Oh Well
 

Hi,

WDR is a big TV- and radio station from Cologne, Germany. Yesterday in the evening it told the news, the original line-up of Fleetwood Mac will reunite truly this year. For the first time I've ever heard, that the source of this news was not Mick Fleetwood, but a statement of Peter Green himself. And he stated more, that it is absolutely for sure, that he'll be a part of this Fleetwood Mac reincarnation. It seems the dream comes true! I'm sorry, but I can't give you information if it will be a four- or five-part-reincarnation. It wasn't told anything about that fact.

So, by the way, that reunion can't be far away from now, - the year doesn't last long anymore, isn't it? Maybe we all will have a brandnew FM-CD under the Christmas tree. Cross your fingers!:blob2:

Regards and best wishes
Manfred

Thanks for the info Manfred!!

The mind boggles...wonder what form the reunion will take? A cd? Some concerts?

I think it will be close to the CREAM REUNION. They'll do a live performance and release the tapes of it, - my tip!!!;)

Best wishes
Manfred

Thanks for the info, Manfred! :)
I'm afraid I have to admit that I doubt it will happen this year...(and maybe not next year either).............. :distress:

Jeremy Spencer is recording with a Norwegian band at the moment, that he probably will be touring with next year. And he was quite negative about a reunion at Notodden Blues Festival this autumn.

My impression is that Peter in fact has been quite positive to a reunion lately ... so maybe it will happen without Jeremy.. :shrug:

Anyway, I will indeed cross my fingers too!!!!

Daniel

Thanks for the news report, Manfred! Still it will have to actually happen for me to believe it.....I'm not getting my hopes too high, at least not until we see some definite plans.

manfred, thanks. this is an unexpected development! while i'd love to see a reunion performance and release, i have my doubts as to whether this will happen too sf2k.

as i've said before on the list, i think this is a bad idea. i'll admit that i thought the cream reunion was a bad idea too and was surprised how good it turned out. but the main singers and instrumentalists in cream, jb, and ec, have been continuously active as group leaders, players, and writers since the 1960's, including collaborations all kinds of top rock, blues and jazz players.

pete has only played sporadically, hasn't 'led' a group since the 'end of the game' sessions, has shunned his legacy continuously, has serious mental heath issues, and has written less than 2 lp's worth of original material since 1971.

i think something on the scale of the cream reunion is unrealistic. how's he going to do 4 nights at the albert hall? pete wouldn't even play the solos in black magic woman or green manalishi with the splinter group.

something low-key seems more likely- some studio sessions or club gigs playing blues classics and a few fm tunes with support musicians seems more plausible.

i hope whoever is looking after pete and advising him has some sense and experience.

zero

At least Peter has started playing lead on "Black Magic Woman" these days (and I think it sounds superb!)...

But my worst nightmare would be to see "the original FM lineup" reunited .. with an additional guitarist playing the lead guitar!! ESPECIALLY that guy on Mick's solo album :eek: (sorry to those of you who liked him) But I'm actually fearing it!!! I mean, this dude works with Mick, and he played when Jeremy guested on Mick's "Something Big" album. And he even participated on the VA "Gaia" CD where Mick and Jeremy reunited.

I think I'd even prefer Gary Moore instead -- and that says A LOT!!

Hi,

I also think a full scale reunion is unrealistic. I am not even sure that John McVie would be onboard. Just speculating... they could go with Mick, Bob Brunning, and possibly Bob Hall supporting on piano. They all played together in various combinations since Peter's Mac days. Something like that could work for some club gigs - mainly with blues classics - and a live CD. Not really FM, but wouldn't be too bad ???

Let's see what comes out...

Roland

Hi,

okay, I have to say: I always was in doubt about a reunion of Fleetwood Mac. And I would be still in doubt of it, if the source of the now outcoming news would be a statement of Mick again. If the statement would come again from Mick I would say: Oh yeah, he follows his old dream and works on it, - that’s very well, but it will not be realised in the end. On the other hand, when Pete really told it, I think there’s a big chance, it will happen indeed sooner or later.

I don’t believe in a new studio album (It would make only sence if Pete would have written new Songs, and I think he didn’t), and I don’t believe in more than a four-part-reunion (Pete, Mick, John and Jeremy). Thinking about Pete’s health I’m in doubt too, there will happen much more than one ore two live performances. But I think that would work: Playin the old singles I BELIEVE MY TIME AIN’T LONG, BLACK MAGIC WOMAN, ALBATROSS, MAN OF THE WORLD, RATTLESNAKE SHAKE, GREEN MANALISHI, together with SUPERNATURAL, THE STUMBLE, BEFORE THE BEGINNING and some blues and/or Rock & Roll classics (maybe featuring Jeremy as lead singer) should really be possible for him (I hope they’ll play NEED YOUR LOVE SO BAD too). You don’t think so?

Regards and best wishes
Manfred

Hi Manfred,



and that's exactly why I don't think it would work musically. All the Mac songs in your list beginning with "Albatross" require 2 lead guitars. They would probably not work with a "3-piece plus Jeremy" early Mac reunion. And worse, if they would add another lead guitar player, whoever it would be, I already can see Peter "hiding" behind him.

Best regards
Roland

fm reunion
 

Hi guys

i spoke to mick fleetwood last week and he said he was still trying to get in touch peter to see if he was interested in a fm reunion ... he told me time was running out on the project now... ... when i spoke to peter about it a while ago he seemed interested ... so who knows ??


Joe ... petes nephew :-)

Who knew Pete's nephew was on our board? :) Thanks for the info. Would be great if it all came to pass.....

-Lis

I have to agree about those "guest" lead guitarists. I'll bury my head in the sand and not watch if Mick takes Rick Vito et. al on board to play Peter's original solos. If that's going to be the case, I think the whole idea should be scrapped.

