Another Link in the Chain

[michelej1]

I just taped a Fleetwood Mac concert off of Trio, featuring Dave Mason, Bekka Bramlet, Billy Burnette, etc. It was downright frightening. They started off with "The Chain" and then it only got worse. Bramlett's "Gold Dust Woman" was unrecognizable. I didn't watch long enough to see what songs of LB were performed or how they were mangled.

I actually enjoyed Behind the Mask, (the album, not the tour) so it's not like I can only appreciate FM music that has LB involved. I also really liked Christine's song "Hollywood (Some Other Kind of Town)" on Time, but seeing that FM line up in concert made me wonder where Mick even got the guts.

I saw the show in Reno Friday (I reviewed it, under the Delta Arena post because there was no place for me to place a Reno review). A fight broke out in the crowd which upset Stevie and was truly unfortunate. The mood exuded from the band had been SO terrific before then. However, Lindsey did such a good job singing "Goodbye Baby" for Stevie in the most gentle and sweet voice imaginable, that it was almost worth the violent outbreak to hear it.

He sang the part,

And I who went to sleep as 2
Woke up as one now only you remain
You'll close your eyes and travel back
To the time when the light went fading fast
And the words you'll never, forget oh no
As you slipped away . . .

Then Stevie joined him for the chorus and she was able to complete the song herself. Michele