That was one of the last tracks recorded by Peter Green as a member of Fleetwood Mac. He is said to have had a very bad acid trip while on a European tour, and was never the same again. The other guitarists, Jeremy Spencer and Danny Kirwan left in succession in the following couple of years, in slightly odd circumstances (one joined a religious cult, the other became an alcoholic and was fired). If you go back further chronologically you will find the music is very blues driven. Their other well known tracks from that era are "Oh Well", "Man of the World", "Black Magic Woman" & "Albatross". It's nice to see you listen to something you've never heard before. I could have told you that you'd be surprised at how different the early stuff was. Basically they were a totally different band. Mick Fleetwood & John & Christine McVie went over to America, hooked up with Stevie Nicks & Lyndsey Buckingham and re-invented the band after going through a tricky lawsuit to get the name "Fleetwood Mac" back in their ownership.

One of my all time favorite songs, brilliant, bring it on home ✌️

This was one of the last songs that Fleetwood Mac founder Peter Green wrote for the band. It came at a time when he was taking LSD and having violent nightmares. As Green explained in a 1996 interview.... the song is about the evils of money: the Green Manalishi was the devil manifested as a wad of cash.

My favourite Fleetwood Mac song & I have often wondered with that line up (without the acid) what an even more brilliant band they could have become. Peter Green's first solo album End Of The Game is well worth listening to.

absolutely fantastic..they dont play music like this anymore peter greens rip!

Peter was incredible he was loved and lauded by his peers and us young fans. Full of feeling. Imagination.The industry damaged him I think on purpose. My young boyfriend called me his Green Manalishi because I thought until now I wore green jeans but looking at the lyrics well we were very obsessed by each other!

In his acid induced psychosis, Peter Green had a hard time accepting that he was making a fair amount of money. At one point he wanted yo give it all away. The Green Manalishi in this song is money, the love of money that tries to rule people’s lives and his struggles with it. This song is so dark for a reason.

Just to say that when I was still 16, 17 in the July, in 1970 when I saw Fleetwood Mac at the Redcar Jazz Club, probably on the last tour before Peter Green left the group. Older friends of mine had seen them there a couple of times and said how good they were, and I had also read that their albums never matched their live performances. Anyway I have to say they gave an amazing performance and became the benchmark by how I judged future acts. The Green Manalishi hadn’t been released at that time, but I did hear it being played on a sound system behind the bar, and suspected it was them; hard to distinguish with all the noise of people talking etc before they came on stage. I was so disappointed when Peter Green left as they seemed to be getting better and better. I count myself very lucky to have been able to see them at that stage. RIP Peter & Danny.

Fleetwood Mac's "Pious Bird of Good Omen" album is one of the best ever. Not a bad track on the album.

Check out "Need your love so bad," beautiful soulful ballad ❤️

All of the Peter Green era Fleetwood Mac albums are worth listening to, they were one of the best bands around at the time, outselling both the Beatles and the Stones between '68 and '70. Green was actually the founder of the band, and he chose the name for his rhythm section, drummer Mick Fleetwood, and bassist John McVie, who would be the only original members of the band to stay right to the end.

From the sixties and seventies, a time when music was art, musicians really were musicians (Monkees excepted) and singers had to be able to sing (no autotune etc).

Love what are known as Peter Green’s Fleetwood Mac. Peter started the group and did most of the singing and lead guitar but it would be unfair not to acknowledge the contributions from Jeremy Spencer and Danny Kirwan. They were mostly a blues band nothing like the later Fleetwood Mac who were middle of the road and of little interest to me. They were such a great group with hits like Albatross, Man of the World, Oh Well, Black Magic Woman, etc. beside traditional blues tracks. To get a better idea of their history you really need to search the web as there is so much written about them. Unfortunately Peter was always mentally fragile (after all who would name his group after two of the least important members instead of himself) and he was badly effected by drug abuse. He ended up in a mental institute for years but later made a comeback with The Splinter Group. I could go on and on about Peter because he was such an important figure in the early days and such a sweet guy.

Ok, this is beyond these boys.

Oh Well (Part 1 and 2) is also worth a listen.

'The Green Manalishi With a Two Pronged Crown' is Peter's rage against the dollar controlling the music industry.

There are another two beautiful songs from the Peter Green's era of Fleetwood Mac: "Jumping At Shadows" (there is a live version from Boston that contains the best guitar solo ever) and "Man Of The World". It would be a pitty not to hear them in one's life.

If you ever return to this early FM time, please give a listen to a couple of beautiful melodies by them, “Albatross” and “Dragonfly” thanks guys.

The REAL Fleetwood Mac...

Enjoyed your video. Peter was one of the very best guitarists of his generation. If he had not suffered from schizophrenia early on, he may very well be remembered today as one of the greatest musicians of his era. This song, among several others is an example of his unique talent that was sadly cut short.

To a lot of music critics, this song was famously both the apex and end of the psychedelic era. Just this ominous and threatening song which is forever tied to the tragedy of Peter Green. While there’s a lot of mythology around Green and the “bad acid” story, he was actually presenting with schizophrenia around this time, which eventually became pretty disabling and led to him becoming a recluse in his 20’s. There’s actually a great 90’s movie which directly riffs on the Peter Green story called “Strange Fruit” which stars Stephen Rea and Bill Nighy reuniting a 60’s British band who’s star guitarist disappeared

He turned out of his mind after a LSD trip at a mansion outside Munich. As he told, he could not play guitar after that. As he said, the tune was about a big grousom dog chasing him. Sad ending of one of the best guitar players in history. Also a underrated one. As B. B King quoted. "He was the only guitar that gave me the cold sweats".

Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac. Big difference.

THIS SONG WAS PLAYING EVERYWHERE IN THE EARLY '70S. seems like my weed dealer always had it playing

This song version is legendary.

In the Skies is a nice Peter Green song too.

Also, Peter believed that guitar should be played with Max feeling and as few notes as possible. He used the pauses and gaps between his lead guitar to add feeling and suspense.

A heavy song for its time! (Please react, or at least listen, to two of the most beautiful old school Fleetwood Mac: "Man Of The World" and "Jumping At Shadows"!

The original Fleetwood (Drummer Mick) mac (Bass player Jon McVie) was a Blues Band with the great guitarist and singer /songwriter Peter Green. Green's horrible story forced the Band to undergo several changes over the next 5 or so years, until Lindsey Buckingham, and Stevie Nicks were discovered in Los Angles, playing small venues and Bars. The two founders, MIck Fleetwood and Jon McVie, were the two mainstays that remained as members throughout all of the changes over the years. I really liked the original Fleetwood Mac Blues Band version the best.

"This was definitely different than the later stuff." Good point.

Peter Green was a genuine artist. Admired by Clapton et al early days. He was also very shy. I think he was used by the business in a nefarious way. All the tradgedy with band members from this era involves drugs. The only access to drugs was thro France or the USA. What are drugs without users. The young guitar based music world was crawling with pushers and groupies who were both paid at after show parties to get the bands high. Why? Well you’re more easily manipulated. And pushed around to perform and to lose track of your finances and genuine friends. Surrounded by yes men and women you are a pawn. Us kids were the kids of the war era wanting to escape the horror wanting peace. But the underworld evil was still around.

This is great but they definitely should have reacted to one one the live versions. The Sweden 1970’s or Boston come to mind. Because the live are a lot better.

I don't think I've heard anything from the all male line up of FM before. I really liked the last minute or so I have to say. Great review as usual guys.

Welcome to the real Fleetwood Mac, before their bubblegum music. Green God was in full bloom.

The way the voices echo in the background at 4:40 reminds me of one of their later songs Sisters Of The Moon, From the Tusk Album, another great track.

They should have reacted to one of the live versions. My favourite is Sweden 1970.

The break hints to the beginnings of prog rock.

All my trying is up, all your bringing is down.

Listen to the live in Boston,with same group

You have to have been there. Nothing like it before it and nothing like it after it. Yes try: "Oh Well"

Just subscribed. Enjoying the music 🎵. You should react to Fleetwood Mac 'Oh Well' , I think you'll appreciate it.

Try the live version

Peter always claimed the Green Manilishi is MONEY and the 2 pronged crown was a sign of Satan before Christ. Considering Peter was already phsycho before he wrote this, I believe the song is about his descent into madness.

This was like, ...metal.

Peter greens Fleetwood mac by far the best

Have a listen to Peter green splinter group one cool guy my farther gave me a 7 inch single when I was younger had albatross on A side B side was I need your love so bad I was born in 1960

Until this I only knew the Judas Priest version of the song

I ❤ Judas Priest 's cover a bit more

you guys should check out worried dream and ive got a mind to give up living...youll hear peter in his prime

You said this was heavy, Judas Priest made an even heavier version. I prefer the original, it just seems more of a descent into madness. Man of the World or Oh Well, parts 1&2.

Fleetwood Mac from my youth, when they made outstanding music not the American drivel that was to follow. Try listening to " Oh Well " parts 1 & 2 better with headphones on and the lights off. Or if you don't have nabours through a good hi fi with big speakers and the lights off.

U should listen to Man of the World

take a listen to, (OH WELL) by "pete greens fleetwood mac"

someone who presents a reaction is supposed to be on KZfaq, be supinely ignorant and don't know who Peter Green is, it bothers me a lot

how time has dissolved and you need to know more about the great Peter Green and the Origins of Fleetwood Mac back to John Mayalls Bluesbreakers . You talk about the group as though talking about the 2nd world war then o yeh there was a First

Question for the Younger Generation (and I'm NOT being patronising): WHERE is the music like THIS today, with THIS level of electric excitement? Yeah, I know that (eg) Ed Sheeran is good - but to _these_ Baby Boomer ears, he's rather closer to Des O'Connor than Peter Green!

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This is the most f*cked up song.

Do some live vids please. And NOT THE STEVIE NICKS LOT

Green replaced Clapton in the John Mayall Bluesbreakers. The common graffiti of the time proclaimed, "Clapton is God!" He was the king of the guitar. Mayall was a bit surprised the band wanted Green but they told Mayall he was "better than Clapton." Outside of this original, the best cover of this song is by the bizarre singer Arthur Brown on a tribute album of Green's songs. It is hard to find but it is well worth it. Brown vocals are much stronger and his band kicks the drive of the song into high gear. It is a crank up the volume cover. To me, Green's most passionate guitar work is the Fleetwood Mac cover of the B.B. King song I've Got A Mind To Give Up Living, performed during the opening weekend of the Warehouse in New Orleans on January 31, 1970. The video is on KZfaq. Just search for that song with that venue and date. That was a legendary weekend where musical history was made, including the Grateful Dead being "busted down in New Orleans." You can also hear the complete concert recordings in the Radio section of the Warehouse tribute page at www.blackstrat.net

Hey guys! I just subscribed! Enjoying your vids. Now...please do this same tune recorded by Judas Priest. ⚡ R O C K ⚡⚡ O N ⚡