- Average
- 8.0
- Ratings
- 1
- Your rating
- Log in to rate
- Reviews
- 1
- Lists
- 0
Tracklist
- 1Albatross3:12
- 2Black Magic Woman2:53
- 3Need Your Love So Bad6:15
- 4My Heart Beat Like a Hammer2:59
- 5Rollin’ Man2:54
- 6The Green Manalishi (With the Two Pronged Crown)4:36
- 7Man of the World2:52
- 8Something Inside of Me3:56
- 9Looking for Somebody2:52
- 10Oh Well, Parts 1 & 29:06
- 11Rattlesnake Shake3:31
- 12Merry Go Round4:10
- 13I Loved Another Woman2:57
- 14Need Your Love Tonight3:29
- 15Worried Dream5:24
- 16Dragonfly2:48
- 17Stop Messin’ Around2:21
- 18Shake Your Moneymaker2:57
- 19I’d Rather Go Blind3:16
- 20Albatross5:27
Reviews
Rated 8/10
Between pop and blues, blues is more my forte these days, so it's no wonder I tend to steer more into the Peter Green side of Fleetwood Mac than the pop heavy Stevie Nicks one.
But a problem arises with the earlier recordings of Fleetwood Mac, and that's how their best songs are scattered between compilations, singles, and studio albums, which makes it a pain in the ass as a record collector to collect all the good stuff. Thankfully, a double LP compilation such as this one collects 95% of the good stuff the band created in that early period.
Another plus is the addition of Dragonfly, one of the better songs from that early post-Green period of FM, and I'd Rather Go Blind. The minus is the lack of a lot of songs from Then Play On, their best blues album, which is to be expected on one hand as that album is more than a pure blues album. Also the closing remix of Albatross is... eh? Thankfully, it's at the end, so I treat it as sort of a bonus to it all.
At the end, this comp is all you need for this era of FM. It's a good starting point, and if you like what you hear, go for Then Play On and the solo stuff.