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Great record that stands the test of time.
Not terrible music. I think this genre is so outplayed that I have a hard time enjoying it for what it is.
2.5/5
One for the guitar heads
Landmark album. Clapton spurred on by Allman to create something magnificent. The biggest highlight post Cream for Eric.
Meh
3.6
It good. Its Clapton.
racist guitar guy is good at guitar. Layla is a bop.
This is an excellent blues-rock recording. I have never been a huge fan of Eric Clapton, but I enjoy this record and Duane Allman's contributions. It has some fluff, but overall a very worthwhile listen.
Really good album all around.
Tedious blues rock wankery. Some songs are tolerable, helped by the raw sound, others are precisely the chugging shit I've grown to hate. Fuck "Layla". And Derek's a turd. 𝘋𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨, it's time for: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "New Rule! Every time one of these 1001 supposedly world's greatest albums turns out to be just another minute variation on [or channeling] USUK '65-'80s rock the generator has served me many dozens of times before, I will give you a different album you could be listening to today. For instance:" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ☞ Blumfeld - L’Etat Et Moi (1994) ☜ An absolute landmark of German rock music. No, not like Rammstein, you numpty. Jesus Christ. No. Blumfeld have rather been likened to Pavement, who they had a joint tour with. Not so sure about that comparison; underneath the angular noise, Blumfeld lean much more into singer/songwriter territory but it's an alright genre descriptor, I guess. To me, THE best album written in my mother tongue ever. Go listen.
This album was never my favorite Clapton nor my favorite Allman, but I always kinda liked it. I've grown less tolerant of Clapton's wankery over the years, so my rating has fallen a bit. Still, if you're in the mood for some post invasion Brit blues spiced up with some Duane Allman, there's some good stuff here. "Anyday" and "Key to the Highway" were standouts on this last listen. I really just can't stand "Layla" anymore, speaking of extreme wankery. It took me four tries to get through that song this time.
*****
Lots of good playing going on, no doubt but the whole endeavour leaves me a little cold. It wasn't an hit at the time of original release and I'm not sure this is a classic in anyway. Pretty poor
duane allman steals the show
Was it really worth going through a double album of discomfort, as Eric Clapton plays through the blues despite his racism just to get to Layla. Maybe, I mean it’s the one song in the title of the album. Honestly, it’s the other song to give a shit about. The rest range from ok to forgettable. To be blunt, I’m getting sick of getting double albums. Especially those made by terrible people. Favorite track: Layla Other hits that are not Layla: Bell Bottom Blues, I Looked Away, Thorn Tree in the Garden
also not really for me, well made though
Są zespoły jednego utworu. Większość z nich nie jest w stanie tego, że udało im się stworzyć jeden niepowtarzalny hit i to będzie ich cały wkład w historię muzyki. Wciąż próbują stworzyć więcej, licząc, że uda im się powtórzyć sukces. Derek & The Dominos wiedzieli. Stworzyli Laylę i nie tylko nadali albumowi nazwę swojej najlepszej piosenki - świadomie ujęli wartości pozostałych utworów nadając im przymiotniki "other" i "assorted". A potem się rozpadli. Piękna historia. Fajny album, dobrze mi się go słuchało, nie męczył nawet po godzinie odtwarzania. Layla to absolutny klasyk, fantastyczny utwór. Ale pozostałe to też solidne kawałki i fajnie sobie leciało w tle. Ciężko było mi oddać mu pełne skupienie, przez co nie przytoczę z głowy żadnych szczegółów, ale to było dobrze spędzone 2,5h na dwóch odsłuchach.
Very good! A true classic that stands up to time.
I don't really like harmonizing wailing guitars. But I recognize the excellence
Many of the songs need to be shortened. Haha
Dawg how have I not found this gem earlier. This is the progenitor to some AMAZING music following this. Not to discount the talent on the record itself, Clapton really came into his own on this record. Somehow 6-9 minute songs just glide by and I wouldn't be mad at the 12 minute mark on some of these. Truly lost to modern music history but definitely worth going back and spinning through a couple of times.
Eric Clapton you will start coughing in 7 days
Derek & The Dominos. I know it's a double album, but still felt a bit too long. However, the music was damn fine. Clapton and co. at the top of their game. Favourite songs: Nobody knows you when you're down and out I Am Yours Little Wing Layla (of course... second half was quite the adventure too) Thorn Tree in the Garden Bluesy wonders. High 3* for me (rounded up)
Was excited for the album, figured it'd be at least a 4 or 5. Enjoyed the first couple of songs, then dragged through the rest of the album for another hour before Layla.
Terrific guitar work, as would be expected I guess!
Good album. Too bad Clapton's such a prick.
3.5
I thought that the album will be Layla and other songs will mush into non-existance but i was pleasantly suprised. Clapton's guitar is excellent in all songs but one great point is just enough. Other/5.
W porządku. Utalentowany, młody Clapton, jeszcze nie wojujący ze szczepionkami. Słuchało się dobrze, chociaż momentami miałem przesyt, za wiele podobnego. Teksty o życiu i miłości, czasem o banalnych prawdach - to nic złego ofc., ale żaden mnie nie urzekł, żaden banał sie został dla mnie ubrany w ciekawe słowa, dające świeżą perspektywę. Może nie przepadam za tego typu rockującym bluesem, może coś przegapiłem, ale zachwycony po przesłuchaniu nie jestem. Szczególnie rozczarowany też nie... Było OK. PS wolę nowszą aranżację "Layli" przez Claptona solo, ale może to kwestia efektu stałej ekspozycji, bo to ona głównie leci w radiach... na pewno riff w tej oryginalnej jest cool, trzeba przyznać. 2,5/5
Great Blues tunes. Awesome album
This album is just good. It’s one I listened to a lot when I was first really discovering and falling in love with music, and the blues in particular. So, many of these songs are very nostalgic to me, but it’s been quite some time since I’ve listened to this album straight through. It feels like coming home. Some albums with a runtime over an hour suffer because of it, but that’s not the case here. There’s so much to enjoy but it never feels like it drags. — 5/5 Highlights: Bell Bottom Blues Nobody Knows You When You’re Down And Out Key To The Highway Layla
A rock blues classic. My highest rated album in this list so far and a very rare 4 stars from me.
Something quite Californian about the sound of this, even though it's meant to be an English riff on delta blues. It's excellent in places, though way too long. Everyone knows Layla of course, but I'd not heard the album in full before. Always that slight lingering thought in the back of my mind as well, that although we can all admire Clapton's virtuoso playing, he is still an absolute knobhead.
I get that this group was going for a warm, empassioned, bluesy setlist with a host of guitar-heavy epics to go down in history. They get about halfway there, and the main things holding these songs back are their long runtime and inter-track similarity. Half of these songs sound completely identical, including the solos – and oh boy are there a lot of solos to choose from here. Most of them are technically good, but hardly are very memorable. I do quite like the vocals here and they almost outshine the guitars even though they're clearly not meant to. (Take that, Clapton!) Shorter tracks that are more singing-focused, like It's Too Late, Layla, and Have You Ever Loved A Woman? are strong. The guitar playing is obviously good – almost too good. It's not nearly raw or passionate enough for ideal enjoyment, and it remains extremely consistent in this regard. The party-blues atmosphere, consisting of lots of jam-session-style pieces and background whooping/chatter, sort of works, but does get old towards the latter half of the album. 3/5 Key tracks: Bell Bottom Blues, It's Too Late, Layla
# 363 : They've done a pretty decent job, it's ok, if over-long. I like the hits of course, A few decent songs. If it wasn't for all the bland twaddle and screaming guitar instrumentals, this would be a really good record. Sometimes this list feels like things are included just because they were really popular at the time, but does anyone actually still listen to this album? Favourite track : Layla
Ok. Nothing special
Wow that is a lot of bluesy guitar to sit through to get to Layla. I did find it interesting trying to pick out the different guitar parts and it’s not unpleasant on the ears. But it does get a bit much.
