Finally someone does my favorite Fleetwood Mac song!

Great reaction. People often overlook early Fleetwood Mac, which is a real shame. Early songs like “Black Magic Woman” with Peter green are great. Also the song “Oh Well”.

@kevintucker8909

2 жыл бұрын

Add "The Green Manalishii" to that as well as "Rattlesnake Shake."

@joelliebler5690

2 жыл бұрын

Very true with that bluesy dark sound

@aviatom1

2 жыл бұрын

"Oh Well" with Peter Green is a monster song, check it out Harri !!!

@kidpoker007

2 жыл бұрын

I saw them early 70’s when Bob Welch was the lead singer. I might have been 14 years old and brother took me to the Beacon theater I believe in NY

@susierock8229

2 жыл бұрын

I keep looking for the reaction people to do Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac. Start with Oh Well.

This track is so smooth and relaxing.

My absolute fave FM song. Jazzy, bluesy and ethereal.

@43cjd

5 ай бұрын

Couldn't have said it better.

My favorite Fleetwood Mac song of the Bob Welsh era.

WOW! I hardly ever see anyone reacting to earlier FLEETWOOD MAC songs; so glad you hit this BOB WELCH era stuff. Welch was responsible for bringing Fleetwood Mac to Los Angeles where they would eventually find Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks. And YES you should listen to FLEETWOOD MAC’s SENTIMENTAL LADY; it’s longer and more fleshed out than Welch’s pop music version. Funny thing is, he’s got Fleetwood Mac members singing background in that pop version too…there’s more of this too.

@43cjd

10 ай бұрын

I love sentimental lady. It is just so beautiful and harmonious. I just wish someone could love me that much.

@tvgator1

10 ай бұрын

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Fantastic choice!!! One of my ALL TIME favorites!!! Not many people know of Fleetwood Mac before Buckingham and Nicks joined them. Whole different sound, but still incredible talent! The original guitarist Peter Green was amazing as well. Great reaction Harri!

Song was played often as "bump" music on Coast to Coast AM by the late Art Bell. Heard in the middle of the night during discussions about aliens, it was perfect.

@roymoore3156

2 жыл бұрын

What a man he was, and what a show he made. I can hear it in my mind just as you describe. Awesome Hawkins!

@edwardtmarsh884

Жыл бұрын

Written by. BOB WELCH who also sang lead & played the jazzy guitar stylings. Later fired(!) by Mick Fleetwood & John McVie... why?!!! Then he was a solo star....

Love Love Love This Song!!! ❤

I've always liked this song. The beat, airy keys, cool guitar licks and smooth vocals. Nice pick Dean Jarva. Great reaction from Sir Harri.

This was Fleetwood Mac, "The transition years." Peter Green was gone, somewhere after suffering a horrible mental breakdown, after someone spiked his drink with LSD, and basically kidnapped him, the night before a concert in Germany. A very sad and frightening story. a couple of years later, Fleetwood Mac underwent a change in not just members of the Band, but the style of music. The original Fleetwood Mac with the great Peter Green (referenced above) Mick Fleetwood and John McVie, was a Blues band started in 1967 or 68. Then they added Christie McVie, wife of John McVie (Bassist) . Then a few later, they changed again. This time, adding the struggling American singer/songwriting duo of Stevie Nicks, and Lindsey Buckingham, who were playing Bars and small venues in Los Angles. That was when Fleetwood Mac hit gold. With Buckingham, and the two girls added to the Band in the mid 70s, Fleetwood Mac went on to be maybe the most popular Rock Band of the 70s. I still really love the original Fleetwood Mac from the 60s, when they were a great Blues Band. Thanks Harri

@thomascanfield9165

2 жыл бұрын

The story about Peter is told in the videos “The Munich LSD Party Incident” and another titled “The Munich Incident” , if anyone wants to know about it more. There was another band member named Danny Kirwan who also became damaged goods from that episode.

@joelliebler5690

2 жыл бұрын

Me too although the transitions years had some gems like this one and others on. the Penguin album.

@aviatom1

2 жыл бұрын

Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham hooked up with Fleetwood Mac at Soumd City in Van Nuys California

@debjorgo

2 жыл бұрын

Odd to see on a Hypnotized video page. You're leaving out the Bob Welch middle period. Hypnotized and Fleetwood Mac's version of Sentimental Lady probably got as much airtime on Album-oriented FM Rock stations as Oh Well.

