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Coming back to this one
Eric Clapton is a guitar god. He may be an A-hole in real life, but this album is a treasure. True, Layla and maybe Little Wing are the only hit singles on the album, but the guitar playing is amazing on almost track.
Top album
4 stars for Layla alone. 2.5 for everything else.
Eric Clapton is a POS.
Ugh, this just dragged on and on...and it was only the first song! Nothing about this album caught my attention, with the exception of "Layla", which was definitely the high point. But even that song carried on longer than it needed to. With any luck, I won't be returning to this one any time soon. Standout track: Layla
Much as expected really for this period. Heavy blues driven riffs. Layla is a stand out classical and added to bell bottomed blues moves the dial to 4 stars. But then a soulless pointlessly heavy version of little wing takes one star away. 3 stars given that Clapton is a great guitarist.
Really good blues rock.
Not my cup of tea for the most part. I enjoyed the last two songs and Anyday
9/10 A really good album
je connaissais que Layla de cet album (une des meilleures chansons du monde), et jsuis un peu déçue en vrai c'est hyper générique, pas forcément innovant. c'est pas mauvais mais un peu boring
Layla good
Clapton's final attempt to be in a band resulted in one album with dueling guitars over a wide range of blues and classic rock inspired songs. Fairly fun to listen to, and birthed the stalwart "Layla"
When this albums rocks - like on the title track or "Keep on Growing" - it rocks. When it moves in a more bluesy direction, it suffers. This is partially because I find Clapton's voice a bit weak for conveying these emotions, and partially because while the guitar is great it doesn't have the soul of the best blues I've heard. I'd also be lying if I said it wasn't hard to take the songs about love being so hard and his woman cheating on him seriously given the album's most well-known song is famously about wanting to sleep with his friend's wife. Even then it would all be fine if this album wasn't 76 minutes long; after the first four songs the only new sounds on it are the title track's second half and the short (and limp) closer. A forty minute version of this with the best material might get a 4.
Did not stick in memory
Often hailed as Eric Clapton's greatest musical achievement, which is why I’m giving it a generous 1 out of 5. It’s a complete pile of shit. I hope to never have to listen to this again.
Enjoyable classic rock. I liked "Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad?". Layla's electric guitar part sounds so much like the Russian song "Белая ночь" by Forum. Seriously, listen... did they plagiarize!? Its from 1985, so some Western music may have gotten into the USSR. CAPTIVATING MYSTERY
- Layla is good! - Love Songs, cuddle, Chill Playlist
Don’t understand the Clapton hype. this goes on for way too long
Downgraded to a 4 courtesy of the edit function
Congratulations Eric, you can play the guitar.
I enjoyed this quite a lot. May genuinely listen to again. Layla is an absolute cracker I’d never heard before so thoroughly surprising for me.
Eric Clapton is a figure I've heard about my whole life without hearing his music. Well, now I get the hype, because this hit me right in the sweet spot. We got the blues, boys! Bell Bottom Blues, Why Does Love Got to Be So Sad, and Layla were the standouts. The main knock on this album is that it is LONG, but I'm not docking points for that. A long album is a great thing if you're buying an LP in 1970. It's only a bad thing if you're living in 2025 and trying to listen to 1001 albums in the midst of working too much and traveling too often.
A fun album! Some classic songs and I enjoyed my listen
Layla is the clear hit here. Definitely a well done album, but dragged on for me. Didn’t listen to him growing up so no nostalgia. Get why people would love this but it was just good not great for me.
Love Eric Clapton and this album. It was super nostalgic. Eric Clapton was definitely an artist that my family had on repeat.
Layla is iconic, used to love playing this on guitar. Didn't get a chance to listen to this more than once today but overall I had a fun time.
4 for Layla and the sound, 1 for his racist attitude. But I reckon that’s more normal amongst white male musicians of his generation than most let on. But he got drunk and said it out loud.
There’s a fair bit of Clapton’s work that I really love, and that’s despite his own personal behaviour which sounds relentlessly toxic. However, this was the first time I’d tried this album and just found it unfocused, indulgent and boldly. If I was to hazard a guess, I’d say this is probably the result of band members having ready access to a huge amount of cocaine. Aggressively average, despite all the talent in the room.
Nicht schlecht aber auch nicht wirklich Erinnerungswürdig. Viele Gitarrensolos... super generisches Rock album mit blues Elementen und nicht wirklich ein rausch zu hören. 2/5
Not a huge blues rock fan, Layla is a great song but the rest was mostly meh.
This rocked. Hard 5
I was expecting this to be better, based on reputation, but it was still very good. The guitar reminds me of Eric Clapton.
Classic rock, what is there not to like.
1 auuay - 1.5 2. bluez - 1.5 3. grouuing - 1.5 4. nobody - 2 5. yourz - 1 6. anyday - 1 7. key - 2 8. truth - 1.5 9. zad - 1 10. loved - 2 11. uuing - 1.5 12. late - 1.5 13. layla - 3 14. garden - 1.5
Fantastic. 4 stars. Fuck it, 5 stars, this is a cut above the other 4 starrers.
Tonal and twangy, this felt like a secret show at a honkytonk. They saved the listener from the usual “3rd Act Drag” by tossing in some truly solid covers and changing gears from blues to rock to surf and back. This feel was also a drawback for me, as it felt like friends goofing off sometimes, not a studio album. This all feel like one-takes, outtakes or jam sessions that went well. So much talent, though, that maybe you accept that and be glad you’re in the room?
There was a time in my life when I was obsessed with all things Allman and listened to this album constantly. It has been decades since I did that - I kind of Allman'd myself out and being a Clapton fan hasn't aged very well - so I was interested to see how it holds up. And the answer is pretty damned well. This is just great music being made by virtuosos. All of that being said, I'm pretty sure my favorite part of this whole album is the "Layla" piano outro, because of Goodfellas. It just sounds kind of naked without Ray Liotta talking over it.
The quantity of reviews saying, that Clapton “doesn’t understand blues” from people who clearly doesn’t understand blues is outstanding. Why? Because a lot of professional musicians, who not only played blues all their life, but pushed it further, and gave praise this album AND Clapton (as a musician), is outstanding too. Fuck the guy as a part of society, but as a musician and guitarist and a blues player — he’s one of a kind. And those people, who just toss other people worked on this album, put their soul and talent — musicians, engineers, artist, even those who market this album, managed, people from label, etc. — those people for me are equal in ignorance and shitiness, as that prick on a guitar. For me it’s the same sin — it's about taking people's individuality away from them, putting them in a box, and giving them a “mark”, because one or two of them have shown themselves to be shitty people. And in order to assert themselves, they create their own reality, “proving” it with invented bs, and shoving it down everyone's throat, hoping that it will become "reality." Sounds familliar?
not super sure why this list has so many albums that are only known for one song, and not the cohesion of the album? Layla clearly stands far above the rest, and there are some better and some worse songs but the rest of these love songs really blend together
I actually fell asleep while listening.
