One of the greatest piece ever (way beyond a mere song). And for many of us in the 1960s, it was our first introduction to guitarist singer Eric Clapton and Ginger Baker, a lifelong passion for us. Insanely good! So many Clapton hits you could play here.
You just made that comment about how there's something soft about this and it seems like an immediate disconnect, and I struggled but I think I have a feeling why you might say that. If you compare the texture and the sound of this to later stuff especially metal, this is that old warm analogue feeling before we had the capability to make a mix sound absolutely brutal. So maybe that's what you're talking about, but when I was a little kid and getting into this, it just seems so hard and it packs such a punch for me. It seems so raw and hard.
That is a great shirt, Ace. And I hear you -- you are a badass listening to this. And yes, you can feel this as deeply as possible. Very cool you got so into this super-cool badass song.
I was born about the time this came out. At 10 or 12 I knew who they were thanks to WZZQ a great AOR station here in Mississippi during the seventies. This, and bands like Led Zeppelin, etc., were Heavy. In my 20's band like the Butthole Surfers were WILD! Then during the 1990's. I ran a Hardcore Bar with extreme experimental bands (in downtown Jackson, MS).
The main riff was being played by the bass. You were hearing it! Go ahead and dislike what you dislike, please. Sometimes you get the same type of reaction to song after song after song and start to wonder how genuine it is. Not that often but it has happened with some channels I used to watch.
No. On both the single & on Cream's "Disraeli Gears" album, the recording of the song ends with the band chugging away on a single chord, while the sound level smoothly fades out. You just happened to have selected a track which chops off the ending!
I enjoy your perspective on these "old" songs and artists. It's up to us elder adults to recognize that you're hearing this music for the first time so comparing it to curr9 music is only natural. Give Ace a break.😺
The live version of this song (available on Live Cream Volume Ii) is not so calming and chill - it is longer, more creative, and definitely a much harder rock version than this studio. All 3 guys in the band shine brightly on the live version.
The Dream Team Perhaps you had your base turned down. I heard the bass as I always have. Although Jack Bruce Tunes his basses a little different. Not sure which bass guitar he's using here but he did have a Fender six string that was tuned like a guitar and only one octave lower. The other is a Gibson EB-3 ✌️ 🤠🏞️🐂
