Bob Welch was really one of the best musicians I have ever heard. Fleetwood Mac would not be the same if not for BW. He is buried in Memphis...a real Elvis fan, me too. Thanks and RIP BW.
@@Lil.black.dress84She claimed the painkillers drove him to suicide but it was actually because he had a crippling illness and didn't want to be a burden on his wife the way he felt his father had become a burden on his mother.
I just heard "Come Softly To Me" by Bob. A wonderful rendition of the Fleetwoods song. This interview exposed what his influences were. Bob Welch, the real person.
Love that song-the first time I heard it was LIVE! I'll never forget how radiant and out and out gorgeous it sounded. Of course the wonderful Christine was singing those luscious harmonies.
Two words "Sentimental Lady" two more words "Ebony Eyes". Bob Welch was the backbone for Fleetwood Mac and an underrated legend in Rock as a Song writer singer and amazing Guitarist. ❤ rip.
I have heard that song so many times, never paid any attention to it. The DJ spoke before the song about who sang it and what it was about. It has this quality about it that is mesmerizing and now i truly enjoy hearing it. I was as surprised as the day I learned JJ Caley wrote ‘Call me the Breeze’ and who he was. Just goes to prove you can always learn something about music.
I had some fond memories of Bob Welch songs in the late 70's. One of my favorite artists from that era.... Never got to see him Live.. Hope he is up in Heaven singing "Fourteen Joys and a will to be merry"
Penguin has 2 Bob songs that I am obsessed with; "Bright Fire" and "Night Watch'.. To my ears, Bob Welch always wrote the best songs on any FM album. Bare Trees and Mystery To Me are masterpieces. **Danny Kirwan R.I.P.
He seems like he was a great guy. So sad how his life ended. It resonates with me because I have a similar condition ( back) that caused him to take his life. RIP, Bob & Wendy
Fleetwood Mac's very first U.S. Top 40 album was with Welch (not Kirwan, not Kirwan/Welch, and not Buckingham)/Nicks). So Welch's contributions to the Mac sound were not 'unremarkable', as some claim.
The Welch incarnation of Fleetwood Mac very much developed the template of the later Buckingham/Nicks version. His melodies and pop sensibilities really changed Fleetwood Mac and set the stage for later albums like Rumours.
Bob Welch and Christie McVie were the 2 lyrics writers for Mac. Moved FMac past the Jazz Peter Green era. Don't get me wrong, the Peter Green era was awesome. But the jazz scene was fading and Bob and Christie wrote some memorable music for the transition. The gig Bob was talking about during this interview was his band at the Roxy in Hollywood in Nov or Dec 1981. It was billed as Bob Welch and His Friends. Stevie Nicks in a mini shirt, Mick, a very drunk Ann Wilson (Heart) Bob Weston, Howie Leese (Heart) the beautiful Christie McVie, John was their also. I had tickets for the first nite's show, got there late, first come seating, we sat behind the keyboards w the a 6 inch wide table sitting on a toothpick. LOL What a great evening.
Lotta haters in this thread. All incarnations of FM were fantastic, save the Bramlett Mason fiasco. And even they were a good cover band. And Bob did fine in his solo career. Only real blemish on the entire story is his being left out of the hall induction. But the hall is a joke anyway.
@jett woodward I respect your opinion on Becka and Dave, still disagree. Pretty sure you went off the deep end on the Stevie analysis. She has had decades to go off on the abuse from Lindsey. She, for her own reasons, did not go there then, and likely won't ever.
Good observation. I remember seen Steve Miller who is and has always been pretty mellow. But was frustrated with the R&R Hall o Fame's politics. When they decided to thumb their noses at Steve. He went off on a provoking female reporter on the side. Probably paid to do the sticking up on behalf of the R&R Hall o Fame.
My fookin' hero, along with Phil Lynott.. I'm 46 and thoroughly obsessed with 70's rock.. Bob was a genius.. The only part of his career I haven't YET listened to is HEAD WEST... I'm sure it's good though
I want to hear about the fist-fight he got into with Danny Kirwin, Fleetwood Mac lead guitarist (phenomenon). What led up to it. Was pretty intense fight, by report. But I agree: Welch lead FM through the Wilderness Years, at which time they could have easily broken up for good (early 1970s).
