You and my Uncle are the same age, I'm 53. My Uncle had an amazing album collection when I was probably 9 or 10 I started digging into them every chance I got, and yes music is timeless. In 10 yrs (or less) no one will remember a thing Cardi what's her face ever did
@@richardcranium5048 My niece made me a T shirt it said " I may be old but I saw all the great bands" lol And I did too lol I went AWOL from Fort Dix to see JIMI LOL Glad you can enjoy it, take care.
Steve Winwood is the man. Jamel, look at all his stuff from Spencer Davis Group, Traffic, Blind Faith, and his solo career from the 80’s. I bet this is one where you know more than you realize.
We are in the presence of greatness Jamel . Being 70 yrs old and a child of the 60's, this is the music of my youth. Every time I listen to this, it's like I'm hearing it for the first time. Your reactions are so pure. You make me smile
I can’t find my way home. And I ain’t done nothing wrong. And I cant find my way home. This is a story of anyone who is lost in life and doesn’t know which way to turn. It is a beautiful melancholy melody expressing a common human problem: the chaos of life.
If you ever felt lost, if you ever walked a street alone, if you ever cried out to an empty room, if you ever needed to be embraced at a darkest moment, this melody, this voice may have been your salvation. I still cry when I hear this song. Thank you!!!!!
Yeah, my eyes tear up also with this song.....a song of my 19th year in life when I was fully alive but struggling with where I was supposed to go and where my home was when I was nearly homeless.
If you are going to rank the members of Cream by their level of genius, Ginger Baker definitely comes out on top. As brilliant as Clapton is and was, Ginger Baker was even more brilliant.
Winwood was 16 when he wrote that. He was playing in pubs at 14, when he joined what would become the Spencer Davis Group. This song is magical and still resonates today.
Steve Winwood is a musical genius, and deserves far more attention than he gets. He took several years off from the music business, after being disillusioned in the 70s, then came back with the incredible Arc of a Diver album, on which he played every single note, on every single instrument. A B3 virtuoso, without a doubt. And he's written so many wonderful songs. Such a talent!
We saw him a few years ago, opening for Tom Petty. I went in thinking "This should be fun, he's got a few good songs..." I had forgotten how many different groups he had been a part of...I found myself constantly going "Oh yeah, he did this song too!!!" And I'm not sure I've ever seen a performer who looked more appreciative of the fact that the audience was enjoying the heck out of their performance.
65 and still love this..I'm the only one Left alive there were seven of us in our neighborhood and I'm the only one who made it past 50 everytime I hear the song you remind me each one every one of them R.I.P
And please remember that singers now are JUST AS GOOD as then. And back at that time we recorded multiple takes and made loads of repairs till we got the tuning right! And guess what? We still do.
@@p.a.ivenslife - it is just another tool. Though I am not sure many use it. Melodyne is the industry standard. But we have been using all kinds of methods for correcting or improving tonal quality etc since the fifties. Even back in the days when this was recorded we had ways of correcting out of tune notes, though it was way more complicated and not as good. Most of the time, we did as we do now, - just get the singer to do the line again. It’s quicker. We tend to be much fussier now. That started in the late sixties with multi track recording which allowed more surgical retakes. But a lot of tracks from that time have dodgy notes that now we would probably correct. Mostly it doesn’t matter, but occasionally it makes me wince.
@@Cchogan yeah, I'm aware it isn't used by many outside of the mainstream pop community. I understand the potential in its use. I just prefer the tone of a natural voice, good or bad.
This song always makes me teary eyed, long childhood, longer teen years....old before I knee I would be homeless at 20 with tracks, long road to where I am now, 50 bit beaten but still alive with a smile....
@Joel Springman You've been denied, my friend. Here's a couple more classics from the same album... Sea of Joy ua-cam.com/video/z7DVYnaH_oY/v-deo.html Had to Cry Today ua-cam.com/video/Z4Yo_VbGdMg/v-deo.html
Early Winwood - "Gimme Some Loving" with the Spencer Davis Group. Later Winwood - "Higher Love", just a magnificent song. One of the greats of his era, worthy of a deep dive.
I grew up listening to Motown, Blues, Jazz and then British Invasion, Stones, Beatles. I have found these many years that the universal language and slayer of all prejudice is music. If you raise kids with a wide array of music the foundation for racial and ethnic prejudice is never laid.
Steve Winwood is an absolute treasure. The almost unknown member of this group was Ric Grech (on bass), he also played with Traffic and Family. He also played on a Gram Parsons record which I find super interesting.
@Nathan Logan I've come across it, it's a super funky album. I never got much into the funk / jazz afrobeat type stuff, though I know Baker really loved it. The only "Jazz" I really get into are some rock bands that incorporate it some. Traffic, Steely Dan, Chicago, etc.
@Nathan Logan I'm less into jazz and more into blues (and some country, super picky about it, even though it's what I was raised around). Acoustic, electric, american delta and Chicago stuff, british, etc. Cant get enough of it. Been listening to 60s and 70s outlaw country my whole life and it's still my favorite overall, but I started a blues kick a few years ago and it hasn't slowed down lol. Freddie King, Albert King, johnny dawkins, lightnin Hopkins, peter green, john Mayall, johnny winter, Allman Bros etc etc
Also Gimme Some Lovin' - with Spencer Davis Group......think he was 18/19 at the time? You'll just love it Jamel. Song is great and video fun for that time.
I agree his voice is haunting, soulful, vulnerable, etc. He was also insanely young. Like 20, or somewhere around there. It's like, "damn, son, you ain't even halfway to the hard stuff, yet."
