È il 1973; Clapton non calca la scena da un paio d'anni, ormai. Dopo la morte di Duane Allman, suo caro amico, è caduto nel buco della depressione. E della droga. Heroin, per citare i Velvet; devastante, soprattutto se ti chiami Eric Clapton e suoni da dio la chitarra. Sia lui sia la sua carriera hanno bisogno al più presto di una svolta; e la svolta arriva inaspettatamente, quando Pete Townshend (The Who) gli organizza un concerto al Rainbow Theatre di Londra; Eric si sente quasi in obbligo verso l'amico, e finisce con l’ accettare la sua proposta. Ed è la rinascita: l'esibizione al Rainbow è come uno scossone per Eric, che l'anno successivo, ormai libero dalla droga, farà uscire il suo nuovo disco, 461 Ocean Boulevard .
Musicalmente parlando, il LIVE non presenta nulla di stupefacente; certo, non ci sono le migliori performance di Mr. Slowhand, eppure i suoi pezzi di blues / rock rimangono di alto livello. A partire da Badge , un brano piacevole, orecchiabile, forse alla lunga un po’ ripetitivo, fino al lento e coinvolgente blues di After Midnight , scritto da J. J. Cale, e ci si godono cover assai ben riuscite come Pearly Queen (canzone dal testo visionario: I had a strange dream from a pearly queen, and she could drink more wine than I've ever seen…) o la stra-conosciuta Little Wing di Hendrix, ripresa con stile e personalità. E poi -e lo si sente- il tocco è sempre quello di Eric Clapton, mica di uno qualsiasi. E scusate se è poco. Un bel TRE
Elenco tracce e testi
01 Badge (03:32)
by Eric Clapton and George Harrison
Thinkin' 'bout the times you drove in my car.
Thinkin' that I might have drove you too far.
And I'm thinkin' 'bout the love that you laid on my table.
I told you not to wander 'round in the dark.
I told you 'bout the swans, that they live in the park.
Then I told you 'bout our kid, now he's married to Mabel.
Yes, I told you that the light goes up and down.
Don't you notice how the wheel goes 'round?
And you better pick yourself up from the ground
Before they bring the curtain down,
Yes, before they bring the curtain down.
Talkin' 'bout a girl that looks quite like you.
She didn't have the time to wait in the queue.
She cried away her life since she fell off the cradle.
Love is my badge.
03 Presence of the Lord (05:37)
by Eric Clapton
I have finally found a way to live just like I never could before.
I know that I don't have much to give, but I can open any door.
Everybody knows the secret, everybody knows the score.
I have finally found a way to live in the color of the Lord.
I have finally found a place to live just like I never could before.
And I know I don't have much to give, but soon I'll open any door.
Everybody knows the secret, everybody knows the score.
I have finally found a place to live in the presence of the Lord.
In the presence of the Lord.
I have finally found a way to live just like I never could before.
And I know I don't have much to give, but I can open any door.
Everybody knows the secret, I said everybody knows the score.
I have finally found a way to live in the colour of the Lord.
In the colour of the Lord.
04 Pearly Queen (07:00)
by Steve Winwood and Jim Capaldi
I had a strange dream from a pearly queen,
And she could drink more wine than I've ever seen.
She had some gypsy's blood flowing through her feet,
And when the time was right she said that I would meet
My destiny.
I traveled 'round the world to find the sun.
I couldn't stop myself from having fun,
But when the time was right, the flowers grew
But they were made of silk and sequins, two by two.
I traveled 'round the world to find the sun.
I couldn't stop myself from having fun.
But when the time was right, the flowers grew
But they were made of silk and sequins, I would meet
My destiny.
05 After Midnight (05:13)
After midnight, we're gonna let it all hang out.
After midnight, we're gonna chug-a-lug and shout.
We're gonna cause talk and suspicion;
We're gonna give an exhibition,
We're gonna find out what it is all about.
After midnight, we're gonna let it all hang out.
After midnight, we're gonna shake your tambourine.
After midnight, it's all gonna be peaches and cream.
We're gonna stimulate some action;
We're gonna get some satisfaction,
We're gonna find out what it is all about.
After midnight, we're gonna let it all hang out.
After midnight, we're gonna let it all hang out.
Second Verse
After midnight, we're gonna let it all hang out.
After midnight, we're gonna let it all hang out.
After midnight, we're gonna let it all hang out.
After midnight, we're gonna let it all hang out.
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