the concert and music was just amazing. but it was so sad to see the crowd sitting down for the entire concert. eric clapton and steve winwood! com’on people, you can sit down at your jobs during the week, not when 2 legends are on stage together!

Winwood’s solos on Dear Mr. Fantasy are always spellbinding.

“Dear Mr. Fantasty”

Mmmm….Tasty…

Hopefully there will be a DVD of this event

I GUESS a lot of people managed to see gig then .Ban standing up waste of ticket money if they do .

i forgot steve winwood worked with buddy miles and jimi hendrix on electric ladyland…

unbe#uckingleviable

SHOULD READERSHIP INCLUDE MR. ERIC AND MR. STEVE: THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!!!!

What BEAUTIFUL MUSIC!!!!!!! It was gorgeous, absolutely fantastic!!! I wish I could go back for the next two shows!!!! Bliss! BLISS! BLISS!!!

As for non baby’s comment above: you weren’t near me, obviously!!! But mostly I agree — the boomers are getting dignified and picking the wrong place for display. But then again, who cares? It didn’t dampen the performance, in fact, EC and SW are such pros, they’re not ‘audience dependent’ for inspiration. Funny thing was, the last concert I went to was with two kids to Hannah Montana — now that crowd rocked, all afternoon!!!

(A warning to anyone tempted to buy scalped tix: they don’t work! People behind us in line got pulled out.)

For the record, I stood up at one point (to try to hear better, thanks to Lord Drunko and Lady Ethanol behind me to my left) and was asked to sit by a young lady who looked 10-15 years younger than me.

Their happiness being together came through in their performances, Winwood’s voice & Organ & Clapton’s every “lick”. Eric’s Leads and Winwood’s flawless high register vocals combined to give me Chills. I respect their set choices from a great period of very meaningful music…. an evening in the “Garden of Joy”.
Steve H.

What a show!!

These guys are ultimate professionals, still at or near the top of their games!!

Bravissimo!!!!

Unbelieveable show. I bought a cheap seat upstairs , stood and boogied all night long.

I’d love to go on Thursday, it was THAT good- words can’t describe.

I knew Winwood would be up for these gigs, but I didn’t expect him to be THIS good. And Clapton rose to the occasion as well. When they clicked into “Changes” from Band of Gypsies, we were all home, and stayed there for the rest of the evening.

A classic Garden Party, and I’ve been in attendance since ‘73.

Clapton and Winwood I think were blown away from the experience. They each addressed the crowd at midshow, and were nearly speechless.

Ultimately, beyond the raw power of the talent, the finesse and touch employed were incredibly beautiful.

Two virtuosos at the very top of their game . . . quite possibly the most powerful show I’ve ever been to . . .and HEY . . .THIS boomer couldn’t sit down all night!

This show was goddamned excellent man! And it wasn’t just because I was so wasted or sat next to a chick with huge jiggling boobs. When they played “Dear Mr. Fantasy” I almost pissed my pants! Then when “Georgia On My Mind” was played, I almost crapped in my pants. Damn, the show was amazing like way out man. These guys are truly legends and should be worshipped everyday. All hail the almighty Clapton savior of the world.

I was at the show with my 13 year son who is a budding musician. What a treat for him to experience two great ones in excellent form and obviously enjoying themselves. It was like seeing the greatest bar band of all time. Time has been kind to Winwood’s great voice and Eric’s guitar cut through like a laser beam. His fingers may have slowed a little bit but no one gets better tone out of an electric guitar. In an era of lip syncing, over produced pop garbage, there is nothing like a few great musicians standing on a stage making beautiful music.

Going on Thursday. What time did they take the stage?

Yes, this concert may be the best I’ve ever been to. The combination of Winwood and Clapton is very close to that of Lennon and McCartney. The unexpected climax for the concert was Georgia on My Mind followed by Little Wing and Voodoo Child. If I could go back for the next two concerts, I’d be there.

I agree with Non-Baby Boomer Clapton Fan, this was an amazing concert, but with two legends that haven’t played together for decades on stage the crowd could have shown them some love. I don’t understand how you can sit down when the music is that electric. Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood had some unbelievable chemistry that came right through the music. They looked relaxed and you could tell that they were thoroughly enjoying themselves.

