If you've got earphones at work, put them in and listen to Parts One and Two of the incredibly groovy jam. I challenge you not be grooving in your seat by two minutes in. Some awesome soloing and a great vibe to ride along. Dig it!
Cream was the ultimate British Blues experience. The talent in these three on stage more than 35 years after their original farewell concert still remains staggering. Here's an audience shot clip from the 2005 Reunion series at Madison Square Garden. A little Tales of Brave Ulysses. Just a quick note: Ginger Baker was 66 for this tour... no back up musicians, no singers, no horn section, no help, just Cream.
And as a comparator, here's some vintage footage of how three guys can jam the shit out of tune. If you've only ever been an Eric Clapton fan, you need to get into the Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker rhythm section to really dig the vibe.
Donny Hathaway had so much soul it was scary. The way he can groove out a song which essentially amounts to a hymn showed his incredible talent and diversity. Watch, listen, and smile.
Not the greatest video quality, but a great song. I would encourage all fans of alternative and eclectic music to dig back into this great Canadian band's discography.
Quirky. Brilliant. Intrinsically Canadian.
Have loved King Crimson for years and used to have a video tape copy of this show somewhere. Seeing and hearing it resurface is one reason I love the web. Some great musicianship with a killer groove all from 1973. Robert Fripp on gtr, John Wetton on bass/vox, Bill Bruford on dr, and David Cross going all mellotron.
Burn your Lady Gaga craptacular CDs and start listening to St. Vincent. Check out the song "Marrow" and others. Here is an artist that kicks ass. I just hope that by leading you in with a familiar Beatles' track, you may check out other stuff.
