Can't Find My Way Home - Blind Faith | College Students' FIRST TIME REACTION!
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Loved this track, lost in the sauce in every sense of the phrase!! Cheers all make sure to vote in the poll, have a great weekend!!! 🙌🏻🔥
Steve Winwood had a bunch of great hits in the 80’s - someone listed a bunch of them in one of the comments below.
You do know that the singer for this song and Dear Mr. Fantasy is the same singer. Mr. Steve Winwood.
So, as I'm sure you gathered from the live comments, the real 'star' of Blind Faith was Steve Winwood. He had been the vocalist/keyboardist for The Spencer Davis Group previous to this. Check out Gimme Some Lovin next. That's his first hit and was recorded when Winwood was 19. He's 21 here. Then check out Traffic - his next group after Blind Faith. Amazing stuff. Keep the faith.
Predicted the ratings in the Chat beforehand! You guys have a noticeable preference towards harder stuff.
The 2007 live version with Steve Winwood and Eric Clapton (half of Blind Faith): czcams.com/video/xaBE_Yw5tlo/video.html
Steve Winwood, the vocalist, was in Traffic - Low Spark of High Heeled boys has vats of sauce
Yes indeed
Yes please.
how much sauce does a vat hold?
@@scottstewart5784 20% extra.
Swimming pool full of sauce? 😁
I hope Alex hops into the comments! Steve Winwood was a prodigy, joined Spencer Davis Group at 15, and he already had that voice. Then he was in Traffic, and then did Blind Faith for one album. He is one of the most beautiful voices in rock. The most unassuming rock GOD in the business. BRILLIANT on guitar and keyboards. And even better as a singer. He may be underrated in the press, but he is WORSHIPPED by Clapton and basically everyone else. His stage presence is like, a white shirt and jeans, "don't look at me." The song isn't about the chorus. It's a timeless yearning. That's why it's so personal for so many people, as you can see in the comments. Everyone has a story or knows someone who does. So so so happy you did this one. It's beloved by the greatest artists, and so many big names have covered it as a live song. My personal favorite is Winwood playing it with Clapton at the Crossroads festival. It was the first time they had performed together for 30 years. czcams.com/video/8L82II1lNjo/video.html
Love that version too. Best part is at the end when Winwood looks over at Clapton and nods his head indicating...Yeah we just crushed it.
Alex, this rendition gives you what you were looking for.
@@neonpark1874 its a 1969 song. they will never get this cause you had to be there. its a winwood song.
@@neonpark1874 Yep!! And you can tell Clapton is just in awe of him. Edited to add, this was literally Clapton's music festival, at Madison Square Garden. This was the HIGHLIGHT. And Clapton took a backseat to Winwood.
@Joey B Hyde Park!
Blind Faith only made one album, but it's one of my handful of all time favorites. Every song is a winner.
Steve Winwood Vocals, Rick Gretsch Bass, Eric Clapton Lead Guitar and Ginger Baker Drums. A short lived super group in the late 60's and a very haunting song that touches on the times of drugs and over indulgences and not able to find their way back. A great song to bring the 60's to an end of an era.
Alex: 'Don't know if Winwood did anything after this.' What? They are so young....😁
The neat thing is, if you grew up in the 1980s znd heard 1980s Steve Winwood you think he is a great artist/piano player. But back in the day, he was also a great and underrated guitar player.
@@Jimbo_Bluff If only Winwood had some talent. He sings better than you. He plays keyboards better than you. He plays guitar better than you. He writes and composes songs better than you. It's sad really - maybe one day, he'll find his niche.
They haven't heard anything by Winwood after this, and only one thing by him prior, Traffic's Dear Mr. Fantasy.
@@luckymustard They really gotta do one of his tunes with Spencer Davis.
I don't think A&A realize a lot of musicians back in the day, jumped from group to group because they wanted to expand their musical experiences and abilities. Winwood is a classic example, which is why he's such a great artist. Blind Faith and Traffic touched on several genres, which made them so unique!
