Hey I love Santana (the group) and Carlos Santana, but he gets credit far too often for writing songs like this, he also gets credited for writing Oye Como Va which was written by the legendary Tito Puente. I’ve heard Santana fans praise Carlos Santana for his vocals on “black magic woman”. Carlos did not sing on the Santana albums, he’s had various vocalists over the years. Carlos is a great arranger and has written some awesome songs for sure, But I’ve never understood why many people call Carlos Santana “the best guitarist in the world”. Perhaps they haven’t heard of Django Reinhardt, Les Paul, Andre Segovia, Howard Roberts, or Joe Pass?
Hearing that news has me watching these old Fleetwood Mac videos. Peter Green was incomparable. With his dark and eerie sound, he could be so much heavier than so many metal bands.
A true great of the music world and totally unforgettable to all those who love music by great musicians. First watched him at the Marquee and from that moment he was my music and guitar hero.
100%!! He was very modest and humble Danny Kirwan was a very talented kid and Peter Green always let him have his moment to shine. I think Danny Kirwan is only like 19 here.
One name for cultivating creativity in your band's musicians is "the John Mayall syndrome". John Mayall has launched many great musicians, including Eric Clapton, if I remember correctly, by giving lots of solo time and letting them get warm and get into it. That's what made John Mayall great.
23 year old Peter Green and 19 year old Danny Kirwan burning down the house in Boston USA in Peter's widely-copied original tune. Lead lines are wonderfully interlaced by these two exceptional young guitarists with Peter's vocals sealing the magical connection. RIP Peter and Danny. We still love you both!
People forget there was two lead guitar players exchanging lead solos. Danny was always playing his solos against the Green God. Danny was vastly underrated.
Both my mother and my wife make me feel good when I kiss them but in different ways. Music is the same - it's a "feeling" and it makes you "feel" great...so if different people play the same music of course it will make you "feel" differently in the same way two kisses (one from you mother and one from your wife) will make you feel differently! Isn't that just obvious? They're both good, individual and special. Isn't life is too short to get caught up in comparisons that lead us nowhere?
Peter Green, one of the most unlikely guitar heroes in blues music, simply because he has never tried to be a guitar hero. RIP Peter, we will all miss you.
20 years old, messed around a load. Got kicked out of college. Went down to the canteen. Peter Green playing Man of the World. Changed my life. That was 50 years ago. Never , ever forgotten. I owe that man for turning my life around. Thank you Peter.
I guess you mean Peter Green's guitar playing, his soul and his passion. The part of Man of the World where Pete says "I wish I'd never been born", well that's not life affirming. In fact the band members said in an interview that maybe they should have paid more attention to Pete because the song seemed like a cry for help. But the guys were young and often you just stay out of people's ways, especially if they might be acting erratic or self destructive. You try not to get sucked into that person's whirlpool. Peter Green's story is a bit of a cautionary tale. The band says he was dosed with some bad acid at a weird party in Munich, Germany. They think maybe Danny Kirwan may have been dosed to but their memories are not clear. Both men went on to develop mental illness. Pete's illness may not have been all natural but maybe self inflicted. I guess it depends upon what you want to believe. Black Magic Woman, Green Manalishi and Man of the World were all great songs but they were a bit dark. By the same logic though Robert Plant and the band could have all gone crazy after Zep's first album and Black Sabbath too. It's just probably more than a coincidence that two guys in a band developed mental problems, two guys who may have both played around with acid. But really, what would I know and I've certainly never dropped acid, for better or worse. I never had an opportunity or temptation to try it. Watch that great band interview and hear them talk about the Berlin party and Pete's illness later on.
@@jaxflfreebird Thoughtful comment, but more than that they all had their own difficulties. Danny Kirwan, great guitar player was already on his way to alcoholism and most of them used drugs and alcohol to excess. For me the destruction of Kirwan a few years later is the saddest. After he finished he never went near a guitar again and became little more than a down and out. Peter Green did make something of a recovery and came back to pay in his later years. Drugs have been so destructive in the rock business, think of all those who died too young - like Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Amy Winehouse etc etc etc.
