Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs

Kind of like a better Dead.

It was alright for background music. Not something I'd ever really pic out to play.

Good dad rock

Heavy on the guitars, but sounds great together, I enjoyed my time, didn't skip a song.

Some good tunes!

It's ok. Has a country, bluesy twang to it. I gave up 3/4 of the way in, though.

2 stars for generic 60s wibbling UK blues. +1 star for Layla (although, even now, that songs drags on after the monster opening doesn't it?) -1 star for being a racist bigoted prick

Ooffff nice

I‘ve been listening to „Layla“ for a while. 14 tracks of pure Rock‘n‘Roll are easy to love but even though I like every track, I‘m struggling to find anything that really excites me.

Pretty good, not my type of music, but I enjoyed listening to it

A certified classic

Still a sucker for early Clapton

Superb

drags too much. great besides that

Love letter album for the 70s. Such a great one with lots of hits! Incrediblw musicians in this band with a lot of talent. I wish this band could've released more but alas. Still a wonderful album and one I love to put on every now and then! 9 out of 10

This is a good album with a decent amount of great standouts (Bell Bottom Blues, Nobody Knows You When You’re Down, Why Does Love Got to Be So Sad, Little Wing, Layla). It excels the most when the raw longing of its lyrics are accentuated by the wails of its guitars. It’s never bad, but, at least by modern standards, it does seem somewhat generic at points like on Key to the Highway, which seems to drag on. I do get the sense that even my least favorite among these tracks would be really fun to see live though. I probably wouldn’t have enjoyed this album as much if I didn’t know that it was about Eric Clapton wanting to bang George Harrison’s wife.

Layla is the obvious highlight here but tbh the whole album is worth listening to. Some sick ass classic rock guitar riffs in here

When they found Frankie Carbone in the meat truck, it took them three days to thaw him out before they could do an autopsy.

Bell Bottom Blues Have You Ever Loved A Woman? Layla

"Layla" cover is amazing. God tier song Had better hopes for "Little Wing" "Why does love got to be so sad" is the track I keep coming back to.

First big surprise! Really enjoyed this.

A true classic. Part of the fabric by now.

Samey. Not engaging for me.

Boo Clapton guys a douche But great tunes

Blech Clapton. Trite and boring and an awful person on top of it all.

This is a great album. I don't know if it is officially a blues album. If not, you can hear the blues' influence come through loud and clear.

Didnt enjoy this one. Felt very basic.

I wanted to hate this album - its dusty, jammy beginning and (to my modern ears) generic blue-eyed-soul was a huge disappointment to me after Queen's bombastic melodrama. But fuck me if Clapton, Allman, and the rest don't know how to write some catchy, impactful tunes, and of course the eponymous Layla is a classic rock anthem that will stand the test of time. Still, I don't feel compelled to give the same play-by-play as I did for Queen II, and ultimately the album registers as pretty mid to me. Maybe the next time I'm on a long road trip through the south/west, I'll revisit it.

Ok

Classic, yet professional, blues rock sound. Not my typical cup of tea, but a nice listen nonetheless.

Like the style.

Wow, this thing is bloated. This thing is a chore to sit through because most of the songs are three minutes longer than they need to be. Those extra three minutes just sound like noodling. Just very generic dad rock from Clapton. Not saying it sounds bad, there’s some ok songs in here, but it’s just a drag to get to them.

2nd half of layla is so cunt

Layla

Do I even have to say that "Layla" and "Bell Bottom Blues" carried? I think that's a given under the circumstances. Honestly, was very whelmed by this album. It was definitely good but I found it to just be a very basic 70s rock album and not much stood out to me except for those particular songs. It has to be a strong 3 to a light 3.5 from me.

The guitars are good. Not much else though

Fine rock album. Nothing exceptional.

Kannte ich gar nicht. Würde ich wiedermal hören, paar richtig schöne Songs. Layla natürlich absolut supreme

Meh

10/10

Classic Clapton and allman. Best guitar work on any album maybe ever

I think the best song on the Album was Layla. I always thought that was by the Eagles learned something new. The rest was just there nothing nearly as catchy

Layla was really the only standout song--probably why it was in the title of the album. The rest of the album wasn't necessarily bad, it just didn't catch my attention. 3/5

It’s alright Didn’t need to be an hour and fifteen minutes though Very accurate title though. Besides Layla and a couple of others, a lot of songs on here are just your average blues schlock Favourite tracks: Bell Bottom Blues, Little Wing, Layla

I won’t be such a Goodfella in reviewing this album since Layla was the only song that got me on my knees.

I don't know how this got extended to a double album, it has one good song, and even that is good not because of Eric Clapton, but Jim Gordon's piano in the coda. The rest is filler.

I hesitate to go five stars unless it's right on the edge of life-changing, but this is one of the first albums that I remember beginning to understand Clapton's commitment to the blues; it doesn't hurt that I have been and will always be a huge Allman Brothers fan, and Duane Allman's work on this album is so cool to hear. "Key to the Highway"...need I say more?

The times of never ending solos. Love it!

I Looked Away - 7/10 Bell Bottom Blues - 8.5/10 Keep On Growing - 7.5/10 Nobody Knows You When You’re Down And Out - 7.5/10 I Am Yours - 7.5/10 Anyday- 8/10 Key to the Highway -8/10 Tell the Truth - 7.5/10 Why Does Love Got to be So Sad - 7.5/10 Have You Ever Loved a Woman - 7.5/10 Little Wing - 7.5/10 It’s Too Late - 8/10 Layla - 8.5/10 Thorn Tree in the Garden - 7.5/10 TOTAL - 108/140

Some very solid songs here that I enjoyed. This guy is going somewhere with his guitar playing ;D

Very chill jam vibe. Lot of long songs, Layla is a classic.

Classic pabbarokk my new fav

One good song, all the rest sound the same. Pretty bad honestly.

Some bangers.

Incredible!

Thats a lotta soul

Would probably have been a 5 if not for several songs being stretched thin and the Clapton of it all. That being said, the real star of this album is Duane Allman-his slide guitar work in particular is transcendent.

Never been a big fan of Eric Clapton, guitar solos, or overly-long jam music, especially if it doesn’t have an emotional core. This really wasn’t my cup of tea, but I appreciate the excellent abilities of the musicians. The drummer reminded me of peak Keith Moon on some tracks. Probably won’t listen again.

Eric Clapton is just a great guitarist, I was rocking out before I made the connection that this was one of his bands. Honestly this works better as background music for me. I enjoyed listening but its not something I would actively play, for one thing, it is far too long and I rather the band as individual songs on a playlist rather than a album listen. Standouts: I Looked Away, Bell Bottom Blues, Layla

Overly long and so loses a star. But I do enjoy his guitar playing.

