Pre-Rumours MacNuggets

[michelej1]

From a blog: Caelum Et Terra (Heaven and Earth)
http://caelumetterra.wordpress.com/2...fleetwood-mac/

Danny Kirwan and Fleetwood Mac
August 27, 2011 by Daniel Nichols

To most people Fleetwood Mac means the band, featuring Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham, that had a string of huge hits in the 70s.

But that was only one of the many incarnations of Fleetwood Mac. Before that the shining lights of the band were Christine McVie and Robert Welch. Curiously, Mick Fleetwood and John McVie, who gave the band their name and whatever continuity it had, never had a discernable sound of their own. They just sort of played along with whoever was the real creative force at the time.

And in its earliest incarnation that was Peter Green and Danny Kirwan. Although the band began, like so many British rock bands, playing straight up American blues, it was not long before Green and Kirwan began finding their own unique voices.

I commented when I was writing about the book Electric Eden: Unearthing Britain’s Visionary Music, that it was a strange omission to not mention early Fleetwood Mac at all.

Here is one of Danny Kirwan’s compostions, showing his work at its most beautiful:
[link to Woman of a Thousand Years]

[slipkid]

Originally Posted by michelej1

That is my favorite picture of Danny, and Peter!

[michelej1]

[The Guardian, excerpt from an article about rock bands and politicians]

July 10, 2013, The Guardian by Ray Jones

http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/20...ns-politicians

It started in the late 1960s. I doubt if many of us could claim to have been at Woodstock, but a few might have been at the first Isle of Wight, and I was at the grandparent of Glastonbury at Shepton Mallet when Led Zeppelin headlined. I even got a job as front-of-stage security at the Bath festival in 1970 – where Fleetwood Mac stole the show.

[SteveMacD]

The only problem is Fleetwood Mac didn't play that festival. Peter Green played with John Mayall, but it was in June, 1970, and Pete was officially out of the band by then.

[vivfox]

Wishing Bob Welch a Happy Birthday???

http://my.firedoglake.com/dakine01/2...-schock-gogos/

[vivfox]

[michelej1]

Billboard by Maureen Clark, April 14, 2014

http://www.billboard.com/articles/ne...-song-premiere

[Excerpt From an article discussing John Mayall's new album]

"I finally got ahold of some tapes that were made in the '60s of the lineup when Peter Green, John McVie and Mick Fleetwood were in the band," Mayall says. "I'll give those a listen, so that'll probably be the next one on Private Stash. That's a rare slice of history, just remarkable. That band was on fire. It's a wonderful piece of history."

[librax2]

Originally Posted by michelej1

Billboard by Maureen Clark, April 14, 2014

http://www.billboard.com/articles/ne...-song-premiere

[Excerpt From an article discussing John Mayall's new album]

"I finally got ahold of some tapes that were made in the '60s of the lineup when Peter Green, John McVie and Mick Fleetwood were in the band," Mayall says. "I'll give those a listen, so that'll probably be the next one on Private Stash. That's a rare slice of history, just remarkable. That band was on fire. It's a wonderful piece of history."

Saw this and went looking on the Mayall site. No mention of this that I could find. I am anxiously waiting for this

[Richard B]

Although they have been performing this live most of last year, it is available to purchase off the Deluxe Edition of their new album, THE CAUTIONARY TALES OF MARK OLIVER EVERETT
iTunes/USA: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/ca...er/id826948542
http://youtu.be/lFuk4dfzzeA

[Dogon]

Originally Posted by michelej1
Billboard by Maureen Clark, April 14, 2014

http://www.billboard.com/articles/ne...-song-premiere

[Excerpt From an article discussing John Mayall's new album]

"I finally got ahold of some tapes that were made in the '60s of the lineup when Peter Green, John McVie and Mick Fleetwood were in the band," Mayall says. "I'll give those a listen, so that'll probably be the next one on Private Stash. That's a rare slice of history, just remarkable. That band was on fire. It's a wonderful piece of history."
Saw this and went looking on the Mayall site. No mention of this that I could find. I am anxiously waiting for this

[Dogon]

Here is a picture from the very moment when Tom Huissen of "John the Revelator" hands over the recordings, that he made from Bluesbreakers gigs in London during the spring in 1967, to John Mayall. It took place in Haarlem on March 26 this year when the today's Bluesbreakers line-up played a concert there.
There are 5 or 6 recorded gigs with the Mayall, Fleetwood, McVie & Peter Green line-up and that band "really was on fire" as Mayall stated!

Hopefully Mayall will release it promptly.

[michelej1]

[BBC-2 Radio picks the 100 greatest guitar riffs. Oh Well is included]

UK News, Yahoo, July 14. 2014

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/greatest-g...2.html#G2c5Xfq

Arctic Monkeys take on acts such as Guns N' Roses, Daft Punk and The Beatles in a search for the greatest guitar riff of all time.

