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Originally Posted by Street_Dreamer
Which begs the question, does someone have that available to download?
Matt
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Haven't got a clue as to download availability, but I would agree that the "Tango" tour version of "Oh Well", for me, ranks among the best live versions by any incarnation of Fleetwood Mac. Rick Vito's playing is the closest to Peter's on those songs of anyone since Peter left the group, hands down. I would also 100% agree with your comments on the original 2 part "Oh Well". It should be ranked as one of the greatest songs ever in my opinion.
I'm sure you've heard "Blue Again". Play any track of Peter's that Rick covered and then play Rick's version. They aren't that far apart. I guess that's why I don't understand some people's dislike of Rick while part of FM. It just doesn't make sense. I think it mainly comes from the fact that neither he nor Billy were Lindsey. The problem, I think, is that people just don't want to look at the history of the band and see that change is a constant factor with FM. The music takes on a certain style or feel when different people have been in the band. FM wasn't the same after Peter left. "Oh Well" sounded different when played by Bob Welch, I'm sure. Just as it sounds different when played by Lindsey or Rick, or Billy, or non FM versions from other guitarists.
As you can tell, I'm a big fan of Rick's. (Just admitting my bias.)
