RIP Guitarist Bob Welch (Fleetwood Mac) - GoFuckYourself.com

AsianDivaGirlsWebDude · 06-07-2012, 07:19 PM

Bob Welch committed suicide at age 66 after enduring various health issues for years.

He is probably most well-known for his brief stint with Fleetwood Mac between 1971 and 1974 (he played on 5 Fleetwood Mac albums), but he had a good catalog of songs beyond Fleetwood Mac as well.

Bob Welch was with Fleetwood Mac during the transition period when the band went from a stripped-down hard rock blues band to a more pop-oriented sound with the later addition of Stevie Nicks and Lyndsey Buckingham.

After leaving Fleetwood Mac, Bob Welch hooked up with two sons of early TV comedien Soupy Sales, to form a band named Paris (the Sales brothers went on to play with David Bowie in Tin Machine).

The songs I most will remember Bob Welch for are his solo songs...

Senitmental Lady is a lovely slow dance song that I enjoyed immediately when it came out (this was actually the 2nd release for the song, since it was on a previous Fleetwood Mac album years earlier); for me, it was one of those defining summer songs that came along during one summer while I had been spending a lot of time in the Philippines (young, dumb, and full of cum)...music is so special and wonderful for helping one to fondly recall old memories (my wife and I hugged and danced to it a short time ago):

Sadly, a handful of old rockers have opted recently to commit suicide, mostly due to health concerns...

RIP Bob Welch

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Robbie · 06-07-2012, 07:45 PM

Damn.

Spunky · 06-07-2012, 07:46 PM

No way,shit.that's fucked up.I guess if I was fucked up health wise I would probably think about it also RIP Bob

L-Pink · 06-07-2012, 08:02 PM

Wow, I listened to a lot of him back in the day. Too bad.

CDSmith · 06-07-2012, 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by AsianDivaGirlsWebDude

I owned a copy of that album at one time. Ebony Eyes was (and still is) an awesome song. So is Sentimental Lady. The guy's stuff was all over the radio for a lot of years back then.

RIP, most definitely.

AsianDivaGirlsWebDude · 06-07-2012, 11:37 PM

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astronaut x · 06-07-2012, 11:42 PM

holy shit, this means......

we are all gonna die some day.

and i really had my hopes up until this thread

Robbie · 06-07-2012, 11:48 PM

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Originally Posted by astronaut x

holy shit, this means......

we are all gonna die some day.

and i really had my hopes up until this thread

Don't worry...unless you have the talent of people like Bob Welch...nobody is gonna even notice when you croak.

AsianDivaGirlsWebDude · 06-08-2012, 12:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Robbie

Don't worry...unless you have the talent of people like Bob Welch...nobody is gonna even notice when you croak.

QFT! Thanks!!!

Seriously, I have played guitar for decades, and I still don't have a clue about how to craft a beautiful song like Sentimental Lady. Robbie is an accomplished guitarist and he can tell you how hard it is to produce songs that have any chance to make it up the Billboard 100. Sometimes creating the song is the easy part. Getting it recorded, promoted and distributed, and still making a few dollars is a long-shot at best. The music business is way dirtier and more cutthroat than the jizz biz.

Bob Welch was fortunate in many ways. I didn't know until today that he had a fondness for France, since that is where he attended the Sorbonne, and Paris is where Fleetwood Mac located him when they had a vacancy for a guitarist and singer.

Straightforward pop-rock ditty there, and I could probably learn to play it, but I would give my left nut to be able to craft songs like Bob Welch could, sell records, and fill concert halls (well, if I could give up another body part, say my appendix, that would be better, since I like having two nuts to play with).

Instead, I like to live vicariously through rock stars, the same way I guess that members of my site like to watch and imagine that they are in the scene. Come to mention, it so would I, damn it! I'm always near the action (filming), but never in the action!

Not everyone rises to the level of an Eric Clapton, but there are many who put their hearts and souls into their music nonetheless. Bless them.

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Sarah_Jayne · 06-08-2012, 12:44 AM

Sigh, I love his music.

Far-L · 06-08-2012, 01:26 AM

Damn... listening to that makes me want to grab a Cali Cab, roll a nice doobie, snort some fine Peruvian pearlescent pink flake, and get back in the hot tub with two hot foxes on the deck at my Marin pad overlooking the Bay.

Rest in peace. Fleetwood Mac in that middle period sure had some angelic harmonies so he is probably going to be welcomed with open wings....

AsianDivaGirlsWebDude · 06-08-2012, 01:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Far-L

Damn...

listening to that makes me want to grab a Cali Cab, roll a nice doobie, snort some fine Peruvian pearlescent pink flake, and get back in the hot tub with two hot foxes on the deck at my Marin pad overlooking the Bay.