It was summertime 1969, I was 17, I was walking down the street and that song started playing out of the sky and I stopped and thought I died and went to heaven, OH MY GOD!
Steve Winwood is the English version of Stevie Wonder in that he is a prodigy with a voice from heaven and apparently he can play any instrument he chooses. His guitar playing is as great as his keyboard work.
I agree. Never thought of it but it’s true. I saw Winwood at the Laid Back Festival about a month after Gregg Allman died. Allman was the creator and was planning on playing but he died. Everyone who played was terrible but Winwood came on last and played for almost 3 hours, about 2 am in the rain. He was fantastic
This was their only album in 1969. This is my favorite all time song. I was 19 then. Ginger Baker was the best. He keeps time with quarter notes with his left leg. He has talked about that in interviews. They did only one live performance as Blind Faith and you see Ginger Baker play. I love them all. The musicians of my late teen years. I love all the other bands they put together also.
This was a great era, Jamel. As you have mentioned before, a lot of big names got together with each other. They usually didn't stay together long but they did some great music.
Winwood is great without a doubt. Ginger Baker ya gotta give a little more props to. He was with Clapton in Cream as well. He's the father of "Metal" drummers with his style. But this is one of my favorite all time songs!! You should check out the live version at Hyde park they did of this tune.
Seen the cream live 68 wheels fire tour. Baker may be the father of metal because of his power. But technically hes purely from jazz/off jazz, and strongly influenced by African rhythms/beat. Give Airforce by Baker a listen. ☮✌
@One Voice Yeah I know he is from the jazz community..... but his drumming style was and is still an influence in the metal music industry. I ain't lying look it up. Ginger even talked about it in interviews. This is from Forbes in an interview with Baker. These people that dress up in spandex trousers with all the extraordinary makeup - I find it incredibly repulsive, always have. I’ve seen where Cream is sort of held responsible for the birth of heavy metal. Well, I would definitely go for aborting [laughs]. I loathe and detest heavy metal. I think it is an abortion. A lot of these guys come up and say, “Man, you were my influence, the way you thrashed the drums.” They don’t seem to understand I was thrashing in order to hear what I was playing. It was anger, not enjoyment - and painful. .....and plenty of other sites as well, where he repeated the same thing. www.forbes.com/sites/jimclash/2015/06/12/creams-ginger-baker-opines-on-heavy-metal-led-zeppelin-beatles/#551e03f05244
I promise this a true story. In my early twenties, I was driving home and the freeway was closed. I had drive through a pretty rough neighborhood. Hot Texas summer, car with no A/C and getting some pretty strange looks; let's just say I was nervous. Then this song came on the radio. I laughed out loud and got a couple of very strange looks, but I just smiled and drove on. A couple of minutes later, I got my bearings and, well, found my way home. I always think about that day when I hear this song.
Yes yes yes! I freaking love Steve winwood. Try gimmee some loving by him with the Spencer Davis group. While listening to that song try to keep in mind that he is 15 years old singing it.
Okay you're a little closer. I just googled it and when the song was released he was 18. Still surprised by it because he sounds like a 30-year-old singing.
@@michaellynch5254 It came out in October of 66 in the UK. Not sure exactly when it was released as a single in the U.S. I'm pretty sure it came out in 67. He turned 19 on May 12th of 67.
I grew up on this music and this is one of my favorite songs. I took my wife to see Steve Winwood early in our marriage and she was blown away. It's very refreshing to see a music appreciation channel like this. I also recommend In the Presence of the Lord by Blind Faith.
This is one of my favorite songs. The lyrics are emotional, Winwood's voice is just spectacular, Clapton's intricate guitarwork offsets it perfectly, and Baker and Grech lay down a gentle, flowing frame. Love it!
FM radio in the car blasting down the coast highway in California at midnight, windows down, long hair blowing back. Those were the days Jamal. Hippie heaven.
Listen to his version with just him and his acoustic guitar sitting in front of a stone fireplace in his later years. Man.......it's great you appreciate great music like this.
This song came at the end of the 60's, when pretty much everybody was lost and disillusioned. It suits the times perfectly. I think there will be the same kind of reaction after 2020 is over as we had when 1968 finally ended (that was an equally F'd-up year). That whole era was like coming-to with a god-awful hangover and realizing that last night you'd destroyed your entire life and everything you loved and believed was gone. Steve Winwood captured these feelings and expressed them in a way we really needed. Steve Winwood is definitely someone whose work you know - he's been making great music since 1965.
well said.... heroin was rising & taking down many. nam was an endless hell hole. mlk and rfk were dead. hippie idealism had turned into altamont violence. things did look bleak & people really needed some sort of buoy to hold onto as they were adrift in a raging sea.... this song is a plea & thank you to God to seek out inner peace & a way out of & off of destructive vice both of personal use & collective societal implosion.
@@kelvinkloud Finally I read from someone who gets it. Most tiny brain dipshits think this song is just about getting high and f'd up like that's something to celebrate. Take in the titles of other songs on the album and there is a lot of spiritual examination going on. The lyrics to me are profound and I'm not particularly religious anymore.
So true. For the last several years I’ve told my students “Things may seem bad but I was alive in 1968, and trust me, it’s not as bad now as it was then.” I stopped saying that this year. Now I tell them “Well at least we don’t have leaders being killed on a regular basis.” That’s about all we can hang our hat on in 2020.
