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Fleetwood Mac — Albatross
Album: English Rose
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Released: 1969
Length: 3:06
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That album cover reminds me of a certain King Crimson album cover.
Posted 2 months ago by xray38    [ Reply ]
Mick (I assume thats him?) in his English Rose garb always brings a smile to my face.
Posted 9 months ago by sajitjacob    [ Reply ]
'Two choc ices please'
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(Monty Python)
monty python - live at drury lane
Posted 10 months ago by springof63    [ Reply ]
 dolfan wrote:


Now I suppose it'll be banned in Florida. Their loss.

one of the many reasons why i left the fundamentalist republic of florida 
Posted 10 months ago by jp33442    [ Reply ]
Posted 1 year ago by uksminas    [ Reply ]
so very nice right after talk talk's i believe in you. 

i feel like i could hear that one derek trucks band song right after this one...this sky, i think it was called. that would be a good 3 in a row.
Posted 1 year ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
 Maurice1950 wrote:

I booked Fleetwood Mac for a student gig in Aberdeen just before they released this record. Needless to say a higher fee was discussed fokkowing their success but not agreed! It was in Aberdeen after all!!




They were nae wise min .... 
Posted 1 year ago by arserocket    [ Reply ]
There really should be a picture with Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac here!  Those ladies had nothing to do with this Genius!  
Posted 1 year ago by david16    [ Reply ]
 On_The_Beach wrote:


this is exactly what i think of every time this song comes on.
Posted 1 year ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
 bachbeet wrote:

The pic on the album cover is NOT a woman.  It's Mick Fleetwood dressed as a woman.  Done as a joke.  I'm pretty sure this album included Black Magic Woman too.  These were the Peter Green days.



Now I suppose it'll be banned in Florida. Their loss.
Posted 1 year ago by dolfan    [ Reply ]
Hmm, hope it’s not just me, but I hear a slight bit of distortion on certain guitar high notes?
Posted 1 year ago by black321    [ Reply ]
Totally a Godlike 10.  He was called The Green  God after all.  
Posted 1 year ago by fraserji    [ Reply ]
I booked Fleetwood Mac for a student gig in Aberdeen just before they released this record. Needless to say a higher fee was discussed fokkowing their success but not agreed! It was in Aberdeen after all!!
Posted 1 year ago by Maurice1950    [ Reply ]
Can't get anything done while this is playing.  Brain just zones out, imagining how peaceful it would be to soar around the sky as an albatross for extended periods of time.
Posted 1 year ago by flyboy    [ Reply ]
 Edweirdo wrote:

The picture is on Wikipedia; nothing that William can do about that.


Can't change the one on wikipedia - yea, understood. But here, i thought Bill-i-am could do whatever he likes on his station... 
Posted 2 years ago by springof63    [ Reply ]
They were great decades ago but when the 'past members' list doubles the 'current members' list and the current members are in Hospice....they should take the banner down.
Posted 2 years ago by Michaeljcovel    [ Reply ]
So majestic, takes me away to a better place and time....
Posted 2 years ago by mgkiwi    [ Reply ]
 rbrise wrote:


Bill, please replace that goddamn picture of that goddamn1977 line up that ruined Fleetwood Mac when it's a Peter Green or Bob Welch FC tune....please please please...some times a band should change it's name when it is not the same band e.g. Blind Faith... not Cream nor Traffic 

The picture is on Wikipedia; nothing that William can do about that.
Posted 2 years ago by Edweirdo    [ Reply ]
Albatross - so lovely song!
Posted 2 years ago by artsoft    [ Reply ]
 Boy_Wonder wrote:
November 1968... rather different to (and dare I say better than) the 70's CA version

 


Bill, please replace that goddamn picture of that goddamn1977 line up that ruined Fleetwood Mac when it's a Peter Green or Bob Welch FC tune....please please please...some times a band should change it's name when it is not the same band e.g. Blind Faith... not Cream nor Traffic 
Posted 2 years ago by rbrise    [ Reply ]
 aspicer wrote:

Cover definietly appears to be a take on KC Court of the Crimson King (esp. given time period). And quite a good rendition too (in a funny way).

