Listening to Fleetwood Mac on Radio Paradise

stevesaw wrote:

I love how the guitars are trippy and jazzy and at the end the power chords start to come in and then drive the song. So many guitars!

can you imagine FM live with Green, Welch, Buckingham, Spencer, Kirwan all jamming?

the beginning of this had me thinking Green

Posted 2 years ago by phlattop [ Reply ]

timmus wrote:

I'm always amazed at the kind of music that was coming out around 1970/1971/1972. That's where things were peaking and taking us into the prog rock era. You had Traffic, Led Zeppelin, Jethro Tull, and on and on, and meanwhile Pink Floyd was starting to develop their signature sound. And this song was among that genre.

This is just ten years after the music industry was cranking out sock hop songs like Peppermint Twist, Big Girls Don't Cry, and Blue Moon. Such massive evolution in the rock music sound in a short time.

A big thank you to psychedelics is in order. They freed their mind and the rest did follow!

Posted 2 years ago by Kingsized [ Reply ]

this is timeless - coulda been released last week

Posted 2 years ago by tm [ Reply ]

One thing about this band, if you didn't care for the particular era you were listening to (for me it's the ultra-pop era), you could go back and experience something entirely different.

Posted 2 years ago by jacopo777 [ Reply ]

stevesaw wrote:

Buy the whole album - its all good.

I'll just take a half....Please!

Posted 2 years ago by Rockit999 [ Reply ]

I'm always amazed at the kind of music that was coming out around 1970/1971/1972. That's where things were peaking and taking us into the prog rock era. You had Traffic, Led Zeppelin, Jethro Tull, and on and on, and meanwhile Pink Floyd was starting to develop their signature sound. And this song was among that genre.

This is just ten years after the music industry was cranking out sock hop songs like Peppermint Twist, Big Girls Don't Cry, and Blue Moon. Such massive evolution in the rock music sound in a short time.

Posted 2 years ago by timmus [ Reply ]

Posted 3 years ago by justin4kick [ Reply ]

I dig listening to old Fleetwood Mac. It's so different. Their first album was a solid blues album if I remember correctly. Great stuff.

If you're looking for an interesting read, check out Mick Fleetwood's autobiography. Interesting stuff about how the started and who were their contemporaries back then.

Posted 3 years ago by pomalley [ Reply ]

fraserji wrote:

Yoko?

Ha!
Well played.
c.

Posted 3 years ago by cc_rider [ Reply ]

Where is the 11 rating? I love this song.

Posted 3 years ago by Renger56 [ Reply ]

secretsauce wrote:

unclehud wrote:

YES!!! This is before She Who Shall Not Be Named joined, and ruined, the band.

...
Second, they were invited in by Mick, Christine, and John who apparently welcomed that new direction (and certainly profited from it) -- so if this "ruined" the band, she is hardly solely responsible.

...

From the sound of it, pretty much everyone else had already long left the band, so it's not like they pushed anybody out either. Everything changes, or becomes irrelevant and dies. Everything...

Posted 4 years ago by DaidyBoy [ Reply ]

unclehud wrote:

YES!!! This is before She Who Shall Not Be Named joined, and ruined, the band.

I'm glad they got commercial success and hopefully made a ton of money, and I do like some of the later stuff. That being said, this middle era FM makes me stop working and I take a break and let the ears and brain have some fun.

Posted 4 years ago by stevesaw [ Reply ]

unclehud wrote:

YES!!! This is before She Who Shall Not Be Named joined, and ruined, the band.

Meh. Yes, Stevie Nicks' arrival (and Buckingham's) transformed the band into something completely different from its roots. But first, this was not the first time they transformed themselves.

Second, they were invited in by Mick, Christine, and John who apparently welcomed that new direction (and certainly profited from it) -- so if this "ruined" the band, she is hardly solely responsible.

And third, this transformation most likely saved the band from the fate of other great bands from Buffalo Springfield to the Yardbirds ... slow dissolution as the most bandmates either died, or left to find bigger fame in other bands.

Bottom line, they may as well have changed the name of the band as it merged with Buckingham & Nicks ... but something about the name still appealed to Mick Fleetwood and the Mac(Vie)s ... (can't put my finger on it). It's just a different band.

