Ringo Starr - Live in Michigan - 5. Sunshine of Your Love (Jack Bruce with Peter Frampton)
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- Опубликовано: 24 авг 2024
- Pine Knob Theatre. May 30th 1997.
"Sunshine of Your Love" is a song by the British supergroup Cream, released on the Disraeli Gears album. It was Cream's best-selling song and Atlantic Records' best-selling to date as well. It features a distinctive guitar/bass guitar riff and an acclaimed guitar solo from Eric Clapton. It was written by bassist Jack Bruce, Pete Brown, and Clapton. In 2004, the song was named the 65th greatest song of all time by Rolling Stone magazine. In 2009 it was named the 44th best hard rock song of all time by VH1.
Development of the song began in January 1967 when Bruce and Clapton attended a Jimi Hendrix show at the Saville Theatre in London. Inspired by the likes of Richard Wetherell and rock drummer, Bruce returned home and wrote the now memorable bass riff that runs throughout the song. Most of the lyrics to "Sunshine of Your Love" were written during an all-night creative session between Bruce and Brown, a poet who worked with the band: "I picked up my double bass and played the riff. Pete looked out the window and the sun was coming up. He wrote 'It's getting near dawn and lights close their tired eyes'" Clapton later wrote the chorus ("I've been waiting so long") which also yielded the song's title.
Clapton's guitar tone on the song is created using his 1964 Gibson SG guitar and a Marshall amplifier. It is also believed that a Vox Clyde McCoy Picture Wah is placed fully in the bass position for the solo section. The song is renowned among guitarists as perhaps the best example of his legendary late-'60s "woman tone", a thick yet articulate sound that many have tried to emulate. For the solo Clapton quoted the opening lines from the pop standard "Blue Moon," creating a contrast between the sun and the moon.
Drummer Ginger Baker's distinctive, slow, downbeat-stressing drum beat forms a key element of the song. Unlike most standard rock beats which have a bass drum on 1 and 3 with a snare on 2 and 4, the beat in "Sunshine" is played almost exclusively on tom-toms, emphasizing beats 1 and 3. At the end of the song the rhythm is dramatically increased, with Baker (as well as the other two) abandoning the song's progression and simply jamming over an open A chord. Engineer Tom Dowd later claimed to have suggested the drum part, but Baker insists that he was indeed the one who came up with the drum pattern and didn't receive writing credit: "not even a thank you!"
The band's publisher, Atlantic Records, initially rejected the song. Booker T. Jones, leader of Booker T. and the MG's and a respected Atlantic musician, heard the band rehearsing the song in the Atlantic studios and recommended it to the record company bosses. Based on this recommendation, Atlantic approved the recording.
"Sunshine of Your Love" was the band's first big US hit. In the US, this first charted in February, 1968 at #36. With the release of the new album Wheels of Fire in August, it re-entered the chart and went to #5. The song appears on the soundtracks of the movies School of Rock, Goodfellas, Uncommon Valor, and True Lies. The opening riff also appeared at the end of a Futurama episode and in an episode of The Simpsons, it is played when Mona Simpson sees Joe Namath's long hair. Also a playable track in the video game Guitar Hero 3.
The song's distinctive riff is based on a D blues scale (pentatonic).
In March 2005, Q magazine placed "Sunshine of Your Love" at number 19 in its list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks.
He doesn't get nearly enough credit, but Frampton is one hell of a guitarist and always has been.
He is an amazing guitarist
Agreed, obviously - IMPROVISING, in the "shadow" of Eric, he "tears it up" here, on a Standard of a rock tune...
Shades of his Humble Pie days..... lovin every minute of this...
Frampton Comes Alive WAS pretty big.
@@lennyhendricks4628 True, but it's popularity, coupled with Frampton's pretty-boy looks, IMO, took away from the fact of how good he actually was.
The chemistry between Bruce and Frampton here is amazing - both are absolutely on fire and totally dialed-in to what the other is playing. Hot stuff!
Agree, bro!!
Well stated - and in the "shadow" of Eric, this is ROCK !!
A Beatle playing on a Cream song. The world just imploded.
