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Trouble in Shangri-la
Newest reviews posted at the top. Daniel Morrical
The songs that are supposed to ROCK, DID ROCK I am happy to say! And Sheryl Crow was such a wonderful suprise. People were freaking out, they couldn't believe it, it was great! Going in I had my hopes and though she did not do Planets of the Universe that night (my favorite on TiSL), I left with absolutely no dissapointments. For the three people that went with me, this was their first introduction to Stevie Nicks and they were all impressed with what they saw and heard that night, and that made me feel great. Thank you Stevie for taking us all to heaven, away from the world, on a truly magical night in Nashville, a night I never wanted to end. Stevie was really on top of her game. I hope we will get a live album and video of this tour. Tarrow Hearn Daniel Morrical Going in I had my hopes and though she did not do Planets of the Universe that night (my favorite on TiSL), I left with absolutely no dissapointments. For the three people that went with me, this was their first introduction to Stevie Nicks and they were all impressed with what they saw and heard that night, and that made me feel great. Thank you Stevie for taking us all to heaven, away from the world, on a truly magical night in Nashville, a night I never wanted to end. Stevie was really on top of her game. I hope we will get a live album and video of this tour. Jennifer We bought our souveneirs and went to find our seats. We were in the 6th row! I worked so hard to get those tickets and it was worth every minute. Stevie was awesome. This is the first concert of hers that I've ever been to, but even I could tell she felt great. It was the best concert on Earth. All of the songs were perfect, although she could sing the phone book and I would be amazed! I knew everything that was going to happen b/c I have done nothing but read about her concerts all summer. My best friend went with me and she was cracking up at me because I knew all the songs. I DID NOT shut up the whole time. If I wasn't singing, I was screaming. Before the concert started when California was onstange, I heard some guy in our row say "Sheryl is here." I started freakin' out and was screaming at my friend Oh my God, Sheryl Crow's here!!! She didn't believe me and said, yeah right, I doubt it I bet they just both know somebody named Sheryl. Boy, did I ever give her a big I TOLD YA SO! We were both so excited and shocked that she showed up. We're from Kennett and so is Sheryl and we just kept looking at each other screaming Oh my God, she's from Kennett!!! Like we didn't know. We are SO proud of you, Sheryl! Stevie and Sheryl really have great harmony together. I thought so before but being there live just proved it even more. I hope Sheryl realizes she is SOOOO lucky. The kick during Stand Back was awesome and seemed higher than ever before. The crowd certainly must have thought so too, because we all went crazy. Befoer Edge of 17, I saw people start going to the stage. I knew what they were doing and that I just HAD to get up there. I almost knocked my friend over trying to get by her. I was like what are you doing just standing there, go!!! She was worrying about they stuff we had bought but I was totally in another world the whole time so I didn't care. I just wanted to get to the stage. I actually got up there and I was only behind one other person. It was a little boy, he was probably about 9 0r 10 and he was into the music just as much as I was. I have never reached my arm as far as I did that night. I was trying so hard for Stevie to shake my hand and SHE DID!!! It was amazing. She just smiled the biggest smile, well, I don't know mine was probably bigger. LOL!I wanted to say I love you , Stevie but I couldn't speak. I was enchanted. She just made my year! We took so many pictures and they turned out so good. This guy that was in front of us was so nice and moved out of the way to let my friend take a picture. Thanks! And thanks SO much to Stevie. You don't know how much just shaking my hand meant to me. I CAN'T WAIT until Fleetwood Mac's album and tour next year. I WILL be in the front row for that no matter what. ROCK ON STEVIE AND SHERYL!!! Adrian Coker I also was in Atlanta on 9/22. The crowd was not quite as into it, but Stevie still performed a wonderful show. Atlanta will always be special. We were allowed to park in the VIP parking area without question. We met Stevie's brother Chris Nicks and talked to him briefly before and after the show. We could have met Sharon Celani, as she walked right in front of us! This night had a surreal quality.... Several cups of coffee later, we arrived in Nashville, bleary eyed but ready for another round of Stevie-ing. While waiting for the gates to open, we listened to soundcheck. During soundcheck, I heard the band play the Bm opening chord riff to "My Favorite