Reviews (page 7 of 9)
Oh god, I hate this insufferable prick.
Favourite songs: I Shot The Sheriff, Steady Rollin' Man, I Can't Hold Out, Motherless Children, Willie and the Hand Jive, Mainline Florida, Please Be With Me Least favourite songs: Get Ready 4/5
A fantastic album that I will be gladly listening to again! Legendary guitarist!
I enjoyed this album more than I thought I would. I liked Clapton's work in the Yardbirds and Cream but I thought I wouldn't like his more blues-y solo stuff - I was wrong and I really liked most of the songs and especially his 'slowhand' guitar style. Good album overall.
Pre-listening thoughts: Hi! I'm back. I didn't even get through ten albums last year but I'm ready to rumble now that I have some routine in my life again. So. Eric Clapton is one of those artists that I am positive I have heard some of his songs/playing on songs but could I tell you what? No. So let's see. Post/during listening thoughts: Vocals are... fine at best. There is definitely a reason Eric Clapton is known primarily as a guitarist. Sometimes the backing vocals lean into Steely Dan territory (i.e. "I Shot the Sheriff"). Some of the more subdued, mellow tracks are actually really nice (i.e. "Please Be With Me", "I Can't Hold Out"). Outro on "Let It Grow" is kinda awesome but the rest of the song isn't a super standout. 12 bar blues spotted in Steady Rollin' Man (I hate knowing what 12 bar blues is cause now I catch it EVERYWHERE). It's a fine album but overall I think you can find better stuff from similar artists of the time (CSNY, Steely Dan, Eagles). 6.5/10. DID I NEED TO HEAR THIS BEFORE I DIE: Nah Fav tracks: I Shot the Sheriff, Please Be With Me Least favs: Give Me Strength, Willie and the Hand Jive
Clapton’s solo albums have always been slightly boring. So is this, but there are also good songs.
A little incohesive. It has it moments.
Best song by far is I Shot the Sheriff, all other songs don't even come close unfortunately
I had never really listened to much Eric Clapton before this album. I have always thought of him as one of the greatest guitarists of all time from the work of his I had heard like \"While My Guitar Gently Weeps\", \"Sunshine of Your Love\" and \"Layla\". This album cemented my opinion of him in that regard completely. The guitar work on this album was great and it blended incredibly well with his vocals. This was a great listen from start to finish and I would give it like a 9-9.5/10.
Separate art from the artist but I can't
Not bad, but for the most part not very interesting. The songs are nothing special. Playing is good enough, but not great. "Clapton is god" was obviously based on his '60s work, not on this. Favorite song: Mainline Florida.
Solid rock. Apparently clapton is not the best person in real life, but that shouldn't impact this album.
Não achei uma sequência que sustenta o envolvimento, e o single/Hit da versão de I Shot the Sheriff se impõe.
Clapton was never the greatest guitarist in history-he wasn’t even the greatest guitarist in the Yardbirds. Boring, boring, boring.
Pretty boring overall. Mainline Florida had a little kick, plus one more was vaguely interesting. Meh.
Clapton's voice is not strong enough to take on material like this. Let It Grow is pretty boring (it improves in the instrumental section), and I Shot the Sheriff is overplayed. There were a few tracks I enjoyed more, but overall this is not my cup of tea.
i dunno, it was alright
Ok
Id never heard this album before and I want to start by saying I think Eric Clapton is one of the greatest guitarists of all time. He has a great sense for the blues and the album straight through is no skips, very consistently groovy. The fact he wrote and recorded it after a 3 year hiatus due to his heroin addiction, while incredibly sad, makes the blues-y sound and lyrics a little better. That all said, while it’s a good album, the unique skill that Clapton has doesn’t really get shown off on this album at all and it feels almost sterile enough to say that any other decent cool rock guitarist could’ve done it (tbh John Mayer probably would’ve done it even better). Maybe it’s just a 70’s groove thing, but it’s painful to know Clapton is talented enough to make the blues sound all his own (like Stevie Ray Vaughn after him) and just… doesn’t. Still a decent album though, just that I like Eric Clapton and this album was disappointing. And also “I Shot the Sheriff” is still a classic.
I was only loosely familiar with Clapton’s second solo album, and while it’s not his best work, I’m not disappointed either. The upbeat “Motherless Children” sounds more like “Lady Madonna” than an ode to a fallen mother. Clapton likens himself to Robert Johnson, and the Mississippi Delta twang and weary vocals of “Give Me Strength” validate his point. “Willie And The Hand Jive” sounds a bit too close to Dylan’s 1969 album Nashville Skyline to be an accident, and it lacks substance. I would say it’s unfortunate the best song on the record is a cover with “I Shot The Sheriff,” but I guess “Cocaine” isn’t a Clapton original either, and it may just be the best song on 1977’s Slowhand. Either way, the Bob Marley original is well executed, so I’m glad it’s here. I’d never heard “Please Be With Me” before, but it’s beautiful and refreshingly introspective. 461 Ocean Boulevard isn’t packed with smash hits, but it is classic Clapton. However, it’s nowhere near Slowhand and just isn’t memorable enough for me to give it more than three stars.
I had a good time with the album. Didn't blow me away but it was a great soundtrack to my Bloodborne sesh. Incredible guitar of course.
Jodå, plattan funkar.
I made more fun of these guys than they deserve. Pretty good.
Awful man, tedious music. His best years were with The Yardbirds.
Eric Clapton is just really good at guitar and that is all I have to say.
Ho hum! Most of this just didn’t land with me. Apart from this version of I shot the sheriff and Let it grow I just wasn’t that enthralled. I do find Eric just a bit tedious and politically detestable.
Well played, well produced, but apart from a couple of standouts, this seemed mostly uninspired. The slow version of "Hand Jive" in particular seemed like a curious choice, and there were other moments that were competent, but flat. Of all the various albums in Clapton's catalog, this can't be one of the very best.
