Favorite Instrumental Performance
 

Name your favorite top two performances by each player of an instrument in Fleetwood Mac, save Dave Mason (who only played certain songs on one studio album) and Mike Campbell (who did not play on any live or studio FM album). For me, it was especially hard to restrict two performances for Mick, Peter, and Danny. The performance could be from a studio or live album that was officially released. Here’s my list:


Peter Green — Before the Beginning; Black Magic Woman (original recording)

Mick Fleetwood — Go Your Own Way; I’m So Afraid

John McVie — Miles Away; Little Lies

Jeremy Spencer — Preachin’ Blues (live, BBC); live-in-studio Crazy Bout You Baby (second solo)

Danny Kirwan — Tell Me All the Things You Do; both Madge Jams

Christine McVie — Crystal (organ); Born Enchanter (piano)

Bob Welch — Future Games (arpeggios and jazz chording); Hypnotized (acoustic string guitar)

Bob Weston — The City (electric slide); Why (acoustic slide)

Lindsey Buckingham — GYOW; Rhiannon

Rick Vito — As Long as You Follow; Save Me

Billy Burnette — Love Shines; Talking to My Heart

Rick Vito — Another Woman (live); Love is Dangerous
Christine McVie - Songbird; Silver Springs (live)
Lindsey Buckingham - I'm So Afraid (live); Tango in the Night
Mick Fleetwood - World Turning (live); Not That Funny (live)
John McVie - Go Your Own Way; The Chain

Naming 2 will be hard. I have 3 drinks in me. One is easy.

John McVie - bass on Hypnotized
Christine McVie - organ on Oh Daddy (ending)
Bob Weston - slide guitar on Why
Mick Fleetwood - drums on Straight Back
Lindsey Buckingham - guitar on GYOW
Rick Vito - guitar on In The Back Of My Mind
Christine McVie - keyboards on Nights In Estoril
Christine McVie - piano on Songbird
Bob Welch - guitar on Silver Heals
John McVie - bass on Gold Dust Woman
Mick Fleetwood - Percussion on Hold Me
John McVie - bass on Go Your Own Way
Lindsey - guitar on Isn't It Midnight
Christine McVie - synthesizer on You Make Loving Fun
Lindsey - guitar licks on You Make Loving Fun
Stevie - tambourine on The Chain Live

Lindsey- guitar on Go Your Own Way and the Chain

Christine- piano on Songbird and Warm Ways

Mick- drums on Go Your Own Way and Save Me

Rick- guitar on No Questions Asked and Save Me

John- bass on the Chain and You Make Loving Fun

You have no appreciation of the Bob Welch, or Peter Green years?

Oh yeah, goat free. Check. :p

I love that that’s what you got from my post.

Peter Green - Oh Well part 1 & 2
John McVie - Hypnotized and Keep on going
Danny Kirwan Jigsaw Puzzle Blues and Sunny Side of Heaven
Bob Welch - Hypnotized and Dissatisfied
Christine McVie - Songbird and Sugar Daddy
Lindsey Buckingham - GYOW and I'm So Afraid
Mick Fleetwood - Hypnotized and World Turning
Rick Vito - In the Back of my Mind
Billy Burnette - Love Shines
Stevie Nicks - :shrug: :sorry:

Peter Green: Madge jams, Black Magic Woman, Jumping at Shadows
Danny Kirwan: Madge jams, Only You, Sunny Side of Heaven
Mick Fleetwood: Madge jams, Rattlesnake Shake, Tusk
John McVie: Bare Trees, Sisters of The Moon
Christine McVie: You Make Loving Fun, Wish You Were Here
Lindsey Buckingham: I’m So Afraid, Never Going Back Again, Go Your Own Way
Rick Vito: As Long As You Follow, I Loved Another Woman
Billy Burnette: Love Shines, When the Sun Goes Down
Bob Weston: Why, Miles Away
Bob Welch: Silver Heels, Come a Little Bit Closer
Jeremy Spencer: Dust My Broom, Shake Your Money Maker
Stevie Nicks: The Chain (tambourine)

Peter Green — Man of The World

Mick Fleetwood — Revelation

John McVie — Revelation

Danny Kirwan — Danny's Chant

Christine McVie — Crystal outro and The City

Bob Welch — Bermuda Triangle (Live)

Bob Weston — Why

Lindsey Buckingham — Second Hand News

Rick Vito — In The Back of My Mind

Billy Burnette — Talking to My Heart

Very cool list, sir. One thing: the bass on “Revelation” was provided by Bob Welch. A bit of trivia I picked up from Samuel Graham’s book.

A number of songs on your list almost made mine. Remember the Tusk doc of John playing bass on Sisters? Holy crap, that was hot.

I’d also add what a great musical showcase Oh Daddy is. It’s not always the most loved of Rumours songs, but the musicianship is great. Johns bass is brilliant, Chris’ keys are brilliant. Micks drumming is gentle, restrained and just what is needed.

Oh Daddy is beautifully orchestrated start to finish.

It's shocking and hateful that we're not all devoting acres of space to the wonder of our mistress's tambourine playing ;)


A special shout out for John's bassline on Say you love me. It's magical and just propels the song to another level, imho.

You are so right. The bass on Say You Love me does take the song to another level. But once you start naming great bass parts by John where do you stop? The Chain, GYOW, Everybody Finds Out, Say You Love Me, Gold Dust Woman, Sisters, etc. You cant stop.
BTW, I did mention Stevie for her headbanging tambourine playing on The Chain (live).

Nominees for best spoken part in a Fleetwood Mac song or video:

Bob Welch for Bermuda Triangle - No matter what Chris and Mick thought at the time it was brilliant. When I was 14 I would listen in my dark room to this Bermuda Triangle story and it would scare me. It was almost like telling ghost stories mid song.

Mrs Scarrott for Thoughts on a Grey Day

Mick Fleetwood for Two Sticks and a Drum - Skies The Limit video

The winner is********
Bob Welch for Bermuda Triangle