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Was a 4 star off the first two songs, then devolved and felt like I was just listening to a bunch of guitar solos
An eric clapton vehicle with bluesy tones and the occasional elton john-like melody. The guitars make for such a specific and powerful guitar sound that makes each of the songs feel raw and rich. Sounds straight out of the 70s, some of the songs would fit either into guardians of the galaxy or a jimmy jacks rib shack. I have no specific care for this vibe but it's a very specific mood that I'd coast down route 66 to any day.
Turned this on starting my drive to work, could’ve sworn I was in a movie. I plan on listening to this if I get dumped by my girlfriend
We probably get Eric Clapton at or near his best in this one. Couple that with probably the greatest slide guitarist ever in Duane Allman, and really solid performances from Bobby Whitlock. The result is a fantastic album. Add in the fact that “Layla” is about Clapton wanting to smash his good friend George Harrison’s wife gives it some DIABOLICAL lore. “Have You Ever Loved a Women” super underrated.
Whole album slaps. Sick guitar solos. Could definitely have 5 or 13 balcony brews to this. Most notable: Nobody Knows When You’re Down and Out, Little Wing
Songs overall are pretty good, however the album is waay too long. This then turns the album into kind of a snooze fest.
So this is a cool discovery. I reckon I'm going to listen to this quite a bit over the coming years. It's worthy of being on the list and the accolades that it has received.
Totally dig this album. Incredible guitar work and musicianship. Solid jamming rock and roll with a bit of a bluesy feel.
Apparently the key ingredients for a scorched-earth blues-rock masterpiece are heroin, a love triangle, and schizophrenia.
Just gets boring
Drummer Jim Gordon also played on Pet Sounds and Classical Gas....he also killed his own mother in a pschizophrenic episode.
Derek and the Dominos of course is famously helmed by Eric Clapton. This makes both the band and their music part of legend and canon. Had I any better relationship to classic rock I would five star this instantly. Yet even I, with my relative disdain for "classic rock" can't completely dismiss this album. It is canon and it is ... pretty great actually. The titular Layla is one of quite a few undeniably special songs, and some of them have not gotten oversaturated air-time or at least for a while now. So I suppose if one is in the mood or really does not know this music, the album is a good one to take a listen to.
From one of Eric Claptons bands, This album is a jammy blues album which I enjoy regularly but there's definitely 2 songs here which are 10 times better than the rest of the album. Bell Bottom Blues has a great chorus and verse section and Layla with its iconic opening guitar riff is an instant classic. 6/10 Favourite: Layla Least Favourite: Tell the Truth
When I have to review an album that's connected to Eric Clapton in any way, I immediately get in a bad mood. I just can't stand that guy. One of the best guitarists, maybe. But as a person, I don't like him. And then the celebrated song "Layla" says a lot about Clapton. Maybe I'm doing "Derek & The Dominos" an injustice here. Nonsense, they're not even a real band, just a project, or whatever. Throw that shit away and we'll never talk about it again.
uno de los mejores discos de blues que escuché en mucho tiempo
Awesome bluesy rock from the 70s. The album gets better and better and I actually prefer the second half. High 4 Low 5 but leaning towards 5. Great stuff.
Overindulgent. Don’t get me wrong. It has great songs: Layla, Bell Bottom Blues, Little Wing…. It would be fantastic listening to them back in 70. But the rest of the songs are the same stuff other artists were releasing. How about releasing a killer 37 minute album instead of a double >70 minute one?
On the one hand, good guitar playing. On the other, dull, boring, lazy and generic.
Yes, Clapton’s a wanker. But this album is full of real classic songs. I even bought it on cassette in high school.
One of the all-time classics which I've spun a number of times, and it's certainly good, but there's a long way between the grandiosity of the album's title track and the B-sides. Layla is a true 5 star song; one or two others come in at 4, but the majority of the album tracks are more in the 2-3 range, leaving it overall at a 3. Seriously though, Layla's piano outro is one of THE ultimate moments in rock music.
I don't know if this is an unpopular opinion, but Layla is the weakest song on this brilliant album. Maybe we all need a Patty to muse us into our artistic cosmos. I don't think Clapton is the best person, but this album is epic from beginning to end and I've only gone 5 for a couple of 1st listens, but this is one of them.
It was fine, Clapton and all....
Once again, Clapton proves that with a band, he’s tolerable. And with a good band, he’s even sometimes enjoyable! In its totality, Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs is a bloated mess of standard blues tunes. When I take it apart piece by piece, though, sure, there’s still a lot of Basic Blues™️ deadweight fat, but there’s also a lot of interesting blues-based hard rock that revels in its maximalism. I get how the chaotic dueling guitar solos can be too much to handle at once, I get how Whitlock’s pressing keyboards and Allman’s syrupy slide guitar can be overwhelming on the ears. I know an onslaught when I hear one. Yet there’s something honest about it here– it feels like a true collaboration, something that seems to otherwise make Clapton physically ill. I think it’s at its best when it’s at its most, so a song like “Bell Bottom Blues,” “Anyday,” or especially “Why Does Love Got to Be So Sad?” work well. By doing the most, it allows everyone here to shine, and you can find something to sink your teeth into each listen. At the same time, though, I think more subdue cuts like “I Am Yours” or “Thorn Tree In The Garden” also work because it highlights the detail of the guitar playing. Hell, I’m even fine with “I Looked Away” as a twist on those old traditional blues. The problem is that for every decent ‘70s Boomer song that is fun but never transcendent, there’s a Basic Blues™️ counterpart waiting to ruin your mood and bore you to tears for at least 5 minutes– and that’s if your lucky. Sometimes, the suffering can last a full 10 minutes! The majority of these problem children are covers, and while that doesn’t mean Derek and the Dominos are incapable of bland original Basic Blues™️ groaners themselves [see: “Keep on Growing” and “Tell The Truth”], the cutting room floor should have been littered with studio jams and covers, and not a single one should’ve ever seen the light of day. If this had been the case, I think you could make an argument that this is the closest Clapton ever got to greatness on a single record, and that’s largely despite himself and thanks to the addition of other musicians of equal caliber. These chaff covers are a sack of stones tied tightly around this album’s ankle, and it’s a shame, because I think their blandness distracts from the actual quality of the original songs. The thing is, we all know why Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs is here, and it’s not because we all need to obsess over Pattie Boyd for 76 minutes. Half this record can be a boring snooze fest that lasts five eternities, and the other half can be messy but fun ‘70s early hard rock chaos, but none of it is transcendent. “Layla” is transcendent. Few songs are a certified powerhouse in the same way “Layla” is. Now, don’t get me wrong– it is still chaotic, there is too much going on with those guitars, and I feel like the front-half and the back-half are stuck together with an Elmer’s glue stick that an elementary schooler left opened in the sun since recess. And yet, despite that, the song just…works. It’s almost inexplicable, which proves its greatness. It’s a song everyone must hear before they die, and if that means you have to first get through a 65 minutes sonic rollercoaster? It might be worth it. Honestly, the hate for Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs is overhyped. In its worst moments, yeah, it’s basic and unoriginal and can and probably should put you to sleep. On the other hand, those lows are just boring, they’re never actually bad, and sure, boredom can feel like torture if it’s back to back to back, but like…have you heard anything else Clapton has ever touched, like, ever? Most of it is way worse than this, and its basicness is maybe the least important reason why. The thing is that this time, even at his worst, this album still has other good musicians on here to save it from plummeting into offensive territory. And for about 50% of this very long-winded album that should never have been made a double album, those other musicians put in so much work that they create some actually enjoyable material here. None of it will change your life, and it’s still bluesy hard rock, so you get what you expect. But with an open mind, it’s pretty enjoyable. One time it even tastes amazing! Obviously, had this been a single album release that cut all the covers, we’d have a stronger record, but I still think it would be a kind of middling album overall, because again, nothing here beyond “Layla” is flawless, but at least it would be easier to stomach. At the end of the day, though, while you can bare the mess of the full release if you’re interested, few people ever need to venture past the epic of “Layla” as a stand-alone track. So just do that instead.
