Cream- Crossroads(Robert Johnson Cover)

Originally by Robert Johnson

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Music

Tags:

• Cream
• Crossroads
• Robert
• Johnson

[gahzeyboe]

“I've always had Crossroads held up as one of the great landmarks of guitar playing, but most of that solo is on the wrong beat. Instead of playing on the two and four, I'm playing on the one and three and thinking, 'that's the off beat.' No wonder people think it's so good-because it's wrong!"

So this is Clapton fucking up?

God dammit....

[TheEBKJ]

It's the bass that makes this song. The lead guitar and the drums are awesome, totes obvi. But it's the bass, quiet and insistent and subtle that provides the rock solid yet flexible spine that holds this song together, enriches the sound, gives it depth and keeps it from getting too shrill and noisy. Without the rich and low tones of the bass, this song would be a little painful to listen to. It would be too high-pitched and very two dimensional. The bassist here is doing the best job of all.

[SuperBeibersucks]

@StarRiders100 So you don't like it?

[StarRiders100]

I've always thought this was one of the most boring songs I've ever heard. I haven't played int years but it looks as though I'm going to get stuck playing it again. I can probably play it in my sleep, or at least I hope so, because sleeping in the only way I can get through this song. The music of the mid 60's was fantastic. It was doesn't disco that drove the music off a cliff. The music had already been killed by the guitar gods like Clapton and Hendrix.

[vedderfan94]

Just spent half an hour cleaning my keyboard after that.

[fireblossom2u]

That second solo break is beyond description. Clapton has always struggled with allowing himself to let go...to go for it. I heard a fairly recent interview with Jeff Beck and Clapton. Beck described himself as a risk taker and Clapton said he was quite the opposite. In my opinion, his best playing has been in those times when he was driven in the moment by great players i.e. Bruce, Baker, Allman, to name a few. The dynamics caused him to let go and play instead of over thinking.

[babscabs1987]

@TheEBKJ

thats because on the 8th day god created Jack Bruce

[vedderfan94]

Quite funny how Eric Clapton almost give up learning to play the guitar when he was 13 because he was finding it too difficult.

[sd5775]

@TheEBKJ Ur absolutetly right!, However listen to that lead!

[ciaobellakate]

@ghiribizzi

I know! And to write Layla at 25? He's a fucking alien, I swear.

[chasbro777]

Got that right....I saw him at Cream farewell....MSG....1968-9....j­ust stood an played....amazing.

[chasbro777]

@jaysteels On any stereo just isolate the appropriate track....all the way to L or R.

Its great to play along with Bruce....Spoonful live....have fun....I hope it works for ya.....get back if you need anymore help....enjoy.