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cledussnow · 05-09-2012, 11:37 AM

They are SO different at every incarnation. It is almost unfair to lump it all as "Fleetwood Mac" .

Peter Green's version was great. Solid Blues rock and I like almost all of it. After he left and Bob Welch joined they released "Future Games". What a great album, yet so completely different than anything they had done before. Like a whole different band. "Sentimental Lady" off Bare Trees was great, and a better version than Welch's solo version a few years later, which is the one most people know from the 70s.

Then Kirwan left and Welch was pretty much the leader at that point. I really like the song "Hypnotized" with that lineup. They released only 2 with Welch at the helm, and then he left and enter Buckingham/Nicks.

Again a radically different sounding band emerged with 1975's self-titled album. Another great album followed by probably the best FM album of all, Rumours. I agree with whoever said Top 10 of all time. So diverse and very good all the way through.

05-09-2012, 11:37 AM	#19 (permalink)
cledussnow Music Addict Join Date: May 2012 Location: North Alabama via New Orleans Posts: 149	They are SO different at every incarnation. It is almost unfair to lump it all as "Fleetwood Mac" . Peter Green's version was great. Solid Blues rock and I like almost all of it. After he left and Bob Welch joined they released "Future Games". What a great album, yet so completely different than anything they had done before. Like a whole different band. "Sentimental Lady" off Bare Trees was great, and a better version than Welch's solo version a few years later, which is the one most people know from the 70s. Then Kirwan left and Welch was pretty much the leader at that point. I really like the song "Hypnotized" with that lineup. They released only 2 with Welch at the helm, and then he left and enter Buckingham/Nicks. Again a radically different sounding band emerged with 1975's self-titled album. Another great album followed by probably the best FM album of all, Rumours. I agree with whoever said Top 10 of all time. So diverse and very good all the way through. Last edited by cledussnow; 05-09-2012 at 11:56 AM.