Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac - The Green Manalishi (Live '70)

[Zone1242]

Saw them do this in Dublin in '69 or '70 - what a gig!  Remember it like it way yesterday. What an outstanding band. Not many like that around today.......

[bachtenkrieg12]

Great video and a totally AWESOME song. I love Priest's cover of this particular song, as I do their cover of Joan Baez's song, "Diamonds and Rust." But as in the case of "Diamonds and Rust," I guess that the original version of this song is probably the best. It's certainly far darker and more sinister in its tone. I'd love to hear some feedback from other people on here. What do you think, guys? Which version of this song do you like best?

[leeharveyosmosis]

@bachtenkrieg12

This version's got the satan. Fleetwood Mac by a "Green" mile.

[AnnaAnnaYes]

Although the original here is great.i love Judas Priest's version too!

[sheilamaclean]

what a fabulous piece of film and recording; perfectly spliced; guitar solos unlike anything I've ever heard & I've been around as long as PG; simply unique. Something you can listen to over and over again, so many shades & textures to soak up. Unspeakably brilliant.

[payitforwardeddie]

Oh, well..........................­....

[thepugs1313]

The best quality, my favorite recording of this masterpiece. Thanks tor posting!

[kandjconstructions]

wow...

[domallon09090]

Even Danny Kirwin joined later after the first album or so. Jeremy Spencer, PG, McVie, and Mac were the original artists on the first album: Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac

[WillInNewHaven]

Peter Green started the band and named it after the rhythm section he _wanted_ but McVie didn't actually join the band for awhile.

I have found something to like in every era of Fleetwood Mac.

[TimBambiStalin]

Je l'adore.

[KikeRio]

Una joya. Gracias por subirlo

[sympathyfortheblues]

Sympathyfortheblues _-_

[shadesofdown]

Awesome

[noodlam]

great video to accompany this classic tome

[FatherJustify]

if im not mistaken this is tha last song he wrote for fleetwood mac.

This is the pure feelings of peter green.

Thanks for sharing this excellent piece of art.

[uofm97]

I'm so used to Judas Priest's version (since I heard theirs first when I was kid), it is very strange to hear it in this way........but as open-minded as I am to interpretation (as I learned Judas' version was), I do like the original a lot.

[sisterdiggins]

Yeah I hear ya , but there are a few great versions of this .

Like Sabbath , the roots were in jazz and blues.

On the subject of Priest , Diamonds and Rust was a Joan Baez song and completely different.

[uofm97]

Priest always did have odd cover song choices, didn't they?

[LufsyLurqy]

I heard Judas Priests cover first, but I didn't like it.

Then I heard the original and I liked it.

Now I even like the JP song.

[IRLIndyCar]

This live version shreds the studio track. What a raw hard-edge trip into the super natural. Just... wow.

[wellspout]

great visual hommage!!! and the vortex proven once again, it was a bit risky and not everyone lived to tell the tale, but my what an outpouring of human spirit between '64-'69, this band could do no wrong then

[oxamper]

What happened to this band? How did they end up doing "everywhere"??? Awesome material.

[strangeones4]

Between 1970-1972, all three guitarists left/fired. After Bob Welch steered Fleetwood Mac into a west coast L.A. band, he left in early 1975. That left the void open for Nicks/Buckingham.  By 1987 Buckingham left the band. The '88 single "Everywhere" is a C. McVie song. So without the heavy blues influence of the original guitarists, Christine went pop soft along with Nicks, and Buckingham. Her old blues self played piano/organ on Peter Green FM's "Need Your Love So Bad"!!

[dirmo77]

I dont regard the Nick/Buckingham era as the real Fleetwood Mac not with the crap they came out with. The Peter Green years is the only true Fleetwood Mac after all it was his band he started it

[Peacemon420]

He, Mick Fleetwood and John McVie started the band, thus the name stayed w/ the two who's names had been used for the band name. ..I agree the "true" FM was the original w/ Danny Kirwin and P.G. on guitar. Christine Perfect came from Chicken Shack when she started dating McVie. She played on the first two albums w/out credit, if I remember correctly.

peace.