@@charlieross-BRM agree... its poetic spirituality but also tough straight forward advice. winwood is a spiritual person and is effective at getting healing messages across w/o having to beat people over the head w/ it or be judgemental. he did that w/ higher love also.... this song though is more visceral imo. he sums up the narcistic depravity that heavy hard drug usage leads to w/ " come down from your throne & leave your body alone"... the first time I heard those lyrics in this song it hit like a hammer esp considering the context of the time it was written. he lost very good talented friends. much like young says, in the needle & the damage done.
Goosebumps is the absolute correct response! And, no movie, way before "lost" Ginger on drums Probably a reference to a "trip", there's always a minute where everyone feels lost, and then you're found.
this was back in the days when vinyl was king. everybody had a sound system with a good turn table and huge speakers. head phones were a great way to listen.
Ginger Baker was on drums...he also was the drummer with Cream. He passed away awhile back. We had phenomenal music when I was a teen. I appreciate it so much more now that I'm older 💕😊
Steve Winwood is arguably one of the most talented people in modern music and he makes you feel every note he sings. He and Eric Clapton together were magical, and then throw in the great rhythm section lead by Ginger Baker and Blind Faith's one and only album is a true masterpiece. Keep exploring the world of Winwood, my friend - you will not be disappointed!
This is the only acoustic song on the album. For songs with Clapton's electric guitar, see "Had To Cry Today", "Presence Of The Lord", or "Sea Of Joy". To see a song featuring a drum solo by Ginger Baker (also formerly in the Cream), see the song "Do What You Like". This group split up after 1 album, but Clapton and Winwood got together at M.S.Gardens in 2008 to play many songs from their past. It's a good DVD, which also features Hendrix's "Voodoo Chile", because Winwood played organ on the original on Hendrix's Electric Ladyland album.
@@edwardmeradith2419 IMO, "Sea of Joy" is the best song on the album. Having said that, every song on the album is excellent! Also really love the long jam song "Do What You Like" with Ginger's great solo!
And to add to the history, Winwood was in the group Traffic with Dave Mason who played guitar on Hendrix's rendition of Zimmerman's All along the watchtower.
Thank you, thank you, thank you for playing this, I've been waiting for so long for someone to do this one. My kids know that I want this played at my funeral. This is my life song. Love Clapton and his voice is so fantastic in this song and this has so much meaning to me.
Steve Winwood had several hits in the 80s that you will know from retail work, "Higher Love", Valerie, When You See A Chance, Arc of a Diver(beautiful!,
This song played at the end of the movie Fandango, which starred Kevin Costner and Judd Nelson, from 1985. It’s about 4 Univ. Texas grads set in the early 70’s, getting away from it all across the ‘wilds of Texas’, each dealing with the coming reality of life. Last scene is one of Costner ( who is the lost soul of the group, trying to evade Vietnam), standing by himself on a bluff, as his character slowly fades away. This song begins playing when you don’t see him anymore. It still gives me goosebumps, even just writing about it. That song is perfectly placed. Amazing. I’m with you Jamal!!
67 years old here. This one a many others were anthems to many of my peers and myself. Windwood and Clapton did a great version at the 2007 Crossroads Guitar Festival. That one is on UA-cam as well.
song brings tears most every time i hear it... and you got the stank face AND the goosebumps... and this song is so much more than the lyrics and melody ... more than its parts.. so precious...
Jamel is my new hero in life. You can easily see how he reacts to the music deep down in his soul. Love seeing his reactions to the sounds he's hearing, and the words he's processing. Love your work, don't ever give if up!!!
“Come down off your throne, and leave your body alone; somebody must change. You are the reason I’ve been waiting all these years. Somebody holds the key.”...Great stuff & yep, Winwood’s voice is haunting!
I'm 69 years old, been to a lot of concerts in my lifetime (including Woodstsock). Saw Stevie Winwood a couple of years ago-hands down, one of the best concerts I"ve ever seen!
Gimme Some Lovin, Higher Love, Roll With It, In the Presence of the Lord - Blind Faith did a killer version of the old Buddy Holly song Well Alright. Awesome stuff.
Every time this 70 year old reads a comment about legendary Stevie Winwood, tbe experts here drag his debut to some earlier age. So, here goes my take. At birth, upon the smacking of Stevie's butt, he burst into a Ray Charles, Georgia On My Mind tribute with a cracking voice rendered that way in a marathon smoky venue performance the night prior. Now. Who is the next tall tale teller?
To me, this another song about one being away from home (could be physically or spiritually) and trying to get back to a place of peace that can't be found! This song was in an episode of Supernatural!
My musician brother Mike, turned me on to them and many other rockers. As Blacks in DC we were a little different to everyone. Good music lives on!!! Mr. Will
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My funeral song
If you like this version, you should check out House Of Lords version...that one ROCKS!
Ethereal is the word your looking for to describe Steve's voice.
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As an old guy (72) It's really nice to see young people enjoy the music I grew up on. It kinda' also validates how good and timeless music can be.
The reaction of Jamel to Winwood's singing is funny. Wonder how many inner young people missed so much good music back during that time.
You and my Uncle are the same age, I'm 53. My Uncle had an amazing album collection when I was probably 9 or 10 I started digging into them every chance I got, and yes music is timeless. In 10 yrs (or less) no one will remember a thing Cardi what's her face ever did
@@richardcranium5048 My niece made me a T shirt it said " I may be old but I saw all the great bands" lol And I did too lol I went AWOL from Fort Dix to see JIMI LOL Glad you can enjoy it, take care.
Right on bro! We'll never hear that shit again, cryin shame
You are not old.
I live with a lady that is 94.
