Haha. Those other submissions must have all been "He went his own way"

Maybe he was wrong, but who's to say what's right?

I am guessing it was due to many concussions in his playing career.

RIP Welshy

This sucks. Loved BW Fleetwood Mac and his solo stuff, especially the first four post-Mac albums.

Guess that's one way to break the chain.

Weird reading this because me & a friend were just talking about him a couple a nights ago. He was supposed to appear at Summer Rock '79 at Arrowhead Stadium, then backed out. Maybe the lineup was to heavy for him.

Bob always seemed to be a little bit of a nut, and it was interesting that the other members of Fleetwood Mac, particularly Mick and Christine, were there for him as he tried to establish a solo career, backing him on his albums and performing live with him. I think it speaks to how they wanted to help him, even as they broke apart as band mates.

When Bob sued them over royalties I wonder if Mick made a mental note, being that he didn't seem to go to any lengths to see that Bob was included when Mac was inducted into the R & R HOF. (This is just the impression that I have.)

Anyway, I was a kid when Bob's solo hits were all over the radio, and they were part of the soundtrack of my childhood.

It sounds like maybe he was just sick and tired of being sick and tired.

drunkness_monster00 : I am guessing it was due to many concussions in his playing career.

But he still had that 27 win season with the A's that one year. They'll never take that away from him.

Sentimental ladies everywhere distraught.

/from the headline I submitted that got rejected

RIP JOE WALSH

/actually, this is how I first read it
//was ready with a "Guess life's not been good to him so far after all" headline
///always cross those two up
////still sad

When I die, bury me deep, lay two speakers at my feet, put some headphones on my head, and Fleetwood Mac me when I'm dead.

Also, his version of "Sentimental Lady" with Mac is better than the solo version, IMHO.

Sweet, another dead baby boomer!

Happy Birthday Prince.

Must have been quite an albatross he was carrying around.

Wasn't he the guy who blew coke up Stevie Nick's ass?

I bought the French Kiss album three times.

So he's actually dead? I was hoping it was just rumours.

I guess he stopped dreaming about tomorrow.

CASEY KASEM'S AMERICAN TOP 40 - 1/7/78

40: PEG - STEELY DAN
39: YOU'RE MY SOUL AND INSPIRATION - DONNY & MARIE OSMOND
38: WHAT'S YOUR NAME - LYNYRD SKYNYRD
37: EMOTION - SAMANTHA SANG
36: SWINGTOWN - STEVE MILLER
35: WE'RE ALL ALONE - RITA COOLIDGE
34: GIRLS SCHOOL - PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGS
33: NATIVE NEW YORKER - ODYSSEY
EXTRA: WHY CAN'T WE BE FRIENDS - WAR
32: ISN'T IT TIME - THE BABYS
31: DON'T LET ME BE MISUNDERSTOOD - SANTA ESMERELDA
30: POINT OF NO RETURN - KANSAS
29: DESIREE - NEIL DIAMOND
28: STAYIN' ALIVE - THE BEE GEES
27: GETTIN' READY FOR LOVE - DIANA ROSS
26: DANCE, DANCE, DANCE, YOWSAH YOWSAH - CHIC
25: SOMETIMES WHEN WE TOUCH - DAN HILL
24: THE WAY I FEEL TONIGHT - THE BAY CITY ROLLERS
23: LOVE IS THICKER THAN WATER - ANDY GIBB
22: MY WAY - ELVIS PRESLEY
21: I GO CRAZY - PAUL DAVIS
20: TURN TO STONE - E.L.O.
19: SERPENTINE FIRE - EARTH, WIND & FIRE
18: JUST THE WAY YOU ARE - BILLY JOEL
17: SHORT PEOPLE - RANDY NEWMAN
16: DON'T IT MAKE MY BROWN EYES BLUE - CRYSTAL GAYLE
15: IT'S SO EASY - LINDA RONSTADT
14: RUNAROUND SUE - LEIF GARRETT
13: WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS - QUEEN
12: YOU CAN'T TURN ME OFF - HIGH INERGY
11: COME SAIL AWAY - STYX
10: HEY DEANIE - SHAUN CASSIDY
9: YOU'RE IN MY HEART - ROD STEWART
8: SENTIMENTAL LADY - BOB WELCH
7: SLIP SLIDIN' AWAY - PAUL SIMON
6: YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE - DEBBY BOONE
EXTRA: MIDNIGHT TRAIN TO GEORGIA - GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS
5: HERE YOU COME AGAIN - DOLLY PARTON
4: BACK IN LOVE AGAIN - LTD
3: BLUE BAYOU - LINDA RONSTADT
2: BABY COME BACK - PLAYER
1: HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE - THE BEE GEES

/welch left fm when buckingham/nicks joined, btw

albatross

that was Peter Green and Danny Kirwan

RIP Bob.

Here he is live at "Cal Jam II" in 1978 with a coked-up Stevie Nicks (back when she was hot).

Not sure what you call that dance at the 3:20 mark.

Link

Always loved "Hypnotized".

RIP Bob.

He changed his silver-heeled ways.

Sans Sobriquet: Here he is live at "Cal Jam II" in 1978 with a coked-up Stevie Nicks (back when she was hot).

Not sure what you call that dance at the 3:20 mark.

Link

Stevie Nicks looked like this.

So sad, great music.

/RIP Bob

If I had to hear "Don't Stop Thinkin' 'Bout Tomorrow" that many times, I'd kill myself too.

doctor wu: RIP Bob.

I hear ya, Doctor...

missiv: [userserve-ak.last.fm image 465x469]
Happy Birthday Prince.

I don't get it.

Third Bob dead since October. Thankfully Fleetwood Mac has run out of Bobs now.

If James Randi is reading this thread, I totally called this here.

"Sentimental Lady" was smalchy pop crap.

But I liked early Fleetwood Mac, especially "Bare Trees" album.

Big deal--we still have Justin Bieber.

/jk
//RIP

LizardPeople: Third Bob dead since October. Thankfully Fleetwood Mac has run out of Bobs now.



Seen taking out life insurance on each other.

\and making appointments with the teenage brain surgeon

basemetal: Okay, for the lame headline I guess, I saw him live as the opening act for Heart (in 78' I think). He performed a hell of a show, some Fleetwood Mac stuff he'd written as well as his solo stuff. Good night Mr Hypnotized.

Hypnotized
Future Games
Bermuda Triangle
Somebody
Angel
Silver Heels
Lay It all Down

...all songs as good if not better than Sentimental Lady. In fact the Mac version of Sentimental Lady is the definitive version imho.

He basically carried the band through the lean years. Great songwriter... sux he wasn't given due respect.