Fleetwood Mac - Then Play On (1970)

Artist...............: Fleetwood Mac
Album................: Then Play On
Genre................: Blues
Source...............: Cd
Year.................: 1970
Ripper...............: Exact Audio Copy
Codec................: Ape
Information..........: TntVillage
Covers...............: Front
Total Size...........: 276 Mb


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This Peter Green-led edition of the Mac isn't just an important transition between their initial blues-

based incarnation and the mega-pop band they became, it's also their most vital, exciting version. The

addition of Danny Kirwan as second guitarist and songwriter foreshadows not only the soft-rock terrain of

"Bare Trees" and "Kiln House" with Christine Perfect-McVie, but also predicts Rumours. That only pertains

to roughly half of the also excellent material here, though; the rest is quintessential Green. The immortal

"Oh Well," with its hard-edged, thickly layered guitars and chamber-like sections, is perhaps the band's

most enduring progressive composition. "Rattlesnake Shake" is another familiar number, a down-and-dirty,

even-paced funk, with clean, wall-of-sound guitars. Choogling drums and Green's fiery improvisations power

"Searching for Madge," perhaps Mac's most inspired work save "Green Manalishi," and leads into an unlikely

symphonic interlude and the similar, lighter boogie "Fighting for Madge." A hot Afro-Cuban rhythm with

beautiful guitars from Kirwan and Green on "Coming Your Way" not only defines the Mac's sound, but the rock

aesthetic of the day. Of the songs with Kirwan's stamp on them, "Closing My Eyes" is a mysterious waltz

love song; haunting guitars approach surf music on the instrumental "My Dream"; while "Although the Sun Is

Shining" is the ultimate pre-Rumours number someone should revisit. Blues roots still crop up on the

spatial, loose, Hendrix-tinged "Underway," the folky "Like Crying," and the final outcry of the ever-

poignant "Show Biz Blues," with Green moaning "do you really give a damn for me?" Then Play On is a

reminder of how pervasive and powerful Green's influence was on Mac's originality and individual stance

beyond his involvement. Still highly recommended and a must-buy after all these years, it remains their

magnum opus.



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Tracklist
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01. Coming Your Way
02. Closing My Eyes
03. Show-Biz Blues
04. My Dream
05. Underway
06. Oh Well
07. Although The Sun Is Shining
08. Rattlesnake Shake
09. Searching For Madge
10. Fighting For Madge
11. When You Say
12. Like Crying
13. Before The Beginning