One More Car, One More Rider (Live Recording) - Eric Clapton

One More Car, One More Rider by Eric Clapton

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 the audience cheering and welcoming the
band on stage with a thank you from Eric and then an acoustic solo guitar with a few chords being
expertly finger picked. Then Eric leads into the opening sequence of this famous song,
The vocals open with ....... "I got the Key to the Highway, where I'm bound to go, I'm gonna leave
here running, cause walkin's far to slow"....... the song goes on and includes some great acoustic
guitar work and vocals until the audiences warm applause at the end of the first track.

2. Reptile - The set carries on with the title track of the Album "Reptile" still acoustically with Billy
Preston playing Keyboards, he sadly died last year, so this is a good album to listen to some of
his final live works, This is an instrumental which allows solos from the band. This a fairly upbeat
number that won't be to all his fans tastes but shows the versatility of the artist and Eric and his
musicians.

As this song ends Eric tells the audience Thank you "that tonight we're gonna do a selection of stuff from the past and the present, that was a new song, this is an old one by Joe Turner called"

3. Got You On My Mind - still carrying on the acoustic set this old one is dare I say a beautiful song!
The vocals leading off with "Got you on my mind every time I hear your name", this song has to be
heard to get the full impact of how the song sounds there are some wonderful backing vocals with
Eric calling Andy (Andy Fairweather Low) to give the songs only guitar solo and there is plenty of
good keyboard work with Eric supplying fine guitar backing.

4. Tears In Heaven - The set continues with the tear jerking song written in honour of Eric son
Connor and the audience is especially silent on this track and as usual it is played faultlessly
and with feeling with warm applause from the auditorium and a Thank you from Eric..

5. Bell Bottom Blues - Continues this fine acoustic set with the keyboard providing the fill ins, The
song continues "It's all wrong, it's all right, the acoustic guitar work is as good as any electric solos
usually expected with the rest of the band playing their part. A guitar fil ends this song with a
Thank you from Eric.

6. Change The World - This is one if not the best times I've heard Eric plays this song with a long
acoustic intro with keyboard to accompany him and claps from the audience, who cheer at
various places through the song. Eric's solos are without fault and the vocals are excellent. More
thanks from Eric.

7. Father's Eyes - So to Electric guitar with some fine opening guitar to set up a quite moody song,
the atmosphere is electric and the band are starting to warm up. This is another fairly new song
that matures with age and is fast becoming a favourite with audiences. This has one guitar solo
that is not more than a few bars Eric letting the keyboards come to the fore. The electric guitar
plays this out with Eric traversing the whole fret board in his playing ending on some notes that
can only be described as ringing like bells. He never fails to thank his audience at the end of his
playing.

8. River Of Tears - The Bass guitar leads the Band and Eric into some guitar fils to open up this
slow song, The vocals opening with "Three miles to the river that will carry me away" This is
another beautiful (there I've done it again) song that needs to be heard to adequately describe the
quality of the musicianship, it is also, I think a very powerful song. A fine keyboard solo with Eric
finishing the song with a building guitar solo that sets this song apart from many others.

9. Going Down Slow - written by St Louis Jimmy - This is a fine blues song arguably for me the best
on the album with fine vocals, keyboard and guitar solos throughout, with the Bass and Drums
featuring prominently towards the close of the track. Finished of with a guitar solo and into the
first chord of

10. She's Gone - written by Eric Clapton and Simon Climie - Although the guitar work doesn't fail to
impress on this track it is not one of my personal favourites. Although I wouldn't skip it whilst
listening to the album, Eric was having an enjoyable night and this shows with his playing. He is
flying on this track. With some of the best work on the album.

Tracks on second CD carry on with the electric set

1. I Want A Little Girl - written by Murray Mencher and Billy Mull - The keyboards open this up with
the guitar in close attendance, some of the strongest vocals from Eric on here "I want a little girl, to call my own" and so it goes on, Billy Preston is asked by Eric and does a fine piano solo here
vocals carrying on " I don't even care if she don't wear nylon hose" One of the few songs ending
on a vocal with a guitar lick to complete it.

2. Badge - written by Eric Clapton and George Harrison - This has been done many time by Eric
and he could play this in his sleep, he is surrounded with talented musicians and this song really
soars with excellent guitar solos. Badge shows how Eric covers the whole of the fret board with
his playing and the Bass is brilliant. David Sanchez is playing an instrument or attachment, I dont know what it is called but there is a fine solo using that instrument which requires a length of tube to the mouth connected to the keyboards, ends by fading the
last chords.

3. Hoochie Coochie Man - written by Willie Dixon - Back to the blues " Gypsy woman told my
mother, before I was born You got a boy child coming, gonna be a son of a gun" This is Eric doing
what he does the best playing the Blues from the heart, featuring fine keyboard solos, Eric lets
his band showcase as much as possible, but always comes back to his fine solos that are his
trademark and this is no different. The vocals on this track are outstanding ending with a tight
finish.

4. Have You Ever Loved A Woman - written by Billy Myles - The blues at it's very best Eric leads
into this track with some of the finest guitar playing that you will ever hear, and sings " Have you
ever loved a woman, so much you tremble in pain, when all the time you know she bears another
mans name." all the time giving those solos with a great piano solo in the middle, followed by
keyboards, the audience cheering throughout and with the final verse and ending with a fiery
guitar solo, The biggest cheer of the night and a thank you from Eric. I've changed my mind I
have two best tracks on this album and this is the second.

5. Cocaine - written by J.J. Cale - A classic track from Eric's early years which seems to improve
with every performance, basically vocal with I would say a very clever controlled solo, and the
audience shouting Cocaine to finish the song.

6. Wonderful Tonight - written by Eric Clapton - Eric always plays this well, some nights better than
others and as mentioned before he was having a particularly good night on this occasion.
Another faultless performance on the guitar and vocals. With the band having plenty of the solos.
Eric finishing off with a solo.

7. Layla - written by Eric Clapton and Jim Gordon - Guitar intros and he always tries to disguise this
one, usually succeeding but on this occasion the audience cheer because they know that famous
intro is coming and it does with power. The vocals are quickly into Layla. Then to the now famous
guitar solo Eric plays so well. On this occasion the piano solo has been put back in which is not
always the case. We are now listening to Clapton of many years ago and it sounds good, his
guitar complimenting the piano and vice versa. The piano finishing off and the audience going
wild.

8. Sunshine Of Your Love - written by Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce and Pete Brown - Another classic
played without fault, the vocals shared with the bassist Nathan East, Eric is on fire with his
playing. The playing of this song usually means that the Concert is coming to a close and so it
was and onto,

9. Over The Rainbow - written by Harold Arien and E.V. Hamburg - This has Eric leading in with his
guitar to the audience clapping along. They obviously didn't know this was coming as a cheer
went up, Eric stays true to this song not fancy music just the right amount and he sings this well.
A fitting end to a wonderful concert.

Eric concludes with God Bless You thank you very much and goodnight.

Conclusion

I love the work of Eric Clapton as you probably would have gathered. But if you haven't got this album and like any of the songs played here you won't be disappointed with the purchase.

Thanks for reading.

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