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@blainglenn71844 жыл бұрын
Danny played on three more albums, not two, after Then Play On - Before Bare Trees, and after the phenomenal Kiln House, he wrote three of the eight tracks on Future Games, and he contributed heavily to the entire album. His haunting, eternal summery Woman of 1000 Years, the first track on the album, is one of the greatest all time rock tracks ever.
@paul_grimsley3 жыл бұрын
Thank you, I totally agree. Sands of Time was a brilliant song too. Shame that album was so overlooked in this video.
@stevovimy3 жыл бұрын
Woman of a 1000 years has the most haunting solos I've ever heard.
@seabertotter43253 жыл бұрын
I was going to correct this as well. I really love Future Games. It is an overlooked album. I hope it gets a very good remaster.
@jmaz11003 жыл бұрын
@@paul_grimsley the whole Future Games album contains some of the most brilliant melodic guitar playing ever recorded.
@paul_grimsley3 жыл бұрын
@@jmaz1100 You're so right, thank you for the reply. I love Sands of Time too, very simply but just played so well.
@mariajwinter93645 жыл бұрын
Great information about the most elusive guitar legend ever. He was so underrated!
@TheGuitarShow5 жыл бұрын
thank and yes I agree he was always in the background of rock history
@gabrielm.45545 жыл бұрын
"criminally underrated" - Barrie Cadogan
@glenkepic32084 жыл бұрын
Guitar Player magazine did a great cover story on Peter Green in the late '90s. They wanted to include Danny but he declined. sad.
@musicofanatic3 жыл бұрын
@@gabrielm.4554 Cadogan is something of a modern day Kirwin...and more!
@markdworak217010 ай бұрын
His playing on Sands of Time is just amazingly beautiful
@TheGuitarShow10 ай бұрын
Agreed
@williamchin60986 ай бұрын
I am an amateur guitar player, and I play Sands of Time a lot, both the riff and the lead parts (not at the same time of course). Underneath the melodic solos runs a riff that goes 4/4, 3/4 (someone pls correct me if I wrong), that pulls your ear in, every bar. Similar to the opening run in Tubular Bells (Theme to the Exorcist 8/8, 7/8). Great composition. The other great tune is 'Sometimes'. I tried to play it every now and then, still couldn't get it right.
@markdworak21706 ай бұрын
So many different versions of the Mac, but I think this is my favorite song. When it ends I wish it went on another 10 minutes
@TheBitterSweetgr2 ай бұрын
I think the warm tone of the playing and the epic melodic passion of the phrasing "created" bands like Wishbone Ash. I see a clear link there, a thread. Sands Of Time is my favourite Mac song.
@chrisnolan5607Ай бұрын
Yeah, the Argus album came out in 1973 the year after Danny was fired from F Mac.
@doncowan9823 ай бұрын
Kiln house is one of my favorite all time records. I have been following the British music all my life and play guitar as an no pro basis. I used to play along with "Tell me all the things you do" seriously a great rock song and very much underrated. Dannys tone was unique. Station Man- another great song that you never get tired of listening to. I very much appreciate your run down, it is extremely welcomed by people like myself.
@brettlowden7073 Жыл бұрын
"My Dream" is one of the most amazing instros I ever have heard.
@chriscampbell91917 ай бұрын
Kirwan's biting lead bits on Oh Well were epic.
@TheGuitarShow7 ай бұрын
I agree Chris
@PennyRoyxl5 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Danny is an underrated phenomenon, and one of my guitar heroes. Cheers!
@jppagetoo5 жыл бұрын
Glad to see this man get some props on KZbin. Peter Green cast such a large shadow. Both Danny and Jeremy are highly under-appreciated. Peter got most of the props as a songwriter and influence on others such Santana. But Danny deserves more credit for being a great muscian in his own right.
@TheGuitarShow5 жыл бұрын
I agree Danny was over looked a lot of the time - thanks !
@TheGman8585 жыл бұрын
Danny and Peter were phenomenal together kerwan was overshadowed by Peter but if you get a chance to hear any of the live recordings of the early mac particularly the boston tea party shows alot of those riffs and soaring lead lines are coming from Danny he was a monstrous guitar player
@TheGuitarShow4 жыл бұрын
I agree!
@Draahobbs3 жыл бұрын
I have to agree as well. I saw them in Chicago as sort of the opening act for either the Jeff Beck Group w/ Rod Stewart, or some other British band. Too long ago! But Kirwan was unforgettable.
@JJ1804 жыл бұрын
So underrated, his playing was so unique and he had a vibrato that no one has ever match in my opinion
@briantaylor2.023 Жыл бұрын
He used a little too much vibrato imo, but he was fantastic! One of the most underrated guitarists of his time along with Peter Green. Peter Green was very well-known in Europe and only barely known in the States back in the late 60s/early 70s, but after that he kinda fell into a similar category as Danny since Peter was only around in the music industry for such a short period of time. Peter was considered to be a more technical/better player than Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page in his prime but you never hear about him anymore, and Danny was also an incredible player and you never hear about him either.
