Bluesbreakers

Fantastic music. Has a lot of soul and I love Eric's guitar playing - one of the best in the world to ever do it.

molto bello, steppin’ out mi ha gasato particolarmente

Not bad at all. Solid blues, which is what I expected.

Good album but it is difficult to separate the art from the artist with Eric Clapton.

The album is good, and has some unique ideas. Some blues albums can just be the same song 10+ times, but each song here has pretty different sonic palettes. However, Eric Clapton is one of the most overrated guitarist and a terrible person. I also can't hear really any of what he contributed, besides the solo on Have You Heard. Mid 3.

The bluesiest of the blues. Can't say it challenges the form too much, or that it diverges from the center of the curve. Enjoyable if you like blues, but that's about it.

Competent playing, but not for me. I hate this type of thing.

I didn't really like this one. Now I generally do like blues, and the talent is here, with the instrumentals in the earlier songs really standing out. Despite this the songs just aren't very good, Little Girl is particularly creepy.

Oh boy more generic sounding blues and inferior covers. Well they did it, they broke me with blues.

I don't like blues, so this is hard for me. Ugh, and at least one with saxophone.

I didn’t think I would enjoy a blues album as much as this. Typically they get boring after a few songs but this kept me interested the whole time.

Oh yeah. Love it. Electric blues guitar a sound that makes my ears happy. It might be, it could be, it is! A 5.0!

Increíble. Un hit de principio a fin. Muchísimo blues, mucho rock doloroso y unas interpretaciones que taladran el alma. Las guitarras de Clapton son una locura, y John Mayall y su banda hacen magia. Amé completamente.

Day 73 Didn’t do a great deal for me this 3/10 Highlights Little Girl Another Man

Wow

Nice

This is very good. I expected nothing less from Clapton. High 4*

This was painfully generic and mostly covers.

Much like Jerry Lee Lewis, Elvis Presley, early Rolling Stones, and future Clapton work, the cloud of "white man popularising the black man's music" hangs heavy here. Classic rock & roll, albeit distilled.

Fine and dandy blues. I enjoyed it broadly speaking but it didn’t stand out over any other music of its kind. (3.5 stars)

I have never liked this stuff.

No thanks

fuck off

good albumm with e4aric clapton

Siempre he considerado el blues un género altamente constreñido en el estricto patrón de sus estrofas y limitado en sus posibilidades expresivas. Es una obviedad que es un género seminal y toda la musca popular desde mediados de siglo XX viene de ahí, pero a mí me produce más aburrimiento cuanto más clásico es. Joh Mayall sí dio un pequeño salto adelante, adaptándolo a un concepto más blues rock más acorde a su tiempo, señalando el camino a los músicos de los años 70. Aún así, siendo este álbum buen ejemplo de ello, me cuesta disfrutarlo por esa sensación de repetición continúa. Eso sí, la guitarra de Eric Clapton se nota, y se agradece.

this was okay, i didn’t give it enough attention probably but it didn’t deeply strike me either

A godsend from yesterday. Jazzy, funky, sensual. Listened twice it was so nice.

This album… is unfortunately everything I dislike about white blues rock. It’s okay, but it’s terribly overrated and only a couple of degrees above the weekend warriors slopping through easy songs in a corner bar for gas money and free beer.

Clapton... Bluesrock... En styggelse Talande är att den enda låt som är okej är den enda låt Clapton inte är med på. "Little girl" låter skramlig 60talspop och är fullt lyssningsbar. Det kan man inte säga om någon av de andra elva låtarna.

En omslagsskiva. Musiken kan man helt vara utan. Den tråkigaste sorten av bluesmusik.

Stabil bluesrock.

Bluesalbum verkar det gå 13 på dussinet av på den här listan. Inget som sticker ut i mängden förutom en riktigt lam version av What'd I say, med ett omotiverat trumsolo. Jag lyssande på Ray Charles inspelning direkt efter John Mayall. Det var som att höra Elvis efter att ha lyssnat på Eilert Pilarm.

an album, through and through.

Deeply unoriginal music which helped a British audience avoid having to buy music made by black American artists. Also features a special appearance by far-right racist Eric Clapton who, once racism had become less popular, claimed he regretted his public racist statements. Maybe later John Mayall is more original, but this sucks.

Bland and a dishonourably discount version of blues

Liked it better than I thought I would. What’d I Say reminded me of some song… not sure which…

Eric Crapton.

fills me with rage, your drum solo fills me with rage

Just ok

Clapton's great and everything, but this is just an album of blues covers. 3

Just not a huge blues guitar fan.

Oh great, Eric Clapton. Boring. I don't hate it, it just doesn't have much emotion in it.

Not my favorite blues album, but I understand why it's here. Some awesome guitar work from Clapton on this album. Mayall's voice isn't the best.

beginning

I'm not listening to Eric Clapton, that POS.

Good

Pretty good. Clapton's guitar is by far the best part. Another Man and Ramblin' on my mind stand out.

enjoyed this. manageable as background music for rock music.

I'll give this a 2 for John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers' sake, but any time Eric Clapton was front and center my balls crawled up into my throat. 2/5

I was thinking I wouldn’t like it as a lot of 60’s blues rock can be boring. This was pretty decent.

nah, 24 tracks all kinda samey...

an okay listen but a bit to lo fi for me

Good old bluesy Rock and Roll

brilliant album.

Like Mayall's vocal. A good listen. I see the reviews complaining about white boy blues and Clapton, but, like, who cares? It's great music, whatever it is or isn't.

Some great blues. Nice album.

I was ready to not like this but I did. Definitely listen again and could be a 4.

All new to me. Very bluesy. Cool drum so in What'd I say. Pretty good.

