this is nice. i saw winwood when he opened for the heartbreakers. good to see he’s doing something other than pretending to make peter gabriel records with dudes with bandannas.

Windwood and Clapton bring out the best in each other (need proof? check out the Crossroads II DVD) I was there for the Chicago show about 20 rows back and the energy on stage was amazing.

Windwood and Clapton bring out the best in each other (need proof? check out the Crossroads II DVD) I was there for the Chicago show about 20 rows back and the energy on stage was amazing.

Philly or New Jersey…Philly or New Jersey…can’t seem to pick the special date to see Eric…hhhmmmmm…if only I could some how win a pair of tickets??? For 28 years of reading Rolling Stone, your the Best!

Sorry Rolling Stone but it’s not really Blind Faith without drummer Ginger Baker and bassist Rick Grech. Rick died in 1990, so 3 out of the 4 in this case would suffice. If you want to check out the original band, Google – Blind Faith and check out YouTube videos Can’t Find My Way Home-1969 and Blind Faith (short interview with Stevie and a shorter than the album 5-minute version of “Do What You Like”) both of which were videotaped at their first ever performance in Hyde Park in June 1969. Clapton and Winwood thought this debut subpar, but from watching these two videos that is definitely not the case.

I was looking over Eric’s discography last night, he hasn’t made a good record since 461 Ocean Blvd. Er, that was 35 years ago people………

Unplugged [Reprise, 1992]
Laid-back doesn’t equal dead–461 Ocean Boulevard is laid-back. What’s wrong with this stopgap is it means to be inoffensive. Relegating Clapton-the-electric-guitarist to the mists of memory and capturing Clapton-the-pop-vocalist in a staid mood only an adrenaline junkie could confuse with the sly somnolence of “I Shot the Sherriff” and “Willie and the Hand Jive,” it turns “Layla” into a whispery greeting card. No wonder the pop star he most closely resembles on television is James Galway. B-

Clapton is God!!!!!!!

Clapton is God!!!!!! These kind of concerts are one of a Kind!!!! Hope to be there!!!!!!

Weegie, your an ass! Clapton has made many great albums since 461. Are you 15 yrs old? From The Cradle, Me and Mr Johnson, Slowhand, With JJ Cale, and Behind the Sun? Your a putz.

Er, Weegie what about No Reason to Cry, Backless, Behind the Sun, I can go on but, maybe instead of looking at a discography, you should have a listen.

Er, i’m 54 and have been following Clapton since the Yardbirds………all those albums you list are S***t….

I’ll let Mr. Christgau school you rubes -

Behind the Sun [Duck, 1985]
Eric was never the nonsinger he was wont to declare himself in retiring moments, but his vocal gift only made sense when laidback was commercial. On this album he isn’t retiring–he’s looking for work. So he resorts to none other than Phil Collins, once his Brit-rock opposite but now just a fellow “survivor” (and how). For several reasons, including market fashion, Collins mixes the drums very high. This induces Eric to, um, project in accordance with market fashion. Sad. And also bad.
Grade C-

Backless [RSO, 1979]
Whatever Eric isn’t anymore–guitar genius, secret auteur, humanitarian, God–he’s certainly king of the Tulsa sound, and here he contributes three new sleepy-time classics. All are listed on the cover sticker and none were written by Bob Dylan. One more and this would be creditable. Grade B-

Slowhand [RSO, 1977]
As MOR singles go, “Lay Down Sally” is a relief–at least it has some soul. But the album leaves the juiciest solos to George Terry, and where four years ago Eric was turning into a singer–in the manner of Pete Townshend–now he sounds like he’s blown his voice. Doing what, I wonder. Grade C+

Actually his only 2 pretty good albums since 461 were Money & Cigarettes and Riding With the King………and neither of you mooks even mentioned those. It must be awful to be tone deaf, my condolences…..

Ahhhh……the old days when EC WAS kind of a God –
Layla [Atco, 1970]
What looks at first like a slapdash studio double is in fact Eric Clapton’s most carefully conceived recording. Not only did he hire Duane Allman for overdubs after basic tracks were done, but he insisted that Duane come up with just the thick, sliding phrase he (Eric) wanted before calling it a take. The resulting counterpoint is the true expression of Clapton’s genius, which has always been synthetic rather than innovative, steeped in blues anti-utopianism. With Carl Radle and Jim Gordon at bottom, this album has plenty of relaxed shuffle and simple rock and roll, and Clapton’s singing is generally warm rather than hot. But his meaning is realized at those searing peaks when a pained sense of limits–why does love have to be so sad, I got the bell-bottom blues, Lay-la–is posed against the good times in an explosive compression of form. A+

Mook?, your still a putz. Its all an opinion, and I would have to agree with the majority that buy his albums. Yes I forgot Riding w The King, and its excellent. Its really sad that your opinions are so influenced by what some critics think. The same critics that are cluless as to what is truly good. Try listening for yourself and then forming an opinion! You are truly a PUTZ!

Why is Ginger Baker not included???

