Eric Clapton - 461 Ocean Boulevard [DTS]
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Artist: Eric ClaptonEdition: DVD Audio
Audio: English (Original Language)
CD Release Date: 1997-11-25
Music Label: Digital Sound
Soundtracks:
- Motherless Children
- Give Me Strength
- Willie And The Hand Jive
- Get Ready
- I Shot The Sheriff
- I Can't Hold Out
- Please Be With Me
- Let It Grow
- Steady Rollin' Man
- Mainline Florida
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Free Music Review: Sunny Florida Blues
Hit: 5 Stars
I don't really remember where I first got this, just that I first heard it when I was a teenager. Prior to this, I had only read about Clapton - the legendary British guitar slinger whose fans had spray-painted "Clapton is God" on an Underground station during his tenure with John Mayall's Bluesbreakers and who was commonly viewed as `right up there' with Jimi Hendrix and other A list guitarists.
461 Ocean Boulevard didn't really sound like that guy - or at least not like what I imagine that guy would sound like. It's groovy, funky, low-key but energetic, and it has the energy of a great ensemble record, not a self-absorbed solo effort by a guitar god. Recorded in Miami in 1974, the title refers to the address of Clapton's residence there during that period.
I think this music has held up very well over the years - it's a kind of bluesy rock masterpiece that shows Clapton's wide-ranging musical interests. Long before punk made it de rigueur to have reggae influences, this record features the famous version of "I Shot the Sheriff." Other standouts are Elmore James' "I Can't Hold Out," Robert Johnson's "Steady Rolling Man" and Johnny Otis' "Willie and the Hand Jive."
I love the subtleties in this: how Clapton's guitar is always the most tasteful thing you've ever heard - not too flashy, not too subdued, not too distorted; how Clapton's voice - often a point of discussion, but actually quite strong here - blends with Yvonne Elliman's (and the band's) background vocals. 461 Ocean Boulevard is a perfect demonstration of what was great about classic rock when it was firmly rooted in its rock `n roll and r&b roots.
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The 1974 album on which Clapton's solo career truly caught fire, 461 Ocean Boulevard is best remembered for its hit version of Bob Marley's "I Shot the Sheriff"--perhaps the first time many in America ever heard the rhythms of reggae music. But it's also an album on which emotions run high, especially on two Clapton originals, the prayerful "Give Me Strength" and the pleading "Let It Grow." Clapton maintains his grounding in the blues with versions of Robert Johnson's "Steady Rollin' Man" and Elmore James's "I Can't Hold Out"; revisits a rock & roll classic in Johnny Otis's "Willie and the Hand Jive"; and turns the standard "Motherless Children" into a showcase of snarling guitars. Following a period of dark reclusiveness, 461 Ocean Boulevard was a powerful comeback for Clapton. --Daniel Durchholz
This was Clapton's comeback record after a long bout with heroin addiction. Up through 1970 or so, he had been a restless musical seeker, opening rock up with his guitar experimentation, trying to get to the bottom of the blues. There is none of this on 461. He seems relieved just to be alive. It's a low-key affair, and that suits him. Some of his best songs are here, as well as his cover of Bob Marley's "I Shot the Sheriff." Torn and frayed from the melee inside him, this album may be the most personal blues he ever made. --Steve Tignor
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