Talk:Sunshine of Your Love/Archive 1

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I heard a cover of this song last night, sung by a female lead vocal...I was wondering who the artist might be...

• There was a cover matching that description in The In-Laws. Deltabeignet 04:25, 1 April 2006 (UTC)

Guitar on the track

The article claimed EC played a Les Paul on "Sunshine of Your Love", which was admittedly the signature instrument for the 'woman tone'. However, I quote the article Eric Clapton:

"He later loaned the SG to singer Jackie Lomax, who subsequently sold it to musician Todd Rundgren for US$500 in 1972. Rundgren restored the guitar and nicknamed "Sunny", after "Sunshine Of Your Love", on which it featured"

Furthermore, the liner notes of Disraeli Gears have a photo of Cream, with Eric by his SG. Anyway, easy mistake, no worries. Deltabeignet 03:11, 3 October 2005 (UTC)

There is no source what guitar and amp Clapton used. Another Wikipedia article is not a valid source where unbacked in itself. Photos from the recording sessions show Clapton had his 1964 Fool SG and his Les Paul Custom with him, and they also show that a Fender Twin reverb was around (plugged into, too) along with the Marshall JTM45/100 with four KT-66 power tubes (http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/Features/Legendary%20Guitar_%20The%20Saga%20of/ - see b/w photo at the bottom). Udo Pipper, vintage gear expert from renowned German magazine Gitarre&Bass has tried plugging an SG into a Blackface Twin Reverb with RCA tubes, and at maximum volume, the setup yielded that "Sunshine Of Your Love" tone... Well, since it's known Samba Pa Ti and Albatross were recorded with Strats, we should challenge our acoustic prejudice :-) Herringgull2 (talk) 11:44, 7 June 2011 (UTC)

Don't forget that when hendrix played this song, it was after the band broke up. It was thought that he did that knowing about cream's break-up. -Me

HASN'T ANYONE ELSE IN THE WORLD NOTICED HOW ALIKE COCAINE AND SUNSHINE OF YOUR LOVE ARE? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.232.161.83 (talk) 02:42, 9 September 2007 (UTC)

I think there's also an amazing similarity between it and In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 198.189.249.13 (talk) 22:47, 8 November 2008 (UTC)

Yes, I've noticed how alike 'Cocaine' and 'Sunshine of your Love' are: not very. Lexo (talk) 23:41, 15 May 2010 (UTC)

SUPER GROUP???

since when is cream a super group?????? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.196.244.26 (talk) 13:43, 31 January 2009 (UTC)

since forever, all the band members were already established musicians in other groups. Cream is usually referred to as the first super group. Sebastian341 (talk) 22:00, 6 January 2010 (UTC)

Fudge Tunnel cover

Fudge Tunnel are referred to as a doom band, when the most accurate genre would be sludge. Even on Fudge Tunnel, it is classed as sludge. So if no-one has any grievances about it, I will change the article to suit. Cheers Bluebear89 (talk) 19:07, 13 July 2009 (UTC)

D-Minor Scale Riff

To clean-up this page I removed the part about the song riff being a D-minor Scale. If it is a D-minor Scale, then there must be a reliable source. Rock'N'More (talk) 21:38, 8 April 2010 (UTC)

GA Review

This review is transcluded from Talk:Sunshine of Your Love/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: FunkMonk (talk · contribs) 19:53, 20 February 2015 (UTC)

• Will take this one! FunkMonk (talk) 19:53, 20 February 2015 (UTC)

Thanks FunkMonk. Why is Jimi Hendrix posthumous discography ignored?

Quick fixes! Well, personally I've never visited the Featured Lists page before, but I'll give it a look. FunkMonk (talk) 18:23, 21 February 2015 (UTC)

• "or riff developed by Bruce" and "Brown had a difficult time writing lyrics", Dowed etc. Introduce all persons and their role at first mention in the article, not just the intro. The lead is just a summary of the article, the article itself should be able to stand alone.

OK, done. —Ojorojo (talk) 18:14, 21 February 2015 (UTC)

• "gave the song their wholehearted approval" The song? Earlier you mention several demos of several songs.

Added "SOYL"; the ref specifically names it. —Ojorojo (talk) 18:14, 21 February 2015 (UTC)

• "and harmonic motions like like A–C–G" One like too many? Also, same quote could have links to Led Zeppelin and Whole Lotta Love?

Fixed. I see another editor linked "WLL". I've been told quotes should not contain links. —Ojorojo (talk) 18:14, 21 February 2015 (UTC)

• "Hendrix often performed faster instrumental versions of the song, which he often dedicated to Cream." One often too much maybe?

Fixed. —Ojorojo (talk) 18:14, 21 February 2015 (UTC)

• I'd expect the sample to include the main riff (most well known part of the song), but it cuts just after and before?

My setup doesn't allow me to play these. If it doesn't have the riff, then it shouldn't be here. —Ojorojo (talk) 18:14, 21 February 2015 (UTC)

I could maybe make a new version, can you give me some timing for what part you'd want to include? FunkMonk (talk) 18:24, 21 February 2015 (UTC)

I like the segment beginning at 2:02, you can hear the riff and the woman tone. However, some may want to hear vocals, so the very beginning may be a good choice. —Ojorojo (talk) 19:53, 21 February 2015 (UTC)

I've now added the first 20 seconds (with initial silence removed), for the sake of the ordinary reader, but we can also add the other part instead. FunkMonk (talk) 20:32, 21 February 2015 (UTC)

That works for me. —Ojorojo (talk) 21:16, 21 February 2015 (UTC)

Alright then, I'll pass this, just remember to readd the sample, or it will probably get deleted... FunkMonk (talk) 21:20, 21 February 2015 (UTC)

References listed but not cited

I don't know if it matters, or if it might even be intentional, but on the script for checking citations, these references give errors. They are listed in the refence section, but never cited. --Gaff (talk) 23:16, 20 February 2015 (UTC)

• Alfred Publishing (2006). Hard Rock Hits for Easy Guitar. Alfred Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7390-4206-9. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
• Denisoff, R. Serge (1975). Solid Gold: The Popular Record Industry. Transaction Publishers. ISBN 978-0878555864. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
• Geldeart, Gary; Rodham, Steve (2008). Jimi Hendrix from the Benjamin Franklin Studios: The Complete Guide to the Available Recordings. Jimpress. ISBN 978-0952768654. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
• Shapiro, Harry (1992). Eric Clapton: Lost in the Blues. Da Capo Press. ISBN 978-0306804809. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)

Added with the rest, but not used. I'll remove them. —Ojorojo (talk) 17:06, 21 February 2015 (UTC)