Tame and meandering. Not my vibe. Too fucking long as well.
good but not great
Musically, there's little to fault, the guitar work is superb, and the overall mood is intense and heartfelt. But the album drags on and loses momentum along the way. Many of the songs start to blur together, making it feel a bit repetitive and heavy. A few standout tracks like "Layla" and "Bell Bottom Blues" keep it afloat, but it's not an album I find myself returning to often. 3/5
First impression pre listen: I physically groaned when I first saw this generated this morning. I cannot say I'm the biggest Clapton fan to begin with, and then I saw how long this thing was. I genuinely fear for my sanity. I know Layla has some iconic moments, but there's also a lot of cringe associated with that song. The other songs I've heard from this project were totally forgettable. Hoping it has some redeeming factors despite Clapton being a twat. My expectations are however quite low. Individual track notes: I Looked Away Is every song on this album about thirsting for someone elses wife? If that's the case I'm gonna lose my mind. It's a middle of the road 70's blues rock song. Nothing special, though nothing unpleasant. Average. 2.5/5 Bell Bottom Blues Very dramatic, but also extremely sleazy. Kinda annoying. Whiny lyrics. Decent bluesy guitar solo. The main chorus melody sort of works, but it's kinda ruined by the lyrics. Dislike. 2/5 Keep On Growing Decent tempo, I can kinda get into the groove of this. Does get a bit messy though. Feels sort of pandering. Noodly and aimless guitar. I'm rapidly losing braincells listening to this. Insufferable. Goes on for way too long with just painfully pointless waffling. Strongly dislike. 1.5/5 Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out Boring and uninspired take on a blues standard. Doesn't do anything interesting with it. Gentrified and pandering. At leadt the song itself is pretty well written. Dislike. 2/5 I Am Yours Snoozefest. I don't wanna hear Clapton on something like this. He's too much of an unlikable prick to pull something intimate or romantic off. Terrible distracting percussion as well. Awful. 1/5 Anyday Certainly one of the songs of all time. Has a lot of guitar wankery and over the top vocals that almost sound like parody. What's the point of this? Should've stayed in 1970's. Awful. 1/5 Key To The Highway 9 minutes of Clapton butchering a blues song? Wanking off his guitar and stroking his own ego. What is the actual point of this shit. Get on with it... Awful. 1/5 Tell The Truth Everything on this album has been awful tl the point where the awfulness of each song just blends into the next one. I don't like saying this, but everything here literally sounds the same. Circlejerking guitar and unitelligible rambly vocals. It also somehow manages to sound generic as well. Sounds like a parody of the early 70's. Awful. 1/5 Why Does Love Have To Be So Sad? And the award for the worst song title in history goes to... Got nothing else to say. At least it's a bit different in terms of tempo and style. Strongly dislike. 1.5/5 Have You Ever Loved A Woman? What is there even to be said at this point? Derivative and soulless. More pointless guitar noodling. Awful. 1/5 Little Wing Go listen to Hendrix instead. There's nothing to be gained from aknowledging this version's existence. Honestly kinda painful to listen to. Awful 1/5 It's Too Late Unlikable and boring. Predictable as always. Losing my mind. Awful. 1/5 Layla Okay here comes the big one. I have to admit that the guitar riff is very good and it does have an iconic aura around it. Too bad that's the only likable part of the song. However the lyrics and all the story surrounding it sort of ruins the song for me. At least it sounds okay. The ending piano part is great because I don't have to listen to Clapton's wailing for a few minutes even if it goes on for way too long! Fine. 3/5 Thorn Tree In The Garden No thank you. Don't like anything that's going on here. Awful vocals. Bland instrumental. At least it isn't annoying. Strongly dislike. 1.5/5 Final Review I don't even want to give this a proper review, but I'll do my best. It's a tedious circlejerk where Clapton butchers songs made by much more talented people than him. He also attempts writing his own songs on here, but they are just as ego driven and insufferable as his noodly guitar playing and unsubtle and sleazy vocals. It drains the soul out of you with terrible, over the top, nightmarish guitar stylizations that end up going on way past their welcome. The reason "Layla" is the track advertised in the album's title is because it's the only remotely listenable song on this album. And even that song is a cringefest all of its own. One of the most insufferable and unlikable albums I've ever heard. At its best it bores you to sleep, and at its worst it makes you wanna listen to nails on a chalkboard instead to drown out the second hand embarassment you get from listening to this album. Would genuinely be a waste of space in a landfill. On a positive note most of the songs he's made cover versions of on here are pretty good in their untarnished states, so if you have the time go check them out. I'd suggest you skip this one and spare yourself the pain of having to waste 1 hour and 16 minutes on this pile of crap. 1/5
Absolutely perfect
Its alright
Fantastic; it was so good, I listened to the whole album twice. Thusly, it’s actual rating is 10 stars.
Great blues. Also Layla is one of my all time favorite songs
Awesome
Loved this one
Very much enjoyed this album, but definitely felt fatigued as the album went on as the songs became repetitive. Hard to go past Layla though, one of the best songs ever written.
Some very good love songs to listen to
English-American blues rock from the 70s. With Eric Clapton. One hit song, but very good, easy rock to just put on.
Layla is classic.
Forglemmelig men greit
Was enjoyable. Really electrifying instrumentals
First things first, I loathe Eric Clapton. Absolute trash human being. Beyond that, I also have never had any particular desire to go through his 'I want to steal my best friend's wife' album. Despite that, a couple songs on here weren't bad, and of course there's Layla which is a classic. But the album is too long and gets very tedious as it continues.
The beginning of so many great songs to come
The pivot between his great early stuff and the bullshit rest of his career. The moment where Clapton becomes boring. Of course there's some great guitar moments and the tone is beautiful, but overall this is a very average blues record.
Groovy Feels like the 70s Sounds like a movie soundtrack where you are on a road trip
Not for me
This feels like it should be a live album. I know you can’t create a new band nobody’s ever heard of and release a live album as your debut, but I kinda wish that’s what this was. The whole second half of Layla is a pretty obnoxious thing to record, but I’m sure it went incredibly hard in concert. Beyond that, writing a whole album about how much you love your best friend’s wife is a crazy thing to do. Especially when you include a song that explicitly says so (see: “Have You Ever Loved A Woman?”). It’s even more crazy that it eventually worked out. As a (former?) guitar player, Clapton will always have my respect, but ultimately this album spends more time jamming than I need it to.
Fantastic album. Great great blues rock
"Other Assorted Love Songs" really makes the other 13 tracks on here sounds as identical and unnecessary as they are - thanks for the head's up, Eric! 2.5*
Great band performances. Not a fan of the blues songs, but the rock ones are solid.