Rating: 4.5/5 Favourite Track: Layla Honourable Mentions: Bell Bottom Blues, I Looked Away, Little Wing (Jimmy Hendrix Cover) LAYLAAAAAAAA, YOU'VE GOT ME ON MAH KNEEESSS. LAYLAAAAAAAA, I'M BEGGIN' DARLIN' PLEASE Ugh such a good album if it weren't for Eric Clapton's racist statements. My rating will be based on the music only, separating the art from the artist. I'm already a huge fan of blues and soul, so a rock album with classic blues undertones and amazing guitar riffs is already a yes for me. The guitar work between Clapton and Duane Allman creates such rich, layered textures throughout the album; combined with some legendary solos and passionate vocals. The album's length is a bit too long, which made it feel a bit sprawling. It lost me in between I Am Yours and Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad?, But finishes off with some unforgettable tracks (Obviously Layla, but the cover of Jimi Hendrix's Little Wing and Thorn Tree In The Garden are so good). Also petition for Pattie Boyd to be in the rock and roll hall of fame for inspiring so many iconic songs lmao
layla and most of the other assorted love songs: approved
Went into this knowing nothing about the album except for Layla which obviously fucks. I don’t really care about jam bands unless I’m watching live - sue me. Doesn’t make for a great album experience. Aside from Layla the rest is straight ahead Beatles-y rock and blues jams which gives Clapton the stage to shred for an hour. Nothing wrong with that. Taking with me: Layla, I Am Yours, Little Wing
This is that kind of album that my dad puts on and goes "shit my dad loved this shut up and listen" and he is correct. Eric Clapton as a person aside, this album is so tight. Vocally, harmony-ly, guitarly, what have you all solid. Even the self indulgent guitar parts manage to be interesting almost all the way through (Key to the highway and Have You Ever Loved a Woman excluded). Solid version of Little Wing, and of course Layla rules but could be 2 minutes shorter. Not necessarily something I would seek out to listen to but a very comfortable sound.
Favorite song on this album was Anyday, followed by Nobody Knows When You are Down and Out, Bell Bottom Blues, and then the Little Wing cover and Layla. This album probably slapped at a live show back in the 70s mixed with some mid weed, but, weed has gotten better, and it's now 55 years later. I've never really been a huge fan of Eric Clapton, but I understand his cultural significance. The only reason why Layla is so popular is because of the super recognizable guitar riff. Other than that, not a big fan of that song. I'm struggling between a 2 and a 3, but I think I'm landing on a soft 3 because it meets my criteria for making it on this list but doesn't go much beyond that.
Going into this album, I expected to kinda like most of the songs just based on Layla. I ended up liking even more of this record than I thought I would. Clapton (and Allman) are better guitarists than I had given them credit for. I was worried that this record was going to be an hour-long geetar circlejerk, but it's not. The songs are good and the guitar, at least for the most part, serves them well. Lyrical content is pretty exclusively about trying to smush George Harrison's wife and it's only thinly veiled - Derek = Eric, Layla = Patti Boyd. I wish George made a counter record to this. The whole love triangle might be the best british rock lore out there. This album definitely deserves it's spot on the list. I struggled between a 3 and a 4, but then Layla came on. It's a light 4. ------------------------------ Highlights: Bell Bottom Blues, Keep On Growing, Key To The Highway, Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad, Little Wing (way better cover than I thought it would be), Layla Stinkers: Have You Ever Loved A Woman? -------------------------------- My Rating Scale: 1 - Trash. Why is it on this list? 2 - Mostly disliked, some good/great tracks 3 - Mostly liked, some exceptions 4 - It's great, with one or two misses allowed 5 - Masterpiece
Ok, like I get it, the songs are solid enough and the guitar playing is obviously masterful, but my god. Somewhere halfway through Key to the Highway I had my fill and we were halfway through. Album slowly lost me as it went, and Layla did not get me back.
I didn’t really like it. Boring and hard to sit through because each song was sooo long. I don’t feel like they did much at all here . Don’t really like his voice, there’s nothing special about this. Cool guitars I guess. Wasn’t horrible I just don’t find myself listening and enjoying them
Good
Well it's right there in the album name, Layla...and other side pieces of songs. Crying on the floor? Check. In love with his best friend's woman? Check. Reading about Clapton's troubled life made more sense after listening to this. I like Little Wing, but found out later it's a cover of a Jimi Hendrix song. It's still a good lead up to the iconic Layla. I felt like I had to wade through a lot to get to Layla, but by that time I was too broken, I was almost on my knees. The Layla guitar intro is so hype/Clapton's guitar work is great and almost picked me up though (hence a higher than 1 rating). This album would have been way more enjoyable as a transient live blues bar jam show.
I really don't know how I feel about this album. Most of the songs were blues bangers, but the album played like a collection of singles more than an album. I'll throw it a 4/5 noting that I really need another listen
So, first: the title track is one of the high points of rock history. Otherwise, this album is long but none of the songs are bad. I wouldn't say it drags, but I don't know that it's well served by it's length. The rest of the album is good to great blues rock, but the songs don't really stick so well. But Clapton is among the best guitarists so everything kinda works out. 4 stars.
There was a moment when listening to this when I almost DNFed. But then I convinced myself that if I could make it through Nirvana, I could make it through the most dad of the dad early 1970s rock.
this was good fun, but didn't sit with me. i didn't notice when it ended, which is probably not a good thing.
одна лейла
This is a good album! 3/5.
Classic, not a single skip on the whole album
pretty good radio type songs
Layla is a great song. The rest is meh. it's too long. Clapton is a twonk.
So “Derek is Eric” and “Eric is God”! In an act of Blind Faith (Clapton’s previous Band), Eric fell in love with Patti Boyd and penned Layla (“you got me on my knees, Layla”) who is actually (...for now...) married to George Harrison of the Beatles, 2 yrs after George invited Clapton to play on the White Album, while they toured together with Bonnie & Delaney to avoid any drama. So this album is the catalyst of Clayton’s quarter life crisis. He does an incendiary cover Hendrix’s “Little Wing,” which he may have envied after being outplayed during a live Cream jam session in London (Beatles in attendance) but later revered until he died after Clapton recorded these Bell Bottom Blues. Clear? Perfect! Just think of an English Bachelor TV show with the world’s greatest rock stars. Unfortunately Clapton traded the Dominos in for piles of coke so this is their sole album, .... and boy-oh is it good! There is a little bit of pop. A little bit of blues and a whole lot of Clapton! I honestly have always liked his one-off albums better than his solo work, but without disrespect to his solo work.
Random Thoughts: * This was way more bluesy than I thought it would be. * The hits (Bell Bottom Blues and Layla) are easily recognizable on here for their pop sensibilities. * While the hits were good, they needed more pop oomph on this album. * Did anyone tell George Harrison about this song called ""Have You Ever Loved a Woman?"? Here's a little excerpt from the lyrics: "You just love that woman, yes / So much it's a shame and a sin...But all the time you know, yes, you know / She belongs to your very best friend". * Pattie Boyd you are the ultimate rock muse!!!
