{"id":178,"date":"2014-12-15T20:00:34","date_gmt":"2014-12-15T20:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/216.71.127.204\/wordpress\/?p=178"},"modified":"2015-09-25T18:49:58","modified_gmt":"2015-09-25T18:49:58","slug":"fleetwood-mac-toyota-center-houston-tx-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/houstonmusicreview.com\/wordpress\/2014\/12\/15\/fleetwood-mac-toyota-center-houston-tx-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Fleetwood Mac – Toyota Center – Houston, TX"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n
Written by Dave Clements <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\"Image\"Monday nights aren’t typically crackling with excitement.\u00a0 This Monday night, however, we couldn’t help but feel the excitement and anticipation as we headed to Toyota Center.\u00a0 The iconic British-American rock group Fleetwood Mac has been creating excitement since their beginning in the late 60’s.\u00a0 More than a dozen studio albums later, that remains the case.\u00a0 This night, however, had a big bonus.\u00a0 Former member Christine McVie had come out of retirement to join the band on tour.<\/span><\/p>\n

The opening notes to The Chain gave me goose bumps…and it just got better from there. \u00a0Lindsay Buckingham pronounced this tour a \u2018poetic, prolific, and profound chapter’ in the history of the band.\u00a0 Fleetwood Mac may have reached a pinnacle in 1977 with the Rumours album.\u00a0\u00a0 Stevie Nicks, though, was quick to put the new rumours (British spelling) to rest, confirming early in the show that McVie was \u2018here to stay’.\u00a0 Nicks said at the beginning of the tour she was saying \u2018welcome Chris’, but since this night was their 40th<\/span><\/sup> performance on the tour McVie was now, once again, just one of the family.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

So it was a wonderful discovery that this \u2018family’, albeit with an infamous dysfunctional history, was redefining roles, re-energized, and creating beautiful music.\u00a0 Highlights for me were Lindsey Buckingham solo on stage, his acoustic guitar delivering the intense Big Love, and Steve Nicks telling her story about the inspiration for Gypsy (her reference to the Velvet Underground was actually a real <\/em>funky boutique in San Francisco) before dramatically launching into the crowd favorite.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Image\"It was also great hearing Christine McVie take the vocal lead again on Little Lies and Over My Head.\u00a0 Her husky voice is familiar and still strong…and she is a damn fine looking woman at 71, or any age!\u00a0 She was also fantastic on accordion during Tusk.<\/span><\/p>\n

If one band member gets points for \u2018time of possession’ it would be Lindsey Buckingham.\u00a0 He was clearly \u2018on’ and so much better than the last time I’d seen him on his solo tour.\u00a0 Mick Fleetwood continued to bang out the beat on his drums, smile on his face, looking like everybody’s favorite uncle.\u00a0 And the impressively successful business man, John McVie, was his usual unassuming self, taking his turn at the bass guitar and purposely staying out of the spotlight.<\/span><\/p>\n

The spine tingling, perfect moment and forever memorable performance for me was clearly the incomparable Stevie Nicks wailing out Gold Dust Woman.\u00a0 The dress, the dance, the drama were everything the fans came for and more.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Image\"After over 20 songs in the set, several encore tunes were offered with Don’t Stop a big crowd favorite.\u00a0 This was not the tight, well (almost OVER) rehearsed set along the lines of the emotionally disconnected members of the Eagles.\u00a0 This was a family reunion with everyone happily taking turns and showing their stuff, then coming together in a harmony that only Fleetwood Mac’s history could deliver.\u00a0 It was a full house and I’m going to guess everyone walked out feeling like they got their money’s worth…plus a very nice Christmas Bonus! I know for sure we were impressed. <\/a>If you were there, were you?<\/span><\/p>\n

Until next time please remember there is no time to kill,<\/span><\/p>\n

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Written by Dave Clements Monday nights aren’t typically crackling with excitement.\u00a0 This Monday night, however, we couldn’t help but feel the excitement and anticipation as we headed to Toyota Center.\u00a0 The iconic British-American rock group Fleetwood Mac has been creating excitement since their beginning in the late 60’s.\u00a0 More than a dozen studio albums later,… <\/p>\n

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