In the hunt for the perfect combination of power chords, hammer-ons, pull-offs, double stops, string bending and whammy bars, a list of 100 tracks has been compiled by experts for BBC Radio 2, with artists as diverse as Buddy Holly, Pink Floyd, Isaac Hayes and Metallica also in the running.

But organisers have ruled that acts can only be represented just once in the list which means popular tracks such as Voodoo Child by Jimi Hendrix and Waterloo Sunset by The Kinks are edged out in favour of other songs.

And there is no place for stadium-filling rock heroes Muse, despite their song Plug-In Baby being ranked the greatest riff of the past few years in a poll of guitar players. It has now replaced Stairway To Heaven as one of the prime choices for musicians testing out new gear in guitar shops.

Although they were spoilt for choice for Led Zeppelin riffs, it was Whole Lotta Love which made the grade, Queen are listed for One Vision and Hendrix is represented by his work on Purple Haze.

No riff was allowed from a solo performer which was already included with a group, although musicians who had riffed on tracks by more than one act were allowed - meaning that Nile Rodgers' contributions to Daft Punk's Get Lucky and also Chic's Good Times were both allowed.

The most recent release on the list is last year's Do I Really Wanna Know? by Arctic Monkeys, with No One Knows by Queens Of The Stone Age and Seven Nation Army by the White Stripes leading the charge for the 21st century.

Tracks from the days when the electric guitar was coming into its own include C'mon Everbody by Eddie Cochran, Holly's Words Of Love, Rumble by Link Wray and Apache by British guitar pioneers The Shadows.

The varied list - which also includes Hocus Pocus by Dutch prog rock band Focus, Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana, Blur's Song 2 and A Girl Like You by Edwyn Collins - was announced by Radio 2 presenter Simon Mayo.

And listeners are being invited to vote for their favourites at bbc.co.uk/radio2 with the top choices counted down during a programme on Bank Holiday Monday, August 25.

Jeff Smith, head of music at the station, said: "We've all been brought up with the most amazing guitar riffs throughout the history of pop music, but our trusty panel have drawn up a strong and eclectic mix we know our Radio 2 listeners are going to love."

The vote ties in with the guitar season which features on Radio 2, 6 Music and BBC4.

:: The top 100 in alphabetical order by song title:

20th Century Boy - T. Rex

A Girl Like You - Edwyn Collins

Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love - Van Halen

Alive - Pearl Jam

All Right Now - Free

Apache - The Shadows

Are You Gonna Be My Girl - Jet

Are You Gonna Go My Way - Lenny Kravitz

Atomic - Blondie

Back In Black - AC/DC

Beat It - Michael Jackson

Block Buster! - Sweet

Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley

Bohemian Like You - The Dandy Warhols

Boom Boom - John Lee Hooker

Born To Be Wild - Steppenwolf

Born To Run - Bruce Springsteen

Boys Don't Cry - The Cure

C'mon Everybody - Eddie Cochran

Cannonball - The Breeders

Cigarettes & Alcohol - Oasis

Day Tripper - The Beatles

Do I Wanna Know? - Arctic Monkeys

Don't Fear The Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult

Don't Believe A Word - Thin Lizzy

Down Down - Status Quo

Enter Sandman - Metallica

Every Breath You Take - The Police

Eye Of The Tiger - Survivor

Fools Gold - The Stone Roses

Get Lucky - Daft Punk

Good Times - Chic

Hocus Pocus - Focus

How Soon Is Now? - The Smiths

I Can't Explain - The Who

(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction - The Rolling Stones

I Love Rock 'n' Roll - Joan Jett & The Blackhearts

Jack & Diane - John Mellencamp

Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry

Killing in The Name - Rage Against The Machine

Layla - Derek And The Dominoes

Life In The Fast Lane - Eagles

Livin' On A Prayer - Bon Jovi

Lonely Boy - The Black Keys

Long Live Rock 'n' Roll - Rainbow

Loser - Beck

Ma-Ma-Ma Belle - Electric Light Orchestra (ELO)

