I was 17 in 1969 - graduating High School and afraid of being drafted (some of my friends were already in Vietnam) - had my first acid trip - WOW... what a time I was having - felt SO alive - the world was so mysteriously fantastic - discovering this music made me dreamy
@@TheALBIECHASER Thanks for the kind words - they seem hard to find these days - back then, it seemed everyone was tolerant of one another & loving - hitch hiking was never a problem.
@@Confluence323 yes very true, back then I hitch hiked alot, across the the usa, from Cal, to Jersey, hopped trains slept under bridges, it was fun, I had no fear, lol
@@sickagain7541 I just missed it by a few months, scary thoughts. after seeing so many boys come back addicted to drugs, they had to do em to get by, some of the war stories they told were crazy,
I was barely 16 y.o. when I went to this concert. If only I could feel that feeling & sunshine again. I only wish that I could climb into this film...& walk back home.
I was sitting among the crowd in the Hyde Park 'Ampitheatre' for this concert. A warm, Balmy day and all we needed was Blind Faith! RIP Ginger and thank you so much for the memories.
@keith bottjer I am truly envious! I was in London, on business, a few years ago and found my way to Hyde Park and think I found the location where this piece of history was made. I remember asking for directions and the gentleman said " mate are you a Yank?" Well yeah it's kind of hard to hide. Then when I ask where Blind Faith played in '69 he looked at me and said "you know Blind Faith?" I replied "doesn't everyone who knows and loves rock know Blind Faith?" We had a good laugh over that one. I guess it proves one thing, music can unite us if we give it a chance. My brother be well and safe, peace to you and yours.
@@maf5454 Sorry you missed it, sitting in the "cockpit" along with 400,000 or so they said was a day never to be forgotten. you are right music unites us "little people" it's the friggin politicians that screw things up
I am just young at heart,my physical age is 64. I have been recovering from a heart attack,and I was looking for some music from my era,my place in time. Have fun and remember the good times we all had!
Masterclass short-lived ensemble....amazing that Stevi Winwood was only turning 20 at that time. But Ginger Baker gets the honours for making this performance so special....absoulutely at his best and almost in an 'unplugged' kind ot setting if you get what I mean.
Im in a foreign country no family or friends and dont know how im a get home. Believe me when i tell you this songs hits me. Miss my kids and my mother.
I am more than thankful I grew up in the era of early rock! All my best memories come back (70's) whenever I hear a blast from the past. It never gets old.
It is a very hard list to make, but easily this song makes it to one of the top 25 greatest rock songs ever written. Blind Faith, a short lived super group, truly deserved the name. Watch Winwood do this solo acoustic, amazing.
What talent in this band. Ginger Baker is a monster on the drums. Clapton enough said, wynwood a kid with the voice if an old bluesman and keyboard chops to match.
@@charlestinguely8683 What is wrong with you people ???.. Can't you understand anything ??, the name is GRECH....GRECH not CRECH.... The only thing you seem to know you cretin , is that Rick is deceased.
Seeing Clapton on a tele/strat hybrid is something rare. Hearing it is unbelievable !! Every member of this short lived outfit is a master of their instruments!!!!!
i think for them it was another experiment just like Cream, and they didn't expect it to last long, which was also because they realized no one would be able to hang onto the immensely talented and independent Winwood.
Most supergroups cobbled together can't really survive because of the personalities involved. At that moment in time they're all moving in the same direction, but immensely talented individuals are always chasing their next creative outlet and that's rarely the same thing.
Absolutely great and awesome performance..Steve Winwood, Eric Clapton, Rick Grech and Ginger Baker ...the first British supergroup performing live at Hyde Park in London..during the days of Flower Power....the closest thing to going back in the Way back machine is to listen to this performance...
Gary Paquin , woah there Sir, Clapton himself would tell you how great Hendrix was. As would have SRV, Steve Vai, Eric Johnson, and a host of other great players.
Gabe Morehouse , to say that Vai and Johnson are “awful” flies in the face of their technical ability, influence, fame, and awards, too bad about your inability to appreciate them.
If it wasn't for my older hippy sister, I would have never known this music as a child. This song, along w/ NY's After the Gold Rush and Traffic's Mr. Fantasy are still etched in my mind.
