Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs

southern boogie rock. its fine if thats your thing. Layla is a perennial hit.

Big fat Blues jam. Loved it all, especially Key to the Highway. Great omen to get this album right before baby Layla is due to enter the world.

Classic.

Eriče Klaptonče, definitivno si napravio blues album. Not great, no terrible. Dvojka za mene.

Eric Clapton, more like Eric Crapton amirite?!?! Hehe Ugl, solidan blues rock, nije loš, Keep on Growing je baš dobra stvar, priznajem. Layla naravno isto. Predugo traje album, po men se odugovlači dosta, šamaranje. Možda još jer nisam neki raspoložen za ovakvu glazbu danas, moguće je sve. Odličan cover albuma, šteta sta nisu tako i pjesme.

A ono oke je, lagano je za slusat, al nist sta nisam cuo vec 100 puta so its a no from me dawg

Vähän tämmöistä nyyhkymusaa, ei kai nyt ihan blues-rockia, mutta sellaista kaipailevan alakuloista kevytrokkia kuitenkin. Välillä oli ihan mukavaakin fiilistelyä, mutta enimmäkseen ei niin innostanut. Ekan kierroksen aikana mietin jo kakkostakin, mutta tokalla kuuntelukerralla nousi kolmosen puolelle.

Tänään opin että Layla ei ole Eric Claptonin biisi. Hieman myöhemmin opin että Eric Clapton on Derek & The Dominosin laulaja ja biisintekijä. Oikein miellyttävää rallatteluahan tämä levy on, vaikka suuri osa biisestä ei herätä erityisen suuria tunteita. Uusista tuttavuuksista ehkä Bell Bottom Blues nousi muiden yläpuolelle. Vaikkei levyssä mitään vikaa olekaan, ei tämä genre kuitenkaan ole ihan oma juttuni. Lähempänä nelosta kuin kakkosta, mutta kolmosella mennään.

An odds n' ends record that somehow comes together and feels cohesive. The personnel list on this record is insane, and the record itself runs the gambit of the various incarnations of the blues, even including a Hendrix cover in the mix. That being said, the project runs a little long and some fat could've been trimmed here. Oh, also, Clapton is still a massive dickhead. Favorite tracks: "Bell Bottom Blues", "Layla", "Key to the Highway"

Never listened to any D&TD. Glad I have now. What a classic. Noteworthy: Have You Ever Loved A Woman

Such a shame Clapton has revealed himself as a racist anti-vaxxer, as this album is proof that the 'Clapton is God' stuff at the time was true. Duane Allman also once again displaying his mastery of the guitar. If there's to be a 'greatest songs ever written' list then surely Layla is towards the top-the piano outro will never not floor me. My favs on this album were Key To The Highway and Anyday. Little Wing sucked though!

7/10

Brilliant

I can't listen to this and enjoy Eric Clapton anymore. Same thing with the Smashing Pumpkins since Billy Corgan is a total d-bag now.

Ah look, this is an absolute classic album for so many reasons. Can I deduct a star because Eric Clapton? Nah. Are there better tracks than Layla on this? Yup.

I wasn't expecting to like this one. Didn't realize who it was! After looking them up, I felt silly but understood why the guitar had me hooked.

I have such ambivalence about Eric Clapton. It's a mostly fun album, though. Except that last song. Wow.

Bruh

The recording session for this album was the inaugural meeting of Eric and Duane's Mutual Admiration Society. Having Duane in the studio probably made it more of a "just jammin" atmosphere and this album feels like a live recording. Also, I expect Clapton wasn't the type of guy who liked to spend weeks on overdubs and making chords sound just right. The D & D version of Key to the Highway is the best version. Duane and Eric trading solos is as good as it gets. They even solo over each other after the 5 min mark. and again after the 7 min mark. This rarely works but it sure did on this song. The guitar playing on this album is second to none. The best guitar work is on the covers (Nobody knows you . . . Key to . . ., When a Man Loves . . . and Little Wing) which I guess makes sense since Duane and Eric would both know these songs inside out so Take 1 would be amazing solos rather than feeling things out.

