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Backless (Remastered)

Eric Clapton

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Album Review

Having made his best album since 461 Ocean Boulevard with Slowhand, Eric Clapton followed with Backless, which took the same authoritative, no-nonsense approach. If it wasn't quite the masterpiece, or the sales monster, that Slowhand had been, this probably was because of that usual Clapton problem — material. Once again, he returned to those Oklahoma hills for another song from J.J. Cale, but "I'll Make Love to You Anytime" wasn't quite up to "Cocaine" or "After Midnight." Bob Dylan contributed two songs, but you could see why he hadn't saved them for his own album, and Clapton's own writing contributions were mediocre. Clapton did earn a Top Ten hit with Richard Feldman and Roger Linn's understated pop shuffle "Promises," but it was not one of his more memorable recordings. Of course, Clapton's blues playing on the lone obligatory blues cut, "Early in the Morning" (presented in its full eight-minute version on the CD reissue), was stellar. (Backless was his last album to feature the backup group that had been with him since 1974.)

Customer Reviews

Backless

This is classic Clapton!! Anyone who say's they're a fan of E.C must have this album. The sound quality and the lyrics are top shelf.

Saw the need for a longer review

Sorry, but I saw the reviews for this album were a bit on the short side so I felt a need to elaborate just a tad. Just to be clear, this is an outstanding album - clearly one which any Clapton fan would need to have in his collection. I consider this to be a strong "mood" album, and by that I mean that the listening experience easily places you in a particular time, place, or setting because the emotions of the music come through so strongly. (one of the things Clapton can be so good at) The album cover says it all for me. Listening to this puts me in a cheap motel room, smoke in the air, an open bottle on the nightstand, and a touch of the blues in my soul. All you want to do is just listen and let the songs say it all for you. The guitar work is classic Clapton and if you were to rate it based on how deeply it can get inside you - then I have to put this album at the top of my list.

Over Looked

This is a hidden jewel. Forget all the "Clapton is God" and media backlash that Clapton has to put up with. Just listen to this record for what it is. It's really nice. Very laid back and very real. I have loved this album for many years. This is well worth adding to your collection.

Biography

Born: March 30, 1945 in Ripley, Surrey, England

Genre: Rock

Years Active: '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s, '00s, '10s

By the time Eric Clapton launched his solo career with the release of his self-titled debut album in mid-1970, he was long established as one of the world's major rock stars due to his group affiliations — the Yardbirds, John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Cream, and Blind Faith — which had demonstrated his claim to being the best rock guitarist of his generation. That it took Clapton so long to go out on his own, however, was evidence of a degree of reticence unusual for one of his stature....
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