Aside from "Layla" and some nice guitar bits scattered through, I found this to be a generic and mostly unmemorable classic rock album. In one ear, out the other. It also suffers from being way too long. "Layla" is a great track but not quite top tier.
It was allright, as good as an Eric Clapton album can be. Layla is a fantastic riff and song though I think if I had to sum up this album and Claptons career I would say generic classic rock Favourite song: Layla Least favourite: every song is a little meh Album artwork: I love the cover
Yeah, this. Had it for donkey's years. Fantastic. 5/5.
Pleasant songs with a few standouts. Bell Bottom Blues is great and obviously Layla is amazing. 7/10
One of the greatest rock albums of all times. They travel through all genres of music with the heavy rock sounds of the 70s. Eric Clapton's best album.
Eric Clapton is a terrible human being, but amazing guitar player.
Clapton is at his best when he’s not trying to be a black blues musician, but instead, a psychedelic rocker that’s inspired by black musicians. I don’t want to hear your rendition of “Key to the Highway”. You won’t do it better. I want to hear you play original ballads about George Harrison’s wife or really good songs about pants. Most every song on here was good, but it did suffer from how long it was with not every song being perfect/necessary. There’s a good chance I’ll listen again, though. 4/5
The Good: People say EC = God The Bad: Some people say the earth is flat… The Ugly: Other people say a 1 + 1 = 3 TLDR is almost applicable to this album, as after a while you wonder what the hell the producers were thinking when they said “sure, go on for a bit more lads!” Little Wings was terrible, several of the tunes were just WAY too long and the artist trying too hard being Blue is way too evident… guess drugs are bad after all! Yet, one can not deny that, overall, the album is what it is, from a period that was what it was… so, 3 1/2 * that translate to 3, as we will downgrade due to excessive trying...
Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out - I Am Yours - Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad? - *Layla* - Thorn Tree In The Garden ^^^^ songs i liked I can totally hear why is it so high rated album. It's very well made musically. Sadly, I'm bored to tears by this genre and the overdriven guitar. Maybe if i'd give it few more listens, it would grown on me, but i'm clearly not the target audience. Anyway the song LAYLA. That shit fucking slaps.
Ahh, yes, the one album we got from Derek & the Dominos. This was the short-lived blues-rock side project of Eric Clapton and the people he played with in the ensemble version of Delaney & Bonnie. Of course, most people knew this group for Clapton alone after his time spent in Cream and Blind Faith, and based on the marketing and title of this album those same people largely knew the one song "Layla." To be fair, "Layla" is an iconic song. Its straightforward rocker movement segues into the lamenting piano-driven second movement, with Clapton's lyrics of unrequited love aimed toward George Harrison's then-wife, Patty Boyd, even if it was later found that he just wanted her because he wanted what George had. As for the rest of the album marketed as the "Other Assorted Love Songs", it's a pretty decent blues-rock affair, with a mix of original songs that continue the narrative of Clapton's profession of love towards Patty alongside covers of various blues standards. The group played well throughout, as each song works on its merits except for the cover of "Little Wing" which can't quite hold a candle to the serene nature of the original Hendrix version. My main problem with the album is that it is too long for its sake, clocking in at over 76 minutes. When I got to "Layla" on my listen, I was like "FINALLY!" because I knew the end was near. At that point, I didn't care about Bobby Whitlock's solo piece "Thorn Tree in the Garden" because the album was practically over for me. Suffice it to say that some songs should have been cut from the final product. Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs proved to be a decent album for me, even if it was largely known for the song and that Eric Clapton was a bit of an asshole back then. It is certainly worth a listen.
first listen HOW have i never heard this...super about all of Allman's slide work here
Een blues/rock album met ontzettend lange gitaarsolos en veel middelmatig werk, allemaal zodat je uiteindelijk Layla kan horen en kan zeggen "Ja dat was inderdaad verreweg het beste nummer van het album, dat had me zo ruim een uur gescheeld als ik alleen dat nummer had geluisterd want dit had ik best wel aan kunnen zien komen omdat het fucking album zelfs Layla en andere nummers heet" Oh en ik ga het toch zeggen; ik vind de MTV Unplugged versie van Layla beter dan het origineel. FAVO: Keep on growing, Layla(ja echt)
Layla is a great track, but it doesn't fit the rest of the album which is bog standard blues with some top notch guitar playing by a known knob.
Used to like Clapton and it’s hard to deny that this is a ‘Classic” Despite this, it’s important to acknowledge Clapton’s controversial history, including openly racist remarks in the mid-1970s, and anti vax bat shit craziness of recent years so despite absolutely classic tracks like Layla it’s not for me anymore
Solid
I like Bell Bottom Blues, but can listen to any of a number of covers, so no need to listen to this album again.
I have of course heard "Layla" and "Bell Bottom Blues," but I don't think I've heard the rest of the album. Let's see! Really like the sound of "I Looked Away," just sort of a rocking, rollicking number that showcases some good bluesy Clapton vocals. "Bell Bottom Blues" is long as fuck--longer than I remembered. Great though. "Keep on Growing" is a great little 'I wish i was a better man' type of song. Love this one. Rockin'. "I Am Yours"--kind of a trippy, psychedelic number. Cool, but not my fave.
Not memorable in my opinion
I don’t like to judge the album by the person, but this did remind me to get my flu shot
My first proper listen to Derek and the dominos. Really enjoyed it. Can see what all the fuss is about. Album is maybe a little too long. Never used to like their Little Wing - always in favour or Jimi but I must have matured or something. Loved it. 4.2
dry
Better than his solo album but not that much better. I don’t think Clapton being on the list at all is necessary, and if he needs to be, Disraeli Gears should be the one chosen, since it’s at least a decent album. But yeah this is just a nothing album to me
meh. its country, its blues, its easy 70s rock and roll. I listened to 1.5x through and didn't feel like I need to listen to again. Probably ever. Nothing to bring me in
Stealing black music then he has the gall to go on a racist rant. Idiot. "Get the foreigners out. Get the wogs out. Get the coons out. Keep Britain white. I used to be into dope, now I’m into racism. It’s much heavier, man. Fucking wogs, man. Fucking Saudis taking over London. Bastard wogs. Britain is becoming overcrowded, and Enoch will stop it and send them all back. The black wogs and coons and Arabs and fucking Jamaicans and fucking … don’t belong here, we don’t want them here. This is England, this is a white country, we don’t want any black wogs and coons living here. We need to make clear to them they are not welcome. England is for white people, man. We are a white country. I don’t want fucking wogs living next to me with their standards. This is Great Britain, a white country. What is happening to us, for fuck’s sake?"