Layla is a great track & I remember getting excited every time it came on the radio in my pre-teen years. I Turned Away and a couple of the others songs I like (not to mention the guitar playing), but for me, the blues-rock isn't very inspired & weighs the album down. Cream was pushing the needle forward a few years early but this is a step back for EC. If you were to compare these tracks and the delivery to other LPs from that era, like The Allman Brothers or even blues-inflected songs by the Doors or The Stones, these are substandard.

I tend to push back against Classic rock hits that have become over played monster hits, eg Layla, Stairway to Heaven, Freebird. But when I think about it, this isn’t the fault of the band, it’s the radio stations that are to blame for over playing a great song so much that it becomes a cliche. When I heard these songs for the first time I was blown away at their epicness. But decades later they’re considered washed up Dad Rock has beens, again it isn’t the fault of the songwriter, they did their job which was to craft a giant hit. This album seems disconnected from Layla, it’s mostly Blues Rock (as interpreted by some English blokes again) and then the aforementioned 800 lb gorilla. I found most of the Blues to be uninspired, Hendrix or even Blue Cheer did it way better IMO. So this gets 3 stars simply from the gorilla song

Клептон баянно-рокенрольный

Enjoyed this!

Nice and bluesy, enjoyable listen

Very solid from front to back, really enjoyed this

couple of songs

231125 12:47 3.5

Is Layla the rock version of “and I fucked your bitch you fat motherfucker”, obviously George and Eric weren’t feuding like that though. Have you ever loved a woman is also pretty cold too. Anyways it’s alright, and was deservedly called so before people figured out it was Clapton’s newest outing.

Nice calming intro, looks like it's going to be a good 70s good time. I think if they can manage to introduce some variety into these jams at some point it could be pretty good. Some tempo changes, that sort of thing.

Layla is the best song on the album but is also long. The other songs are alright but a bit of a jam session which makes the song longer than necessary.

Look. Layla. Just, perfection. Didn't have a ton of time for the rest of the album though, so it won't make my top lists.

A good blues album

Disco che non mi ha detto e lasciato nulla. Rispecchia i canoni della musica anni settanta classici dei padri americani che fanno grigliate. Non mi é piaciuto e ho fatto fatica a finirlo

Fantastic Clapton work

Bon album the rock / Blues mais certains morceaux tire en longueur avec des solo de guitare

This blues rock double album is the sole album created by Eric Clapton's band - Derek & The Dominos - and as the title states, it's a collection of love songs. At release it was a commercial and critical failure, but over time it has been considered Eric's best work and is now certified gold. I wasn't really interested in any particular songs off the album, but it made great background music for work. Perhaps someone in love would enjoy listening to this album.

Side project of Eric Clapton after Cream disbanded, Derek & The Dominos never did any other albums. And perhaps this is a damn shame, because this high points on this album are amazingly high. Bell Bottom Blues is a prime example of an amazing hard-hitting chorus that I wish never ended. Everyone is in their prime on this record, and it shows. Songs flow naturally from one to the next, making for a well-paced album that explores different moods. The overall strengths lie in the absolute beast that is Eric Clapton rocking his guitar, keeping a strong pace with the rest of the band as he carries a rocking momentum into the solo. It's a must-listen for any classic rock fans, because it rocks so hard. Great record, even if it is a little long.

No es lo mio, ok blues, entonces... Y Leyla...bueno ese riff repetido no parece ser muy brillante, quizas me pierdo de algo pero bueh.

Excellent album.

probably one of the most real and honest looks at the subject of love, ever

I dig it

Classic, and quite bold considerings it's largely a love album to George Harrison's then-wife...

3.3 - Overly crowded with guitar showboating. Undeniably there are some jams here. The problem for me is the jams are too long and I get burnt out on 12-bar blues by the end. Also, I’ve never understood the fascination with “Layla” - the piano outro is boring and, again, it’s crowded with guitar noodling. Obviously Clapton is a skilled guitarist but to me he lacks subtlety, at best he’s able to hammer and bend on the strings.

