See my other posts above if you want to know about Claption's distinct tonal sound on that Blind Faith album when doing electric guitar. In Clapton's hyrbrid guitar it is the body and pickups of that Tele makes the difference, but that Strat neck a lot more room and comfort....I presume. Cause eventually Clapton just adopts STtrat as his main electric guitar.
thanks, I whish I could of been there as well as Woodstock 69; too young, but I've had a crappy enough life that I would exchange it for being 20 years older if I could of been part of the music scenes then as a performer.
Yes, kids, you're right: there are four guys on a small open-air stage, a bassist, a drummer, a guitarist and a keyboard player who also sings. All in clothes that they usually wear. And - don't be shocked - they play live, without a safety net! There were plenty of guys like that back then, in the 1960s and 1970s. And they played, we bought vinyl records for the record player, went to concerts and had fun. And when I want to escape the high-tech world, I take a vinyl record, put it on the record player and revel in the good old days. And the more the record scratches, the greater the feeling!
50+ years from my senior year in high school - - if it hadn't been for the Vietnam War, we would've listened to concerts and danced our way across the stage to get our diplomas. What an era. Musicians stretched from London to San Francisco. Incredible!
Today was my dad's funeral. And I had to look this song up because my mom said she heard music playing in the house this morning... She found my dad's old stereo in the basement playing this song ♥️. Never heard this song or this band before. I'll have to borrow this CD Dad. Thanks for continuing to share more good music with me.
I saw them live at the Chicago Amphitheater, and they were great. The crowd was so loud during Baker's solo, you couldn't hear anything. The biggest thrill was looking off to the side of the stage and seeing Ginger Baker's drum cases piled up. On the bass drum cases, painted in huge letters, it said "CREAM."
how about some mad props to Rick Grech. I think it would be pretty intimidating to play bass in a band with Clapton, Baker, and Winwood. but he didn't just hold his own. he exceled
ledzeppelin27 no he wasn't intimidate, Clapton told him to come with them because he was from the same circle of musicians and was truly respected for his work with Family, he could play bass as well as violin, Ric was a very good musician
I can’t be the only 15 year old that wants music like this back…… it’s hard to believe that people consume themselves with modern day computer junk instead of masterpieces like this. So sad 😞 My friends look at me like I’m crazy when I play this, wish I was alive then. This was the first song I ever listened to when I was in pre school my dad showed me this, along with Hendrix and The Who, I remember the first feeling I had listening to this and all along the watchtower, god it’s amazing, a shame few people my age know it as well
It's people like you that give me hope that one day people will finally get sick of all the pre-programmed, mass dancer, auto-tuned, vapid & pointless corporate drivel-pop that gets shoved down their ears. Thanks Charlie!
Lovely sentiment Charlie. Don't forget, music comes back when people like you go get the keyboard or guitar and learn to play as these guys did. Best of luck with that - you are the future of this type of music.
So we're just gonna pretend that Ginger didn't drop a stick at 5:54 and not lose track of the groove in the slightest. They don't make 'em like that anymore. Rest easy, legend.
Nice quality transfer. You don't often see film from 1969 look this good. A seminal year for all sorts of things. Concerts like this. The first Moon landing. Me leaving school and moving to London! Fun times.
The balls and talent of those 4, enormous crowds on top of them, nowhere to hide, off their faces as well. No laptops, earphones, miming just sheer talent. And some people have the cheek to call the likes of kanye west a musician. What happened to the world?
I am 4o years old. I have always loved older songs through my step dad introducing me.. that was 50’s and earlier music. But now I’m discovering my own music and for some reason I’m drawn to the year of 1969. This must have been an awesome year for music! So many new artists I háve discovered...and some of the younger years of the ones i know. Anyway just sharing 1969 what a year for music! Keep rockin!
I’m 67.. and I gotta tell ya.. I didn’t know how lucky we were back then.. but looking back, I can tell you that it was MYSTICAL… !! The scent of patchouli and pot and suede… the visions from the LSD… and SO MANY concerts of music that no one had ever dreamed of.. until then… We were blessed..!
@@MB-rv9dx corporations were running the show in the 60’s. What happened was it was a fertile time and the people holding the purse strings had begun to realize the $$ teenagers had to spend. To say there isn’t good music today shows your ears are closed.
Because people are superficial and vacuous. They want bells and whistles and a show. They don't have the mental capacity to think of the music. They are too busy moaning about their pronouns. 🤭😆🦘
I love Blind Faith, what a true Super Group, I was so young, 14 in 1969 & I loved Blind Faith so much. Still one of my favorite albums of all time!! Stevie Winwood never ceases to amaze me, what a prodigy!!!
