Peter Green's The End Of The Game - just regular old classic or best album ever?

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In protest of AMG's deplorable and ludicrous 1-star review, let's sing the praises of this teeth-gnashingly, ball-grabbingly fantastic record!

― Sister Vicodin (Roger Fidelity), Saturday, 3 February 2007 02:07 (6 years ago) Permalink

i like it.

― scott seward (scott seward), Saturday, 3 February 2007 02:11 (6 years ago) Permalink

oh, sorry. i like it!

― scott seward (scott seward), Saturday, 3 February 2007 02:12 (6 years ago) Permalink

It is ablaze with genius, totally undervalued.

― Dave Segal (Da ve Segal), Saturday, 3 February 2007 03:55 (6 years ago) Permalink

i always thought people liked it. or people who knew who peter green was anyway. which is, you know, a bunch of people. i've never heard anyone say anything bad about it. i haven't read the amg review.

― scott seward (scott seward), Saturday, 3 February 2007 04:03 (6 years ago) Permalink

From AMG:

The directionless jamming on The End of the Game, the first solo release by Peter Green, is just what you'd expect from someone as psychologically messed up as he was when he cut it. He still plays wicked guitar, and sounds much like Jimi Hendrix in spots, but without Hendrix's vision. In fact, there's no coherent vision at all on this record. None of the musicians could have enjoyed themselves in spite of the opportunity to play with Green. It's drivel, from an immensely talented guitarist. Sad.

― Dave Segal (Da ve Segal), Saturday, 3 February 2007 04:25 (6 years ago) Permalink

Sounds like absolute bullshit from AMG. Their review doesn't even make sense. Anyways link to the song?

― wesley useche (electronicmaji), Saturday, 3 February 2007 04:35 (6 years ago) Permalink

right up there with all of Miles' jams from 70 to 75.

― QuantumNoise (Justin Farrar), Saturday, 3 February 2007 07:05 (6 years ago) Permalink

ya think? whoa. I like The End of the Game but I think it sounds best after you've thoroughly digested Green's best: Fleetwood Mac's Then Play On and John Mayall's A Hard Road.

― m coleman (lovebug starski), Saturday, 3 February 2007 12:31 (6 years ago) Permalink

The funny thing about the AMG review is that 5 of the 6 tracks are given positive individual reviews.

― It's Tough to Beat Illious (noodle vague), Saturday, 3 February 2007 13:04 (6 years ago) Permalink

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yeah. i love this record. maybe it's not quite as perfect as, say, live evil. but it does share that moody psych-fusion vibe that miles was working out. the bass and drums on this record really groove. when it comes to peter green, i dig his original stuff. i'm not so into the blues. another jam is the whole series of Mac live at the boston tea party.

― QuantumNoise (Justin Farrar), Saturday, 3 February 2007 13:18 (6 years ago) Permalink

4 years pass...

this record killlllls.
i think more great guitarists of the classic rock age should've just ditched the whole "songwriting" thing and jammed out a bunch of records like this. like the whole thing sounds like the band dropped acid, listened to bitches brew, plugged in and told the engineer to roll tape.

― tylerw, Saturday, 23 July 2011 19:42 (1 year ago) Permalink

also it has the best album cover ever

― tylerw, Saturday, 23 July 2011 19:43 (1 year ago) Permalink

1 year passes...

just going to revive this thread annually to say "best album ever"

― tylerw, Tuesday, 28 August 2012 15:58 (8 months ago) Permalink

It's been a while since I listened to it, time to dig it out. I was just listening to a Fleetwood Mac "Greatest Hits" from the early era that has a bunch of singles on it. "Albatross" is so gorgeous.

― Trip Maker, Tuesday, 28 August 2012 16:04 (8 months ago) Permalink

that is a raaad cover

― just sayin, Tuesday, 28 August 2012 18:49 (8 months ago) Permalink

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