Peter Green (born Peter Allen Greenbaum) was an English blues-rock guitarist, founder of the original Fleetwood Mac and a major figure in the late-1960s British blues scene. Celebrated for his expressive guitar work and compositions such as 'Albatross' and 'Black Magic Woman', his solo work is noted here for psychedelic intensity and strong blues roots. Reviews highlight 'The End of the Game' as a hallucinatory masterpiece and 'In the Skies' as a later, uneven but rewarding album.

Born 1946; died 2020. Replaced Eric Clapton in John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, founder of Fleetwood Mac, wrote 'Rattlesnake Shake', 'Oh Well', 'Albatross' and 'Black Magic Woman'. Experienced drug-related mental illness and periods of hospitalization; returned to record solo albums in 1970 and late 1970s.

The provided reviews praise Peter Green's late-1960s/1970s solo work, especially 'The End of the Game' as a hallucinatory, psychedelic high point. 'In the Skies' is seen as a solid comeback with strong moments but uneven patches. Reviewers link his creativity to his time with John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers and founding Fleetwood Mac, and note his struggles with LSD-related mental illness.

For:Fans of blues, classic rock, psychedelic music and guitar aficionados

 THIS RECORD IS TRULY PSYCHEDELIC! IT'S TRULY A CORPSE TURNED ON ITSELF! IT'S TRULY A MACABRE TRIBAL DANCE! IT'S TRULY SHARP GUITARS CUTTING IN THE LIGHT OF MADNESS!

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 Let’s start with the assumption that Peter Green is (or at least, was for much of his artistic life) a genius.

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 The second solo work of Peter Green is released almost a decade after the masterpiece "The End of the Game," considered by many as the swan song of the great London guitarist due to his long absence from the music scene caused by the mental illness that afflicted him for years.

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