Eric Clapton absolutely sucks

Blues rock is a genre that I enjoy quite a bit when it's playing and it's done well...for a period of time. After a while it gets really tiring, and when the album is 80 minutes long like this one, and every single song is pushing 6 minutes, I'm just wishing for it to end. It's a shame they couldn't edit themselves a little as there's some great songs and guitar playing on here. Though I will say it was a nice idea to leave the big single Layla until the very end of the album, kind of brought me back into it for 7 minutes. Really is a damn good song.

Not a good workout album so far. Kind of old school cool patio drinking vibes. Was Eric Clapton in this band? Bluesy complaints about women.

It's alright. Very typical Eric Clapton and I'm not the biggest fan. My fave was probably Key to the Highway, but not all 9 mins of it, geeze. 🤣

Clapton is an A-hole but this album is great. 5 stars.

I wanted to hate this album because, well, Clapton, but it's actually really good. Yes there's filler, and yes it does go on a bit, but there's enough here to really enjoy. Still, what's the difference between a toddler and a bag of coke? Clapton wouldn't let a bag of coke fall out of a window.

I think this is a classic case of a double album that has no business being a double album. There are lots of great tracks here, absolutely bogged down by boring ass boomer electric blues. Why did these guys feel the need to include so many covers? Why are all the covers so long? Idk it’s like they couldn’t let go of the white guy blues thing and just record the originals. Not surprising considering what a hack Eric Clapton is. Some tracks bowl me over, but largely I just couldn’t wait to be done listening.

There’s some good white-guy-Blues in here but man…what a gauntlet to have to run. Such a bloated and ostentatious record. This certainly falls in the time period where Clapton wasn’t outwardly enough of an asshole to make him totally unlistenable, but the signs are certainly there. Trim this down a bit and you’ve got a solid album, but as it stands right now it’s rough.

Overstays it’s welcome. This did not need to be an 1 hour 17 minutes long. Plus the two best songs are about wanting to bang George Harrison’s wife.

Fuck you Eric Clapton 💞

Classic album from a classic band

Some great guitar work. Never really got in with Claptons voice though for some reason. Plus, I really don’t think anything should follow that Layla outro…

This album was great. All of the strings are so well done, groovy stuff. 4/5

I'm gonna give this a five just cause "Bell Bottom Blues" is that incredible

A pure classic

This is a brilliant album, which makes it all the more tragic that he has become an ogre. Why is an Englishman raising money for a U.S. presidential candidate, one who has to look to the left to see Donald Trump?

Clapton's solo career was so overrated, the music was boring and he definitely didn't showcase that he was supposedly the "greatest" guitar player ever. His best music was with other equally or more talented musicians in bands such as Blind Faith, the Bluesbreakers and the one-off album by Derek & The Dominos. Layla And The Other...songs features the song, Layla, which might be Clapton's greatest achievement, though I have gotten sick of hearing it so often. The rest of the assorted "love songs" were mainly above average blues numbers, sometimes extended jams that show off what Clapton and Duane Allman were capable of. Since it was a double album, there is plenty of filler which (to me) prevents a higher grade, but all in all, it's a pretty damn good record.

I was already aware of this album and several songs on it. Going in, I know its a classic for a reason. It's always nice to hear a Hendrix cover as well, thought it does not compare to the original at all. The titular song, Layla, is obviously a certified banger. However, I wasn't much of a fan of the rest of the album. 6/10.

Great driving music. Enjoyed the mellow vibe and general riffs.

If you like blues rock guitar solos then boy do I have an album for you… 5/10

Layla and Bell Bottom Blues. Great songs by a great group.

Not bad

First time honestly giving Clapton a shot. These are some bluesy licks, and the guitars are tuned beautifully. It does get pretty same-y, though.

There was one song on the album worth listening to. I'm not sure if that warrants inclusion on the list.

Few belters but overall very 70s

Great album. Review again later

Fácil de es escuchar, es lo que te imaginas, en cuanto a melodías, ritmo, tono de voz cuando te dicen rock/blues de los 70, hasta el punto de parecer un poco generico

I would have assumed I would like it, but it was too long and not very inspiring.

Bell Bottom Blues Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out Key To The Highway Layla

Odd how tastes change over time. At one point I would have loved the more bluesy songs album. Today they sound a bit repetitive. This version of Layla is still my favourite by a long shot.

The Eric Clapton band album has good guitar playing on it. Favorite track: Anyday

I like Cream, but generally speaking I can't think of any of solo or band work Eric Clapton has done which I find interesting. I certainly don't find 9 minute "blues" songs interesting. I also hate songs with two guitar solos going on at the same time, or songs where there seems to be a constant guitar solo in the background with no real purpose. The tone of Claptons guitar also I find annoying.... I guess I could sum up this album with "there was a lot I found annoying about it" I had to skip a lot of the songs, because they were too long, I really would struggle to listen to anyone play a "blues" song for 9 minutes especially when it's just a w@nk guitar solo for 7 of those 9 minutes. Also as I mentioned the the constant background guitar solos.... why? I imagine they recorded a version of little wing as a tribute to Jimi Hendrix I imagine he died shortly before this came out? but it seriously lacked any of the heart or soul of the original and I found it far from being a fitting tribute. The one song I did enjoy was "Anyday" I had never heard that before and thought it was quite good. Layla just reminds me of men who are overly passionate about cars, which in turn I find annoying, though I quite like the piano melody in the middle section.

Longer than necessary, but not unpleasant

Middle of the road music you would put on in the background of a bar or on a road trip montage of a movie. It's smack dab in the middle between god awful and brilliant.

Vivid memories of back yard bbq at my friend Ryan's house in the Vacaville countryside 4

Some nice blues rock and some cool covers. The full version of Layla is a highlight. A bit over-long though.

Incredibly bland, surface level rock. I find eric to be a rather faceless guitarist, especially for someone who has such a large tendency to overshine the other group members. Sadly, the rest of the lyrical and musical content follows suit with Clapton's guitar and only Layla, which is a fantastic song, manages to look at all beyond the bare minimum for rock in its peak era.

It was alright. A couple of good songs.

Ok album with one great song

Yeah I dont know…. Nothing really exciting for me… Not even Layla

Everyone knows Eric Clapton's blues-rock creds, but I underappreciated the occasional roots-rock approach that comes through in Derek & the Dominos. My favorite from this album (outside of "Bell-Bottomed Blues") is "I Am Yours".