Album einer Band in der Eric Clapton anfänglich Incognito mitwirkte und das durch den lead Song „Layla“ geprägt ist. Die übrigen Songs sind melodisch mit einem prägnanten Blues Stil. Hierbei weiss „Nobody Knows You When You are Down“ zu gefallen. Insgesamt zum Wiederhören geeignet … und am Ende wartet Layla ;-).
A little overrated....its fine.
Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs (that don't deserve a mention and aren't even half as good). It's way too long. One great track, a few good tracks, and then a whole lot of boring or downright bad tracks. Little Wing was horrendous. Sorry boomers. Also, as always, I must stress: fuck Eric Clapton.
Love the song Layla but overall an easy listening album that sometimes shows the genius of Clapton
Really nice album but the instrumentals are too high to the point it causes me headaches. Wouldn't listen to it on repeat.
Too long, generic dad rock
Rating: 6/10 Best Song's: Bell Bottom Blues, Layla, Thorn Tree in the Garden. A plethora of love songs relating to several kinds of relationships, whether you and your gal are slow and romantic or energetic and loving. Regardless, There is a song for you on this album.
Very clean blues album, some really nice solos in ther and lots of cool Clapton licks
Didn't get to listen to it fully due to having a busy day, most of what I heard was a bit superficial but there were a few great songs nonetheless
Fav songs so far: Why does love got to be so sad? - features some more unusual rhythms from this era of classic rock. Sounds a bit more like the Doors with some extra guitar solos thrown in. Good combo. I’m not really a fan of classic rock so this album hasn’t really been my cup of tea but this song is great! Like previously mentioned, rock from the 70s isn’t really my cup of tea.
I'm only five albums in, but 4/5 have been from the early seventies, and 2/5 have featured members of Cream. this is some freaky RNG! from my very cursory research, it seems like Derek and the Dominos was created out of a desire for Eric Clapton to just play some music, maaan, regardless of how it would be received by the audience he'd built up with Cream and Blind Faith. given that pure intent, and the fact that I'm by no means a Clapton fan—apart from his history of virulent racism and conspiracy-mongering, I think he's merely a good guitarist rather than a great one—I approached this with as open a mind as I could muster. I've certainly enjoyed music by people I find just as repugnant as him (if not more), so I really tried not to let my personal perception of Clapton have an effect on my stance regarding this album. that being said, I am bored to tears by this blues rock sound! every third laundromat, grocery store and radio station in my area serves an endless rotation of songs in this vein, and I am so deeply NOT the target audience for it! I don't really have an issue with straight-up blues guitar playing, but if you're going to infuse a rock element into it, I'm going to need a lot more in the songwriting department! Clapton's middling guitar antics and utterly vacant vocal presence can only take me so far! I can appreciate that this is probably the best batch of guitar performances I've heard from Clapton across an entire album, but when Duane Allman smokes him just about every time they trade solo blows, it's kind of a moot point. Bobby Whitlock's backing vocals really get under my skin, which is a shame since I like his keys. 77 minutes??? I'd maybe return to three tracks here. this truly is "Layla" and some other songs. most of the rest of the covers are utterly banal, and the originals? imagine being down this bad for a happily married woman! I'd maybe be willing to look past that, the ugly core of this album, if the music moved me, but on the whole, it very much did not. I'm gonna go watch some B.B. King clips on YouTube. decent 4/10.
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Such a raw, bluesy collection of songs, original and covered. Sound production is pretty organic and captures the emotion of Clapton and Whitlock so well. Fantastic songs; probably only a couple I wouldn't have on my playlist.
Ok
Aside from the hit songs this album didn't impress me that much. I've never been a huge fan Eric Clapton's voice either. In the words of a good friend "it's thin."
Muy buen álbum. Clapton y Duane Allman, rock and roll. Rotoso, crudo, blusero.
Sounds just like you expect it will: like a foundational work of blues-inspired rock and roll. Or like Eric Clapton, which is essentially the same thing.
hvítingja blús, góðir sprettir inn á milli. ekki spenntur fyrir stefnunni í heild eða þessari plötu sem slíkri.
- Love the heavy blues influence mixed with newer age rock - I can visualize how this layed the foundations of dad rock - Layla is obviously the standout here, as it has the best progression, most recognizable sound, and killer guitar solo - A lot of songs wind up sounding very similar due to the bluesy backbone of the tracks - Solid Little Wing cover, and I like the tonal finish of the final song, Thorn Tree in the Garden
Wist niet dat Clapton ooit in een band zat.Verder gewoon goeie blues
Meandering at times, and I didn't think you could have too many bends in guitar licks. But the good tracks are very good
Layla brought this up from 1 star
Bell bottom blues and Layla are great, but the rest is pretty tough to get through
Bloody fucking fart of an album.
LAYLA
Timeless.
Decent
I just don't really care for music like this. Layla definitely feels like the standout track; the others felt a bit meandering and self-indulgent.
Some good licks, and cool dueling guitars.
Decent but not super exciting.
Loved this album and had no idea Layla was the result of Clapton being in in a band I've never heard of. I've made sure to save this one so I can come back to it again.
If I separate the man from the music, the album is ok. A little self-indulgent at times. Layla is the obvious standout. Eric Clapton is kind of a piece of shit.
This album really broke up a stretch of meh. This teeters on a 5, but since it was so much better than what I've had recently, I have to bump it up. On another topic, I get why people love this album so much and say, "Derek & The Dominos" is Eric Clapton's best work. The guitar solos alone put this album into classic territory. On top of that, the subject matter of the songs shows humor and raw emotion. Really solid album. Layla is obviously the most famous song, but the rest of the album is still stacked. Best Songs: I Looked Away, Nobody Knows When You're Down And Out, Have You Ever Loved A Woman, Layla Worst Songs: NA
Was relieved to get it finished. Songs seemed to go on forever. Enjoyed Layla though.
Rocks so hard I can ignore that some of it is a lil bloated
pretty glorious. Listened to this at 6 in the morning in a hotel lobby (don’t worry, I had headphones). What Does Love Got to Be So Sad? is banger. The album cover is so unassuming. Behold!!
1. She ran away from me, I’m such a lonely man 2. If I could choose a place to die it would be in your arms 3. Our love’s gonna keep on glowing 4. Nobody knows you when you’re down and out 5. I am yours, however distant you may be 6. Break the glass and twist the knife into yourself 7. When the moon peeks over the mountains I’ll be on my way 8. Open your eyes and look into your heart 9. Show me a place where I can hide my lonely face 10. You tremble in pain 11. With a circus mind that’s running ‘round 12. Wish I had told her she was my only one 13. Won’t you ease my worried mind? 14. Who’ll be the one to answer why?
7.5/10
clapton sökkar. þetta er allt of langt.
Clapton er rosa góður gítarleikari. Við vissum það, ekkert nýtt.
Not a fan of Eric Clapton
Good, but loses it's luster by being too long.
Wasn’t sold on the album initially, something with the sound and engineering (even though it was remastered around 2010). As I got deeper it grow on my plus Eric Clapton, Layla and the gutsy move to release a double album for their first (and only) record…so
Pretty hard to beat Clapton, great album all the way through in every way
Nothing special. 2.5
Dejando de lado las controversias protagonizadas por Eric Clapton y su pésima actitud racista, Derek & The Dominoes con su trabajo "Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs", destaca como uno de los mejores discos de Blues Rock de la historia. Es cierto que algunas canciones se alargan demasiado, pero las ideas y composiciones son espectaculares, y el sentimiento detrás de la letra y su interpretación son intensas, calzando con el "desamor", temática que permea todo el LP. Sumamente recomendable, pero con precaución, ya que Eric Clapton es una de las figuras más nefastas y nocivas de la "vieja escuela" de la industria musical.