Steve Winwood is the man. Jamel, look at all his stuff from Spencer Davis Group, Traffic, Blind Faith, and his solo career from the 80’s. I bet this is one where you know more than you realize.
He was also the organ player on “Voodoo Chile” (Jimi Hendrix Experience, Electric Ladyland album)
Definitely check out Spencer Davis Group, Steve Winwood was 14 when he joined them, will certainly wow you
He was a teenager while in Traffic!!
Love Steve so much!!
@@surlechapeau Started at only 14 years old. A real prodigy.
This song is a masterpiece. The guitars are spectacular and Winwood, well he’s just a genius.
I love Empty pages
This has always been my favorite Blind Faith song, it’s perfect in every way.
Try Rachel Price's version of it...she sings lead for Lake Street Dive. She does it justice. Truly.
It's Great, but everything these guys touched was and is pure Gold....
@@DanFan2042 I also like Tommy Shaw from Styx’s version.
True
@@DanFan2042 I'm not familiar with her but I'll check it out, thanks
We are in the presence of greatness Jamel . Being 70 yrs old and a child of the 60's, this is the music of my youth. Every time I listen to this, it's like I'm hearing it for the first time. Your reactions are so pure. You make me smile
Hey Gus...72 yr/old guy here, and I agree 100%
Gus - I'm 67 and with you on this.
Ha Gus also 70 and a "child of the 60's". We sure had a blast didn't we?
I'm the child of people born in '51 & '52, so grew up listening to all this stuff myself.
I'm 68 and I'm feeling you, Brother!
When Cream, collides with Traffic... it results in Blind Faith...🤔
Not the first time check out Eric Clapton and the powerhouse it had Steve winwood and Jack Bruce in the band
Winwood collaborated with Zawinul: Traffic Report...
the greatest one album band
@@jaewok5G Temple of the dog...just sayin'
... and a frothy mess on the asphalt. 😄
One of the great lines in rock history:
"...and I'm wasted and
I can't find my way home."
Me in Vietnam
I can’t find my way home. And I ain’t done nothing wrong. And I cant find my way home. This is a story of anyone who is lost in life and doesn’t know which way to turn. It is a beautiful melancholy melody expressing a common human problem: the chaos of life.
@@txkoshermike welcome home brother.
@@fredjennings5312 thanks for caring Jamal got it going good he has great insight into music
That describes the 70s to a tee. This is part of this Boomer's life-track
The only negative thing about this masterpiece is that it’s W-A-Y T-O-O S-H-O-R-T! I wish they had jammed for the entire side of the album!!!
Of course you can still enjoy the jam that is on the album: ua-cam.com/video/u2IpqvvlT24/v-deo.html
I feel the same way about Dirty Work by Steely Dan. Give me another five minutes please 8:12
Winwood was a "child prodigy" - joined Spencer Davis when he was 14 years old!!!
And made mythic music on his Wurlitzer organ
Rest in Peace Spencer Davis. 😢
They had to sneak him through the back because he wasn't old enough
Winwood's vocals manage to pierce straight to the soul in this one.
It's timeless..
Best comment.
Everyone was still psychedelic and beautifull
Sure does 💗
Indeed🦋
Agree. It gives me the shivers. I think it gave Jamal goosebumps from his reaction.
Ginger Baker: one of the best Drummers ever.
Beware: Ginger Baker. Greatest documentary ever!
Damn, right he is!!
Yeah...just ask him!
Ginger Baker's Air Force is a great band
RIP Mr. Baker!!
I love seeing a younger man's reaction to the music from my generation . We had the best. Thank you my brother.
You should check out Steve Winwood The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys when he was in Traffic.
I second that emotion!
My favorite song by Traffic!
A really great song, and another song like this one that you can just get lost in.
Throw in Dear Mr. Fantasy while you're doing it.
Low Spark!!!!
If you ever felt lost, if you ever walked a street alone, if you ever cried out to an empty room, if you ever needed to be embraced at a darkest moment, this melody, this voice may have been your salvation. I still cry when I hear this song. Thank you!!!!!
Very sweet put....
I couldn't have said it better
Yeah, my eyes tear up also with this song.....a song of my 19th year in life when I was fully alive but struggling with where I was supposed to go and where my home was when I was nearly homeless.
Done all those to this song.
This and Find The Cost Of Freedom will be my funeral songs.
Its hard to imagine that Winwood wrote this timeless, very moving and deep song when he was a teenager.
From what I can tell he was 21 when he wrote this. Still pretty amazing.
I just turned 55 and it means even more to me now. Fucking brilliant.
Steve Winwood is the most underrated musician of all time !
He’s only 20 y/o on this album
The other big song from Blind Faith is "Presence Of The Lord" it has a cool solo by Eric Clapton
Yes
And the song Do What You Like...Ginger Baker solo!!
Amazing tune. My favorite Clapton tones. Right im between the Cream and solo artists tones
The first song that Clapton wrote completely by himself,music and lyrics.
Yes indeed!
Clapton’s band mate from Cream, Ginger Baker is on drums.
Check out Beware Mr Baker, it was on Netflix, dude was out of his mind.
@@daveyardbird7430 Legend!!!
One of the greatest drummers ever.
If you are going to rank the members of Cream by their level of genius, Ginger Baker definitely comes out on top. As brilliant as Clapton is and was, Ginger Baker was even more brilliant.
Classic Ginger with Cream: ua-cam.com/video/HbqQL0J_Vr0/v-deo.html&ab_channel=rocksongz1
Steve's voice is haunting, beautiful, without peer. He can also play the hell out of an acoustic.
