Thursday 6 March 2014

Rumours.... bringing fleetwood mac back to the road.

As some of you may know the Fleetwood Mac band had been going around the world touring their music once again until last year when the shows we're stopped with the sad news that John Mcvie was diagnosed with cancer. Now, I'm happy to report that even though he's still undergoing the treatment, Stevie Nicks has been in the press quoted as saying "He's gonna be fine" and my fingers are still crossed that he makes a full recovery.

Fleetwood Mac of course is a band which has been around longer than i have, their song's are sometimes hair raisingly touching and sometimes they're there to to get you out of your seat, up dancing and singing along. Where would we be then if most of the time we didn't have a good tribute band to them?

That's where Rumours of Fleetwood Mac come in. Granted, i have reviewed one of their show's before on here, i think it was when i saw them last year... or maybe the year before... i cannot for the life of me remember... so why am i doing it again?

Simply because last night's show was by far the best I've seen the band, but more importantly, it gave a new way of hearing some classic song's that I'd simply not heard done like that in a long time.

So, what happens at a Rumours of Fleetwood Mac show?

Without giving it all away, the theatre is plunged into darkness and the screen at the top of the stage shows a face the audience is bound to recognise. Mick Fleetwood none-the-less introduces the band, saying of how him and the rest of Fleetwood Mac cannot be there, but hope you'll be able to enjoy the music and have a good time at the show etc. That's when the music really begins.

I'm not going to tell you the set-list for this tour, but, if you happen to be able to go, there's some song's to look out for during the show...

- Songbird. This song has always been one of them which has held people literally by the hair's that shoot up on the back of your neck when you hear this song done rightly and Rumours have it down to a T. I can't explain to you how note perfect this song was done, how quiet the whole theatre fell as we hung on to listen to every crystal clear note, sang so well that you could literally close your eyes and Christine McVie was right in front of you, pouring her heart out.

- Big Love. I've heard this song many time's over the years, but it still amazes me how one of Rumours band members picks up his guitar and plays so well, you wonder how he wasn't in the real Fleetwood Mac.

- Landslide. This is the song that moved a number of people in the show almost to the point of tears. The new arrangement of this song is like giving a whole new life to the song. While it remains true to the original song, the added little extras help to get those hairs raised up on the back of your neck, taken fully up by the clear vocals and silence in the theatre where at times, you could have heard a pin drop.

- Go your own way. There's nothing really amazing or new about this song, but i list it because when you hear them do this, trust me, you'll want to be on your feet. Presumably they'll be coming towards the end of their set and they go out with a bang, don't do what i did and be sat down wishing you were stood up!

- Stand back. I'd heard about this song before, I'd even seen a video clip of it from when Fleetwood Mac were on tour, but nothing could prepare you for the intro to this song, nor, how catchy it actually is.

And that's just a few of the number's i enjoyed at the show.

In a few weeks time there's a Life With Bev video about this on my Youtube channel, but as i say in the video, if you can go and see Rumours, i urge you to go!

Click here to see where the shows are and if there's any tickets!

Thanks for reading... See you at the show?

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