Clapton and allman are sick together
What happens when you make blues and soul music, when you don't actually have any soul yourself? You get this album. Technically perfect in almost every way. It hits all the exact right notes. The vocals are just the right level of whiskey soaked. What it lacks, is any feeling at all. Probably I'm partly biased due to my dislike of Eric Clapton, but this album is just plain boring. It's also way too long. Layla would have been better if it ended before the piano started up about mid-song. The second half is just more "look how good we are at our instruments" and adds nothing to the song at all. Up until that point, it had been the only song I had enjoyed so far. I was glad for it to be over.
Definitely felt that the front half of the album is better than the back half. Front half sounds more structured, like the band took more care writing those songs. The back half sounds like a solo-fest, and not in a really good way. It's not ground-breaking music by any means, there's some parts and songs that are skippable. Layla still bangs though and is just an iconic riff. Overall, 2/5
Ganska meningslös lyssning. Det är inte dåligt det är bara inte bra. Inget som sticker ut förutom Leyla då som är helt okej. Sången är inte bra dock. Kanske blir det bättre om man lyssnar om men det har jag inte tid med.
Långt in på skivan fattade jag att det är Eric Clapton som håller på med sin jävla gitarr. Noterade inte att Layla var med (kopplade inte titeln på albumet). Är det nåt problem med det? Ja, lite väl mycket gitarr och långa låtar som känns som ett jam. Gitarr är ballt nån gång ibland och när det passar i låten i övrigt. För Eric Clapton känns det mer som att han gärna vill ta sig till ett solo eller låta gitarren komma först. Så intressant/bra är det inte. Layla är ju en bra låt annars. Resten är rätt meh.
Gillar att det är så gitarrdrivet, även om det bitvis blir lite väl utdraget. Layla är förstås enastående bra, men utöver den inte så mycket som verkligen sticker ut. Skulle säkert växa med fler lyssningar, men hinner inte med det så får bli en stark trea.
Eric Clapton + Duane Allman, what can go wrong?... Absolutely nothing! There's never a dull moment or a wasted note. This entire album is a flawless 1:16 journey through the vast landscapes of love and relationships. 💯 Timeless classic
Layla ist bekannt. Der Rest eher nicht so.
Just thought it really dull
Layla aside it’s pretty disappointing
3.9 Really enjoyed it
A pretty good album I liked Bell Bottom Blues the most.
When they found Carbone in the meat truck, he was frozen so stiff it took them three days to thaw him out for the autopsy.
Solid album.
Layla is completely detached from the rest of the album. Everything else is mediocre at best.
Pure unnecessary wank. endless cheesy solos, no real heart or emotion—just a lot of technical skill that ends up feeling empty. Instead of something memorable, it’s more of an ego trip. Eric Clapton = most overrated guitarist ever. Fuck right off. Second worst concert I have ever been to.
The first CD my family was ever given (my parents bought their first a CD player so they could listen to it!) was Eric Clapton unplugged, featuring my favourite version of Layla. Aside from Clapton by all accounts bring a turd of a person (which is why I no longer listen to Layla by choice), this album possibly the longest wank with no happy ending on this challenge so far. They’re trying so hard, you can actually hear them chafing.
Very much a garage band sound. Lots of long melodic riffs. Not exactly my bag, but fun to listen to. Notable song: Layla obv. 3/5
No review of Eric Clapton is complete without a reminder that he is a horrible racist. That being said, good album.
Legendary
Classic rock vibes, steady flow of sound and vibration - the first 5 star!
Some Stand out tracks but sounded like white boy blues…missing the soul
Guitar jams for days!
A 2 but that Rita Coolidge piano bit is glorious
Well I liked Layla!
A solid 3 that grew to a four by the time the album finished. Really appreciated the shift from standard southern rock to more blues.
Of the 60's-70's guitar gods, I'm probably the most lukewarm on Clapton. I mean, I'm good with his hits and all -- but he always seemed better to me as a complementary player than the star of the show. And then he descended into farting through blues standards, After Midnight for beer commercials, and Tears in Heaven -- which is a song I personally cannot stand. So this comes up. I know Layla and Bell Bottom Blues, of course -- but the rest was a mystery. Glad that I looked into it. He sounds like a completely different guitarist here. There's so much joy in his playing that just vanished later in his career. (Heroin will do that to you, I guess.) Hearing him trading licks with Duane Allman is magical. Allman died a few months after this was recorded. There's just so much phat in the boogie they lay down here. Absolutely essential rock & blues. Unexpected bangers: Key To The Highway, Tell the Truth, It's Too Late.
Epic album. I had never actually listened, but very glad I did. Note: "Layla" is not Eric Clapton's greatest accomplishment. Not really his accomplishment at all. Duane Allman wrote the riff, and the riff makes the song. Duane >> Eric, but still, this album is 5 stars... maybe because Duane played on all but two tracks??
Really enjoyed this, reminded me of my dad's choice in music.
It was meh
Banger
Bluesy country vibe out of the gate. Surprisingly good background music tbh.
Love the bluesy feel and the guitar work between Eric and Duane Allman is just so good.
Faded to the background.
The songs themselves are fine, even enjoyable. The five minutes of masturbatory guitar solos at the end of each one are wholly unnecessary. The last song ("Thorn Tree in the Garden") was by far the best song on the album.
Loved it
Good album title. Layla is pretty good. Will I listen to again: 5%
What an album ❤️❤️❤️
Way too long for bang average dad rock. The first half of Layla is the only standout and even that song drags on too long.
I’m close to really liking this. There’s some sweet slide guitar and swoonful chord changes in the first few tunes that hit the spot. My complaints are familiar ones: it goes on far too long, and the extended jamming over blues covers completely kills my interest. Compare and contrast Layla, rightly considered Clapton’s best song: it’s urgent, concise (barring that piano outro), energetic and has a killer riff. So many of the tracks in the middle of this album are the complete opposite of that, and it’s a shame, because there are 6 or 7 others that I really enjoy. 3.5
Bluesy rock that's pretty alright. Not much else to say past that.
You know how there's overrated talents? People regarded and loved and they may be talented, but not as much as what everyone makes them out to be? Some say Dimebag Darrell Abbott is one of those. I'd say he was definitely talented, but part of that talent was ripping off Exhorder. Eric Clapton, however, is definitely overrated. And a piece of shit.
Super overrated blues. Borderline soulless. So many better artists if you want to hear this style played with actual heart.
I liked it
It’s whatever, 70s rock, 2 or 3 stars.
Not so tiny secret - Duane Allman plays the best guitar on this album. Racist shithead Eric Clapton is just riding Duane’s coattails. The drummer was nuts, but plays a nice piano. EC is still racist. And Duane Allman gets forgotten for being the true hero of Layla. Two stars for Duane only - if this was just EC I’d select “did not listen”
Sounds like a pretty good bar band, outside of Layla -- there didn't really seem to be any really memorable songs -- maybe it was just my mood.
