If it weren\u2019t for the dog on the cover, I would not have remembered anything about this album. My vinyl copy is in pristine condition, which is not a good sign as it means the record has not been played very much over the years. <\/p>\n
I have listened to There\u2019s One In Every Crowd<\/i> a couple of times over the past two days and it reminds me of 461 Ocean Boulevard<\/i>, but without the highs or truly memorable tracks. There were no hit singles and it lacked a signature song such as \u201cI Shot The Sheriff.\u201d It was also nowhere near as commercially successful as its number one predecessor.<\/p>\n
This was another eclectic group of songs by Clapton, ranging from blues to gospel to reggae to rock\u2014all in all, a mellow and laidback affair. Gone were the extended guitar solos and energetic rock \u2018n\u2019 roll of the past. It was a far different Clapton than his fans of Cream, The Bluesbreakers, and even The Yardbirds were used to.<\/p>\n
There are no terrible tracks, but there are few, if any, that really stay with you. The first two songs, \u201cWe\u2019ve Been Told (Jesus Is Coming)\u201d and \u201cSwing Low, Sweet Chariot,\u201d are both smooth renditions and have a nice gospel feel. The best track is probably the old Elmore James blues tune, \u201cThe Sky Is Crying,\u201d where Clapton gives a few short bursts of his guitar proficiency. <\/p>\n
The final four songs were all written by Clapton and set the tone for a lot of his work that would follow in the years to come. \u201cBetter Make It Through Today\u201d is soulful while \u201cPretty Blue Eyes\u201d has some gentle acoustic playing. <\/p>\n
There\u2019s One In Every Crowd<\/i> is one of the forgettable albums in Eric Clapton\u2019s vast catalogue. If you are going to explore his music, this is probably not an album you would pick. In fact, my vinyl copy has been returned to its shelf.<\/p>\n
I still like the dog, however.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":30564,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"artist":[5887],"rating":[5612],"class_list":["post-42232","review","type-review","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","artist-eric-clapton","rating-rating-b-minus"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/42232","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/review"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/59"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42232"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/42232\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30564"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42232"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"artist","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artist?post=42232"},{"taxonomy":"rating","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rating?post=42232"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}