Posted 4 years ago by secretsauce [ Reply ]

unclehud wrote:

YES!!! This is before She Who Shall Not Be Named joined, and ruined, the band.

Yoko?

Posted 4 years ago by fraserji [ Reply ]

Wilfrue wrote:

RIP, Bob Welch. You did some good work in your stint with Fleetwood Mac.

Yessiree, he sure did.

Posted 4 years ago by fraserji [ Reply ]

lbmoretti wrote:

this is very different from the Fleetwood Mac I know... and good. Thanks Bill

YES!!! This is before She Who Shall Not Be Named joined, and ruined, the band.

Posted 4 years ago by unclehud [ Reply ]

this is very different from the Fleetwood Mac I know... and good. Thanks Bill

Posted 4 years ago by lbmoretti [ Reply ]

I love how the guitars are trippy and jazzy and at the end the power chords start to come in and then drive the song. So many guitars!

Posted 4 years ago by stevesaw [ Reply ]

ScottishWillie wrote:

jjtwister wrote:

Love the song FUTURE GAMES however, can't seem to find/purchase the individual song on Amazon Prime and iTUNES doesn't even list the album. Can anyone point me in the right direction to purchase this song?

I had to purchase a second hand CD to get this album as iTunes and Amazon (UK) don’t seem to have digital versions.

Buy the whole album - its all good.

Posted 4 years ago by stevesaw [ Reply ]

coloradojohn wrote:

This song has always spoken to me of other realms more contemplative and sedate, even long before I went off and found some... I shall eternally dig its trippy, transcendental lyrics, and always worship that blissed-out guitar that dances along the edge of feedback...

While I contemplate the reasons to go +1 to 9, I found this CoJo post and decided to round up. Long Live RP and digging it!!

Posted 4 years ago by lizardking [ Reply ]

aaronm wrote:

Fleetwood Mac is great... but I submit that this is among the very worst of what they have to offer.

I do believe you truly intended to write among the very best of what they have to offer. Please confirm. Thank you.

Posted 4 years ago by kingart [ Reply ]

thewiseking wrote:

of historic interest only

You can say that about your grandmother's diary but not about this iconic FM-track.

Posted 5 years ago by justin4kick [ Reply ]

ToddBradley wrote:

Between the Hammond organ and the guitar solo, I thought this was a long lost CSNY song or something.

Bill just m have read your comment. Wish Ships follows this time.

Couldn't read comments during song.

Someone will find my dessicated corpse in my chair with headphones in place. Rock on.

Posted 5 years ago by bruceandjenna [ Reply ]

Thanks to RP I got to know this album. Their best if you ask me...My favourite song is Show me a smile.

Posted 5 years ago by rspronsen179 [ Reply ]

The lead guitar work does sound similar to Stephen Stills of CSN. That means it sounds excellent.

Posted 5 years ago by dougiestyletone [ Reply ]

Great song from a forgotten FM era.

Posted 5 years ago by volnomad [ Reply ]

This came out in '71, but I didn't hear it until '75 and loved it's dreamy character from the first moment.

Posted 6 years ago by khardog145 [ Reply ]

It was their first album to feature Christine McVie as a full member. This album was also the first of five albums to feature American guitarist Bob Welch . “He was totally different background – R&B, sort of jazzy. He brought his personality,” Mick Fleetwood said of Welch in a 1995 BBC interview. “He was a member of Fleetwood Mac before we’d even played a note.” ~WIKI

Posted 6 years ago by diannemck56 [ Reply ]

1971. Wow! The babies born then have definitely inherited the world.

Posted 6 years ago by Spiderwoman [ Reply ]

Fleetwood Mac is great... but I submit that this is among the very worst of what they have to offer.

Posted 7 years ago by aaronm [ Reply ]

applause to Danny Kirwan lest he be forgotten

Posted 7 years ago by arserocket [ Reply ]

Everybody in my hotel room loves this marvelous song, which is from a fantastic album... we be dancing like bowlegged gypsy muleskinners... love Radio Paradise...