@@keithdickinson9711 Rory changed my life, too! Greeny is right up there as well! Went to see Blind Faith on their American tour in 1969, but Rory's band Taste blew us away!
Peter is another shocking example, where his illness did not deprive him of his genius. All of us who are healthy should take care of our fellow human beings who suffer from psychosis. Each of them hides a small or bigger talent inside. My brother admired you. RIP
So many people have no clue how amazing Fleetwood Mac was before the most famous version of the band. Peter Green and Lindsey Buckingham (Were RIP Peter) are musical geniuses!
I’ve been sadly remiss in not appreciating this version of Fleetwood Mac, I’m going to have to remedy that, time to delve a little deeper into their catalog
bill gonzales Of course they are the masters Bill it was their genre, Green, Clapton, Beck and Page would acknowledge that. They put a young white boy take on it though and they actually introduced the blues to an across the board audience across America. Of course the old blues guys were the masters but even they recognised the talent and creativity of these players.
He turned his pickups upside down, bass for treble and treble for bass. I found out somehow but that is the same "broken glass" sound Hendrix got by turning his guitar upside down.
Peter Green is as good as it gets in greatness of composition and performance in music. Eternal giant of music. Self imposed obscurity and financial loss at lifes' end. Why?
Why is Peter Green's name NEVER mentioned in the best guitarists of all time? Well, he may be in there, but he should be in the top 10, for sure. RIP, Guitar Man. You were amazing.
We know brother, he always held back I feel, didn't want to show off and be a guitar hero! But in those rare songs and/or occasions he let loose let no other, a rare talent that was so interesting to listen to, his solos were so unpredictable, took you on an incredible ride! Like the 1970 live New Orleans "All over again" is one of the most powerful solos in live rock/blues history, mind blowing!
"He was ranked 38th in Rolling Stone’s list of ‘100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time’ and Mojo magazine has voted him as the third-best guitarist of all time."
Danny Kirwan and Peter Green both led tragic lives and are now both gone. This video captures a moment in time when they were both soaring above everyone else.
What a talent,l never see him in a life concert,l have a privilege 2watch a Fleetwood Mac in non existing Else Court arena,with my beautiful ex wife,amazing group ❤👍
@@markcolby2927 that was Clapton who pretty much copied Freddy/BB King licks and didnt do a whole lot else with them...yes Peter Green took the same licks but took it to a new level with the incredible material he wrote, his vocals and the pure emotion in his playing...
My daughter is 31 and couldn’t believe The Chain was released so many (to her!) years ago but then I gave her a good education and she listens to Gold Radio. 😊
My friend, your son is well schooled in his love of true blue,s he,s been well thought, good on you my friend. PEACE TO YOU ALL MY FRIEND'S. 🙏✌️😎🏴
This great man lived as a virtual recluse after they found fame, he genuinely only cared about the music....fame was a grotesque pain in the arse. RIP Peter Green !
Black Magic Woman is top of my list of favourites. I’d like to play my favourite tracks at my funeral, (yes I’m that old I’m making plans) but I’m not sure it would be appropriate. 😊
All us oldies from the 60's knew & know Peter Green wrote Black Magic Woman. We also knew & know Santana's version gave more recognition to Peter Green as a blues song writer. The youngsters will just have to keep up with their rock history.
He had his gift long before he took LSD for the 1st time and to be honest LSD at least had a part if not the major part in his mental and musical demise.
Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac,a wonderful guitarist who made a come back years later after years in a psychiatric hospital and could still play wonderfully.
The real deal Fleetwood Mac with the musical genius Peter Green at the helm. I am 16 all over again listening to this gig, it brings back such great memories and that is truly genius. RIP Peter Green, I doubt if there will ever be anything even near to match his contribution to the Blues.