Such a haunting and beautiful song. Peace to all of us who found our way home. I have a friend out there who’s wandering right now. Don my brother, please come home❤️
Susan Klasinski Your comment is the best because you understand the poignant meaning of this song especially at that time.
Found my way home nine years ago (alcohol). Best thing I’ve ever done.
@@JesusChrist-xb7jq Happy you're doing well
@@JesusChrist-xb7jq well done brother 8 yrs for me
This song touches so many people on a personal level. Everyone has their own journey home one way or another.
One of Blind Faith’s best songs. Never gets old to me.
Its nostalgic feeling even if you were 4 years old.
Low Spark of High Heeled Boys!
Love it When Andy says “ Dude, I almost cried.” I totally do that - certain tones in music choke me up sometimes.
In college a friend would borrow his roomates VW wagon or something (was it a VW?) and we would drive 45 minutes from college to Peakin Peak to ski when school was called off. Often we were the first ones down the slopes after lake effect dumped tons of snow. We had Low Spark and hash for the whole ride to the slope. And a boda bag with wine in it. Great times.
You have to hear "The Low Spark of High Heel Boys" by Traffic
“Sea of Joy” “Presence of The Lord” “The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys” “Glad/Freedom Rider” “Empty Pages”
Low spark! 👍 The low spark of high heeled boys.
Love traffic!
Low Spark of High Heeled Boys........ yes indeed.
and I would add Dream Gerrard.
@@sarahjanesunflower5311 that's my forever jam, Sarah. Along with John Barley Corn~
Angelic voice of Steve Winwood puts you into a trance.
Steve Winwood is one of the greatest rock vocalists, musicians and songwriters!
Say hello to Steve Winwood. Next, “Low Park of High-Heeled Boys.”
Come on, listen to this song!😊
This really needs to be done.
Amen
Spark
followed by "Higher Love" and "Arc of a Diver"
Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys - Traffic
I so do love me some Steve Winwood! Low Spark, Can't Find My Way Home, anything off Back In the High Life or Arc of a Diver...
I keep recommending that.
My favorite is Rock and Roll Stew And Low Spark , I guess the whole album is a must .
Definitely this. #lostinthesauce
make it snappy
This was all Winwood, the most perfect blues voice ever
One of THE CLASSIC ROCK SONGS OF ALL TIME... Doesn't matter who did this, albeit all rock royalty, it is pure magic...
This is the third time you've reacted to Steve Winwood... he sang Traffic's Dear Mr. Fantasy and played that organ you liked on Jimi Hendrix's Voodoo Chile (on Patreon)... his career retrospective set is four discs of total sauce from the spencer davis group in the mid 60s to traffic to bind faith to more traffic to a dozen or so solo albums -- he's a giant.
I really want to emphasize this. When we (fans) first heard the lineup of the group Blind Faith, we did *NOT* go "Oh, here is Eric Clapton with his latest group of random musicians". Every performer in this band was a huge star in their own right. For me and my friends, the initial reaction was more like, "I'm sorry, but I cannot even imagine this much talent in a single group...". And given the previous releases from these artists, I'd also say we didn't have the slightest idea of what the record would sound like. We couldn't even guess, but we were confident it was going to be amazing.
Quick correction: Jeff Beck replaced Eric Clapton in the Yardbirds in 1965. Jimmy Page became the Bassist in 1965then replaced Jeff Beck on lead guitar in 1966. When the other members quit in 1968 Jimmy replaced them with John Bonham, John Paul Jones, and Robert Plant and did a tour as the New Yardbirds before renaming themselves Led Zepppelin.
As for Steve (Stevie) Winwood, he is and was a musical prodigy. He joined The Spencer Davis Group at 14 after playing keyboard behind Muddy Waters, B. B. King, Howlin' Wolf and others when they toured the UK. He played on the Spencer Davis hits Keep On Runnin', I'm A Man, and Gimme Some Lovin', writing and singing the last two. Other groups he was in were Powerhouse (a very brief, 3 song duo with Eric Clapton), Traffic, Blind Faith, Go, and Ginger Baker's Air Force. Later hits as a solo artist include Back In The High Life Again and Roll With It.
You definitely know your history.
