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I feel like Cream was the peak. I can’t stand his solo stuff.
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Liked his Blues album and the song called The Core, but other than that,not to keen on his solo work
I thought I had heard everything Steve Winwood has done in his long career, but just stumbled upon this…
He and the rest of the Spencer Davis group, apparently starred in an otherwise unnoteworthy movie in 1966, when he was (actually) 17 or 18 years old. I first saw him three years later at the old Salt Palace with Blind Faith.
This is a remarkable performance of one of my favorite old blues songs from the depression era.
(I’d kill to sing one song, once in my life, with that sort of feeling, let along be able to do it as easily as falling of a log as a teenager.)
Edit to say that the performance was obviously recorded in a studio, and then lip-synced in the move, which does not in anyway diminish the remarkable vocal and piano work by Winwood.
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A spectacular tune:
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Talking about pictures brought this up for me this morning.
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The new Fleshvessel album “Yearning: Promethean Fates Sealed” is a truly fascinating piece of work. It’s core is death metal, but these immensely talented musicians zig and zag in so many musical directions that it’ll make your head spin. They bring together a fascinating and eclectic mix of instruments. One minute you’re listening to a standard guitar/bass/drum, the next minute a flute solo, then a mandolin and a glockenspiel, followed by a full orchestral arrangement, capped off by a…wait, was that a zither and a theramin? It’s fun to simply try and pick out just what the hell they’re playing at any given moment.
It’s not an easy listen, for sure. It reminds me of learning a new language where everything sounds discordant and off-kilter, right up until your brain begins to process how the pieces fit together and it starts to make perfect sense. It tickles all the chaotic and creative parts of my brain, much the same way I imagine freeform jazz does for others.
It certainly won’t be everyone’s cup-o-tea, but I find it absolutely fascinating. A quite unexpected entry into this year’s top 10 list.
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RIP Robbie Robertson
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Has anyone ever seen this?
Ringo still gets fan mail? Those groupies in their 70s have too much time on their hands.
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Mostly people remember or know of The Band from their accompaniment of one of the masters.
They were a lot more.
RIP Robbie Robertson.
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This seems appropriate right now. Sad what is happening there.
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This is exactly what I am listening to right now…
I really like candlebox
RR
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I’ve mentioned here before that I’ve been to a few concerts in my life (last count was just over 400). Candlebox holds the unique distinction of being in the top three worst live shows I’ve ever seen*.
To be fair, I think it was partly just disappointment. I had tickets to see Metallica at Park West back in 1994, and Alice In Chains was going to be the opener. A few days before the show, AiC (who were my absolute favorite band at the time) withdrew from the tour due to Layne Staley’s worsening heroin addiction. Enter Candlebox.
And oh my god, they were bad. Really, really bad. So bad they basically got booed off the stage. I even kinda liked a few of their songs, but they were just spectacularly awful. To this day, I can’t hear them without thinking of that performance.
*the other two in the worst top three were Beck and White Zombie, in case you’re wondering.
Anyways, I snagged tickets to see Bad Religion in October, so I’ve been on a kick with their old-school stuff over the weekend.
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I really like Alice in Chains as well. And, well, Metallica…hell yeah. Never saw candlebox in concert, so I don’t know about that. I just like a lot of their tunes.
It has be ages since I have been to a concert. The only one I was disappointed in though was Cheap Trick. They sucked out loud that night. What is surprising to me is one of the best ones I have been to was Genesis, and they are kind of pop oriented, but damn was that a good show.
Take care,
RR
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That’s exactly how I feel about Madonna
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A departure from popular music:
I saw this early this morning and it reminded me how a beautiful instrumental piece can rip a guy’s heart out.
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Binge watching Monk brought this one up.
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