That was all right. Too many tepid mid-tempo numbers for my taste, but i liked it more than I expected to. Some nice slide playing by Eric. Stray thoughts: 1. Never realized before today that he copped the chords from Stairway for Let it Grow. Still a nice song, though. 2. Always been a fan of Motherless Children. 3. Hand Jive gave me serious Grateful Dead vibes. I'm still recovering. 4. And say what you will about his cover of I Shot the Sheriff, it helped spread the word about Bob Marley, so that's cool.
Yesterday was 1 month since my mom died and I've been allowing myself to do and feel whatever this first month but yesterday I had a talk with myself and said I had to get back to "work." I put this album on as I drove around doing errands and the first two songs, Motherless Children & Give Me Strength, pulled me in to really listen. Then Hand Jive hit and I lost interest. I liked this version of I Shot the Sheriff ok enough. I really liked Let It Grow, which could be the song that best evokes mid 70s vibe. I did have fun marveling that this album is nearly 50 years old (July 1 1974 release) but nothing of musical insight really got me with this.
Really nice sounding album, though little tame TBH. Good for him quitting heroin. I Shot the Sheriff is a really good cover though I don’t believe him. 3.5
A far cry from the burst of sound created with Layla, this is a very soft rock album. I wouldn't be a fan of Clapton, he's got marmite vocals, but he is a very good musician, I just feel he could have let loose stronger on the guitar in some of the tracks, it was like he had been scolded by the producers to tame it down. Not a bad album in general though.
A mixed bag on this album, most of it was listenable, particularly liked 'Let It Grow'.
Bigot.
I’ve never been that big of a Clapton guy as I think his solo stuff is not as good as something like Cream, and this kind of proves that. 461 Ocean Boulevard is a fine album, but it’s certainly nothing revolutionary. I don’t hate this album, but for whatever reason I just don’t click with it. The blues rock and funk rock sound of this album is really great, with songs like Motherless Children and Get Ready showcasing the sounds of this album fantastically. It peaks with a cover of Bob Marley’s I Shot The Sheriff, seamlessly combining blues and funk into one nice track. The other tracks are also pretty good but none are quite as memorable in my opinion. But here is where we get to the big problem: I don’t like Clapton as a vocalist. He’s a fine guitarist who makes good music, but I don’t like his vocals that much. I think his vocals worked in Cream when it is also mixed with Bruce and Baker (and also more psychedelic music), but they just don’t click with me here. They’re not insufferable but it’s not something that I am a big fan of. I don’t really have anything more to add. This was a fine album worthy of a 7/10.
many, many wednesday night “blues” jams seem to have been spawned by this unfortunate piece of work
CLASSIC for MANY GOOD REASONS
Yacht rock blues vibe very nice
It’s hard listen to that without thinking about the fact that Clapton is a complete cunt. It’s pretty ironic that he covered I Shot the Sheriff on this album in 1974 then two years later demanded on stage that Jamaicans “leave the country” because Britain is a “white country”. He was lucky to still have a career, that wouldn’t even exist without the black music that he channeled in every song he played. I made the mistake of reading his Wikipedia page, and it seems he’s never fully rejected his racist beliefs, and found himself caught up in anti vaccine bollocks decades later. I feel like I can separate the artist from the art, and there are some decent songs on the album. I really like the 70s production, which sounds really clean and tight. I didn’t hear anything groundbreaking though, and it’s fair to say it wasn’t my cup of tea overall.
Absolutely mental that a massive bigot's biggest song is a cover of a Bob Marley song, which ironically helped reggae find a mass market. It happens to be the best song on this very middle-of-the-road album too. I also kind of liked the swelling ending of Let it Grow, but the meat of the song itself wasn't very interesting. Overall it was just an okay album that didn't grab my attention much. Favourite: I Shot the Sherriff
Listened Before? N HAHA Eric Clapton is a piece of shit. I wish I could give it 0. Added to Library? HAHAHAHAHA NO Song added to playlist: I Shot the Sheriff (but I quarantined it just for him so I won't give him a cent by listening to it).
This music feels really inauthentic. The type of person who listens to Eric Clapton doesn't really care about authenticity but I do. Vocals are bad all over the album. Please Be With Me is sweet. Let It Grow is some awful hippie shit.
Recent events colour my thoughts. I will listen to all 1001 albums but some are hard work.
4 ja gilla bob marley covern å resten va slick också
Cool stuff. Much preferable album to what most “guitar gods” come up with
Gillade please be with me! Ch7lled out
Decent enough dad rock. Shame he's a cunt.
This album shows Eric Clapton, racism extraordinaire, makes bunch of pretty good blues rock and then throws in a bastardization of I Shot The Sherriff. If this is the best he could do on his own, perhaps Baker and Bruce were the masterminds of Cream. This album is fine but fuck Clapton Favorite Tracks: i don't care enough to say 2-2.5/5
Good blues album from the original white boy of blues.
A nice enough sound by a very accomplished musician but too many covers for me to really care much.
It's just a bit dull and insipid? Doesn't show off his guitar playing, which is his greatest asset, doesn't have much energy to it, doesn't have much of anything really. 2/5.
Slept throught the whole thing, very good if you're trying to fall asleep. It's like music made by AI, technically very good but lacks a human soul. The best song was the bob marley cover.
Didn't hold my attention but it was nice enough
Clearly a great guitarist
One of the very first and most favorite albums I have ever heard. Outstanding all the way around.
This record fucking sucks. Eric Clapton sucks. What a shit way to start my Saturday.
Eric is a pretty great guitarist; that cannot be denied. "Layla" is a pretty fantastic composition. Beyond that, though, I've never been a fan of his music. Often relying on covers, only 30% of this album is made up of original songs. Those songs are okay, though not particularly notable. The covers here are a little better, but still feel a little aimless, and not more remarkable than the performances of a particularly good cover band. Now that I'm aware of how much of a racist Eric Clapton is, his aping of Bob Marley on his cover of "I Shot the Sherriff" is even borderline offensive. I guess I get the laid-back appeal of parts of this album, but Clapton just doesn't do much for me.