Thanks for the reminder, I had forgotten about the Yardbirds turning into Led Zepplin 👏👏👏🤘
@@johnnymartin49 The New Yardbirds turned into Led Zep, but the FIRST version of Led Zep was Beck's Bolero. Which these guys really, really need to do. That one instrumental changed rock and roll.
I'd forgotten about Powerhouse....thanks for reminder 🤦
Go, and Go Live from Paris! If you even heard OF them, you went to a different school, for sure.
May I suggest “I’m A Man” by Spencer Davis Group, lead vocals by a 15-yr-old Steve Winwood? Awesome 👍
or better yet gimme some lovin by same group!!!
Yes absolutely fabulous.
Well, 19 actually.
Chicago's version is also exquisite
Or "Keep on runnin'" by same band.
"And I'm wasted and I can't find my way home" could have been a really bad lyric, but sang by Steve Winwood it is magically transformed into one of the best lines ever.
Really ? I've been wasted & couldn't find my way home. It is one of my favorite lines in the song !
A big part of it is the way he pronounces it "cahnt" instead of "cant"...
@@alisonmcrae1281 yeah..it's not about being stoned..it's about not being used to his full potential..or like 'wasting his time'
That verse could well have been applied to keith moon at that time!
Blind Faith, Cream, and Traffic are my favorites. Check out "Had to Cry Today" by Blind Faith. Another stunning song.
they must do this next........sauce ......so much sauce
I love this version... czcams.com/video/_IWP9vXMeJs/video.html
@@oakeysmokey well alright is another amazing song from that album
@@9999bigb Would love them to do Well Alright back to back with the Buddy Holly original. I love them both.
The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys has to be next
That would, indeed, be the perfect follow up to this song.
Yes!
Yesyesyes
Please!
I've been loving Stevie Winwood ever since he *was* Stevie....
I think sometimes when you dive into the lyrics you can't see the Forest for the trees. This is supposed to evoke a feeling, of being lost and trying to find redemption, and it does. It is gospel.
Thank you. I am so tired of young dudes trying to analyze music from the 60's and 70's without having a clue about the gestalt of the time it was created in.
@@beckiru Oh I agree! They have no idea of our lives at that time and what the music meant to us.
@@beckiru They are where they are. Give them credit for starting the journey.
What I found amazing about Steve Winwood is that he has always been a believer. He sings in a choir in his homeland. So you touched upon something that I believe is correct. A lot of believers got into drugs, rock scene, etc. They got lost in that ... but many have found their way home. I don't know if Steve was feeling a bit lost at the time he wrote this. Would be nice to hear him comment on it
His voice is like a hypnotic lullaby....time stops when I listen to Winwood....Thanks for doing this Video 🥰
For me, the beauty of the song is not so much what it's "literally" about, rather that it's very "open" - in the sense that the concept of "can't find my way home" can apply to so many moments in life, and the song is about being lost in the search. You might (or might not) know what you are looking for, but even if you know, you can't find it. And that leads to his "confusion" in the performance, too. He doesn't "nail" the chorus because he's lost. And that's why no matter what age I am when I listen to this, it rings bells for me.
(also, you guys will definitely encounter Steve Winwood again. And again.)
Very similar to my comment. I don't understand how some of these "viewers" can't recognize the fact that songs are subjective and can be very personal to some people! Apparently there are a lot of "amateur" producers out there?
Aaron Hunter Exactly. The incomparable Steve Winwood.
Aaron and David, you both hit it on the head about the chorus, the metaphor of searching for something and that ultimately the meaning is in in the eye of the beholder. I loved this song since I first heard it back in 1969; the haunting lyrics and vocal, along with the low key soothing instrumentation are perfection. Always in awe of the musical genius of these songwriters, they have such a gift. Also, a limitation of reaction videos is that some songs may warrant more than one listening in order to appreciate the song in its totality.
@@USGrant-rr2by Agreed, although at my age, I'm pretty cool with the notion that, well, to each their own. Also, if I'm honest, part of why this song first zinged for me the first time was how much a girl I was into liked it . . . so, there's that. But that was ages ago, and I keep coming back to it. Maybe these two will as well?
