Fleetwood Mac – Man of the World

Man of the World is a very powerful and emotional, though quite short, Fleetwood Mac song from Peter Green. Although some say it represents his own state at the time, reflecting his life up to that point, there are other views that suggest that it was nothing of the kind, and still others putting it down to drugs. I have no real clue as to the truth, so merely mention these possibilities, and there might be others for all I know.

Anyway, continuing this series of the best of early Mac, I present this as something to which I do not relate personally, but do realise speaks to many people...

Fleetwood Mac – Oh Well

I am starting a short season of early Fleetwood Mac material, that will include several true classics from that era. It was a very good time musically, as I well recall from when my boss's middle son, Richard Murray, introduced me to some of what I intend to feature in this series, in the basement demonstration area of the hi-fi shop where we both worked at the time (R.E.W. at 146 Charing Cross Road, London).

This video is of a live performance of just the song part of Oh Well, not the extended version (which I am trying to find) that has an excellent guitar arrangement. For now, this is a good introduction to at least part of the 'feel' of early Mac...