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Fleetwood Mac

SONG TITLE: ALBATROSS : N/A RELEASED: 1969 LABEL: BLUE HORIZON GENRE:

PERSONNEL: (GTR) DANNY KIRWAN (GTR) JOHN MCVIE (BASS) (DRUMS)

UK CHART PEAK: 1 US CHART PEAK: 104

BACKGROUND INFO popularity increased exponentially in the second half ‘Albatross’ was a UK number 1 for Fleetwood Mac of their career, the early lineup has just as much merit. in 1969. While it has been included on countless In fact, many argue that the blues material has much compilations it was never released as part of an album. more for guitarists to get their teeth into. This delicate is set against a simple backing and features guitarist Peter Green’s perfect phrasing and feel. The main melody uses triads on NOTES the top three strings before moving to lower single notes. The pedal-steel style harmony bends in the After a long hiatus due to illness, Peter Green bridge section of the track are flawlessly executed. re-emerged with Peter Green’s Splinter Group. This Numerous overdubs (parts added later in the lineup toured extensively and recorded recording) add to the laid back, floating mood of this through the late 1990s and up until 2004. After impressive track. another break he resumed touring in late 2009.

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There are two distinct phases to Fleetwood Mac’s Another of Fleetwood Mac’s early singles, ‘Need existence. In their first incarnation Green was the Your Love So Bad’, is often held up as the finest front man and they were one of the leading exponents example of Green’s playing. The song’s two solos are of through the sixties. The second and, a masterclass in blues phrasing, feel and dynamics. commercially at least, more successful era added, after Aside from its sublime solo, ‘’ a few short term changes, vocalist Stevie Nick, vocalist (covered later by Santana) features Green skillfully and guitarist Lyndsay Buckingham and vocalist and answering his vocal with lead phrases in a classic keyboard player Christine McVie to the core rhythm blues call and response fashion. On ‘I Loved Another section of Fleetwood and McVie. This classic line up Woman’ from 1968’s Fleetwood Mac Green uses his went on to record which is one of the best- lead playing to create a memorable melody that is selling albums of all time. While Fleetwood Mac’s re-stated through the song. Hot Rock Guitar Grade 2 Grade Rock Guitar Hot 5 6 Hot Rock Guitar Grade 2 Albatross [10] A A A B B B T & [7] T & [4] T & # # # # # # # # # # # # A B & T 7 œ œ 6 œ œ 5 5 j œ 9 # # # 7 œ œ 4 j # œ œ 4 4 œ 9 q q 4 4 = 66 q œ œ œ = œ Ó q Blues 3 q j œ œ œ œ 7 œ j Œ œ 9 œ 4 œ œ 5 5 3 œ 7 œ 4 œ œ 4 4 œ 9 œ 2 All Rights Reserved. International RightsAll Reserved. Copyright Secured. © Copyright 1968Crosstown Songs (UK)Limited. œ œ 7 4 ˙ ˙ j ˙ 9 . œ 2 E œ œ 5 5 œ œ œ 4 4 ‰ œ œ œ œ 2 j œ œ œ 4 Œ ‰ œ 2 3 œ œ 5 5 œ 4 œ 4 j œ œ 4 4 œ œ 7 4 œ 6 j œ 9 ˙ ˙ œ 7 œ 4 j œ 2 . . œ 9 œ œ œ Fleetwood Mac œ œ œ Music by Peter Green œ 7 j œ œ 9 2 œ 4 Œ 3 œ 7 œ 4 œ 9 The Darkness ‘I Believe In A Thing Called Love’

The Darkness

SONG TITLE: I BELIEVE IN A THING CALLED LOVE ALBUM: RELEASED: 2003 LABEL: ATLANTIC GENRE: CLASSIC ROCK

PERSONNEL: (VOX+GTR) (GTR) FRANKIE POULLAIN (BASS) (DRUMS)

