tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5913752433926766420.post5709893049811945659..comments2024-03-28T06:31:28.770-07:00Comments on Bobby Owsinski's Big Picture Music Production Blog: Cream "Sunshine Of Your Love" Song AnalysisUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5913752433926766420.post-41844984130587985722015-08-16T15:59:37.112-07:002015-08-16T15:59:37.112-07:00Ginger is playing an Apache war dance drum beat on...Ginger is playing an Apache war dance drum beat on Sunshine of your love, he owes my people royalties says Big Chief Shortdog! meangreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17804515240559249278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5913752433926766420.post-30477563434884962512015-01-08T22:24:12.810-08:002015-01-08T22:24:12.810-08:00I haven't listened to this with my "grown...I haven't listened to this with my "grown-up ears" for decades. Many an hour on headphones as a young spud…<br /><br />It's interesting to note the reverb used on the vocals and and Clapton's guitar is mono and panned up the center.<br /><br />Someone commented about remastering this to bring it up to today's standards. You can't "master" something that's NOT there! I suspect the limited frequency response of the bass, the drums, etc. is inherent in the recording and was just rolled off in the original pressing.<br /><br />At any rate, thanks for dissecting a song that has been part of my DNA for a long time. Tom Dowd! What a monster!<br /><br />-DCDavid Colehttp://davidcolemusic.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5913752433926766420.post-66460474353962328632012-06-07T22:08:41.939-07:002012-06-07T22:08:41.939-07:00Thanks, Bobby, I wore out the original album, play...Thanks, Bobby, I wore out the original album, playing this song. I never really liked playing it though, until my last band decided they wanted to do a Cream medley. It occurred to me to go to Youtube and find out what Clapton was REALLY doing on rhythm. Simple stuff, but I wasn't 'getting' it on my own. I studied three videos, and came away with something I really liked playing.<br /><br />Your analysis of what Tom Dowd was doing is interesting. I wish I knew more about recording techniques, then or now. I noticed again that on the drum side of the mix, I can hear someone shout way off in the distance, at least three times. Ginger Baker making some noise over the drums? "White Room" had a similar "shout," which I notice is gone on the new mixes. <br />Thanks again for the article.Alloyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11313663811537642882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5913752433926766420.post-38775829298550657762012-06-07T12:20:30.719-07:002012-06-07T12:20:30.719-07:00I'm glad you mentioned the drum pattern played...I'm glad you mentioned the drum pattern played by Baker. This has often called the "backwards drumbeat" by musicians because of the accents on beat 1 and 3 instead of 2 and 4.<br /><br /> Another interesting element is in Clapton's guitar solo. He plays a direct quote from the old pop song Blue Moon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5913752433926766420.post-3769582624997336592012-06-07T11:23:33.056-07:002012-06-07T11:23:33.056-07:00Thanks, this was really cool! This was one of the...Thanks, this was really cool! This was one of the first songs I learned to play on the guitar and I've always loved it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5913752433926766420.post-77171849808875675812012-06-04T23:00:58.518-07:002012-06-04T23:00:58.518-07:00I wish some mixers or masterers out there would an...I wish some mixers or masterers out there would anonymously redo this type of raw recordings in today's standards and post it on the web, then maybe people would realize what music is about and stop listening to the stupid shit they do today.VIOZnoreply@blogger.com