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Friday, July 3, 2026

Top 40 Psychedelic Rock Acts

Psychedelic Rock:

Top 40 Acts

Psychedelic rock emerged in the mid-‘60s as music inspired, influenced, or representative of the experience of taking hallucinogenic drugs, most notably LSD. The Summer of Love in 1967 and the Woodstock Festival in 1969 were major cultural events which have been tied to the psychedelic rock movement.

This list was created by aggegating 13 lists focused on the best psychedelic rock acts of all time. See other lists of Acts/Music Makers by Genre.


Pink Floyd

1. Pink Floyd
2. Jimi Hendrix
3. The Doors
4. Grateful Dead
5. Cream
6. Jefferson Airplane
7. Tame Impala
8. The 13th Floor Elevators
9. The Beatles
10. The Byrds

11. Love
12. the Yardbirds
13. Iron Butterfly
14. The Rolling Stones
15. Hawkwind
16. Quicksilver Messenger Service
17. Strawberry Alarm Clock
18. The Velvet Underground
19. The Moody Blues
20. Frank Zappa

21. T-Rex
22. Syd Barrett
23. Captain Beefheart
24. Steppenwolf
25. The Zombies
26. The Brian Jonestown Massacre
27. Spirit
28. Moby Grape
29. King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard
30. The Seeds

31. The Who
32. Janis Joplin /Big Brother & the Holding Company
33. The Animals
34. Traffic
35. The Hollies
36. Procol Harum
37. The Flaming Lips
38. Can
39. Status Quo
40. The Small Faces

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First posted 7/3/2026.

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Monday, June 29, 2026

The Top 100 Drummers of All Time

Drummers:

Top 100

This list was originally posted on the DMDB Facebook page on August 23, 2010, and then revised on January 22, 2011. 30 best-of lists (see resources at the bottom of the page) were aggregated to create this one. As tends to be the case with music lists, it heavily slants toward rock drummers, so while far from flawless, the aggregate approach to creating this list should assure that this is a more representative list than any other out there. When relevant, groups or performers most associated with the drummers are listed in parentheses.

See other lists of Acts/Music Makers by Categories.

Neil Peart, Rush’s “YYZ”

1. Neil Peart (Rush)
2. John “Bonzo” Bonham (Led Zeppelin)
3. Keith Moon (The Who)
4. Ginger Baker (Cream)
5. Ringo Starr (The Beatles)
6. Stewart Copeland (The Police)
7. Dave Grohl (Nirvana/Foo Fighters)
8. Mitch Mitchell (The Jimi Hendrix Experience)
9. Bill Bruford (Yes/ King Crimson)
10. Lars Ulrich (Metallica)

John Bonham, Led Zeppelin’s Moby Dick”

11. Ian Paice (Deep Purple)
12. Charlie Watts (The Rolling Stones)
13. Terry Bozzio (Frank Zappa/Jeff Beck)
14. Danny Carey (Tool)
15. Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater)
16. Roger Taylor (Queen)
17. Buddy Rich
18. Phil Collins (Genesis)
19. Nick Mason (Pink Floyd)
20. Bill Ward (Black Sabbath)

Keith Moon, The Who’s “Won’t Get Fooled Again” (isolated drum track)

21. Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
22. Carl Palmer (Emerson, Lake & Palmer/Asia)
23. Steve Smith (Journey)
24. Travis Barker (Blink-182)
25. Nicko McBrain (Iron Maiden)
26. Dave Lombardo (Slayer)
27. John Densmore (The Doors)
28. Alan White (Yes)
29. Maureen “Moe” Tucker (Velvet Underground)
30. Topper Headon (The Clash)

Ginger Baker, Cream’s “Toad”

31. Jimmy Chamberlin (Smashing Pumpkins)
32. Tommy Lee (Mötley Crüe)
33. Carter Beauford (Dave Matthews Band)
34. Vinnie Colaiuta (Frank Zappa/Sting/Jeff Beck /Herbie Hancock/Chick Corea)
35. Larry Mullen, Jr. (U2)
36. Alex Van Halen (Van Halen)
37. Aynsley Dunbar (John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers/Jeff Beck Group/Journey)
38. Cozy Powell (Black Sabbath/Rainbow)
39. Gene Krupa
40. Tommy Aldridge (Ozzy Osbourne/Whitesnake)

