Talking Heads
Remain in Light
2/10
Beth Orton
Central Reservation
4/10
David Crosby
If Only I Could Remember My Name
7/10
Def Leppard
Euphoria
2/10
Beck
Mellow Gold
2/10
Bad Company
Bad Company
6/10
Bob Dylan
Bringing it all back home
6/10
Aretha Franklin
Aretha Now
6/10
Carly Simon
No secrets
3/10
The Beatles
Help!
6/10
Rush
Permanent Waves
5/10
Leonard Cohen
Songs of love and hate
3/10
Crosby Stills & Nash
Crosby Stills & Nash
7/10
Frank Sinatra
Sings for Only the Lonely
5/10
Talk Talk
Spirit of Eden
5/10
Roxy Music
Country Life
3/10
Joe Jackson
Body and Soul
2/10
Madonna
Erotica
2/10
Violent Femmes
Violent Femmes
2/10
Metallica
Metallica (Black?)
6/10
Bob Dylan (Father to love-child
@BlueHammer85 )
Love and Theft
4/10
New Score
Derek and the Dominos
Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs
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Contrary to popular opinion, I actually really like Clapton's vocals on Layla - a good effort voice slightly lowered in the pecking order on the track of what is undoubtedly a brilliant song. It's a Great riff and I still enjoy it whenever it's presented.
And just like that, my superlatives are over :-/
Genre of music - tick
Playability - tick
Excitement / breaking new ground / leaving you wanting to hear more - sadly lacking
@RobMCFC has eluded to this already about the output vs the sum of the bands parts and unfortunately he is spot on.
Clapton is an excellent excellent player of the guitar and he also has some good songs in his extensive locker, but overall he flatters to deceive for me. He doesn't excite or provoke emotional response in the same way as a Hendrix or Rory Gallagher et al (I've full named him just in case there was any confusion over the surname ;-) ). The problem he's got is that he's generally held this type of esteem. I find myself liking the idea of Clapton more than actually listening to him.
A lot of the tracks meander and run far too long (yes it's bluesy but the touch paper is never lit throughout the entire album) so I'm basically sat there wondering when Layla is coming on. That's a pretty sad indictment for an album that promises so much more.
This next opinion probably won't go down too well with blues lovers (to a point maybe it shouldn't), Clapton hides himself in plain sight in the blues. He has a comfort zone and he is happy to passively stay there (there are a lot of players who would say they are being true to themselves, that's up for debate) churning out a few blues licks in a different key and a varied tempo.
I pretty much feel that I want a different head on his shoulders and apologies as I haven't even given much thought to the other fine musicians on the album.
Frustratingly BlueMooners, there's nothing bad with the album but it is certainly lacking for me so it's another
4/10.
When's that fucking sunshine coming back.................