Mistake." They proceeded to play the entire song without vocals. I was shaking from the excitement! I just knew Sheryl was there unannounced! This was confirmed while we waited at the ticket window to upgrade our tix from mid pavilion to sixth row. While we waited, Sheryl rehearsed her vocal with the band. I can add very little to the other reviews of this show, other than to say it was incredibly energetic and electric. Stevie's confidence got a huge boost from Sheryl's presence, and she sang with passion and abandon. The addition of "My Favorite Mistake," and "Everyday Is A Winding Road," gave Sheryl a chance to do her thing. The duets were wonderful. Sheryl's voice added just the right amount of body and richness to the vocal mix. The thunder, the lightning, the energy, the crowd-it all added up to an electric night. Once again I got to touch Stevie's hand during "Edge Of 17." Stevie wrapped it up with Sheryl on Tom Petty's "I Need To Know," and the best version yet of HAEWAFY. Seeing Stevie's Yorkies onstage was another highlight. They were so cute! But more magic was yet to come....after the show, I was walking across the front of the stage, and saw none other than former FM frontman Bob Welch seated in the 5th row at stage right. I walked up to him and introduced! myself. I think he was shocked that anyone recognized him! I thanked him for his contributions to Fleetwood Mac's legacy. I reminded him that there were more FM fans out there like myself who had not forgotten his music. I told him I knew that Stevie had not forgotten, and that I hadn't either. He seemed to sense I was sincere, and was very cordial. I shook his hand, and left the venue with the knowledge that in all my years as a Stevie Nicks fan, no tour or shows have ever meant so much to me. One of these days I hope to shake Stevie's hand and let her know that I will never forget the joy her music has brought me. Thanks Stevie! gavin so of course i had to come down to nashville after researching to find out it's only four hours away. so me the indiana boy who loves stevie nicks drug two newbies to st. louis from utah and kansas and off we went. not to get sidetracked, but first off, i would like to let the citizens of the nashville metro area know that they have a very lovely community. we stopped in downtown for a few hours to help paint the artwork at "Fest-de-Ville" and listened to the entertainment and took in some of the delicious food and vendors there. very neat. the antioch area where the amphitheater is is a really really nice area with lots to take advantage of. we found the venue which was very accessible and arrived about twenty minutes before the gates opened, got some tickets on the lawn and waited in line. we entered the venue and then went down to stake our spot on the lawn right in the middle of the stage about 15 feet up from the walkway. perfect. other stevie fans surrounded us and settled in and we had a big 'ole party of talking about each others lives, they were grading papers, others enjoying the music, while the three in my group were sprawled out reading books for class. the hot humid day in nashville turned into a beautiful evening as the sun set on us out on the lawn. if any of you are reading this---thank you for such a lovely evening. california came out right after the national anthem at 730 and played a rockin' set. i was highly and heavily impressed with this band. very good. then we had about a twenty minute wait for all of us to talk about our excitement and anticipation. i was the only one of all the people i talked to in my surrounding area who had ever been to a stevie concert before. i refused to share many details but i was laying there when "bootylicious" started and must admit to instantly rising into the air and facing the stage and shakin' my stuff down to the song. everyone around me had to know something was coming. which it was. the shangri la soundclip came on and her voice filled the air and the anticipation just rose, then she came out and she started. it was phenomenal. it is just as wonderful as everyone described it, it was a shorter show than the other ones but it was probably the best thus far. she sounded -absolutely- great. it got better during "dreams" when the lightning and thunder in the distance suddenly got closer to the amphitheater. light droplets came down every so often but that was about it. gold dust woman took on a life of its own. of all the times i had seen her i would have to honestly say the version on "the dance" video had to be the best, but that was not the case. i dont know what it was but the mood right at the beginning of the song caught and took off and stevie's vocals and the band were just absolutely astounding. she spun fiercely and she screamed the bridge taking us into the second half of the song, she entranced us to the end and then the band kept playing and she kept dancing and magically moving about before finishing. the