Shite
I really enjoyed this one, gave me some guardians of the galaxy soundtrack vibes + glances of Led Zeppelin guitars. Love it.
Parece ser que si me gusta la primera mitad
First listen
Some decent, listenable songs but a lot of self-indulgent drivel. Way too long and just background noise.
I liked it! Pretty low key and casual.
I liked the album, but I wasn't amazed by it.
A couple of standouts. I feel like this sound is not totally my vibe. 3/5
I have a soft spot for Eric Clapton even though he stole George Harrison's wife, only to cheat on assault and abuse her then divorce her to move on to new 20 year olds whenever his last wife grew up. He also let his 4 year old climb out a window and die. Anyways this album is decent with Layla being the only really inspired track. A lot of firepower went into this album being a solid project including Duane Allman of the Allman brothers. As a whole the album just doesn't stand out among the classics and pales in comparison to the work coming from Cream.
For whatever reason I didn’t know Clapton was in this band, and I thought Layla was just his song. I guess it doesn’t really matter because there isn’t much else about this album worth writing about. It’s standard blues rock, performed well but without anything really standing out. Clapton is a great guitarist (and a shitty person) but you wouldn’t really know it from this album. Other than Layla it’s not very memorable and the cover of Little Wing is straight up bad. I guess the album title really sums it up.
Aaron would like this album; Maybe Jared?
10/10 just for Layla, oh and other songs are great too
usually i can separate the art from the artist, but for whatever reason i can’t with clapton anymore. from everything i have seen or read about the man, he seems to be an insufferable prick, and apparently he’s always been that way. many of the songs are too long and as crazy as it sounds, i think he’s kind of overrated as a guitarist.
Man, I really don’t like that little twat Eric Clapton but goddamnit if I don’t enjoy a lot of this.
Those who say Clayton can’t play or is always dull never listened to this. Superb blues in 1970. Clapton hit these heights agin but rarely. The dominoes were superb. Layla is amazing, if tainted by the despicable miscrediting of the coda, which was written by carol bayer sager. Little Wing is majestic. Key to the highway is terrific. I do prefer the unplugged nobody knows you… but this is great. . In short, this album shows how white guys can do blues. It’s a pity so few others got the lesson.
Eric Clapton, Patron Saint of Blues Lawyers. This album is an inspiration for every middle-aged white guy who wishes he could wail on blues guitar, sleep with witchy women, do heroin and ride a motorcycle. I know quite a few aging finance guys who have bought themselves an expensive guitar and a motorcycle to try to live out the dream (they may also be popping opiate pills in secret, but they don't brag about that quite so much). Most of this album is filler and indulgence and cultural appropriation. I find it boring and forgettable, just like most amateur "blues" bands made up of middle-class white accountants and dentists, with the exception of the title song. And that is the reason we are all here, really. Its legacy was really cemented because the coda featured in 'Goodfellas', which is, admittedly, an awesome cinematic moment. But I put that down more to Scorsese's terrific marriage of visuals with this well-chosen needle-drop than the inherent value of the song itself (props also to Thelma Schoonmaker, editor supreme). I always secretly felt that Duane Allman's much-revered slide solos were all a bit out of tune. Awesome, but out of tune. And let us not forget that the whole coda was stolen from Rita Coolidge. Fuck you, Eric Clapton, for being a malign influence on music. You and all your druggie mates.
Layla is a banger of course and there are some other crackers on here. The rest is a bit meh though. The most interesting things about this are Jim Gordon’s story and the fact that when Clapton finally got Pattie he was horribly abusive to her. What a man…
Layla, a 5/5 is the best song on this album , unfortunately which is just a bunch of assorted songs which brings it down to a 3.5. I also like anyday and little wing
A little long, a little boring at times. The guitars aren't as impressive after 70 minutes.
My personal dislike of Eric Clapton’s right wing turn may affect this rating but there are great, great songs here. Layla being the obvious choice. But also too much indulgent Blues from white guys from the UK co-opting black music. If I want to hear that I’ll stick with the Stones or Zeppelin lol
Blues-influenced rock from 1970 that has its moments of beauty but can feel at times like listless, self indulgent noodling. Standouts: Layla, Little Wing
one of my favorite albuns when i was a teenager
Excellent album.
Classic.
Fun
This is exactly the sound I like. However, each song was way too long.
Delish
Amazing. Had no clue about their other work other than Layla
Learning Clapton was in the group hindered this album completely for me. Highlights: Layla
Enjoyed the guitar, otherwise kinda boring and quite repetitive. Layla is a banger though Favourites: Keep On Growing, key to the highway, Layla
It was… fine. I could take or leave Clapton Fav song: Layla
Eric Clapton is a beast of a blues guitarist, no different in Derek and The Domino. Aside from their live records this is their only album. It's a phenomenal album. Who can mistake "Layla", "Have You Ever Loved A Woman" and their rendition of "Little Wing" as anything but pure greatness? The ending track, "Thorn Tree In The Garden", is sublime.
pretty fun and engaging in moments but also pretty meandering and self indulgent in others
While I was listening to the album I just thought "all the tracks apart from Layla are kinda boring".
layla is an incredible song ofc but the rest of the album ain’t too bad. there’s some filler here and there cause i mean it’s like an hour 15 but the fuller ain’t awful. all in all good album but i don’t regret not listening to it till now
Good album with some bangin’ solo’s! 4/5
Aside from Layla I just couldn't get into this one. I've never been into Clapton so that could be where the problem is
fire
liked it lots
They whacked him joe. They fuckin whacked him. Fuck. - Goodfellas 1990
pretty fun
This is a solid album and has the best rendition of Layla hands down.
Pretty dang good
Really good. Clapton is so damn good with that guitar. I think I like some of the acoustic version better, but this entire album is hit after hit.
4.5 stars. Title track is a masterpiece of a composition that really sets the tone for the album which has other standouts ("Bell Bottom Blues" and "Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad?"). Even if there is some filler, it's blues rock at it's finest.
Classic
The most overrated album I can think of.
Great guitars!
Layla is really good. Everything is pretty mid... Good blues adjacent rock, but just not very exciting.
For some reason I've never really liked Eric Clapton's version of the blues. The man undoubtedly has skills for guitar and he's a decent singer too, but still there is something that irritates me. Feels like he's tryin too hard to be the ultimate blues man or something. If i feel the urge to listen to blues or blues orientated rock music, I'd rather stick to the original blues masters (or Hendrix or even SRV) than this version of it.
Cool signature style guitar sound but that doesn't leave with much as a bottom line.
Title track is good. Guitars sound nice, but still I have no stamina to listen this, it falls to background.
