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Eric Clapton - Journeyman Audio CD

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Eric Clapton Band: Eric Clapton
Title: Journeyman
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Release Date: 1989-10-23
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Pretending 2: Anything for Your Love 3: Bad Love 4: Running on Faith 5: Hard Times 6: Hound Dog 7: No Alibis 8: Run So Far 9: Old Love 10: Breaking Point 11: Lead Me On 12: Before You Accuse Me (Take a Look at Yourself)

Best Clapton CD
IMO ,,,this is the best Clapton Cd ever. . Have owned it since it first came out and I still listen to it a lot. . . . good tunes throughout .


Old Love
Of all the many Clapton songs over the years this cd contains my absolute favorite- Old Love. I have so many Clapton albums from Cream forward but this has always been one of my favorites. The cost of this cd is worth it just for this song. Eric's vocals are astounding on this and his guitar work as well as Bobby Cray's is spectacular.


good effort by the legend
This album was even bigger than those 2. Clapton returns in 1989 with another huge followup to his huge phil collins produced behind the sun (1985) & August (1986). The refreshed clapton of the 80s continued his modesty & invited a plethora of musicians including collins, cray, daryl hall, david sanborn, chaka kahn, ray cooper, george harrison, pino palladino, nathan east, phillinganes & many more to complement his playing. This album was made a little inconsistent by the fact that there were so many guest muscicians (typical of 80s clapton). Clapton loves playing with a diverse list of musicians. His buddy phil collins played drums on "bad love" & the same year clapton played on "wish it would rain down" on phil's #1 album but seriously. They maintained their muscial relationship throughout the 80s. Great tunes here are pretending, bad love, no alibis, & running on faith. The album touches on a few musical styles including rock, pop, blues, & adult contemporary. His vocal performances are probably some of his best ever here especially on no alibis & pretending. On "no alibis" daryl hall helps on backing vocals & the result is incredible. Hall is a very underated musician & vocalist largely due to his poppy hall & oats stuff. Journeyman, along with collins's "but seriously" & "we can't dance" (1991 final genesis studio album) are 3 of the last great sophisticated albums in rock history. In the 90s grunge, rap, & heavy metal really triggered the decline of musicianship which has held on to present day (2008) - too bad. The late 80s & early 90s was really the swan song for intelligent rock. Buy this piece of rock history. .


one of my favorites from Clapton
An amazing guitarist, songwriter, singer, historian, and crucial member of several Hall of Fame worthy bands. Eric Clapton is a true legend. I saw the Journeyman tour twice in 1989/90 and those were great concerts, and that may influence my opinion, he was on fire that year. Journeyman is a great Clapton album and I'd put it up there with Layla, the Cream albums, his self-titled "solo" album, and Slowhand. If you are a Claptonhead and don't have Journeyman, you should get it ASAP. Stinging blues, soaring pop, and the riff of bad Love is just awesome.

Standout tracks: Pretending, Bad Love, Anything For Love, Running on Faith, Before You Accuse Me.


Have a Little Faith
At the end of the 1980's what was left to say? Many classic artists put in two cents in 1989; Dylan, Joel, the Stones, Ronstadt, Henley, each with different views and widely different results. If for no other reason but the debut of the classic "Running On Faith" this Clapton venture deserves a space on any music lover's shelf. Clapton combined the blues with some old fashioned rock and roll to create a worthy farewell to the excess of the 80's.

" Pretending", the first track and single from the album, is a rocker with some electric influence. Typical " you've done me wrong" song. " Bad Love" was the second single, again, nothing profound but easy on the ears. " Running on Faith" is one of Clapton's best songs. Period. The Gospel choir at the end is an affirmation of faith in action. " Old Love" is another song that lilts along with a haunting message. Everyone has one of these painful ghosts.

" Journeyman" is a far cry from " Slowhand", but it does offer a tale of a rocker aging gracefully. .


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