Rare live track from 1975-Jumping At Shadows

[macfan 57]

Here's something rare. This is "Jumping At Shadows" from a 1975 Fleetwood Mac concert. This is an old Peter Green song, I believe written by Duster Bennett. Chris is on lead vocals & piano! This is an audience recording, but is of pretty good quality.

http://www.sendspace.com/file/cebtqn

[SteveMacD]

I have this tape somewhere around here. It's a great show. In retrospect, this was a very odd choice. Sure, it was a staple of that last part of Peter Green's tenure. But remember, the Boston Tea Party shows weren't released until 1984. At the time, that song was more obscure than, say, "Cool Water" is today.

[jbrownsjr]

I have this tape somewhere around here. It's a great show. In retrospect, this was a very odd choice. Sure, it was a staple of that last part of Peter Green's tenure. But remember, the Boston Tea Party shows weren't released until 1984. At the time, that song was more obscure than, say, "Cool Water" is today.

haha the gyspy b side.... i forgot about that one

[jbrownsjr]

that was amazing!!!! wow any other recordings of this song w/ her

[macfan 57]

that was amazing!!!! wow any other recordings of this song w/ her

No. None that I know of. This is the only one.

[aleuzzi]

Here's something rare. This is "Jumping At Shadows" from a 1975 Fleetwood Mac concert. This is an old Peter Green song, I believe written by Duster Bennett. Chris is on lead vocals & piano! This is an audience recording, but is of pretty good quality.

http://www.sendspace.com/file/cebtqn


Thank you for this. A real treat!

[jbrownsjr]

No. None that I know of. This is the only one.

well then i bow gracefully to you for posting this... just like stevie did to christine when she got pissed about everywhere's back up vocals......

[shackin'up]

Well, Thanks so much! Christine is doing a great job at it! I've always loved this song and she's perfect for the job!. Although I always like lindsey's guitarwork- and I even like what he's trying here: a bluesguitarist he's clearly not...:laugh:

[aleuzzi]

Well, Thanks so much! Christine is doing a great job at it! I've always loved this song and she's perfect for the job!. Although I always like lindsey's guitarwork- and I even like what he's trying here: a bluesguitarist he's clearly not...:laugh:

That is sooooo true...but he does rip the **** out of Station Man and Oh Well...:)

Oh, and a killer guitar part on "Get Like You Used to Be."

[shackin'up]

That is sooooo true...but he does rip the **** out of Station Man and Oh Well...:)

Oh, and a killer guitar part on "Get Like You Used to Be."


Yeah I love those too. I still can't follow ChiliD when he states that LB does a horrible Oh Well.:shrug:

But Christine is clearly the best bluesperformer in the BN-era, I wished she wrote more bluestype songs later on.

[Aisling]

wow, that was amazing!! thank you mary anne!! anyone else hear that extremely long scream in the beginning? the same woman screams AGAIN when chris starts sto sing. she must have either been very excited or very intoxicated. :p

[jbrownsjr]

Yeah I love those too. I still can't follow ChiliD when he states that LB does a horrible Oh Well.:shrug:

But Christine is clearly the best bluesperformer in the BN-era, I wished she wrote more bluestype songs later on.

don't tell chili... but as much as i think LB is annoying.... i love his Oh Well.... it's amazing tempo and tightness

[macfan 57]

anyone else hear that extremely long scream in the beginning? the same woman screams AGAIN when chris starts sto sing. she must have either been very excited or very intoxicated. :p

Yeah, I heard that too. I'm guessing that she was very drunk.:D

[FutureGames71]

Could someone re-upload this? I've been looking everywhere for Chris' version of Jumpin'.

[SteveMacD]

Could someone re-upload this? I've been looking everywhere for Chris' version of Jumpin'.
What was sick is they played "Frozen Love" on that set, too. The sound sucks, though.

[jbrownsjr]

What was sick is they played "Frozen Love" on that set, too. The sound sucks, though.

Yeah, it's a tape recorder in someone's pocket.. lol

[FutureGames71]

If someone could post it again I'd love it. From what I've heard it's a really great rendition!

[ejb1969]

Here you go...it's one of my favorites ( the song not the scream, lol)

http://www.mediafire.com/?euilejipxjovbv8

[applebucked]

Thanks a whole lot! :D

[nicepace]

Thanks for posting this. I'd heard it before but didn't have it saved on my current computer.

Those two screams are no problem, but what bothers me is the nonstop chatter that someone (unfortunately near the recorder) thinks his concert going companion is going to find more interesting than the music. Why do people do this?? Pay good money for a concert ticket and then talk loudly while the music is playing instead of listening!!! Goes on my list of the worst behavior ever.