UK CHART PEAK: 2 US CHART PEAK: 35

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‘I Believe In A Thing Called Love’ was the third The Darkness are clearly an amalgam of their single from The Darkness’s 2003 debut album classic rock heroes. Healthy doses of Queen, Def Permission To Land. The track starts with a solo Leppard, , and AC/DC can all guitar playing the song’s 4-bar main riff which is a be heard in the Darkness’s sound. The broke combination powerchords and single notes. The up briefly but reformed to record the 2012 album song’s bright, major-sounding chorus contrasts the . other minor-sounding sections of the songs. Aside from the extensive array of riffs there are also three breaks in the song (excluding the freetime RECOMMENDED LISTENING cadenza at the end). Far from being an excuse for guitarists Dan and Justin Hawkins to show off, they Aside from ‘I Believe In A Thing Called Love’, are surprisingly melodic efforts that form cohesive Permission To Land also contains ‘’, parts of this hit song. power ballad, ‘’ and the AC/DC influenced ‘Black Shuck’. The Darkness’s second album, 2005’s One Way Ticket To Hell…And THE BIGGER PICTURE Back was a critical and commercial flop, mainly because it was a more polished and less flamboyant Although they released just two albums in their effort than Permission To Land. Taken purely on its short career, the bands first album had a considerable own merit it contains more than a few tracks that impact on the UK scene. ‘I Believe In are worth to listening to. Opener ‘One Way Ticket’ A Thing Called Love’ is undoubtedly one of the contains a catchy chorus and typical Darkness-style biggest guitar tracks of recent years and looks set to syncopated riff. ‘Bald’ has a slow, powerful groove take its place among the all-time greats. It achieved and an excellent . ‘Seemed Like A Good the number 2 slot on the UK singles chart and is Idea At The Time’ is an epic ballad that gives more undoubtedly responsible for Permission To Land than a nod to their heroes, Queen. reaching number 1 on the UK album charts. Hot Rock Guitar Grade 2 Grade Rock Guitar Hot 21 22 Hot Rock Guitar Grade 2 I Believe In A Thing Called Love InCalled AThingI Believe [13] A A A B B B T & [9] T & [5] T & # # # # # # # # # # # # A B & T 2. œ œ œ œ œ œ 2 4 2 4 0 2 # # œ œ œ œ 2 4 2 4 # # œ 4 q œ œ œ œ 2 4 2 4 4 4 = 129 œ œ œ œ 2 4 2 4 . . . . œ 0 F Classic Rock œ œ 2 4 œ œ œ œ 2 4 2 4 # 5 œ 4 œ œ œ œ 2 4 2 4 Œ œ 2 œ œ œ œ 2 4 2 4 œ 0 œ œ œ œ 4 2 4 2 ‰ A œ œ 0 2 N 5 j E E œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 . C ‰ ...... œ 2 All rights inGermanyAll administered by Universal Music Publ. GmbH. B œ œ 2 4 5 j œ 4 F © Copyright 2003Universal Music Publishing Limited. All Rights Reserved. International RightsAll Reserved. Copyright Secured. œ œ 2 4 # 5 j A F œ œ 2 4 œ 0 œ œ 2 4 # 5 5 j œ œ œ ˙ ˙ Œ PM œ œ 2 4 œ 4 œ œ 2 4 œ ‰ 0 F œ œ œ 2 4 œ œ 2 2 4 # 5 Music by Justin Hawkins, Daniel Hawkins, Graham Ed &Frankie Poullain œ œ 2 4 A œ œ œ œ œ 0 2 2 4 E œ œ 5 0 2 5 . . N œ œ 2 4 œ 4 . C . œ œ 0 2 œ œ 2 4 œ 0 b n B œ œ 1 3 œ œ 2 4 b œ 2 ‰ 5 j œ œ 2 4 B œ œ œ 2 4 ˙ ˙ 5 j œ œ 2 4 œ œ 2 4 œ 4 œ œ 2 4 œ 2 ‰ œ œ 2 4 A œ œ 0 2 5 j n E œ œ œ œ œ œ œ 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 # 1. B ...... œ œ 2 4 œ œ 0 2 5 œ 2 œ 4 F œ œ 4 œ 2 4 œ œ 2 4 # 5 j A The Darkness The œ œ 0 2 5 œ œ 2 4 œ œ œ 0 œ œ œ œ 2 4 PM œ 2 œ œ 2 4 œ 4 œ œ 2 4 œ 4 œ œ 2 4 œ 0 œ œ 2 4 œ 0 F œ œ 2 4 œ œ 2 4 # œ œ 2 4 5 . . . .