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You are the reason I've been waiting so long, somebody holds the key
Well, I'm near the end and I just ain't got the time
And I'm wasted and I can't find my way home
Come down on your own and leave your body alone, somebody must change
You are the reason I've been waiting all these years, somebody holds the key
Well, I'm near the end and I just ain't got the time
And I'm wasted and I can't find my way home
I was fortunate to be there when they first played this as Blind Faith, with Ginger Baker on drums. Hyde Park, London, June 1969. Still love it.
Me too.....at the back..cldnt see a thing..lol
jbuhl wrote:
Right away I could tell the drummer had to be a real pro. Every stroke right on the money and subtle precision tastefully holding all together. Took some searching but I found him.
https://www.drummerworld.com/d...
I love the song, love Clapton’s guitar playing, but don’t agree with his politics. Wish he would keep it to himself.
Do you feel the same way when musicians such as R.E.M. push their progressive views because "they have a platform"?
So beautiful. I was lucky to be there when they first played this onstage, at a free concert in Hyde Park, London, back when Clapton and Winwood were half of Blind Faith.
Me too...I was there. A special day.
If all Winwood played was guitar he would be at the top. But the guitar is just one of the instruments he is excellent with. My first thought of Winwood is keyboards and he is as good as anyone else, maybe the best. Other than Traffic stuff, my favorite Winwood keyboard effort is on Voodoo Child, the 15 minute track from Electric Ladyland. The call and response back and forth between Hendrix's guitar and Winwood's organ on it is the very definition of that format.
Not much, nothing but a couple of the finest guitar players and songsters on the planet on same wavelength with a spot on drummer playing a little tune. Best cut I've heard this week. I always liked this song, mostly 'cause I could fully relate to the 'lost' premise. It reminds me of the night I saw Howard Hugh's "Hells Angels at the Unicorn Theatre in La Jolla. In the Mithras Bookstore it seated about 20. The projector used a special "color accurate" bulb that regularly burned out, making time for some Italian Ice. My dorm-mates had raided the Crystallography Lab through the underground service tunnel and come away with a dozen 500 ml bottles of 100% USP Ethanol. I'd already learned about Mexican Victoria Alcohol (known simply as 192) from the summer parties in Coronado. At 96% it is the highest alcohol percentage that can be distilled by ordinary means—without chemical dehydration of the last 4% water. Still, I was a smart ass and by the time the movie was over the spiked Italian Ice had taken it toll on me. I lost the argument with my concerned friends and token struggle for my car keys, declined a ride home to Coronado and said I'd walk to a girlfriend's house that was nearby. Bullheaded, of course, I was determined to drive home myself, so I pulled the spare ignition key I kept wired to the undercarriage of my TR4. I had no trouble driving, but was certainly over the legal alcohol limit. To avoid the La Jolla Fuzz (who always had a heavy presence and liked to pull over young drivers at random) I took off over Mount Soledad (a windy 6 mi. drive with many branches and a fantastic view. Unfortunately there was no view since within 2 blocks I ran into the thickest fog bank I'd ever encountered. Visibility was ~l5' and headlights (not even the brights) made it worse. I navigated (immediately got lost) from streetlamp glow to streetlamp glow. The provided just enough diffused light to see the pavement just in front of the car and there was always one light showing the way to the next. I must have driven every street at least twice but I always ended up in La Jolla near where I'd started. Just before dawn (5 hours later) I finally drove out of the fog bank and made it to the 5 freeway and home.
I'm certain the nearly no one will think much of my ramblings. There is, however an old friend whom I seldom contact. He was with me that night and is an RP fan. I never admitted my foolish odyssey to anyone and he sometimes looks for my RP posts in our shared musical likes. He'll get a chuckle. He also owned practically everything put on vinyl since 1966, stacks and stacks of orange crates full. If one got a scratch (highly, not likely) or a pop he replaced it. At college, he had the first real turntable I'd seen (Dual 1019, it changed records). He learned electronics hanging around his local TV repair shop as an adolescent; from which he picked up enough to get a summer job General Dynamics designing micro-miniature microwave transmitters to relay impact information back from sensors ice cap survey probes and military tank ammunition. Good night Larry. — Got this on vinyl? I know you have it on "Blind Faith".