Buddy Rich vs. the Muppets’ Animal

41. Tim Alexander (Primus)
42. Carmine Appice (Vanilla Fudge)
43. Joey Jordison (Slipknot)
44. Bernard Purdie
45. Mick Fleetwood (Fleetwood Mac)
46. Frank “Tré Cool” Edwin Wright III (Green Day)
47. Steve Gadd (Paul Simon/Steely Dan/Eric Clapton)
48. Art Blakey
49. Michael Shrieve (Santana)
50. Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T. & the MG’s)

Gene Krupa vs. Buddy Rich

51. Billy Cobham (Horace Silver/Miles Davis/Mahavishnu Orchestra)
52. Jaki Liebezeit (Can)
53. Matt Cameron (Soundgarden)
54. Max Weinberg (Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band)
55. Max Roach
56. Steven Adler (Guns N’ Roses)
57. Deen Castronovo (Bad English/Journey)
58. Elvin Jones (John Coltrane)
59. Tony Williams
60. William “Benny” Benjamin (Funk Brothers)

Max Roach

61. Hal Blaine
62. Simon Phillips (Toto)
63. Klaus Dinger (Neu/LA Dusserldorf)
64. Zigaboo “Ziggy” Modeliste (The Meters)
65. Vinnie Paul (Pantera)
66. Brann Dailor (Mastodon)
67. Rick Allen (Def Leppard)
68. Zak Starkey (The Who/Oasis)
69. Phil Rudd (AC/DC)
70. Clive Bunker (Jethro Tull)

World’s Greatest Drummers Salute Ringo Starr

71. Mike Giles (King Crimson)
72. Louie Bellson
73. Jeff Porcaro (Toto)
74. Chad Wackerman (Frank Zappa)
75. Don Brewer (Grand Funk Railroad)
76. Chris Adler (Lamb of God)
77. Steve Shelley (Sonic Youth)
78. Jim “The Reverend” Sullivan (Avenged Sevenfold)
79. John French (Captain Beefheart)
80. Dominic Howard (Muse)

Lars Ulrich of Metallica, drum solo

81. Dave Weckl (Chick Corea)
82. Dave Garabaldi (Tower of Power)
83. Anton Fier (Feelies/Pere Ubu/Golden Palominos)
84. Josh Freese (A Perfect Circle/Desert Sessions)
85. Jon Theodore (Mars Volta)
86. Stanton Moore (Galactic)
87. Don Henley (Eagles)
88. Tico Torres (Bon Jovi)
89. Levon Helm (The Band)
90. Clyde Stubblefield (James Brown)

Phil Collins takes drum quiz

91. Scott Travis (Judas Priest)
92. Stephen Morris (Joy Division/New Order)
93. Earl Palmer
94. Alan “Reni” Wren (The Stone Roses)
95. Roger Hawkins (Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section)
96. Kenny Aronoff (John Mellencamp)
97. B.J. Wilson (Procol Harum)
98. Damon Che Fitzgerald (Don Caballero)
99. Thomas Lang
100. Rod Morgenstein (Dixie Dregs/Winger)

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First posted 8/23/2010; last updated 6/30/2026.

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Friday, August 30, 2024

Psychedelic Rock Albums – Top 50

Psychedelic Rock:

The Top 50 Albums

These are the top 50 psychedelic rock albums of all time as determined by Dave’s Music Database. The list was created by consolidating 16 best-of lists into one aggregate. The albums on this list are almost exclusively from the latter half of the 1960s, when the movement started. Some of the biggest bands of the day (The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Byrds) dipped their toe into the psychedelic rock pool while other bands (Jefferson Airplane, The Grateful Dead) were birthed as a result of the movement. Check out the DMDB blog entry (Psychedelic Rock Goes Mainstream: June 24, 1967) for a more in-depth explanation of psychedelic rock.

Check out other best-of-genre/category lists here.