RIP Ginger Baker! I was 18 and just graduated from High School in 1969 when the Blind Faith Album was released. What a huge blessing to grow up during this explosion of musical creativity. I'm just overwhelmed by the talent I've been exposed to during this time period. You really had to be there to appreciate fully the different bands as they came onto the scene one by one. WOW!!! I wouldn't have wanted to live in any other time period. One of my greatest joys is still learning some of the great guitar licks/songs of this time period just to, in some small way, carry on their creativity.
yes, you were lucky. I was a teen in the early 80s, so I just missed the psychedelic era unfortunately. there began to be a sad loss of the roots of rock n roll then.
@@donalddrysdale246 I too am a member of a high school class of 1969 and I totally echo what you say except as a drummer I tried so hard to emulate Ginger's melodies.
LuckyLucy I can't argue with either statements, in the 90s I was stuck in the 60s , although I was introduced to grunge early. upon reflection, the 90s were as important as the 60s in which both decades were followed collectively by crap, except for a handful of amazing bands in the 70s and 2000s . it's very funny cuz punk became big and rap as well, based on attitude and threats. both types of music using the " we don't know how to play music but we'll try it anyway" attitude. Now we just have to rinse and repeat and maybe we'll have music back again
My cousin Dougie say'd 90's Seattle grundge and garage rock was 'like way totally better' that the l;late 1960's early 1970's Beatles, Stones, Led Zep, Deep, Purple, Cream etc. but grandady say hell to the fuck no son!
I have never heard another drummer who so thoroughly and magically integrates head-heart-hands & feet in their playing - his quadridextrous approach is unmatched; Ginger Baker was a genre unto himself - Thank you so much Ginger for bringing all this joy to the world ! - If you listeners don’t have them, GB's “Going Back Home” and “Falling Off the Roof”, and "Coward of the County" are great albums, also be sure to listen to "Middle Passage" and "Material Live in Japan" and "Why" - 60 years as a recording musician!
Thank you for writing of some of Ginger's jazz albums. Anyone looking into his career has MUCH to discover. His film about his Land Rover trip across Africa to learn, share. and play with Femi Kuti is fun, too. Saw him on his last tour, supporting the album "Why?". He said he had to do it to support himself even though arthritis caused suffering. There was s moment when he instantly transported us all to Africa with his rhythm... magical! "The African Force" indeed! In the late '60's I was in a college band and we covered some Cream songs: White Room, Dance The Night Away. Our lead guitar man was superb, and my brother's voice and mine blended. I remember our drummer Joe Vaccaro bringing me into his dorm room, putting Sunshine of Your Love on his record player and telling me to keep time with the beat... and laughing. because, he delightedly pointed out, Baker was playing the beat, not the customary rock song off-beat! Such a fun moment, enjoying Joe's discovery with him.
I still get a kick out of the little public announcement, "Please come up and collect him. He's probably still telling the story "Did I ever tell you about the time me mum and dad lost me at a Blind Faith concert? It took them three days before they remembered where they lost me!
Blind Faith was much Steve Winwood's band as it was anyone's. Winwood, maybe the most gifted child prodigy in rock history, remains under-commented-on.
sportspenguin one of the best singers in rock history. He veered into a highly accessible pop groove in the 80s. Why not? Guy has four sons. May as well make a couple of bucks.
I think there’s an unwritten rule among cameramen and film editors that whenever a badass guitar solo is happening they’ll point the camera elsewhere...amirite?...
Bro..truest thing ever! In nearly every vintage video of a performance, the cameraman is always filming the bassist or drummer or anyone else other than the guitarist when playing a solo!
Here's a thought, THIS IS A FILM NOT A VIDEO! The film cameras, of which there look to be 4, have a maximum of 10 minutes of film. The sound is being recorded in a mobile unit on a multitrack tape machine. The Director, CANNOT SEE WHAT THE CAMERAS ARE SHOOTING! There are at least two points where I can see that the film runs out and the editor cuts as late as is possible. In those days, film was not edited on a computer like it is now. It had to be synchronised with the sound and then cut and spliced. If the cameramen had not heard the song before, they would not know where to point. When you get into the cutting room you have to work with what you are given. BTW I am a retired editor, and I am sck and tire of this ignorant bullshit. Your comment is insulting, ignorant and stupid. Consider yourself schooled!
@@sadiqmohamed681 touched a nerve did we? oh we are so schooled by your kindness and wisdom. please always write in all caps so the whole world can benefit from your insights and experience...
@@thomaswilliams373 Here's another thing to consider. The cameraman is paying attention to the image, not the music. When I was in college I shot college hoops. I had no idea what was actually happening in the game because I was focused getting shots right.
What a voice Steve has and Ginger dropping a stick and not missing a beat, and Clapton didn't look engaged considering he was famous after Cream, still didn't miss a beat. People have to realize this was a new band, they had not rehearsed a lot together so it's not the slick tightness but still a notch above us mortals. RIP Ginger.
Me too! I saw them in Philadelphia at the Spectrum on July 16, 1969. My very first concert. I was 13. My grandfather drove me on a Wednesday night. He had been a big band drummer in the 30s. After I played Ginger's "Toad" for him, that was all it took. Ginger got a standing ovation that night. And I was forever changed.
