Fleetwood Mac | "Hypnotized"
Jun 8, 2012 10:12:35 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Jun 8, 2012 10:12:35 GMT -5
I thought I made a thread for this, but I think I've just discussed it multiple times without making a thread here. This was featured on Fleetwood Mac's 1973 album Mystery to Me. It was written by Bob Welch, and he provides the lead vocals on the track. The song and album represent a kind of bridge period in the history of Fleetwood Mac. It was a departure from the blues-rock orientation of Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac but preceded Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks' inception into the band and the more pop oriented sound with which the band experienced its greatest success. "Hypnotized" was never a single, but it served as the b-side to "For Your Love". Despite never being released as a single, the track did receive airplay from album rock and adult contemporary stations and continues to be one of Fleetwood Mac's best-known pre-1975 tracks in the US. Even after Bob Welch left the band, Fleetwood Mac continued performing "Hypnotized" in its live sets during the mid-70s.
Song information from Wikipedia:
Song information from Wikipedia:
The song, as indicated by the title takes the form of a mystical, dreamy reverie. It features triple time rhythm on the drums by Mick Fleetwood and combines with acoustic guitar and electric keyboards to give a jazzier essence to the song. Welch draws upon the use of jazz fourth chords in the song playing in a minor key and also features a guitar solo by guitarist Bob Weston covering many octaves.
Hypnosis and dreaming are specifically referred to in the lyrics, "Cause what matters most is the feeling you get when you're hypnotized... and it seems like a dream, they got you hypnotized." Welch draws upon references to places such as Mexico and North Carolina.
According to Welch, the mystical atmosphere of the song was heavily influenced by his residence at the Benifold Mansion in Hampshire, England, a place he described as "rather spooky and strange even in summertime".
The song has been cited as an example of a tune that establishes a meter that is changed when more instruments are introduced.
Hypnosis and dreaming are specifically referred to in the lyrics, "Cause what matters most is the feeling you get when you're hypnotized... and it seems like a dream, they got you hypnotized." Welch draws upon references to places such as Mexico and North Carolina.
According to Welch, the mystical atmosphere of the song was heavily influenced by his residence at the Benifold Mansion in Hampshire, England, a place he described as "rather spooky and strange even in summertime".
The song has been cited as an example of a tune that establishes a meter that is changed when more instruments are introduced.