@tomcarl80212 ай бұрын
@@briantaylor2.023I disagree that Peter was barely known in the States in the late sixties. His FM had a career in the States American bands would kill to have. They played all the best venues across the country that catered to the rock crowd. They never slogged it out in dive bars, playing to five people, in small town America. They were very successful on the rock circuit in the US from the start.
@robertreynolds1167 Жыл бұрын
Danny was a beautiful guitar player and is easily one of my favorites. His work on Then Play On and Future Games was genius and will live within me forever. Woman of a 1000 years can make me cry. As soon as I hear it it brings me back to being 18 in 1972. I feel bad that he had so many issues as I missed him very much but will always remember him dearly. Rest In Peace Danny.
@TheGuitarShow Жыл бұрын
Thanks for this lovely comment Robert.
@larrycashion7522 жыл бұрын
What a time in music! Danny was a gem. Best guitarist in Fleetwood Mac besides Mr Green throughout their career
@nicolasrivoire16205 жыл бұрын
thanks for sharing all this information ! Danny Kirwan, one of the most underrated of rock'n roll history, a true genius, all about feeling!
@Hulkhoagie12 ай бұрын
My favorite Danny Kirwin song will always be Dust. While it's not the best showcase of his guitar playing abilities, It's one of the most evocative, emotional performances I've ever heard.
@URTH-yb5xh Жыл бұрын
Fantastic You profiled Danny Kirwan Thanks so much
@TheGuitarShow Жыл бұрын
My pleasure!
@tonykemp34323 жыл бұрын
My god..... Not a mention of sands of time, sometimes, bare trees and not forgetting Dust... I think dust is on the bare trees album...... What a song!!
@maxwellfan555 жыл бұрын
Danny Kirwan used to practice at the same youth club as me. It was situated at the end of Gleneagle Rd, Streatham, South London, a 109 bus ride away from Brixton. A pity I didn't get to know him, I have always admired his work, and know he looked up to Peter Green a lot. I thought them a good pair, producing a great double Les Paul sound, trading-off each other's licks on stage. I believe they understood each other musically, but it's possible that without Peter, Kirwan lost some ambition continuing with FM, who knows? FM became an entirely different band without Peter, as we all know, nothing like the band Peter had originally intended it. Danny's vibrato is legendary, but he had a good singing voice too. The most extradorinaiy thing was how young he was yet sounding so good, same as Green. One wonders where they got this intense blues feel to play like that? Jigsaw Puzzle Blues was astonishing, so was Something Inside of Me, and the slide blues of Feel Like Crying. Thank you for producing this video, paying tribute to a great Britsh guitarist, and a South Londoner!
@cynthiamarston22085 жыл бұрын
maxwellfan55 .could be right Danny and Green had a magic chemistry together
@TheGuitarShow5 жыл бұрын
amazing comment - thanks !
@dot185 жыл бұрын
@@cynthiamarston2208ut unfortunately they did fall out quite badly towards the end .
@motman523 жыл бұрын
Absolutely, Mate. "Jigsaw Puzzle Blues" is so mature seeing as Danny was then a young up-and-comer. (Django would smile.)
@tonylever3 жыл бұрын
I used to go to that Youth Club in 1968/69. One of the bands from my school, Clapham College, used to rehearse in the woodwork room there, playing classic blues and Cream songs. I saw Gerry Shepherd play there about the same time. He went on to form the Glitter Band a short while later. He used to play a cherry 335 and played with a drummer called Steve Carroll, who eventually ended up succumbing to extra strength STP acid when he went to the USA in 69/70. It destroyed him mentally. Similar to what Peter Green went through. They were great days apart for poor Steve.
@27mondo4 жыл бұрын
Don't forget Kiln House! Fantastic album.
@Riverdeepnwide5 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this I very much look forward to your follow up video about Danny. I loved his playing ever since hearing Albatross as a young man, such gifted soulful hard working fellows giving it everything they had. So sad he had a tough time afterwards.
@TheGuitarShow5 жыл бұрын
pleasure and thanks for your comment!
@paul_grimsley5 жыл бұрын
Danny didn’t just appear on Future Games, he made it. His tracks were the stand out songs in my opinion. Sands Of Time is probably Danny’s best song.
@TheGuitarShow5 жыл бұрын
thats a killer track! thanks
@ClassicRock19735 жыл бұрын
The title track is the best song. Welch ALWAYS outshined kirwan
@gregmccurry95124 жыл бұрын
@@ClassicRock1973 did not welch kill himself?