My PE teacher introduced me to him. I confused him with the baseball pitcher. And thought that baseball player was doing a side gig like Bernie Williams but look nothing like him. LOL. RIP both Bob’s.
BOB WELCH FANS??? There is a group dedicated to seeing him get inducted posthumously with the band he fronted for FIVE albums! The group is called LET'S GET BOB WELCH INDUCTED INTO THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME!!! If you would like to join us in our efforts you can look for the group on FB or contact me through my YT channel. Thank You!
If Fleetwood Mac goes into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Bob Welch goes with them - it's that simple, folks! Bob was a major contributor toward The Mac's sound & composition, as he wrote a good number of songs during Welch's five-year tenure with the group from 1971 through 1975. I miss Bob, as he was a rather unique, one-of-a-kind individual & musician. Rest well, Bob. R.I.P., Bob Welch...1946-2012.
You're probably more correct than you realize. Prior to leaving FM on good terms, it was Bob who insisted on moving FM's home base to Los Angeles. Bob felt that FM needed to be part of the California music scene that was happening in the 70s. Some people today call it "The L.A. sound" and Some call it "Yatch Rock". I call it great music. Bob Welch insisted on moving FM to L.A. because he thought it was their way forward. As it turned out, Bob would only record one FM album (Heroes Are Hard to Find) in Los Angeles before he left the band for personal and professional reasons. However, it is specifically because FM followed Bob's wishes and his professional advice, that Mick Fleetwood ended up discovering Lindsey Buckingham in a California recording studio and later hiring him. Lindsey famously insisted on bringing Stevie with him and Mick finally agreed. No American Bob Welch moving his English band to L.A. and there's no Mick Fleetwood roaming around recording studios in California, looking for a guitar player and there's no Lindsey and Stevie joining Fleetwood Mac. Bob Welch wrote the bulk of the songs on his five FM albums. Bob Welch helped keep FM going and helped keep them at least relevant during their difficult transition from a Blues band to a Pop Rock band. Bob Welch is the strong link and the linchpin to the super stardom of Fleetwood Mac, period.
It's really convincing if you've never seen pics of him prior as a balding blonde. He did the beret thing for a while to cover the top of his head but when that ceased to be convincing, he went to a wig. If you're gonna be a rock star, you kinda have to have hair and there wasn't convincing hair replacement then. He even kept updating it as he aged and it never looked bad.
@@Nostaljack He's still the front man and main focal point. Also, we were talking about individual front men here, not entire bands. And speaking of, what about Klaus Meine? He was balding by the late 70's.
Fleetwood Mac was inducted into the RockHall in 1995, and Bob was excluded, while other members who neither contributed as much, or stayed as long were inducted. It is a shameful fact! There is a movement to have this terrible wrong corrected. If you care enough to join in those efforts reply to Nathan's invitation.
BW wrote and produced most of the Fleetwood Mac material 1970-1973 and all of the best pre-Stevie Nicks songs for Fleetwood Mac. The band would have dissolved in 1971 or 1972 without his carrying them. We would never have heard of Fleetwood Mac and Stevie Nicks would still be taking orders at the local diner. Listen to the other songs from early albums that were written by Mick Fleetwood or John McVie. Oh wait - they didn't write any. BW got 4 songs into the top 40 charts with his solo albums even with many radio stations honoring a blackout request by Mick Fleetwood because Welch was suing him for unpaid back royalties. Which Fleetwood later settled out of court and paid up on. One of my co-workers was an aspiring cover artist and met with BW backstage and eventually got hired per recommendation by BW. Said he was one of the coolest guys he met in the rock industry.
I think it's ironic that the guy who brought that melodic pop style to Mac is the only person who didn't get inducted. It was Bob, not Danny , who brought the California sound. It's just stupid he was omitted because he wanted the money they owed him and he sued. Bob deserves it more than mick and John, they don't even write songs!! Peter named the band FM because he didn't want his own name in there. It's funny that the most replaceable two in fleetwood Mac are fleetwood and Mac
I wonder why he was on AB in 1982. We only see the interview but he’s holding a guitar. I didn’t think of AB as a show that promoted new songs, but at this point he hadn’t had a hit since 1979. Wonder why he was there?