@@AaronHunter They most definitely will! That's the way life works!
Now you guys have to go down the Steve Winwood rabbit hole.
they really don't. Please react to Infinite Dreams by Iron Maiden
Roll With It!
Can start with Spenser Davis Group.....I'm a Man.
My friend, don't be a dick. Of course A&A need to listen to Steve Winwood. Iron Maiden too. Open minds and hearts will dig both. Go troll somebody else.
@@IZZY_EDIBLE Thank you for your comment. Ditto with the open hearts and minds.
Eric Clapton, Steve Windwood, Ginger Baker....all legends!
I can't imagine thinking anything wrong about this song!!! It has torn me up every time I heard it all my life...trust me,that's a lot of years...and I never had the album, never was a huge Blind Faith follower, yet THIS SONG speaks my heart in all ways. You guys need to listen to it through MY ears instead of your headphones. It's an S, whatever that is! Gentle vocals yet killer, like the sudden cymbal crash that just emphasizes the pain, as only Ginger Baker could....it sneaks up and bites you on the ass.
This song was a huge hit!
@@jordimoore2167 It certainly was!!!
Mercy what a wonderful tune ,i so love it, always have!
The splash cymbal tone and where it was in the mix is due to problems with digital transfers and what algorithms can do to destroy the tone and dynamics. I challenge you to go back and listen to an original analog to vinyl.copy and it will teach you something about the drawbacks of digital.
Great point! I first heard it on vinyl back in the day and just re-listened again to the song on my iPhone and didn't remember the cymbal being that loud too.
Truth.
AKA....Digital Death! Thanks for making that salient point!
@@tommathews3964 well, it's a time like this where it's noticed that you can go back to original print to see what can happen, sometimes antiquated DAC technology, other times, the algorithm has carved off some transient lower mid tones off another instrument and left this cymbal naked and emphasized nasty 13k while carving off the 8-10k overtones and you get a trashcan lid in the middle of a chill song.
And lose the headphones for some good speakers. Not all music does well on phones.
The ONLY thing wrong with this song is that it's WAY too short! It could easily be twice as long and still be too short. You can just lose yourself in this song.
In my top 5 treasured albums of all times. I still throw this on when i'm driving. Winwood is always touching our spirits. He did a great solo comeback album. Higher Love was the hit track but the album is full of good music.
Steve Wynwood's voice is unbelievable. Listen to him in his Band "Traffic," in the song "Low Spark of High Heeled Boys."
They previously listed to "Dear Mr Fantasy".
Low Spark of High Heeled Boys is a masterpiece!
Yes, have to second that.
@@jgsrhythm100 When they did Dear Mr Fantasy, I was very surprised that they did not comment on the vocal. Somehow it went past them.
Yeesssss yes yes yes! Little Stevie Winwood is such a phenomenal vocalist and all around creative talent.
When a song called 'Can't find my way home' doesn't resolve in an expected, comfortable way... its probably a feature/intended not a bug/mistake. When it comes from a song writer like Winwood, its most certainly intentional. The whole song feels directionless, the meandering guitar lines certainly set that mood.
Yep. Intentional.
Absolutely! If you ever want a master class in song construction, check out "Roll Right Stones" or "Low Spark".
You feel what Winwood wanted you to feel.
Yeah, Stevie Winwood child prodigy genius well aware.
Great post.
Totally intentional...lost, wandering. That's why the vocal is so plaintive.
Suggestion: Ten Years After - I’d Love to Change the World.
@Paul Crosley Standing at the station by TYA - Anything TYA
Eric and Ginger there providing unselfish support for Steve's immaculate, soulful vocals.
Steve Winwood ~ "Roll With It" "Higher Love" "Back In The High Life" "While You See A Chance"
"Talking Back to the Night" is one of my all-time favs.
Arc of a Diver
"The Finer Things" too
Did you see Steve posted a new acoustic folk tune on his youtube channel? "Now The Green Blade Riseth" I love it! and I think it rivals his acoustic version of John Barleycorn on the same channel.
@@marysweeney7370 I'll check it out, thank you.
