FLEETWOOD MAC
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Album Notes
PETER GREEN'S FLEETWOOD MAC, the band's full-length debut, is miles removed from commercially tailored soft rock of Fleetwood Mac's 1970s incarnation. The '60s version of the band, led by guitarist/singer Peter Green, was edgy, psychedelic, and rooted deeply in the blues. Green's love of revved-up 12-bar jams, raw boogie grooves, and shredding electric leads come together beautifully on this album, with the help of slide guitarist/singer/pianist Jeremy Spencer, drummer Mick Fleetwood, and bassist John McVie.With the exception of Spencer, the members had played together in John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, and took the slashing, mercurial sound and lock-step interplay from that outfit and--arguably--improved on it. Though the album is steeped in traditional blues and includes covers of tunes by Robert Johnson ("Hellhound on My Trail"), Howlin' Wolf ("No Place to Go"), and Elmore James ("Got to Move"), the compositions penned by Green and Spencer stand up, especially the subtler singing and playing by Green (as on "Looking for Somebody"). Released at time when the market was glutted with amped-up British blues, PETER GREEN'S FLEETWOOD MAC stands above the competition with its superior musicianship and gutsy punch. It remains a template for hard-driving blues-rock.
MY FAVORITE: SHAKE YOUR MONEYMAKER, ALSO PERFORMED LIVE BY CLAPTON ON CROSSROADS.
Track listing
Side one No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "My Heart Beat Like a Hammer" Jeremy Spencer 2:55 2. "Merry Go Round" Peter Green 4:05 3. "Long Grey Mare" Green 2:15 4. "Hellhound on My Trail" Robert Johnson 2:00 5. "Shake Your Moneymaker" Elmore James 2:55 6. "Looking for Somebody" Green 2:50 Side two No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "No Place to Go" Chester Burnett 3:20 2. "My Baby's Good to Me" Spencer 2:50 3. "I Loved Another Woman" Green 2:55 4. "Cold Black Night" Spencer 3:15 5. "The World Keep on Turning" Green 2:30 6. "Got to Move" James, Marshall Sehorn 3:20price rating