75/1089 Blues was broken i guess… it just really does not resonate with me unfortunately, already as part of the 1001 albums project i’ve heard blues music that is better to me as a non-blues listener no stand out tracks for me either way sadly 13/100

feels like something you'd hear on the dust

amazing

I liked the blues aspects of several tracks. Clapton is one of my fave guitarists, in spite of his politics. I did like the instrumental track HIDEAWAY. Some of the tracks with their 1966 era lyrics were cringe when listened to with a 2025 sensibility. Previous listened: N Saved to library: N Favorite track(s): Hideaway ⭐⭐: Didn't love but didn't totally hate it. Don't have to hear it again. Didn't save any of it.

Little Girl is cringe. Eww. And now I'm bored. I did clean my toilet, so at least this wasn't a complete waste of time. Listened before? N Saved to library? N Favorite track(s): N/A ⭐⭐: Didn't like it, didn't hate it. Saved no tracks.

If the guitar player at your gig brings this album up unprompted, you're either at the absolutely RIGHT jam session, the absolutely WRONG jam session, or what is soon to become the most interesting church gig of your life. 5/10

Quando o vocalista não esta presente, a musica cresce, e se torna incrível, pontos extras ao baterista.

Better than expected!

I do like this one.

Excellent album from the very first note. Super sexy guitar songs. I’ll be replaying this one.

This was a great and fun blues album. I would listen to this again if the mood striked

The music is cool, bluesy obviously. Not a fan of the vocalist though

very nice blues album some good tunes

This album reminded me of Traffic at a lot of points. Mayall's voice pales in comparison to Steve Winwood's (most do), but he was a good enough signer and his harmonica playing is excellent, really adds to the album. Clapton's playing on this is the real highlight though. Just tons of great work throughout. It's an interesting choice for him to join this Mayall and his band for this, but it really works. The blues have always suited Clapton and they do here as well, even if admittedly I prefer the songs with a bit more of a rock bent to them on this record. An excellent listen. Favorite tracks were All Your Love and Little Girl.

Favorite: Hideaway

Certainly an album full of talent and easy listening blues. The drum solo was probably my favourite part of this. Honestly though this was fairly unremarkable, there wasn't much else in here apart from the fact that it's the blues. I've heard shit exactly like this a million times. Sounds the same as literally every other blues album I've listened to. It honestly started to bore me toward the end. Scratch that - holy fuck this dragged on. I am only keeping this at a 3 because I can't fault on the talent required to play the blues. I can only assume that this was added on here because of the Eric Clapton feature. BOOOORRRRIIIIINGGGGG

It was good but I didn’t find it particularly memorable

phenomenal and easy listening 9/10

Standard fare blues music performed by standard fare Englishmen. You've heard better and you've definitely heard more authentic than this. A few good tracks on here but overall it's boring. And that's without mentioning Enoch Powell's number one fan on guitar. Highlights: All Your Love, Have You Heard

As much as I have heard about Eric Clapton and his contributions to music, never have I ever heard an Eric Clapton album before. So when I was recommended Blues Breaker to hear by the 1001 albums to hear challenge all I really expected was some great guitar parts, and it definitely delivered, just not to the extent I had initially hoped. Other than this having the collaboration between Eric Clapton and John Mayall, I really don't see why this album is deemed as significant by the author of the book. Yes the guitar playing here is nice and dandy, but without that this project has nothing to stand on and falls apart more than a house of cards. I can appreciate the technical elements on display here thanks to Clapton's signature guitar playing, but I don't find this album to be impressive or all that essential even with its' inclusion here. It is an album with a lot of lost potential that really isn't made up with anything else here. Honestly feel like this was picked for the artists alone and not for any other reason because this is decent at best.

meh.

Super Bluesy but it's not heartbreakingly bluesy. I'm not going to cry into my BBQ with this album. However, I did not love the 5 minute drum solo.

In a sense this is a stone cold 5 star classic. Nothing to this point helped the sale of guitars as much as this album. It really defines British blues in a way the yardbirds or the Rolling Stones didn’t. And Clapton is near his peak. In another sense, if you take Clapton out I can see the point of lightnin’ Hopkins barb that ‘these English boys want to play the blues so bad, and they play the blues so BAD.’ John Mcvie is yet to find his voice on bass, and Hugh Flint is solid but not especially great. Compared to Jim McCarty of the yardbirds or Charlie Watts or mick Fleetwood we he lacks something (It’s not fair to compare him to ginger baker or Bonham or Moon. The techniques are incomparable. All are valid) Flint and McVie would become incredibly good musicians in the future. McVie’s sublime playing with later iterations of Fleetwood Mac would become a model. McGuinness Flint showed the chops that Flint would develop. Really, although Mayall was to become iconic, it was more for the promotion of Chicago style blues than for any genius or even virtuosic playing. Eric is the standout, and it’s no wonder Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker wanted him. You need to hear this because it is one of the most influential albums of all time. But those who know its reputation and not its music may well wonder why. Of course context is everything - there was very little like this available in the UK at the time - and it’s not awful. The Blues Breakers are a bit dull. Clapton shows the promise he didn’t always match (and was to top in Cream and Derek and the Dominoes) but it is a case of you need to listen to what came before and after to ‘get’ it. Stepping out is a standout though. I’m going to average it to a 4 because it does deserve a 5 for many reasons but is also as equally deserving of a 3.

The Beano eh? One of those records I was told to buy when I was 18. I kind of get why it is here, as opposed to 137 Sonic Youth records. So many good things came out of that 60's white boy blues scene it is hard to be critical. John Mayall's talent was to have the chutzpah to create this band in the first place, but he was otherwise a mediocre talent. This combo is important for what the three big name went on to do, just Eric finding out he could sing was important, as well as Pete Green's rhythm section learning their chops. You could hear any bar band in any gin joint in any town play these arrangements today and play them so much better than this. But that's ok too, this record was a good solid stepping stone in the evolution of rock and roll and pop music and for that it is worthy. A curio.