You should do “Badge” by Cream. It’s impeccable.
Yep. Please do Badge.
Tasha Komaroff my fave cream song
Andy will positively loathe the ending.
Good suggestion!
I think Badge was a sign of things to come had they not broken up. They were starting to get away from blues jams and write tight more pop oriented songs. Think George Harrison co-wrote it
August, 1970, my first time flying, on a Continental 727 listening to their rock channel, this song comes on as we're coming in for a landing at Intercontinental Airport. I'll never forget that feeling.
I'm having this played at my funeral, an absolutely magical piece of music. Lyrically, hard to beat and wonderfully played. Genius. ❤
"Ripple" for me, but I can appreciate what you're saying! I'm also requesting "Watching and Waiting" by the Moody Blues, a hidden gem!
Great choice - short, supple, and so full of emotion - a wonderful performance. Back in the day I had this on heavy rotation for years.
Try Clapton's pp
Would You know My Name.
Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys - Traffic 👍
It's amazing how many great singers, guitar players, bass players and drummers came out of the 1960s.
Alex, this is one of the greatest songs from the 60s. There’s a great live version on the Clapton/Winwood live from Madison Square Garden thats fantastic. Probably time to get into the Traffic catalogue . Check out Low Spark, John Barleycorn, Feeling Alright. Amazing band.
You are looking at the song from the modern perspective of "The War On Drugs" and "Just Say No" and the conversation about addiction. But you have to erase those perspectives if you're going to look at the songs of the 60s & 70s - a time when people sought to use drugs to reach spiritually higher. They weren't "fighting addiction", there wasn't even the discussion that they might be addicted. Back then the saying was "Better Living Through Chemistry!". The idea was to BE "Lost In The Sauce" all the time for some people - ESPECIALLY Rock Musicians. They felt if freed up their creativity.
Revisionists always look at the past from the eyes of the present. You have the right idea.
"Turn on, tune in, drop out!!"
It was considered “mind expansion”.
TRUTH!
@@carlaharrington5120 Timothy Leary!
Andy, I feel like you got the song when you said it was spiritual. So much so that it''s sacred to me in it's haunting simplicity. As a recovering addict, it evokes in me the pain and hopelessness of addiction. THANK YOU, GUYS!
@Marjorie Yates
Stay strong friend you got this!! Cheers! 🙌🏻🔥❤️
It's an ode to the lost times in life. I was never an addict, but was caught in the AIDS crisis in the 80's, friends dying around me and trying to care for them. The hopeless drive to go on nonetheless, without even knowing where you're heading, almost not daring to hope for salvation. This song speaks to the sense of hopeless plodding-on determination that still lies right under the surface of my daily reality.
I suspect that until you've known hard times and felt lost and directionless, you maybe can't know what this song is about.
1 of the greatest songs ever! The soul in this is to the max.
This song for me is one of the most beautiful and with feeling that I have heard in life
I played the hell out of this album! You must play Traffic's Low Spark of High Heeled Boys!
Steve Winwood is the voice. There’s a video of just him and an acoustic guitar in front of a fire. It’s beautiful with just him. Perfection.
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@@mt9054 thanks it's a beautiful version!
That's in his kitchen!
That "John Barleycorn" from the same session brings chills too!
Lucie Melahn
That’s a cool kitchen. Love it.
Perfect reaction. One of my favorite songs. Heard it a million times and still feel the same way you sounded in your reaction every single time! 🙂
"Where's your jean jacket?" "I don't know man." lol Such an appropriate response! ♥
For someone who struggles in many ways, this song hits home. For some reason it also resonated a bit about today's sad anniversary. I guess that what music does at times. Great job.
Indeed it sings to your soul.
I was thinking same thing....all those ppl roaming around aimlessly 😓
Respect mate.... And empathy.
Definitely check out traffic low spark of high heeled boys
This song is hauntingly good and just like you said it will grow on you over the years. That guitar is just magically soothing, along with his incredible voice
AH! MY HIPPY ERA!. ONE OF MY FAVORITE BANDS❤🤣🌻🌻🌻🌻🌞
"I learned the truth at seventeen
That love was meant for beauty queens
And high school girls with clear-skinned smiles
Who married young and then retired
"
Janis anyone?
