Then Play On
Fleetwood Mac
℗ 1969 Reprise Records RS 6368
This Peter Green-led edition of the Mac isn't just an important transition between their initial blues-based incarnation and the mega-pop band they became, it's also their most vital, exciting version. The addition of Danny Kirwan as second guitarist and songwriter foreshadows not only the soft-rock terrain of "Bare Trees" and "Kiln House" with Christine Perfect-McVie, but also predicts Rumours. That only pertains to roughly half of the also excellent material here, though; the rest is quintessential Green. The immortal "Oh Well," with its hard-edged, thickly layered guitars and chamber-like sections, is perhaps the band's most enduring progressive composition. "Rattlesnake Shake" is another familiar number, a down-and-dirty, even-paced funk, with clean, wall-of-sound guitars. Choogling drums and Green's fiery improvisations power "Searching for Madge," perhaps Mac's most inspired work save "Green Manalishi," and leads into an unlikely symphonic interlude and the similar, lighter boogie "Fighting for Madge." A hot Afro-Cuban rhythm with beautiful guitars from Kirwan and Green on "Coming Your Way" not only defines the Mac's sound, but the rock aesthetic of the day. Of the songs with Kirwan's stamp on them, "Closing My Eyes" is a mysterious waltz love song; haunting guitars approach surf music on the instrumental "My Dream"; while "Although the Sun Is Shining" is the ultimate pre-Rumours number someone should revisit. Blues roots still crop up on the spatial, loose, Hendrix-tinged "Underway," the folky blues tale of a lesbian affair on "Like Crying," and the final outcry of the ever-poignant "Show Biz Blues," with Green moaning "do you really give a damn for me?" Then Play On is a reminder of how pervasive and powerful Green's influence was on Mac's originality and individual stance beyond his involvement. Still highly recommended and a must-buy after all these years, it remains their magnum opus. — Michael G. Nastos. |
- 1. Coming Your Way (Danny Kirwan) [03:46]
- 2. Closing My Eyes [04:54]
- 3. Show-Biz Blues [03:54]
- 4. My Dream [03:33]
- 5. Underway [02:54]
- 6. Oh Well [09:01]
- 7. Although the Sun is Shining [02:25]
- 8. Rattlesnake Shake [03:30]
- 9. Searching for Madge [06:57]
- 10. Fighting for Madge [02:48]
- 11. When You Say (Danny Kirwan) [04:31]
- 12. Like Crying [02:23]
- 13. Before the Beginning (Peter Green) [03:25]
- 14. One Sunny Day
- 15. Without You
Тексты:
Coming Your Way
(Danny Kirwan)
I've got things to do I move everyday I hope you don't mindM 'Cause I'm goin' your way You've got things to do You move everyday I hope you don't mind 'Cause I'm coming your way You've got things to do You move everyday I hope you don't mind 'Cause I'm coming your way I've got things to do I move everyday I hope you don't mind 'Cause I'm coming your way
Closing My Eyes
Now it's the same as before And I'm alone again With no sorrow for myself And I'm blaming no one else And closing my eyes And seeing you standing there Now it's the same as before You've touched me with your love And though you're in my heart We're still a world apart As now I'm back to the time Where I would search for a dream But no use to try anymore as before Someday I'll die, and maybe then I'll be with you So I'm closing my eyes To hear the people laugh For they're all aglow Not knowing where to go But is it asking too much When the question is what to do With the life I'll have It seems I know nothing now Except my love for you And the strength in my hands To go on feeding your smile
Show-Biz Blues
Tell me anybody Now do you really give a damn for me I said tell me anybody Do you really give a damn for me Oh 'cause I just got to tell you About a thing that's bothering me I was a rambling pony I would roll, I would roll I would roll from town to town I was a rambling pony I would roll from town to town Yes just looking for a sweet woman And making my love come on down If I need anybody Baby I would take you home with me If I need anybody Baby I would take you, Baby I would take you Baby I would take you home with me Whoa but I don't need nobody I don't anybody but him and me And you're sitting there so green Believe me man I'm just the same as you I said you're sitting there so green Believe me man I'm just the same as you You want me to make a last cry I'll be satisfied And that's exactly what I mean to do
Oh Well
