More important than the music or her delivery of it were the stories that went with each song – whether or not she explicitly told them. I haven’t seen many artists who’ve been fortunate enough to last this long who haven’t undergone that vocal metamorphosis. Nevermind that Stevie’s heavier vocals in 2016 limit her to singing the lower part of harmonies that she once belted in a much higher register. Nicks (on Fleetwood Mac’s self-titled 1975 album – the first one on which she and her former partner Lindsey Buckingham appeared), that we’d be seeing her perform those tunes and more as a 68-year-old matriarch of rock in 2016, and doing so well at it.Įven Nicks herself seemed astonished at the fact while wondering aloud how a little song like “Crying In The Night,” which she wrote between 43 and 46 years ago (she wasn’t being too specific), could see the light of day in a live performance some 43-plus years later. There were likely several reasons for that, not the least of which was that many of us likely couldn’t imagine some 41 years ago when we were first introduced to Ms. And on Saturday, December 3, she brought some of that intrigue with her to Chicago’s United Center on the 18th and latest stop of her “24 Karat Gold Tour.” This Chicago flag and skyline graphic served as our official welcome from Stevie Nicks (left, foreground) on Saturday, December 3, 2016.Ī friend and I attended this show along with nearly 20,000 other loyal fans, and – judging from the reactions – most left very pleased. Her story is just as intriguing now as it was when it was shrouded by mystery during the height of her popularity in the 1970s and ’80s. Rock’s one-time leading lady has also been somewhat of an enigma during a career that’s now spanned five decades and has seen several highs and lows – both personally and professionally. Stevie Nicks’ 24 Karat Gold: Songs From the Vault album from 2014 She’s given us timeless classics with both her band Fleetwood Mac and as a solo artist, with beauties like “Landslide,” “Dreams,” “Rhiannon,” “Sara” and “Gypsy” (all with her group) and “Stand Back,” “Edge of Seventeen,” “If Anyone Falls,” “Leather & Lace” and “Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around” (away from the group). Stevie Nicks is a living legend in rock music. This is a review of the Chicago leg of the 24K Gold Tour w/ Stevie Nicks & the Pretenders!
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