@roymoore3156

2 жыл бұрын

Spiked his drink? I don’t know if you’re purposefully sounding naive? Or you really are.

Rolling Stone Magazine said: ”Ironically, in the digital-music era, it isn’t easy to hear that work. The five studio albums Welch made with Fleetwood Mac - Future Games (1971), Bare Trees (1972), Penguin and Mystery to Me (both 1973) and Heroes Are Hard to Find (1974) - are still in print on CD but not available on Spotify or iTunes.” WHAT A SHAME!!!

@Ou81gi812

2 жыл бұрын

This is the complete Rolling Stone article: After ex-Fleetwood Mac singer-guitarist Bob Welch died on June 7th, by his own hand at his home in Nashville, his boss in the early Seventies, drummer and Mac co-founder Mick Fleetwood, paid tribute to Welch and his time in the group. “He was a huge part of our history which sometimes gets forgotten,” Fleetwood said in a statement. “If you look into our musical history, you’ll see a huge period that was completely ensconced in Bob’s work.” Ironically, in the digital-music era, it isn’t easy to hear that work. The five studio albums Welch made with Fleetwood Mac - Future Games (1971), Bare Trees (1972), Penguin and Mystery to Me (both 1973) and Heroes Are Hard to Find (1974) - are still in print on CD but not available on Spotify or iTunes. Welch had a Top Ten solo hit in 1977 with a remake of Bare Trees‘ “Sentimental Lady,” and he returned to his Mac book in the last decade, cutting new versions of his songs from that period on records such as 2006’s Greatest Hits and More. But the “history,” as Fleetwood put it, is elusive without reason.

@j.kevvideoproductions.6463

2 жыл бұрын

Glad I still have all mine on vinyl!

@ethanlatty1

2 жыл бұрын

That’s not true though… you can access all albums on Spotify.

@BiolleyBuzz

4 ай бұрын

God I love Future Games, and Bare Trees and of course Mystery to Me the entire album is fantastic!

Excellent choice!

Rip Bob, I like all era's of Fleetwood Mac but the Bob Welsh era is my favorite. Bare Trees is a great album

Another one of Fleetwood Mac's guitar players was Danny Kirwan His best songs with the band were on an album called Bare Trees. Check out the title track, and the song "Dust". There is also an excellent Christine McVie song on that album called "Homeward Bound."

You'll love Ebony Eyes

"Woman of 1000 Years" and "Emerald Eyes" are some other beautiful songs from that era by FM.

@j.kevvideoproductions.6463

2 жыл бұрын

The whole Mystery to Me album is great!

Absolutely amazing Bob Welch song. Nothing the Lindsey/ Stevie FM was ever this good

Such an amazing album. I bought it when it was new and still love to put it on the turntable.

Yes! I just love this spooky song. I have always wanted to know more about this pond in North Carolina. 😄

@43cjd

5 ай бұрын

I have a real-life experience and am now hesitant to talk about it because everyone thinks I am full of it when I tell it. But I have several witnesses that were with me that night. Believe me, I am not saying there was an alien spaceship in the sky. I am just saying there was a UFO in the sky that night. Our local newspaper reported there were many other people saying they saw the same thing. The truth is out there. As a side note, my experience took place in the summer around 1966.

There's a vast number of great tracks from the early days of Fleetwood Mac - when Peter Green, Danny Kirwin, Jeremy Spencer, and later, Bob Welsh and Christine McVie were fronting the band. The part that always remains constant is the rhythm section: Mick Fleetwood and John McVie.

@pauldover1403

2 жыл бұрын

Hi, almost true but Bob Brunning was the first bass player even though he wasn't in the band for long. Then there was the 1995 hiatus ...

My absolute favorite Fleetwood Mac song! Thanks Harri! 😊

My first Fleetwood Mac album. This song is about unexplained mysteries in the world.

Always loved this song - so smooth. One of my first favorite songs as a kid.

Great song. This is when i really loved fleetwood macs music

Some other early Fleetwood Mac tunes that are a must would be "Bare Trees", "Sentimental Lady", "Dust" and "Spare Me A Little Of Your Love" all are from their "Bare Trees" album released in 1972.

