This is the original Fleetwood Mac, a pure blues infused trip (all from England). The second iteration was with Christine McVie (originally Christine Perfect, till she married John McVie was a keyboardist with Chicken Shack) and the great Bob Welch (an American), the rock infused leaning towards a more pop sound but not quite. The third iteration is what most people think is them, with Lindsey Buckingham taking the place of recently departed Welch (constant touring was getting Welch tired of the road). Lindsey wouldn't leave Stevie Nicks (Christine, amajor songwriter and arranger for the band, had the final say as the guys thought two women might clash and they didn't want the drama, the two of them clicked, game on) so they came as a package. This is the most pop oriented and financially successful. I like all the iterations but saw the second iteration five times, always a great concert as they opened for Deep Purple who were also storming America. Thanks for covering the original group, so few look back before Lindsey/Nicks era, but that is a major mistake.
The original line up with Peter Green was the most successful blues band in history...... and made a lot of money. From 1969 to 1971 they sold more albums than the Beatles and Rolling Stones COMBIND. The money is what caused trouble..... Peter Green was embarrassed by the wealth and wanted to give all of it back to the fans. The band disagreed, so then Peter suggested that they give only half of it back......lol Once Peter left, he did eventually give it all away to some obscure charity or front for criminals...... as many charities are. He then lived as a pauper, sponging off family and friends. A manager kept sending him royalty cheques from his music until Peter turned up with a shotgun and threatened to kill him unless the cheques STOPPED.
@@Rassskle "From 1969 to 1971 they sold more albums than the Beatles and Rolling Stones COMBIND." Not a chance - their sales didn't come close to either of those bands, let alone both combined.
This is the great Peter Green. He was a singer-songwriter and guitarist, he wrote this song in 1969 and left the band in 1970. This song reminds me of the old Clint Eastwood spaghetti westerns. Great song.
Fleetwood Mac , Long John Baldry, and Savoy Brown, played concert in Seattle that was broadcast on the radio. This was one of the songs they played. It was a great show, I didn’t realize how lucky we were to experience it. Someone made a recording of at least parts of this show so it’s out there somewhere. We were on our feet most of the night! These were all great bands, and deserve a listen if you get a chance.
Oh Well was one of Peter Green’s last offerings to Fleetwood Mac. He was respected as one of the greatest guitarists and composers of the time, having succeeded Eric Clapton in John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers (Great Band). Sadly he drifted into mental problems at an early age. Great work, guys; I'm almost sure you're the first reactors to provide Oh Well 1 & 2 to music fans. Y'all like the Special Forces - always at the front of the pack.
I've been hearing Part 1 for decades, but this is my first time hearing Part 2. Sounds like Ennio Morricone's soundtrack to the Clint Eastwood Western classic, The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly!
@@roseblake5803 I didn't mean to diminish Peter Green's figure...at that time I bought the first two solo albums by PG..."The End of the Game" and "In the Skies"...I always liked him. Only, I wanted to point out the importance of DK in this piece of music...his guitar was really enthralling !
Peter Green wrote this and it is without a doubt my favorite Fleetwood Mac song. He played a Ramirez Spanish guitar on Part 2 of this song. He was at one time a HUGE part of Fleetwood Mac. His songwriting and guitar playing were both world class in my opinion. Great reaction guys. Take care.
After Founder member Peter Green died, a tribute concert was organised by Mick Fleetwood with guest list of known musicians. Oh Well pt 1&2 were played with David Gilmour performing part two, that was the first it had ever been played in concert. A film was made of this wonderful concert, I’ve not checked but it maybe on Netflix and there’s some clips on TH-cam. Metallica’s Kirk Hammett was a guest at the concert as he is now the custodian of Peter Green’s famous Les Paul guitar ( Green originally traded it with Irish Guitarist Gary Moore for a few hundred pounds) having purchased it at auction for a priced described as “ somewhere under $2 million “.
Love old Fleetwood Mac with Peter Green. This has such a cool vibe, sooo different - has everything!🎶 Also check out "Hypnotized" among others. Thanks so much guys for reacting to this gem!
Danny Kerwin on lead guitar, Peter Green on acoustic and vocals, Jeremy Spencer on second lead guitar, John McVeigh on bass, Mic Fleetwood on drums. The original Fleetwood Mac! Peter Green also wrote Black Magic Woman.
Not so much of a recluse as lived on the street. Had a house in Richmond (London) but spent most of the week living as if he was homeless around the town center. I used to see him but didn't know who he was till later.
@@DawnSuttonfabfour he still played guitar, but he was forever changed. Enduring periods of mental illness and destitution throughout the 1970s and 1980s, Green moved in with his older brother Len and Len's wife Gloria, and his mother in their house in Gorleston near Great Yarmouth, where a process of recovery began.
This is early FWM (Late 60s) with Peter Green doing lead vocals. Jeremy Spencer also served as lead vocal on many songs in this time frame when FWM was considered to be a blues band. This all changed when Peter Green fell into a world of mental instability and left the band in 1970. Christine McVie (Chicken Shack) sat in by request in the late 60s and was formally invited to become a band member in 1970, handling lead vocals, keyboards and songwriting talents. Many consider her to this day to be the heart and soul of the band. In 1971 Mic Fleetwood (Band leader) found Bob Welch (Hypnotized and Sentimental Lady) to take on the lead vocal chores which continued until 1974. In 1975 Mic Fleetwood bought in two Americans by the name of Lyndsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks who were a duo trying to make it in the US. And the rest, as they say, is history.
Finally!!! Been waiting for this one since you've discovered PG's Mac. None other than BB King once said of Greeny and his tone/playing, "He had the sweetest tone I'd ever heard. He's the only one that gave me the cold sweats". Love the studio version (of Part I), but try the Boston Tea Party live version with Greeny and Danny Kirwan trading licks; it's the shitake.
You’ll love this era of Fleetwood Mac, as it is basically the blues (what came to be known as British Blues). Peter Green was a very authentic guy, who sadly had a lot of mental health issues, probably brought on by his excessive drug use
I can't give you enough credit for listening to Fleetwood Mac going starting with Peter Green right up until it got ridiculous. Your playlists are outstanding and I'm so happy I found you
I was very familiar with later 70's Fleetwood Mac and liked them a lot. I happened to hear Oh Well part 2 on Spotify or something while doing chores. It totally caught my ear and i fell in love with it. To my huge surprise i learned it was Fleetwood Mac but with the original founder, Peter Green. I love him! Thank you for the reaction. 😊 I like the thistle!
