[Slowhand] EC Was Where? December 18

[Almighty Geetarz]

On this day ... well, EC didn't do anything again.  Or if he did, I 
don't remember it.

At any rate, since there's nothing date-specific, we'll throw in a 
studio session to liven things up.

"Homeboy" has always been my fave EC soundtrack work, and "Training" has 
an infectious groove that makes it a personal favorite.  This is one of 
those riffs that could go on all day.  This is one of those instrumental 
tracks (like Derek and the Dominos' "Tender Love") that it would be fun 
for EC to revisit and work with a lyricist to see if a full fledged song 
could be gained.

This is also an interesting listen, we see the polished results of lots 
of practice, rehearsal, and arrangement when we go to a live gig, and 
it's easy to forget that as talented as they are, these musicians are 
human and need time to learn new things as well. It's really interesting 
to hear how the folks on this track take their time easing into the 
riff, playing to a click track, and working out how it will be arranged 
- complete with EC saying "I fu@&ed up!" at the beginning of the first jam!

Aptly named "Training", this will be a great groove to load onto your 
portable music player for the inevitable moment the day after Christmas 
when you step on the scales and say "^*(^!*, I gotta hit the jogging 
trail !!!".

http://www.geetarz.org/tunez/homeboy.mp3

http://www.geetarz.org/tunez/homeboy-2.mp3

http://www.geetarz.org/tunez/homeboy-jam.mp3

These from the "Unreleased Rare Trax" boxset:

http://www.geetarz.org/reviews/clapton/unreleased_rare_trax.htm

Enjoy!
AG