Mr. Baker you inspired so many drummers including myself. We have been so thankful you blessed us with your gift. You helped shape the music we heard then & now.
Nice seeing that clip of Blind Faith again .the first time I had seen Eric Clapton play live. I regret not seeing Cream play live. Thank you Robert Stigwood , for keeping Cream forever playing live in America. Fortunately, I got to see Eric play many times throughout the later years
Absolutely a ton of talent on that stage.. True artist performers song writers... Steve Winwood's incredible voice and keyboards and Eric playing that telecaster like an ace ginger, pounding away in total cadence..
To Arch Stanton and others, be sure and get Ginger Baker’s recordings “Middle Passage”, “Unseen Rain”, “Live in Japan” (with Material), “Coming Back Home” & “Falling off the Roof” (with Frisell and Haden), “Coward of the County” (with DJQO & James Carter), and “Sunrise on the Sufferbus” (with Masters of Reality) - his paradoxical genius on full display
Unique voice - but is it pleasant to listen to? It makes me cringe hearing him strain to hit all those high notes. Maybe if he sang in a lower range he might be better off....
I'm ALWAYS blown away by Steve's voice each time I hear this. And yeah, Clapton, Ginger, and Ric G are all amazing, too, esp Eric. Poor Ric Grech, he's gotta be like WTF? am I doing with THESE guys?!? God, how did I get here?!? Give me just a few more minutes before I keel over flat on my face!
they hired Rick because he had the chops---something like Cream was a phenomenal thing that has never happened often, but it's Cream, like any other pro musicians that will tell you they got to how they did by playing with whoever they could---always find things or people that challenge yourself to get better.
It's sucks that Blind Faith never got as much recognition than they should. Especially this self-debute album. It was a yellow cover that would put me to sleep when I couldnt.
I was actually sitting in the park waiting for the Stones, it was our last day in London (on a tour, I was 19). We sure didn't realize what we were hearing but loved it. Unfortunately, we had to catch a boat for France and after spending the better part of 6 hours there, we left before the Stones came on. It was a concert honoring Brian Jones who had just died.
I clearly didn't seem to belong in the early 1980s as a teen; got ridiculed a lot for looking like a hippie/stoner. I couldn't understand why there was so many guys around that seem to of forgot what civil rights was about, and they seemed to of become what the 'Nam generations' parents were, except for my high school friends in which was because I got booted right out of my suburb.
When my girlfriend asked if I had chance would I go back in time or forwards I just talk about the music of this era and the answer is made pretty clear!!
I heard this song playing at an auditorium just before a Alice Cooper concert in the early 70s. It always stayed in my head and it was many years later that I heard it all the way through, and found out who it was.
I love Blind Faith too..1969 was 17years.. and now 70....we get together old,but the music...and songs stay ever.. so good too, Steve Winwood and John Barleycorn must die..and so on.. good Artist and it was specially time. For all:Peace..Love..&Luck
this is so good and shows more of the real concert,.more power \!!!! you have no idea how much I love it, thankyou to the folk way back then who downloaded with the primitive gear they had this was 1970and no mobile phones etc etc !!!!
Notice that silver/chrome airplane on Stevie's keyboards that was held by the thirteen year old girl on the cover of BLIND FAITH. I've had that album since it came out.
Kickin bass on this, I love it. I keep coming back to the individual posts of this concert. The different songs keep playing back in my head. I think I've listened to at least two of them each day of this concerts, since I discovered it on tube. Simply amazing music, with a sound that will never be duplicated. It's only canned in this recording, Thank God!
Just goes to show Clapton played just about every guitar at one time or another. Didn't realize he used to play a Fender Telecaster during this period. Nobody ever talks about that...
Yeah and I'd never heard this gig until today--it really is pretty damn good and he sounds great on that Tele (with a Strat neck) through a Marshall. I had seen some pictures of the gig and knew about the Tele body but you're right, nobody ever mentions it.
WINWOOD CLAPTON BAKER WHAT A LIVING COMBINATION....WOW....IS WHAT IS CALLED BLIND FAITH HAD TO CRY TODAY I GOT THE VINYL FROM WAY BACK....1969 STILL GOOD TODAY LIVING LEGEND GOOD MUSIC NEVER DIES.. ....
This riff is so good, and the whole song, I loooooooooove it. It so nice seeing people just listening to music 😊 no filming just the music. And the music is unbelievable good. Steves voice and Eriics playing, yes. Thank you for this video.
Great performance of phenom band that burned too bright too fast. Amazingly clear recording considering the equipment available at the time. Love seeing all those old Shure 546 Unidyne III mics spread around the stage. Got one in my basement from that era and it's still a fantastic mic.
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Clapton’s tone is so much better on that Tele than on any Strat he ever played.
See my other posts above if you want to know about Claption's distinct tonal sound on that Blind Faith album when doing electric guitar. In Clapton's hyrbrid guitar it is the body and pickups of that Tele makes the difference, but that Strat neck a lot more room and comfort....I presume. Cause eventually Clapton just adopts STtrat as his main electric guitar.