The music is phenomenal and the lyrics are fascinating to know that he was stealing his best friend's wife.

Decent enough. Enjoyed the blues guitars and the stand out track for me is ‘Anyday’. A strong 3 overall

Some great tunes here, absolutely blistering guitars in places! haven't listened to this since the 1980's when my dad used to play it. Standout tracks; Little Wing and obviously Layla. A high 3

Ganske kjipt

The one with Layla. In all honesty, it's a rather so-so attempt at a Blues album overshadowed by a genuinely 10/10 song in the track list.

Great album, nice bluesy sound all around. "Layla" is the song that this album is most remembered by and is an old favourite of mine, but the whole album is very enjoyable.

It's a shame that the band didn't continue. The few tracks that were put together for the second album are really good. I think the biggest problem I had with the album was Eric's singing. Throughout his later albums where he had become more comfortable in his voice ("August", "Journeyman") there's a growl that comes with age. By that first solo album and this, his vocals still seem unsure. I'm glad he took the first steps to becoming the lead singer, but this album and the first solo album show he really needed the other singer to help beef up those vocals. There are a couple of songs that go on a bit, like "Why Does Love Got To Be Sad?" I always felt could have been trimmed down a bit. So what do we have here? An album that is basically one long love song to George Harrison's wife. Listening to it now, it seems incredibly apparent. But is it any good? The songs themselves and the guitar work by both Clapton and Allman are undeniable. But the vocals... it's what keeps it from being the 5-star album I want it to be. Live, the 4-piece without Allman worked pretty well. It would have been interesting to hear them with Allman live. If only...

This is not a perfect album but it is a great blues rock album. The combo of Eric Clapton and Duane Allman on guitars gets all the attention (and they are quite the duo) but the combo of Clapton and Bobby Whitlock on songwriting and vocals should not be overlooked (plus everything else Whitlock brought on keys and his background working with Booker T). This band had a great sound, even if not everyone loves Clapton's vocals. They could just jam and you get that epic and endless blues jamming on some very cool songs like the 3-song sequence from Anyday to Key to the Highway to Tell the Truth. In general they do a great job on some old blues classics like Have You Ever Loved a Woman. Keep on Growing and Why Does Love Got to be So Sad are their own creation and more of the new blues sound (thinking Traffic), but it's a great sound. Bell Bottom Blues is probably my favorite of their songs aside from Layla - great desperation blues with an uptempo beat. And then there's Layla. That opening, those riffs. Clapton and Allman are ridiculous on this song. It's too bad they never put together another album because it would've been cool to see what they could do after ironing out some of the imperfections and tightening up their sound.

Fuck this self-righteous asshole. I’m not listening to over an hour of mediocre blues. (But I did skip through it enough to justify my rating!)

1 hour long blues-y rock songs, just to Clapton show off his guitar skills. A very mediocre album with great guitar solos.

Very standart blues album. I am not the biggest fan of Eric Clapton. The cover of Little Wing is fun and witty.

Really good solid 4

It's iconic enough- but is it any good? I went straight for the biggie, a hit that's been played a zillion times. Maybe played too much as it left me flat. Then I played the songs in descending listens and gradually the feel of the album started to seep through. I do like Peter Green, Cream and white-man's blues in general so it wasn't difficult. So I think this doesn't hit you straight away and you need to soak up the 70's vibe before you judge.

I'm gonna start with my grading for once. It's 3/5 for the purposes of this list of "essential" albums, and it translates to a 8/10 grade for more general purposes. Let me elaborate a little about the peculiar rationale behind those grades. That 8/10 one actually amounts to the following equation: 6 + 3. It's 6/5 for the virtuosistic musicianship (yep, you read that correctly), and 2/5 for the artistry (yep, you read that correctly as well). I'm harsh about the artistry for a very specific reason: it's because Clapton and his bandmates' tiresome constant soloing is so damn self-indulgent. Even the Allman Brothers (including Duane Allman, invited to play with the Dominos here) knew how to make their overlong blues rock dirges fucking *breathe* once in a while. In comparison, most of *Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs* is stifling. So stifling that it's very easy to lose its thread after a couple of tracks or so. And since it's a loooooong album, the whole exercise of listening to it quickly becomes a chore. There's absolutely no sense of dynamics or overall build-up in the album's tracklisting. After the first three song (and apart from the title track--more on that later), it's basically just one jam after the next, with almost nothing in them to transcend or justify such self-indulgence. If I wanted to listen to musicians soloing on their instrument for long stretches of time, I would rather go to the lush textures of jazz, or to the angular, artful and hypnotic flourishes of King Crimson. Anything a little more leftfield or at least cinematic. Especially if it aged better than that white man's version of the blues--skillful, but often quite sterile and unimaginative as well. I still give two points out of five to Clapton's artistry because of a small bunch of tunes with actual *melodies* that managed to pass through this over-affected, overblown displaying of guitar chops. "Layla" is among those tunes, of course, its arrangements being one of the rares cases where the instrumentation is 100% effective (what a thrilling outro section by the way, as thrilling as the riff and orignal chord sequence in the rest of the song...). And I've suggested it earlier, but I would also add "I Looked Away", "Bell-Bottom Blues" and "Keep On Growing" in the list of keepers. The record starts on pretty great notes at least, I'll give that to Clapton and co. Yet four or five good songs can't fully save an album that long. Especially when it's filled to the brim with so many bad ideas as well. Take that cover of Hendrix's "Little Wing" for example. It is here butchered, and barely recognizable--and this, not in a good or artful way. The original says everything that needs to be said for 2+ minutes. Its instrumentation is subtle, groovy, and most importantly *dynamic*. The whole thing *breathes* life, lust, love and everything in between in a very short amount of time... In comparison, Derek & The Dominos' hamfisted version lasts for 5 minutes that don't add anything meaningful to the song, apart from a clumsy heavy riff that goes nowhere fast. A symptomatic example of what I consider wrong in a lot of other tracks in this clearly overrated album. Listen to the two versions and compare them for yourself. About Clapton as a person now... Did I mention that the man has been an ass quite a few times during his career, from that drunken racist tirade during the seventies up to that "old-man-yells-at-clouds" conspiracy-theory bullshit a couple of years ago? Nope, I didn't mention it up to now. It's better to let the music speak for the man anyway. Coincidence or not, said music all too often repeated other artists' takes without fully understanding what gave genuine soul to those. Sometimes, once in a while, such method allowed Clapton to write and perform good stuff nonetheless (some tracks in this LP, and a few others with Cream, for instance). But most of the time, the music just rambled on. Just like me, miffed hardcore fans might argue? Well, just like Clapton himself, then. It takes one to know one, I imagine. 😉 If Clapton is "God", I guess I'm an atheist. Or maybe an agnostic. So next, please. Number of albums left to review: 457 Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 254. Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: 129 (including this one) Albums from the list I will certainly *not* include in mine (many others are more essential to me): 162

Didn't do much for me

Just alright.

