Fleetwood Mac "Rhiannon" - Vocal Analysis featuring Stevie Nicks's Masterful Performance
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- Опубликовано: 8 фев 2025
- What can I say? I feel like Fleetwood Mac is its own genre of music entirely. Today we're watching a performance of the song "Rhiannon" and talking about the incredible skill we hear in Stevie Nicks's delivery.
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Me and a bunch of other men fell in love with Stevie during this performance. Mick Fleetwood said that it was like an exorcism on stage every concert with this song. I've watched this performance countless times and I still catch my breath. Incredible, beautiful Stevie.
Back off dude. I've vowed since I saw this that I'm marrying Stevie desd or alive... We're both getting close to the dead part, so I hope it happens sooner rather than later....
I was one of those men. Granted, I was only 5 during this performance, but still, I was one of those men.
me too
❤
I think Stevie encapsulates everything a lot of women wish we could be. Wild, free, amazing and beautiful. She's truly timeless. Fleetwood Mac and Stevie will live forever. ❤
IMO this is Stevie's greatest performance. I fell in love with her when I was 16. I'm 61 & still love her today. She's mesmerizing so talented & oh yes Gorgeous!!!!
You're absolutely correct about the relationship between Christine and Stevie. Christine didn't want to spend a lot of time out front. She once compared standing in the lead position like trying to remain upright in a jet stream. She preferred to stay behind her bank of keyboards jamming with the guys. Her background was in the blues, so that was her thing until Stevie and Lindsey came along. She came out to the front of the stage on occasion, but especially back in the 70's, she stayed off to the side masterfully knocking those keys around.
But not so much on this album? Christine's "Say You Love Me" is a great song too.
Just saw Stevie Nicks in concert last week. Even with her being in her 70’s it was an amazing show and she can still belt out the notes. I love Stevie
Wasn't it! Just saw her too!
I love your analysis as it deepens my appreciation of Stevie Nicks' incredible talent. I'll never forget that day riding my bicycle as a teen to buy this album, after hearing Rhiannon on the radio. Having a crush on her was easy, and has never faded.
A band of genius, with 3 crazy voices together , and what musicians ! very important band for music history , hug from France
Stevie has an unmistakable vocal style and stage presence that has carried her career for decades, regardless of who she performs with. She's a true survivor!
Fleetwood Mac's songs and music are so self-contained and perfect in every way.
What a band! There wasn't a home in America that didn't own those first two American version Fleetwood Mac albums. Stevie's voice is just so unique. I had followed Fleetwood Mac since they were an English blues band, every iteration had something different to offer.
I didn't...but a lot of my friends did for sure. I was actually a little annoyed when the previous iteration went away so I was kind of anti- this iteration a little bit. Never became a fanboy of the Stevie-Lindsey version, but...they did rock, they did write some great songs, and I'd find myself flowing with it. Seemed like anytime I was out near campus environs in they were the dominant theme of car tunes. Probably more the soundtrack of those years than anyone
Such a mysterious and beautiful woman. What vocals. Still in love since i was about 12 or 13. I just turned 60.
Hi Bethany, I’m so glad you reacted to this performance. I think it is one of the great live performances of all time. I went to see Stevie last March and she told of the first meeting she and Lindsey had with Mick and Christine and how there was an instant connection between her and Christine and that was how she got to be in the band.
Wow! That last 30 seconds of the finale gave me chills the whole time.
Stevie and Tom Petty doing stop dragging my heart around would give you two of the greatest in one show
I remember watching this on The Midnight Special on TV. I was 15 and Stevie had a huge impact on me then. I saw them live a year later for their Rumours tour.
“Well I think you… would like Sister Honey… she will help you make up your mind… even if you don’t need her… tell her you need her… she needs you brother”… I had to quote Stevie’s song because it’s the first thing I thought of when I saw your name 💜
One of the best rock songs of the 70's. Every band member is just on point
This was Fleetwood Mac at the height of their powers. Incredible dynamic in this live performance
Stevie and Lindsey had voices that seemed to be meant to be heard together. Then when they joined FM, Christine's voice fit in just perfectly. Mick and John one of the best rhythm sections ever.
The only band I know of that was named for the drummer and bass player.
That is my all-time favorite songs of ALL TIME! But can you understand why? Because you did this. This becomes my most favored review of them ALL! Plus, YOU got the song! And, Yes, at the 13:10 mark, it is gorgeous!
Thank you for showing the thing(s) that makes this so GREAT! But, you heard it, and you got it was the main thing.
