Tracks
- All Your Love
- Hideaway
- Little Girl
- Another Man
- Double Crossing Time
- What'd I Say
- Key to Love
- Parchman Farm
- Have You Heard
- Ramblin' on My Mind
- Steppin' Out
- It Ain't Right
John Mayall's Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton is a furious album. The music is straight blues with an electric current running straight through its heart. This album, by far, has been the most guitar-driven. Certainly, it's the first album where there are extended guitar solos.
Being that the music is blues, the material isn't original, but it is innovative. One great idea was to keep to the blues style but inflect it with rock and roll. The other great idea was to update the style with electric instruments, primarily because the guitar has so much versatility then.
This is solid album. The music doesn't disappoint at all and Eric Clapton is just masterful on the guitar. It's really impressive how much more energy a lead guitar can add to a rock and roll song, especially with well-played soloing.
However, the music does lack the authenticity of a blues album because of both the singing and the rock and roll influence, especially on the drums, and perhaps, because of the electric bass guitar.
The stand out songs for this album are: All Your Love, Hideaway, Double Crossin' Time, What'd I Say, Have You Heard and Steppin' Out.
Being that the music is blues, the material isn't original, but it is innovative. One great idea was to keep to the blues style but inflect it with rock and roll. The other great idea was to update the style with electric instruments, primarily because the guitar has so much versatility then.
This is solid album. The music doesn't disappoint at all and Eric Clapton is just masterful on the guitar. It's really impressive how much more energy a lead guitar can add to a rock and roll song, especially with well-played soloing.
However, the music does lack the authenticity of a blues album because of both the singing and the rock and roll influence, especially on the drums, and perhaps, because of the electric bass guitar.
The stand out songs for this album are: All Your Love, Hideaway, Double Crossin' Time, What'd I Say, Have You Heard and Steppin' Out.
★★★★★★★★ ☆☆
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