Pre-Rumours MacNuggets

[PenguinHead]

Originally Posted by vivfox

Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Tramp - Tramp (1969)


Tramp – Tramp

Music Man SMLS 603 (U.K. 1969)

BOB BRUNNING bass
MICK FLEETWOOD drums
BOB HALL keyboards
DAVE KELLY vocals
JO ANNE KELLY vocals
DANNY KIRWAN guitar
DAVE BROOKS saxophone
IAN MORTON percussions

This was a great assembly of Fleetwood Mac alumni Bob Brunning on bass, Danny Kirwan on guitar and Mick Fleetwood on drums and they are rounded out nicely by Brunning's long time partner in crime Bob Hall (both played in Savoy Brown) on piano and Dave & Jo Ann Kelly on vocals (though under fake names due to legal reasons). Inspired playing and material set this platter alight. The rocking galloper "Own up" gets us started on perfect footing with Dave and Jo Ann dueling it out on lead vocals while Kirwan's rough guitar keeps the energy going along with great drum fills by Fleetwood and Brunning holds up his end well, a real highlight.

Other rocking moments are Danny's guitar instrumental spotlight called "Hard work" which is a fierce shuffle and Bob Hall has some of his most meaningful ivory licks added to this one. This is probably the longest Kirwan has soloed on his own on record to date though the slow "Street walking blues" often gets overlooked in this regard as Kirwan solos for well over a full minute towards the end of the track here and it's a gut wrencher that keeps you begging for more. If I have any complaint about this record, it's just that the late great Jo Ann Kelly is perhaps under used here as though she does a great job as mentioned on the opening cut, it sounds like she's really only on two other tracks here which are the great mopey classic blueser "Baby what you want me to do" handled perfectly here by all concerned and the catchy slight chunky funk of "On the scene" though again, accompanied by "little brother Dave". This turns out to be a minor quibble though as Dave lays down some great vocals on the rest of the tracks. The light plinky shuffle of "Same old thing", the effective stroll of "What you gonna do when the road comes through", the piano led boogie of "Somebody watching me", a piano and vocal only moaner called "Too late now", another piano led ballad called "Month of Sundays" (though it also includes a finger snapping jazz feel with Danny's delicate guitar strums keeping it successfully in this vein) and the well put together closing sing a long "Another day".

These explanations I have attempted to give here hardly do justice to the great sound this group have put out for us here as I find it a mix of blues and rock that is not bettered in many other albums if any. Also impressive is that Brunning is credited with co writing all tracks here except the Kirwan guitar work out discussed above and the great straight ahead blues highlight here "Baby what you want me to do" and I would say this album would rank as a highlight in the respective discography of all 3 Mac members here to date.

01 Own Up (2:49)
02 Same Old Thing (2:06)
03 What You Gonna Do (2:53)
04 Somebody Watching Me (2:59)
05 Too Late Mow (2:43)
06 Baby, What You Want Me to Do (4:11)
07 Street Walking Blues (3:19)
08 On the Scene (2:47)
09 Month of Sundays (3:42)
10 Hard Work (4:23)
11 Another Day (2:11)

Artwork Included

This is not a Cousin-Mike rip ; it was sent to us by a visitor. The source is probably CGR – Credits to Chris.

http://cousin-mike.blogspot.com/2010...ramp-1969.html

I'm intriqued! How does one download it?

[vivfox]

Originally Posted by PenguinHead

I'm intriqued! How does one download it?

I didn't see a dl link either. Oh Well.

[Wouter Vuijk]

Originally Posted by vivfox

I didn't see a dl link either. Oh Well.

Try this one:
http://fleetwoodmacmusic.blogspot.co...Bob%20Brunning

[vivfox]

The other talented Rock group Fleetwood Mac have released their CD entitled Bare Trees. I am very confident and happy to announce that I believe Fleetwood Mac fans, and Rock fans alike will be pleased with this one. With the release of Bare Trees their artistic excellence is on full display as they have once again delivered a brilliant collection of tracks that could very well be their best work to date.

one that will grab your attention right out of the gate has Child Of Mine and allow to go until the last note of the last song Thoughts On a Grey Day, which is another great track by the system.

