Thanks for this. This video was posted right around the time Jack Bruce died and at the time the drummer, Ginger Baker, was still alive. He has since passed. That leaves Eric Clapton as the soul survivor.
A band which will regularly leave you speechless. A shortlived so-called supergroup. Jack Bruce on bass and Ginger Baker on drums had a solid jazz background and brought so much to the band. This was an old Blues number brought up to date. B B King could not play and sing at the same time. Lucille, his guitar, had to take rest often! You might enjoy Sunshine of your Love and White Room from Cream too.
Guitar and bass dukin' it out for the lead... hard to believe all of that music is coming out of just 3 guys. To me, the best recorded 3-man jam in history.
@@purplebutterflywithabrokenwing If you can find it, "Spoonful" live version is about 12 minutes of these guys jamming like crazy. Again each guy is playing independently yet all 3 are playing together as one. 🔥
saw them live 2 times - ginger was high but also he delivered the best drums performances i have ever seen live - only keith moon and charlie watts could reach his perfection
The original Crossroads (Cross Road Blues) was recorded somewhere around 1926-8 by Robert Johnson. Many have covered this song but Cream is by far the most popular. You mentioned the drummer (Peter 'Ginger' Baker)..... I recommend you should react to Toad off the 'Wheels of Fire' album.... it's a full 16 minutes and a bit.
1. I knew a guy named John Terry back in middle school in Johnston middle school in Houston. Late '60s. Any chance . . .? 2. There was a pretty good movie about this song in the '80s, starring Ralph Macchio. Worth watching. Fairly true to the song. 3. The original song by Robert Johnson is about a guitar player who sold his soul to the devil to be a star. Come the day, he has to meet the devil down at the crossroads to pay up. 4. Take away Robert Johnson and Leadbelly, and a very few other black Blues musicians in the '20s and '30s and there is very little Rock music surviving. We all live in their debt.
@@purplebutterflywithabrokenwing Is Okay. Your John Terry sounds as worthwhile a person as my John Terry. In return for the nice memories of a childhood friend. Lat me offer you a couple of thoughts about being a reactor. I mean these most kindly, because you took the time to answer me. 1. What you are seeing is three separate creations, the music, the lyrics or story, and the video presentation. If it's a live show, the video is just the show itself. But, if it is a real video story, it deserves attention 2. I've seen a lot of reactions to the Hu, "Wolf Totem." Not one person has ever remarked on the completely-out-of-place Harley Davidsons and wondered what message they convey. in many cases, the video is part of the whole story of the song. 3. If the song is worthwhile, then the lyrics have to be looked at. either as a story or as a metaphor. Just like the story behind this song. Knowing what the Crossroads are changes or amplifies the meaning of the song. There are many such songs that tell a story. Try the Jefferson Airplane, "Lather", sometimes, the lyrics are conveying a mood rather than a story. If so, what images are brought up in your mind? how well does the music match the mood. 4. Music is a thing you can spend a life studying. For purposes of a reaction, How does the music fit the lyrics, convey a mood? Know what intro, bridge and outro are. For instance, the intro to Joe Walsh's "Turn to Stone" (live at Santa Monica in 1976), is one of the most tension-building pieces I have ever heard. Instrumental bridges and outros are common vehicles for instrumental flashyness. 5. Bonus, find out if the song has history. Kurt Kobain's "Where Did You Sleep Last Night" is a song from Leadbelly in the 1920s. Knowing and speaking the history helps keep it alive. You can be an important part of this. Last spring, I stood in the middle of Tiananmen Square and wept. Because I remembered what happened. Modern rock music is a blend of Jazz and Blues. Jazz is theme and variations. A lot of instrumental bridges are built on this pattern Blues is when bad things happen and it is America's great contribution to the world's music. I've been listening to music for sixty years. If you ask, I would be happy to give you the benefit of what I've learned. to help make your reactions more informed.