So glad you' found the old Fleetwood Mac. Peter Green/Danny Kirwin then Bob Welch. You would be surprised how many Fleetwood Mac Fans don't know the band existed before Nicks/Buckingham.
As a child I was confused and at the same time fascinated by this song, the first time I consciously heard FM Mark I (I didn't realize that the instrumental commercial Albatross was from the same band, who also composed Black Magic Woman). It was the blues-psychedelic time with the guitarist Peter Green: two more UK top ten hits: Man Of The World and The Great Manalishi, also a special song; or the fantastic blues classuc Rattlesnake Shake!!! Great for the courage of both parts; pt2 is rarely heard. FM Mark II with Christine, Stevie and Lindsey played pt1 on their Tusk Tour 1980 (on the official fantastic live album; saw them in Zürich/Swiss), unfortunately only a 3'-version. Thank you and happy Easter!
Go back even earlier than this. This was the original Mac when Peter Green ruled before Clapton, Beck and Page. The wood instrument is a recorder. Most of the instrumentation on Part 2 is Green.
More suggestions from the original Fleetwood Mac: "Albatross", "Underway" "Fighting for Madge", and "Searching for Madge", "Rattlesnake Shake", also "Rattlesnake Shake" live at Boston, 1970; 24 minutes of fire! "Dust my Broom", (Jeremy Spencer channeling Elmore James). There's lots more too.
If you do one more song from this era, it's not Black Magic Woman you need to hear, great as it is, Green Manalishi is the one, drenched in a spooky atmosphere with otherworldly power, Peter Green just on the edge of madness.
Early FM were part of the British blues movement. I'm sure you two guys know the Fleetwood Mac most people know, after Lindsey and Stevie joined. Another good song from this era is Hypnotized off the Mystery to Me album. Also Just Crazy Love off same album, it sounds like it came off Rumours.
Of the 4 separate Fleetwood Mac’s (Peter Green, Christine Perfect, Bob Welch and Buckingham & Nicks). The Bob Welch era albums are my favorite! they’re one of the most interesting bands to listen to bcuz the music styles change and develop over time, such a catalog of material that in some cases provide sounds that are completely different bands! Great reaction guys! Great choice !
Rumours was a HUGE album for them..! All over the radio, with several tracks getting radio play.... "The Chain" and "Gold Dust Woman" are my favs, but "Second Hand News" is an underappreciated gem..!
You both have such a great open minded approach to listening to great music. it shows that you have musical knowledge which makes watching your channel fun. Keep doing what you’re doing! 🎹🎺🎷🎧
When I first heard this song I loved it but I never knew this was Fleetwood Mac. I didn't know anything about Fleetwood Mac before the addition of Stevie Nicks & Lindsey Buckingham. Then I had to go do some homework. Thank God for my musical curiosity or I never would have known about musical gems like this. Check out their song Hypnotized & happy hunting for your own musical gems.
OOOooh YOU GOTTA LOT TO LEARN !!!!! I am so delighted that you two have now been exposed to the brilliance of the ORIGINAL Fleetwood Mac and the genius of PETER GREEN (R.I.P.) ..... along with that Boy - Danny Kirwan (RIP) and Jeremy Spencer. PRE - Stevie Nicks etc...... The 5 F.Macs WERE BRILLIANT !!
There were at least 3 maybe 4 versions of Fleetwood Mac, although the drummer and bassist were constant. But this is the original band which was by all accounts a blues band. Who did the original version of Black Magic Woman. I had this original single, Oh Well, and you had to flip it over to hear Part 2, which was almost a completely different song.
Exactly. An German drug pusher gave Peter Green a bad LSD concoction and Peter was never the same. Peter was already was an mildly depressed person and the rest they say is history.
In my personal opinion, the first two iterations of Fleetwood Mac were much more interesting to listen to than the third version that blew up on the world stage. This version with Peter Green and Danny Kirwan was bluesy and ballsy, the second version, featuring Bob Welch and Danny Kirwan and Christine McVie was a little bit surreal and progressive, perfectly crafted for sitting next to a bong in a smoke-filled room. And, of course, the rhythm section at the core of all three versions were Mick Fleetwood on drums and John McVie on bass. I'd suggest you check out "Hypnotized" from their Mystery To Me album, and anything at all from their Bare Trees album.
The band Haim does a great live version of part one. Most people don’t listen to part 2 more than once. Try ‘Green Manalishi’. Peter was inducted to the Rock HOF with FM and played with Santana the same night.
Love old Fleetwood Mac. Another vote for Green Manilishi, Peter Green's last song for them. He was the star of the band, but didn't want to be, hence it was named after Mick Fleetwood and John McVie (the rhythm section). Green was the songwriter, lead guitarist and vocalist (but I think the other guitar player did lots of leads too, and sang also? but Green was definitely the writer.).
Love your reactions Guys to a song that I've loved since the early 70s! I'm always amazed that one of the Greatest 60s Blues Guitarists was a white Jewish guy from the East end of London (England) !! But such is Life!!!!....
Check out some live concert video's of Fleetwood Mac with Peter Green , Jeremy Spencer ,Danny Kirwan . Some great tracks are Green Manilishi , Man of the World, OH Well and Albatross, a pure instrumental track and so many other songs. There is a concert from Europe it's black and white, Jeremy's Spencer plays a vicious slide and does great muddy waters type inspired songs. It's live from Paris .Check it out,it's tailor made for you 2 guys. They got the whole concert from New Years Eve 1968! Fleetwood Mac were huge in 68-70 , they were huge years before Stevie Nick's and Lindsey Buckingham were were even known !!!
Undiagnosed mental-health issues (as with the GREAT and LEGENDARY: Syd Barrett, founder of: Pink Floyd). FACTUALLY: Mental Health has not been a widely-researched OR understood area of discussion for most people, for most of the 20th Century and has ONLY BEGUN to become, truly recognized, NOW, within the 21st ! Although most wouldn't THINK it (and psychology, likely, would NOT have ACKNOWLEDGED it, itself!) Psychology and mental health (as we perceive it, NOW!) were,TRULY, in their INFANCY, in the 20th Century, yet!
