Clapton Chronicles: Solo
{Nov 05}
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(Note: This one is probably the most frustrating as over half of the songs I mentioned, I couldn’t find YouTube links for including the song I’m featuring. Bear with me…)
I’m going to jump around a bit here and cover his solo career second and then Derek & The Dominoes last so excuse me for the historical gap, though his solo career did begin before The Dominoes. However, the song I’m covering comes way after that period – almost a decade and a half.
For being just one man, Clapton’s solo career can probably be described as the definition of eclectic to some. What do I mean by that? Well, think of it this way: a band like The Beatles had four people with different musical tastes all giving input; Clapton’s one man. Get it? The blues roots are there and prevalent in everything he did, but the musical genres those roots allow him to cross are staggering. Skiffle, rockabilly, pop, country, soul, reggae, et cetera; in the last post when I was referring to all his genres, most of them can be found here. Whereas Cream was psychedelic rock rooted in blues, The Yardbirds were blues-rock, Blind Faith was progressive blues, and Derek & The Dominoes were southern blues rock; Clapton’s solo career covered all of that and more. Why bring this up? Well, do you know how hard it is to pick out your favorite song or album from just one band doing one genre (a la Cream)? Imagine how hard it is to pick out your favorites for such variety.
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