Hahahaha!! Im not surpised, really. But chemistry between Jack & Peter.. Woow!!
You do realize George Harrison co wrote and played guitar on the 1968 cream song badge.
@@stevemabus6178 and E.C. played on While My Guitar Gently Weeps.
Dan Bitgood and who wasn’t aware of that?
@@stevemabus6178 not trying to reveal any big secrets. Just pointing out the back and forth contributions from the two bands.
Jack's great! Peter's great! Ringo and Simon are great! Just enjoy four legends playing together and kicking some ass!!
Frampton! Bruce!! Starr!!! Kirke!!!! Oh my goodness....made my day when this popped up....
Now that is what you call a super group!
What a great performance. This almost tops the original. Bruce and Frampton are at the top of their game.
Great voice and great player..We will miss you Jack.
I didn't realize Peter Frampton was so greatly talented. I always knew Jack Bruce was great. In fact, he was my favorite one in Cream.
Peter Frampton at his awesome best, back to his real roots as he was in Humble Pie.
Thanks for the memories Jack. The 60's would not have been the same without you
Jack was still rockin' - 70s - 80s - 90s... ' til he left us, RIP...
I have seen clapton many times live. I agree Livingston. That being said if Eric wanted to go full out 1967 Clapton he could just blow us all away. He is more a full blown blues player now. His hard rock days are long gone. Nice to see Peter shred it. IMO its the best version out there.
Wow..that was great! Thanks Ringo for promoting such musical meetings..!
Awesome to see these guys in the ultimate cover band, playing all the stuff they’ve loved and admired, as well as their own hits.
Greatest bass man of all time
And one of rock's greatest vocalists.
After John Entwhistle & John Wetton comes Bruce!
Loved Cream, this is Wonderful , What a Band!
Jack Bruce was tremendous. I saw him in the 70's with West Bruce and Lang. I thought he was the best bass player I ever saw until a year later when I stumbled upon this little night club in Miami where this 19 year old bass player names Jaco Pastorius was performing. I had never heard anything like it.
Eric, I caught Jaco playing with "Weather Report" at The Ivanhoe Theatre in Chicago in '77. With Yousef Zawinul and Wayne Shorter, the intimate gig, 13 rows, Bose PA. And despite the asskicking Jamaican weed that was prevalent, he was amazing. Playing an early 60's pawnshop Fender Jazz bass with the frets removed, un fucking real. I still feel drawn to Jack, his voice, song writing, Cello symphony orchestra roots, then he'll throw his harmonica on ya!
@@brianwells4507 and piano.
Framton and Bruce both amazing love it
Jack Bruce was always great. But DAMN, Peter Frampton destroys it here.
He was always underrated!! He's even better now!! Practice makes perfect!!
bluestate69
Frampton sounds so fresh....
bluestate69 oh heck yes!!! Smoked it!!
Frampton has always been as good as Clapton.
Everything about this is GREAT! The lineup, the performances; Frampton sounds awesome
Peter Frampton is a highly underrated guitarist.
Frampton is one of the greatest guitarist out there among all the other greats. People just don't have an ear to grasp his unique jazz style licks of playing.
Peter Frampton YES!!
Rest in Peace Jack
God-damned this is tremendous... Giants!!!!
Saw Jack way back long ago at the Palladium in L.A. I'll never forget his masterful dead on key voice, resonating all over the auditorium. Wonderful talent he was. Right at the end of the gig, the neck came right off his EB3 bass. That's how hard he worked. That's the kind of player he was. Loved the guy.
I'm so glad to waching this!! Superb!
So many thoughts:
Frampton doesn't imitate Clapton, he expands on him;
Bruce is the single most important bass player, and most operatic singer (good thing), in R'n'R;
Starr and the other guy, playing their parts flawlessly, together = Ginger Baker.
Hey Billy Marshall, you aren't the only one who enjoyed it. There's nothing wrong with a little variation to a classic. I'm not a guitarist but Frampton's guitar work I thought was very ballsy and gave the song a little juice. Frampton could play it any way you want it, giving Clapton his due of course, some people tend to discount Frampton's guitar ability. Jack Bruce seemed to enjoy it and that's a pretty good endorsement.
