It is so nice to listen to Bloomfield talk, to listen to a blues/ rock guitarist who is not trying to sound " cool" or "stoned" or every other word is "far out", how refreshing to listen to an articulate, intelligent sounding guitar player.
Most blues/rock guitar players I listen to in an interview sound all stoned, or they mumble, or they laugh at shit that's not funny or their talking to themselves or talking about things that don't make sense or they are trying to sound cool But Mike Bloomfield is just straight up articulate and intelligent, how extremely refreshing!
Really great to hear this. As with countless other fans we would have all liked to have talked to Mike in person. Very impactful to hear about his views on drug addiction and how he expected Janis to OD/die and how he was over his drug taking and then we all know how he died. Thanks for sharing this.
Great interview. Michael was so intelligent and articulate. I play his Electric Flag and Super Session stuff all the time. I am going to try to get into East West. His views on Dylan are so though provoking. Great interview. I've been looking for the film but can't seems to find it anywhere, not on Amazon, etc.
Fantastic Bloomfield is my all time king of blues l saw him with the flag and supersession is there any footage of butter and Bloomfield doing east west or a live show?
It would be great to have a transcription of these interviews attached to the videos so all Michael´s fans from other countries (Spanish talking) would be able to enjoy all that he says!!!
8:30 This comment really stands out, where Michael talks about Dylan singing or playing alone, it's great, but Dylan with some players that don't know how to compliment the song is a disaster, better alone, or with players that understand how to fit in with the song.
He started talking about the difference in voices or singing quality between Elton John and Dylan, he was right , Elton was 100's the singer that Dylan was , Dylan wasn't really about singing he was about story telling.
I love this guy. Wish he was here so much!!! All these guys were Jewish (so am I). Barry Goldberg, Michael, Bob Dylan, also Harvey Brooks also, I believe.
Bob Dylan is proven a genius musician and writer of songs, but he's not mr personality, although Bloomfield did say he was more personal earlier... I think Dylan and his art became an industry... it was all about the business of presenting it as efficiently (and mechanically) as possible. If you've seen him when his voice went weird, deep, he never cracked a smile. There is a doc about a drummer who played in his band for a couple seasons (or less) when he actually had a rather large band... Bob was the boss who never talked much and when he didn't like you he had someone else fire you.
actually my the opposite he gave up. his first records he tried really hard because he was making it. i have read interviews of him putting sub par effort in.
It is so nice to listen to Bloomfield talk, to listen to a blues/ rock guitarist who is not trying to sound " cool" or "stoned" or every other word is "far out", how refreshing to listen to an articulate, intelligent sounding guitar player.
Of all the greats that have passed, I miss this one the most.
I could listen to this guy all day.
Love to see how happy you looked! You were too good for this world. 💔🥀✨🎶
Most blues/rock guitar players I listen to in an interview sound all stoned, or they mumble, or they laugh at shit that's not funny or their talking to themselves or talking about things that don't make sense or they are trying to sound cool But Mike Bloomfield is just straight up articulate and intelligent, how extremely refreshing!
This is amazing. What a story-teller Bloomfield was. Priceless.
Magical interview~
Thanks so much for this interview. Every piece of Bloomfield material on UA-cam I cherish so much. This is an excellent piece of that literature.
He was a very smart guy - real smart about a lot of stuff like marketing, people. Much more than just music.
Really great to hear this. As with countless other fans we would have all liked to have talked to Mike in person. Very impactful to hear about his views on drug addiction and how he expected Janis to OD/die and how he was over his drug taking and then we all know how he died. Thanks for sharing this.
@WalterRimler Killer interview! I love Bloomfield's playing and it is great to hear so much insight from him! Thanks for putting it out there, man.
Such a special guy
Wonderful and inspiring interview.
Thanks for sharing..
qz3bmz I am glad you liked it. Thanks.
This is treasure
Great interview. Michael was so intelligent and articulate. I play his Electric Flag and Super Session stuff all the time. I am going to try to get into East West. His views on Dylan are so though provoking. Great interview. I've been looking for the film but can't seems to find it anywhere, not on Amazon, etc.
ı just read the title. sorry.
Listen to Ravi Shankar then East/West will make more sense.
Super Session inspiration to play electric guitar.. magic solo on "Stop"
Mike Bloomfield a World of.
Experiences...At a Blink of his Eye.
Was quite a guy. A music guru of his era.
Mike was a voracious reader and read a lot of Wilhelm Reich...Reich, a student of Freud invented the concept of character armor
Thanks for pointing this out.
Wish the documentary about him (Sweet Blues) was easier to get
Bloomfield bared his soul . I was sorry to hear how Dylan behaved. sounds like he suffered burnout and didn't feel music like Bloomfield
Fantastic Bloomfield is my all time king of blues l saw him with the flag and supersession is there any footage of butter and Bloomfield doing east west or a live show?
“It’s like fucking someone you hate!,” love this guy!!
Thanks I enjoy Everyone views.
It would be great to have a transcription of these interviews attached to the videos so all Michael´s fans from other countries (Spanish talking) would be able to enjoy all that he says!!!
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Pablo why don't you do it?! LA para ti.
@@andyokus5735 My english is not that good.
GREAT INTERVIEW comes only out of my left channel but I'm not complaining
thank you very much
he sure did takes bloomies advice later that decade... and it rocked!
“Highway 51 album …61 whatever it’s called “
“It’s like fucking someone you hate”
The Highway 51 album, whatever it's called LOL
Too freaking funny !
8:30 This comment really stands out, where Michael talks about
Dylan singing or playing alone, it's great, but Dylan with some players
that don't know how to compliment the song is a disaster, better alone, or
with players that understand how to fit in with the song.
He started talking about the difference in voices or singing quality between
Elton John and Dylan, he was right , Elton was 100's the singer that Dylan
was , Dylan wasn't really about singing he was about story telling.
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Can he even sing anymore?
Did Mike have a kid?
what a loss! gone 40 years..
I love this guy. Wish he was here so much!!! All these guys were Jewish (so am I). Barry Goldberg, Michael, Bob Dylan, also Harvey Brooks also, I believe.
Wait...this is you giving the interview?
Bob Dylan is proven a genius musician and writer of songs, but he's not mr personality, although Bloomfield did say he was more personal earlier... I think Dylan and his art became an industry... it was all about the business of presenting it as efficiently (and mechanically) as possible. If you've seen him when his voice went weird, deep, he never cracked a smile. There is a doc about a drummer who played in his band for a couple seasons (or less) when he actually had a rather large band... Bob was the boss who never talked much and when he didn't like you he had someone else fire you.
actually my the opposite he gave up. his first records he tried really hard because he was making it. i have read interviews of him putting sub par effort in.
Elton John is a better singer than Bob Dylan... ya think