FLEETWOOD MAC
Fleetwood Mac - Gold Dust Radio 1975-1988 the Legendary Broadcasts [2016] (6 x CD's)
Over the six discs, it is a fantastic and varied selection. Despite selling a zillion copies of 'Rumours' and a considerable number of others ('Tango In The Night' was a highpoint during the eighties), Fleetwood Mac continue to divide opinion among the Rock fraternity. I have no hesitation in stating my love for the band (1975 onwards), a love initially kindled by my fondness for Stevie Nicks and her solo output.
There have been several official live FM releases to feature the 'Rumours' line-up, notably 1980's 'Live', 1998's 'The Dance' and 2004's 'Live In Boston' (minus Christine McVie) but this compendium is far and away the most comprehensive. Each disc contains select performances from an individual show, originally recorded for radio broadcast, to coincide with a recent album release and its promotional run. The discs run chronologically, beginning with a 1975 show and culminating with a selection of takes from other shows and TV appearances. The sound quality is uniformly excellent throughout. There are the occasional bum notes, missed cues, drop-outs, vocal hiccups and periods of self-indulgence, but that merely enhances the live listening experience and proves there has been no studio doctoring to bolster the sound.
As you would expect some songs are repeated, primarily 'Songbird' (three), 'You Make Loving Fun' (four), 'Rhiannon' (four)' 'Gold Dust Woman' (three), 'Go Your Own Way' (three) and '...Funny' (three), but on the whole, over the six discs, it is a fantastic and varied selection . (Dave Bott)
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Track lists
CD1
01 Fleetwood Mac Get Like You Used to Be 3:54
02 Fleetwood Mac Station Man 5:51
03 Fleetwood Mac Spare Me a Little of Your Love 4:50
04 Fleetwood Mac Rhiannon 6:39
05 Fleetwood Mac Why 4:00
06 Fleetwood Mac Landslide 3:46
07 Fleetwood Mac Over My Head 3:00
08 Fleetwood Mac I'm So Afraid 4:59
09 Fleetwood Mac Oh Well 3:02
10 Fleetwood Mac The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown) 5:43
11 Fleetwood Mac World Turning 8:36
12 Fleetwood Mac Blue Letter 3:57
13 Fleetwood Mac Hypnotized 7:03
CD2
01 Fleetwood Mac Monday Morning 3:49
02 Fleetwood Mac Oh Well 3:11
03 Fleetwood Mac Rhiannon 8:39
04 Fleetwood Mac Oh Daddy 5:15
05 Fleetwood Mac Never Going Back Again 2:51
06 Fleetwood Mac Over My Head 3:43
07 Fleetwood Mac You Make Loving Fun 4:39
08 Fleetwood Mac Gold Dust Woman 7:48
09 Fleetwood Mac Go Your Own Way 6:07
10 Fleetwood Mac World Turning 8:36
11 Fleetwood Mac Blue Letter 4:19
12 Fleetwood Mac The Chain 6:17
13 Fleetwood Mac Songbird 3:40
CD3
01 Fleetwood Mac Say You Love Me (Live 07/11/1979) 4:18
02 Fleetwood Mac The Chain (Live 07/11/1979) 7:02
03 Fleetwood Mac Dreams (Live 07/11/1979) 4:22
04 Fleetwood Mac Not That Funny (Live 07/11/1979) 4:02
05 Fleetwood Mac Over and Over (Live 07/11/1979) 5:02
06 Fleetwood Mac Sara (Live 07/11/1979) 7:46
07 Fleetwood Mac What Makes You Think You Are the Only One (Live 07/11/1979) 4:05
08 Fleetwood Mac Oh Daddy (Live 07/11/1979) 4:44
09 Fleetwood Mac Save Me a Place (Live 07/11/1979) 2:40
10 Fleetwood Mac Landslide (Live 07/11/1979) 4:39
11 Fleetwood Mac Tusk (Live 07/11/1979) 5:13
12 Fleetwood Mac Angel (Live 07/11/1979) 4:51
13 Fleetwood Mac I'm So Afraid (Live 07/11/1979) 7:52
14 Fleetwood Mac Sisters of the Moon (Live 07/11/1979) 6:30
15 Fleetwood Mac Songbird (Live 07/11/1979) 3:57
CD4
01 Fleetwood Mac The Chain 6:34
02 Fleetwood Mac Rhiannon 7:00
03 Fleetwood Mac Eyes of the World 3:49
04 Fleetwood Mac Gypsy 4:32
05 Fleetwood Mac Love in Store 3:06
06 Fleetwood Mac Not That Funny 10:18
07 Fleetwood Mac Tusk 5:05
08 Fleetwood Mac You Make Loving Fun 3:42
09 Fleetwood Mac I'm So Afraid 6:22
10 Fleetwood Mac Go Your Own Way 6:03
11 Fleetwood Mac Blue Letter 4:38
12 Fleetwood Mac Sisters of the Moon 8:03
13 Fleetwood Mac Songbird 3:17
CD5
01 Fleetwood Mac Say You Love Me 4:33
