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Imagine playing what sounds like three different parts at the same time on guitar and singing too? In front of an audience? Live? Without any slip-ups? This is the reason he is in a different league from others.
I know how to play this song but not nearly this well obviously and I can't sing while doing it. But let me tell you that the part at 1:38 is the hardest even though the picking pattern is fairly easy. you simply can't play it in tempo it's so fast even after months of practicing. Practicing this song gave me months of shoulder tendonitis because it's simply impossible to relax your arm while playing like a fucking machinegun.
People say that he is the most underrated guitarist, but they tend to forget that he is also an underrated producer, singer, arranger and overall musician. no one can pull that song off live other than him, this is so intense, keeping that fast rhythm, doing those extreme fingerstyle patterns and still having the breath control to truly sing, and it’s all on him, no one to lean on musically, just unbelievable.
Glen Campbell could've played the guitar on this song as well as Lindsey, but he's the only one that in 55 years of rockin' that I could think of. He, the guitarist in The Wrecking Crew who made so many star's songs truly great, was the only one with the finger speed and touch to be able to match Lyndsey. Still, Lyndsey's the one and only to originate this song, play a mean guitar and sing the lyrics all in one live take. The man's level of musicianship is that which anyone taking up guitar should hold as a level to aim for.
I've been playing guitar for 23 years and can play songs from some of the most legendary virtuosos and I just cannot fathom how someone can play this and sing at the same time. Hes an absolute legend
Im 52. Ive been playing daily for the best part of 40 years. Im pretty sure with a little time and the sheets I can play practically anything within reason. I wouldnt know where to start with this. Lindsay is in a league I cant even see from where I am sitting.
THIS. I made it a new year resolution to learn this song this year, it’s May and I’ve got about 30% down, it’s a ridiculously genius piece of music. And as for singing at the same time? Cannot get my head around it. Man’s a genius.
Mick Fleetwood couldn't have made a better decision than to sign Buckingham & Nicks to their group…incredible musicians! Lindsey is far underrated - he deserves much more acknowledgement. He is a genius!
He gets a lot of recognition... I don’t understand why everyone says this lmao. He’s one of the most successful and highly rated musicians of all time. There are millions with incredible talent that get 0 recognision.
Who’s still listening in 2024?! This is an amazing live performance by Lindsey!! He’s an exceptional singer, guitarist and extremely talented!! This is one of the best live performances of all time!!! 🎶💯💙
I definitely am. I got my 1st gtr lesson from Lindsay when I was 9 years old. He & Stevie lived next door and used to watch me while my folks went out and partied. This was right before they joined Fleetwood Mac. I’m 57 now, been a professional musician most of my life and still regard Lindsay as one of the most talented, passionate and ingenious musician/songwriter/producers ever. Although I’ve never met him as an adult, he remains a huge inspiration to me. (And btw, Stevie was a total sweetheart to me as well)
I've watched this amazing performance several times but I still find it hard to believe how he was able to play the whole song flawlessly. It's like watching the impossible.
As a life-long metal head, that's seen and heard so many extremely talented guitarists over the last five decades, there's no way Lindsey Buckingham doesn't belong in the top 10 of all time discussion! The definition of talent exists in people like this!
@@tipigi3570 yep 😂 the one that always pisses me off the most is when they put Bonnie Raitt in like top 30 or something. "But definitely not because she's a woman" right?
Well we now know what he was doing at home practicing while she worked so dam hard being a waitress with in the first nine months with Fleetwood Mac they together made a million bucks to me she got her reward in the time to have a baby . And that's a whole nother story
man i come back to this once in a while, the music video to this song with fleetwood mac is one of the most trippy and ahead of its time. people should check it out
Only professional guitarists can grasp how insanely difficult is the guitar playing in this song...and to top it all up, he sings as well!! Out of this world!!!
I have been playing guitar for over 20 years and can appreciate what is going on here! It’s literally mental! Then add the fact he is singing over it all ❤
Fleetwood Mac was filled with legendary geniuses. The world didn't fully realize the greatness of Christine McVie until she was gone. The same will happen with this exceptional gentleman.
