Rock Family Trees: Rocky (1995)

[michelej1]

Review by the Times UK, June 26, 1995

Rock Family Trees sounds like a great idea the detailed genealogy of pop groups but half-way through the first programme on Fleetwood Mac I realised two things. First, that I had seen a fairly comprehensive documentary on Fleetwood Mac only a couple of years ago (containing more information about the fate of guitarist and drugs casualty Peter Green; and dishing more dirt on the internecine love affairs and punch-ups); and second, that it was just a little bit like looking at someone's photo album, when you don't really know the people.

Evidently Mick Fleetwood and John McVie would do it all again if they got the chance, even though John McVie can now convey no consecutive thoughts except by means of whistles, eyebrows, and sudden fist movements. ''It was, you know, Mm!'' he'd say, pulling a face, stretching his eyes. Presumably the director sat behind the camera, nodding (ah-ha), instead of helpfully shouting, ''What the hell are you talking about?'' McVie considered phoning Peter Green recently, but didn't. Lucky for Peter Green, I'd say. The man has suffered enough.