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Posted: 12/14/2004 8:13:55 AM | What is your fav. Clapton band?
Mine Blind Faith | |
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Posted: 12/14/2004 8:34:41 AM | | Cream! | |
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Posted: 12/14/2004 8:43:46 AM | Saw Blind Faith in 69 at the Oakland Coliseum Arena. I liked the show; especially the Buddy Holly tune "Well, All Right" and "In the Presence of the Lord" (Fantastic guitar solo) , but many people said they thought it was lifeless and that Delaney and Bonnie and Friends, who played before them, totally stole the show.
I think Clapton was more into blues and emotion than Winwood, who has always been more of a "get a groove going" type of player...
This was not the only band that Clapton and Winwood played together in. Alot of those British Blues guys played in different bands with each other before hitting big.
There's a recording of "Willie Caboose and the Trainmen" of "I Want to Know" and "Smokestack Lightning" *sure about the first one, not so sure about the second* that I had when I was younger. Winwood was only like 14 when the record was made. He had a big voice even then! | |
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Posted: 12/14/2004 9:29:18 AM | | Oh... my favorite Clapton band was Derek and the Dominoes... with what was certainly then the two greatest rock guitar players of their time (after Hendrix "AH") : Duane Allman and Eric... | |
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Posted: 12/14/2004 9:37:10 AM | derek and the dominoes
bell bottom blues
it's all wrong but it's all right ! | |
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Posted: 12/14/2004 9:40:22 AM | One of my favorite songs, Pretty Lady... I've played that many times....to myself. Good self-sympathy song *LOL*
Bell bottom blues, you made me cry.
I don’t want to lose this feeling.
And if I could choose a place to die
It would be in your arms.
Do you want to see me crawl across the floor to you?
Do you want to hear me beg you to take me back?
I’d gladly do it because
I don’t want to fade away.
Give me one more day, please.
I don’t want to fade away.
In your heart I want to stay.
It’s all wrong, but it’s all right.
The way that you treat me baby.
Once I was strong but I lost the fight.
You won’t find a better loser.
Bell bottom blues, don’t say goodbye.
I’m sure we’re gonna meet again,
And if we do, don’t you be surprised
If you find me with another lover.
I don’t want to fade away.
Give me one more day please.
I don’t want to fade away.
In your heart I long to stay. | |
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Posted: 12/14/2004 11:55:33 AM | | indi that was absolutely perfect!!! bless you!!! it has always been my all time fav. of all claptons work.... | |
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Posted: 12/14/2004 12:03:18 PM | I've gotta agree with Bells... Cream is awesome..
<< is curious if that would actually be Jack Bruce's band..??? | |
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Posted: 12/14/2004 12:17:10 PM | | yeah... jack bruce played bass... saw them in April 67, June 67 at the Fillmore and then 68 and 69 across the street at winterland... they were awesome. | |
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Posted: 12/14/2004 12:19:01 PM | I would have to say I'm Just a gealous guy
I would loved to have gone with you or my dad or a sexy hippie named star or something. | |
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Posted: 12/14/2004 12:28:13 PM | It was a time to be alive... my older sister took me. In April 67, NOBODY EVEN KNEW WHO THEY WERE!!!!
We were like 10 feet from the stage...
Rolling Stone mag wasn't even around then. We read about them in a mag from new england called "Crawdaddy" which was all about rock reviews... nothing but... We also "saw" Hendrix coming up the road... People were talking about "Jimmy James and the Blue Flames". | |
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Posted: 12/19/2004 1:45:55 PM | | All of them - Wherever Clapton played - it was all good. | |
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Posted: 12/20/2004 1:39:17 AM | We just got confirmation over here in London that Cream are reuniting for a few dates, they are going to be playing at the Royal Albert Hall in may, and I can't wait!! | |
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Posted: 12/20/2004 7:44:35 AM | | that show would rock!!!!!! d*mn ocean sepeerating me and the R.A.H. and bells.... where's a good drought when you need one???..lol. | |
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Posted: 12/20/2004 8:17:26 AM | 
have a word with moses see if he'll do you a favour!! apparently they are going to be recorded! and dont worry i'll let everyone know how good they are. R.A.H is an excellent venue as well!!  | |
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Posted: 12/20/2004 8:32:08 AM | | Royal Albert Hall - one of Eric's fav. places for performance anyways. | |
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Posted: 12/20/2004 8:33:15 AM | *LOL* Jeez Bells....
After all the nasty things Clapton said about the band "Cream", I wonder what music they'll play?
I have a feeling there will be a lotta Robert Johnson stuff in there.... As you see above, I saw them in April 67 first time they came to the US... this WILL be very interesting!!! | |
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Posted: 12/20/2004 8:39:40 AM | Hi Ticket - its a favourite with quite a few performers because the acoustics are wonderful!! It's on of my favourites to go and watch people at.
Hi Elwood, the rumours have been going for quite a while that they would and it was confirmed on the 17th of this month, I'll make sure i keep you updated on any developments lets just hope that no one pulls out! and that they play White room | |
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Posted: 12/20/2004 8:44:59 AM | | well since moses seems to be ignoring me I hope you score good seats??? (i assume the hall is a seated venue....thats the way it appears in my mind) and hope you enjoy the show...... | |
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Posted: 1/23/2005 7:59:49 PM | | besides eric claptons well known stuff like layla i like his progressive rock, jam tracks but i like music from all the bands he was in and solo stuff, im not mad on him but hes up there with the best guitarists. | |
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Posted: 1/28/2005 5:36:23 AM | | Did I hear it right?... The original Cream is apparently going to tour again. | |
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Posted: 1/28/2005 5:53:35 AM | IMHO, some of Clapton's best playing was what he did with John Mayall on a recording called "Back To The Roots". Released in 1971, it's a double-album (and a double-CD set 30 years later with remixes added) that has Mayall joining with Clapton, Mick Taylor, Harvey Mandel, Johnny Almond (sax), Sugarcane Harris(violin), Larry Taylor, Keef Hartley, and a few other players.
Clapton's playing definitely had some fire on "Prisons on the Road", the opening track, and he played on about 6 other tracks, my favorite being "Home Again". Even if Eric wasn't on this CD, there's still some excellent playing as well as Mayall's good lyricism, tackling traffic jams (Prisons on the Road), drug use (Accidental Suicide), TV addiction (Television Eye), censorship, and a list of other social conditions that seem to have lasted 30+ years to still have the lyrics fresh today. | |
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Posted: 1/28/2005 7:16:45 AM | Ray38 -
you heard right, they are due to be playing in May - im waiting for dates and everything!! Only in London though!!
Dont think i've ever been so glad I live here before!!
Just keep your fingers crossed for me that i get tickets and it doesn't get cancelled! | |
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Posted: 1/28/2005 9:09:28 AM | | Personally, I think he did his best stuff on his own, from the late 70s through the late 80s. 'Bad Love' from Journeyman arguably is my favorite song by him- love it! | |
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Posted: 1/28/2005 6:35:19 PM | | derek and the dominoes.. by far. A strong argument can be made that album was the greatest of all time. | |
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