[Slowhand] FW: Old Sock - Utter Crap

[Dunseith, Daniel J.]

I'm in line with the general disappointment experessed here on the latest from EC.  Funny thing to me is the album title's kind of ironic, huh? That's exactly what it sounds like, an Old Sock. What's curious is we know he still has it, listen to 'When I Still Had You' on Sonny Landreth's album From The Reach, it's pretty recent.  EC guests on that and also 'Stormy Weather', I believe.  It's a Robin Trower send up. Of course the main difference is that it's a cameo.  We all know his disposition in those spots has always been of the 'one-off' variety with (I think) added gas due to less responsibility and creative pressure.  Good news might be that with some recent rumblings from the Clapper, he'll relegate his endeavors strictly to those type of avenues after this year.  Now I'll miss Eric as much as anybody else, but if Old Sock turns out to be the last studio output, then I'll take the 'one-off's'.  Sort of like 'Old Love'.

-Dan
-----Original Message-----
From: Alexandre DE MAGALHAES GARCIA [mailto:ademagal at gmail.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2013 12:40 PM
To: slowhand at planet-torque.com
Subject: Re: [Slowhand] Old Sock - Utter Crap

Sadly, Kevin is absolutely right.

I was a bit disappointed by the previous album, but this one is utterly unworthy of Mr Clapton talent.

New tracks are boring, covers are amusing at best, amateurish at worst with flat and unsurprising solos.

I sincerely hope that he will put way more energy and commitment in his next world tour.

Alex

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> Subject: [Slowhand] Old Sock Bonus Track The South African iTunes 

> Store lists a bonus track "No Sympathy" 4:04 (Album Only), along with 

> the standard 12 tracks.

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> Expected release 22 March.

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> Subject: [Slowhand] Old Sock - Utter Crap I've given the album a 

> listen. The promise of "Gotta Get Over" is non-existent.

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> I can see why he's off to an 'independent' label. He probably offered 

> this to Warners a year ago and ten-to-one they refused to renew his contract.

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> Eric has been smoking too much island air. The songs are as crock as 

> the lines on his face.

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> He may as well stay away from a studio, completely - as in al-to-ge-th-er.

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> The reject album Turn Up Down is so much more inspiring.

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> This is the kind of dreck my lonely neighbour plays and sings along to 

> on a Saturday night, once he's drunk himself into a stupor.

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> Time to get a life and get over my possessive-compulsive behaviour of 

> buying everything Clapton.

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> Enough said, you get my drift.

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