Thursday, August 09, 2012

Review | Photos by Danielle Boise LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM Live in Atlanta

No introductions are needed when discussing Lindsey Buckingham; his epic career in Fleetwood Mac to his prolific solo career precedes him.

LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM 
LIVE IN ATLANTA - JULY 28TH
Review and photos by Danielle Boise

If you haven’t heard of him in the last 30 plus years, then you’ve obviously been living under a rock and seriously are missing out on one of the greatest singer-song writers and overall musicians of our time and must be severely punished for this oversight in judgment.

Lindsey Buckingham quietly took the stage in a manner befitting only rock royalty, shrouded in a moody ambiance, with one spotlight and red light leaking around the corners at Center Stage for his nearly sold out Atlanta stop on July 28.  Yet, he was humbled by the fans that poured into the venue to see his solo performance–and believe me it was truly a solo performance. Only Buckingham and his guitar entertained the crowd of fans.

Continue to the full review at Target Audience Magazine - Includes 25 photos.

Tulsa Review: Stevie Nicks "Her distinctive voice was strong and confident, buoyant and bright"

Rod Stewart and Stevie Nicks poured out their “Heart & Soul” tour at the BOK Center on Wednesday night.
By JENNIFER CHANCELLOR World Scene Writer
Tulsaworld.com

"To put the stars together may feel like an “Odd Couple” pairing — the rebellious blues-rocker blond power woman with the master of the pop-disco-hybrid American songbook.

Boy, it worked. Gloriously.

The night launched with a rollicking welcome and Nicks’ hammering version of the Led Zeppelin classic “Rock and Roll,” backed by a seven-piece band. A stream of photos flashed behind them all, spanning half a century of the genre.

In her trademark way, Nicks adorned the sultry warble of each song with her retro-’70s-era glittered shawls and dark lace, tambourines and baubles, and punctuated the high points with high kicks in black suede platform boots."

Read the rest of this really great review at the original site

PLUS Check out these photos by Matt Barnard


STEVIE NICKS AND ROD STEWART
LIVE IN TULSA August 8, 2012
Over 170 Photos by alnbbates 

Wednesday, August 08, 2012

Album Sales/Charts Update: Fleetwood Mac | Stevie Nicks US, UK, Ireland, Australia


BILLBOARD TOP 200
Sales week ending August 5th Chart Date August 18, 2012

In the US for the sales week ending August 5th and for Billboard Top 200 Album Chart date August 18th Fleetwood Mac's Rumours will re-enter at #171 on a 41% sales boost.  The album sold 2,859 copies in the US last week vs 2,029 the previous week. Total US sales since November, 1991 = 2,980,327

On the Top 200 Catalogue Albums Chart, Fleetwood Mac have a total of 4 titles within the top 200 - 3 of which posting sales increases week over week.  Rumours is at #37 up from #72 the previous week. Greatest Hits moves up to #107 from #174 the previous week on a 52% sales increase selling 1,878 copies vs 1,238 the previous week. Total US sales since November, 1991 = 4,575,629. The Very Best Of Fleetwood Mac moves down to #110 from #77 last week selling 1,856 copies vs 1,991 copies the previous week.  Total US album sales since it's release in 2002 = 1,503,583.

On the Top 200 Catalogue Physical Albums Chart Fleetwood Mac's The Very Best Of moves down to #26 from #20 last week.  Fleetwood Mac (the white album) moves up to #84 from #108 on a sales increase of 12% selling 1,353 copies vs 1,204 the previous week.  Total US sales since November, 1991 = 818,098.  Bella Donna from Stevie Nicks moves up to #163 from #185 the previous week on an 11% sales increase selling 999 copies vs 896 copies the previous week.  Total US albums sales for Bella Donna since November, 1991 = 871,107.

On the Top 200 Catalogue Digital Albums Chart Fleetwood Mac's Rumours posted 1,966 digital sales vs 1,200 the previous week increasing in sales by 64% and moving from #41 to #24.  Fleetwood Mac's Greatest Hits shifted 1,225 digital copies vs 635 the previous week moving from #140 to #55. That's a 93% sales increase.  

