Review/Pics/Vids: Stevie Nicks with Rod Stewart - Cleveland

Rod Stewart and Stevie Nicks at Quicken Loans Arena
by Jeff Niesel - Cleveland Scene

Photo by Joe Kleon
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OK, we get it. Rod Stewart and Stevie Nicks are both classic rockers. But their differences are more striking than their similarities, something that was certainly true last night at Quicken Loans Arena, the first stop of the summer installment of their “Heart and Soul” co-headlining tour. Even when they performed together during the middle of Stewart’s set, each appeared a bit out of sorts. Nicks wore sunglasses as she and Stewart sang his “Young Turks,” and Stewart, who didn’t seem to know the words, sang only a few verses with Nicks on her “Leather and Lace.” Still, the two seemed to really appreciate each other (Stewart referred to Nicks as his “dear friend”) despite their differences and each delivered a strong performance.

Nicks opened the show with a 90-minute set that benefited from the fact that she had such a strong backing band. Led by guitarist Waddy Wachtel, the ensemble confidently blazed through Fleetwood Mac tunes such as “Dreams,” “Gold Dust Woman” and “Rhiannon.” Nicks’ raspy voice has held up well and she appeared genuinely engaged while singing “Stand Back” and “Edge of Seventeen,” hits from her solo career. A beautiful acoustic version of the Fleetwood Mac tune “Landslide” brought the set to a close. While they’ve become one of her defining traits, the wardrobe changes detracted from the overall performance. Between each song, Nicks would duck into a white tent to change shawls and dresses, but each outfit had a similar Goth-inspired look that made the singer look as if she were stuck in the ’70s.

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(unconfirmed) 
The In's and Outs of Stevie's Setlist:
Rock and Roll
Secret Love
Dreams
Moonlight (A Vampire's Dream)
Gold Dust Woman
Soldier's Angel
Stand Back
For What It's Worth
Rhiannon
Edge of Seventeen


Encore:

Photo by:  Marie Lombardo (@mariietard)

Landslide

What's Missing?
(Did Annabel Lee really disappear from the set)

Enchanted
Leather and Lace (performed during Rod's set)
Annabel Lee
Ghosts Are Gone
Love Is

Songs with Rod:
Young Turks
Leather and Lace

Minor but noticeable differences during the two song set with Rod vs last year:
1. Stevie wore her shades during her performace.
2. Stevie kept her dress on from her set whereas last year she changed into a different outfit that included pants or leggings
3. Stevie kept her hair straight vs changing it and adding waves for Rods set.


Rod Stewart and Stevie Nicks team up for a crowd-pleasing tour opener at The Q in Cleveland, despite rough edges


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Michael Shelley Interview with Fleetwood Mac "Rumours" Producer Ken Caillat! on WFMU [Podcast]

Michael Shelley Radio Show 

July 14, 2012 - WFMU 91.1 FM

Interview with Fleetwood Mac "Rumours" Producer Ken Caillat!

Michael Shelley's playlist, including the interview, includes the Fleetwood mac tunes listed below, most of which can only be found on the reissued and remastered Rumours and Tusk double CD's that were released in 2004.  Re-listen to the show HERE.

4 or 5 Left Over Christine McVie Solo Tunes from
 In The Meantime

A REALLY interesting portion of the interview is when Michael Shelley mentions Fleetwood Mac getting back together in 2013 and asks Ken if they will make a new album and if they were would he be interested in being a part of that.. Ken said, yes he would and that he called Mick Fleetwood, then Ken backed-up abit and said he was talking to Christine a few months ago, she called him to say she enjoyed his book and how he portrayed her in it and that it put passion back in the music for her.  Ken said he then asked Christine why she wasn't playing anymore and she said she gets bored, her hands play the same things etc.  He then went on to tell Michael that he produced Christine's last solo album (In The Meantime) back in 2005 and that he still has the tracks from that, and that there are 4 or 5 tracks off the album that were never used... So when he was talking to Mick, Ken suggested that the band replace the parts on the tracks with Bass parts by John, Guitar by Lindsey and Drums with Mick... and get Stevie and Lindsey on the background tracks... and that would be the first Fleetwood Mac group song(s)!  Christine would love to do it said Ken... Mick said it was a good idea, but the problem is getting everyone to agree to it, and Ken just left it at that...