It's the fucking Bible for white boy blues lawyers, and you can hear middle aged men playing copies of these copies of Chicago blues in small bars worldwide to this very day. It's better than the Yardbirds (whose records are all incredibly shit), but it is still a gross act of appropriation, spearheaded by noted arsehole Eric Clapton. The covers are generally well chosen, but I could nearly always think of a version I prefer. Have You Heard, however, is an embarrassing cliché and should never have been heard. It is generally well played (appalling drum solo in What'd I Say aside) and massively influential (how many have tried to copy that guitar tone?), but influence is not always a good thing. It's blues for people who don't like black people. Three stars, reluctantly.

First, let me say that I don’t like Eric Clapton as a person or endorse his views. But… "Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton" stands as a seminal album in the history of British blues, showcasing the virtuosic talents of Eric Clapton during his tenure with John Mayall's Bluesbreakers. The album not only propelled Clapton to iconic status but also solidified Mayall's reputation as a preeminent figure in the blues revival of the 1960s. That’s why it is on the list. 3.5⭐️

Just a bit dull really. Never got going.

Forgettable

Up my street. Listened to this album a while back, bluesy and soulfully. A very enjoyable listen.

I heard you like 12 bar blues.

Iha chilli lwk

got it, like it

Good blues musician. Good music.

Decent blues album.

Eric Clapton is a really good guitarist.

This is really strong 60s blues rock. Something about it didn’t 100% click with me, but it’s strong.

Review based on the music only!

I thought this jumbled terrible type of singing was reserved mostly to the 80's. I guess these guys paved the way.

Competent, even highly skilled, but doesn't move me.

Solid stuff, and I'm willing to grade on a curve since it came out in '66. 4

It's like if Jimi Hendrix ripped off Bob Dylan, and mamaged to sound really boring in the process.

Basic

For the second day in a row I've gotten a pretty meh album. Maybe it's your thing, I won't yuck yr yum but also don't think this is a good album let alone one I must listen to before I die.

Fine British blues covering American blues artists

Pretty good, would have prefered it as an instrumental album though.

My review is free of any bias on whether Eric Clapton is a dick (evidence seems to point to "he is") or the "white man blues" disparagement which I don't really understand so I'm not going to wade into that. I wasn't expecting pure blues or pure rock so the album can't be knocked on either count. Other than "What'd I Say" which fell flat on multiple levels, I really enjoyed this album. I remember enjoying this album on listening to it the first time before hearing all the background noise people wanted to bring up. I wonder how many scores would change if listeners were to go into this selection totally blind.

Mostly instrumental, great guitar, fun to listen to

I can understand now impressive the musicianship is on this but if just never does anything for me emotionally. 2.5/5

White guy cosplay. Blues for people who think mayo is spicy.

Good

Bluesrock! Kammmaaaaan! Dat is erg fijn op de maandagochtend. Met Eric Clapton blijkbaar. Als dat geen genieten wordt. Poah ja, heerlijk blues album. Lijkt allemaal veel op elkaar maar goed, ik houd ervan dus dat is niet erg. 4 sterren.

Classic English Blues!

Average blues album, but Clapton's stuff was great

Simply put, Clapton’s guitar shines, especially the bluesy “crying” in the All Your Love interlude. I enjoy the sound itself, but I wonder whether ignoring the cultural context and Clapton’s later statements is appropriate.

Fuck Eric Clapton.

Whatever.

Blues by a bunch of white men. Kind if lacks the soul of real blues a bit.

Le premier album qui m'a fait découvrir le blues(-rock) Clapton dans sa fougue de jeunesse.

Bell gang de cokés. Ça semble être tout des standards blues. J'adore le jeu de Clapton. What'd I say il y a le riff de Day Tripper à la fin. Les Beatles dans leur ère blues rock (white album, revolver, abbey road et surtout let it be) semblent avoir puisé ++ de là. Clapton et Harrison ont dû s'acoquiner à cette époque. L'harmoniciste est pro aussi. Me fait penser à notre grand Guy Bélanger. Ramblin' on my mind excellente

Si je voulais du blues j’aurais trouvé un vieil américain noir qui a vécu Jim Crow, pas des blanc becs anglais avec le trou d’cul à Clapton! Blague à part c’etait bon!

Some classic blues

A classic!

I’ve not really enjoyed the other Clapton on this list so am surprised how much I liked this one. It makes me want to go back and give the others another chance. Rating: 4.6

Clapton do love his blues. Just the right band at the right time for him. Good to listen to the beginning of his lifetime of blues.

Meh, this is really nothing special, blues without the soul.

A great album. A great Eric Clapton album. It ist still 1966 and he will develop a lot but very fine blues (although not so extremely creative) already to hear here. Wonderful.

I’d call Clapton a c*** but he lacks the warmth and depth

This sounds like British people approximating what blues sounds like. They literally covered an actual blues song, Parchman Farm, and got rid of the second half of the song so they don't have to sing about a guy shooting his wife. It's pretty damn clear that nobody is feeling this as much as they should, considering the genre they're trying to recreate. That drum solo in What'd I Say especially screams "I think this is what a blues drum solo sounds like." I'm pretty carefully using every word except "playing" blues here, because this isn't blues. It's bordering on being a parody, and not even a funny one. Insert obligatory statement about Little Girl here.

juste assez correct pour un 3, mais genre limite

Good overall album. I remember listening to John Nataly when I was younger. I do like this album. Good selection of songs and use of other musicians from that period

absolut, lite najs country/blues gitarrspelande

Two stars for the toan. And zero stars for everything else. It borrows so heavily from American blues that it comes off as 'what if some white British guys did it instead?'. It's like when Phil Collins re-did 'You Can't Hurry Love' and just did it the exact same way but with just him singing. This list should point listeners to genre defining albums which would be whatever these guys ripped from.

cool blues

Yeah quite similar to a lot of different albums that have already appeared here in terms of non-offending music that is okay to listen through but will it ever bring me back for another listen, even for a song or two... the answer would be no, and so this will get a similar 2.5/5 which will be bumped to a 3.