The day This is a very rare CD where every single song is good or better than the one before it. This CD is definitely one of those rare CDs.

The total bare tree is outstanding from beginning to end. One of the CD after listening to some songs are just etched into your memory. A must have for Rock fans. Really spectacular from beginning to end.

While the entire CD is really very good some of my favorites are track 1 – Child Of Mine, track 3 – Homeward Bound, and track 8 – to forgive Me A Little Of Your Love

My Bonus Pick, and the one that got Sore [... as in "proud On Repeat"] is track 10 – Thoughts On A Grey Day. This is a great track!

Bare Trees Release Notes:

Fleetwood Mac originally released bare tree on October 25, 1990 reprise label.

CD Track List Follows:

1. I kid
2. Ghost, The
3. Homeward Bound
4. Sunny Side Of Heaven
5. Bare Trees
6. Sentimental Mother
7. Danny's singing
8. Spare Me A Little Of Your Love
9. Dust
10. Thoughts On A Grey Day

Fleetwood Mac: Danny Kirwin, Bob Welch (Vocals, Guitar), Christine McVie (vocals, keyboards), John McVie (Bass), Mick Fleetwood (drums).

http://www.sonnybruce.com/ghost-note-drums/

[vivfox]

Fleetwood Mac – “Hypnotised (Hypnotic re-edit)” « DJ Cold Duck
By djcoldduck
A sometimes successful, sometimes rather rough, remix of the ancient Fleetwood Mac tune (that is, 1973, from a brief period after Peter Green but before Stevie Nicks). Here I sped up the original, fattened the bottom, and then worked in ...
DJ Cold Duck - http://djcoldduck.wordpress.com/

[vivfox]

Musical epicentre – a guide to 60s Soho | The Vintage Guide to London
By Lena
It was here that John McVie (of Fleetwood Mac) proposed to Christine Perfect (also of Fleetwood Mac), and where Paul McCartney first set eyes upon upon his future wife Linda Eastman. Map. The Marquee, Wardour St ...
The Vintage Guide to London - http://www.thevintageguidetolondon.com/

[vivfox]

Dave Walker Band's new CD 'refreshing'

Posted: Friday, September 17, 2010 12:00 am | Updated: 2:11 pm, Thu Sep 16, 2010. RACHEL HERGETT, Chronicle Staff Writer | 0 comments

Dave Walker may be a legend in his own right, but in "Crazy All The Time" he allows the rest of the Dave Walker Band a chance to shine.

Many of the songs on the album released July 17, are slower, losing the hard-driving edge of Walkers previous work with Savoy Brown and Fleetwood Mac.

"Talk of the Town," for example, delves into psychedelic rock, with an expanded intro and licks reminiscent of Pink Floyd. Then the track shifts and Walker himself is suddenly Jim Morrison, fronting The Doors through the drug-addled ‘70s.

It's refreshing.

Still, the Dave Walker Band is probably at it's best in the full-on blues tune "Mr. Shame Shame," showcasing both Chris Cundy's abilities on the keys and the reason Walker is known as "the voice" - his vocals perfecting the rawness expected of the genre.

"Crazy All The Time" is one of those albums that keeps you listening, that grabs your attention and holds it because of its variety but with just enough common musicality to remain congruent.

The Bozeman-based Dave Walker Band is Jim Lewis on guitar, Eddie T. on bass and Mike Gillan on drums, along with Cundy and Walker.