The first real rock show I ever saw (as in outside the high school gym) was Deep Purple on the Machine Head tour in '72. The opening act was Fleetwood Mac. Such a good band through so many iterations and changes. Love 'em.
Not one not two but three lead guitarist Peter Green Danny Kerwin and Jeremy Spencer....the Original Fleetwood Mac.....KILLER !!! BB King said Peter Green had the best tone on a guitar he had ever heard.... A top ten guitarist all- time for me
Best lineup of Fleetwood Mac for me was this one Peter Green, Denny Kirwan, Jeremy Spencer, John and Mick. Didn't have long enough together do their thing.
You have to hear Man of the world.Peter Green and mick fleet wood …This was the original fleet wood Mac just wonderful. Along with the other hit Albatross. Green was a wonderful guitarist and song writer
Check out Peter Green's comeback album "In the Skies" he was still suffering from Schizophrenia but he made this album and it's brilliant. RIP Peter Green 💚🔥🔥🔥🔥
How many other dudes would name their band after the bass player and drummer but still be the one bringing the fire! Peter Green and Danny Kirwan were Fleetwood Mac. They went on along time after Peter left but never were the same. Two completely different groups, both reaching great heights but I'll take the first coming!!! 8).
Now this was the first, and "real" Fleetwood Mac, before Stevie Nicks and Christine McVie joined the band in the mid 70s. The early Band was a Blues Band with the great Peter Green. Mick Fleetwood, (drums) and John McVie (Bass) whose wife was Christine, were the original founders of the Band in 1968. Peter Green was kidnapped and drugged at an airprt in Germany and was never the same man again. That is a strange and sad story of its own. More of these guys please. (The early Fleetwood mac)
Oh Well (pt2) was designed to give Mick Fleetwood and Jeremy Spencer a 'break' during live performances, I know because I roadied for them on the East Coast of England tour. Pete Green was classically trained he practiced those Spanish riffs to the point you hear the influence in so many of those blues songs.
I remember in the late 70s Green was often to be found in the High St in Twickenham, disheveled with long dirty nails and muttering to himself. So pleased to see he managed to get through it and find his music again. RIP genius.
This was Fleetwood Mac at its most powerful, in its original formulation. Peter Green [The man who wrote such hits as: "Black Magic Woman" (later covered and personalized by: Santana -via adding some Hungarian and Latin grooves, into the arrangement of their version-) and *"Green Manalishi" (retitled as: "Green Manalishi (With The Two-Pronged Crown)" ) which became a set-fixture for Judas Priest in the '70s and '80s!! -MANY people think the song IS a Judas Priest song and have no idea of its origin, either!] was, well, in control (although: unbeknownst to, even, HIMSELF, or the rest of the and; he was ABOUT to LEAVE the band that he founded! (Leaving the 2 members he used the names of, to NAME the outfit, as the sole, remaining, initial members and (eventually, then); the longest-standing members of the band. (Odd and unexposed, really!!!). -Mick Fleetwood and John McVie, then, became the driving forces in the continuation and development of the band. …the band was, (pretty literally!!) 'saved' by a chance meeting that Mick had, with Lindsey Buckingham, on a visit to Sound City [Studios[, in California [Where Buckingham/Nicks were, then, recording their debut album!-which, ODDLY: FAILED!] and Lindsey's insistence that HIS song-writing partner be 'part-of-the-deal": IF he agreed to join a new version of: Fleetwood Mac!) ...Apologies: Peter Green had, JUST, added the, BRILLIANT, young Danny Kirwan to the line-up as a third guitarist [Jeremy Spencer was also a founder of the band, but, in fact: Spencer does not play guitar on this album ...I think: not-at-all (or barely! IF so!).!] ...anyhow: adding Kirwan was a genius move and lifted the stabilizes of the band to a new, even-higher echelon! -Green and Jeremy Spencer had, in fact, intended to write a concept album about the life of Jesus christ (as a side-project, I believe!) ...but that was, never, done. [Spencer DID record a solo album, with members of Fleetwood Mac as his backing band, though!]. ...I, sometimes, believe that: what became "Oh, Well (Part 2)" was, actually, some idea that Green had begun composing for THAT project ...but he has said that: in fact: it was., just, him being inspired by some Classical, Spanish guitar sounds (after hearing it on something ...and, then: acquiring one, himself!). That initial riff, -which has become a rock standard, over the decades!- Green, actually, thought of as "a throwaway riff!" -I know! Right??? -Believe it or not! ...."Oh, Well" was never included on the initial album [Then, Play On], in fact. It was tacked-on, later, when the single became a hit in the U.S.! (rather" 2 other songs were removed from the running-order and replaced by the entirety of "Oh, Well". ...It was, generally, released as JUST "Part 1" (...with about a minute (or 40 seconds ) of "Part 2" tacked-onto the end as a 'fade-out"/"close-out"). ...In any case: "Oh, Well" became a hit for Fleetwood Mac and catapulted them into higher levels of recognition and respect. --The "Part 1" segment of "Oh, Well" became a hit single (in the U.S., at least). The wailing solo in it is played by "wunderkind" guitar-hero: Danny Kirwan. Peter Green is the only other guitarist on that track (as I mentioned, above: Jeremy Spencer (the other founding guitarist/partner in Fleetwood Mac) was NOT present for the recording sessions and barely played any guitar, at all, on the: Then, Play On album. --It seemed to me that, you missed a bit of the lyrical content (which, I think adds even MORE to the impact/intent of the words!). Both the lead vocal "character" as well as "God," in the song, say that: "... ,but don't ask me what I think of YOU; I might NOT give the answer that you WANT me to; Oh, well.…" [Y'see??🤷] -In "Part 2" of "Oh, Well" pretty much, ALL of the parts are played by: Peter Green, alone! (Including the Cello and timpani (or "kettle drum") and cymbals! The ONLY things that Green does NOT perform on "Part 2" are: the recorder (NOT "a thistle," sir!-Thistle is a PLANT!) and NOT "a piccolo" (which IS an instrument, but, rarely used or referenced outside of orchestral recordings. Effectively a "piccolo" is a "half flute" (which plays higher and fewer pitches than a flute). Most "piccolo" references in any sort of popular or non-orchestral music, would be to a "piccolo snare" (very often employed in hip-hop, actually, for it's "extra pop" and "cut-through."-It is a thinner snare which has a "high 'pop'" and "cut-through." )… . The instrument played, here, is: a recorder. A NON-transverse (-"transverse" is the way that flutes are, generally, oriented. Where you don't blow "into the tube" from "one end," but, rather, "across" the tube {"horizontally," effectively). Got it?) woodwind. The recorder is a non-reeded woodwind, with holes instead of keys. A very old and "simple" instrument (which it takes a great deal, of skill to play, in a "professional," highly-deft, skilled manner, actually.). The piano is played by: (the aforementioned): Jeremy Spencer [on "Oh, Well (Part 2)"] and I do not know the name of the person who is playing the recorder. …I, only, know that: besides those instruments, Peter Green plays EVERYTHING else! Yes. .…and, yes, you COULD call "Part 1" an "add-on," effectively….but what Green, initially, thought-of as "a throwaway riff," is, in fact, now, a classic and the "mainly thought-of"/remembered portion of this song! *A "Manalishi" (pronounced: "man-aah-lee-shee") is NOT an actual word or 'thing.' It was made-up by Peter Green to name the thing he was trying to reflect in the song. ...In an overall/the clearest sense: money. ...a "Mammon-like" demon figure. ...Green invented the term and the reciprocation. I don't thank anyone has ever questioned him about the term, itself, but in any discussions of the song that I have read: Green has, generally, made allusions/reference to: money and ego, personified (and entrapment/being "haunted" by those thins and the resultant effects); as being the (primary) subjects of the song, itself. ...Just for (a slight sense of) clarification.