To me, this will always be Steve Winwood's signature song and simply an absolute masterpiece. What's interesting is that this version is completely different from the one that got released on the Blind Faith album (but no less magnificent). Given that there is no noticeable crowd reaction when Winwood announces the song's title, I'd assume this was one of its first public performances. The concert took place on June 17th, 1969, which was at least one month prior to the album's release (sources on the actual release date differ, it appears likely that the album was released in the US in July of 1969 and about one month later in the UK).
Wow I had just turned 6 two days prior to this I can’t remember what I got for my birthday that year but I will never forget this performance thanks for the upload
This song slashed my soul first time I ever heard it. Every time I hear it since it puts me into some kind of melancholy trance. I've found my way home, but I remember very well the feelings of numbness and confusion this song speaks of. It's one of my all-time favorites. Peace.
For sure, love it! I get the same kinda feeling from 40,000 Headman from Welcome to the Canteen. I always thought Jane's Addiction had that quality with Slow Divers, and 3 Days. ✌
One of the greatest pop-rock songs of the past 55 years. & this was a live BIGly concert in Hyde Park , London ...!!! These boys have done well, ever since ...
Damn... Those were certainly the Days! U all know that! I'm surprised the stage didn't collapse with the weight of that gargantuan talent up there.. Whoa!
Loved Traffic and Blind Faith as well, never understand the need to be stoned to listen to it though. Always thought just letting the music take you somewhere was enough.
Ha Ha! Actually, this song always reminds me of trying to find my way home (just a couple of miles away) soon after I first heard it, while tripping on acid in the dawn, in the rain. I couldn't recognise anything - and then someone stopped and asked me for directions. I confused the fuck out of them with my wild and over-enthusiastic gesticulations and gurning facial expressions. They must have thought I was a right nutter. Happy days :-)
Great version of a timeless song. I don't feel so bad about crashing on those high notes now; they even gave Steve a rough ride at his youthful peak. He now plays it down a whole step.
I was fortunate enough to see them on their only US concert tour, in St.Louis. It was on a Sunday evening. My brother was visiting from Kentucky and we had been to church earlier, so we were in jackets and ties. We, of course, were the only ones dressed like that. So glad we got to see them.
Frank Hamilton What a great memory and a happening for you. Nothing can take those deep stirring feelings within us away. When we hear our music and our young beautiful people who were playing it, the same enjoying it.. I'm like .. Hey! That was us!! That is us! I still must see great live music often. It's my high and to the embarrassment of my daughters (who R making their own heartfelt soul memories) I dance for hours like the black dude who was feeling it !! For me I get a high better than MOST of the drugs I did in the days! Friend in music~ PEACE
neat story Frank, i remember hearing " In the presence of the Lord" the first time in my vw bug with fm station barely coming in out of FM 102/Dallas, TX . i still turned it up loud and bout cried-it was so good.
I love the story, Frank. I'm almost 72 but missed seeing most of the earliest bands, but caught Clapton, Zeppelin, and many more in the late 70's and early 80's. I was teaching Sunday School where I attended church and the pastor some others gave me some flack about going to rock concerts. Now, I know pastors who are younger than I am by 10 or 20 years, and they love the music that I love. I never saw the need to get high to listen or watch music - even at my age, I can feel better physically and emotionally just by hearing a good song. Thanks for sharing this and bringing back some great memories for me and many others!
Yup, they said we were 400k strong, don't know about the numbers but it was a day in my life I will never forget. Just one asshole throwing a bottle over his head, got a kicking for his troubles
I love this video of Blind Faith's CAN'T FIND MY WAY HOME one of my all time favorite songs! Steve Winwood at the keyboards hair looks just like my husband Tim's hair did the day I first laid eyes on him and met him at McDonald's in South Kansas City, Missouri July 7, 1994! Tim had played me his BLIND FAITH album SEA OF LOVE in one of our first dates! That's why he's still a keeper after 29 and a half years of marriage! I think Tim looks like Eric Clapton too, especially with his glasses on! Great music the best band sound ever!
Steve’s voice cracked pretty good at about the 1:54 mark . He had just turned 21 about a month before and I think that gives the song authenticity. It was a great performance by a great group.
I was 13 that day -- a 13-yr-old blues snob. I sat there all squished up in that crowd having to pee so badly it hurt. And I kept thinking, "Why won't he play blues. What is this?" Today, I love those songs. I had the same reaction to Eric with Delaney & Bonnie -- who I also love today.
