slowhand Digest Volume 01 : Issue 297
Today's Topics:
pickless
Re: Dick H-S
Ironing
tricky dicky
Re: Dick Heckstall-Smith
Phil Palmer
Re: Nothin' But the Blues
Re: "Underwhelmed?!?!?!"
creativity, passion & virtuosity
RE: irritation (fwd)
Eric Clapton's Gig - NNC
re: Dick Heckstall-Smith
Finger picked
4 Songs I'd pick with unreal solos
DVD audio discs
Re: figures
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From: Gerd Klaassen
Subject: pickless
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>>
Anyway, on to brass tacks...
Do any of you know for sure whether EC has been going
without a pick these days? I have my suspicions.
Some of the Reptile concerts, particularly the slow
blues, sound finger picked. This is a new thing, no?
He never used to electric sans pick, did he?
<<
He did. Best example for me is reconsider baby, and there
are more examples. On the title track of Pilgrim, too.
Since I play always without a pick, I put up a page
years ago at http://www.12bar.de/finger.htm.
Keep on with or without,
Gerd
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From: Brooz@aol.com
Subject: Re: Dick H-S
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EC played with DH-S and Rahsaan Roland Kirk on saxes on March 18, 1969 on a
jam called Slate 27 which can be seen on Supershow (may be out of print, but
these things always reappear). This tune was also EC's first post-Cream
appearance with Jack Bruce.
brooz
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From: Siever Bryan-BSIEVER1
Subject: Ironing
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Greetings,
I was watching a program on NBC yesterday over the lunch hour
entitled now and again (or something to that effect), the feature of the
show was EC and they were re airing some of the interviews that NBC had done
with EC. On one of the interviews, I believe dated sometime in 1988, the
interviewer had stated how EC's suits always looked perfectly pressed even
when he is up on stage. EC went on to explain that he irons all his clothes
and that it is very theraputic, she thought he was joking at first but he
was quite serious.
EC likes to iron......go figure!. Just an interesting tidbit I thought I
would pass on.
I don't know if NBC will re air it again as the show highlights many
different people and events but If you can get your hands on it, I would
highly recommend watching it.
-Bryan
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From: "Rob Wise"
Subject: tricky dicky
Dick Heckstall-Smith did play with EC but more so with Ginger and Jack.
There are at least two occasions recorded on video.
Alexis Korner's Birthday Party and Super Session/show both a good indication
of British RnB as opposed to US RnB.
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From: "Tess Chatham"
Subject: Re: Dick Heckstall-Smith
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Eddy,
As far as Dick HS playing WITH EC, I can only find one place where they
actually played TOGETHER.... at the 19 Apr 1978 50th birthday party for
Alexis Korner... the jam session that eventually became the video "Eat A
Little Rhythm & Blues" ('78) and the album "The Party Album" ('80). They
appear together/separately on some other albums... ei, they are both ON the
albums, just not together. Those would be: John Mayall's "Primal Solos"...
EC's in the first few songs... live tracks from his Bluesbreakers days, some
with Jack Bruce on bass-- but DHS's tracks are from later Bluesbreakers
tracks. There's the recording sessions for the aborted video/film
"Supersession/Supershow" which featured EC on some songs and DHS was there
as part of Colosseum on others. Then there's Jack Bruce's "Willpower" album
and also his "Somethin Els" album. Both EC and DHS are on those albums....
just not on the same tracks. PS: I love the title of one of the tracks of
"Willpower" that DHS is on.... "Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune."
Catchy title.... crazy rockin' tune. BTW, George Harrison's on that one,
too, but you can barely hear him. Can't miss the saxes, though (DHS & Art
Themen is the other one).
Well, those are the only EC/DHS connections I could come up with. I know
they knew one another... so there may be more out there. Anybody??
Tess
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From: "Robert F. Green"
Subject: Phil Palmer
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From: "Mark Deavult"
Cc: "Slowhand List"
Subject: Re: Nothin' But the Blues
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> I had recorded this twice off the air, during PBS pledge breaks, and
> have worn out those copies. A friend in Canada sent me a duplicate made
> from her duplicate, which was appreciated, but unfortunately not
> anywhere as good as the worn out pair of VHS I already had, but it did
> answer a question for me. Some where out in this world, Scocese's
> second great concert film, "Nothin' But the Blues" was available in
> comercial release. Does anyone know where the hell to get this, and can
> in be gotten comercially in DVD as well as VHS?
NBtB was never released commercially. It was slated for VHS release in June
of 1995 - I was in the video rentail business at the time and it appeared in
the pre-order catalogs from our vendors that January and February. To that
end as is done in the rental business, a few limited preview "screener"
copies were made available by Warner. The release date came and ....
nothing. I called our distributors and they didn't know anything.
Initially the release date was pushed back to later that summer, then it
simply disappeared from preorder listings.
So yes, there are a few original promo copies out there. They are easily
identifiable because the tapes have a Warner Screener number, and the
program material itself begins with a test pattern, and most importantly it
includes "Driftin'" which was not on the PBS release - the single best track
of the release in my opinion!
Beware as there are plenty of rip-off artists out there, especially on eBay.
I got nicked over $100 for a supposed original that turned out to be a
horrid copy.
Also beware that should you ever locate one of these beauties, keep it under
wraps - at least in the US, screener copies REMAIN THE PROPERTY OF THE
STUDIO IN PERPETUITY. In other words, they can be seized at any time for
any reason, with no compensation. That's the reason they can seize promo
CDs and videos when they are found at record shows and the like.