Theres nothing wrong with sitting for a concert. You want to stand? go to an english football game.

Winwood and Clapton came out from the beginning with face melting guitar and spot on vocals from the start. It was an exhibition of musical excellence. I personally feel that sitting down for these 2 rock god’s is like sitting down during the pledge of allegeance. I think most of America spends too much of their lives sitting down already, why not stand for one of the best concerts of the year!

But i’m a music whore myself and beleive its one of the last pure things in the entertainment industry, so i may be biased. Regardless whether you were sitting or standing, this concert was unbelievable. A display of true craftsmanship, i still haven’t come down from the high. I hope they come out with a DVD of this legendary performance.

Could I be any more excited about going to the show Thursday? Maybe if Jimi came back from beyond for a guest appearance. Otherwise-i CAN’T FREAKIN WAIT!!!! Did it start at 8pm?

A truly moving show where two legends ripped the hearts from the audience and made those lucky few feel no pain.
When Winwood introduced Clapton’s solo with, “Dear Mister Fantasy play us a tune; Something to make us all happy; Do anything take us out of this gloom; Sing a song, play guitar Make it snappy”, Clapton’s guitar play ignited from humdrum perfection to otherworldly.

the show was so AMAZING!!!! I wish i could attens the two other shows…i also HEARD that Pete Townshend was opening for the Thursday show (but dont quote me on that, i only heard that). I can’t believe they did Hendrix songs…i wasn’t expecting that whatsoever, and Ray Charles! It was so awesome.
To all others who are attending the next two shows, you will not be disappointed.

It was truly an amazing experience for a fifteen year old like me to see Eric Clapton And Steve Winwood preform. I sat 6 rows behind the stage and I loved every second of it.

WHAT ANONYMOUS SAID: DVD DVD DVD

They started playing around 8:20 – 8:25. Don’t be late.

Most of the folks on the floor seemed to be on their feet. Most of us up in the tiers weren’t. Let’s face it, this is not a Stones or Springsteen show where the physical energy pours off the stage & envelops you. This is more cerebral stuff than that.

And I mean that in the best possible way. This was one helluva show. Voodoo Child, good Lord! It was spellbinding.

i saw something very special monday night. sw’s voice and ec’s powerful string work….well sounds like days of old to me. maybe finer with age.

What is “Low Down”, somebody help me!!!!

Eric and Stevie rocked. Forever Man rocked. Crowd where I was sitting on the older side and all sitting down and behaving. No big deal. I loved the show but honestly it couldn’t touch Eric with Doyle and Derek last year. Everyone stood the entire show. All in all great song selection and great performance.

just got home from tonight’s show…we were in the second row center and everyone stood for the entire show…it was one of the best shows i have ever heard…it doen’t get any better than this…we were truly at the feet of the gods!!!

and I’m still reeling from the overwhelming amount of MaryJane! As a Deadhead on parade for 25 years of my life, that speaks VOLUMES! I’m surprised nobody else mentioned it on here. An unbelievable show nontheless. Words can’t describe the energy reverberating between Steve and Eric. I haven’t felt that degree of electricity onstage since the Jerrydays…

sounds great – cant wait to go to thursday’s show

Can anyone tell me:

Was Low Down the Rolling Stones tune (from Babylon album) or the JJ Cale tune (from Guitar Man album) – I figure it could be either one.

Blind Faith used to play Under My Thumb when they toured, so I could see it being the stones tune. But I know Eric loves JJ Cale, so it could be either one, I guess.

haven’t been this excited for a show in years and years (and don’t read anything into those folks sitting down – that aint a sign of disrespect – its a sign of age…)

Was there a film crew? Will those of us not fortunate enough to get tickets get to see this concert on DVD?

hey STUPORFLY…

is this Fred that i met monday night at the show? not everyone uses the word ‘tasty’…

and yes, this was an amazing historic once in a lifetime gift!!

Great show from 2 legends. Sit, stand who cares, just enjoy.

