Quote for the Greeny Anthology
 

Re: Peter Green - The Anthology (Salvo Records/Union Square Music)

Hi Everyone,

As you may be aware, I am putting together a Peter Green Anthology, which is now due for release in September.

I'm looking for a fantastic quote to use on everything to do with the campaign, from packaging and promotion to advertising. It needs to sum up Peter in a nutshell and convey his significance today.

As an example, for our recent Slade reissue campaign we used a quote that said "Slade are the missing link between The Beatles and Oasis". I would love to get something similar about Peter.

If any of you have any ideas, please let me know, and if I end up using one of your quotes, there's a free box set in it for you.

Thanks
Holly

"GREEN is what you get if you mix BLUE and YELLOW!"
:lol:

"Less is more" is really the essence of his playing,
but that might not be so catchy for an ad campaign...
The BB King quote might be workable: ""He was the only man to ever make me sweat." If that makes sense...
Or "the man who was bigger than Beatles and Stones combined", haha.
Oh well, my 5 cents.

Perhaps the BB quote in the 3rd person:

"The only one who made BB King sweat"

WOW! :)

John

Yeah, I thought some variation of that quote would be appropriate too. Can't get much higher praise than that!

The best mix between black and white is green.

The BB King quote seems perfect, but then again why not see if BB King can give you a quote now--40 years on.

Thanks
 

Cheers everyone. Keep them coming though.

It would be great if BB King could help. Does anyone know how to get hold of him?

Holly

More suggestions
 

What about: "Peter Green - the man that made B.B. King sweat."

Ms Moose

Haha, maybe sweat isn't marketable these days?
Unlike the great majority of music...consumers,
everyone here knows Greeny's music very well.
So it's hard to come up with an insipid industry slogan,
like..."founder of Fleetwood Mac"..."composer of the Santana hit
Black Magic Woman"..."Noel Gallagher's favorite"... :o

How Green can you get

Can't buy me...sweat
 

Maybe "PG - the man that made BB King transpire"...or: "blush"??? :laugh:

You are right, Dino - it might be difficult to find something "marketable" that isn't beside the point. I don't think that Slade had anything to do with either The Beatles or Oasis (I am not going off topic and don't want a discussion). They are worlds apart. So it's only relevant because they happen to be placed within the same sentence.

I hope you find something Holly!

Ms Moose

HA! Yeah well maybe we should used the sweetest tone part instead then:

"BB says the sweetest tone" :)

John

i think it should be ... the legend lives on

Peter Green - Blues survivor

Hi again,

I'm thinking along the lines of something like this, only less generic:

"The best blues guitarist the UK has ever seen"

It needs to make a bold statement like this, but also be tailored to Peter's playing. BB's 'sweetest tone' quote is good, but not dramatic enough for this.

Holly

The ONLY white guitarist who could REALLY play the blues.

following this thread one thing that is interesting to think about here is why bb king has paid peter so many compliments about his playing, his tone and why peter was the only one of any number of more famous blues revialists that bbk seemed to look to for inspiration (or perspiration).

the obvious thing is pete's ability as a blues guitarist which was unique amongst his peers. the greatest white blues guitarist we've ever known. some may disagree with that as it is a matter of taste. but there are other things to consider. pete was a great singer, far better than any of the guitarists of his generation most of whom didn't sing at all (jimmy page, jeff beck) and even if they could hold tune weren't the lead singer in their own band (e.g., eric in cream). had he not been the player, pete could have been a professional blues or rock singer. but not only that, he was a writer as good or better than any of his peers (better than clapton, better than beck, as good or better than jimmy page). looking at the whole of peter's talent it is more clear why bb king held him in high regard above the rest. pete was the only one who had some of what bb had (has), a great player, a great singer and a great writer. i guess jimi hendrix had a range of talents similar to pete. but jimi wasn't as true a bluesman as peter. and of course jimi's heritage was closer to what you'd expect a great bluesman to be, not a charming jewish kid from london.

i don't know that i'm helping come up with a definitive quote for holly, but i do think that joe is onto something. the quote should imply something about the present and the future as much as it does about the past. peter is as much an influence now as he was in the 60's, he's very much still with us, and speaking for myself, always in our (my) hearts.

zero

You just hit the nail right on the head, Mzero! One of the best pieces I have ever read on Peter Green and his true impact as musician, artist and human being.