God blues med det helt dyre orgel.

sygt at clapton er bedre alene

Gode gamle Eric, solid rock, god guitar, Layla

Firstly, this is a blind review. I have zero up front knowledge of this band/album. Secondly, I will let you know when I do later in the review. This album reminds me of watching 80s television, Knight Rider, if you must know, with house bands singing generic sounding rock and roll that no one has ever heard, until it became cool to license songs directly from the popular culture and make it part of the show's track. Once I get over this, this album still does not make a big impression on me. The 70s were a confusing time, lots of peace and love leftover from the 60s, but also a lot of weirdness and flirtations with chaos showed up in this decade. While this album is from 1970, you can hear the precursor sounds that fully abandoned the more flowery aspects of the 60s, and the more grounded and gritty via a love letter kindly reminding us of the Blues particularly of note in "Key To The Highway". Until now, this album is not that exciting, but it is very familiar. Now we are at "Little Wing" and about halfway through that song, I mark it as my favorite. Not even one song later, a familiar riff hits me. "Layla", a song that is on constant rotation on my local classic rock station, but for some reason is always credited to Eric Clapton. At this point, I decided to see exactly who Derek & The Dominoes were and then it all starts to make sense. This album is basically a love child of several members of bands who would later rise to prominence and define the blues/rock of this particular decade. This album drops right in the middle of significant social change, to include an unpopular war, and perhaps the world wasn't quite ready for it. Granted, the contemporaries would find their footing and give us some of the best classic rock ever, songs that inform constantly what it is that people really love.

Love that warm electric guitar sound.

Blues and blues and rock. I enjoyed hearing the evolution of a great guitarist, as well as the softening of a voice. Whoever mic'd that drum kit needs a talking to. How many pillows were stuffed into that floor tom?

Didn't expect to enjoy this album as much as I did. Entertaining guitar from Eric Clapton throughout.

Comfortable guitar music

What'll you do when you go crazy? And your listeners are no longer by your side? You've been racist and anti-vax much too long You know it's just your foolish pride Eric, you've got me on my knees Eric, I'm begging, dude please Eric, you're talented but you're out of your mind

I had a great time with this one! Knowing the background of Eric Clapton (+George Harrison), I had very complex feelings going into this listen. That being said, the blues rock eventually worked on me. At first I did feel like I wasn't "absorbing" anything, though.

Good tracks, but fairly standard blues rock. Some tracks were a bit too drawn out for my taste, but over all fairly enjoyable.

Meh, appreciate the technicality, but wouldn't listen over and over again

Honestly, too long. Some nice blues rock but there is better.

Just give me the title track (and Bell Bottom Blues, that's a good song). The world has moved past the need for Eric Clapton and his weird pining for George Harrison's wife.

I need a slowed-down, soul-free version of Little Wing like I need another hole in my head. Diet blues.

man...i just don't know about this one. i never actually cared for clapton all that much, is the thing. i do still love the ending of layla, but that's in part because it's NOTHING LIKE the rest of clapton's work. which, to me, has always kind of sounded like a white man ripping off the black bluesmen of the south - and that's unfortunate, because his talent is undeniable. i just...don't like him. and honestly, as of pandemic times, it's a lot harder to like him as a human than it ever has been. i guess maybe he actually did sell his soul to rock & roll.

It's a 2 without Layla. Too long without enough good stuff. That song is amazing though

There are some great songs on here - it's obviously a classic record. I'm not a huge fan of the production of this record. It always sounds kind of muddy to me. I feel the production combined with their take on it kind of ruins Hendrix's Little Wing (on of my favorite songs) I used to be a bigger fan of Clapton but these days I find him a bit... not sure the right word... stodgy? He's a bit too traditional in his adherence to the blues. And he's not the greatest singer. But still, some great stuff on here. Hard to dislike it.