How exciting would that be??  This is the perfect solution as far as I'm concerned... I've always thought that if Fleetwood Mac were to record again, there's no reason why Christine couldn't participate in the album. SOMEONE... make this happen!!!

These are the tracks featured in the interview:
Fleetwood Mac Second Hand News (rough mix version)

Fleetwood Mac Think About Me (rough mix)
Fleetwood Mac Blue Letter
Fleetwood Mac Cant Walk Out Of Here (rough version of The Ledge)
Fleetwood Mac Don't Stop (rough mix version)
Fleetwood Mac You Make Loving Fun (rough mix)
Ken Caillat INTERVIEW
Fleetwood Mac Go Your Own Way (rough mix)

"Making Rumours" is available, among other places, on AMAZON and visit Rumours The Book on Facebook or the website makingrumours

"There is comfort in the lusciousness of Stevie Nicks' voice, her intricate lyrics" By Elizabeth Blackney Huffington Post

Stevie Nicks, Feminism, and Becoming Women in Full
By: Elizabeth Blackney
Huffington Post

"There is comfort in the lusciousness of Stevie Nicks' voice, her intricate lyrics. The arrangement of each song constructs the perfect ride for each soul. For forty years, she has lived life on her own terms. As witnesses to her creative success, personal triumphs, and tribulations, we all have an image of her in mind. The alabaster skin, the honey colored hair of a siren, her penetrating gaze eats the camera's lens."

Read the rest of Elizabeth Blackney's article at 
The Huffington Post





Stream: The Crystal Ark, “Tusk (Fleetwood Mac Cover)”
Today brings the latest release from the upcoming "Just Tell Me That You Want Me" Tribute to Fleetwood Mac album... The Fader premiered the track today.  Familiar vibe... but oh so different!  Stream below and check out The Fader for what they had to say about the track.

LESS THAN $5 ON AMAZON

STEVIE NICKS - BELLA DONNA

31st Anniversary - July 27th

Not likely because of, but nice timing non-the less. Amazon have discounted Stevie's first solo album 1981's Bella Donna to $4.99 just prior to it's 31st Anniversary.  With these deep discounts on albums that Amazon has been having, boat loads of older titles have been showing up on Billboard's Album Charts, Fleetwood Mac albums included.  It was no surprise a few weeks ago when Bella Donna also discounted at the time also made a rare appearance on the Catalogue Albums and Catalogue Digital Albums Charts.  The album is up for grabs again on Amazon for $4.99, not for the mp3 album this time, but for the actual disc.  Don't have it?  Good time to buy if you don't... AMAZON

Too bad the new album "In Your Dreams" couldn't get a discount like this.  With Stevie profile raised while on tour in the US right now, it's the perfect opportunity.

You can pick up a digital copy (mp3 album) of Fleetwood Mac's "Rumours" right now for $5 on Amazon.


Cool write-up on Stereogum today....
THE FACES OF FLEETWOOD MAC
by: Aaron Lariviere
Stereogum

Stubborn as hell. It’s the only way to describe drummer Mick Fleetwood and bassist John McVie. They’re the most persistent, tireless, roll-with-the-punches rhythm section in rock history. Since original (and long-gone) bandleader Peter Green founded Fleetwood Mac in 1967 — named for his bandmates, with the “Mac” added to entice McVie to join — the pair saw lineups disintegrate in every way imaginable. One guitarist fled mid-tour to join a Christian cult. Two frontmen fell victim to mental illness brought on by LSD. Inter-band love (and sex) famously tore the band apart while massive success brought in a mountain of cash and an avalanche of powdered distraction. But these two soldiered on, keeping the band active throughout 17 albums, 70-plus singles, and five decades — forever locked in.