TL;DR. Got drunk, drove drunk, got home.
I'm certain the nearly no one will think much of my ramblings. There is, however an old friend whom I seldom contact. He was with me that night and is an RP fan. I never admitted my foolish odyssey to anyone and he sometimes looks for my RP posts in our shared musical likes. He'll get a chuckle. He also owned practically everything put on vinyl since 1966, stacks and stacks of orange crates full. If one got a scratch (highly, not likely) or a pop he replaced it. At college, he had the first real turntable I'd seen (Dual 1019, it changed records). He learned electronics hanging around his local TV repair shop as an adolescent; from which he picked up enough to get a summer job General Dynamics designing micro-miniature microwave transmitters to relay impact information back from sensors ice cap survey probes and military tank ammunition. Good night Larry. — Got this on vinyl? I know you have it on "Blind Faith".
Oh, the memories! First true love.... and her brothers' record collection :)
Hard to decide....the love of her brother's record collection or her? The music endured, hopefully the relationship as well
Try turning it down to 10...
It's not a volume issue. It's a shrillness issue.
Obviously no GPS back then.
Who'd need GPS when this is playing on the radio? Just keep on driving...
After learning about racist remarks from Clapton in the 70's with the highlight being that England should only allow whites and non-whites would never be welcomed.
Why don't we just rate musicians for their music. We don't rate/cancel politicians for their musical ability...
Pretty much summarizes my year at the University of Vermont in 1988.
I was there too - my sophomore year.
lol
Me too! Great day in the park...with the Stones...and free of charge!
Wow, what a thing. That must have been incredible. Fortunate you.
Bumper stickers should be issued! (sorry mixing artists a bit)
His Oh Ohs (not the ooh oohs, those are fine) pierce right through my eardrums.
Not in the good way, mind you.
Try turning it down to 10...
His Oh Ohs (not the ooh oohs, those are fine) pierce right through my eardrums.
Not in the good way, mind you.
Different kind of "finding" and a different kind of "home".
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+1 - (such as sunsets, blueskys, fresh bread - no overdose possible)
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As a fan of jazz, I agree....problem is that it's only 'live' once....still, this is one of my highest rated 'live' tracks BillG plays. I love that growling guitar and great hearing these guys playing together after all them years, eh? This one's an 8+1 for the heck of it....Long Live RP!!
To me : 9 -OUTSTANDING
If you had consumed all those mind altering chemicals, you might not find your way home either.
stop pecking then. both are 10's !
Here here...
stop pecking then. both are 10's !
Right away I could tell the drummer had to be a real pro. Every stroke right on the money and subtle precision tastefully holding all together. Took some searching but I found him.
https://www.drummerworld.com/drummers/Ian_Thomas.html
"they" being BillG and RebeccaG? I'm not sure if it's more than normal, although I get the impression BillG likes sets of 3 or more live tracks, which makes sense since he's a freaking MASTER and playlist creation and flow and segue and live tracks do have a different quality to them than studio work.
You've got that right! Time to send some funds again.
"they" being BillG and RebeccaG? I'm not sure if it's more than normal, although I get the impression BillG likes sets of 3 or more live tracks, which makes sense since he's a freaking MASTER and playlist creation and flow and segue and live tracks do have a different quality to them than studio work.
So, why do we start everything with "so" now?
