Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Dirty Blues, Oh Well



Before Fleetwood Mac was fronted by Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham they were fronted by a man who was starting the english blues boom, Peter Green. Fleetwood Mac was one of the first english blues bands that brought the styling and blues songs of Muddy Waters, Son House, Skip James, Lightning Hopkins, etc. The band was named after bassist John Mcvie and drummer Mick Fleetwood. But the guitar of Green is what got them the respect of other blues bands coming out of England. The song Oh Well has one of the most raw and gritty chords that I've heard in a long time, as soon as you first hear it, it takes a hold of your ears and smashes your ear drums. Its a song about not caring what anyone things about you or how they perceive you. A confidence song that makes you just feel good, even from the negative lyrics, about yourself.

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