Sort of left field surprise, I'd heard of this band, but had no reference so never really paid any mind. But then surprise Eric Clapton and Duane Allman enter the chat, from absolutelu effin' nowhere did I see this coming. Well, the album turns out to be mostly boring blues/soul noodling, the stuff that was really popular in the early 70's. Few really good tracks in the mix, I mean Layla is there... I was half expecting to hear Cocaine after that to tell you the truth. Most of it is pretty meh tho, nice guitar playing, don't get me wrong, but boring album is boring, no matter how nice the boring song's guitars are played.
Layla is it's own thing, and it is classic, and it is good. The rest of this piece of shit album belongs in the garbage. Long, generic, annoying. Layla bumps it to two stars - that's how bad the rest of this is.
Superb.
I may be guilty of an anti Clapton bias and that colors my rating, but this is really tough to listen to. It's just guitar assing off for the entire runtime. The only part of the album that deviates is the piano part in "Layla" but that comes at the end of the song near the end of the album. If you want to hear a pure Strat sound then this is for you. Otherwise skip it.
I’ve spent a lifetime – or at least a lot of one – being deeply mistrusting of Eric Clapton. I think my first interaction was via an ad for a live CD, one where “Layla” was the centrepiece. Something about the dude just didn’t sit right for me. Over the years, I developed that opinion – not through intentional exposure to his music … but rather more begrudgingly. Clapton was a fact of musical life, yet something about his whole deal felt disingenuous, inauthentic. And here we are again. A couple of exceptions aside – the guitar work in “Little Wing” especially is fresh, exciting and unexpected – this is another mass of Clapton I can’t get along with. Not because it’s bad, not really – but because I just don’t believe it. I don’t believe what I’m hearing loves anything as much as it loves itself. And that’s an ugliness it’s hard to look past.
Of course Eric Clapton is an amazing guitarist, but it really feels like the days of guitar dominance in rock bands (extended solos on every track, etc.) is over--or at least it's less common than it used to be--and I honestly am not too sorry about that. Thorn Tree in the Garden is kind of a nice track, though.
Overall felt a little eh. standout track: Layla
Men will make a whole album about their friend's wife rather than go to therapy. This was perfect for a Friday afternoon. Love how the guitar is essentially the lead vocals on this with Clapton's voice turned way down.
A great blues rock album with some incredible songs and instrumental interplay from Clapton, McClintock, Allman, et al. What a band! I was especially impressed with McClintock's vocals. And "Layla," there are no words. One of the best songs of the 70's and all time.
God this shit is boring. Just absolutely drags. Clapton: a confessed rapist, a loudmouth racist who made millions off of distinctly black music, a phenom guitarist, and a severely overrated artist. Harder to separate the art from the artist when the art is also mostly dull and soulless, and his guitar chops don't make up for it. First couple songs and layla are alright (not great), the rest makes for a sleepy listen. An hour and fifteen mins, could you love yourself any more? Boomer through and through.
A little long at time, especially considering Clapton wanted to get away from long guitar solos. Doesn't mean it's not good.
Most of the album is okay, if you like bluesy classic rock. Then the final song blows everything else away. Honestly it would have been a 3 if not for Layla.
Started off well with ‘I looked away’ but most of the originals descended into over long doodles. Big Allman influence. The old blues numbers were good.
I didn't even know I needed this kind of album. Baš mi je dobro sjeo, nisam čula prije za njih i iznenadilo me da je to Claptonov bend. Iako je nježan, itekako ima 70s vajb. Orgulje ♥️ 4/5, 8/10
was surprised i hadn't already listened to this all the way through. what an incredible record. little wing cover is mind blowing no other way to put it
If they cut out half the guitar solos, it’s a great album!
A bit too long on the end but the songs are fun to listen to
Great album, but as the title suggests it feels more like a single and a couple of other tracks thrown together instead of an album
This album is at least honest in its title. It's a 7* song, surrounded by a sea of kind of middle of the road blues rock. It's certainly not all bad. There are a few great songs here, and a lot of the guitar playing is (as expected!) phenomenal. But overall I don't think I would ever reach out for this album again, which really limits my ability to score it highly.
Masse kule gitarriff og -soloer. Ganske upbeat og nais store deler av albumet, men nogen daukjedelige blues sanger midt i.
OKAY, so... yes, Layla is their most popular song in this album, and yes, Bell Bottom Blue was very nice and jammy, but holeh moleh - this whole album was such a bop. I enjoyed listening to the whole thing, and it seems that they just had fun playing this whole thing as well, it wasn't forced as well. Overall, great songs, really nice stuff, and Eric Clapton absolutely destroyed that poor little guitar.
How many rapid fire guitar solo weepy blues ripoff rock songs with some Brit singing about how a lady he loves so much doesn’t love him - even though she is actually his best friend‘s wife who he will divorce a few years later - do we have to hear? I would hope the answer would have been none, but apparently there’s a whole crap load of them and bunch are on this album. An hour and sixteen minutes of “poor me” songs is an hour and seventeen minutes too much for poor me.
loved this
not bad but quite conventional, I prefer Cream
Hard to listen to. Seems like theft and Clapton is a POS. He is a good guitar player.
I listened to a song I don’t like this voice
LOVE!! Austin's fav album too.
So you're telling me they were capable of writing songs like Layla, but just decided to do formulaic blues stuff? For fun??? Simply unreal.
where's da bangers
Pretty much what the title of the album says, one hit song and assorted filler.
Very good, for now I’ll go 3.5 but I guarantee the more I listen the more it’ll go up
In the first half, I was gonna give it 5 stars, but I personally got progressively bored after the Tell The Truth. Still, incredible album, favorite song is Bell Bottom Blues
unfortunately it’s incredible
This goes on far too long, both as an album and some of the individual songs; I thought Key to the Highway would never end. But there are some decent songs on it, and the playing quality is good. A low three.
I’d never listened to this album before - it sounds like a parody. I can see why Layla is the famous one - the first half of the song bursts out of the album as if it’s trying to escape, only then to be dragged back in by the second half, an interminable lump of nothing nailed on seemingly to remind the listener just how excruciating the album actually is..
Garbage.
This was such an easy rock vibe, very much road-trip listening album. It reminded me of my husband too!
the first half of Layla is better than the second half
Banger! Instrumental is fantastic
Not bad not completely enamored 3/5
Layla has two parts, and I love them assortedly
Sometimes people need to separate the art from the artist. Eric Clapton may be a racist, anti-vax moron now. But, back in the day, he was just a guy trying to break up the marriage of his best friend and his wife at the time. Now to the album itself. Eric Clapton can play a mean guitar but, the jams go on way too long. It’s not a bad album. It needed to be shorter and more structured.