SO it must be a HUGE CHALLENGE to speak in normal terms today, given that all of the HATERS got so EPIC with their GRANULAR stupidity. ADDITIONALLY, it's AWESOME to use words of many syllables to make yourself look credible or smart, since jumping on the bandwagon and silly exaggeration is not considered a FAIL. THAT HAVING BEEN SAID, I FEEL LIKE it's a monumental LOL that those same TOOLS are too lazy to use a 'Shift' key or punctuation, and too DERP know the difference between 'to' and 'too', or 'there', 'their', and 'they're', or to think for themselves.
DOH!!1!11!!
Like, I dunno.
Can't find my warm hay.
So, why do we start everything with "so" now?
SO it must be a HUGE CHALLENGE to speak in normal terms today, given that all of the HATERS got so EPIC with their GRANULAR stupidity. ADDITIONALLY, it's AWESOME to use words of many syllables to make yourself look credible or smart, since jumping on the bandwagon and silly exaggeration is not considered a FAIL. THAT HAVING BEEN SAID, I FEEL LIKE it's a monumental LOL that those same TOOLS are too lazy to use a 'Shift' key or punctuation, and too DERP know the difference between 'to' and 'too', or 'there', 'their', and 'they're', or to think for themselves.
DOH!!1!11!!
One of the funniest posts on RP Thanks LowFreak (spelling corrected). Great use of the SHIFT key!
I also dislike sentences beginning "so" and ending in "init" or "know what I mean", and don't get me started on "I was like..." to describe an action...
SO...quit hating ON me, Proclivities! WAAAAA!!1 I'm PRETTY SURE this board is LITERALLY CANCER!
Totally, like, SO literally. It's cray cray, brah.
That's a pretty good rant there. Say, what are you, a wiseguy?
SO...quit hating ON me, Proclivities! WAAAAA!!1 I'm PRETTY SURE this board is LITERALLY CANCER!
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Smooth move, Ex-Lax
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Is it irony that you made this comment during this particular masterpiece?
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Smooth move, Ex-Lax
Beautiful groove on this tune. Two masters.
G
(Austin, TX)
I had a friend with the same affliction, coupled with "I mean..." Eventually it got to the point where he was ending discourses with, "I mean..., ya know what I mean, ya know?"
I just moved from Houston. This affliction must be a Texas thing. ya know?
We use those various twerks in the languge so (see? so there!) we can use the word AMAZING for everything. Some years ago, I listened to some bubba nattering about nothing, while I counted the number of times he began and ended every sentence with "Ya know?" And when he finished, I told him the number. He never forgave me.
I had a friend with the same affliction, coupled with "I mean..." Eventually it got to the point where he was ending discourses with, "I mean..., ya know what I mean, ya know?"
SOOOO...I'm PRETTY SURE you know. JUST STOP.
So, you know you can't win this. OTOH, my pet peeve is the ubiquitous Facebook post, "So proud to be allied with the Butterfly Supporters of West Eighth Avenue (or insert favorite cause here)." Shameless self promotion, custom made for local politicians. So, are we even, LowPhreak?
So, why do we start everything with "so" now?
SO it must be a HUGE CHALLENGE to speak in normal terms today, given that all of the HATERS got so EPIC with their GRANULAR stupidity. ADDITIONALLY, it's AWESOME to use words of many syllables to make yourself look credible or smart, since jumping on the bandwagon and silly exaggeration is not considered a FAIL. THAT HAVING BEEN SAID, I FEEL LIKE it's a monumental LOL that those same TOOLS are too lazy to use a 'Shift' key or punctuation, and too DERP know the difference between 'to' and 'too', or 'there', 'their', and 'they're', or to think for themselves.
DOH!!1!11!!
That's a pretty good rant there. Say, what are you, a wiseguy?
So, why do we start everything with "so" now?
SO it must be a HUGE CHALLENGE to speak in normal terms today, given that all of the HATERS got so EPIC with their GRANULAR stupidity. ADDITIONALLY, it's AWESOME to use words of many syllables to make yourself look credible or smart, since jumping on the bandwagon and silly exaggeration is not considered a FAIL. THAT HAVING BEEN SAID, I FEEL LIKE it's a monumental LOL that those same TOOLS are too lazy to use a 'Shift' key or punctuation, and too DERP know the difference between 'to' and 'too', or 'there', 'their', and 'they're', or to think for themselves.