Ha! Never thought of that, but once you see it...
c.

Posted 2 years ago by cc_rider    [ Reply ]
Cover definietly appears to be a take on KC Court of the Crimson King (esp. given time period). And quite a good rendition too (in a funny way).
Posted 2 years ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
Legendary and iconic in all its sound, ,thanks to the amazing Peter Green✌️
Posted 2 years ago by Easyrider    [ Reply ]
 jaer wrote:

Peter Green! Simply the best !!



Yep, cracking blues
Posted 2 years ago by Badger45*    [ Reply ]
I'd sure like to try flying a sailplane for hours riding a ridge wave while listening to this on loop, pretending to be an albatross.  I imagine that would be pretty great.
Posted 2 years ago by flyboy    [ Reply ]
 trustykey wrote:

It's bleedin' albatross flavor, innit!

Do you get wafers with it??
Posted 2 years ago by meanderer    [ Reply ]
 On_The_Beach wrote:


Sure beats Stormy Petrel on a stick as I haven't always preferred the Procellariinformes as an order of birds
Posted 2 years ago by SkidMarx    [ Reply ]


Peter Green and Danny Kirwan were one of the greatest double solo guitars ever

Posted 2 years ago by sadjoy    [ Reply ]
 Daveteauk wrote:



Which Moron would give this comment a thumbs down?!?!?

The same one that gave yours the thumbs-down too, I expect, friend.  takes all sorts...
Posted 2 years ago by DaidyBoy    [ Reply ]
Album cover is reminiscent of King Crimson's
Posted 2 years ago by verbius    [ Reply ]
 eileenomurphy wrote:

Good tune! ...scary album cover!

after Edgar Winter's Frankenstein, this was like turning a channel and finding a Python skit. but that is certainly a (feather) boa, not an albatross

Posted 2 years ago by xcranky_yankee    [ Reply ]
2 choc ices please
Posted 2 years ago by ecojot    [ Reply ]
Good tune! ...scary album cover!
Posted 2 years ago by eileenomurphy    [ Reply ]
Let's mambo! (slowly)
Posted 2 years ago by tinypriest    [ Reply ]
the WikipediaA posted should reflect the members at the time of Albatross, English Rose Album. the information is not accurate as to the music that is playing. Give credit to whom credit is due.  Peter Green
Posted 3 years ago by cbarragan    [ Reply ]
Ottmar Liebert does a fantastic version of this song. Check it out.
Posted 3 years ago by Stratocaster    [ Reply ]
 garyalex wrote:

RIP Peter.  Thanks for the great music you made.




Which Moron would give this comment a thumbs down?!?!?
Posted 3 years ago by Daveteauk    [ Reply ]
Then later became "Sun King" by the Beatles... Peter was an amazing artist.
Posted 3 years ago by Lazaerus    [ Reply ]
Smoooooth.
Posted 3 years ago by deniseperry    [ Reply ]
sublime guitar 
Posted 3 years ago by arserocket    [ Reply ]
 prs wrote:

There was a concert back in Feb 2020 before all this madness - Mick Fleetwood and friends celebrate the music of Peter Green and the early years of Fleetwood Mac - one of the guests is David Gilmour - he plays Albatross on his slide guitar to the delight of the audience – it is well truly worth finding it - and, if you can, also look for ‘Oh Well Part 2’




It's on YouTube, just search Peter Green Tribute.
Posted 3 years ago by ImaOldman    [ Reply ]
 cosmiclint wrote:

Great song. John Lennon liked it so much he cribbed it a bit for Sun King :)




I kept waiting for "Quando paramucho mi amore..."
Posted 3 years ago by ice-9    [ Reply ]
 prs wrote:

