Cream — Stormy Monday
Wanted to share this cause it’s Cream really well recorded. I can’t play their older stuff on the big rig as much as I like it because it’s not well recorded and I just can’t. But I recently found this recorded live in Royal Albert Hall in 2005 that IS well recorded, and it includes possibly the best Clapton guitar solo I’ve heard and one of my faves ever given its combination of intricacy and musicality — and it’s three masters at work. Fun to watch here, but you can pull it off Qobuz, turn the lights way down and be transported to Royal Albert Hall. Pretty fun.
I didn’t hear T Bone’s version until many years after I heard the Live at Fillmore East version and I still tend to view the B. Bland/Allmans arrangement as my baseline for comparisons. Played as a generic I/IV/V, the tune always sounds oversimplified/truncated to me. Clapton does fine but as I hear it, doesn’t come close to "telling a story" like both Duane and Dickie did with their solos. But it’s a matter of taste, clearly.
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@tablejockey I take issue with you saying Clapton was “taking ownership” of the song. That’s a poor choice of words. He hasn’t taken “ownership” of the song any more than any other guitarist or band has — it’s just their interpretation of the song and that’s all, and that has been going on in music forever. Don’t single out Clapton, cause that’s not right or fair. BTW, the Allman Brothers’ version Live at the Fillmore is awesome. |
I have a guitar playing buddy who prefers "You don’t Love Me" played straight, like on J. Mayall’s "A Hard Road" while I much prefer it swung like the Allmans did it. The nature of the Blues allows for many different interpretations of what might be called "Blues Standards". As in Jazz, it’s all about each player making the tune their own, in their own way. And that’s a beautiful thing, no? |
"Played as a generic I/IV/V, the tune always sounds oversimplified/truncated to me" "That’s a poor choice of words. He hasn’t taken “ownership” of the song any more than any other guitarist or band has — it’s just their interpretation" LOL! GOOD GREIF! Soix- Simply MY observation as a 50+ year guitar wanker.. Weird YOU start a thread, and make such a comment. There are some old, grumpy "get off my lawn!" posters in here. Save the energy for a cable, fuse or digital vs analog thread
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