His record company at the time (RCA?) must have pulled a string or two and gotten him on there. Bob was a talented guy but his career was hitting the skids by this point. I think he was promoting a new album that bombed on the charts.
Bob is the best songwriter Mac ever had and I'm aware of Pete green and buckingham nicks. He is more versatile and it's not even up for debate. His solo album FRENCH KISS , which by the way shits all over rumors, is platinum in 7 countries. It's tragic they excluded Bob. Bob deserves it more than any member of FM. It's ironic really
Lets be honest. Bob Welch was a one hit radio wonder, and his work with FM was unremarkable at best. What about this makes him RR Hall of fame material?
He had more then one hit , Hypnotized is a classic with FM, so is Sentimental lady as solo also Ebony eyes and Precious love all hits on French kiss album.
Bob Welch saved FM. They were over. Bob came along and 1. Gave them their American rock sound (California sound) as they had no sound since Peter green left and the the Blues was dead. He 2. Convinced the band to move to America. 3. Brought the mysticism slant to the songs (hypnotized and future games) . It was Bob, NOT Stevie nicks. Bob is actually the ONLY one who deserves to be in the HOF. Fleet wood and mcvie have NO talent. Buckingham nicks continued the sound that BOB invented for FM . Bob sold millions of albums as a solo artist. None of the others could do that. Nicks sold millions but she doesn't write the music to her songs so she don't count. BOB WELCH IS THE ONLY MAC MEMBER WHO DESERVES TO BE IN THE R&R HOF .
fleetwood and mcvie are a monster rythym section. There contemporaries or any real musician would agree. So your "talentless" comment loses you even more respect. I would delete your comment.
I was overstating the case. My point was that the rhythm section here write none of the songs. They aren't the talent. Anyone can do what they do. Bob Welch should be in the hall of fame , not those two. So there
+Alan Lloyd anyone cannot do what they do or did..are you a musician? if you are you will know how an extremely solid rythym section can propel a group forward to incredibly ear pleasing heights. john paul jones and john Bonham took a back seat to page and plant with zeppelin but they were still immensely important to the group dynamic. without fleet wood and mac there isn't any fleetwood mac. that being said, Bob welch does deserve to be in the hall of fame.
What Alan is saying is that if you took out McVie and Fleetwood, could they be replaced by any rythym section, yes. You never hear their names mentioned when you're talking about the best players, from a complex musical standpoint. If they are so good, could you put them in Rush and it sound the same? No way, Ged and Neil blow them off the stage. McVie and Fleetwood are like the Stones bandmembers, save Charlie and Mick Taylor, good for their own style, but pale in comparison to more talented musicians.
Fleet wood and mcvie got lucky that Peter green named the band after them. They have no talent. Anyone can do what they do, yet they seem to think they call the shots. Without the songwriters they would be bartenders. They are unforgiving for excluding Bob Welch, the best singer songwriter they ever had
stop embarrassing yourself man. your opinion is your opinion..but your opinion is ridiculous. my opinion is that welch ,while good, isn't anywhere near the player or song writer Green was. the majority of the population would agree with me I would wager.
Yes its disappointing that Bob didn't get into the R.R.H.O.F. with 'Mac in 1998, but there is a bit of a backstory there. In 1994, Bob sued the band for back royalties. Bob received a settlement, but in doing so, unfortunately removed himself from any future consideration with Fleetwood Mac!! Yes, the lawsuit won him money(a lot of it supposedly), but in bringing legal action, he removed himself from rock immortality. So do you take the money, or go for rock immortality in the Hall? It would be a tough call for some...
Don't mater if it's music or film you sign that contract in blood at the crossroads with the angel of darkness live and in person & you have made that choice to enjoy wealth fame and glory until it's time to pay the piper... they all seem to have such sad lives and deaths in the end...the devils time is short & he's roaming the earth searching for whom he may devour.. he was forced to puke me back up...
acgillespie Bob was in a lot of physical pain primarily (and emotional pain, both at that level go hand in hand) and prescribed a mind altering drug to help “ease” the pain. Rich, poor, blind, or deaf. Rock star or janitor. Chronic pain is debilitating. Extremely debilitating in a lot of cases. How is that remotely related to his chosen career for paying the piper? Please explain.