Got the epic spanish spaghetti western guitar thing in pt2 love those inverted chords especially when they’re around the 4/5th fret w an open a under it
You guys mention that it was the way music was made back then & I can certainly agree with that. I would like to suggest that you give a listen to the album that changed it all in 1967. The Beatles Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band.
I'm a Fleetwood Mac fan but only when Stevie Nicks have joined. My brother said he doesn't like Stevie Nicks because maybe she split up the band. He likes Fleetwood back before the two women jeoined. Now I know why. I never knew this was Fleetwood Mac I would have never guessed.
Oh Well and Tusk by Fleetwood Mac are some very unique songs that sets them apart from bands chasing money and fame only. They were into their music. What an era that Fleetwood Mac could be lost in the shuffle. They'd be today's U2 at the level of U2's popularity in late 90's. I think youth clicky clicky the phones means fewer musicians of merit and focus to write real music is diminished.
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This is the original Fleetwood Mac, a pure blues infused trip (all from England). The second iteration was with Christine McVie (originally Christine Perfect, till she married John McVie was a keyboardist with Chicken Shack) and the great Bob Welch (an American), the rock infused leaning towards a more pop sound but not quite. The third iteration is what most people think is them, with Lindsey Buckingham taking the place of recently departed Welch (constant touring was getting Welch tired of the road). Lindsey wouldn't leave Stevie Nicks (Christine, amajor songwriter and arranger for the band, had the final say as the guys thought two women might clash and they didn't want the drama, the two of them clicked, game on) so they came as a package. This is the most pop oriented and financially successful. I like all the iterations but saw the second iteration five times, always a great concert as they opened for Deep Purple who were also storming America. Thanks for covering the original group, so few look back before Lindsey/Nicks era, but that is a major mistake.
Good info… thanks
Christine Perfect also had a solo album after Chicken Shack
@@cazgerald9471 Called the Christine Perfect album, IIRC. :)
The original line up with Peter Green was the most successful blues band in history...... and made a lot of money.
From 1969 to 1971 they sold more albums than the Beatles and Rolling Stones COMBIND.
The money is what caused trouble.....
Peter Green was embarrassed by the wealth and wanted to give all of it back to the fans.
The band disagreed, so then Peter suggested that they give only half of it back......lol
Once Peter left, he did eventually give it all away to some obscure charity or front for criminals...... as many charities are.
He then lived as a pauper, sponging off family and friends.
A manager kept sending him royalty cheques from his music until Peter turned up with a shotgun and threatened to kill him unless the cheques STOPPED.
@@Rassskle "From 1969 to 1971 they sold more albums than the Beatles and Rolling Stones COMBIND."
Not a chance - their sales didn't come close to either of those bands, let alone both combined.
Y'all hit a gold mine here!!! Peter Green was a genius. All the old (pre Stevie Nicks) music is wonderful.
This is the great Peter Green. He was a singer-songwriter and guitarist, he wrote this song in 1969 and left the band in 1970. This song reminds me of the old Clint Eastwood spaghetti westerns. Great song.
Same here regarding the Clint Eastwood spaghetti westerns! Love the original Fleetwood Mac!
Fleetwood Mac , Long John Baldry, and Savoy Brown, played concert in Seattle that was broadcast on the radio. This was one of the songs they played. It was a great show, I didn’t realize how lucky we were to experience it. Someone made a recording of at least parts of this show so it’s out there somewhere. We were on our feet most of the night! These were all great bands, and deserve a listen if you get a chance.
Oh Well was one of Peter Green’s last offerings to Fleetwood Mac. He was respected as one of the greatest guitarists and composers of the time, having succeeded Eric Clapton in John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers (Great Band). Sadly he drifted into mental problems at an early age.
Great work, guys; I'm almost sure you're the first reactors to provide Oh Well 1 & 2 to music fans. Y'all like the Special Forces - always at the front of the pack.
I've been hearing Part 1 for decades, but this is my first time hearing Part 2. Sounds like Ennio Morricone's soundtrack to the Clint Eastwood Western classic, The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly!
It definitely sounds like a western movie soundtrack
Peter Greene was a great Blues Guitarist, Writer and the founder of Fleetwood Mac. He wrote such classics as Black Magic Woman
Never forget about Danny Kirwan !
@@giuliogrifi7739 - Danny played in the band, Peter wrote the song.