Hari, as others have mentioned, this song is partly in reference to the effects of peyote in Carlos Castaneda's book, "The Teachings of Don Juan", first published in 1968. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Teachings_of_Don_Juan

Smooth like butter with a side of butter

Finally getting into the real Fleetwood Mac. Peter Green was the one you brought this band to us!Bob Welch

Coolest UFO song ever . Bob Welch said in an interview once that this song was based partly on a UFO sighting . While Fleetwood Mac is an awesome group , I do like the earlier years when Bob Welch was with them . Thank you again Harri ✌️☀️

Although early Fleetwood, this is definitely one of their best; your reactions are so insightful, and love that you really feel the music. This song has such an ethereal, silky feeling ❤️ Oh the harmonies!

Excellent choice. I saw Fleetwood Mac with Bob Welch perform this song live. They were together from 71 to 74. The subject matter on this song is a little wanky, but that was the times. I went through some weird times, too. Christy McVie is backing his vocals. Sadly, Bob took his life at age 65. Love your posts, Harri!

@zackattack635

2 жыл бұрын

Sad story, he was terminal and his health was failing rapidly. Such a good person he felt guilty and didn’t want to be a burden.

I think this is before Stevie Nicks joined the band and their sound completely changed. Both versions of this band sounded amazing. 🌺✌️

Everyone tends to mention Bob Welch, and that's fine. But the haunting lead guitar that threads through this and "Miles Away" is played by Bob Weston. And, BTW, "Miles Away" is also great, but this is a pretty awesome album all the way around. It came out around 1973 and you can hear the tropes of that time. College kids (including me) were getting interested in H.P Lovecraft and The Teachings of Don Juan. At around the 3 minute mark, he starts in on the mysteries of H.P. and at 4:35 or so, it seems an obvious reference to Don Juan, by Carlos Castenada. And, McVie's vocals are ridiculously underrated.

Great song, probably in my top 3 for FM (The Chain, Oh Well). Thomas Dolbys “Budapest by Blimp” gives me that same vibe.

This has remained my favorite F. M. Song since this album came out. Also love Christine McVie’ sultry backing vocals. Right Harri, I knew this guy who could really tell a story with mega embellishments but you would never ask if it was all true because, we’ll, you could listen to his BS all day, he was so good at it. Thanks Harri.

Such a cool song. My favorite Fleetwood Mac song. 👍❤🤙

I saw Bob Welch open up for Fleetwood Mac 1978 at Saratoga Performing Arts Center. They jammed together.

Original Mac with the late Peter Green (guitar) defines the Blues rock fusion .

Bob is great. The drums are simple but perfect. The guitar is spot on.

This album reminds me of NOID (New Orleans soul). Fleetwood Mac had gr8 instrumental music before Buckingham & Nicks came onboard. Check out "Bare Trees" and "Sunny Side of Heaven". Bare Trees was FM's sixth studio album and went platinum. A very awesome album; a lot of guitar stuff.

One of my favorite songs.

The Bob Welch era of Fleetwood Mac is sadly overlooked. But it had some wonderful music! If you enjoyed this, try out the song 'Future Games'.

One of my favorite Fleetwood Mac tunes. Check out another somewhat 'atypical' tune by them ...."Tusk". It has a great beat.

You can still hear the Blues influence in this song, from the original "Blues Band" that Fleetwood Mac was. This was the last album that had any connection to the original Fleetwood Mac sound. Fleetwood Mac was really two completely different Bands, with different members, at different times, except Mick Fleetwood, and John McVie, they were the constants throughout the Band's history.

Nice reaction! Now check out Fleetwood Mac's "Black Magic Woman." It was written by Peter Green and is the original, though I love Santana's version.

Lyrics: [Verse 1] It's the same kind of story That seems to come down from long ago Two friends having coffee together When something flies by their window It might be out on that lawn Which is wide, at least half of a playing field Because there's no explaining What your imagination can make you see and feel [Chorus] Seems like a dream They got me hypnotized [Verse 2] Now it's not a meaningless question To ask if they've been and gone I remember a talk about North Carolina And a strange, strange pond You see the sides were like glass In the thick of a forest without a road And if any man's hand ever made that land Then I think it would've showed [Chorus] That's why it seems like a dream They got me hypnotized I know that's right [Instrumental Interlude with Harmonizing] [Chorus] Seems like a dream They got me hypnotized [Verse 3] They say there's a place down in Mexico Where a man can fly over mountains and hills And he don't need an airplane or some kind of engine And he never will Now you know it's a meaningless question to ask If those stories are right Because what matters most Is the feeling you get when you're hypnotized [Outro] Seems like a dream They got me hypnotized Seems like a dream They got me hypnotized Seems like a dream They got me hypnotized Yeaaaaahhhh, that's when, that's when they got you hypnotized Seems like a dream They got me hypnotized Seems like a dream Seems like a dream They got me hypnotized

Fleetwood Mac "Peacekeeper"...Nuff Said.

Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Bob Welch, Danny Kirwan, Christine McVie. This was my favorite lineup/version of the band. This album and the Bare Trees album defined Fleetwood Mac for me. The later lineup was more popular, but I'll take this or the earlier Peter Greene led version of the band over the later and more popular lineup, any day of the week.

@peterweston1356

10 ай бұрын

Danny Kirwan was not the guitarist on this song

@KevinRCarr

10 ай бұрын

@@peterweston1356 My bad, Spencer, then?

“ Keep on Going “ on this album is more dynamic. It shows the depth of the whole band. “ Emerald Eyes” is a great start to the album

Beautiful, mesmerizing song. Def check out “Oh Well” from this era of Fleetwood Mac. There’s a live version out there that’s rockin. Lindsey Buckingham also sang the song after he eventually joined the group, but it’s well worth it to see the earlier, orig version. Cheers.

Early 70's Fleetwood Mac - back in my Army days. Bob Welch on vocals/guitar. Christine on keyboards/vocals.

Love this song !! RIP Bob Welch !! So groovy !!

One of my all time favorite songs

He mentions Sentimental Lady. It was originally done by Fleetwood Mac with Bob Welch singing the lead. Then he recorded it for his first solo album and his back up musicians on that one track were Mick Fleetwood, Christine McVie, and of all people his replacement Lindsey Buckingham on second guitar.

I played the crap out this album! Still have the vinyl today! Great tune, RIP Bob Welch!

Early-mid Fleetwood Mac is my favorite.

Rumours was the album that changed Fleetwood Mac from a blues band to a pop band at which time I stopped listening to them for a few years and just stuck with the older stuff with Peter Green's guitar and voice and Christine Perfect whom I had enjoyed since her years with Chicken Shack, a band I actually preferred to Fleetwood Mac. Through repeated exposure due to younger friends thinking this was the music my generation like, something they had that would appeal to the oldie, I eventually grew to find the later stuff listenable though never matching the original Fleetwood Mac in appeal for me. They gave us the original Black Magic Woman and Need Your Love So Bad along with some other classics and Christine Perfect sang a version of I'd Rather Go blind on her solo album that became the definitive one for me. No disrespect to Etta James who just got better as she got older.

@mikedavis575

2 жыл бұрын

"Wow" how long u been waiting to get that off yer chest 😂🤘

@Russ_Keith

2 жыл бұрын

@@mikedavis575 I don't get out much. 😁

I’m surprised that someone has not done an instrumental version of this song. That would be great!

My favorite Fleetwood Mac song.

Fleetwood Mac had three phases. First was the raw blues and rock that Peter Green was responsible for. Then by the album "Kiln House" they started to change into the second phase (which included Bob Welch) and had a smooth rock sound. THe third and final phase was the group with Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks who appeared after the album "Heroes Are Hard To Find.". The early raw blues albums by Fleetwood Mac are the best to me.

LOL! I never thought about what you said!!! I think you are spot on! You made me grin!

Outstanding tune and reaction

It just is what it is. Fantastic !

This song is is about things/events that man can't easily explain. A brilliant work of art by Fleetwood Mac!! "They say there's a place down in Mexico Where a man can fly over mountains and hills And he don't need an airplane or some kind of engine And he never will" The teachings of Don Juan....Carlos Castaneda

This was when Bob Welch was fronting the band. They made excellent music during this era. RIP Bob Welch...

One of the moodiest rock songs ever.

@43cjd

5 ай бұрын

Etherial.

Used to get super high and stare at the cover. "Deep" Man!!!! Great groove.

I have this album, I bought it in the early 70s, it's still one of my favorites.

Fleetwood Mac before the Stevie Nicks/Lindsey Buckingham pop era, when Fleetwood Mac was at their best, the Fleetwood Mac I grew up with, starting with this song and later "Kiln House". They became more popular in their pop version, but declined in quality and brilliance. I was a sophomore in high school when this came out, and I fell in love with this group. The addition of Christine McVie really added to the group. I was in a garage band a year later and we added "Tell Me All the Things You Do" to our repertoire. It was such a great dance song.

Cool stuff! McVie and Fleetwood's rhythm section is so in the pocket.

Great reaction, try Emerald Eyes from the same album. It's a great tune!!

