Thursday, July 31, 2008

Eric Clapton: 1966 and 2006 "Hide Away" and "Crossroads"

One of the great blues guitarists in history, first off when he was briefly with the Blues Breakers before joining Cream. The former group was headed by John Mayall. (Clapton  reunited with Mayall for some concerts with the Blues Breakers in 2007.)  This one is the original version of "Hide Away".

The next one is "Crossroads", a song from his tenure with "Cream", from a more recent concert. Hope you enjoy both. 

 

 

 

 

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18 comments:

  1. Iri AniJuly 31, 2008 at 9:18 PM

    Thanks Doug, I had forgotten this tune. Its good.

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  2. doug noakesJuly 31, 2008 at 9:20 PM

    Thanks Iri Ani, and sorry I was late loading the second song. Whoops.

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  3. Iri AniJuly 31, 2008 at 9:23 PM

    lol I was wondering if there was meant to be a second song! Oops it says "we're sorry this video is no longer available"

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  4. doug noakesJuly 31, 2008 at 9:53 PM

    Drat. I'll try a new selection. Bear with me folks.

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  5. Jim WestlakeAugust 1, 2008 at 1:02 AM

    Brilliant.

    Had the great pleasure of catching the current line up of the Blues Breakers last summer. Over two hours of amazing entertainment.

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  6. Cassandra La jeune fille blondeAugust 1, 2008 at 2:40 AM

    From what I've seen from videos his guitar was an extension of him, he is so at one with it!

    Thank you Doug.

    Cassandra

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  7. Aaran AardvarkAugust 1, 2008 at 3:51 AM

    Thanks for this Clapton tribute Doug. In the late 60s John Mayall used to play Mothers club in Erdington, Birmingham every Friday night (when John Peel was the resident DJ) for a while and it was my regular hang out then. John Mayall must be at least 120 now, he seems to have been there for ever. Cream also played Mothers, but it was a lot more expensive to get in for them. Crossroads was part of the soundtrack of my growing up, but I was slightly surprised that this in this video the presenter could say 'made famous' by Cream without mentioning the fantastic Robert Johnson. Excellent choices Doug!

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  8. crabby manAugust 1, 2008 at 6:20 AM

    I have always enjoyed Eric Clapton. I had not heard the first song before. Like most young boys my sons play a lot of video games. They have Guitar Hero 1, II, and the 80's addition. Crossroads is one of the songs on the game. My boys have learned to appreciate some of the older songs because of the game. Crossroads is one of their favorite songs.

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  9. doug noakesAugust 1, 2008 at 8:13 AM

    Yes, I am happy to discover that group is still performing. I only know them from a couple albums. Glad to hear they don't disappoint in person.

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  10. doug noakesAugust 1, 2008 at 8:14 AM

    That's a good way to phrase it, Cassandra.

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  11. doug noakesAugust 1, 2008 at 8:22 AM

    Thanks for the live venue Blues background, AA! A lot of history in a place like that; hope the Civic Idgits haven't torn it down, as they would over here with such places as "The Fillmore West" in Frisco.

    I only really sat and listened to some of Mayall work a few years back and wasn't sure he survived the Sixties.

    Didn't know about the Robert Johnson connection. The fact-checkers and producers who work for the morning network news/chat shows over here aren't known for their painstaking research into anything except celebrity divorce cases, network promos of new shows and shark attacks on surfers.

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  12. doug noakesAugust 1, 2008 at 8:25 AM

    Solid evidence of a positive use for video games as an educational tool! Come to think of it that's a greta way to introduce young people to music that should be part of their heritage (or anybody's) .

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  13. crabby manAugust 1, 2008 at 3:31 PM

    They should almost make a class in school. It may give them a much greater appreciation of music history

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  14. Ian EvansAugust 1, 2008 at 4:51 PM

    I've never thought of myself as much of a Clapton fan, but I enjoyed both of these Doug. Thanks for educating me!

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  15. doug noakesAugust 1, 2008 at 7:34 PM

    You're welcome. Thanks for the "new" (for me) British artists you've introduced to me.

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  16. Aaran AardvarkAugust 2, 2008 at 12:10 AM

    The original 1934 version complete with Faustian references.

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  17. Ian EvansAugust 2, 2008 at 3:23 AM

    Now that's recognisably the Blues - fantastic - thank you

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  18. doug noakesAugust 2, 2008 at 8:05 AM

    That's great, AA. Thank you for that link.

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