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Title: From Guitar God to Kenny G
Review: Poor Eric. The man has made so much money that he seems to think that he can afford to sacrifice his artistic integrity and still maintain credibility with the fans who have admired his rock and blues efforts for 30 years. Who knows, maybe he can. He sure suckered me into buying this album. The meandering cocktail jazz of the opening track "Reptile," the "lite rock" of the cover songs--this all adds up to little substance. Is this the same guy who played in Derek & the Dominos? He seems to be more in tune with Jackson Browne, Elton John, James Taylor, and Leo Sayer than Muddy Waters or Buddy Guy.This is appropriate material if you don't feel like being challenged as a listener. In fact, I hope this isn't an example of Eric challenging himself as a player. If so, he has lost it completely. If you are new to Clapton, forgo "Reptile" and point your browser to the recordings he made in the 60s.
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