Posted 7 years ago by Lazarus [ Reply ]

Between the Hammond organ and the guitar solo, I thought this was a long lost CSNY song or something.

Posted 7 years ago by ToddBradley [ Reply ]

justin4kick wrote:

I see am not the only one who heard a Stills-guitar.

To my disappointment this FM-album is not on Spotify. But it is available on SoundCloud

It's awesome. Thanks!

Posted 7 years ago by nampelkafe [ Reply ]

justin4kick wrote:

I see am not the only one who heard a Stills-guitar.

To my disappointment this FM-album is not on Spotify. But it is available on SoundCloud

Just heard that too,,never noticed that before

Posted 7 years ago by Kaisersosay [ Reply ]

Sublime.

Posted 7 years ago by BKardon [ Reply ]

This song has always spoken to me of other realms more contemplative and sedate, even long before I went off and found some... I shall eternally dig its trippy, transcendental lyrics, and always worship that blissed-out guitar that dances along the edge of feedback...

Posted 7 years ago by coloradojohn [ Reply ]

I see am not the only one who heard a Stills-guitar.

To my disappointment this FM-album is not on Spotify. But it is available on SoundCloud

Posted 7 years ago by justin4kick [ Reply ]

Might just be my favorite FM song, and that covers a lot of ground. Hypnotized is just about equal to this.

Posted 8 years ago by kurtster [ Reply ]

coloradojohn wrote:

I love this! I always thought that Bob had a streak of Stephen Stills-style of guitar-playing, especially in this — a lot like Wooden Ships!

hayduke2 wrote:

I heard that too, quite excellent sounds : )

super man! DJ followed with C, S and N so excellent

Posted 8 years ago by hayduke2 [ Reply ]

jjtwister wrote:

Love the song FUTURE GAMES however, can't seem to find/purchase the individual song on Amazon Prime and iTUNES doesn't even list the album. Can anyone point me in the right direction to purchase this song?

I had to purchase a second hand CD to get this album as iTunes and Amazon (UK) don’t seem to have digital versions.

Posted 8 years ago by ScottishWillie [ Reply ]

RIP, Bob Welch. You did some good work in your stint with Fleetwood Mac.

Posted 8 years ago by Wilfrue [ Reply ]

This song made me realize I had a busted speaker...

Posted 8 years ago by CaffeineSam [ Reply ]

Coolio

Woot

WooHoo

great chillin song

Posted 8 years ago by Wonderloaf [ Reply ]

timmus wrote:

I wonder what this song would have sounded like if Christine and Stevie were in the band.

Christine is in this version of the band. If Stevie was around in those days, songs like this woulda never happened.

Posted 8 years ago by kurtster [ Reply ]

Beautiful!

Posted 8 years ago by scarletdancer [ Reply ]

I wonder what this song would have sounded like if Christine and Stevie were in the band.

Posted 8 years ago by timmus [ Reply ]

Not always but usually, all I hear in this is whining.

Posted 8 years ago by wruffner [ Reply ]

ah, 1971. takes me right back. I always loved this Fleetwood Mac song more than any of their later more commercial hits. Buckingham/Nicks in 1973 too.

Posted 8 years ago by pollyh [ Reply ]

sktillman wrote:

Was actually just listening to the hauntingly beautiful "Bare Trees" LP from '72, an all time favorite. I like this line-up. Actually liked all their various bands, but it's nice to hear this gentle side.

LOVE "Bare Trees." Thanks for reminding me.

Posted 8 years ago by harperdog [ Reply ]

Always interesting, hard not to like this.

Posted 8 years ago by SECA_Alan [ Reply ]

Was actually just listening to the hauntingly beautiful "Bare Trees" LP from '72, an all time favorite. I like this line-up. Actually liked all their various bands, but it's nice to hear this gentle side.

Posted 8 years ago by sktillman [ Reply ]

Great to hear this again. This used to be one of my favorite albums.

Posted 8 years ago by AhhtheMusic [ Reply ]

Proclivities wrote:

That's what was once said about Maria Ouspenskaya - look where it got those naysayers.

Maria Ouspenskaya!?! Dude, how'd ya know i dug The Wolf Man?

