What rock music are you listening to? Non-Jazz, Non-Classical.

[soulpope]

[soulpope]

[soulpope]

[Jim Duckworth]

38 minutes ago, soulpope said:

Saw him perform and discuss songwriting in a nice intimate environment  about 8 years ago.

[soulpope]

[soulpope]

45 minutes ago, Jim Duckworth said:

Saw him perform and discuss songwriting in a nice intimate environment  about 8 years ago.

Was quite an experience for sure ....

[felser]

1 hour ago, BFrank said:

Arriving today, but currently streaming on Amazon.

Does it tell us (musically) anything we didn't already know?  I have the "Those Were The Days" box set, with all the studio sides and 145 minutes of live stuff from "Wheels of Fire", the original "Goodbye", "Live Cream", and "Live Cream 2".  Wouldn't mind having this, but $50 is a lot for redundancy if that's really all it offers.   I love 60's rock and like Cream, but never bought into "Clapton is God", or that he was even Mike Bloomfield for that matter, let alone Jimi.  

[jazzbo]

1 hour ago, felser said:

Does it tell us (musically) anything we didn't already know?  I have the "Those Were The Days" box set, with all the studio sides and 145 minutes of live stuff from "Wheels of Fire", the original "Goodbye", "Live Cream", and "Live Cream 2".  Wouldn't mind having this, but $50 is a lot for redundancy if that's really all it offers.   I love 60's rock and like Cream, but never bought into "Clapton is God", or that he was even Mike Bloomfield for that matter, let alone Jimi.  

From elsewhere, another listener's post: "19 previously unreleased. This new expanded edition comprises three complete US concerts: Oakland Coliseum, Los Angeles Forum and San Diego Sports Arena, alongside London’s Royal Albert Hall."

Sound is reportedly quite good, with the RAH being the one show that is not recorded well.I have the Japanese edition on the way. I no longer have any Cream other than the Disraeli Gears deluxe, so I wanted to add this. Clapton wasn't God, but I loved him a lot more than I've ever loved Bloomfield and NOONE is Jimi. I'm looking forward to listening to the set next week (mine arrives Monday).

Edited March 6, 2020 by jazzbo

[felser]

21 minutes ago, jazzbo said:

From elsewhere, another listener's post: "19 previously unreleased. This new expanded edition comprises three complete US concerts: Oakland Coliseum, Los Angeles Forum and San Diego Sports Arena, alongside London’s Royal Albert Hall."

Sound is reportedly quite good, with the RAH being the one show that is not recorded well.I have the Japanese edition on the way. I no longer have any Cream other than the Disraeli Gears deluxe, so I wanted to add this. Clapton wasn't God, but I loved him a lot more than I've ever loved Bloomfield and NOONE is Jimi. I'm looking forward to listening to the set next week (mine arrives Monday).

Thanks, let me know your impressions, if the performances vary much from what is already available, and from each other on that set.  

[Brad]

I still haven’t decided whether to purchase the new Cream box. I’m leaning more to Felser’s position. 

[felser]

11 hours ago, BFrank said:

I've only listened to a couple of tracks. I doubt there will be anything outrageously new, especially since all the set lists are basically the same (except for a couple of tracks in Oakland). But since this was a largely improvisational band I look forward to hearing how the tunes vary from date to date.

Of course, they hated each other and were breaking up by then, so I wonder how much their hearts were in it.  The reunion concert 35 years later is amazingly strong.

[Marzz]

On 3/5/2020 at 4:09 AM, soulpope said:

I hope these were well invested  ....

Very much so! And a belated thanks 

 

Now playing, more Sam Cooke

[Brad]

This is such a fantastic album on so many different levels. 

[soulpope]

6 hours ago, Marzz said:

Very much so! And a belated thanks 

 

Now playing, more Sam Cooke

Most welcome .... and Sam Cooke   !!!

[Dave James]

As well-respected as he is, I still think Peter Green is underrated.

Edited March 9, 2020 by Dave James

[felser]

7 hours ago, Dave James said:

As well-respected as he is, I still think Peter Green is underrated.

I agree.  The Fleetwood Mac Boston Tea Party live recordings are phenomenal.  Danny Kirwan is also criminally underrated, and together they made some amazing music.

[HutchFan]

8 hours ago, Dave James said:

As well-respected as he is, I still think Peter Green is underrated.

 

1 hour ago, felser said:

I agree.  The Fleetwood Mac Boston Tea Party live recordings are phenomenal.  Danny Kirwan is also criminally underrated, and together they made some amazing music.

I'm with you, gents.  "Jumping at Shadows" from the Boston Tea Party is one of my all-time favorite rock cuts.

[Dave James]

With respect to Peter Green, if you have a few extra minutes, you may find this 1996 BBC documentary of his "comeback" to be of interest.  If you've followed Green's career, you're aware of his debilitating experiences with LSD had left him all but non-functional.  This piece details his long, continuing, winding road to recovery.  

  

Edited March 9, 2020 by Dave James

[felser]

[Brad]

[soulpope]

[felser]

13 hours ago, Brad said:

Still a magical listen 53 years on.

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