audience on the lawn was completely entranced and beyond themselves. -wow- stevie spoke and of course as you all know sheryl crow came out in what had to be the biggest surprise and most pleasant shock in like.....ever. they sounded great together on stage for the next two songs, "everyday" came and i must say....I JUST -LOVE- THAT SONG. it is so good and it is great live. "rhiannon" came next and sounded better than anytime i had ever heard her perform it before. then my favorite part of the show came. i've seen over 70 artists all sorts of legends and has beens and will be's perform their biggest standards of the day but nothing can compare to when stevie nicks does "stand back". the enchanted tour 1998's version was just probably the best thus far and i was worried that it would be poorly mocked on this tour and it wasn't. that song is tight with the guitars riffing first then the keyboards coming in as she takes to dancing across the stage. the middle interlude was extended so she could dance more and damn did she twirl. she cut it loose. i can't even try to put that song or the energy from it into words, like in the linear notes from timespace it says "the energy of the song comes from nowhere and i can't explain it".......that speaks for itself. this song is definitely one of the finest moments in live performances ever. next sheryl crow came back for their awesome rendition of "everyday is a winding road", i love stevie's backing vocals on this song, however all versions since last year's Arizona Heart Institute benefit have been slower. they could speed it up again. the show proceeded forward and did end rather quickly in just ninety minutes, but the finale "edge of seventeen" was great. the drum solo could be cut by 3 minutes or so, but hey, it's all good. waddy of course came out and jammed on the guitar showing off his awesome talent for a good 4 minutes then everyone else came out on stage, stevie came forth and took this song to new heights. it was tight. the lawn was once again entranced. people were just looking amazed and hugging their friends and celebrating the music when she walked across the stage. i can't explain it but a "calm" seems to come over the venues when she brings this song to a close. it's like the end of a journey or a mini-vacation. for two hours we visited the pillars and the columns of the land of shangri la with the deep blue sea shining in the distant background. coming back to reality can be a rude awakening but the encore was once again tight. "has anyone written anything for you" was a great finish to the nashville show and those around me seeing stevie for the first time were moved to tears. and how could you not be? it was great. it was a great moving heartfelt tribute to life, friends, and family. she looked great in her tophat. neat touch. the concert closed and it was just an incredible night and a journey ending and as she says "we'll do it all again soon". which is neat for her to say because a year ago on sept. 23, 2000, i had traveled four hours by plane from st. lou! is to phoenix for the AHI benefit concert. this year i traveled again four hours but by car to another foreign city to me to see this magical woman. hopefully i can go and see her again soon and i plan with luck to make it out to the phoenix show again this year (just depending on my final exam schedule) and hopefully in another three years she will have us packed again with a new album and another great rockin' tour. but until then, we have the anticipated new project from fleetwood mac! i will say i am disappointed in the fact that she keeps dropping songs from the set list. she had dropped out "outside the rain" and "bombay sapphires" and then on sunday night gave "planets of the universe" an axe, too. i dont understand or get why she does that but an 11 song set list is rather shabby, i would say. the least she could do is fill up with one or two other songs that are "easy" for her to sing if the vocal range is a problem for her, but i dont see why "bombay sapphires" would be...its a pretty simple low key song. i dont know.... my two friends who came with me liked the show i am pleased to say. sure they might not become die hard stevie nicks fans like some of us, but they definitely have a lot of respect for her, enjoyed her show, loved her songs and her music and will definitely always give her a listen. go me! to those in nashville--you guys have a lovely town and as fans of stevie nicks you all absolutely -rock-. and i will say that the amsouth amphitheater is a terrific venue. whoever designed it is a genius, it is the best outdoor venue i have ever been to. many kudos. perhaps i will have the opportunity to travel down south to see another show sometime in the future. thank you all. anonymous The whole evening fell into place beautifully-the Sheryl Crow surprise, an inspired Gold Dust Woman, a totally rockin' Fall From Grace, a powerful