Posted 8 years ago by thewiseking [ Reply ]

actually more of a bob welch tune than kirwan but zesty none the less . love it !

Posted 8 years ago by primm [ Reply ]

One of their best early recordings. Please play when it fits your playlist. Heros are hard to find was another great record.... Thx, rp.

Posted 8 years ago by buddywalker [ Reply ]

jjtwister wrote:

Love the song FUTURE GAMES however, can't seem to find/purchase the individual song on Amazon Prime and iTUNES doesn't even list the album. Can anyone point me in the right direction to purchase this song?

jjtwister/vermont
home of the one and only Bernie Sanders

No. Only covers on iTunes. But the CD (and cassette) available on Amazon, through the link in the header above this forum (and RP benefits a bit from your purchase).

Bernie's the man.

Posted 8 years ago by colt4x5 [ Reply ]

Love the song FUTURE GAMES however, can't seem to find/purchase the individual song on Amazon Prime and iTUNES doesn't even list the album. Can anyone point me in the right direction to purchase this song?

jjtwister/vermont
home of the one and only Bernie Sanders

Posted 8 years ago by jjtwister [ Reply ]

Decent. Must get me this album.

Posted 8 years ago by p4rkrb01 [ Reply ]

great track and very good album overall one of the macs best !

Posted 9 years ago by primm [ Reply ]

thewiseking wrote:

of historic interest only

That's what was once said about Maria Ouspenskaya - look where it got those naysayers.

Posted 9 years ago by Proclivities [ Reply ]

My Favorite Fleetwood Mac Album!

Posted 9 years ago by PalmerDA [ Reply ]

Early and mid FM was eclectic and creative. Fabulous music that was more interesting than the later years' pop hits.

Posted 9 years ago by Piranga [ Reply ]

thewiseking wrote:

of historic interest only

Well, it's no Tusk.
;-)

Posted 9 years ago by colt4x5 [ Reply ]

of historic interest only

Posted 9 years ago by thewiseking [ Reply ]

Future games ...

Posted 9 years ago by elifshn [ Reply ]

twoplain2sea wrote:

A token beyond one's ken.
Now grokking neighbors the same.
Just as robot named 'crack the pot'
And Is in its dress code petting
with the backbone Teddy the shy bear;
I am in a mango plantation
For our tomorrow parties.

Hey, I was gonna say that!

Posted 9 years ago by On_The_Beach [ Reply ]

A token beyond one's ken.
Now grokking neighbors the same.
Just as robot named 'crack the pot'
And Is in its dress code petting
with the backbone Teddy the shy bear;
I am in a mango plantation
For our tomorrow parties.

Posted 9 years ago by twoplain2sea [ Reply ]

Bob was such a weirdo (check out his website sometime). But, man, great music.

Posted 9 years ago by Steely_D [ Reply ]

The only version of Fleetwood Mac that I love. I love it when he whispers "listen" at the end of the guitar solo. Damn song gives me shivers every time I hear it. R.I.P. Bob.

Posted 9 years ago by dboseman [ Reply ]

Thanks to RP I've really been exploring early and mid period Fleetwood Mac.

I found a copy of Peter Green's "In The Skies" album on vinyl and picked it up.

What a fantastic album!

Posted 9 years ago by Propayne [ Reply ]

coloradojohn wrote:

I love this! I always thought that Bob had a streak of Stephen Stills-style of guitar-playing, especially in this — a lot like Wooden Ships!

Bill must be watching. Wooden Ships just followed this! :-)

Posted 9 years ago by rharvey658 [ Reply ]

Yeah, hard to beat everything they had going here; the Welch-style breathing rhythms, the Wakeman-style keyboards, the jamming guitars, the appropriately spooky and ethereal vocals, the excellent, brilliant lyrics... Truly a masterpiece, a keystone in their legacy...

Posted 9 years ago by coloradojohn [ Reply ]

From sucko-barfo Buena Vista Social Club — Candela to this brilliant piece. I just don't understand i guess :^ /

Posted 9 years ago by dragon1952 [ Reply ]

coloradojohn wrote:

I love this! I always thought that Bob had a streak of Stephen Stills-style of guitar-playing, especially in this — a lot like Wooden Ships!