Winwood was 16 when he wrote that. He was playing in pubs at 14, when he joined what would become the Spencer Davis Group. This song is magical and still resonates today.
Steve Winwood is a musical genius, and deserves far more attention than he gets. He took several years off from the music business, after being disillusioned in the 70s, then came back with the incredible Arc of a Diver album, on which he played every single note, on every single instrument. A B3 virtuoso, without a doubt. And he's written so many wonderful songs. Such a talent!
Arc of a Driver just blew me away when it came out. I listened to the LP over and over and over and over.
Between him and Clapton, they've been in more Supergroup's than any other musicians alive!
We saw him a few years ago, opening for Tom Petty. I went in thinking "This should be fun, he's got a few good songs..." I had forgotten how many different groups he had been a part of...I found myself constantly going "Oh yeah, he did this song too!!!" And I'm not sure I've ever seen a performer who looked more appreciative of the fact that the audience was enjoying the heck out of their performance.
Yep ❤️
Absolutely. Stevie needs RR hall of fame 4 different times
"Ethereal" is the word I use to describe his voice in this song.
Nailed it.
"Haunting" is another word that applies, seems to me.
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
65 and still love this..I'm the only one Left alive there were seven of us in our neighborhood and I'm the only one who made it past 50 everytime I hear the song you remind me each one every one of them R.I.P
I'm 65, and beginning to know that same feeling. Sorry for your loss, and glad for you that you're hanging in there.
✌❤
BTW: YOUR reaction was as pure & genuine as Winwood's voice.
Remember this is the pre-auto-tune era. It's the real thing.
Exactly!!!
And please remember that singers now are JUST AS GOOD as then. And back at that time we recorded multiple takes and made loads of repairs till we got the tuning right! And guess what? We still do.
Auto-tune is pure evil
@@p.a.ivenslife - it is just another tool. Though I am not sure many use it. Melodyne is the industry standard. But we have been using all kinds of methods for correcting or improving tonal quality etc since the fifties. Even back in the days when this was recorded we had ways of correcting out of tune notes, though it was way more complicated and not as good. Most of the time, we did as we do now, - just get the singer to do the line again. It’s quicker. We tend to be much fussier now. That started in the late sixties with multi track recording which allowed more surgical retakes. But a lot of tracks from that time have dodgy notes that now we would probably correct. Mostly it doesn’t matter, but occasionally it makes me wince.
@@Cchogan yeah, I'm aware it isn't used by many outside of the mainstream pop community. I understand the potential in its use. I just prefer the tone of a natural voice, good or bad.
Almost seems this song was written and brought forth by angels
Yes! Perfect description!😊 👼
Sends chills down my spine everytime I hear it.
I’ve always said that Winwood on this song is what an angel would sound like.
who could ever get tired of this beautiful song? Not me ever andI’m 70. i love most of the album. Steve Winwoods voice almost angelic.
This song always makes me teary eyed, long childhood, longer teen years....old before I knee I would be homeless at 20 with tracks, long road to where I am now, 50 bit beaten but still alive with a smile....
Inspiring message. Hope this finds you still doing well.
When it's my time to leave this earth I want my family to play this song and party their fuckin asses off while I'm being cremated
I started using in 1967, I'm 66 years old now and yes still alive with a smile, thank God and this great music
Never got teary-eyed before… til hearing it this morning… A beautiful song…
Love and hugs
One of the best songs ever, from one of the best albums of all time.
@Joel Springman You've been denied, my friend. Here's a couple more classics from the same album...
Sea of Joy ua-cam.com/video/z7DVYnaH_oY/v-deo.html
Had to Cry Today ua-cam.com/video/Z4Yo_VbGdMg/v-deo.html
My all-time favorite song from my all-time favorite album. Nothing can touch this masterpiece.
Early Winwood - "Gimme Some Loving" with the Spencer Davis Group. Later Winwood - "Higher Love", just a magnificent song. One of the greats of his era, worthy of a deep dive.
I grew up listening to Motown, Blues, Jazz and then British Invasion, Stones, Beatles. I have found these many years that the universal language and slayer of all prejudice is music. If you raise kids with a wide array of music the foundation for racial and ethnic prejudice is never laid.
Amen.
Steve Winwood has one of the most soulful voices on the planet.
Ginger Baker was on drums.
Steve Winwood is an absolute treasure. The almost unknown member of this group was Ric Grech (on bass), he also played with Traffic and Family. He also played on a Gram Parsons record which I find super interesting.
@Nathan Logan I've come across it, it's a super funky album. I never got much into the funk / jazz afrobeat type stuff, though I know Baker really loved it. The only "Jazz" I really get into are some rock bands that incorporate it some. Traffic, Steely Dan, Chicago, etc.
@Nathan Logan I'm less into jazz and more into blues (and some country, super picky about it, even though it's what I was raised around). Acoustic, electric, american delta and Chicago stuff, british, etc. Cant get enough of it. Been listening to 60s and 70s outlaw country my whole life and it's still my favorite overall, but I started a blues kick a few years ago and it hasn't slowed down lol. Freddie King, Albert King, johnny dawkins, lightnin Hopkins, peter green, john Mayall, johnny winter, Allman Bros etc etc
@Nathan Logan will give it a listen 👍
Try Rachel Price's version of this tune. So beautiful. She's from Lake Street Dive. Lovely vocals...a tribute to this wonderful band.
@Nathan Logan nice!
"This man's voice is amazing!" Proceeds to sing just like Steve Winwood.
Cool moment
I’m going to say it! This is one of greatest songs ever written! It still sounds soulful and wistful all these years later!
