5 Stars. One of the most iconic classic rock records of all time. I like a lot of Clapton's music. No doubt his later stuff got pretty lightweight. There is an authenticity to the songs on Layla that set it apart.
Pretty remarkable to think Layla and All Things Must Pass came out within a couple of weeks of each other. (Clapton was all over ATMP, a fact that was kept largely under wraps.) Led Zeppelin III was right in there too. Not a bad time to be hanging around in record stores.
This was definitely the pinnacle of Clapton's career. Post Layla, he turned into a pop star, living of the well deserved acclaim from Cream, Blind Faith and Delaney and Bonnie. This album is a monster, even Eric's vocals are substantial. Duane certainly pushed Clapton as he has never been before or since. And the band was able to keep pace with the guitar interplay phenomenally. I don't know where this would end up all time for me but you wouldn't have to go very far down the stack before you hit Layla. This was also one of the most drug addled times of his career. Glad that he is sober now. Wouldn't wish that on anyone but man, the music was stellar. Great review. Love these oldie reviews.
Agree with everything you said here. The idea that the songwriting stands out so much in Clapton's catalogue because he really focuses on a subject matter here seems really convincing.
One of the most insightful reviews I ever heard of this record (and I don't remember the source), said that while through most of his career Clapton was copying and aping the blues, this record Clapton created his own blues. Anyway, good review. I generally agree with what you said about Clapton, but I do think the Cream material is pretty remarkable (a band where Clapton may have been the third most talented musician) and about half of the Blind Faith record is brilliant
One of the greatest records of my lifetime! The bittersweet aspect of this is that the love songs are all songs about tortured love - lots of longing, jealousy, betrayal, and unrequited affection througbhout.
The Derek and The Dominos double live album In Concert, released in 1974, contains Eric at his peak live, especially Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad. In fact, the whole band is just incredible on that song. Jim Gordon and Carl Radle were a fantastic rhythm section. and Bobby Whitlock soulful harmony vocals and Hammond B3 organ washes are a perfect foil for the pathos of Eric's Stratocaster.
A classic really does describe this wonderful album! One of the best albums from the 70's absolutely no question! Four sides to this record, each including some wonderful tracks.
Joe summed it up with his inimitable eloquence as always: "I think of all the albums written about wanting to bang your best friend's wife, this has got to be top 1 or 2, at least." Not that I can name other albums that would make such a list, off the top of my head, but that is entirely beside the point. For years, I only knew the capsule summary of the album's backstory and thought, "Guy who's in love with a girl he can't have - this is just like me in my teenage years. Man, I can relate to this! Then I looked into the weeds and realized that Clapton was rich, talented, basically surrounded by thousands of beautiful, willing women, grew obsessed with Patti almost as a way to create a problem for himself, and then became a junkie with a death wish. Not like my teenage years! But a great album anyway.
That' a nice review of a great great blues rock album. An absolute classic. So appropriate that Clapton finally gets some love. Everybody is bashing him nowadays
Love you guys and your content! One album I’m dying for you guys to do is Gilded Palace of Sin, knowing you’re both fans of country rock, I think it would be fun
It's actually been several years since I last heard this album! 😱 I will have to give it a revisit sometime soon but obviously I remember liking it, I tend to prefer Clapton in a group setting for the most part. Great review!
That whole Clapton Is God thing... it's kind of a cultural context thing. In the middle of that London blues boom of the mid 60s, with a bunch of enthusiastic British kids trying to emulate their Chicago blues heroes, Clapton had a fluidity and facility... he'd picked up all the riffs and his playing had an assurance to it, in a place and time where there weren't a lot of players who sounded like the real thing Clapton stood out... and then on that John Mayall record, the Beano album, he got a sound that no one had heard before, that Les Paul through a Marshall combo sound that he basically invented on that album. It was unheard of, a new thing, revelatory for so many players. Apparently when Chaz Chandler was trying to convince Jimi to fly to London with him, the thing that sealled the deal was Chandler promising to introduce Jimi to Clapton. Personally i like Peter Green's secondhand blues better than Clapton's. AND... just a little aside here, in Cream, the main vocalist was Jack Bruce, a great singer who kinda gets forgotten.
Debut solo, Layla and 461 Ocean Blvd were fantastic albums but the rest of his 70s and beyond were mixed. 461 sounds a bit polished, but as polished albums go, it’s fantastic. Stayed on the charts for months in 1974 for good reason.