I heard that too, quite excellent sounds : )

Posted 9 years ago by hayduke2 [ Reply ]

Lazarus wrote:

big stud Romeo Tuma wrote:

Bob Welch wrote this one, the title song of the album... of course, on this album, Fleetwood Mac still had Danny Kirwan with them, before he took LSD before a concert one day and decided to quit the band... Kirwan wrote "Woman of a Thousand Years", "Sands of Time", and "Sometimes" on this album... each Fleetwood Mac album has its own special tidbits, and they are all good...

Everybody in my alien space craft loves this song... we love this album... we love to see sex, drugs, and rock 'n roll at the top of the RAFT...

What's interesting about this band is that their various versions from Peter Green to Danny Kirwan to Bob Welch to Lindsey Buckingham—to use the guitar players as benchmarks—serve as a microcosm of the progression of rock music during that time. I'm not sure there was any other rhythm section (Fleetwood and McVie) who were as open to the myriad possibilities of rock and pop. Each version of the band had a distinctive sound, yielded hits, and established a unique musical and vocal identity.

Posted 9 years ago by WonderLizard [ Reply ]

Brilliant guitar work. Danny Kirwan is magical and Bob Welch is not too shabby either.

Posted 9 years ago by dragon1952 [ Reply ]

Bumping from 7 > 8. I'm suddenly transported by a vivid flashback of listening to this on uber-classic FM radio at 2 a.m. in my Back Bay Boston dorm on a bitterly cold winter 1976 night as I gazed from the 4th floor down on nearly deserted Storrow Drive along the half frozen Charles River. After I had spliffed and beered and laughed all through the evening. I will never again exult in such days of nearly carefree dreamy indulgence. That WAS an education.

Posted 9 years ago by kingart [ Reply ]

As my college roommate used to say: "that's some tasty guitar work!"

Posted 9 years ago by stevesaw [ Reply ]

Also, FWIW, Welch was friends with Spirit's Randy California who also had an album called "Future Games - a Magical-Kahauna Dream" that came out in '77 that has kind of a similar vibe to this.

I don't think Welch plays on it, but he is on some Spirit material from around that time.

Posted 9 years ago by Propayne [ Reply ]

Sublime

Posted 9 years ago by dboseman [ Reply ]

kingart wrote:

Late '70s Buckingham Nicks Fleetwood Mac was quite likable. But these earlier albums (for me, particularly Bare Trees) was quintessential. This album, too, calls up fond memories. I didn't appreciate the 2 - 3 LPs I had and got rid of them for weed money. Dumb.

The "mid career" albums with Welsh, Kirwan, Weston, et al, are favorites of mine. Great music, but they also remind me of undergrad days of skateboarding on the street in front of my place in the student ghetto, speakers in the windows and "Miles Away" blasting away.

Posted 9 years ago by nagsheadlocal [ Reply ]

Steely_D wrote:

Totally love the Welch sort of swaying feel of this tune. Great stuff.
Sounds a lot like the Big Towne 2061 music that he'd do later (which was the precursor to Bowie's Tin Men project...)

I enjoy the Paris albums.

Posted 9 years ago by Propayne [ Reply ]

I like that Wes Montgomery bit at the end

Posted 10 years ago by C57BL6 [ Reply ]

Tana wrote:

My college roommate used to play this to go to sleep by, back in the early 70s. Nice, relaxing memory. Makes a great lullaby.

I can totally see/feel this ...

Posted 10 years ago by Antigone [ Reply ]

Saw them in concert last night. Fun show!

Posted 10 years ago by QueenLucia [ Reply ]

My college roommate used to play this to go to sleep by, back in the early 70s. Nice, relaxing memory. Makes a great lullaby.

Posted 10 years ago by Tana [ Reply ]

Totally love the Welch sort of swaying feel of this tune. Great stuff.
Sounds a lot like the Big Towne 2061 music that he'd do later (which was the precursor to Bowie's Tin Men project...)