A small scale reunion might work (some club gigs, as someone said), without any BIG expectations, if that's possible. Let Peter play his solos how he wants to play them, I think it's criminal to expect musicians to play the same way during their whole career. The problem is that a large chunk of the audience would want nostalgia. Why go for that? Boring...

Welcome, Joe!:wavey:

I agree! Any musician should be allowed to do like .. say Dylan .. do the old classics the way they want to do them TODAY.

When it comes to Peter's other activities these days, I wonder if he has done more work with his brother (Michael, I guess). There were rumours a while ago of them doing demos together. Or is he only working occationally with the British Blues Masters.....

Joe, thanks for the info, and great to have you here on the board! :)

Wow that's great. I would DIE to see it!!!:nod:

Exciting news indeed. I agree with everyone about Pete playing the leads. When I first got the Splinter DVD, and that first lead in "Black Magic Woman" came along, and it was Nigel, I was majorly bummed-out to say the least.
Maybe just being up there with the guys around him that were there in Pete's prime will sort of bring a little something out of him that remains deep inside.
I certainly wouldn't be looking for a Boston Tea Party-esque lead solos, but just seeing 'ol Pete play it would be wonderful.
People would just love and appreciate his doing this so much, it just might be some of the best therapy he's ever had. I hope he does it - and I hope he really feels the good vibes from the fans.

Obviously Danny is not even a consideration. Has there been ANY news on his situation recently?

Welcome Joe (aka Pete's nephew). Please don't be a stranger.

Welcome Joe.
As for your family bond, are you regularly in contact with Peter?

As for who should be asked for third guitar in the line-up, only one name seriously comes to my mind when having to replace Danny: SNOWY WHITE.

Cheers,
Wouter
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Hi.... i have not sopke to peter for a while now because he is in sweden ... but when he is back here in the uk i,m with him all the time .. because he does not drive i take him out to places .. where ever he wants to go !!.... i also had a pete rehearsing with me in a band i,m in until he went back to sweden .. which now is a fleetwood mac tribute band ...... i think he will come back soon for a while ..because my family have not seen him ... so i look forward to that

I agree, and I would really welcome something like this, although hopefully without supporting musicians.

My hope/suggestion: Just put Pete, Mick and John (assuming Jeremy won't bite) in a studio with a producer who knows what he's doing (like Rick Rubin, or somebody else who knows how to get the most out of a minimalist arrangement and elicit inspired performances from the artists he's working with), and let them run through a bunch of old blues classics for a few weeks, some Robert Johnson or Howlin' Wolf tunes or whatever strikes their fancy (or, if they're feeling really inspired, a few tunes by some newer blues-influenced groups, like the White Stripes or Black Keys). Pick out ten or twelve of the best tracks, and build an album out of that. I think something along these lines has much more potential to be successful and interesting and relevant than some kind of attempt at nostalgia concerts; I just don't see Peter being up for that kind of thing without hiding behind supporting players, and it seems like expectations would be well above what the results would undoubtedly be.

So... Joe... can you get cracking on whispering some of these suggestions into the right ears? (I mean, welcome to the Ledge!)

You're a genius! That would be excellent. :) I've been listening to the White Stripes today. Jack White would probably be honored to lend a song.

Can you imagine them doing kind of a stripped-down, more rhythmic version of a song like "Girl, You Have No Faith In Medicine"?

Oh, nice news bit this. I hope it comes to be sometime in the year to come....
And, to Joe.... give our regards to Peter when you do see him. All the best....

hi ... as it goes he just went back to sweden ... he came over here for a few days ... hes ok ... looks very well !!. hes lost 2 stone !!!

Well...we Swedes are quite health-oriented these days :laugh: , perhaps his Swedish lady helped him?
A pity he doesn't play concerts when he's here, but it's more important that the MAN is in good health! Thanks a lot for the update.

Excellent point. I really want to see him live again. I've head the priveledge of seeing Peter 3 times live, and each time was a real treat.:nod:

hi yes !!... she did help him .... i cant see peter losing weight on his own ... i dont think he was really bothered ... when i called him up and said, you lost 2 stone.... he just YEAH ... with nothing more to add !!.. and that was it , lol ... but he looks very well for it !!!..... nothing going on musically at the moment with him ..... i asked him about the fm reunion but he didnt have munch to say really

Cool. thanks for sharing any info. It's appriciated.:thumbsup:

Well, it's great to hear that he's in good health, without which there could never be a reunion, or just more performances....here's to the continued hope of Peter Playin' On...:nod:

Again, if they do a reunion, they HAVE to do "Gotta Serve Somebody."

It would be great if there will be a truly reunion of all original members (though Danny actually came later, but it was part of the blues band when it got a peak success). Is he still a homeless? I doubt he could join them :distress:

The BOB DYLAN song??? That would fit Peter's voice perfectly! :thumbsup:

I went and saw Bob Dylan in concert in Oslo, Norway in October this year. It was fantastic and I got to hear one of my favourites, "Blind Willie McTell". I think that Bob and Peter are quite similar in many ways .. The thing is that people come to THEM and accept that the musicians do what they want themselves. Not the usual "greatest hits" show that you get from for example Clapton, Stones etc... And of course, I also think Bob and Peter are some of the few "whites" who play the blues in a convincing way! ;)"

That last sentence says it very well.:nod:

Actually, I was thinking the ROBERT ZIMMERMAN song...









:D

Great to hear from you. Trouble with any project, music or not, is that there are loads of people usually involved and sometimes big bucks at stake which means have to be met, or not, in which case everyone moves on. Perchance to dream though !!!! Hope Peter is all well and at peace with himself.