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Search Results for Fleetwood Mac

August 30, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 74 Fleetwood Mac

We were flatting in the haunted house on Grey Street in the late seventies – Kristine, Diane, Sam and me. Diane had a groovy little Ford Anglia van that she used to call the Love Rat Supplies or something and we used to go on adventures to Auckland to see shows like Janis Ian or […]
January 12, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: # 38 – Fleetwood Mac, New Plymouth, 2009

We drove across, in convoy – two cars, to a house we rented for a weekend. Another couple of friends drove from a different direction and met us there. We had the Friday night in the house – a great place, much merriment – and then on the Saturday we had a wander around the […]
May 3, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

Fleetwood Mac: Extended Play – EP

Fleetwood Mac Extended Play – EP LMJS Productions Though you could argue it’s phoned in by the title alone, I really like this four-track EP by Fleetwood Mac, the band’s first release in a decade and their second set of recordings sans Christine McVie. Once again her presence is missed – because it’s now just […]
February 10, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

Fleetwood Mac: Rumours – 35th Anniversary Edition

Fleetwood Mac Rumours: 35th Anniversary Edition Warners The album remains a revelation to me – and it’s not even my favourite Fleetwood Mac record; I prefer Tusk and many of the pre-Buckingham/Nicks albums/line-ups. But I do love Rumours. And I have the feeling that even people who don’t (want to) like Rumours possibly own it, […]
December 19, 2012 by Simon Sweetman

Just Tell Me That You Want Me: Tribute To Fleetwood Mac

Various Just Tell Me That You Want Me: Tribute To Fleetwood Mac Hear Music/Concord I’m convinced the reason there are no really great covers of Fleetwood Mac songs – well, not many rather (Melvins kick it with Green Manalishi that’s for sure) is because Fleetwood Mac songs live and breathe and survive due to the […]
November 18, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: # 211 – Mick Fleetwood Blues Band, Wellington, 2016

By the time of this show – April 2016 – my relationship with most promoters had deteriorated. So much so I pretty much couldn’t get in to the ‘big’ shows. And the Dominion Post expected a review but didn’t expect to have to do anything about it – they wouldn’t even ask for review comps; […]
April 4, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Gig Review: The Mick Fleetwood Blues Band (Wgtn, April 1)

The Mick Fleetwood Blues Band Opera House Friday, April 1 Just a few months after Fleetwood Mac wrapped a nearly two-year world tour, the band’s leader and spirit-animal, drummer Mick Fleetwood, is back on the road with his side-project dedicated to the original Mac’s blues years, the Peter Green-era. Though Mick Fleetwood is clearly the […]
February 9, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

The Mick Fleetwood Blues Band feat. Rick Vito: Two NZ Show (March/April, 2016)

Mick Fleetwood – one of my favourite drummers – formed The Mick Fleetwood Blues Band to pay tribute not only to the ‘blues years’ of the original Fleetwood Mac but also the music Fleetwood loves; the songs he grew up with. The current line-up features Rick Vito, a hell of a player – and former […]
December 23, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Drummers You Just Can’t Beat: # 12 – Mick Fleetwood

I’ll never understand why someone could tell you they don’t like Fleetwood Mac – and, anyway, which Fleetwood Mac are they talking about? The kick-ass blues band? The AOR supergroup? Those interesting years in the middle – the lesser-known, under-explored moments across the early 1970s where English R’n’B and American soft-rock was being combined to […]
May 16, 2022 by Simon Sweetman

Watching Music

The best way you can learn about music is by listening to it – sure, you can research, ask questions, read up, get opinions from others…these are all smart ways to build your knowledge, but number one is to listen widely. And far too often. Reading about music has been a big part of my […]
May 5, 2022 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: The Lonesome Death of Bob Welch

Bob Welch was a very good guitar player He wrote plenty of great songs, worked well with Christine McVie; the two sharing the songwriting duties as Fleetwood Mac moved around a lot and tried to find itself in the wake of its blues musicians and shaman leader wandering off. Between 1971 and 1974 a lot […]
December 9, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Some Albums That Got Me Into The Blues: The Starter Kit

I’m up watching a doco – Blind Willie’s Blues. I love blues. The best blues. The good blues. The true blues. But I hardly ever write about it. There’s a funny relationship between me and blues music. I do not go to blues-club meetings, there are a lot of local blues bands that have sent […]
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