#306 Eric Clapton – 461 Ocean Boulevard

Eric Clapton is back after getting off of heroin. 461 Ocean Boulevard is his second solo album. He has had a couple songs that I have liked over the years but he is not a favourite vocally. I find his voice a bit generic. As I mentioned, I think his voice is generic and I […]

#176 Derek And The Dominos – Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs

Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs was from Derek And The Dominos a new band from Eric Clapton after he left Blind Faith and a host of other groups. He was in a lot of bands in the 60s. If he was a woman they would say he gets around a lot. This is the only […]

#127 The Band – Music from Big Pink

Music from Big Pink is from The Band. Who is The Band? They were Bob Dylan’s touring band in 1965 and for his world tour in 1966. Dylan supported them as a band and even collaborated with them during their time together. The album cover is part of Bob Dylan’s contribution to The Band. He […]

#89 Cream – Disraeli Gears

I have never heard a Cream song before and I especially have never heard of the album Disraeli Gears. I know who Eric Clapton is, but I do not know much of his music. I remember that he had a song about Cocaine. I will keep this review short. I did not like this music. It sounds like all the songs I will come to love later, but the […]

1001 Albums #74

Yardbirds self-titled debut album has something in common with John Mayall’s album in the last post. Both groups had Eric Clapton in their band. The Yardbirds had three guitarists: Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck, who would achieve more success after leaving the band. The band would only have one hit album and breakup a few years later. I think I am not a huge fan of early psychedelic rock music. I just cannot get into most […]

1001 Albums #73

John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers’ Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton is not the only Mayall album to feature a future artist who would go onto greater fame. Clapton would leave to form Cream, Peter Green, Mick Fleetwood and John McVie would leave to form Fleetwood Mac and Mick Taylor would join The Rolling Stones. Yet, I have never heard of John Mayall. From the minute the music starts you can hear […]