There was a concert back in Feb 2020 before all this madness - Mick Fleetwood and friends celebrate the music of Peter Green and the early years of Fleetwood Mac - one of the guests is David Gilmour - he plays Albatross on his slide guitar to the delight of the audience – it is well truly worth finding it - and, if you can, also look for ‘Oh Well Part 2’



omg    would have loved to have seen that, been there.
Posted 3 years ago by carmelmik    [ Reply ]
Peter Green, simply the best!
Posted 3 years ago by jaer    [ Reply ]
There was a concert back in Feb 2020 before all this madness - Mick Fleetwood and friends celebrate the music of Peter Green and the early years of Fleetwood Mac - one of the guests is David Gilmour - he plays Albatross on his slide guitar to the delight of the audience – it is well truly worth finding it - and, if you can, also look for ‘Oh Well Part 2’
Posted 3 years ago by prs    [ Reply ]
Heavenly guitar brilliance 🙏
Posted 3 years ago by Easyrider    [ Reply ]
The Sun Green
Posted 3 years ago by deepwoodskev    [ Reply ]
 countryrds wrote:
That has to be the worst album cover ever!  But lovely tune....
 
Considering the album title, it's actually perfect. Mick Fleetwood in drag.
Posted 3 years ago by phlattop    [ Reply ]
 bkrans9 wrote:



This gif is the perfect accompaniment to this song.


 
...except ... that's a frickin' gull, ya wally! An albatross is as different and separate from a gull as you (and I) are from a chimp. 
Posted 3 years ago by paulprior61    [ Reply ]
Fleetwood Mac before they sold out to fame, fortune, sex, and drugs. 
Posted 3 years ago by buddy    [ Reply ]
Perfection.
Posted 3 years ago by garydykes1    [ Reply ]
 uksminas wrote:
 


This gif is the perfect accompaniment to this song.


Posted 3 years ago by bkrans9    [ Reply ]
Is that Mick in drag on the cover?
Posted 3 years ago by JFL    [ Reply ]
 countryrds wrote:
That has to be the worst album cover ever!  But lovely tune....
 
Looks like the lady from "Total Recall" that says "Two weeks......two weeks.....twooooahhhhweeksaaah....".
Posted 3 years ago by BCarn    [ Reply ]
 countryrds wrote:
That has to be the worst album cover ever!  But lovely tune....
 

Not when you realize that's probably the reaction they were aiming for...

Also, consider these:

53 of the worst album covers of all time
Posted 3 years ago by ExploitingChaos    [ Reply ]
That has to be the worst album cover ever!  But lovely tune....
Posted 4 years ago by countryrds    [ Reply ]
Posted 4 years ago by uksminas    [ Reply ]
Great song. John Lennon liked it so much he cribbed it a bit for Sun King :)
Posted 4 years ago by cosmiclint    [ Reply ]
Wonderful song by a great group...just find it curious that the pic of the band accompanying this has no resemblance to the ensemble which created this track. They were a whole different band back then, way more bluesy!
Posted 4 years ago by tdwightchapman    [ Reply ]
 Boy_Wonder wrote:
November 1968... rather different to (and dare I say better than) the 70's CA version

 
 
There they are - what a team ....
Posted 4 years ago by arserocket    [ Reply ]
Thanks Pete. You are, we are, thanks to you. 😢
Posted 4 years ago by Matt_Maurer    [ Reply ]
RIP Peter.  Thanks for the great music you made.
Posted 4 years ago by garyalex    [ Reply ]
Man of the world! R.I.P. 
Posted 4 years ago by raxe866    [ Reply ]
Best make out song evah
Posted 4 years ago by ciarataylor    [ Reply ]
"Godlike" really doesn't do this justice.
Posted 4 years ago by Andrew_C    [ Reply ]
Peter Green! Simply the best !!
Posted 4 years ago by jaer    [ Reply ]
Funny I first heard this song with ottmar liebert in the mid 90s
Posted 4 years ago by MarioMunoz    [ Reply ]
Posted 4 years ago by uksminas    [ Reply ]
Where's the Loop button?
Posted 4 years ago by gmichaelt    [ Reply ]
Sublime..............
Posted 4 years ago by khardog145    [ Reply ]
Cruise and mellow. No that's a Mellow Mix classic!
Posted 4 years ago by Matt_Maurer    [ Reply ]
Up there with the best rock instrumentals ever! (
Posted 5 years ago by dublanica    [ Reply ]
 On_The_Beach wrote:
 
