Blues Power / Eric Clapton
I know some fans (they are my friends), who don't appreaciate the songs DC recorded after 1990. They were loyal David fans in the 70s, they still own his old albums, but they just are not interested in the music he recorded, or performed later in his life. They want to listen only to the DC's pop songs, mainstream music.
It's difficult even to argue with them. Sure his voice was different, truly speaking in every decade, but always so fabulous, after 60 sometimes so full of pain even, amazing really how he sang blues standards.This is so real, raw, so powerful, full of passion. My English is not good enough to describe what I feel listening eg to David Cassidy singing Feeling Alright in 2013...it almost hurts.
What an amazing performer. Only knowning his work through the years we can really appreciate his greatness. Those are big words, I know, but I'm sure David Cassidy was a great, unique, and one in a kind singer, so underestimated.
It was something he faced all the time. Fans wanted to hear the music they knew, they wanted to sing along with David. The biggest hits. And of course that's the way it is when you are a famous act, people have expectations, and that was his work, the way he earned his money. When some fans complained that DC started playing remixes of his old hits..he resigned. Also because he didn't have energy to fight. It's a shame really because that way, we fans, pigeonholed him too. I know he loved making us happy, but..
It always makes me smile reading set lists of the DC's concerts from the 70s. How all the time he tried to play something different, something he liked. What a shame the audios we have, are rather poor quality. We are lucky to have anything at all. We owe it to Betty Ernst, who in 1972 attended some DC's concerts (including MSG) and recorded them on cassette tape. These recordings are better and worse, sometimes it's difficult to tell what DC is singing. This is the link to the most famous David's concert, the MSG's audio.
We have also some set lists, and especially those from 1972 are so interesting. Do you know that David performed Jeff Beck's 'Blues DeLuxe', or Eric Clapton's 'Blues Power'. That last song starts with : 'Bet you didn't think I knew how to rock'n'roll..(..) Now I'm living on blues power..'
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