If you like this you'll love them playing the same song at their reunion gig 25 years later. My favourite Winwood song amongst so many marvellous others.
This song has brought me so much clarity in faith and love! Legendary musicians from my younger years! Symbolic of how many feel from time to time!!! God Bless!!!😇
Finally had the pleasure of seeing Steve play this song in Vegas a few years ago. He opened for Steely Dan. He played a couple of songs on the organ then picked up his guitar. First note, I knew what was coming, the song I'd waited decades to hear him play, but he was well into it before most of the audience figured it out. He was fantastic. The guy beside me (also a senior) didn't even know who he is. I'd mixed up my reservations that trip and had to stay over an extra day and change my flight to see this concert. I figure it cost me $500 to attend and it was worth every penny. I also like the acoustic version that is somewhere on RUclips.
Incredibly well mixed audio for that time period, outside at a festival etc. Winwood's voice has sounded the same since he was a teenager through today. Still hits that high G#.
Can't believe how young Winwood looks!!! 15 maybe? Awesome!!! One of my favourite British bands for sure!!! Love to see Stevie live in concert one of these fine days!!! Keep my fingers crossed!!! ❤️🎉🚀
He was 16 when he was with the Spencer Davis Group. Alex Chilton (the Box Tops) was 16 when they recorded "The Letter." And the keyboard player on "Louie, Louie" was 15 at the time. Oh yeah, Erik Brann was 17 when he joined Iron Butterfly. Same with Drake "The Kid" Levin of Paul Revere & the Raiders.
A young Steve Winwood! His hand has been involved in so many major song along our way to today! 50 years of success!! He's literally documented our lives!! And is that Ginger Baker slamming those drums? Another long timer!
Wow…just wow. I was 9 years old when I first heard this song. I will never forget it. It was an awakening moment for me. I felt an emotion stir in me that I’d never felt before. It’s very hard to describe, a massive yearning mixed with bursting love. I was emotionally awakened. When the song was over I was empty, sad. What a feeling it was. I will never forget it. RIP Ginger…as mad as you appeared to be you were a very special person.
A friend of mine, back in the late 1960's, was invited to a party in the Oxfordshire countryside. As usual in those days, you never knew who was throwing it, but you picked up a few pints of bitter and off you went. Mingle, mingle, mingle in this rather lovely cottage, including drum kit, and various musical kit, and then, halfway through the evening, the soon-to-be Traffic took to the gear and performed what was going to be their first album. They'd rented the cottage for rehearsals - all the rage then to get back to the country and find your head. Magical days.
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Winwood, Clapton, Baker and Grech. What a treat.
Who is Grech?
The cream of the crop.
Bass player. From Family
Why didn't it last long
@@donjohn2695 one word Clapton! 😪
so rare to find a live video of this era that is not distorted or horribly mixed and fuzyy video ! This a real gem !!!
it makes me dream in a pleasant way.
Really
Doesn't matter what year your watching this.
if you reading this you have great taste of music!
Brings me right back to the early 70's. The feeling of summertime and the music of blind faith made it magical. ✌️
😉
And INCREASINGLY RARE...
Thank you.
57 in 2021 June I love this music
I was 17 in 1969 - graduating High School and afraid of being drafted (some of my friends were already in Vietnam) - had my first acid trip - WOW... what a time I was having - felt SO alive - the world was so mysteriously fantastic - discovering this music made me dreamy
been there brother, you ever listen to mountain tripping? great times had in those days, hope your well
@@TheALBIECHASER Thanks for the kind words - they seem hard to find these days - back then, it seemed everyone was tolerant of one another & loving - hitch hiking was never a problem.
@@Confluence323 yes very true, back then I hitch hiked alot, across the the usa, from Cal, to Jersey, hopped trains slept under bridges, it was fun, I had no fear, lol
BORN IN 66, 3YRS OLD IN 69. DID YOU EVER GET DRAFTED. MUST HAVE BEEN HELL FOR TEENS BACK DURING THAT TURBULENT ERA.
@@sickagain7541 I just missed it by a few months, scary thoughts. after seeing so many boys come back addicted to drugs, they had to do em to get by, some of the war stories they told were crazy,
This song kept me alive in The Nam, 70-71.
Cool beanz Vet brutta...
I'm in "The Nam" now. :)
Vietnam war?