@MarieProvost774 жыл бұрын
@@gregmccurry9512 Yes, Welch shot himself in 2012. Wiki: "Welch had undergone spinal surgery three months prior to his death. Despite the surgery, doctors told him his prognosis for recovery was poor, and he would eventually become an invalid. He was still in considerable pain, despite taking the medication pregabalin (Lyrica) for six weeks. .. On June 7, 2012, around 6:00 am, Welch committed suicide by shooting in his Nashville home"
@KitKrash4 жыл бұрын
Alan Lloyd the song “Future Games” and “Sentimental Lady” on Bare Trees are some of Welch’s best songs but Danny Kirwan predominates both those albums. I also think as Welch had less songs on these albums they tended to be his better ones. Later albums had a lot of filler tracks by him.
@jamesprichard674 жыл бұрын
Danny Kirwan has the songs. For any fan of fabulous 20th century music, there are gorgeously sung, played and written songs . He grew up hearing a wide variety of music and he has songs rejoicing to the spirit of those styles ,from show tunes and stage ,classical and jazz and blues . He had an uncanny knack for creating songs , his voice and his guitar voice are legendary to a lucky few . So, he got overshadowed by Peter ,and later Welch, and then Stevie Nicks, a legend nearly lost . His solo songs are magical , but who has heard them ? My guess is fewer than 1,000,000 people worldwide know anything about him , and of those, how many have heard the songs. There are more than 60 great songs by Kirwan . About 30 from FM ,and 30 solo songs . To compare Danny with the world I like Lennon McCartney P Simon , some Dylan, some Jimi , some Johnny Cash ,Shadows ,Ventures, Syds PF , Moodies, Early Who, Early Stones, Joy Division and NewOrder, dozens more As for a negative comparison I have zero interest in post Kirwan Fleetwood Mac , or anything by Welch ,except for Danny's solo on Future Games . Not a Springsteen or tom petty fan
@TheGuitarShow4 жыл бұрын
Grest comment many thanks
@Miatacrosser3 жыл бұрын
I really like Ram Jam City from his first solo lp. Should've gotten airplay...it was a bullet.
@RobbyByrne Жыл бұрын
Love your perspective as always, JP. James Pritchard is Danny's number one fan as far as I'm concerned.
@richardfailla26816 ай бұрын
Yes, Danny was so over looked by many who confused his lead playing with "Peter Greens" lead work. So, if you are currious to compare the two, listen to not only "Fleetwood Mac In Chicago", but you can hear some of "Dannys" best blues lead work on "Otis Spans" solo recordings with "Fleetwood Mac"! His taste for the "Blues" was unmatched on his performance on those recordings. R.I.P. Danny
@greenmanalishi69632 ай бұрын
Good Point, my favorite numbers so happen to both belong to Greeny . sugar momma and Someday baby
@williamvanspanje12715 жыл бұрын
Danny also appeared on the Future Games album.
@TheGuitarShow5 жыл бұрын
you are right sorry I didn't mention that
@baliscotsurf5 жыл бұрын
I have to say he mre than appeared...he fuckin owned it.
@tommaloney39383 жыл бұрын
future games is a great album
@phil2d23 жыл бұрын
Also Kiln House which i thought was a very good album and better than Future Games.
@kennybluet55273 жыл бұрын
@@rooftopcat1785 yep. Brilliant song. Haunting ,but it takes me to a really good place. Sands of Time . Another good one.
@deltadesign56975 жыл бұрын
Danny also played on the Future Games album.
@mikedufault81135 жыл бұрын
Danny also played extensively and sang on Fleetwood Mac’s 1971 “Future Games,” which came out between Kiln House and Bare Trees. It’s so good. Listen to it if you are not aware of it! MGMT covered the title song in 2010-
@chrissupport Жыл бұрын
"Morning Rain" was the first FM song I heard. Always played Future Games from beginning to end on both sides - "Woman of 1000 Years" doesn't sound quite right without the (vinyl record) scratches at the beginning for me. Never knew or thought about who sang that (though knew it wasn't Bob Welch or Christine McVie) until I saw and old FM video w/Danny singing.
@alexguitarfan64475 жыл бұрын
Wonderful guitarist. Love the melodic clean tone guitar instrumental he did, 'Sunny side of heaven'
@TheGuitarShow5 жыл бұрын
agreed thanks !
@bernadette99454 жыл бұрын
Beautiful tune.
@LSUOdyssey3 ай бұрын
His wah wah playing and his live electric jams get outrageous, also i love how much reverb he used, drenched it.
@oringinalbeefeater4 жыл бұрын
One of the greatest, if unsung, guitarists. Very eclectic; from Station Man to Sunny Side of Heaven, Danny could bring life to any style of song. Very sad his departure from FM and subsequent slide downhill
@Miatacrosser3 жыл бұрын
Ya if that was even a slide....he lived another 40+ years after FM...so it couldn't have been that bad for him. I have heard he lived a modest but comfortable life in England and later in Holland with his Dutch girlfriend. Some people just aren't addicted to the Limelight like others.