It just does not get better than this
between EC and multi talented SW on keys and guitar(I have seen SW in ‘74 with Traffic playing them both at the same time with incredible proficiency
not to mention the most soulful voice of any white man).The song selection was diversified and very good the Hendrix selections were a good plan for both of them.They truly are two rock legends and gods
and should be revered by all. We all need to hope very hard for a DVD and CD can’t get enough, it will just not ever get better!!!

ditto ditto ditto!!!!!!!!
Awesome! Caught the first night. 50 years old and been a fan of both my whole life. Having seen them both seperately many times this is the best concert I have ever attended. DVD is a must have!! This is like the beatles reunion that never happened!! It sounded like Clapton wanted to make Split decision his song too!! Presence of the Lord was the killer for me-Awesome!!

Whats all this nonsense about sitting down? Why is it important to judge a show by how many people stand up? That’s what Springsteen fans do. Back in the day when we were all young we sat for most of the shows and stood when it was warranted. Blimey that annoys me. I paying good bucks to sit and enjoy. You wanna stand up? Go find a mosh pit.

I think I can now retire from going to these sorts of concerts. I’m done. It was a very good concert, but I came away with a feeling that I don’t really need to do this anymore (see very expensive concerts). I’m sure that I will here and there–I already have a $100 ticket to sit in the lower balcony for one of the upcoming Allman Bros. shows at the Beacon. But after the disappointing (somewhat boring) Genesis concert (over $200 per) I decided to be much more selective, and Clapton/Windwood seemed to pass the test, but ended up reinforcing my feeling that I’m done.

There are numerous reviews elsewhere, better written than anything I can muster, so I’ll make it short. There were a few moments that really moved me (a few tears welling up). There were several times that, had I had a few beers in my system, I would have been dancin’. But I also yawned several times. I also more than once left my $270 seat to take a walk. At the Van Halen concert, virtually everyone in the Garden was on their feet the whole show. Last night, only the people on the floor were standing (as per usual), but there were many people in the floor seats that eventually sat down. There is no question that the musicians performed brilliantly and sang beautifully. But the price of the tickets, and all the expenses involved with seeing a show–I can walk to the Garden, I didn’t have any alcohol or snacks, I didn’t buy a shirt (otherwise, my bill for the show would have been **wow**)–tell me: BEEN THERE, DONE THAT.

saw the show last night. both men were in fine fettle! amazingly, EC seems to be playing some of his best guitar since i saw him last in early ’80s. my highlight was Little Wing replete with soaring runs from EC’s strat and drum rolls reminicent of Jim Gordon. great show!

Enough about the sitting comments. The main focus should be on the performance, no?

Which was great. I have now seen Clapton’s last three visits to the Garden. Cream was fantastic, an event. As much as I love Derek Trucks, the EC tour’s show was kind of uninspired, imo.

But Monday night? Tremendous. An event AND a performance. I’ve always felt (and I know I am right here!) that Winwood was the best singer Clapton ever played with, and that not only includes Jack Bruce, who I am a huge fan of, but of course Clapton himself.

Still it was fine the way they would follow a strenuous effort by Winwood, who can still hit the high notes like he’s 21, with a Clapton lead vocal, an instrumental at one point, or just a somewhat less demanding song for Steve. It kept his voice fresh all night, although I noticed he did not take up every oppportunity to go high on Voodoo Child.

Speaking of, I am glad I was not the only one to recall that Steve had played on the original studio recording of Voodoo, with Jack Cassidy on bass. Of course Hendrix did the vocals for that. But it was an inspired choice.

I had hoped knowing the Blind Faith set list from the day that they would do both Sea of Joy, a great and underrated tune, as well as Steve’s Means to End. They did neither, or BF’s cover of Under My Thumb. But they did everything else.

Other than a brief mixup on Well Alright, where I also noticed they could have really used Ginger Baker’s approach on the drums, the only somewhat off moment was Tell the Truth, where they tried to get by without the slide guitar parts, with mixed results.

High points included the opener and all the other BF songs, but Can’t Find My Way Home was probably the best, the Double Trouble/Pearly Queen sequence, going from those soaring minor key blues into one of Traffic’s more psychedelic numbers (and there were plenty of them!), I loved No Face, No Name No Number (despite all the love, that took some courage in the context, and Steve pulled it off beautifully), the two acoustic numbers, Wing going into Voodoo, and the one two punch of Can’t Find My Way Home followed by Dear Mr. Fantasy.

