slowhand Digest Volume 02 : Issue 92
Today's Topics:
Re:If I were the Producer.../Amen, Keith!
RE: Natu Blues Fest Review (One week later...)
runnin' on fate
EC Birthday Box CDs
Live At Hyde Park
RE: You are the Producer
FW: You are the Producer
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From: Keith Bode
Subject: Re:If I were the Producer.../Amen, Keith!
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Johnathon and others,
Thank god we are all not lock step, cookie cutter duplicates of each
other. I haven't seen the Larry King live interview you discussed, but
I would be interested in seeing it. I have worn out several VHS tapes
of the "Nothin' But the Blues" piece. If there is anything have seen
in my life, that I would love to see more of, and more of the
discussion, as well as the music, this film is it. I know in Canada
there was some minimal commercial release, but I think it wound up being
just a few promo copies. I don't know the entire story of that, but
probably will shortly.
IMO, what Clapto said in that film was basicly I start at Muddy Waters,
and other's also, go off on a tangent, and come full circle back to
where I started. It's still the most powerful music. So, what he did
later in Pilgrim and Reptile, seemed so contrary to what was said in
NBTB, which I had been watching regularly, and always seemed to be the
most recent view point of Clapton.
Perhaps what he said in 94 was his frame of mind in 94, and what he said
in the Larry King interview was what he felt then. Listening to Clapton
talk during NBTB, it was clear Clapton had put in a huge amount of
effort to increase his already vast amount of knowledge of the Blues. I
can see him saying both things, and being honest at the time.
Wether anyone agree's with me about From the Cradle vs Reptile and
Pilgrim is not the point of my comments. In my enjoyment of music Blues
is above Clapton, that is just my taste. I don't think there is a good
or bad, right or wrong. Blues and Clapton go together, to a large
extent.
My main point is that Clapton doesn't need anyone to direct his work,
all he needs is to let what is in his heart come to life as music. If
the music is Reptile, than so be it.
Keith
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From: "Sam Mangano"
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Thanx for the review. Did the Huber Sumlin album with some EC tracks ever
get released?
Regards
Sam
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From: Fabio Dwyer [mailto:fabiodwyer@hotmail.com]
Sent: None
Subject: Natu Blues Fest Review (One week later...)
Hi Slowhanders,
This is a review of the Natu Blues Festival, released one week ago. Like in
the US, the cradle of brazilian blues is definitely the south of our
country. I moved to here few months ago thinking I wouldn't catch great
concerts like Rio de Janeiro anymore (hehe). Actually I'll miss Jeff Healey
& Robert Cray next sunday, but I can't compain.
In the first day of the festival, we had a brazilian opening act, but the
great act was Magic Slim and the Teardrops, a hell of a concert, great band,
he's in top shape. Next day, a new band formed only by southern brazilian
musicians opened and did a great job playing as Carey Bell sidemen. He did a
good show, full of classics that he had been playing with Muddy Waters and
Willie Dixon in the fifties/sixties. Closing the night, Hubert Sumlin (with
a brazilian band too). He seemed a bit tired IMO, don't get me wrong, it was
just amazing to watch a legend like him, idol of EC, Hendrix and Stevie Ray,
but he didn't showed the same vitality as BB King or Buddy Guy. His guitar
was too low, but someone changed his amplifier and suddenly he was plugged
to a enourmous Marshall very distorted...and it got better! The London
Howling Wolf sessions and Eric Clapton's fine job there were mentioned
during this show.
The last day, the third brazilian opening act, very nice, and then the
biggest (in many senses...) act of the show, a singer I didn't knew, Big
Time Sarah. What a voice! She does all kinds of spicy jokes with the
audience, VERY entertaining, and did a great job there, good surprise. And
closing the festival, one of my favorite players, Coco Montoya, playing
amazingly well. Big jam with everybody onstage.We had a ball there, nice
blues nights!
Funny stuff: 1) Magic Slim invaded the stage in all of the other shows, to
jam, and in some times, he brought a lot of fire to the other players
onstage. 2) I met my ole'good friend Andre Salles there. The detail is that
we didn't planned, since we're both, MANY miles away from our home, in
another state, another part of the country, nice coincidence, but we're
talking about a guy who once took an 11 hour flight from Rio to NYC just to
see a Clapton's concert; and I, myself flew away many hours following
Reptile tour around Brazil, so there were two good trippers! BTW, what a
cool lady Andre took there! Hehe, he'll gonna kill me for that:-)
If you want to check the concerts site follow the link
http://www.natublues.com.br/main.htm
It's in portuguese, but you can check the pictures at a little grey box with
the text "Veja as fotos do show de Curitiba, dia 25/4", below a whiskey
bottle animation on the right.
