Topic: Winwood/Clapton at MSG
I couldn't find that other thread...I'm getting really excited!!!
The British Are Coming!!! The British Are Coming!!!
Cool interview..can someone tell me how play the YouTube from Steve winwood's site and NOT hear the background song at the same time, since its the same song...out of sync...thanks
http://www.stevewinwood.com/
The gent did make a correction for the typo of Gregg meaning Duane...I got this off the Clapton site
"Dirty City feat. Eric Clapton
by Bob Lefsetz
Clapton and Winwood are hitting the stage at Madison Square Garden Monday night.
Would I have a problem being there? Not at all. But I did see Blind Faith,
back in '69, the first time around, before the record even came out. I've got a
tape of the show on my wall. If I try to play it, it'll probably fall apart.
But I still play the cuts from the first side of that record, primarily "Can't
Find My Way Home". Have you seen Winwood perform "Can't Find My Way Home"
recently in clubs? That's where you've been able to catch him, playing music
from his last studio release, "About Time", as well as so many classics. But
the classics are the frosting, it's when he plays the new material that you ooh
and ahh. Well, except for when he catches fire on "Dear Mr. Fantasy". Amazing
he can spit out those notes, since he's most famous for playing the Hammond
organ.
Steve Winwood went indie before the rest of his brethren. But rather than do a
deal with Wal-Mart, or some newspaper, he went with the outfit responsible for
the String Cheese Incident, Madison House. The match wasn't perfect. Because
Winwood isn't indie enough, not musically. He just wanted to try something new,
unburdened by the bullshit of the commercial system. And whether or not the
experiment succeeded financially, musically...it was a triumph.
Is "Dirty City" the triumph of "About Time"? Unfortunately, no. It doesn't
test limits so much as tread familiar territory. It's "Shoot Out At The Fantasy
Factory" to "Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys". Not classic, but something we
played the grooves out of anyway.
I want you to do me a favor. Go to http://www.stevewinwood.com/ Wait a second,
until the music begins to play. And let it play. It goes on for almost eight
minutes, and it's not until about four minutes in that the track gets really
great.
Oh, a groove is laid down. Steve's smoky pipes testify to the fact that he's
lost not a single step. And the guitar has that edgy, electric feel that
permeated the late sixties and early seventies. And there's the Latin
percussion, that was evidenced on all those Traffic albums. The words are even
good. But then, at 4:15, Little Stevie starts sitting on the organ keys. The
rhythm changes, he almost starts to scat. You feel your blood start to pulse.
You're getting ready to give him all your lovin'. Then, at 5:40, this guitar
starts flying in atop the entire number. Like you're sitting at Santa Monica
Airport, and all of a sudden a Gulfstream descends from the clouds and DEMANDS
your attention!
That Gulfstream, that electric guitar, belongs to none other than ERIC CLAPTON!
And he's wailing in an inspired way that mesmerizes you just like when you heard
him with John Mayall, when he was supporting Jack Bruce, when he was playing
with Delaney & Bonnie all those years ago. Eric's gone on record that he wanted
to join the Band, that he wanted to be a sideman after the Blind Faith debacle,
and listening to this you can understand why. When the spotlight's not on him,
when he no longer has to carry the weight, when he's unfettered, he can FLY!
Guitarwork isn't about razzle-dazzle, otherwise Yngwie Malmsteen would be God.
It's about how it affects you. And when you hear Eric Clapton backing up Stevie
Winwood here, you're reminded of all those nights at the Fillmore, when the song
was just the blueprint, a place to jump from.
Eric did his best work collaborating with Gregg Allman. He's returned to form
here. But credit Winwood for inspiring him. Jerry Garcia and the Dead might
get all the credit as the progenitors of the jam band scene, but you can't deny
the influence of the Englishmen, who filtered Delta blues into something new,
into rock and roll.
These players might be aged, but this is not history, this is brand new. You'll
be sitting in front of your computer thinking there's nothing special about the
track, and then, just as your mind starts to drift, pondering what you're going
to have for dinner, you will be called to attention. You will be made to PAY
attention. By the incredible interplay of these musicians. This isn't about
fame, this isn't about money, this is a calling, imbued with a religious fervor
that makes us believers."
http://stringsforacure.com/
Libby 
