Peter Green - Man of the World The Anthology (1968-1988) - 2004
It’s difficult to write about Peter Green without accidentally lapsing into past tense, as though the founder of the original Fleetwood Mac were no longer here. He is, of course, very much in the present tense, touring and recording with Peter Green’s Splinter Group after long periods of inactivity in the grips of mental illness. On good nights, he can step up to the plate and show glimpses of the Greenie of old; other nights, bandmate Nigel Watson shoulders the lion’s share of the guitar duties.
This two-CD, 36-track package compiles the best of Green’s tentative steps back into action, with 24 tracks from five solo albums recorded between 1979 and 1982 – In The Skies, Little Dreamer, Blue Guitar, Whatcha Gonna Do , and White Sky – along with 10 live tracks and studio outtakes from Fleetwood Mac’s peak.
When the solo albums were originally released, it was apparent that one of the great voices in blues and rock guitar had lost much of his fire. But, in retrospect, hearing selected tracks from that period, Green holds his own – on cuts like the minor blues “Fool No More,” the funky “Loser Two Times,” and the jungly instrumental “Tribal Dance.” There are rough spots, like “Touch My Spirit” and “Trying To Hit My Head Against The Wall,” where his singing wanders off-key and his once-dynamic solos stumble and ramble. But the Mac tracks (including four from the group’s legendary Boston Tea Party stint of 1970) show the expressiveness Green was capable of at his best – as both guitarist and singer. What set Green apart was his unhurried economy and taste, but he could also turn up the heat. As B.B. King once said of his English disciple, “He makes me sweat.”
CD 1
01. Man of the World [Fleetwood Mac]
02. Long Grey Mare [Fleetwood Mac]
03. Cryin' Won't Bring You Back
04. A Fool No More
05. Trying to Hit My Head Against the Wall
06. Last Train to San Antone
07. Walkin’ the Road
08. Uranus [Brunning Sunflower Blues Band]
09. Whatcha Gonna Do
10. Born on the Wild Side
11. Lost My Love
12. Fast Talking Woman Blues [Fleetwood Mac]
13. Long Way From Home
14. Touch My Spirit
15. Seven Stars
16. Loser Two Times
17. Oh Well (live) [Fleetwood Mac]
18. If You Let Me Love You (live) [Fleetwood Mac]
CD 2
01. Jumpin' at Shadows (live) [Fleetwood Mac]
02. Black Magic Woman (live) [Fleetwood Mac]
03. Big Boy Now
04. You Won't See Me Anymore
05. Got to See Her Tonight
06. Same Old Blues
07. Showbiz Blues [Fleetwood Mac]
08. Ride With Your Daddy Tonight [Brunning Sunflower Blues Band]
09. Tribal Dance
10. Give Me Back My Freedom
11. Bandit
12. Baby When the Sun Goes Down
13. What Am I Doing Here?
14. Shining Star
15. Apostle
16. Stranger Blues
17. Lazy Poker Blues [Fleetwood Mac]
18. The Green Manalishi [Fleetwood Mac]
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RIP Peter Green
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