Well put Air Sailor you made it quick and extremely accurate. I AM a chronic pain patient with 2 rods and 14 screws for a cervical spine ,and am going in for my fifth surgery in 6 years,this one a shoulder replacement. NO one knows or feels another persons pain,unless they've walked in their shoes.It cripples both the body and mind.It is a very dark an dangerous place that ANYONE can find by a twist of fate,like a car accident caused by a drunk driver, or a careless texter,or falling off a bike...something seemingly harmless. My chronic pain friends and I pray that most will ever understand the debilitating nature of chronic pain, because sadly if you do,your are part of a club that NOBODY wants to be in. Stay strong pain warriors all over the world.God bless each and all of us. Peace Mr Welch,no judgment here. Just love Sincerely, John D
The best FM era was the Bob Welch era. I’ll always stand by that.
Bob Welch - one of the good guys. May he rest in peace.
Bob Welch was really one of the best musicians I have ever heard. Fleetwood Mac would not be the same if not for BW. He is buried in Memphis...a real Elvis fan, me too. Thanks and RIP BW.
You are buried in Memphis?
He's buried in Nashville beside his wife. Been there.
@@Lil.black.dress84 They are buried beside each other in Memphis Tennessee 👍
@@Lil.black.dress84She claimed the painkillers drove him to suicide but it was actually because he had a crippling illness and didn't want to be a burden on his wife the way he felt his father had become a burden on his mother.
RIP Bob Welch, "Sentimental Lady" one of my favorite songs from the 80s..
I just heard "Come Softly To Me" by Bob. A wonderful rendition of the Fleetwoods song. This interview exposed what his influences were. Bob Welch, the real person.
Love that song-the first time I heard it was LIVE! I'll never forget how radiant and out and out gorgeous it sounded. Of course the wonderful Christine was singing those luscious harmonies.
He wrote that song for his wife I heard.
1977.
@@susanb2015 Thanks for the correction, gr aduated high school that year as I sigh..
Two words "Sentimental Lady" two more words "Ebony Eyes". Bob Welch was the backbone for Fleetwood Mac and an underrated legend in Rock as a Song writer singer and amazing Guitarist. ❤ rip.
Also, Hypnotized.
Big town 2061
The Bob Welch years were the best years for FM in my opinion.
welch seems like a good, down to earth dude!
Absolutely
Who was his father?
@@Sa-gb8mr A network big wig.
@@Sa-gb8mr he's Jr. His father was Bob Welch Sr. Producer and screenwriter for Paramount.
He was the best. Love Bob Welch...big part of my childhood and teen-age years. Gone too soon, brother...
Dear Bob Welch you were and are the greatest !! Your music 🎶 touched my life 🙏 Rest In Peace ☮️ dear soul 💔😔💔
I believe he sang my #1 favorite song of all time, "Hypnotize", I LOVE that song.
That song always takes me to another world. Love the lead guitar on it, along with the harmonies.
I have heard that song so many times, never paid any attention to it. The DJ spoke before the song about who sang it and what it was about. It has this quality about it that is mesmerizing and now i truly enjoy hearing it. I was as surprised as the day I learned JJ Caley wrote ‘Call me the Breeze’ and who he was. Just goes to prove you can always learn something about music.
I had some fond memories of Bob Welch songs in the late 70's. One of my favorite artists from that era.... Never got to see him Live.. Hope he is up in Heaven singing "Fourteen Joys and a will to be merry"
Amen. Hope he rests in peace
Bob Welch was great. I love the songs he wrote in the Fleetwood Mac era, very good and original.
RIP Bob
Penguin has 2 Bob songs that I am obsessed with; "Bright Fire" and "Night Watch'..
To my ears, Bob Welch always wrote the best songs on any FM album.
Bare Trees and Mystery To Me
are masterpieces.
**Danny Kirwan R.I.P.
bob welch was the best
great singer/songwriter & nice personality-but not stable due to health problems in later years.😞
He seems like he was a great guy. So sad how his life ended. It resonates with me because I have a similar condition ( back) that caused him to take his life. RIP, Bob & Wendy
His wife believed it was the medication he was taking that caused the suicide. It was Lyrica.