This is a double album, the only album from Derek & the Dominoes. It was released in 1970 but was considered a flop at the time. But a year or so later Layla was being played on the radio constantly (despite being 7:00 in length), and now this is considered to be a great blues rock record. For those who are into guitar this is a good showcase of Clapton and Allman’s guitar playing. I enjoyed listening to almost all the tracks.
This album cover looks like a middle school doodle. Somehow the art sold for like 2 million bucks, though. Not a bad thing, but just sayin'. I'm so over these 70s bands! What a snoozefest! And it's over an hour, too. I like the name "Layla". Nowadays the kiddos are calling their faves "Shayla", which is another 70s song, as I understand it. Anyway, many of the songs are love songs about George from the Beatles' wife, so that's fun I guess. A 2.5, but since it was so long I will round down. Highlights: 'Keep on Growing', 'It's Too Late', 'Layla' (another rare song where the music is actually more enjoyable for me than the vocals)
Really enjoyed
I remember first listening to this whole album years ago after my dad played the title track for me, on vinyl. Back then, I didn't love a lot of the songs on this album, other than the obvious one. And I've tried again a couple times over the years, but still--it's just not there for me. I feel like the sound here isn't as groundbreaking as the Clapton's stuff in Cream, and the album overall isn't as good as Cream's best albums. A little too southern rock sounding perhaps. Some bland blues. Anyday has its moments and Tell the Truth, but Derek and the Dominos--taken as an entity--is really just a one hit wonder. His Little Wing cover should put people to rest on the fact that Hendrix is a better guitar player, but I suspect that argument will never die. 2/5 because I really can't justify the 3 even despite how good the title track is. This list is supposed to be about albums, not singles.
A great blues album. In fact, I've always associated Layla with Erik Clapton. Nice to have learned something new here. I'll definitely enjoy listening to this again. 5/5
Gran canción que sube el nivel de un buen album de blues
10
Actually quite liked a lot of this, but apparently Clapton is a wanker, so 1 star!
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Can't help that I'm a guitar fan. However no more than 3 due to Clapton being ... Clapton.
I wasn't expecting much, but this blew me out of the water.
Layla is one of the greatest rock songs of all time. The rest of the album falls greatly short of that achievement, but is still pretty damn good. Eric Clapton is a piece of shit person with undeniable talent. The world isn't fair sometimes.
7.5/10. I don't have much to say here, but this is a really good album. :)
This is pretty much all the Eric Clapton you need.
Layla song og bop fr fr
Everything just feels too long and too indulgent. Layla - great song for 2 minutes, drawn out to fuck for 4.
The critics had it right the first time. Indulgent, garish and manufactured, it's the kind of shit that could only come from people who think they can do no wrong, and that as long as they can be recorded the world absolutely must hear them. Look no further than the cover of Little Wing, which takes so many liberties in smothering a classic tune in pomp that it loses all character. It gets a star for Layla, but even that seems worse when put in the context of this album.
It’s hard to believe that one of the greatest rock songs of all time could come from such an uneven mess of an album. Layla (the song) is a bit of a microcosm of the album at large: Astoundingly good at the start, but then it just keeps going until the relief of hitting the end. Damn near all of these songs are Slowhand wanking off on his guitar, playing extraordinary blues rock, but failing to keep the listener engaged with the consistent variation and soul of tracks like Bellbottom Blues. There are high highs to be sure, but as a complete package this thing is a bit of a shambles, and I can’t go higher than a two. ⭐️⭐️
My dislike for Clapton aside, this gets 5*s for the last 4 minutes of Layla alone.
Lovely array of great tunes and lyrics - thx!
Fine, Layla is really good but maybe just wasn't in the right mood for listening
Assorted is the important word here. Assorted, like a box of chocolates, and like every other chocolate is dry and flavorless. This album is bloated, too many listless, pointless songs. Listening to this is like listening to a little kid share their rock collection, one rock at a time, and most of the rocks are just bits of asphalt or concrete, and the kid is a racist. The best song on here is little wing, and that's a cover. And there are other covers of little wing out there that are just about as good. To be honest, I'm a fan of this type of music... Southern fried loose jam rock? Love it. Dueling lead guitars? Hell yeah. One song with an extended coda? Yes please. But so much of this is boring and unimaginative... Derek is Eric is generic ha ha got 'em.
clapton is a fascist and the least talented of the yardbirds alum.
Layla? He means Pattie, right?
Good bits but a lot of cruft
Appreciate the quality and some great moments but a bit too indulgent for me
Solid album with some of the best guitar playing, between Clapton and Allman, were covered. Put it on, let it play.
It’s interesting reading that this was not received well on release considering it has 3 enduring classic Clapton songs on it. The only real problem I had is it didn’t need to be so long. Trim some fat and this is a 5 star album
Nice 60's guitar vibe. Yes, I know it's Eric Clapton.
I hate how long it went on for, but I'll be damned if this wasn't some good guitar music
A white English shitbag borrowing "blues" sounds does not make an album important enough to be one of the 1000+. I've heard Layla quite a few times thanks to classic rock radio, and even then it's one of those "just sit through this and we'll get back to better stuff" tracks for me. Feel free to never listen to this before you die, friends.
Eric Clapton bores me but this one has two of his best in Layla and bell bottom blues. Key to the highway is a gem I discovered here and I loved that one. Very bluesy record - it’s cool and all just production wise sounds like shit. Not sure if this is an expanded version but a refined longer than an hour released in 1970 seems unique. I think I’m rounding up to 4 stars here. Good stuff
Angrily giving this two stars because unfortunately Layla absolutely whips ass.
Another one of those albums where the title track is the only really good one
This gets an entirely biased 5 stars from me. I grew up on Layla, and the title song was one of my first favorites growing up. The album as a whole rocks for the entire 76 minutes. I have so many problems with Eric Clapton as a dude and even as a musician, and I should probably be listening to more black blues artists, but goddamn I cannot bring myself to not love this album. Sometimes you wanna fuck George Harrison's wife so bad that it makes you make the perfect album, idk
Listenable enough, and a couple songs are even close to being good. Clapton sucks though.
4 stars
Not bad. Fun instrumentals, vocals didn’t move me. Lots of similar sounding songs.
Great
Quite nice to listen to. One megahit. I can imagine that this was a refreshing album at the time.
Listens: 3 Standout Tracks: Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad?, Little Wing, Layla There are some real bangers on this album.
Some really great music here
It felt like a decent classic rock album. Not much more I can say. Favorite track key to the highway 5/10
Psychedelica and long guitar solos still elude me- some quality songs, but I could not finish this.
I love blues so this one was an album I knew I'd like. Of course I knew the title song as well as a few others... Bell Bottom Blues, Nobody Loves You When You're Down and Out, Little Wing (a very different cover of that amazing Hendrix song). But I didn't realize it was a double album and it was filled with really great blues music. You could really hear the joy and feeling of freedom in Clapton's voice and guitar. I didn't realize that Duane Allman played along with him on list of the songs. They had just met and formed a bond that really came through on the album. Definitely a five star album for me!
