Peter Green (Fleetwood Mac) - Albatross - 1969
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- Peter Green (Fleetwood Mac) - Albatross - 1969 ++++ Annotation ++++ ... composed by Peter Green is a guitar-based instrumental ...The composition...containing only two chords, Emaj7 and F#m, from start to finish, and could be seen as an early ambient work... assumed that Green used his famous Les Paul in the song. He has revealed that it was actually his Fender Stratocaster, as there is subtle use of the vibrato bar. The Les Paul Green used in Fleetwood Mac has a nasal tone like that achieved in the in-between positions of a Strat, and heard in the song. ...Its one of only a few tracks...that is included on their .. "best of" compilations ... other compositions from that period have gone on to become classic recordings in the hands of other performers - "Black Magic Woman" as recorded by Santana for example... "Oh, Well" has gone on to become a classic rock standard. "Albatross" is the only ... composition with the distinction of having inspired a Beatles song, "Sun King" from 1969's Abbey Road. (Wiki.Org)
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