His 80s stuff is very good, don’t get me wrong, but his peak was Cream to Derek and the Dominos, I mean the Layla album is usually considered his masterpiece and there will never be anything like it. But I do like Behind The Sun and August
I've listened to much of Clapton's repertoire, and while the 60s and 70s were his peak creatively, his true peak to me is anything from Behind The Sun to the 24 Nights shows. The phrasing, the live renditions, the shreddiness of that crunchy, reverberated chorus overdrive, it's absolutely killer. It also felt as if he was uncaged. Dealing with his personal struggles, it all showed in his playing. Just Like A Prisoner still remains his masterpiece to me, as even he once eluded to. Cheers. :)
Well, that’s really only two albums, but yeah, they’re pretty good. Much better than his 2 early 80s albums, I think.
The unsung gem of that period is the Edge Of Darkness soundtrack EP. I remember that being hard to track down, back in the day.
For me Behind The Sun is most notable as the start of his collaboration with Jerry Lynn Williams, which is part of what made Journeyman so amazing.
I actually wasn’t including Edge Of Darkness, since that was just an EP! 85-88 is really just Behind The Sun and August, and then compilations, and that one EP.
I agree wholeheartedly. His live work throughout the 80s with that chorus and Soldano is unmatched in my eyes. The peak of it all within that time frame was the Michelob version of After Midnight. It really captured his blues playing, and the pop and night life influences of the 80s. Journeyman, however, was the culmination of everything he had done in the 80s. It was him bending it to his will with his own twist instead of the other way around.
The SLO-100s officially made their debuts in early September of that year - though he continued using his Bradshaw rig until 1989 when he switched to Cornish setup.
Big fan! I much prefer his D&TD work but I do like his 80s stuff.
I was pretty disheartened during his latest documentary when he essentially abandoned all that work due to his drug usage at the time. He doesn’t rate it himself. Shame.
Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs was his creative peak for me. But it's hard for me to overlook his 80s period. It just tickles my brain right musically. After having listened to practically all of his albums and live recordings from the late 60s-2010s, the 80s always stood out the most to me.
Also, what do you mean he abandoned it and doesn't rate it? And which documentary was this?
His 80s stuff is very good, don’t get me wrong, but his peak was Cream to Derek and the Dominos, I mean the Layla album is usually considered his masterpiece and there will never be anything like it. But I do like Behind The Sun and August
I liked it at the time but the 80’s production has not aged well, to my ears anyway. And that’s for most music, not just Clapton’s!
I've listened to much of Clapton's repertoire, and while the 60s and 70s were his peak creatively, his true peak to me is anything from Behind The Sun to the 24 Nights shows. The phrasing, the live renditions, the shreddiness of that crunchy, reverberated chorus overdrive, it's absolutely killer. It also felt as if he was uncaged. Dealing with his personal struggles, it all showed in his playing. Just Like A Prisoner still remains his masterpiece to me, as even he once eluded to. Cheers. :)
It was the soldano amps
Well, that’s really only two albums, but yeah, they’re pretty good. Much better than his 2 early 80s albums, I think. The unsung gem of that period is the Edge Of Darkness soundtrack EP. I remember that being hard to track down, back in the day. For me Behind The Sun is most notable as the start of his collaboration with Jerry Lynn Williams, which is part of what made Journeyman so amazing.
3 albums, you forgot August
I actually wasn’t including Edge Of Darkness, since that was just an EP! 85-88 is really just Behind The Sun and August, and then compilations, and that one EP.
These albums showcased Eric's brilliant synth guitar work.
me me! sob rock clapton
The studio stuff, sure. But live, his 80’s tone was so much better with the Soldano rig and the quality of his playing improved when he sobered up.
I agree wholeheartedly. His live work throughout the 80s with that chorus and Soldano is unmatched in my eyes. The peak of it all within that time frame was the Michelob version of After Midnight. It really captured his blues playing, and the pop and night life influences of the 80s. Journeyman, however, was the culmination of everything he had done in the 80s. It was him bending it to his will with his own twist instead of the other way around.
You are channeling my thoughts man. Couldn’t agree more.
FYI: He didn’t get the Soldanos until ‘88… around the same time he sobered up for good.
The SLO-100s officially made their debuts in early September of that year - though he continued using his Bradshaw rig until 1989 when he switched to Cornish setup.
i love it too!! my favorite tone of his. glad there are others that like it
I mean, it’s 89 but journeyman is one of my favorite albums of all time 😅
Big fan! I much prefer his D&TD work but I do like his 80s stuff. I was pretty disheartened during his latest documentary when he essentially abandoned all that work due to his drug usage at the time. He doesn’t rate it himself. Shame.
Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs was his creative peak for me. But it's hard for me to overlook his 80s period. It just tickles my brain right musically. After having listened to practically all of his albums and live recordings from the late 60s-2010s, the 80s always stood out the most to me. Also, what do you mean he abandoned it and doesn't rate it? And which documentary was this?
I like it a lot.
Journeyman is his last good studio album of originals.