How's it going fellow die hard hard core ZEPPELIN & FLEETWOOD MAC fanatics? I hope today treated all of you well. I know that this is kind of last minute so here it is. LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, 3 DECEMBER 2008 - FLEETWOOD MAC announced that they would be embarking on their first concert tour in 5 years beginning on 1 March 2009 at Pittsburgh's Mellon Arena and will include all of the MAC'S many greatest hits from over the course of one of Rock's most enduring and influential bands of all time. If you wish to check on the many more cities and tour dates, perhaps a city near you, please log into the FLEETWOOD MAC website. It will be there that you will be able to find any additional information or tour dates that you might need. WELCOME BACK FLEETWOOD MAC! ROCK ON!

How's it going fellow die hard hard core ZEPPELIN & FLEETWOOD MAC fanatics? I hope today treated all of you well. I know that this is kind of last minute so here it is. LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, 3 DECEMBER 2008 - FLEETWOOD MAC announced that they would be embarking on their first concert tour in 5 years beginning on 1 March 2009 at Pittsburgh's Mellon Arena and will include all of the MAC'S many greatest hits from over the course of one of Rock's most enduring and influential bands of all time. If you wish to check on the many more cities and tour dates, perhaps a city near you, please log into the FLEETWOOD MAC website. It will be there that you will be able to find any additional information or tour dates that you might need. WELCOME BACK FLEETWOOD MAC! ROCK ON!

How's it going "Swan_Song" as well as our fellow die hard hard core ZEPPELIN fanatics? I truly feeled blessed that I saw THE FORUM show in L.A. on 23 June 1977 because that was LED ZEPPELIN performing at the best on all 8-cylinders. It hurts me to say this but by the time LED ZEPPELIN got to Oakland for the 23 and 24 July 1977 shows at the Oakland Coliseum, the band was in bad shape. Their timing was a little off on some of the songs and the effects of Heroin were really starting to take a serious toll on Pagey and Bonzo. It was really a sad scene to see. On a good note, I'm just glad and proud of the mighty LED ZEPPELIN for setting the record straight on 10 December 2007 and putting all doubts to rest once and for all that ZEPPELIN can still kick ass. ROCK ON!

How's it going "DoubleNecker?" I love Clapton also but Green is my favorite out of the three guitarists that you mentioned. You have to admit "DoubleNecker," Peter Green was better out of the three. (No disrespect to Eric Clapton or Mick Taylor.) I take it that you have heard the Boston Tea Party shows from 1970 on CD? Listen to those shows and you'll believe that Green was better than Clapton and Taylor. ROCK ON!

How's it going "DoubleNecker?" I'm sorry, my fault. You misunderstood me. I am referring in my comment to you to all of the many new FLEETWOOD MAC fans that are not familiar with the Peter Green era from 1967 to 1970. I should have addressed my comment to all of the new FLEETWOOD MAC fans. I realize that you are a hard core Peter Green fanatic as I am. My bad! ROCK ON!

How's it going again "DoubleNecker?" I mean no disrespect in any way to the new and more familiar line-up of FLEETWOOD MAC consisting of Nicks, Buckingham, Christine McVie, John McVie and Fleetwood. Thats why I feel that it is my duty as well as my fellow ZEPPELIN fanatics to get the new FLEETWOOD MAC fans more familiar with the Peter Green era. The Green era not only Rocked out with their Hard Rock Blues music, but they influenced many other great legendary bands including the recent FLEETWOOD MAC line-up. If you really want to hear the foundation of what the early FLEETWOOD MAC REALLY sounded like, listen to the Green era from 1967 to 1970 including the John Mayall moments from 1967 before FLEETWOOD MAC was born. ROCK ON!

How's it going "Steve Z(oso)?" I lived in Sacramento and L.A. for a combination of 29 years. I travelled to see the Forum show on 23 June 1977 which was also one hell of a drama day for me that I will never forget as long as I live. If you ever ge a chance, read my "WHAT WAS THE CRAZIEST THING THAT YOU DID AT A LED ZEPPELIN CONCERT THREAD" on the Led Zeppelin Master Forum Link. You'll hear the majority of my TRUE STORY on that link. I also have one hell of a true story to tell all of you that took place on Friday, 22 July 1977 as well as Saturday, 23 July 1977 which I have not told yet. As someone once told me here on the Led Zeppelin Forum, I should submit screen plays or scripts to the movie studios and have my true life experiences made into movies. Tell me what you think after you read my true story. ROCK ON!