Sorceror etc... The highlight for me was to be able to touch hands with the musical poet herself! I gave her(or the security guy behind her) a really cool glass bead tapestry handbag that my sister helped to pick out. I hope she got it. To be up that close for Has Anyone Ever Written Anything for You? was a surreal and beautiful moment in time. And when she brought out her little Yorkie, Sulamith, It became clear to me that I had just seen the best concert of my life! There were many in the huge crowd that night that I'll bet would agree. Stevie ROCKS - no doubt about it. John and Janet Lisa McIntyre I have been fortunate enough to see this tour twice already this year. Although, I really enjoyed the show in Cincy, it could not hold a candle to Stevie's performance in Music City that night. I believe she is gaining confidence with every new performance and you can tell she is doing the thing she loves most in life. She was not the only one in top form that night. Sheryl seemed more at home behind a mic, without a guitar, than I have ever seen her. Something should be said for all their twirling in tandem. Her band is incredible as well as her long-time back up singers. What great moves they had. She asked us at the beginning of the show to "go with the music" and that's exactly what we did. I hope we were an audience worthy of the damn fine show she gave us. America needs to smile right now and she, flaunting her flag inspired scarfs on her mic stand, brought us all a smile that lasted the whole ride home.Stevie is the standard by which all rock-n-roll women should be measured. STEVIE NICKS ROCKS! Dana Kay
Henderson When she finally let go, she raised up and lifted her hands out to the audience, and I was looking straight up at her! I was the very last person she took anything from, and I feel blessed. My friends even cried when they saw my dream come true. I was speechless the rest of the night. Then she did "HAEWEFY" and I just cried. It was beautiful. We were some of those 12 people who waited outside in the rain to see Stevie leave in her limo. When she waved at us, I felt as blessed as before. My real dream is to actually meet her and talk to her someday, but I can tell you, I am quite content for the moment. And the 2 ladies that helped us found us at the end and were all excited for us, and said "That's what a true Stevie fan is all about." I'm really glad we met them, and maybe we'll see them again someday! It was the absolute best day of my life! Stevie, you don't even realize how much you've done for people by going on with this tour. The energy is pure love, and we all needed that. Someday, Stevie, we'll meet again. I now know that it is possible! Thank you so much! Love Dana Kay Henderson Sherry Allen
Erin Ron Headrick Let me set the tone here, for all of you, and I'm sure you can all relate. I was so devastated emotionally from the Attack on America that I had to do something to get my mind off it for a while. I thought about it for a while and said to myself take a couple of days vacation and go somewhere you've never been before and have some fun. I thought about many places and then the little light bulb went off and I said to myself, you idiot why did it take you so long to realize it. Go see Stevie and the band again and drive to the venue and take in the drive and let it soak in, America the Beautiful!!! I drove through fog, rain, wind, night, sunshine, changing fall colors, fragrant smells of wildflowers, cities I had never been to like Little Rock, Memphis, and Nashville. 1400 miles round trip that reconfirmed my deep love for America and everywhere I looked I saw our flag flying proudly. One nation, under God, Indivisible! And now, the show! Stevie was amazing! She was very relaxed and in a great mood and always sounds great but tonight there are no words to describe how great she was! After the third song, ''Dreams'' she surprised us and said; The first six shows this little girl was with me and then she kinda just disappeared for a while but she's here with us tonight, Ms. Sheryl Crow! Oh my gosh did we go nuts. Lightning and thunder was all about the venue in every direction adding to the surreal setting and electricity already in the air. Stevie and Sheryl were meant to be together and feed off each other in the performance. You can tell they are truly great friends and love each other so much. The band was tight and everyone onstage was having the time of their lives. It was such a positive, loving atmosphere on stage and in the audience that there are no words to describe it. Sheryl did two solo's with the band and sounded great and sang with Stevie on Every Day and Fall from Grace. She said Stevie Nicks! fans are the greatest fans in the world and that Stevie's band is the greatest. Stevie, made a small mistake in the lyrics of Edge of Seventeen which was barely noticeable and she got a kick out of it by stepping back from the mic and