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Tim Durling – new book reviews FLEETWOOD MAC catalogue.

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Canadian rock writer Tim Durling has a brand new book available . A Beginner’s Companion to FLEETWOOD MAC. Durling looks over and reviews the band’s entire catalogue, which dates back to the late 60s, long before Stevie Nicks and Lindsay Buckingham arrived for the most successful period of the from mid to late 70s. Says Tim – “I tried to cover every original Fleetwood Mac song, which was really confusing in the 1967-69 period but I think I managed it… The idea behind this book is to help the curious new listeners navigate the catalogue.”

The book also includes a list of 100 Fleetwood Mac covers by 100 different artists, as well as a forward by Pete Pardo, and a cool cover drawing by Sally Ann Morgan.

Available in paperback, totaling 151 pages, and available on Amazon for a mere $21 (Canadian) now

LISTEN CAREFULLY TO THE SOUND.

Fleetwood Mac: a band with several distinct lives. The hard driving blues of the Peter Green-led lineup. The dreamy soft rock that defined the Bob Welch era of the early Seventies. The turbulent but undeniably potent chemistry of the Buckingham/Nicks years. It all adds up to a confusing but ultimately rewarding catalogue of music.

But where does one begin?
The Sound That Haunts You is author Tim Durling’s attempt to direct the curious listener from the band’s late Sixties beginnings through their more recent recordings in the 21st Century.

Each of the Mac’s studio albums is analyzed and summarized.

You’ll also discover the sheer breadth of artists who were enchanted by Fleetwood Mac’s music enough to cover their songs. Featuring a foreword by Sea of Tranquility host Pete Pardo.

How does a new listener begin to find their way through such a varied and complicated catalogue? Durling provides an easy-reading road map through the band’s 1968 debut album all the way through 2003’s Say You Will, and beyond! Featuring lovely hand-drawn artwork, and photos from the author’s own collection, The Sound That Haunts You is the perfect companion to sitting by your preferred music source, listening to Fleetwood Mac.

Whether you are a longtime fan or a curious newcomer, this book is for you.

Album of the Day: PARIS’, featuring Bob Welch

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PARIS was a power trio that included former Fleetwood Mac singer/guitarist Bob Welch, former Jethro Tull bass player Glenn Cornick, and former Nazz drummer Thom Mooney. Formed in 1975, following Welch’s departure from Fleetwood Mac, Paris released their first of two albums in January of ’76. As a major part of Fleetwood Mac for 4 albums, including such classics as “Hypnotized”, “Bermuda Triangle”, and “Sentimental Lady” – a track he’d lady re-record and have a hit as a solo artist. Anyway, Paris debut album would be a heavier, blues based – rockier album, Zeppelin influenced rather than more in tune with the Fleetwood Mac stuff. Glenn Cornick was a fitting heavy bass player, having played on the first few Tull albums, as well as Wild Turkey. Rockers like “Black Book”, “Religion”, “Nazarene”, and “Rock Of Ages” – all really good tracks, that should’ve appealed to those in to Zeppelin, Mountain, and perhaps Deep Purple. I love the recording on this record, produced & engineered by Jimmy Robinson, who’s later credits also included early Sammy Hagar, Detective, and Yesterday & Today. Check out cuts like “Narrow Gate” – with a number of changes, and Cornick’s bass sound jumping out, as well as “Beautiful Youth”, which sounds like it would’ve fit nicely on a previously Fleetwood Mac album, which makes sense as Welch wrote everything here.

Paris didn’t crack the Top 100 at the time (#103 in the US), I haven’t found much else on it, and there was no single from it. The band would release a follow up later than year with Hunt Sales replacing Mooney. Welch would later go on to a successful solo career, releasing a number of albums, and having a few it singles. When Fleetwood Mac was inducted into the R & R Hall of Fame in 1998 Welch was omitted, which was shameful,, IMO. Welch passed away in 2012, Cornick passed in 2014, Mooney took part in a one-off Nazz reunion for Rundgren Radio in 2019. The Paris album has been reissued a few times on CD, so shouldn’t be hard to find, and is well worth checking out.

PARIS, Capitol ST- 11464. The world of heavy metal boogie
gets a new power trio featuring guitarist- singer -writer Robert Welch, lately of Fleetwood Mac, with bassist -keyboardist Glen Cornick, an original member of Jethro Tull. The buzzsaw gui- tar leads and oh- so- cosmic lyrics remind one of the early Deep Purple at its most rambunctious. Best cuts: “Beautiful
Youth,” “Narrow Gate,” “Nazarene.”

LINKS:

https://www.bobwelch.com/about_paris.htm

http://www.cornick.org/

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