As a guitar player i must say. Sometimes you watch an amazing player doing great stuff, and maybe you are don't have the skills to pull the same off, however you understand how is done, with this song... damn, is so much going on at the same time and watching closely Lindsey's playing i can barely get a grasp of what is going on and on top of that he's also singing. Truly outstanding.
I worked at their concert in 2003 in Dublin and as I was taking the locks of the fire exits he was doing a sound check on the stage ,he then sang this exact version with just me and him in the arena I was no more than 20 feet away from him ,I was stuck to the floor ,played with the same passion even in the sound check
I'm not a big Fleetwood Mac fan, but this is REALLY impressive. His arpeggio picking is mechanically, metrically flawless. Live. While he's singing. Again, WOW!
Many people play acoustic like that (see Davy Graham's "The Guitar Player") but few have this level of control and skill. And that's before we mention singing while playing this relatively difficult piece. Hands down the best guitar performance to date.
@@victormoon2349 I slighty disagree . He definitely sparked the band ina new direction but the band was blend of talent . They needed each other. Never break the chain!
Lindsey is in my top 10 of all time influential guitarists. This is master work. I've been playing for half of my life and there is no way, at this moment, I could pull off that level of accuracy, tone, accents, with a guitar hanging halfway down my body. I couldn't even do this playing in the classical position that I do. This is some bullshit.
This song alone would be worth the price of a concert ticket. The rest of the concert would be a bonus. Literally unbelievable performance, and the song is so good.
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I've seen him do this LIVE in ~1994.. spraying sweat off his forehead into the first 3-4 rows of the audience in the song's final moments.. The raw ENERGY of this man is a sight to behold !
Lindley Buckingham is effortlessly heroic, thanks to my parents for making Fleetwood mac part of my musical childhood upbringing, ta much❤big big loves
First time I heard this, I was driving an empty minibus through Loch Lomond that students had used the weekend before and the CD they left was full of gems, but this one hit really deep, driving through the winding roads and mountain views in the early evening sun 🥰
For those who don't play any instruments, let me just tell you, what Lindsay is doing here is nothing short of genius. People really don't understand just how difficult it is to play & sing in sync. But for Lindsay to pull off singing whilst fingerpicking the guitar, is a technique that even todays artists cannot pull off ! He really IS that good !!
My favourite solo of all time! He didn’t ask for superstardom! But to those who know. Better. He is and always will be an absolute legend And superstar! Rightly so! What a xx talent! X
Understand your point Not sure I quite agree But him and mr Knopfler are the most underrated guitarists and he’s a great songwriter too. But Fleetwood Mac were alchemy so even Fleetwoods understated drumming and McVies bass provide the foundations for Buckingham (mainly) but also Nicks and Chrissy to create beauty. But when I talked guitars to my kids this performance is the peak
I agree with some iteration of Mac. But “Fleetwood Mac” and “Rumors” were more collaborative. Christine McVie did a few song. The original white album he had 2 1/2 credits, Rumors was 3 1/5, Tusk was 8 of 15 song (and I agree that album was more of a forced vision of Buckingham). But the sound of Old Mac was more bass and heavy percussion and the latest Buckingham/McVie collaboration which features Mick Fleetwood and John McVie sounds more like a pure Buckingham album. Tiny rhythm section. His vision took over the band and had “somebody” not gotten upset he’d still be there. There are albums where “somebody” barely showed up to work!
@@injuredtabletennisplayer1474 Lindsey's share of the work is not a question of how many songs he wrote himself. No, the thing is that he was largely responsible for the band's sound due to his work as their musical leader, arranger and producer. And he is the one who came up with all of the famous guitar riffs and also many of the keyboard riffs. Mick and John provided drums and bass, and Christine played piano, organ and synthesizer. Stevie didn't play any instruments and was absent most of the time (not only during the making of Tango in the Night, but also during the making of the band's other albums), except when she has to sing lead or provide backing vocals. She and John weren't as much in the studio as Lindsey, Christine and Mick. You can read more about it here: stevie-nicks.info/1982/09/01/fleetwood-mac-wheres-stevie/