I agree. His playing here is pretty uneventful. He seems bored.
ES-335 Clapton (late Cream, the Dirty Mac live performance) is my favorite, Tele clapton is a close second
Man, Eric Clapton was 24 and Steve Winwood was 21 when they played this concert. It's mind-boggling how talented these guys were at such young ages.
24 or 21 years without Tv, internet, and stupid distractions that we have nowadays, just their instruments and their records.
juliocesarbmi 95 bro you were on the internet as you typed this
@@chomchem9855 but who told you im not stupid?
He already had a career in Spencer Davis and also now with Traffic. Completely agree
Started playing with the Spencer Davis group as a teenager tremendous talent Stevie! And RIP Spencer Davis.
I was 16 when I hitched from Newcastle to be there .. it was a beautiful day
I was 4 or 5, my dad brought me on the train from Staines... Did I appreciate it? No, but I liked the train.
I envy you. Itd be 20 years until I was even born.
thanks, I whish I could of been there as well as Woodstock 69; too young, but I've had a crappy enough life that I would exchange it for being 20 years older if I could of been part of the music scenes then as a performer.
Wow!!!
Teeny bopper! (I was 20, but mired in the workaday world in Colorado.)
Yes, kids, you're right: there are four guys on a small open-air stage, a bassist, a drummer, a guitarist and a keyboard player who also sings. All in clothes that they usually wear. And - don't be shocked - they play live, without a safety net! There were plenty of guys like that back then, in the 1960s and 1970s. And they played, we bought vinyl records for the record player, went to concerts and had fun. And when I want to escape the high-tech world, I take a vinyl record, put it on the record player and revel in the good old days. And the more the record scratches, the greater the feeling!
And some of them play the great gig in heaven. Only on earth there music never dies ❤
@@allansmith3561*their*
❤🎉
Isn’t that the truth man. Very well said. This group is great. They made their one album awesome.
Funny how 'the scratches' become part of the record; when you hear the song elsewhere and there's no scratch, it s'prises you.
Poster-THANK YOU! Blind Faith forever, if you find this randomly....you are welcome from all of us.
50+ years from my senior year in high school - - if it hadn't been for the Vietnam War, we would've listened to concerts and danced our way across the stage to get our diplomas. What an era. Musicians stretched from London to San Francisco. Incredible!
Cried a little, 60 years old and a bit drunk tonight. These things will never be experienced again...
U good man?
@@maxmunzert9725 Hey man, great! Almost three years sober now. Take care!
Today was my dad's funeral. And I had to look this song up because my mom said she heard music playing in the house this morning... She found my dad's old stereo in the basement playing this song ♥️. Never heard this song or this band before. I'll have to borrow this CD Dad. Thanks for continuing to share more good music with me.
My condolences to you 💜
So sorry for your loss. Your dad had good taste in music. Amazing story.
Sorry for your loss. Your story gives me hope for the future of discovery. Blind Faith was a short lived band comprised of mostly all stars.
Lovely story... They're always with us - keep looking for coincidences Kelsey!
Sorry for your loss.
I saw them live at the Chicago Amphitheater, and they were great. The crowd was so loud during Baker's solo, you couldn't hear anything. The biggest thrill was looking off to the side of the stage and seeing Ginger Baker's drum cases piled up. On the bass drum cases, painted in huge letters, it said "CREAM."
I was there in Chicago also and I saw the drums and cases too what a concert.i was 15 then long time ago now
how about some mad props to Rick Grech. I think it would be pretty intimidating to play bass in a band with Clapton, Baker, and Winwood. but he didn't just hold his own. he exceled
ledzeppelin27 no he wasn't intimidate, Clapton told him to come with them because he was from the same circle of musicians and was truly respected for his work with Family, he could play bass as well as violin, Ric was a very good musician
He's great!!!
this whole tune is Grech, the base line totally holds it together
R I P RIC GRECH underrated and unfogotten
ledzeppelin27 He did do a great job, I always wished this band did another record.
I can’t be the only 15 year old that wants music like this back…… it’s hard to believe that people consume themselves with modern day computer junk instead of masterpieces like this. So sad 😞
My friends look at me like I’m crazy when I play this, wish I was alive then. This was the first song I ever listened to when I was in pre school my dad showed me this, along with Hendrix and The Who, I remember the first feeling I had listening to this and all along the watchtower, god it’s amazing, a shame few people my age know it as well
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It's people like you that give me hope that one day people will finally get sick of all the pre-programmed, mass dancer, auto-tuned, vapid & pointless corporate drivel-pop that gets shoved down their ears. Thanks Charlie!
@@klep2859 how nice it would be if real music came back 🙏🏻
Lovely sentiment Charlie. Don't forget, music comes back when people like you go get the keyboard or guitar and learn to play as these guys did. Best of luck with that - you are the future of this type of music.