It's bleedin' albatross flavor, innit!
Posted 5 years ago by trustykey    [ Reply ]
Peter Green. wow.
Posted 5 years ago by Old_Pat    [ Reply ]
What a crazy mathafackas
Posted 5 years ago by richardsimao    [ Reply ]
"Stormy Petrel on a stick".....
Posted 5 years ago by Ayejoe    [ Reply ]
Posted 5 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
Eternal loop for work. !!!!
Posted 6 years ago by blofeld    [ Reply ]
 justin4kick wrote:


Had to check your birthday. Your profile tells me you are from 1960. This song came out when you were nine and must have been played a million times since then. Where have you been the last 47 years? Just curious.
 
One wouldn't have had to be hiding not to have heard this song much since its release.  This song didn't really receive a lot of airplay in The States after the early 1970s, especially if one didn't live near the bigger cities which played album cuts and more obscure singles.
Anyhow, cool tune.
Posted 6 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
I've been doing research lately, educating myself about Fleetwood Mac. Before then, I didn't know "Albatross" was such a big hit for them.
Posted 6 years ago by dejapete    [ Reply ]
 healex wrote:
It looks like she`s a guy. With this nose....{#Eek}

 

That's Mick Fleetwood in "drag".
Posted 6 years ago by AnchorMan    [ Reply ]
 healex wrote:
It looks like she`s a guy. With this nose....{#Eek}

 

That's Mike Fleetwood in "drag".
Posted 6 years ago by AnchorMan    [ Reply ]
 healex wrote:
It looks like she`s a guy. With this nose....{#Eek}
 
Talented guy but I don't think Mick Fleetwood would have cut it as a girl!
Posted 6 years ago by ScottishWillie    [ Reply ]
It looks like she`s a guy. With this nose....{#Eek}
Posted 6 years ago by healex    [ Reply ]
That LP cover gives me nightmares.
Posted 7 years ago by junebaby65    [ Reply ]
Wow, it's been so long I forgot this tune existed. Sweet. 
Posted 7 years ago by RabbitEars    [ Reply ]
 zedstation wrote:
I'm old, and there hasn't been much to sound like this in the instrumental category. Soothing and restrained. I discount any rating below 8 and put the average to 9+. It's a free country.

 
You just don't know where to look. https://www.facebook.com/TheVanduras/ 
Posted 7 years ago by SmackDaddy    [ Reply ]
One of those songs that seem to have been there since the beginning.
Posted 7 years ago by user4176    [ Reply ]
Love Peter Green...... been waiting "Years" for RP to play "Rattle Snake Shake" ? But it looks like we loose  {#Cry}
Posted 7 years ago by len17    [ Reply ]
I'm old, and there hasn't been much to sound like this in the instrumental category. Soothing and restrained. I discount any rating below 8 and put the average to 9+. It's a free country.
Posted 7 years ago by zedstation    [ Reply ]
ALBATROSS fer CHRIST SAKE!
Posted 7 years ago by mrselfdestruct    [ Reply ]
Very, very nice{#Kiss}
Posted 7 years ago by helgigermany    [ Reply ]
Such dreamy, creamy, buttery blues emanated from this guy and this band back in the day... For mellow, this jams pretty good; tasty!
Posted 7 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
10 without doubt! How long since I heard this masterpiece the last time... {#Meditate}{#Notworthy}
Posted 7 years ago by basilarnold    [ Reply ]
a 10..... quite a difference from later fleetwood mac
 
Posted 8 years ago by nance    [ Reply ]
 AbileneTexas wrote:
Beautiful piece.  Never heard it till now.  Thanks, RP, you make life much richer. 
 