Janis Ian? Why, yes!
@@susanklasinski1805 Sadly Susan, this was my verse:
And those of us with ravaged faces
Lacking in the social graces
Desperately remained at home
Inventing lovers on the phone…
Too uncomfortable to watch Andy and Alex sit through that song.
Peter Quinones Yeah maybe. A beautiful song though.
@@susanklasinski1805 It's an awesome song. IMHO it's not a channel song but.
I, for one, am very glad the refrain "I can't find my way back home" stays ethereal and not more hook-like. I think it speaks to the theme of the song. The point is that he is not in control but is lost. Winwood's voice is haunting. More Traffic please!
After my divorce this song took on a different and deeper meaning. Missing my son and my wife and literally not be able to "go home" brought new meaning to this song for me.
Hope things are better for you today.❤️🕯
🥲
Gimme Some Lovin - Spencer Davis Group
Saw Steve Windwood open for Tom Petty and The Heatbreakers about 5 years ago and he played this on the piano as a solo. You could hear a pin drop.
Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood, on vocals, were so good together. When the bands Cream and Traffic split this band was formed from members of the two previous bands. Clapton and Ginger Baker, on drums, came over from Cream. Steve Winwood and Rich Grech, on bass, came over from Traffic. This band didn't" stay together very long but they put out some incredible music. I would recommend diving into more Traffic if you like Steve Winwood "s vocals. Suggest you check out "LOw Spark on High Heel Boys".
I did not know Rick Grech had played with Traffic. I thought Grech came over from a band called Family. I thought Traffic was composed of Winwood, Chris Wood and Jim Capaldi with Dave Mason coming in and out of the band.
CC you are correct , Ric was in Family not Traffic.
@@CC-Wulf Grech was the bassist on the "Low Spark" album. Their later work included a revolving ensemble but Wood, Capaldi and Winwood were the core. Mason never fully fit.
I requested my daughter's to play this at my funeral. I love this song so much, it's how I've felt so many times over the years
"Steve Winwood" keys guitar and lead vocals! He still performs it now. He's a phenomenal lead player. That chorus was to be forlorn whole point of the song.
This kind of music is timeless. I am happy that young people are discovering it so it will last forever.
I remember Steve Winwood when he was still Stevie Winwood. He was like 16 when he started. Delaney and Bonnie (and friends) also included Clapton. Excelent technical guitar playing in this song. Haunting vocals, beautiful song. Star status for this band. A+ in my opinion. You need to listen to it again, that chorus has stuck with me for 40+ years. He is lost in a haze of drugs and finding his way home is incomprehensible. I like the splash because that is water in his face to wake him up from his drug induced haze. This song was a mantra for us kids who grew up in the 60s and 70s in the drug infused lifestyle of the youth. Thanks for reacting to this one.
I totally agree with your take on this Sherry. I love watching the old performances that all of these guys did. You can see how high they were. Lol Especially where Eric Clapton during 'Strange Brew" looking out of his mind. It makes me chuckle. But the vibes are unreal and the chemistry they all had with each other always felt like it was other worldly.
What is to me a funny kind of tidbit is that the Carpenter's song Superstar is really a Delaney and Bonnie song, and the original title is "Groupie (Superstar)". I imagine Richard Carpenter picked the song since he found other songs for them?
Wikipedia reads: in 1969 the song was written by Bonnie Bramlett and Leon Russell with a songwriting credit also given to Delaney Bramlett...Richard changed a lyric in the second verse from "And I can hardly wait/To sleep with you again" to the somewhat less suggestive "And I can hardly wait/To be with you again."...The track was finished in one take.
So right, that splash cymbal is great to me. The great Steve Winwood voice, just an amazing song.