[horseloveridge]

@Peacemon420 No, it was originally called "Peter Green's Fleetwoodmac." When Peter left it was just called Fleetwoodmac. It was Peter's band.

[donksboy252]

@horseloveridge Actually I don't think it was ever called Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac, it was always just Fleetwood Mac.

I like both the Green and the Buckingham era's personally, I just think of them as two different bands - both great in their own right.

[Paulsworks]

@donksboy252 I think you have to look at it as three different bands. The Peter Green era. The Bob Welsh era. And the Pop era. Although the later being the most commercially successful, yet least satisfying of the three. There's NO substitute for Peter Green. The Bob Welsh/Fleetwood Mac era WAS a very nice iteration. The last iteration still does leave alot to be desired, IMHO. Although Lindsey B. is a great guitar player. Nothing bad against Mick or John either. It just went soft.

[phddddd]

@donksboy252 Wrong. The band was originally called "Peter Green and His Fleetwood Mac."

[johnhors]

@donksboy252 For the release of the first album the record company insisted on the name "Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac"

[kassx1]

@dirmo77 I'm not defending Mac's pop years, but when Green see's his dead dog appear green in color during a drug induced vision. Decides that means money is bad and insist the band give the profits away. What Ya gonna do?

[perceptionOFpink]

@kassx1 mabye the fact that they ended up not donating the money was the reason for the curse of fleetwood mac guitarists...and there guitars along with them...

[phddddd]

@kassx1 You give the money away and keep playing. That's what you do.

[leeharveyosmosis]

@dirmo77

True, but Rumours is still the king at making the panties drop.

[peakhouse]

fuck me this is a bit tastey.....hot vid toooo......xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx­xx

[Naybot9]

Love it! Great vid mate :)

[theodorus45]

Wow! Fantastic video!

[ernieernie]

Rock n' roll at it's best

[superfuzzymomma]

EXCELLENT MAN!

[BigsbyDude]

beautiful weave of film and sound... love this Thanks

[ravensmead]

excellent work ....great video and sound i guess you work in TV..........and if not you should !!!!

[wishywashy2016]

Good old drugs...

[PeterGreen96]

GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[vangelisideras]

es un excelente material, gracias por subirlo...je yo también conservo e vhs, saludos

[fuddy453]

misterwho you have tap into the root you are the tree

[jonnypage]

Its a bit special this

[dogstoat]

I don't like this sort of stuff generally ......... .but when you see what these people ripped out of four instruments (live!!!) then you see that they were a one off!!!!

Simply brilliance of their time that technology will never alow to be repeated again!!!

[record1207]

Really great version! The best I have ever heard! Danny Kirwan and Peter Green were the best!!!!

[MattHatter]

What an awesome compiled video for this KILLER track, and I do mean KILLER! You can literally taste the darkness in Peter Green's lyrics and vocals. Could drive someone over the edge so be careful while listening to this one, don't get TOO into it. Just rock out.

[perceptionOFpink]

@MattHatter its to late for me im deep in it<up to my neck...

[MattHatter]

@perceptionOFpink: I hear ya man. I feel like I'm on the edge too. I'm looking for a job and can't find work anywhere. But loosing it and going crazy won't accomplish anything. There are still people who love me and if I ever did a thing like commit suicide it would DEVASTATE those who are here and who care about me. God never promised this life to be easy but He promised to help carry us though it. We all just gotta keep talking to Him everyday, remember He listens,and keep the faith.

[LoveMarriott]

oooooohhhhhh  my God I love this band.

[illoominatykilla]

i thought the green manalishi was the chitahauri, otherwise known as the reptillians. jim sang of them too with all his lizard reptile remarks too. and many others. peter is singing about the lizard kings, a 4th dimensional race controlling the illuminati bloodlines.

[Discfiend69]

That's ironic on the grounds of it is the use of psychedelics that have always brought out otherworldly beings in the distant past up until modern times and it's also ironic that it comes from passionate artist and musicians.

[sidensvans54]

Terrific..

[rbmeek7]

Peter Green will be performing that song along with "Black Magic Woman" on hi set list of the European tour with his new band not splinter group its simply called Peter Green & Band. He will play in Holland and Germany this February

[Discfiend69]

WOW...Blows me away

[holyredeemer13]

Kudo's to kdx220A. For those that have followed FleetMac for 40 yrs,Peter Green & Jeremey Spencer along with Mick & the Penquin took blues rock on a journey only on level with Mayall & the Bluesbreakers. Thank God there are testaments to their brillance.