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Chart Update: Fleetwood Mac USA, UK, IRELAND and AUSTRALIA

UK - July 21, 2012

Fleetwood Mac's re-issued 25 Years The Chain hangs in there in the Top 40 on the UK charts for a 5th week moving down slightly by 4 spots to #38 from #34 last week! The 4cd box set celebrating it's 20th Anniversary this year is still being discounted heavily at retail... This won't last, so if you are in the UK and you need your Fleetwood Mac fix... This is the perfect package!  AmazonUK and HMV both have it on sale.

Rumours re-enters the Top 100 Albums Chart at #93 and moves up to #14 on the Catalogue Top 40 Chart.

TOP 100 ALBUMS CHART
# 38 (34)  Fleetwood Mac - 25 Years The Chain (Box Set)
# 93 (120) Fleetwood Mac - Rumours

TOP 40 CATALOGUE ALBUMS CHART
# 14 - Fleetwood Mac - Rumours

IRELAND - July 12, 2012

TOP 100 ALBUMS CHART
# 65 (50) Fleetwood Mac - The Very Best Of
# 98 (91) Fleetwood Mac - Greatest Hits

AUSTRALIA - July 16, 2012

Fleetwood Mac's Greatest Hits re-enters the Top 50 Catalogue Chart this week in Australia at #19 while The Dance DVD Re-enters the Top 40 DVD Chart at # 25.

TOP 100 ALBUMS CHART
# 54 (44) Fleetwood Mac - The Very Best Of

TOP 50 CATALOGUE ALBUMS
#  8 (6)   Fleetwood Mac - The Very Best of
# 19 (R/E) Fleetwood Mac - Greatest Hits

TOP 40 MUSIC DVD CHART
# 25 (R/E) Fleetwood Mac - The Dance

USA - Week ending July 8th, Billboard Chart July 21, 2012

Two Albums drop out of the Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart and one re-enters... Fleetwood Mac's The Very Best Of drops out of the Top 200 after a 4 week stay.  Fleetwood Mac's 1975 white album also drops out after re-entering last week at #187. Rumours re-enters at #191.

Fleetwood Mac's Greatest Hits remains on the chart dropping down to #91 after re-entering the Top 200 last week at #65. Sales for Greatest Hits this week are 5,612 vs 6,544 the previous week, a decline of 14%.  Total sales since November, 1991 in the US = 4,568,278.

Fleetwood Mac's Rumours re-enters the Top 200 Albums Chart this week at #191 selling 2,889 units for the week up 17% over the previous week where the album sold 2,467.  Total album sales since November, 1991 in the US = 2,971,034. With Rumours re-entering the Top 200 it reclaims the title from "Fleetwood Mac" as the longest-running Mac album on the Billboard Top 200. "Fleetwood Mac" reached 149 weeks on the big chart last week, matching "Rumours", but it falls off the chart this week as "Rumours" returns and reaches the 150 week mark.

On the Top 50 Catalogue Albums Chart, Fleetwood Mac place 3 titles, the most of any act.  Greatest Hits at #9 is down two places from last week.  Rumours at #40 is up 10 spots from last week, and 1975's Fleetwood Mac is down 10 spots to #50 this week.  The Very Best of drops out of the Top 50 on the chart this week.

TOP 200 ALBUMS CHART
#  91 (65)    Fleetwood Mac - Greatest Hits
# 191 (R/E) Fleetwood Mac - Rumours

TOP 50 CATALOGUE CHARTS
#  9  (7)    Greatest Hits, Fleetwood Mac (469)
# 40 (50)  Rumours, Fleetwood Mac
# 50 (40)  Fleetwood Mac, Fleetwood Mac

STEVIE NICKS | Fleetwood Mac | Lindsey Buckingham: One day... One post!

Two new Fleetwood Mac covers emerge in the last two days

First, Stereogum premiered Washed Out's cover of Fleetwood Mac's "Straight Back" on July 16th and earlier today, Spin premiered Tame Impala's take on Fleetwood Mac's "That's All For Everyone".  Both tracks are featured on the Tribute to Fleetwood Mac album "Just Tell Me That You Want Me" which hits stores August 14th.  Pre-order your copy on Amazon

Washed Out "Straight Back"

Tame Impala "That's All For Everyone"

Both tracks, I think, sound really great!  I'm all for spreading the Fleetwood Mac love and if these artists, who to some are familiar and to others are completely unknown, can introduce Fleetwood Mac to their audience, and vice versa, then I say go for it!