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Steven Winwood was at his best. His angelic voice is a spiritual experience.
Ginger Baker is on drums. He also played drums with Clapton and Jack Bruce on bass in the 60’s “super group” Cream.
RIP Ginger.
he was schooled in Jazz...
very subtle drum work on this song.
He's also the voice behind "I'm a Man" by the Spencer Davis Group. You reacted to the Chicago version. Look this one up!
Which Steve also wrote.
Also Gimme Some Lovin' - with Spencer Davis Group......think he was 18/19 at the time? You'll just love it Jamel. Song is great and video fun for that time.
Yes and he wrote that at 16!
@@cynthiadepriest8192 Let's get Jamel to react to it! I'm sure it will get his foot tapping :-)
@@cynthiadepriest8192 Actually he was only 15 when he wrote and played it. Either way he was YOUNG!!! lol
"If I was lost and this song came on, I would be okay" I Love it!
The feeling, heart and soul put into these songs is the thing of legend. Will never come our way again.
I agree his voice is haunting, soulful, vulnerable, etc. He was also insanely young. Like 20, or somewhere around there. It's like, "damn, son, you ain't even halfway to the hard stuff, yet."
Haunting. Yes
That sounds like a song lyric bro!
@@robertdeleon5889 Thank you!
Winwood and Clapton were the epitome of "blue eyed soul".
It was summertime 1969, I was 17, I was walking down the street and that song started playing out of the sky and I stopped and thought I died and went to heaven, OH MY GOD!
“If I was lost and I was listening to this song I would be OK!” Perfect!
Dear Mr. Fantasy... by Traffic... Is dedicated to you!... You're awesome
Jamel !💝
Steve Winwood is the English version of Stevie Wonder in that he is a prodigy with a voice from heaven and apparently he can play any instrument he chooses. His guitar playing is as great as his keyboard work.
I agree. Never thought of it but it’s true. I saw Winwood at the Laid Back Festival about a month after Gregg Allman died. Allman was the creator and was planning on playing but he died. Everyone who played was terrible but Winwood came on last and played for almost 3 hours, about 2 am in the rain. He was fantastic
@@NYCgirl927 cool that you got to see that. He's a great performer for sure.
This is a comparison I've never thought of, but is so true
This was their only album in 1969. This is my favorite all time song. I was 19 then. Ginger Baker was the best. He keeps time with quarter notes with his left leg. He has talked about that in interviews. They did only one live performance as Blind Faith and you see Ginger Baker play. I love them all. The musicians of my late teen years. I love all the other bands they put together also.
Every song on the album is amazing. Blind Faith was THE super group.
This was a great era, Jamel. As you have mentioned before, a lot of big names got together with each other. They usually didn't stay together long but they did some great music.
Winwood is great without a doubt. Ginger Baker ya gotta give a little more props to. He was with Clapton in Cream as well. He's the father of "Metal" drummers with his style. But this is one of my favorite all time songs!! You should check out the live version at Hyde park they did of this tune.
Seen the cream live 68 wheels fire tour. Baker may be the father of metal because of his power. But technically hes purely from jazz/off jazz, and strongly influenced by African rhythms/beat. Give Airforce by Baker a listen. ☮✌
@@lawrencea274 yeah Ginger didn’t like the title one bit. I guess he wasn’t a metal fan.
Yet. GB came from a jazz background.
@One Voice Yeah I know he is from the jazz community..... but his drumming style was and is still an influence in the metal music industry. I ain't lying look it up. Ginger even talked about it in interviews.
This is from Forbes in an interview with Baker.
These people that dress up in spandex trousers with all the extraordinary makeup - I find it incredibly repulsive, always have. I’ve seen where Cream is sort of held responsible for the birth of heavy metal. Well, I would definitely go for aborting [laughs]. I loathe and detest heavy metal. I think it is an abortion. A lot of these guys come up and say, “Man, you were my influence, the way you thrashed the drums.” They don’t seem to understand I was thrashing in order to hear what I was playing. It was anger, not enjoyment - and painful.
.....and plenty of other sites as well, where he repeated the same thing.
www.forbes.com/sites/jimclash/2015/06/12/creams-ginger-baker-opines-on-heavy-metal-led-zeppelin-beatles/#551e03f05244
@broomsterm yes I pulled an article out of my ass. 😂🤣😂. Do you have a reading comprehension problem?
Blind Faith ! Happy this album lives on with the youth. Still my favorite after all these years. It is exceptional.
First heard this album in Vietnam rocked my world one of my top what ever albums Steve Windwood is Amazing
I promise this a true story. In my early twenties, I was driving home and the freeway was closed. I had drive through a pretty rough neighborhood. Hot Texas summer, car with no A/C and getting some pretty strange looks; let's just say I was nervous. Then this song came on the radio. I laughed out loud and got a couple of very strange looks, but I just smiled and drove on. A couple of minutes later, I got my bearings and, well, found my way home. I always think about that day when I hear this song.
Funny how a song takes you back to a place in time forever etched in memory...😏
Brings tears to me. I think we've all had times when we feel this way.
Yes yes yes! I freaking love Steve winwood. Try gimmee some loving by him with the Spencer Davis group. While listening to that song try to keep in mind that he is 15 years old singing it.
He was 19 when he did that in 1967.
Okay you're a little closer. I just googled it and when the song was released he was 18. Still surprised by it because he sounds like a 30-year-old singing.
@@michaellynch5254 It came out in October of 66 in the UK. Not sure exactly when it was released as a single in the U.S. I'm pretty sure it came out in 67. He turned 19 on May 12th of 67.
