Does Fleetwood Mac really need to be "unleashed"? Taking into account the blue-plate-special craving audience at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City Saturday night, I would hazard a guess the answer to that question would be a resounding NO!
Winding down the last leg of this pseudo greatest-hits tour, the Unleashed shows are a gift of sorts to their long-time fans by focusing on the spectacular number of hits the band has achieved over the last 40 + years. As evidenced in the setlist below, there was something for everyone (hell, even Lindsey got to "go insane" from his '84 solo album as it were). The band were in fine form; Stevie bringing the shawls and throaty vocals, Lindsey bringing the virtuoso guitar work and blush bars, John with the thudding bass and Mick with the fucking crazy - brass balls included! Hearing "Storms" and "Sara" for the first time live was reason enough to shell out coin for tickets to this hela-fun show.
And that brings me to the one negative point of the evening....the audience. Last night's affair was dispiriting to say the least from a crowd standpoint. I thought I was in a surreal production of Benjamin Button, The Early Years as I would guess the median age for this wild-bunch started at 55 +. No complaints there but one would think (especially in this economy) if you spend the money on a ticket and take the time / make the effort to get your sorry ass to the show you plan on displaying some form of joy at being there. Sitting in one's seat throughout the duration of the event and grumbling about people in front of you who would like to *shudder* stand in front of their seat and *gasp* shake their moneymaker a little during Gold Dust Woman is not appropriate manners, even if you did go to grade-school with Mick Fleetwood. If you feel your hip may be in jeopardy of shattering in three places if you stand up too suddenly, sit your decrepit ass at home and wait for the DVD. Please. Section 4, Row 23 I'm talking to you. Sorry you were unleashed upon by this 'mo last night but you so deserved it.
Setlist:
Monday Morning
The Chain
Dreams
I Know I'm Not Wrong
Gypsy
Go Insane
Rhiannon
Second Hand News
Tusk
Sara
Big Love
Landslide
Never Going Back Again
Storms
Say You Love Me
Gold Dust Woman
Oh Well
I'm So Afraid
Stand Back
Go Your Own Way
World Turning
Don't Stop
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