How's it going "DoubleNecker?" We need to get people more familiar with the Peter Green Era, don't you agree? ROCK ON!

How's it going "danelectro?" I just about shit in my pants when I counted them all. I couldn't believe it. I even counted them over and over again at least 4 times to make sure I wasn't exaggerating. ROCK ON!

How's it going fellow die hard hard core ZEPPELIN fanatics and FLEETWOOD MAC fans? I know that there are many more FLEETWOOD MAC fans out there, I'd like to hear what all of you have to say about this great legendary band. This thread covers from 1967 to the present so we can talk about all FLEETWOOD MAC years which includes the current FLEETWOOD MAC line-up. This is your thread also. In the mean time, ROCK ON!

How's it going "59LesPaul" and "danelectro?" I LOVE THE ROLLING STONES! Evidently, I have seen THE STONES more times than I thought. Counting all of the STONES ticket stubs ALONE of all of the STONES concerts that I've been to through the years, I counted 40 ticket stubs! I SHIT YOU NOT! I've been to more of their concerts than I thought. That's what happens when you party too much and are having too much of a good time. ROCK ON!

How's it going "danelectro59?" Isn't that a bitch? This whole situation was a tragedy. ROCK ON!

How's it going "Swan_Song?" Yes, I was truly there and I have the ticket stub and tour program to prove it. ROCK ON!

How's it going "manderlyh?" I must commend you, you do have great tastes in music and bands. I LOVE BLACK SABBATH! The OZZY years are also my favorite. The last time I saw BLACK SABBATH live was the REUNION TOUR in 1999. I saw them live in San Jose, California. I swear, I have never seen so many devil worshippers in one place in my life. They were like the opposite of the Ku Klux Klan only they were wearing black robes and burning crosses upside down in the parking lot. WILD CONCERT in deed. ROCK ON!

How's it going "danelectro59?" That's exactly what happen! I saw the 23 July 1977 show in Oakland. By the time I got back home to Sacramento and woke up the next day on 24 July 1977, the shit had already hit the fan. And just think, the worse was yet to come. ROCK ON!