Good. Kinda music I’m into often these days
Classic and amazing riffs but still the last spark was missing.
I can get why someone would like this album, but not me. Songs could use to either be cut in half or removed completed. It's an incredibly long, boring, and self-indulgent album about betraying your best friend. There's some great sounds and musician work here, though.
Great album
Última semana de abril con éste disco de una de las bandas en las que estuvo Eric Clapton. De él por supuesto escuché Cream y algún que otro tema solista pero desconocía esta banda: sólo me suena su nombre. Se siente como un disco clásico de Rock and Roll y Blues, como un documento histórico de una época. Tiene momentos en que se plancha más y otros en que sube, como todo. Menciones especiales a "Tell the truth", "Have you ever loved a woman?" (con un Eric Clapton dando cátedra) y "Little wing" (una más que respetable versión). Hasta mañana.
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I rate Little wing a 2 star because its like country and i don´t really like country but the drums and other instruments are good ⭐⭐. I rate Lala a 2 star because its like country and i don´t really like country but the drums and other instruments are good and the energy is to much ⭐⭐. I rate Keep on growing a 2 star because its like country and i don´t really like country but the drums and other instruments are good and the energy is to much ⭐⭐.
Song: little wing this song is good but i never heard it before and there is not a lot of music i love the country music with the guitar i hear a little bit of it but with it being slow it sounds like there is a bunch of lyrics but it is really not Song: Layla this song is good I've never heard of it though but i like it The start of this album is good and there is a lot of lyrics which is GREAT Song: keep on growing this song is good i love the country like voice a little bit and this album is really great i think it should get like a 4 stars
This album reminds me of like a scene in a movie where the main character is driving in like a desert lol don't know why. Other than that it is pretty good!
I don't like this song because it has no words. I would not recommend this song. I don't like this song because the beat is not good. I would not recommend this song.
Do you want to listen to listen to some music that has a lot of Percussion? Well in Little Wing you can! ⭐⭐⭐⭐. I recommend this song. Do you want to listen to some music that has a lot of electric guitar? Well in Layla you can! I rate this song a ⭐⭐⭐. I kind of recommend this song. Do you want to listen to some music that has a lot of percussion? Well in Keep on growing you can! I rate this song a ⭐⭐⭐. I kind of recommend this song.
i dont like t because i dont like the beat and there is no one is singing, i like the second song i like the beat and ow the guy sounds . i dont like the third song i do not reccomend this album
I kind of like this because his voice sounds weird and I didn't like how the quitar sounded, but I liked the lyrics. I would not recommend this to someone else because I don't think they would enjoy listening to it. I give this a solid 3 stars out of 5.
the first song is okay like what are these songs
Why is the rest of the band called "the dominoes"? "Little Wing" was okay. I thought the music sounded cool. The lyrics were also good even though they were short. "Layla" was better. The music was more upbeat. The guitar was really cool. I liked "Keep On Growing" because the singing and drums were really good, and the guitar was cool. I would recommend this album.
Little Wing I really like this song becuase of the beaats and the electric guitar is super good and then the singer with the drums joins in and this song is really good cause of that. Layla I like this song because its fast paced song and the electric guitar is super good with the singer singing and then the drums in the background. keep on growing I really like because its how they use both of the guitar and the drums and that makes the singer sound better and I give this album 5
Layla! This album was good, but felt extremely long.
The more straight rocky stuff on this is ok (like Layla), but when they do blues rock it really rubs me up the wrong way with its soulless pub-rock cover-band energy. Clapton needs to apologise for all the rubbish that he inspired with tracks like that (as well as for being a horrible little racist who is rich thanks to black music). That kind of stuff reminds me of the band Blueshammer in Ghost World. The vocals on "It's too late" honestly sound like they're taking the piss.
I had no idea that Clapton started out in this group, I thought he was always a solo act. So seeing that this album is actually where Layla originated was definitely eye opening. I really enjoyed this album. Each song was easy to listen to and of course Layla is one of the best songs of all time. Some of the songs did go on for a while and while it's supposed to be love songs I didn't feel a ton of passion behind some of them. However, I still really enjoyed the album and listened to it a few times through.
Kind of okayish, classic 70's rock, most of them heard for the first time. Of which Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad? was the best for me.
I don't like my songs to long. And some of these definitely went long. Nothing really jumped out to me, other the Layla, which is the best song on the album. I'm sure someone will love this album....just not me
I like the production of a lot of the songs, but it didn't necessarily make an impression on me. I think "Key To The Highway" was a favorite of mine, I look how jaunty it is. It makes me imagine a man taking a sassy walk down a busy street downtown or something.
i know layla. i know the song. the song is one the best songs i have heard, i don't know the rest. i've already wasted a day without listening to this so i'm just gonna get straight to it because i want to do the next one too. TRACK BY TRACK 1 I LOOKED AWAY. it's alright. pretty standard blues rock about a woman running away or something. nice guitar. it's what i would expect from clapton. 6/10 2 BELL BOTTOM BLUES. now this is better. man the verses remind me so much of ballrooms of mars by t rex, and the guitar is really similar too. that's a great song though so it's alright. the chorus is great too, this is a great song. the way it goes when he says "i don't want to fade away" is soo good. really great song. 9/10 3 KEEP ON GROWING. yeah, cool blues rock. that's really all i hear is blues rock, it's so hardwired to the genre, mostly because of clapton. besides that it's a cool song, great guitar solo. 7/10 4 NOBODY KNOWS YOU WHEN YOU'RE DOWN AND OUT. man the guitar is so panned lmao but great song. it's like a slower version of bell bottom blues, very emotional sounding. 60s type progression but i like it. 9/10 5 I AM YOURS. why is this here. 5/10 6 ANYDAY. everything i could say about this song i already said about the first and the third song except i like this one a bit more. 8/10 7 KEY TO THE HIGHWAY. there had to be an electric blues song somewhere in here. i don't mind it, it's pretty chill. has no right being 9 minutes but really nothing bad to be said otherwise. 7/10 8 TELL THE TRUTH. pretty standard but nonetheless head-bop worthy. earns an extra star literally just because of the guitar in the second half, damn. 7/10 9 WHY DOES LOVE GOT TO BE SO SAD? well the song isn't. solid jam-rock with good performances from everyone. that sums up the album so far too. 8/10 10 HAVE YOU EVER LOVED A WOMAN. it's crazy how these songs are good and enjoyable yet still manage to sound like standard blues rock to my ears. still a 7/10 11 LITTLE WING. what a great cover of hendrix. the added psych elements are fresh air from the rest of the album, i wish there was more of it. such a great riff, one of the best songs here. 9/10 12 IT'S TOO LATE. pretty boring and way more so in contrast with the last track. i could really do with an all-time emotional rollercoaster of a song right now. 4/10 13 LAYLA. this is it, this is the song. i understand using piano in the rest of the songs might've undermined this song's singularity but cmon man. this is one of the greatest most moving songs i've ever heard and there is good reason this was used in like 529 movies. the first half is peak blues rock anyway, and then the second half comes in and hits you like a truck. some of the most beautiful piano and guitar put together is just heart wrenching. such an easy 10/10 14 THORN TREE IN THE GARDEN. this guy really made layla and instead of making it the closer he put this offensively inoffensive bland folk song at the end. that falsetto is horrendous. 5/10 overall a solid enjoyable album, with some incredibly high highs and some bland lows (none of the lows are laughably bad though). being hailed as a classic is understandable, but the title is painfully apt. 7/10
Its far too long, hour and 15 minutes and needs to be 45. The songs are too similar overall to justify the length, or to make the album feel tight. Much like some of the songs, the album just. keeps. going. A perfect example: Little Wing by Jimi Hendrix is a PERFECT song at 2:24. Gorgeous, fleeting. Little Wing on this album is 5:33, needlessly drug out, overly indulgent, RUINED, OVER DOUBLE the length?! YEUGH. Its 3/5 because its still better than even some things I've rated 3 on here but there's so much fumbled on this album.