Not too far from Clapton surprisingly, and well... Layla is a banger, the one good song with this title

Boring

I understand why this is on the list, but apart from 3 or 4 of the Assorted Love Songs, I found this so meandering and uninteresting. Obviously Clapton is a very talented guitarist, but he plays with so little emotion; it's like someone taught a robot to play the guitar. A really xenophobic, anti-vax robot.

Layla is the only enjoyable song

Layla is cool

Layla stands out. Other tunes are pretty average

Excellent blues rock. A perfect album to put on when you’re looking for classic rock to soundtrack a BBQ. The whole album is solid front to back. I really like “Bell Bottom Blues.” Of course the standout track is “Layla.” Just an incredible hook. What a sweeping energy this song has! It’s got the drama of classical music.

Great guitarring and one of the best rock songs of all time, "Layla". Eric Clapton the man gets a -1/5 rating, but this record gets a solid 4. It's funny hearing "Little Wing" and thinking how other-worldly Jimi Hendrix was and how he took that song and elevated it. I think a lot of people don't realize that it's not an original song of his. This version is nice, and even really good I think, but Jimi just takes it places that this version doesn't go. "Nobody Knows When You're Down and Out" is great. Love the guitar tone and playing here. Very BB King. "I Am Yours" was nice too. A little droney. Nice phrasing on the lead guitar but some weird stop-go rhythms at times threw off my listening a little but I did end up enjoying. I dig how eclectic the album is. It goes places!

I dunno why, but this album makes me think of vanilla ice cream.

Didn’t listen

Too long to listen again in one day but this is nothing special. Besides Layla of course.

The more I learn about Eric Clapton, the more I hate him as a person. But I have tried to look at this album objectively and it's a solid work from start to finish. I enjoyed the music more than I thought I would or wanted to. Too bad it comes from such an awful person.

Layla is still a great song despite being overplayed. This was probably a good listening exercise to sit with the rest of the record for the first time. It starts out inconspicuous enough with a mild, mid-tempo blues. Unremarkable noodles and gentle singing did not invoke a Clapton is God response initially but the record shows occasional flashes of brilliance (if not always as urgent or intense as I think they should be). Clapton has a clarity of tone that is notable. I can understand him having some disciples and while he may be among the top players he is not the best of his generation to my ear. He's too tasteful, too restrained, and ultimately too backward-facing to be innovative and exciting. His playing is a supremely pleasant listen seemingly executed by a soulless technician.

Classic

I forgot I wasn't supposed to listen to this because of the royalties for Mr. Covid Denier. But damn isn't it good.

Very surprised by this. Song after song are impressive. Nearly everything is great, though Little Wing stands out for me as well as the two opening tracks. This seems pretty timeless. The only knock i would say is that far too many of these track overstay their welcome... even 7 minutes of Layla is too much.

I know it’s an algorithmic random generator, but I think they missed a trick by not tweaking the algorithm to play Sinéad O’Connor today (for those who had not already heard it). Instead we get this dreary, dull miasma of love songs. More D words for Derek and his dominoes - I felt detached, disconnected and a bit deflated. One point for artistry. One point for Layla - it’s an undeniable classic. Half a point for the Frandsen de Schomberg cover. Nil points for the Terrible version of Little Wing. The rest is Dreck!

I actually didn't have time to listen to this album during the week. I love this album and have played it multiple time since my teens. It's not my favorite "Eric Clapton" album but always enjoyed listening to it.

All the songs just went on too long. Layla and Bell Bottom Blues are classics.

While my newfound realization that Eric Clapton might be a hopeless asshole complicates my listening experience, this album is excellent and it's too bad they only made one, because I don't know that I've heard Clapton play or sing better than on these songs. And damned if I didn't know Duane Allman was in this band and that I've been hearing him on the familiar tracks all this time. So, it's squarely in 5 territory, and I'm not sure why I'm hedging that, other than it did feel long. But at the same time, it was all really good.

I haven't heard this in years; listening to it today was like catching up with an old friend. I'm no Clapton fan, but I do love this album. The interplay between his and Duane's guitars never fails to thrill. When one guy goes weedly-weedly, the other is right there with a melancholic counterpoint. I also love the interplay between Eric's and Bobby's vocals. (Bobby Whitlock is the secret ingredient on this album.) Special shout-out to Eric's pinch-harmonics on Bell Bottom Blues, and that coda to the title track is just pure gold. Key to the Highway could be excised, and Tell the Truth and Have You Ever Loved a Woman overstay their welcome a bit, but other than that, this album is lightning-in-a-bottle magic for me. But also, Eric Clapton is a bell-end.

I'm drawn to this album cover as a piece of art. The music, however, meh.

Not my cup of tea but a good album!

Kinda cheating cos I honestly couldn’t Finnish this perhaps the biggest slog I’ve listened to (laylas great tho)

"Layla," and some other shit, played by a racist stealing blues licks and sucking the life out of them.

still think it's weird you wrote a song about your friend's wife dude. best tracks: little wing, layla, nobody knows you when you're down and out

I like blues, I like guitar solos. This album is just a lil too long though. Version of Little Wing is OK, prefer the original though.

good eric clapton album and era

Ok. Layla is a banger though

Not bad. But probably won’t listen again

'Bell Bottom Blues' is a great song and the rest of the album is solid listen!

Look. You know why this album is on the list, I know why the album is on the list. Just give it a 3 and move on

La mejor manera de decir que querés a alguien, con el rigor del arte y la desesperación del corazón.

Bluesy but nothing sets it apart from every other blues album. Little Wing cover is a sad shadow of the original. Either 1001 is too low of a bar or I do not see eye to eye with the music crititcs who made this list.

Expected way better.Not nearly as good as cream.Just kinda boring tbh.Layla is a masterpiece but even then when it’s surrounded by such mediocrity it makes it worse.Especially since the album is so long it made the long beautiful outro to Layla kinda annoying.Also the little wing cover kinda sucked which is surprising since I thought Clapton and Hendrix were friends.

Good

A great accompaniment to this hot weather. Really wore me out

boring boomer music

Better than Eric Clapton's solo stuff. Layla is such a corker it elevates the mediocre tracks in here by association. Would be a 4, but shame he's a cunt

Layla is the standout but I enjoyed this

Stone Cold Classic.