I shot the heroin: how I became the best paid busker in the business. You hear it in his voice. I was going to write that Clapton sings with a transatlantic accent, but it’s weirder than that, more like he’s doing an impression of what he believes an American singer sounds like, but nervously, not wanting to offend, like a busker. ‘Motherless children’ is a strong opener! ‘Lord give me strength’ to listen all the way through this track. No-one’s made that joke before. ‘Get Ready’ is startlingly ok, a smoky, funky throwaway that hooks. There’s a single-note tease of heavy, distorted guitar at the end that is almost a troll: Clapton could rock, but he chooses not to. He’s mellow now. The cover of ‘I shot the sheriff’ is funny for a number of reasons, especially Clapton’s perception of the original as “hardcore reggae” and that the other guitarist had to convince him to play it, which I choose to believe was a prank. His busker voice on this is something else, and if my partner in this pilgrimage uses both "Racisthand" and "blackface" in his review, I *will* shout "BINGO!" regardless of my surroundings. He’s on safe ground with the couple of blues covers, no surprises there. Made his busker bones in that racket. ‘Let it grow’ actually did surprise me: it’s a beguilingly simple yacht rock banger. The finale is enjoyably daft. This is patchwork, odds and sods, proficient karaoke, but I enjoyed it more than I expected, and I’m intrigued that my two favourite tracks are Clapton’s originals. Put a loaded signature Fender Strat to my head and I’d choose this over Layleh. Was expecting a 2, got a 3.
Was obviously thrilled to get this, seeing as it combines two of my recent passions: Eric Clapton and Bob Marley. Surprisingly, this sounds more like the latter; no endless solos here but also very little else. So laid back it's subterranean, perhaps this is the prototype for every beach shack band I've encountered from Waikiki to Calangute. White dad jam musician heaven. Not great
Jive turkey
AJ: I bet he did shoot the deputy. Fucking asshole. Politics aside… god dammit I’ve always loved Eric Clapton’s sound. Voice and guitar. Smooth operator. Not exactly a poet lyrically, but he sounds so good. Wouldn’t drink a beer with him, though. How can he have so many cool friends if what they say is true?
After reading other reviews I unterstood I have no idea who Eric Clapton is. But anyway, I enjoyed the music, so it's non-judgmental 4
Thought this might be good but very dull.
An incredible technically proficient guitar player who plays the blues and somehow manages to take out all the emotion, edge and rawness. It’s all bland and so flat. I don’t understand how someone so talented can make such boring music.
Very pleasant.
Fave track: I shot the sheriff 3.5 but I'll round up cause I'm feeling generous today.
Rock de Clapton. Vinilo total.
Clapton almost never disappoints. Great 70's classic rock
There was some reasonable stuff here but I found most of it bland and repetitive. Not a patch on his stuff with Cream.
It's a nice album Eric Clapton, congratulations. Nice songs, great riffs, amazing guitar solos, groovy jams,excellent vocals. It somehow felt a little bit too manufactured, but I might be projecting too much. Just a very solid album, much better than the one with "Layla" in it, recorded with Derek and the Dominoes. Good effort, but even though I had nice time listening to it, I won't be coming back to this record anytime soon.
Really quite boring. It’s blues music devoid of almost all passion and genuine feeling in the delivery. 4/10
Estilo relajado, guitarra con influencias sureñas, buena voz. Algo melancólico y sin grandes sobresaltos. Le falta algo de chispa e intensidad
Didn’t listen but giving Clapton 1 star because he is a racist prick of a human.
I just can't even with this. Some of the most uninspired straightforward bluesy bullshit I have ever heard. What a joke. Get this guy out of here.
Fine.
Didn’t realize I Shot the Sheriff was on this album, but didn’t hold my attention
Nice bluesy album with some beautiful backing vocals. Only knew the I Shot the Sheriff cover and the original of the Robert Johnson cover. Top songs: Get Ready, and Please Be with me and the extra track Give Me Strength Could be dropped: the Robert Johnson cover.
P chill
never heard this album before. really liked it. it’s a 3 but a solid 3
This list has been great for my music education: I now have several reasons why I hate Eric Clapton on a musical level rather than a personal level. Willie and the Hand Jive? Are you kidding???
The record starts out with, "Motherless Children", which is a fine song. Then, a couple of mediocre songs... then, "I Shot the Sheriff" (classic). Then some more mediocre blues rock stuff.
"I hate Eric Clapton, but it's sad that his baby died" - Phoebe Bridgers
Fuck this guy.
This album was really relaxing to have in the background while I playing a game. I also really liked the instrumentation on this album, even if the lyrics were just okay on some songs.
sonzao
What an increidble blues guitar. I can see why this guy is hailed as the best. Blues guitar is not my thing, but I could see myself putting it on.
I really liked the general vibe of the album but nothing stood out.
I'm going to ignore everything surrounding Eric Clapton as a person and focus on the music instead. He's one of the best guitarists out there. However this is not his finest work. I like my Clapton like my coffee. It's better with Cream. All jokes aside, his work with The Yardbirds, Cream and Derek & the Dominos is way better than this. 461 Ocean Boulevard is mediocre and doesn't excite in any way. As many other albums it's not bad but definitely not great. If this album is on the 1001 list I hope we'll get some Cream albums as well.
Ett erkännande: jag har aldrig riktigt lyssnat på Eric Clapton förut. Så det var kul att göra det nu. Albumet var väl bra men kanske inte något jag vanligtvis skulle sätta på. Han lät lite väl glad att vissa barn inte har en mamma i början… och ”Let It Grow” fick mig att tänka på Cat Stevens. Gillade de flesta låtar - fast vissa lät lite lika - och skulle kunna sätta på som kanske bakgrundsmusik.
Not his best work
It's hard to put aside the fact that Clapton is a terrible human being. This album is pretty mediocre, lots of flavorless ballads with some occasional decent blues.
