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An Evening With Lindsey Buckingham

by: Judi's Mind Over Matter

I have seen Fleetwood Mac from outside an arena, along with 500 other people who couldn't get a ticket for the Rumours tour; inside the same packed arena for the Tusk tour; Stevie Nicks solo in an arena setting; and, last night, Lindsey Buckingham in a smaller, more intimate but still packed venue. I enjoyed them all.

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Short but stellar: Lindsey Buckingham's solo concert at Birmingham's Alys Stephens Center 

by Mary Colurso

A stellar solo concert. An attentive, appreciative group of listeners filled the majority of seats in the concert hall and gave Buckingham several standing ovations. The choral balcony was blocked with curtains; the venue holds about 1,100 people in that configuration.

Read the full review at AL.com

Photos below by: Jessica | Tommy Terrell

Elsewhere.... 
BELLA DONNA Celebrates it's 31st Birthday Today...

Bella Donna, the debut album by Stevie Nicks was released on this day (July 27th) in 1981.  The album hit #1 on Billboards Top 200 Albums Chart September 5, 1981 remaining for one week and has sold in excess of 4 million copies in the United States.  Stevie's first solo album had four substantial hits during 1981 and 1982: Stop Draggin' My Heart Around, Leather and Lace, Edge of Seventeen and After The Glitter Fades.

The album also marks the first recordings that feature Stevie's backing vocalists, Sharon Celani and Lori Nicks, both still on stage with her today.

If you don't have the album in your library... Today's the day to get it.  Amazon in the US has a deal on right now. The physical CD is $4.99 while the MP3 Digital album is $5.99.

Buy on Amazon

Print Mafia have put together a cool Stevie / Rod retro poster to commemorate their Nashville show the other night... 16 x 20 print will set you back $25.  They have a huge selection of Silk Screen hand made posters to load your walls with... Cool creative stuff if you ask me!

Take a look at their site

Mick Fleetwood: my 11 greatest recordings of all time 
Fleetwood Mac sticksman names his biggies

Check it out at Music Radar

Boxscore: Stevie Nicks and Rod Stewart - Cincinnati - July 21st

Rod Stewart and Stevie Nicks 

Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati, Ohio July 21, 2012 

Gross: $827,913 

Tickets Sold: 12,155 / Tickets Available: 12,155 

Shows: 1 / Sellouts: 1 

Ticket Prices: $149.50, $27.50 

Promoter: Live Nation 

Here's "DREAMS" from
Nashville, TN - July 24, 2012

CHECK IT OUT: Haim cover Fleetwood Mac's "Hold Me" From "Just Tell Me That You Want Me"

This is one of the bonus tracks on the digital version. The Fleetwood Mac Tribute Album "Just Tell Me That You Want Me" will be released on August 14th.

Pre-order: 
"Just Tell Me That You Want Me" - A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac by Various Artists on itunes. or Amazon


Includes the bonus tracks "Hold Me" by Haim and "The Green Manalishi" by The Entrance Band.

A man and his guitar: Lindsey Buckingham comes to Spartanburg

GoUpState.com
By Dan Armonaitis

Even if he weren't responsible for some of Fleetwood Mac's greatest artistic and commercial triumphs, Lindsey Buckingham would demand attention for his instrumental prowess.

He's simply too skilled a guitarist not to be recognized.

Upstate music fans will have the opportunity to get an up-close look at Buckingham's talent when the California native performs Sunday at the Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium.

As a news release for the intimate one-man show puts it, Buckingham “will showcase his distinctive guitar picking style and instantly recognizable voice in his usual awe-inspiring form.”

Buckingham is expected to perform songs from his recent album “Seeds We Sow,” along with favorites from his previous solo albums and a variety of Fleetwood Mac classics.

“As I've grown as an artist, I've gotten more and more in touch with my center, and that center is voice and guitar,” Buckingham said in the news release. “Over time it has become increasingly vital to express more with less; that is my touchstone now, and the embodiment of that philosophy is what will be largely represented in the new show.

“I've been thinking of doing this kind of tour for a while, and am quite excited to be doing something new, something outside my comfort zone.”

