Posted by John Metzger on 09/19/06 19:08

DVD Review - Blind Faith - London Hyde Park 1969

The four members of Blind Faith -- Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, Ginger
Baker, and Rick Grech -- had been together for only a month when the
ensemble made its public debut before a crowd of 100,000 fans at a
festival that was held in London's Hyde Park on June 7, 1969. Running
through a nine-song set that was barely 45 minutes in length, it's clear
that the group had yet to define its identity, but considering that
Winwood's personality dominated the performance and that the band
tackled Traffic's Means to an End as opposed to anything from Cream,
it's equally obvious that Clapton was searching for a way out of the
spotlight. Nevertheless, the outfit's chemistry remained a work in progress.

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