I know it’s not cool to like Clapton anymore but this is a top 10 all timer for me since I first got the album Xmas of ‘78. I heard their cover of Little Wing on WNEW in NY and was blown away. Bobby Whitlock on keys and background vocals is the secret weapon. If you like this you will like a lot of the Delaney and Bonnie recordings as well. 5 stars easy for me
I suggest checking out Eric Clapton’s self titled album. It came out a couple months before Layla and is very similar to it. I like to think of it as a prequel.
Hi guys, this is one of those albums I never got into completely, I like it but i can't listen to it more than a couple of times, it is catchy but there is something missing, anyway, i follow your videos even when i don't like some albums!
It’s a terrific record. I also really enjoy his first solo LP from the same year: ‘Eric Clapton’ For me, Eric was hard to top in the 60’s: Bluesbreakers; Cream; and those few Yardbirds recordings are great, too.
Duane was never a member of the band. He was asked to contribute as a guest player. Eric and Duane both had admiration for each other. Eric tried to convince Duane to join them but Duane was fully committed to the Allman Brothers Band (and that was the right decision in my opinion). In fact Duane left to play some shows with the ABB between sessions for the Layla album.
Love this album! Could you do Rod Stewart btw? You can skip everything after 1976 or something ;), his first 4 albums are stellar+great jobs with Jeff Beck group and Faces
Cool album and rivals Derek's prior albums. Oddly, I'm not much of a fan of Layla but really dig most of the other assorted love songs. Great blues! The Fillmore releases really highlight how good this band was live (if you don't mind more stretched out material).
5 star album to me. I'm not head-over-heels for every last track, but I'm more lenient about that kind of stuff when it comes to double albums. Eric's definitely one of the great guitar players (when B.B. King singles you out as the best white-guy guitar player he's ever heard, you're doing okay), but Eric's voice has always been his secret weapon. Duane being on board lifts the whole album up a notch.
Excellent album held back by the covers a bit (except little Wing). I like the sound a lot, and I love a good percentage of the album, I Looked Away, Bell Bottom Blues, Anyday, Why Does Love Got to Be So Sad?, Layla. I go 4 or 4.5 and I'm fairly harsh
Great album, but it's hard to listen to a lot because of how much he was hurting at the time. Duane Allman added a lot to it. I really like I looked Away and Thorn Tree in the Garden a lot. I believe Bobby Whitlock sung that.
Keep On Growing is my favourite song on the album and it gets overlooked. Interesting that Little Wing was recorded just before Hendrix died. 2:24 Oh Joe, the song is called Let It Grow.
I like this album but I don't view it as a masterpiece like a lot of critics and classic rock fans do. It's a good album but there are too many songs that I wouldn't consider great. Nothing bad but it has songs I would skip on repeated listens. The playing however is SSS-tier and a pinnacle for blues rock and Clapton's singing is fantastic. Best songs would be "Layla", "Bell Bottom Blues", "Why Does Love Got to Be So Sad", "Little Wing" and "It's Too Late". Least favourite is the last track.
i am reading a book about the allman brothers now and duane originally was to appear on a song or two and eric was so impressed he wanted him the whole album , Truth be told these 2 were in awe of each other and played off each other and gave the other room to improvise.This was also clapton coming to grip with his , at that time his love for patti boyd harrison , which had not been acted on yet!this is also the period where erics drug abuse started to get out of control, to me, a very good album close to 5 stars!!
It's become so fashionable to crap on Clapton's 70's work that I think it's pretty underrated now. Not legendary, but a lot of well crafted pop/rock songs.
"Thorn Tree in the Garden" is a short and sweet one I really appreciate. I do like the album but think it could been much shorter. Pretty much all the longer songs could have lost one-two minutes for me and the album would have gotten a better flow. As for Clapton I think one "new" album worth to check out is called "Play the Blues: Live from Jazz at Lincoln Center" played together with Wynton Marsalis. The title suggest it's heavy on blues and/or jazz and perhaps it is but it's also very lighthearted and fun. Very accessible compared to much of Claptons more blues-oriented music.