Got irritating after awhile. 2.5/5. Raising to a 3.

Un álbum mítico. Mucha leyenda sobre está banda. Creo que más por los guitarristas que pasaron que por el nivel de su obra, sinceramente. Aunque puede que fueran la semilla para los grupos de blues rock posteriores. No sé, Clapton me parece también un poco sobrevalorado. Voy a intentar escucharlo sin prejuicios. Es más interesante de lo que recordaba, pero la producción es bastante pobre. Todo tiene una reverberación corta que resulta bastante artificial.

3.5

no se si me gustó la verdad lo escuche dos veces y me gustó más lo que digo después recomendando Spotify

A god blues album

I listened to the original release (12 tracks). Here’s another example of British guys covering old American blues records. This record was released in 1966, so some of those blues songs they covered weren’t very old. Maybe this album should be titled Eric Clapton plays the blues, since his guitar playing is front and center throughout. Clapton was still playing the blues when I saw him in concert with Muddy Waters in 1979.

All lowlights: -Eric Clapton - blues - when I saw this album cover I thought it might be the Beatles, but it sure wasn't - "colloquially known as The Beano Album"* ??? - 'Little Girl' is kinda creepy *Beano is the comic mag pictured on the cover, the most successful outside Japan, and the longest running one (1938-present)!!! That's much more impressive than the beano I know about (1990-present). This album is not my cup of tea. I'm sure it is important in Blues Albums, but if I die without hearing any more of those, I'll live. :P

Very ok blues.

No thanks

Wow, twelve-bar blues over and over and over again. On top of that Clapton does his thang with not a memorable lick to be heard.

Quite groovy. Eric Clapton is still a cunt

Very influential at the time even if it seems stiff now.

Loved it! Thanks fir showing me this one

Good musicianship. Not exciting blues, and certainly not really emotional. This may be seminal for bringing blues to a bigger audience, but I'd probably rather listen to more original blues albums than these British enthusiasts.

J’aime pas vraiment le blues

Chouette, mais pas forcément notre style de prédilection. Pas de chanson coup de cœur

take culture vultures like this off the list

Am I a blues enthusiast? Nay. But this album had its moments!

LOVED the drums in What’d I say

Pretty torturous for me in all honesty. White people should never have touched the blues let alone British whites. Fav song: Another Man

Cool guitar solo's didnt care much for the rest

good blues songs, great classic guitar playing.

Kinda generic white boy blues. It all started to blend together making me think I already heard some of the tracks.

Un bon classique du blues, très agréable à écouter!

The black pioneers of blues have a lot to be angry about

Отличный блюз, слушается на ура при определённом настроении. 7,5 из 10.

Standard stuff. Couple of a good numbers but no better than most stuff you here in any bar in town

There are some flashes of great playing here and there but it is in the end a stiff rendering of the blues.

John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers / Eric Clapton: Blues Breakers: This is a pretty solid and fun album. Its not revolutionary really, but all but one of the songs is just a really solid and fun listen. 7/10

Obviously very good, but that 60s London Blues gets a little repetitive

Just noise.

One of the elements I really enjoyed on this album was the piano and organ, played by John Mayall himself. But what this album is most known for is Eric Clapton’s electric guitar work. This is the record that nearly turned him into a guitar god. Another cool detail is that the bass is played by John McVie, who would later go on to become one of the co founders of Fleetwood Mac.

perfect fantasy football draft background music

This is too stock for me. Too nothing. I'm sure its significance and innovation is lost on me, but on its own it's just not that great.

This is the ultimate modern blues revival album. Definitely worth listening to.

really enjoyed this blues session, especially Steppin Out, the instrumental, this really caught my ear

It Ain't Right Just To Treat Me This Way 1001 Albums Generator 85 (07/30/2025) John Mayall was a British musician who got his start in the late 1950's. He became interested in this burgeoning American style of music, the blues, and decided to form a group called The Bluesbreakers. The Bluesbreakers are not so much a band in the traditional sense, as they featured over 100 unique combinations of musicians that played under the name, with the only constant being the mastermind, John Mayall. After touring for a couple of years around Britain, John Mayall recruited the great Eric Clapton and the band recorded and released their debut album, Bluesbreakers, which was largely responsible for pushing British Blues into the mainstream. Unfortunately, blues is in general not really my thing, and boring British blues is certainly not my thing. I like Cream and Layla, but even Eric Clapton's playing feels muted here. The opening track, All Your Love is a decent enough blues track and Little Girl is a lot of fun. What'd I Say is actually interesting, starting as a piano-led blues before a nice drum solo leads us into a Beatles homage. Interesting tune. The final song, It Ain't Right has the best use of harmonica on the whole thing and a great energy. Pretty much every other song is vastly forgettable. Why did the drummer go take a bathroom break for Ramblin' On My Mind? Who listens to an electric blues song and thinks "we need to remove the percussive energy immediately"? Same with Another Man, which is basically just harmonica. At the very least, this album isn't very long, but it still drags, with every song feeling the exact same, which is partially due to the fact that it is blues and partially due to the fact that it is not very inventive blues. It's honestly mostly a matter of personal taste to not love the blues, but it seems like even blues lovers don't jive hard with this album, so it was certainly an interesting choice for the list. Bluesbreakers has a couple of interesting songs, but is overall quite mediocre. I'm feeling a 2/5. Favs: All Your Love Little Girl It Ain't Right Least Fav: Ramblin' On My Mind

Histórico, seminal y fundamental.

