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So I was thinking yesterday here's a hardcore blues guy in Peter Green that comes up with something that's a total departure from his normal MO, and it's absolutely brilliant! The best instrumental I've ever heard. What a genius!
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The BBC used it on a sports programme (slow motion action of hurdlers) and when they said it was FM I was astounded! As you say a hardore bluesman like Peter comes up with such a wonderful instrumental. Apparently he wrote it when he was on a plane. After that I got the original Greatest Hits for Christmas, found out the band hand changed somewhat, saw them play live in '73 and bought Penguin and the rest as they say is history. They then had the dubious honour of being "my band" Gail PS I haven't listened to it in a long time - I must put that right this evening. |
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A fun thing to do is listen to "Albatross", then put on the Beatles' "Sun King". Shame on you John & George!
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On and on it will always be, the rhythm, rhyme, and harmony. THE Stephen Hopkins |
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Why did Peter name it Albatross, with its obvious Romantic-era parallels to Coleridge, De Quincy, Shelley & Holderlin?
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Parts of Pink Floyd "Echoes" reminds me of Albatross...been listening to Peter's versions from the Frankfurt 84', and Splinter group 02', always a great musical piece.
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04-25-2006, 02:00 PM |
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How about Baudelaire? Peter was probably into the whole "tortured artist" thing by the time he wrote his "Albatross." |
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- and then later includes the line "inciting and inviting me...", potentially a reference to The Beatles' Across The Universe. |
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I'd say Peter got the title from the bird itself, no reason to read any more into it than that.
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Speaking of Albatross, any of you hear the cover by B-Tribe?
It appears on Suave, Suave and it fits perfectly to the style of that particular album. |
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