USA - August 18, 2012 

BILLBOARD TOP 200
# 171 (R/E) Fleetwood Mac - Rumours

TOP 200 CATALOGUE ALBUMS CHART
# 37 (72)     Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
# 107 (174) Fleetwood Mac - Greatest Hits
# 110 (77)   Fleetwood Mac  - The Very Best Of
# 132 (191)  Fleetwood Mac  -Fleetwood Mac

TOP 200 CATALOGUE PHYSICAL ALBUMS CHART
# 26 (20)     Fleetwood Mac  - The Very Best Of
# 84 (108)   Fleetwood Mac  - Fleetwood Mac
# 163 (185) Stevie Nicks - Bella Donna

TOP 200 CATALOGUE DIGITAL ALBUMS CHART
# 24 (41)   Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
# 55 (140) Fleetwood Mac - Greatest Hits

AUSTRALIA - Week of August 6, 2012

TOP 100 ALBUMS CHART
# 79 (55)  Fleetwood Mac  -  The Very Best Of

TOP 50 CATALOGUE ALBUMS CHART
# 9 (7)      Fleetwood Mac  - The Very Best Of
# 11 (13) Fleetwood Mac - Greatest Hits

TOP 40 DVD CHART
# 6 (7)   Fleetwood Mac  - THE DANCE

IRELAND - Week ending August 2, 2012

TOP 100 ALBUMS CHART
# 61 (89)  Fleetwood Mac - Greatest Hits
# 76 (87)   Fleetwood Mac - The Very Best Of

UK - Week of August 11, 2012

TOP 100 ALBUMS CHART
# 72 (57)   Fleetwood Mac  - 25 Years The Chain

Review: Lindsey Buckingham - Kernersville 8/3 by Ryan Snyder

BUCKINGHAM LIVE, ALONE AND ESSENTIAL
by Ryan Snyder
YesWeekly

It was supposed to be a week in music storyboarded around rock’s most sordid romance saga: solo tours by Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham were to cross wakes only 48 hours apart in an unlikely place. As Buckingham’s small machine rolled along with uncompromised efficiency, it was Nicks’ big machine that faltered — co-headliner Rod Stewart fell ill and their Greensboro show was canceled, a decision perhaps aided by slow ticket sales. That wasn’t an issue for Buckingham, who’s packed show on Friday at Bucked Up Super Saloon in Kernersville provided for all the intimacy of a coffee house open mic night.

The nature of those machines was one of Buckingham’s favorite topics of conversation on Friday. He noted how shows like this one — in a small town at a country bar unaccustomed to hosting performers of his caliber — were only made possible by the big machine that is Fleetwood Mac. Rather than an an oversized, idling tour bus, it was Buckingham’s silver Mercedes L Class that sat immediately outside the door from where he took the stage to the unconventional, yet stunning venue for his purposes. The club’s dancefloor was transformed into a makeshift theater with foldout chairs, but the ambiance created by the sparse lighting and hardwood construction possessed all the warmth of a more traditional venue.

Awesome review!... Read the rest at the original site.

Review: Lindsey Buckingham North Charleston Aug 4th + Clearwater Video Aug 6th

The Buckingham stops here 
Lindesy Buckingham review
by T. Ballard Lesemann

Lindsey Buckingham 
North Charleston Performing Arts Center
Aug. 4

Lindsey Buckingham may be best known for his work with Fleetwood Mac, but he also has six solo albums and two live albums under his belt. Not surprisingly, during his Saturday night gig at the North Charleston Performing Arts Center, he touched on both sides of his career.

With three amp stacks and a large battery of acoustic and semi-acoustic guitars at stage left, the 62-year-old Buckingham opened with a beautiful number titled "Cast Away Dreams" (from his 2006 album Under the Skin). Within moments, it was clear that neither his guitar playing nor his singing had diminished over the years. Buckingham followed the opener with "Bleed to Love Her," a deep cut that ended up on Fleetwood Mac's 1997 album The Dance. He earned standing ovations after both songs, a gesture that fans in the less-than-packed PAC repeated after every song.

After the first four songs, Buckingham started to loosen up a bit, interacting with the more enthusiastic members of the crowd. After one particularly vocal ticket holder hollered, "Lindsey, I love this kind of shit," Buckingham laughed and replied, "Well put, sir. So do I."



LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM 
Live in Clearwater, Florida - August 6th


Tuesday, August 07, 2012

Review: Lindsey Buckingham at Plaza Live Orlando by Jim Abbott + 14 Photos

"The solo tour might be the small side of Buckingham’s career, 
but it still makes a mighty big sound."
By Jim Abbott
Orlando Sentinel

It was a one-man show by Lindsey Buckingham on Tuesday at Plaza Live:

No opening act. Buckingham didn’t even bring a band.

Yet it would be understandable if members of the sold-out crowd might have needed an occasional reminder that the Fleetwood Mac star was working alone. It seemed incredible that one person could deliver such an array of sounds.

Buckingham and his arsenal of a dozen or so guitars, with subtle help from a few effects pedals, offered an impressive overview of his long career with Fleetwood Mac and as a solo performer.

Continue to the full review on the original site

PLUS....

Check out the 14 fabulous Black and White shots of Lindsey from his show in Franklin, TN just outside of Nashville on July 27th. 

Photos By Butch Worrell