I saw this in 1976, she was an awesomely powerful voice . That performance stayed with me till now
A Welshman (me) listening to a song about a Welsh witch…..love this
Something Stevie has always had is the gift of mixing California pop and Janis Joplin rock 'n roll, often (as in this performance) in the same song. Like her song, leather and lace, she is both soft and hard at the same time.
yeah, that's pretty spot-on - both of those vibes are there in various combinations all over her stuff
nailed it when you said she took on the character of the song. as a muscian I always immerse myself into the song and know the story.
kinda like acting and playing an instrument is how I play the drums. tell the story. love your cahannel! ❤
So many good videos of them doing this song.
One of my all time favorite performances
This is my favourite version of Rhiannon I love it even more than the studio version . It's so raw ❤
Yeah, that would be the gram of coke working it's way through her system
@@darkjudge8786nice, real nice. Keep pushing positive vibes, darkness.
I play this song version when cooking at home or working out at the gym or a long ride on the train. towards the finale I feel like taking a veil and become her lol.... this is pure art
A hundred times better than the album version
@@darkjudge8786Yeah…because they never did coke in the studio.
My favorite moment is at 14:06 of this video when she is ascending up with her vocal intensity and she turns around and shoots a look at Mick Fleetwood, or whoever is behind her, and gives them the look that says...."Ok, I am going to take off now -- are you ready?" And that is when she really does take off vocally and symbolically as Rhiannon. Up until that moment, her vocals, while incredible, are controlled. At 14:06, she unleashes all hell and fury and soars
yesss i’ve been waiting for this one!
I noticed how Stevie changes the distance to the microphone to change from the soft voice to the raw voice in combination with the loudness. You see it when you understand it.
For many of us this was our introduction to the new Fleetwood Mac line up. It was like, wow. There was no going back. Some critics said her voice was too nasal. Where are they now?
I love the passion and honesty they have in nearly all of their live performances.
But, I will always prefer the detail and intricacies captured in their studio recordings.
Christine's ability to not only harmonize with her fellow lead singers, but to beautifully complement their timbre as well is an unspoken ingredient of the magic these 3 made. Her duet with Lindsey on the studio version of _World Turning_ is pure artistry.
And speaking of Lindsey - he is one of the most under-rated guitarists of the era. His solos are primal. He _always_ made his fellow singers sound musically richer with his note choice, phrase choice, fill placement, and tone selection. This was a band of artists. All five.
well said
Me too. Their studio stuff is/was magic.
Lindsey is an autodidact and had terrible technique (self-admitted), but he remains my favourite player, his solo on So Afraid at the Forum in '82 is other-worldly. You can find it on here.
This is one of the greatest live performance ever. No multiple studio takes
@@WahrheitMachtFrei. I love that version. Christine harmonizes with him beautifully on that version as well. Strangely she does the part Stevie did in the studio.
Thanks for doing your first and hopefully not last reaction to Fleetwood Mac. Great one to begin with and one of the best live versions of this song. Looking forward to when you feature one of their songs that Christie sings lead on.
That is what a cool chic acts and sounds like. Stevie contains her intensity and then brings it forth, and we get this mesmerizing performance. Thank you!
Stevie's always been the GOAT.......
Well said! She has the rampant vibrato of a goat's bleating.
Stevie has one of those voices that is really difficult to duplicate, unless you have one of those exercise belts strapped to your solar plexus. Both beautiful and haunting.
Stevie Nicks is really from other world =)
I had such a crush on Stevie back in high school in 1976.
Christine McVie said she never wanted to be in the fore front, she always wanted to be one of the guys. RIP
That is a rock star. The whole band, too.
I was fortunate to see them in concert and they were incredible. Stevie has that raspy voice that I really like. One of my favorite female singers.
Your analyses are always so informative and innovative, great work. Would like to recommend an early Fleetwood Mac song entitled " Woman of 1000 Years" penned by the late Danny Kirwan. His vocal and his lyrics are over the top and his guitar solo that finishes off this masterpiece, well, I just know it will stun and amaze you.
I was and am a big big Stevie fan. No one really sings quite like Stevie. That flat bleating style mixed with that witchy vocal body that adds to create the persona of her voice and song.
Overt bragging rights: I am the proud owner of one of her top hats and scarf. Still have a crush on the lady, ha.
Thanks for the analysis!
Thank You Bethany. I've learned more about music from you by watching your videos over a short time than everything else put together.
I really appreciate it.
I feel so good hearing how a professional loves the music from my youth! I can't tell you why I enjoyed listening to some songs, while others I just didn't like. After hearing how a professional "hears" this music, I'm so pleased that these rock stars are great singers and musicians!