I want to take some time to figure where I rank this in terms of all times concerts, but it’s going to be up there. I hope for others’ sake that they do other gigs. They really should. Arguably these guys should have never gone separate ways, or at least not have waited nearly this long to play together again.

Having seen Clapton several times before in the last 20 years, I know his type of shows. I’ll enjoy seeing him again, but will have to wait till they come to the west coast.

check that…. in the past 30 years.

How long was the show. Can’t wait till Thursday night.

These gentleman were on FIRE. I think THEY were amazed at how good they sounded. They were so nervous they forgot to introduce the band.
From the opening twin solo on Had To Cry Today to the Casey Jones and the Engineers version of Crossroads(which I think they recorded back in 66?) my heart was pounding. Thank goodness they did a few blues throwaways to let their throats cool down and my heart slow down. The two solo songs and the Hendrix medley : BRILLIANT. How can one pick from such a large catalogue? So what if I didn’t get to hear Sea of Joy (it needs the violin, anyway)! It was well worth the large money I paid for these tickets. I hope Eric wasn’t kidding when he said this might be a regular thing. Looking forward to the DVD.

Of course we were sitting down! The average age of the crowd was, well, old enough to remember Blind Faith. But we loved them. Yes, they were nervous; but, in a good way.

yes, there was a film crew. They actually displayed the live footage from the crew on a screen on the side of the stage. I hope to god they come out with a DVD.

Amazing night!! Clapton & Winwood together – such an awesome pairing of legendary musicians, each complimenting & enhancing the other’s best! Hopefully, this will be the first of many more collaborations.We were all enraptured by the joy and the energy! Oh, just for the record: When you’re spending close to $300 or more per ticket, it’s nice to be able to see the performers rather than the undulating keisters of those too caught up in their own private show! Save it for the shower people!!

Amazing night!! Clapton & Winwood together – such an awesome pairing of legendary musicians, each complimenting & enhancing the other’s best! Hopefully, this will be the first of many more collaborations.We were all enraptured by the joy and the energy! Oh, just for the record: When you’re spending close to $300 or more per ticket, it’s nice to be able to see the performers rather than the undulating keisters of those too caught up in their own private show! Save it for the shower people!!

Anyone know how long the show lasted on either night?

Thank you, EHOLT. I’m sure a DVD is not too far in the future! Yes!

Ahhhhhhh-Mae-zing!!!!

Winwood is god. EC puts me to sleep.

Dan, Low Down is the JJ Cale tune.

Went to Tuesday Nights show and it was unfrekingbelievable…Voodoo Child was mind blowing…Clapton was playing with a fire and passion I have not seen from him in a very long time…I thought the Cream reunion show I went to would be hard to top but this was a million miles above that and more!!!Winwoods Vocals just plunged deep into my soul and his gutair playing was outstanding,especialy his solo on Dr. Mr. Fantasy, and Claptons Blues licks were like he was channeling Hendrix and SRV and Albert King and at times just surrounded me and took me to another level entirely…

Thanks to TaperAdvocat for this recording to listen to and share with my children and grandchildren through the years…

futura

Oh and PS I was one of those LOUD Screaming guys during some mid song Intense, Mind Blowing moments…sitting about 10 rows behind you…I just got so into it…at one point in middle of show during “Double Trouble” Clapton was wailing on some Blues and I opened my eyes and my wife and myself were just about the only one’s still standing on the Floor and normaly to be courteous we might have sat down but we were so into the riffs and the intensity…It just felt like we were all alone with the sound and the moment and the incredible rush of sensations…WOW…I still feel the chills!!!!

Poignant that Buddy Miles died yesterday. Now I wonder if Winwood & Clapton knew that he was ailing, or if this is just another spooky synchronicity.

Saw traffic at the Syria Mosque in Pitts., Winwood in Atlantic City a few years ago, and Clapton last year at the Garden– This Was FANTASTIC!! They both sounded great, looked like they were truly enjoying being with each other, and the music was beautifully performed. Monday nights set list was a great retrospective of songs many might have forgotten. I would pay the money and definitely go again!