@@julionilo7498 yes. I was a 19 year old Army Sgt in Vietnam, 1970-71. Field Artillery. Thanks
@@johnboyd7158 thanks, this is history
I was barely 16 y.o. when I went to this concert. If only I could feel that feeling & sunshine again. I only wish that I could climb into this film...& walk back home.
Aww, I know what you mean, I listen to loads of different concerts on here and pretend I'm there
Look at how talented they were....so young.....and not realizing that they were creating rock music history!
No gimmicks, just pure music.
amen .
I was sitting among the crowd in the Hyde Park 'Ampitheatre' for this concert. A warm, Balmy day and all we needed was Blind Faith! RIP Ginger and thank you so much for the memories.
@keith bottjer I am truly envious! I was in London, on business, a few years ago and found my way to Hyde Park and think I found the location where this piece of history was made. I remember asking for directions and the gentleman said " mate are you a Yank?" Well yeah it's kind of hard to hide. Then when I ask where Blind Faith played in '69 he looked at me and said "you know Blind Faith?" I replied "doesn't everyone who knows and loves rock know Blind Faith?" We had a good laugh over that one. I guess it proves one thing, music can unite us if we give it a chance. My brother be well and safe, peace to you and yours.
I wish could been there as well smoking a joint.
Im 28 black guy and so thankful that this music existed everyday. Where you can just sit back and jam, nod your head and feel at peace.
@@maf5454 Sorry you missed it, sitting in the "cockpit" along with 400,000 or so they said was a day never to be forgotten. you are right music unites us "little people" it's the friggin politicians that screw things up
That is sooooooo cool!!!! I was two years old back then living in America. The sixties were incredible.
Pure class, no frills just incredible musicians making incredible music.
What a time to be alive
I wasn’t born until 1980 but here I am watching this video feeling like I was there !!!!
WHOA
Shitz timeless
Same here,Im just discovering everything about this about two days ago
Gingers style and beat cannot and will never be duplicated. Guy was a master at his craft.
I was thinking the same thing. Unconventional way of playing, very characteristic of him.
And don't forget that he was a complete lunatic too
@@chrispfeifer7628 That's true. Many geniuses are mentally instable or socially inept.
He was a jazz drummer first and foremost
Every Percussionist has a style that makes them unique. John Bonham/ Keith Moon/ Neil Peart, etc Buddy Rich is THE MASTER
Wow, they were just kids making this incredible, timeless music. Steve Winwood was 20 and Clapton was 23.
I am just young at heart,my physical age is 64.
I have been recovering from a heart attack,and I was looking for some music from my era,my place in time.
Have fun and remember the good times we all had!
Hey, Robin, glad that you are well! Music is good medicine, and this stuff is great!! They should bottle it!
I'm with you on the heart attack! I had a widow maker 3 months ago. I hope you are doing well Robin!!!
I will be 64 in June SIR this was one of the first songs I enjoyed from your collection
Cannot believe that this was over 50 years ago! Their music will last forever.
Music back then was so superior to most of the hyped rubbish that is around these days .
Yup many covers of Blind Faith around.
What a cultural time to be the right age and in the right place. Music changed the world. Maybe we can do it again. An old hippie.
I would love that to happen! I'm an old hippie too
Came across this by accident. The whole band was fantastic. Steve, Ginger, Eric. Excellent piece of music history.
don‘t forget
Rick Grech,famous brilliant Bass Player from Family
@@druidenfuss8870 yes he should not be forgotten brilliant player and great guy just tragic how he ended .
@@karlmylnere5712 What happened?
The camera angle which captures Steve through GB's drums is classic! So is this song and this version. Fantastic. Goosebumps, everytime...
Rest of camera work not so much. LOL dude was blazin'!
I feel so blessed to have grown up in the 60's and 70's and experienced this music first hand.
Masterclass short-lived ensemble....amazing that Stevi Winwood was only turning 20 at that time. But Ginger Baker gets the honours for making this performance so special....absoulutely at his best and almost in an 'unplugged' kind ot setting if you get what I mean.
Steve Winwood was 21 when this was filmed.
@@RobotMillionaire - I stand corrected🙏
@@mikegoldstone6832 👌
Stevie had an incredible voice.
@@ullaleonard5724 And he still does, which makes it even more incredible.
Im in a foreign country no family or friends and dont know how im a get home. Believe me when i tell you this songs hits me. Miss my kids and my mother.
Back in the days when music was amazing and cameramen were amazingly bad
Cameramen haven't improved and music is now awful.