Rachel Hergett may be reached at rhergett@dailychronicle.com or 582-2603.

http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com...cc4c002e0.html

[michelej1]

Trev Wilkinson talks about V100 Icon Lemon Drop guitar on Songnetworks website:

http://www.songnetworks.org/vintage-...ectric-guitar/

Still got the blues? Trev’s V100 “Lemon Drop” is a real tribute. “When I was young and in a band, we supported the original Fleetwood Mac to play at a gig we’d organised. Fleetwood Mac let us use their PA, and Peter Green even let me use his amp! He wouldn’t let me use his guitar but he was always my favourite guitarist….”

[vivfox]

September 28th, 2010 • 16:09
Review of the Fleetwood Mac CD Mystery To Me

Not sure what鈥檚 happening with me on this one, but it seems like the more I listen to it, the better Mystery To Me gets. Mystery To Me simply stated is one of their best CDs to date.

Fleetwood Mac have been a heavy hitters in the Rock genre for quite some time now and Mystery To Me is an excellent illustration as to why.

Mystery To Me has a nicely varied, mix of 12 tracks that are very well written and brilliantly performed songs by these clearly superb musicians. With many of the songs displaying a lot of the kind emotion that makes for a really great listen. Clearly drawing from what I can only imagine are their own real life experiences. At different points touching on the most real emotions of love, heartbreak, pain, failed relationships and unattainable romance. Theyare all here.

Overall Mystery To Me is an outstanding release. What I call must have music
I give it two thumbs up and is most definitely a worthy addition to any Rock collection. Truly an outstanding Rock CD. One of those that is completely void of any wasted time, as each track is simply superb.

While the entire CD is really very good some of my favorites are track 3 – Just Crazy Love, track 6 – Keep On Going, and track 12 – Why

My Bonus Pick, and the one that got Sore [...as in "Stuck On REpeat"] is track 1 – Emerald Eyes. Great track!


http://colin.ilikehandbag.com/2010/0...mystery-to-me/

[vivfox]

...In between dosages of Grateful Dead, I supercharged with some early Fleetwood Mac. In their late 60s and early 70s incarnations, the Dead and the Mac seem to complement each other nicely. It's not that they sound alike. Nobody sounds like the Grateful Dead. I hate it when people find out that I'm a head and assume that I'll also like New Riders of the Purple Sage, or Quicksilver, or Hot Tuna, or Little Feat. I don't like any of that stuff. I don't like 'jam bands' per se. I like bands with great songs, and if they happen to throw some good jamming into the mix then that's great, but the jamming itself is almost never what draws me in to, say, the Allman Brothers or Jefferson Airplane.

I don't really get Phish. They sound like muzak to me - stoner muzak for college kids. It's not my thing at all.

The Dead are a completely distinct animal, though there are records you can play alongside live Dead music that go really well. Peter Green-era Fleetwood Mac would be in this category for me, and maybe even two or three albums after Peter Green left the band. Then Play On, Fleetwood Mac's masterpiece from 1970, might just be the greatest guitar album ever made, though not in an ostentatious way. The playing is in fact quite understated when it needs to be. Their approach to music is similar in my mind to Richard Thompson. He is a phenomenal guitar player, but he doesn't feel like he has to beat you ever the head with it.

Sometimes it's what isn't played or what's left to the listener's imagination that counts just as much as what what is played. Don't mistake what I'm saying. There's furiously slashing interplay between Peter Green and Danny Kirwan throughout the Then Play On, but it's never showy, always just exactly right in setting the proper mood and vibe. I'm fascinated by Fleetwood Mac and want to say more about them
at some point when I get my **** together...

http://lalonelyone.blogspot.com/2010/10/fragments.html

[vivfox]

BluesonaMonday - Gordon Smith
By inrumford
Fans of that early FLEETWOOD MAC sound will flip for the version of J.B. Lenoir's "I've Been Down So Long" which has both JOHN McVIE and MICK FLEETWOOD on it. Their rhythm section work perfectly compliments this really cool blues ...
MOG - Blogs for inrumford - http://mog.com/inrumford