Now we're going to shift gears a little. When I listen to Mozart, Vivaldi, Bach, Beethoven or other greats, I feel there's something very special. The music is just right - I don't know much about music, except I know when it's something I like.
Thank you for these great videos.
As someone who grew up listening to Stevie (I'm 56 now), I can attest that the sound of her voice is like comfort food.
Watching those old Midnight Special performances is fun. Especially because they were never lip sych'd like a lot of the other music shows back them.
Yes! Christine never wanted to be a "front" woman, and Stevie did. So, they complemented each other in that way and it was never competitive. Both women have shared that.
Christina's piano work is particularly good as well 👌 😊
Sorry about the Christina. That was spellcheck, not me.
One of the greatest performances ever recorded.
I agree
I love that song and Stevie Nicks‘s voice!
I think this performance is from NBC's "The Midnight Special" and it's the first time it was performed live, or at least it was the first time any of us heard it performed live back in the 1970's.
The shivers up my spine from Stevie's voice in the last couple of minutes of this performance ❤ she's one of a kind
Love her vocal vamp of the out,the coolest part of the performance!Great pick Bethany.
Stevie is just one of the most interesting singers. I saw her & fleetwood mac just a few years ago & she was still so good & enthralling. Their songs as you say were like an entirely different genre of their own. Landslide a favourite of mine.
I've come to appreciate Stevie Nicks late in life. I never thought much of her ack in the day because I compared her to the great female soul and jazz vocalists in my youth. She does do some amateurish stuff here, like swooping to notes and losing all tone when she growls, but she does have something uniquely special about her style, and she really wails at the end. I also think she is a very good lyricist. That's a whole other skill set that many great vocalists do not possess.
If you want to hear a totally off the wall different Stevie Nicks, you HAVE to check out her cover of Etta James At Last! There's no video, but the vocal is absolutely amazing!
Wow! This song and so many others by Fleetwood Mac have been all over the radio since I was a kid, but I had no idea Stevie could sing like that in a live gig 😀 Her voice is so powerful and gritty.
Have a look at Stevie singing "Silver Springs" live at Burbank Studios in 1997, she is a fantastic and powerful live vocalist.
@silgen That entire Burbank studio performance is my all time favorite.
If you can find it, I would love, love, LOVE to see you review Stevie's performance of "Silver Spring". Not sure how easy/hard it will be to find, but it's one of my all-time favorites (it was on the B-side of the "Dreams" 45 - yeah, I'm old LOL). Another great review. Thanks, Bethany! :D
Rhianna is my most favorite song of all time. She was actually life changing. AND... it is so great that SHE is still with us today. AND Mic Fleetwood too for all he's done before and after, and NOW!. Back when music was music. It's just SO unfair that YOU didn't grow up in the 60 and70's.
from what I have read Stevie and Christine were actually pretty good friends through both the good times and bad.
Amazing reaction as always....I was SO lucky to grow up with this music in my teens and 20's......
Stevie was my very first crush when I was a kid
Yesss! Thank you for the reaction to that amazing performance. Analyzing the sound of her voice, I've read or heard somewhere that there was a lot of that white powder involved for this performance, maybe that had an influence ...
Lynsey Buckingham doing Big Love is also phenomenal
Simple master Stevie Nicks !! Love you . True class
Her face is so stoic because she's coked/drugged up out of her mind. No judgement. The performance is a masterpiece ✨🥳!
She was coked up for sure, but you can watch performances after she got clean, and she’s still very relaxed in the same way. 😊
Thanks for the downer tablet.
She's simply Magic.....ain't she!! The Queen of Rock back in my era of the 70's. I just turned 70 in October, but guess what? When I hear this song and watch Stevie in this Midnight Special performance, I'ma thinkin' I watched this Live Performance that very night on TV. And guess what else......I'm in as much love with her today as I was back then when I was maybe 21 or 22? Just WOW!! I'm still 5-10/170 and good looking.....and now widowed. I wonder if she's finally available for a coffee. And guess what else the last time.....my name is Steven. How about them apples, Huh? Never say Never.
So you're just 70, and in love with the "older woman" . . . Ain't life *grand*?! I envy you youngsters! 👍
Very good analysis! I read also that Christine welcomed her into the group. I'm listening to music over 60 yrs this is one of the greatest performances ever. The live version of Dreams is very good also. Keep up the good work
Great job ant thank you for your work! I looked for your reaction to the videoclips of Blind Melon and his singer Shannon Moon. I strongly recommend you the band and his saddly too young death great vocalist.
