I’ve only ever been tangentially aware of someone called Peter Green in a “wasn’t there someone else in Fleetwood Mac” kind of way, but then over the weekend I heard someone who’s name escapes me playing at the beer festival in Farnham, and he did a song called ‘Peter Green’.
Then I came across a Peter Green CD – Reaching The Cold 100 – in the library earlier, thought “what the hell”, and laid out a pound to borrow it for a week. A pound very well spent – oh, that man can play. Forget Eric “Power Ballad” Clapton (ok, later output at least) – it’s spare, relaxed playing that’s been recorded by someone who likes their bass as much as I do. Much satisfying thud is to be had courtesy of a decent set of earbuds.
