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Backless
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0731453182622
Format: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
Label: Polydor / Umgd
Manufacturer: Polydor / Umgd
MPN: 531826
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Polydor / Umgd
Release Date: September 10, 1996
Studio: Polydor / Umgd
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Rating:  - not Claptons' Finest
Not one of EC's best, the 1977 album, Slowhand is much stronger if one wants to hear some Clapton from this era. Just One Night is also a better option as it contains several live versions of songs from Backless.
Rating:  - BACKLESS COULD HAVE BEEN MORE!
Coming one year later after what was probably his most commercial album, "Backless" finds Clapton searching long and hard for material and, despite two Dylan penned tunes in the countryish opener "Walk Out in the Rain" and the bouncy rocker "If I Don't Be There By Morning", this recording still comes up short of the goal line.
A problem that has plagued Clapton his entire career plagues him moreso here and that problem is too much filler fills out this album. Covering JJ Cale has been ... Read More
Rating:  - Thirty years ago
Funny how some music you thought was so good at the time turns out to be almost forgetable. Thus is the case with this title from Eric Clapton. I'm a music junkie but even junkies reflect and reevaluate. I love his other titles like the stripped down Unplugged, the dueling guitar duet blues of The Road to Escondido and the superb 461 Ocean Blvd. [Deluxe Edition] but this one doesn't have enough of what makes Clapton, Clapton. You know, smoky vocals, reminisent of old time blues players and guitar licks ... Read More
Rating:  - (1.5 stars) There's a good chance this is his worst
Pointless, Meaningless and Substanceless would've all been more appropriate titles - this makes no Reason to Cry seem like Disraeli frickin' Gears. "Promises" is one-third of Clapton's "axis of evil" - that is, three big, grating soft-rock hits from the period (the other two are "Blunderful Tonight" and "I've Got a Soft-Rock-Cheesier-Than-Foreigner-MOR Heart and I am Now Writing Songs That Make Me Seem Like I've Never Played Rock or Blues or Any Music with Emotion in My Life" - the rest of the population ... Read More
Rating: - A nice record for Clapton fans
When I started listening to Clapton, I bought every record from the 70's and 80's with the exception of this one, which at the time I was unable to find in any store. So, when I saw it in the Amazon promotions, I didn't hesitate in buying it. In resume, it's definitly not one of his best records but it also isn't one of the worst. It's easy to listen and has some well constructed songs. I wouldn't recommend it to a casual Clapton listener, but if you're an admirer then it surely is a nice item to add your ... Read More
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