This is a pretty solid classic rock album. I wasn’t ans into the tracks that leaned more blues. Eric Clapton’s talent was on full display, but I never really loved the tone of his guitar. This album reminded me of that pretty often. I don’t particularly love Eric Clapton’s vocals either. I’m just not a Clapton guy. Bobby Whitlock’s backing vocals were excellent, apparently he was going for a Sam and Dave style and I think he did great. Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad, Anyday and Keep On Going were standout tracks.
I like the rockabilly vibe. Bell bottom blues was good
I wasn't expecting to enjoy this as much as I did. Blues is my dad's favourite music and it's very easy to listen to, but I wouldn't generally seek it out. The first half of the album was pleasant, but not terribly exciting. The back part was way better though with both Little Wing and Layla coming in strong. The guitar was lovely the whole way through with way more guitar solos and fade ins/outs than I was expecting. It works very well with Derek's voice being complimented by the strings. Many of the songs had a sorrowful slant to them with the emotion coming through. I plan to recommend this to my dad. Favs: Layla, Little Wing, Bell Bottom Blues.
# Album Name: Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs # Artist: Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs # Rating: 4/5 # Comments: Bell bottom blues is a great tune. The vocals are spot on for the track. Love the guitar licks. Great solo in key to the highway. This is 10 mins of epic guitar proportions. Absolutely banging solo opening "have you ever loved a woman". Cracking stuff. The epic solos continue throughout. Interesting and ambitious take on little wing. I prefer jimmy's version if im honest. Layla. Nuff said. Epic tune in huge proportions. Overall the album is a tad long for me but theres some really good songs and music on this album. Its a grower not a show'er. # Top Tunes: Bell bottom blues / Anyday / key to the highway / Have you ever loved a woman / Layla # Would I listen to it again? For sure.
More like «Layla and a bunch of okay blues tunes» Layla still hits though, and ensures this one extra star.
Bluesy rock. Your enjoyment of this album will depend on how much you like blues guitar. if you love it you’ll love this album. If you’re like me though, it starts to take over and be a little much. The title track is truly excellent, but I didn’t feel like there was any other track on the album that really stood out.
Alle sange var fine men kun layla var virkelig interessant
Long, aimless solos. Some nice patches but its not for me.
I loved the album and the first long version of the famous song "Layla". This album definitely is a must listen to. Epic guitar sound and amazing solos with great voices and heart broken lyrics. What do you want more of a blues rock album?
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This is the best example of classic dad rock played on classic rock stations. Each song has the beats and blueprint you'd expect, and some decent guitar.
It's another situation where the only thing worth attention is the biggest stand-out track from this one-hit-wonder. Everything else is a collective shrug. And the title of this album is almost aware of that fact, because the title is literally just saying "Hey, remember that one song from us that's pretty good? It's here on this album! What? Oh yeah, there's some other stuff too... but that's just the "other", you can ignore that, because let's be honest - you're really just here for Layla" And so how this entire album is apparently a "must listen" is again, lost to me with the logic of this list. If this list was the "1,000 Singles You Must Hear Before You Die", it'd be insanely more accurate to what's actually here.
Every song is epic !
Layla is amazing, the rest kind of dull.
Layla is by far the best track on this album. Cut 30 minutes out, just take the best songs, and give Duane Allman more time on the album and we'd be looking at a 5, but this is more of a soft 3.
Thoroughly inelegant and extremely raffish and rough-hewn overall – an informal jam, indeed – but ultimately this is effective. The blues are not too terribly cringey on the cultural appropriation front. There is some risk of boredom for a non-careful listener because fineness of soloing risks being lost to muddied sound and rudimentary-ish production. "Bell Bottom Blues" and "Why Does Love Have to Be So Sad?" are very good, tough the "Little Wing" version is non-transcendent (largely for raggedness). But the record mostly lives/dies by the title cut, with its all-time signature hook (plus Duane Allman) and an ending movmenet that sounds like a final lament for the '60s (and not just because of its use in Goodfellas), a coda, a requiem, a veritable threnody, even if it was just about his yearning for Mrs. George Harrison. "Thorn Tree" makes for a soft and pleasant landing after all the endless squealing and reaching and endless soloing. One has always found this just about the best thing Clapton ever did.
Some generic tracks and a few standouts
Of course, heard Layla a bazillion times but never this whole album. Glad I did after all these years. I enjoy the other songs much more than I do Layla (the ending with the slide guitar drags for me - I know, blasphemy since it’s Allman). Sounds like Freddie King’s tone and playing on several of these songs. A few of the standards he always played are here (ex: Key to the Highway). Know Clapton took a lot from him. Great listen. Enjoyed this a lot and might be my favorite Clapton-related album.
I quite liked this one, or at the least I seemed to be very in the mood for something like this. I really enjoyed the guitar work on this which seems to be the point of the album digging into some of the other reviews. Overall was more into the the first half of the album than the second, though of course you have "Layla" right towards the end. It's a song title I have heard but not a song I was actually familiar with and I can see why it's well known. Overall I think this is a 3.5 for me but more worthy of being rounded up instead of rounded down because what I liked I thought was strong.
Layla distinctly carried the assortment of love songs here. We enjoyed, but Layla is clearly the standout track.
4.8 - Never heard of the band, but it sounded pretty familiar and thought it was really good. Then looked and saw it was claption and duane allman really surprised with me as I just never knew they had a band together. Just such a perfect collaboration and brings the best out of both of them. Only thing is it's a bit too long, but such a great album. I also think allman makes clapton less wanky
This really is Layla and other assorted songs. A lot of jam banding around on very uninteresting blues progressions and pentatonic scales. It seems on paper as if it's sprawling epic rock and roll, but most songs drag and don't really go anywhere worth writing home about. Fave Tracks: I Looked Away, Layla, Thorn Tree In the Garden 3.2/5
