Eric Clapton - There's One in Every Crowd
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Artist: Eric ClaptonEdition: Music CD
Format: Import, Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 1996-08-20
Music Label: Polygram UK
Soundtracks:
- We've Been Told (Jesus Is Coming Soon)
- Swing Low Sweet Chariot
- Little Rachel
- Don't Blame Me
- The Sky Is Crying
- Singin' The Blues
- Better Make It Through Today
- Pretty Blue Eyes
- High
- Opposites
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Free Music Review: Misunderstanding Clapton
Hit: 3 Stars
There's One In Every Crowd, the follow-up to the excellent 461 Ocean Boulevard, marks the beginning of Clapton's career when he decided that he no longer wanted to be known just as a bluesy lead guitarist. On this album there's barely a flicker of a Clapton blues solo to be heard. What you get instead is a series of songs some good, one or two mediocre, and a mixture of gospel, reggae and light pop. Most of the songs in this set are composed by Clapton, who plays in a very laid-back style. In fact this style was already beginning to emerge on his preceding solo album (461 OB). But it's taken much further here. By this stage Clapton was pleasing himself and not his fans, who were still clamoring for his fiery Cream style solos. Here he just sings, strums rhythm guitar, a few short non-bluesy solos here and there, and fair use of the Dobro, an instrument that took his fancy for a few years. The same backing musicians as used on 461 OB are present here.
It's not that this record is bad or even boring. It isn't. Bland, it maybe to those who were heavily into Cream or Derek And The Dominoes. But I really like most of the tracks especially Pretty Blue Eyes, with its lilting acoustic guitar solo, High, and the gospel-like We've Been Told. But the outstanding track is the highly soulful and moody Better Make It Through Today. This shows a side of Clapton that he failed to capitalize on later albums. TOIEC is just so different in style to what Clapton had been doing and was famous for, only a few years earlier. It's hard to believe this is the same guy. However he was to continue in this vein for years to come and on some considerably worse albums than this one.
To sum up if you like the unplugged side of Clapton without his bluesy guitar, you may well get to enjoy this album, as most of the songs are up to standard and grow on you after a few plays. Otherwise, if you haven't the patience or time, best stay away.
There's One in Every Crowd Poster
1998 digitally remastered Japanese reissue of his 1975 albumfor RSO in a mini LP sleeve. 'There's One In Every Crowd'reached #21 in the U.S. & features his covers of 'Swing LowSweet Chariot' and 'The Sky Is Crying'. 10 tracks total. APolydor release.Pop Music CDs
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