What a nice guy!! Can tell he was a wealth of knowledge!! Very talented.
Fleetwood Mac's very first U.S. Top 40 album was with Welch (not Kirwan, not Kirwan/Welch, and not Buckingham)/Nicks). So Welch's contributions to the Mac sound were not 'unremarkable', as some claim.
The Welch incarnation of Fleetwood Mac very much developed the template of the later Buckingham/Nicks version. His melodies and pop sensibilities really changed Fleetwood Mac and set the stage for later albums like Rumours.
Bob Welch and Christie McVie were the 2 lyrics writers for Mac. Moved FMac past the Jazz Peter Green era. Don't get me wrong, the Peter Green era was awesome. But the jazz scene was fading and Bob and Christie wrote some memorable music for the transition.
The gig Bob was talking about during this interview was his band at the Roxy in Hollywood in Nov or Dec 1981. It was billed as Bob Welch and His Friends. Stevie Nicks in a mini shirt, Mick, a very drunk Ann Wilson (Heart) Bob Weston, Howie Leese (Heart) the beautiful Christie McVie, John was their also. I had tickets for the first nite's show, got there late, first come seating, we sat behind the keyboards w the a 6 inch wide table sitting on a toothpick. LOL What a great evening.
The band started sounding like the modern Fleetwood Mac that we all know when Bob Welch joined the band.
May Bob welch rest in peace ✝️ i real love everything he put out musically for the whole world 🌎
Lotta haters in this thread. All incarnations of FM were fantastic, save the Bramlett Mason fiasco. And even they were a good cover band. And Bob did fine in his solo career. Only real blemish on the entire story is his being left out of the hall induction. But the hall is a joke anyway.
Mike Dobson For Real!!!
Wish he were still around. RIP.
@jett woodward I respect your opinion on Becka and Dave, still disagree. Pretty sure you went off the deep end on the Stevie analysis. She has had decades to go off on the abuse from Lindsey. She, for her own reasons, did not go there then, and likely won't ever.
Good observation. I remember seen Steve Miller who is and has always been pretty mellow. But was frustrated with the R&R Hall o Fame's politics. When they decided to thumb their noses at Steve. He went off on a provoking female reporter on the side. Probably paid to do the sticking up on behalf of the R&R Hall o Fame.
That Mac song with him "Hypnotized" is STELLER!
Incredible song writer. Great voice. RIP
WOW !!!
look at that "brand new" 1982 Ibanez Artist solid body.
I was just thinking that. You beat me to it!!
Bob Welch is awesome
Great interview!
Welch is the best FM ever had.
Yes funny nuff he was a great combo of Green and Buckingham abilities yet had his own thing like on hypnotized
My fookin' hero, along with Phil Lynott..
I'm 46 and thoroughly obsessed with 70's rock..
Bob was a genius..
The only part of his career I haven't YET listened to is HEAD WEST...
I'm sure it's good though
I want to hear about the fist-fight he got into with Danny Kirwin, Fleetwood Mac lead guitarist (phenomenon). What led up to it. Was pretty intense fight, by report. But I agree: Welch lead FM through the Wilderness Years, at which time they could have easily broken up for good (early 1970s).
Cool. Down to Earth it seems
Rest east Bob and Dick. Legends
Great Video! Thanks.
The bass player of a band called Jethro Tull ... must have been Glen Cornick, who later played in Paris.
Rest in peace Bob I can't believe it you're not around anymore you didn't deserve to take your life away anyway live at the Roxy great album
My PE teacher introduced me to him. I confused him with the baseball pitcher. And thought that baseball player was doing a side gig like Bernie Williams but look nothing like him. LOL. RIP both Bob’s.
BOB WELCH FANS??? There is a group dedicated to seeing him get inducted posthumously with the band he fronted for FIVE albums! The group is called LET'S GET BOB WELCH INDUCTED INTO THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME!!! If you would like to join us in our efforts you can look for the group on FB or contact me through my YT channel. Thank You!
