Well the weather outside tells me that this is definitely not August! August was released in 1986. Primarily produced by Phil Collins in association with longtime Clapton associate Tom Dowd, it became Clapton's biggest-selling LP to date. I wasn't completely sold on Eric's solo work, yes there are high points like Wonderful Tonight and the 461 OCEAN BOULEVARD album however much of the rest was fairly...
Eric Clapton - Layla ERIC CLAPTON LIVE BELL BOTTOM BLUES FROM ERIC CLAPTON'S RAINBOW CONCERT IN LONDON,JANUARY 13TH 1973 Track listing Side one 1. "I Looked Away" (Eric Clapton, Bobby Whitlock) – 3:05 2. "Bell Bottom Blues" (Clapton) – 5:02 3. "Keep on Growing" (Clapton, Whitlock) – 6:21 4. "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out" (Jimmy...
V and I went to Sydney’s The Basement last night to see Slowhand, an Eric Clapton tribute band. It was actually more of a revuew, as there were about 10 of them and they alternated singers and some of the musicians. They were a good time, though. They chronologically played hits from Clapton’s career, starting with [...]
Jimi Hendrix's Voodoo Child has been named the best guitar riff of all time by the musicians' website Music Radar.com, reports the Telegraph. Also in the top 10 are some of my favourites such as (I Can Get No) Satisfaction...
On what would have been his 67th birthday, November 27th, Jimi Hendrix's 'Voodoo Child (Slight Return)' has been voted as having the best guitar riff ever in a poll conducted by music website MusicRadar.com. Jimi Hendrix's 'Voodoo Child (Slight Return)' has been voted as having the best guitar riff of all time. The 1968 track beat Guns N' Roses classic 'Sweet Child O'Mine' - which topped the poll...
A woman friend of mine recently asked me a question that sounded a little absurd at first: “What IS Romance?” When I thought it through, I realized it’s an interesting question, for a simple reason: all art is romantic, because the impulse to create art is romantic, in and of itself. Strictly speaking, the world doesn’t need art. There is no necessity to art whatsoever; if you...
In 1970 and 1971, 38+ years ago, I had the good fortune of seeing two concerts that shaped my love of rock music: Derek and the Dominos ( Eric Clapton ) in London and the Allman Brothers Band in Boston . I learnd later that the late great Duane Allman held a link between the two. The Allman Brothers remain the best band ever in my mind. Click photos for full view Last night I was treated to a wonderful...
This is something I'm sure everyone can understand. Where food itself is concerned, we all have things we eat to ground ourselves, make ourselves happy, return to our roots. In art as in life, we all have "comfort foods" that we return to over and over again to receive nourishment from. These works are not necessarily best for edgy moods; they are for times when we just want to enjoy ourselves...
Last week, in honor of Megan Fox, America’s Sexiest Bad Girl, gracing the new issue of Rolling Stone, we asked our readers to tell us their favorite Songs About Girls. We kept things on a first name basis, and while songs dedicated to the likes of Sheena, Jane, Billie Jean and Nikki all made the [...]
... Now That's What I Call Music ! I got in the car and heard Dale Winton's Pick Of The Pops rundown from 12th Sept 1972. I was gobsmacked. What I can't do is find a complete listing on line - it just doesn't seem to be available. And this isn't personal nostalgia - at the time pretty much the only music in our house was introduced by Jess Yates or performed by the Mike Sammes Singers and I wasn't...
Raphael Fraser says: Here's a quick and dirty cover of Layla, by Eric Clapton - well, Derek and the Dominos, but you know ... Layla - Eric Clapton cover by Raphael Fraser This is a content summary only. Visit Truth In Shredding to find out more!