Awesome Harri. This is a great favorite of mine. I love the mysteriousness of it. About your comments ... The band went through various lineup changes but, basically, it was floating off into obscurity after Bob Welch left. At that time, the rest of the group was made up by Bob Weston, Christine McVie (keyboards), John McVie (bass) and Mick Fleetwood. Bob Weston left the group at the end of 1973 after having an affair with Mick Fleetwood's wife, and this left them completely guitarist-less. So, they asked Lindsey Buckingham to join, and he insisted that Stevie come along. She already had a couple of good songs to bring, so they agreed. Anyway, that's how we got to the Fleetwood Mac that you know.

What I really love about this song it the non wavering drum beat. No fills,no changes. I feel like this would take some serious stamina to play so steady without fills. I can only assume this has something to do with the title, because the beat is very hypnotic. I love driving at night with this playing on the radio. I hear the song is about extraterrestrials,but it has a bit of a Carlos Castaneda influence because it was written during a time when his books were quite popular.

Ty Harry! Once again great song choice and reaction!!

Love early Fleetwood Mac. So many don’t know these older tunes.

You caught what he was singing about. GREAT song. Christine's backing vocals shine.

Funny you said Revelation. Revelation is another Welch era track. Also Bermuda Triangle is a good one. There is a Welch era track called Why with Christine McVie singing which is really good too.

My fav song of theirs. Christine McVie sounds lovely on backing vocals.

Harri- excellent choice. If you listen closely, you can hear Mick Fleetwood's drumming, a strong guitar and Chrissy Perfect (McVie)'s wonderful backing vocals. Yes, Bob Welch wrote this, but this was a terrific song that led into the Stevie Nicks era Fleetwood Mac. This is one of the most beautiful songs ever performed. I love it. I see that you have published another great song - From The Beginning by ELP - Sir....you are on fire! Ken

Yes he was and love sentimental lady .

Hope you hear all of Fleetwood Mac from the beginning till now. Everyone put their Story to Music.! ⚡😊👍🇺🇲

Highly recommend their song, 'Future Games' from 1971.

Based on the Carlos Castaneda books of the Yaqui sorcerer and teacher, Don Juan. And Carlos undergoing an apprenticeship under Don Juan. If you want to experience or learn about the spiritual realm, read the books.

Bob Welch - lead vocals, acoustic and electric guitar Bob Weston - rhythm guitar, electric guitar solo, backing vocals Christine Perfect (McVie) - Hohner Pianet N II, keyboards, backing vocals John McVie - bass guitar Mick Fleetwood - drums

Fleetwood mac has always been a amazing great band.

Love this song. Soo awesomely done .

It's good to see somebody go back to the pre Lindsey and Stevie days of the Mac. Now go all the way back to the Peter Green Blues days. Need your love so bad, Albatross, Lookin' for somebody, there's alot to choose from. Great reaction here.

It's about being in a theta state of mind. Theta waves are strong during internal focus, meditation, prayer, and spiritual awareness. Also hallucinogenic tripping could be what he's singing about in the verse; way down in Mexico flying over mountains and hills. ✌

An irresistible beat. Great pick.

Funny, I just listened to this yesterday, great song

The song is about Carlos Castaneda, Peruvian-born American author who studied with a Yaqui Indian shaman using the natural drug cactus peyote which is a hallucinogen. He ended up writing an entire series of books about this experience.

I like to say FM are 3 of my favorite bands, because I like all 3 eras, but this is the version when I "discovered" them, and will always be my favorite with either the 2 Bobs or Welch and Kirwan.. Check out Paris, Bob's very heavy group he formed when he left FM.

Ya, this has a very nice groove to it, I like it.

Thanks Harri, this is my very favorite Fleetwood Mac song, just slightly ahead of TUSK. Great song, great review. Thanks again!

YESSSSS. Thank you for this one Harri. God Bless you sir.

So nice to hear a reaction to pre-Nicks and Buckingham Fleetwood Mac. I always enjoyed the work that Bob Welch did. He actually formed a power trio (called Paris) after he left Fleetwood Mac. It was pretty hardcore. They made 2 albums, that were pretty good but not commercially successful. He then embarked on a relatively successful solo career.

Great reaction! I think you'd also like "Emerald Eyes", from the same album.

In the 80's there was a series of books written about Mexican shamanic teachers by Carlos Castaneda -The Teachings of Don Juan, The Journey to Ixtlan, and A Separate Reality. if you read those books the meaning of the song becomes crystal clear.

A unique voice