1. Love Forever Changes (1967)
2. Pink Floyd The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (1967)
3. Cream Disraeli Gears (1967)
4. The Jimi Hendrix Experience Electric Ladyland (1968)
5. Jefferson Airplane Surrealistic Pillow (1967)
6. The Pretty Things S.F. Sorrow (1968)
7. The Beatles Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
8. The Doors The Doors (1967)
9. The Jimi Hendrix Experience Are You Experienced? (1967)
10. The Jimi Hendrix Experience Axis: Bold As Love (1967)

11. The United States of America The United States of America (1968)
12. The Zombies Odessey & Oracle (1968)
13. The Doors Strange Days (1967)
14. The Thirteenth Floor Elevators The Psychedelic Sounds of the Thirteenth Floor Elevators (1966)
15. The Grateful Dead Anthem of the Sun (1968)
16. The Rolling Stones Their Satanic Majesties Request (1967)
17. The Small Faces Ogden’s Nut Gone Flake (1968)
18. Country Joe & the Fish Electric Music for the Mind and Body (1967)
19. The Beatles Magical Mystery Tour (1967)
20. Jefferson Airplane After Bathing at Baxter’s (1967)

21. Syd Barrett The Madcap Laughs (1970)
22. The Moody Blues In Search of the Lost Chord (1968)
23. The Beatles Revolver (1966)
24. Spirit Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus (1970)
25. Big Brother & the Holding Company Cheap Thrills (1968)
26. The Byrds Fifth Dimension (1966)
27. Donovan Sunshine Superman (1966)
28. The Grateful Dead Live/Dead (live, 1969)
29. Velvet Underground & Nico Velvet Underground & Nico (1967)
30. Moby Grape Moby Grape (1967)

31. Traffic Mr. Fantasy/Heaven in Your Mind (1967)
32. Os Mutantes Os Mutantes (1968)
33. Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band Safe As Milk (1968)
34. Iron Butterfly In-a-Gadda-Da-Vida (1968)
35. Pink Floyd A Saucerful of Secrets (1968)
36. Frank Zappa/The Mothers of Invention Freak Out! (1966)
37. Funkadelic Maggot Brain (1971)
38. Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
39. The Beach Boys Smiley Smile (1967) / Brian Wilson Smile (2004) / The Beach Boys The Smile Sessions (2011)
40. The Soft Machine The Soft Machine (1968)

41. Alexander “Skip” Spence Oar (1969)
42. Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band Trout Mask Replica (1969)
43. The Who Sell Out (1967)
44. Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention We’re Only in It for the Money (1968)
45. The Yardbirds Roger the Engineer (aka "Over Under Sideways Down" and "The Yardbirds") (1966)
46. The Thirteenth Floor Elevators Easter Everywhere (1967)
47. The Grateful Dead Aoxomoxoa (1969)
48. The Byrds Younger Than Yesterday (1967)
49. Can Tago Mago (1972)
50. The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band Part One (1966)

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Thursday, November 11, 2021

The Top 100 Eric Clapton Songs/Studio Albums Ranked

Eric Clapton

Top 100 Songs/
Studio Albums Ranked

He was born Eric Patrick Clapton on March 30, 1945 in Ripley, England. His father was a Canadian airman named Edward Fryer who met Pat Clapton at one of his dance-band gigs. The married Fryer had an affair with her and she got pregnant. When the war was over, Fryer went back home to Canada and his wife. She was 16 when Eric was born. JR-1 When he was only 2, his mom left him with her mother and stepfather and met another Canadian serviceman, married him, and moved to Canada. JR-2

In his youth, Clapton was swept up by American rock-and-roll, especially a Jerry Lee Lewis performance of “Great Balls of Fire” in 1958, via television. Clapton’s grandparents bought him a guitar for his 13th birthday. JR-3 He became more enamored with the blues artists who inspired rock and roll, namely Big Bill Broonzy, Tampa Red Whittaker, and Robert Johnson. JR-5-6

He would go on to work with the Roosters, the Yardbirds, John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, Cream, Delaney & Bonnie, Blind Faith, and Derek and the Dominos. He launched a solo career in 1970.

