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Can go so far, but not seem right
Although my love, will drive away the sunshine
The magic of, a blackened night
And before you go show me
All the words of love
And the falling sands of time
Blow my wind and drifted by
To and fro the trees still bend
Wondering what the host will send
We will go right down to the sea
Bathing in light we will be free to wander
And the falling sands of time
Blow my wind and drifted by
To and fro the trees still bend
Wondering what the host will send
We will go right down to the sea
Bathing in light we will be free to wander
And the falling sands of time
Blow my wind and drifted by
To and fro the trees still bend
Wondering what the host will send
We will go right down to the sea
Bathing in light we will be free to wander
The magic of a blackened night
Can go so far, but not seem right
Although my love, will drive away the sunshine
The magic of, a blackened night
I like these lesser known Fleetwood Mac releases from the early 70's. Each has some pretty cool stuff. Under appreciated IMHO.
You know. The trippy stuff.
Personal props to John McVie for unfailingly solid bass from his iconic less-is-more school. Leaving space for others to fill is an art form unto itself. Perfection in restraint 101.
Love this era of Fleetwood Mac. Future Games, Mystery to Me, Kiln House, Bare Trees... but wait... there's the Peter Green era, which is bluesy awesome too.
any Fleetwood Mac before Stevie Nicks
Think you mean brave:
At our house they wore this VCR tape out playing it over and over.
Great song (9)
No...its a pure 10
again...why a picture of Stevie Nicks for a Bob Welch incarnation of Fleetwood Mac?
Yes, she wasn't even in the band then.
Love this era of Fleetwood Mac. Future Games, Mystery to Me, Kiln House, Bare Trees... but wait... there's the Peter Green era, which is bluesy awesome too.
Every one of those albums you mentioned is outstanding. As good in their own way as the first three Buckingham Nicks Fleetwood Mac albums. Better, if you ask many of my longtime Fleetwood Mac friends. The only reason I can see for RP listeners not to really enjoy the songs from this era of FM is because they never listened to those albums. And maybe they were not acclimated to the beautiful, mellower songs from this era. This comes from Future Games, the Fleetwood Mac album from 1971, the year generally considered the best year in the history of rock.
For example: 1971: Albums from the best year in the history of rock: Led Zeppelin IV, Pink Floyd's Meddle, The Kinks Muswell Hillbillies, Fleetwood Mac's Future Games, The Rolling Stone's Sticky Fingers, Who's Next, David Bowie's Hunky Dory, Yes's Yes Album and Fragile, Emerson Lake & Palmer's Pictures At An Exhibition, Jethro Tull's Aqualung, Elton John's Madman Across the Water, Joni Mitchell's Blue, James Taylor's Mud Slide Slim and The Blue Horizon, Carole King's Tapestry, The Doors L.A. Woman, T-Rex's Electric Warrior, Rod Stewart's Every Picture Tells a Story, Harry Nilsson's Nilsson Schmilsson, John Lennon's Imagine, Paul McCartney's RAM, George Harrison's Concert For Bangladesh, The Allman Brothers Live at the Fillmore East, Leonard Cohen's Songs of Love and Hate, Cat Stevens Teaser and the Firecat, Marvin Gaye's What Goin' On, The Beach Boys Surf's Up, Traffic's Low Spark of High-Heeled Boys, Sly & The Family Stone's There's a Riot Goin' On, Jimi Hendrix's Cry of Love, Janis Joplin's Pearl, Santana's Santana III, David Crosby's If I Could Only Remember My Name, Graham Nash's Songs For Beginners, (Neil Young's After The Gold Rush and Stephen Stills "Stephen Stills" albums were released at the end of 1970). Just to name a few. My daughter reminds me that I was very lucky with the time period of music that I grew up in. All of these albums were released during my sophomore and junior years in college, during the time when I was most into music in my life. And, in my humble opinion, many of them were the best albums ever recorded by these bands and singer-songwriters.
So appreciative of your highlighting the early FMac stuf with Kirwin, Green, Spencer, Welch...all gargantuan talents. BTW- RIP Keith Olson, FM producer and guy who brought Stevie and Lindsey to Mick...
Easily one of my favorite FM tunes. As a bassist I find the rhythm section compelling and overall flow of the tune intoxicatingly perfect.
