While I'm a sucker for tribute albums / concerts, I'm often let down by the widely varying degree of talent and / or approaches present. Sometimes, too many different guests are going at it in too may different ways so that the whole thing does not cohere. I sensed that would be an issue with this CD/DVD set, but boy was I wrong.
Mick Fleetwood, for starters, is such a strong presence (despite not being a virtuoso drummer) in the orchestrating of this, and his playing is paramount, but it's also his band choice: he gets Rick Vito in to lead the house band, and this guy just kills. I knew Rick Vito had been in the Mac for a few albums, but I did NOT realize what a Peter Green scholar he is. He gets Green's guitar style AND singing style down PAT.
Shit, at this point, I'd be happy just to watch Rick Vito play Peter Green all night long. Who knew?!
But the other guests are strong too.
Steven Tyler sings the heck out of "Oh Well" and "Rattlesnake Shake" and is a great presence, doing harmonica and back-up vocals on other tunes. I had been sick of Tyler's modern Hollywood persona, but the guy has not lost a thing in terms of singing and playing. Great stuff.
I'd seen the video of David Gilmour playing "Albatross" on lap steel, but I did NOT realize he would play a lengthy, majestic "Oh Well part 2." Wow!
Billy Gibbons sings "Green Manalishi" with sinister glee while Kirk Hammett rips the lead guitar.
F Mac members Jeremy Spencer and Christine McVie make very cool appearances. Nice to hear her sing the blues, and nice to hear him at all!!
Pete Townsend plays "Station Man" (a Danny Kirwan song, lol) and kills it. Interestingly, he does things like 2-handed tapping and whammy bar zooms on it, but he also cites it as the sources for "Won't Get Fooled Again"!
Noel Gallagher from Oasis comes out and they do a GREAT acoustic "Feels Like Crying." So unexpected.
Jonny Lang is in the house band. I don't like his singing, but his playing is great. He rips up "Sandy Mary." Recent member of F Mac Neil Finn sings a lovely melancholy "Man of the World."
John Mayall gets in there too, and there's a lot of songs I did not mention, but trust me, it's very good.
While I'm a sucker for tribute albums / concerts, I'm often let down by the widely varying degree of talent and / or approaches present. Sometimes, too many different guests are going at it in too may different ways so that the whole thing does not cohere. I sensed that would be an issue with this CD/DVD set, but boy was I wrong.
Thanks for the heads up. Quote " While I'm a sucker for tribute albums / concerts, I'm often let down by the widely varying degree of talent and / or approaches present." Could not agree more...I am the same way. It's exciting at first and the anticipation of it , but then it can be kinda....uh......
Off of the top of my head any tribute album/concert that really has blown me away. I can think of some really good moments/songs here and there , but nothing as a whole that really takes the cake.
Glad there was a top notched show for Peter. Well deserved for sure!
Everyone has a plan, till you get punched in the face,
@jszfunk Peter Green was one of the absolute best guitarist I ever saw. Had a big fat delicious tone on that Les Paul. What a guitar. Strange he caved in to Gary Moore begging for it. And supposedly he let Gary have it for a SG and no other money. Apparently he was like some of the sweet gentle hippies back then who would give someone something they liked if they thought the other guy wanted it more than they did.
I read an interview with Gary and when Peter gave Gary that guitar, Gary had no money. Somehow he had a guitar case that Eric Clapton carried his Les Paul in and Gary's flat wasn't very secure so Gary carried the Greeny LP in Eric Clapton's guitar case with him everywhere he went! Gary said it was a drag at times but the guitar and case didn't get stolen.
I think the Metallica lead guitarist has that Les Paul now and paid over $2 million.
Not a lot of guitar here and not that LP I like but I love how Peter sings this!!!
cool review. this was on my list to check out
Great spacy guitar playing for Peter Green by these two gentlemen. I'm impressed with both guitarists!!
Enjoy!!