Started strong
Bit long for what it is but at the same time the one clapton album that I’d say doesn’t have filler 4/5
I like it! I really like it.
Shite
The Boomers are alright man
Gee, what a dickweed
Clapton's best work
I’ve always liked Layla and Bell Bottom Blues, the rest played long and tiresome at times. The two hits have enough staying power for a 3.
The album title should be called Layla…and other assorted way-to-long guitar jams that go on…and on…and…on… Rating based on Layla alone. The rest is utterly forgettable.
Pretty solid album and liked the dual guitars. Not sure I knew about Derek & The Dominos…always thought Layla was Clapton solo. I think Little Wing is one of the greatest songs. Similar to Purple Rain with how the guitar touches your soul. SRV’s version is great. This version, not so much. Thought they completely lost the feel of that song.
Approach to this album was: play guitar good; play guitar for long time. Sure Layla is good, but we all skip the last half of it. Clapton seems like a pretty big d-bag. Album is good enough for a mid-range rating but don’t think I’ll be revisiting. 3.5/5
Great bluesy rock album. My Mom definitely had their albums growing up. I actually thought I'd like it more than I did. I LOVE the song Layla.
I did really enjoy this one, but I honestly don't have a whole heap to say. Nothing particularly stood out to me except for Bell Bottom Blues and Layla. Great album, but white man blues for 75 minutes can definitely get tiring at times.
Genuinely annoyed that I kinda enjoyed this because a lot of the awful, distasteful and mean spirited jokes I wanted to make about Conor Clapton hinged on me writing a negative review 7 Coke Fueled Racist Tirades / 10, might have been a 4 if it didn't meander so much in the middle plus Layla (especially the latter half) is incredible in spite of how genuinely evil the songs inception was
When critiquing art, and by extension music, it can be argued that you have to separate the art from the artist. For this album it was hard. Here is a quick list of things it was harder than: Resisting the urge to go on a racial tirade at a packed out concert. Not writing love songs about a good friends wife who you then marry immediately after they divorce. Not beating and raping said wife because you’re a piece of shit alcoholic drug addict. Not constantly cheating on every partner you’ve ever had and fathering a child with one of your mistresses. And it’s certainly harder than remembering to close your 53rd story bedroom window with your 4 year old bastard son in the house.
6/10
Yeah look mate, I've also done some really stupid shit when I've been toey. Written a whole double LP cause I wanted to fuck my mate's missus? No. After listening to this I went and googled Pattie Boyd and while she is a looker I don't know if she's hot enough for a whole double LP. It wasn't enough for Clapton to steal songs from 5 black dudes here (Jimmy Hendrix, Charlie Segar, Willie Broonzy, Billy Myles x2) but this bloke went back in TIME and ripped off a Persian poet from medieval times for 2 of the songs (I Am Yours, Layla). When I watched the movie Vice I had to take my hat off to the sheer unabashed evil of Dick Cheney, I admired him like you would Darth Vader. I feel the same way about Eric Clapton. If you wrote a character in fiction who was a plagiarist, racist, cheater, homewrecker, junkie, anti-vaxxer and English your publisher would look at you and say "Mate, really?". And despite all of this, this album fuckin' rocks. Yes, it definitely drags on Side C if you aren't a huge fan of blues or if you are suffering from blues fatigue. Or maybe it drags because you know the big hit is right at the end of the album. RIP Duane Allman, credit to you for writing one of the guitar riffs that belongs on the Mount Olympus of music. Step aside Trojan War, this song represents possibly the horniest a man has ever been in human history. The second half of the song is one hell of a tune to listen to while you whack all your accomplices from an airport heist. Good artists copy, great artists steal (their mate's missus). Highlights: Bell Bottom Blues, Keep On Growing, I Am Yours, Key To The Highway, Little Wing, Layla, Thorn Tree In The Garden
Good album, won’t be a band without Eric Clapton. Good songs.
Could have got a 4 but I got this straight after a breakup and im bitter lol
That's a lot of filler for an album that is supposedly one of Clapton's best. Highlight (apart from the obvious) was Bell Bottom Blues, but it's a low bar. And nobody asked for that Little Wing cover. Eugh. As racists go, I think there are 21st century racists are producing more interesting music than the 1970s racists did.
Nice folksy blues album, decent tracks but the title says it all: “Layla and others…” great background music, I waited a bit too long to start so I was quite tired and didn’t appreciate as much as maybe I should have. 3.5/5 rounding down as outside ‘Layla’ the songs dropped off a bit.
2/26/25. First time listening to the whole thing, definitely been missing out. Quintessential blues rock, each song hits hard!
6.5/10 I found this frustrating - it started amazingly, I loved it, but then the filler crept in. Indulgent boring studio blues jams. There were way too many of them. But the non-filler stuff verged on magic. Loved the uptempo ones with the high, wailing guitars. Extraordinary musicians playing really good stuff. If this album had lost 20-30 minutes of the lazy filler stuff, it would have been amazing. As it was, I liked it but was getting very bored at times. Best: Why Does Love Got to Be So Sad?
i am not enough of a zoomer fuckhead to deny that "Layla" is very good. arguably, it's Clapton's finest moment as a songwriter/guitar player, and the contrast between the two sections of the song serve as a mild stroke of genius. i could play the stickler and claim Jim Gordon deserves the credit, but no, he doesn't. this is Clapton's song, it's his win, he can take it. i am being genuine and honest when i say "Layla" does not suck. the hour plus of album before it? fuck off. never have i been more lulled into not paying attention to an album that demands careful listening than "Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs". if it's not a very weaksauce cover of a blues standard, it's an equally forgettable original track with poor mixing and nothing to differentiate itself from the surrounding efforts. people say Duane Allman kicks Clapton's ass on his own album, but if pressed i couldn't tell you who was playing what; halfway through i felt like i was being lowered into a boiling pot of guitar licks and 12 bar struts. i could make a case for the "Little Wing" cover, but if given the choice between listening to this version and Hendrix's version, i'm obviously going to pick the latter. maybe i could make a case for "Bell Bottom Blues", which has a very nice chorus. it's a shame the pre-chorus uses this god awful tabla to bring us into it, just sort of going "bwoong" over an otherwise strong part of the song. if just one, ONE other song didn't have something that sabotaged itself, i would consider giving the record a D. no dice. it really is just "Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs". at the very least, they could have put it in that order.
Album is OK but nothing spectacular most of the songs are very similar These love songs wouldn't win me over only song I like is Layla Fine as background music while working from home
This was fantastic. Should've never gone into pizza.
Great album to listen to when you inevitably find yourself in love with your friends wife
Really solid album!
It’s been a while since I’ve listened to this one, still sounds great. Jim Gordon’s drumming and the drum recording sounds great on here. Outside of music Eric Clapton is a moron, but he sounds pretty good on here so I won’t deduct any points for his involvement.
I've heard this name before, but not the music. It started out alright. A slight 50's vibe mixed with 60's and almost yacht rocky at times, then it moved into long blues songs, which is a turn off for me. I like the Little Wing cover, although Jimi is waaay better. Yeah, this just isn't music for me. Solid 3.