@@roseblake5803 I didn't mean to diminish Peter Green's figure...at that time I bought the first two solo albums by PG..."The End of the Game" and "In the Skies"...I always liked him. Only, I wanted to point out the importance of DK in this piece of music...his guitar was really enthralling !
Peter Green wrote this and it is without a doubt my favorite Fleetwood Mac song. He played a Ramirez Spanish guitar on Part 2 of this song. He was at one time a HUGE part of Fleetwood Mac. His songwriting and guitar playing were both world class in my opinion. Great reaction guys. Take care.
And Gary Moore ended up with his guitar, and now Kirk Hammet of Metallica has it.
hard to imagine a band with Peter, Danny, and Jeremy...three of the great rock guitar players.
Early Fleetwood was blues based
fire. Man of the world is an amazing track...
After Founder member Peter Green died, a tribute concert was organised by Mick Fleetwood with guest list of known musicians. Oh Well pt 1&2 were played with David Gilmour performing part two, that was the first it had ever been played in concert. A film was made of this wonderful concert, I’ve not checked but it maybe on Netflix and there’s some clips on TH-cam. Metallica’s Kirk Hammett was a guest at the concert as he is now the custodian of Peter Green’s famous Les Paul guitar ( Green originally traded it with Irish Guitarist Gary Moore for a few hundred pounds) having purchased it at auction for a priced described as “ somewhere under $2 million “.
Love old Fleetwood Mac with Peter Green. This has such a cool vibe, sooo different - has everything!🎶 Also check out "Hypnotized" among others. Thanks so much guys for reacting to this gem!
I remember we had this record as a single. Side A and B. Goosebumps all over, every time hearing this number! 🎶🎶🎶👍
I have played this song for many people in the past & almost none of them knew who the band was. Great early blues from the band.
Danny Kerwin on lead guitar, Peter Green on acoustic and vocals, Jeremy Spencer on second lead guitar, John McVeigh on bass, Mic Fleetwood on drums. The original Fleetwood Mac! Peter Green also wrote Black Magic Woman.
Peter Green, acid casualty. He got dosed at a German castle, the rest of the band say he never was the same again. Became a recluse.
Not so much of a recluse as lived on the street. Had a house in Richmond (London) but spent most of the week living as if he was homeless around the town center. I used to see him but didn't know who he was till later.
Danny too.
Not always. He came back, with an all black band called White Sky. I know because I saw him, up close. Playing his guitar.
@@petermiller3774 He died in a homeless shelter which I thought was terribly sad.
@@DawnSuttonfabfour he still played guitar, but he was forever changed. Enduring periods of mental illness and destitution throughout the 1970s and 1980s, Green moved in with his older brother Len and Len's wife Gloria, and his mother in their house in Gorleston near Great Yarmouth, where a process of recovery began.
What a Voyage this song is! After part 1 you never ever expect such a part 2.😍👍
This is early FWM (Late 60s) with Peter Green doing lead vocals. Jeremy Spencer also served as lead vocal on many songs in this time frame when FWM was considered to be a blues band. This all changed when Peter Green fell into a world of mental instability and left the band in 1970. Christine McVie (Chicken Shack) sat in by request in the late 60s and was formally invited to become a band member in 1970, handling lead vocals, keyboards and songwriting talents. Many consider her to this day to be the heart and soul of the band. In 1971 Mic Fleetwood (Band leader) found Bob Welch (Hypnotized and Sentimental Lady) to take on the lead vocal chores which continued until 1974. In 1975 Mic Fleetwood bought in two Americans by the name of Lyndsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks who were a duo trying to make it in the US. And the rest, as they say, is history.
My FAV Fleedwood tune. Born in 71 and always hit the harder side... lotta love for Mac, but this is my go to.
Finally!!! Been waiting for this one since you've discovered PG's Mac. None other than BB King once said of Greeny and his tone/playing, "He had the sweetest tone I'd ever heard. He's the only one that gave me the cold sweats". Love the studio version (of Part I), but try the Boston Tea Party live version with Greeny and Danny Kirwan trading licks; it's the shitake.
You’ll love this era of Fleetwood Mac, as it is basically the blues (what came to be known as British Blues). Peter Green was a very authentic guy, who sadly had a lot of mental health issues, probably brought on by his excessive drug use
Thank you for covering one of the all time great songs. If you can believe it, the US edition of the album didn't include Part 2!
Part II is so beautiful. Peter Green could write the blues like no one else.
I can't give you enough credit for listening to Fleetwood Mac going starting with Peter Green right up until it got ridiculous. Your playlists are outstanding and I'm so happy I found you
I was very familiar with later 70's Fleetwood Mac and liked them a lot. I happened to hear Oh Well part 2 on Spotify or something while doing chores. It totally caught my ear and i fell in love with it. To my huge surprise i learned it was Fleetwood Mac but with the original founder, Peter Green. I love him! Thank you for the reaction. 😊 I like the thistle!
Peter Green is THE MAN!!!
Never bettered, rearly equaled 👍
Peter brought Danny in the fold after hearing him
Peter Creed wrote this song but the guitar work was mainly Danny kirwan.
BB King said of Peter Green. He had the best tone of a guitar he had ever heard.
So glad you' found the old Fleetwood Mac. Peter Green/Danny Kirwin then Bob Welch. You would be surprised how many Fleetwood Mac Fans don't know the band existed before Nicks/Buckingham.
As a child I was confused and at the same time fascinated by this song, the first time I consciously heard FM Mark I (I didn't realize that the instrumental commercial Albatross was from the same band, who also composed Black Magic Woman).
It was the blues-psychedelic time with the guitarist Peter Green: two more UK top ten hits: Man Of The World and The Great Manalishi, also a special song; or the fantastic blues classuc Rattlesnake Shake!!!
Great for the courage of both parts; pt2 is rarely heard. FM Mark II with Christine, Stevie and Lindsey played pt1 on their Tusk Tour 1980 (on the official fantastic live album; saw them in Zürich/Swiss), unfortunately only a 3'-version. Thank you and happy Easter!
Go back even earlier than this. This was the original Mac when Peter Green ruled before Clapton, Beck and Page. The wood instrument is a recorder. Most of the instrumentation on Part 2 is Green.