@jimmycampbell782 жыл бұрын
@Miatacrosser, I think you are confusing Danny Kirwan with someone else, maybe another rock guitarist? Danny never lived in Holland to my knowledge. He struggled with alcoholism, divorced his English wife, and later on became homeless.
@larrycashion7522 жыл бұрын
Dig your examples, Tell me All the Things You Do, Dust...
@MyMuzikVideos5785 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting this. Danny played so beautifully! 'Cascades' and ' Love Can Bring You Happiness' are my fave Danny Kirwan songs. He was so good. RIP, Danny ❤⚘
@TheGuitarShow5 жыл бұрын
Pleasure Thommy
@doucemaniac3 жыл бұрын
His tone on Morning Rain is spot on for my ear - on the verge of all hell without actually going there. Supposedly this was achieved with just a guitar and amp - no effects. I don't know how he did it but I'm glad he did.
@big_fat_hen6 ай бұрын
He used a Wem reverb unit with the reverb off but the gain turned up to the optimum position. Your description of his tone is spot on to my ear also.
@martincummins85283 жыл бұрын
Thank you kindly for this, lots of appreciation here.
@coreymihailiuk51895 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting that! I learned a few new things about Danny's numerous guitars.
@TheGuitarShow5 жыл бұрын
pleasure
@bentolleson85823 жыл бұрын
Fleetwood Mac will always be Peter Green & Danny Kirwan in my mind
@martinkellyband4 жыл бұрын
Thank You for putting this together. I loved Danny's work with Fleetwood Mac
@chrisnolan56073 жыл бұрын
Danny did 3 solo albums after Fleetwood Mac. Second Chapter in 1975, Midnight in San Juan 1977 and Hello There Big Boy 1979.
@paititiАй бұрын
Second Chapter is a work of uniquely shimmering beauty.
@chrisnolan5607Ай бұрын
Yes, his finest solo.album. @@paititi
@kazalexander4345 жыл бұрын
This was really fascinating, Ramon! X
@TheGuitarShow5 жыл бұрын
thanks Kaz xxx
@mikedavis44272 жыл бұрын
Everything he says concerning the way Danny and peter acheived their sound is so spot on and those streight forward simple methods are essential for getting the most out of an electric guitar. There's something so pure about that. As a lifelong guitar player this is what I do. It's just so cluttered sounding when electric guitar is filtered through all of these artificial effects
@TheGuitarShow2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Mike!
@Jim-oy7wk11 ай бұрын
Sands of Time, Woman of 1000 years, and on Bare Trees...Sunnyside of Heaven (I was lucky enough to see the band do that live)....numerous tunes...Kiln House, Future Games, Bare Trees...their best albums. Danny's best guitar work. Very influential and unique.
@TheGuitarShow10 ай бұрын
Thank you Jim
@A14b195 жыл бұрын
We need to know more about Danny he's to important to forget ...
@TheGuitarShow5 жыл бұрын
I agree
@LeonDonnelly235 жыл бұрын
Angelo Bi An interview I gave recently concerning my friendship with the late Danny Kirwan of Fleetwood Mac: “The real story of Danny Kirwan post Fleetwood Mac.” The Guitar Show Interview. kzbin.info/www/bejne/q6u4dHtqfcidoNE
@TonyDimov-mu5rqАй бұрын
Danny. Kirwan One great guitar of all time
@jamesjameson4303 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for doing this. I am sure Peter Green would have loved this too. Green was so generous he let 2 other guitarists in his band! Danny was a great player in his own right and was a perfect match for Peter. I have not heard a lot of his recordings after Peter left.
@TheGuitarShow Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much James
@toulminbrown91663 жыл бұрын
Future Games by Fleetwood Mac - September 3, 1971 release is one of the best albums to ever come from Great Britain! Danny's work on it is SUPERIOR
@glenkepic32084 жыл бұрын
This was great. Thank You!!! I mentioned on the PG vid I was a fan since '71. FM, a year before that and Station Man was the first tune I fell in love with. the Blues was too deep for an 11 year old in '68. A friends older brother had some import albums. I somehow thought the LP GT was a '68 since the time was right. Thanks for the clarification. Rest In Peace, Danny Kirwan.
@TheBitterSweetgr10 ай бұрын
An underrated genius of the instrument.
@TheGuitarShow10 ай бұрын
I agree
@seabertotter43252 ай бұрын
He was in his own world. The other band mates didn't understand him. Obviously a very sensitive artist.
