Music : Clapton Chronicles: The Best of Eric Clapton

Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0093624756422
Label: Reprise
Manufacturer: Reprise
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Reprise
Release Date: October 18, 1999
Studio: Reprise
Sales Rank: 5712
47564

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Disc 1:

1. Blue Eyes Blue
2. Change The World
3. My Father's Eyes
4. Tears In Heaven
5. Layla
6. Pretending
7. Bad Love
8. Before You Accuse Me
9. It's In The Way That You Use It
10. Forever Man
11. Running On Faith
12. She's Waiting
13. River Of Tears
14. I Get Lost
15. Wonderful Tonight

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Editorial Review:

Amazon.co.uk Review:
If this is your first exposure to Eric Clapton, a bit of bewilderment would be in order. This is the legendary guitar icon. This is (as his early apostles once proclaimed) God. Ranging from the mid-80s through to the late 90s, The Clapton Chronicles owes less to the groundbreaking blues-rock of Clapton's 60s and 70s classics than to the polished-to-a-glare pop of Phil Collins, who produced one of the tracks included in this 14-song anthology. His reinterpretation of his greatest recording--the once-gripping, now-placid "Layla"--perhaps best illustrates Clapton at middle-age: Who wants to bask in his darkest period? Not Clapton, who converts his surging, purging charge into a soothing stroll. And perhaps not fans of such docile MOR fare as "My Father's Eyes", "Tears in Heaven" and the two new tracks, "Blue Eyes Blue" and "Get Lost". --Steven Stolder




Rating: - Not so much soft as flaccid
If this was the best of Clapton then there would be none of his albums in my collection. No surprise to see Phil Collins was involved, this is Clapton sans fire, sans soul, sans almost everything. Despite his inconsistent output he has produced some magical albums from Mayall onwards, be picky there are much much better albums than this MOR, corporate moneygrabber.

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Rating: - Slower Hand
This is a fairly tired album from the blues master; the songs are mush and a bit depressing; hope he never returns to the same ways again

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Rating: - Mature Clapton at his best
For anyone who enjoys this type of soft....hard rock/blues this must be one of the best Albums ever, especially the unplugged/live version of Layla. The rest of the tracks are just great. One addition could have been an unpugged version of Lay Down Sally

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Rating: - Eric Clapton has slowed down.
Once a master of blues guitar rock, in the last twenty years Eric Clapton has turned his talents to pop-rock. Chronicles is the definitive introduction to pop-rock Clapton. It is an excellent introduction to Clapton's recent music. The guitar playing is all over the album and is good but not the dazzling stuff of his early years that became the stuff of legend. Highlights of this CD include the beautiful, acoustically based Tears in Heaven, the live, acoustic reworking of Layla and the live version ... Read More

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Rating: - Definitely 'the best of Clapton'
It was a real pleasure to aquire and listen to one of contemporary musics most captivating lyricist, singer/guitarists. From the emotive 'tears in heaven' to the energetic, in your face style of 'its in the way that you use it', Clapton never ceases to disapoint. A combination of good ol' fashioned rock and roll mixed with solefull R & B makes the the Clapton Chronicles a must. Mind you, the chronicles also highlight Claptons mastery as a experienced, insightful story teller. The minidisk version ... Read More

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