True...I'll concede that point about "commerciality".
Peter never was comfortable being the main focus of the band; including all the "guitar God" praise he was getting from all angles, as well. (his big internal duel between "modesty" & "ego") He has always wanted to be "just one of the guys in the band" (hence naming what was basically HIS band "Fleetwood Mac", rather than "The Peter Green Band")...which he finally has attained to a high level with the Splinter Group...although he DOES seem to have finally gained some level of comfort having his name be "the draw" of the band, but, it's VERY obvious that within the dynamic of the band, he's "just one of the guys"...Roger Cotton, Peter Stroud & Nigel Watson are the main songwriters...with the occasional blues standard or re-working of one of Greeny's old tunes (ie, Man Of The World, Underway & Tribal Dance).
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