@grooveEday5 жыл бұрын
I enjoyed your Danny video... there are a couple of things not mentioned that your followers should know about: You missed a major FM album in your listing that Danny has a number of brilliant tunes on: Future Games. Danny didn't do many sessions but every one he did is terrific. The Biggest Thing Since Collosus by Otis Spann (terrific Blues LP with Peter Green), Tramp, a group put together by original Fleetwood Mac bassist, Bob Brunning (a loose studio group that featured Danny on guitar and Bob Hall on piano, JoAnn and Dave Kelly and a number of other London Bluesers). There were two releases with Danny: Tramp in 1969, and Put A Record On in 1974. One last one was early Savoy Brown frontman singer/writer Chris Youlden and his album, Nowhere Road. Danny is featured on two terrific tracks.
@TheGuitarShow5 жыл бұрын
You know what you are so right - thats a brilliant album - many thanks for this valuable info - I knew Bob Brunning and he booked me at his blues club many years ago - a lovely man! Ill check some of the music you mentioned - thanks again!
@tomclohessy10505 жыл бұрын
I would add to this (not the that the author of the clip would be listening) I think it's obvious to anyone that Future Games had two of the most original and beautiful songs by Kirwan recorded "Sands of Time" and Lady of a Thousand Years". Crying shame not to mention this!
@tomclohessy10505 жыл бұрын
my apologies to The Guitar Show - I see that the apology was made in earlier posts. Thanks!
@larryabitz79925 жыл бұрын
@@tomclohessy1050 "Woman of a 1,000 Years," actually. Beautiful song. Cheers.
@glenkepic32084 жыл бұрын
Yep.
@timelessdrifter23263 жыл бұрын
Danny also played on Fleetwood Mac's Future Games. His signature style is all over that album.
@donwarren-wv5iy2 ай бұрын
Years ago ( prob about 1985?) I repaired laundry equipment and travelled to all sorts of hospitals across the UK. I remember going to one place and the woman in charge said ' We've got a member of Fleetwood Mac here' I asked ' Is it Peter Green??' No it's Danny, she said. The place was a drug/alcohol rehab facility - it was in Southend on Sea.
@AnthonyMonaghan4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Ramon...great to see Danny getting some love. A great musician with a fierce left hand technique. He was a huge addition to Fleetwood Mac's early sound. I'm reading the Peter Green biography at the moment and Danny's story strikes me as the most poignant and inevitably most tragic. That Watkins Rapier is lovely.
@TheGuitarShow4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Anthony and yes he was a lost soul. An amazing unique talent.
@William18664 жыл бұрын
I was around when Hamer Guitar was started and all the buzz was about capturing Danny Kirwan tone. My guitarist friends were excited about his sustain. I was a young bassist trying to get Jack Bruce tone. I washed a lot of dishes to buy my first Marshall.
@stevenimeson902 Жыл бұрын
Awesome video!
@TheGuitarShow Жыл бұрын
Thank you
@larryh.31734 жыл бұрын
A very nice, thorough job here... but it seems your history of Danny's guitars seems to end here with the Peter Green era. However, IMO, there's a LOT more to it than that. To be honest, between seeing the later Fleetwood Mac live (the Future Games lineup) and studying their subsequent albums, I've always thought of Danny more as a Strat player, and, in fact, his Strat is ALL over both those albums, as far as I can tell. Yeah, I know he also played his Les Pauls earlier on, but it'll always be his Strat work for me. 'Future Games' is probably my favorite Mac album, although I also love all their earlier work, too. (And Peter Green... need we say more?) :-) I was SO fortunate to have been able to see the 'Future Games' line-up twice on tour (and each time from only 30 ft away!), one time for 'Future Games' and the second for 'Bare Trees'. Danny most definitely played a sunburst Strat for the entirety of each gig. (IIRC, Bob Welch also played a Strat the entire time, but I'm not quite so positive.) Unfortunately, I don't recall the amps but I'm pretty sure they were Fenders of some sort (and not at all a guarantee there, either. It was a looong time ago!) That first time on the 'Future Games' tour, I was especially blown away by the band, the wonderful songs, their overall energy... but most especially by Danny's playing. (IIRC, it might have been their very first gig in the USA supporting that album, playing at a large club in Rockaway Beach on Long Island. And BTW, their 'Bare Trees' gig was in a large arena-type structure along with Alice Cooper and Blue Oyster Cult, IIRC.) Anyway, the very next day, I went out and bought 'Future Games', and right away, I was stunned to not only recognize all the songs (they'd definitely performed the entire album that night, plus more), but _even Danny's solos_; those were *that* much a part of each song, IMO, and he had obviously performed them as such, almost like 'mini-compositions' within the songs (but, to be sure, there were improvised moments, as well). Certain licks and phrases that had blown me away the previous night were also on the recorded versions! For me, that experience was such a profound indication of his innate melodicism on guitar, that those melodic sections had been that important to him, and that made a huge impression on me. To this day, he has remained one of the main influences in my own guitar playing and a major musical hero of mine. What a touch, what a tone... R.I.P. Danny. Play on...
