Title: Terrifically competent wallpaper from a former god
Product review: There's no doubt that Eric Clapton is one of the best pop guitar players of the recorded era. Nor can there be any denying that at the height of his first era popularity, the music he recorded was also first rate. But in the mid '70's Eric tasted gold with a series of mid-tempo tasteful but frequently less than tasty albums, which served as a template for all that has come since. Though an occasional flash of brilliance shines through, the '80s and '90s music documented here makes for better dinner party wallpaper and beer commercials than anything else. Perhaps worst of all is the lifeless acoustic remake of Layla, which sucks all the life out of the raging original. In the end, this music is not offensive. Which, when you think about it, coming from someone with Clapton's obvious talents, is in itself offensive.dap
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