There are so many reasons to dislike Eric Clapton the man: his racism, his conspiracy theories, his anti-vax stance, his fucking luxury yacht... and 461 Ocean Boulevard. Blues for dentists. Blues for audiophiles. Blues for white people who don't actually like blues. This is uninspired, boring, bloodless and sterile. He's a rubbish signer (not as bad a Jeff Beck, but still pretty rubbish). The solos are pretty average; stiff and formal. I have several friends (who I respect and admire) who started their guitar playing career emulating Clapton's playing, but they largely moved on to bigger and better things, thank christ. It's well recorded, but soooo bland.