It has its moments, but the inseccent bluesy noodling over the same old chord progressions gets a bit old.

Me: this sounds a lot like Eric Clapton. *looks up band* Oh, it is Eric Clapton

Heb hem niet helemaal kunnen luisteren, maar klonk heel erg gaaf! Stabiele 4 voor de zekerheid

I so wanted to love this album because of Layla. Little did I know it would be the greatest Blues album I’ve ever heard.

Klassikoja mielestäni 4/5

Kunnon kikkelibluesia. Pelkäsin että rasauttaisi enemmän, kuten Claptonin laulamat biisit yleensä. Mut tää oli ihan jees.

Ihan toimivaa perusrokkia, mutta eipä nouse tämän haasteen keskiarvoa korkeammalle sijalle. 3/5

Clapton ikinä alistuna ison apteekkin alle... Clapton laittoi itsensä samaan ikeeseen kuin värilliset Omasta tahdostaan...... vetänä vastavirtaan.. Värilliset sanovat r-sana.. heh vaikka värilliset vapautettu... veto juhdan töistä.. joissa clapton itse... Itse vetää.. virne kasvoillaan... KONTTAA.... alistukseen juotuna... valtavirta..joessa kova virta.. valtavirta... suusta sisään.. takaaukosta ulos... Clapton räpiköi pinnalle ja yskii vettä... Sitten alas jokeen.. suoltaa KAIKEN SEN PASKAN JOTA NYKYISIN SUUHUN TUNKENA...konttaa joessa.. Hengähdystaukoakaan saa julkimo hahmon taakan takia..helpolla ei tule.. mutta clapton konttaa.. ja virne levenee kun klapton katsoo eteenpäin.. myrskyävässä joessa..

Good but also kinda forgettable. Except for Layla. That one's an ungodly banger.

7 songs in and this has been some very quality blues rock, as would be expected of Clapton. Key To the Highway is a very quintessential slow-burn Blues rock song that really doesn't even try to color outside of the lines. Just solid jam instrumental. Amazing how different of a take on Little Wing this is. I far prefer Jimi's original, but this is nice in its own way. Much more full-bodied and drawn out, with some internal riffs that remind me in a way of The Who. Surprising to me that they buried Layla so deep in the track list. Up there in two-contention for favorite Clapton songs with Cocaine. Such an iconic riff to open the song with soulful lyrics. Always think of Goodfellas when I hear it. Expansive jamming flips the song into a completely different at the midway point. All the stress of the first half melts away into a piano-led melody where the guitar takes a Garcia-esq tone that meanders away in the background in a blissful atmosphere. All around solid blues rock on display here -- this is what we call on Clapton for. Was it the most exciting record? No, but there are a few standouts (namely Layla and Key To The Highway). I would say for me this is a softish 3, because it was fine, but isn't something I see myself going back to anytime soon.

love this! The title track is the best! Also, Little Wing; reminds me of Hendrix. What would make this album better ix more Clapton, less everyone else!

There's some good here, and there is a whole lot of guitar, but ultimately it's a long drawn out blues jam and that can get tiring.

Layla is a fantastic song. The rest of the album is OK.

Just a great album. Clapton found his voice and musicianship is superb.

Yes! I grew up on this album. Love love love it.

It's Duane Allman's playing on this that makes it for me

Clearly a lot of skill, but it was a bit soulless.

'Layla' heeft een van de beste riffs ooit. De andere nummers zijn maar middelmatig. Maar al bij al wel een tof album

Goes on too long. First concert I went to was Clapton in the Albert Hall, as my dad is a fan back from the Yardbirds’s day. I might’ve only been 10, and was impressed as I was meant to be, but I remember feeling impatient for the big riffs, which seemed rare. My favourite song was “Sunshine of Your Love”, and I probably wondered why he didn’t play more of stuff that sounded like that, rather than the plod plod woo-hoo-yeah material that I let my legs dangle back and forth to. Later, the album “Journeyman” came out, which my dad got on tape, and I remember him rushing into a bedroom we kids had congregated in to play a segment of the song “No Alibis”, specifically a two second segment of a solo, which he happily described as classic Clapton. Even then, I felt this was poignant. Two seconds out of a 57 minute album! On heroin addiction, William Burroughs wrote that the addict could spend a whole day staring at the corner of his shoe. He might have added “or inconclusively guitar solo to “Key To The Highway”. Everything is clear and glints, all the many elements painstakingly balanced against each other. The back and forth between guitarists is evident, even if the subject of the conversation is mundane. How many of these songs are about nicking George’s wife? “Layla etc” is “No Alibi”’s dad, a shiny artifact that’s more soft than rock, but the rock that’s there is worth a linger if you like truck stops. But it is so long that a second listen through almost took me to the office sick bay for a lie-down during “Tell the Truth”. It has been a long year. (I ended up just sitting on the couch outside it, writing some of this review.) “Layla” is often said to be Clapton’s best song, but the riff is Duane Allman’s invention and the piano part is, allegedly, Rita Coolidge’s, pinched by her abusive drummer boyfriend Jim Gordon (he’d later murder his mum and spend most of his life in jail before his death this year). What I am getting to is that back then Clapton still had some good compositional taste! Far too long. Just now, I took out a headphone bud with an audible gasp of Jesus Christ. I am giving this 3, as it is an archetype, the platonic ideal of a kind of music that I find irredeemably lame, but with which I am sentimentally entangled. Having not heard it in decades, the intro to their cover of “Little Wing” stilled me. I prefer it to the original. Super epic. Followed by the dishwater blues of “It’s too late”. Can’t believe I’ve listened to this twice today. Am betting my partner in this endeavour will remedy this review with two lines and a score perhaps half that number. What was that song you taught me back in labs? “My old man said be an Arsenal fan…”

I used to really like "Layla" (the guitar melody catching my imagination as a kid, and the piano coda revealing itself as the really good bit over time). Not so much any more - gotta grimly appreciate how ol' racisthand ensures the sole highlight of this album now sounds terrible by mere association with the other crap on it. Tedious white blues, southern fried guitar wankery and horrible bloat make for an unpleasant mix. Shite PS do you think Hendrix got an advance tape? "Little Wing" on here could certainly make me vomit in my sleep

Fuck Eric "Keep Britain white" Clapton.

This may be a bit of a sacred cow but it just sounds like like standard pub blues rock. The title track is a standout but otherwise very meh. EC is a cracist twat anyway

Bloody brilliant. Maybe the best discovery since starting this project.

