Yeah, I realize "Don't Stop" didn't make the cut, but I just never cared for that tune. Put it in your own Top 20 if you want to.
Tag: Fleetwood Mac
God bless Snowy White’s guitar licks on his live version of Peter Green’s “Slabo Day”
By Steve Newton I first heard Snowy White when he became the coguitarist in one of my favourite all-time bands, Thin Lizzy. He shared the six-string duties with Scott Gorham on the early-'80s albums Chinatown and Renegade, which weren't my fave Lizzy discs. And I'd actually preferred the guitar-work of previous Lizzy pickers Gary Moore, … Continue reading God bless Snowy White’s guitar licks on his live version of Peter Green’s “Slabo Day”
Mick Fleetwood says he’s more expressive with his blues band than with Fleetwood Mac
Eight years before Fleetwood Mac became the multiplatinum voice of mid-’70s pop, it was a gritty blues-rock band led by Peter Green.
Graveyard has nothing to do with death (metal)
By Steve Newton When your band is called Graveyard, it’s no surprise that you sometimes get pegged as yet another grinding death-metal act. According to Graveyard frontman Joakim Nilsson, it happens quite a bit. “Yeah, we hear that a lot,” says the 37-year-old singer-guitarist, on the line from his home outside Gothenburg, Sweden. “But I … Continue reading Graveyard has nothing to do with death (metal)
Squeeze carries on undeterred after Jools Holland opts for his “Mr. Showbiz caper”
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON MAY 25, 1990 By Steve Newton The liner notes to Squeeze's new live album, A Round and a Bout, contain a precise itinerary of the 892 concerts that the band has performed around the world since forming in '74. There are early shows at the Camden Girls School and after that the … Continue reading Squeeze carries on undeterred after Jools Holland opts for his “Mr. Showbiz caper”
Fleetwood Mac brings one helluva drum sound to Vancouver
By Steve Newton Fleetwood Mac must really love Vancouver. The Anglo-American pop greats played Rogers Arena less than five months ago, on November 18, before returning for last night's gig at the same venue. Apparently the feeling is mutual, because hordes of Vancouverites were willing to drop $199 (plus service charges and fees) for the … Continue reading Fleetwood Mac brings one helluva drum sound to Vancouver
Mick Fleetwood recalls the “powerful vibe” of Peter Green-era Fleetwood Mac
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON OCT. 9, 1997 By Steve Newton Like some 25 million other folks, I own a copy of Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours. I purchased my vinyl version when it was released in 1977, and when I pulled it out the other day to see if I was ready to turn it in for a … Continue reading Mick Fleetwood recalls the “powerful vibe” of Peter Green-era Fleetwood Mac
Ozzy Osbourne shows Vancouver he’s “still fucking crazy”
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON STRAIGHT.COM, NOV. 15, 2010 The most entertaining part of Sunday night’s (November 14) Ozzy Osbourne concert may well have occurred before the 61-year-old metal legend actually hit the stage. In the lead-up to his appearance a clip was shown in which Osbourne’s mischievous countenance was comically transposed onto the faces of various characters from … Continue reading Ozzy Osbourne shows Vancouver he’s “still fucking crazy”
Bob Welch, former member of Fleetwood Mac and Paris, dead at 66
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON JUNE 7, 2012 By Steve Newton One of my fave rockers from the '70s, Bob Welch, died today. His body was discovered by his wife at their home in Nashville, with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest. A suicide note was found, according to Nashville police. I first tuned in to … Continue reading Bob Welch, former member of Fleetwood Mac and Paris, dead at 66
Fleetwood Mac proves that you can’t believe everything you read in a girlie magazine
"I don't believe Fleetwood Mac will ever tour again," Mick Fleetwood told Playboy last year, dashing the hopes of soft-rock fans everywhere.