[Slowhand] RE: Bad Boy & Vocals

[Jon Maclean]

Kevin, I'm really glad you made that last point. "Back Home" certainly
has its detractors on this list, but very little mention has been made
of Eric's vocals on the album. When I heard "Love Don't Love nobody", I
was blown away by how well he sings it. Same with "Don't Let Me Be
Lonely Tonight" on "Reptile". Blows the James Taylor original to the
weeds. Eric has progressed 300% as a singer since the 1970 solo album.
In my view "Back Home" is as close to a soul album as a white guy from
Ripley could possibly make, and I think he has done a great job in
realising that, even though it may not be everyone's preferred direction
for him.
I've just been away with work for 2 weeks and heard little music during
that time. In fact I've played very little Clapton in the past 6 months
because I was getting stale with him generally (my fault, not his). When
I got back I played "Reptile" and "Back Home" and thoroughly enjoyed
them both. There's a lot of subtlety in the instrumentation that you
don't necessarily pick up on with every listening. That's my take
anyway.

Cheers,
Jon


Message: 3
Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2006 10:47:53 +0200
From: "Kevin Wilson" <kevin.wilson at arivia.co.za>
Subject: [Slowhand] Bad Boy & Vocals
To: <slowhand at planet-torque.com>

After listening to the differences between the Tom Dowd and the Delaney
Bramlett mixes of EC Deluxe Edition, I must say that I am truly
impressed with Eric's rendition of "Bad Boy", as mixed by Delaney. Eric
whoops and wails, screaming out his vocals with complete abandon and he
surely intended this to be a blues in the Albert King vein. Who knows if
he would be able to carry the falsetto notes in concert, but it would be
great if, once in a while, he unstraps his guitar for at least one
number in concert and gives the vocals all he's got. 

So many of his great vocal performances do not make it to stage, a
modern one that comes to mind is "Love Don't Love Nobody" on Back Home.

 

Kevin


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