[Doctor Brown]

Well with this having been an evolutionary process for me, my opinion is that they became less listenable in chronological order. Oh yes there were some standout tunes (Hypnotized etc), but a lot of it seemed like they were just going through the motions.

I originally liked Fleetwood Mac because of Peter, Jeremy, and Danny playing the blues. When I saw the "Kiln House" show, I could accept that quite easily because I had always been on the same plane as Jeremy, musically speaking. I thought it was great, because it highlighted my favorite performer. And I liked what he was playing.

What saved the show on their next tour was that Peter had come back. At the time, I didn't think that it was really Peter. Nothing to do with his playing or anything. I just had known that Peter had left, and I didn't expect to see him. I thought that it was a look-alike that had been put on stage to give the apperance that Peter was there. They played all the "Oh Well" Green Manalishi" 'Rattlesnake Shake" stuff. They did not play an extended jam of "Black Magic Woman" that had been reported being played elsewhere.

I remember being down front, directly in front of Peter. During one of the breaks I yelled out "What happened to Jerry" (as Spencer was referred to at that time"). Christine said "It looks like things are falling apart". That gives you an idea of what the band's morale was like at the time.

I always felt bad about dragging those words out of Chris. And I can imagine how Peter must have felt. But I was young and didn't realize what kind of impact that question might have on the group.

Well you can imagine how I recieved them the next time that they came to town. No Peter, no Jeremy. Danny and Chris were really good, but Bob Welsh was no Jeremy Spencer or Peter Green. Future Games was a good song though. And I remember lyrics to the song "What A Shame" that went something like "It's a God Damn Dirty Shame da da da da da". I don't remember any horns being played at that live show. And he played 'Lay It All Down" which alluded to Jeremy.

I didn't care for the Dave Walker period, he was OK in Savoy Brown, but that "Roadrunner" thing just turned me off. But I stuck with them and saw all the shows.

End of rant

Doc