It’s nice to know that Clapton is taking a break from making elevator music…

Robert Christgau…hahahahaha.. if it’s a Timbala being played by an Aborigini Cleft-Palate Victim during a monsoon in Kahlil Gibran’s Bidet, than ol’ Robbie is going to fall all over his thesaurus to locate the exact Latin phrase to explain his appreciation. But give the man a record made by actaul modern humans trying to communicate with a mass audience, something so foreign to him as to be incomprehensible even in his most lucid moments, and he will envariably find an impenetrable way to be condescending and make a veiled attempt to question YOUR tastes while at it.
If I ever got trapped in a cabin with Robert Christgau, and there was a limited supply of records, one of us ain’t coming out alive.
Eric Clapton is a gift. He simply IS and he has survived. Keep up the good work Eric.
Weegie, enema supplies are readily available Nation-wide!
E.C. is here!

Wanted terribly…2 Tickets front section for my husband who loves Clapton..My husband has cancer and I want to take him to this concert..I’ll pay good money..Thanks..Andrade1225@aol .com

it would be nice if they would tour outside of the US, say ‘down under

Who’s going to play drums? Ginger Baker would be good. Who’s going to play bass? Rick Grech is dead. Hey! Jack Bruce could do it! Bring in Dave Mason and we’re talkin’ about a Blind Faith/Cream/Traffic concert. Now we have a show that might almost be worth the BIG BUCKS these guys are gonna want for a ticket.

Ginger Baker is not included probably due to his health problems. Baker was in immense pain (back pain, I think) during the Cream 2005 reunion shows. Oddly, some people criticized Baker’s performances during those shows, but I thought, from what we saw and heard on the DVD, that Baker sounded wonderful, especially for a man at his age and health.
I do wonder who will play bass, and drums for this new tour …

Blind Faith/Traffic would be awesome.
Clapton and Beck would be too! And don’t forget, Peter Green is better than God.

I like how the Headline is “Clapton and Winwood Bring Back Blind Faith”, even though Winwood explicitly states in the linked article from RS that it is NOT a Blind Faith reunion.

Winwood and clapton is one of the best shows i have ever seen at MSG. i was fortunate enough to be there. Make no mistake, they sound exactly like they did in 1969, especially Winwood

They both need to crank it up a notch and they’re certainly capable of doing that, at least in bursts! Would love to see them together!

I saw them last summer and having been a huge Clapton fan since I was a kid I have to say that I was very let down.I still love to hear Claptons music but it’s just not the same after seeing him live and the show not being that great at all and hearing most off the crowd be just as unhappy as I was.Very sad.

blind faith made one album and in my opinion was not up to the standards of the dominos or cream which were claptons peaks in his career so i don’t think this will be such a success unless people go expecting to hear a potpourei of cream,traffic,dominos, and solo material.
if this is strictly blind faith material then this tour will only do decent.
personally i think clapton should find his blues hard soul again and start playing like he used to and that’s blues from his heart and gut.
what happened to this by the numbers go thru the motions man of today that was once truly vital?
as for winwood well his most significant contributuion to rock was traffic and that ended many years ago.
seems like its the in thing for old rockers to reform their past bands but the past is far far away and these guys don’t have the spark that once made their bands make real impact.

rockballs must be more like pebbles
there are now Old Rockers…….only Rock n’Roll.

The music and writing by these men will stand the test of time. We who grew up in the amazing age of Sputnik, FEEL the wondeful age of Motown, British Rock, Southern Rock, Chuck and Elvis etc. What influenced these men influenced us.
Only God gave them the gift to express it, like so many others, so that we, the plebians, are raised up also.

Kofi Baker, Ginger’s son should play drums. He is an amazing drummer in his own right, and has been honoring the music of his father for years with the Kofi Baker Band – Tribute To Cream. I’ve seen them many times and they play all the Cream tunes as well as Blind Faith and Hendrix… And quite well I must add.

i saw them last year at the garden. both of them are still amazing man. and i already have my tickets for opening night of this tour. cant wait

Clapton’s landmark album was on ‘John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton’ 1966.
RUN don’t walk to buy it and don’t demean a great player by denegrating his substantial musical oeuvre.
The oh so miserable ‘rockballs’ may be enlightened by Stevie Winwood’s ‘Gimme Some Lovin’ & ‘I’m A Man’
…but I doubt it.

J.R. Robinson should play drums.

Can anyone give me the playlist of this tour? Been a fan of them both since young and I’ve never had this opportunity. Last show of Clapton’s
was a disappointment but I’ve seen him enough to know that can change overnight!
Thanks

MOST OF PEOPLE ARE MORONS IN MY OPINION,JUST THE CHANCE TO SEE THESE TWO LEGENDS TOGETHER MAKES MY GOOSEBUMPS EXPLODE,BUT I GUESS YOU’LL BE AT THE JONAS BROS,FERGIE, KID ROCK,BRITTNEY SPEARS,BLACK EYED PEAS,ETC. SHOWS WELL HAVE A GOOD TIME YOU IDIOTS OH AND BY THE WAY WHAT ABOUT EC AND BB TOGETHER ON RIDING WITH THE KING?TRY TO GET YOUR PERSPECTIVE S#*!T TOGETHER BEFORE YOU JUMP UP ON YOUR SOAP BOX AGAIN, KEEP ROCKIN EC AND STEVIE YOUR BIG FAN IN TX TURBY

ALL Clapton ALL the time.
He IS GOD!!! Love ya man.