Funny how todays cameraman are reverting back to that bad style.
Hahaha
Such a shame only 1 album
The recording equipment was incredibly inferior to today's. It wasn't the cameraman (entirely)...
Tears to my eyes when I hear this song. :)
I am more than thankful I grew up in the era of early rock! All my best memories come back (70's) whenever I hear a blast from the past. It never gets old.
Me too. It was the best time ever. No music today comes close.
Or maybe it makes you feel a lot younger!!!
Or maybe it makes us feel a lot younger ...
I’m glad too.
How great is Stevie Winwoods voice. I’ve always known that but this is on another level
I hope to see them soon! A distinct voice…brings me back to the less complicated years. ☺️
it aint blind faith if no winwood
Still sounds pretty much the same.
@@paulmarchand9537 well there’s no more drummer
Just absolutely amazing well recorded too! I was almost three!
My generation made and played the best music. Sixties/Seventies. Nothing compares...
It is a very hard list to make, but easily this song makes it to one of the top 25 greatest rock songs ever written. Blind Faith, a short lived super group, truly deserved the name. Watch Winwood do this solo acoustic, amazing.
That solo he did during the pandemic lockown
Man, what a voice on that young kid. Oh, that's Steve Winwood. Never mind.
Good stuff
Sounds just like Skip James...
of course at 16 he sang "I'm A Man" with the Spenser Davis group
Even there he sounds like a seasoned 40 year old.
@jrb designer alliance See for yourself: ruclips.net/video/mYALBzfY5QY/видео.html
Stevie sounds as good today, in 2021 as he does here. Incredible voice, incredible man!
That guitar and organ tone is to die for. So ethereal
Telecaster through Marshall Plexi
Stacks
And Hammond Organ
Incredible tone
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Hi mate-can it be replicated via any modern day pedals?
@@richat1691 use a marshall and crank it i got a code 50 with a plexi tone soo
What talent in this band. Ginger Baker is a monster on the drums. Clapton enough said, wynwood a kid with the voice if an old bluesman and keyboard chops to match.
Hello Debbie, How are you doing?
It's WINWOOD you clown... You should know how to spell it by now
Don't count out Rick Crech very underrated bass player RIP!
@@charlestinguely8683 What is wrong with you people ???.. Can't you understand anything ??, the name is GRECH....GRECH not CRECH.... The only thing you seem to know you cretin , is that Rick is deceased.
Don't Rick Grech on bass.
This is what you get when you get three great talents together. OMG.
Seeing Clapton on a tele/strat hybrid is something rare. Hearing it is unbelievable !! Every member of this short lived outfit is a master of their instruments!!!!!
These four guy missed a chance to stay together and become gods on earth. This music, their whole album actually, is beyond imagination. Hats off
i think for them it was another experiment just like Cream, and they didn't expect it to last long, which was also because they realized no one would be able to hang onto the immensely talented and independent Winwood.
They still accomplished that, just individually
@@dondrysdale7297 true but Clapton mostly caused the bands break up due to him simply quitting out of the blue
Most supergroups cobbled together can't really survive because of the personalities involved. At that moment in time they're all moving in the same direction, but immensely talented individuals are always chasing their next creative outlet and that's rarely the same thing.
Well, Clapton had to form Derek and the Dominos and record one of the greatest albums in history
Absolutely great and awesome performance..Steve Winwood, Eric Clapton, Rick Grech and Ginger Baker ...the first British supergroup performing live at Hyde Park in London..during the days of Flower Power....the closest thing to going back in the Way back machine is to listen to this performance...
TOO BAD THEY ONLY MADE ONE ALBUM ( AND A GREAT ONE ).THESE GUYS WERE THE 'CREAM OF THE CROP" IN THE LATE 1960s
Absolutely true, especially from the British side of the pond.
Clapton’s playing on this is gorgeous. Melodic, understated, flash only when needed, in service to the song, not showing off.
Mitch Friedfeld , sometimes a reminder is needed of how great he has been, this is one of those reminders.
Hard to believe that some folks consider Hendrix his peer. E.C was the musician. J. Hendrix was only a circus act.
Gary Paquin , woah there Sir, Clapton himself would tell you how great Hendrix was. As would have SRV, Steve Vai, Eric Johnson, and a host of other great players.