Over the next eighteen years, Clapton released ten studio albums as a solo artist, including the celebrated 461 Ocean Boulevard (1974) and Slowhand (1977) albums. He delivered memorable covers of Bob Marley’s “I Shot the Sheriff,” Bob Dylan’s “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door,” and a pair of J.J. Cale songs with “After Midnight” and “Cocaine.” He also penned album rock staples like “Lay Down Sally,” “Wonderful Tonight,” “Promises,” and “I Can’t Stand It.”

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Awards:

Top 100 Songs

Dave’s Music Database lists are determined by song’s appearances on best-of lists as well as chart success, sales, radio airplay, streaming, and awards.

DMDB Top 1%:

1. Layla (Derek & the Dominos, 1970)
2. Tears in Heaven (1992)
3. Wonderful Tonight (1977)
4. Sunshine of Your Love (Cream, 1967)

DMDB Top 2%:

5. Change the World (1996)
6. White Room (Cream, 1968)
7. While My Guitar Gently Weeps (The Beatles, 1968)
8. I Shot the Sheriff (1974)
9. For Your Love (Yardbirds, 1965)

DMDB Top 5%:

10. Badge (Cream, 1969)
11. Cocaine (1977)
12. Layla (Unplugged, 1992)
13. Lay Down Sally (1977)
14. After Midnight (1970)
15. Crossroads (Cream, live, 1968)
16. I Feel Free (Cream, 1966)
17. My Father’s Eyes (1998)
18. Can’t Find My Way Home (Blind Faith, 1969)

DMDB Top 10%:

19. Strange Brew (Cream, 1967)
20. Promises (1978)
21. Bell Bottom Blues (Derek & the Dominos, 1970)
22. Forever Man (1986)
23. I”ve Got a Rock and Roll Heart (1983)
24. Let It Rain (1970)
25. Anyone for Tennis? (Cream, 1968)

DMDB Top 20%:

26. I Can’t Stand It (1981)
27. Pretending (1989)
28. Spoonful (Cream, 1966)
29. Presence of the Lord (Blind Faith, 1969)
30. I’ts Probably Me (with Sting, 1992)

31. Tales of Brave Ulysses (Cream, 1967)
32. Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door (1975)
33. Willie and the Hand Jive (1974)
34. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (1975)
35. Hello Old Friend (1976)
36. Bad Love (1989)
37. Tulsa Time (1978)
38. Coming Home (Delaney & Bonnie, 1969)
39. Blues Power (1970)
40. It’s in the Way That You Use It (1986)

41. Circus Left Town (1992)
42. Motherless Child (1994)
43. Riding with the King (with B.B. King, 2000)
44. Watch Out for Lucy (1978)
45. Running on Faith (1989)
46. Blue Moon (with Rod Stewart, 2004)
47. Tearing Us Apart (with Tina Turner, 1986)
48. SWLABR (Cream, 1967)

Beyond the DMDB Top 20%:

49. All of Me (with Paul McCartney, 2013)
50. Good Morning Little School Girl (Yardbirds, 1964)

51. Crossroads (Derek & the Dominos, live, 1970)
52. Wrapping Paper (Cream, 1966)
53. Before You Accuse Me (1989)
54. Only You Know and I Know (Delaney & Bonnie, 1970)
55. Little Wing (Derek & the Dominos, 1970)
56. She’s Waiting (1985)
57. Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman? (John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, 1966)
58. I’m Tore Down (1994)
59. My Back Pages (live with Bob Dylan, Roger McGuinn, Tom Petty, Neil Young, & George Harrison, 1992)
60. Let It Grow (1974)

61. After Midnight (1988)
62. Why Does Love Got to Be So Sad? (Derek & the Dominos, 1970)
63. Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door (with Randy Crawford & David Sanborn, 1989)
64. Miss You (1986)
65. Ramblin’ on My Mind (John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, 1966)
66. See What Love Can Do (1985)
67. No Alibis (1989)
68. N.S.U. (Cream, 1966)
69. Key to the Highway (Derek & the Dominos, 1970)
70. Blue Eyes Blue (1999)

71. Runaway Train (with Elton John, 1992)
72. The Usual (with Bob Dylan, 1987)
73. Superman Inside (2001)
74. Goodnight Irene (2013)
75. Another Ticket (1981)
76. Further on Up the Road (live, 1975)
77. She’s Gone (1998)
78. I’m So Glad (Cream, 1966)
79. The Core (1977)
80. Stone Free (1993)