pointing her finger at her head and rotating her finger slowly clockwise while smiling and laughing, you know the universal sign language for Duh! But it was so cool, we loved it! Oh, I forgot to mention when she introduced the band she said, It's Brett Tuggle's birthday today, and he is, pauses, snickers and then said he is 50 years old today and laughed and said It's a whole new world Brett and got really tickled for a few seconds and said you'll make it Brett. Mindy and Sharon were amazing as always. Mindy had on skin tight sequenced sparkly pants. Hey, Mindy, NICE PANTS! Whew, this girl can dance too! OK to close, this e-novel, after HAEWAFY the band took their bows and were walking off waving to the crowd and someone brought out Stevie's dog, the Yorkie and handed her the dog and she came back to the mic and held him up and introduced him and said this is Sulamith my Yorkie and he smiles, he really does, and he is smiling right now, everybody get a Yorkie! She sat the dog down on stage and he trotted behind her as she walked off waving. Stevie, the whole experience was magical and it was just what I needed. We all needed it. Thank you so much! God Bless You! God Bless America! PS: It did not pour down rain until most of us were in our cars like some magical protective bubble over the venue. AMAZING NIGHT! Diana Matthews Then Sheryl Crow came on stage! Surprised as I was, I had no idea. It was a nice surprise. Stevie seemed so happy to be singing with her dear friend. Stevies energy level was very high. She danced like wild, kicked and twirled! She was having fun and you could tell it. She let Sheryl have the stage and Sheryl sang My Favorite Mistake! It was great. Sheryl stayed on stage a lot with Stevie, singing along and playing her guitar. Stevie and her stealing glances and smiles. You could tell they were comfortable together. Then Sheryl left and Stevie got on with her songs. Stand Back was very high paced with Stevie dancing fast and rocking like never before. My favorite was the very last encore when the piano man was playing alone on the stage. Stevie came back to sing "Has anyone ever written anything for you". The piano was playing and I looked up and This tiny woman was trudging back on stage with her top hat with feather plume and her boots on to sing us a song. She was precious. She sang her heart out. Then all the band and back up singers including Sheryl Crow came back onstage to tell us good night. Sharon Celani had one of Stevies yorkies and Mindy Stein had the other one. The one Sharon had saw Stevie when they came out and it's little legs were just kicking trying to get down to get to Stevie. Stevie was telling us she thanked us so much for coming and she was so honored to be there. Then she turned and saw her little dog trying to get to her so she went over and got him/her. She then took him to the microphone and said he can smile see, he really does. Then she looked at us sternly and said in her gruff voice GET A YORKIE. I left with the full intention of looking for a yorkie the next day. When that lady says to get a yorkie and she's 15 feet away from you, well, you get a yorkie. At least I do. Bob Benson Another highlight
was when Stevie kicked her leg up high at the end of Stand Back...man, the place
went wild! And during "Has Anyone Ever Written Anything For You", she
was wearing the big black hat with the white feather boa, the one she appeared
in Harper's with...I loved it! So we (there was about 12 of us) waited in back of the amphitheatre for Stevie...it had to be a good 30-45 minutes or more. We all got soaked in a downpour of rain, but we didn't care... Some of the privileged people came walking out of the gate and tried to throw us off the track by saying Stevie would be leaving in a white limo. But then a black limo came pulling out of the complex with the back window half down...we saw her red painted nails and her fingers were waving quickly at all of us...and as the limo drove by we were all shouting to please stop, and we saw her angelic face! That was the thrill of the night! She was smiling at us and we all saw her...what a treat! To all of you that shared that special moment with us, I say thanks, and ROCK ON! Shannon Cynthia Lake A couple of songs into the set, we were introduced to her friend, Sheryl Crow ! I was SO surprised and glad to see Sheryl again, I had seen her at the Jones beach show ! I had brought my kids with me to this particular show, and they had a BLAST !! Of course, their favorite part was the end of the show, when Stevie had her little puppy dog on stage w/ her…....she introduced her dog, then put her down right beside her on the stage.....the cute lil thing followed her right, on her heels.......all the way off the stage. I just want to say thanks to Stevie , for "taking us all away, wrapping ourselves in the music" for the short time she did that evening Robin J. Mickey Maxwell First of all, just before