[Slowhand] Clapton-Winwood 2/28

[David Strahl]

I admit I can be a bit too critical. This might be my 25th EC show. I  
can tell when EC's faking. Kind of on auto-pilot. Playing more  
technically than inspired or inventive. Tuesday the 28th EC was  
inspired. His solos were inventive and technically beautiful. I was a  
witness to the Cream Reunion Abortion and this was the real deal.  
Clapton was omnipresent. There was some coasting as in the second  
tune which seemed only an opportunity for the elders to catch their  
breaths. Tell The Truth should be played with Derek Trucks as it did  
sound empty without his stunning slide work. Little Wing was gorgeous  
but for some strange reason fizzled out.  Voodoo Chile was awe  
inspiring. The trading off with Winwood was so on point. It had to  
be. As a true tribute to Hendrix and the late Buddy Miles. The drums  
in general were too quiet and lacked punch which would have filled  
out the sound a bit. I really enjoyed the reworked "Cocaine' as I  
really resented the "dirty cocaine" that Clapton added later on. It  
seemed to apologize for the song's content so I'm glad that EC  
dropped that. This arrangement highlighted the piano playing of Chris  
Stainton. It almost had a Danny Elfman feel. Much darker than earlier  
versions. After Midnight had a great quick tempo and a lot of energy.  
Dear Mr. Fantasy allowed Winwood to stretch out with EC playing  
rhythm pretty much throughout. It was a gentlemanly thing for Clapton  
to let Stevie close the show. Clapton seems to get better and better.  
Last year's Garden shows were fabulous also. I walked out of there  
thoroughly moved. See you in Wantagh.
David

On Mar 3, 2008, at 4:29 PM, slowhand-request at planet-torque.com wrote:


> Clapton-Winwood 2/28


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