Thorn tree in the garden is a beautiful song that Bobby Whitlock wrote for his deceased dog. A guy that was living with him at the time killed Bobby's dog because he couldn't stand it, so he is the "thorn tree in the garden". I had always thought it was dedicated to a girl, until I heard the story told by Bobby himself (in a video)
I absolutely love Why Does Love Got to Be So Sad? and Layla, which is a top 5 song all time, for me. Bell Bottom Blues is terrific and the passionate delivery on these tracks, including a great heart-felt take on Little Wing, makes this an essential double album. The Only song I don't like on this album is Key to the Highway... too standard blues and too long.
Key to the Highway was just a jam. When they started playing the producer was in the bathroom. As soon as he heard how good it was he ran out and started recording. This explains the fade-in. At least, that's what I've read somewhere.
While Clapton, as primary songwriter is the driving force, I’m astonished that Duane Allman’s contributions are glossed over. Without them this is just another blues rock album. With them it is an undeniable classic. I guess I shouldn’t be surprised. Kramzer was the one member who I normally agreed with. That said, thanks for finally giving this classic the attention it deserves.
Layla has some pretty sublime moments and say what you will but ‘Bell Bottom Blues’ is an all timer for me, incredible vocals…Truthfully though outside of Cream I’ve never been much of a Clapton guy.
I always thought it was a poorly recorded record. Both the CD and the vinyl sound similarly bad. But what you guys said about the recording does makes sense to me. So I will listen with new ears. However, I was never a fan of long extended guitar solos.
@@nikosvault - OK thanks. I have the 40th ann. 2 cd edition I bought a couple of yrs ago. My cd player is probably 30 yrs old so I doubt those sacd's will sound much different.
This would definitely be a 5-star single album for me. Not sure how I'd rate it today, but its mythical aspects and its story are greater than my enjoyment of the entire record. I really like their take on "Little Wing." As far as Clapton albums go, I think I prefer "Slowhand" to this one.
For anyone interested, a single "Layla" album for me that would be more satisfying would look as follows: 1) Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad - 4:42 2) Bell Bottom Blues - 5:02 3) Thorn Tree In The Garden - 2:51 4) Keep On Growing - 6:21 Total - 18:56 5) Tell The Truth - 3:25 (single version) 6) Little Wing - 5:34 7) I Looked Away - 3:05 8) Layla - 7:04 Total - 19:08
The iconic piano solo was played by session musician Jim Gordon who also played on Rikki Don't Lose That Number by Steely Dan. Tragically , Gordon would end up murdering his mother & spending over 30 years in prison. Can't take those 3 minutes away from him in rock history though. * On Layla.
Could you guys do a listography for Meshuggah? They are the most influential metal band since Metallica. I know Jason doesn't like metal, but they only have 9 albums - also happy to donate to make this happen. Thanks!
@@TastesLikeMusic I would say listen to their song "Future Breed Machine" to get a good idea of their sound. Very recent band, their first album is from 1991. Odd time signatures, jazzy, a bit proggy at times and amazing solos, their lead guitarist is a virtuoso. If you can get past the harsh vocals, you guys are in for a treat.
I think I am going 4, maybe 4.5. I don’t particularly care for the acoustic numbers ‘I Am Yours’ or ‘Thorn Tree in the Garden’. I also could have lived without some of the blues numbers, though I do like ‘Key to Highway’ and love ‘Littlewing’. But the remaining originals are the best of Clapton’s entire career. It’s the only Clapton record that feels in any way really vital. I like his guitar playing, but he’s not a great songwriter nor a great vocalist. His modern white blues man growl is embarrassing. Ha! But I do love his playing.
Knowing the limits of the genre of white blues rock (at least for me), I was shocked how good it was when I finally listened to it. 20 years later, I still think it's one of the great double albums. I could do without "Key to the Highway". Standard blues without the rest of the album's passion, urgency and focus. Replace it with "Mean Old World".
Jim Gordon is only playing a few simple piano notes in the Layla piano coda. All the intricate piano playing is Bobby Whitlock. Check out his RUclips videos with his wife Coco Carmel, who was previously Delaney Bramlett's wife.
This album is beyond criticism ,but thorn tree in the garden is superfluous. You should review bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton look it up now many famous guitarists learnt how to play listening to it,you will BOTH be surprised!
Yep, this was the pinnacle of Eric Clapton. I can’t stand him as a person and every thing else he does after this, and he definitely didn’t deserve all those ppl calling him “god”, but Cream was really good and then this was great! He may have went immediately downhill after this, but at least he peaked with something awesome! 👏🏻🎸🥁🎹
Not even gonna watch the video. considering what jason had to say about wish you were here, sign o the times, and seventeen seconds, I'm going to assume he hates this album.
