BRYAN LEE - SIX STRING THERAPY
Bryan Lee "Six String Therapy" Album Review
Mean guitar player
Good time swingin' blues. Bryan plays like he's on fire, especially on the 10 minute plus title track. He shares the spotlight with a lot of horns and keyboards, maybe too much for my taste. I prefer the stripped down sound of his live cds, but even on this one when he plays that guitar it really grabs your attention. If you're not into the horns, get his live albums, this one has more of a Powder Blues type sound to it. Still very enjoyable.
ERIC CLAPTON - UNPLUGGED
Eric Clapton "Unplugged" Album Review
ESSENTIAL ERIC CLAPTON ! (and MTV Unplugged's proudest moment)
Who knew? Eric Clapton Unplugged (1992) was just going to be a treat for Clapton fans, and a chance to see and hear one of history's greatest guitarists show his stuff on an acoustic guitar. But Clapton and Unplugged made history by winning six Grammy Awards including Album Of The Year, Best Male Rock Vocal Performance, and Best Rock Song (Layla). It turned out to be MTV's proudest moment and grandest achievement. There's a lot to like on Unplugged, including this cool, laid-back version of Layla. It loses none of it's purpose and has a great guitar solo. The deep and personal Tears In Heaven won three of those Grammy Awards, and the fact that Eric managed to bravely perform the song he wrote about his son, Conor, who had recently died, speaks volumes. The acoustic blues songs, Nobody Loves You When You're Down And Out, Before You Accuse Me, San Francisco Bay Blues, and Robert Johnson's Walkin' Blues and Malted Milk all sound great, too. Two huge standouts on the album are Old Love and Running On Faith. Both are personal, soulful, and include inspired vocal perfomances, fine acoustic guitar work, and excellant slide guitar. Both songs stand along with E.C.'s best work. Unplugged is really more of a perfect storm, where circumstances came together and fell into place, than a great work of art, but it's still a fine example of how talent, tragedy, and triumph can form an inspiring and wonderful creation. Eric Clapton Unplugged isn't perfect, but it's close.
Video Eric Clapton Unplugged Lonely Stranger
From Eric Clapton Unpluged
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