[freshbass]

Green Manalishi is about money. Greenie wrote it when he was disenchanted w/ his fame and fortune and worship of the almighty dollar. IMO he was the greatest of the british "blues" players. He walked away from it all high on LSD. He was subsequently arrested as a vagrant, institutionalized, and treated w/ electric shock therapy while he was tripping. yea right?!??!

[bigbadbob58]

Absolutely brilliant song and guitar work! When I listen to Santana, I hear so much of Peter Green's style is sickening. When you listen to "Supernatural" from 1967, it sounds like Santana before they existed. Peter Green will be one of the best in my book forever!

[Ledvolta]

This is amazing!  The lineup should be better known.

[DirkjeA]

Correct me if I am wrong please. I always thought that Green Manalishi was about the hashis that came out of Manali, wich is in India, at the feet of the Himalaya? But as I said, I might be wrong ofcourse, but growing up as a teen when this song came out, trying out all sorts of things. I cherish those memories, but I was curious if I was wrong with that?

[Ledvolta]

I thought it was a metaphor for 'the monster of LSD'.

[nomania]

4:12 !!

[kdx220a]

Ahh... Peter Green, ought to be mandatory listening for all these 'guitar heros' of today. Also, I hate being a rock music snob, but don't you hate the decades of F.M. fans thinking that 'Rumours' is their bestist' contribution? The transition from Peter's F.M. to Danny's is as interesting and enjoyable as the Beatles from Help to Revolver. Thanks to all you Posters,Ihave nothing to contribute but my eyes and ears Rock On Great vintage vids, great post! IMO

[sam19851]

Yeh Rod Stewart if i recall! the numpty.

They used to use words like " tight " which i believe used to complete turn peter off haha.

Rock on Pg. Check my live version i uploaded a while back XD

[Reinisen]

Danny kept Peter going through the recording of this; they just had to get it right. Kirwan is a forgotten hero; alot of people know that already...

[steveuk17]

The darkness cooks !!!

[devilsclickingcanes]

This song has got the spook in it for sure!

[ernieernie]

Unreal...decades ahead of it's time!!!

[wellspout]

two basses at the finale

[wellspout]

minor blues in a major way

[Bluezking]

If LSD can altar minds eye & give vision to create song like this I wd carry on.But I'm not Greeny so I quite.Peter's futuristic heavy metal sends shiver down my spine.Where is the last improvisational part?

mind blowing performance.

[Califiakid]

Saw this live in 1969... Rose Palace, Pasadena, California...Altho as I recall Mick was quite drunk that night and at least twice collapsed on his kit.......THIS version he is tighter 4 sure.

Yeah, Peter Green is one of the true Rock Gods......4 sure........sad his life wasn't happier.....musta had better "L" than we got from Cal Tech in them days,"Clear Light" I beleive it was that night..... Glad to see him out and playing again...

Big Ups Sir Peter

[sam19851]

Yeh Mc Vie was awesome. Heres some interesting information for ya tho. Peter was said to have (many a time) put down his Paul and pick up bass on this live track...it would explain alot of those crazy runs etc. And i remember when i first heard this live (a different version) and thought it sounded so like Peter...i was convinced he was using some sort of pedal on his paul :)

[Bluesblaster]

Actually, Peter played a six string bass guitar, taking over from John at the end. Don't forget that Peter originally played bass before taking up the guitar.

BTW too bad there aren't any vids of this song played live.

[sam19851]

Yeh dude. 6 string for sure. I bet playing bass in B's Looners gave him some restraint back in the day :D

[phddddd]

I love the Looners and Shotgun Express ... my first and favorite pub band. Yes, Peter played bass in those days ... remember who played drums? Lead singer? Would be a supergroup now.

[woothosting]

watch?v=oYZR5fBzem4 here you go :)

[perivars]

Listen to Mcvie`s great basslines!!

[faridjabba]

fcukn great 70s

[SeanRizzo]

excellent!