@@brianmason9803 I know. I started bass and guitar because of these guys 🤘🏻
RIP Ginger. This world is already boring and ordinary without you.
So we're just gonna pretend that Ginger didn't drop a stick at 5:54 and not lose track of the groove in the slightest. They don't make 'em like that anymore. Rest easy, legend.
He probably had a little buzz going... you know how it is...
I saw it. Right hand
He's a fucking legend
Clearly had a backup stick ready…. Not the first time he lost a stick. A Master at work. 🥰
Outstanding observation...thank you. I love that kind of tidbit info on legendary clips. Ginger was like greased lightning on grabbing that stick!
I have to Cry today 'cause old Ginger is dead
I had to cry today Cruz I just found out n I cant save them. BOO HOO.
Damn shame! Gone but never forgotten. Eric's the last man standing now
cyan cyan1234 Nobody’s left in BBM either
Why are you crying about that? Sad you'll never get a chance to do a line of H with him?
@@lawrenceknowles3986 Steve Winwood is still alive and well in 2019
jeez, this is brilliant. Winwood's voice is one for the ages...just sublime.
Winwood's voice is entirely forgettable. Too much strain for any musical gain...
Steve’s got his red fart pants on. That’s why he can sing so good.
His voice sucks
@@bryan3dguitar?
Young & talented Steve Winwood stays great ,Ginger Baker & Eric Clapton just FANTASTIC
Nice quality transfer. You don't often see film from 1969 look this good. A seminal year for all sorts of things. Concerts like this. The first Moon landing. Me leaving school and moving to London! Fun times.
The balls and talent of those 4, enormous crowds on top of them, nowhere to hide, off their faces as well.
No laptops, earphones, miming just sheer talent.
And some people have the cheek to call the likes of kanye west a musician. What happened to the world?
Too true the music industry today sucks has for a couple of decades for the most part.
He can play piano and bass guitar and sampling is just as hard as playing a instrument
I agree in part… there is some really creative stuff out there today… Kanye ain’t it
I am 4o years old. I have always loved older songs through my step dad introducing me.. that was 50’s and earlier music. But now I’m discovering my own music and for some reason I’m drawn to the year of 1969. This must have been an awesome year for music! So many new artists I háve discovered...and some of the younger years of the ones i know. Anyway just sharing 1969 what a year for music! Keep rockin!
I’m 67.. and I gotta tell ya.. I didn’t know how lucky we were back then.. but looking back, I can tell you that it was MYSTICAL… !! The scent of patchouli and pot and suede… the visions from the LSD… and SO MANY concerts of music that no one had ever dreamed of.. until then…
We were blessed..!
It was, I was sixteen
and it was the best?
Why can't we have music like this anymore
Cause corporations took over
Perhaps you haven’t had a chance to listen to TTB
@@MB-rv9dx corporations were running the show in the 60’s. What happened was it was a fertile time and the people holding the purse strings had begun to realize the $$ teenagers had to spend. To say there isn’t good music today shows your ears are closed.
Because people are superficial and vacuous. They want bells and whistles and a show. They don't have the mental capacity to think of the music. They are too busy moaning about their pronouns. 🤭😆🦘
The judeo social engineers decided to move on.
I love Blind Faith, what a true Super Group, I was so young, 14 in 1969 & I loved Blind Faith so much. Still one of my favorite albums of all time!! Stevie Winwood never ceases to amaze me, what a prodigy!!!
Wore that album out. .
7-8-55
I can’t get over Clapton’s playing!!!
Ginger is still one of my most favorite drummers.
The original "Ginger" 👍✌️
RIP Ginger
I love watching Clapton's fingers moving so fluidly on that neck.
@@paulb111 crazy how he just riffed amazing
@@Billykid514 so easily and so effortless-like he could do it blindfolded
Pure heaven I’m a teenager again.
RIP Ginger Baker! I was 18 and just graduated from High School in 1969 when the Blind Faith Album was released. What a huge blessing to grow up during this explosion of musical creativity. I'm just overwhelmed by the talent I've been exposed to during this time period. You really had to be there to appreciate fully the different bands as they came onto the scene one by one. WOW!!! I wouldn't have wanted to live in any other time period. One of my greatest joys is still learning some of the great guitar licks/songs of this time period just to, in some small way, carry on their creativity.
yes, you were lucky. I was a teen in the early 80s, so I just missed the psychedelic era unfortunately. there began to be a sad loss of the roots of rock n roll then.
@@donalddrysdale246 I too am a member of a high school class of 1969 and I totally echo what you say except as a drummer I tried so hard to emulate Ginger's melodies.
Oh by the way I'm not Carmine Appice but I wish I was that good.
How great is this song still today.!!! Clapton. And Winwood still around. Both started as kids. !!! Unreal talent. Along with baker and bruce
Could you imagine what it must have been like to actually be there in 1969 in Hyde Park?... Sheesh. Wish time travel was a thing
I had to cry today because real music like this died about 40 years ago.
i love Blind Faith but overall 90s music was the best.........
