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Aug 30Liked by Geoff Anderson

Thanks for the memories Geoff. Became a Fleetwood Mac fan when they released Oh Well in my teens and I bought a compilation of their early bluesy material. Discovered Black Magic Woman was not a Santana original and the classic Albatross. Green was up there with the best. Confess though I have never heard this track before!

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Peter Green was an amazing talent, but drugs and mental illness really took a toll. Still, he left a great legacy.

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Thank you Geoff. Much appreciated. Love the P. Green tunes. Fortunate to have seen Peter Green with band mates “ open “for Santana in south Florida while on an extended vacation there

back in the mid seventies. Wonderful and memorable show. You might say “ They had us hypnotized !” Lol. One love

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Thank you for posting this Geoff. I’ve been a fan of Peter Green for as long as I can remember and still thinking of having my Les Paul pickups configured out of phase to get his signature tone (that was originally found by accident!).

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Yeah, I have a bunch of CD's of live recordings from the Peter Green era, and the man was just amazing. Of course, his bloodstream was 40% psychedelics and other pharmacological products as was the custom.

I found this, a tribute, with Mick Fleetwood on the drums, and Kirk Hammet playing probably his most tasteful solo on this track, with the guitar he acquired after the passing of Gary Moore.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rt8zGoEmGrk

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