Advantages: Great Tracks Throughout Disadvantages: None
As an artist, EricClapton has done a huge amount to promote early blues musicians, reworking some songs, and simply playing versions that follow them to the note. This is notably obvious on Me & Mr Johnson, his tribute to the work of Robert Johnson, often seen as the king of delta blues, but can be found throughout his catalogue. His ability as a guitarist is well known and it is prominent throughout the album as you might guess, being backed by a strong group of musicians to further add to the intimacy of the performance. And it is this ability that allows him to delve into the blues catalogue and provide covers that almost match the beauty of the originals, although admittedly with a larger instrumental backing in most cases.
The album itself was recorded in a small venue to an equally small audience, whom I assume are big fans ...
Advantages: Robert Johnsons music is showcased by great musicians. Disadvantages: Not all Robert Johnsons songs were covered.
I rate this excellent because the guitarist pays homage to his hero, in his style the musicianship is without fault throughout. It is nice to see the Blues played with such energy and obvious enjoyment by all concerned.
The only thing that could be a negative is that not all of Robert Johnsons songs have been covered by EricClapton yet and subsequentely presented on an album. I hope that these will be done on a future album, as EC has covered most of his work.
I have personally heard EricClapton play "Milk Cows Calf Blues" and "Little Queen of Spades" from this album at the Royal Albert Hall and at the Manchester Evening News Arena and the live versions were even better than on the cd.
Robert Johnson, in his short life, only wrote and recorded 29 songs before he was killed, the most popular version of his death being that he ...
Advantages: This is a live peformance Disadvantages: It's not a triple album
One More Car, One More Rider by EricClapton
When this album came out I hadn't made my annual pilgrimage to see Mr Clapton for a few years as he seemed to be taking a break. So I was having withdrawal symptoms of live music at its best and that's what you get from this artist his best at every performance. So it was with great relief that I received this CD for a present for Christmas 2003. . Although in 2004 I saw him at the M.E.N. in Manchester.
When putting the CDs on I would make sure you're not interrupted as this is a live CD.
Tracks on the first CD Open with a sit down set.
1. Key To The Highway - written by William Broonzy and Charles Seegar - This song kicks the
album off and it is one of the best and most covered blues. Most famously by Brownie McGhee
& Sonnie Terry. But put this album on and you hear ...
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