Shown as a tribute following his recent death, this 11-year-old documentary on the former leader of Fleetwood Mac, guitarist Peter Green was at times a sad and painful watch, charting as it does his long slow demise when at the very peak of his talent. But at least musically, concentrating as it does on his, pardon the pun, green period with the band between 1968 and 1970, when he left the band reportedly after getting involved with a German hippie commune who gave him bad acid and fried his mind in the process, there are some great vintage photos, audios and videos which are more than convincing evidence of a rare but major talent.
Like most Americans, I grew up hearing the music of Fleetwood Mac from "Rumors" on. I thought that Fleetwood and McVie started the band because their names are right in the title.
This wonderful documentary on one of the all-time guitar greats also highlights what a great song writer and vocalist Peter Green was, and the tragedy of mental illness that cut him down in his prime. It features lots of footage of Green and Fleetwood Mac, intercut with interviews by band members Mick Fleetwood, John McVie and Jeremy Spencer, as well as Green himself.
"and I've playin'... yeah I've playin'...