Heartfelt condolences you poor lost soul.
Same here, that rhytmic flow is amazing. Listening this on good headphones huh...
Saw him with his band, Paris, in mid 1970s, playing with Nektar!
My first ever concert.
John McVie is underrated.
Sounds a bit like Bob Welch but apparently is Danny Kirwan.
Douchebag. It would be most appropriate for you to choke on said puke.
Amen! If you consider Fleetwood Mac's entire discography, they're one of the most eclectic and mercurial bands in rock.
Actually wasn't that 'Dust' on Bare Trees? It was uncredited. Haunting song.
Not their first album, they started recording 4 years prior to this release. First big album was "Then Play On" which is still one of my all time favorites.
Woa! This does sound like Wishbone Ash! Maybe a little Nektar.
Easily one of my favorite FM tunes. As a bassist I find the rhythm section compelling and overall flow of the tune intoxicatingly perfect.
Heartfelt condolences you poor lost soul.
Hope you feel better now. Great song, aye?!!!
To me rating is only 7
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Same.
How long since I have heard this? Forgotten till now.
Twice in the last 30 days. Guess I should listen more often. OK.
Everybody in my hotel room loves this song... Danny Kirwan is singing the song... later, he tripped out on acid and quit the band right before they were supposed to perform a live show... this fine song is from a great Fleetwood Mac album... time flies when we're having fun... hope life is grand for you these days, funkyalfonso... love Radio Paradise...
It is a beautiful melody by a very talented band and most importantly is *not* one of their overplayed hits that we heard for decades on the radio. I could listen to songs like this all day long. Please continue, Bill!
Peter was long gone by the time they did this. It's all Danny Kirwan.
The most underrated and underappreciated guitar who ever lived maybe.
Leo Kottke's "World Turning"(F Mac cover) to this
Two Bobs here - Welch (right) and Weston (centre). John is absent in this photo.
Weston was with FM briefly in 1972-3 for Penguin & Mystery To Me. He made significant contributions to the band's music, as well as its inner turmoil (and indirectly its consequential development).
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Couldn't agree more! Though I'm a year younger than you.
This and Mystery to Me are the only Fleetwood Mac albums I ever liked.. they felt so commercial after that
They became Fleetwood Mac in 1967, and stayed Fleetwood Mac through their many line-ups.
Always Mick and John.
Sheer magic from the (agreed) under-appreciated Danny Kirwan. There were some great tracks on his later solo albums that my (then) wife and I couldn't help but sing along to. Eventually the vinyl wore thin, but never the enjoyment.
Couldn't agree more! Though I'm a year younger than you.
I don't recall hearing much pre-Buckingham/Nicks FM—even during the mid 70s—apart from "Hypnotized" with Bob Welch. This song didn't get played on the radio where I was. I get the vague impression that they went through several very different incarnations before they hit it bigbigbig.
This song brings me back to my youth, when I thought I was unique because people didn't know who Fleetwood Mac was yet (prior to Rumors) and not mainstream POP. I love this.
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Edit: I see I'm not alone in this perception :)
Yeah! This is one I haven't heard very often in my lifetime...
This song brings me back to my youth, when I thought I was unique because people didn't know who Fleetwood Mac was yet (prior to Rumors) and not mainstream POP. I love this.
I was a big fan before rumors as well, had all their albums. Love this song and album.
This song brings me back to my youth, when I thought I was unique because people didn't know who Fleetwood Mac was yet (prior to Rumors) and not mainstream POP. I love this.
give me Hypnotized from that era!!
I'd like it more if it came with a free toaster.
Think you mean brave:
I'd like it more if it were about 3 minutes longer.
I'd like it more if it came with a free toaster.
I'd like it more if it were about 3 minutes longer.
All in all pretty good.
I agree the years between 'Green Manaleshi' and the 'famous' years are underrated
It can be found on Amazon.ca for about $18 (5 full albums):
*Peter Green is on Then Play On.
Danny Kirwan is singing the song... later, he tripped out on acid and quit the band right before they were supposed to perform a live show...
this fine song is from a great Fleetwood Mac album...
I be the holy ghost of big stud Romeo Tuma... this song is marvelous... this album is fabulous...
time flies when we're having fun...