81. Motherless Children (1974)
82. Come Rain or Come Shine (with B.B. King, 2000)
83. Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out (Derek & the Dominos, 1970)
84. Born Under a Bad Sign (Cream, (1968)
85. Lawdy Mama (Cream, 1966)
86. Fight (No Matter How Long) (The Bunburys, 1988)
87. I’ll Be Seeing You (2016)
88. The Sky Is Crying (1975)
89. Run (1986)
90. Politician (Cream, 1968)

91. Sea of Joy (Blind Faith, 1969)
92. Help Me Up (1992)
93. Revolution (2005)
94. Keep on Growing (Derek & the Dominos, 1970)
95. Tell the Truth (Derek & the Dominos, 1970)
96. Travelin’ Light (2001)
97. Boom Boom (Yardbirds, 1963)
98. Don’t’ Think Twice, It’s Alright (live, 1992)
99. Rita Mae (1981)
100. Ride the River (with J.J. Cale, 2006)

Eric Clapton: Studio Albums Ranked

Dave’s Music Database lists are determined by album’s appearances on best-of lists as well as chart success, sales, critics’ ratings, and awards. Also factored in are the status of each album’s songs in Dave’s Music Database for songs.

Note: In addition to Eric Clapton’s studio albums, this includes works with the Yardbirds, John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, Cream, Delaney & Bonnie, and Derek & the Dominos. Also, although they are live albums, Delaney & Bonnie’s On Tour with Eric Clapton and Eric Clapton’s Grammy-winning Unplugged have been included on this list because they consisted largely of material not previously on Eric Clapton studio releases.

1. Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs (Derek and the Dominos, 1970)
2. Disraeli Gears (Cream, 1967)
3. Unplugged (1992)
4. Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton (John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, 1966)
5. Blind Faith (Blind Faith, 1969)
6. 461 Ocean Boulevard (1974)
7. Wheels of Fire (Cream, studio/live, 1968)
8. Slowhand (1977)
9. From the Cradle (blues covers, 1994)
10. Riding with the King (with B.B. King, 2000)

11. Me and Mr. Johnson (Robert Johnson covers, 2004)
12. Journeyman (1989)
13. Fresh Cream (Cream, 1966)
14. Eric Clapton (1970)
15. Reptile (2001)
16. Pilgrim (1998)
17. Backless (1978)
18. Another Ticket (1981)
19. On Tour with Eric Clapton (Delaney & Bonnie & Friends, 1970)
20. Back Home (2005)

21. The Road to Escondido (with J.J. Cale, 2006)
22. For Your Love (Yardbirds, 1965)
23. No Reason to Cry (1976)
24. There’s One in Every Crowd (1975)
25. Money and Cigarettes (1983)
26. Goodbye (Cream, studio/live, 1969)
27. Behind the Sun (1985)
28. August (1986)
29. Clapton (2010)
30. Old Sock (2013)

31. The Breeze: An Appreciation of J.J. Cale (with various artists, 2014)
32. I Still Do (2016)
33. Happy Xmas (Christmas songs, 2018)

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Sunday, July 21, 2019

50 years ago: Blind Faith released its only album

Blind Faith

Blind Faith

Released: July 21, 1969

Charted: August 16, 1969

Peak: 12 US, 12 UK, 14 CN, 2 AU

Sales (in millions): 1.0 US, 0.1 UK, 8.0 world (includes US and UK)

Genre: classic rock

Tracks:

Song Title (Writers) [time] (date of single release, chart peaks)

  1. Had to Cry Today (Winwood) [8:48]
  2. Can’t Find My Way Home (Winwood) [3:16]
  3. Well All Right (Alison/Holly/
    Mauldin/Petty)     [4:27]
  4. Presence of the Lord (Clapton) [4:50]
  5. Sea of Joy (Winwood) [5:22]
  6. Do What You Like (Baker) [15:18]

Total Running Time: 42:01

The Players:

  • Steve Winwood (vocals, keyboards, etc.)
  • Eric Clapton (guitar, vocals)
  • Ric Grech (bass, etc.)
  • Ginger Baker (drums, percussion)

Rating:

3.971 out of 5.00 (average of 24 ratings)

Awards: (Click on award to learn more).