Stevie took the stage, a storm had begun to develop. During Stevie's time onstage, the wind blew and lightening was seen all around, however the rain never started until the show was over and we'd all made it inside our cars. God wanted us to feel the electricity in the air with Stevie, but to enjoy the full experience. I noticed that Stevie's voice is much stronger than it was in August. I believe she has recovered quite well. The high notes which were missing in Dallas were there Sunday night in Nashville. Gold Dust Woman, Stand Back, Edge of 17 and Fall From Grace were re-energized last night much to my delight as well as the rest of the crowd. Not only did she sound back at the top of her game, but she looked the part as well. Just since August, I swear she's gotten slimmer, although that never mattered to me. Stevie is always beautiful inside and out to me. Stevie opened with Stop Draggin' My Heart Around and sounded strong as ever. In a touching moment before the show continued, Stevie let the crowd know before she continued, that "We are aware of what's happened." Stevie encouraged us to use this little bit of time to get away from it all, and lose ourselves in her music for this brief space in time. The crowd applauded her words of concern and comfort. When Stevie got to Gold Dust Woman, I was wondering if she would keep the "And you'll pay for it" line she's been ad-libbing recently. She did. It received an energetic response from the crowd. You could tell everyone knew what she meant in that line. After Gold Dust, Stevie began talking to the crowd about a good friend of hers. I could see a guitar tech hooking up an acoustic guitar next to Stevie. I awaited in anticipation, and YES!!! Sheryl Crow had decided to join Stevie in Nashville. I never dreamed Sheryl would show up this far into the tour. This was a great treat. Sheryl and Stevie sang Sorcerer, then Sheryl sang her solo hit My Favorite Mistake. Later on, they sang Fall From Grace, I Need to Know, and Everyday is a Winding Road together. Their interactions onstage and melodic mix of voices really gives you the feeling that they are "sisters" on some level to each other -- "sisters of the moon". It's amazing to see this in a live setting. The only pang of regret that I had about this show was that it only contained 3 songs from the new album. I missed Bombay Sapphires and Planets of the Universe which were still in the set at Dallas. I hope Stevie hasn't gotten unconfident about including new songs in her sets. I remember in Dallas that the crowd was VERY well receiving of the new songs, and rarely sat down -- we worked hard to show her that we support her new work. The 3 new songs in Nashville were well received -- Everyday, Sorcerer, and Fall From Grace (the latter two should definitely become concert staples for Stevie). As Stevie introduced Sorcerer, she talked about writing it abut her and Lindsey heading out to Hollywood and how a move like that affects people (for a town like Hollywood). She related Nashville to Hollywood in that so many come to Nashville with those dreams of stardom, and that we there probably understand better than most what she was trying to say about arriving in a town like Hollywood. The crowd's response to this seemed to reinforce what she said. To sum it up, Stevie was gorgeous, sounded fantastic, had a great duet partner in Sheryl Crow, was surrounded by God's positive electric energy, and warmed the hearts of a crowd of people who have been searching for answers to the Sept 11 tragedy. For a brief space in time, Stevie Nicks was able to comfort us, console us, and take us away from our heavy worries. After the show was over, the skies opened up and let the rain pour - the sky was crying as were some of us. William Allen
Morgan Stevie was AWESOME.... and sounded stronger than ever. You could tell she was really enjoying herself and so was her spell caputed audaince. She breifly mentioned the events from NY and told us that we should all try to put that at the back of ours minds. (And I think we did!!!!!(I know I did.)) Stevie came to the mic and said there was someone with her tonight that had started the tour with her but had missed a few of the shows recently and that she was back tonight for the first time.(I sat there and yelled, "Oh my god.... Sheryl Crow is here too!!!!!!!!!!!!!") Stevie preformed several of her own songs and several of her FM songs as well. She also accompined Sheryl in one of Sheryl's songs and Sheryl sang one of her own as well.(I don't remember the exact song set but I'm sure someone else will.) I had pretty good seats already.... I was about in the 12th row back..... but then when they started to play "Like a White Wing Dove".... the staff came back and ask us if anyone wanted to move up in front of the stage.(I was really shocked they still did this enlight of recent events.)