{"id":44343,"date":"2015-12-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-12-15T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/reviews\/slowhand-at-70-2-cds-dvd\/"},"modified":"2015-12-15T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-12-15T00:00:00","slug":"slowhand-at-70-2-cds-dvd","status":"publish","type":"review","link":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/reviews\/slowhand-at-70-2-cds-dvd\/","title":{"rendered":"Slowhand At 70 (2 CDs\/DVD)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\">England\u2019s Royal Albert Hall has been home to thousands of concerts during its 144 year history. During 1965, The Yardbirds with Eric Clapton played at the Hall during a taping for British television. Last May, just a couple of weeks after celebrating his 70<sup>th<\/sup> birthday, Clapton returned to the venerable hall for a series of concerts, which included his 200<sup>th<\/sup> show. The May 15th concert has now been released as a two-CD plus one DVD set titled <i>Slowhand At 70: Live At Royal Albert Hall.<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Accompanied by keyboardist\/vocalist Paul Carrack, drummer Steve Gad, keyboardist Chris Stainton, bassist Nathan East and backing vocalists Michelle John and Sharon White, Clapton presents a career-spanning concert.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Now into his sixth decade as a musician, Clapton has one of the smoothest and technically adept guitar styles in rock history. His ability to bend the strings of his guitar to create a unique and signature sound is instantly recognizable. His guitar runs remain fluid, while his voice has acquired a nice patina.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">He has performed many of the songs presented here hundreds of times, and while there may be nothing dramatically new here, hearing this material is like being visited by old friends. Many times, the joy is in the details; here, Clapton is relaxed and it\u2019s difficult to find any miscues. <\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">His pop\/rock work spans the decades. \u201cPretending,\u201d \u201cI Shot The Sheriff,\u201d \u201cLayla,\u201d \u201cWonderful Tonight,\u201d a poignant \u201cTears In Heaven,\u201d and a precise and rocking version of \u201cCocaine\u201d all find him at the top of his craft. Blues numbers such as \u201cKey To The Highway,\u201d \u201cHoochie Coochie Man,\u201d \u201cDriftin\u2019 Blues,\u201d and \u201cCrossroads\u201d all have subtle surprises and textures. The DVD is a repeat of the CDs except for the added \u201cLittle Queen Of Spades,\u201d which is presented as a tribute to B.B. King.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The sound and the video are both crystal clear as the concert was recorded with the intention of releasing it as both a CD and DVD. <\/p>\n<p>  Clapton is one of those seemingly eternal superstars who celebrated his 70th<sup><\/sup> birthday in his home away from home. Through the technology of the day, he invited millions of his fans to join him. It is a party worth attending.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":32579,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"artist":[5887],"rating":[5613],"class_list":["post-44343","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\/44343","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=44343"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/44343\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32579"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44343"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"artist","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artist?post=44343"},{"taxonomy":"rating","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rating?post=44343"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}