LuckyLucy I can't argue with either statements, in the 90s I was stuck in the 60s , although I was introduced to grunge early. upon reflection, the 90s were as important as the 60s in which both decades were followed collectively by crap, except for a handful of amazing bands in the 70s and 2000s . it's very funny cuz punk became big and rap as well, based on attitude and threats. both types of music using the " we don't know how to play music but we'll try it anyway" attitude. Now we just have to rinse and repeat and maybe we'll have music back again
I'm just glad we remember it that way, we lost some geniuses to heroin and other drug overdoses, and those deaths almost ruined our renaissance era
My cousin Dougie say'd 90's Seattle grundge and garage rock was 'like way totally better' that the l;late 1960's early 1970's Beatles, Stones, Led Zep, Deep, Purple, Cream etc. but grandady say hell to the fuck no son!
+gary itzkowitz 90's music was the best??... god... you must have shit in your ears and brain
I have never heard another drummer who so thoroughly and magically integrates head-heart-hands & feet in their playing - his quadridextrous approach is unmatched; Ginger Baker was a genre unto himself - Thank you so much Ginger for bringing all this joy to the world ! - If you listeners don’t have them, GB's “Going Back Home” and “Falling Off the Roof”, and "Coward of the County" are great albums, also be sure to listen to "Middle Passage" and "Material Live in Japan" and "Why" - 60 years as a recording musician!
There was a reason he was voted the best drummer in the world
Dude don't overthink it. Ginger didn't. It's all feels 😏
when i saw cream in dallas....they actually nailed GB kit the floor.DAYUM
uh oh din't know gb had a solo career
Thank you for writing of some of Ginger's jazz albums. Anyone looking into his career has MUCH to discover. His film about his Land Rover trip across Africa to learn, share. and play with Femi Kuti is fun, too. Saw him on his last tour, supporting the album "Why?". He said he had to do it to support himself even though arthritis caused suffering. There was s moment when he instantly transported us all to Africa with his rhythm... magical! "The African Force" indeed! In the late '60's I was in a college band and we covered some Cream songs: White Room, Dance The Night Away. Our lead guitar man was superb, and my brother's voice and mine blended. I remember our drummer Joe Vaccaro bringing me into his dorm room, putting Sunshine of Your Love on his record player and telling me to keep time with the beat... and laughing. because, he delightedly pointed out, Baker was playing the beat, not the customary rock song off-beat! Such a fun moment, enjoying Joe's discovery with him.
I'm 58,,I still listen to Cream,Blind Faith, Derek and the Dominos on my pioneer stereo
Rosemary, you are not alone!😅❤
What a wonderful time to have lived.
Video is crystal clear! Great performance by a great band. Sorry that they could not stay together longer!
BIG egos!
I still get a kick out of the little public announcement, "Please come up and collect him. He's probably still telling the story "Did I ever tell you about the time me mum and dad lost me at a Blind Faith concert? It took them three days before they remembered where they lost me!
I was 17 years young, now I'm 68, and saw them in Kopenhagen KB Hallen.
An unforgettable evening, still
God bless you mr. Baker. I had to cry today. RIP. Thank you for sharing your time on this planet with us.
Blind Faith was much Steve Winwood's band as it was anyone's. Winwood, maybe the most gifted child prodigy in rock history, remains under-commented-on.
Steve's a master musician, a cut above the rest!
Eric wanted Steve to join Cream because he always felt piggy in the middle between Jack and Ginger's antipathy.
sportspenguin one of the best singers in rock history. He veered into a highly accessible pop groove in the 80s. Why not? Guy has four sons. May as well make a couple of bucks.
Maybe because he hasn't been outrageous
Great singer; great guitarist; great keyboard player (especially Hammond B3)...
I think there’s an unwritten rule among cameramen and film editors that whenever a badass guitar solo is happening they’ll point the camera elsewhere...amirite?...
Bro..truest thing ever! In nearly every vintage video of a performance, the cameraman is always filming the bassist or drummer or anyone else other than the guitarist when playing a solo!
It’s incredible, how did they get it so wrong and ruin this footage for all time?
Here's a thought, THIS IS A FILM NOT A VIDEO! The film cameras, of which there look to be 4, have a maximum of 10 minutes of film. The sound is being recorded in a mobile unit on a multitrack tape machine. The Director, CANNOT SEE WHAT THE CAMERAS ARE SHOOTING! There are at least two points where I can see that the film runs out and the editor cuts as late as is possible. In those days, film was not edited on a computer like it is now. It had to be synchronised with the sound and then cut and spliced. If the cameramen had not heard the song before, they would not know where to point. When you get into the cutting room you have to work with what you are given.
BTW I am a retired editor, and I am sck and tire of this ignorant bullshit. Your comment is insulting, ignorant and stupid. Consider yourself schooled!
@@sadiqmohamed681 touched a nerve did we? oh we are so schooled by your kindness and wisdom. please always write in all caps so the whole world can benefit from your insights and experience...