(Although.... I did not get to shake Stevie's hand.... she was less than 10ft away from me!!!!!! That was really awesome for me as Stevie is my favoraite singer/preformer!!!!!!!, and that was the closest I've ever been to the stage.) At the end as Stevie started to leave the stage.... her dog ran to her..... it was so cute.(Yeah..... Stevie even brought her dogie with her!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) Stevie....Thank you very very much for an AWESOME evening, as for tonight Nashville was truly Music City USA!!!!!!! (We hope you will come back sometime in the future!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) Speaking of Nashville being Music City USA.... Stevie told us that chorus for the song "Fall From Grace" was written in Nashville when she was here about 2 years ago." catherine
herrigton Rick and
Doris We had a great time & loved Stevie & her band, they were very uplifting, and to top it all off, after her last encore & the lights went up, we were walking between seats to leave, Doris was in front of me & walked past two guys that were still seated, I looked down to find that it was Billy Burnette & a young man, maybe his son, I called to Doris wait, & she turned around & I said this is Billy Burnette, I turned to him & said I couldn't believe that I was talking to him, he shook our hands & seemed very surprised or flattered when I told him that I have all his records he put out before he joined Fleetwood Mac, I didn't tell him I have that movie "Saturday Night Special" that he starred in, & that I put songs from his records on cd'r so I can hear 'em in the cd player, be it the truck, car, or home stereo. The guy with him was grinnin' from ear to ear. Billy asked us our names & was really cool & down to earth, we ran out of film & had not a pen or anything to get signed, I also regret not asking if he could get us backstage to meet Stevie. That really topped off another great night to remember. I seen her in Chicago early in the tour, ( 3rd show ) with my nephew, Timmy, and a great friend of mine, Adam Smith, who has a $400.00 tattoo of Stevie, very cool ! We can't wait for her, Lindsey, Mick, & John to put out the new Fleetwood Mac album & come to St. Louis & many surrounding area's, because we are ready & will travel too see them again ! By the way, Stevie/Mac fans are the greatest ! Until we meet again, peace & be good. Take care. Dave Another surprise was the fact that Sheryl was back with her again. We had seen what we thought was Sheryl's last show with Stevie at Jones Beach a few months ago and didn't expect to see her on the tour again. Anyway, she looked just as beautiful as Stevie and both grooved thru a scorching rendition of "Sorcerer" and got everyone movin' and shakin'! The band was fabulous...you could really tell everyone was having a blast, especially Waddy and Al Ortiz. Al seemed to be transfixed by Stevie as he was geekin' off of her the whole evening...and Waddy, the master craftsman that he is, set a perfect mood of magic and mystique with his guitar riffs. This was evident in the opening of "Edge of 17" when he gave the intro a little more spice than previous tours. And he always seemed to have a HUGE smile on his face the whole time! The song highlights of the show for me personally were, "Enchanted", "Gold Dust" (SHE HIT THAT HIGHT NOTE BABY!!) "Sorcerer", "Rhiannon" "Edge" and "Has Anyone Ever Written..." And of course I have to mention that at the end of "Edge", she walked straight over to me and my friend and reached for our hands. It was a moment I will NEVER forget! Her hand was so soft and fragile...yet it was so strong and powerful...i think in a way she touched everyone's heart last night...with wisdom and truthfullness that came from the velvet of her voice and into us all. The Music industry is drastically different nowadays than it was back in the 70's. There seems to be no mystery or honesty anymore...not to mention really talented or unique songwriters. Thank God, Stevie is still out there on the forefront of Rock! She remains, for this boy who was smitten at the age of 4, to be the QUEEN, the Alpha, the Omega, and the VOICE OF ROCK & ROLL!! We! love you so much Stevie!! Thank you for the amazing, perfect evening! We truly found the lady from the mountain!! Melissa Hunley She is so amazing and her whole band was awesome too! Her voice and stage show are timeless and I left feeling so uplifted!! I could have stayed and listned to her all night!! LEA Tiffany Rachel Michael Barber Mark Welsh Stevie, was as the old "Styx" song goes, "Ageless and Timeless as Dorian Gray". She came out and did a few of her older single and Fleetwood Mac songs which of course worked the crowd into a frenzy and then she announced that her friend Cheryl Crowe was present that night to lend her vocal talents. The crowd went nuts! After Stevie and Cheryl sang "Fall from Grace" (my favorite on the album), Stevie was walking away from the microphone and smiled and walked back and announced to the crowd that she had written the chorus for "Fall from Grace" right there in Nashville a few years back. The roar of thousands of Middle Tennesseans drowned out anything else she might have said right then. As the night progressed, far-off lightning lit the skies and a gentle breeze blew as Stevie belted out "Edge of 17" and Tom Petty's "I Need to Know" making the whole scene as mystical as if Stevie ordered it up special for us. The rain never hit until the concert was completely over and most fans were on their way home satisfied in the knowledge that they had just enjoyed a legend doing what she does best! Thanks for remembering Nashville, Stevie. Steve &