Meh
Blues. Funk
I knew there'd be albums I didn't want to listen to for non-musical reasons. This is one and I sat on it for a week, thinking about what to do. Then I listened to the first 25 seconds or so of each track so that I didn't have to send any money to Clapton (apart from I Shot the Sherrif which is, obviously, awful). It wasn't terrible (with that exception). It seemed a bit bloated and naval gazing sort of stuff and I, obviously, won't be listening to it again.
Shite by a racist COVID denying child murderer. Actually contains the line 'Love is Lovely' in the most milquetoast ripoff of Stairway to Heaven.
S'alright. Just alright.
Think of Clapton's political opinions what you will but this is a classical album with a laid-back attitude. While I personally prefer JJ Cale, this album is gorgeous with all that you need from a blues rock guitarist.
It’s good and Clapton is Clapton. Just nothing really special to me.
Not his best stuff
Veel lekker nummers. De beste man kan aardig gitaarspelen.
I had never actually heard a lot of these songs. I thought they were good. There were only a couple boring ones that didn’t do anything exciting.
Great guitar work.. didn’t hear anything noteworthy but this could definitely use a relisten to fully appreciate.
Prefer some of his other stuff. The man is a fantastic guitar player. It’s a shame he’s also a massive twat.
Another great classic from when I was aluve
Has some classic songs, but in general not my style
its cute, not more than that
No thanks.
Score: 70 Album Art: 60 Eric clapton my head on a pillow cause this shit make me fall asleep All jokes aside it's actually quite nice. It's mixed and produced well, the singing and lyrics are good. Shooting the sheriff is based. Let it grow is an epic song. It's quiet as hell on spotify which is perfect for falling asleep to.
White man's reggae. Eric got off the hard drugs and off the hard riffs. This is a pretty boring, albeit well made soft rock/blues album. It's pretty groovy and he is very good at playing guitar. I Shot the Sheriff is a great song, but just a cover. Let It Grow is a banger. In conclusion, fuck you, you racist anti-vaxxer fuckhead.
ahahaha this racist POS is so wildly overrated. just look at all the 5-star reviews for this boring soft-rock trash! amazing that people think he's a GOOD guitarist, let alone the BEST guitarist. anyone with a passing knowledge of the last 60 years in popular music would be able to name five better guitarists off the top of their head. i'll start: that dude from Limp Bizkit who wears weird contact lenses. so much better than clapton. in summary, fuck eric clapton and fuck all the dudes who worship him
Some good grooves here, but I like Clapton with teeth. Best track: Let It Grow
Nope
Expected the worst, but got an OKish album. It adheres to the white-men-playing-the-Blues(tm) formula, with some Reggae sprinkled in. It's really nothing special to write home about, kind of par-for-the course 70s rock music without any revelatory musical ideas. I just didn't mind it it that much today. 3/5
Not going to listen
Liked it but not crazy about it. I liked the Who Shot the Sherrif cover the best
Solid Rock n Roll blues guitar. Mothers milk to me baby.
wow not enough attention for my recent format. It was ok, nothing impressive really. 3
excellent !
I grew up with Tears In Heaven, so I was thoroughly sick of Clapton before I ever gave him a chance. This album was surprisingly good. I know he's regarded as a great guitar player, I can now agree with that assessment. I enjoyed this album and appreciated the musicianship. However I did skip I Shot The Sheriff... it's just a bad version to me.
I was worried I’d like this and have to rate it lower than I normally would for Clapton being a Nazi. Luckily it’s boring AND Clapton is a piece of shit.
Clapton is a guitar master, there really is no arguing this. That said, the album is very middle of the road at best and most of the time quite boring. Bob's version of I shot the sheriff is superior. Also.... Fuck Eric Clapton 😂
Recognize the talent, but never could get into his solo music. Cream was better. Hard to separate the man from the music now that hes such a douche
With his slide guitar and interesting solos, its one of the reasons why Clapton is such a renowned guitarist, it was a really enjoyable listen. This one critic's line sums up the entire album in my opinion "the climate comes out in Clapton's work, ten tracks ranging from bright blues rock to, well, 'Let It Grow'." Best: I Shot The Sherriff Worst: Let It Grow
Some smooth, mellow blues rock tunes and covers. Nothing especially exciting here (not sure why the guitarist was compared to divinity) but these chords can strike the right note in your soul under certain circumstances. Roll on.
close to the Middle of the Road, and he's an insufferable prick
Excellent album, very much enjoyed this one.
Generic whitewashed blues.
Funky blues, good cover of shot the sheriff
I am not sure why this album was included on the list. It isn't really special in terms of songwriting and guitar, the two things Clapton is famous for. It turned around a bit with "Let It Grow" and "Mainline Florida", but those aren't done in a unique style; they sound like other British bands of the time.
Good
Good album from one of the great.
How to separate the shitty person from the music? I guess, I can't.
A Brit chasing that Cal-i-for-n-ia sound. Little outdated but some good licks nonetheless.
2.75/5
Boohoo, my name is Eric Clapton and I'm scared of vaccines, waaaah!! Clapton is an old dickhead and his music is boring. 2/5
Hoping this is not the only Eric Clapton album
This was fine
Clapton's musical career was a steady decline from the highs of Cream. This album, like the rest of his solo discography, is tepid and boring.
its a decent album but there isn't much to standout which is a shame because the music is great just nothing fancy for listening.
Mostly covers, but it’s Eric Clapton, so they’re great listening. Especially liked Motherless Children. I Shot the Sheriff is good, of course, but more credit to Bob Marley for that.
Well, it's brief, which is good, and probably of the least tedious of Clapton's records so far. Not too memorable, but listenable, and best of all, short.
3.5/5. This was good. Pretty easy listening and enjoyable.
Eric Clapton’s political leanings color everything he does for me, I did not listen and couldn’t give an unbiased review even if I did.
