Then Play On
Before they set sail for California and a new life as consummate pop songsmiths, Fleetwood Mac were pedigreed British blues rockers with roots in Britain's seminal John Mayall's Blues Breakers and their hearts orbiting Chicago and the Mississippi Delta.
'Then Play On' captures them at a potent turning point: the original two-guitar quartet, with founder Peter Green's sinuous leads complemented by Jeremy Spencer's shimmering slide guitar, had been augmented by third guitarist Danny Kirwan, a Green protege. Buttressed by Mick Fleetwood's muscular yet restrained drumming and John McVie's steady-as-a-heartbeat bass lines, this edition of the band revelled in moody, compelling guitar showpieces that savour texture and line over sheer speed or volume.
- Coming Your Way
- Closing My Eyes
- Fighting For Madge
- When You Say
- Show-Biz Blues
- Under Way
- One Sunny Day
- Although The Sun Is Shining
- Rattlesnake Shake
- Without You
- Searching For Madge
- My Dream
- Like Crying
- Before The Beginning
Before they set sail for California and a new life as consummate pop songsmiths, Fleetwood Mac were pedigreed British blues rockers with roots in Britain's seminal John Mayall's Blues Breakers and their hearts orbiting Chicago and the Mississippi Delta.
'Then Play On' captures them at a potent turning point: the original two-guitar quartet, with founder Peter Green's sinuous leads complemented by Jeremy Spencer's shimmering slide guitar, had been augmented by third guitarist Danny Kirwan, a Green protege. Buttressed by Mick Fleetwood's muscular yet restrained drumming and John McVie's steady-as-a-heartbeat bass lines, this edition of the band revelled in moody, compelling guitar showpieces that savour texture and line over sheer speed or volume.
Tracklisting
- Coming Your Way
- Closing My Eyes
- Fighting For Madge
- When You Say
- Show-Biz Blues
- Under Way
- One Sunny Day
- Although The Sun Is Shining
- Rattlesnake Shake
- Without You
- Searching For Madge
- My Dream
- Like Crying
- Before The Beginning