Saw traffic at the Syria Mosque in Pitts., Winwood in Atlantic City a few years ago, and Clapton last year at the Garden– This Was FANTASTIC!! They both sounded great, looked like they were truly enjoying being with each other, and the music was beautifully performed. Monday nights set list was a great retrospective of songs many might have forgotten. I would pay the money and definitely go again!

Saw Tues. nite show!!! Never expected to experience what I heard and saw. Best show I’ve ever been to.These two guys were on!!!!! Never have I heard the music blend so well, with no acid involved………….Hendrix was alive this nite!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Buddy Miles Rest in Peace

I went to Tuesday night and echo the sentiments about how amazing the performance was. Every song seemed to get stronger and stronger and the jam sessions were top notch.

Voodoo Child rocked!

re: Bob Marley from the grave | 2/26/2008, 6:05 pm EST

“A truly moving show where two legends ripped the hearts from the audience and made those lucky few feel no pain.
When Winwood introduced Clapton’s solo with, “Dear Mister Fantasy play us a tune; Something to make us all happy; Do anything take us out of this gloom; Sing a song, play guitar Make it snappy”, Clapton’s guitar play ignited from humdrum perfection to otherworldly.”

People who write these pretentious “putting words in dead legends’ mouths” posts should be summarily slain!!!

re: Old but not dead yet | 2/27/2008, 2:09 am EST

“just got home from tonight’s show…we were in the second row center”

Sure, you were.

zonie | 2/27/2008, 9:29 am EST

“hey STUPORFLY…

is this Fred that i met monday night at the show? not everyone uses the word ‘tasty’…”

Are you fucking kidding me? This is another case of a douche bag writing letters to himself! Christ.

I know about some of these people, and I’m tellin’ ya, they’re fuckin’ lying!

We went to Thursday’s show, it was to die for, at any age. was there with my daughter age 27, we were rocking, and the film crew was next to us, so it will be on film. By far, the greatest show that ever was. They are truly what is meant by the 60s: when music was music. And Forever man, Voodoo, blew us both away. Anyone who spent the big bucks and went, will have memories for a lifetime. Wow. Still reeling. The best ever. We NEVER actually sat down. Who could?

Yes, it was TO DIE FOR!

BUUUUURRRRRRRPPPP!

Dear Non-Baby Boomer Fan. Sorry, but I must say that the last thing I wanted to see last Thursday night at the Garden were 3 drunken girls dancing, swinging arms above their heads, yelling out “Whooooo” at the top of their lungs for 2+ hours, while everyone behind them was trying to see & hear the band.
I doubt these drunks even knew where they were, much less who was playing.

I’ve never been to a live show ever where a couple of screams from people were able to drown out amplifiers that threw thousands of watts of sound, no matter where I sat.

Zonie,
It was me you met at the Mon. show. It was you who were tasty FcaseyW@aol.com

BEST YET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS…………DOESN’T GET BETTER THAN THIS!!!!!!!!

The song wasn’t ‘Changes’, it was THEM CHANGES and it wasn’t really a Band of Gypsys tune, wasn’t a Hendrix tune, it was Buddy Miles’ tune used in the Band of Gypsys.Buddy loned that one to Hendrix for the album that got Hendrix out of a law suit. Rolling Stone should give credit where credit is due when covering music history and cut out the clicking for the benefit of the Hendrix family,eg. Janie Hendrix, Experience Hendrix, etc etc others who RS kisses butt to….
What ever happen to good old fashioned rebel writers with the razor edged writing complete truth,huh?
Even in death, Buddy Miles gets no respect and no recognition for his authorship of tunes from the media!
I’m glad I’m not stupid to be paying for Rolling Stone Mag off the shelf and be suckers into all this BS. I guess there are other suckers born every minute that buy into the bull tho- too bad!
For certain, CLapton and Windwood were fortunate to had know such a great guy like Buddy Miles, and -no, they didn’t know how sick Buddy had become nor would they had cared, obviously, since they never bothered to thank him for the use of HIS Them Changes tune for their concert. C’est la vie

clapton-winwood are amazing and their musical synergy feeds off each other.iwould love them to come to atlantic city, like the borgota like the who did last october

JCeiHm