I think this is one of my favourite Clapton albums
Fairly standard blues for the most part. As is nearly always the case with Clapton. (I am just evaluating the recording - not the person who made it - that way lies a horrible mess.) Obviously I shot the sheriff stands out, but that may just be familiarity - and the fact that it is not really blues.
Nice album. Enjoyed listening to it and the music that followed Also 'I Shot The Sherriff' on here?? Banger.
приятненько
racist
It was okay
pretty good a little boring idk if i will go back to
I really found this relaxing and nice to listen to
I wanted to like it, but aside from 3 standout tracks (I shot the Sheriff, Let it Grow and Mainline Florida), there really wasn’t much here for me to enjoy.
Old boring music made by an old bore. Technically competent but safe, dull and soulless. Rating: 2/5 Playlist track: I Shot The Sherriff Date listened: 20/01/23
So I like very few Clapton songs, and none on this album. I hate his racist ass. Ripping off of Black American blues artists for decades. There will be a special room for him and Ted Nugent in hell.
nice clapton
Die middle-of-the-road, voor-ieder-wat-wils sound van Eric irriteert me mateloos. Maakt eigenlijk niet meer uit hoe goed of slecht zijn muziek is; De wereld is toch gewoon beter af zonder Clapton.
Ik mag die Eric wel.
Zeer onverwacht ben ik door deze generator Eric Clapton gaan waarderen.
Yeah, good in its day but clapton was so much more than the armani suits and brandy/coke habit. Obviously some stand out tracks but pointing towards shit era clapton
He didn’t shoot the deputy but this album just doesn’t miss
Who the fuck let Eric Clapton play reggae?
eu não entendo toda essa coisa sobre o eric clapton. ele é um bom guitarrista. só bom. ele põe 0 vontade na musica dele cantando e é um desrespeito com os musicos que ele faz cover, deixa a musica sem graça. eu não aguento 2 minutos de i shot the sheriff
Not too bad, a bit pedestrian but listenable
After a string of highly successful and influential bands (Yardbirds, Bluebreakers, Cream, and Derek & The Dominos), Clapton emerges 3 years from a heroin addiction into his solo career. These tracks are coherent, with bluesier groovy tracks in the first half, and softer heartwarming songs in the latter. As always, Clapton displays his unique rusty vocal style and his outstanding versatile and controlled skillset as a guitarist. I don't think he does much to improve these songs or make them his own (leaving much of it forgettable), but they're all performed well. It's all very accessible, with a poppy sound that resulted in his famous Marley cover push reggae into the mainstream. Favorites: Motherless Children, I Shot the Sheriff, Please Be With Me, Let It Grow
Sumpart unglingsins frustration að skilja ekki hvað þótti merkilegt við hann sem sólóact; sumpart vanþóknun á honum vegna lífsviðhorfa hans; en mest megnis sú staðreynd að þetta er óáhugaverð tónlist og merkilega bleh söngvari. Látið þetta bara eiga sig.
Classic Clapton.
Not normally an Eric Clapton fan apart from his chart hits,but this really opened my eyes and ears to his music
Another artist who, on paper, I should absolutely love given my musical interests, history, culture, etc.; however, except for a small number of songs across his recording and performing career, I'm generally not very interested. He is to my ear an extraordinary guitarist, and I do understand how influential he has been on so many artists over the years. Maybe it's a combination of song selection and performing choices, I don't know. I've never once had negative reactions to his music; it really is more a feeling of indifference than anything else.
Of course some good classics on this one. Also liked "Willie and the Hand Jive"
A total cunt of a human being… but there’s no denying his chops. The reality is that he can garb his pretty inane blues rock in all the flashy riffs he likes, the songs don’t hold up to any scrutiny. That being said, I can’t say I hated all of it - the album is bookended by its two best tracks - so in a sense it fared better than I expected. But fuck you fash boy Eric, keep music Claptonless.
What I expect from a Clapton album, melancholy with some driving, funky guitar riffs. Lyrically though, much of it doesn't leave an impact with me.
fuck eric clapton
Ok
Great ! Love it!
Not gonna waste a lot of words on Clapton. Dude sucks as a person. This record is fine if you like bluesy 70’s guitar rock.
i think it’s good but also just not really my thing
OK, first of all we all should know that Eric Clapton is a complete piece of shit. Just a garbage human. Its telling that the biggest hit on this album is a song he stole from a black guy. All that said, hes also a great guitarist and does an excellent job of appropriating other peoples music for his own. Eric Clapton is a 1/5, but the album is a 4/5. Lets settle on a 2/5 - I really cant overstate how awful of a person he is.
That's all very middle of the road. It's not horrible, it's not great, it's just enough. I'm so bored by this record that I here actually copied-and-pasted one of the best reviews about it I could find on the app. I'm pretty sure its author can understand why I did this, and so won't blame me for it. This record mostly comprises blues covers mixed with a few originals, and among the latter, only the "Let It Grow" ballad towards the end is worth it--it"s quite a moving song to be honest and helps the album reach a 3/5 grade here. Of course, there's also the famous "I Shot The Sheriff" cover, which didn't bring much personal input to Bob Marley's original version, as "efficient" as it is. Clapton always "played it safe" when he plundered black music, didn't he? That's one of the perks of being a conservative coward, whether musically (Clapton's "blues orthodoxy" during the sixties was a clear sign of the problems to come), or politically (should I really list the number of times the man just simply *got it wrong*, to use a polite understatement?)... So obviously, my assessment of *461 Ocean Boulevard* can't ignore the fact that its author is a twat today (and has often been one in the past as well). Maybe folks will stop wasting their time on his minor releases now, at least--minor releases such as this particular LP, which only has two or three highlights in it, and only one of them is a Clapton composition, to boot. If *really* you want to know about Clapton's impact on music history, only listen to the key albums he took part in where his name *does NOT appear on the cover* (or only in small characters). Projects such as Cream, Derek And The Dominos, Yardbirds or the one with John Mayall. Don't bother with the rest. It's not really worth it. Number of albums left to review: 701 Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 148 Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: 70 Albums from the list I will certainly *not* include in mine (many others are more important): 82 (including this one)
Concise album and easy to listen. Good pop, blues and gentle rock. An enjoyable collection, but how did Eric get away with the Led Zep rip on Let It Grow? 3.5
This is mercifully short compared to ‘Derek & The Dominos’, the last Clapton album I got, which went forever. There’s also lot more restraint here too in the playing, with way fewer pointless guitar solos and more concise songs. ‘Get Ready’ and ‘Mainline Florida’ are probably the best tracks, the rest of the record is take it or leave it for me.
