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Clapton had already established himself as a guitar legend by the time he released Slowhand. His heroin habit long behind him, Clapton's songwriting mastery was fully evident on the album, particularly in the stunning ballad "Wonderful Tonight". It fully actualised all of the potential hinted at in his earlier "Promises", and Clapton trusted himself enough to slow things down. Some of his most expressive guitar work can be found throughout this album, not just within "Wonderful". Ironically enough, Slowhand is probably best known for the hit "Cocaine"--built upon a simple repeated riff, the song had Clapton's trademark smooth voice with its wear around the edges, and yet another stellar guitar solo. Flashy runs and licks were never the most integral part of Clapton's catalogue, his blues background being the primary source for his sound. Slowhand, with its phrasings, both guitar and vocal, established Clapton as the possessor of one of the most extensive vocabularies in rock. --Steve Gdula
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
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From the first to the last track this is a CD of great music. Opening with the wonderfully rocky feel of "Cocaine", and following up with a mix of blues and love songs, including the ever popular "Wonderful tonight" and my personal favourite "Lay down Sally". All the way through there is the usual excellent guitar work (although this isn't as prominent as it might be) overlaid with Eric's unique voice. All the tracks have a feel of having been lovingly put together by a mastercraftsman. A must for anyone's Clapton collection
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Slowhand pulls some damn fine guitaring out of somewhere with this album, Cocaine is a classic, as are most of the tracks, Clapton's style is bluesy as usual and if you're a fan of clappers you should have this album really.
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This was one of the first LP's that I ever bought. I must have played it to breaking point.
I always wondered why he was nicknamed 'Slowhand' especially when you hear his guitar playing. This was a trip back to nostalgia for me, all the same, I still get the same buzz when listening to it as I did when it was first released.
The opening track 'Cocaine' is still a classic and great even by todays standards.
The tracks just gets better and better as you go on, 'Lay Down Sally' and 'The Core' have great guitar solo's.
Eric's guitar work is fantastic, It's a shame I've never been able to see him Live.
I always wondered why he was nicknamed 'Slowhand' especially when you hear his guitar playing. This was a trip back to nostalgia for me, all the same, I still get the same buzz when listening to it as I did when it was first released.
The opening track 'Cocaine' is still a classic and great even by todays standards.
The tracks just gets better and better as you go on, 'Lay Down Sally' and 'The Core' have great guitar solo's.
Eric's guitar work is fantastic, It's a shame I've never been able to see him Live.
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One of his best
I cant understand why the average rating is so low for this. In US its an average 4.5 out of 5. This is classic clapton of the 70s. The Core is worth the price alone. Read more
Published on 14 Nov 2009 by J. Bawn
Inconsistent
I have a few of Eric Clapton's albums plus a few he's recorded in other bands and 'Slowhand' typifies how frustrating he is. Read more
Published on 25 Aug 2007 by D. J. H. Thorn
Slow burner......
Although a decent album, this is a little too one dimensional to be regarded as one of Clapton's best. Read more
Published on 13 Oct 2006 by Dino Amore'
don't bother
Eric is one of the all time greats, both as an artist and a man, but this really isn't that good. Sling it on the rejects pile and get a copy of Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs... Read more
Published on 7 July 2006 by Toxteth O'Grady
Young Fan
Well I'd never even heard of Eric Clapton before ( Only being 24 ) until the other day whilst driving through the Cornish lanes looking for a car I had arranged to look at, Lay... Read more
Published on 13 Oct 2005
Ugh....!
This album just doesn't work for me.
I have almost all of Eric Clapton's albums, the good ones, the great ones and the mediocre ones, and everybody but me seems to count this... Read more
I have almost all of Eric Clapton's albums, the good ones, the great ones and the mediocre ones, and everybody but me seems to count this... Read more
Published on 30 July 2003 by Docendo Discimus
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