He wanted to include both Arabic and rock n' roll influences in the latest album, tentatively called Rock El-Welch.
Nathan Batten how is the effort going Nathan? Well, I hope.
Whatca nice guy and fantastic story
That's a beautiful Ibanez Artist he's playing.
Bob is my hero
2:00 - bass player Glenn Cornick, may he rest in peace.
Gorgeous Ibanez Artist he has there.
If Fleetwood Mac goes into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Bob Welch goes with them - it's that simple, folks! Bob was a major contributor toward The Mac's sound & composition, as he wrote a good number of songs during Welch's five-year tenure with the group from 1971 through 1975. I miss Bob, as he was a rather unique, one-of-a-kind individual & musician. Rest well, Bob.
R.I.P., Bob Welch...1946-2012.
Bob Welch was with Fleetwood Mac from 1971-1974.
Bob Welch looks like Andrew Gold
Marni Nixon's little boy!
I give a flying phuck about Fl-Mac,
but Welch's solo album:
"The other one"
is a masterpiece of
Its genre !!!
I'm gonna check it out.
Laid to rest in Memphis at Memorial Gardens along with his native Memphian wife.
" I like to think I helped them..." Ah yeah...without you I don't know how much father FM would have gone!
You're probably more correct than you realize. Prior to leaving FM on good terms, it was Bob who insisted on moving FM's home base to Los Angeles.
Bob felt that FM needed to be part of the California music scene that was happening in the 70s. Some people today call it "The L.A. sound" and Some call it "Yatch Rock". I call it great music.
Bob Welch insisted on moving FM to L.A. because he thought it was their way forward. As it turned out, Bob would only record one FM album (Heroes Are Hard to Find) in Los Angeles before he left the band for personal and professional reasons.
However, it is specifically because FM followed Bob's wishes and his professional advice, that Mick Fleetwood ended up discovering Lindsey Buckingham in a California recording studio and later hiring him. Lindsey famously insisted on bringing Stevie with him and Mick finally agreed.
No American Bob Welch moving his English band to L.A. and there's no Mick Fleetwood roaming around recording studios in California, looking for a guitar player and there's no Lindsey and Stevie joining Fleetwood Mac.
Bob Welch wrote the bulk of the songs on his five FM albums. Bob Welch helped keep FM going and helped keep them at least relevant during their difficult transition from a Blues band to a Pop Rock band. Bob Welch is the strong link and the linchpin to the super stardom of Fleetwood Mac, period.
Ibanez Artist, great guitars.
Peace
Nice wig on Bob here ;) I'm a big fan, so I'm not dissing him - it's just humorous.
It's really convincing if you've never seen pics of him prior as a balding blonde. He did the beret thing for a while to cover the top of his head but when that ceased to be convincing, he went to a wig. If you're gonna be a rock star, you kinda have to have hair and there wasn't convincing hair replacement then. He even kept updating it as he aged and it never looked bad.
@@Nostaljack
Tell Rob Halford that 😎
@@hinjurock He's in a band with other people...with hair.
@@Nostaljack
He's still the front man and main focal point. Also, we were talking about individual front men here, not entire bands. And speaking of, what about Klaus Meine? He was balding by the late 70's.
carmine appice was a pretty legendary drummer. he influenced bonzo and wrote "do ya think i'm sexy", after all
So it was him that ripped off Bobby Womack, not Rod Stewart?!
Fleetwood Mac was inducted into the RockHall in 1995, and Bob was excluded, while other members who neither contributed as much, or stayed as long were inducted. It is a shameful fact! There is a movement to have this terrible wrong corrected. If you care enough to join in those efforts reply to Nathan's invitation.
They were inducted in 1998
It was a disgusting omission. He significantly contributed to 5 albums
Did any of the other current members speak up for Bob Welch? Just curious?
@@lettylynton1932 Not after he had sued them for past royalties. They settled out of court, which means, yeah, they owed him money.
