Inside the Actors Studio, but with musos instead of thespians. Host Malcolm Gerrie brings all the enthusiasm (but none of the unction) that James Lipton brings to ITAS, and the music-student audience sits enraptured and gets to ask questions at the end. Tonight's instalment is fascinating, as Lindsey Buckingham of Fleetwood Mac reflects on his life and career. And he brings a guitar with him - all the better to show the finer points of his writing and playing styles. Musical interludes include an instrumental from early album Buckingham Nicks, and a stunning blast of Big Love.


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[michelej1]

and a stunning blast of Big Love.

This is the problem, Elle. If it was only in concert, I could take it. But as it is...

Michele

[sodascouts]

I understand why he keeps pulling out "Big Love" for interviews and appearances, especially since it's not like he has new music to promote. It's like when you find an outfit you look absolutely gorgeous in, you want to wear it to every special event you attend, lol. Lindsey knows "Big Love" will knock 'em dead, so it's his "go-to" piece. I agree that it gets tiresome for those of us who follow him closely, but for the casual listener, it's a tried-and-true way to give them a taste of the awesomeness that is Lindsey Buckingham.

[shackin'up]

Originally Posted by sodascouts

I agree that it gets tiresome for those of us who follow him closely, but for the casual listener, it's a tried-and-true way to give them a taste of the awesomeness that is Lindsey Buckingham.

Spot on Nancy. I do understand it too. Let's be fair, if I try to impress new friends with Lindsey's music, I return to this version of Big love too. Everybody knows the original and is blown away by this interpretation. It just shows him and his muse in three minutes.

[elle]

Originally Posted by michelej1

This is the problem, Elle. If it was only in concert, I could take it. But as it is...

Michele

next time you feel the need to complain about Big Love, please read what they said below, Michele (and not just you but also all others calling for Big Love to cease and desist, or to return back to it's 80s full-band album version should re-read this too):

Originally Posted by sodascouts

I understand why he keeps pulling out "Big Love" for interviews and appearances, especially since it's not like he has new music to promote. It's like when you find an outfit you look absolutely gorgeous in, you want to wear it to every special event you attend, lol. Lindsey knows "Big Love" will knock 'em dead, so it's his "go-to" piece. I agree that it gets tiresome for those of us who follow him closely, but for the casual listener, it's a tried-and-true way to give them a taste of the awesomeness that is Lindsey Buckingham.

Originally Posted by shackin'up

Spot on Nancy. I do understand it too. Let's be fair, if I try to impress new friends with Lindsey's music, I return to this version of Big love too. Everybody knows the original and is blown away by this interpretation. It just shows him and his muse in three minutes.

[WildHearted]

I love acoustic Big Love, but I think he's got plenty of other songs in that acoustic Big Love style at this point that he could pull out one of them for a change. I know it was a hit back in the day, but I don't think it's been as well remembered as most of their others so I don't really think the "everyone knows it" argument holds all that much weight, IMO. And even if the concern is that it needs to be a song at least some people recognize: Lindsey could take a different song and give it the same treatment. It'd require some time and effort, yeah, but it'd probably be nice for him to start playing something different after 20 years of this one getting so much publicity...

[michelej1]

Originally Posted by elle

next time you feel the need to complain about Big Love, please read what they said below, Michele (and not just you but also all others calling for Big Love to cease and desist, or to return back to it's 80s full-band album version should re-read this too):

If he is going to continue playing it that way in concert, then he should stop pulling it out for every radio show and high school assembly he does, to boot. When he's making public appearances bore those people with Time Precious Time. But don't play Big Love for eons -- I first saw it before The Dance -- on stage and then play it every chance you get off stage as well.

It's lazy. It's been 20 years now, and there are other songs he could adapt to garner the same awestruck response, if he'd just work on them. For my money, Tango is one of them.

Michele