I actually uploaded this because I couldn't believe it wasn't in the playlist. Apparently that's almost 10 years ago now… damn I'm getting old.
Posted 8 years ago by DrLex    [ Reply ]
Rather puts me in mind of post coital tristesse.
Posted 8 years ago by TerryS    [ Reply ]
 AbileneTexas wrote:
Beautiful piece.  Never heard it till now.  Thanks, RP, you make life much richer. 
 

Had to check your birthday. Your profile tells me you are from 1960. This song came out when you were nine and must have been played a million times since then. Where have you been the last 47 years? Just curious.
Posted 8 years ago by justin4kick    [ Reply ]
It's a Monty Python album! 

Peter Green, Mick, Mac.. cool.  
Posted 8 years ago by idiot_wind    [ Reply ]
Sublime
Posted 8 years ago by dubberdan    [ Reply ]
I was 3 when this came out, loved it then, still love it now!

Dragonfly is also a beautiful little song - maybe worth cueing up on here some time?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEQ07_22YA0
Posted 8 years ago by Paul_Williams    [ Reply ]
{#Cheers}{#Bananajam}{#Roflol}
Posted 9 years ago by nance    [ Reply ]
Similar riffs exist throughout music - always have been. It's what artists DO with them that counts. Music is one of few sacred Universal balms for humanity. I'll  not be too quick to judge it.
Posted 9 years ago by Isabeau    [ Reply ]
Ah, yes ... the song John Lennon cribbed a bit of for Sun King :)
Posted 9 years ago by cosmiclint    [ Reply ]
Beautiful piece.  Never heard it till now.  Thanks, RP, you make life much richer. 
Posted 9 years ago by AbileneTexas    [ Reply ]
I have never looked,felt.listened @ music ever since listening to it a growing kid growing up. It used to be closing music @ 1 am when the local TV station in Monterey CA. closed for the day.{#Notworthy}{#Chillpill}
Posted 9 years ago by orangecraig    [ Reply ]
Majestic in its instrumental quality. And a wonderful follow up to Elbow's 'Bones Of You'. Platitudes to you Bill.
Posted 10 years ago by Will62    [ Reply ]
November 1968... rather different to (and dare I say better than) the 70's CA version

 
Posted 10 years ago by Boy_Wonder    [ Reply ]
A #1 single in the U.K., it inspired a certain track on side two of Abbey Road.
Posted 10 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
 
hayduke2 wrote:
such a beautiful piece of music, the wiki-info is great too (it can be heard in the film Man on Wire about Philippe Petit's 1974 high-wire walk between the Twin Towers of New York's World Trade Center.), so cool.


Nice article - there is mention of his multi-note bends. Here is a nice acoustic version that shows it well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oSlZMe2WIo


Posted 10 years ago by stevesaw    [ Reply ]
{#Tongue}
Posted 10 years ago by ericcabrals    [ Reply ]
such a beautiful piece of music, the wiki-info is great too (it can be heard in the film Man on Wire about Philippe Petit's 1974 high-wire walk between the Twin Towers of New York's World Trade Center.), so cool.
Posted 10 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]
Mick Fleetwood, it would appear, makes a very scary Pink Flamingo's Divine. 
Posted 10 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
very nice!
Posted 10 years ago by helgigermany    [ Reply ]
bodacious
Posted 10 years ago by rdo    [ Reply ]
9  - "Gannet on a Stick"? 
Posted 10 years ago by Peter_Bradshaw    [ Reply ]
I'd love to hear this in a set with Stevie Ray Vaughn's Riviera Paradise, and Santana's Bella.
Posted 10 years ago by Hasan    [ Reply ]
Yikes!  That album cover almost scared me away, but I just love this song so much.  It brings me closer to God...
Posted 10 years ago by WannabeBanned    [ Reply ]
B-tribe did a wonderful cover of this classic tune.
Posted 10 years ago by Stratocaster    [ Reply ]