Halfway there (I do not sniff the coke, I only do the sensimilla)...Straberry Cough, Yogi Diesel, Royal AfQueen, and the old lady in the jacuzzi.

Life is beautiful. Hopefully I will always feel that way. Perhaps it is good to provide more humane and dignified ways to end ones life if it comes to that.

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tony286 · 06-08-2012, 04:43 AM

He had a problem with his spine and he didnt want to be a burden to his wife. Also fuck you to Mick Fleetwood, Bob wasnt invited to be with Fleetwood Mac during their Hall of Fame induction.

brassmonkey · 06-08-2012, 07:00 AM

i heard on the radio he offed his self

Guitarist and singer Bob Welch, whose work in the early 1970s for Fleetwood Mac set the stage for the band?s multi-platinum success later in the decade, died on Thursday at his home in Nashville, Tenn.. He was 66.

According to a spokesman for the Nashville Police Department, Welch was found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest. The spokesman said Welch?s wife, Wendy, told police he had been suffering from health issues.

Welch joined Fleetwood Mac in 1971 as a 24-year-old living in Paris, just as the group was making the transition away from being a British blues rock band and into the 1970s commercial powerhouse that it became.

Tom_PM · 06-08-2012, 07:21 AM

That sucks. I saw a crawl on the tv briefly but it went off before it said it was suicide. Really sad that just because of medical issues and pain, people feel so helpless and a burden on others to take this choice.

RIP to another great.

Far-L · 06-08-2012, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by AsianDivaGirlsWebDude

Halfway there (I do not sniff the coke, I only do the sensimilla)...Straberry Cough, Yogi Diesel, Royal AfQueen, and the old lady in the jacuzzi.

Life is beautiful. Hopefully I will always feel that way. Perhaps it is good to provide more humane and dignified ways to end ones life if it comes to that.

ADG

Yeahh, I don't touch the stuff either but I am sure Welch did more than enough for the both of us...

beerptrol · 06-08-2012, 10:53 AM

RIP. I still enjoying listening to his music

Evil Chris · 06-08-2012, 11:08 AM

Sad stuff.

Ebony Eyes put Bob Welch on the map for me.

AsianDivaGirlsWebDude · 06-08-2012, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Far-L

Yeahh, I don't touch the stuff either but I am sure Welch did more than enough for the both of us...

He surely would have gotten a contact high being anywhere near the Snow Queen (Stevie Nicks) - even though they weren't members of Fleetwood Mac at the same time, they jammed together occasionally, and were friends despite the legal issues affecting the band over the years (and they were in a massive band that over time included well over 20 different players, not counting the USC marching band, lol).

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After the death Thursday afternoon of Bob Welch -- the guitarist, singer and songwriter best known for his early work with Fleetwood Mac -- a number of peers, former bandmates and colleagues have released statements praising the late musician.

In an interview with Reuters, Mick Fleetwood, who hired Welch in 1971 after the departure of Peter Green, said Welch was a key part of the band's evolution. "He was a huge part of our history which sometimes gets forgotten. Mostly his legacy would be his songwriting abilities that he brought to Fleetwood Mac, which will survive all of us," said Fleetwood. "If you look into our musical history, you'll see a huge period that was completely ensconced in Bob's work."

And although Stevie Nicks and Welch weren't in Fleetwood Mac at the same time, she released a statement Friday morning expressing her admiration and regrets: "The death of Bob Welch is devastating .... I had many great times with him after Lindsey and I joined Fleetwood Mac. He was an amazing guitar player -- he was funny, sweet -- and he was smart -- I am so very sorry for his family and for the family of Fleetwood Mac -- so, so sad ..."

This morning Pop & Hiss received a note from songwriter David Adelstein, who served as Welch's keyboard player from 1977 through 1982, just after the release of the "French Kiss" album that propelled Welch into the top 20. "I was hired and we rehearsed at one of Mick Fleetwood's homes in Topanga for the next three months," Adelstein wrote. "In January 1978 the band began rehearsals in a sound stage at Sunset & Beachwood."

Adelstein shared a few recollections of his experience in Welch's band, and, with his permission, are excerpted below:

"For me, they were very exciting times back then. We were the opening act for Dave Mason back around February 12, 1978, our first show at Rocklyn College, NY. A short time later, Bob was leading us up the stairs to what was the biggest crowd I've ever seen, Cal-Jam II. We opened the show with a 10:00 AM call! That was a rush -- 250,000 people in the crowd at the old Ontario Motor Speedway. During that tour, Bob opened shows for not only Dave Mason, but for Jefferson Starship, Heart, Beach Boys, Styx, Allman Bros. and of course [Fleetwood] Mac (a great billing -- the best of both worlds).

"When it came to the follow up album, Bob and his producer, John Carter, gave me my first opportunity to play on that album. When it came around to the third album, Bob gave myself and guitarist Todd Sharp the opportunity to include an original song on the album. This launched my songwriting career.

