the Skies in Bloomington, MN

After almost a decade of personal, drug-addled hell since his 1970 debut
The End of the Game
,
Peter Green
begins his comeback with
In the Skies
, and a title tune that sounds downright hopeful compared to where he left off. Although
Green
shares lead guitar work with
Snowy White
, it's clear from his fluid technique and haunting tone that he can still play.
"A Fool No More"
is the kind of slow
blues
excels at.
Robin Trower
drummer
Reg Isidore
gives way on one track to
Godfrey McLean
, who played on
.
dips even farther back into his past, courtesy of keyboards by
Pete Bardens
, who gave him his first professional music job in 1966 in a band with
Mick Fleetwood
's singing, never a particular strength, is not a weakness here. Five of the nine songs are
instrumentals
, continuing a longtime
tradition. It's an unambitious but solid and welcome return by a guitarist who in his prime rivaled
Eric Clapton
. If that seems far-fetched, listen to
A Hard Road
by
John Mayall's Bluebreakers
or
Then Play On
Fleetwood Mac
. ~ Mark Allan