This felt a little long and drawn out, like it could have been enough material for two different albums. The guitar work is wild in spots, especially on “Layla,” and there’s a raw, emotional edge to a lot of it, but some of the blues jams dragged for me, and Clapton’s vocals sometimes got a little repetitive. There's a lot of homage to the blues and 1950s rock and roll. The highlight for me is Layla. The piano coda from Layla is beautiful but always felt a little incongruous to me after the raucous, driving energy of the first part. It always seemed weird that it's longer than the first part of the song, and like it could have been fleshed out into its own track. It does transition nicely into the next quieter track on the album, though. Side note, I heard that this coda was actually written by Rita Coolidge, and stolen with no credit given by the drummer, her boyfriend at the time. 👎🏻 Little Wing is one of my favorite Hendrick songs if not my favorite, so it was interesting to hear this version, but it kind of lost the delicate sweetness that I love about the original.
Solid 70s, dad jam type rock. Layla is the highlight. Keep On Growing really grooves. I can really picture this stuff being played at a pool hall. Check out the Wikipedia on the drummer though.....good Lord!
When I saw the title, I thought oh god, it’s really going to be Layla and 10-12 throw away songs. I was wrong, Clapton is indeed of the goats, if not the goat himself. This is as good as blues rock gets. It’s still too damn long 8.1/10
Star for Layla I guess
no jako dá se to prostě takovej rokec, ale štve mě jak zpívaj hulákavě
Was pretty familiar with this album growing up, as my parents would play it a lot. There's some good classic rock, I love the sprinkling in of Paul McCartney to a lot of these songs without calling attention to it... But I can't help but feel like Clapton is on his final legs here of trying to make it work in a band. 'Layla' is obviously an all time jam, and there are several great songs on this album, but there's also a lot of filler, and (much like a lot of the non-iconic classic rock albums from the late 60's all the way to the late 70's early 80's), there's just way too much bloat.
Solid, Clapton really is about it guitar-wise
Decent yacht rock, but ultimately just goes on a little bit too long.
I like + Layla banger
This would have been a 4 if they'd ended it with Layla.
If you told me that there was an exceptional bluesy rock n’ roll album full of incredible ballads and love songs purely to exhibit Eric Clapton’s sheer mastery of the electric guitar, I wouldn’t doubt you for a second. Clapton is truly on the greatest guitar players of all time, and any argument otherwise is laughable.
I liked this more than I expected to like an Eric Clapton record under another name. Duane Allman's influence is really evident on this album and it makes the blues sound much more convincing than anything Cream ever did, in my opinion. There's a good handful of songs that just sound like cocaine-fueled guitar jam sessions, but there are quite a few that I especially liked. "I Am Yours" and, of course, "Layla" are the best tracks for me. "Layla" is really a lovely song. 7/10
I didn’t realize Eric Clapton was in bands but figured it out when I saw Layla. I enjoyed this! His guitar is soo good and Layla has like a top 5 guitar riff of all time.
One of the greatest electric guitar showcases ever recorded. (Non-Metal division) They simply don’t make these anymore. A stone classic.
For the first few tracks, I was thinking this would be a three-star album at best, but it started getting good after track six, so I think it's worth a fourth one.
The art 3/5 the artist 0/5 Half decent tunes for a racist
I felt instantly relaxed by this album Favourite song: Key to the Highway and Layla
10/10 i gag at this everytime loves it eric clapton >>>>
Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs – Derek and the Dominos – 3.3/5 Eric Clapton delivers smooth melodies and great guitar tones, making for an easy, pleasant listen. However, aside from the few tracks, none of the songs stuck with me.
a very average rock experience, the songs were enjoyable but nothing particular that was very special. The guitarwork was great and the songs were fine, some of the covers felt a little out of place(Nobody knows when your down and out), but overall the album was fine in its own right, just nothing very special. Favorite track: Little wing. Overall score: 5.0/10
The songs suffer from being too long. Many far too long. The vocals are not great for me. The album is driven by amazing guitar work though. The last song is one of the worst I have ever heard lol. 3 stars for great guitars and Layla being an all timer
This album is approximately 19 hours long or at least that's how I felt listening to it
This is a high three stars.
Incredible
Great album, consistent and tuneful. With a better singer, it would have been spectacular.
Never ending guitar solos and a couple dudes harmonizing vocals. 5/10
Was excited about this because i knew two songs off the album and was looking forward to hearing more! But i'll be honest the two i knew were the best lol - nothing particularly bad about the rest it all just kinda blended together for me
held my attention, if by 'held my attention' i mean 'i wasn't annoyed as it played in the background'
A classic for a reason. You come for Layla and stay for the high quality guitar playing from both Clapton himself and Duane Allman. Probably not one I would regularly listen to the whole thing of, but it is really good. Favorite songs were I Looked Away, Bell Bottom Blues, Anyday, Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad?, Little Wing, and Layla.
I don't think this needed to be a double album, and some of the songs themselves go on too long (looking at you Keys to the Highway), but fuck me if it isn't worth it when you get to Layla. What an absolutely monstrous song. The best guitar riff of all time? I'm happy to give this a 4. Hell, it would be a 4 if it was only Layla and a bunch of white noise.
The irony of such a self-involved and low quality human being as Clapton having a track called Keep on Growing... Layla is a banger though.
again, nice but idk if id really listen to it again. maybe id relisten to some of the songs but yeah
- Obligatory "Fuck Eric Clapton." - Vastly prefer rock Clapton to blues Clapton. If I wanted that, I would go back to the source. "Bell Bottom Blues," "Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad?," and "Layla" (duh) are standouts. - This album would be half the length if you cut the jamming from 90% of the tracks. - I mean...doesn't the album title tell you what the band thought was their best selling point?
Not really my thing, Layla is great but the rest was just background noise
Heard the radio hits but never the album tracks before. After one listen I'm ready to call this my favorite Clapton record. Duane Allman rips this apart and seems to inspire EC, too. Key To The Highway was probably my favorite because Duane really stretches out and seems to drive EC to new heights as they trade solos. The cover of Hendrix's Little Wing severely bummed me out - they sound like they're trying to do something monumental but it comes across as heavy handed and hysterical where Jimi was light and loving. Guys, it's LITTLE wing, not gigantic wing. Their wing is enormous and leaden and there's no way it could ever catch air. And they were very smart to put Thorn Tree In The Garden last. It is truly terrible. I'm rooting for his ex-lover to come back and thorn him to death. On the other hand, it is aptly titled because the sweet relief when it finally ends is reminiscent of removing a splinter.
I was surprised to see that there was only one Eric Clapton album in this collection (and a seemingly early and obscure one at that), but I guess this makes up for that with a double-album Derek & The Dominoes album (not sure whether the Cream album really counts as a full-on Eric Clapton album). I'm not a huge Eric Clapton fan (music or otherwise), and I'm getting a bit tired of how many 70s albums are in this collection (far and away the most of any decade), so I'm kind of grumpy to get well over an hour of somewhat monotonously consistent Eric Clapton stylings. Just picking at random, how different is "Bell Bottom Blues" from parts of the songs before and after on this album? And isn't "I am yours" just "Layla" with water drums? It kind of feels like he has two song styles that he just does endless variations on--the sad ballad and the blues. But at least there are fewer covers on this than on "461 Ocean Boulevard", so at least we get more of his compositions, although I feel like the "Key to the highway" cover is probably the highlight of this album with Duane Allman and Clapton shredding it up together (but his "Little Wing" cover is quite disappointing). I *was* a bit surprised that "Layla" was the only (original) song that I recognized from this album, though.
solid album. Favorite tracks are Bell-bottomed blues and Anyday. At this point, I'm kind of sick of Layla. Sorry, Eric.