Very steady, extremely influential, dad's everywhere loved it but Clapton's a massive racist and much of it has been better achieved elsewhere. Blind Faith, for example, have many of the same band members but got more funk, soul and rock n roll from Ginger Baker and Steve Winwood than is ever achieved here. Far too much stable filler and a touch too much competence for its own good.

Clapton Sucks. Duane Allman and the rest of the band (Carl Radle, Jim Keltner, Bobby Whitlock, Jim Gordon) are what make this album such a classic. Maybe if Clapton wasn't so strung out on smack and too busy trying to bang his best friends wife he'd be better. It is ironic that he did end up marrying his Layla later on though. Duane's solo on Layla is one of the best in music. Wail on, Skydog.

Love this album. So good. Bell bottom blues brings me back to being a kid

This is some David Burt music. Eric Clapton rocks.

Clapton's guitar rules. I knew a few songs on this album that didn't know were by this band like Little Wing and Bell Bottom Blues. And of course Layla is just a classic kickass song. Love how Derek and the Dominoes made the 1 album then peaced out.

Great album. So many jams and awesome covers. Nobody Knows You When You're Down & Out is one of my favs. Guitar is unreal on some of these songs. Easy with Clapton and Allman, but still incredible.

The racist wanker ruins this for me. No thank you.

I can listen to this in the background all day :)

Heard while walking through the park. Sometimes it paused or I listened to songs twice because there was no signal. But overall quite nice and energetic. + Bell Bottom Blues + Anyday + Layla

I'm usually not that into white-boy blues but found this album enjoyable. All about balance for me and this had a good mix of blues with pop sensibilities. It also didn't sound like I was trapped at a pub on a Tuesday night listening to a jam band

Light five half nostalgia

Quality American-style blues rock Not a bad moment Altough sometimes I feel like there's only so much you can do within the framework of blues rock

Yeah overall enjoyed this, had glimpses of sadness and no long guitar solos.

Not as bad as I thought but not something I'd really spend time with again, maybe the odd track or two.

Pretty good. Layla was a banger. When they go off and do some more typical blues style stuff I lose a bit of interest. The rest of it is great though. Very close to a 4. Score: 70 Art: 80

A couple of wise guys make a blues album for old white boomers. It's a long album and Layla is the standout, I wanted more songs like it. Butthole Clapton plays guitar very well, but still isn't a Goodfella.

At first I tried to admire the excellent guitar work on each of the songs on this album but by about the halfway point of this 80 minute album I couldn’t take it anymore. This shit is made for the whitest of white dads and is very bland blues rock type stuff. Usually I’m pretty favorable to this stuff but it was just so boring. I won’t give it a 1 because Layla and nobody knows you are good but it’s only about a mid 2.

I liked

Fine good ol rock BUT SICK of all the rock in this list lol

Great album never gets old.

This is extremely mixed - some songs are really good (I Looked Away, Bell Bottom Blues, and the overplayed Layla), but there is much too much of the usual White-Men-Playing-The-BLUES(tm) here. 2.5/5

Unremarkable blues rock

I like it, it's lovely. The album forms a whole, and the songs fit each other. Well, except for "Layla". Don't get me wrong, the song is brilliant! It's just that it sounds out of context.

There is nothing bad in this album but there is also nothing very good (despite layla) or distinctive. I forgot about this album the same day I was listening to it.

Probably too long. Actually definitely too long. Still quite a lot of bangers though.

Classic

I dont know it as well as I thought

Before today, the only Derek & the Dominos song I was familiar with was the epic, Layla, so this will be an interesting listen today. An interesting story about the theme of this record. It is mostly a series of love songs, as the title states, which are written for George Harrison's then wife, Patti Boyd, who Clapton eventually manages to marry. Duane Allman's spectacular slide guitar playing techniques, and Clapton's canoodling guitar solos mesh together beautifully on this album. Each and every song had at least one guitar solo thrown in. Without the solos, this album could have been done in like 40 minutes instead of the 1 hour, 16 minute runtime that this ended up being, but there is a lot of creativity to all those solos. The cover of the song Little Wing is good, but not as good as Jimi Hendrix's original. The first song on the album, I Looked Away, starts with a real country blues sounding riff to start off the record, and they kept the hits coming throughout. Although the runtime is long with this album, it doesn't feel it. Overall, a really good blues rock record. Maybe a bit too much showboating from Clapton, but who cares, it's great! Will definately listen again. I'm impressed there was a song that topped Layla for me! Favorite songs: Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad?, Have You Ever Loved a Woman?, Key to the Highway, Layla, Bell Bottom Blues, It's Too Late, Keep On Growing, Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out, I Looked Away Least favorite songs: Thorn Tree in the Garden 5/5

I enjoyed this album but it did overstay it's welcome. Bell Bottom Blues is the highlight big time. I would honestly of rated it higher if it was split into two.

The kind of album that I'd expect to hear around the campfire at a party in the bush. Nothing really stands out until Layla kicks in.

This left me utterly cold on first listen (apart from the title track clicking into place as a tune I've heard dozens of times but never really knew who did it) but I did start to warm to it a little on the second play through - not enough to warrant a fourth star, mind. Fave track - "Layla", obvs - "I Am Yours" leading into "Anyday" was pretty nice too...

Canciones gigantes, temazo tras temazo. Rock psicodélico y de grandes desarrollos. Clapton en todo su esplendor. Muy bueno.

Vocals are iffy, production/sound is muddied, even muffled, and there are rough edges aplenty. And this might not even be a top 10 version of "Little Wing." But there's a great deal of soul in "Bell Bottom Blues" and "Why Does Love Have to Be So Sad?" The blues are credible, too, even accounting for Clapton's overrated, allegedly divine reputation w/r/t same. Appropriation or no, one almost empathizes with his sense of being haunted by unrequited love in "If You've Never Loved a Woman." And "Layla" -- what's to say? Yes, one of the all-time riffs, but it's the closing section that makes it, a bittersweet, highly layered (and Duane Allman-assisted) lament of the end of an era or the aforementioned unrequited love. Powerful stuff indeed. Slowhand never did better work.

Beautiful guitar work. Layla is amazing. 3/5

This was really good, I enjoyed this alot

I'm not the biggest fan of Eric Clapton but I was thoroughly impressed with this.

Pretty good. Bell Bottom Blues and Layla are obviously the standouts. Everything else is pretty good. Only a few truly boring songs.

Fine album. If not for “Layla,” this album may have been forgotten.

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Layla and other generic rock songs..

