The Mr Johnson in the title is Robert Johnson, early blues legend and an inspiration for Clapton and a host of others including Fleetwood Mac, the Blues Brothers, Led Zeppelin and the Rolling Stones.
Robert Johnson was born May 8, 1911, in Hazlehurst, Mississippi, and died of poisoned whiskey, ... Read review
Amazingly, given his weighty reputation as a blues guitarist, Eric Clapton has previously ... more
released only one all-blues collection in a solo career spanning 30 years. That album, 1994's From the Cradle, may have topped the charts on both sides of the Atl...
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released only one all-blues collection in a solo career spanning 30 years. That album, 1994'sFrom the Cradle, may have topped the charts on both sides of the Atlantic, but Clapton certainly betters it with this interpretation of 14 Robert Johnson classics. The reason for this is primarily in the vocals. Clapton's voice has always been too soft, too undamaged to convincingly tell such tales of woe. Now though, veteran of various personal catastrophes, he can give a fair impression of a man who has seen too much. Surrounded by an impressive musical team including Andy Fairweather Low and Billy Preston, with Jerry Portnoy playing a blinder on blues harp, Clapton delivers a deep, pulsing "When You Got a Friend", a searing "Little Queen of Spades", a boogilicious "Last Fair Deal Gone Down" and a bucking "They're Red Hot". "Come on in My Kitchen" and "Me and the Devil Blues", meanwhile, are tough acoustic efforts, more in keeping with the legend of Johnson at the crossroads at midnight. Clapton fans will love this--it's his best in ages.--Dominic Wills
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Advantages: It's Clapton - What else can I say????? Disadvantages: Tracks may be a bit samey for some.
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A disappointment for me was If I had Possession Over Judgement Day (track 11) If you think you have heard it before, you have, on Unplugged under its alternate title, Rolling and Tumbling, which was a much better version. This would have been better left off in my opinion, giving Clapton the opportunity to record one of Johnson's lesser known numbers.
So - a modern day blues legend pays homage to one of the origional blues ... ...now, its a classic blues album, although not quite as good as the earlier From The Cradle, but you won't be dissapointed.
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The Mr Johnson in the title is Robert Johnson, early blues legend and an inspiration for Clapton and a host of others including Fleetwood Mac, the Blues Brothers, Led Zeppelin and the Rolling Stones.
Robert Johnson was born May 8, 1911, in Hazlehurst, Mississippi, and died of poisoned whiskey, given to him by a jealous husband August 16, 1938.
Writing and recording only 29 compositions in his short life, the bluesman, hobo, womaniser and (allegedly) deal - with -the - devil - maker has gone down in history as the greatest bluesman ever.
This record is Clapton's homage to the great man and some may wonder why it has taken so long.
Clapton has recorded some of Johnson's tunes before, most notably with Cream - Crossroad blues - and two on the Unplugged album but this time Clapton devotes a whole album to his hero. Usual band members are on this disc as well as Billy Preston - keyboards and Jerry Portnoy - harmonica. and they gel together really well. The playing by all is really top class and two tracks stand out from the 14 in total: They're Red Hot (track 3)and Last Fair Deal Gone Down (track 6).
No lengthy guitar solos feature on any track, but some nifty slide guitar from Doyle Bramall II is something to listen out for.
A disappointment for me was If I had Possession Over Judgement Day (track 11) If you think you have heard it before, you have, on Unplugged under its alternate title, Rolling and Tumbling, which was a much better version. This would have been better left off in my opinion, giving Clapton the opportunity to record one of Johnson's lesser known numbers.
So - a modern day blues legend pays homage to one of the origional blues greats, perfect!!!!
Go get this album now, its a classic blues album, although not quite as good as the earlier From The Cradle, but you won't be dissapointed.
Find out more about Robert Johnson here: http://www.deltahaze.com/johnson/index.htm
Advantages: Robert Johnsons music is showcased by great musicians. Disadvantages: Not all Robert Johnsons songs were covered.
Texas, Robert Johnson made some of his final recordings in this Dallas warehouse .
Terraplane Blues, Hellhound On My Trail, Me And The Devil Blues, From Four Till Late
Session 4 is Eric playing accoustic guitar and singing on his own in the Hotel Casa Del Mar, Santa Monica, California. These songs are:-
Ramblin' On My Mind, Stones In My Passway, Love In Vain.
The Dvd is a must for all Blues fans.
If comparing the two albums EricClapton has made paying homage to Robert Johnson.
I would rate "Sessions for Robert J" above "Me and MrJohnson" the only difference between the albums being that Jerry Portnoy plays the Harmonica on the latter.
"Me and MrJohnson" is worth buying too as the Harmonica of Jerry Portnoy brings an added dimension to this collection of songs.
I would recommend anybody who loves the Blues to buy ...
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Product details
Title
Me And Mr. Johnson
Performer
Eric Clapton
Genre
Rock & Pop
Release Date
22/03/2004
Recomended Retail Price
16.99 GBP
Label / Distributor
WEA / Cinram Logistics
Engineer
Phillipe Rose;Tom Stanley
Producer
Eric Clapton;Simon Climie
Pieces in Set
1
Studio / Live
Studio
Format
Performer
EAN
93624873020
Catalogue Number
9362487302
Titles on disc 1
1.
When You Got A Good Friend
2.
Little Queen Of Spades
3.
They're Red Hot
4.
Me And The Devil Blues
5.
Travelling Riverside Blues
6.
Last Fair Deal Done
7.
Stop Breakin' Down Blues
8.
Milkcow's Calf Blues
9.
Kind Hearted Woman Blues
10.
Come On In My Kitchen
11.
If I Had Possession Of Judgement Day
12.
Love In Vain
13.
32 30 Blues
14.
Hellhound On My Trail
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Album Notes
Blues-rock guitar legend follows his 2002 live album 'One More Car One More Rider' with this tribute to the seminal bluesman Robert Johnson, who allegedly sold his soul to the Devil and whose music, Clapton says, has influenced his entire life and career. Produced by Clapton and Simon Climie of Climie Fisher fame, the album features fourteen all-time Johnson classics.
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