The intro sounds more like that Jethro Tull song, then right into some heavy handed reggae/rhythm and blues verses no chorus. It has no vocal melody yet either. Bunch of riff /bridges with that little familiar change up... In its infancy...lots of woodshedding here. Changed the key due to Dons singing voice. Birth of cool
Shame Lowell died so young. He left Little Feat and died on his first tour with his new band. Had he lived, I'm sure there would've been more collaborations with Lowell and the Meters. They were meant to play together.
Jim Gordon was Eric Clapton’s drummer. He played and composed songs on piano. He wrote that piano part for Time, that was used in Layla. Rita Coolidge wrote the vocal melody for Time, that was not used in Layla. She admits this in her book (A memoir by Rita) Case closed.
This concert was sponsored by the Sunbelt Alliance in protest of the proposed Black Fox Nuclear Plant in Inola Ok. Billed as No Nukes benefit concert in Mohawk Park Tulsa Ok. I was 19. I remember it like it was yesterday.
It's he said - she said situation. How much is Gordon's and how much is Coolidge's is debatable but I don't think Coolidge was pushed out of the credit because she's 'just a wimmins' as she shallowly claims. I think it's squarely on Gordon who took the majority of credit for the song, giving her nothing out of lover's spite. She probably does deserve a credit somewhere in there. Gordon was not a guy to be trusted as was made blatantly obvious after him 'offing' his own mother with an axe. He was suffering from drug fueled schizo-dissassociative behaviour for quite a few years prior.
This song Time is horrible just my opinion sorry but the piano part is undeniably the melody used in Layla. Jim and Rita collaborate on the song Time. I do not know if Rita wrote The piano part if she did she should have been compensated, life is unfair sometimes.
I was fortunate to be at both of her performances that day in Seattle (one inside, one outside) and Laura was simply magical. I also scored her autograph! I was lucky to see her in Portland, Ore. in 1976 as well. Laura will forever be my favorite artist.
They raised the bar, SO HIGH!!! As much as we loved them back in the day, these guys made a lot of us consider cutting up our axes & kits for firewood. Damned near 50 years later, “Often imitated. Seldom achieved.”
He plays mandolin with more attack than most play electric guitar. And I guess that's the benefit of bringing in another slide player - it allows him to do that.
I was 16 years old when I attended. I went with my boyfriend and his older brother and other friends. One for the memory books! I still have my “No Nukes” pin that I would wear on my denim jacket. I felt like a young, budding, activist.
1 Corinthians 15 The Resurrection of Christ 15 Now I would remind you, brothers,[a] of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, in which you stand, 2 and by which you are being saved, if you hold fast to the word I preached to you-unless you believed in vain. 3 For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, 4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures John 3:16 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life
I was there also. I volunteered as Security and was close to the stage. Just looking out at the crowd was mind blowing. I still have the articles saved from the Newspapers. Of over 200,000 people and we are the few who remember being there. It was an incredible event to be part of. Free Show.
I was there ...what a fantastic day. Crowd was overwhelming.. Lost one friend who went to get us water..lol..Bonnie singing blues.. So many legends played that day..I was 24 and living..