Ah, le voilà, le monument, la pierre angulaire, le monolithe, l'album que tout le monde, de ton pote hippie qui sent encore le patchouli à ton oncle qui pense que la musique s'est arrêtée avec les Stones, te cite comme LE chef-d'oeuvre absolu du blues rock, de la guitare, de la complainte amoureuse. Je parle bien sûr de "Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs" par Derek and The Dominos. Et là, j'arrive avec mes gros sabots et je balance un "gros 3/5". Un Gros Trois Sur Cinq. C'est presque une insulte, une hérésie, c'est comme dire que "Citizen Kane" est un "petit film sympa" ou que la Chartreuse, c'est "pas mal pour se rincer la bouche". Cette note est une provocation et j'adore ça car elle résume parfaitement le malaise que l'on peut ressentir face à certains colosses de l'histoire du rock. On nous dit que c'est génial, on lit que c'est fondamental, on sait que c'est important. Mais au fond, est-ce qu'on aime vraiment ? Est-ce qu'on se le repasse en boucle ? Est-ce que ça nous parle, à nous, les enfants du post-punk, les adeptes de la dissonance et du bruitisme ? Derek and The Dominos, déjà, le nom c'est un paravent, une tentative désespérée d'anonymat pour un type qui, à l'époque, était tout sauf anonyme. Eric Clapton, c'est le mec que des graffiti à Londres avaient proclamé "Dieu". Après la trinité blues rock quasi divine de The Yardbirds, la déflagration psychédélique de Cream et le supergroupe avorté Blind Faith, "Dieu" voulait redescendre sur terre, se faire humble, jouer le blues avec des potes. Louable intention, sauf que le moteur de toute cette entreprise n'a rien de divin, et encore moins d'humble car il s'agit de la plus vieille et de la plus triviale des motivations humaines : une obsession amoureuse, bien lourde et bien poisseuse. Clapton est raide dingue de Pattie Boyd. Problème : Pattie Boyd est la femme de son meilleur ami, George Harrison. Oui, LE George Harrison, l'un des quatres Fab Four. Alors plutôt que de gérer ça comme un adulte, ou de se trouver une autre groupie (c'était pas ce qui manquait, j'imagine), Eric décide d'en faire un double album, un putain de double album. La quintessence du drame de rockstar. "Je ne peux pas avoir la femme de mon meilleur pote, alors je vais écrire 77 minutes de musique pour le crier au monde entier". On a connu plus discret comme approche. Et c'est là que réside toute la force et toute la faiblesse de ce disque. C'est un journal intime mis à nu, suintant la frustration, le désir inassouvi, la douleur, la jalousie. Ça transpire l'honnêteté la plus crue, la plus pathétique. Quand Clapton chante, il ne joue pas un rôle, il est ce mec au coeur brisé, ce type qui rampe. Cette authenticité, cette impudeur, est touchante, on ne peut pas lui enlever ça. C'est un torrent de lave émotionnel qui a dû en consumer plus d'un à l'époque, et qui continue de fasciner. Musicalement, c'est l'apothéose du blues rock de l'époque. C'est gras, ça suinte, ça dégouline de feeling. Et puis, il y a le miracle, l'intervention divine qui n'est pas celle de Clapton. Elle s'appelle Duane Allman et c'est le guitariste de l'Allman Brothers Band, invité sur la plupart des titres, qui vient poser sa slide et qui, soyons francs, vole la vedette à tout le monde. Le duel de guitares sur le morceau-titre, "Layla", est entré dans la légende. Ce n'est plus un dialogue, c'est un corps-à-corps, une joute furieuse et désespérée entre la plainte rageuse de Clapton et les arabesques célestes, presque vocales, d'Allman. Chaque note de Duane est une larme, un cri, une fulgurance. C'est lui, l'âme véritable de cette chanson et, par extension, de l'album. Sans lui, "Layla" ne serait qu'une bonne chanson, avec lui, c'est un monument. Alors pourquoi, mais pourquoi diable, ce "gros 3/5" ? Parce qu'un monument, c'est souvent chiant à visiter. C'est long, et "Layla and other assorted love songs" est long, terriblement long. C'est un double album, et il en a tous les défauts. Des jams qui s'étirent sans fin, des reprises de blues correctes mais pas transcendantes ("Key to the Highway"), des moments où l'on sent que les musiciens se font plaisir, mais qu'ils ont un peu oublié qu'on était là, à écouter. Pour chaque "Layla", il y a un "Thorn Tree in the Garden" qui nous achève par sa langueur. Pour moi, cette démonstration de virtuosité et d'épanchement sentimental peut vite devenir indigeste. C'est une question de culture, je vient d'un monde où le silence, la dissonance et l'économie de moyens sont des armes. Ici, je suis dans l'opulence, le débordement, le "plus c'est long, plus c'est bon". Ce n'est pas une critique de la qualité intrinsèque, mais un constat de fossé culturel. Et puis, il y a le fond de l'affaire. Un type richissime, adulé, considéré comme un dieu de la guitare, qui pleurniche sur 77 minutes parce qu'il n'arrive pas à piquer la femme de son pote. Avouez qu'il y a un côté légèrement indécent. C'est un chagrin d'amour de luxe, une peine de coeur de la jet-set. Voilà pourquoi ce 3/5 est si juste, c'est une note qui refuse de se laisser impressionner par le statut de l'oeuvre. C'est un 3 parce que l'album est pétri de longueurs, d'auto-complaisance et qu'il représente une esthétique du rock parfois difficile à digérer aujourd'hui. C'est une musique de son temps, et ce temps n'est plus tout à fait le nôtre. Mais c'est un GROS 3, parce que c'est un témoignage brut, une capsule temporelle chargée d'une émotion palpable. C'est pour la fulgurance de Duane Allman qui illumine chaque titre où il apparaît. C'est pour la démence de "Layla", ce standard absolu qui a transcendé son créateur. C'est un album qui, même s'il nous agace, nous oblige à l'écouter, à le respecter. "Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs" est un passage obligé dans ce projet "1001 Albums". Il faut l'entendre, ne serait-ce que pour comprendre une partie de l'histoire du rock, il faut s'y confronter. Mais l'aimer d'un amour inconditionnel ? Pas obligé, on a le droit de rester un peu sur le bas-côté, de regarder le monument avec un mélange d'admiration et d'ironie, et de se dire que, décidément, on préfère nos chapelles plus modestes et nos prières plus bruitistes. Et puis, entre nous, piquer la femme de son meilleur pote, ça reste moche, même si ça donne un classique du rock.
Sept. 9 2024 First album for this project. Already I can tell that I'm going to have to decide how to rate based on whether these albums are objectively musically good or based on how much I like it. Because I'm super specific in the music I like. Like I objectively think this album is good so far, but it's none of the songs I would listen to again so far. 10 songs in and yep very bluesy. Ah yes Layla is very good and I've def heard it many times. Idk why this album would be one of the best of all time with only one banger IMOOOOO. I think this is a perfect first album for me because I am very neutral about it, so I will give it a 3/5. Fav song is the first two minutes of Layla lol. Actually I also like Thorn Tree in the Garden too.
Why is this album an hour and 16 minutes long I enjoyed it but it was ! Too long
Not my taste
great album but some songs dragged
Pretty much the perfect proper rock album. Great songs, great musicians. And great stories behind the making of the album and the musicians lives since.
Classic album - one of the greats
Classic Clapton
🎧Nicely done Slowhand. I’m assuming Have You Ever Loved A Woman is about Pattie Boyd/George Harrison.
Layla was good
First Eric Clapton album on here, and we know he's a real gem of a person (/s). I try to not let awful people influence my ratings, but I also found this album to be pretty mediocre. It's very bluesy, lots of guitar solos (and he can play the guitar well of course). Every song is unnecessarily long though, and the double album (76 minutes) just kind of drags on in a bit of an uninteresting way. It feels like a knockoff Rolling Stones album or something, with less variety than they usually give. It's not terrible or anything, and I know it's pretty highly reviewed generally (and "Layla" is a classic of course). This just isn't something that I feel like I need to listen to in full again, and very few tracks really stood out to me. Fine album, bad person, meh overall. I definitely think I'm losing a bit of my early steam on '70s soft rockers at this point in the list. It was all new to me for awhile, but not so much anymore. Favorite song: Layla Other: Bell Bottom Blues, Keep On Growing, Tell The Truth, Have You Ever Loved A Woman? 9/7/24
Ahh it just kinda looks waits to show its hand. The 3 is all for Layla!!
eh, its clapton.... fun fact my neighbor used to be his drug dealer in florida
Enjoyed this, never heard before other than Layla. Loved the bluesy sounds, would give another spin to.