Meh. 2.5. - 3

Bluesbreakers .... Yardbirds .... definitely a great era for English rnr

82% Best: All Your Love; Hideaway; Key To Love; Steppin' Out Must-Hear? Sure. Obviously, fuck Clapton. Sometimes you just gotta separate the art from the artist.

Well played blues that's missing the "stank" that you get with the really good shit. Another example of Eric Clapton being great only when he's in a supporting role.

In the '60s, everything Eric Clapton touched turned to gold. It's no wonder he was called "God." This album is awesome! 5 stars.

Early Clapton is the only Clapton.

Enjoyable but nothing spectacular. The Ray Charles cover was fun.

2.5 stars rounded down. This feels forgettable.

Vocals too high in the mix. I'm not gonna dunk on white guys doing blues because I think they're allowed to it and I often like it. However.. I can see why this is largely forgotten these days when you know, Are You Experienced came out a year later. JM and the Bluesbreakers sounds so goddamn weak in comparison, no wonder Jimi made EC freak out. And the obligatory: fuck Eric Clapton

vsf tentativa de homicídio ao blues alguém chama a polícia por favor

se eu encontrar o eric clapton na rua, acho bom ele trocar de calçada se não o coro vai comer vai tomar no cu.

Fav: Key To Love Least Fav: Another Man Dreaded this album but no, it’s actually pretty good even with Eric Clapton

I had no idea who is Eric Clapton till I opened reviews of this. Then I understand that he sings "I'm gonna give you love, child", it was frighting...After that I went through racist stuff he told and other shit. And I feel kinda strange because I liked some songs, especially instrumentals but all of the context makes me feel wrong when I think that it's even 3-4 star album. It really inspires me to go into a long-winded discussion about an importance of artists as a person and impact on their music... well, okay, it'll be 2/5. because of really good instrumentals

Incredibly skillful blues, harmonica, and guitar playing on display, and the influence on rock is evident! Amazing and classic guitar tones that make this record great but I don't find much standout to revisit here

Great album, but Clapton is a dingus

Pretty standard Blues. Not bad

Very unexciting. It doesn't sound like any of the musicians on this album have *really* had the blues, which doesn't help.

I like the blues in small doses, I really do. I appreciate the fact that informs much of the music that I really love. However, an entire album of this is a little bit too much for me. Clapton is on fire here I can appreciate that, and again, in small doses I really enjoy it, but I am u able to sustain interest for an entire album and I can’t stretch to 44 minutes.

2/5. The Blues but white guys. I get it, but it's kind of hilarious that so many publications are like "wow this is truly the blues" when a white man does it. It's just rock mixed with blues so to call it innovative is just wrong. Eric does rip it here, and at age 21 at that, so I gotta give respect where it's due. And the tracks are still good, since the original versions are good, just feels a little empty at times. Best Song: Steppin' Out, Double Crossing Time, Ramblin' On My Mind

Great introduction to EC as a true blues man (moreso than Yardbirds) and JM always brings energy and credibility to the material. Excellent

Look, because his name is in the damn album title, let's just get this out of the way real quick: Eric Clapton is a racist piece of shit. Everyone knows that. Personally, I can't look at him without thinking about that one part of Kurt Cobain's journals where he says Clapton plays nothing but "musty old blues riff." I do not like him. But, with that said, I review music, not people. I'm not gonna stick this album with a 1 just because it features a guy I don't like, and features him so hard he's, again, in the damn album title. I mean, let me be 100 here: I will openly admit to liking some stuff he's been involved in. "While My Guitar Gently Weeps"? Amazing guitar solo. "Layla"? I enjoy the coda more, but the first half is damn good, too. "Sunshine Of Your Love"? It's a classic for a reason. Do I wish someone who **wasn't** racist was involved with these songs? Yes, absolutely. But sometimes shitty, awful, horrible people make good music, and, dammit, that's just life. And of course, how much their shitty, awful horribless affects the music varies from person to person, and I am not advocating any incorrect readings of "death of the artist," but if I like something, I'll grit my teeth and bare it. If I can give Kanye a 4, I can give one to Eric Clapton, no matter how much I don't like it. Though I sure won't be giving Clapton one for this album, 'coz, whoo, boy, imagine putting all of that preamble and disclaimer ahead of a review/babble of this white-ass blues album. Now, look, I'm a sucker for a good guitar. I mean, apparently the thing this album is most famous for is its guitar sound, and, well... Yeah, it's a good sound. I'll say I dig it. But look past the guitar sound and, yep, it's English white blues alright. To which, I'll be upfront about that as well: it's not even like I **hate** English white blues. I'm a dad at heart; I love Led Zeppelin, even despite their well-documented history of plagiarism. But at least Led Zeppelin turned their shit **all the way up**. They're not just white blues; they're **proto-metal**. I mean, you ever hear "Dazed And Confused", or "Whole Lotta Love"? Those are some heavy as hell hard rockers, and they kick all kinds of ass. Meanwhile, with John Mayall and crew (with Eric Clapton)... There's nothing unique about how they do the blues. It's just... The blues. Just not as cool because I know it's a buncha pasty English honkies playing. And it's not even like they play badly: far from it. Even Eric Clapton puts in a good performance (though maybe not enough that I'd nickname him "the God"). But honestly, listening to this just makes me wonder, "Why would I listen to these guys over any legit bluesman out there?" Like, B.B. King? Muddy Waters? Howlin' Wolf? Elmore James? Heck, even the record that compiles Jimi Hendrix's blues performances. Why would this album (with Eric Clapton) be the **first** thing I pick? It's not even necessarily a matter of race; it's just, when you put these dorks next to these legends... I mean, right? I just really can't figure on a good answer for why you'd pick this album first unless this was just the first blues album you'd ever heard and you hold a nostalgia for it. I suppose being an introductory point to the genre isn't a bad thing, but if you're still claiming this is one of the best ever made after exposing yourself to more... I mean, different strokes for different folks and all; you do you. I just can't agree at all. It's not terrible, but you could and **should** be doing so, so much better. Just for the "dad" part of my brain, I can't say I really disliked this album, and, again, no one here is doing that bad of a performance — I'd say those are both enough to keep this from fully falling into a 2... But those are both the highest compliments that I feel like I can afford this album. It doesn't surprise me too much that it seems like this thing's biggest legacy is just its guitar sound. It's a sound that deserves much better blues and much less "with Eric Clapton," I tell you.

