Leiter Reports: A Philosophy Blog

News and views about philosophy, the academic profession, academic freedom, intellectual culture, and other topics. The world’s most popular philosophy blog, since 2003.

  1. Nathan Meyvis's avatar
  2. Stefan Sciaraffa's avatar

    The McMaster Department of Philosophy has now put together the following notice commemorating Barry: Barry Allen: A Philosophical Life Barry…

  3. Ludovic's avatar

    I can’t—seriously speaking—imagine anyone doing “philosophy of sexuality” work, as the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy calls it, having an easy…

  4. Andrew Richmond's avatar
  5. Benj's avatar
  6. Mark's avatar
  7. Andrew Richmond's avatar

Great moments in British rock ‘n’ roll that remain obscure in the U.S.: Peter Green’s Fleetwood Mac, “Man of the World,” 1969

Fleetwood Mac began as part of the British blues explosion of the late 1960s, led by guitarist Peter Green.  While "Oh Well" is known in the U.S. (thanks to many covers), Green's version of the band had other hits in 1968 and 1969, that made no appearances on the U.S. charts.   This number hit #2 on the UK charts:

 

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Designed with WordPress