Great album some classic blues covers and originals

damn this was long for how little variety it had. i'm not gonna say it was bad overall, there were a couple of really good songs, but it really got grating after hearing songs that sounded so similar over and over. 5/10

Bit forgettable. 6

6/10. Jeez, I'd never realized that Layla was 7 minutes long. I like Layla just fine, but this album is just 76 minutes that all sounds like Layla but a little worse. Not an unenjoyable experience by any means, but a little samey.

Pretty uncool to make a bunch of songs about loving your best friend's wife. They sound decent though! 8/10

There were a lot of songs on this album where I liked the music much better than the lyrics. I really liked the music though.

Layla. Classic. Clapton was a bit of a shit to George Harrison though wasn’t he?

Sono combattuto perché è un album di qualità, suonato con gusto. Ma allo stesso sto facendo fatica a digerirlo. Mi spiego, è pieno di schitarrate blues classiche ma fatte bene, roba che sembra facile ma che non riuscirei mai a suonare allo stesso modo. Alcuni pezzi non sono nemmeno troppo scontati, anzi! Aggiornamento in diretta: Sto a 11. Little Wing, e mentre sto scrivendo questa recensione sto cambiando idea, mi sa che è un bell'album dopo tutto! Praticamente ho scoperto solo all'ultimo di aver ascoltato Eric Clapton e, non solo, che questo album sia tipo un classicone. Giuro che non lo conoscevo.. Un 3 pieno pieno!

Questo è il classico disco che s'è voluto spingere troppo oltre, un po' come i giochi AAA che vogliono massimizzare $/h di gioco. La band è forte, il blues è di qualità e c'è anche un tentativo apprezzabile di varietà, però 75 minuti so difficili da reggere pure quando sei un genio artistico, non li puoi reggere facendo rock blues, anche se di buona fattura. Comunque non li penalizzerò per il fatto che li ho dovuti sentire in due giri perché mediamente mi hanno intrattenuto. Io direi un 2.75 che promuovo a 3 perché l'ho trovato comunque di qualità superiore della maggior parte dei rock bluesettari ascoltati finora.

Alright. Layla obvs the highlight.

Feels like this was the precursor to a lot of 1970s studio-based albums. More like a 2.5

Being generous with the 3. I’m mostly indifferent, though “I Looked Away,” “Bell Bottom Blues” and “Anyday” were nice. Shame what they did to Little Wing.

Very 70s, fine not bad or anything.

Blues rock

pretty good blues

Layla is the stand out the rest is just ok

3.5 | Quizá suene extraña esta opinión pero igual la daré... Los británicos no tocan bien blues. Suena casi racista pero siento que hay algo que simplemente no termina de sonar bien cuando algun inglés toca blues puro. Aquí en mi opinión hay un ejemplo claro de eso, el disco tiene la mitad de covers de canciones clásicas de blues, que suenan... bien. Sí, están adornadas muy bonito con esos solos virtuosos y largos de Clapton, pero es quizá justamente esos solos y esa sensación la que para mí hace que sean versiones medio descuadradas... el blues no suena así. Ahora, en cuanto a las canciones originales que son la otra mitad es patente la calidad de músicos que hay aquí. No es lo mismo blues puro que blues rock y de verdad que son excelentes y suenan interesantes. Tienen una producción particularmente de sonido suave que las hace sonar hasta casi "refinadas." Bell Bottom Blues y Anyday muy buenas pero obviamente la canción que se lleva el disco es Layla, sin necesidad mayor de discutir mucho sobre ella una canción clásica, emblemática y muy posiblemente en fuerte contienda si se hace un top de canciones de rock de toda la historia. No pudo haber mejor decisión en la carrera de Clapton que aceptar que se pusiera esa coda de Allman después de su parte, es una canción con un híbrido de sonidos espectacularmente cuadrados y dificilmente superable. A pesar de unas canciones originales excelentes y una obra maestra de sencillo, el disco sí termina perdiendo un poco de puntos por esos covers de blues que suenan... bien.

