Wednesday, February 8, 2023

Shake your money maker (Fleetwood Mac) (LP 1000)

Fleetwood Mac  Fleetwood Mac (Vinyl, Columbia Records, 1968, this copy a reissue in 2011) ****  

GenreBlues rock 

Places I remember: JB Hi Fi

Fab, and all the other pimply hyperboles: My Heart Beat Like A Hammer

Gear costume: Shake Your Money Maker

Active compensatory factors: We've reached the 1,000 album mark in my collection, which, looking at it, means there's a few thousand to go.

This is a great one to mark that milestone. Peter Green was an exceptional talent - guitarist, composer, singer and he leads the line superbly on Fleetwood Mac's debut album.

Jeremy Spencer on slide, vocals and piano is an able foil and of course Mick Fleetwood and John McVie provide the brilliant, rock solid foundation. What a band!

I've cherry picked the two raucous guitar fests to highlight (my preference every time) but the whole album deserves kudos for its light and shade approach. I have the feeling they could have turned out a dozen Money Maker style tracks if they'd wanted but the band was always much more than that one particular sound.

Where do they all belong? That's it for Fleetwood Mac in the collection.

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