Derek & Dominos - Layla
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Free Music Review: Lost love
Hit: 5 Stars
I absolutely love this album, as I do much of the best music of the 1970s. What sets it apart from a lot of popular music is its legitimacy, authenticity, and honesty. Clapton was legitimately strung out- on love, chemicals, and the pressures of success. Instead of burying these emotions to pander to the lowest common denominator, ol' Eric actually took a risk. He sloshed his messy emotions all over the canvas. And for that he lifted himself above the business, and the hype, and all that useless runaround that tends to lead to so much generic drivel in music, to create what I would now think of as the classic "get over a loss" album.
We've all been there by the time we reach adulthood (whenever that is). We've all fallen for someone and just wanted it to work so badly, but realized at some point that it just ain't happenin'. We've all wanted that job or career that we just didn't get. Something goes wrong for everyone, and that's where this album becomes so powerful. It takes all that loss and pain, and packages it in a format where we can confront it, deal with it, and move on.
To call this album "cathartic" is to put it mildly. Every instant of every song comes from the soul. If you can stand the fire, the kitchen's open.
Free Music Review: all time favorite
Hit: 5 Stars
Layla and other asst. love songs is my all time favorite album. I could play it over and over again and never grow tired of it. I have done that and I know it to be true. This album is just poetry. The musicianship is supurb, and the band makes for a tight unit, instead of just a bunch of musicians that happen to be playing together at the same time. Yes I agree with the others that there is not one song on this album that is not a masterpiece. Sad that this was just a one time effort, cause it leaves you wanting more, but usually in cases such as what made this album so great, that almost never happens. This album has got to be one of the most emotional records to have been ever produced. Not only is the heartache of loving an unobtainable woman projected through this album, but also the guitarist's descent into herion addiction, recent loss of his surrogate father and the death of jimi hendrix durring the albums production. All that had to have some influence. This album is art how it reflects one individuals pain and heartache. It is a must have for anyone who loves classic rock or the blues. And this album proves that you dont have to be a poor sharecropper in mississippi to perfect the blues. This album is perfect.Free Music Review: One of Claptons finest hours
Hit: 5 Stars
Before Eric Clapton became God, he used to earn a living making first-rate rock and blues music. I don't agree that Eric is the greatest guitarist of the century. The quality of his output is spotty (how many of Clapton's failed releases can you find in the cutout bin?).Often Clapton's inspiration (or lack of) is a reflection of those around him. Here, Clapton and the Dominoes form an ideal team. Although Clapton is the writer, composer and lead guitarist, Layla and Others Assorted Loves Songs is not an Eric Clapton solo album. All the band members have equal billing. Duane Allman's guitar work radiates on `I Looked Away,' `Anyday' and `Thorn Tree In The Garden'. Bobby Whitlock's leads songs such as `Anyday' with his keyboard creativity. And Jim Gordon's understated drumming provides a solid back-beat.
I also appreciate the underproduced sound of Layla rather than a more polished post-production piece. Layla isn't pristine: the overall sound is similar to that of a live jam session. And evident on all the songs is the camaraderie and support of the band members. `Bell Bottom Blues,' `Have You Ever Loved A Women,' and `Little Wing' are heartbreaking. Layla is one of Clapton's finest hours.
Free Music Review: WHEN CLAPTON WASN'T SO JADED
Hit: 5 Stars
This album was recorded when Clapton was twenty-five. He still had something to prove and had some fire in his belly. He boasted that he could get ten women a day to sleep with him and in his diary for the year 1970 he said he slept with 2,306 women. How did you even find the time, Slowhand?
But it's about quality, not quantity. He loved Gorgeous George Harrison's wife and wanted her instead. Hence this double album. She looked good in 1970 so I don't much blame him.
Anyway, back to our story. Clapton did "Tell the Truth" as a paean to lie detecting machines (a new technology at the time),"Why Does Love Got to Be So Sad," which, despite its ungrammatical infelicities is a great slice of down home shoe-fly pie. (Alamabamans will know what I mean.)
And there's "Layla" itself. An odd coincidence: if you unscramble the word it spells "Ayala". This is the last name of the woman who was convicted of claiming she found a finger in her chili at Wendy's. Is there a connection? Probably not, but it's fun to think that there may be one.
Overall, this album: I like it. It has a good beat and you can dance to it. I give it five stars.
Free Music Review: Classic rock
Hit: 5 Stars
This is one of the greatest rock albums ever recorded. What is amazing is that it was ever recorded at all. Look at the state of the musicians in the photos inside of the sleeve and you'll see a bunch of wrecked guys who look as they though were their just for a party (and they probably were). A lot of drugs and alcohol were being taken during this recording session. Sadly this has taken its toll on the musicians who played with Clapton on the album. For those who don't their rock history Jim Gordon (Drums) is in prison, Carl Radle (bass) died of a Kidney infection in 1980, Duane Allman (Guitar) died in a motorcyle crash in 1971. Only Bobby Whitlock survives apart from Clapton.
However the music is mesmerisingly good. I remember hearing the guitar intro to Layla on the radio a few times when I was quite young (10 or 11) and not knowing what is was, but was completely transfixed by it. Not many pieces of music have had such an effect on me. But don't think this is a one track album. Clapton wrote another classic for this album in 'Bell Bottom Blues' and there are inspired covers of famous blues standards like 'Key to the Highway' and 'Little Wing'.