De Clapton no conocía más que ya su onda de adulto contemporáneo, con el Unplugged y el disco con B.B. King. Lamento que haya sido así porque disfruté muchísimo este disco que nunca había oído. En mi perspectiva es un perfecto disco de Rock de los setenta: con un toquecito de Folk y Psicodelia, mucho de Blues y algo de Hard Rock, muy buena batería y bajo, arreglos vocales rasposos y por supuesto guitarras… muchas guitarras. Incluso para lo largo que es, y considerando que las canciones más blueseras de pronto se parecen entre sí, me gustó todo y me alegra agregarlo a mi librería.

Too old time-y for my liking.

Alittle too long of an album

нда, всегда меня удивляла выдержка этих людей, конечно. Ладно уж, хуй с ними со слушателями, но самим играть десятки, а то и сотни песен на одном и том же блюзовом квадрате, с одной и той же соляговой дрочьбой - ну вызывает восхищение иногда, конечно. Струны бы из таких людей делать. Ну впрочем, первая группа Эрика Клептона в этом плане всё-таки не так плоха, как многие (многие!) другие в этом списке. Скажем так, если бы мне надо было выделить один ультимативный альбом блюзового батя-рока - я бы, вполне возможно, остановился как раз на этом. Ну а че - сыграно всё хорошо довольно, бодрость духа присутствует по большой части, а ещё пока слушал - уловил штуки 3 смутно знакомых мелодии, которые потом стопроцентно пиздили себе более попсовые рокеры. Слушали, значит, записывали. Ну и на здоровье. Ещё вспомнил, кстати, что когда я был мелким - я зачем-то попросил купить мне двд с акустическим концертом Клептона. Ну я Чижа тогда слушал, всякое такое, короче в тему как будто было. Хуй я что понял в то время, конечно, в Клептоне. Ну, и сейчас, собственно, вроде как и понятно всё, а всё равно ощущение, что чего-то не понимаю. Кому такое нравится - это наверное будет 10/10, на кончиках пальцев. А так могу посоветовать максимум разок для ознакомления прогнать и забыть. Лучшие песни (в которых есть какая-то внятная музыкальная идея): I Am Yours, Bell Bottom Blues, ну и знаменитая Layla, конечно. Худшие: да не то чтобы есть прям плохие, скорее просто не запоминающиеся 6/10

"Layla" is enough classical for the whole album, but some other songs are also very good songs. This is not an exceptional album, it stills sounds like a "clean" 70/80's rock n' roll (this is not really a bad thing, but it's hasn't any real highlight besides "Layla").

It's a classic album no doubt. Eric Clapton at his peak I would say. 4 stars.

Title track is a masterpiece, fiery guitar riffs galore and a young Eric singing his goddamn heart out for his mate's missus. He had a turn later, and found out the grass ain't that much greener. Still, prior to that sad domestic disillusion, he was drinkin' and smokin' and cokin' himself right silly, and he had the forethought to get that shit down on tape. Lo and behold, this album. Bell Bottom Blues is another great track, and his crack at Little Wing is alright too (no outdoing Sir Jimi though). Years later, Stevie Ray would demonstrate what a cover of Little Wing could be. I've listened to this album of bunch of times before - last time was about 3 weeks ago while grocery shopping. I forgot I was even listening to the music until it reached the title track and my ears zoomed back in on the sound coming through my headphones. This may be a sign that, while I appreciate the album's status as a classic, it's not some kind of Top Ten (hell, Top 100) album for me.

Why so long though

Absolute classic. The guitar playing is otherworldy!

Not my favorite but not bad for what it was.

Tuli kuunneltua osissa niin kokonaiskuva pääsi hajoamaan, mutta ihan lepposaa ja kulkevaa rockia.

Eka biisi huolestutti vahvalla kantrivivahteella, mut levyhän alko nopeesti kasvaa raikkaaks rallatteluks.

