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Titolo: Tornano i Cream di Clapton (e Waters va a vederli)

Siete ancora in giro fra boschetti d'acero ed autostrade
ingolfate? C'č un leggero languorino in questo ng (forse
perchč manca Ambrogio): proviamo dunque a postare una
piccola stronzata per vedere l'effetto che fa...
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Cream - by Roger Waters 	
http://snipurl.com/e93v
I was in my third year of classes at a place in London
called the Regent Street Polytechnic School of Architecture,
which is where I met Nick Mason and Rick Wright. At the end
of each term we would have a show, and this time we had
Cream -- in a small hall where I had once played Happy Loman
in Death of a Salesman, which is beside the point.
The curtain drew back and the three of them started playing
"Crossroads." I had never seen or heard anything like it
before. I was simply staggered by the amount of equipment
they had: by Ginger Baker's double bass drum, by Jack
Bruce's two 4-by-12 Marshall amps and by all of Eric
Clapton's gear. It was an astounding sight and an explosive
sound.
Two-thirds of the way through their set, one of them said,
"We'd like to invite a friend of ours from America out
onstage." It was Jimi Hendrix, and that was the first night
he played in England. He came on and did all that now-famous
stuff, like playing with his teeth. That ticket cost about a
pound or so. It might have been the best purchase I ever
made.
After that, Pink Floyd started to go professional, and we
would run into Cream on the road. They affected so many
people. Jimmy Page must have looked at Cream and thought,
"Fuck me, I think I'll do that," and then put together Led
Zeppelin. Along with the Beatles, they gave those of us
entering the business at that time something to aspire to
that wasn't pop, but was still popular.
I remember Ginger Baker was insane back then, and I'm sure
he still is. He hit the drums harder than anyone I've ever
seen, with the possible exception of Keith Moon. And Ginger
hit them in a rhythmic style all his own that was
extraordinary. Eric Clapton we don't have to talk about --
it's obvious how amazing he is. Then there's Jack Bruce --
probably the most musically gifted bass player who's ever
been.
Cream were very innovative within the context of all the
music coming from the West Coast of the U.S. at that time,
from bands like the Doors and Love. Apart from being a great
blues band, Cream had a real good go at so many other
styles, even if some of it sounds a little silly now. There
are songs on all the Cream albums that amaze me still, like
"Crossroads," "Sunshine of Your Love," "White Room" and "I
Feel Free." They were desperately trying to write material
that was truly progressive and original. And they achieved
that. That's why the work has lasted so long and so well.
And that's why it was impossible to get a ticket to the
upcoming Cream shows in London. I expect my eyes to be
popping out of my head again when I see them at the Royal
Albert Hall.
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Clapton, Baker e Bruce suoneranno alla Royal Albert Hall
dal 2 al 6 maggio 2005 (stesso giorno della "prima" dei VDGG
che perņ saranno alla Royal FESTIVAL Hall).
-- 
"Giuro di essere fedele alla Repubblica, di osservarne lealmente
la Costituzione e le leggi e di esercitare le mie funzioni
nell'interesse esclusivo della nazione"
(Giuramento del presidente del consiglio Berlusconi)

 
Bell'effetto, sembra un post scritto da uno qualsiasi di noi: il pound 
meglio speso... la difficoltą a trovare i biglietti... il io c'ero e io 
ci sarņ...
Era un'intervista?
Non č che lo chiamano sul palco... e waters comincia a suonare con i 
denti?  :-)
Fa venire voglia di andare a vedere i cream di clapton.
Ciao
vandario

Fa venire voglia di andare a vedere i Cream di Clapton.
A me ha fatto lo stesso effetto.
Ma a Roma il 12 giugno...
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