@@sheilaswegler4859 Actually Bonnie Bramlett and Leon Russell wrote it but it was credited to both of them and Delaney Bramlett as well. I heard her sing it about 10 years ago at a fundraiser I had attended and though her voice was a bit craggy from age and illness, she sang that song with such a passion that even the band members were crying. She really moved me with that song. I was sad when I learned she had died a couple of years later. Bonnie sang this song at Leon Russell's funeral and everyone totally lost it.
i loved delaney and bonnie so much that i named my daughter delaney. :) and i named my son connor, there's some inner alliteration happening there. so you take those guys and you throw leon russell into the mix with mad dogs and englishmen and you had this cauldron of crazy excellence just perolating. it was bands like this that kept me going throughout the '70s as disco ravaged the landscaped, lol.
I never realized how awesome this song really is until listening to it with headphones. So damn beautiful.
This to me has always had a spiritual overtone. Such a beautiful tune with Steve Winwoods vocals and the magnificent acoustic accompaniment.
Steve Winwood had the most relaxed, cool, laid back swag of any rock star from Spencer Davis to Traffic to Blind Faith to his solo career, even if he went a little Hollywood. Has no peer.
👍, Definitely.
He's the most unassuming rock God in the business.
A massive talent.
Winwood is super talented! He's a multi-instrumentalist and amazing songwriter, he was in the Spencer Davis Group at only 14yo with songs "Gimme Some Lovin'" and "I'm a Man" which are worth checking out, but then he went to the band Traffic which you should definitely check out the songs "Empty Pages" "The Low Spark of High-Heeled Boys" "Feelin' Alright" "Light Up or Leave Me Alone". Also check out more Blind Faith songs like "Presence of the Lord" and y'know.. the rest of the album lol
Whatever you say now, this song will get into your soul.. You will always remember this.
Mark my words for the future.
One thousand percent.
Love the live version with Eric Clapton, Derrick Trucks, Steve Winwood, etc. One of my favorite songs ever!
Come on guys check out the live version that everyone's talking about. It was done so many years after Stevie and Eric were in blind faith, and there is such a love between the two guys and so much memory in the way they look at each other and how they perform the song it's going to make you cry. And yeah don't miss out on Derek trucks.
Low Spark of HIgh Heeled Boys...Traffic
Remember when you did "I'm a Man" by Chicago? Steve Winwood, lead singer of Blind Faith, was in the Spencer Davis Group. Wrote the song and originally sang it.
And the Spencer Davis version is sooooooo much better. IMO :)
@@adriennepender673 yeah the original is better
And Steve was only like 15 when he wrote it.
I wish I could hear this for the first time again.
The entire "John Barleycorn" album by Traffic is definitely worth a listen as well!
One of the most impeccable songs of all time. The line “I’m wasted and I can’t find my way home” sung to us back in the 70s even if it doesn’t mean what we took it to mean back then. I’m just the opposite, that line is the most memorable to me. Nice vid guys!
This is a song that's best in the middle of the night, when you're wasted and can't find your way home.
I always loved the haunting feeling this song gives. Listen to this song when you are driving at night down a quiet back road. Staring into the headlights in front of you and listening to this song on the rado. Amazing and hypnotic
"Can't Find My Way Home" an Acoustical Piece pretty much laid back & mellow. The next 3 Tracks R definitely worth Reacting to. "Sea Of Joy" is a Banger
I had heard this song many times, and it was just another song to me. When I went to a college Christian outdoor show, and they played this in a video, complete with lyrics. I was pretty lost and confused at the time, and it really hit me hard. I wanted to go home so badly, but there was no place to go home to. I felt I was truly alone. Then they played 'In the Presence of the Lord'. I learned that hippies could believe, and that with a bit of trust, things would be all right. I had just taken the first steps of a lifelong journey. Thanks for doing what you do.
Great stuff right there ... Steve Winwood vocals always so haunting - Check out Dear Mr. Fantasy by Steve Winwood for more of this vocal range as he expanded into great story telling.
No one ever mentions how beautiful the guitar is
Ginger Baker was subdued on this track, but something didn't carry on this recording! Listen to the album! Better quality! Steve Winwood is a legend! Listen to Arc of a Diver!
Been waiting for this for ages!
Oh my God, Blind Faith Can't Find My Way Home 1969 I was 8 years old. Now you're going back to my early days as a kid when I cemented my love for music.