I liked the sound of this but I got bored. 3/5
liked the first half and was done by the end but its good
Lot of stuff going on on some of the songs. I said this on another review but blues seems like such an American genre that I am surprised there are so many British artists who have made albums like this. Low 4.
pretty good. the middle chunk kinda blended together. not a super long album but long enough that I feel like I might enjoy these songs more when I listen separately from the album
6/10 - There were some good songs and some alright ones. Layla is pretty popular so I had heard it before but I also liked Bell bottom Blues. Overall it was decent but nothing amazing.
Knew a few of the songs, and I did really like those, but most of the album was pretty unremarkable
Really enjoyed this overall album!
I was really struggling to see why this album was on this list, then I found out it was an Eric Clapton project and it all made sense. This album is too long, yet still manages to go nowhere. Go and listen to Cream if you want to hear a racist make actual good music.
I liked ita lot more than I expected to.
Some sweet love songs
It's fine, I guess. The songs are generally too long, though, and they're just kind of... so-so.
When I first saw the name of the album and band, I was expecting some 50's blues album. This is super polished and lacks rawness of the genre. It's also long with guitars verging on the wanky side
Clapton was decent with the Yardbirds and Cream, a complete mentalist by this point and on his way to serious MOR bollockery by the 80s. Always lauded by blokes who like their cars just a little bit too much. Even Layla is a bit pants compared to other epic 70s guitar monsters
I knew the singles on this album, but I’ve never listened to the whole thing. It’s absolutely perfect.. finally, a British blues album on this list that doesn’t suck
Believe it or not, this was a flop on its release! A critical and commercial failure, with only the passing of time making critics and consumers see sense. That’s just nuts!
Nothing special.
Not that interested until Layla came on. I like that song, although I think it would be improved if it was 5 instead of 7 minutes. Feels a little repetitive. We get it already, you're on your knees!
Duane Allman's guitar work makes this album worth a listen. Some of the covers are good, and Clapton still plays them in concert. I didn't much like the cover of "Little Wing", though.
wasn't bad but alot of the songs blended in together none really stood out. Also, the album was too long
Das einzige gute Lied ist Layla. Das wird ja eigentlich auch schon mit dem Titel gesagt. Für Liebeslieder sind die anderem Lieder ziemlich kalt und emotionslos.
Great Songs and Layla def one of the greatest when not the greatest from eric clapton. Fkk him as a Person tho. Album was too long and thats not the only flaw but still entertaining. 3.5/5.0
Standard classic rock album. Good for camping trips and long car rides. I said “it’s got a real Eric Clapton vibe” and Kyle replied “that’s because it’s Eric Clapton”. Touché.
Some really great songs on this album, but also some rambling nonsense. Overall, I'd listen again, but it's not an everyday listening album.
Recognized and thoroughly enjoyed Layla. The rest was pretty decent blues rock. The album was a bit long, but never felt tired or stale to me.
Layla is quite good and the rest was sort of fine. Certainly dragged on too much and felt a little self serving at times
Really enjoyed this one
walk out the door you see someone that you know and they ask you how you are and you just have to say that youre fine when youre not really fine but you just cant get into it because they would never understand
This isn't a bad album, but at an hour and a quarter, it is a long album. The production isn't stellar, but both the drumming and the bass progress by leaps and bounds as it progresses. The end ends well, but it is overindulgent to the point of annoyance. Tone it down and trim it down and it'd be a dozen times better.
I predict sometime in the future there will be a fairly dramatic revision by critics of how many "classic" albums were released in 60s and 70s when rock was in its infancy. People will come to realize that it just happened to be released at the time and is not that good. This album will be first in the firing squad. Boring blues rock numbers with one or two good songs. 2.5*
That Clapton guy is pretty good at playing the guitar.
I've heard the album before. I've listened to this album before, but I'm not a big fan of it. I realize that Clapton's voice is the weak link. I'm also generally not a fan of British artists covering blue songs. The version of Little Wing included here completely robs it of it's beauty. I'm not a huge fan of the Allman Brothers, and this album sounds like an Allman Brothers (Duane Allman contributed). There are lots of screaming vocals here... Not in a good way. A couple of classic songs, so I'm giving it a soft 3.
An excellent showcase of virtuoso. Clapton’s best
The guitar work is phenomenal of course and the music is solid, but the vocals aren't super strong which holds it back in my mind from the next level
I had a good time listening to this, it sometimes goes on a bit too long , but its bluesy and cool and I enjoyed it.
amazing stuff
not for me but alright in the background :)
Definitely heard of these guys. I actually thought it was more 50's Jazz. Never actually listened to them. That I am aware of. Did not know it was also Eric Clapton. Typical classic rock.
To extensively paraphrase The Dismemberment Plan's song "Ice of Boston": Turned on the car at 9am, with the radio on, This Derek & the Dominos album on about how Eric Clapton would rather form a fake band in order to write love songs about Patti Boyd than be normal about it and at least not directly involve George Harrison in that whole mess, And I sat there, head spinning, staring at a stop light, And I thought to myself "Oh, Clapton, dude, I hate you but, oh! Get a life!"
I was over this before it even got to Layla. It's fine for the most part. I can see why it would have been amazing in its time thanks to this exercise.
This is the overdone 70s rock that I'm sick of. I also dislike Eric Clapton. I'm also not in a great mood LOL. I wanted this to end.
enjoyed this more than i expected. as a lifelong audio-processing-disorder haver, til that song is called Layla. 3.5
This was good but then it just kept going. When I thought it was almost done there were still five songs before Layla.
Bluesrock will never die!
Love
The two half decent songs on this do not make up for the murder of Little Wing.
I liked it, I already had known Layla, so the rest was nice enough
There's provably at least a dozen bands local to me that have better blues rock than this, and I would much rather listen to them perform live than sit through this again.
This should be called "Layla....and some other songs." There's some good blues on here, but Layla will always be the top track.
Solid
Classics and great vibes
Honestly, less dreadful than expected. I am not a fan of Eric Clapton as a person or as a musician, and this does not change that fact, but the first few tracks are solid bluesy 70s rock, and the final two tracks show off the dichotomy of the record beautifully. It is everything in-between that makes me roll my eyes and tune out. It's just half-cooked white guy blues with nothing to stand out, and, man, does every song feel like it goes on forever. The whole album is too long, quite frankly, and it really hurts the album. Just the first three songs and the final two combined would be longer than some blues rock albums, and would make this an all-time, short album great. Instead, the album has to reek of filler treatment, and it is incredibly dull. Not to mention it feels difficult to have any sympathy for the singer whenever he mopes on a song, so that just makes it more difficult to watch. It's fine, I get why people like it, especially classic rock enthusiasts, but this album just feels like an old guy's garage secluded Summer vacation, and that sounds like MY personal Hell.
Fantastic album. The guitar was out of this world!
Liked this. Album is a bit on the long side but not much filler. Will listen to it again. Impressive songs and musicianship 7.5/10
Solid and oddly comforting album? Layla is definitely the best track
There's some gold on this album, and some meh filler. I'm not going to listen more than once because I don't want to give Clapton the money
Good sound good songs. Only ever heard Layla from them before.
This album is the epitome of classic rock. Major blues influence combined with meandering guitar solos, over an hour of runtime, songs purely about love, no conceptual theme between said songs, and a lead singer who turns out to be a complete piece of garbage. Not to say classic rock is bad, per say. I’ve probably listened to hundreds of these type of songs, per my dad’s constant playing of them on the radio/song recommendations from his youth. I’ve come to really enjoy most of it. But when you listen to so much of the same sounding song, it becomes a bit over saturated of a genre, and songs don’t hit the same anymore. Still, this album has its highs. Obviously Layla is a masterpiece and there are other songs here that match the vibe, but the album title does really fit the album: it’s Layla and some other love songs you’ll never hear again. All in all, it’s an alright album.