It's a good bluesy album. Too bad Clapton is a major douche
Plenty of good blues tracks
Pretty good album
It was the kind of love that was forbidden, foreboding, overwhelming, all-encompassing; so propulsive in its motion that, when the time came, it was pretty much inevitable that it would give way to actualization. Eric Clapton's crippling and enveloping devotion to Pattie Harrison (nee Boyd) was something that couldn't be kept hidden from whomever any more, not even to the man who was supposedly his best friend. It all had to come bursting forth and this was the result. Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs, by the intercontinental and initally incognito Derek & the Dominos, is the sound of lovesick blues taken to its absolute zenith and a fitting conclusion to the British infatuation of the blues that characterized much of the rock that came out in the Sixties. It can be a too lengthy for its own good, overtly masculine slab of wax to most but this album is a monolith that must be best heard to be believed; maybe you'll start pining heavily for the woman of your dreams afterwards.
Liked it. A bit long. But I appreciate it.
If the artists are so famous and good, why are their timings (rhythm) and the balance (mix) again and again so poor? Do they want it to sound like that? 2,8
I used to love Eric Clapton, then I learned he’s a massive POS and realized that his whole schtick is just stealing black music and claiming it for himself. To this album, it is 1.25 hours of the most repetitive blues guitar saved only by its title track and that is only good due to the coda that Clapton didn’t even write.
Wow I enjoyed this so much more than expected. 4-5 stars
Pretty standard british blues boosted by Layla
Uninspired blues, talent that is crammed together and not appropriately tamed with fighting vocals and instruments that do not fit with one another. Strong elements with thoughtless translation to music. Sometimes a decent song is made, but short of Layla this is forgettable. Clapton is highly overrated, and as shitty a person as Kanye (coincidence that I got this right after The College dropout)
A lot of the songs sound the same. I mean it's a nice sound, but I feel that some are too long and overstay their welcome. The cover of little wing was ok. Layla is a great song but sometimes even that one I feel drags out in the second half. With the album coming in at an hour and 16 minutes, my attention lulls a bit in the middle. Certainly not bad music though. Favorite track(s): Layla Will I revisit?: low priority Current rating: 7/10
Eric Clapton is a legend.
Ziemlich lang. Hat mich nicht gepackt, Layla ist der beste Song.
Fav: Layla Least Fav: I Am Yours The less bluesier it got, the better it was. However I’m not gonna forgive this website for forcing me to listen to over an hour of Clapton
Liked the more non-bluesy ones.
Grew on me somewhat, but still way to muso-noodly for my tastes. Not even *that* much of a fan of Layla tbh..except the piano segment, which apparently was at least part Rita Coolidge anyway...
Holy cultural appropriation Batman! This is the musical equivalent to all that Egyptian shit in British museums.
It was okay, but i liked the songs i knew
On paper, Derek and the Dominos should have been excellent. And in many ways, excellent music was produced. Though the band is tight and talented, you get the sense that they knew, even in the midst of everything, that they lacked cohesion. In many ways, I think this describes Clapton... a brilliant guitarist that needs help all around him to be truly great. Despite a few really nice cuts, this album underperforms.
average album
Yeah, it's no disreali gears. For whatever reason, I just love the Cream version of Clapton, and can't really get in to the rest. But obviously Layla, and there are a couple other bangers, but I wouldn't call it consistent. Good album, probably a 4 if I didn't like rock and I didn't think Cream was amazing. Someone will sue me for this later (sorry Mr. Embree)/
I really enjoyed the first 3 tracks, but I felt like the album never really reached those highs again. Maybe Little Wing or Why Does Love Got to be So Sad?, got back there. There's some good shredding and I love the passionate/intense vocal delivery in a lot of these songs, but it's just a lot. Like I don't think Layla needs the 5 minute piano outro, or some of these songs need 3 minute solos. It kinda gets to the point where I'm like "I get it, you Shred, let's go"
Fuck you Eric Clapton
Ehh, it’s fine I guess. Not the biggest Clapton guy. I prefer him in small doses, and this album seemed to drag. -1 ⭐️ for off album activities. What sort of cunt steals a Beatles wife?
White guy blues done right. Double LP is a lofty aspiration...but I don't see enough to chop off to make it a single LP. Favorite tracks are covers: "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out" and "Little Wing" "Layla" still rips after hearing it time after time after time on classic rock radio.
I wanted to finish this album but I couldn’t, it was so grating to my ears and did not like any song.
Great album in parts but it’s not perfect
I feel like this album is only on here for Layla, which is what carries it. Oh the feels I felt when listening to that song.
White guys sing the blues. 2/5
Amazing guitar album with Clapton and Allman. It does run a bit long, but the jam sessions and back and forth between the guitars are excellent.
Music is decent. Not that into it. Clapton sounds great.
Ок, не мій кап оф ті
Very bluesy and soulful. Loved it. Only knew the one song off the album before!
Solid riffs, Layla in its original forme
7/10. Full classic rock. Few bangers, Layla is goated. Smooth electric guitar throughout
We just cannot seem to get over this English Rock bands can we? Lyla is obviously a great song, but it seems weird to have a compilation album on this list. Still .. I was able to get through the whole thing and it was mildly enjoyable.
Never been a fan of Clayton's solo work but when he's collaborating with a band such as Cream or the guys on this project, he shines. Also, the lore behind this album is great too with the whole Harrison/Boyd/Clapton love triangle drama. So yeah, this is a good one.
Am I allowed to say I enjoyed this? Other reviewers all hate it lol Down with Clapton, up with noodling
Album - Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs Artist - Derek and The Dominos Release - 1970 Heard it before? - N Heard OF it before? - Y When discussing a controversial musician, one must ask, "Is it worth it?" Is the art good enough to consider separation from the artist? Think Kanye West, Morrissey, Chris Brown etc. Personally, I think that the quality of ones art should never excuse and diminish their wrongdoings. I used Kanye and Morrissey as examples, and I enjoy both artists but their views do greatly discern me and I have no sympathy for them as people. All of this to say that I think there is no greater example of controversy diminishing artistic appeal than this album. It is 76 minutes of Eric Clapton's trite white blues scratch nonsense. If there was any album that coined boomer rockist pretentions, it was Layla. It feels like background music from Forrest Gump in the worst way, (no hate to the Forrest Gump soundtrack,) and only the title track and the circumstances surrounding it's existence can give this an additional point rounded down. Also, Robert Christgau, I'm ashamed. 2/10
не дослушала, по половине треков поняла что не моё,....
Great album. Loved the guitars. It's just a shame reading the reviews is how I found out Eric Clapton is/was a racist :/
This album has a lot of bloat, but I can't help find this indulgent 70s maximalism endearing. Just a couple of guys being dudes.
On paper, Derek and the Dominos should have been excellent. And in many ways, excellent music was produced. Though the band is tight and talented, you get the sense that they knew, even in the midst of everything, that they lacked cohesion. In many ways, I think this describes Clapton... a brilliant guitarist that needs help all around him to be truly great. Despite a few really nice cuts, this album underperforms.
Harder than usual to rate this album. I don’t care for Clapton’s pursuit of his friend’s wife, which is the emotional backdrop for this album. Plenty of good music, but I’m never really…surprised. Never fully hooked. I feel guilty giving this three stars but I also feel honest.