Bello anche se non me lo ricordo gia' piu'

there was an hour and a quarter of this shit. we know Clapton is a massive bell end but that is some serious self love to release over an hour of you wanking off on your guitar just to get all the middle aged white blokes in stonewashed jeans to get a moist crotch from feeling like they know 'the blues'. it takes a cunt of claptons proportions to take the blues and switch it from heartfelt songs of woe and turn it into an excuse to make everyone look at how good you are on the guitar. that bit form goodfellas is good though.

My two year old son died in the same way Eric Clapton's son died. For inspiration.

Album title says it all, right?

Oh the irony of someone that is openly racist building a career on piss poor blues rip-offs. Fuck racist, rapist, anti-vax Clapton.

Eric Clapton is a guitar god.

Masterpiece! Great Melodies. A shame I didn’t know it.

Virtuoso guitar solos. Some blues numbers that shine more with guitar solos than with vocal performance. (7/10) Favourite Tracks: Layla, Bell Bottom Blues

BT: Bell Bottom Blues (2), Anyday (6), Layla (13) Rock clásico a más no poder, perfecto para música de ambiente en un bar de cuarentones, el álbum se hace algo largo y tiene más relleno que Naruto, pero las guitarras suenan genial y Layla es BRUTAL, un buen disco de Rock blues pero más estirado que un chicle. Key to de Highway (7) son casi 10 minutos de solos de Rock/blues, que si te mola está de puta madre pero pero en 10 minutos me hago unos macarrones y me sobra tiempo. Thorn Tree In The Garden es una canción muy soft y perfecta para tu playlist de relax o de acústico. Si tienes un barucho en medio de la carretera, este disco es para ti, sino, escucha solo las BT.

22/06/2021

Fun listen

Eh

Layla sounds familiar... the others didn’t really stick out to me

Cool

muy chulooo!!

Eric Clapton at the beginning

Clapton and the boys with their finest blues-rock.

It was nice...I was tempted to give it 4 stars, but its about as good if not better than Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

I would like to find a source for reading about the history of the albums meaking.

Super bluesove solicka, standardny stary blues - Eric Clapton.

The record starts off extremely strong, with Looked Away having everything, touching lyrics that are sung emotionally by Clapton's on the edge of breaking, lovely guitar solos and the epic ascending chorus of Bell Bottom Blues. I do not love the sharp guitar riffs on Keep On Growing and Key To The Highway, and I feel both tracks overstay their welcome by a minute or 2/3, Nobody Knows is way too much blues and not enough rock and the mastering is mediocre at times (base only in left ear). Layla is also worth a mention for obvious reasons. All in all, a fine record. 3/5

Disappointed in this. General upbeat light blues songs but no great discoveries.

One of the best albums ever recorded. A masterpiece.

Layla song is a straight ten out of ten. The complexity of these songs is great and I find it brings me happiness listening to this

Really awesome album, was cool to hear Clapton in a different light

Good and chill

Pretty boring

An incredible blues rock album with Clapton at his best

All familiar songs. Lacking impact as an album.

👍

Nice Eric Clapton. 7.5/10

A mi esto en 2021 me atufa un poco a dadrock y sinceramente pa ser de 1970 con hendrix ya comiendo suelo y los beatles separaos no le veo mucho el fuste

I’ve never been a big Clapton fan, and this album didn’t really change that, but if there’s one song I do like it’s “Layla”. “Key to the Highway” was pretty good too, but the whole thing is just too long.

A classic, but some of these songs go on a bit long. I like Clapton but there's a bit too much noodling for me at certain points

First listen wanted to write this off... Didn't realize they did Layla! Classic song. Second listen and playlist for Layla, Little Wing, Anyday and Bell Bottom Blues!

First time listening to Layla in full. What I have missed for all these years. Album really grew on me.

love it

bell bottom blues

Eric clapton is a guitar god but also a racist + fucked george harrisons wife so 4 stars. layla is very banger type shit

no. sorry pattie, idgaf. five white guys playing shitty cringe blues rock . er*c kkklapton is racist af anyway so no.

music sucks but he fucked george harrison's wife. 4 stars

It's a solid album, but most of the tracks get overshadowed by the epic title track.