BW wrote and produced most of the Fleetwood Mac material 1970-1973 and all of the best pre-Stevie Nicks songs for Fleetwood Mac. The band would have dissolved in 1971 or 1972 without his carrying them. We would never have heard of Fleetwood Mac and Stevie Nicks would still be taking orders at the local diner. Listen to the other songs from early albums that were written by Mick Fleetwood or John McVie. Oh wait - they didn't write any. BW got 4 songs into the top 40 charts with his solo albums even with many radio stations honoring a blackout request by Mick Fleetwood because Welch was suing him for unpaid back royalties. Which Fleetwood later settled out of court and paid up on. One of my co-workers was an aspiring cover artist and met with BW backstage and eventually got hired per recommendation by BW. Said he was one of the coolest guys he met in the rock industry.
I think it's ironic that the guy who brought that melodic pop style to Mac is the only person who didn't get inducted. It was Bob, not Danny , who brought the California sound. It's just stupid he was omitted because he wanted the money they owed him and he sued. Bob deserves it more than mick and John, they don't even write songs!! Peter named the band FM because he didn't want his own name in there. It's funny that the most replaceable two in fleetwood Mac are fleetwood and Mac
Good post, and boy, doesn't that just describe the music biz? All the wrong folks getting all the credit!
1982?
I wonder why he was on AB in 1982. We only see the interview but he’s holding a guitar. I didn’t think of AB as a show that promoted new songs, but at this point he hadn’t had a hit since 1979. Wonder why he was there?
His record company at the time (RCA?) must have pulled a string or two and gotten him on there. Bob was a talented guy but his career was hitting the skids by this point. I think he was promoting a new album that bombed on the charts.
Someone's got the buzz 🐝🐝🐝⛄⛄⛄
He looks better with a beard
What song he play?
Bob Welch's Fleetwood Mac.....
and that's all I have to say about that.
What song was Welch doing on this show by the way
Alan Lloyd Two To Do and It’s What Ya Don’t Say.
Bob is the best songwriter Mac ever had and I'm aware of Pete green and buckingham nicks. He is more versatile and it's not even up for debate. His solo album FRENCH KISS , which by the way shits all over rumors, is platinum in 7 countries. It's tragic they excluded Bob. Bob deserves it more than any member of FM. It's ironic really
he was a rich guy?
oh wow,,who knew??
Bob grew a lot of hair since the mid 70s....... thought he was going bald back then
That's a whig.
Although this is 1982, Bob's new hair and clothes look very 1974-ish.
Hairpiece
Toupe.
No offense meant, but if having an opinion makes one a "pompous ass" then I guess your right there with me :)
Full head of hair here?
How much did he pay for that wig?
Lets be honest. Bob Welch was a one hit radio wonder, and his work with FM was unremarkable at best. What about this makes him RR Hall of fame material?
Hypnotized, sentimental lady and ebony eyes were big hits and there are others i don't know of ...
@@bttrflygal also Precious Love was a hit
Let's be honest. You're an idiot.
He had more then one hit , Hypnotized is a classic with FM, so is Sentimental lady as solo also Ebony eyes and Precious love all hits on French kiss album.
@@fritterfoof5146 why does he look like Keith Whitley?
I thought it was 14 joints…
Fleetwood Mac?Peter Green.
And Welch and many others.
Before he wad screwed over by mick & The band
Nice wig.
Remember…. Paris !
WHO IS THIS?? Well that is Bob Welch after Lasix surgery- gone are geeky 4 eyes which "did not help him"
Without bobs mysticism there is no bullshit Stevie nicks gypsy woman act
Bob Welch saved FM. They were over. Bob came along and 1. Gave them their American rock sound (California sound) as they had no sound since Peter green left and the the Blues was dead. He 2. Convinced the band to move to America. 3. Brought the mysticism slant to the songs (hypnotized and future games) . It was Bob, NOT Stevie nicks. Bob is actually the ONLY one who deserves to be in the HOF. Fleet wood and mcvie have NO talent. Buckingham nicks continued the sound that BOB invented for FM . Bob sold millions of albums as a solo artist. None of the others could do that. Nicks sold millions but she doesn't write the music to her songs so she don't count. BOB WELCH IS THE ONLY MAC MEMBER WHO DESERVES TO BE IN THE R&R HOF .
nice opinion. Too bad the vast majority disagree with you.
fleetwood and mcvie are a monster rythym section. There contemporaries or any real musician would agree. So your "talentless" comment loses you even more respect. I would delete your comment.
