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  • Eric Clapton’s “Back Home” (2005) – Yes, No, or Maybe So

    Sunday, July 18th, 2010

    Eric Clapton’s Back Home (2005) – MAYBE NOT

    Eric Clapton's "Back Home" (2005)

    Eric Clapton's "Back Home" (2005)

    (August 29, 2005)

    Review:

    The only “revolution” that happened between 2001′s excellent Reptile and Back Home was Eric Clapton’s conversion to the school of light contemporary snooze rock, filling up his new album with instrumentally pedestrian and lyrically boring recordings; Clapton’s guitarwork is, as always, interesting, but that can’t save most songs from dragging on a minute too long (“Love Don’t Love Nobody” has no business being over seven minutes!) or the background singers from drawing a smirk.

    Top Two Tracks:

    “So Tired” & “Back Home”

    Honorable Mention:

    “Love Comes to Everyone” (yes, the George Harrison song, recorded as a tribute following his death and recognized here for sounding so much like the original)

  • “Promises” (Eric Clapton acoustic cover) – The Guest Sessions

    Friday, January 1st, 2010

    By Jeremy Hammond:

    My cover of “Promises” by Eric Clapton. A bit of my own interpretation, I end it with an improvised solo. The video consists of two tracks. For the first track, I recorded the rhythm and vocals in a single take. Then I laid down a second track over the first for the solo.

    ** EDITOR’S NOTE: **

    Eric Clapton is arguably one of the greatest electric guitar players of all time.  Over the first ten years or so of his career, he played in a number of influential rock bands, not the least of which was Cream.  Once he formed Derek and the Dominoes, he went on to release perhaps his most famous song, “Layla.”  As he proved with his famous acoustic rendition of “Layla” during an MTV Unplugged performance, he also has a knack for acoustic performances.

    “Promises,” a track from the 1978 Eric Clapton album Backless, is an excellent choice for an acoustic cover.  As you’ll hear, Jeremy has brought another great addition to the Laptop Sessions storehouse of cover song music videos, adding to the woefully meager portion of Clapton that we currently offer.  Admittedly, the solo at the end strays from the Laptop Sessions format, but for those of you purists out there, simply hit stop at the three minute mark.  Otherwise, sit back and enjoy a great improv at the end to top off this excellent performance!

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Eric Clapton Acoustic Rock Cover Songs and Free mp3 Downloads

Ranking fourth in a recent list of best rock music guitarists, songwriter and lead electric guitarist Eric Clapton has certainly solidified his reputation in new rock music circles. Active since the early sixties in many different influential rock bands, he quickly honed his songwriting and his recording abilities. He learned how to write a song after studying from the blues and rock greats that he revered. He loved to listen to new music, or in many cases old music, and learned how to work those influences into his unplugged sets. Anyone who seeks out the acoustic tabs to his songs or the mp3 files available for download on the Internet will be able to see the clear nod that he gives toward his influences. His songwriting has also progressed with the years, not only visible in the music videos he has created – many of which are available as free videos on the YouTube videos website – but also heard in his new music, ranging from tribute albums to folk and blues icons like Robert Johnson to his new rock music material. As one of the foremost rock songwriters of the seventies and even eighties, as music reviews have heralded him, his cover songs have resounded equally as strongly as his own music, recording such acoustic covers as “I Shot the Sheriff” and Bob Dylan’s “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door.” His music now lives on in the acoustic guitar music – the acoustic cover songs – of the Laptop Sessions video blog and music blog!


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