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Eric Clapton "Eric Clapton" MFSL Gold CD Neu OVP Sealed UDCD 639 mit J-Card
Erscheinungsdatum: 1. August 1995
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab
Import aus: USA
Format: Audio CD
Tracks
1. Slunky
2. Bad Boy
3. Lonesome And A Long Way From Home
4. After Midnight
5. Easy Now
6. Blues Power
7. Bottle Of Red Wine
8. Lovin' You Lovin' Me
9. Told You For The Last Time
10. Don't Know Why
11. Let It Rain
Produktbeschreibungen
Das Album, mit dem Clapton seine Solo-Karriere startete, orientiert sich an den wichtigsten Wegweisern, die durch die gerade erst abgelaufene Zusammenarbeit mit Delaney and Bonnie festgelegt wurden. Tatsächlich hat Delaney dieses Album sogar produziert, was dessen lockeres Gefühl -- wie bei einer Jam-Session -- erklärt, bei dem Clapton häufig in die Situation gerät, gegen eine Spitzenbesetzung ankämpfen zu müssen, zu der Gäste wie Stephen Stills, Sonny Curtis, Rita Coolidge, Leon Russell und Delaney and Bonnie gehören. Dennoch, dies ist das Album, mit dem sich Clapton als Sänger mit Power präsentierte und etablierte und es entzündete so ganz nebenbei einige seiner Dauerbrenner wie die zu Klassikern gewordenen "Blues Power", "After Midnight" und "Let It Rain". --Daniel Durchholz
Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Eric Clapton's eponymous solo debut was recorded after he completed a tour with Delaney & Bonnie. Clapton used the core of the duo's backing band and co-wrote the majority of the songs with Delaney Bramlett — accordingly, Eric Clapton sounds more laid-back and straightforward than any of the guitarist's previous recordings. There are still elements of blues and rock & roll, but they're hidden beneath layers of gospel, R&B, country, and pop flourishes. And the pop element of the record is the strongest of the album's many elements — "Blues Power" isn't a blues song and only "Let It Rain," the album's closer, features extended solos. Throughout the album, Clapton turns out concise solos that de-emphasize his status as guitar god, even when they display astonishing musicality and technique. That is both a good and a bad thing — it's encouraging to hear him grow and become a more fully rounded musician, but too often the album needs the spark that some long guitar solos would have given it. In short, it needs a little more of Clapton's personality.
