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My favourite period of solo Clapton is that of the late seventies and early eighties, while he still had a passion for the music and still worked with good producers (i.e., before he started working with Phil Collins). And this little gem comes right in the middle of that period.
Following from the mighty `Slowhand' album, this album was always going to be somewhat in the shadow of its illustrious predecessor and struggle to be heard. But there is some strong material here that is the equal of the task.
As usual in this period, Clapton was trying to focus more on singing and leave the guitar legend image behind. He also was settled on one style, country blues, rather than the straight blues of his solo debut, or the hotchpotch of various styles found on albums such as One in Every Crowd. This mellow, relaxed style runs through the whole album, and a thoughtful and introspective record is the result. In all, 4 stars.
Following from the mighty `Slowhand' album, this album was always going to be somewhat in the shadow of its illustrious predecessor and struggle to be heard. But there is some strong material here that is the equal of the task.
As usual in this period, Clapton was trying to focus more on singing and leave the guitar legend image behind. He also was settled on one style, country blues, rather than the straight blues of his solo debut, or the hotchpotch of various styles found on albums such as One in Every Crowd. This mellow, relaxed style runs through the whole album, and a thoughtful and introspective record is the result. In all, 4 stars.
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Great album with Clapton showing his light touch and humour with 'Watch out for Lucy' and 'Tulsa Time'. His effortless guitar playing is a total joy and has the indescribable quality of making the hairs on the back of your neck stand on end!
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A great album from Clapton, bought this to replace origional cassette version, re mastered and sounding fresh despite its age. A long time admeration for Clapton, from his early days with The Yardbirds, Mayall, Cream and Blind Faith. Nice bluesy style riffs with a hint of a country feel, well balanced album typical of Claptons early solo efforts.
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