First Clapton thing I think I've heard that I've gone "Ohhh I do quite like that actually"
Pretty chill work by Mr Clapton. Love his version of “I Shot the Sheriff” most of the rest of album really solid. I actively dislike the song “ Let it Grow” as it’s been grating on my nerves every time I’ve heard it since 1974 (old guy here). Overall it’s worthy of a 3.5 and rounding up because it’s Eric.
Eh, bluesy and chill. Would be fun if you had some time on the beach and this was under your conversation Bob Marley's version of 'sheriff' is much better.
Has "I shot the sheriff" which is a good song, but overall, much weaker than John Martyn or Cat Stevens.
Overall great listen! Was not familiar with most of the album - on first listened there were some real standouts. Second listen is getting even better.
Eric Clapton est un maître, en n'en pas douter. J'aime les accents bluesy.
Meh
One of the more laidback classic rock albums on this list so far. A little bit country, a little bit bluesy, some Beatles influence and a dash of reggae (even before "I Shot the Sheriff," which is a solid cover). Easygoing, approachable and enjoyable.
In continuing the trend of the listener's contextual experience highly influencing a rating, here's Eric Clapton... who I've appreciated my whole life up until the last three or four years, where his anti vaccine anti lock down and rampant racism has soured his legendary persona for me. I like Clapton's sound in both guitar playing and vocals, I really love Cream, but my current context is that I don't like the man and that is almost an immediate barrier that disallows me from giving a high rating. Thankfully this album was just OK and wouldn't have gotten a super high rating anyway. On the positive, "I Shot The Sheriff" is a fantastic cover of the original by Bob Marley. It maintains the reggae fun while adding in some harmonies and more guitarring as you would expect. It's almost a little too faithful to the original- usually I like it when an artist covers a track and deviates more from the original to put their own spin on it. This track is really the highlight of the album, and I'm not sure if this album would be on the list if that track wasn't on it. I would also be very surprised if this was the only Clapton solo album on this list. It's like a 2/5 ish for me.
Loved let it grow
Fine
75/100: This was pretty good, pretty much exclusively blues-y Clapton. This album includes "I Shot The Sheriff," so that immediately bumps it up a lot. I will say though that, while I really appreciate Eric Clapton's talent as a guitarist and even emphatically love many of his songs, in general I'm not a huge fan of his sound. His MTV unplugged album is fantastic. Most of his Derek and the Dominos work is also incredible. This album doesn't really do it for me. In fact, most of his solo albums don't really do it for me. He's also a shitty guy.
It was OK - nothing special
VIBRAS ABSOLUTAMENTE INMACULADAS!!! un buen álbum overall. se nota que eric clapton estaba saliendo de una época oscura y se llenó de un optimismo que tiñe todo el álbum.
4.25
Probably better live
Pretty mediocre blues and unnecessary covers + a man (who comes from an imperialist country) exploiting the culture while promoting nationalism/conservatism. Fuck off, Clapton.
boring and mediocre music, shitty guy
Nice grooves all the way through. Surprised by how much EC plays slide here. This certainly sounds like the EC that you hear for the next few decades. He seems to come into that sound here. Let it Grow? You can’t tell me that wasn’t inspired by George Harrison. Sounds so much like While My Guitar Gently Weeps. Overall production is excellent as well. Layered guitars with just enough overdrive, but clear and glassy sound.
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For ‘God’ this is very average.
Super chill. Didn't expect to like this one!
Album was very pleasant to listen to, but at the same time quite forgettable. Great uninspired background music.
I like a lot of Clapton's guitar playing but his playing on this album doesn't measure up. I'm also a big Bob Marley fan but the one song of his I can't stand is "I Shot The Sheriff"
I guess not everyone can be a good song-writer, so Eric had to rely on people like Bob Marley and Johnny Otis and JJ Cale for the all-important singles that help sell his albums. His original compositions are weak and, while some of the arrangements of the blues numbers are punchy, his voice is hit (Steady Rollin’ Man) and miss (Hand Jive). The guitar playing is good, though if I didn’t know it was Eric Clapton, would I have noticed?
Quiet meh. The biggest hit on this album, I shot the sheriff is a Bob Marley cover that hasn't aged well either.
Прослушано! Отличный альбом, в обязательном порядке переслушать.
Saai! I shot the sheriff is een 5
Eh. 55/112
Eclectic. Classic.
Ok
Friday, busy work late bad tech (lmao writing this tired I didn't have work), sleep in a little but not a ton, laundry, run with e but felt bad, back errands (plumbing frames, cvs scam, bibi), feel kinda trash and tired, rally, drink, concert, ALVVVAYS, great, come home drink walk talk vibe bed
Didn't realise Eric Clapton is still a thing. Putting racism and general asshole-ness aside for a minute and looking at the music alone (assuming that's even possible), I'd say this album might have been nice, once upon a time, but is now past it. But, yeah, this would be a better place without Clapton in it.
bruh. my favorite song was I Shot the Sheriff and thats not even his song
I have listened to other work from Eric Clapton and various bands he has played in. Most of 461 Ocean Boulevard was new to me. Clapton includes some elements of Southern Rock, blues, and even a little nod to the hippie era ("Let it Grow") on this album. There are some songs that I could skip because the music (like Clapton) have taken on extra baggage over ther years (e.g. "Willie and the Hand Jive", "I Shot the Sheriff"). Some of that baggage is just me being too familiar with the music from other sources. I didn't dislike any tracks and I marked several tracks for the personal playlist ("Motherless Children", "Steady Rollin' Man", "I Can't Hold Out", "Mainline Florida" and "Let it Grow"). Overall, this album acheives an "okay".