Sorry for the almost inexsitent EC content.
Cheers, Fabio Dwyer
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From: GREG Wenker
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I agree with Jonathan that some people assume that
if Clapton 'followed his heart' he'd be putting out
something diffrent(aka: pure blues)than what he has
the past 20 years.
For example, he brought the Impressions on board for
his last album because he enjoyed playing with them at
the Curtis Mayfield funeral. They weren't forced down
his throat by the record company. But,he also likes
to make lots of money at what he does, which some
people might find distasteful ,so I think he tries to
fashion something that will sell,also.That's
'following his heart' also, like it or not,IMHO :)
I may be one of the few on this digest that doesn't
think NBTB was all that great.His blues playing to
my ears has become very repetitous in recent years.
Now I'm gonna run for cover!!!!!!!!!!!
Greg
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From: BSherbu968@aol.com
Subject: EC Birthday Box CDs
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Hello everyone,
Thanks to Ed Petry, I have three copies of the EC Birthday Box CDs to offer
to other Slowhanders on the Digest. Please email me at BSherbu968@aol.com if
you're interested. The first three responses I receive get the CDs.
Barbara from "very hot" Florida
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From: Keith Bode
Subject: Live At Hyde Park
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Sorry Folks, I think I've been on the wrong list. As far as music is
concerned, I am mainly a Blues fan. I also am a huge fan of american
music from the bands that were part of the Happening in Haight-Ashbury,
and other american Blues based bands, and all of those bands came out of
Blues and american-folk music, using the term Folk music in very broad
terms. I do enjoy some real R+B like Sam and Dave, and Arlo Guthrie
singing his fathers song, "This Land Is Your Land" always brings tears
pouring down my cheeks.
So, I bought the DVD of Clapton Live at Hyde Park, and put it on. By
about 30 seconds into Layla, the thought of Duanne Allmans soul doing
cartwheels in his grave came to mind. I was fairly disgusted with the
Unplugged "Layla", but this blew the bottom out of that. I did enjoy
the Blues, I've heard many versions of Elmore James classic "Hurt's Me
Too", but Clapton has them beat by miles, I even prefer it to the old
Grateful Dead version with Pigpen singing. Still, there is something
with real grit in Elmore's recording, that I haven't heard matched. The
wonderful Chicago Shuffle, actually it's kind of a mixed shuffle, but
seems more Chicgo than Texas Shuffle, of "Everery Day I Have the Blues"
is peak performance Clapton Blues, as are the 3 Freddie King songs.
As far as Layla is concerned, it's an interesting comparison between
"Crosroads" and "Layla". His reworked Crossroads, which came from
Robert Johnson playing guitar and singing alone, with just an acoustic
guitar and foot tapping with the singing. When Clapton reworked it with
the "Hand Jive" intro, he chose to rework a song that had a very minimal
amount of instrumentation, to ripping out amps, but with Layla, that
started with Strong Guitar, and max guitar work, he chose to simplify it
to an acoustic piece.
So, the bottom line is it's time for me to depart. I really don't have
the time for this kind of writing. Enjoy the tunes.
Keith
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From: "Rick Furnival"
Subject: RE: You are the Producer
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I'm sorry, but I don't follow your commentary. The suggestion was that E.C.
prepare a collection that focused on spirituality. This doesn't seem
"political" to me at all. Me thinks your own personal bias may be at work
here.
I personally would love to hear (and buy) an album with a spiritual theme.
Hum, maybe I ought to "burn my own":)
Rick
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From: Jon Maclean
Subject: FW: You are the Producer
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Rick,
You are quite right, I do have a personal bias. So did Vlado who wrote the
original post. And I am sure you do too. My point, perhaps not expressed as
well as it might have been, was that Eric has not been overtly political or
religious in his music and I applaud that. I don't wish to hear a 'praise
the Lord' collection from him. Nor do I wish to hear a 'save the
environment' set from him either.
Really my point should have been that I enjoy music for music's sake,
without any of those sorts of affiliations. Given that a few people had
spoken in the affirmative for a spiritually-based album, I thought that
perhaps I should air the case against.
That was really all there was to it.
Cheers,
Jon
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From: Rick Furnival [mailto:furnival@sdi-pc.com]
Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 1:14 AM
To: Jon Maclean; Slowhand Digest
Subject: RE: You are the Producer
I'm sorry, but I don't follow your commentary. The suggestion was that E.C.
prepare a collection that focused on spirituality. This doesn't seem
"political" to me at all. Me thinks your own personal bias may be at work
here.
I personally would love to hear (and buy) an album with a spiritual theme.
Hum, maybe I ought to "burn my own":)
Rick
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