An essential blues rock album with both Eric Clapton AND Duane Allman (no Derek, as I learned). I like that they didn't bother coming up with an album name; they knew which song people would be looking for when buying the record. The slide guitar is on point, and it's really cool that the name "Layla" is inspired by a book.
Back when there were musicians.
I don't get the Clapton love. Fairly dull blues rock that goes on way too long. Doesn't help that he's an antivax weirdo and likely a closeted racist.
This has a couple of favs and a classic 70s sound. Bell Bottom Blues❤️
I mean Layla is pretty good but Eric Clapton is a despicable little worm so I didn't really feel compelled to listen to this entire thing or be fair and impartial. So.
well, that's 75 minutes i'll never get back. at least listening to this confirmed that layla is the only decent song clapton ever wrote. the duane allman guitar bits were interesting for a while, but I can only listen to them for so long. otherwise this is just masturbatory blues noodling by a racist antivaxxer chud that doesn't deserve the respect he's earned and subsequently pissed away over the years. into the one-star jail he goes to join his ilk: kanye, kid rock, marilyn manson, et al.
Day212 - judging by the music this is a five star album i try not to judge artists personal lifes but it’s crazy what the last four years did to clapton’s reputation
Cool 70s sounds. Layla is, of course, a classic, as well as Little Wing (although I'm partial to Sting's rendition!) but other songs are also nice.
5.0 definitely an all time great album. Two of the greatest guitarists ever.
Obviously the song Layla is iconic. Otherwise this is a slog.
75% Best: Keep on Growing, Anyday, Why Does Love Got to Be So Sad?, Layla Must-Hear? No
Clapton on a beach holiday tired out after the excitement of cream. But a couple of good tracks.
Clapton can rip guitar and I love a good blues riff. Some good songs and some duds. Also I learned today that Eric Clapton is a shitty guy so that sucks.
This is your typical white-man blues nonsense. Some very good guitar playing mired by awful singing. It’s enjoyable, but I’d rather listen to Muddy any day
Very nice album, love it
Albumi #3, 30.07.2024 Vaikka bändin nimi onkin tuttu, Derek and the Dominoesia ei ole koskaan tullut kuunneltua. Yhtyeen yhteen albumiin jäänyt tuotanto ei sinänsä aiheuttanut väristyksiä, mutta silti ihan hienoa bluesmeininkiä. Ei sitten paljon muuta. Levyn fantastinen hittikappale "Layla" on itselläni jostain syystä aina henkilöitynyt Eric Claptonin kappaleeksi varmaankin sen 90-luvulla ilmestyneen akustisen version takia, mutta se on siis oikeasti Derek and the Dominoes -kappale josta krediitit menee Claptonin lisäksi rumpali Jim Gordonille. Jos bluesista tykkää, tämä on varmasti merkkiteos. Itselleni ei auennut uusia maailmoita tästä.
Eric Clapton spouts boring and ridiculous drivel, with a severe lack of emotional intelligence. Not only in real life, but also on this album. It really is "Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs", in the sense that Layla is the only real takeaway here, and even that song isn't anywhere near amazing. And even at that point, it makes less than 10% of the album. The vast majority of everything else here is really basic blues rock with uninteresting production and, in parts, stupidly overlong. I've always used "this album is just this song and a few others" as an insult but it's quite literally on the label here. I will never understand why so many of these classic rock albums gain classic status just from having one or two mediocre songs that still get played on rock radio from time to time, because there's nothing surprising here or really even that engaging. And I don't know if there's anything I could dislike in an album more than that. 2/10
Ughhhh dad rock
Solid stuff here, but, bar Layla, nothing really stands out.
Weird for a bloke who stole his act from black musicians to be such an unrepentent racist. Hateful man.
Not for me. Somewhat bland.
An interesting listen to say the least. "Bell Bottom Blues" is my favourite. I also like that Pink Floyd-esque guitar solo in one of the songs. Clapton was good at his job like with many of his projects. However some of the songs were a bit boring. 3 stars for "Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs".
Weird, kinda meh, basically forgot about it the second it ended
peepee poopoo
Pretty standard issue blues based rock. Nothing world beating and nothing bad. This is definitely 5/10 not 3/5. 3/5
Meh.
Top Ten album. An all time fave.
I had a nice blues phase in late college, and some of these songs were part of that phase. Can't go wrong with Clapton.
Derek & The Dominos has not aged well. These guys make rock/blues boring. I'll take authentic OG blues, thank you.
goated, enjoyed all songs Layla will always be a hit for me. However is the type of music you can get sick of.
You guys are concerning me. Should I be searching up who this Clapton fulla is?
Mischung aus Country, Jazz und Rock. Chillig anzuhören.
Nice walking around vibes kind of music. Not sure if it would make any deeper impact but a good listen.
I try to separate the music from the musician as much as possible, but Clapton makes it hard. Beyond that this is a fine album, I like blues, but the meandering blues gets a little old and repetitive, the only thing interesting after a while is the guitar solos, even that gets a redundant. Layla is a classic, but so much so that it gets filed under songs I never need to hear again.
A true classic. Never listened to entire album before, and this is pretty solid.
I'm here for the Eric Clapton guitar solos. Good stuff!
I enjoyed listening to this album. I had never heard of the band and was surprised to hear Eric Clapton's guitar and vocals. I had heard Layla but never attributed to Derek & The Dominos. This was a good album, it had some good gems such as Have You Ever Loved A Woman?, a very good rendition of Little Wing, Layla of course, and one of my personal favorites Thorn Tree In the Garden. It was a good album.
iconic classic
I enjoyed this as a teenager, but admittedly skipped large portions of it. It's way too long for an album without much variety. There are some classic and memorable songs though.
Was wondering why this suckass dad rock shit was on the list. Then Clapton opened his mouth. There is too much hidden Clapton on this list. Soulless and self-indulgent. This is terrible. Sure, he can play. But the white boy blues act is pathetic. Layla is a decent song, but the singing is worthless. Will never listen to this again. 1.5/5
Could be shorter tho
Eric Clapton's Layla
Incredible guitar work. Layla has gotta be up there as one of the greatest songs ever.
Could be a 4 on relisten, but I feel like it's a pretty long listen for just a small payoff of two or three strong songs at the very end 3
My second album with Clapton on it in three days, oh boy. This one starts quite strong, but when the nine-minute jams start rolling in is when I start to lose interest. The title track is remarkable in some places (the beautiful instrumentals of the second half) and irritating in others (LAYYYLUHHH!!!). Overall worth hearing if far from a masterpiece. Best song: Bell Bottom Blues
Heard the album before; it is simply very mediocre. I always thought Eric Clapton was full of crap. I'm convinced most people who listen to his music are just nostalgic about The Yardbirds or Cream.
The thing that keeps this from being irredeemably bland is the presence of Duane Allman and some top notch musicians. Clapton always gets under my skin.
I’ve listened to this album several times before, and love the second half of Layla. I don’t want to fade away…
I'm in love. With this album. Who knew?
Layla and bell bottom blues; classic Clapton!