It's on DVD now ... I'm just trying to figure out the best way for me to get
it out there without people driving me to a nervous breakdown ;)
Mark
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From: "Mark Deavult"
Cc: "Slowhand List"
Subject: Re: "Underwhelmed?!?!?!"
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From: "Jonathan Clermont"
Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2001 11:05 AM
Subject: "Underwhelmed?!?!?!"
> Anyway, on to brass tacks...
> Do any of you know for sure whether EC has been going
> without a pick these days? I have my suspicions.
> Some of the Reptile concerts, particularly the slow
> blues, sound finger picked. This is a new thing, no?
> He never used to electric sans pick, did he?
Yes, off and on throughout the years, mainly for finger rolls and such, but
the place it became real obvious to me was on the Blues Tour on stuff like
"Reconsider Baby" - 335s are made for finger picking, gives me goosebumps!
And a lot more often since then, especially on blues - he will usually keep
his pick between his first and second fingers, up above the knuckles, out of
the way so he can switch bank and forth. I can't figure out how he does
that without dropping them ;)
Mark
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From: "Monte Tourville"
Subject: creativity, passion & virtuosity
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I guess short of slashing his wrists and watching him bleed, all of
"Pilgrim" meets the criteria of creativity, passion and virtuosity. As
usual, the road tested versions "River", "Goin Down" and "She's Gone"' shine
over the studio especially on the Reptile Tour. It's blue indigo is painful
for a lot people to listen to, matched by its dark production featuring the
bass throughout. Touching a wide range of styles with the quasi-reggae of
Fathers Eyes, country sound of Falls Like Rain, and raw elemental blues of
Sick and Tired which all but crosses a visceral line with it's shotgun
reference. His tribute to Roger Forrester in "You Were There" with it's
Steve Lukather like solo could have easily made it to the pop charts but for
it's confessions probably too close to home for people to take. "Inside of
Me" beautifully wraps up the package in a cerebral-Huxley- jazzbluesfunk
puntuating it with a triple exclaimation point. Without a doubt his
strongest emotional album to date, it's luke warm reviewers may at some
future date dig it out and review it with new respect in a world that
continues to ratchet up it's confrontations with demons.
Monte
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From: David Hillman
Subject: RE: irritation (fwd)
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Date: Sat, 8 Dec 2001 01:49:37 -0500
From: denise
Subject: RE: irritation
DeltaNick:
I'm curious, how many people do you know remain the same their entire lives,
from 19-60, never grow, never change. What a boring world we would have.
I've been a Clapton fan 30+ years now and his music has been a great source
of joy and solace many times in my life because unlike you I love music and
I love the blues especially because it is a pouring out and sharing of
emotion, not always intense, the full range of feelings from silly to
tragic. That is what life is.
I am grateful to E.C. for sharing his life with us who care to listen, and
we don't listen to find flaw, we listen and hear and enjoy!
Part of me believes you just have one of those infantile personalities that
gets great pleasure from irritating people to get reactions.
Do you think Muddy could play, what is your critique of his slide work, esp.
in the later years? Was he lazy and fat too?
chicago born & blues schooled
deniset
deniset
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From: "Luis Lopes dos Santos"
Subject: Eric Clapton's Gig - NNC
Hi Folks,
I'm looking for the following Erc's gig:
EC and FRIENDS (BAND DU LAC)--"Concert by the Lake", England,July 2001.
I've a large list of Eric's, Neil Young and other for trade.
Thanks in advance for your replies.
Luis Lopes dos Santos
Apartado (P O Box) 27102
1201-950 Lisboa
Portugal
(home: lls1959@mail.telepac.pt - 1st option
office: luis.santos@orey.com)
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From: "Brian Anderson"
Subject: re: Dick Heckstall-Smith
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I think he played with the Yardbirds.
Bluesman
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From: "Brian Anderson"
Subject: Finger picked
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Jonathan
I noticed in the Indianapolis show this year that EC did play the intro of
HYELAW, finger picking the first few bars, before ripping into it with a
pick. I'm not shure if this is a new thing for him, but it did sound good.
Bluesman
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From: "Scott Wallenberg"
Cc: "Slowhander"
Subject: 4 Songs I'd pick with unreal solos
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Here's 4
Commercially released:
Five Long Years FTC 94
Just Like A Prisoner Behind the Sun 85
Holy Mother August 86
Old Love Unplugged
Scott
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From: "Scott Wallenberg"
Subject: DVD audio discs
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Has any one bought or heard these yet?
I have now seen Reptile, 461 OB, TOIEC, all $25.00 each.
No Bonus tracks. Are they worth the $$$$$ ?
Scott
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From: "Scott Wallenberg"
Cc: "Slowhander"
Subject: Re: figures
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A 3 song mini set devoted to George would have been cool.
Acoustic: Here comes the Sun,
Strap on the Les Paul for While My Guitar Gently Weeps, then Badge
Wait a minute... they would have to rehearse. Oh well.
Scott
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From: Pat Toth
Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2001 3:06 PM
Subject: figures
> Well I saw where Eric dedicated a song to
> George Dec 4th at the Budokan..........Badge.
> Why does everything have to go off like clock work?
> Just think how awesome it would have been if he had
> opened up the show solo doing "Here Comes The Sun"
> since it was written in his garden anyway. :-(
>
> Time to take it off auto-pilot and put down the landing gear. 4 shows to
go.
>
> Pat
>
>
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