02 Fleetwood Mac Dreams 4:39
03 Fleetwood Mac Isn't it Midnight 4:59
04 Fleetwood Mac Seven Wonders 4:49
05 Fleetwood Mac Stop Messin' Around 3:57
06 Fleetwood Mac Everywhere 3:27
07 Fleetwood Mac Gold Dust Woman 7:17
08 Fleetwood Mac Don't Let Me Down Again 4:40
09 Fleetwood Mac Has Anyone Ever Written Anything for You 5:04
10 Fleetwood Mac Another Woman 3:18
11 Fleetwood Mac Brown Eyes 3:08
12 Fleetwood Mac You Make Loving Fun 4:24
13 Fleetwood Mac Go Your Own Way 6:14
14 Fleetwood Mac Don't Stop 5:13
CD6
01 Fleetwood Mac Second Hand News (Us Festival San Bernardino 5/11/82) 3:40
02 Fleetwood Mac The Chain (Us Festival San Bernardino 5/11/82) 7:30
03 Fleetwood Mac Dreams (Us Festival San Bernardino 5/11/82) 4:11
04 Fleetwood Mac Oh Well (Us Festival San Bernardino 5/11/82) 3:23
05 Fleetwood Mac Not That Funny (Us Festival San Bernardino 5/11/82) 10:16
06 Fleetwood Mac Tusk (Us Festival San Bernardino 5/11/82) 5:13
07 Fleetwood Mac You Make Loving Fun (Us Festival San Bernardino 5/11/82) 4:52
08 Fleetwood Mac Why (Midnight Special 1976) 4:03
09 Fleetwood Mac Over My Head (Midnight Special 1976) 2:45
10 Fleetwood Mac World Turning (Midnight Special 1976) 6:28
11 Fleetwood Mac Rhiannon (Midnight Special 1976) 5:25
12 Fleetwood Mac Gold Dust Woman (Tv Broadcast 1978) 8:44
13 Fleetwood Mac Don't Stop (Bill Clinton's Inauguration Ball 1993) 4:27
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Thanks for this Butterboy. I wasn't a fan of the original Fleetwood Mac, nothing they did particularly impressed or even interested me. I was seriously into blues at the same time as them and had all the same LPs they were listening to. So I just had no interest in listening to Peter Green play a Freddie King number, or Jeremy Spencer sing an Elmore James song, when I already had the far superior originals of these songs in my record collection. But when they teamed up with Stevie Nicks & Lindsey Buckingham I sat up and took notice, they had progressed and matured into an outstanding band with some truly impressive original songs.
ReplyDeleteHi Bob Mac,
DeleteThanks for that summary.Your feelings are clearly highlighted for the two Fleetwood Macs. The original blues versions are often superior in my opinion too. I always saw them as two separate bands. Both Stevie Nicks & Lindsey Buckingham added a great deal to the new Fleetwood mac sound. I liked both FM's, but my love at the time was for progressive rock. That is another story.
Cheers.
I considere the original Fleetwood Mac as a very good blues band with his great guitarist Peter Green. I'm a great fan of real classic blues (the three Kings, Muddy Waters, Bobby Bland, etc...) but I think the "whities" (John Mayall, Canned Heat, Mike Bloomfield, etc...) had impulsed a rock touch to the blues and allowed recognition to the genitors of the blues despite they stole their music. Muddy Waters himself said it.
DeleteRather I don't like the Fleetwood Mac FM music for escalators.
I think that Bob Mac is still severe with Peter Green. The albums made, like "The Hard Road" with Jon Mayall, very respected by the Chicago bluesman. Why Eric Clapton and why not Peter Green?... Thank you Gentlemen! Patrick
ReplyDeleteSorry... John Mayall.
ReplyDeleteFleetwood Mac's S/T debut album is well worth giving a try for those who enjoy blues rock even a little bit. The album is a nice mix of classic blues covers and their own material. Some of the highlights include songs like "Merry Go Round" and "Cold Black Night" for example.
This is a good blues rock debut by Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac.
I consider Green as one of my favourite guitarists and his guitarwork in these early Fleetwood Mac albums is damn strong.
Gracias por compartir está excelente música
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome Chepeto.
DeleteCheers.
You are welcome, jack
ReplyDeleteCheers.
Hi Butterboy-Any chance of a reup? Thanks in advance.
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