Simple blues done simply well. 4.5 bumped up to 5.

I’m at a 5. Eric Clapton before Cream, John McVie before Fleetwood Mac, & then two people I’ve never heard of in Hughie Flint & John Mayall. RIP to John Mayall, by the way. Great drums & vocals though; they shine really well here. Take those 4, do a bunch of blues covers & a couple of originals, and you get a groovy fucking album that showcases their talent really nicely. Yes, I hesitate to give Eric Clapton credit, but his guitar playing more than earns the right to get the co-starring role on the album art. Apparently, it’s kind of revolutionary in terms of the production circumstances, so that’s a big plus. No misses here, save for “Another Man” being kind of unpolished to my ears, but overall, I enjoyed all of this. All the covers seemingly do justice rather well – even the slightly baffling drum solo thrown into “What’d I Say” is fine. I do, however, wish it had a bit more of the original track incorporated into it. The original tracks are all good, *especially* “Key to Love”. If I have any complaints, it’s that I wish the mono mix gave just a little more room to some of the buried instrumentation, but that’s a really minor nitpick, partially brought on by the technology of the era. There’s moments where you can barely hear an organ or harmonica in the back, and other instruments that I wish had more clarity to them. All in all, it’s some damn good blues, especially with the way the electric guitar is incorporated. This is the only album recorded by this version of the band’s lineup, and that’s a bit of a shame, but I think it ultimately ended up pretty well for most of these guys. Hell, if you follow the throughline of the Bluesbreakers as a whole, Fleetwood Mac emerges out of it pretty damn quickly. I can see exactly why this is on the list, and I can see why Rolling Stone had it in their top 500 for a while. Pretty fast 38 minutes, and a very enjoyable album. A recommended 5.

I am a blues guy but this seemed a bit too much at times. On the plus side its all the blues riffs you already know! love the technical prowess behind this, but it makes for a bit of a boring entry unless you really enjoy 60's white guy blues.

Naaaa I am not about the blues at all

1/5 Eric Clapton.

Decent 60s blues album. Its Eric Clapton so it even makes it better!! I enjoyed the What I Say cover with the Ray cameo at the end.

This album connects the dots....

Decent guitar but god awful singing...blues should be all about soulful melodies, and emotionally charged lyrics of hardship, struggle, resilience and lament. The original tracks had none of that and the singing was so bad I wanted to stop listening after the first track. However I carried on mainly to hear how Clapton faired in a mediocre band but having finished it I wish I hadn't. There's a lot of anti-clapton sentiment in the reviews because of the person he is and rightly so. As an artist he's overrated, sure he can play guitar but was he any better than his UK peers during his peak, such as Gilmour, Page, Beck, Townsend, May...nope.

I must have been aware that there was a missing link between 50s electric blues records (mostly American musicians) and 70s glam rock (mostly British musicians) and that there must have been a period in the 60s where young British musicians just ripped off the blues without adding any of their own influence or flavor. I'm sure this influenced the next generation of musicians to make more interesting interpretations of blues into rock. That doesn't mean I have to think it's good! In addition, while I can separate a lot of Eric Clapton's work from his vile personality (separate art from the artist etc), I would struggle to do with this one as it is a one-to-one copy of blues music by black musicians such as Robert Johnson and Muddy Waters, all by a man who just ten years later was openly and proudly racist against black people and in favour of a white ethnostate within Britain. As a result, I have a lot of mixed feelings - mostly negative - about the context of this album. But what about the music, I can hear you asking? The big highlight is unfortunately Eric Clapton's guitar work, he can make the guitar talk in that satisfying way and gives this the bluesy feel it needs. The downside is the rest of the band doesn't really have that bite that blues needs - there's not much emotion here. So I think all of this writing is for an album that is just not that memorable in the first place. Hopefully this is the last one from this lot, though I have a feeling I'll be hearing from Mr. Clapton again on this challenge...

This was good. Lots of twelve-bar blues, and everything was smooth, well-recorded, inventive in terms of rhythms and some new takes on familiar songs. I liked the injection of the Drive My Car riff in one of the tracks (I forget which), and the Ray Charles cover was solid, in a very distinct, bluesy way. It was good, and I listened to it almost a full two times through. Four stars.

I hate you Eric Clapton and all these songs sound like blister in the sun by the violent femmes

# Album Name: Blues Breakers # Artist: John Mayall and the bluesbreakers # Rating: 5/5 # Comments: This is a great album. A real music focussed album. The quality of the band is 2nd to none. # Top Tunes: The album # Would I listen to it again? Yes

the good life

Classic 1960s blues

Lader til at være fint. Lyttede ikke til alle sange men kunne godt lide viben

For a few moments I was vibin', but that didn't last one single song. Bog standard 12 bar blues offerings after bog standard 12 bar blues offerings. I can hear musicians having fun - I'll give it that - but I don't. I've been told that this is, somehow, of significance but as other people have pointed out: it's from the year The Beatles made "Revolver". This here instead is just music for bar fights. 🗑, NEXT!

White boys Blues, with Eric Clapton leaves a sour taste…

This album was alright. It was very much "Eric Clapton on electric guitar with generic classic rock around it". Clapton, while I don't agree with on a personal basis, is a really talented guitar player...and I wish that was all he was known for. He's had some great music over the years, and this album showcases his talent well. But what surrounds him was just very generic, without any particular song really sticking out or catching my attention. It blends into the background well enough, but isn't an all-timer.