About the Album:

“When you look back over time at the various rock ‘supergroups,’ the one that really started it all was Blind Faith.” NO Eric Clapton, along with bassist Jack Bruce and drummer Ginger Baker were part of Cream, a “massively popular blues-rock power trio.” TM The latter two “were frequently arguing, and there was considerable tension about their future musical direction.” AZ

Clapton “jumped right back into another overhyped supergroup.” JR-25 He “wanted space to be a little adventurous” AZ and “sought out [Steve] Winwood for some informal jamming in early spring 1969.” TM The pair had “worked together briefly in the short-lived Powerhouse project” SW and Winwood had, while still a teen, “demonstrated deep appreciation of soul and R&B on several hits with the Spencer Davis Group” TM before fronting his own group, Traffic.

After Baker turned up uninvited TM and Family’s Rick Grech (who later worked with Winwood in the reformed Traffic) was added on bass, “rock’s first supergroup was in place.” TM “Concert promoters rushed to book the band before any material had been completed, hence the band’s eventual name, Blind Faith.” SH With so little repertoire, the group relied in part on Cream songs in concert and while crowds went wild, it was exactly what Clapton wanted to avoid.

“Refined through jamming, Blind Faith’s music was less dense and more transparent than that of Cream” TM by merging that group’s “heavy riffing and outsized song lengths” AMG with Traffic’s “soulful blues.” AMG Vocally, Winwood “sings like he’s got one last chance to redeem himself.” TM “Surrounded by Eric Clapton’s questioning lead guitar, the herculean drumming of Ginger Baker, and oceans of reverb, his voice became almost celestial.” TM “His performance on Sea of Joy, one of several originals he wrote for Blind Faith, is a marvel of optimism – at once perfectly formed and utterly spontaneous. His ecstatic vocals connect the rhythm section’s galloping roar to moments of placid, lakeside-at-sunset calm.” TM

Highlights include “the virtuoso electric blues of Had to Cry Today, the acoustic-textured Can't Find My Way Home, the soaring Presence of the Lord (Eric Clapton’s one contribution here as a songwriter, and the first great song he ever authored) and Sea of Joy.” AMG

“Not all of it works.” AMG “The band doesn’t do much with the Buddy Holly song Well All Right; and Ginger Baker’s Do What You Like was a little weak to take up 15 minutes of space on an LP that might have been better used for a shorter drum solo and more songs. Unfortunately, the group was never that together as a band and evidently had just the 42 minutes of new music here ready to tour behind.” AMG

Aside from the music, there was “the controversial original cover with the 12-year-old girl and her airplane.” NO A later version “featured a black and white photo of the group taken at Clapton’s home in Surrey.” NO

The group’s “self-titled debut, released in the summer of 1969, was a hit, but the extreme pressure on the group” SH and “Clapton’s greater interest in Blind Faith’s opening act Delaney & Bonnie & Friends” WK “led to their breakup even before the end of the year.” SH “Despite the crash-and-burn history of the band itself,” AMG “Blind Faith’s first and last album…remains one of the jewels” AMG in its individual member’s catalogs and “one of the true landmark albums of the rock era.” NO Clapton said of the album, “I think it’s a lovely record…It’s like it’s looseness. It’s like a supersession record.” JR-25

Notes: The 2000 Deluxe Edition adds “Sleeping in the Ground,” an electric version of “Can’t Find My Way Home,” an “Acoustic Jam,” and “Time Winds” to the original disc. A second disc of material includes four lengthy jams and another version of “Sleeping in the Ground.” It “is loaded with extra material. There are new expanded liner notes, rare session photos, and the cover art from both versions of the album.” NO

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Friday, August 3, 2018

Today in Music (1968): The Doors “Hello, I Love You” hit #1

Hello I Love You

The Doors

Writer(s): John Densmore, Robbie Krieger, Ray Manzarek, Jim Morrison (see lyrics here)

Released: June 11, 1968

First Charted: June 21, 1968

Peak: 12 BB, 11 CB, 11 GR, 11 HR, 1 CL, 15 UK, 11 CN, 1 DF (Click for codes to charts.)