More suggestions from the original Fleetwood Mac: "Albatross", "Underway" "Fighting for Madge", and "Searching for Madge", "Rattlesnake Shake", also "Rattlesnake Shake" live at Boston, 1970; 24 minutes of fire! "Dust my Broom", (Jeremy Spencer channeling Elmore James). There's lots more too.
If you do one more song from this era, it's not Black Magic Woman you need to hear, great as it is, Green Manalishi is the one, drenched in a spooky atmosphere with otherworldly power, Peter Green just on the edge of madness.
They already did Black Magic Woman actually, both FM and Santana versions.
Another vote for The Green Manalishi, my favorite Fleetwood Mac song.
If you do Green Manalishi, you can also do the Judas Priest cover for comparison.
Man of the World... my all time favourite.... or Rattlesnake shake.
Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac, sooo goood!!
Peter Green is the reason why soo many blues style bands were created in Mexico!!
Early FM were part of the British blues movement. I'm sure you two guys know the Fleetwood Mac most people know, after Lindsey and Stevie joined. Another good song from this era is Hypnotized off the Mystery to Me album. Also Just Crazy Love off same album, it sounds like it came off Rumours.
Of the 4 separate Fleetwood Mac’s (Peter Green, Christine Perfect, Bob Welch and Buckingham & Nicks). The Bob Welch era albums are my favorite! they’re one of the most interesting bands to listen to bcuz the music styles change and develop over time, such a catalog of material that in some cases provide sounds that are completely different bands! Great reaction guys! Great choice !
"I Loved another woman" one of my absolute favorites from them!
Rumours was a HUGE album for them..! All over the radio, with several tracks getting radio play....
"The Chain" and "Gold Dust Woman" are my favs, but "Second Hand News" is an underappreciated gem..!
You both have such a great open minded approach to listening to great music. it shows that you have musical knowledge which makes watching your channel fun. Keep doing what you’re doing! 🎹🎺🎷🎧
When I first heard this song I loved it but I never knew this was Fleetwood Mac. I didn't know anything about Fleetwood Mac before the addition of Stevie Nicks & Lindsey Buckingham. Then I had to go do some homework. Thank God for my musical curiosity or I never would have known about musical gems like this. Check out their song Hypnotized & happy hunting for your own musical gems.
I was listening to this in high school when it first came out. It sounds as progressive rock back then as it does today. Ha ha!!!
Really two different bands,both outstanding
I see four our more different bands/lineups, with Kiln House my favorite album of the pre-Buckingham/Nicks era.
OOOooh YOU GOTTA LOT TO LEARN !!!!! I am so delighted that you two have now been exposed to the brilliance of the ORIGINAL Fleetwood Mac and the genius of PETER GREEN (R.I.P.) ..... along with that Boy - Danny Kirwan (RIP) and
Jeremy Spencer. PRE - Stevie Nicks etc...... The 5 F.Macs WERE BRILLIANT !!
There were at least 3 maybe 4 versions of Fleetwood Mac, although the drummer and bassist were constant. But this is the original band which was by all accounts a blues band. Who did the original version of Black Magic Woman. I had this original single, Oh Well, and you had to flip it over to hear Part 2, which was almost a completely different song.
'Man of The World' - 'nuff said. Keep up the great work and your journey of discovery. It is a pleasure to sit in on it.
Given what happened to the great Peter Green, then surely "Man of the World" is a must listen. Fantastic, heartbreaking delivery and prophetic lyrics.
It happened to Peter and Danny in Germany they were seduced by a woman and they gave both of them bad drugs
Exactly.
An German drug pusher gave Peter Green a bad LSD concoction and Peter was never the same.
Peter was already was an mildly depressed person and the rest they say is history.
With respect for commercial Fleetwood Mac, I always preferred the Peter Green era. I'm glad you heard this.
The real Fleetwood Mac.
Peter the Great. A fine Jewish man from England who sang and played guitar as well as all the old great bluesmen from the south in the U.S.
My other favorite from that same era is "Hypnotized" from their "Mystery to me" album. Emerald eyes is a good one too
"Mystery to me" was a different era
Great songs, though quite a different sound and lineup, with Peter Green gone, and Bob Welch penning and singing some lush, hypnotic songs.
@@cazgerald9471 Absolutely
@@CuriousGeorge1111 Peter, Danny, and Jeremy gone, Bob, Bob, and Christine in.
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Bob Weston was fired after he slept with Mick's wife...which was an omen of things to come! 😎
Rattlesnake Shake is another awesome Peter Green classic.
Lol. They would like that one.
@@blitztim6416 yeah, the lyrics are about male masterbation, and not a dance, which is what the radio stations thought 😅
Now that's a groove 😮
You gentlemen are so lucky to have such good guidance from your followers/patrons! There's so much good shit you still have to catch up with. Enjoy!
In my personal opinion, the first two iterations of Fleetwood Mac were much more interesting to listen to than the third version that blew up on the world stage. This version with Peter Green and Danny Kirwan was bluesy and ballsy, the second version, featuring Bob Welch and Danny Kirwan and Christine McVie was a little bit surreal and progressive, perfectly crafted for sitting next to a bong in a smoke-filled room. And, of course, the rhythm section at the core of all three versions were Mick Fleetwood on drums and John McVie on bass. I'd suggest you check out "Hypnotized" from their Mystery To Me album, and anything at all from their Bare Trees album.
I agree, and Danny Kirwan is criminally underrated.
I'm digging your reactions more and more. Kinda just recently discovered y'all. Great stuff. This early Fleetwood Mac is FIRE
Ah yes the Peter Greene years...soooo good
The band Haim does a great live version of part one.
Most people don’t listen to part 2 more than once.
Try ‘Green Manalishi’. Peter was inducted to the Rock HOF with FM and played with Santana the same night.
The Group "The Rockets" Had A Very Successful Cover Of "Oh Well" & Still Holds Up Pretty Well Today.
Awesome!!! Thanks a bunch for reacting to this!!! The real Fleetwood Mac!
OMG that's the first riff I learned on my old Fender Newporter acoustic guitar.
Love old Fleetwood Mac. Another vote for Green Manilishi, Peter Green's last song for them. He was the star of the band, but didn't want to be, hence it was named after Mick Fleetwood and John McVie (the rhythm section). Green was the songwriter, lead guitarist and vocalist (but I think the other guitar player did lots of leads too, and sang also? but Green was definitely the writer.).
