Get your Fleetwood Mac Fill with JDSkills! A blog on the classic band that is Fleetwood Mac. Here is where I dish out all my feelings on the band. After years of being a fan of their music, I'm going to want to talk about everything-so bear with me.
Yes! It has happened again. I was browsing for some Fleetwood Mac vids on Youtube, and came across a live performance that I have NEVER seen before. I love when that happens! Such a rush...
The audio and video is a little mismatched, but that obviously doesn't excuse it from being a performance that will leave you wanting more...
Sisters of the Moon: Tusk Tour'(Largo)-1979
Yes Stevie was great, but don't you love Buckingham's guitar solo both midway through the song as well as at the end? Fantastic!
Ill be in search for additional rare, live performance throughout this week!
Stevie Nicks will release a studio album after ten long years. It will be called In Your Dreams, and will be released on May 3rd of this year. Her single from this album has been leaked on Youtube, so OF COURSE I will be leaking it to you!
Little history lesson first though...
Being that Stevie Nicks is a prolific songwriter, she writes constantly. She wrote this single, Secret Love, sometime around 1980 which leads me to believe that this song was meant to be on her 1981 solo album, Bella Donna. I just love when Stevie brings back songs from demos that she wrote in the past. It seems to bring a new level of meaning to the song. What the song meant in the past, may not be what it means at this point in her life....or perhaps it does? -I guess only Stevie can answer that question.
So, I decided to let you all listen to the demo track that Nicks made in the late seventies before I let you listen to the "new and improved" track that will be officially released on February 3rd.
Secret Love Demo:(late seventies-1980)
And now...*drum roll*...after 30 years... Secret Love: Off the upcoming album, In Your Dreams
This song only gives us a snippet of what we can expect on her album. It is such a tease and I can't wait until May 3rd, when her new album is released!
Way to go Miss Nicks! Once again, your voice has given me chills.
Stevie Nicks and Rod Stewart in the late seventies
No they are not getting married. Stevie Nicks and Rod Stewart appeared on the Ellen Degeneres Show to give a BIG announcement! Check out this clip to find out the big news...
YES! I can not wait to get my Stevie Nicks fix. It has seriously been at least a year since I have seen her perform and I am just ecstatic!
Dates for the Heart and Soul Tour
Sun 03/20/11
Sunrise, FL
BankAtlantic Center
Wed 03/23/11
Tampa, FL
St. Pete Times Forum
Thu 03/24/11
Atlanta, GA
Philips Arena
Sat 03/26/11
New York, NY
Madison Square Garden Arena
Sun 03/27/11
Uncasville, CT
Mohegan Sun Arena**
Wed 03/30/11
Boston, MA
TD Garden **
Fri 04/01/11
Montreal, QC
Bell Centre
Sat 04/02/11
Toronto, ON
Air Canada Centre
Tue 04/05/11
Philadelphia, PA
Wells Fargo Center
Sat 04/09/11
Chicago, IL
United Center
Sun 04/10/11
Detroit, MI
Joe Louis Arena
Fri 04/15/11
Phoenix, AZ
US Airways Center
Sat 04/16/11
Los Angeles, CA
Hollywood Bowl
**=JDSkills
And hey-did you know that Rod Stewart did a cover of Nicks' hit 1985 song Stand Back? It's so awesome. Check it out...
Silvers Springs is now thought of to be the song that "could have been", for it was never released on Fleetwood Mac's classic 1977 album, Rumours. The song was finally able to be shared with the world, when the band reunited in 1997 for The DanceTour.
Here I have an audio clip of Silver Springs from a live concert held in 1977. The band believed that Silver Springs was to be included on the album. You can hear Nicks' state within the first few seconds "This song will be on the new Fleetwood Mac album." (Jeesh..thats a little eerie right?) Little did Stevie know, that the next time she would sing this song would be twenty years later...
Silver Springs :Live 1977
Wow. Okay, give me a moment to pick my jaw up from the floor. How unbelievably awesome was that? (especially at mark 4:10 onward)
I can only imagine what the performance was like. This song is much like the anthem song of the breakup between Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks. It is almost as though Nicks is taunting Buckingham throughout the song. If you haven't already, please go back and listen to this clip at mark 4:10 onward. I can almost feel the daggers that Stevie Nicks is throwing at Buckingham. I mean, I'm not even Lindsey Buckingham and I feel scared!