This performance is like a painting master piece, not fully apreciated on its time, but until later, by taking you to a memory in the past music can make you realize you were very happy then and you did not realize it. Santana or Green they were just happily living their moment, we should follow that magic trick!!
I'm also desperately ashamed to have learned only today about Peter Green and Fleetwood Mac, and this song being his - but how awesome is this?! Truly a wonderfully talented soul. May he rest in peace.
I too only just learned abt Peter Green and FM. Three months ago for me. Walked into a hippy store in South Jersey (USA) called Woodstock Trading Post, they had this song playing. Barely got past "hello" when I inquired who was playing. I am in love, and have a new found love of the original Fleetwood Mac
Peter Green is just one of those. Extremely rare guitar players. That sometimes has a sound that’s so beautiful. That it makes you come very close to tears.
Hey Steve B. I'm 62yrs young. spent mid 60s/early70s at the Filmore. Followed Peter / Mac, and then became a FAITHFUL DEADHEAD 🤔. While alot of Deadheads shows were disappointing... NEVER NEVER were early Fleetwood Mac with Mr. Peter Green (RIP🙏...
Peter Green was awesome. ALBATROSS is probably one of the best instrumentals ever. I wish the video showed more of him playing but how awesome to see this now. Time flies but some songs will be around forever. His Blues Jam in Chicago is great too. Can't remember the real name of the double album now...age related memory loss...
I saw them play right after Peter Green left the band. Danny Kirwan, Jeremy Spencer, Christine McVie and of course Mick and John. Awesome but too bad about Peter.
B.B. King once said that Peter Green was the only British guitarist that scared the great American bluesmen, because he was so good. I don't think B.B. was overstating how good Green was.
@@megadave1197 What King is quoted as having said is that Green was "the only living guitarist to make me sweat. He had the sweetest tone I’ve ever heard”. While I concededly wasn't there when King was supposed to have said that, it is a widely reported story and I have no reason to doubt its truth. Green was a big admirer of King and they had the opportunity to play together. I think what I said was close enough to the actual quote as to not be misleading. You might want to do a little research before you call people names.
I've listened to this recording hundreds of time over the years and those notes at 1:06 still send chills up my spine. A true master of his art, whose hand I once had the great privilege to shake. Sleep peacefully, Peter - you'll never be forgotten.
@@carmenbrown3437 No, it was written by Peter Green and released as a single by Fleetwood Mac in 1968, two years before Santana’s version was released.
The lead by Danny, precise...the bass by John, eternal and the drums--oh, Mick, not in a million years will anyone top the staying power you had all those years.
I sitting here this morning with my headphones you were freaking awesome left us to soon I hope when I get to heaven we will meet and have a chat RIP babe never forget you ❤❤❤❤❤❤
I continue to be amazed that an old friend (with admittedly much more mainstream taste) doesn't get it that this original version has a whole different feeling than Santana's... one that I, for one, greatly prefer. It has the essence of life in it. RIP Peter and thank you... beyond words.
Can hear this manymany times , always facinatet from this song and Peter Green in that times , from Fleetqood Mac , like they were , fantastic 💚💚💚, thanks so much
@@everyinchtheanimal The ONLY era of Fleetwood Mac. I don't know what that other shit was and is, but it isn't Fleetwood Mac. (Sadly and ironically, though, my introduction to Fleetwood Mac was via the Stevie Nicks bullshit; when I discovered the earlier, soulful, bluesy, truly talented and magnificent stuff, it was like some kind of an epiphany or revelation.)
Sublime tone and phrasing of Peter Green is unrivaled. And that voice. No autotune. No plastic production. Talent, feeling and performance. Watch and learn millennials.
This is my favorite band. Danny Kirwan here too, don't you dare leave him out. Thank you!! I'm thinking about being a 17 yo n hearing this for the first time. Girls rock too well maybe us old ones.
