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March 29, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Shit That’s Good! Crap Albums I Love # 24 – Eric Clapton, “Behind The Sun”

Eric Clapton, Behind The Sun, 1985 When The Cream of Eric Clapton was released on vinyl in 1987 it was one of the records that bonded my family. Mum and dad knew Eric Clapton from his 70s solo triumphs and the early bands where he’d earned his God-like reputation. They were fans. And though CDs […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 1985, Behind The Sun, Clapton, Crap Albums I Love, Cream Of Clapton, EC, Eric, Eric Clapton, Forever Man, She's Waiting, Shit That's Good, Shit That's Good - Crap Albums I Love, Shit That’s Good! Crap Albums I Love # 24, Shit That’s Good! Crap Albums I Love # 24 – Eric Clapton, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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January 15, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: The Cream of Eric Clapton

EC has a new documentary out – and is front-footing by addressing the terrible footage where he screams at “blacks” to get out of England. he endorsed Enoch Powell, which, pre-Trump, was the worst you could do. the man who used to be “God” describes these actions with embarrassment. (some people might even believe it’s […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged "Semi-Racist", Clapton, Documentary, EC, EC has a new documentary out – and is front-footing by addressing the terrible footage where he screams at “blacks” to get out of England. he endorsed Enoch Powell, Enoch Powell, Eric, Eric Clapton, Poem, Poem: The Cream of Eric Clapton, pre-Trump, Racism, The Cream of Eric Clapton, was the worst you could do. the man who used to be “God” describes these actions with embarrassment. (some people might even believe it’s real). he goes on to not really own up at all, which ·

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November 6, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

The 1001 Albums Challenge # 17: The Yardbirds – “The Yardbirds” (aka ‘Roger The Engineer’)

I bought a 20 Smash Hits-type compilation of The Yardbirds for $2 on cassette tape (to clarify – this was when I was about 13 and I bough tapes regularly and they were $14-20 usually). Sometimes I’d get a $10 bargain tape or for $5-$10, but $2 was the cheapest – ever. That seems comical […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged "Roger The Yardbirds", 1001, 1001 Albums, 1966, Beck, Beckology, Blues, Britain, Clapton, England, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, Page, Roger The Engineer, Sixties, The 1001 Albums Challenge, The 1001 Albums Challenge # 17, The 1001 Albums Challenge # 17: The Yardbirds – “The Yardbirds” (aka 'Roger The Engineer'), The 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die Challenge, The 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die Challenge: You Gotta Have Goals...Or Else You End Up With This As Your Goal, The Yardbirds ·

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May 27, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Eric Clapton: I Still Do

Eric Clapton I Still Do Bushbranch/Surfdog Served up with what has become a trademark nod to coasting – I’d call it a mix of nonchalance and lethargy but to use the word ‘mix’ implies actual work – the biggest surprise on this album is that the title doesn’t have a question mark. The Armani Bluesman […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Clapton, Covers, EC, Eric Clapton, From The Cradle, God, Guitar, I Still Do, J.J. Cale, Old Sock, Pilgrim, Robert Johnson, Slowhand, Standards ·

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March 29, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 726

Eric Clapton, Slowhand (1977) One of very few solo albums by Eric Clapton where he actually pulls finger and gives it a go, a proper go…and yet, it has not aged well. I had this album in the late 1980s/early 1990s, when I was one of the biggest EC fans on the planet…into him for […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1977, Clapton, Cream, EC, Eric Clapton, God, Guitar, LP, Record, Slowhand, The Core, The Vinyl Countdown # 726, Vinyl ·

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June 27, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Eric Clapton: Forever Man

Eric Clapton Forever Man Reprise There are – of course – far too many Eric Clapton compilations on the market, more than he probably knows (or cares) about. But this one is particularly vile, a 3CD set to showcase his Reprise Records years, a 30 year holding pattern up to and including 2013’s dismal, fusty […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 30 YEARS, 3CD, Album Review, Clapton, Compilation, Cream, Eric Clapton, Forever Man, Hits, Reprise ·

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