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In Reply to: Claptons Escondido posted by Duilawyer on December 28, 2006 at 09:26:15:
I think the songs themselves are very JJ Cale flavored. The shuffling cadence, percussion sound, and soft spoken singing throughout all remind me of Cale. "When the War is Over" is strikingly similar to "Call Me the Breeze", a song made famous by Lynyrd Skynyrd.Both contribute plenty of tasteful guitar work, with a lot of varied effects applied to the electric lead riffs throughout the songlist. Cale usually the more laid back clean playing, and Clapton occassionally adds a signature wailing on the strat - but I agree that they are sometimes difficult to distinguish. There is some good harp and fiddle playing added to a few tunes, such as "Dead End Road", one of my favorites on this one. Clapton and Cale still have good singing ability, unlike a lot of other aging heroes such as Dylan and Stills.
A lot of people rag on Clapton when he strays from straightforward blues, but I think there is plenty of good blues here, and a southwestern undercurrent in the music that ties back nicely to the "Road to Escondido" title. The opening song "Danger" and "Don't Cry Sister" are kinda jingly, pop "sing-songy", but overall I think it's an excellent CD.
Ken
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Follow Ups
- Re: Claptons Escondido - McGruder 09:41:25 12/29/06 (3)
- good post, especially about the loss of voices - Duilawyer 08:07:09 12/30/06 (2)
- Re: good post, especially about the loss of voices - Duilawyer 08:08:43 12/30/06 (1)
- Stills - McGruder 09:23:36 12/30/06 (0)
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