I grew up on this music and this is one of my favorite songs. I took my wife to see Steve Winwood early in our marriage and she was blown away. It's very refreshing to see a music appreciation channel like this. I also recommend In the Presence of the Lord by Blind Faith.
This is one of my favorite songs. The lyrics are emotional, Winwood's voice is just spectacular, Clapton's intricate guitarwork offsets it perfectly, and Baker and Grech lay down a gentle, flowing frame. Love it!
FM radio in the car blasting down the coast highway in California at midnight, windows down, long hair blowing back. Those were the days Jamal. Hippie heaven.
Listen to his version with just him and his acoustic guitar sitting in front of a stone fireplace in his later years. Man.......it's great you appreciate great music like this.
Yeah, big +1 to this suggestion!
YES! This, so much. YES, please.
ua-cam.com/video/eoSn2Y-b6wI/v-deo.html
@@maddiestretch9710 Thank you! Just watched - amazing.
Well done Maurice, this is the ultimate version , man voice and guitar and the open fire adds to the embiance.
Probably the most talented all around musician and singer of his generation
I get chills every time I hear this hauntingly emotional masterpiece.....what a song!
Songs of my childhood
So many emotions
Have a blessed one
This song came at the end of the 60's, when pretty much everybody was lost and disillusioned. It suits the times perfectly. I think there will be the same kind of reaction after 2020 is over as we had when 1968 finally ended (that was an equally F'd-up year). That whole era was like coming-to with a god-awful hangover and realizing that last night you'd destroyed your entire life and everything you loved and believed was gone. Steve Winwood captured these feelings and expressed them in a way we really needed.
Steve Winwood is definitely someone whose work you know - he's been making great music since 1965.
well said.... heroin was rising & taking down many. nam was an endless hell hole. mlk and rfk were dead. hippie idealism had turned into altamont violence. things did look bleak & people really needed some sort of buoy to hold onto as they were adrift in a raging sea.... this song is a plea & thank you to God to seek out inner peace & a way out of & off of destructive vice both of personal use & collective societal implosion.
@@kelvinkloud Finally I read from someone who gets it. Most tiny brain dipshits think this song is just about getting high and f'd up like that's something to celebrate. Take in the titles of other songs on the album and there is a lot of spiritual examination going on. The lyrics to me are profound and I'm not particularly religious anymore.
So true. For the last several years I’ve told my students “Things may seem bad but I was alive in 1968, and trust me, it’s not as bad now as it was then.” I stopped saying that this year. Now I tell them “Well at least we don’t have leaders being killed on a regular basis.” That’s about all we can hang our hat on in 2020.
Ha ha! Perfect descriptiong "One Guy" ... but are you sure you were there if you remember it? ;-)
@@charlieross-BRM agree... its poetic spirituality but also tough straight forward advice. winwood is a spiritual person and is effective at getting healing messages across w/o having to beat people over the head w/ it or be judgemental. he did that w/ higher love also.... this song though is more visceral imo. he sums up the narcistic depravity that heavy hard drug usage leads to w/ " come down from your throne & leave your body alone"... the first time I heard those lyrics in this song it hit like a hammer esp considering the context of the time it was written. he lost very good talented friends. much like young says, in the needle & the damage done.
Goosebumps is the absolute correct response!
And, no movie, way before "lost"
Ginger on drums
Probably a reference to a "trip", there's always a minute where everyone feels lost, and then you're found.
this was back in the days when vinyl was king. everybody had a sound system with a good turn table and huge speakers. head phones were a great way to listen.
Ginger Baker was on drums...he also was the drummer with Cream. He passed away awhile back. We had phenomenal music when I was a teen. I appreciate it so much more now that I'm older 💕😊
Steve Winwood is arguably one of the most talented people in modern music and he makes you feel every note he sings. He and Eric Clapton together were magical, and then throw in the great rhythm section lead by Ginger Baker and Blind Faith's one and only album is a true masterpiece. Keep exploring the world of Winwood, my friend - you will not be disappointed!
I love this song !! Two giants of the era, Clapton and Winwood. Wow! Still hits me hard after 50 plus years.
Heard this on the radio when I was young. Went right out and bought the album. I'm 75, still have it, scratches and all.
This is the only acoustic song on the album. For songs with Clapton's electric guitar, see "Had To Cry Today", "Presence Of The Lord", or "Sea Of Joy". To see a song featuring a drum solo by Ginger Baker (also formerly in the Cream), see the song "Do What You Like". This group split up after 1 album, but Clapton and Winwood got together at M.S.Gardens in 2008 to play many songs from their past. It's a good DVD, which also features Hendrix's "Voodoo Chile", because Winwood played organ on the original on Hendrix's Electric Ladyland album.
The version of this from MS Garden Clapton/Winwood is the best version (other than this) with a solo by Clapton on Electric that will blow your mind.
Here’s the link ua-cam.com/video/Vld1gTq6kH8/v-deo.html
Sea of Joy is a beautiful tune
@@edwardmeradith2419 IMO, "Sea of Joy" is the best song on the album. Having said that, every song on the album is excellent! Also really love the long jam song "Do What You Like" with Ginger's great solo!
And to add to the history, Winwood was in the group Traffic with Dave Mason who played guitar on Hendrix's rendition of Zimmerman's All along the watchtower.
Thank you, thank you, thank you for playing this, I've been waiting for so long for someone to do this one. My kids know that I want this played at my funeral. This is my life song. Love Clapton and his voice is so fantastic in this song and this has so much meaning to me.