How's it going fellow die hard hard core ZEPPELIN fanatics? Is the week treating all of you well? I hope so. I would like to thank all of you for all of your responses on this thread. As promised, it is now time for me to add another piece on this thread which I will call JOHN MAYALL & THE BLUESBREAKERS, THE BEGINNINGS OF FLEETWOOD MAC. So here I go. JOHN MAYALL & THE BLUESBREAKERS The Beginnings of FLEETWOOD MAC The "A Hard Road" Album This segment will highlight what happened between 1965 up to 1967. First of all, we owe Mr. Eric (Slowhand) Clapton a BIG thank you for leaving JOHN MAYALL & THE BLUESBREAKERS twice in 1965. Had he not done that, there is a strong possibility that FLEETWOOD MAC would have never existed. In 1965, Eric Clapton abruptly quit JOHN MAYALL & THE BLUSBREAKERS in order to take an extended vacation in Greece. Upon hearing about this, 19 year old Nee Greenbaum (A.K.A. Peter Green) lobbied Mayall for the job, but only got to play a handful of gigs before Clapton returned. Prior to Green first teaming up with Mayall, his prior resume included a membership in a band called SHOTGUN EXPRESS, alongside a young ROD STEWART, future THEM/CAMEL keyboardist Peter Bardens and drummer Mick Fleetwood. Six months after Clapton returned back to John Mayall, he quit for good and Green was back in the John Mayall line-up permanently. The line-up for the 1967 JOHN MAYALL & THE BLUESBREAKERS band was John Mayall (Vocal, organ, piano, harmonica and 5 & 9 string guitars), Peter Green (vocal, lead guitar & harmonica), John McVie (bassist) and Aynsley Dunbar (drums). Mick Fleetwood would come in later and replace Dunbar on drums for the A-B sided 45 RPM single "Double Trouble" and "It Hurts Me So" in June 1967. These two songs are the first and only songs ever recorded by the line-up featuring Mayall, Green, McVie and Fleetwood. It would also be these sessions that would inspire Green to form a band with McVie (Later), Fleetwood and Jeremy Spencer thus calling the new band PETER GREEN'S FLEETWOOD MAC. (Danny Kirwan would not join the band until later down the road.) ANOTHER NOTE: John McVie was NOT the first bassist in PETER GREEN'S FLEETWOOD MAC. Prior to McVie joining the band, bassist Bob Brunning played a very brief stint with the band live at The Marquee in 1967. McVie would join PETER GREEN'S FLEETWOOD MAC shortly after. Peter Green would record the A HARD ROAD album with JOHN MAYALL & THE BLUESBREAKERS and would be released in February 1967. The original Track line-up on this album are the following: (1.) A Hard Road (a really good slow Bluesy Rocker.) (2.) It's Over (A great fast Blues Rocker.) (3.) You Don't Love Me (Another great fast Blues Rocker.) (4.) The Stumble (An incredible fast instrumental Blues Rocker with a great Peter Green solo.) (5.) Another Kinda Love (An ALL-OUT slow Blues Rocker.) (6.) Hit The Highway (A slow piano Blues number.) (7.) Leaping Christine (Another devastating fast Bluesy Number.) (8.) Dust My Blues (An asskicking Blues Rocker.) (9.) There's Always Work (A slow Blues number featuring the harmonica.) (10.) The Same Way (A slow blistering Blues number featuring a great Peter Green solo.) (11.) The Super-Natural (A beautiful slow number featuring an incredible Peter Green solo.) NOTE: This song would singlehandedly influence Carlos Santana FOREVER! (12.) Top Of The Hill (Another great Blues Rocker.) (13.) Someday After A While (You'll Be Sorry) (An incredible slow Blues Rocker.) (14.) Living Alone (A really good but different kind of slow Blues number.) This Track line-up from the A HARD ROAD album would be the official 1967 release until a new Digitally Remastered 2-CD set version was re-released in 2003 with Bonus Tracks, A-B sided 45 RPM single releases and session outtakes. They are as follows: DISC 1 (15.) Evil Woman Blues (From Raw Blues) (Slow Blues number feauring a great solo from Green.) Tracks 16-19 are from the EP JOHN MAYALL & THE BLUESBREAKERS with PAUL BUTTERFIELD. (16.) All Of My Life (Another great slow Blues Rocker.) (17.) Ridin' On The L & N (A fantastic fast Blues Rocker.) (18.) Little By Little (An unbelievable slow Blues Rocker.) (19.) Eagle Eye (A REAL asskicking slow Blues Rocker.) DISC 2 (1.) Looking Back (Single, A-Side) (A blistering Blues Rocker that kicks ass.) (2.) So Many Roads (Single, B-Side) (An ALL-OUT slow Blues number.) (3.) Sitting In The Rain (Single, A-Side) (Another incredible slow Blues number.) (4.) Out Of Reach (Single, B-Side) (A slow Blues number with a devastating Peter Green solo.) (5.) Mama, Talk To Your Daughter (A HARD ROAD BLUES session outtake.) (A breathtaking slow Blues number featuring a blistering Peter Green solo.) (6.) Alabama Blues (A HARD ROAD BLUES session outtake.) (A smooth slow Blues number.) (7.) Curly (Single, A-Side) (An asskickin' instrumental Blues Rocker with a breathtaking guitar solo by Peter Green.) (8.) Rubber Duck (Single, B-Side) (Another great fast Blues Rocker displaying Peter Green's guitar talents and a great drum solo by Aynsley Dunbar.) (9.) Greeny (Session outtake) (Great Blues number.) (10.) Missing You (Session outtake) (Another great Blues Rocker.) (11.) Please Don't Tell (Session outtake) (Another great asskickin' Blues Rocker.) (12.) Your Funeral And My Trial (Session outtake) (Another fast Blues Rocker.) (13.) Double Trouble (Single, A-Side) (A great slow Blues number featuring Mayall, Green, McVie and Fleetwood for the first time.) (14.) It Hurts Me So (Single, B-Side) (Another great slow Blues number that would feature Mayall, Green, McVie and Fleetwood for the last time.) (15.) Jenny (Single, B-Side) (Slow Blues number featuring only Mayall and Green.) (16.) Picture On The Wall (Single, A-Side) (Another great slow Blues Number featuring Green, Mayall and temporary drummer Keef Hartley.) (17.) First Time Alone (From the BLUES FROM LAUREL CANYON album.) (Another great slow Blues number featuring Mayall and Green with the addition of Mick Taylor (guitar), Stephen Thompson (bass) and Colin Allen (drums.) WOW! That was a lot of information. If there is something that I left out or didn't answer, please feel free to comment here on the thread. I realize that there is so much information including band personnel changes that has happened within John Mayall's band. I hope you enjoyed reading this new additional information as well as this thread. ROCK ON!