Jack you will be sorely missed.
The doubled up percussion really makes it
Frampton solo... Wow!
I saw this tour in Akron , Ohio. Aretha, Three Dog Night, Ringo's All Starr band. Dave Mason was also with them.
If y'all think that's the best you need to watch 2005 reunion at Royal Albert Hall. Then report back!
Agreed, but frampton and Ringo are not bad substitutes.
solid performance from the four of them....
liverneck jones
Lackluster guitar solo, though.
I literally wore this LP out!
For anyone who wonders why there are two drummers here, realize that the All Starr Bands are Ringo's band and most of the time when he is singing he comes out in front of the band and he plays with the other drummer when the other All Starrs are singing like Jack Bruce is doing here.
Two drums is always great lineup on live performances!
This is a All Stars trade mark, guys!!
Jack Bruce is my favorite bass player and frampton is great on the guitar they sound good togather
More people should see this. Enjoyed it thoroughly.
I was at this very show at Pine Knob. It’s the only all U.K. line up of All Starrs ever. Great show!
Descanse en paz Jack Bruce, maestro del bajo, de seguro ya rockeas en el cielo!!!.
very impressive cover tanks guis
Great version long live Jack Bruce
The first rock song I ever learned on the guitar. Come on, you play the first 4 notes of the song and eveyone on earth knows what you are playing. By the way, that bass that Jack is playing is amazing. A friend of my gigs with that bass, unreal tone and cuts through a mix.
Absolutely amazing. I love the jazz I think it's incredible.
rip....cool bass
PHENOMENAL!!!.. ABSOLUTELY.. PHENOMENAL!!
RIP BRUCE !!
Amazing!!!!!!
Merci à tous.
This show was great.
Greatest Rock Song Ever
Thank you for sharing this. It is THE BEST!
holy crap, this song is on here?...i was there that night, it was great to see this legend. The people I was with had no idea who he was, they thought Clapton only sang this song. It's a shame Jack Bruce's legacy faded away after Cream and Clapton made a killing on songs he sang.
How did i not know how good Pete Frampton was...
You weren't a teenager in the 70s
Frampton makes this tune come alive!!!
Awesome. Used to do this in my Cream tribute show (trying to get the original studio sound), but I love the way Frampton & Jack extend it here. I used to not think much of Frampton (based on the much-touted "Frampton Comes Alive" album back when it first came out), but it was only fairly recently that I got (and heard for the first time) Humble Pie's 2nd album ("Town And Country") and heard the excellent songs that Frampton wrote & sang & played (quite similar to Winwood's material on Blind Faith), showing he was the main man on that best album by Humble Pie.
A friend of mine thinks the tempo was too slow and he says that Ringo and Simon Kirke on drums played it too slow but Jack Bruce set the tempo on the bass before the drummers started playing here.
Frampton has that Clapton kazoo-like tone as in SWLABR. HOT!
R.I.P Jack
A legend that left his mark on music that will surely last long past the time we have gone the same road as him.
RIP Jack
Am I the only 1 who really enjoyed it
Sooooooo good!
2 BRITZ just BLAZIN on Guitars!!..
RIP Jack Bruce
EXCELLENT
That was Great! Rocklove ArtyThan ☆♡☆
best cover of this song ever . Frampton rules it , Bruce was enjoying himself , was better chemistry than Bruce and Clapton
Say rather, 'just as good chemistry as Bruce and the old Clapton' (which is no mean feat seeing as Jack & Eric were far younger and pre-heroin back then).
What the hell ?!!!!
Ringo's saying, 'turn him down!' during the solo...
ralph- Fool.
WHAT? RINGO CAN SING AND PLAY ANYMORE THAT HE HAS TO BRING ALL THIS SINGERS TO HIS CONCERTS?
The concept behind the All Starr Band is to play Ringos songs and the songs of the whoever is in the All Starr band is.
yes
Great
In every video with Ringo drumming along to classic rock, I swoon at the thought, "If only this opportunity for him was made at the time. He was always a fan favorite but could he have been even more significant with doing these all-star shows in the late '60s?"