[FutureGames71]

Here you go...it's one of my favorites ( the song not the scream, lol)

http://www.mediafire.com/?euilejipxjovbv8

Thank you soooo much! It's great! And yeah the scream is a bit excessive :lol:

[chiliD]

That is sooooo true...but he does rip the **** out of Station Man and Oh Well...:)

Oh, and a killer guitar part on "Get Like You Used to Be."

Yeah I love those too. I still can't follow ChiliD when he states that LB does a horrible Oh Well.:shrug:

But Christine is clearly the best bluesperformer in the BN-era, I wished she wrote more bluestype songs later on.

don't tell chili... but as much as i think LB is annoying.... i love his Oh Well.... it's amazing tempo and tightness

I can't help it if you people have the "bar of expectations" set so low. :shrug:

Buckingham's "Oh Well" has always been atrocious. :mad:

I'll have to admit, though, in retrospect...he kind of got the hang of it by '77-78...then he just f***ed it up on the Mirage tour in '82.

If you notice, I don't complain about their not playing it anymore...I'd rather they don't if Buckingham is in the band. I'll be happy just letting the Mick Fleetwood Blues Band carry the "Oh Well" torch; Rick Vito nails it everytime. :nod:

[jbrownsjr]

I can't help it if you people have the "bar of expectations" set so low. :shrug:

Buckingham's "Oh Well" has always been atrocious. :mad:

I'll have to admit, though, in retrospect...he kind of got the hang of it by '77-78...then he just f***ed it up on the Mirage tour in '82.

If you notice, I don't complain about their not playing it anymore...I'd rather they don't if Buckingham is in the band. I'll be happy just letting the Mick Fleetwood Blues Band carry the "Oh Well" torch; Rick Vito nails it everytime. :nod:

Actually, the only LB one that I like is on the 1980 live album. The rest are a bit sloppy.

[chiliD]

Actually, the only LB one that I like is on the 1980 live album. The rest are a bit sloppy.

:thumbsup: Very good, Grasshopper! I've taught you well. :lol:

[applebucked]

Me? I just watch/listen to Christine shake the maracas on the BN-era Oh Well's. :lol:

[michelej1]

If you notice, I don't complain about their not playing it anymore...I'd rather they don't if Buckingham is in the band. I'll be happy just letting the Mick Fleetwood Blues Band carry the "Oh Well" torch; Rick Vito nails it everytime. :nod:

Oh, I thought I saw you complaining about its omission before the second leg of the tour started this year.

Michele

[jbrownsjr]

:thumbsup: Very good, Grasshopper! I've taught you well. :lol:

We do go back a long ways... I was actually on Prodigy dial up in 1995 when I first ledged with Marty back in the day..

[jbrownsjr]

Me? I just watch/listen to Christine shake the maracas on the BN-era Oh Well's. :lol:

Her Maracas are killer sometimes..

[chiliD]

Oh, I thought I saw you complaining about its omission before the second leg of the tour started this year.

Michele

It was only a token rant. My heart really wasn't into it. :lol:

[jbrownsjr]

It was only a token rant. My heart really wasn't into it. :lol:

You are getting soft in your later years.. ;)

[chiliD]

You are getting soft in your later years.. ;)

"LATER YEARS"?!?!? :mad::eek::shocked::shrug::lol:

I resemble that remark!

[jbrownsjr]

"LATER YEARS"?!?!? :mad::eek::shocked::shrug::lol:

I resemble that remark!

Only because we spent the early years on this site. :thumbsup::eek::lol:

[michelej1]

Only because we spent the early years on this site. :thumbsup::eek::lol:

It's kind of sad that when we talk about FM things that happened 16 years ago, it feels as if it was TWO years ago. If the next 16 years goes by as fast as the last have, I'll be dead soon.

Oh well.

Michele

[MoonSister75]

A cheery thought....:laugh: I guess one consolation is that it happens to us all... :angel:

[chiliD]

It's kind of sad that when we talk about FM things that happened 16 years ago, it feels as if it was TWO years ago. If the next 16 years goes by as fast as the last have, I'll be dead soon.