Eric clpapton's the finest work
Seems like the pinaccle of boomer albums. Claptons ego is on full display. These are some pretty silly lyrics. I felt like the run time was too long for me, but I enjoyed many of the instrumentals and a lot of the guitar work. Rating: 2.25
3+/5
Missing my favorite Eric Clapton song, “don’t leave your window open while you’re doing cocaine”
Really good album nice and easy listening. I really like the musical sports in it and the guitar solos.
I wanted to like this album. I thought the album cover was pretty cool, so I definitely had a favourable impression of this music going in. However, whatever merit these songs have on an individual level is destroyed by how excruciating the album's length is and how much the songs blend together. Really didn't feel this one.
I really don’t have patience for this kind of thing.
4.5 stars. Excellent album. Maybe a little samey by the end but otherwise, really good. Can really hear allman and Clapton wailing on some of these songs together.
It was ok? Didn't make it through the whole album
"Bell Bottom Blues" and "Layla" were my favorites. Duane Allman's slide work is fantastic. Clapton could run away and try to hide beneath others, but there is only one Clapton.
When this album started my first reaction was bracing for a struggle, by the track "Anyday" I stopped what I was working on to fully focus on the straight jam coming out of my speakers.
Creo que Layla es la razón por la que esté álbum es un clásico. Coincido con las críticas a ser un álbum de "blues" aguado y aburrido. Pobre Patti Boyd.
The background music at a dive bar that doesn't care what the music is. It's fine. Just not my favorite.
Not terribly exciting, surprised I found this album a lot more 'meh' then I thought I would, it's good and I appreciate Eric Clapton's guitar work it was just not entirely the kind of blues rock I get overly excited about ⭐⭐⭐
This was good, especially the bluesier songs, but despite Layla and Little Wing none of it quite held my attention enough for a 4.
The good parts sound like the Allman Brothers, and there's Layla, of course. The question of good artists who are lousy humans hangs in the background, but that's nothing new.
Really liked these!
The soundtrack to the opening shot of a busy city from a 00’s romcom. Then Layla hits you out of nowhere like a truck
More! More! More!
I have heard this one. It has its moments. Lengthy blues jams are just not my thing, I'm afraid. Plus, Clapton...
Yuck
so mediocre, expected sth a lot better, even the acoustic version of layla (one that i have known first before) is much better than one on the album
Very long. And not enough variety to justify the length. Probably won’t listen to cover to cover again.
OK. Some good tunes, but mainly top Gear shite again
Layla obviously a banger but the rest is super boring and Clapton’s a cunt
"Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs" is the only studio album (and a double one at that) by English-American rock band Derek and the Dominoes. Blues rock. Oh yeah. The band's anonymous name grew out of vocalist and guitarist Eric Clapton's frustration with the hype of his two previous bands, Cream and Blind Faith. Other bandmembers included Bobby Whitlock (vocals, keyboards), Jim Gordon (drums), Carl Radle (bass) and Duane Allman (slide and lead guitars). The album was produced by Tom Dowd and recorded at Criteria Studios in Miami which helped them get Duane Allman as the Allman Brothers were playing there. The album was initially a commercial (#16 US, #68 (in 2001) UK) and a critical disappointment. Now, many consider the album Clapton's greatest overall work. "I Looked Away" opens the album. Melodic layered guitars. A slow pace. Clapton and Whitlock's melancholic mournful vocals. The pace takes off a bit. A guitar solo and great little guitar touches (the whole album too). The second single "Bell Bottom Blues" continues the initial slower pace which increases its intensity. You really start to notice the passionate playing by all bandmembers. A song about Clapton's unrequited love for Pattie Boyd who happens to be George Harrison's wife. That is a particular subject theme repeated throughout this album. The band heard Sam Samudio (Sam the Shade) playing Charlie Segar and William Broonzy's "Key to the Highway" in the adjacent studio and they started playing the song as well. The producer heard them and said start the tape. And luckily, we have a 12-minute cover of the original Chicago blues song. Allman and Clapton feed off each other throughout. One of my favorite songs on the album is "Why Does Love Have to Be So Sad." The band starts out flying and never lets up. Clapton guitar is just searing. And speaking of searing, the band covers Jimi Hendrix's "Little Wing." The anthemic guitar riff intro into dual melodic lead and rhythm guitars. Another emotional vocal delivery by Clapton and Whitlock. What about the guitars? Let's just say that this is my favorite version of the song. The self-titled "Layla" has one of the most recognizable guitar openings and riffs. Dual guitar solos. And another song about Pattie Boyd. Speaking of recognizable, the song ends with a piano finish. Yeah, it's about time I watch "Goodfellas" again. The album has impassioned guitar playing and vocals. The guitar playing is incredible...the solos, the layers, the lead, the rhythm, the slide...Clapton and Allman just feed off each other. The other bandmembers are great as well. Some call this the greatest blues rock album of all time; I'd have a hard time disagreeing. This album simmers all the way through. It's worth a listen if just for their cover of "Little Wing."
Didn’t get through it. Wasn’t feeling it.
Bueno
Bland album from an awful human being.
Quite like it, not particularly my genre. But has some very good songs, especially Layla.
My parents are a little too old for Clapton, and I’m a little too young to have come to him on my own. But plenty of my friends had parents in the right age range for this to be the music that influenced them. And when they introduced me to Slowhand, I was in. It’s hard not to like this, even if Clapton is a gargantuan prick.
Flawless
It was kinda bleh, but MAN LAYLA is just one of a kind. honestly, I'll put it out there, this is one of the greatest songs written about a woman. I wanna be LAYLA
Average
I refuse to listen to Eric Clapton because he’s such a piece of shit
Maybe good for some background music to chill to
I acknowledge the talent in this band, but goddamn the relentless guitar soloing! Way too much noodling going on here. It makes each song way too busy and unrestrained.
The first two songs are unlistenable. I tried, but I ended up skipping them, which I seldom do. When I started this project, I knew there would be albums I did not like, but I resolved to listen to them all, to open myself up to new things - except country. Because fuck country. If I’m being completely fair, it gets better after the first two songs. It’s still bog standard 60s blues-tinged rock. Which is fine sometimes, but the country stuff is unforgivable.
i have nothing nice to say about eric clapton. rip ray liotta.
Lots of jam songs and many songs ran one into the other. Some great highlights (Bell Bottom Blues).
Some songs are fun and nice with great technical skills, others where somewhat dull or made me feel they drag on for too long.
Classic 70’s rock sound, Clapton a wizard on the guitar. Great voice, only really knew the of Layla. Sounded like Tom Jones with other singer, very good album.
The best album by one of the best tock guitarists the world has ever known.
Incredible solos. Layla has one of the best riffs I’ve ever heard. The only problem is that it is 77 minutes of mostly the same idea. They’re doing a decent job of keeping it fresh, but the album still feels a tad bit repetitive.
Hadn't heard this album before, but thoroughly enjoyed the listen! Great tones from Clapton!
Listened to this on vinyl. Standout tracks are great as always, but the album tracks I find a little boring.
I enjoyed most of these songs, obviously Layla casts a long shadow. For good reason, as many times as I've heard it and gotten tired of it it's still some incredible guitar.
Not my cup of tea...
Fantastic! I know many of these tracks but first time listening to this album straight through.
Nice
one good one
Eric Clapton is a racist piece of dog shit. +1 for Layla and +1 for Duane Allman
I just think that every song doesn't need to be 6 minutes. It's good music but come on, I already heard that riff 30 times. Chill
Didn’t really grab me.
