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Track Listings
| Disc: 1 | |||
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| 1. Had To Cry Today | |||
| 2. Can't Find My Way Home | |||
| 3. Well Alright | |||
| 4. Presence Of The Lord | |||
| 5. Sea Of Joy | |||
| 6. Do What You Like | |||
| 7. Sleeping In The Ground | |||
| 8. Can't Find My Way Home | |||
| 9. Acoustic Jam | |||
| 10. Time Winds | |||
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| Disc: 2 | |||
| 1. Very Long And Good Jam | |||
| 2. Slow Jam | |||
| 3. Change Of Address Jam | |||
| 4. Slow Jam | |||
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Short-lived classic rock supergroup Blind Faith's sole 1969 album has aged remarkably well. Blind Faith fused the psychedelic blues of Eric Clapton and the soulful vocals and keyboards of Steve Winwood with the polyrhythmic, Afrocentric leanings of drummer Ginger Baker. "Can't Find My Way Home" is easily one of the hippie era's most lyrically poignant, sonically subtle tunes. The record has a lot of surprises; "Presence Of The Lord" is rousing and melancholy at the same time, while the way the bass and guitar double-team on the introductory melodic line to "Had To Cry Today" makes a hard rock cliché fresh again. The 10-minute drum solo on "Do What You Like" is pretty good as 10-minute drum solos go; Blind Faith is not a purchase for the jam-shy, especially in its present, bloated form, which adds almost an hour-and-a-half of unreleased jams and mixes. And while surely there are levitational moments within the five 12- to16-minute improv sections included here, the excess (and lack of great material; remember that this band was only together a few months) grows tiresome. One notable exception is the "Change of Address Jam", excerpts from which were pressed up as a record label change-of-address announcement back in the day. It's got a pleasant, near-swinging, Graham Bond/Booker T on Quaaludes vibe with Winwood's keyboards rollicking nicely in a manner recalling his work on Electric Ladyland. The rest of disc two is for completists only. --Mike McGonigal
CD Description
BLIND FAITH was cursed at its very inception by being billed as a supergroup. This was truly a pity, because for all the classic beauty of their only recording, Blind Faith was a band that never had a legitimate opportunity to come together as a performing ensemble. Hyped to the hilt and rushed into a massive, chaotic tour, the band fell apart after its final American concerts when Eric Clapton packed it in to join Delaney & Bonnie's band.
BLIND FAITH scored a big hit with their evocative acoustic ballad "Can't Find My Way Home", featuring Winwood's raspy falsetto, Clapton's poignant acoustic guitar, and Baker's pulsing brush work. But then, every song on BLIND FAITH has become an FM radio staple, "Presenceof the Lord" with Winwood's fervent vocals to "Had to Cry Today", featuring Clapton's dense, multi-tracked blues leads,and the jacked-up rockabilly of Buddy Holly's "Well Alright". But the band never had much of a life outside the studio and after Blind Faith folded, Winwood and Grech joined Baker's Air Force before re-forming Traffic. Clapton began movingaway from extended improvisations into more tightly structured song forms on his first solo album ERIC CLAPTON, and then with Derek & The Dominos.
Short-lived classic rock supergroup Blind Faith's sole 1969 album has aged remarkably well. Blind Faith fused the psychedelic blues of Eric Clapton and the soulful vocals and keyboards of Steve Winwood with the polyrhythmic, Afrocentric leanings of drummer Ginger Baker. "Can't Find My Way Home" is easily one of the hippie era's most lyrically poignant, sonically subtle tunes. The record has a lot of surprises; "Presence Of The Lord" is rousing and melancholy at the same time, while the way the bass and guitar double-team on the introductory melodic line to "Had To Cry Today" makes a hard rock cliché fresh again. The 10-minute drum solo on "Do What You Like" is pretty good as 10-minute drum solos go; Blind Faith is not a purchase for the jam-shy, especially in its present, bloated form, which adds almost an hour-and-a-half of unreleased jams and mixes. And while surely there are levitational moments within the five 12- to16-minute improv sections included here, the excess (and lack of great material; remember that this band was only together a few months) grows tiresome. One notable exception is the "Change of Address Jam", excerpts from which were pressed up as a record label change-of-address announcement back in the day. It's got a pleasant, near-swinging, Graham Bond/Booker T on Quaaludes vibe with Winwood's keyboards rollicking nicely in a manner recalling his work on Electric Ladyland. The rest of disc two is for completists only. --Mike McGonigal
CD Description
BLIND FAITH was cursed at its very inception by being billed as a supergroup. This was truly a pity, because for all the classic beauty of their only recording, Blind Faith was a band that never had a legitimate opportunity to come together as a performing ensemble. Hyped to the hilt and rushed into a massive, chaotic tour, the band fell apart after its final American concerts when Eric Clapton packed it in to join Delaney & Bonnie's band.
BLIND FAITH scored a big hit with their evocative acoustic ballad "Can't Find My Way Home", featuring Winwood's raspy falsetto, Clapton's poignant acoustic guitar, and Baker's pulsing brush work. But then, every song on BLIND FAITH has become an FM radio staple, "Presenceof the Lord" with Winwood's fervent vocals to "Had to Cry Today", featuring Clapton's dense, multi-tracked blues leads,and the jacked-up rockabilly of Buddy Holly's "Well Alright". But the band never had much of a life outside the studio and after Blind Faith folded, Winwood and Grech joined Baker's Air Force before re-forming Traffic. Clapton began movingaway from extended improvisations into more tightly structured song forms on his first solo album ERIC CLAPTON, and then with Derek & The Dominos.
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