He scored his biggest hit in 1977 with “Sentimental Lady,” a catchy pop song that he first recorded with Fleetwood Mac. Welch briefly led another band in England before becoming a solo artist.
“Welch pushed the band toward the pop mainstream in albums such as ‘Future Games,’ ‘Bare Trees,’ and ‘Heroes Are Hard to Find.’ ”Īfter leaving Fleetwood Mac, Mr. “A strong argument can be made that without Welch’s contributions, Fleetwood Mac would not have been in the position to make ‘Rumours’ in 1977,” Cleveland Plain Dealer critic Michael Norman wrote in 1998. The reconstituted band had its breakthrough albums with “Fleetwood Mac” in 1975 and “Rumours” in 1977, both of which reached No. Welch left the band in 1974, just before singer Stevie Nicks and guitarist Lindsey Buckingham joined the group. “Mostly his legacy would be his songwriting abilities that he brought to Fleetwood Mac, which will survive all of us.” “He was a huge part of our history, which sometimes gets forgotten,” Mick Fleetwood told Rolling Stone. He wrote the song “Hypnotized,” which appeared on the group’s 1973 album, “Mystery to Me,” and was a key member of the band through five albums, including “Heroes Are Hard to Find” (1974). Welch replaced Green in 1971, he had a major part in reshaping Fleetwood Mac’s sound to a sweeter, more pop-oriented approach. The band was formed in England in the late 1960s by guitarist Peter Green, and its name derived from two members of the group, drummer Mick Fleetwood and bassist John McVie.Īfter Mr. Welch was a guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for Fleetwood Mac from 1971 to 1974.
He was 65.Īccording to police, he died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Less than two years after the release of DefenseNicks gave up on his solo debut, Bella Donnakicking off the most successful of all Fleetwood Mac’s solo careers.įollow Far Out Magazine on our social networks, on Facebook, Twitter and instagram.Bob Welch, who was a key member of the pop group Fleetwood Mac in the early 1970s before scoring several minor hits as a solo performer, died June 7 at his home in Nashville. Nicks did not follow through on her threat to leave the group, but she began to seriously consider a solo career. They didn’t even tell me that before the record was finished, and then I liked the title even less.ĭespite his threats, Nicks was outvoted and Defense became the title of the album. “I don’t remember it being a joke by Mick about a…” she trails off. There were even rumors that Mick Fleetwod wanted to call the album Defense as a reference to phallic humor, something Nicks didn’t understand when it was introduced to him. But even with the diverse material, Nicks threatened to quit Fleetwood Mac released his next LP as Defense. Nicks’ material on the album, including the soulful “Storms” and the wonderfully silky “Sara”, was at odds with Lindsey Buckingham’s angular punk-inspired tracks like “The Ledge” and “Not That Funny”. “There was nothing beautiful or elegant about the word ‘defense,'” Nicks reportedly said, according to The ringthe oral history of on the LP 40 years after its initial release. But when the band decided to use the song’s name as the album’s title, Stevie Nicks wasn’t wowed. Of course, there’s the album’s title track, with its vocal vocals and endless layers of percussion courtesy of the USC Marching Band. It’s because Defense is the band’s most eclectic album, filled with upbeat pop melodies, silky ballads, jagged new wave and everything in between. Only one title stands out as really confusing: Defense. Even mediocre titles like Kiln House, so playand Say you want are usable.
When you see names like Tango in the night, Mirage, and Rumors, they just seem to fit perfectly with the backing music. Ranging from pure British blues and hard rock to pop and folk, very little of the Mac’s output is embarrassing, and their good taste carries over to their album titles too. The good news is that, overall, this hardware is high quality. With 17 studio albums, a collaboration with Chicago blues musicians, various EPs, live albums and compilations that make their discography one of the densest and most intimidating in rock music. There are so many Fleetwood Mac albums that it’s sometimes hard to keep track.
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