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| 1. Sweet Home Chicago | |||
| 2. Milkcow's Calf Blues | |||
| 3. Terraplane Blues | |||
| 4. If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day - From Sessions For Robert J | |||
| 5. Stop Breakin' Down Blues - From Sessions For Robert J | |||
| 6. Little Queen Of Spades - From Sessions For Robert J | |||
| 7. Traveling Riverside Blues | |||
| 8. Me And The Devil Blues | |||
| 9. From Four Until Late - From Sessions For Robert J | |||
| 10. Kind Hearted Woman Blues | |||
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| Disc: 2 | |||
| 1. Kind Hearted Woman Blues | |||
| 2. They're Red Hot | |||
| 3. Hell Hound On My Trail | |||
| 4. Sweet Home Chicago | |||
| 5. When You Got A Good Friend | |||
| 6. Milkcow's Calf Blues | |||
| 7. If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day - From Sessions For Robert J | |||
| 8. Stop Breakin' Down Blues - From Sessions For Robert J | |||
| 9. Terraplane Blues | |||
| 10. Hell Hound On My Trail | |||
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Album Description
Live, intimate, and raw, Sessions for Robert J is the essential audio/video companion to Eric Clapton's Me and Mr Johnson, a tribute to blues legend Robert Johnson. Filmed during tour rehearsals in London and Dallas plus a Los Angeles hotel room and the Dallas warehouse where Johnson made some of his final recordings, Sessions for Robert J finds Clapton performing all Robert Johnson songs with his touring band, acoustically with Doyle Bramhall II and solo-as well as discussing Johnson and his influence. A performance/documentary DVD with 14 tracks (from which the 11 CD selections are taken), Sessions for Robert J is blues heaven.
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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
...well you don't. As a big Robert Johnson fan I was quite worried about this album. Robert Johnson is widely accepted as the biggest influence to the music (Delta Blues) that evolved into Chicago Blues then into Rock&Roll very quickly to become common-place in today's society. Do a search if you doubt me. If you still doubt it then don't take my word for it, take Eric Clapton's. What you need to realise is that, on this album, Eric Clapton did not try to create better versions of R.J songs. He is simply tipping his hat to his biggest influence and casually recording his own interpretation of R.J songs...and what an interpretation! This is a fantastic C.D/D.V.D combo and should really be priced at around £35.00. The C.D is good but the D.V.D is better. It's a perfect balance between electric wizardry and acoustic genius. His supporting musicians, as you would expect, are also in fantastic form for these recordings, in particular his supporting guitarist, Doyle (lookout for the acoustic duet, session III). I also have the Eric Clapton MTV Unplugged D.V.D and the C.D, which we all know are fantastic, but this is far better. It makes you feel part of the sessions and gives a bit of insight into Eric's world through the interviews...a must for every aspiring guitarist and for those R.J fans who have tried to play his songs. I was rather baffled though, because they appear to have missed out the D.V.D bonus tracks (as stated on the back) on the actual D.V.D, but there is loads of good quality material on both C.D & D.V.D you wont even care. I think somewhere (with or without his soul) a certain Mr Robert Johnson is very very pleased indeed. Well done Mr Clapton!!
14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This blues rock album is Clapton back at his best. It's raw 12 bar as it should be played and sung, right back to his Bluesbreakers roots. Eric has had a long and glittering career, and long may it continue, but, in my opinion, he has lost his way on occasions, for what reasons I cannot guess. He's a blues man and loves it, but sweet, sickly, glossy magazine style blues that appears on albums like August and Pilgrim should have no place in his repertoire. On those, he might just as well have been Phil Collins, who, I believe, featured on one of them. With 'Sessions' he is just Clapton and it's a treat for blues-starved ears.
There is not one bad track here - one great one follows another. I could go on, and on, and on, but, as I am plugged into it now on my MP3, I really must close my eyes and just listen and enjoy. Get it, play it, then play it repeatedly and tell me I'm right.
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Eric gets a lot of bad reviews these days and complaints about his white boy blues and although the Armani suits seemed to have disappeared people still say that he can’t sing the blues and drive a Ferrari. Well in the DVD part of this package he actually drives a Porsche so there you go. For those that think you have to suffer to be able to play/sing the blues, I would say to them go read about his life.
Well I don’t know if this CD/DVD combo is the blues but it certainly is one of the best music DVD’s I have heard and enjoyed. It is rarely too far away from my player and in DTS it sounds great. The band sessions are great but the two acoustic sessions are two of my favourite listening pleasures. I am no expert but I know what I like and I like this.
I have a great deal of Eric’s back catalogue and some is a bit too easy listening for my taste but this stuff, although maybe not having the intensity of his early music (Bluesbreakers, Cream etc.), is some of the best he has done in years.
If you are a fan buy this, especially at its current price a real bargin, and while you are at it buy the Cream reunion gig on DVD. Clapton at his best for many years and proves he still has it.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
EC at his best
What could be better Robert Johnson's music played by Mr Clapton backed by a group of superb musicians. This is as good as it gets!!!!
Published on 10 April 2010 by Mr. John M. Toole
If your into blues, its the buisness!!
I've just orderd it after listening to a friends, what a great album to jam along to on the guitar. Brilliant & highly recommended.
Well done Eric!!!
Well done Eric!!!
Published on 1 Aug 2009 by Paul Cashmore
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Sessions for Robert Johnson (CD & DVD) Eric Clapton.
Eric at his best ever !!
Eric at his best ever !!
Published on 18 Jun 2009 by Gillian Cook
Blues Master masters the Master's Blues
I was incredibly excited about purchasing this piece of work.I've seen EC touring and listened to most of his albums, particularly the blues oriented ones (some of the solo albums... Read more
Published on 2 Sep 2008 by Dp Smith
Sessions for Robert J
After the too slick and uninspiring 'Me and Mr Johnson' this album is what we were actually after. EC playing Johnson tracks with a bit of passion and verve. Read more
Published on 15 Jun 2008 by Spider Monkey
must have
Contrary to the previous album (Me and Mr. Johnson) which was a bit of a let down, this is perfect, absolutely brilliant, a MUST HAVE for blues fans. Read more
Published on 4 Mar 2008 by Ramses
How it should have been done in the first place!
This is the way the Me and Mr Johnson album should have been done. It is a lot less over produced and has a more authentic sound. Read more
Published on 26 Feb 2008 by Mr. R. Aitken
Blues by Eric Clapton and friends(Robert J.)
Have just taken delivery of this D.V.D and C.D. I already have E.C's C.D of Robert J. songs. This set is first class,you can see how the music was made.According to E. Read more
Published on 21 Feb 2008 by Mick Nick
Very cheap for a cd and a dvd
Just buy it. Eric is just showing us how good Johnson was and how it would have sounded if he was recording today. Read more
Published on 27 May 2007 by RonanC
A great tribute to Robert Johnson
First, this CD/DVD combo is priced so low, why wouldn't you get it? And with the money you save, you should get also get the CD, Me and Mr Johnson. Read more
Published on 29 Jan 2007 by Steph
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