2018-2019 Tour

[David]

Originally Posted by BigAl84

I think the 1987 lineup did a much better job at introducing the new members, giving them material that showcases their talents, while also keeping enough familiar things in the setlist to maintain the feel of a Fleetwood Mac concert.

Steve Denison used to say that the transition in 1987 from I Loved Another Woman into Brown Eyes without a break was inspired. And I think Rattlesnake Shake was in close proximity to Seven Wonders, which always worked great. Some songs just sound great next to each other.

[BigAl84]

Originally Posted by David

Steve Denison used to say that the transition in 1987 from I Loved Another Woman into Brown Eyes without a break was inspired. And I think Rattlesnake Shake was in close proximity to Seven Wonders, which always worked great. Some songs just sound great next to each other.

Absolutely! I think that's why things got weirder in 2018 as they started swapping songs out later in the tour. They had an initial setlist that they must have felt good about for specific reasons and then started breaking up that initial flow with songs that had an entirely different feel.

[sleepless child]

I think they should have kept Sisters of the Moon in the setlist from 2015 instead of Storms. I think it would have worked better. But this tour was so wrong and crazy on so many levels. Yea, they did well and made money, but it wasn't our Fleetwood Mac.

[Villavic]

Originally Posted by sleepless child

Yea, they did well and made money, but it wasn't our Fleetwood Mac.

I have not even seen any videos on YouTube of the 2018-19 tour, because my feeling was exactly what you said. The fact they included Don't dream is over and Free fallin (songs I love) made me feel that was more like a festival concert that a band tour. Yes Blue Letter and Farmer's Daughter are covers but at least they appeared in Mac albums. DDIO and FF are too well known as Crowded House and Tom Petty's.

But most of all, watching videos of that tour, I'm sure I'd be sad about how Fleetwood Mac ended. That's why I avoid them.

PS: Shouldn't this thread be in Present Band? Even though it is not present anymore.

[sleepless child]

I thought since it was post Lindsey it belonged in this forum. But wherever everyone thinks is fine by me. I just looked at the forums. You are correct.