Sounds like unscientific trash. Knopfler is a much better guitarist.
eh. extremely mid, some song sound just like previous
Okay album. Not great though.
very good
Never mind the politics or personality. This is lazy masquerading as laid-back. Dull. And his reggae vibes have not aged well, though you do have to give him a tiny bit of respect for bringing Marley to a wider audience, about as much as the Stones and Chuck Berry. Not much at all then.
Couple of good songs on a decent album released by a terrible person
I've listened to this album many times in the past. But I can't reconcile the racist anti-vaxxer he's proven himself to be over the last few years. Sadly, I can no longer appreciate, or even listen to, any of his music.
Bad blues, bad raggea, bad everything. I honestly can't understand why people actually put up with that guy's solo work. One of the most annoying albums I've ever heard.
What? Oh hey I'm sorry, I fell asleep
I understand why it's an important album, fews goods songs but not my type.
Has blues rock been that significant in the history of music? Which group was influenced by that afterwards? Oh yes, things like Black Crowes who did the same generic bullshit. Originally, the blues was the coolest thing to come to North America. A way for people to express themselves and play anywhere, anytime. A liberation. Until it turned into generic blues rock played by musicians with no creativity and no message. It's easy, it sells, so why not? At least Clapton had the decency not to do like Led Zeppelin by covering (stealing) old blues songs. Anyway... Damn, give us a Muddy Water, Albert King, Lightnin" Hopkins or a Buddy Guy album, so we can enjoy what the real and felt blues is about. Ok, so now. I must say I enjoyed the song "Let It Grow" and that it's not a completely bad album. But one of the best album ever? NO.
It’s Clapton
I genuinely don't get it, and I tried not to let my already present disdain for Clapton bother me, as I do try to separate art from the artist when I can stomach it, but that didn't help this album. Every dong sounded like exactly what you expect it to, hardly anything stuck out, and when it did, it was because it was just notable how much worse the song was compared to the original. I just don't get it. Sucks, because 1974 was doing pretty good as a year so far, but this just felt like a compilation of songs you'd hear on the classic rock radio and forget as soon as they stopped playing. Not impressive at all, and doesn't really make me feel like "well at least his music is good".
v good
It was alright, not a huge fan but i see the appeal
ничего я не запомнила и после Википедии не была склонна...
Excellen
You can call this album “so Clapton” in delivery, but what does that even mean when you look at the diversity of his sounds. The smooth easy listening and revisioning of these many covers makes for a great album, with a focus more on riffs and the arrangements than on his solos.
On goes the Blues Rock extravaganza! Eric delivers a great album filled with a mix of original songs and covers, but all of them with his own personal touch and twists. Love the guitar work, as always, and also really liked the laid back, chill vibe!
Motherless children: feels slightly like classic Clapton, a good song with good guitar but all instruments create a great blend. Replay ability for sure. 3/5 Give me strength: a bluesy feel to this song. Nice and slow and one with impeccable guitar once again. One with great replay ability and Clapton’s vocals lend themself to the song. 3/5 Will and hand jive: funky. As an album as a whole all songs up to here blend well. Just sounds good doesn’t it. It’s very catchy. 4/5 Get ready: dunno if it’s just me or if it’s supposed to be this way but it sounds identical to the previous song with more of a reggae style? For that reason. 2/5 I shot the sheriff: a cover of a 5/5 song. This does it justice but just made me want to listen to bob Marley. So 4/5 I can’t hold out: it’s a good song with blues and reggae influence with a good guitar but it just doesn’t do too much to me. 2/5 Please be with me: I nice ballad. Very cool and relaxing song by me Clapton. Love the backing vocals and lyrics. And the guitar is just masterful. 3/5 Let it grow: I think the sound is good but nothing special but I am easily persuaded by a song about just life. 2/5 Steady rollin man: funky: this whole album is perfectly put together. Soemthing my grandad would listen to I believe. Good song. Good guitar ofc. 3/5 Mainline Florida: I’m ill and tired but cool song. 2/5 Total: 3/5
Kinda solid kinda boring
I've never been particularly taken in by Clapton's works and I wasn't on this album either. I find the songwriting a little bit middle of the road. The guitar work and tones are great though, as you'd expect from Clapton. Not for me but I can see why someone might really like this album, I didn't have an unpleasant time listening to it. But I cant see a situation where I'll ever think "I could really go for an Eric Clapton album right now"
Eric Clapton is wat van alle markten thuis. Fantastisch muzikant, goede songwriter. Ik vond dit een leuk album
a flacid album with no bottom
About as good as it ever got as far as an Eric Clapton solo effort is concerned. Credit has to go to the enthusiastic presence of the remarkable Yvonne Elliman. It's her strong backup vocals that cover the inefficiencies of Clapton's. She enjoyed some success as a solo artist after this album's release, and even scored a number 1 song on the Billboard Hot 100. But she should have enjoyed a longer run. It turns out she quit the business for an extended period of time to raise her children. Meanwhile, Clapton kept churning out hit or miss (mostly miss) material, seemingly on the basis that he should remain forever recognized as a "Guitar God" while wrestling with alcoholism, always blaming his destructive behavior on the bottle.
kitaratyöskentely... on se hienoa EI OLE. toistan EI OLE, yliarvostettu kitaristi. bing big ding kitara laulaa ei mitään ego SOITTOA. vaan pidättyväistä, mutta tarkkaa, ääni ei ole kaakossa täällä, ei aina tarvitse olla.... sen takia voi osittain olla tylsäkin monelle,,,on kelpo soolo albumi kuuluisalta anti vaksaajalta. let it grow saatanan KAUNIS biisi,,,, i shot the sheriff hyvä poppi jynkytys...