Sales (in millions): 1.0 US

Airplay/Streaming (in millions): -- radio, 28.9 video, 90.53 streaming

Awards:

Click on award for more details.

About the Song:

In 1968, the Doors were falling victim to what guitarist Robbie Krieger called “the third album syndrome” in which a group have exhausted the repertoire they started with as a band and are then “they go on tour and they don’t have time to write any more stuff. By the third album you find yourself trying to write stuff in the studio and it shows.” FB

In an effort to find material for their third album, Waiting for the Sun, the Doors went through some old poems written by lead singer Jim Morrison the summer after he graduated from UCLA film school. He wrote it in Venice one afternoon when he and keyboardist Ray Manzarek saw a young black girl walking down the beach. FB

Morrison, Manzarek, and drummer John Densmore actually first recorded the song in 1965 when they were members of Rick & the Ravens. WK By the end of that year, they joined forces with Krieger to form The Doors. The latter band’s recording finds them “riding a riff that the early Kinks could have conjured, the Doors rock like a garage band.” DT Krieger created the effect by running his guitar through a fuzz box, which created a distorted effect similar to what Cream had done with “Sunshine of Your Love.” RC

Krieger would also state that the song’s drum beat was taken from “Sunshine of Your Love” while denying that the song’s overall musical structure was taken from the Kinks’ “All Day and All of the Night.” WK According to the Kinks’ lead singer Ray Davies, Morrison admitted that the Doors had used the riff from “All Day and All of the Night.” WK

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Saturday, January 6, 2018

50 years ago: Cream “Sunshine of Your Love” charted

Sunshine of Your Love

Cream

Writer(s): Peter Brown, Jack Bruce, Eric Clapton (see lyrics here)

Released: December 1967

First Charted: January 6, 1968

Peak: 5 US, 6 CB, 4 HR, 1 CL, 25 UK, 3 CN, 18 AU, 1 DF (Click for codes to singles charts.)

Sales (in millions): 1.0 US

Airplay/Streaming (in millions): -- radio, 33.0 video, 300.94 streaming

Awards:

Click on award for more details.

About the Song:

In 1966, Eric Clapton had established himself as the premiere blues guitarist in Britain, thanks to stints in the Yardbirds and John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers. Feeling confined by the latter group, he and fellow Bluesbreaker Jack Bruce formed a power trio with drummer Ginger Baker, who’d worked with Bruce in the Graham Bond Organisation. The resulting supergroup, Cream, only lasted two years but had a lasting impact on rock music.

“No song illustrates this better than “Sunshine of Your Love,” which mixed hard rock with aspects of psychedelia to wonderful effect. The song centers around what is perhaps one of the most simplistic guitar riffs of all time, courtesy of ‘Slowhand’ himself, Eric Clapton. In many ways though, restraint is what propels “Sunshine of Your Love” forward, although Clapton’s remarkable skill with the guitar are on prominent display throughout the solo section.” UCR

“Vocal duties are shared between Clapton and Jack Bruce, as the latter’s menacing bass gives the song it’s hefty low end. Drummer Ginger Baker cuts slightly loose during the song’s chorus, but otherwise keeps time as if he were in a military band.” UCR The lyrics were written by Peter Brown, a beat poet who was friends with Baker and Bruce. He also wrote the words for Cream’s songs “I Feel Free” and “White Room.” SF

Bruce based the song a distinctive bass riff he developed after seeing Jimi Hendrix in concert on January 29, 1967, at the Saville Theatre in London. WK As Clapton said, “it was strictly a dedication to Jimi.” WK After Cream released “Sunshine of Your Love,” “the guitar legend began adding the song to his concert setlists,” UCR Unaware that he’d inspired the song. SF

According to Bruce, Booker T. Jones and Otis Redding heard the song before its release and both said it would be a smash. SF Atlantic Record’s Ahmet Ertegun initially dismissed it as “psychedelic hogwash,” SFSF

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First posted 8/1/2022.

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