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It's actually Winwood singing
@@loosilu I realized that after a few minutes, I'm used to Clapton singing it.
@@lorilxn1597 That's right, I forgot he plays it.
After all these years, this song still gets me in the feels. Every. Damn. Time. Ridiculous. Thanks dude
I love love love your reactions to Stevie Winwood!!!! You're a good human. God bless!
"It could be my British need for discipline that makes me admire the American appetite for freedom and passion." (Steve Winwood)
Could that be loosely interpreted , we work hard , we play just as herd ???
Steve Winwood had several hits in the 80s that you will know from retail work, "Higher Love", Valerie, When You See A Chance, Arc of a Diver(beautiful!,
I had a straight week where Valerie was stuck in my head and would not leave. I still love that song.
YES!
And Don’t You Know What The Night Can Do
Love Valerie- any Steve Winwood, but especially that one.
No mention that today's artists have nothing to compare to these masterpieces from 40 years ago.
This song played at the end of the movie Fandango, which starred Kevin Costner and Judd Nelson, from 1985. It’s about 4 Univ. Texas grads set in the early 70’s, getting away from it all across the ‘wilds of Texas’, each dealing with the coming reality of life. Last scene is one of Costner ( who is the lost soul of the group, trying to evade Vietnam), standing by himself on a bluff, as his character slowly fades away. This song begins playing when you don’t see him anymore. It still gives me goosebumps, even just writing about it. That song is perfectly placed. Amazing.
I’m with you Jamal!!
Boy, did I ever time this well, posted 1 min ago. Keep up the great work, Jamel, with your blasts from the past! ❤️
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Yes the voice of the group Traffic, also huge solo artist in the 80's
This single one of the best songs EVER MADE - PERIOD.
Spencer Davis just died the other day, Winwoos mentor
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Steve Winwood is a legend. He has so many hits during his time with each group and solo. He just kept cranking the songs out every step of the way
67 years old here. This one a many others were anthems to many of my peers and myself. Windwood and Clapton did a great version at the 2007 Crossroads Guitar Festival. That one is on UA-cam as well.
also 67 here, and hell to the yes re "anthems." This song, Low Spark, John Barleycorn... back when FM radio was the soundtrack to life for many of us.
I bought that Crossroads DVD for the sole purpose to watch, over and over, their live version of this song (the introduction in itself is amazing).
We were so friggin' lucky to grow up when we did! The sounds, the voices...oh my god!
song brings tears most every time i hear it...
and you got the stank face AND the goosebumps...
and this song is so much more than the lyrics and melody ... more than its parts..
so precious...
Jamel is my new hero in life. You can easily see how he reacts to the music deep down in his soul. Love seeing his reactions to the sounds he's hearing, and the words he's processing. Love your work, don't ever give if up!!!
“Come down off your throne, and leave your body alone; somebody must change. You are the reason I’ve been waiting all these years. Somebody holds the key.”...Great stuff & yep, Winwood’s voice is haunting!
From the same album: "Had to Cry Today". Then try a later song: "Roll With It". Then "Low Spark of High Heel Boys". Greatness
Yes Jamal, Low Spark many channels have done a reaction this classic, and for good reason, 13 minutes of musical genius.
As far as I know, not in a movie.
Also John Barleycorn
I'm 69 years old, been to a lot of concerts in my lifetime (including Woodstsock). Saw Stevie Winwood a couple of years ago-hands down, one of the best concerts I"ve ever seen!
Jamal, I'm 65 yrs old. This is my music. This is how I see life. Enjoy it.
Gimme Some Lovin, Higher Love, Roll With It, In the Presence of the Lord - Blind Faith did a killer version of the old Buddy Holly song Well Alright. Awesome stuff.
Absolute classic. Please also do Sea of Joy by them. It's even better.
maybe, but the whole album is a classic, right ? best toyou, Peace "Jogi" from Germany
Sea of Joy. Yes that’s the one.
Every time this 70 year old reads a comment about legendary Stevie Winwood, tbe experts here drag his debut to some earlier age. So, here goes my take. At birth, upon the smacking of Stevie's butt, he burst into a Ray Charles, Georgia On My Mind tribute with a cracking voice rendered that way in a marathon smoky venue performance the night prior. Now. Who is the next tall tale teller?
I’m so glad I was able to see Steve Winwood live back in 2011 when he came to Sydney supporting Steely Dan.
To me, this another song about one being away from home (could be physically or spiritually) and trying to get back to a place of peace that can't be found!
This song was in an episode of Supernatural!
Dean, Sam, Cass, Bobby, Crowley, John, Mary, Jack, Kevin Tran, Charlie, Trickster, Death, Ruby, Jodie Mills, Lisa, Gabriel, Ghostfacers, Chuck
Steve Winwood is a legend. Can't go wrong with anything in his stellar career. Should be in the stupid RRHOF as a solo artist.
I concur. It's kind of ridiculous that he isn't.
Some of the best music I have ever listened to when I was 18 years old.
I was waiting for that last high note to be sung. I just knew your face was going to be just what it was. Such an incredible song!
50 years later, it keeps getting better.
Steve Winwood (Traffic> "Dear Mr. Fantasy", "The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys" studio for both
Mr. Fantasy will always be my #1 of all his work!
Yes! To all of this...
there's also a Great live version of Low Spark from 1972!
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John Barleycorn (Must Die) are my favs
My musician brother Mike, turned me on to them and many other rockers. As Blacks in DC we were a little different to everyone. Good music lives on!!! Mr. Will