@@guslakis vai and johnson are awful, and they all would tell you to listen to Freddie or Albert King rather than themselves
Gabe Morehouse , to say that Vai and Johnson are “awful” flies in the face of their technical ability, influence, fame, and awards, too bad about your inability to appreciate them.
63 and I wish I could go back. 😢
Alot of talent on that stage. Ginger blew me away . Great clip
Steve Winwood .... magic!
When I was a kid living in South London me and my mates went to a show in Peckham and we all met stevie winwood 😁
Omg
Ginger Baker found his way home today.😢 1939-2019 you can rest now
Hard to believe Mr. Baker outlasted Ric Grech (bass) almost 30 years! Heaven has yet another legendary rhythm section!
If it wasn't for my older hippy sister, I would have never known this music as a child. This song, along w/ NY's After the Gold Rush and Traffic's Mr. Fantasy are still etched in my mind.
@@mattross6902 What makes you think any of these fucking drug addicts are in "heaven"?
Because they spent there lives immersing mankind in a "Sea Of Joy," rather then trolling around making snarky remarks about the dead.
@@secondcomingofbast9908 don't be a dick
To me, this will always be Steve Winwood's signature song and simply an absolute masterpiece. What's interesting is that this version is completely different from the one that got released on the Blind Faith album (but no less magnificent).
Given that there is no noticeable crowd reaction when Winwood announces the song's title, I'd assume this was one of its first public performances. The concert took place on June 17th, 1969, which was at least one month prior to the album's release (sources on the actual release date differ, it appears likely that the album was released in the US in July of 1969 and about one month later in the UK).
Yes he actually announced it as a new song.
Yes this was hot out of the creative oven
It is a beautiful song
Wow I had just turned 6 two days prior to this I can’t remember what I got for my birthday that year but I will never forget this performance thanks for the upload
This song slashed my soul first time I ever heard it. Every time I hear it since it puts me into some kind of melancholy trance. I've found my way home, but I remember very well the feelings of numbness and confusion this song speaks of. It's one of my all-time favorites. Peace.
Nancy
For some reason this song is hypnotic to me
I am 64 and it still drawn in
For sure, love it! I get the same kinda feeling from 40,000 Headman from Welcome to the Canteen. I always thought Jane's Addiction had that quality with Slow Divers, and 3 Days. ✌
Beautifully said
I have played this on acoustic for 40 years and it still is fantastic
@@neilangus4401 Yep 66 here and still this brings me right to 1969. One of the prettiest rock songs ever written.
Most people who have truly experienced life's journey with its highs and lows can relate to this song I'm sure.🎸☀️🤞
London will never experience this type of freedom again...nor will NYC, LA, or Germany. Fantastic video of this band and those times.
It is astounding, how advanced these players already were. That they became Rock Gods should surprise nobody.
That drummer and guitar player Is no joke.
🇺🇸😎🙏👌
One of the greatest pop-rock songs of the past 55 years. & this was a live BIGly concert in Hyde Park , London ...!!!
These boys have done well, ever since ...
Who do we have now that willmean anything in 50 years from now? Exactly.
@@julieraymond482
Damn... Those were certainly the Days! U all know that!
I'm surprised the stage didn't collapse with the weight of that gargantuan talent up there.. Whoa!
Hard to believe all that sound and talent from just those young guys. History in the making.
You know a song is timeless and stands on its own when the first time it's played live it's great!
I was there. I'd give anything to be back there again. Still young, still hopeful, still happy...
Where was this show? Man I envy you for being there man . One lucky Dude🤘
@@ralphwhittemore5041 Same
I'll bet the aroma was pungent.
Hi Martin, I was there to with a couple of friends, thumbed it down from up north. Hell what a day, stay young pal.
@@ralphwhittemore5041 Hyde Park London
Absolutely love Steve Windwood...so much talent!! Gifted...no doubt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is the living definition of vocal range!
Loved Traffic and Blind Faith as well, never understand the need to be stoned to listen to it though. Always thought just letting the music take you somewhere was enough.
Ya had to be there.....
Derek do yourself a justice, try it, it sure doesn't hurt
the music is the high.
Andrea Quillin Just smoke a joint and listen to the music! At least once...
