- Albatross (The band's most placid instrumental, conjuring up images of relaxing on an island...)
- Fleetwood Mac (...in contrast to this raucous romp of an instrumental in which the guitar and harmonica pull off some blistering licks. I've always liked that this was the tune that inspired Green to name the song as well as the band after drummer Mick Fleetwood and bassist John McVie.)
- Long Grey Mare (The guitar and bass rhythms are similar to Howlin' Wolf's "Killing Floor." Or, for a more offbeat comparison...)
- Looking For Somebody (The rhythm is strong enough that the tune would work even without vocals.)
- Man Of The World (If I didn't know otherwise, I would think someone much older wrote these lyrics. Lyrically, the song illustrates how you can have a seemingly great life but still struggle with depression.)
- Oh Well (Green doesn't mince words in his lyrics here, and the entire band rocks out with abandon. This is possibly the best example of lyrics conveying an attitude of "That's life." It's arguably one of the best ways of acknowledging that you don't see eye to eye with someone and probably never will. Many guitarists have undoubtedly learned this as one of their favorite licks as soon as they were up to it. This tune justifiably remains in Fleetwood Mac's set list to this day.)
Saturday, July 25, 2020
In memory of Peter Green
I was sorry to learn of Fleetwood Mac founder Peter Green's passing today. Green deserves massive credit for launching one of rock's longest-lived bands and getting it off to such a strong start during its first three blues and blues-rock years. In my view, these are six of his best contributions to the band:
