Divaman: Fleetwood Mac Live

Divaman 03.12.19	The only other time I saw them was 10 years ago, when Buckingham was still with the band, but Christine McVie wasn't. The full setlist is at https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/fleetwood-mac/2019/madison-square-garden-new-york-ny-7b923290.html.
neekafat 03.12.19	I could never be happy with a Fleetwood Show if they played nothing from Tusk
Dewinged 03.12.19	I would have drowned in tears listening to Go your own way.
Divaman 03.12.19	To tell you the truth, Neeka, I didn't actually notice it until I looked at the album breakdown on setlist.fm after the concert. And while I wouldn't have minded hearing "Sara" or "Sisters of the Moon", I was pretty happy with the setlist overall. I think maybe not playing anything from Tusk was kind of a middle finger to Buckingham. Or maybe not. I didn't drown in tears, Dewinged, but it was pretty good. I really love the Stevie numbers best, though.
TwigTW 03.12.19	Rumours is their bread & butter. I'm not surprised they played so much. Nothing from Tusk is surprising. I bet you're right and they left it behind with Lindsey. That one is his baby, even if they all wrote the songs... The band's setlists have been so similar over the years, always the same songs from Rumours/Tusk. It's nice to see them change it up a bit, even if I'm sitting this tour out.
Jethro42 03.12.19	I'm glad for you, Divaman.It must have been great.
Divaman 03.12.19	It was fun. The place was packed -- this is about as sold as out as places ever get. I was looking back and comparing the setlists from when I saw them ten years ago, and while there was clearly a lot of overlap with their biggest hits, the biggest difference was that last time, because Christine wasn't with them, they left out most (but not all) of her songs, and this time they left out some Lindsey stuff (like "Big Love", which is the song I missed the most) and the Tusk stuff, but added stuff like "Black Magic Woman" and the Crowded House and Tom Petty song. (At one point on the tour, I see they were even throwing in a Split Enz song for Finn). I'll tell you one thing -- the band has been out on the road for six to nine months now, so they're definitely clicking on all cylinders.
Divaman 03.13.19	For anyone who might be interested, my full write-up for the show is now up on my blog at longislandmusicguy.blogspot.com.
Jethro42 03.13.19	''Big love'' is a funny track :) I only own their compilation 25 Years The Chain, but it contains pretty much all that we need with its 4 CDs. I'll take a look at your blog.
Divaman 03.13.19	That's an interesting way to look at it. What makes you say it's funny, Jethro?
Jethro42 03.13.19	Perhaps funny is not the word. I mean that approach, that way for an upcoming simultaneous orgasm in there...
Divaman 03.13.19	So unusual.
Jethro42 03.13.19	Yeah, and so sexy =P
Jethro42 03.14.19	Hey Diva! I've just read your write-up about Fleetwood Mac...Good write-up man! And again, how talented you are! It's really like reading a novel, the way you develop your plot before, during and after the show... I've made the translation in French with Google, and it was perfect, (which proves your excellent English) except for passages Google didn't ''get'' but then again, it always was understandable. I didn't know about Green and ''Black Magic Woman''...and about Buckingham beeing fired, and about your children's body organs hahah
Divaman 03.14.19	Thanks Jethro. Here's something that I didn't know when I wrote it -- I missed it in the news, and only found out afterwards. Buckingham had heart surgery in early February, which was successful. However, in the process, they did damage to his vocal cords. As of right now, it's unclear if he'll be able to sing again, or if the damage is permanent. Sad to hear. So it seems as if if Fleetwood Mac hadn't fired Buckingham, they would have had to possibly cut their tour short.
TwigTW 03.14.19	^That's very interesting. If so, I'm glad I got to see him last year with Christine McVie, fingers crossed everything goes well for him.
Divaman 03.14.19	Yeah, it's sad. How was the Buckingham/McVie tour? I need even noticed them coming around.
TwigTW 03.15.19	Buckingham & McVie were great together, Diva. The songs from their solo album sounded much better live, and they only have that one album so they did a lot of their Fleetwood Mac songs too. It was a good night, not as good as Fleetwood Mac but still good.
Divaman 03.15.19	Sounds good. Wish I'd caught it.