{"id":43432,"date":"2013-12-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-12-09T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/reviews\/give-me-strength-74-75-recordings-5-cd-1-blu-ray\/"},"modified":"2013-12-09T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2013-12-09T00:00:00","slug":"give-me-strength-74-75-recordings-5-cd-1-blu-ray","status":"publish","type":"review","link":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/reviews\/give-me-strength-74-75-recordings-5-cd-1-blu-ray\/","title":{"rendered":"Give Me Strength: ’74\/’75 Recordings (5 CD + 1 Blu-Ray)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Many Eric Clapton fans were not alive in 1974 and 1975, but he was alive, well, and creating come of the best music of his career. The box set, Give Me Strength: \u201874\/\u201975 Recordings, <\/i>will be released December 10th<\/sup>, and covers the three albums and extra studio and live tracks recorded between April 1974 and June 1975.<\/p>\n

This was a prolific era for Clapton as 461 Ocean Boulevard, There\u2019s One In Every Crowd, <\/i>and E.C. Was Here <\/i>were all released during this time period. Each album has been remastered, remixed, and expanded with bonus tracks. The 88 tracks are a treasure trove for any Clapton fan or for anyone who does not own these albums.<\/p>\n

Disc one contains the 461 Ocean Boulevard recordings <\/i>and the improvement in the sound quality of what has been previously available is readily apparent. Classic songs such as \u201cWillie And The Hand Jive,\u201d \u201cMainline Florida,\u201d \u201cGive Me Strength,\u201d and \u201cI Shot The Sheriff\u201d have a pristine sound. Nuances, which had not been as noticeable, are now available to be explored. The eight bonus tracks include four previously unreleased tracks including an acoustic version of \u201cPlease Be With Me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Disc two is more of the same but with There\u2019s One In Every Crowd <\/i>as the centerpiece. <\/i>It has always had a nice bluesy feel as \u201cSwing Low Sweet Chariot,\u201d \u201cThe Sky Is Crying,\u201d \u201cSingin\u2019 The Blues,\u201d and \u201cPretty Blue Eyes\u201d just wash over you. Also included is the non-album single \u201cKnockin\u2019 On Heaven\u2019s Door,\u201d which makes a good album stronger. The two best bonus tracks from the sessions are the previously unreleased \u201cBurial\u201d and \u201cFools Like Me.\u201d <\/p>\n

Clapton\u2019s live album, E.C. Was Here, <\/i>has been expanded to the point that it now covers two discs and 16 tracks. Four previously unreleased tracks from his July 20, 1974, Long Beach Arena Show have been added to the mix. \u201cCrossroads,\u201d \u201cI Shot The Sheriff,\u201d \u201cLayla,\u201d and \u201cLittle Wing\u201d have remained a part of his stage act for decades but here they find him performing these songs near the beginning of his solo career. <\/p>\n

Disc five is the most interesting. It is made up of four tracks from The Freddie King Criteria Studios Sessions. \u201cSugar Sweet\u201d and \u201cTV Mama\u201d have been available before but the previously unreleased \u201cBoogie Funk\u201d and a spectacular 22 minute performance of \u201cGambling Woman Blues,\u201d which just keeps on going are highlights of the set.<\/p>\n

The Blue-Ray disc is for the Clapton aficionado who wants everything. Both 461 Ocean Boulevard <\/i>and There\u2019s One In Every Crowd <\/i>come with 5:1 surround sound and a quadrophonic mix.<\/p>\n

Give Me Strength: \u201874\/\u201975 Recordings<\/i> is an interesting release by one of rock music\u2019s enduring superstars. It not only presents his legacy but expands it as well. One of the better box sets of the year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":31722,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"artist":[5887],"rating":[5613],"class_list":["post-43432","review","type-review","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","artist-eric-clapton","rating-rating-a-minus"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/43432","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=43432"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/43432\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31722"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43432"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"artist","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artist?post=43432"},{"taxonomy":"rating","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rating?post=43432"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}