The song was later performed in 1997 during The Dance Tour. If you check out this video clip, you can see the chemistry that still exists between the two ex-lovers. If the heartache can still be felt a good twenty years post breakup, I can only imagine what it was like during the live performance in 1977.
Silver Springs 1997: The Dance Tour
"Time casts a spell on you, but you won't forget me." It all seems to take on a different meaning now, doesn't it? I mean, Stevie said herself "I'll follow you down, till the sound of my voice will haunt you." Well, Nicks promised and delivered with this one. Can you imagine breaking up with someone and having THIS song be written about you by your ex-lover? That is pretty intense...
The song truly has haunted Buckingham for twenty years, and still does to this day. The song never died in 1977 when it was not included in the Rumours album. Silver Springs was simply waiting for its time to be born again. It was only fitting that this song's rebirth would be when the band reunited in 1997. This song goes to show that Fleetwood Mac can truly stand the test of time. With this band, time stands still.
Oh, and before I leave, take a look at the two pictures in this blog. Go ahead scroll to the top.....
Okay, now look at the picture below and tell me that the love is dead...
Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham in 2003 (Say You Will Tour)
I found a Fleetwood Mac interview from 1976 that I have NEVER seen before. I think I have seen almost every Mac video out there, so to stumble across this interview was a real treat for me! Take a look...
Fleetwood Mac Dutch Interview: 1976
So, the info in the interview gives background on the band, which most people have already heard. I guess I shouldn't be THAT excited about it, but again-any interview I haven't gotten a chance to see is a good one in my eyes! Who is that little girl with drummer Mick Fleetwood? That is one of his daughters that he had with ex-wife, Jenny Boyd.
Can we talk about how much I love Stevie's outfit? It looks to be a men's white button down shirt that she belted.-Awesome look! Hmmmm...maybe Lindsey's shirt? I think so....(speculation, speculation)
Later Macsters! I need to hit the mall and shop that look...
Eww. So this may be TMI, but my wisdom teeth were impacted which meant that it took WAY longer than expected to heal after surgery. They literally were growing sideways underneath my gums. I would add a picture to give you guys an idea of what my crazy wisdoms were like, but that would be a bit much don't you think? After all,this is a blog dedicated to Fleetwood Mac, not wisdom teeth!
With that said, I am back to deliver the Mac goods! I stumbled across this footage months ago, but it was brought to my attention once more when I was recovering last week. What else would I watch to make myself feel better after surgery?
Certain tracks off of Lindsey Buckingham's various solo albums always seem to give off a relaxing vibe. I sure needed a dose of relaxation last week (sometimes the meds I was given didn't quite kick in...ouch).
Take a Buckingham chill pill and watch/listen to these videos that helped me feel better!
Castaway Dreams (2007 Under the Skin Album)
Countdown (1992 Out of the Cradle Album)-I can't not comment about this performance! The album version is quite "poppy" and the way in which he breaks down the song and vocal ranges is simply out of this world. Take a listen to the album version by clicking on this link. Both versions are great, but the way in which he transforms the song from an upbeat and optimistic tone into a dark and almost desperate tone is what makes him an artist. The chill factor hits me hard on this one!
Love Runs Deeper (2008 Gift of Screws Album)
You Do Or You Don't (1992 Out of the Cradle Album)-Music starts at the 30 second mark.
Those are the songs that replaced my feelings of "Ow" to feelings of "Ah.." Seriously, who needs Vicodin when you have Buckingham?
JDSkills
Friday, December 31, 2010
JDSkills post wisdom teeth extraction
Sorry I have been MIA for a week. I was too busy stuffing my face with all of the solid foods that I possibly could before I had to get my wisdom teeth out. I got them out yesterday and right now, I am a chipmunk. The pain isn't what hurts me the most. What hurts the most, is seeing my mom pull up to the house with tons of food...that I can't eat. Oyyyy I can't wait to eat solid food again! Having your wisdom teeth out the day before New Years Eve is an absolute tease.
I will be back in 2-3 days...I promise! Believe me, I am so drugged up on painkillers at this point, that I wouldn't really believe a word that came out of my mouth. Give it time, give it time...