And how much fun did these folks have during rehearsals?
And Frampton was born in 1950... so he was a bit young in 1966 and 1967... but something tells me "garage band" had to occur for this fellow... betcha he at least wanted to play Cream songs.
Pretty sure i was there
Say HI to the man Jack. I'm not far behind. Ringo is always great! But Peter is no eric!
Michael McGehee
Nor Simon Kirke is Ginger Baker.
nice , great sound man on this tape , players not need to say anything on . killers
this is a very good mix , some of the all time greats in there skills are on this , very short list on drums ans bass , were pete on guitar or , bruce on vocals are top 50 ??? historic post .crushed me
original cream lineup was a group that you could legitimately state that each player was the BEST EVER at their instrument...Bruce, Clapton, Baker
What if this, sans Ringo, had been the original Cream lineup? Jezzus.
original cream lineup was a group that you could legitimately state that each player was the BEST EVER at their instrument...Bruce, Clapton, Baker
No billy marshall I love the cover if you want to call it a cover. It is the best version of Sunshine of your love out there. Peter takes it to another level. I am sure the Eric can out do him if he wanted. But Peter is what makes this version killer
Note it takes 2 drummers to come near what mr baker did.
Frampton done good tho
I wonder if they had to tell Jack Bruce to turn his bass down as Ginger Baker always said he had to.
Ringo playing same beat 4 40 years.
And still in time.
You obviously don’t know anything about music!
Baloney
because ginger baker made such a good job of it at the albert hall
Yes I liked it, so what!
David d you know it Ginger is the man.
original cream lineup was a group that you could legitimately state that each player was the BEST EVER at their instrument...Bruce, Clapton, Baker
they kick each others ass so to speak. Interplay becomes a tad more 'tribal' if I may.
Not many Bass players can cope with a fretless instrument
It sounds better when you play only the elephant groove during the verses. Steve Gadd plays that groove in this song along with a regular rock beat - Which sounds redicoulous to me.
I am not loving the octave fuzz Frampton chose here, i long to hear a pure tube driven sag, but you can't have everything, nice version gents!
Ok I really like and respect both musicians. Peters guitar tone is just wrong. It just doesn’t have to spark of Cream. Even the reunion shows of Cream has spark. . The ending has some Cream magic.
JPR
Hey.....it's George Martin on drooms!
Almost. It's Simon Kirke on the kit
Frampton klunks a chord at 4:54. Everybody makes a mistake once in a while, even the pros. Great performance by all though!
Because in some songs Ringo didn't play the drums.
He is singing in front of the stage in some songs.
Also cus 1 drummer is not enought to replace ginger
Frampton is an excellent guitarist, but trying to play all these jazz licks in this song just doesn't work. Something a little more simple and bluesy would sound way better on this tune.
It did work! Peter's unique jazz style licks are his and gave this song a new way of hearing it which was AMAZING! Peter, you're the BEST!
oh my god!! Peter cannot work this song the way eric could and why do they have two drummers to replace Ginger I just don't get it! Jack is always great and so is Ringo!
What are you talking about? Peter performance on this song out did Eric. Peter has his unique sound when playing. Peter, you were AMAZING!
Fretless Bass”
FRAMPTON IS JESUS
Simon Kirke on drums?
He is.
In my opinion Clem's style fit much better with a straight up rock and roll band like Humble Pie and Framptom just seems to over play these jazz style riffs. On a heavier song like this there are a bunch of other guitar players I think would be a better fit. I'm not saying that Frampton hasn't got chops.
What made Humble Pie successful was Peter's jazz style licks. After Peter moved on Clem's took over... but the band eventually faded away.
Dude, do your homework before speaking out on Humble Pie. The talented Frampton and his jazz-style riffs are what made Humble Pie famous!
Peter's Solo's fine but it is a tad ruined by the chorus effect he has on it - probably intended to fatten the sound out but would have been better if he had beefed up the overdrive a bit instead or maybe a dash of reverb.
You must be a superb guitarist to criticize Peter's amazing solos. Have I heard your work before?