"Layla" alone qualifies this album as a 4. The rest is good but obviously nowhere near "Layla". Great album!
337/1001 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
Thought that I would hate this but actually didn't mind it, apart from it being a bit dragged out at times
Boring
I liked this one fine. It definitely seemed more like zone out, background music to me tbh, but I also didn't mind how it sounded. At least, I didn't mind how it sounded until I was like 10 songs in. At that point, I felt like all the songs sounded the same and I had been listening to it for ages. It all blurred together and I didn't particularly like that, though that could be from unfamiliarity. If it was unfamiliarity, it will stay that way lmao
This is definitely some hippy hop along music. The title seems a bit off since I find the songs to be more upbeat that lovey. A good love song is slow. It’s made to make love to and allow the make lover to pace themselves to the slow grooves of the songs. 3 songs in and I feel like I’ve listened to 10. More songs in and it’s still the same feeling from when I pressed play. I don’t hate it, I really don’t but it’s just lacking flavor. Momentum. Anything. It deserves to be higher than a 3 star but I’m finding it may not be possible. It fails drastically in comparison to my normal 4 star and above. Choice cut: Bell Bottom Blues
Layla is one of the best songs ever made and rescues this album onto 4 stars
Fantastic of course
fun sound. Not my favorite. but the type of music I'd like to have on in the background at a dinner party.
Hard
A great Blues Rock album, Clapton's guitar playing is simply amazing and Layla is one of the great rock songs of all time.
Liked it a lot better than expected! I thought this was going to fall into the generic, yet iconic classic rock--I'd appreciate it but sort of feel "meh" about it. But this really hooked me. My main criticism is that at times it got a bit lofty. Particularly on "Little Wing." Highlights were "Bell Bottom Blues" and the "Layla" outro.
Where are the assorted good songs.
Still found the standout to be Layla.
I enjoyed this album listen! It was a solid rock album overall. Obviously “Layla” is the standout track but there were some other groovy songs on there too. Would recommend to others!
Really enjoyed this album, was groovin.
3/5
Oh, it has been decades since I played this album, which I used to have on a double play cassette - now long-lost. As I play this album 55 years after its release, I mostly note the generally plodding nature of the music, no matter how excellent the musicianship, and how dull it is lyrically. I suppose it's the late game of the British blue boom of the 1960s, but where the blues boom ultimately led to innovative new genres of rock music, this album is isn't really that exciting. I wonder whether it might be better entitled Layla and Other Assorted Songs of Obsession. Clapton and Allman are great. Did it work to get Clapton back in a band instead of being some kind of mythic guitar god? Not really.
solid album!!
This was good in the way that if my dad had it on I would let him play it cause I love my dad but IDK if I would be going out of my way to put this on a playlist to pump me up
Unlistenable boring drivel.
holy shit another classic
It’s okay - there are some gems on here, but they are too far and wide. The album gets too long for me. It should have been a 35 minute album. I could have listened to the songs that are too bluesy on other blues artists’ albums, and perhaps they would also be better there
I listened to this like 3 times and none of the tracks jumped out at me, but I enjoyed them all. Would like give this a 4 for solid instrumentals, grooves, and overall vibes. Would throw on while cooking sometime.
it's alright but i dont ever want to listen to it again
Many instant classic songs on here. Loved the starts to the songs, but not all of them continued to be good through the often six minute lengths. Hit or miss on being complete songs, but still mostly had something good to say about each one.
Maybe the greatest rock album of all time. Combination of Clapton and Duane is unparalleled.
The album title doesn't fuck about. There is exactly one main character track on this album, and it's name rhymes with "Schmayla". The rest is a looooooooong bluesy rock n roll jaunt. Solid, mostly, with some stinkers. But boy, Layla alone raises the score a point and a half
EC ahead of his time with Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs. The bluesy guitar work of Duane and Eric is masterful. Layla and Bell Bottom Blues are solid hits, Nobody Knows You When You’re Down And Out is a great sleeper. (He does a version of it on Unplugged that’s worth a listen.) Could do without the cover of Little Wing, but all songs are well put together and executed. Gotta love the white man blues (4.4*s)
This one runs long and is too bluesy for me. Apart from the title track, not much else from it is memorable. Not surprised the album flopped when released and not sure why its gained acclaim over the years. Maybe the Clapton legacy and for being a sole release from the D&D this has climbed many list rankings. Makes 1001 list probably just for "Layla" though...1.64 stars.
I figured this album would show up on the list. I've never listened to it unison so I was glad for the opportunity. It's a pretty well known blues rock album that checks a lot of boxes with some jams and noodling from Clapton and company. I've never been huge on the Little Wing cover, Bell Bottom Blues is a good track and there's a couple other decent songs sprinkled into the mix. The album is definitely too long so I think a few songs should been trimmed to make it a more palatable listen. The main thing that becomes evident when you finish is that the song Layla is so far ahead of anything else on the album. I can enjoy an occasion blues jam every now and then, but not sure I need to listen to Layla beyond the title track again. Clapton was king at one point, but I'm not sure a lot of his earlier work has held up that well. He's a legendary guitarist no doubt, but I don't care to listen to a lot of his catalog beyond the big hits. Even worse so now that he has emerged as a grade A butthead. 2.23 stars
Nope.
3.5
Rambling at times, but the highlights make it worth the while
What a guitarist. Longer than it needed to be. Also, I feel like Clapton's influence is overstated in the comments. He's not even the lead singer, and despite him being a racist prig, he's real talented.