Ehh it's fine. Clapton has better songs but these were just fine middle of the road old British blues.
Quite bland. Would give 3*, but there’s a 1* douchebag tax.
Good
Tää ei purassu. Tylsä jopa! Kyl Cläpällä on parempaakin
Isäpuolen vanha opetus pitänee paikkansa, Clapton oli hyvä ennen kuin alkoi laulamaan. Kaikki siedettävätkin biisit on vain heikkoja covereita.
En tiedä onko mussa jotain vikaa mutta Eric Clapton on musta vaan vähän tylsää musaa. 2/5.
When I told my wife how great this Eric Clapton album was, she replied, "Of course...it's Eric Clapton." Well, yeah. But I guess I kind of always considered Eric Clapton a greatest hits king. Even one of my favorite artists of all-time, Tom Petty, only has a couple albums I truly love, but he has tons of hits that are among my favorite songs. This Clapton album, however, was solid from start to finish. I loved his tone, the twang of the slide guitar in so many of the tracks, and of course, the solos. What I didn't love, or at least why this album is a 4 or 4.5 instead of 5, is Clapton's vocals. I can't tell if it's that his voice isn't great or if vocals were just too low in the mix (or maybe the vocals were muddled because it's not his strong suit!). Either way, I really loved this album and have already returned to it since my first listen-through.
ganske kjedelig egentlig
Ikkje nåken stor Clapton-fan
Iconic sound! I shot the sheriff
4,5/5 Ist halt clapton Er hatte schon bessere Sachen (auch schon davor mit anderen Bands)
won't listen - fuck clapton
Steady as she goes
This is JJ Cale Troubadour mixed with Jimi Hendrix Are you experienced, with a sprinkle of Sting at his most Police pinnacle summiting moments. Eric, what a muso.
I punished Eric on the last one for being a racist bugger, so I will be generous here and say, I Shot The Sheriff is a great cover, and Let it Grow is a beautiful ballad.
Surprised I haven't listened to this all the way thru before
Album tres classique et personnel pour moi. Un 5 et une reecoute garantit.
The biggest problem with this record is Clapton’s voice. It’s thin and reedy, and generally weak. The 2nd biggest problem is it’s aged horribly. Several of the filler 12 bar blues tracks sound like exercises for children first learning to play guitar. It’s dull and dated. And Clapton’s supposed to be a guitar guy, but he doesn’t do anything interesting on guitar either. Plus the best song is a cover of a song that had JUST come out, and the original is way better anyway.
This is probably Clapton’s best album. The first half is good blues rock and the second half goes into more deliberate folk influenced rock. The influence of the Band is clear and I think overall it is this influence that makes this album so great. Clapton is at his core, a blues guitarist and anything that gets him to expand his horizons results in something more interesting.
Solid
9/14/2022
Eric twanging his guitar sloppily with the same vocal expression for an hour straight. A classic of grill diners the world over.
It was fine.
I really enjoyed this tape. A lot funkier than I had anticipated. A lot of soul and just easy listening all around. Will definitely return to it. 7.5/10.
A random bunch of tunes performed well. Don't get the classic status.
Only I shot the sheriff and let it grow are ok
Good blues. Not everyday
Fun
Better than I was expecting, pretty strong as a complete album. Pity he’s an arsehole!
Clapton has better albums IMHO.
Solid, nice listen. Calming. Enjoy the album cover very much.
Some really good stuff but just not consistent. The guitars sound so clean and crisp and perfect. Favorite was probably Mainline Florida.
A good bit of classic rock. There really wasn't anything that stood out though.
Listenable but nothing really stood out to me. Favorite: Motherless Children
Mwah, I don't think I really love EC.
Nothing memorable other than I Shot The Sherriff.
A snoozefest of an album.
Finally! An album that I enjoyed! Loved the music and the lyrics! Not something I would buy but definitely something I enjoyed.
I enjoyed most of the songs.
Not bad. Never been a big fan of Eric Clapton, but not the worst
It was better than I thought it would be.
Mid
Hoeft niet herhaald te worden ofzo
4/5 Good classic album that felt surprisingly country / folky for what I was expecting from the clap man. Had me nodding my head and moving my feet throughout.
Pretty Mellow - shame he's such a racist
Good songs, but the mix is not the best. Vocals are very low.
Didn't like it, found it kind of boring.
Great!
There's plenty of people making music that aren't racist shitheads. Hard pass.
There is better Eric Clapton music. The album was alright. A couple of songs were recognizable. I don't think I will listen to it again. I will round up to a three.
Regardless how I feel about Eric Clapton as a person (which is not great), there is no denying he is one of the greatest guitar players of all time. The great thing about Clapton, and it's on full display on this album, is that he didn't have to be showy or over-the-top to show his abilities on guitar. This album is full of interesting, laid-back songs crossing several genres. Probably his best solo album. 4 stars.
Felt a little better than lame
Okay
Never been much a Clapton fan - just not my style of music though I can see why people appreciate it. Great cover of I Shot the Sheriff though. 6/10.
I really enjoyed discovering this album. Of course, I knew « I Shot the Sheriff », but that was the only song on the album that I had heard before. Many of them are simply beautiful. I couldn’t understand the juxtaposition of the manic « Motherless Child » and the prayerful « Give me strength » until I read about this being Clapton’s first studio album in three years that were wasted on a serious drug habit. It’s as if he is contrasting the craziness of those years with a rediscovered love of music and a desire to live a more productive, peace-filled life. All in all, an album I would listen to many times.
5/10. Not bad, not great.
I don’t get why people would feel really strongly about Clapton one way or another. This album was decent, just like all his others on the list. 7/10
Clapton the goat
Surprisingly hated it
Really liked this one! Impressive talent, great great music. Southern bluesy rock. Replayed immediately