MICK FLEETWOOD AND FRIENDS - CELEBRATE THE MUSIC OF PETER GREEN AND THE EARLY YEARS OF FLEETWOOD MAC

MICK FLEETWOOD AND FRIENDS - CELEBRATE THE MUSIC OF PETER GREEN AND THE EARLY YEARS OF FLEETWOOD MAC - 2021

Legendary drummer, Mick Fleetwood enlisted an all-star cast for a one-of-a-kind concert honouring the early years of Fleetwood Mac and its founder, Peter Green which was held on 25th February 2020 at the London, Palladium.

The bill included Billy Gibbons, David Gilmour, Jonny Lang, Andy Fairweather Low, John Mayall, Christine McVie, Zak Starkey, Steven Tyler, Bill Wyman, Noel Gallagher, Pete Townshend, Neil Finn, Kirk Hammett and many more. Legendary producer Glyn Johns joined as the executive sound producer and the house band featured Fleetwood himself along with Rick Vito, Andy Fairweather Low, Dave Bronze and Ricky Peterson.

Fleetwood, who curated the list of artists performing, said: “The concert is a celebration of those early blues days where we all began, and it’s important to recognize the profound impact Peter and the early Fleetwood Mac had on the world of music. Peter was my greatest mentor and it gives me such joy to pay tribute to his incredible talent. I am honoured to be sharing the stage with some of the many artists Peter has inspired over the years and who share my great respect for this remarkable musician. ‘Then Play On’...

01. Rolling Man (feat. Rick Vito)

02. Homework (feat. Jonny Lang)

03. Doctor Brown (feat. Billy Gibbons)

04. All Your Love (feat. John Mayall)

05. Rattlesnake Shake (feat. Billy Gibbons & Steven Tyler)

06. Stop Messin’ Round (feat. Christine McVie)

07. Looking for Somebody (feat. Christine McVie)

08. Sandy Mary (feat. Jonny Lang)

09. Love That Burns (feat. Rick Vito)

10. The World Keep Turning (feat. Noel Gallagher)

11. Like Crying (feat. Noel Gallagher)

12. No Place to Go (feat. Rick Vito)

13. Station Man (feat. Pete Townshend)

14. Man of the World (feat. Neil Finn)

15. Oh Well (Pt.1) (feat. Billy Gibbons & Steven Tyler)

16. Oh Well (Pt.2) (feat. David Gilmour)

17. Need Your Love So Bad (feat. Jonny Lang)

18. Black Magic Woman (feat. Rick Vito)

19. The Sky Is Crying (feat. Jeremy Spencer)

20. I Can’t Hold Out (feat. Jeremy Spencer)

21. The Green Manalishi (With The Two Prong Crown) (feat. Billy Gibbons & Kirk Hammett)

22. Albatross (feat. David Gilmour)

23. Shake Your Moneymaker (group finale)

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Peter Green - Man of the World The Anthology (1968-1988)

Peter Green - Man of the World The Anthology (1968-1988) - 2004

FROM VINTAGEGUITAR

It’s difficult to write about Peter Green without accidentally lapsing into past tense, as though the founder of the original Fleetwood Mac were no longer here. He is, of course, very much in the present tense, touring and recording with Peter Green’s Splinter Group after long periods of inactivity in the grips of mental illness. On good nights, he can step up to the plate and show glimpses of the Greenie of old; other nights, bandmate Nigel Watson shoulders the lion’s share of the guitar duties.

This two-CD, 36-track package compiles the best of Green’s tentative steps back into action, with 24 tracks from five solo albums recorded between 1979 and 1982 – In The Skies, Little Dreamer, Blue Guitar, Whatcha Gonna Do , and White Sky – along with 10 live tracks and studio outtakes from Fleetwood Mac’s peak.

When the solo albums were originally released, it was apparent that one of the great voices in blues and rock guitar had lost much of his fire. But, in retrospect, hearing selected tracks from that period, Green holds his own – on cuts like the minor blues “Fool No More,” the funky “Loser Two Times,” and the jungly instrumental “Tribal Dance.” There are rough spots, like “Touch My Spirit” and “Trying To Hit My Head Against The Wall,” where his singing wanders off-key and his once-dynamic solos stumble and ramble. But the Mac tracks (including four from the group’s legendary Boston Tea Party stint of 1970) show the expressiveness Green was capable of at his best – as both guitarist and singer. What set Green apart was his unhurried economy and taste, but he could also turn up the heat. As B.B. King once said of his English disciple, “He makes me sweat.”

CD 1

01. Man of the World [Fleetwood Mac]

02. Long Grey Mare [Fleetwood Mac]

03. Cryin' Won't Bring You Back

04. A Fool No More

05. Trying to Hit My Head Against the Wall

06. Last Train to San Antone

07. Walkin’ the Road

08. Uranus [Brunning Sunflower Blues Band]

09. Whatcha Gonna Do

10. Born on the Wild Side

11. Lost My Love

12. Fast Talking Woman Blues [Fleetwood Mac]

13. Long Way From Home

14. Touch My Spirit

15. Seven Stars

16. Loser Two Times

17. Oh Well (live) [Fleetwood Mac]

18. If You Let Me Love You (live) [Fleetwood Mac]

CD 2

01. Jumpin' at Shadows (live) [Fleetwood Mac]

02. Black Magic Woman (live) [Fleetwood Mac]

03. Big Boy Now

04. You Won't See Me Anymore

05. Got to See Her Tonight

06. Same Old Blues

07. Showbiz Blues [Fleetwood Mac]

08. Ride With Your Daddy Tonight [Brunning Sunflower Blues Band]

09. Tribal Dance

10. Give Me Back My Freedom

11. Bandit

12. Baby When the Sun Goes Down

13. What Am I Doing Here?

14. Shining Star

15. Apostle

16. Stranger Blues

17. Lazy Poker Blues [Fleetwood Mac]

18. The Green Manalishi [Fleetwood Mac]

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