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Topic: Clapton in bands album content

Posted By: Mortte
Subject: Clapton in bands album content
Date Posted: August 31 2018 at 23:25

I have always loved more Clapton´s bands than his solo career. I´ll took here only albums released in the time band was still existing. I believe most here love Cream the most as I do, but really like to see does he´s other great bands get votes. Mine is Disraeli Gears. I think Wheels Of Fire studio is even better, but Toad in the live side is just too long.

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Posted By: Squonk19
Date Posted: September 01 2018 at 09:11

Putting my 'Blues' hat on, I think I'll choose the 'Beano' album - still remarkably fresh to my ears after all these years.

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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: September 01 2018 at 09:33

I haven't heard all of these, but I went with Wheels of Fire. That was especially one of the most important albums to me in high-school, and I still love it. Disraeli Gears and Fresh Cream is up there too, and Derek and the Dominos' "Layla" is pretty great.

Incidentally, to me Cream is a great Proto-Prog/ Prog Related band.

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Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: September 01 2018 at 10:41

Tough choice......probably a tie for me between Disraeli, Wheels, Blindfaith , and Layla.....I think his work was great on all of those.

I really like Blindfaith and Disraeli Gears the most as studio albums.

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Posted By: Mortte
Date Posted: September 01 2018 at 13:13

Squonk19 wrote:

Putting my 'Blues' hat on, I think I'll choose the 'Beano' album - still remarkably fresh to my ears after all these years.

Not long ago I listened that after long time - and it sounded really great again! John Mayall is really great bluesman.

Posted By: The.Crimson.King
Date Posted: September 01 2018 at 13:41

Mortte wrote:

Mine is Disraeli Gears. I think Wheels Of Fire studio is even better, but Toad in the live side is just too long.

Same here. Disraeli + Wheels of Fire studio is the perfect expression of psychedelic blues and would have made a killer double album Wink

As far as Wheels live goes, I love Spoonful and while guitarists usually rave that Crossroads is the perfect EC blues solo, I like the Wheels studio version of "Sitting on Top of the World" much better. As far as Toad...well...it's not exactly a Carl Palmer or Barriemore Barlow class drum solo LOL

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Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: September 01 2018 at 17:04

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs is the best album he's ever been associated with, far beyond his work with Cream. I also like Blind Faith for sentimental reasons.

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Posted By: Mortte
Date Posted: September 01 2018 at 23:36

The.Crimson.King wrote:

Mortte wrote:

Mine is Disraeli Gears. I think Wheels Of Fire studio is even better, but Toad in the live side is just too long.

Same here. Disraeli + Wheels of Fire studio is the perfect expression of psychedelic blues and would have made a killer double album Wink

I really love Ginger drumming, but 15 minutes just is too much. I believe Bruford is maybe only drummer that can keep my interest 15 minutes, but he rarely make his solos so long. I think what I have heard only in that ABWH-live the solo last the longest and is really great!

Posted By: The.Crimson.King
Date Posted: September 02 2018 at 11:00

Mortte wrote:

The.Crimson.King wrote:

Mortte wrote:

Mine is Disraeli Gears. I think Wheels Of Fire studio is even better, but Toad in the live side is just too long.

Same here. Disraeli + Wheels of Fire studio is the perfect expression of psychedelic blues and would have made a killer double album Wink

Bruford is definitely one of the most inventive drum soloists as well...I love his Perpetual Change solo on Yessongs Wink

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Posted By: Mortte
Date Posted: September 04 2018 at 02:23

The Dark Elf wrote:

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs is the best album he's ever been associated with, far beyond his work with Cream. I also like Blind Faith for sentimental reasons.

Dominos was a great band, they got groove! About year ago I finally bought In Concert, it was really much better than it´s reputation! Also quite recently listened the whole Delay & Bonnie & Friends On Tour album, it´s really great too!

Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: September 04 2018 at 07:46

I dig the Layla album and have a longstanding relationship with it. We go back over 20 years. I've also had the Filmore gig for just as long and these days it is the only one I pull out. There is just so much more to the songs in a live setting - especially the Filmore.

I went for the boring choice: Disraeli Gears

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Posted By: Argo2112
Date Posted: September 04 2018 at 08:24

Tough decision between Layla, Disraeli Gears & Blind Faith - Went with Layla