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(May 29, 1998) Just got back from Stevie's show at Pine Knob. IT TOTALLY ROCKED!!! I've never been up that close at a concert before, and having it be a Stevie Nicks concert was great! Stevie was definitely better solo than she was with FM! She was so happy! "Gold and Braid" was pretty good, but for some reason this song seemed to be when the most people got up. The acoustic set was amazing! I loved the way her whole band got close together in a group on stage for this set. "Garbo" was one of my favorites from the show! "Rose Garden" was also a highlight, but "Sleeping Angel" didn't really do as much for me as the others. "Whole Lotta Trouble" really rocked the venue! Stevie and her band really got into this one. Stevie yelled after the song was finished, "that if you're ever mad, just sing that song, it's a great way to vent anger"! "Landslide" was done pretty well with Stevie's guitarist, and was sung beautifully. There was this one guy about 10 rows back who kept moving up closer and closer to the stage, trying to give Stevie a teddy bear, but he couldn't quite get it over to her. While she was singing "Landslide", he threw the bear up on stage in Stevie's direction and she moved back to avoid it and laughed while trying to keep singing. I thought it was cute that, during the piano solo in "Landslide", Stevie bent down and picked up the bear that was thrown, and then kind of cradled it as she sang the rest of "Landslide". Damn, I REALLY wish I brought a camera! That shot would have been PERFECT!!! "Twisted"... what can I say? I loved this version better than any version I've heard so far. Lots of energyr, the guitarists really charge this one with power. Overall, I was very impressed with Stevie's band. And of course, "Edge of 17". The entire audience was on their feet through the whole song. This was one of the most memorable moments for me, because after the song was finished, Stevie started accepting gifts from people in the audience... and at a couple points she came over towards the right side of the stage (where I was seated), that was the closest I've ever been to her. One of the guitarist's broke a string during this song and I noticed he kept turning the guitar pegs to re-tune, trying to make up for the loss of one string. "Has Anyone Ever Written" closed the show... beautiful piano, even more beautiful singing by Stevie. It left everyone with a nice memory of the night. I know I left a bunch of songs out, but I listed what I wanted to talk about! What a great night! Everyone whose concert is coming up is in for one heck of a treat. Review made by Mike Henderson Visit my LB site "Slow Dancing" at http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Cafe/8153/lindsey.html |