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Being true
Falling out a window
For the view
All of us laugh
How many of us sing?
This sky where we live
Is no place to lose your wings
So love, love, love
Lose your body
And your mind
And the bitter
Taste of time
All of us cry
While we should be dancing
This sky where we live
Is no place to lose your wings
So love, love, love
Fly, fly away
Do you remember?
All of us sleeping
How many of us dream?
This sky where we live
Is no place to lose your wings
So love, love, love
I misread this as favorite satirist.. I know Ravi Shankar is brilliant - but I didn't know he was funny too DOH!
Ha! I thought the same thing upon reading that comment.
My favorite sitarist is Ravi Shankar...
I misread this as favorite satirist.. I know Ravi Shankar is brilliant - but I didn't know he was funny too DOH!
If I had to name my favorite sitarists, Derek would make the top five.
David Gilmore
Mark Knopfler
Gary Rossington
Duane Allman
Derek Trucks
My favorite sitarist is Ravi Shankar...
It's too nice I don't like it. Giving it a shot though. It just feels a bit nothingy, for people that dave matthews band is a bit too upbeat
Agree. I really like Derek Trucks, but this one doesn't do it for me. Just feels... domesticated compared to the band's other stuff. Even the guitar solo misses its mark, which is so rare with him.
The vocals and the guitar complement each other so well in this song. Fabulous.
I Agree!
Sadly, Duane is not making any new music. I see this comment like I would someone saying "If I wanted to listen to real blues, I'll listen to Robert Johnson." So, no one else can possibly make anything new/interesting/better? Kind of a depressing thought.
thewiseking wrote:
Actually, the dude said "THIS TYPE of slide" The problem with Derek's playing is that indeed it does come across as a Duane Tribute but, of course, without the feel. Duane innovated a very particular sound which sadly, these days, has been copied to the point of cliché.
unclehud wrote:
Just a reminder that Derek Trucks is the nephew of Butch Trucks, a drummer and founder of the original Allman Brothers Band. Derek has played extensively with ABB members and in recent years as a formal member of the ABB.
There's a reason that he plays slide like Duane -- he works hard to emulate that sound. Derek finger-plucks with his right hand rather than using a pick, and my ears can hear the difference. I suspect he's just pushing the envelope a bit farther than Saint Duane did.
beautiful
Maybe it takes a certain state of mind to appreciate this song. It is healing something in me, something that I didn't realize needed healing.
What a great comment!
Absolutely superb and Godlike 10
I Agree!
Sadly, Duane is not making any new music. I see this comment like I would someone saying "If I wanted to listen to real blues, I'll listen to Robert Johnson." So, no one else can possibly make anything new/interesting/better? Kind of a depressing thought.
Actually, the dude said "THIS TYPE of slide" The problem with Derek's playing is that indeed it does come across as a Duane Tribute but, of course, without the feel. Duane innovated a very particular sound which sadly, these days, has been copied to the point of cliche.
A good friend of mine in Florida had the Allman Bros band show up one weekend at the university where he was working at a marine lab. They liked my buddy enough to have him look after a young Derek and show him around the lab while they went out to party for a little while. Among some of their hijinks that afternoon, he let Derek - at his request - photocopy his butt on the office copier before he was safely returned to his clan. I am sure this song was influenced by this event.
Cool story. Thank You for sharing it.
And Mr Hendrix
And Peter Green
Mr. Clapton would like a word with you.
And Mr Hendrix
Derek is God.
Mark Knopfler says hi.
The more I hear this tune, the more I like it!! Thank You RP!
Agreed! This is an easy 9.
Not bad, but not completely my groove either. Something I will listen to, and enjoy, if it just happens to be playing somewhere, but if I'm looking for something to listen to, this would not be something I sought out.
Uhhhhh............what?
Derek plays his own thing not ever to be compared with Duane. I hear some sitar references in this piece that make me enjoy my own guitar journey I am on now. Nice job, Derek
Derek is God.
