Eric Clapton and his music

Review #3

It was polished, it was professional but, unfortunately, it was rather clinical.

The band obviously had a set list to get through - and that's what they did. There was no spontaneity, no extended guitar solos, no interaction with the audience and none of the numbers were introduced. If you didn't know your Clapton, you wouldn't have had a clue which track was being played!

Even the audience were subdued. The applause was polite rather than thunderous, there was no clapping along or yelling and everyone stayed firmly rooted to their seats except during the Crossroads encore when some; but not all; of us stood up (probably to take the pressure off our aching backsides).

This was the first time I'd seen Clapton in concert and, as I expected, the musicianship was technically superb and I enjoyed every minute of it. I just couldn't get away from the feeling that they were all going through the motions.

Having said all that, I can't wait until the next time I see EC!

Review #4

I was privileged to be a back stage guest and really enjoyed the second night. I agree with all that has been said previously and won't go into the technical details behind each track. The evening was wonderful and I would really like to go again to experience the laid back happy go lucky Eric - it's such a pleasure to see a world famous musician really enjoying his job!

Review #5

Just got back from the 2nd night at the albert hall. The Last time i went to see Eric was 2004.I saw him twice that year both gigs at the Albert. I thought those gigs were great but lacked balls,But thats what happens when you use session players. Tonight was a different story. Eric used solid players who are real and are part of the real music scene. Like Eric they learnt there trade from playing the bars and club circuits,
Ive been to see EC play many times but tonight was fantastic.If youve got tickets to see him then your in for a treat.Ec Is playing like he was back in 85. I was in school then but thats the year i started to get into Erics music.The Guitar is back and its alive and screaming.

What a gig. I'm so glad im going again on monday.Theres only one Albert hall and theres only one Eric. Put them both together and your in Heaven.

Review #6

First of all I must say that I love going to see Eric. I have seen him more than 90 times in concert. I was so looking forward to last night but alas... He was on great form (I don't think I have ever not enjoyed his playing). His band though.. Most specifically the rhythm section left something to be desired. There just weren't the breaks and dynamics that you get with Steve Gadd at the helm. Willie Weeks and Steve Jordan are great players but, to me, last night proved that you can get the best players in the world together but it doesn't mean they are going to gel. These guys just didn't do it for me.

Most obvious example being Sheriff. The solo came and the band didn't change the rhythm in it. It just didn't climax.

I will continue to see Eric. If he is playing with them next time I go I hope these guys have had enough rehearsal to get some chemistry together or that he trades them in for something more exciting (Gadd, Ferrone - drummers like that).

Review #7

There's no doubt about it, the boy done good! An excellent well balanced set with the crescendo of my wife's favourite Layla immediately followed by Cocaine (my own favourite towards the end).

My comments though are on the venue itself. The Royal Albert Hall, spectacular and history-steeped that it is both acoustically and to view hopeless. We had good seats in the central flat area stalls (Row 19) but spent the evening fidgeting and craning necks to see the Man. It was easier in the “electric guitar” numbers to see him as he was standing but virtually impossible during the seated acoustic section.

However it was easier to hear the detailed content during the acoustic section, less so during the louder stuff. So when we could see we couldn't hear, when we could hear we couldn't see - is that how it should be ??!!

The Hall bounces sound around so every sounds unclear and gets muddled with everything else making the noisier songs sound - well, just a noise! … really sad, given the undoubted individual talents of the accompanying musicians.

From previous concert visits (Eric and others), around the sides in the elevated areas and the lower level boxes, gives better viewing but the sound still doesn't improve and if you were unlucky only to have got in the vertigo seats (having been issue with your parachute!) nothing works. You just have to be satisfied that you are there.

Eric must like the RAH as he's held resident concert stints there many times. I guess the capacity and location have something to do with it. I do wonder whether he has ever tested or been made aware of the Hall's limitations in all these respects? It's a dichotomy really as his album production is always second to none.

At £60 a ticket we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves and am sure we'll go again (if we can get the tickets) and as I read in the Manchester review his voice and his and others' guitar work was excellent.

Eric stands for quality - for rock music concerts, the RAH does not.

Книжонка выходит хорошая...

This title will be released on October 31, 2006.

Book Description

This is the second title in the new Rock of Ages series—books that reveal a wealth of never-told or forgotten stories behind some of the greatest rock music ever recorded

Rocksbackpages.com calls Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs "unquestionably one of the great compositions of the entire rock era." Amazon.com says "Layla stands as one of a handful of pillars of classic rock." Eric Clapton’s rendition of the title song packs such a raw emotional wallop that Dave Marsh wrote in the Rolling Stone Illustrated History of Rock and Roll: "There are few moments in the repertoire of recorded rock where a singer or writer has reached so deeply into himself that the effect of hearing him is akin to witnessing a murder, or a suicide . . . To me, Layla is the greatest of them."

