Whatever the reason, it’s telling that two of Saturday’s crowd-pleasing highlights were cover versions - Crowded House’s luminous “Don’t Dream It’s Over” and Tom Petty’s “Free Fallin’,” the latter of which featured the often tired and flat-sounding Nicks’ most spirited singing of the night.Ī rock ‘n’ roll survivor, much like the band she helps anchor, Nicks earned big cheers throughout. It’s possible the two newbies were being overly respectful to the legacy of Fleetwood Mac and the songs themselves. Of course, doing so might have been tantamount to treason - musically speaking - which made their tasks all the more defined and constricted. Finn, likewise, did his best to replicate Buckingham’s sturdy vocals, even if his higher pitch sometimes made Finn sound more like Graham Nash.Īs a result, it was difficult for either of them to inject anything new or different into the songs. Moreover, his meticulously constructed guitar parts required Campbell to play most of them note-for-note. But neither could match the edgy, sometimes manic, energy Buckingham previously brought to the band.
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