@maurofelipe763 жыл бұрын
Wow, thanks so much for this post, a ton of first hand info, great stories! The leads in the intro of "Future Games" from the Lp of the same name (obviously) have a tone that kills me. Do you know what Danny's playing there? They're so thick in a pedal overdrive type manner, but to my knowledge those types of overdrives weren't around until at least the mid 70s, certainly not '71. Maybe something Martin Birch did w/ compression and/or the board in addition to an overdriven amp? Still sounds too thick and mids heavy to be a Strat into a Fender, but also too crisp to be a Les Paul? I'd love to hear any insight you have into how that lead tone was achieved. Thanks!
@larryh.31732 жыл бұрын
@@maurofelipe76 Hi! Going entirely by my 50 year old memory (IMHO, pretty reliable), all I can say is that Danny’s lead tones (and melodic lead playing) at that gig were quite the same as during my next day’s listening, once I’d gone out and bought the LP. Honestly, I was pretty stunned between the gig and the album. And influenced, too, as a guitarist. Per the album mix, IMO, compression added to some degree or another, was most likely a given, but I wouldn’t think that that was _the_ underlying overdriven contributor. Lots of UK guys back then used treble booster pedals which I’d have to think was much more likely. (Unfortunately, I never got quite close enough to see the actual stage floor to see any pedals, but it seemed to me from afar more like he’d simply adjust his grainier attack via his volume knob -vs- using a pedal. Setting the amp up for the lead tones, then turning the guitar down for his rhythm playing etc. [That’s always been my own approach.] But I also couldn’t state that he didn’t have any pedals, either. Gear back then was so much more Spartan, lol!) Mostly, though, I feel that sooo much of Danny’s tone was what he wrung it out of his Strat with his hands. Yeah, that’s become a cliche by now, I suppose, but in his case, it was so true. IMO, of course. Sorry for the delayed response. Hope any of this helps, etc. Cheers!
@maurofelipe762 жыл бұрын
@@larryh.3173 excellent!
@groverbaker64043 жыл бұрын
Danny Kirwan and Danny Whitten are two of the greatest guitar players in history..but not appreciated very much!!. Love Mr. KIRWAN! you were the fire of Fleetwood mac!!
@big_fat_hen6 ай бұрын
Wow I thought no one knew about Danny Whitten. I named my son after both of them. Then Play On.
@bimwopbarn47 Жыл бұрын
thank you, excellent summary
@TheGuitarShow Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching
3 ай бұрын
and "future games" as well. one of my favs
@doclawyer Жыл бұрын
Danny's best guitar work was on FM's 1971 Future Games LP. He was only 21.
@Johngonefishin5 жыл бұрын
The 1969 Epic LP release in America "English Rose", was Dannys first recording with the band.
@TheGuitarShow5 жыл бұрын
thanks
@wayneblanchard973 жыл бұрын
'English Rose' is actually a compilation album done for America. It's great, but just a collection of existing, previously released tunes.
@thesoupdragonat1212 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the info on talented Danny and the Watkins Rapier 33.
@andrewbaldwin42603 ай бұрын
Thank you for this. If I'm ever on Desert Island Discs, Danny's song Dragonfly is one of my choices. It's beautiful. Andrew.
@joshuahymer153 жыл бұрын
Have you done KOSSOFF??? If not that would be a great study.
@Mynamesalexa4 жыл бұрын
Fleetwood Mac Spirit West,Bruce and Laing Philadelphia Spectrum November 1972.
@Putaspellonyou5 жыл бұрын
You skipped the 1971 "Future Games" album! Great Danny tracks on there as well, including the haunting "Woman of 1,000 Years"
@TheGuitarShow5 жыл бұрын
Thanks - yes that was a great album - I should have included it!
@mariannwatt26782 жыл бұрын
Danny was no unsung hero to me as a young guitarist here in los angeles i had all the lp's and was swipeing all the riffis i could ha ha but it good to see you giveing a shout out to a verry great guitarist cheers j watt
@dylanbishop46275 жыл бұрын
Great info, thanks Ever thought about doing a video on Wayne Kramer? Thanks again!
@maurofelipe763 жыл бұрын
Great work, thank you!
@TheGuitarShow3 жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it!