Saw them so many times back in the day,
Lucky you!
DITTO- what she said. Bet that was a 'trip'!.
Love your reactions Guys to a song that I've loved since the early 70s!
I'm always amazed that one of the Greatest 60s Blues Guitarists was a white Jewish guy from the East end of London (England) !!
But such is Life!!!!....
Check out some live concert video's of Fleetwood Mac with Peter Green , Jeremy Spencer ,Danny Kirwan . Some great tracks are Green Manilishi , Man of the World, OH Well and Albatross, a pure instrumental track and so many other songs. There is a concert from Europe it's black and white, Jeremy's Spencer plays a vicious slide and does great muddy waters type inspired songs. It's live from Paris .Check it out,it's tailor made for you 2 guys. They got the whole concert from New Years Eve 1968! Fleetwood Mac were huge in 68-70 , they were huge years before Stevie Nick's and Lindsey Buckingham were were even known !!!
Peter was a beautiful guitarist/person, so upsetting he struggled with the fame and demand. A Real talent!
Undiagnosed mental-health issues (as with the GREAT and LEGENDARY: Syd Barrett, founder of: Pink Floyd).
FACTUALLY: Mental Health has not been a widely-researched OR understood area of discussion for most people, for most of the 20th Century and has ONLY BEGUN to become, truly recognized, NOW, within the 21st !
Although most wouldn't THINK it (and psychology, likely, would NOT have ACKNOWLEDGED it, itself!) Psychology and mental health (as we perceive it, NOW!) were,TRULY, in their INFANCY, in the 20th Century, yet!
Got to try the live version of Oh Well
Love these early Fleetwood Mac songs. also love the band Haim's cover of this song. Live from Glastonbury 2014.
Love me some Peter Green Fleetwood Mac!!
My fav old school FM. This and Hypnotized. Classic.
The first real rock show I ever saw (as in outside the high school gym) was Deep Purple on the Machine Head tour in '72. The opening act was Fleetwood Mac.
Such a good band through so many iterations and changes. Love 'em.
Not one not two but three lead guitarist Peter Green Danny Kerwin and Jeremy Spencer....the Original Fleetwood Mac.....KILLER !!! BB King said Peter Green had the best tone on a guitar he had ever heard.... A top ten guitarist all- time for me
Part 2 could easily belong to an Ennio Morricone's "spaghetti" western's soundtrack !!!
Best lineup of Fleetwood Mac for me was this one Peter Green, Denny Kirwan, Jeremy Spencer, John and Mick. Didn't have long enough together do their thing.
This is simply Genius!
My Favorite Fleetwood Mac song. Thanks for doing parts one and two.
Well done for taking on both parts. Peter said the first part was just the intro.
You have to hear Man of the world.Peter Green and mick fleet wood …This was the original fleet wood Mac just wonderful. Along with the other hit Albatross. Green was a wonderful guitarist and song writer
Yeah, my favorite Fleetwood Mac tune.
Check out Peter Green's comeback album "In the Skies" he was still suffering from Schizophrenia but he made this album and it's brilliant. RIP Peter Green 💚🔥🔥🔥🔥
You HAVE TO do some BLUES BREAKERS with Peter Green, Eric Clapton, John Mayall and Jack Bruce! Now THAT! Was a BAND!!!!
Peter replaced Eric in John Mayall's band, I don't think they ever played together.
Peter green wow what a master guitarist 1970 hit the UK charts
I always felt like the second part was from an old Clint Eastwood western movie.
How many other dudes would name their band after the bass player and drummer but still be the one bringing the fire! Peter Green and Danny Kirwan were Fleetwood Mac. They went on along time after Peter left but never were the same. Two completely different groups, both reaching great heights but I'll take the first coming!!! 8).
Now this was the first, and "real" Fleetwood Mac, before Stevie Nicks and Christine McVie joined the band in the mid 70s. The early Band was a Blues Band with the great Peter Green. Mick Fleetwood, (drums) and John McVie (Bass) whose wife was Christine, were the original founders of the Band in 1968. Peter Green was kidnapped and drugged at an airprt in Germany and was never the same man again. That is a strange and sad story of its own.
More of these guys please. (The early Fleetwood mac)
Oh Well (pt2) was designed to give Mick Fleetwood and Jeremy Spencer a 'break' during live performances, I know because I roadied for them on the East Coast of England tour. Pete Green was classically trained he practiced those Spanish riffs to the point you hear the influence in so many of those blues songs.
Peter Green ❤❤❤❤ brilliant.
Peter Green - Hero!
I remember in the late 70s Green was often to be found in the High St in Twickenham, disheveled with long dirty nails and muttering to himself. So pleased to see he managed to get through it and find his music again. RIP genius.
@@steveblackburn3183 At least he made some sort a comeback from being a Grave Digger.
Hypnotized is also a really good song by Fleetwood Mac
The band, The Rockets, out of Detroit MI - did a later rendition and version of this same song of Fleetwood Mac.
This was Fleetwood Mac at its most powerful, in its original formulation.
Peter Green [The man who wrote such hits as: "Black Magic Woman" (later covered and personalized by: Santana -via adding some Hungarian and Latin grooves, into the arrangement of their version-) and *"Green Manalishi" (retitled as: "Green Manalishi (With The Two-Pronged Crown)" ) which became a set-fixture for Judas Priest in the '70s and '80s!! -MANY people think the song IS a Judas Priest song and have no idea of its origin, either!] was, well, in control (although: unbeknownst to, even, HIMSELF, or the rest of the and; he was ABOUT to LEAVE the band that he founded! (Leaving the 2 members he used the names of, to NAME the outfit, as the sole, remaining, initial members and (eventually, then); the longest-standing members of the band. (Odd and unexposed, really!!!). -Mick Fleetwood and John McVie, then, became the driving forces in the continuation and development of the band. …the band was, (pretty literally!!) 'saved' by a chance meeting that Mick had, with Lindsey Buckingham, on a visit to Sound City [Studios[, in California [Where Buckingham/Nicks were, then, recording their debut album!-which, ODDLY: FAILED!] and Lindsey's insistence that HIS song-writing partner be 'part-of-the-deal": IF he agreed to join a new version of: Fleetwood Mac!)