The conviction in his singing is amazing
They previously reviewed "Traffic" " Dear Mr Fantasy". Steve Winwood on vocals as well as in " Blind Faith".
I'm really tired of "it's about drugs" being the goto explanation for songs.. sure sometimes it really is but this song is more deep than just coming down from a trip
Whatever it may have been written about, everyone takes it their own way. That's what makes it great.
Most of us got loaded then and the “go to” on any song lyrics that are open to interpretation was, “It’s about drugs.” I prefer lyrics that are a bit ambiguous. It allows the listener to bring their own interpretation making the song more meaningful to THEM.... and a pox on songwriters who, when asked, will outright say what their song’s lyrics mean.
@@Rick_Hoppe I was definitely "expanding my mind" back then too.. this is one of those songs that has changed meaning as I grow older and I suspect that gives credit to its creator.
I don't think it's about an individual coming down from a trip so much as the entire counter culture reigning itself back in after the acid explosion of 67. Unfortunately, too many ended up trading LSD for heroin.
*cries in Hendrix* lol welcome to my world friends
I gotta give you lovely gentlemen props for doing this one. I love that you’re not afraid to dive into these deeper, slower songs and are able to find appreciation for them. I never really knew the meaning behind it but that makes sense. There’s a decent 80’s coming of age movie called Fandango that uses this song so I’ve always associated it with that and the feeling of growing up and change. ✌️💕✨
Winwood recent did a solo acoustic version of this song. It's amazing that his voice has not only held up, but become even more soulful.
Isaac Hayes - “Walk On By”
- the long version off Hot Buttered Soul
Good one!
Amen brother!
One of my favourite albums of all time!
@@j.w.matney8390 - Every track is great. All FOUR of 'em!
Masterpiece!
Now we're talking. Nice selection.
i went to high school in the bay area of san fran during the early seventies and boy do i have a lot of stories.i saw a lot of concerts and this music brings back memories.
El Camino, class of 74.
@@j.w.matney8390 tennyson high class of 74
It’s not about catchy chorus lines with this era of music, its about people of extreme talent getting together to tell a story using music.
One thought about reacting to songs from this era is albums were designed to be heard in their entirety. Plucking a single song can be the difference between savoring a chocolate chip cookie versus choking on a spoonful of flour.
This is a really good point. Which is not to say you have to react to entire albums every time you want to listen to a song from this era--just know that, when you react to stuff from this time period, there's probably quite a bit of missing context.
Honestly, listening to music in the 60s, 70s, and even the early 80s was such a fundamentally different experience than what we do now--socially, culturally, practically, technologically--that it's almost impossible to convey if you didn't experience it directly.
(That's not a value judgement, by the way. I'm sure lots of other people over 40 will disagree with me when I say I don't think that way of listening to music is actually BETTER than the way we listen to music today. It's just different.)
I get very emotional when this song pops up on one of my playlists and I'm in some far away place in some dive bar....being a restless soul it puts me in a soul searching mood...ahhh....I do go on.....'scuse please.....thanks gents....brought back some interesting memories.....peace
Your a “feeling” person. Music is much about the feelings. ENJOY your moments.
In my opinion, the most EPIC Steve Winwood! Thank you for reacting for a new audience to discover Blind Faith and Steve Winwood!
What a fun surprise to see you reviewing this song from Blind Faith. I had the opportunity to see Cream the year before in 1968 and the birth of this album was a real treat the following year. It was referred to often as the first English Super Group and man that was true. I have always found my way back to this album. I love the sound of this album in the original analog so warm. I remember the one complaint from some reviewers was that Steve Winwood sung in his upper register throughout most of the album. Of course, you just witnessed how hauntingly beautiful it can sound on Can't Find My Way Home. I have always been partial to "Presence of the Lord" and "Had to Cry Today" from this, their only album. As much as I have always loved this album it is not a masterpiece to me but it is warm and I am drawn into it often. I love the era I was born into, for the music alone. The original cover with the prepubescent topless model was uncomfortable then and it hasn't gotten any better over the years but it is the preferred by collectors. Great review!