Articles tagged "eric clapton"![]() Column: Mixtape ConfessionsWaltzing with Wilcoby Ben Rubenstein[7.Apr.09] :. As any experienced concert-goer knows, a lively audience can mean the difference between a lackluster event and a memorable night. Sometimes, it’s more important than the band's actual performance. Featured Article![]() Music DVD ReviewJeff Beck: Performing This Week…Live at Ronnie Scott’sby Christel Loar[5.Apr.09] :. Jeff Beck is joined by guests Joss Stone, Imogen Heap and Eric Clapton for some truly incredible performances during a week-long residency at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club in London. ![]() Music DVD ReviewThe Story of the Yardbirdsby Christel Loar[7.Jan.09] :. Focusing on guitarists Clapton, Beck and Page, this gathers amazing archival footage and interviews with the surviving members of "The Most Blueswailing" British band of the '60s. ![]() Music ReviewEric Clapton: Complete Claptonby Lou Friedman[6.Nov.07] :. The problem isn't with Eric Clapton's musical ability, it's with the sham of a title of this current collection. NewsSlowhand’s autobiography: Sex, drugs and boredomby Terry Lawson [Detroit Free Press (MCT)][23.Oct.07] :. So who knew Eric Clapton was such a bore? OK, maybe everybody who bought his last few albums or saw him on his last world tour, which had all the fire and spontaneity of a Fred Thompson... ![]() Music FeatureDown at the Crossroads: An Interview with Eric Claptonby Greg Kot [Chicago Tribune (MCT)][3.Aug.07] :. In the early `60s, Eric Clapton began a passionate, long-distance love affair with Chicago. Upon hearing the blues of Muddy Waters, Buddy Guy, Otis Rush and Hubert Sumlin on vinyl records, Clapton saw his future as a guitarist. Clapton’s Crossroads festival was fit for a Kingby Greg Kot [Chicago Tribune (MCT)][30.Jul.07] :. Bill Murray brought the laughs, and B.B. King took care of the tears. Susan Tedeschi, Derek Trucks, Jeff Beck and Steve Winwood kept stealing the show from one another. Robbie Robertson made a rare... Eric Clapton: Back Homeby Lou Friedman[19.Sep.05] :. At one time, Eric Clapton was God. Right now, he's not even George Burns. Tom Dowd and the Language of Music (2004)by Dan Devine[10.Sep.04] :. Moormann's film allows Tom Dowd to tell his own tale, bringing his past to life through his words, his accomplishments, his infectious laugh, and, most importantly, his music. Eric Clapton: Me and Mr. Johnsonby Justin Cober-Lake[10.May.04] :. You have one piece of graffiti sprayed about you and you have to spend the rest of your career living up to it. Nearly everyone who discusses Eric Clapton’s early work refers to what he was... Eric Clapton: Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: Eric Claptonby Brian James[20.Jan.04] :. Of all the strange movements in rock history—and there have been more than a few—perhaps none are quite so eccentric as the British blues boom of the mid-‘60s. Though still regarded... The Last Waltz (2002)by Lesley Smith[18.Apr.02] :. The Last Waltz still spirits a tingle up the spine. Eric Clapton: Reptileby Simon Warner[12.Mar.01] :. In recent weeks Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs has found its way onto the car stereo to remind me of what a glittering, if brief, moment that was for Eric Clapton, shrouded under the... Eric Clapton: Clapton Chronicles: The Best of Eric Claptonby PopMatters StaffBeing critical of an album by someone who used to have the words “Is God” emblazoned directly after his name is a difficult thing to do. It’s even more difficult to do when... |
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