@mocheck4 жыл бұрын
Danny played on the Future Games Fleetwood Mac Album
@mandoprince19 күн бұрын
The Watkins Rapier did not have a chambered body. They were exceptionally light, due to the wood used in the body and it's being thinner than most other solid bodies. It was a solid body, with the top routed for the scratch-plate mounted pickups, controls and jack and for the vibrato, with no other cavities. There is footage of Danny rehearsing with Peter Green and also playing at the 1968 "Bluesology Festival" with this guitar. Not sure how much use it got after this🤔
@atiostefony37603 ай бұрын
Dragon Fly is so good.. So deep playing and melody from Danny
@seventhsamuel5 жыл бұрын
Excellent tribute! Also remember to include Future Games, some of his best playing and writing. He also used a wah for Danny's Chant and Spare me a little for effects... what kind I couldn't tell you. Bob Welch also said in a F.A.Q from the 90s he had a binson echorec, but I cant say that I can hear moments that sound like that kind of effect
@TheGuitarShow5 жыл бұрын
Thanks - you are right! I completely missed that album out! thanks! Thanks also for the info on the Binson Echorec. Best, R.
@stevehoran55955 жыл бұрын
Tell Me All The Things You Do from Kiln House also features a wah-wah pedal.
@wmfeagin3 жыл бұрын
I think Danny did also play on their 1971 album Future Games, although Bob Welch's songs are more prominent there. Also, in the Station Man video, John McVie is playing a Gibson Thunderbird bass (I otherwise never saw him with anything other than a Fender Precision Bass).
@imannonymous77075 жыл бұрын
Really got to give you props bro...very thorough anaylisis of these often forgotten legends. Peter green loved dannys playing enough to invite him in the band, i only know the story of him smashing his paul after a show...im sure yall know this tho They made a great team peter n danny ahh i just heard u mention it lol see great job its a shame you cant get somebody to invest in your documentaries, i think you could do something fabulous!
@TheGuitarShow5 жыл бұрын
Many thanks indeed for the support - just putting out this info is great fun so I dont really ask for anything in return - just great comments like the one you posted - thanks bro!
@jsamc5 жыл бұрын
RIP Mr. Dragonfly
@christopherhanna57545 жыл бұрын
Exceedingly well done....
@TheGuitarShow5 жыл бұрын
Pleasure thanks for watching
@anthonypanneton92310 ай бұрын
great video. I'd heard that the strat w/ maple neck was a guitar that belonged to Jeremy Spencer, but Green sometimes played it. loved all three of those guitarists. and together they were just amazing.
@TheGuitarShow10 ай бұрын
Pleasure Anthony
@mikelast79184 жыл бұрын
in a word......underated
@TheGuitarShow4 жыл бұрын
100% agreement
@astolatpere115 жыл бұрын
Well done.
@TheGuitarShow5 жыл бұрын
thanks
@Staylogical2 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite original Mac songs is Coming Your Way from And Then Play On.It's a Danny song,with Peter and him playing off each other effortlessly.
@feebypeels28832 жыл бұрын
One of the best openings to an album ever! A big inspiration for the Beatles' "I Want You(She's So Heavy)" as well.
@terset99124 жыл бұрын
can't forget Danny on the Future Games a;lbum , his tracks are the best imo.
@TheLocalZeroChannel5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this.
@TheGuitarShow5 жыл бұрын
pleasure
@petecogs4 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@putzengiler3 жыл бұрын
When we saw Fleetwood Mac with Joe Cocker & Grease Band at the Boston Tea Party in 11/69, FM were using Orange amps, it was the first time I recall ever seeing Orange amps. ...
@Fugettaboutit Жыл бұрын
My favorite one-two punch guitar duo of all time.
@RJWSuffolk4 жыл бұрын
I bought a Watkins Rapier, new, in red, same price! I still have it. At the time playing as a 15 year old in what would now be called a Shadow’s Tribute Band. Happy times.
@TheGuitarShow4 жыл бұрын
Bet it sounded and still does sound awesome!
@alanpalmer97022 ай бұрын
I remember Danny and Bob Welsh using Ampeg amps at a gig at Nelson Imperial Ballroom in 1971. Loudest backline I ever heard. Danny was on the three pickup LP that is featured on the song Dragonfly on German TV Beatclub video on KZbin. And sadly my recollection is that he didn’t do much during the gig and it mostly was dominated by Bob Welsh on a Telecaster.
@thecaveofthedead4 жыл бұрын
I love Danny. Fascinating to think that Jigsaw might have been the Rapier. I'd love to know what happened to his Les Pauls. Did he not use effects on Dragonfly? Isn't there a flanger on that or something?
@elvis_cehany88875 жыл бұрын
Another amazing great video thank you so very much I’m like you Kirwan fanatic and actually I have been looking for him in London few years ago with no luck , great in depth video and his phrasing and Vibrato beyond good plus the age factor he was barely 18 with such accomplished skills but the part that many overlook his song writing skills which in my opinion as good and original as Lenon or Bowie , when you say or sometimes dragonfly many songs outside there blues sound with songwriting depth , thank you again
@TheGuitarShow5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Im really glad you enjoyed it and its so great to hear Danny has many fans who will carry on his memory- yes, I agree with his writing skills - very underated. Stay in touch!