Clapton does a fantastic effort in this jammy blues rock record, reminiscent of the sound of The Band or Grateful Dead. Not only do we have Clapton establishing why he's one of the most renowned guitarists of all time, but the other guitarist is Duane Allman of the jam band Allman Brothers. Production sounds amazing, mixing the percussions, keyboards, and bass well in regard to the guitars. There's a diverse range of tracks, with a pretty good Hendrix cover "Little Wing" (no one near as amazing as the original), a few blues covers that stay faithful while still matching Clapton's style, and a few standout surprises. I never felt like any song was too long. Maybe this is because I'm used to the jam style now compared to when I first listened to Allman Brothers' At Fillmore East a couple years ago. Of course I don't think anything matches up to the masterpiece of "Layla" but there were some really awesome solos in the other compositions and a few other standout tracks that left an impression on me. I thought "It's Too Late" was decent but forgettable, especially when compared to the vastly superior sentimental cover by Carole King. I did space out most of the middle segment, so it could do by cutting a few tracks. Favorites: Bell-Bottomed Blues, I Am Yours, Layla

Clapton's personal views aside, the guy knew how to play guitar, and the album is good with a couple of obviously great moments. Some of it a bit procedural with simple progressions but given it's 50 years old I try to remember that it not being groundbreaking now doesn't matter all that much.

Fine, with a moment of greatness with Layla (which you can kinda tell by the title), it's not particularly exciting, blues-lite music. Someone else on the site described it as ramble-rock, and that seems pretty fair. Doesn't grab the attention other than the title track, which just manages to drag it up to a 3.

Listened before: No Listens: 5ish Something keeps drawing me back to this one and I'm not quite sure what. It's a very nice chilled vibe

Can't argue with Eric Clapton on the strings. The vocals leave something to be desired, but man the guitar playing is so strong. I like the fuzziness of the recording; whether it was intentional or not, it creates a garage-type sound that really works for the blues rock sound they are going for. The sound overall reminds me of anything by Traffic. Not a perfect album, but I am a happy listener on this one. Fave tracks: Keep On Growing, Key To The Highway, Little Wing, Layla

A great blues album by one of the great blues players, Eric Clapton's abilities are undeniable. The title track of this album is one of the greatest love songs ever written, and so it stands to be included on the list for that alone. Going through the rest of the album, while I did enjoy my listen, I felt that the sound became pretty repetitive as time went on. Had the album been a little shorter, that may have accounted for it, but at over 75 minutes, I could have used a bit more variety. It's a small complaint given his abilities, but in my mind keeps it from greatness. Fav Tracks: Bell Bottom Blues, Have You Ever Loved a Woman?, Layla

Did not listen.

Layla a classic. 2 others of note. The rest didn’t move me

Ramble rock, but the album went by quicker than I expected so I guess it didn't feel like a slog

Didn't upset my ears, but neither did it soothe my soul.

Nothing to shout about, but couple of bangers with Layla and Little Wing

solid solid licks on this one...the only one. I mean with only one studio album this is definitely a gold standard.

Really surprised by this album. Wasn’t really feeling it. Outside of Layla it really was pretty uninspiring. A couple others kinda felt good, but overall not the best. Layla is such a banger I will slide it through as a 2. T3B 1. Layla 2. Bell Bottom Blues 3. Little Wing

4.25

Bill

Some might say this album is too long with not enough variety to fill up it’s runtime. I’d say the quality of songwriting is actually consistently quite good. This may have been affected by me listening to this album in two chunks, but I don’t know. Personally, this is one of my more favourite things Clapton has worked on

Feelar Klapton int kan laga swag blues, de blir ba o låta som (helt decent) pastiche. Soloandet är det överlägset sämsta, känns bara som (workmanlike) soloande o inge mer. De e definitivt va som får det att kännas så långtråkigt, plus att allt bortsett de två sista låtarna är väldigt likadant:( Layla = ultrablassic och kovern är bra

Lite väl mycket gitarrsolon, men Layla är fortfarande väldigt bra.

So I'm going to sit here and fall asleep. Layla has that pointless, endless coda. Seriously, this bloke is only good as a guest performer. Only in the studio. I'm suspecting that his live guest appearances become extended wank-fests. There is no way this should be on any greatest album lists.

Many people would think this was Layla plus a bunch of filler. I view it as a solid blues album with Layla as a bonus.

Layla and other assorted filler.

you got me on my knees

Love this

Classic Clapton

3, more than one good song but I've already heard this and I'm tired of your boomer music stop recommending old boomer music PLEASE

Obviously the eponymous track is the main event here, and rightfully so as its one of the best classic rock songs ever and absolutely one of my favorites (that piano coda is just *chefs kiss*). But don't let it distract you from the rest of the album, comprising of some really great bluesy rock music from one of the best guitarists to ever do it (so good its hard to appreciate if you weren't there at the time, the Jerry Seinfeld of guitar playing if you will). The problem comes with just how bloated the album ends up being, the solo's are good and all but they extend these tracks well beyond the length they ideally should be. Which by extension, extends what should have been a great lean single record into an unfortunately bloated double record that just becomes exhausting by the end. No matter how good Clapton's guitar playing is, he just can't sustain these tracks for how long they meander on. It shouldn't stop you from checking this out however, its a decent album and worth a listen. Although Clapton can go fuck himself, just a terrible human being in nearly all the ways its possible to be one. Highlights: Keep on Growing, Anyday, Layla

Fine rock and roll music. Nothing so special. Layla is amazing, but nothing else stands out.

Classic legendary rock, capped off with Layla.

What a excellent discovery! Loved it...

Certainly has its moments, but overstays its welcome. Even Layla, which is a banger, shouldn't have that second half imo

Great songs throughout, a nice listen all the way through.

Could have been a very tight single album if they had culled some of the weaker songs. Not bad overall though.

Some true gems, a few duds

Oh sweet Jesus, I don't know if I can do this. Right. Solution, stick it on in the background while the football is on. Commitment carried out while minimising psychic damage. Helps no end that Liverpool are currently losing to Bournemouth. Oh the review - this is a load of old arse. Plus he's one of the biggest cunts in the music industry, doesn't exactly promote a sympathetic ear. Self confessed wife beater, rapist, racist, he seems to want to check all the boxes. Clapton doesn't even play the bit in Layla everyone knows. Bell Bottom Blues I guess is actually good. Went back to that at the end to check because after an hour of this shite I was numb. Confirmed though. One good original song. Little Wing is also good but Hendrix is a better guitarist so why would I listen to this instead of the original, I guess it's longer would be the only reason. Also Liverpool lost, hilariously.

C'est bon, du rock bluesy qui s'écoute bien, mais ce n'est pas impressionnant non plus et c'est un peu long.