STEVIE NICKS Live in Boston - July 10th

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ROD STEWART AND STEVIE NICKS LIVE IN WASHINGTON, D.C. JULY 27TH.Goldstar has over 1/2 off tickets to the show July 27 at the Verizon Center. Two legends for an amazing price!  Who wouldn't!
Get your tickets at GOLDSTAR

Wow! is it just me or does it feel like Livenation is really pushing this show! If you been following along with the contests that I've posted, it just seems like the Washington date has had it's fair share (and more) of contests and ticket give-away opportunities.  In the last week alone there have been countless contests through tv stations, radio stations etc. and now with Goldstar, they've slashed ticket prices to $20.00!  Either the show isn't selling that well, or they are just trying to top up the venue.  In any case, for those on a budget, $20 bucks to see two Hall of Famers in action is a pretty spectacular deal - even if the tickets are in the rafters!  Plus it's a Friday night! I'd get in on this deal if you can and are in the Washington D.C. area.
LINDSEY BUCKINGHAMSECOND SELL-OUT REPORTED

At the other end of the spectrum.... Lindsey Buckingham is selling out venues, albeit smaller venues... but still he's moving some tickets!  So far two are reporting sell-outs. Nashville, TN (Franklin actually) and Austin, TX with other venues either close to being sold, or well on their way.  To me, it almost seems like the venues are selling better on this leg of the tour then they did on his California leg and upper east coast dates earlier this spring... I don't really know that for sure, it's just a perception.  In any case... Good for Lindsey!  He deserves it!  If you are close to one of his shows...  Check him out before Fleetwood Mac steals him away for next years tour.  Could be awhile before he's able to get back out on the road solo.  Tour dates here
STEVIE NICKS LIVE AT MOHEGAN SUN ARENA... 

Run, don't walk... and check out these photos of Stevie Nicks captured by photographer Kristen Pierson at the Mohegan Sun Arena July 12th. 17 pretty sweet pics in all!  The Gallery is located HERE(Photo above not one of them)
STEVIE NICKS LIVE AT THE BORGATA, ATLANTIC CITY, NJ

Check out Stevie on the last night of her solo tour in Atlantic City July 15th ending her show with some sort of a flower headpiece.  Not sure of the story behind this... Probably picked up during her Edge Walk sweep.   Seems she picks up at least one of these on every tour... Maybe it's the same person, who knows... Serial headpiece maker, please stand up!  Photos by Hartsfelder's World on Facebook - 60 photos in the GALLERY 
Stevie Nicks sprinkles her Gold Dust over rapt audience at Borgataby: Nicky ValleePhilly2Philly.com
By her own acknowledgement, Stevie Nicks was late to the stage Sunday night. Eleven months late, to be exact. Due to vocal issues, the legendary singer and iconic front woman for classic rock royalty Fleetwood Mac was forced to cancel her August 2011 show at the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa. She certainly made up for lost time, wowing the crowd with her trademark rasp, string of hit songs, and inimitable gypsy goddess style.
“I’ve danced across the stages of the world,” she informed the audience, filled with loyal and energized fans, many of them dressed in flowing dresses and bangles. “Let’s just have fun tonight,” she encouraged. “Let’s have a really good time.”
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STEVIE NICKS and DON HENLEY To Perform Together Sept 14th in Vancouver

The evening prior to the Voices In The Park public performance September 15th, there is going to be a ‘backyard gourmet’ private event catered by chef David Hawksworth with an acoustic show by Stevie Nicks and the Eagles’ Don Henley.”

Sarah McLachlan called in a favour with Henley as she has played fundraisers for his Walden Woods Project to prevent the area around Walden Pond from being developed. More artists and information on the Voices in the Park performance will be coming in the next weeks, she says.

Voices In The Park is a live musical event being staged in Stanley Park, Vancouver, BC to raise money for Sarah McLachlan School of Music.

Tickets to the September 15th event available at Ticketmaster

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