STEVIE-LINDSEY EMBERS STILL GLOW.Byline: Evan Henerson Staff Writer ``We don't talk much up here,'' Fleetwood Mac lead singer Stevie Nicks said from the stage Friday night, offering a statement of fact rather than an apology. True enough. The Mac bounces from one song to the next with barely a whiff of introduction or introspection. Good thing, too. I don't suspect the much appreciative Staples crowd was looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. insight into the lives and loves of Nicks, Lindsey Buckingham Lindsey Adams Buckingham (born October 3, 1949) is an American guitarist and singer with the musical group Fleetwood Mac. During his career he has also done some independent recording since he first became a member of Fleetwood Mac. , Mick Fleetwood Michael John Kells "Mick" Fleetwood (born June 24, 1947) is a British musician best known for his role as the drummer with the blues/rock and roll band Fleetwood Mac. His name, combined with that of John McVie was the inspiration for the name of the originally Peter Green-led and John McVie John Graham McVie (born November 26, 1945) is a British bass guitarist best known as a member of the rock group Fleetwood Mac. He joined Fleetwood Mac shortly after its formation by guitarist Peter Green in 1967, and, along with Mick Fleetwood, is the only original member still . Or weren't they? The most intriguing aspect of the show - the Mac's first tour in several years - isn't the band's ability to put on a kick-ass show. Even with the core members well into their 50s, with a catalog of hits this extensive and some savvy backup choices, Nicks, Buckingham et al more than gave fans their money's worth Friday. (The band moves to the Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim for two shows this week.) Actually, what's most interesting about what we see on stage is what's left visible but uninterpreted: the interplay between lead singers and former lovers Nicks and Buckingham, who still harmonize grandly - most notably on tracks like ``Peacekeeper'' off the latest album, ``Say you Will.'' Even cooler, while buzzing through the tracks with the greatest capacity of heartbreak and bitterness, Nicks and Buckingham are stealing glances or singing directly to each other. The electrical current is most evident on songs like ``Say Goodbye'' and the heartbreaking but quite angry ``Silver Springs.'' On ``Landslide,'' Nicks tenderly taps out a rhythm on Buckingham's shoulders during his solo. Displays like this may be entirely choreographed and manufactured; here's hoping they're not. That current aside, things appear to be largely business as usual in Macland. Vocalist/keyboardist Christine McVie is absent this time around (she also begged off the ``Say You Will'' album), and founding members John McVie and Fleetwood step comfortably out of the spotlight, leaving spectacle duty to the two singers. And a pair of spectacles they are. Nicks wore a diaphanous black dress Friday, draping draping, n in massage, technique of securely covering and uncovering parts of the body and moving the client. draping covering the animal with sterile drapes for surgery leaving exposed only that part of the body that has been it periodically with pinkish shawls or wraps and shaking a ribbon-festooned tambourine tambourine (tăm'bərēn`), musical instrument of the percussion family, having a narrow circular frame and a single parchment drumhead, with metal plates or jingles set in the frame. that - given the acoustics - only she could possibly hear. And, yes, she does twirl. Still strong of voice, she picks her belt moments carefully and wisely, and it's clear that her vocal range now reaches a certain peak and ascends no higher. But on signature tracks like ``Gypsy'' and ``Standback,'' the lady does indeed rock. There's a certain gutsiness to allowing the wave-shape projection drape drape v. To cover, dress, or hang with or as if with cloth in loose folds. n. A cloth arranged over a patient's body during an examination or treatment or during surgery, designed to provide a sterile field around the area. at the back show a snippet A small amount of something. In the computer field, it often refers to a small piece of program code. of the ``Gypsy'' video while the singer, now a couple decades older, performs the same song live. Buckingham's voice is stronger still, and his guitar work is nothing short of astonishing a·ston·ish tr.v. as·ton·ished, as·ton·ish·ing, as·ton·ish·es To fill with sudden wonder or amazement. See Synonyms at surprise. . And he probably knows it. Big frenzied solos (on ``I'm So Afraid,'' ``Go Your Own Way'') are concluded with showy show·y adj. show·i·er, show·i·est 1. Making an imposing or aesthetically pleasing display; striking: showy flowers. 2. self indulgence that makes it look like the man is on the verge On the Verge (or The Geography of Yearning) is a play written by Eric Overmyer. It makes extensive use of esoteric language and pop culture references from the late nineteenth century to 1955. of spontaneous combustion. But the crowd loved it. Perhaps taking a page from Buckingham, Fleetwood saved his blowout number for the encore: a torrid rendition of ``World Turning'' that saw the white-bearded drummer both at and away from his instrument. While strutting center stage - nice red shoes! - he whipped the crowd's noise level up several notches and banged out a duet with backup percussionist Taku Hiranu. That came toward the end of the 24-song, 2 1/2-hour set. The rest of the evening was a Stevie/Lindsey show - and a grand time it was. Evan Henerson, (818) 713-3651 evan.henerson(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: The crowd at the Staples Center on Friday obviously reveled in the fact that Fleetwood Mac was back: from left, John McVie, Stevie Nicks, Mick Fleetwood and Lindsey Buckingham. The audience got its money's worth. Evan Yee/Staff Photographer |
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