Posted in 1960s, 1970s, Friday On My Mind, Music, Reelin' In The Years at 13:00 on 23 September 2011
A track from 1970. As I recall I bought this in Bexhill on Sea.
Like Fleetwood Mac’s 1960s song Man Of The World which I featured as Friday On My Mind: 7, this is more evidence of the dark state of composer Peter Green’s mind. There’s a definite air of menace surrounding this. Not to mention weird.
Fleetwood Mac: The Green Manalishi (With The Two Prong Crown)
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Posted in 1960s, Friday On My Mind, Music at 18:00 on 21 May 2010
Peter Green’s Fleetwood Mac was one of the great bands of the 1960s.
After a couple of LPs of blues tracks -and a few minor hits – the instrumental Albatross brought them to wide attention. (I think it’s the only tune to become number one on three separate releases.)
Man Of The World developed this less bluesy style but you only have to listen to the words to appreciate Peter Green’s existential angst (which later resulted in him suddenly quitting the band.)
Curiously Man Of The World‘s B-side, Somebody’s Gonna Get Their Head Kicked In Tonite, was a raucous, Elvis impersonating romp and was labelled as being performed by “Earl Vince and the Valiants” – such a contrast to the delicate, understated, poignant emotion of the A-side.
Fleetwood Mac: Man Of The World
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