madformac
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They'll be playing a few Peter Green era blues numbers which will make their audience think - "Is this new stuff they wrote for this tour?"
I've heard no mention of Bob Welch era material. I do hope they include that. It would make a nice complete anthology of the band. Lindsay would always nix the Green/Welch material in their setlists.
Hypnotized (Bob Welch)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZeTlMpnfHk
Mike Campbell is used to playing Greenbaum's songs with the Heartbreakers so it won't be too big an issue for him, he plays them better than Lindsey ever did anyway. Lindsey Buckingham left Peter's songs (although he did Manalishi in 75-77 and Oh Well up to 2009) as the Buckingham Nicks catalogue grew pretty full anyway, especially with Christine's songs too there wasn't room on the setlist.
Take the Fleetwood Mac PR bandwagon with a pinch of salt as it's mostly bullshit to sell tickets. The whole "Buckingham won't tour" and "one member wouldn't play the older songs" stuff is utter nonsense. The Greenbaum/Welch songs will be to replace Buckingham's songs in the setlist (although they won't drop The Chain or Go Your Own Way). The truth will come out, just not yet. The whole situation is pretty shameful but it will out eventually.
A lot of seasoned Mac fans are refusing to buy tickets due to recent events but a lot of Heartbreakers fans are buying them to support Mike so I'm sure they will have a successful tour.
I like Mike Campbell and adore the Heartbreakers, I also like Buckingham as he did the heavy lifting for Fleetwood Mac for the last 40 years and I love his solo work. Never had much time for Stevie Nicks apart from her singing duties as she hasn't contributed anything of merit to the band since 1982.
But give me the Green/Kirwan era Mac any day over the other eras. :salude
Here's the rarely heard version of Brown Eyes from the Tusk album recorded in 1978 with both Lindsey Buckingham and Peter Green on guitar.