Some pretty cool Blues Rock sounding tracks, almost a little bit Eric Clapton style. Can even hear how QOTSA Villains album had some similar sounds. Layla is an absolute classic, but this isnt generally my thing, so, 3/5. Edit: just googled it and it's Eric Clapton's band hahhaha 😂

If someone asked me for the most generic piece of classic rock music I could think of, I now know where to point them to.

eh. 3

3.5/5 it had some interesting songs, i'll have to relisten

Pretty cool, but again, I've had enough of 70s rock. Layla is a jam though.

Good fun a bit much to listen to in one listen

Classic 70's rock. BT: Bell Bottom Blues, Have You Ever Loved a Woman?, Layla

Between a 2-5 and a 3 for me

A mellow album of love songs. 1RS

Some good songs but not my style.

Fuck Clapton (did not listen)

"I was standing, Looking in the face of one who loved me, Feeling so ashamed. Hoping," (Keep on growing) "Please, leave me alone Nothing in this world can make me stay I'd rather go back, I'd rather go back home" (Anyday) Un poco decepcionada con este disco, porque "Layla" me parece un temazo pero todo lo demás un poco meh.

4/5

One of best double records in rock history. A well deserved status of classic

Uninspired trash over basic blues backing. If I wanted to listen to this, I can go to a local dive bar on a Tuesday evening show with a bunch of aging rockers who believe in conservative fiscal policy.

“Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs” by Derek and the Dominos (1970) It will be hard to focus on this as an album, since it contains one of the best rock songs of all time, “Layla”. Another thing that makes this a challenge is that it features two of the top rock/blues guitarists of all time, Eric Clapton and Duane Allman (d. 1971). Indeed, the music of this album is best heard as an electric guitar duet between these two. The serious listener may thus be distracted by the temptation to spend too much attention to distinguishing their contributions on each song. And rock aficionados may be surprised that many of the dominant guitar lines are performed not by Clapton (right channel dominant, with heavy fretted bends) but by Allman (usually hanging out on the left channel, and recognized by ultra high slide). Also, on “Keep On Growing” and “Thorn Tree in the Garden”, the lead vocal is not Clapton, but Bobby Whitlock. The lyrics are beautiful expressions of love, found (“Keep on Growing”), lost (“I Looked Away”), requited (“Little Wing”) or not (“Layla”). Love, longing, pain, passion. No politics. No philosophy. No pretense. Musically, the compositions are exquisite, experimental (This is 1970), and performed with technical excellence and soul. A classic fusion of rock and blues, with the most fitting acoustic final track ever. Clapton’s dominant voice (admittedly strained) is helped by quality backing vocals. Solid rhythm section, but listen, listen, listen to the guitars. This a great album. No argument. 5/5

Un 5.

"Layla" the most known and best song on the album. Bluesy/Eric Clapton type music. 5/10.

Eric “the kindred moose” Clapton at it again with a very catchy album soaring great guitar rhythm and solos.

Clapton is such a legend. His touch, as well as Allman’s, creates so much on this album. Very enjoyable!

I like it.

I like it

Solid classic rock

That was really really good. I’m surprised. I mean, Layla is a banger but there was so much good stuff on this album!

Ok sure. Not my cup of tea, but the guitar work is great (of course). The eponymous "Layla" is really the only thing that jumped out at me.

Absolute classic

Really good Clapton

Not great. Just what you’d expect.

Layla hab ich gestern zufällig gehört. Mit Clapton hatte ich es ja auch nie so. Versöhnt mich dieses Album mit seinem Schaffen? Joa, na ja…

Nice classic rock! Layla is killer song!

yes, THAT Layla; songs are heavy on instrumentals

What a great sound, fast paced songs and howling guitars, every song has class - what's not to like?

Slow hand does not disappoint. I had forgotten how much more than Layla they were. Great stuff

I get the feeling that the only reason this is on this list is because of the hit song Layla.