Posted 10 years ago by Steely_D [ Reply ]

big stud Romeo Tuma wrote:

Bob Welch wrote this one, the title song of the album... of course, on this album, Fleetwood Mac still had Danny Kirwan with them, before he took LSD before a concert one day and decided to quit the band... Kirwan wrote "Woman of a Thousand Years", "Sands of Time", and "Sometimes" on this album... each Fleetwood Mac album has its own special tidbits, and they are all good...

Everybody in my alien space craft loves this song... we love this album... we love to see sex, drugs, and rock 'n roll at the top of the RAFT...

Posted 10 years ago by Lazarus [ Reply ]

Wow.... NEVER EVER would have guessed this was Fleetwood.... sounds incredibly contemporary.

Posted 10 years ago by ckcotton [ Reply ]

I love this! I always thought that Bob had a streak of Stephen Stills-style of guitar-playing, especially in this — a lot like Wooden Ships!

Posted 10 years ago by coloradojohn [ Reply ]

Randy California/Spirit also had a very strange album called "Future Games".

Not sure Bob Welch guested on it, but he did guest on some later Spirit albums.

Posted 10 years ago by Propayne [ Reply ]

Didn't know that song, but I like it quite a bit :)

Posted 10 years ago by ulibcn [ Reply ]

Future Games, Bare Trees, and Kiln House were perhaps their best.

Posted 10 years ago by Piranga [ Reply ]

The guitar work sound a bit Crosby Stills and Nash to me (this is a complement).

Posted 10 years ago by ScottishWillie [ Reply ]

Nice!!

Posted 10 years ago by helgigermany [ Reply ]

PG rated.

Posted 10 years ago by TerryS [ Reply ]

Great song, great album.

Posted 10 years ago by railroadwail [ Reply ]

df1489 wrote:

Fleetwood Mac
Future Games

Future Games (1971)6.9 10:33 amColdplay
Midnight

Ghost Stories (2014)6.8 10:18 amMaurice Ravel
Bolero

Boston Symphony Orchestra (

I love this station! Enjoy your 4th! Thanks Bill....

Posted 10 years ago by df1489 [ Reply ]

Meeh...
ho-hum

Posted 10 years ago by FrankDebbieCote [ Reply ]

Wonderous Stories from Yes resembles this tune a lot.

Posted 10 years ago by Euskadita [ Reply ]

While I, too, love the early Fleetwood Mac, this song was not among my choices. I have always loved their guitar sound, and while this song had some of that quality, the lyrical portion of this song rubbed me the wrong way. Just too damn angelic. Didn't they bill themselves as a blues band back then?

Posted 10 years ago by rick1956 [ Reply ]

kingart wrote:

Late '70s Buckingham Nicks Fleetwood Mac was quite likable. But these earlier albums (for me, particularly Bare Trees) was quintessential. This album, too, calls up fond memories. I didn't appreciate the 2 - 3 LPs I had and got rid of them for weed money. Dumb.

A good case for why it is called "dope".

Posted 10 years ago by Miksalml [ Reply ]

Late '70s Buckingham Nicks Fleetwood Mac was quite likable. But these earlier albums (for me, particularly Bare Trees) was quintessential. This album, too, calls up fond memories. I didn't appreciate the 2 - 3 LPs I had and got rid of them for weed money. Dumb.

Posted 11 years ago by kingart [ Reply ]

Love the pre-Nicks/Buckingham Fleetwood Mac.

Posted 11 years ago by volnomad [ Reply ]

I miss this Fleetwood Mac.

Posted 11 years ago by gatorade [ Reply ]

LizK wrote:

This is before Stevie, yes? Completely different sound. Wonderful in it's own way.

Yep. It's pre-Buckingham/Nicks. And post-Peter Green. Fleetwood Mac had three distinct stages, all wonderful in their own way.

Posted 11 years ago by agkagk [ Reply ]

...be the future you want to face...

Posted 11 years ago by oldviolin [ Reply ]

RIP, Bob Welch. Miss that breezy voice of yours and wonderful, hypnotic guitar......very underrated you were, sir. Underrated, indeed.

Posted 11 years ago by EarthMama [ Reply ]

This is before Stevie, yes? Completely different sound. Wonderful in it's own way.

Posted 11 years ago by LizK [ Reply ]

Surprised this isn't rated higher, great tune.

