RogerH Posted July 26, 2020 Report Share Posted July 26, 2020 I was going to post yesterday when I heard that Pete Green passed away at the age of 73. Young in years but his body had been wrecked many years ago. A beautiful musician that could make the strings talk. He will not be missed as he disappeared many years ago, He surfaced for a short while in the late 90's but was gone again. Roger Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brian -r Posted July 26, 2020 Report Share Posted July 26, 2020 He has to be amongst the greatest musicians of our time and my favourite. The last time I saw him play was 11 years ago at the old fire station in Windsor on his last tour outing " Peter Green and Friends", the venue was small and intimate and the audience transfixed. Even then he was an amazing musician but the man had gone . At the time Daughter worked there and the staff were told to keep everyone away from him , he just sat in his own world at the stage entrance but when he picked up his guitar he was transformed non of the old magic had gone. An occasion I shall never forget. More dates were planed for 2010 but apparently he retreated back into his own world completely. The words Rest In Peace will never be more true than for Peter Green Brian Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lebro Posted July 26, 2020 Report Share Posted July 26, 2020 Saw him play on a few occasions - with Fleetwood Mac in the late 60's, early 70's at the Toby Jug in Tolworth, then in the 90's with his "new" band at Dorking Halls. he could still play well then, but was not the lead guitarist. I have the Fleetwood Mac album "Greatest hits" which has all the old numbers on it - Albatross, ma of the world, Oh well etc. Bob. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brian -r Posted July 26, 2020 Report Share Posted July 26, 2020 Bob If you can find a copy of Peter Green the Anthology , four Cd package . Well worth a listen. Brian Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JohnG Posted July 26, 2020 Report Share Posted July 26, 2020 3 hours ago, RogerH said: I was going to post yesterday when I heard that Pete Green passed away at the age of 73. Young in years but his body had been wrecked many years ago. A beautiful musician that could make the strings talk. He will not be missed as he disappeared many years ago, He surfaced for a short while in the late 90's but was gone again. Roger Roger Those of us who appreciate his music will miss him Will his death be on the BBC/ITN news, I doubt it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JohnG Posted July 26, 2020 Report Share Posted July 26, 2020 1 hour ago, Lebro said: Saw him play on a few occasions - with Fleetwood Mac in the late 60's, early 70's at the Toby Jug in Tolworth, then in the 90's with his "new" band at Dorking Halls. he could still play well then, but was not the lead guitarist. I have the Fleetwood Mac album "Greatest hits" which has all the old numbers on it - Albatross, ma of the world, Oh well etc. Bob. Don't forget Green Manalishi Bob Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SuzanneH Posted July 26, 2020 Report Share Posted July 26, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, brian -r said: He has to be amongst the greatest musicians of our time and my favourite. The last time I saw him play was 11 years ago at the old fire station in Windsor on his last tour outing " Peter Green and Friends", the venue was small and intimate and the audience transfixed. Even then he was an amazing musician but the man had gone . At the time Daughter worked there and the staff were told to keep everyone away from him , he just sat in his own world at the stage entrance but when he picked up his guitar he was transformed non of the old magic had gone. An occasion I shall never forget. More dates were planed for 2010 but apparently he retreated back into his own world completely. The words Rest In Peace will never be more true than for Peter Green Brian We also saw him at The old fire station Windsor, most likely on the same night as you, we had front row seats. Do you remember some daft bat setting fire to her handbag before going into the auditorium? Edited July 26, 2020 by SuzanneH Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dave McDonald Posted July 26, 2020 Report Share Posted July 26, 2020 29 minutes ago, wjgco said: Roger Those of us who appreciate his music will miss him Will his death be on the BBC/ITN news, I doubt it His death was reported on BBC radio 2 several times throughout yesterday. Dave McD Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brian -r Posted July 26, 2020 Report Share Posted July 26, 2020 Hi Sue I can't remember that but most of the time before the concert we were outback in the car park with daughters friends who were giving the " old man's" sports car a once over. Bri Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SuzanneH Posted July 26, 2020 Report Share Posted July 26, 2020 1 hour ago, brian -r said: Hi Sue I can't remember that but most of the time before the concert we were outback in the car park with daughters friends who were giving the " old man's" sports car a once over. Bri Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mick Forey Posted July 26, 2020 Report Share Posted July 26, 2020 2 hours ago, wjgco said: Will his death be on the BBC/ITN news, I doubt it It made the 10 o'clock news on BBC 1 last evening. A sad passing as he was a superb musician but long gone. Mick Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Crawfie Posted July 26, 2020 Report Share Posted July 26, 2020 2 hours ago, Mick Forey said: It made the 10 o'clock news on BBC 1 last evening. A sad passing as he was a superb musician but long gone. Mick Another one gone...same sort of thing happened to Syd Barrett . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Charlie D Posted July 26, 2020 Report Share Posted July 26, 2020 53 minutes ago, Crawfie said: Another one gone...same sort of thing happened to Syd Barrett . And the same with Ginger Baker last year. Maybe we are all just silly old people , being nostalgic. Maybe we don't apreciate modern music for what it is. But any kid with a laptop in his bedroom can make "Music" today. Very few people can create the magic of the 1960's 5 hours ago, SuzanneH said: We also saw him at The old fire station Windsor, most likely on the same night as you, we had front row seats. Do you remember some daft bat setting fire to her handbag before going into the auditorium? What better place to set fire to your handbag than an old fire station? (Actually...I suppose a "New" fire station would be better.) Charlie. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Crawfie Posted July 26, 2020 Report Share Posted July 26, 2020 23 minutes ago, Charlie D said: And the same with Ginger Baker last year. Maybe we are all just silly old people , being nostalgic. Maybe we don't apreciate modern music for what it is. But any kid with a laptop in his bedroom can make "Music" today. Very few people can create the magic of the 1960's What better place to set fire to your handbag than an old fire station? (Actually...I suppose a "New" fire station would be better.) Charlie. Charlie, i stopped trying the get modern music in the 80s !! My era was the 70s . I gave tried to listen to other music , but I keep on listening to the stuff I grew up with. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SuzanneH Posted July 26, 2020 Report Share Posted July 26, 2020 40 minutes ago, Charlie D said: What better place to set fire to your handbag than an old fire station? (Actually...I suppose a "New" fire station would be better.) Charlie. Charlie, that’s exactly what I thought at the time it was embarrassing but how daft having T lights on the tables in the bar/ cafe area. I did exactly the same in a pub in The Lakes when someone took a T light off of the table and relocated it to a windowsill where it caught a curtain and my handbag on fire. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Charlie D Posted July 27, 2020 Report Share Posted July 27, 2020 15 hours ago, SuzanneH said: how daft having T lights on the tables I think Arthur Brown had a close encounter with a T light before he went on stage for TOTP, back in 1968 . (What would the BBC Health and Saftey have to say about that today?) Charlie Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TorontoTim Posted July 27, 2020 Report Share Posted July 27, 2020 17 hours ago, Charlie D said: But any kid with a laptop in his bedroom can make "Music" today. Very few people can create the magic of the 1960's To be fair, Charlie, any kid with a 5 quid guitar in his or her bedroom could create "music" in the 1960's but very few created the magic. I don't think it's the technology, it's the creativity, talent and skill. Tim Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Charlie D Posted July 27, 2020 Report Share Posted July 27, 2020 4 hours ago, TorontoTim said: any kid with a 5 quid guitar in his or her bedroom could create "music" Tim, While I agree with your sentiments I know from experience that “any kid with a 5 quid guitar in his or her bedroom could create music" is not 100% true. In my case it was a flute. What could be easier than playing the flute? All you had to do with a flute was blow over a hole in the side of a piece of pipe and press a few buttons up and down. So I bought a £20 flute. (My aim was to make a fortune busking in the subways of Paris. It was during my “Bohemian” period.) Unfortunately, every time I blew, I blacked out. I never could get the breathing right. Eventually I gave up. Maybe, I should have tried the guitar instead. Charlie. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RogerH Posted July 27, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2020 Hi Charlie, I had an idea to become a half decent sax player. So I liberated my lads sax from under his bed gave it a few blows and gave up. I couldn't get a single note out pf it. How do these people do it. Roger Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SuzanneH Posted July 27, 2020 Report Share Posted July 27, 2020 (edited) 5 hours ago, Charlie D said: I think Arthur Brown had a close encounter with a T light before he went on stage for TOTP, back in 1968 . (What would the BBC Health and Saftey have to say about that today?) Charlie Charlie. I’m not sure if it was 1961 or 1963 that Screaming Lord Sutch scared the bejesus out of me when he jumped down from a very high stage having been swinging his long greasy/ wet hair round and round above a flaming shallow bowl and nearly landed in my lap. He then went charging down the isle between the audience dressed in all black and a long cloak, this took place in Botwell School playground here in Hayes, Middlesex and was, I believe, the very first ever all day/ weekend music festival In this country. This was organised by an American Priest to raise funds to build our RC Church. Edited July 27, 2020 by SuzanneH Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TorontoTim Posted July 27, 2020 Report Share Posted July 27, 2020 1 hour ago, Charlie D said: Tim, While I agree with your sentiments I know from experience that “any kid with a 5 quid guitar in his or her bedroom could create music" is not 100% true. In my case it was a flute. What could be easier than playing the flute? All you had to do with a flute was blow over a hole in the side of a piece of pipe and press a few buttons up and down. So I bought a £20 flute. (My aim was to make a fortune busking in the subways of Paris. It was during my “Bohemian” period.) Unfortunately, every time I blew, I blacked out. I never could get the breathing right. Eventually I gave up. Maybe, I should have tried the guitar instead. Charlie. That was kind of my point, Charlie - most kids with laptops can't actually create music either - although whether they also black out or not I couldn't say... Apologies for being obscure. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
roy53 Posted July 27, 2020 Report Share Posted July 27, 2020 Saw the crazy world of Arthur Brown at the Hastings football ground , a one day event organised by one of the pirate radio stations . Having never heard of him it was quite a shock. The head line act was the Kinks who drove into the ground in 2 new lotus cortina mk 1's. Car envy even then. It was an early flower power thing. Still have the beads. man ROY Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dave McDonald Posted July 28, 2020 Report Share Posted July 28, 2020 21 hours ago, roy53 said: It was an early flower power thing. Still have the beads. man ROY Roy, I shall view you in a new light now every time I see you! Dave McD Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TorontoTim Posted July 29, 2020 Report Share Posted July 29, 2020 6 hours ago, Dave McDonald said: Roy, I shall view you in a new light now every time I see you! Dave McD Like Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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