As of this writing Green still performs periodically, and has reemerged occasionally over the years, but his legacy was firmly established by the early work, as reflected on this compilation. Peter Green achieved mythic status simply by walking away from the music business just as the band started to achieve real commercial success he suffered from serious psychiatric illness, apparently aggravated by heavy use of LSD. It is a starting point for listeners to delve into the band’s earliest, darkest and, in my estimation, best work. This compilation presents the dexterity of the band from hard driven, drug-induced madness, to tuneful, lilting ballads. If you haven’t heard this Fleetwood Mac, you are in for a treat: it is not commercial pop but blues-oriented hard rock. at the time, but had little impact in the States it collects some of the most important tracks from the early albums, along with singles and it sounds good. I consider this an essential album for several reasons: it is the most accessible way “in” to the Peter Green era of Fleetwood Mac, which was well recognized in the U.K. It spans the early years, from releases on the Blue Horizons label, as well as the beautiful single, “Man of the World” released on Immediate Records, to that lashing precursor of heavy metal, “The Green Manalishi” released on Reprise (which became a signature song for yet another band, Judas Priest). One of the best ways to access this early material is a 1971 compilation album on CBS UK, simply titled Fleetwood Mac Greatest Hits. Green was not only a gifted writer and vocalist, but a masterful guitarist whose Les Paul “burst” had as storied a career as Green himself. market, even though one of the songs- “Black Magic Woman,” written by Green, became a radio staple when Santana later covered it. Those records did not make much of a dent in the U.S.
Those albums, released on Reprise in 19, brought a level of international recognition to the band that endures today.īut of far greater interest to me is the early Fleetwood Mac, a different band, with a darker, bluesy sound that featured the brilliant Peter Green. Any catalog of the Warner-related labels during their golden years would necessarily include the early Fleetwood Mac albums on Reprise- self-titled and Rumours, which sold in staggering quantities.
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