ALL Clapton ALL the time.
He IS GOD!!! Love ya man.

I’ve been a fan and going to his concerts since the 70’s. The only one that wasn’t great was when he toured with Trucks and Bramhill. They played most of the solos. Still fun to see him. He was always trying to evolve as an artist/singer, but in my opinion when he got back to his roots of the blues, he was at his best. The two years he toured after recording From the Craldle he was awesome. I saw him twice and he was fantastic. His blues voice gets beter and better. Can’t wait to see him this summer!

kinda reminds me of when folks dis Van Morrison Astral weeks live & they should should be glad they have lived amoungst these GODS

CLAP-A-TON, I THINK YOUR CAPS LOCK IS STUCK

I was lucky enough to see cream when I was 12 years old at the chicago colliseum Iwas taking guitar lessons at the time was lucky enough to get tickets. Even after watching E.C. play crossroads live the lessons seemed pointless. one of the warm up bands was paul revere and the raiders WOW. I also got to see Blind Faith at the Chicago Ampitheater Rory Galliger played warmup.These guys wont be around forever better go while you can seeyou in chicago june 17 enjoy

sorry rory gallager didnt play warm up for blind faith in chicago it was Bonnie and Dellaney. rory played warm up for ZZ Top I quess I have seen a lot of concert and kind of lose track of who played with who also to many fattys

i am bummed the clapton/winwood stops do not include a gig anywhere in florida. terrible!!

check out the youtube videos of Blind Faith in Hyde Park and Winwood Clapton doing Can’t Find My Way Home at MSG. If you don’t find they sound better, not just as good, but better now then you don’t know music. And as far as Cream is concerned… often they were barely on stage alltogether at the same time originally. At the reunion concerts, they were a band that really wanted to play and you lucky bastards that were actually there, can underrstand how much I envy you.

Can hardly wait to see these masters in Omaha. ’s been a long long time and I don’t mind the 5 hour drive at all to see them from the 2nd row. Feeling so fortunate.

Can hardly wait to see these masters in Omaha. ’s been a long long time and I don’t mind the 5 hour drive at all to see them from the 2nd row. Feeling so fortunate.

My wife and i were very excited when they announced the tour was coming to Denver. We paid alot of money for some very good seats. To tell you the truth, we were dissappointed with the show. The sound was great, it was the song selection that was less than impressive. i like a great guitar solo as much as the next guy, but please, every freaking song. there were so many great songs that were left out. i’m not much for complainning, but this was weak. on a brighter note, it was really cool to see a bunch of 40 – 60 year olds rockin the night away.

EC may be god but as Jim Capaldi said:
Pound for pound, the best rock and roller in history…Stevie Winwood!

Concert in Denver was truly amazing! Sound was awesome and the two are an amazing match! Winwood almost out did Clapton and I say that in jest cause I love Eric! I think the only problems that some may have had were rude neighbors! This time we did not! Also seeing so many different age groups was awesome. One young man around 11-12 was getting in to the music with his dad! What a way to spend Fathers Day 2009!

Awesome show- Winwood is amazing.
Clapton is as good as it gets.

Clapton / Winwood Set List – 23 June 2009
American Airlines Arena, Dallas TX
01. Had To Cry Today
02. Low Down
03. After Midnight
04. Presence of The Lord
05. Sleeping in the Ground
06. Glad
07. Well Alright
08. Tough Luck Blues
09. Pearly Queen
10. No Face, No Name, No Number
11. Forever Man
12. Georgia On My Mind – Steve Winwood solo
13. Driftin’ – acoustic
14. How Long Blues
15. Layla – acoustic version
16. Can’t Find My Way Home
17. Split Decision
18. Voodoo Chile
Encore:
19. Cocaine
20. Dear Mr. Fantasy
Band Lineup:
Eric Clapton – guitar, vocals
Steve Winwood – vocals, Hammond B3, piano, guitar
Chris Stainton – keyboards
Willie Weeks – bass
Abe Laboriel, Jr. – drums
Michelle John – backing vocals
Sharon White – backing vocals

Clapton and Winwood gave an unforgettable performance in Denver on June 21, 2009. It was an incredible experience to see these two great artists together. I cannot believe anyone would criticize either man. May they keep rocking forever.

Going to Phoenix Show tonight…

without a doubt, it’s the best concert i’ve ever seen. those who poo-poo these to legends probably think Britney Spears is a musical artist. Clapton is God and Winwood is Moses.

I saw Winwood and Clapton last Saturday night at the MGM. This had to be, BY FAR, the best concert I’ve seen. There are no words to describe their talents as musicians.