Shawn Stanford

I always wondered about that last line. Your explanation makes a lot of sense, but I don't know that Steve Winwood would have been savvy enough about financial markets and speculation to have that in mind when he wrote it.

In any case: It remains an amazing jam, and I've returned to the album at least a couple times every year since I first heard it in 1982.

Adk46

Imagine me, owner of this album since it came out in 1971, finding out now, and here of all places, that the line is "... profit he's made on your dreams". I've thought it was "greens" - that is, by a rich supermarket owner.

1970's lyrics range from simple to complex, and from nonsense to profound - often the product of artificially stimulated brain activity, inducing reactions in a similar manner. I guess I never really paid much attention to them. I am the walrus; Goo goo g'joob.

drooman

More Market Crash content to be found in Steely Dan's "Black Friday"

SMTCapeCod

Methinks someone was rummaging in their pile of cassette tapes

Just kidding- Burn/offer the disc!

Oh wait, CDs are already pretty much obsolete, aren't they.

I think it begs for a part 2, which would be soundtrack for wrenching on rather than driving said machines.

Lunatic Fringe comes to mind.

Daniel5691

Shawn,

I thoroughly enjoyed your article. You have a really interesting and imaginative way of writing. I also enjoyed very much your musical selections.
Please, do not allow this to be your last piece about the 928 and your experiences.
BRAVO !
ENCORE ! ENCORE ! ENCORE !

drooman

If you haven't yet, try this from the 1973 Germany tour. Puts those studio jams to shame.

Shawn Stanford

I drove from Ft Sill to Dallas a couple weeks ago to meet up with the DFW 928 guys for breakfast. It's a 2+ hour drive, so it was still dark when I got on the road. Even though I was driving the horrible Kia the Army rented for me and not a proper car, I put on this playlist. And I can say that it was absolutely a perfect soundtrack for driving through the dark of the straight and endless roads of southern Oklahoma and northern Texas, and then watching the sun come up over my right shoulder.

bureau13

Damn, Shawn. As someone who dabbles in the writing thing from time to time, that is really good. And as someone who loves the long open road at night, you've captured that mood perfectly. My problem sometimes is that the music that so perfectly fits that mood tends to make me sleepy!

Just added those Tangerine Dream numbers to my playlist, great stuff...