@@thomaswilliams373 Here's another thing to consider. The cameraman is paying attention to the image, not the music. When I was in college I shot college hoops. I had no idea what was actually happening in the game because I was focused getting shots right.
What a voice Steve has and Ginger dropping a stick and not missing a beat, and Clapton didn't look engaged considering he was famous after Cream, still didn't miss a beat. People have to realize this was a new band, they had not rehearsed a lot together so it's not the slick tightness but still a notch above us mortals. RIP Ginger.
That little silver jet airplane inconspicuously sitting atop the Hammond B3 😂😂
Lucky enough to see them in Toronto. All 4 were great.Delaney and Bonnie opened and Taste featuring Rory Gallagher.
Me too! I saw them in Philadelphia at the Spectrum on July 16, 1969. My very first concert. I was 13. My grandfather drove me on a Wednesday night. He had been a big band drummer in the 30s. After I played Ginger's "Toad" for him, that was all it took. Ginger got a standing ovation that night. And I was forever changed.
Lucky man
You can say what you want about being older and all but music like this, you’ll never hear again.
Mr. Baker you inspired so many drummers including myself. We have been so thankful you blessed us with your gift. You helped shape the music we heard then & now.
Nice seeing that clip of Blind Faith again .the first time I had seen Eric Clapton play live. I regret not seeing Cream play live. Thank you
Robert Stigwood , for keeping Cream forever playing live in America. Fortunately, I got to see Eric play many times throughout the later years
I agree, Winwood is an all round class act.
A great band with 4 talented musicians. This is what you call a supergroup. Wish they would have put out more material. For the world to enjoy.
Absolutely a ton of talent on that stage.. True artist performers song writers... Steve Winwood's incredible voice and keyboards and Eric playing that telecaster like an ace ginger, pounding away in total cadence..
One of the greatest bands ever
Amazing voice, one the best ever
To Arch Stanton and others, be sure and get Ginger Baker’s recordings “Middle Passage”, “Unseen Rain”, “Live in Japan” (with Material), “Coming Back Home” & “Falling off the Roof” (with Frisell and Haden), “Coward of the County” (with DJQO & James Carter), and “Sunrise on the Sufferbus” (with Masters of Reality) - his paradoxical genius on full display
Rest in Piece Ginger ! You got me into Drumming.
I found this two weeks ago and I can't stop coming back to listen to them again and again ......
Every time Ginger was playing either with cream or Blind Faith I always loved to see his hair down instead of a ponytail see you soon mr. Baker
Steve is a great musician unique voice no one else like him
Way in a class and time of their own-far better than anything this side of the Atlantic.
Unique voice - but is it pleasant to listen to? It makes me cringe hearing him strain to hit all those high notes. Maybe if he sang in a lower range he might be better off....
@@bryan3dguitar His talent is enormous but not perfect- which defines rock and roll...
I'll never forget those days.
The textures of this song are mind blowing.
It was Fifty years ago , like me. Good music Never dies.
Imagine being here..
I'm ALWAYS blown away by Steve's voice each time I hear this. And yeah, Clapton, Ginger, and Ric G are all amazing, too, esp Eric. Poor Ric Grech, he's gotta be like WTF? am I doing with THESE guys?!? God, how did I get here?!? Give me just a few more minutes before I keel over flat on my face!
they hired Rick because he had the chops---something like Cream was a phenomenal thing that has never happened often, but it's Cream, like any other pro musicians that will tell you they got to how they did by playing with whoever they could---always find things or people that challenge yourself to get better.
@@donalddrysdale246 Yep, you're right. I even looked him up, and he used to play for Family, a great band I'm actually aware of from back in the day.
It's sucks that Blind Faith never got as much recognition than they should. Especially this self-debute album. It was a yellow cover that would put me to sleep when I couldnt.
Clapton's playing is great here (as always), and Steve Winwood has an incredible voice. Great video.
As often Ric Grech is forgotten he is holding this together.
I remember the blind faith days oh those golden days we were so innocent the peace and love days........
love Clapton through a Marshall. it's THE sound for me 😃
Matthew Hunt . very good gig that day . nice quallity . i see it for the first time and i like it . is it on dvd?
is also playing a Tele
Saw Cream in '67 at Fillmore East...nothing like the sound thru those Marshalls!
Wow....some of us, we're still here! Fifty years for everything, 1969.
Last batch of great songs that the late, great Ginger was able to put his artistry on! Incredible!
He drove this band! Huge sound!
Should look into some of the jazz bands he played in.
Super cool group- baker and Clapton and then winwood- magic
Love it at 5:54 when Ginger drops one of his sticks, wouldn't have even noticed if I hadn't actually seen it! A true legend!
I was actually sitting in the park waiting for the Stones, it was our last day in London (on a tour, I was 19). We sure didn't realize what we were hearing but loved it. Unfortunately, we had to catch a boat for France and after spending the better part of 6 hours there, we left before the Stones came on. It was a concert honoring Brian Jones who had just died.
