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JJ Cale penned two of Eric Clapton's career-defining solo hits, "Cocaine" and "After ... more

Midnight." And since Clapton has often fashioned
his persona in a WWJD manner (what would JJ do?),
this collaboration is long overdue. But despite
the rather slick pro...

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The Road to Escondido - J.J. Cale

The Road to Escondido - J.J. Cale

JJ Cale penned two of Eric Clapton's career-defining solo hits, "Cocaine" and "After ... more

Midnight." And since Clapton has often fashioned
his persona in a WWJD manner (what would JJ do?),
this collaboration is long overdue. But despite
the rather slick production and long list of guest
backing musicians (including four bassists, four
drummers, five other guitarists, and three
percussionists), The Road to Escondido is still
dominated more by Cale than Clapton. The
relatively reticent Okie wrote 11 of the 14
tracks, and it's his low-key soufflé of blues,
jazz, and country that shapes and directs the
disc's tone, with Clapton along for the ride. The
opening "Danger" sets the dusky mood as the duo
rides a typical Cale swamp groove that gives way
to a tightly wound Slowhand solo. They trade lead
vocals on a lovely version of the after-hours jazz
blues classic "Sporting Life Blues," and the
ubiquitous John Mayer makes an impressive
appearance on the subtle blues of "Hard to
Thrill."  Clapton hasn't sounded this relaxed or
involved in his own material for years. The
traditionally laidback, if not quite snoozy, Cale
responds with a comparatively energized
performance, likely due to the high-profile
company. When the two harmonize on the mid-tempo
foot tapper "Anyway the Wind Blows," the result is
so natural and spontaneous it's a shame these two
didn't join forces earlier. On paper, it appears
that Cale has the most to gain from partnering
with an established superstar, but the fact is
this collaboration yields Eric Clapton's most
engaging and contagious roots-rock release in a
long time. --Hal Horowitz


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The Road to Escondido [VINYL] - J.J. Cale

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JJ Cale penned two of Eric Clapton's career-defining solo hits, "Cocaine" and "After ... more

Midnight." And since Clapton has often fashioned
his persona in a WWJD manner (what would JJ do?),
this collaboration is long overdue. But despite
the rather slick production and long list of guest
backing musicians (including four bassists, four
drummers, five other guitarists, and three
percussionists), The Road to Escondido is still
dominated more by Cale than Clapton. The
relatively reticent Okie wrote 11 of the 14
tracks, and it's his low-key soufflé of blues,
jazz, and country that shapes and directs the
disc's tone, with Clapton along for the ride. The
opening "Danger" sets the dusky mood as the duo
rides a typical Cale swamp groove that gives way
to a tightly wound Slowhand solo. They trade lead
vocals on a lovely version of the after-hours jazz
blues classic "Sporting Life Blues," and the
ubiquitous John Mayer makes an impressive
appearance on the subtle blues of "Hard to
Thrill."  Clapton hasn't sounded this relaxed or
involved in his own material for years. The
traditionally laidback, if not quite snoozy, Cale
responds with a comparatively energized
performance, likely due to the high-profile
company. When the two harmonize on the mid-tempo
foot tapper "Anyway the Wind Blows," the result is
so natural and spontaneous it's a shame these two
didn't join forces earlier. On paper, it appears
that Cale has the most to gain from partnering
with an established superstar, but the fact is
this collaboration yields Eric Clapton's most
engaging and contagious roots-rock release in a
long time. --Hal Horowitz


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JJ Cale penned two of Eric Clapton's career-defining solo hits, "Cocaine" and "After ... more

Midnight." And since Clapton has often fashioned
his persona in a WWJD manner (what would JJ do?),
this collaboration is long overdue. But despite
the rather slick production and long list of guest
backing musicians (including four bassists, four
drummers, five other guitarists, and three
percussionists),The Road to Escondidois still
dominated more by Cale than Clapton. The
relatively reticent Okie wrote 11 of the 14
tracks, and it's his low-key soufflé of blues,
jazz, and country that shapes and directs the
disc's tone, with Clapton along for the ride. The
opening "Danger" sets the dusky mood as the duo
rides a typical Cale swamp groove that gives way
to a tightly wound Slowhand solo. They trade lead
vocals on a lovely version of the after-hours jazz
blues classic "Sporting Life Blues," and the
ubiquitous John Mayer makes an impressive
appearance on the subtle blues of "Hard to
Thrill."Clapton hasn't sounded this relaxed or
involved in his own material for years. The
traditionally laidback, if not quite snoozy, Cale
responds with a comparatively energized
performance, likely due to the high-profile
company. When the two harmonize on the mid-tempo
foot tapper "Anyway the Wind Blows," the result is
so natural and spontaneous it's a shame these two
didn't join forces earlier. On paper, it appears
that Cale has the most to gain from partnering
with an established superstar, but the fact is
this collaboration yields Eric Clapton's most
engaging and contagious roots-rock release in a
long time.--Hal Horowitz


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JJ Cale penned two of Eric Clapton's career-defining solo hits, "Cocaine" and "After ... more

Midnight." And since Clapton has often fashioned
his persona in a WWJD manner (what would JJ do?),
this collaboration is long overdue. But despite
the rather slick production and long list of guest
backing musicians (including four bassists, four
drummers, five other guitarists, and three
percussionists),The Road to Escondidois still
dominated more by Cale than Clapton. The
relatively reticent Okie wrote 11 of the 14
tracks, and it's his low-key soufflé of blues,
jazz, and country that shapes and directs the
disc's tone, with Clapton along for the ride. The
opening "Danger" sets the dusky mood as the duo
rides a typical Cale swamp groove that gives way
to a tightly wound Slowhand solo. They trade lead
vocals on a lovely version of the after-hours jazz
blues classic "Sporting Life Blues," and the
ubiquitous John Mayer makes an impressive
appearance on the subtle blues of "Hard to
Thrill."Clapton hasn't sounded this relaxed or
involved in his own material for years. The
traditionally laidback, if not quite snoozy, Cale
responds with a comparatively energized
performance, likely due to the high-profile
company. When the two harmonize on the mid-tempo
foot tapper "Anyway the Wind Blows," the result is
so natural and spontaneous it's a shame these two
didn't join forces earlier. On paper, it appears
that Cale has the most to gain from partnering
with an established superstar, but the fact is
this collaboration yields Eric Clapton's most
engaging and contagious roots-rock release in a
long time.--Hal Horowitz


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I grew up listening to Eric Clapton and JJ Cale as totally different singers and always wondered what they would sound like if they came together and made music combining the two styles and I was delighted to find this compact disc in my favourite music shop.

This long overdue result is champagne in the veins, absolutely mind-blowing music. It's a bluesy; slow burning and twangy album and old slow hand gets even slower. It is however ...
...of the 14 tracks. This is a hybrid sound that I find unique but I can still hear the Cale and Clapton styles.

These songs are affectionate and powerful but they use very little vocabulary to articulate so much. The pleasant-sounding connection between these two veterans of rock and the blues is flawless. Their subtle, rumbling voices and elegant guitar playing blends effortlessly in this wonderful miscellany of words.

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