The music may be timeless, but the lives of the tortured souls who produced this great album clearly were not; most were cut short by accident or substance abuse, while those who remain bear deep scars. And lead player Eric Clapton, despite a hugely successful career, has been shadowed by this album, which he knew at the time would be the defining high point of his career. Both casual and committed rock fans will be compelled by the heartbreaking and often lurid details surrounding the saga of Layla and Derek and the Dominos—which has never been completely disclosed until now.

>Книжонка выходит хорошая...

Ох сколько там книжонок хороших и нот, глаза разбегаются, правда цены там тоже не детские на эти вещи.

2SergeK:

Setlist
Pretending
So Tired
Got To Get Better In A Little While
Lost And Found
I Shot The Sheriff
Let It Rain
Back Home (acoustic)
I Am Yours (acoustic)
Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out (acoustic)
Milkcow Blues (acoustic)
Running On Faith (acoustic)
After Midnight
Little Queen Of Spades
Everybody Oughta Make A Change
Motherless Children
Wonderful Tonight
Layla
Cocaine
Crossroads (Encore, with Robert Cray)

Данный сет лист актуален только для одного концерта или это стандартная программа этого тура, выглядит весьма неплохо.

2Bog:
>Ох сколько там книжонок хороших и нот

У меня все есть :)

>Данный сет лист актуален только для одного концерта

Я пощу сет-листы с каждого концерта. Они с малеькими изменениями.

2SergeK:

>Я пощу сет-листы с каждого концерта. Они с малеькими изменениями.

Да я уже прокрутил, спасибо, у тебя информации море, не успеваю отслеживать, сет лист выглядит достаточно аппетитно, есть надежда, что это не совсем сонное царство. Не совсем по теме, я тут нового Нопфлера послушал, вот где тоска в чистом виде…

2SergeK:

>У меня все есть :)

Все? Я вот со Стоунз уже давно потерял счет, махнул рукой.

Оставшиеся Концерты европейского тура.


















May 20 England Hampshire Highclere Castle (Charity gig)
May 22 England London Royal Albert Hall
May 23 England London Royal Albert Hall
May 25 England London Royal Albert Hall
May 26 England London Royal Albert Hall
May 28 France Paris POPB
May 31 Belgium Antwerp Sport Paleis
June 1 Ntherlands Rotterdam Ahoy
June 3 Germany Frankfurt Festhalle
June 4 Germany Stuttgart Schleyerhalle
June 6 Germany Leipzig Arena
June 7 Germany Berlin Wuhlheide
June 9 England Hampton Court Palace Festival
June 10 England Hampton Court Palace Festival
July 7 Italy Roma Lucca Piazza Napoleone
July 8 Italy Perugia Umbria Jazz Festival
July 10 Italy Verona Verona Arena
July 11 Switzerland Locarno Piazza Grande (Moon and Stars Festival)
July 13 Germany Cologne Westfalenhalle
July 14 Germany Dortmund Olympiahalle
July 16 Austria Vienna Stadthalle
July 18 Hungria Budapest
July 20 Czech Republic Prague The Arena
July 22 Germany Munich NEC
July 23 Germany Mannheim SAP Arena
July 25 Germany Hamburg Colorline Arena
July 26 Danemark Augustenborg Slotspark
July 28 Norway Oslo Spektrum
July 29 Sweden Stockholm Globen
July 31 Finland Helsinki Hartwall Arena
August 3 Russie Moscow Red Square

2Bog:
так у Эрика значительно меньше.

2Bog:
>есть надежда, что это не совсем сонное царство

Я постил ссылки на видео и аудио- никакой тоски. Ритм-секция мощнейшая.

2SergeK:

>Я постил ссылки на видео и аудио- никакой тоски.
>Ритм-секция мощнейшая.

В принципе даже по фото видно, что программа достаточно динамичная, это радует, честно говоря пару лет назад я уже перестал ждать от Эрика чего-нибудь «живого». Но последнее время он превосходит мои ожидания, и концерты Крим видимо были очень даже да и этот тур похоже совсем даже ничего. Главное чтобы он до Москвы доехал, я уже как-то настроился посмотреть на него здесь.

Bog, SergeK, я же говорил, что он лучше выглядит. Посвежее чем чуть раньше.

Тут был разговор о Видео антологии?

Rocker ERIC CLAPTON refuses to allow obsessed fans scare him into hiring bodyguards, because he'd rather confront a terrifying situation himself.

The LAYLA star believes solving the problem is the key to dealing with crazy stalkers, even though his life was once in danger when a woman tried to smuggle a gun into one of his concerts.

Clapton says, "One of them is an American lady who's obsessed with the idea that I'm stealing ideas out of her head, album titles, song covers, stuff like that. She started showing up at the gate and I confronted her and threatened her.

"Finally she got caught trying to smuggle a gun into one of my American shows. But I won't keep myself hidden or use minders. I walk up to people and tell them what I think."