I was overstating the case. My point was that the rhythm section here write none of the songs. They aren't the talent. Anyone can do what they do. Bob Welch should be in the hall of fame , not those two. So there
+Alan Lloyd anyone cannot do what they do or did..are you a musician? if you are you will know how an extremely solid rythym section can propel a group forward to incredibly ear pleasing heights. john paul jones and john Bonham took a back seat to page and plant with zeppelin but they were still immensely important to the group dynamic. without fleet wood and mac there isn't any fleetwood mac. that being said, Bob welch does deserve to be in the hall of fame.
What Alan is saying is that if you took out McVie and Fleetwood, could they be replaced by any rythym section, yes. You never hear their names mentioned when you're talking about the best players, from a complex musical standpoint. If they are so good, could you put them in Rush and it sound the same? No way, Ged and Neil blow them off the stage. McVie and Fleetwood are like the Stones bandmembers, save Charlie and Mick Taylor, good for their own style, but pale in comparison to more talented musicians.
Well, Fleetwood Mac's monsterous success really had nothing to do with him though did it.
This was your second lame attempt to smear Welch.
Suicide in 2013…
FM only came alive with Buckingham/ Nicks
When you say "alive" you mean "commercial."
And yet not 9 in 10 could name the songs he wrote, nor the names of the Albums they came from.
Maybe they can name yours.
@@manictree5436 He doesn't have any. He seems to have a hard-on for Bob Welch, hahaha
Fleet wood and mcvie got lucky that Peter green named the band after them. They have no talent. Anyone can do what they do, yet they seem to think they call the shots. Without the songwriters they would be bartenders. They are unforgiving for excluding Bob Welch, the best singer songwriter they ever had
stop embarrassing yourself man. your opinion is your opinion..but your opinion is ridiculous. my opinion is that welch ,while good, isn't anywhere near the player or song writer Green was. the majority of the population would agree with me I would wager.
however if your trolling your damn good at it lol
Lmao!!!
Yes its disappointing that Bob didn't get into the R.R.H.O.F. with 'Mac in 1998, but there is a bit of a backstory there. In 1994, Bob sued the band for back royalties.
Bob received a settlement, but in doing so, unfortunately removed himself from any future consideration with Fleetwood Mac!! Yes, the lawsuit won him money(a lot of it supposedly), but in bringing legal action, he removed himself from rock immortality. So do you take the money, or go for rock immortality in the Hall? It would be a tough call for some...
Gifted though he undoubtedly was he lacked the genius of Green & the talent & charm of Danny Kirwan!
Don't mater if it's music or film you sign that contract in blood at the crossroads with the angel of darkness live and in person & you have made that choice to enjoy wealth fame and glory until it's time to pay the piper... they all seem to have such sad lives and deaths in the end...the devils time is short & he's roaming the earth searching for whom he may devour.. he was forced to puke me back up...
acgillespie Bob was in a lot of physical pain primarily (and emotional pain, both at that level go hand in hand) and prescribed a mind altering drug to help “ease” the pain. Rich, poor, blind, or deaf. Rock star or janitor. Chronic pain is debilitating. Extremely debilitating in a lot of cases. How is that remotely related to his chosen career for paying the piper? Please explain.
Well put Air Sailor you made it quick and extremely accurate. I AM a chronic pain patient with 2 rods and 14 screws for a cervical spine ,and am going in for my fifth surgery in 6 years,this one a shoulder replacement. NO one knows or feels another persons pain,unless they've walked in their shoes.It cripples both the body and mind.It is a very dark an dangerous place that ANYONE can find by a twist of fate,like a car accident caused by a drunk driver, or a careless texter,or falling off a bike...something seemingly harmless. My chronic pain friends and I pray that most will ever understand the debilitating nature of chronic pain, because sadly if you do,your are part of a club that NOBODY wants to be in.
Stay strong pain warriors all over the world.God bless each and all of us.
Peace Mr Welch,no judgment here.
Just love
Sincerely,
John D
@@johndentzman6022 .Jesus cures the pain that pills just mask. ask me how i know
I loved this music and the band Paris, but man, this dude cannot get to the point, he is boring as hell.