It'll be 2029...just in time for the 50th Anniversary re-release of Tusk (on a 4GB Flash Drive...which will include the original album, bonus studio tracks (outtakes & demos), live tracks, & the Making Of Tusk documentary, with bonus scenes that were originally cut from the VHS). :shrug:

[michelej1]

It'll be 2029...just in time for the 50th Anniversary re-release of Tusk (on a 4GB Flash Drive...which will include the original album, bonus studio tracks (outtakes & demos), live tracks, & the Making Of Tusk documentary, with bonus scenes that were originally cut from the VHS). :shrug:

Well, the truth is, you're absolutely correct, but all of this will happen in 2027 for the anniversary of RUMOURS. :lol:

Michele

[jbrownsjr]

Well, the truth is, you're absolutely correct, but all of this will happen in 2027 for the anniversary of RUMOURS. :lol:

Michele

In 2027, they give you a pill and you can go to any show they've done. Then go backstage and ride in the limo.

[David]

Those two screams are no problem, but what bothers me is the nonstop chatter that someone (unfortunately near the recorder) thinks his concert going companion is going to find more interesting than the music. Why do people do this?? Pay good money for a concert ticket and then talk loudly while the music is playing instead of listening!!! Goes on my list of the worst behavior ever.I think this particular gig was an opening act gig for the Fleetwood Macs.

[jbrownsjr]

I think this particular gig was an opening act gig for the Fleetwood Macs.

Deep Purple perhaps?

[chiliD]

Deep Purple perhaps?

Doubt it. After Clifford Davies was given the boot as manager and a little bit later after Welch left, they definitely traveled in different circles. They stopped opening for the harder British rock bands & were opening for softer rock American acts like the Dave Mason Band (yes, I know Dave's British, but he'd moved to the States quite early in his solo career), Loggins & Messina, Steve Miller Band, etc. But, that didn't last long before they started consistently getting headlining gigs.

[nicepace]

I think this particular gig was an opening act gig for the Fleetwood Macs.

This doesn't excuse the behavior. Talking loudly through an opening act is just as rude as talking during the headliner. And it deprives the audience member who's doing the talking of possibly discovering a new band that they will like. It's just plain wrong!

[chiliD]

I've found some of my favorite music from Fleetwood Mac's opening acts:

The Cruzados (whose bass player went on to spend some time in Rick Vito's solo band

Sanford-Townsend Band (they were MUCH more than just "Smoke From A Distant Fire", although the record charts won't tell that. )

Mistress (which originally had Dave Walker as their lead singer, I found out about 25 years later, after seeing them twice)

Stephen Bishop (who went on to bigger & better things)

Christopher Cross (after hearing "Ride Like The Wind" echoing through the canyon as I was walking to my seats at the Hollywood Bowl will be a lifetime memory. Although I can't stand most of Christopher Cross' material, that one song just hit me a certain way that night)

And, established artists who were already among my faves had opened for Fleetwood Mac at one point or another:

Little Feat (for a few years in the early-mid '70s, they were the opening act for a majority of the concerts I attended. I had to tell people around me to "shut up & listen" during their set & lo and behold, those people's jaws were on the floor in awe of Little Feat by the end of the set...as was mine, EVERY time!)

Dave Mason (one of the few acts who has been both the headliner and the opener on a bill that included Fleetwood Mac...and, to top that off, then later a member of Fleetwood Mac)

[PenguinHead]

Thanks for posting this. I'd heard it before but didn't have it saved on my current computer.

Those two screams are no problem, but what bothers me is the nonstop chatter that someone (unfortunately near the recorder) thinks his concert going companion is going to find more interesting than the music. Why do people do this?? Pay good money for a concert ticket and then talk loudly while the music is playing instead of listening!!! Goes on my list of the worst behavior ever.

We Americans can be very loud, obnoxious, and inconsiderate. Attention deficit runs rampant, and there is a lack of civility and politeness to others, and it's only getting worse. I'm feeling so positive today! lol

The band was a little more nimble with their set lists back then. I wonder what inspired Christine to perform this one-off, somewhat obscure song at this show.

[vivfox]

They were a little more nimble with their set lists back then. I wonder what inspired Christine to perform this one-off, somewhat obscure song at this show.

Bob, you already know the answer to this. The explosion of S&L hadn't happened yet so they were playing it safe by performing familiar songs to an audience that was accustomed to seeing them live in the pre B/N days.

[michelej1]

We Americans can be very loud, obnoxious, and inconsiderate. Attention deficit runs rampant, and there is a lack of civility and politeness to others, and it's only getting worse. I'm feeling so positive today! lol



Forget just slighting the opening act. If there was attention deficit back then, just think how social media has greatly changed things. Honestly, if the two Beatles were resurrected and joined the others you couldn't enjoy the performance for all the people pushing and screaming to use their camera phones and trying to get a selfie with the Fab Four on stage as their backdrop.

Michele