Ha Ha! Actually, this song always reminds me of trying to find my way home (just a couple of miles away) soon after I first heard it, while tripping on acid in the dawn, in the rain. I couldn't recognise anything - and then someone stopped and asked me for directions. I confused the fuck out of them with my wild and over-enthusiastic gesticulations and gurning facial expressions. They must have thought I was a right nutter. Happy days :-)
Great version of a timeless song. I don't feel so bad about crashing on those high notes now; they even gave Steve a rough ride at his youthful peak. He now plays it down a whole step.
This song is beautiful, poetic, and to me fierce in emotion but not overly loud!
This is a pensive, nostalgic tune. They simple don't write them like this anymore. So glad to see all of the views, though.
Simply beautiful song , winwoods voice is heaven
Possibly the Greatest tune ever!??!
Seriously.,.,..?!??!?
Ok, ignorant "live" stock
Sublime, if this doesn't move you, even to tears, nothing will...
Fantastic. What a voice for Steve Winwood. Fantastic performance all round. Love it 😀👍
I was fortunate enough to see them on their only US concert tour, in St.Louis. It was on a Sunday evening. My brother was visiting from Kentucky and we had been to church earlier, so we were in jackets and ties. We, of course, were the only ones dressed like that. So glad we got to see them.
Frank Hamilton What a great memory and a happening for you. Nothing can take those deep stirring feelings within us away. When we hear our music and our young beautiful people who were playing it, the same enjoying it.. I'm like
.. Hey! That was us!!
That is us! I still must see great live music often. It's my high and to the embarrassment of my daughters (who R making their own heartfelt soul memories) I dance for hours like the black dude who was feeling it !! For me I get a high better than MOST of the drugs I did in the days!
Friend in music~ PEACE
neat story Frank, i remember hearing " In the presence of the Lord" the first time in my vw bug with fm station barely coming in out of FM 102/Dallas, TX . i still turned it up loud and bout cried-it was so good.
Lucky buggers!
I love the story, Frank. I'm almost 72 but missed seeing most of the earliest bands, but caught Clapton, Zeppelin, and many more in the late 70's and early 80's. I was teaching Sunday School where I attended church and the pastor some others gave me some flack about going to rock concerts. Now, I know pastors who are younger than I am by 10 or 20 years, and they love the music that I love. I never saw the need to get high to listen or watch music - even at my age, I can feel better physically and emotionally just by hearing a good song. Thanks for sharing this and bringing back some great memories for me and many others!
Frank Hamilton. when they run St Louis where did you see them was it a Webster Groves please reply thank you
In his synthesized cookie cutter commercial success of the 80’s, I’d never have guessed my boy had such legendary pipes, rhythm & talent.
One of the greatest songs I' ve ever heard. Fantástic band.
I was there! Wonderful Still remember it. A "sea of joy"
Yup, they said we were 400k strong, don't know about the numbers but it was a day in my life I will never forget. Just one asshole throwing a bottle over his head, got a kicking for his troubles
I love this video of Blind Faith's CAN'T FIND MY WAY HOME one of my all time favorite songs! Steve Winwood at the keyboards hair looks just like my husband Tim's hair did the day I first laid eyes on him and met him at McDonald's in South Kansas City, Missouri July 7, 1994! Tim had played me his BLIND FAITH album SEA OF LOVE in one of our first dates! That's why he's still a keeper after 29 and a half years of marriage! I think Tim looks like Eric Clapton too, especially with his glasses on! Great music the best band sound ever!
OMG - 300,000 people in Hyde Park for Blind Faith 'free concert' ... Those were the days, my friend -we thought they would never end...!!!!!
It's really a shame they didn't last beyond one album. This is easily my favorite steve winwood song.
Absolutely beautiful... man I can feel the vibes from this, what a time to be alive!!!!! Very cool stuff 👍
The conviction in his signing is amazing, patiently waiting for Eric's solo..
RIP Ginger. Incredible drummer
What a beautiful song!! What talented artists! It all comes together in a beautiful way!😮🙂🙃😉🤔🤨😏
My mom & dad were at this concert they both said it were amazing alltho they both admited to tripping balls 🌻🌻
I love hearing the organ in these bands, I miss that
Amen bro. Can't beat a bit of Hammond or such like - Deep Purple, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Argent, Focus, etc etc.
I always love this song ❤
Hello Ines, How are you doing?
No auto tune. What a concept!😁
Steve’s voice cracked pretty good at about the 1:54 mark . He had just turned 21 about a month before and I think that gives the song authenticity. It was a great performance by a great group.
That opening line….❤ gets me every time.
