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Eric Clapton - Riding with the King Audio CD

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Eric Clapton Band: Eric Clapton
Title: Riding with the King
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Release Date: 2000-06-13
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Riding With the King 2: Ten Long Years 3: Key to the Highway 4: Marry You 5: Three O'Clock Blues 6: Help the Poor 7: I Wanna Be 8: Worried Life Blues 9: Days of Old 10: When My Heart Beats Like a Hammer 11: Hold On! I'm Comin' 12: Come Rain or Come Shine

Energy plus
I was falling asleep, but put it on to listen to a track or two. I got this CD late one day. I couldn't shut it off. Emailed a friend that he should go get it. The energy of these two legends is amazing. They obviously had a lot of fun recording together.

Buy it now. Buy a backup copy.


What a wonderful ride!
I purchased it because I enjoyed it so much myself. I purchased this CD for my father's birthday. I love jazz and the blues and so does my dad. When I think that I have found something special, most of the time I buy one for him and this CD is wonderful.


GOOD, but doesn't sound SERIOUS
It is fun to listen to. This is not a serious BLUES ALBUM. . . . . . but I exspected a much more serious SONG SELECTION for these 2 great singers. The "TITLE SONG", is some-what of a joke song. The song "DAY's OF OLD", just doesn't sound like blues. And "I WANNA BE", sounds almost like a rock ANTHEM. The rest is really good, but at 12 songs it's rather short. I would suggest, since BB KING is 82 yrs. old, that these guys get back together and make a serious sounding. . . . . . DEEP. . . . . blues album ( OLD GRITTY, RAW BLUES SONGS ). BB ain't going to be around forever ( THOUGH HE SINGS LIKE IT ), so hurry up. . . CLAPTON.


Superb

Particulary fond of BB's penny arcade,its so relatable. It was good to hear these two together,both admirable in their own styles. Sounds like they had a good time recording it.


How you "crossover" wit style
But the age difference, difference in era, styles and voice types makes this a unique project. Not completely a crossover album, since Clapton is almost as closely associated with the blues as is King.

Most interestingly is the heavy, "opinionated" musical styles of both artists. At times, there is an ungraceful colliding of voices as beef smacks up against beef. But instead of being uncomfortable and strange, it's like a couple of blues masters jamming together.

It's the guitarists who will likely find this album most interesting. The combination of steel & acoustic styles and sounds blend into a sweet sound, requiring only a snare drum and organ (Key to the Highway) to make it the perfect accompaniment to the soulful voices. It's almost like master and star student are performing together. They seem to work together as one, yet each incorporating their distinct ideas into the album.


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