"All in all, I have awesome memories from my time playing with Welch, sharing dinners at some wonderful restaurants (he appreciated great food), along with his love of music and that included all kinds of music! The circle of friends here in the LA area ... are already missing him much."

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Fap · 06-08-2012, 11:51 AM

Suicide? Damn.. RIP

Firehorse · 06-08-2012, 02:06 PM

R.I.P. Bob

L-Pink · 06-08-2012, 08:39 PM

Interesting link .....

http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/stop-th...174404800.html

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garce · 06-08-2012, 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by AsianDivaGirlsWebDude

Robbie is an accomplished guitarist and he can tell you how hard it is to produce songs that have any chance to make it up the Billboard 100.

There's a bit of a stretch right there. Please list Robbie's Billboard 100 hits below this line:
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AsianDivaGirlsWebDude · 06-09-2012, 01:30 AM

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Originally Posted by garce

There's a bit of a stretch right there. Please list Robbie's Billboard 100 hits below this line:
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Not my point, but thanks for playing.

Here's a sample of Robbie and Claudia-Marie playing:

Now let's see you play...

Who knows? You might be good - GFY actually has several people with musical talents, which is not all that surprising, since many people on the production side of the biz are often inclined towards a variety of creative arts.

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John-ACWM · 06-09-2012, 06:07 AM

RIP the legacy remains.

06-07-2012, 07:19 PM	#1
AsianDivaGirlsWebDude Purveyor, Fine Asian Porn Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: San Francisco Bay Area Posts: 38,323	RIP Guitarist Bob Welch (Fleetwood Mac) Bob Welch committed suicide at age 66 after enduring various health issues for years. He is probably most well-known for his brief stint with Fleetwood Mac between 1971 and 1974 (he played on 5 Fleetwood Mac albums), but he had a good catalog of songs beyond Fleetwood Mac as well. Bob Welch was with Fleetwood Mac during the transition period when the band went from a stripped-down hard rock blues band to a more pop-oriented sound with the later addition of Stevie Nicks and Lyndsey Buckingham. After leaving Fleetwood Mac, Bob Welch hooked up with two sons of early TV comedien Soupy Sales, to form a band named Paris (the Sales brothers went on to play with David Bowie in Tin Machine). The songs I most will remember Bob Welch for are his solo songs... Senitmental Lady is a lovely slow dance song that I enjoyed immediately when it came out (this was actually the 2nd release for the song, since it was on a previous Fleetwood Mac album years earlier); for me, it was one of those defining summer songs that came along during one summer while I had been spending a lot of time in the Philippines (young, dumb, and full of cum)...music is so special and wonderful for helping one to fondly recall old memories (my wife and I hugged and danced to it a short time ago): Sadly, a handful of old rockers have opted recently to commit suicide, mostly due to health concerns... RIP Bob Welch ADG __________________ Asian Diva Girls - Exclusive Photos and Videos Asian Diva Girls Affiliate Program (50% ccBill Revshare)

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Far-L Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Seattle Posts: 6,065	Damn... listening to that makes me want to grab a Cali Cab, roll a nice doobie, snort some fine Peruvian pearlescent pink flake, and get back in the hot tub with two hot foxes on the deck at my Marin pad overlooking the Bay. Rest in peace. Fleetwood Mac in that middle period sure had some angelic harmonies so he is probably going to be welcomed with open wings.... __________________ HomegrownCash.com, the affiliate program of Homegrown Video - The Largest Collection of Amateur XXX - Est. 1982. Contact - Email: farrell AT homegrownvideo D com Skype: hgfarl Newsweek Magazine - "Homegrown Video, the longest running series in the history of porn."

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L-Pink working on my tan Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Florida/Kentucky Posts: 39,151	Wow, I listened to a lot of him back in the day. Too bad.

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astronaut x Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: May 2011 Location: From this www and beyond! Posts: 4,844	holy shit, this means...... we are all gonna die some day. and i really had my hopes up until this thread

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brassmonkey Pay It Forward Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Yo Mama House Posts: 77,188	i heard on the radio he offed his self Guitarist and singer Bob Welch, whose work in the early 1970s for Fleetwood Mac set the stage for the band?s multi-platinum success later in the decade, died on Thursday at his home in Nashville, Tenn.. He was 66. According to a spokesman for the Nashville Police Department, Welch was found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest. The spokesman said Welch?s wife, Wendy, told police he had been suffering from health issues. Welch joined Fleetwood Mac in 1971 as a 24-year-old living in Paris, just as the group was making the transition away from being a British blues rock band and into the 1970s commercial powerhouse that it became. __________________ TRUMP 2025 KEKAW!!! - The Laken Riley Act Is Law! DACA ENDED - SUPPORT AZ HCR 2060 52R - email: brassballz-at-techie.com

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