Music : Blind Faith

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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0731453181823
Format: Original recording remastered
Label: Polydor / Umgd
Manufacturer: Polydor / Umgd
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Polydor / Umgd
Release Date: February 27, 2001
Sales Rank: 315
Studio: Polydor / Umgd

Editorial Review:

Amazon.com:
The short-lived classic-rock supergroup Blind Faith's sole album has aged remarkably well. In 1969, 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 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. This 2000 reissue of the album omits the unreleased jams and mixes that fill the second disc of the deluxe reissue that appeared earlier in the year. --Mike McGonigal

Average Rating:

Rating: - Great CD very poor service
The CD is fantastic but the service rendered by the seller was in fact the worst I have ever experianced and will make me avoid ever using Amazon again.

Rating: - In my top 10 of my favorite albums
Being a clapton and winwood fan already when this album was released what can I say.Throw in ginger on the drums and Rick Grech on bass and you have at the time what they called the first rock supergroup. Just guys from other bands forming a new band to me. The whole album is superb. (Do what you like) on the second side was a little long but it got to showcase gingers druming to the max. I still play the cd often. What made me come back and reveiw this music on this day is the release of the live ... Read More

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Rating: - Im not much of a Clapton fan
More of a Hendrix/Page kind of guy. But in my opinion this the best album EC has created. Pretty much the only songs not totally worn out and the only ones I turn up when they come on the radio!

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Rating: - It definitely works for me!
My 'Bible' for rock music is the 1983 Rolling Stone Record Guide. But there are times when the critics really miss the boat, and their scathing attack on this album is one of those instances. It seems to me that many critics hold it against Blind Faith that they were created to be a supergroup, and therefore feel obliged to cut them down to size. Reality is, however, that this was indeed a supergroup. How could it not be - including Clapton, Baker, Winwood and Grech? Steve Winwood was in his prime ... Read More

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Rating: - One of the First Supergroups
Blind Faith only lasted for one release, but the union of Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood produced memorable classic moments. The opening tune, "Had to Cry Today" is a great rocker which features Steve's soaring vocals against the guitar play of Winwood and Clapton. Ginger Baker's drumming is his usual thumping triplet rolls that became such a staple influence of rock drummers. "Presence of the Lord", "Can't Find My Way Home" are classic rock standards, and Winwood paints a poignant vocal line on ... Read More