Great musicianship, great songs, basically an hour of Guitar soloing and a couple of words. Just the guitar players to pull it off.
2.5 fine for what it is but a bit boring.
Probably Clapton's best. 3.5
Eric clapton at his best!!
Having only ever heard Layla, this album was great. I was very surprised how many good songs there were
here’s how little i know of eric clapton; my initial thought was “oh that’s fun, they named an album after eric clapton’s iconic song and covered it.” 😆 but now that i’ve listened to it, i did not enjoy it. i didn’t know the 4 minute long outro to layla existed and it completely threw me off and i just cannot make friends with it, i guess i’ve only heard a cover. had it been a separate instrumental track instead, then sure. it’d be good i guess. but i just wanted to hear layla. nonetheless, the fact that layla exists on the album makes it a 2 and not a 1. the last song on the album that was more acoustic and not endless shredding was quite lovely.
Layla and a lot of stuff I've already forgotten that I know. Beautiful album cover though.
Eric Clapton Bias
I mean it had Layla but it’s a little bloated as an album
Eric Clapton is a wet fart of a human, but this album is okay. Not as good as the Bluesbreakers album or the early Yardbirds stuff (too much hippie noodling nonsense on this one), but it's okay overall.
Great album, but Layla defo. stands out as THE song
I had been big Cream fan and even some of Clapton’s earlier work with John Mayall, but 1970 was peak Prog times so had moved on. I did take an interest in this album but to my ears at the time was a bit too country and rockabilly influenced for my liking. I even missed Layla, the standout track on the album, at the time and it was only because of me realising the story behind the track and the end section been used everywhere, that I realised it had come off this album. As time went on so did the standing of this album and it has become a seminal recording. Even so I never bothered to add it to my collection until recently having bought it cheaply second hand. So I eventually gave it my attention that it had deserved all along. There are still roughly half the tracks which do not appeal but the rest are worthy of Clapton at his best. These include of course Layla and my next favourite Bell Botton Blues. 3/5 6/1/25
not for me but cute
Rating: 8.5/10 Favorite Tracks: Layla, Why Does Love Got to Be So Sad, Bell Bottom Blues, Little Wing Least Favorite Tracks: Key to the Highway, Anyday
Some strong moments on here, I like Bell Bottom Blues a lot. Dig the harmonies. The stuff where they just sound like a divy blues band aren't too exciting. And I'm realizing I'm not much of a guitar guy. Layla is kinda corny to me.
Anyday is a good day to listen to this album. To Tell the Truth, this is the Key to the Highway.
Jan 4th - listen to a few songs, meh. Heard the main guy is racist, so I’ll pass.
gross
Very good, guitar was cool. Nice to know where Layla came from
Layla is a fantastic song but the rest of the album mostly blurred together
It wasn't bad but often boring but often objectively good.
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Duane Allman's guitar really stood out being that this is an eric clapton album
Definitely better than the previous Clapton album. However it is 76 minutes of self-indulgent noodling. The title track is that good that it single handedly bumps this up from a 2/5 to a 3/5
A couple of Clapton’s best, shame they never managed more than one album but thats as long as anyone could put up with him I feel
This is #day145 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and... it's the final day of 2024, which turned into a catch-up on January 1st, 2025, as I forgot to listen to the album yesterday. When I was halfway through it, I learned about Eric’s love of russia, its music, and, as he says, "the mythical side of russian history". This discovery, in light of russia’s ongoing war against Ukraine and the countless atrocities committed by russian terrorists, made me furious. You must have drunk your brains away, Eric. This album gets a 2 out of 5, only because of "Layla," the dog at my wife's parents' house, whom I named after the eponymous song. Looking forward to #day146.
oh, yeah. God damn, this is such a fantastic album.
Really? A fucking double album from Eric Clapton? Setting my contempt for the man aside, this album is some good Eric Clapton. This album suffers from the same problem that most double albums suffer from, though, which is that it would be significantly better if it were a single album with all of the repetitive filler removed 3/5 Even when Eric Clapton is good, he's still annoying
Une heure et neuf minutes de blues correct, ainsi que LAAAAAAAAAYLAAAAAAAAAA
Some good tunes, some repetitive tunes. 12 bar blues, boring guitars for the most part
schono kuul, am afang hanis recht toll gfunde, aber mit de zit wirds chli langwiilig. aber guet als hintergrundmusig, aber das isch iwie keis kriterium findi..
Probably the best thing Clapton ever did, and I'm saying this in a derogatory manner.
It' a very important Blues Rock album. Too bad I don't like Blues.
The album is too long for what it has to offer, but we can find some excellent blues cuts in there! They were cooking for real.
Classic rock album - kind of heart-breaking, especially Have You Ever Loved a Woman. Layla is a classic too, although not my favorite song, even on the album. Clapton's got a pretty solid voice but the guitar (especially with Duane Alman) is fantastic. Really solid album although simply not my style of music. I've always kind of hated Layla for some reason.
Fantastic album! Cool cover art! 1001 album worthy: Yes - 22/38
Overall: 7/10 Eric Clapton is someone I really respect as an artist but hate as a person. I won't get into that here because I want to focus on the music, which is awesome. Clapton really was one of the best blues guitarists out there. This album is full of memorable riffs and solos, and his singing is actually pretty good too. There are two tracks that standout the most to me. The first is Layla, which is a song that I have nothing new to say about that everyone else hasn't already said. The other is Little Wing, a song originally written and performed by Jimi Hendrix. I'm shocked this cover isn't talked about more because I think Clapton made it his in the same way that Hendrix claimed All Along the Watchtower. I'm sure the lack of praise comes from who Clapton is as a person. The rest of the album is full of great blues songs and I recommend it to anyone who can separate the art from the artist and wants to hear some good blues songs. Way too long though. Fav Song: Little Wing Least Fav Song: Nobody Knows When You're Down and Out
I like this. It’s really strong throughout, with great songwriting and musicianship. He sings well, there’s nice melodies and the guitar work is on-point. I thought it might all be front and centre and showing off, but it’s not really. There is a reasonable amount of noodling, but it’s done well, and it’s mostly complimentary. Layla is obviously a monster of a tune. What a riff that is, honestly.
One of my favorites to sing loudly and smile
Little too guitar solo-y for me and otherwise just not grabbing me.
Decently played blues, but it feels like it misses the soul.
Tittelen passer bra her - dette er Layla, samt diverse uoriginale blueslåter Clapton har skrapt sammen. Utrolig nok er Layla fortsatt kul etter over en time (!) med repeterende klagerock.
Nostalgic for me.
Not bad, a bit too long. Layla was cool, but also too long.
***An ok album
Excellent album. You can almost feel the guitar as it plays.
I tried to come to this with an open mind- I never cared for the song Layla, so was hoping there would be some hidden gems on here. It sounded like a lot of the same, over and over again-white blues with some noodley jam band bits thrown in. Technically not terrible, didn’t shut it off, but nor would I choose to revisit this. I guess I don’t like any non-Cream Eric Clapton. Unnecessary Little Wing cover was also wanky.
I’ve never really got on with post-Cream Clapton so, despite really liking the title track, I was not too excited when I saw this album come up, especially when I saw it was 76 minutes. However I was pleasantly surprised. While a couple of solos could maybe be trimmed down nothing massively outstayed it’s welcome, the songwriting was consistently pretty strong, and the performances by the whole band were great. Layla does steal the show but it doesn’t turn up until about an hour into the album and honestly that hour flew by
Clapton and co are legends. Incredible from start to finish.
