FLEETWOOD MAC - CD
BEAUTIFUL MIRAGE

LABEL:
Rock Masters RMC-006A/B
SOURCE:
Mid South Coliseum, Memphis, TN - October 12th 1982
FORMAT:
2CD
RUNNING TIME:
48:34, 47:28
SOUND/SOURCE:
soundboard
PACKAGING:
double slimline jewel case
 

RMC-006A/B

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SOUND 9 / PACKAGING 8 / PERFORMANCE 9

 
TRACK LIST:

Disc 1:  Second Hand News, The Chain, Don't Stop, Dreams, Oh Well, Rhiannon, Brown Eyes, Eyes Of The World, Gypsy, Never Going Back Again

Disc 2:  Landslide, Tusk, Sara, Hold Me, You Make Lovin' Fun, Go Your Own Way, Blue Letter, Sisters Of The Moon, Songbird

 
REVIEW:

The Mirage tour in 1982 was a declarative statement by the band that, after touring for so long for Tusk in1980 and after all their sucessful solo albums (especially Stevie Nick's BellaDonna) that they were still a band despite all of the press to the contrary.  "We're here to show you we're still doing it" Buckingham shouts before "Don't Stop".  This trek was very short, lasting only two months, and never left the United States.  Strange since the LP was a number one hit.   

Beautiful Mirage is another soundboard recording to come from the recently surfaced cache of soundboards that have been making the rounds.  It sounds a generation or two from the master sounding a bit dull and with some slight hiss.  Thankfully, unlike the Oklahoma City soundboard there is only one cut at the beginning of "Landslide"  and "Sisters Of The Moon" fades out, so all of the annoucements and tune ups are present.  This may come from a monitor mix since the audience sounds very far away in the background.  The instruments and vocals are all very well balanced.

This show occured six weeks into the tour and the band sound very tight.  Lindsey Buckingham especially  plasters the songs with his solos, imitaing Jimmy Page in "Oh Well".  Nick's vocals are a bit ragged at this point.  Her harmonies are a bit off key and she avoids the high notes in "Dreams".  She gives her usual emotional performance in "Landslide", always sounding like she's about to break down in tears.  Melodrama at its best!  (Some have said this was the day her best friend Robin Anderson died of leukemia on this day).  "Tusk" is fun to hear although the accordian isn't a good substitute for the marching band. 

The concert is very good and enjoyable as is the recording.  Rockmasters isn't a prolific label but they do produce good titles when they do.  They have utilized several period press photos (no live shots).  They didn't try to improve the sound any so the tape is left as is.  Of all the Fleetwood Mac soundboards I've heard this year this is probably the best and is definitely recommended.


Not sure I understand the reference to "imitating Jimmy Page in Oh Well." The original version of Oh Well featured the great Peter Green, of course. What's Page got to do with it?
Comment by Tall+Willie+Brown wrote on 2006-06-24 21:45:16

It is true the original version of "Oh Well" featured Peter Green, but I don't think Buckingham is imitating him but rather Page. The second guitar solo in this version reminds me of something Page might pull off both the tone and the motif, although it probably isn't conscience on his part.
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