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- Celebrate the Music of Peter Green and the Early Years of Fleetwood MacMick Fleetwood and FriendsAudio CD
Track Listings
1 | Rattlesnake Shake |
2 | Sandy Mary |
3 | Believe My Time Ain't Long |
4 | Although The Sun Is Shining |
5 | Only You |
6 | You Never Know What You're Missing |
7 | Oh Well |
8 | Can't Believe You Wanna Leave |
9 | Jenny Lee |
10 | Heavenly |
11 | When Will I Be Loved |
12 | When I See My Baby |
13 | Buddy's Song |
14 | Honey Hush |
15 | Preachin' |
16 | Jumping At Shadows |
17 | Preachin' Blues |
18 | Need Your Love So Bad |
19 | Long Grey Mare |
20 | Sweet Home Chicago |
21 | Baby Please Set A Date |
22 | Blues With A Feeling |
23 | Stop Messing Around |
24 | Tallahassee Lassie |
25 | Hang On To A Dream |
26 | Linda |
27 | Mean Mistreatin' Mama |
28 | World Keeps Turning |
29 | I Can't Hold Out |
30 | Early Morning Come |
31 | Albatross |
32 | Looking For Somebody |
33 | A Fool No More |
34 | Got To Move |
35 | Like Crying Like Dying |
36 | Man Of The World |
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24 bit / 96 kHz DVD-Audio and 24 bit / 48 kHz Dolby Digital 5.1 options Stunning 5.1 surround sound Mick Fleetwood Introduction BBC Liner Notes Artist Photos Plays on ALL DVD players
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- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- Package Dimensions : 5.83 x 5.59 x 0.47 inches; 2.88 ounces
- Manufacturer : Silverline
- Date First Available : December 4, 2006
- Label : Silverline
- ASIN : B00007L9L1
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: #194,825 in CDs & Vinyl (See Top 100 in CDs & Vinyl)
- #889 in British Invasion Rock
- #1,261 in Modern Blues (CDs & Vinyl)
- #1,472 in Contemporary Blues (CDs & Vinyl)
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Reviewed in the United States on August 21, 2013
AMAZING! This is the real deal. Old school brit. blues rock and Peter Green is why I bought this and I'm blown away, songs I hadn't thought of in decades. We won, we got the best tunes!
Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2010
If you like the early Fleetwood Mac live sessions, you will also enjoy this. The DVD Audio pick didn't let me down. All I can say is "Sit back and enjoy!"
Reviewed in the United States on September 23, 2012
This album is OK, but as far as I am concerned they could have lost the commercial pop songs, and Jeremy's impressions of Elvis and Buddy Holly.
There are some good tracks on this, especially those done by Peter Green, but these tracks can usually be found on other Fleetwood Mac albums with better sound and separation.
For those of us who want to own everything Peter Green did with Fleetwood Mac, this album is essential. For others who do not have a lot of Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac, other classic albums (Mr. Wonderful, English Rose, Men of the World, Jumpin' at Shadows, Fleetwood Mac w. Peter Green) have better music.
There are some good tracks on this, especially those done by Peter Green, but these tracks can usually be found on other Fleetwood Mac albums with better sound and separation.
For those of us who want to own everything Peter Green did with Fleetwood Mac, this album is essential. For others who do not have a lot of Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac, other classic albums (Mr. Wonderful, English Rose, Men of the World, Jumpin' at Shadows, Fleetwood Mac w. Peter Green) have better music.
Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2015
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Reviewed in the United States on June 2, 2008
The original Fleetwood Mac existed of Peter Green, Mick Fleetwood, Bob Brunning, and Jeremy Spencer. Brunning joined as a temp, in lieu of John McVie, who got Green's original invitation, after Fleetwood and Green left John Mayall's Bluesbreakers. But, in time, John McVie gave Green the call, and once musical chamelion Jeremy Spencer was discovered and hired, the groundwork was set. They cut two very good blues-oriented records, and Green then invited Danny Kirwan to join as well. This is the personell featured in "Live At The BBC." Of course, in the fashion of Chicago, Blood, Sweat and Tears, Jefferson Starship, and The Mothers, an ever-revolving roster of band members leads to confusion as to what actually constitutes membership of this band. If all Mac members, past and present, assembled in one place, they could probably pick teams and play softball against one another.