Posted 11 years ago by BKardon [ Reply ]

Typically awesome and incredible! I was just craving hearing this mind-bending meditative trip today, and -- voila! Thanks, RP! Bob gave us some of the coolest, most laid-back subtle guitar jamming ever; his voice was often pure silk, to boot; his songwriting alive and divine...

Posted 11 years ago by coloradojohn [ Reply ]

sajitjacob wrote:

It's all a bit depressing today, I dunno why, probably post Christmas blues, 2nd day back at work, yuck. This song is really not helping. which probably means its a good song.

Sigh, wish the sun would come out. it's supposed to be summer.

Posted 11 years ago by oldviolin [ Reply ]

It's all a bit depressing today, I dunno why, probably post Christmas blues, 2nd day back at work, yuck. This song is really not helping. which probably means its a good song.

Sigh, wish the sun would come out. it's supposed to be summer.

Posted 11 years ago by sajitjacob [ Reply ]

oldviolin wrote:

singularity

Posted 11 years ago by oldviolin [ Reply ]

nagsheadlocal wrote:

Ah, still feeding my jones for mid-career FM. I've been listening to "Future Games" "Kiln House" "Mystery to Me" and "Heros Are Hard to Find" recently. Funny how a craving for certain albums comes upon you.

I've always thought Christine McVie and Bob Welch complemented each other very well, wish we had some insight into their work together in the studio as we do for Lennon/McCartney.

These are good comments-this album in particular is very trance-like and, I hate to say this, somewhat new-ageish

Posted 11 years ago by dew34 [ Reply ]

Ah, still feeding my jones for mid-career FM. I've been listening to "Future Games" "Kiln House" "Mystery to Me" and "Heros Are Hard to Find" recently. Funny how a craving for certain albums comes upon you.

I've always thought Christine McVie and Bob Welch complemented each other very well, wish we had some insight into their work together in the studio as we do for Lennon/McCartney.

Posted 11 years ago by nagsheadlocal [ Reply ]

Stingray wrote:

What version of Mac is that...?

To me it does not sound like any MAC at all!

Hang on Stingray, you'll be surprised at what I'm going to say... YOU ARE CORRECT!! You nailed it, don't let anyone tell you otherwise, OK?
People, I have to agree with Stingray, this doesn't sound like Fleetwood Mac at all! I can say that for sure, I've listened to (probably) all their albums and I couldn't find 2 albums (or even 2 songs) that are alike. So yes, Stingray, if you listened to ALL the other songs by Fleetwood Mac EXCEPT this one, you won't know it's theirs.
This band was so creative and changed their sound so often that it doesn't have a sound of their own. Pretty impressive, huh? They shaped music as we know it. This song is from the pre-Rumours era, Rumours being their most successful album to date. But don't let the numbers fool you, I like Future Games at least as much as Rumours.
They are not your regular Bieber pill, but a very resourceful musical band. That's why they were so successful both in the early 70s as in the late 80s... continuing with the 90s to the present day.

Posted 12 years ago by Mayasha [ Reply ]

coloradojohn wrote:

YES! There it is again, that spooky ebb and flow, like breathing, that infuses every song Bob Welch ever put his mind into. It comes in, weaves around, dances from side to center and then to side again, and then sneaks off into something else, someplace else, but still keeps us attached, with choruses and chants and whispers that call to us, and then our own minds begin to wait and long for that jam again, and then there it comes, here it goes, and there it goes, and here it comes, and it is always so nice to hear it and be in touch with it again and that is thanks to RP...

Yes, what coloradojohn just said. Awesome comment as always! Great guitar work and a great feel to this song.

Posted 12 years ago by BigIslandBlues [ Reply ]

YES! There it is again, that spooky ebb and flow, like breathing, that infuses every song Bob Welch ever put his mind into. It comes in, weaves around, dances from side to center and then to side again, and then sneaks off into something else, someplace else, but still keeps us attached, with choruses and chants and whispers that call to us, and then our own minds begin to wait and long for that jam again, and then there it comes, here it goes, and there it goes, and here it comes, and it is always so nice to hear it and be in touch with it again and that is thanks to RP...

Posted 12 years ago by coloradojohn [ Reply ]