How's it going "danelectro?" I will be writing a piece here on the FLEETWOOD MAC thread on Danny Kirwan in the next two weeks. This week, I will be writing about JOHN MAYALL & THE BLUESBREAKERS. Danny Kirwan is indeed, a VERY underrated guitarist. I would say that Kirwan, other than Hendrix, are the ONLY guitarists that ever dared to go head to head with Peter Green in his prime. Kirwan may have lost a lot of guitar battles against Green, BUT IT WASN'T BY MUCH! Kirwan evidently learned a lot from Peter Green himself and it showed in his guitar playing. Like yourself, I am deeply saddened that Kirwan is homeless in London and dying from alcoholism. Kirwan had so much talent that he just wasted away. How sad. ROCK ON!

How's it going "danelectro?" I will be writing a piece here on the FLEETWOOD MAC thread on Danny Kirwan in the next two weeks. This week, I will be writing about JOHN MAYALL & THE BLUESBREAKERS. Danny Kirwan is indeed, a VERY underrated guitarist. I would say that Kirwan, other than Hendrix, are the ONLY guitarists that ever dared to go head to head with Peter Green in his prime. Kirwan may have lost a lot of guitar battles against Green, BUT IT WASN'T BY MUCH! Kirwan evidently learned a lot from Peter Green himself and it showed in his guitar playing. Like yourself, I am deeply saddened that Kirwan is homeless in London and dying from alcoholism. Kirwan had so much talent that he just wasted away. How sad. ROCK ON!

How's it going "danelectro?" I will be writing a piece here on the FLEETWOOD MAC thread on Danny Kirwan in the next two weeks. This week, I will be writing about JOHN MAYALL & THE BLUESBREAKERS. Danny Kirwan is indeed, a VERY underrated guitarist. I would say that Kirwan, other than Hendrix, are the ONLY guitarists that ever dared to go head to head with Peter Green in his prime. Kirwan may have lost a lot of guitar battles against Green, BUT IT WASN'T BY MUCH! Kirwan evidently learned a lot from Peter Green himself and it showed in his guitar playing. Like yourself, I am deeply saddened that Kirwan is homeless in London and dying from alcoholism. Kirwan had so much talent that he just wasted away. How sad. ROCK ON!

How's it going "danelectro?" I will be writing a piece here on the FLEETWOOD MAC thread on Danny Kirwan in the next two weeks. This week, I will be writing about JOHN MAYALL & THE BLUESBREAKERS. Danny Kirwan is indeed, a VERY underrated guitarist. I would say that Kirwan, other than Hendrix, are the ONLY guitarists that ever dared to go head to head with Peter Green in his prime. Kirwan may have lost a lot of guitar battles against Green, BUT IT WASN'T BY MUCH! Kirwan evidently learned a lot from Peter Green himself and it showed in his guitar playing. Like yourself, I am deeply saddened that Kirwan is homeless in London and dying from alcoholism. Kirwan had so much talent that he just wasted away. How sad. ROCK ON!

How's it going "danelectro?" I will be writing a piece here on the FLEETWOOD MAC thread on Danny Kirwan in the next two weeks. This week, I will be writing about JOHN MAYALL & THE BLUESBREAKERS. Danny Kirwan is indeed, a VERY underrated guitarist. I would say that Kirwan, other than Hendrix, are the ONLY guitarists that ever dared to go head to head with Peter Green in his prime. Kirwan may have lost a lot of guitar battles against Green, BUT IT WASN'T BY MUCH! Kirwan evidently learned a lot from Peter Green himself and it showed in his guitar playing. Like yourself, I am deeply saddened that Kirwan is homeless in London and dying from alcoholism. Kirwan had so much talent that he just wasted away. How sad. ROCK ON!

You're very welcome "Suz." M-E-O-W!!!!!! ROCK ON!

You're very welcome "Stargroves Tangie." ROCK ON!