Back to the program at hand: Some of these selections are live in front of an audience, some only for asound crew, but all are cut live, no studio trickery whatsoever. They are of varying sound quality, but in cases like this, that doesn't matter. The original Mac was SUCH a good band, just hearing them do their magic is ALWAYS enjoyable. There is the very solid rhythm section of McVie and Fleetwood, and and the others are some of the best blues-rock guitarists out there. There are faster and flashier, but a "fast" player often goes so fast to cover up the fact they can't really play that well. In my "garage band" days, I have met many "good, fiery" guitarists who only distort their amp and go so fast; why? To hide the fact that they couldn't actually play at all! Yes, it's great to have speed and precision, but it isn't necessary. Look at David Gilmour of Pink Floyd. On his own admission, he simply doesn't have the coordination to do all that fast, flashy stuff. And yet, the solo in "Comfortably Numb (especially the live recordings of it)" is of the type one can just get lost in. BUT! Make no mistake about it, there is some very fast, fancy guitarwork in this program, although it is used with enough restraint to make it stand out. This can be summed up in a quote from B.B. King, while talking about Peter Green: "...he is the only white blues player who makes me sweat..."
With the personell of the 1968-1970 era, you also have some tasteful piano work by John McVie's fiancee, Christine Perfect, although at this juncture, she was only a session player, not a contributing member. After she joined the band following Green's departure, she found a place in my heart as one of the best songwriters I have ever heard. There are more prolific composers, but I have yet to hear a Christine McVie song I don't like.
Green and Kirwan often battle it out in several mid-song guitar duels, and the only edge I see on either, is Green is a better songwriter, with a more interesting voice. But don't get me wrong, Kirwan can hold his own, I don't put anything past him. But an often overlooked talent, is Jeremy Spencer. His slide guitar playing runs the classic Elmore James riff into the ground and beyond, but he was the man for the job when they would cover other people's material. He can sing Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, The Everly Brothers, anyone from the old days TO A TEE! And the band played this material competently, every time.
The original line-up of Fleetwood Mac was a top-notch band, probably the best of their kind, but it self-detonated when Green had a crippling bout with humility, suffering a nervous breakdown, to the point of actually being committed to an asylum for a while. Follow this with Spencer suddenly joining some weird religious cult without so much as even saying goodbye to the band first. This was right after Christine Perfect married John McVie and joined the band full-time. Add Bob Welch, and then Kirwan decides he can be bigger on his own, and leaves; where is he now? Is he even alive?
Sure their general popularity increased, and they sold more records in time, but they really lost something with the loss of the triumvirate of Green, Spencer, and Kirwan.
A few years ago, I heard David Spade refer the Fleetwood Mac of the 1990's as "...Mick Fleetwood, with two guys from Los Lobos, and a contest winner." and I am often tempted to ask, "Will the real Fleetwood Mac stand up?"
Listen to the "REAL" fleetwood Mac - check this out.
Back to the program at hand: Some of these selections are live in front of an audience, some only for asound crew, but all are cut live, no studio trickery whatsoever. They are of varying sound quality, but in cases like this, that doesn't matter. The original Mac was SUCH a good band, just hearing them do their magic is ALWAYS enjoyable. There is the very solid rhythm section of McVie and Fleetwood, and and the others are some of the best blues-rock guitarists out there. There are faster and flashier, but a "fast" player often goes so fast to cover up the fact they can't really play that well. In my "garage band" days, I have met many "good, fiery" guitarists who only distort their amp and go so fast; why? To hide the fact that they couldn't actually play at all! Yes, it's great to have speed and precision, but it isn't necessary. Look at David Gilmour of Pink Floyd. On his own admission, he simply doesn't have the coordination to do all that fast, flashy stuff. And yet, the solo in "Comfortably Numb (especially the live recordings of it)" is of the type one can just get lost in. BUT! Make no mistake about it, there is some very fast, fancy guitarwork in this program, although it is used with enough restraint to make it stand out. This can be summed up in a quote from B.B. King, while talking about Peter Green: "...he is the only white blues player who makes me sweat..."
With the personell of the 1968-1970 era, you also have some tasteful piano work by John McVie's fiancee, Christine Perfect, although at this juncture, she was only a session player, not a contributing member. After she joined the band following Green's departure, she found a place in my heart as one of the best songwriters I have ever heard. There are more prolific composers, but I have yet to hear a Christine McVie song I don't like.
Green and Kirwan often battle it out in several mid-song guitar duels, and the only edge I see on either, is Green is a better songwriter, with a more interesting voice. But don't get me wrong, Kirwan can hold his own, I don't put anything past him. But an often overlooked talent, is Jeremy Spencer. His slide guitar playing runs the classic Elmore James riff into the ground and beyond, but he was the man for the job when they would cover other people's material. He can sing Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, The Everly Brothers, anyone from the old days TO A TEE! And the band played this material competently, every time.
