Fleetwood Mac co-founder Peter Green dies, aged 73

[blossie33]

Peter Green: Fleetwood Mac co-founder dies aged 73

The British-American rock band's influential guitarist died peacefully in his sleep, his family says.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Badgers]

 

[Sprocket.]

Just heard this. Brilliant guitarist who influenced so many. Sadly, he had his demons that robbed him of years of playing. Sad day.
RIP.

Always philanthropic to younger musicians
The 58 Les Paul he gave Gary Moore was bought by Kirk Hammett of Metallica for $2m.

 

[savoloysam]

That's sad news. RIP fella. You were a true legend and dare I say an under rated guitar player when you think of the others who got more cred than he did.

 

[blossie33]

Was a big fan of the original Fleetwood Mac, saw them a few times back in the day.
RIP Peter - thanks for the music.

 

[blossie33]

 

[moody]

great musician, poor guy... cast out the band, at war with half his family.

worked with his son once, the kid was washing dishes in a restaurant. I got talking to him, he told me who his dad was... i was obvs amazed and why was this kid washing dishes?
He told me that there was massive legal battles after Pete got ill and half the family got a lot of the cash, Pete and co ended up with very little.

 

[dessiato]

He did some good music with the Mac. I loved listening to them. RIP

 

[savoloysam]

Oh well is playing in my head like a loop right now.

 

[Mr.Bishie]

Just heard. Fucking gutted. I loved this man. A great bluesman, one of the best. A troubled soul & a legend. You’ll be missed!

RIP Peter

 

[moody]

He did some good music with the Mac. I loved listening to them. RIP

Mac were quite a bit different sounding, originally a lot more blues with pete on board

 

[planetgeli]

The one and only.

RIP.

 

[Mr.Bishie]

Mac were quite a bit different sounding, originally a lot more blues with pete on board

For me, Peter was Mac

 

[Detroit City]

RIP

 

[Mr.Bishie]

What a fucking shitter

 

[Sprocket.]

This is still one of my most played vinyl albums.
Peter Green’s Fleetwood Mac backing Eddie Boyd.
The full album is on YouTube and is worth a listen.

 

[skyscraper101]

Never really a fan but his influence and legacy was undeniable.

 

[phillm]

Have had a great big hard-soft spot for him for 40 years after catching him on some blues compilation album. Have found myself mining his stuff on a regular basis over the years. He never disappoints.

 

[Lurdan]

More sad news.




Heard them do this 15 minute version of Green Manalishi on the radio and I went out and bought the single.
Used to play it LOUD.

 

[Throbbing Angel]

Very sad to hear this news. RIP Peter.

Count myself lucky to have seen him play.

 

[Sprocket.]

More sad news.




Heard them do this 15 minute version of Green Manalishi on the radio and I went out and bought the single.
Used to play it LOUD.

Brilliant and if I recall Peter Green’s last recording with Mac.

 

[lefteri]

i love those later albums when there was a bit more in the mix than just the blues - funky chunk is a stonker of a tune as well as loser two times, slabo day, gonna see her tonight

 

[Voley]

Ace guitarist. Riff in 'Green Manalishi' is awesome, as is the one in 'Oh Well.' Then he could do all that delicate 'Albatross' type stuff too. My fave version of Fleetwood Mac. RIP Peter and thanks.

 

[The39thStep]

When you are young your have to listen to the music of that time and try and sort out the best from that even if it isn't the stuff you'd necessarily listen to today . Always had time for this tune though

 

[Spandex]

Always had time for this tune though

Green has explained that he wrote the song after experiencing a drug-induced dream in which he was visited by a green dog which barked at him. He understood that the dog represented money. "It scared me because I knew the dog had been dead a long time. It was a stray and I was looking after it. But I was dead and had to fight to get back into my body, which I eventually did. When I woke up, the room was really black and I found myself writing the song."

 

[brogdale]

And...

 

[Dr. Furface]

Green has explained that he wrote the song after experiencing a drug-induced dream in which he was visited by a green dog which barked at him. He understood that the dog represented money. "It scared me because I knew the dog had been dead a long time. It was a stray and I was looking after it. But I was dead and had to fight to get back into my body, which I eventually did. When I woke up, the room was really black and I found myself writing the song."

It really captures it too - one of the spookiest sounding records I know, still amazing even now. He really was a special talent, such a great shame what happened to him when he was in Fleetwood Mac. RIP

 

[blossie33]

BBC have put up an obituary now

Obituary: Peter Green, British Blues virtuoso

Peter Green's guitar work made Fleetwood Mac one of the most exciting live bands of the 1960s Blues explosion.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Kaka Tim]

a great talent. go well mr green.

 

[Doctor Carrot]

What a talent! Always feel he was somewhat underrated too.



Always puts a smile on my face this one.