My favorite performance of this song and with the older lyrics.
She's got GRIT
great choice i love this version also
I love this song
I've said it before and i'll say it again ,the camera work on this performance was absolutely wonderful.
Please take a listen to patty Smyth when she sang for Scandal in the 80s and also when she went out on her own solo.
This is from a generation when songs were more creative and unique (in my humble opinion). My 70-year-old memory bank fondly recalls music that seems quite different from that of today. I truly appreciate your reaction and analysis of 'Rhiannon'. The nuances that you brought up help me understand why it sounds so good to my untrained ear. Thanks ...
Stevie is one of my favorite female vocalists. This Fleetwood Mac performance is timeless.
We should also remember the rhythm section. Mick and John were so locked in.
Im a 60 year old man with tears running down my face! WTF!
Same here
I know the feeling, pal!
Hey! I really love the energy you bring!
I've akways loved Stevie. Such a unique soul. A big part of Stevie's unique sound,u fortunately, comes from her nasal cavity being damaged from drug use in her younger days, late 60s/early 70s. She's spoken on record about this in interwiews. She uses a special microphone that allows her to never sing above a whisper. I'm not sure she's using that equipment here or when she started that. Perhaps the damage was over time. As I recall, her mics in later years were more square shaped, which this one isn't, obviously. I forget what was different about her mic and their sound equipment. I'm not a sound/tech guy. Just a humble fan in awe of her. 😊
Rhiannon and Gold Dust Woman are so Stevie
And Sisters Of The Moon!
@@chrismatteson2337 To paraphrase a line from the Terminator (in the gun shop): "You know your Stevie's."
If you want to hear Fleetwood Mac live I think at their best, listen to “The Dance” from 1997. It is awesome!!!
Christine and Stevie were actually the best of friends. 😊
WOW!!! After watching the 'Crystal Ship - Doors' video, this one came recommended to me! And I literally just uploaded a cover of this song!!! I plan to upload two more Fleetwood Mac songs today...'Dreams' and 'Songbird.' Loving your channel...💗💗💗
Love this, and is there any chance for more Fleetwood Mac? Maybe The Chain where you have Stevie, Christine, and Lindsey trading off vocals, or Big Love or Come for a Lindsey showcase?
Love this! My 10 year old adores them as much as my parents and I do. Multi-generational appeal 😊❤
Merry Weekend Bethany
Bravo to Stevie, to the song, and to you! Let's hear one with Christine singing "You Make Loving Fun." With all the super drama of conflicted emotions going on the band at that time, that song came across as a pure, raw, simple happiness anthem to me.
You want to hear the Real Fleetwood Mac ? Look up : Fleetwood Mac Blues. They were a blues band with Peter Green. The women weren't even a part of the band back then . Just the drummer , bassist & guitarist. They even wrote " Black Magic Woman ".
The performance is great and your reaction is great❤️🪄✨definitely subscribed ☺️
Been In Love with her since a teenager I'm 66 now! Oh Stevie!!!!!
Something you will miss is that when they sing Rhiannon live they start the word very low in volume and it builds in loudness every time. It's bad that you cannot hear this in a video because they normalize the audio so it so the loudness is the same but live it isn't at all
Stevie is one of the most unique and gifted vocalists ever. I always thought that she was one of the most beautiful women of rock and she was stunning here. I feel that her voice here was still undeveloped and a bit thin, a few more years added a lot more depth and control. She is still a damn fine vocalist today!
with this band you feels always something
She was wasted out of her mind for this performance. It was fantastic, as were most of this decade, but she also blew out her high range doing these kind of performances. I think she is a goddess, and I will see her until she dies, but we can't gloss over reality, either.
Thank you for all your analysis videos, you are my favorite person to watch. Some of the others are formulaic in their reviews. BTW, I love all of Sevie Nicks music. She is so good. I loe her duets with Tom Petty. Maybe do a review of Joss Stone, I think she is flying under the radar of most people. Definitley a great soul singer.
Greatest singer songwriter ever
Oh, great job by you!
Haunting, compelling, sexy, Love Stevie
Stevie the songstress, poetess, awesome performer, the one Rock Goddess.
Thank you for these reactions, so enjoyable. Next Reaction try the Unique Symphonic Rock Band Renaissance, Mother Russia (BBC Sight & Sound 1977). Look forward to this.
Her voice is so unique and wonderful, and the chemistry between she and Lindsey as always palpable. You should check out something from their solo album before they joined Fleetwood Mac: Buckingham/Nicks. One of my favorite albums ever. You could see they were going to be stars before they were.