I can't help about the shape I'm in I can't sing, I ain't pretty and my legs are thin But don't ask me what I think of you I might not give the answer that you want me to Oh well Now, when I talked to God I knew he'd understand He said, "Stick by my side and I'll be your guiding hand But don't ask me what I think of you I might not give the answer that you want me to" Oh well
Although the Sun is Shining
Although the sun is shining high above There's one thing on my mind you my love I see a weeping willow in the park Like this there's sadness growing in my heart When we're together We will never part And if you leave me It'll break, it'll break my heart Although the sun is shining high above There's one thing on my mind you my love When we're together We will never part And if you leave me It'll break, it'll break my heart Although the sun is shining high above There's one thing on my mind you my love
Rattlesnake Shake
Baby, if you got to rock I got to be your rockin' horse Baby, think you'd like to roll Maybe your diggin' it more They're shakin' the world When it's time to crash But when I get home tonight I guess I got to shake myself You need some love You must have the blues Ain't but the one thing A good man can do He do the shake The rattlesnake shake Man, do the shake Yes, and jerk away the blues Now, jerk it Now, I know this guy His name is Mick Now, he don't care when he ain't got no chick He do the shake The rattlesnake shake Yes, he do the shake And jerks away the blues Now, jerk it
When You Say
(Danny Kirwan)
When you say That you know Of all the good times to come When you say That there'll alway be You and me When I say That I know Of all the good time to come When you say That there'll always be You and me La la la la la la La la la la la la La la la la la la La la la la la la La la la la la la La la la la la la La la la la la la La la la la la la La la la la la la La la la la la la When you say That you know Of all the good times to come When you say That there'll alway be You and me When I say That I know Of all the good time to come When you say That there'll always be You and me La la la la la la La la la la la la La la la la la la La la la la la la La la la la la la La la la la la la La la la la la la La la la la la la La La La, La La La...
Like Crying
She's got so much blues Her best friend can't help her Her best friends a woman How can a woman help her Woman's got the blues She just feels like crying She just feels like dying Woman's got the blues She just feels like dying She just feels like dying Woman's got the blues Womans got the blues
Before the Beginning
(Peter Green)
So many nights I lay awake Can't sleep I lay here thinkin' 'bout a woman I used to love Can't sleep but no good to count sheep I'll just count the worries That I've got plenty of And how many times Must I be the fool Before I can make it Oh Make it on home I've got to find a place to sing my words Is there nobody listening to my song? You talk about a life Been searching for the key But can't find an answer To comfort me I ask myself about love Can't even find the door To take me to a place I've never seen before But how many times Must I be the fool Before I can make it Oh make it on home I've got to find a place to sing my words Is there nobody listening to my song?
One Sunny Day
Help me baby Help me take my blues away Help me baby Help me take my blues away Wake up one morning Feel good one sunny day Times I've wondered Why it is a lonesome day Times I've wondered Why it is a lonesome day I see you walking See you walking away All I want from you Is more then I can do There's one thing that I know I'll never let you go Although the people say I shouldn't treat you this way Help me baby Help me take my blues away Wake up one morning Feel good one sunny day All I want from you Is more then I can do There's one thing that I know I'll never let you go Although the people say I shouldn't treat you this way Help me baby Help me take my blues away Wake up one morning Feel good one sunny day
Without You
I'm crazy for my baby But my baby she don't love me I'm so lonely babe I'm so lonely babe No I can't live without you babe I'm so lonely babe I woke up last night Found she was gone I woke up last night Found she was gone I'm so lonely babe I'm so lonely babe No I can't live without you babe I'm so lonely babe I woke up last night Found she was gone I woke up last night Found she was gone I'm so lonely babe I'm so lonely babe No I can't live without you babe I'm so lonely babe