Mr. Clapton would like a word with you.
c.
I'm just not crazy about the guitar sound, I know he's talented, but something's off to me....
Might be time to get your ears checked.
Derek is God.
Stop comparing Derek Trucks to god, he's great and all , but he's no Derek Trucks!
I just uprated this too. Probably after the thousandth listen (played the CD at home a lot when it first came out). Today it just resonated. I miss Kofi Burbridge, he added such a nice touch. Enjoy hearing Derek doing his sitar-like thing. Overall a really good vibe.
Well, unless I'm driving... then I pretend I'm driving down a cool coastal road.
Ditto
When we should be dancing
This sky where we live
Is no place to lose your wings,
so Love, Love, Love!
Tell it brother! Tell it with that super-funky slide guitar!
Pretty much exactly what I'd say to ppopp...LLRP!
I've noticed that before about him. Sometimes he's right in the Robbie groove.
When we should be dancing
This sky where we live
Is no place to lose your wings,
so Love, Love, Love!
Tell it brother! Tell it with that super-funky slide guitar!
So true, that's why I think Derek Trucks sucks...
c.
It's all about the feel on this one, sometimes the slide just sounds right for the lyrics, and that's the case for me with this one.
It's the real deal.
While we should be dancing
Amen, brother.
Tell that to this fucker of a 2017 comfortably numbnuts president.
Sorry, political vent.
Thanks, Derek.
Hey, Butch Trucks is a relative of Derek Trucks.
Butch Trucks played in the Allman Bros.
Duane Allman was a brother, and a co-pilot in Derek and the Dominoes.
Derek rhymed with Eric. And so on.
I haven't read up, I think there may not be a connection, but is there?
Derek is Butch's nephew and played in the ABB until the end. He's 2nd gen Allman's...
I'm always out of here via PSD when that band plays....
really?!?
While we should be dancing
Amen, brother.
Tell that to this fucker of a 2017 comfortably numbnuts president.
Sorry, political vent.
Thanks, Derek.
Hey, Butch Trucks is a relative of Derek Trucks.
Butch Trucks played in the Allman Bros.
Duane Allman was a brother, and a co-pilot in Derek and the Dominoes.
Derek rhymed with Eric. And so on.
I haven't read up, I think there may not be a connection, but is there?
I'm always out of here via PSD when that band plays....
More of the old guard joins the great band in...this sky.
David Gilmore
Mark Knopfler
Gary Rossington
Duane Allman
Derek Trucks
I happen to like it.
kurbowicz wrote:
same here.
It's this style of white guy electric blues that kind of irritates me.
To each their own.
Me too. Don't know why, because I usually like slow, dreamy pieces like this. This is just boring.
That is exactly what I was just thinking...hmmm... how did you do that?..
same here.
It's this style of white guy electric blues that kind of irritates me.
To each their own.
Down to 4 for me...
Sadly, Duane is not making any new music. I see this comment like I would someone saying "If I wanted to listen to real blues, I'll listen to Robert Johnson." So, no one else can possibly make anything new/interesting/better? Kind of a depressing thought.
Not really.
clearly your range is not as wide as you think
Sadly, Duane is not making any new music. I see this comment like I would someone saying "If I wanted to listen to real blues, I'll listen to Robert Johnson." So, no one else can possibly make anything new/interesting/better? Kind of a depressing thought.
I'm not sure it's a contest.
Yes I agree it would be no contest.
I'm not sure it's a contest.
“The Sky” by the Derek Trucks Band is an instrumental track from their album Already Free (2009). The song showcases the band’s signature blend of blues, rock, jazz, and world music influences. Without lyrics, the piece allows listeners to interpret its emotional depth through the interplay of instruments, especially Trucks’ soulful slide guitar.
The track can evoke feelings of openness, freedom, and introspection, much like gazing at the sky itself. It demonstrates the band’s skill at creating a narrative purely through music, making it a favorite among fans for its serene yet powerful atmosphere.