Really a wonderful album of emotion-forward American music--classics with a rag-tag feel. Raw human sound that makes me pine for live shows.

Some alright blues songs that I wouldnt ever see myself going back to listen to

Meh

I mean they sound great but wow does this seem wrong.

This is not a great blues album. The original blues music from the US is better than this - as is the British rock music that owes its legacy to blues. This is a pretty generic set of songs. Deserves 2/5 but the pro Enoch comments from Clapton makes this a 1/5

Somewhat generic.

Whenever I walk into a guitar shop, there is a guy playing something almost exactly like this and I want to walk straight out. I just don’t get it. There’s a crossing point between blues and rock music that I struggle to engage with - people really getting into bending the guitar notes, closing their eyes, feeling the music. It’s just not for me. 10/10 for featuring a copy of The Beano on the cover though.

A low 3 for me, not my style but prettt enjoyable.

It’s was fine. Would give it a 2.5 but can’t so I’ll drop down because this is not a round up.

Its ok

If you're into purist revivalist blues from the 1960s this is for you. However, although there are some great solos and some decent workouts, a lot of the British bands who did 'authentic' blues numbers produced some very wishy-washy and weedy versions of far superior US originals. These are no exception - a fair lot of it is very bland and flat, especially some of the organ playing.

Buen disco algunas falopas

Pretty decent bluest album - decent vocals 6/10

Sexy album. I loved the instrumentation on this thing. The guitar from the Clapper is delicious, vocals are smooth, and the harmonica isn't overused.

There's some occasional talent to buy found by the musicians on here, especially Eric Clapton. The vocals are quite weak and the drumming is mediocre (don't get me started on the drum solo) The songs in the beginning sound unique and fun, until you realize that that's how most of the songs sound

Classic sounds but nothing stand out - guitar work is first class

I was prepared to write this off as just another British blues-rock album in a world where there's a seemingly endless number of them in "the canon" or whatever, but this one had a little more juice than I anticipated. I am choosing to give the entirety of the credit to John McVie, who is here on bass in his pre-Fleetwood Mac days.

Well performed I guess, but dont like it Will I listen to again: 0%

Definitely classic. Maybe dated, but an important one

John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers – Bluesbreakers (1966) Score: 6/10 Favorite Track: “What’d I Say” This one has the reputation, but honestly, it did not do much for me. The band is tight and Clapton’s guitar work is obviously solid, but most of the album just kind of blurs together. “What’d I Say” stands out with some real spark and energy, but it is surrounded by a lot of blues tracks that feel more like exercises than moments. It is more respectable than exciting. “Parchman Farm” in particular drags things down. It feels forced and awkward, and breaks the flow more than anything else. The rest of the album is fine, but nothing really sticks. For a record that helped shape British blues rock, it feels more like a history lesson than something I would come back to.

generic af. i don't caaaare

oh so despite the band name, this is actually just eric clapton? yikes. i listened to all of it for some reason, and i can officially confirm: this is just the same boring twelve-bar white guy blues as usual, but now with extra creepiness towards young girls! absolute garbage-tier music.

Bland

Offensively boring

I’ve had enough 12 bar blues for one lifetime now, thanks. All Your Love (6/10) Hideaway (5/10) Little Girl (6/10) Another Man (3/10) Double Crossing Time (3/10) What’d I Say (4/10) Key to Love (6/10) Parchman Farm (5/10) Have You Heard (4/10) Ramblin’ On My Mind (3/10) Steppin’ Out (4/10) It Ain’t Right (5/10) 4.5/10

Straight blues-rock. The band is obviously influential and has withstood the test of time. The musicianship is exceptional and the non-lyrical parts are the best parts of the album. Clapton is talented, of course, but here, it’s hard for me to separate art from the narcissistic cretin who created it. The music’s strength is mitigated by the vocals. The singer is fine — hits the notes, mostly — but his voice is wavering and high-pitched/falsetto, with none of the gravitas or gravel I appreciate in really good blues/blues rock. The singing is humorless and unsexy. Put the same lyrics in Robert Plant’s mouth and it might make you blush; Mic Jagger’s tongue-in-cheek delivery would make you smile, despite the misogynistic lyrics (which are characteristic of the genre). But, here the lyrics come across as leering, stalkerish, and creepy. On the whole, this is a super influential album; presumably that’s why it’s on the list. But I’d rather hear the amazing guitar-driven blues-rock and great vocalists that came afterwards. It’s a 3.

This was a wild LP to have and a sold genre piece!

Meh

A bit like those Country Fish people a week or so ago, John Mayall did a good job of lowering expectation with the band name, before presenting you with something not totally unpleasant. It's about 40 minutes too long, of course, because guitarists simply can't keep it in their pants.

Great blues album. Seems to be a transition album between traditional blues and 70s rock like Zeppelin and others.

Blues like this is like baseball - it's cool live at a bar sometimes, no one cares about re-runs. If you can get a group of friends together and play, it's quite fun! But the only people who watch religiously are old dudes who haven't realized there's something more interesting. Also, that was the weakest drum solo I've ever heard. I'm glad we've come a long way from that

Truly the masters of sucking their own dicks. We get it, you play your instruments.

Listening to some racist play 13 bar blues for 40 mins isn't my idea of fun Easily one of the worst records on this list. Boring, predictable, shite I could be listening to anything else right now Boring, predictable, shite. Ive had a really shocking list of albums in the last two weeks. Its a level under mediocre, the 3s have been barely a 3 and rest have been as bad as this absolute turd. Im gonna give it a 1, which is interesting as its the biggest number 2 I've heard in my life. Genuinely one of the worst on the list. Actually evil. God I thought it was over and then the 12 bar blues kicked in. The biggest positive is that after one listen, that's it, i never have to listen to this guff again. One and done. Eric Crapton. Layla is good, but unfortunately it wasn't on this album . ITS OVER THANK THE LORD

Blues...all sounds the same to me. I'm sure this is great, but I couldn't tell you the difference between it or bad blues.