Ms Moose

"Less Is More For The Master Of British Blues".

...off the top of my head. :)

John

I think Holly73 is only missing the word "Still" at the beginning of her quote...
OR
Still the purest blues guitarist the UK has ever seen....

Hello from Italy

"Peter was the one, it sounded more like a voice than all the others"

Stay Green,

Mario

Most histories of British Blues speak of Clapton, Beck and Page...
Those histories are incomplete...
hear the full story - the music of Peter Green

Timing, Touch, Tone. Simply the best white blues guitarist ever.

Timing, Touch, Tone. Simply the best (white) blues guitarist ever.

Many played the blues - Peter Green felt the blues.

Gifted - brilliant - strong - troubled - sensitive - wonderful - Greenie!

Damn, you all have some great lines!
Load the box with some unreleased tracks,
and choose any of those slogans :blob1:.
If unreleased CBS stuff is unavailable for contractual reasons, PVK (70s-80s) sessions would do fine.
Come to think of it, the CBS outtakes on recent compilations were on another label...weird.

Yes, and I rememeber Peter once said that he liked the demo version of Splinter Group's "Man Of The World" instrumental better than the one released as bonus track on "Destiny Road". He said someting like "it had lots of beautiful guitars..." But then maybe it is a bit tricky with those Splinter Group demos because of ... well, you know................:o

And about the two intrumentals ("In The Skies" and "Slabo Day") from Snowy White's "Goldtop: Groups and Sessions" album ... I bet Snowy must have more recordings from the "In The Skies" sessions, because he writes in the sleeve notes that he chose "a couple of things where Pete's playing rhythm guitar and I'm playing lead - because it's my album! In fact these particular tracks are from the original jams that we did on the first day, down at the Who's studio in Shepperton."
Why not make a call to Snowy?

The Music of Peter Green
 

This would make an exellent Multi CD set title
We still don't know the contents but there is such a wealth of super Greenie stuff out there that they could make a really great anthology. We are wishing them all the luck in the world

unless of course they pack with all the outtakes of the KOLORS sessions
and even then I would still buy it. I always wanted to know where the suitcase went?

I'm loving the idea of the box set, and many of the quotes here are great, but I have to take exception to the whole "Best white blues guitarist" thing. Unfortunately, it's a common thing to say when talking about people like Green, Clapton, Bloomfield, etc. It's really not a compliment. It's a qualifier. And a pointless one at that. I would hate to see that used to sell a box set.

It's the same as saying, "Yeah, he's pretty fly for a white guy... BUT he's really not AS good as any black player". So why go to the trouble of having a box set for a musician who's good, but doesn't QUITE measure up because he's white? BB King never mentions color or race when he compliments Green or Clapton. Why should we?

I'm really not interested in turning this into a "Can a white guy really play the blues?" argument because that's equally stupid. So you want a quote?

Peter Green is one of the greatest guitarists in blues -- black, white or Green.

:wavey:

Good point Mrpeabody, I'd like to take "British" out of my above quote too! :)

John

I would also stay away from make an ethnic label statement - and even ones comparing him to his peers. When I listen to Peter I think of him in terms of being a good player. What color he happens to be doesn't occur to me.

No problem for a guy from my old hometown...

other thoughts
 

Two titles that came to me

one was that peter played two versions of leaving town blues at the beginning and the end of fleetwood mac

both haunting


""Blues, don't follow me"



and more simply

The green manalishi



vinnie c

my proposal
 

Peter Green - the real genious (diamond) in the guitar world !

Regards
Krzysztof

I'm thinking that it might be good to stay away from and "genius" type words. Peter grew very uncomfortable with that kind of thing, and the very idea that he was not worthy of even trying to do what the "original" blues men did.

Not that the blues wouldn't be a huge part of this project I'm sure. But it's also a chance for people to see the Peter beyond the blues stuff.

How about...."The Blues...and Beyond"

"Green --- the palette of music wouldn't be complete without him!"
:wavey:

That was beauuuutiful. Thank you. -John