zigzag Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 When Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks joined the band, that's when they became a commercial success, but they moved in a different direction. I really liked Christine McVie's voice and their sound pre-Buckingham and Nicks. And of course the guitars of Peter Green and Danny Kirwan (et al.)- what a great band. That band went through a ton of changes, but did some great stuff and a really great body of work. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRxOuePJsNo&feature=related Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfpup Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 Interesting band in that the older and newer versions are really apples and oranges. I guess the Bob Welch years might be viewed as a transition between the two vastly different sounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grampa Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 When Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks joined the band, that's when they became a commercial success, but they moved in a different direction. I really liked Christine McVie's voice and their sound pre-Buckingham and Nicks. And of course the guitars of Peter Green and Danny Kirwan (et al.)- what a great band. That band went through a ton of changes, but did some great stuff and a really great body of work. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRxOuePJsNo&feature=related Christine Perfect is second only to Tina Turner as far as the most beautiful woman in rock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Izzy Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 Sort of reminds me of Van Helen Diamond Dave vs The Red Rocker...not to say either chick is comparable to either dude, but the popularity bit fits. I can't help loving that goat voice of Nick's...but if I had to choose who to sound like, that is obvious....Christine all the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btoth76 Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 Love all line-ups of this band. Real musical geniuses - all of them! Cheers... Bence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Versatile Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 Starting with straight ahead blues in the 60's...Peter Green showed the world a unique tasteful musical voice Like many in this genre...personal conflicts, sensitivities, anxieties etc Have driven all members to creative heights unmatched IMO by any other band And the 'American' version is superb and quite different to the 'English' blues version.... V Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 I like each of the different line-ups for different reasons. As both zigzag and surfpup suggest, the Bob Welch years were actually quite pivotal and oft-neglected. I've probably waxed-lyrical in the Lounge too often about how much I love PG's playing so I'll just leave it at that........ ...When Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks joined the band, that's when they became a commercial success... It's undisputable that the Buckingham-Nicks era was, by far, the band's most commercially successful line-up. I've just checked and 'Rumours' is, according to wiki, "..the sixth biggest selling album in US history.." which is quite a thought. At the same time, however, according to a comment in the fairly well-known documentary 'Peter Green - Man of the World', the band's earliest incarnation had posted 'end-of-year' record sales figures which outsold both The Beatles and The Rolling Stones combined at least once. This sounded slightly surprising to me. I thought, perhaps, the figures might have been taken from a year (or years) when the other bands were quiet on the recording front but, again, I've checked and, between '67 and '70, there's no year where either mega-band (and The Beatles especially) had a poor year - sales-wise. I'll have to watch the docu again to refresh my memory. Good excuse! P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowboyBillyBob1 Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 I love how Christine Perfect sings this Etta James classic. Something about it makes me want to hold her in my arms. Silly? Yes but still I can't can't explain why it makes me feel that way. Maybe it's her vunerability. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmG24mOWZoo&feature=related Oh by the way I was listening to Tusk on vynal the other day. That is an amaxing album especially from a production standpoint. Every instrument is heard so perfecly and so many distict timbres on the guitars. Records these days tend to have one guitar sound throughout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notes_Norton Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 I liked FMac much better before Buckingham and Nicks - but I listen with musician's ears, plus my own personal taste enters into that as well. But the general public does not listen with musician's ears, and who can argue with success? Bare Trees, Penguin, etc. were much better. After Nicks, all I really cared for are the McVie songs. The Bob Welch and Christine McVie tracks are among my favorites from that group. I don't care for Nicks' voice. It sounds damaged by vocal chord nodules, probably caused by chest breathing instead of diaphragm breathing. But like I said, who an argue with success? Notes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keef-riff Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 Lindsey is always under rated...you hardly ever see his name in the Top 100, but he is a monster player. I think he does the work of two players, and makes it look easy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naAWX6OsHVI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Californiaman Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQP-nW4vZEg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSyw9_r9h5s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky4 Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 Gotta go with the original line up. A greatly overlooked blues band. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXM3nBdiHck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FirstMeasure Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 As much as I like Peter Green's Guitar work and McVies "Angelic" vocals, there's nothing like the "Fleetwod Mac" and "Rumors" Albums. I really liked Peter Greens work, but as a blues band Fleetwood always sounded a little clumsy and out of their element. Mick and John were sounding very childish compared to their work in John Mayall's Blues Breakers. Good stuff, but not nearly as polished and professional sounding as the Buckingham Nicks era. And their harmonies were very lack luster without Buckingham's highs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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