This and the following three albums are almost impossible to get in the U.S. Unfortunately, I can't recommend this even to fanatics because the sound quality is barely a step up from the lousiest of lousy bootlegs. What you end up with is twelve really solid three-minute performances of blues standards, which is good, and the kind of sound quality you'd expect of a fifth-generation tape deriving from a hand-held recording, which is very, very bad. With Spencer not yet having turned into a part-time 50's rock 'n' roll parodist, most of the set list is dominated by classic blues tunes by artists like Elmore James.īut there are also three Peter Green originals and one tune by Spencer. 1992)Ī quarter-century later, Bob Brunning decided to cash in on his brief affiliation with the band by releasing a live tape from what was only his second gig as their new bassist. Nicks-Buckingham lineup reformed for a tour and live album, 1997. Guitar, vocals, and Stevie Nicks, vocals, joined 1975.īuckingham left 1987, replaced by Rick Vito (guitar) andīilly Burnette (vocals). Kirwan left 1972, replaced byīob Weston, who also left 1972. Left after joining a religious cult, later in 1970.
Green left after having a mental breakdown, 1970 Spencer
Green, guitar, vocals Jeremy Spencer, guitar.īob Brunning, bass, briefly replaced McVie in mid-1967.ĭanny Kirwan, guitar, added 1969. Mick Fleetwood, drums John McVie, bass Peter I haven't made any attempt to list the dozens of solo albums put out by past and present band members, but I've commented on the few I know anything about. The early 90s lineup didn't have much commercial success, but a reunion by theįive members of the late 70s lineup prompted a top-selling (mostly) live record. Solo artist Dave Mason, and Bekka Bramlett, daughter of Delaney & Bonnie Bramlett. Then briefly sighted in the band were former Traffic member and longtime This lineup stayed together for over a decade, with breaks for solo projects, before the revolving door started again: first Buckingham left, then Nicks, though they briefly reunited for Clinton's 1993 inauguration. The new five-piece unit - both McVies, Fleetwood, Buckingham and Nicks - became a chart-selling platinum act on both sides of the Atlantic. Almost overnight, there were three talented songwriters in the band, and All that changed when they accidentally bumped into two Americans, Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham, who were eking out a meager existence while trying to record their second album. One thing they didn't manage to do was sell a lot of records. After Green's departure the group moved further away from the blues, becoming a moreĭuring those years it's amazing that the band managed to continue recording and performing (indeed, at one point their manager was so tired of their personal problems that he sent a team of imposters out on the road in their place). Perfect, took on an increasingly prominent role in the band, when she wasn't engaging in soap operas of her own like an affair Meanwhile, McVie's wife, the former Christine Replacement was dismissed after an affair with Fleetwood's wife etc. Then things started going out of control: Green quit Spencer flipped out and joined a religious cult his Were flirting with more mainstream pop, bringing in Danny Kirwan'sįolky stylings. Picked up a master slide guitarist (Jeremy Spencer), and maintainedĪ strong blues-rock orientation. Peter Green that originated in John Mayall's Blues Breakers they McVie-Fleetwood rhythm section and guitarist/songwriter/singer The band was originally a collaboration between the Mac has covered a lot of ground during almost forty years ofĮxistence. From electric blues to Bill Clinton's election jingle, Fleetwood Tell-all bios, and, oh yeah, a bunch of fine albums. The ultimate material for a VH1 Behind The Music special: success, lean years, drugs, violence, breakups, personnel changes,
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