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Post by bravomailer on Jan 3, 2021 6:33:34 GMT
Peter Green - Man of the World
A 2009 documentary on the enigmatic life of one of the greatest blues guitarists ever. Green took Clapton's place in John Mayall's Bluesbreakers and later formed Fleetwood Mac which was initially a raw R&B group. (We all know it became a pop band.) Green left Fleetwood Mac, had schizophrenic episodes, and was out of music for many years. He recovered sufficiently to appear in this fine documentary and make more music. He died in 2020.
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Post by Zos on Jan 3, 2021 11:48:13 GMT
Saw the Splinter Group at a small venue many years ago.The light had dimmed but was still there.
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Post by petrolino on Jan 3, 2021 15:32:55 GMT
This documentary has been screened a number of times on SKY for those interested who have a subscription - it's either on Sky Arts or Sky Documentaries.
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Post by millar70 on Jan 3, 2021 20:30:08 GMT
One of my all-time favorite guitarists. To my ears, so much more unique and inventive than so many of his peers. I'd rather listen to him playing than Clapton or Page.
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Post by bravomailer on Jan 4, 2021 5:58:03 GMT
One of my all-time favorite guitarists. To my ears, so much more unique and inventive than so many of his peers. I'd rather listen to him playing than Clapton or Page. Powerful evidence in support:
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Post by millar70 on Jan 4, 2021 6:28:57 GMT
One of my all-time favorite guitarists. To my ears, so much more unique and inventive than so many of his peers. I'd rather listen to him playing than Clapton or Page. Powerful evidence in support: Beautiful. It's also blown my mind that there are thousands, maybe even millions, of Fleetwood Mac fans who have no real idea of Peter Green, or how incredible that band was with him at the helm. And that's not a knock on Lindsey and Stevie, that version is fantastic as well. However, nothing tops Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac. |
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Post by bravomailer on Jan 4, 2021 6:55:57 GMT
That track is almost painful to listen to as Green is torturing himself.
Seems that Green didn't want to be the center of the band, even though he was. He put bandmates in the group's name and brought in Jeremy Spencer to handle a lot of lead work. (Kinda like Clapton and Derek and the Dominoes/Duane Allman!) Spencer was a very good slide player but repetitive. Then Green handed over leadership completely to the others, confident they would do well. And they did, but they developed into something entirely different.
(I just saw that one of Green's early bands was called the Dominos!)
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Post by Zos on Jan 4, 2021 13:55:36 GMT
One of my all-time favorite guitarists. To my ears, so much more unique and inventive than so many of his peers. I'd rather listen to him playing than Clapton or Page. Clapton to this day and despite seeing hundreds upon hundreds of gigs since the mid 70's remains the only one I have ever walked out upon. Utterly boring and soulless. Technically great but horrendous.
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Post by millar70 on Jan 5, 2021 2:04:02 GMT
One of my all-time favorite guitarists. To my ears, so much more unique and inventive than so many of his peers. I'd rather listen to him playing than Clapton or Page. Clapton to this day and despite seeing hundreds upon hundreds of gigs since the mid 70's remains the only one I have ever walked out upon. Utterly boring and soulless. Technically great but horrendous. I wouldn't come right out and say Clapton is overrated, he is and always has been an excellent guitarist. He is, however, pretty repetitive and unwilling to try to go for something new in solos that he's been playing for 50 years. That's what I find fascinating about Peter Green, and Jerry Garcia, another guitar player I admire, they were always trying for something new. Sometimes that works, sometimes it doesn't, but it beats playing the same thing over and over again. |
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