LSD took its toll on a number of great musicians in the 60s. The best example is Pink Floyd’s Syd Barrett who crashed and burned after a single album, leaving the band without the lead singer, guitar player and song writer. A similar fate awaited the members of Fleetwood Mac, after Peter Green started consuming large amounts of the substance. Green, who wrote some of the band’s most memorable songs (Black Magic Woman, Albatross, Man of the World) declined quickly into obscurity in the 70s. Like the Floyd, Fleetwood Mac was able to recover famously. Unlike Syd Barrett, Peter Green was able to make a short but great comeback with the album In The Skies in 1979. His songwriting and guitar playing skills are still intact on this album, one of the best blues rock recordings of the 70s. Fool No More is my favorite on the album, a simple song lifted by Green’s singing and soulful guitar.
Yes, I`ve packed up my clothes
I`m moving away from your door
Lord, I`ve packed up my clothes
Said, I`m moving away from your door
I`ve been your fool for so long
Babe, I won`t play that fool no more
I gave you all my money
I work as hard as I can
I came home early one morning
I found you with another man
Babe, I`ve packed up my clothes
I`m moving away from your door
Said, I`ve been your fool for so long
And Lord, I won`t play that fool no more
So good-bye baby
you don`t even care
Yes, I had a love so strong for you
but you treat me so unfair
Said, I`ve packed up my clothes
I`m moving away from your door
You know, I`ve been your fool for so long
And babe, I won`t play that fool no more
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Indeed – what a great guitarist! Loved his work with John Mayall as well when he replaced Clapton (on the album A Hard Road).
There may be a correlation with LSD, but I don’t think you can say Green’s schizophrenia was *caused* by it. The same is true of Barrett:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syd_Barrett#Mental_state
Great tune. It’s a shame that when you Google Fleetwood Mac all the pictures that come up are the Buckingham/Nicks version of the band. I have no problem with that incarnation but this band was great. I’ve been listening to their “Live at Boston Tea Party” album lately. Outstanding.
The post 74 version of FM is nothing to do with the original. Its just pop . Catchy tunes but it aint the blues. lets see how history treats each band . Nothing against the later incarnation but the success of the FM blues band tours say something .
The later incarnation of Fleetwood Mac is pure shit!