DOH!!1!11!!
We use those various twerks in the languge so (see? so there!) we can use the word AMAZING for everything. Some years ago, I listened to some bubba nattering about nothing, while I counted the number of times he began and ended every sentence with "Ya know?" And when he finished, I told him the number. He never forgave me.
But it was your use of a word unfamiliar to me, "derp" and my research withal that made the sun come out. Paul Krugman elaborates on the term, https://www.businessinsider.com/sorry-haters-derp-isnt-going-away-2013-6 From 2013 no less, but how could I keep up with Nobel Prize winners? I won;t include the meat of the meaning of "derp", too long, go to the article.
Derp is a spot-on word for rightwingers. And I'll enjoy applying it in the coming apocalypse for the Trump-afflicted party. Thank you LowPhreak.
Another reason to listened to RP.
So, what's your point?
SOOOO...I'm PRETTY SURE you know. JUST STOP.
So, what's your point?
So, why do we start everything with "so" now?
SO it must be a HUGE CHALLENGE to speak in normal terms today, given that all of the HATERS got so EPIC with their GRANULAR stupidity. ADDITIONALLY, it's AWESOME to use words of many syllables to make yourself look credible or smart, since jumping on the bandwagon and silly exaggeration is not considered a FAIL. THAT HAVING BEEN SAID, I FEEL LIKE it's a monumental LOL that those same TOOLS are too lazy to use a 'Shift' key or punctuation, and too DERP know the difference between 'to' and 'too', or 'there', 'their', and 'they're', or to think for themselves.
DOH!!1!11!!
So, what's your point?
So, why do we start everything with "so" now?
SO it must be a HUGE CHALLENGE to speak in normal terms today, given that all of the HATERS got so EPIC with their GRANULAR stupidity. ADDITIONALLY, it's AWESOME to use words of many syllables to make yourself look credible or smart, since jumping on the bandwagon and silly exaggeration is not considered a FAIL. THAT HAVING BEEN SAID, I FEEL LIKE it's a monumental LOL that those same TOOLS are too lazy to use a 'Shift' key or punctuation, and too DERP know the difference between 'to' and 'too', or 'there', 'their', and 'they're', or to think for themselves.
DOH!!1!11!!
I thought I was the only one who thought this starting a sentence with "so" thing was ridiculous. I think it must now be taught in journalism school as I hear it frequently on podcasts, esp. the WSJ morning edition.
Indeed.
Call it the Clapton Conundrum.
Still, this is a nice revision.
Same here.
Agreed,
Same here.
stalfnzo wrote:
So this may well be the very best version of this tune. You are the best Bill, Thanks!
So, why do we start everything with "so" now?
SO it must be a HUGE CHALLENGE to speak in normal terms today, given that all of the HATERS got so EPIC with their GRANULAR stupidity. ADDITIONALLY, it's AWESOME to use words of many syllables to make yourself look credible or smart, since jumping on the bandwagon and silly exaggeration is not considered a FAIL. THAT HAVING BEEN SAID, I FEEL LIKE it's a monumental LOL that those same TOOLS are too lazy to use a 'Shift' key or punctuation, and too DERP know the difference between 'to' and 'too', or 'there', 'their', and 'they're', or to think for themselves.
DOH!!1!11!!
So this may well be the very best version of this tune. You are the best Bill, Thanks!
Live Music is Better. bumper Stickers should be issued.
Pretend you're someone else.
Great song. They revisit a Blind Faith rendition, but w/o Ginger Baker, of course.
I think I prefer the EC Was Here version. I really like that whole album even though it's a live album; it was from Clapton's hey-day in about 1974, if memory serves me correctly.
I bought 'Blind Faith' in 1969, where this song debuted on what is an album classic.