The original line-up of Fleetwood Mac was a top-notch band, probably the best of their kind, but it self-detonated when Green had a crippling bout with humility, suffering a nervous breakdown, to the point of actually being committed to an asylum for a while. Follow this with Spencer suddenly joining some weird religious cult without so much as even saying goodbye to the band first. This was right after Christine Perfect married John McVie and joined the band full-time. Add Bob Welch, and then Kirwan decides he can be bigger on his own, and leaves; where is he now? Is he even alive?
Sure their general popularity increased, and they sold more records in time, but they really lost something with the loss of the triumvirate of Green, Spencer, and Kirwan.
A few years ago, I heard David Spade refer the Fleetwood Mac of the 1990's as "...Mick Fleetwood, with two guys from Los Lobos, and a contest winner." and I am often tempted to ask, "Will the real Fleetwood Mac stand up?"
Listen to the "REAL" fleetwood Mac - check this out.
Reviewed in the United States on September 1, 2013
Just ordered "Then Play On" in its latest incarnation, dug the living hell out of it, and dug into my DVD Audio collection and this sprang out at me. How hadn't I listened to this for so long leaving it to gather dust on the shelf? Well, truth be told, I spend most of my music listening these days focused on my collection stored and streaming off of iTunes Match through my solid audio setup. Nice Yamaha RX-V667 7.2-Channel Home Theater Receiver bought here. Solid OPPO DV-980H that plays about any hi-res disc, DVD-A included. Well, back to the disc. Dropped this one in and just got sucked in to the beautiful time capsule that is Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac back when they idolized Chicago Blues, Buddy Holly, Elmore James and channeled it all through the prism of late 60's, early 70's British Blues. I had the pleasure of getting exposed to this on vinyl back when I was an avid collector as a high school kid in Aurora IL (Yep, making basements cool before Garth and Wayne) and later in Carbondale, IL (Wuxtry!). Fleetwood Mac ironically helped introduce me, just another semi-clueless suburban kid, to Chicago Blues. Glad to say a crash course took me to shake hands with Pinetop Perkins and Muddy Waters before the latter passed in the early 80's. But I digress again....
This disc rocks. A lot of great info is already written about here giving great insight into the circumstances around those classic BBC recordings. Right now, with the DVD-A playing, I'm digging audiophile sound for straightforward, no-holds barred sessions with no overdubs, just raw with the tape rolling. The only "perk" I get with the DVD-A is some great photos of the band back in its glory....seemingly random but precious because there was no crazy overload of mass media. These shots give us a glimpse of these guys as young, inspired rocking blues artists. Glad to get this rare glimpse and raw, rocking cuts in all their glory. If you've got the time, the equipment, and the urge to hear the very best of its era, enjoy this disc. Sure the more recent Dual-disc does it justice as well, but this is the reference I have. By the way, the "surround sound" just sets the music in the front speakers as it demands. No tricks. Allows for some depth of feeling, perhaps, with the surrounds acting in sonic support. Suggest putting on your headphones to hear it as it really sounded to the engineers at the controls in the BBC studios.
This disc rocks. A lot of great info is already written about here giving great insight into the circumstances around those classic BBC recordings. Right now, with the DVD-A playing, I'm digging audiophile sound for straightforward, no-holds barred sessions with no overdubs, just raw with the tape rolling. The only "perk" I get with the DVD-A is some great photos of the band back in its glory....seemingly random but precious because there was no crazy overload of mass media. These shots give us a glimpse of these guys as young, inspired rocking blues artists. Glad to get this rare glimpse and raw, rocking cuts in all their glory. If you've got the time, the equipment, and the urge to hear the very best of its era, enjoy this disc. Sure the more recent Dual-disc does it justice as well, but this is the reference I have. By the way, the "surround sound" just sets the music in the front speakers as it demands. No tricks. Allows for some depth of feeling, perhaps, with the surrounds acting in sonic support. Suggest putting on your headphones to hear it as it really sounded to the engineers at the controls in the BBC studios.
Reviewed in the United States on November 16, 2014
a few tracks here that I had not heard yet and are great, giving me my "Greeny" fix.
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Mrs Hudson
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not a great recording.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 11, 2020
Nice to hear this album from my favourite blues guitarist but the quality of the recordings isn’t great, much to much treble and so everything sounds very twangy. Possibly not a very good pressing as I’m not sure the BBC would have got the mix so wrong?
Gerald Dwight Byron
5.0 out of 5 stars
Five Stars
Reviewed in Canada on January 13, 2017
This DVD is awesome old Fleetwood mac blues
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