@davidboswell76715 жыл бұрын
Elvis_ce Hany q
@simonplimbley57785 жыл бұрын
Great - thanks 👍🎸
@TheGuitarShow5 жыл бұрын
pleasure
@twentyonetwentyguitars93445 жыл бұрын
Nice pictures of Danny with the Watkins!
@TheGuitarShow5 жыл бұрын
Pleasure - they seem pretty cool guitars
@TheGuitarShow5 жыл бұрын
I think Mark Knopfler started with one of those as well
@dot185 жыл бұрын
@@TheGuitarShowJust to be clear- you describe Danny's Rapier33 as a chambered guitar (implying special voids full of air to increase resonance etc but that's not strictly true - it was just like a Strat ,with a large void routed out under the "scratchplate" to allow room for the wiring and pots ;' it would have originally had a basic vibrato unit which I doubt Danny used ! I did see The Mac play at the time- first time was Oct 68 in Battersea by which time he'd ditched the Rapier .he was a wonderful player as was Peter (and Jeremy in his limited way) but the overall band was even greater than the sum these parts !(I had RAPEIR 44 at this TIME !)
@ldginder Жыл бұрын
many years ago i was in luthier barry kirbys workshop in the west midlands to pick up a guitar whilst i was there he showed me a les paul standard he had on the workbench belonging to danny kirwan, danny had decided to thin the neck down with a black and decker drill and sanding disc unfortunatly he had sanded through to the truss rod on a large part of the back of the neck and barry was in fix with what to do with it, i don't know whatever happened to it afterwards but it was a sorry 1959 les paul standard.
@darrylcole55754 жыл бұрын
I'm a gibson guy and not all 1968 les Paul goldtops had the pearl crown inlay logo. Gibson truss rod covers from the 50s are shaped a little diffrent and also have a wider white bevel. The one in the pic looks like a late 60s truss rod cover .
@extramile734 Жыл бұрын
Thank you
@TheGuitarShow Жыл бұрын
You're welcome
@FF-so3su4 жыл бұрын
Wish Danny had come back and played again😢
@ValBoschi-ix9cd7 ай бұрын
Enjoy these videos, thanks. I wonder what gauge strings he would have used.
@TheGuitarShow7 ай бұрын
Good question! Ill try to find out many thanks !
@sleepingdragonsstir77373 жыл бұрын
He made some solo albums in the mid to late seventies but were never transferred to CD.
@TheGuitarShow3 жыл бұрын
Yes there is a surprising amount of solo material
@briantaylor2.023 Жыл бұрын
I always thought Danny used his gold-top LP on "Jigsaw Puzzle Blues", but I definitely could be wrong.
@jamesbaxter52193 жыл бұрын
There are a few discrepancies, Danny played on Future Games, which was released between Kiln House and Bare Trees. Before using Orange amps, they used Matamp (Matt Mathias founded Radiocraft in Huddersfield in1948) amps. Early Orange amps and cabs were actually Matamps with the Orange livery, Orange was just a shop at that time. I've read elsewhere that P.G. used a Matamp amp with a valve powered, Matamp piggy back reverb unit, and that he used Danny's Strat on Albatross, I'm not sure that Danny and Jeremy actually played on it, I know that in a Mojo interview Pete said that he had played the slide part with Danny's Strat sat on his lap. I remember reading somewhere that Danny preferred solid state amps, whether or not it's true, I couldn't say, but given his distinctive tone, I wouldn't argue. All the best, J.B.
@briantlougan8104 жыл бұрын
You left out the best Danny Kirwan/Fleetwood Mac album: Future Games.
@thecaveofthedead5 жыл бұрын
I'd love to see Danny's Les Pauls identified. But he's known by so few fans that it's not quite as likely as for some bigger artists. I did ask on mylespaul some years back and no one had a clue. I also wonder if anyone's approached Danny's family for an interview since his death to get some more insight into his career and life.
@TheGuitarShow5 жыл бұрын
Yes its a shame - I actually tried to meet him a few years back but couldnt make it happen - a big regret!
@TJRatfink5 жыл бұрын
I saw Mac in Chicago on the Kiln House tour and Danny was playing a white LP/SG Custom. Mountain was also on the bill. The memory is a bit fuzzy but I'm thinking the show was likely '71.
@briantaylor2.023 Жыл бұрын
5:37 Peter also commonly used the Marshall JTM45 he used while in the Bluesbreakers on studio recordings of Fleetwood Mac songs
@TheGuitarShow Жыл бұрын
Thanks
@remmymafia38893 жыл бұрын
Who's the band member in the middle of the picture of the whole band at the 1:05 mark? Spencer?