Blues Breakers has more diversity than the typical blues album, and if I ever get into an argument with someone who claims the blues is a highly limited form of music, this is the album I will use to counter that argument

This album went by so fast. Just a bunch of guitar and some guys singing quietly. 4/10

Fun but probably not worth listening too again

I’m not a middle aged man so I’m not the target group

My distaste for Eric Clapton on "the blooz" grows every year. I don't like them. This is fine, but it's a bunch of English guys pantomiming better bands, mostly actual Chicago blues guys. Why do you need this when you can just listen to them?

whatever you think about the artist, sometimes the art is worth talking about on its own merit (and i do agree that sometimes it is not) i hear this album as a statement of appreciation and affection for what the original black blues artists were saying. can’t possibly know what the young white british artists intended but i honestly don’t care. 5/5

Stuff to listen to at a picnic

Meh. Not for me

Really enjoyed this.

it's the blues, man

Pretty generic riffing, but the best execution I've heard of this style. Premium background tunes.

Not bad but nothing memorable

Clapton’s very early days and this clearly showcased his raw brilliance.

Норм

They’re all fine as shit but this is the kinda music that makes me go nuts

A very good album. I really enjoyed listening to it. The band name was previously unknown to me, in contrast to many of the numerous band members. The album won't find a place in my active long-term memory, but the band will. 4/5

Not a fan. It's fine but really just not my style. 1/5 stars.

A good sound

ive had a bunch of clapton on here and its all been mid. this one is tits tho.

Great classic Blues

I really enjoyed this album, great riffs from Clapton. Great Blues album

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I recognize that the British Blues Boom of the 60s was a cultural phenomenon, but it's not one I care for and I think it's over-represented on this list. Having said that, this album is a worthwhile entry. I especially liked the horn section - interesting to learn that it was only added post-production.

Dit album 1 ster geven puur en alleen omdat het Eric Clapton is, is nogal lame. Daarom geef ik dit een 2.7. Het is inderdaad geen top album, eerder een normaal, simpel blues album.

Standard blues rock. Which I can dig.

Meh. This version of blues rock cross over always is a little meh. 1.5/5

John Mayall and his various conformations of the Bluesbreakers were major figures of the British blues boom of the early 1960s. The Bluesbreakers were a hothouse for musical talent that broke out of the blues into genres such as heavy rock, psychedelia and eventually AOR. An excellent album, most;y blues standards, and hugely influential.

i thought the worst crime of this would be a generic take on the blues, but then also come the vocals that get grating sometimes, and the lyrics about "little girls". I'm having a bad day today, so this gets my first 1.

I like blues but I would rather have it without being weirded out by the lyrics

I could listen to this stuff all day.

I really like this. Apparently a lot of people don’t like it because Eric Clapton plays on it. Seems kinda weird.

Nice 70s blues

The epitome of blues-y. Mostly. Decent listen, not a fave.

I've had this album in my collection for about 40 years. It's a great example of blue eyed r n b.

This album is a fun, bluesy ride from start to finish. It captures that electric energy of British blues at its peak, and Clapton’s playing is undeniably sharp throughout. Sure, a lot of the tracks tend to blend into each other, there’s not always a standout moment that separates one song from the next, but the overall vibe is solid enough that it doesn’t really matter. Whether or not you’re a fan of Clapton, this album holds up as a no-frills blues record that’s worth throwing on when you want to get lost in some bluesy guitar work and old-school grooves.

I was wondering when my first Clapton would be and didn’t expect or know of this one It’s an ok album , solid instrumental work .

Rnb

Clinical, sterile blues music. It leaves me totally cold.

I just can’t get on board with this. Clapton has sounded better. The heavy use of organ is dated and silly. But most unforgivably, the songs are beige. I get that this music was important, but the more of the blues I hear, the more I’m convinced the style belongs in the past.

Menevää bluesia, mikäs siinä. Taitavaa, ei ihan täysin sielutonta. Pidän kyllä rämpyttävämmästä, orgaanisemmasta jos niin voi sanoa, mutta kyllä tässä sellainen kuistillasoittelun idea oli saatu mukaan. Siitä ekstraa.

Claptonin kitara on tällä LP:llä niin vastustamaton, että se saa skeptikonkin heltymään. Biisit ovat hyviä, mikä ei välttämättä johdu pelkästään lainamateriaalin statuksesta. Vokalistin suorituksen ohuus ei myöskään merkittävästi vähennä musiikin toimivuutta. 3,5

Boring, more moring than fleetwood mac pre-1970

I hadn't heard of this before. I really liked it. I think there could be a time where I'd listen to this again.

It was okay.

White guy “blues”. And, Clapton… ugh.

Wanna hear Clapton on form? Wanna flips blues music upside down. This one for you. Songs are familiar as they are plastered all over Hollywood!

Weird lyrics aside, this is a killer blues rock record with some awesome tones and guitar solos. The stereo mix left a lot to be desired, but I enjoyed this one overall.

“Have you Heard” brought me life. Great project

It was ok

Hughie Flint's drum solo sounds like that nice kid whose parents bought him a drum set and nobody has the heart to tell him that he just isn't very good. Hughie's pretty good when just laying down the beat, but that solo is embarrassing. But that's my only complaint. I can only imagine the effect this had in 1966 because it is an exceptional blues album.

GREAT oldies

Helt ok, sikker bare på lista fordi den lanserte Clapton

Det blir for mye "nå skal jeg vise deg for flink jeg er" for min del dette her

Livet er for kort for blues.

Classic blues rock, setting the scene for Led Zep and Cream.

Legendary.

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