...Apologies: Peter Green had, JUST, added the, BRILLIANT, young Danny Kirwan to the line-up as a third guitarist [Jeremy Spencer was also a founder of the band, but, in fact: Spencer does not play guitar on this album ...I think: not-at-all (or barely! IF so!).!]
...anyhow: adding Kirwan was a genius move and lifted the stabilizes of the band to a new, even-higher echelon!
-Green and Jeremy Spencer had, in fact, intended to write a concept album about the life of Jesus christ (as a side-project, I believe!) ...but that was, never, done.
[Spencer DID record a solo album, with members of Fleetwood Mac as his backing band, though!].
...I, sometimes, believe that: what became "Oh, Well (Part 2)" was, actually, some idea that Green had begun composing for THAT project ...but he has said that: in fact: it was., just, him being inspired by some Classical, Spanish guitar sounds (after hearing it on something ...and, then: acquiring one, himself!).
That initial riff, -which has become a rock standard, over the decades!- Green, actually, thought of as "a throwaway riff!"
-I know! Right??? -Believe it or not!
...."Oh, Well" was never included on the initial album [Then, Play On], in fact. It was tacked-on, later, when the single became a hit in the U.S.! (rather" 2 other songs were removed from the running-order and replaced by the entirety of "Oh, Well".
...It was, generally, released as JUST "Part 1" (...with about a minute (or 40 seconds ) of "Part 2" tacked-onto the end as a 'fade-out"/"close-out").
...In any case: "Oh, Well" became a hit for Fleetwood Mac and catapulted them into higher levels of recognition and respect.
--The "Part 1" segment of "Oh, Well" became a hit single (in the U.S., at least). The wailing solo in it is played by "wunderkind" guitar-hero: Danny Kirwan.
Peter Green is the only other guitarist on that track (as I mentioned, above: Jeremy Spencer (the other founding guitarist/partner in Fleetwood Mac) was NOT present for the recording sessions and barely played any guitar, at all, on the: Then, Play On album.
--It seemed to me that, you missed a bit of the lyrical content (which, I think adds even MORE to the impact/intent of the words!).
Both the lead vocal "character" as well as "God," in the song, say that:
"... ,but don't ask me what I think of YOU;
I might NOT give the answer that you WANT me to;
Oh, well.…"
[Y'see??🤷]
-In "Part 2" of "Oh, Well" pretty much, ALL of the parts are played by: Peter Green, alone! (Including the Cello and timpani (or "kettle drum") and cymbals!
The ONLY things that Green does NOT perform on "Part 2" are: the recorder (NOT "a thistle," sir!-Thistle is a PLANT!) and NOT "a piccolo" (which IS an instrument, but, rarely used or referenced outside of orchestral recordings. Effectively a "piccolo" is a "half flute" (which plays higher and fewer pitches than a flute). Most "piccolo" references in any sort of popular or non-orchestral music, would be to a "piccolo snare" (very often employed in hip-hop, actually, for it's "extra pop" and "cut-through."-It is a thinner snare which has a "high 'pop'" and "cut-through." )… .
The instrument played, here, is: a recorder. A NON-transverse (-"transverse" is the way that flutes are, generally, oriented. Where you don't blow "into the tube" from "one end," but, rather, "across" the tube {"horizontally," effectively). Got it?) woodwind.
The recorder is a non-reeded woodwind, with holes instead of keys. A very old and "simple" instrument (which it takes a great deal, of skill to play, in a "professional," highly-deft, skilled manner, actually.).
The piano is played by: (the aforementioned): Jeremy Spencer [on "Oh, Well (Part 2)"] and I do not know the name of the person who is playing the recorder. …I, only, know that: besides those instruments, Peter Green plays EVERYTHING else! Yes.
.…and, yes, you COULD call "Part 1" an "add-on," effectively….but what Green, initially, thought-of as "a throwaway riff," is, in fact, now, a classic and the "mainly thought-of"/remembered portion of this song!
*A "Manalishi" (pronounced: "man-aah-lee-shee") is NOT an actual word or 'thing.' It was made-up by Peter Green to name the thing he was trying to reflect in the song. ...In an overall/the clearest sense: money. ...a "Mammon-like" demon figure. ...Green invented the term and the reciprocation.
I don't thank anyone has ever questioned him about the term, itself, but in any discussions of the song that I have read: Green has, generally, made allusions/reference to: money and ego, personified (and entrapment/being "haunted" by those thins and the resultant effects); as being the (primary) subjects of the song, itself.
...Just for (a slight sense of) clarification.
Got the epic spanish spaghetti western guitar thing in pt2 love those inverted chords especially when they’re around the 4/5th fret w an open a under it
Knowing your appreciation for acoustic guitar, I'm kinda shocked you guy's have yet to do "From the beginning" by Emerson Lake and Palmer
Great one, love that song.
It was Green who named the group after drummer Mick Fleetwood and bassist John McVie.
😁 you guys played my favorite song (1+2) by old Fleetwood Mac. Firing on all cylinders 🏎 👍🏻 Love the verse ❤ NO 2 FMacs (groups) are the same.
You guys mention that it was the way music was made back then & I can certainly agree with that. I would like to suggest that you give a listen to the album that changed it all in 1967. The Beatles Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band.
This is Fleetwood Mac in my opinion. I don't own any of what I call the new stuff. Do more of the stuff with Peter
I'm a Fleetwood Mac fan but only when Stevie Nicks have joined. My brother said he doesn't like Stevie Nicks because maybe she split up the band. He likes Fleetwood back before the two women jeoined. Now I know why. I never knew this was Fleetwood Mac I would have never guessed.
Yup. !!
Oh Well and Tusk by Fleetwood Mac are some very unique songs that sets them apart from bands chasing money and fame only. They were into their music. What an era that Fleetwood Mac could be lost in the shuffle. They'd be today's U2 at the level of U2's popularity in late 90's. I think youth clicky clicky the phones means fewer musicians of merit and focus to write real music is diminished.
so glad you played all the recordibg!
This. And then Bare Trees and Kiln House. Then I’m done. RIP Christine McVie. 💔☮️