Mannish Boy - Muddy Waters

Marquee Moon - Television

Milk and Alcohol - Dr. Feelgood

Misirlou - Dick Dale

Money - Pink Floyd

Money For Nothing - Dire Straits

Motorcycle Emptiness - Manic Street Preachers

Mr Tambourine Man - The Byrds

My Sharona - The Knack

Need You Tonight - INXS

No One Knows - Queens of The Stone Age

No Surprises - Radiohead

Oh, Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison

Oh Well - Fleetwood Mac

One Vision - Queen

Paranoid - Black Sabbath

Peter Gunn - Duane Eddy

Pretty Vacant - Sex Pistols

Pride (In The Name Of Love) - U2

Purple Haze - The Jimi Hendrix Experience

Rocks - Primal Scream

Rumble - Link Wray

Run To You - Bryan Adams

Running Down A Dream - Tom Petty

September - Earth, Wind & Fire

Seven Nation Army - White Stripes

Shakin' All Over - Johnny Kidd & The Pirates

Sharp Dressed Man - ZZ Top

She Sells Sanctuary - The Cult

Should I Stay Or Should I Go - The Clash

Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana

Smoke On The Water - Deep Purple

Song 2 - Blur

Spoonman - Soundgarden

Stay With Me - Faces

Sunshine of Your Love - Cream

Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns N' Roses

Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd

Take Me Out - Franz Ferdinand

That Lady - The Isley Brothers

The One I Love - R.E.M.

The Riverboat Song - Ocean Colour Scene

The Spirit Of Radio - Rush

Theme From Shaft - Isaac Hayes

There She Goes - The La's

Unbelievable - EMF

Under The Bridge - Red Hot Chili Peppers

Walk This Way - Aerosmith (and Aerosmith & Run DMC)

Wheels - Foo Fighters

Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin

Words of Love - Buddy Holly

You Really Got Me - The Kinks

Ziggy Stardust - David Bowie

[THD]

[QUOTE=michelej1;1134499][BBC-2 Radio picks the 100 greatest guitar riffs. Oh Well is included]

I think there is a TV prog also ,to be broadcast soon on BBC4

I would say, looking at the list, someone doesn't actually know the difference between a riff and a melody Smoke on the Water , OhWell , All Right Now are riffs but Apache and Waterloo Sunset (Even though ultimately not included ,and a great song by the way !I don't think so !!

Purple Haze I don't feel it is a riff based song (Fantastic as it is !)Whereas Voodoo Chile (?) or Foxy Lady are !

[THD]

Well The Joy of the Guitar Riff was shown last night on BBC 4 followed by Great Guitar Riffs at the BBC. As I predicted they didn’t know the difference between a riff and a tune and sometimes seemed to be saying that a guitar solo was a riff, or a guitar intro was a riff ! Well not in my (Song )book it isn’t ! So it ended up as a trawl through post war electric guitar styles- entertaining enough, but not what it said on the tin !

Some new stuff ,but also repeated footage of Dave Davies talking about slashing his speaker cone , and Tony Iommi telling of his industrial accident etc

Worse than that (,unless I fell asleep or was abducted by aliens for a minute or two,)there was no mention of Oh Well let alone Fleetwood Mac!! Heresy !!

How they could focus on Bohemian Rhapsody as a riff based song(well they could focus on it cause Brian May was one of the major interviewees and interesting he was too ) but completely ignore the Beatles and their major riffage -Ticket to Ride I feel Fine ,Paperback Writer, Come Together,Hey Bulldog ! Or perhaps some German Aristo hippies slipped something into my coffee, because , in the footage of Cream playing Sunshine of Your Love at one of their farewell concerts at the Royal Albert Hall (one of which I was at as it happens !) Eric Clapton managed to subliminally put on a wide lapelled orange jacket, mid guitar solo ,non subliminally wear it for a while , and then subliminally take it off before the final notes died away Meanwhile, Ginger Baker’ green kaftan thingy somehow morphed into a multi coloured psychedelic floral shirt and then back again Wow ! That’s something more than else ! Far out !Man! (I’ve got the Bad Sartorial Continuity Blues or in Ginger's case: blouse ! ) But Sunshine of Your Love is a riff song- I’ll give them that !

Ironically the prog that followed these two :More Guitar Heroes at the BBC, which has been shown before, and is not anything to do with this new rifffest (that’s a word with three f’s in a row that I’ve just invented !) seemed to contain more riff songs than the preceding one !

For UK viewers these two Riff progs will be repeated on Sunday night BBC4 and will be on iplayer

Blues power!

[FuzzyPlum]

[QUOTE=THD;1134514]

Originally Posted by michelej1

[BBC-2 Radio picks the 100 greatest guitar riffs. Oh Well is included]

I think there is a TV prog also ,to be broadcast soon on BBC4

I would say, looking at the list, someone doesn't actually know the difference between a riff and a melody Smoke on the Water , OhWell , All Right Now are riffs but Apache and Waterloo Sunset (Even though ultimately not included ,and a great song by the way !I don't think so !!

Purple Haze I don't feel it is a riff based song (Fantastic as it is !)Whereas Voodoo Chile (?) or Foxy Lady are !

Whole Lotta Love voted number 1 guitar riff.
Oh Well came in a respectable 22- I hadn't expected it to come in so high. That's pretty good.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/chart/guitar-riffs