Last year, Rolling Stone magazine named Buckingham to its list of “The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time” and stated that during Fleetwood Mac's hit-making era, he “transmuted the folk music of his banjo-playing youth into stadium rock.”

As a guitarist, Buckingham uses a finger-picking style that could be compared to that of such country and folk icons as Merle Travis and Doc Watson but which has been adapted to fit his pop and rock inclinations.

In an interview with Guitar World Acoustic Magazine several years ago, Buckingham said, “I've always believed that you play to highlight the song, not to highlight the player. The song is all that matters.”

Buckingham's latest solo album, “Seeds We Sow,” contains an eclectic array of original material along with an impressive acoustic cover of a lesser-known 1967 Rolling Stones gem “She Smiled Sweetly.”

The album tends to shine the spotlight on the percussive nature of Buckingham's playing while staying rooted in the kind of intelligent pop that marked such Fleetwood Mac hits as “Go Your Own Way” and “Tusk.”

Buckingham and his then-girlfriend, Stevie Nicks, joined Fleetwood Mac in 1975, helping propel the legendary group into superstardom. Through his association with Fleetwood Mac, Buckingham was inducted into the Roll and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998.

In 1973, under the name Buckingham Nicks, the aforementioned couple released a critically acclaimed but commercially unsuccessful album that is long out of print and highly coveted by pop fans.

Lindsey plays the Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium, Sunday, July 29, 2012. Tickets available at Ticketmaster

The next five nights with Fleetwood Mac Rocker Lindsey Buckingham

Lindsey Buckingham Kicks Off Second Leg of Tour.

Tonight in Birmingham, AL at Alys Stephens Performing Arts Center - Jemison Concert Hall Lindsey kicks off another leg of his Solo Acoustic Tour. This is his 32nd show this year since deciding to go his own way back on May 3rd with a show at The Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach, CA. Dates are booked through September with the last show being at Casino Rama in Ontario, Canada September 8th.  Here are the next 5 shows for Lindsey closing out July... Tickets are still available for these shows aside from Franklin, TN.  Don't let this one get away... See him live.

Welcome back Lindsey... Have a great run of shows!

July 26	Birmingham, AL	Jemison Concert Hall	Tickets	Now
July 27	Franklin, TN	The Franklin Theatre	Tickets	SOLD OUT
July 28	Atlanta, GA	Center Stage Theater	Tickets	Now
July 29	Spartanburg, SC	Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium	Tickets	Now
July 31	Charlotte, NC	Neighborhood Theatre	Tickets	Now

More Tour Dates Here

PHOTOS (17): STEVIE NICKS | ROD STEWART Live in Nashville

Rod Stewart And Stevie Nicks Live in Nashville 

The Bridgestone Arena - July 24, 2012

17 beautiful shots of Rod and Stevie last night in Nashville.

Photo By Kate Cauthen, via American Songwriter

VIEW THE GALLERY

(click the "NEXT" link in the upper right hand side to flip from photo to photo)

Rod Stewart And Stevie Nicks Turn Back The Clock In Nashville

By Evan Schlansky

American Songwriter

Stevie Nicks and Rod Stewart did not duet during their double bill last night, as they’ve done frequently on their joint Heart and Soul tour. Nick’s voice was bothering her, she said, which was probably the reason why (unless they’re sick of each other by now).

Still, they made the perfect pair; Nicks’ classic rock radio-ready sound and hippie ethos combined perfectly with Stewart’s cavalcade of hits, for a night of sheer sing-along goodness and rock and roll bliss.

Read the Full Review at American Songwriter

Setlist:

Rock and Roll

Enchanted

Secret Love

Dreams

Gold Dust Woman

Stand Back

Soldier’s Angel

Rhiannon

For What It’s Worth

Edge of Seventeen

ENCORE:

Landslide

"Moonlight" was out again last night, plus Stevie and Rod didn't perform their duets during Rods set.

Most of Landslide
This video is from the beginning... 

The second Landslide Video captures the ending
Stevie at the end is pretty emotional.  She was emotional going into the song... Her throat is still giving her some issues and she's likely relieved she made it through the show + she received a really warm response from Nashville... Stevie mentions Bob Welch's passing at the end of her Thank You's.