For information about how to use this forum please check out forum help and policies.
Hard to say. Eric likes to talk things up then bolt, so who knows how much he would have stuck around. The album is essentially a quarter/third Ginger Baker with Do What You Like, so its not even really like they had enough for an album with Ginger. I do know the story though that he just showed up and Eric didn't want him for it, which makes sense if he was trying to escape Cream. But ultimately, Steve and Jim had Traffic which didn't seem like it was ending or going to be a dual thing for them. It was a fun one off that produced some incredible music. I'd be really curious how Jimmy Miller got involved and what his contributions were to the actual project.Quote
roryfaninva
Apparently Ginger simply showed up to the first rehearsal uninvited and hijacked the drummer's chair- Clapton had assumed Jim Capaldi was going to be the drummer and was looking forward to a clean break from the whole Cream thing. He was also hoping Winwood would step up and veto Baker but Steve just shrugged and off they went with Ginger. Great drummer but the band may have lasted longer with Capaldi. Who knows....
Quote
24FPS
Listened to it quite a lot the summer of '69. Remember being disappointed there wasn't more Clapton. Was glad when the solo took off on Presence of the Lord. It spoke to its time. Being strung out, trying to get it together somehow. That album, CSN's first, and Led Zeppelin's debut were the big albums that summer. Honky Tonk Women and Ballad of John and Yoko were hot singles on the radio.
Quote
24FPS
Honky Tonk Women and Ballad of John and Yoko were hot singles on the radio.
Quote
DGee
First album I ever stole.
Quote
noughties
A one-off, produced by Jimmy Miller. A guess the sound of the old vinyl is what you call crisp, at least it`s fine with me.
I like it. I have given it several spinns lately. It`s said to be a rare combination of the blues from Cream and the soul from Traffic.
"Had To Cry Today" has the riff, so nothing wrong with that. "Can`t Find My Way Home" is ethereal, -a true hippie song. "Presence of The Lord" is the only song from the album I remember from back in the day. It`s written by Eric Clapton, but who sings, Clapton or Stevie Winwood?
I have no problem with side 2 of this album, it`s quite a treat. Even Ginger Baker`s "Do What You Like" is fine. Maybe that was quite a daring title back then.
Quote
RisingStoneQuote
DGee
First album I ever stole.
Can you please list all the records you have stolen?
Quote
RisingStoneQuote
DGee
First album I ever stole.
Can you please list all the records you have stolen?
Quote
DGeeQuote
RisingStoneQuote
DGee
First album I ever stole.
Can you please list all the records you have stolen?
That was it. Truly. I refer to it as the first album I ever "stole" in response to an oft-quoted question (and regular feature in Mojo or Uncut, I believe), "what's the first album (or record) you ever bought?" Can't remember that one, but I can remember the first one I ever stole.
Adolescent stupidity, for sure. And -- although it was no excuse whatsoever -- it was the Lower East Side of NYC in the 1970s; what wasn't nailed to the floor or wall was invariably lifted (or, in the case of this UK import, "nicked").