Sherry Rousseau Before the show started we all stood for the National Anthem, which really got the crowd going, then the opening act, California, came out and played and did a great job. We were very impressed. After a short intermission, the moment we had all waited for was upon us. The band started to play and Stevie came out looking as beautiful as ever. We're not going to go on about all the great ! songs everyone knows by heart, but we will tell you her performance was electrifying. It was great to see Waddy with her again and Sharon and Mindy sang wonderfully, as usual. The rest of the band were also great. It was great to see Sheryl Crow. She was not at the Dallas show. She and Stevie looked like they were having a great time. Like we said, it
was our first time to be on the front row and as all Stevie fans know, during
the song Edge of Seventeen, Stevie accepts gifts and shakes her fans hands. We
had thought very hard about what we would bring Stevie. We had finally decided
on a Mickey Mouse doll wearing a red, white, and blue "Sorcerer" outfit,
like in Fantasia and we put an American flag in his hand. It was a pretty good
choice because Stevie took it and healed it up and everyone cheered. After that,
Stevie reached out and shook our hands, it was a dream come true. We had often
thought of thin! gs we would say to Stevie if we had the chance. Things like "WE
LOVE YOU" or "WE THINK YOU'RE THE GREATEST" but with Stevie standing
there looking at us, holding our hands, all we could do was look up and smile,
from ear to ear. As for the things we didn't say, somehow we think she already
knows. Jan and Christie
When Stevie took the stage, the crowd went WILD. Having just seen her the night before, we knew instantly that she appeared more excited and smiled alot as if she had a secret. And yes she did....after "Gold Dust Woman" Stevie started talking, we noticed an extra mic and guitar amp was being added to the stage, and she was telling us that for the first few shows she had been joined by a very dear friend, but sadly that friend had left the tour, BUT her friend was back tonight to join her onstage...."My friend SHERYL CROW". Sheryl walked out onstage, and they embraced, by this time Stevie had tears rolling down her cheek and Sheryl wiped those tears away....and it was such a sweet gesture to see. The fans' excitement of seeing Stevie and Sheryl together, we are sure, could be heard from miles away!!!! The crowd went wild...us included!!! We were totally blown away and could not believe our good fortune...we never expected to have a chance to see those two perform together on this tour. Sheryl sang two of her songs with Stevie doing backup vocals on one. This was not a bad thing, as it was so obvious Stevie was enjoying Sheryl being there with her. Stevie and Sheryl performed "Sorcerer", "Too Far From Texas", and "Fall From Grace"....the chemistry between them is full of love, respect, and admiration. From the moment Stevie took the stage she showed her fans she had "No fear, only love" and that love poured over into her performance and wrapped around the crowd that relished in her love. Before the night was over she was telling us we were an AWESOME crowd and she blew kisses. She did her customary walk across the stage during "Edge of 17" and graciously with a radiant smile on her face accepted gifts from many adoring fans. At the conclusion of HAEWAFY the entire band, including Sheryl, came out onstage to join Stevie...and here we received another special moment. Sharon and Carlos were holding Sara Belladonna and Sulamith Grace, unbeknownst to Stevie. Sulamith could see her "Mommy" and was bouncing up and down in Sharon's arms, trying to get to Stevie. As Stevie turned to leave the stage, she saw her "Baby" and took her from Sharon and then came back to the mic to introduce her while Sulamith was giving her kisses on the cheek. Before leaving the stage Stevie said "Buy a Yorkie" and clutched her fist as if to say "Yorkies Rule." Then she again proceeded to leave but stopped several times to wave to the crowd. Having traveled over 2000 miles there are no regrets...there is only love for this remarkable woman!!!! The memories will remain.... |
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