Young people today :)

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I'm one of those "in between" generation types, meaning I was born in '69 and have all my older siblings that are "baby boomers". I was raised on a variety of music and have a somewhat eclectic taste in what's in my collection (every FM cd from PG's FM to the most recent Live in Boston, every Willie Nelson cd from 1961 to today, the entire James Taylor collection, Clapton, BB King, Gipsy Kings, and the list could go on for days). That being said, I absolutely LOVE the PG era of FM, even though I was barely alive when Greeny left the band.

Like many others, I love the Buckingham/Nicks era as well, please don't get me wrong!! The heart and soul of this band however, lies in its blues roots with Greeny. From "Sugar Mama" and "Watch Out" to " Oh Well" (still one of my all-time favourite songs), "Green Manalishi" and "I Loved Another Woman", you get the full range of what this band has always been capable of. Peter, Jeremy, Danny, Mick and John laid a foundation that all other eras of the band have built on. "World Turning" (from what I've read) was based on Peter's "World Keeps On Turning". What a tribute!

Honestly, not to take anything away from Lindsey or Stevie, who's addition to the band help to skyrocket them to the place in Rock Royalty they are today, but one of the best, albeit too short lived eras of FM was the Rick Vito/Billy Burnette era. Those guys rocked, and brought the blues back to FM. You could see Mick transported back to London in '68 every time Rick played "I Loved Another Woman" and when they did "Oh Well". It was fantastic. No one will ever be able to play "Go Your Own Way" like Lindsey, but Rick and Billy got awful close to Peter and Jeremy during their time in the band.

My wife and I were in London in 2005 and walking through a tube station we saw a guy playing an acoustic guitar and singing for tips. What was he singing as we walked by? "Black Magic Woman"!! I gave the guy about 5 pounds!!!! I couldn't help it.

All eras of the Mac have their positives (and some more than others their negatives - "Penguin" has got to be the worst album ever!) but my preference has got to be for Greeny and the boys, especially when I'm in the mood for Blues.