That voice is totally unique, these guys enriched OUR LIVES ....this era, this time frame, there is XXXX all like it now BEAMME UP SCOTTIE
I was 13 that day -- a 13-yr-old blues snob. I sat there all squished up in that crowd having to pee so badly it hurt. And I kept thinking, "Why won't he play blues. What is this?" Today, I love those songs. I had the same reaction to Eric with Delaney & Bonnie -- who I also love today.
Man alive, how good does Steve Winwood sound, and Clapton’s tone on that tele! 😱
RIP Ginger best jazz drummer of rock, along with Ernie Watts...who's still with us.
Sure you mean Charlie, and sadly, not any more...
Damn you just don't see this anymore. This is great!
it was brilliant then and now my Fren.
If you like this you'll love them playing the same song at their reunion gig 25 years later. My favourite Winwood song amongst so many marvellous others.
This song has brought me so much clarity in faith and love! Legendary musicians from my younger years! Symbolic of how many feel from time to time!!! God Bless!!!😇
Tears rolling down.,,.
Finally had the pleasure of seeing Steve play this song in Vegas a few years ago. He opened for Steely Dan. He played a couple of songs on the organ then picked up his guitar. First note, I knew what was coming, the song I'd waited decades to hear him play, but he was well into it before most of the audience figured it out. He was fantastic. The guy beside me (also a senior) didn't even know who he is. I'd mixed up my reservations that trip and had to stay over an extra day and change my flight to see this concert. I figure it cost me $500 to attend and it was worth every penny. I also like the acoustic version that is somewhere on RUclips.
Incredibly well mixed audio for that time period, outside at a festival etc. Winwood's voice has sounded the same since he was a teenager through today. Still hits that high G#.
Can't believe how young Winwood looks!!! 15 maybe? Awesome!!! One of my favourite British bands for sure!!! Love to see Stevie live in concert one of these fine days!!! Keep my fingers crossed!!! ❤️🎉🚀
He was the ripe old age of 21 here
He was 16 when he was with the Spencer Davis Group. Alex Chilton (the Box Tops) was 16 when they recorded "The Letter." And the keyboard player on "Louie, Louie" was 15 at the time. Oh yeah, Erik Brann was 17 when he joined Iron Butterfly. Same with Drake "The Kid" Levin of Paul Revere & the Raiders.
I think he was in Spencer Davis group at 16 or so
@@basilmarasco1975 Most people over the age of 9 can do the keyboard part of "Louie, Louie".
Im hitting 70.Cant believe I was at this gig.Distant memory now,split for Provence right after the show.
Brings back memories when real music was played.
Lot of talent on that stage.
A young Steve Winwood! His hand has been involved in so many major song along our way to today! 50 years of success!! He's literally documented our lives!! And is that Ginger Baker slamming those drums? Another long timer!
Beautiful song. I was born 1962 so I grew up listening to blind faith because of my older brothers.
Thank God for the time
Sung beautifully by Stevie, and ginger on drums “ phenomenal,!!!! w/ EC & the rest of the boys. Simply unimaginable!!!!👍👍👍
What's even better is that these musicians are still performing this stuff live whenever they get the chance. Nothing stands in the way of a good jam.
Awesome song.Good pick.
That drumming is absolutely great. Thank You Mr. Baker
Wow…just wow. I was 9 years old when I first heard this song. I will never forget it. It was an awakening moment for me. I felt an emotion stir in me that I’d never felt before. It’s very hard to describe, a massive yearning mixed with bursting love. I was emotionally awakened. When the song was over I was empty, sad. What a feeling it was. I will never forget it. RIP Ginger…as mad as you appeared to be you were a very special person.
You described my feeling as well…
Ditto. I played this album over and over. I could never get enough of it. Still can’t.
Thank you for sharing and what a great comment !.
Yes......I still have my original album.....AND PLAY IT. Love the whole album. Brings great memories back!
A friend of mine, back in the late 1960's, was invited to a party in the Oxfordshire countryside. As usual in those days, you never knew who was throwing it, but you picked up a few pints of bitter and off you went. Mingle, mingle, mingle in this rather lovely cottage, including drum kit, and various musical kit, and then, halfway through the evening, the soon-to-be Traffic took to the gear and performed what was going to be their first album. They'd rented the cottage for rehearsals - all the rage then to get back to the country and find your head. Magical days.