Goodfellas song

Good bluesy album

I have never listened to this record. Of course, I've heard the popular songs on the album, but never listened to the whole record in one sitting. Let's do it. First, note - not a fan of Eric Clapton's voice. Never have been. Second, note - not a big fan of twangy guitar rock. I can understand the popularity of this record, but it's not for me. Had to turn it off after the 4th song.

Not bad

Dynamic, fun. Yesterday I listened to Ramones and there's such a strong contrast between the two albums. Ramones must have been truly jarring to ears more accustomed to music like Derek & The Dominos. I was surprised to learn that Layla and Other Assorted Songs was commercially disappointing; the whole album feels well-crafted. The standout throughout are the incredible guitar solos. And that may actually be the one shortfall of the album: few of the songs have a strong hook and the vocals aren't anything spectacular. Guitar more than makes up for the vocals. But there are some songs where the vocal weaknesses are much more apparent. "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out" was sung better by Nina Simone, but the guitar solo in the cover by Derek & The Dominos is terrific. I think this album is really, ultimately, about the guitar. Everything serves the guitar. It's the lead. And on the strength of that, I give this album 4 stars.

Songs I grew up with that I didn't know were all from one album

The guitars. Wow.

This album is superb!

“Just when I think you couldn’t possibly be any dumber, you go and do something like this, and totally redeem yourself!” – Harry Dunne

Definitely high profile in its genre, and the guitar work is amazing on some of the tracks, but it's just blues rock at the end of the day. The best songs are easily the two most famous (Layla and bell bottom blues), while most of the album was kind of forgettable and didn't age as well as the hits.

Dacht dat dit een goed album ging zijn, maar was dralend. Sowieso een ster aftrek voor wat ze met Little Wing hebben gedaan.

vissa svänger bra men det är lite för blues ibland som inte är så smutt va

Det är inte helkasst och en del riktiga klassiker, men över en timmes blues-gitarr-runkande av en rasist blir lite för mycket. Gillar Bell Bottom Blues starkt.

Classic already heard it a million times

Always going to dock points for ECs politics

Well, I feel like the album is called Layla etc. for a reason. There’s a lot of uniform lengthy (though high-quality) blues songs, and then, near the end, the centerpiece hits you like a bolt of lightning. The piano part is also amazing. Rest of the album is pretty good, but nowhere near, though I really enjoyed their take on “Little Wing”. 7/10 Fave song: take a wild guess

Buena voz. Guitarrero en su justa medida. Muy de la época. Canciones tranquilas y con buenas melodías.

My brain felt like it was melting by the end of this but the individual songs are good so I guess light 4?

The music is fine enough, but goddamn this is a long album and on a personal level Eric Clapton fucking sucks.

The song writing on this album is just so good. Add the blues guitar shredding and you’ve got a fantastic album. Easy 5

This one is awesome and belongs on the list. It is a masterpiece that provides Clapton with a perfect showcase for his tremendous talents. Clapton was not in a great space, but that inspires incredible (and incredibly personal) music. The rest of the "group" is also up to the task - especially Bobby Whitlock. There may be some filler (the issue with most double albums), but the highlights give it the five stars.

I hadn’t listened to this all the way through for a long time. Was thinking I’d probably give it a 4. After listening again today, that would have been absolutely wrong. Definitely a 5. My favorite is the cover of Little Wing. Hard to imagine that this was panned when it came out.

If you like rock and blues influenced guitar playing, I have the album for you. Here two of the GOATs united for one glorious celebration of the instruments and the songs are not bad either. Favorites: bell bottom Blues, keep on growing, why does love got to be so sad, and of course Layla. Clapton’s second best work (after Blind Faith).

- love the guitars - hm don't really like i'm yours - layla is such a long song overall impressions: enjoyable, no specific songs stood out to me though. mostly liked the guitars and the tone of the singing (paid zero attention to lyrics today)

This wasn't very exciting. It wasn't bad, but some of the songs were covered better by other bands. I kept thinking that the driving blues would go somewhere but it just kind of felt stagnant. Overall, forgettable. It did have the original version of Layla on it though. Didn't realize this was a group with Eric Clapton.

Fantastic guitar playing but just a little too long and generically classic rock to grab a 5 from me

it’s clapton, so the guitar is of course technically incredible. i didn’t really feel anything emotionally from this, however, and it feels kind of soulless. the guitar is good enough to get it a 4, but it’s a low 4

Some good songs but nothing special

What an appropriately titled album. "Layla and some other stuff."

Been probably my fave album all time for a while. Love when Clapton gets into bluesier side. Also finally starts embracing himself as a vocalist here.

Good stuff

A nice collection, definately interesting to see eric claptone here. But not for me

Came for Layla and didn't stay for the rest.

Fine. I dig the guitar work. Didn't need 76 minutes of it. I'd listen to a bunch of these songs in a playlist but not as an album.

I've always felt that Eric Clapton is overrated. I genuinely like Cream... perhaps because of the talent of the other two-thirds of that group. Derek & The Dominos doesn't have the same effect. If anything, Clapton brings the rest of the group down. Duane Allman was fantastic, but I find his slide-playing on "Layla" shabby and overbearing. Then there's the story of how Clapton screwed Gordon out of a writing credit despite his beautiful piano outro... just a horrorshow of a human being.

I've enjoyed this album, but some of these songs go on for just a bit too long.. Saved tracks: Keep On Growing, Nobody Knows When You're Down And Out, I Am Yours, Key To The Highway, Little Wing, Layla

Loved it. Would have been five if a little shorter with some of the samey filler tracks cut out. Anyday is an exceptional song. Made for listening to while driving into a desert sunrise.

Really good. I think Layla is the best song on the album.

This was even better than I remember it being.

Muy lindo el álbum pero hay que vacunarse.

El disco parece por momentos una demostración de blues. Clapton toca pero suele caer en el exhibicionismo. Hay algunas excepciones de todos modos en las que la guitarra y la canción están en una misma sintonía y queda algo lindo, como en Have you ever loved a woman y Little wing. Son canciones en las que el blues aparece genuinamente y no como una reinterpretación de Clapton.

Todo bien con Eric pero despues de 20 minutos con la guitarrita ya me pudrí honestamente......... let alone 1h15m. Así y todo lo escuche entero pero no lo volveria a hacer para nada. Siento que es como un all things must pass de geroge harrison pero muy inferior. 4/10

Estuvo bien pero es largo y me aburre ya al final, pero bueno los discos cortitos es algo de esta era. Siento que el dibujo de la tapa lo hubiera hecho en 2013 en el IVA durante mi época jipi.

me gusto bastante tiene su parte de zzzz pero sin conocer este disco me termino agradando mucho especialmmente key to the highway