The song writing is not always of the highest order, but despite a large part of me not wanting to like Clapton, I think this is a superb album. The covers and solos are particularly great. Very accessible and enjoyable blues.
Liked it more than I thought
I don't think I've ever actually heard this whole album. I mean I know a few of the songs from it, but to the best of my memory, I've never played the whole thing. I've always felt like Clapton was super overrated as a guitar player (and as a human too I suppose but that's a different conversation...) and never really got they hype. I mean he's good, yes. But there were so many people who did it better than him. Layla is a great song, there's no denying that. I've always like Bell Bottom Blues too. I mean I feel like those are the two songs from this album everyone is going to know. A few others I've heard a bunch of times by a bunch of different artists. The cover of Little Wing is just terrible. The rest of it is...fine. No real complaints it's just exactly what you would expect from a Clapton album. I think this album is on her solely because of Layla, outside of that, there isn't really anything that you couldn't hear from a local band at any number of bars in any city in the US. It's a decent album, but not one I would ever play again. 3/5
Clapton sucks personally, but this is great
Love the jimi Hendrix cover
Listened Before? N Fuck Eric Clapton. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: None because fuck clapton.
Took me a while to finally get through the whole thing but I do like how consistently well produced and pretty it sounds. Just a bit too boomer rocky for me but I could definitely see myself enjoying it much more when I’m drunk next to a body of water. Some songs overstay their welcome but I guess that’s kind of the point
Got it
- phew, schwer zu sagen, es hatte seine Längen und für mich hat nicht wirklich etwas herausgestochen - war zwischendurch manchmal etwas genervt von einigen Passagen
Slowhand….blues….what more needs to be said Really liked this album
a classic and some other alright songs, did not stand out too much
Bluesy, melodic, guitar much better than the voice, quite charming actually
Starts out dad rock, becomes super bluesy. Great chill listen.
Cooler psychedelic rock
Some fantastic tracks, mixed with some good white-boy blues and some other stuff. Probably a few tracks I’d skip over if I listen to it again. The inclusion of an Allman makes this album for me.
This gives summer at the lake music. Would listen to on a boat. Classic rock.
Fun, dynamic, and ahead of its time. Cool slide guitar. I shouldn’t expect anything less from Eric Clapton. Standout track is: “Layla”
I knew Derek & The Dominos mainly from Layla and Bell Bottom Blues and never heard the rest of the album. Boy was I missing out - I was blown away by the rest of the songs. Standouts were ""I Am Yours", Anyday" and "Key to the Highway" but really I loved them all. I believe this is the best blues-rock I've heard. Also Duane Allman's guitar work was killer!
This was very, very middling. Listened to it whilst doing various tasks about the house. Nothing caught my attention, but the didn’t stop listening either.
5/5 love the guitar and emotion
Real solid blues rock for what it's worth. Nice mix of classics like Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out and more individualistic takes such as Layla itself. The title of this album really nails it, as Layla itself is such a behemoth of a track that all the others seem to drift from memory as soon as Clapton lets that iconic riff rip. Not that the other songs aren't good, as they are quite solid, but they sure aren't Layla. I'll say that Bell Bottom Blues is a great standout as well, in its own George Harrison-feeling way. Testament to the personal and creative friendship between the 2 of them that shared more in common than just Pattie Boyd. The last track Thorn Tree in the Garden feels pretty out of place and unnecessary.. All in all, my core opinion and takeaway from this album is that this album has Layla on it.
A new sound, it is reminiscent of country with a little mix of indie and rock
The instrumental end of Layla is the most beautiful instrumental ever produced. Gets a star for that alone. Can't say I get into the rest all that much, but it's quality at least.
4/5
unfortunately this is exactly my kind of shit
Lots of solid stuff in here, lots of generic blues riffs as well. What's the difference between a toddler & a bag of coke?...
Otra portada icónica para un disco que incluye una de las mejores canciones de la historia: Layla, en su mejor versión (luego se haría otra vez famosa en la unplugged). No solo destaca este tema sino que el disco entero es una obra llena de buenos temas, tanto originales como versiones, desde la inicial I looked away, pasando por clásicos como Tell the truth (primer sencillo y producido además por Phill Spector), Nobody Knows you when you´re down and out (aquí en una versión más pausada y con peor resultado que en la del unplugged, más similar al original), la galopada de Why does love got to be so sad (¿Qué habría hecho Jimi Hendrix con esta joya viendo lo que hace Clapton con Little wing?) o la estupenda Jam que es Anyday, una maravilla. Cierto es que se hace un poco largo, por la cantidad y extensión de algún tema, pero en los 70 esto lejos de ser un debe era una virtud.
3.5/5 kind of forgettable but I enjoyed it overall.
Layla itself adds a whole other star
plus 1 for being ahead of its time
Manageable in small doses. During the first attempt to get through the album, I kept checking how many songs left... Not a great sign.
Over an hour of stolen blues riffs and diddling himself. I’d give this racist piece of shit a 2 if Bell Bottom Blues wasn’t awesome.
This is the 80th album I’m rating. I’ve heard some good things about the album but I don’t really know what this album sounds like. Adding to my Playlist - I Looked Away, Bell Bottom Blues, and Key to the Highway. Not Adding to my Playlist - Keep On Growing, Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out, I am Yours, Anyday, Tell the Truth, Why Does Love Got to be so Sad?, Have You Ever Loved a Woman, Little Wing, It’s Too Late, Layla, and Thorn Tree in the Garden. All in all I liked 3/14 songs. This is definitely not one of the best albums of all time. This is why every single music critic should be tortured to death.
Okay another Clapton. I can do it I promise. It's not that I don't like him, it's that I wrote an essay about how much I don't like him in my last review of a Clapton/Mayall album. This one I like much better than the other. It doesn't strike me as the Mayall album did, which was that other people had done it better. There's way more variety in this one than in that other record, which felt like extensive i-iv-v blues only, basically. There's more room here for Clapton to do what he can do with his guitar, there's more passion behind it, it's just better in almost every way. I just opened the wikipedia summary that you can get about the album, and this is apparently Eric Clapton's best masterpiece. I can see it, must be why I like it more than the others...lol.
very good listen, flowed super good.
Without the piano solo in Layla, this album is chock full of tired blues riffs...the drudgery of Have You Ever Loved a Woman and repetitive descending blues chords of She's Gone. Yes Eric Clapton, like Keith Richards and others, helped integrate blues into 60's rock mainstream. Clapton held tightly to the blues roots while bands like The Stones went to a more experimental, hook heavy direction I prefer. Fittingly, the piano solo on Layla, was not written nor played by Eric Clapton, but was most likely stolen by Jim Gordon from Rita Coolidge. Thanks Rita. Eric not so much.