I did not know that this was the same show with the Stones. That was Mick Taylor's introduction...
Rest In Peace, Ginger ❤️
GINGER!
5:54 I thought I was the only one who has gotten that relaxed while playing! Love the fiery Mr. Baker!!!
My numero uno youtube video
The album version is arguable better...
We will miss you Ginger Baker!
This wonderful music brings so many great memories. Those were some times.
I clearly didn't seem to belong in the early 1980s as a teen; got ridiculed a lot for looking like a hippie/stoner. I couldn't understand why there was so many guys around that seem to of forgot what civil rights was about, and they seemed to of become what the 'Nam generations' parents were, except for my high school friends in which was because I got booted right out of my suburb.
This band one of my favorites short time together but they sure left a impact. 👍❤️
Such a great band!
Then, they are there, forever ...
When my girlfriend asked if I had chance would I go back in time or forwards I just talk about the music of this era and the answer is made pretty clear!!
WolvesDrummer EightyOne I always wish I even knew a girl that knew of this era of music. I would go to 1969 to see the hyde park gig and meet jimi
Bring good stuff forward, combine with current preferences, look forward to x'lent days
(no crying, we had it all)
I would rather go forward in time to next Saturday to know the winning lottery numbers in advance then come back and play them
nails it.
I heard this song playing at an auditorium just before a Alice Cooper concert in the early 70s. It always stayed in my head and it was many years later that I heard it all the way through, and found out who it was.
The Sum of the Whole Band is Outstanding,They all are Hall of Fame Worthy, Listen and Enjoy
I'd been lucky enough to see Jim capaldi alive in portugal.
Incredible, excelent audio and image... how it´s possible, , 1969? my God.
The great Ric Grech
I love Blind Faith too..1969 was 17years..
and now 70....we get together old,but the
music...and songs stay ever..
so good too, Steve Winwood and John
Barleycorn must die..and so on..
good Artist and it was specially time.
For all:Peace..Love..&Luck
Lord, my Lord, this is a work of awe.
Had been there then among those 120,000 people. So great! And two weeks later Pink Floyd in the RAH. Great days in June 1969.
this is so good and shows more of the real concert,.more power \!!!!
you have no idea how much I love it, thankyou to the folk way back then who downloaded with the primitive gear they had this was 1970and no mobile phones etc etc !!!!
Amen xxoo
At age 71 how come I never liked Clapton but my 2 favourite bands where Cream and Blind Faith- I think I may have been wrong - just great - love it.
Sublime.RIP Ginger Baker.You are the framework of my imagination as a drummer...
Notice that silver/chrome airplane on Stevie's keyboards that was held by the thirteen year old girl on the cover of BLIND FAITH. I've had that album since it came out.
I picked up a vinyl 'silver plane' album in Tokyo in the 80's. I don't think it ever made it to the States.
The album sold more in the US than anywhere else, but with a different cover
I listen to Blind Faith every single day of my life. I can't get enough.
I saw them 20 August 1969 in San Antonio Texas. I was 15 years old.
One incredible group what a day What a song, talent knows no bounds thank God for their connection
One of my all time favorite songs by any band!
Kickin bass on this, I love it. I keep coming back to the individual posts of this concert. The different songs keep playing back in my head. I think I've listened to at least two of them each day of this concerts, since I discovered it on tube. Simply amazing music, with a sound that will never be duplicated. It's only canned in this recording, Thank God!
Just goes to show Clapton played just about every guitar at one time or another. Didn't realize he used to play a Fender Telecaster during this period. Nobody ever talks about that...
Yeah and I'd never heard this gig until today--it really is pretty damn good and he sounds great on that Tele (with a Strat neck) through a Marshall. I had seen some pictures of the gig and knew about the Tele body but you're right, nobody ever mentions it.
"Arc of a Diver" Is such a great album!!
WINWOOD CLAPTON BAKER WHAT A LIVING COMBINATION....WOW....IS WHAT IS CALLED BLIND FAITH HAD TO CRY TODAY I GOT THE VINYL FROM WAY BACK....1969 STILL GOOD TODAY LIVING LEGEND GOOD MUSIC NEVER DIES..
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This riff is so good, and the whole song, I loooooooooove it. It so nice seeing people just listening to music 😊 no filming just the music. And the music is unbelievable good. Steves voice and Eriics playing, yes. Thank you for this video.
I was there too. I just left school. 15 yrs old. Lived in Cricklewood. Dartmouth Rd. Next to Mapesbury Rd. 15 mins from Hyde PK.
Great performance of phenom band that burned too bright too fast. Amazingly clear recording considering the equipment available at the time. Love seeing all those old Shure 546 Unidyne III mics spread around the stage. Got one in my basement from that era and it's still a fantastic mic.
Wow - amongst all the other greatness of this video I've never seen Clapton playing a Tele-Strat hybrid.
No words can describe the importance and the impact of this song to me