I find this album tired. I know the hits, but the rest sounds cheesy like when a guy who have never played the blues wants to show he can play the blues. Maybe it’s the era? The sound choices? Maybe I just don’t like Clapton.
There's a lot of wankery and noodling on the album. To be expected I guess from a bluesy Eric Clapton record (only found out Clapton was in this band when I got this as my album of the day). But he can't half write a riff or two, and he's a pretty shit hot guitarist as well. That's easily the best part of this whole 75 minutes. It does go on a bit too long for my liking. The material as a whole isn't quite strong enough to carry it for over an hour but there is some great stuff here. I would happily select any of these tracks at random to listen to on its own, but would struggle to listen to the whole album at once.
Second groupe avec E. Clapton (le premier étant Cream). Pas très intéressant, même si quelques parties de guitare se laissent écouter. Et surtout beaucoup trop long ! Je ne l'écouterais pas une seconde fois. =>2/5
I had heard Layla and have you ever loved a woman before. Very classic 70s rock that I would have loved in high school
Worth it just for Layla, so good
I love blues rock and I love Eric Clapton. But this album seemed so fucking long and boring. Also I think Layla doesn't fit into the album at all. Expected some good songs like Layla and didn't get it.
Has got some decent tracks, Layla itself is good but I skip as soon as the piano hits and I prefer the Unplugged version of it anyway. People think he's a knob but I think he's a great guitar player and separate his personal life from his songs. I doubt I'll listen to much off of here again but it's a classic.
Was not conviced, even a bit anoying to listen too.
It started so strong but I found the mid section to be a bit, well, mid.
This very much felt like the same song over and over. I think perhaps the only blues I like are blues christmas songs played over a film scene with drunk santa's hanging out in bars.
Jimi Hendrix's version of Little Wing is 2 minutes 25 seconds. Clapton's is 5 minutes 33. I feel like that says a lot about the difference between the two. Jimi knew to leave people wanting more. Clapton gives them it until they're sick of it, then adds another solo on top. Like smoking a whole pack of fags at once then being told to smoke a cigar.
Probably should have given it more of a dedicated listen.
Listened to this one whilst working, and I reckon 3 tracks in I think I'd actually stopped "listening" to it, it just didn't hold my attention.....until of course Layla appeared. Layla deeply buried amongst the rest of it, the change in tempo of this song with the piano really does last it's taste in time and I had to re-visit it along with other versions of the song over the weekend to really appreciate it- truly a classic piece of music. Album overall though lets the song down and it'll be unlikely I'd hear it all again. (sorry, would have been a 1 if it wasn't for Layla
It's in the description No need for much diction Layla is a great song but the album is too long Will not listen more let's see what today has in store
Layla and other assorted love songs...
Fantabulous 3.5/5
Layla bangs and several of the other assorted love songs do as well. Stand-out: Anyday
ok this has nothing to do with the music itself but i started thinking about how unfair it is that god took sterling morrison from this earth so young when it should have been eric clapton instead so then i got really mad at eric clapton for still being alive. which made me not want to enjoy this album. which is not really eric clapton’s fault i guess. but still…god if you’re listening we are ready and willing to trade clapton for sterling. i LOOOOVED the guitar on “anyday.” and “little wing” also jumped out at me but clapton didn’t even write the goddamn thing. overall this is just atrociously long—the self-indulgent lyrics combined with the guitar noodling and the album’s length really create a sense of tedium. “layla” is a good ass song though i will give him that. except for the extended middle part…again, this guy does NOT know how to self-edit.
that was enjoyable enough. nothing really stood out to me except the titular track which i obviously already knew....so i guess i didn't really get much out of this full album listen through. it wasn't bad though.
Pff as if I'm going to listen to an hour and 16 minutes of Eric Clapton lol
Solid album
Love it love it love it
Bluesrock, 1970 -> 3-4
Solid but nothing special
Classic album and cover with a bunch of rock radio staples. You can still regularly hear "Bell Bottom Blues", "Nobody Knows When You're Down And Out", "Key To The Highway" & "Layla" (all of which were made popular again with Clapton's "Unplugged" album in the 90's). Add in "Have You Ever Loved A Woman", their version of "Little Wing" & "Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad", and you have a classic album that still stands the test of time. The only knock, especially from someone who may not be enamored with Clapton & Allman, is the songs are long, too long in some cases. It has a recorded live feel to it, that's why some of the songs turn into 7 minute jams. I prefer most of the songs that EC takes the lead on. 70's tour de force, influential to all the classic rockers who came after and every jam band on the planet. Stands up today and still gets airplay so it deserves a spot on the Top 1001.
This was really good and I’m looking forward to returning to this. My favorites from my first listen were “Bell Bottom Blues” and “Layla”
One of my favorite albums of all time.
Doesn't sound bad, but the songs are long and repetitive.
Enjoyed it.
The album mostly features the kind of boring blues rock I've associated with Eric Clapton for most of my life. The title track, "Layla" suffers from having a better, and more memorable, guitar line than any other part of the song. It was disproportionate how jazzed I got about the guitar and how much I didn't care when the vocals came it. "Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad" is a highlight. Having an Allman brother really helps a little, but not a enough.
Love key to the highway
Didn’t know what to expect but actually really liked it
++*: Why Does Love Got to Be So Sad? ++: Bell Bottom Blues, Keep on Growing, Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out, Anyway, Key to the Highway, Tell the Truth, Have You Ever Loved a Woman?, Little Wing, It's Too Late, Layla, Thorn Tree in the Garden +: I Looked Away, I Am Yours 9,7/10
the soundtrack to a mid life crisis, I want to go out and buy a motorbike and have an affair* *not actually have an affair in case my lovely wife reads this.
It’s OK I suppose. Takes me back to the rhythm & blues club I used to visit in Watford in my teenage years.
That went on far too long, didn't it? I'm all for guitar solos and long tracks, but this all dragged so badly and was clearly just an excuse for two Hunter noodlers to indulge in a little mutual masturbation. Outside of these, the Blues style was pretty surdace-level and derivative, and didn't do anything for me. Overall, a pretty lacklustre album that somehow has older white guys attaching themselves to it like it's the second coming. ALSO, after reading Eric Clapton's wiki page? Fuck that racist, anti-vaxxer scumbag in particular.
What an album from start to finish, you can really just feel the music all the way through and I know that sounds wanky. Stand out tracks: - I looked away - Bell bottom blues - Keep on growing - Nobody knows you when you're down and out - Anyday - Key to the highway - Why does love got to be so sad - Have you ever loved a woman - Layla
I like this album a lot but when you hear Duane Allman playing you really want to just listen to an Allman Brothers album.
Very aptly named; it's Layla and also some other songs. Love Layla. The other songs were simple, laid back rock tracks. Performed well but not exactly exciting.
Welp... didn't think we'd be dethroning Fairpoint Convention so quickly, but here we are... Before today, I had never been so relieved by YouTube's intrusive ad practices. I almost quit this one several times, but the challenge IS to listen to these albums before you die... even when they try their categorical best to kill you before you can... Everything from the vocals to the guitars seemed to be pathetically and PAINFULLY whining "boo friggin' hoo". It's as if someone managed to harness the dark acoustic energy of Fran Drescher and channeled it into an album. Unnecessary.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Really fucking good album. Didn’t realise how good some of the songs were. Classic blues undertones with amazing guitar solos/riffs. Also made me realise that I’m looking for good albums and that 5 stars isn’t necessarily the perfect album.