Layla is one of the best albums of all time and like him or not Clapton is one of the greatest guitarist of all time. Leading off with your OPINION of a stance he took on something not related to music completely taints any credibility you might have in your review. I stopped watching as soon as you mentioned that and I won’t watch it. If this is a music based channel stick to the music. Also after a couple years of hard evidence from the vaccine, he was right all along. I’m a nurse not a talking head on the internet so what do I know?
@ talking about him is fine, just don’t throw in your opinion about things that have nothing to do with music. I can find plenty of that garbage on my own.
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One of the records where everything comes together. Great songwriting, great playing. The rhythm section deserves more praise!
Little Wing deserves a mention. I can't think of a better cover of Hendrix.
I've loved the album for 50 years! For me the 20th best album of all time. I will never tire of hearing Anyday and Little Wing!
5 Stars. One of the most iconic classic rock records of all time. I like a lot of Clapton's music. No doubt his later stuff got pretty lightweight. There is an authenticity to the songs on Layla that set it apart.
Simply one of the greatest albums of all time
Pretty remarkable to think Layla and All Things Must Pass came out within a couple of weeks of each other. (Clapton was all over ATMP, a fact that was kept largely under wraps.) Led Zeppelin III was right in there too. Not a bad time to be hanging around in record stores.
Glad to see you're still doing these chaps....I've enjoyed many of your other ones, thanks very much.
"Bobby Whitlock was the key" gotta love Joe :D
The album I was named after, and simultaneously my #3 of 1970. Glad to hear you cover it!
This was definitely the pinnacle of Clapton's career. Post Layla, he turned into a pop star, living of the well deserved acclaim from Cream, Blind Faith and Delaney and Bonnie. This album is a monster, even Eric's vocals are substantial. Duane certainly pushed Clapton as he has never been before or since. And the band was able to keep pace with the guitar interplay phenomenally. I don't know where this would end up all time for me but you wouldn't have to go very far down the stack before you hit Layla.
This was also one of the most drug addled times of his career. Glad that he is sober now. Wouldn't wish that on anyone but man, the music was stellar.
Great review. Love these oldie reviews.
Agree with everything you said here. The idea that the songwriting stands out so much in Clapton's catalogue because he really focuses on a subject matter here seems really convincing.
One of the most insightful reviews I ever heard of this record (and I don't remember the source), said that while through most of his career Clapton was copying and aping the blues, this record Clapton created his own blues. Anyway, good review. I generally agree with what you said about Clapton, but I do think the Cream material is pretty remarkable (a band where Clapton may have been the third most talented musician) and about half of the Blind Faith record is brilliant
One of the greatest records of my lifetime! The bittersweet aspect of this is that the love songs are all songs about tortured love - lots of longing, jealousy, betrayal, and unrequited affection througbhout.
The Derek and The Dominos double live album In Concert, released in 1974, contains Eric at his peak live, especially Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad. In fact, the whole band is just incredible on that song. Jim Gordon and Carl Radle were a fantastic rhythm section. and Bobby Whitlock soulful harmony vocals and Hammond B3 organ washes are a perfect foil for the pathos of Eric's Stratocaster.
A classic really does describe this wonderful album! One of the best albums from the 70's absolutely no question! Four sides to this record, each including some wonderful tracks.
Joe summed it up with his inimitable eloquence as always: "I think of all the albums written about wanting to bang your best friend's wife, this has got to be top 1 or 2, at least." Not that I can name other albums that would make such a list, off the top of my head, but that is entirely beside the point. For years, I only knew the capsule summary of the album's backstory and thought, "Guy who's in love with a girl he can't have - this is just like me in my teenage years. Man, I can relate to this! Then I looked into the weeds and realized that Clapton was rich, talented, basically surrounded by thousands of beautiful, willing women, grew obsessed with Patti almost as a way to create a problem for himself, and then became a junkie with a death wish. Not like my teenage years! But a great album anyway.
That' a nice review of a great great blues rock album.
An absolute classic.
So appropriate that Clapton finally gets some love.
Everybody is bashing him nowadays
Pleased someone else thinks that,not many other artists can boast such a stellar career👍
Love you guys and your content! One album I’m dying for you guys to do is Gilded Palace of Sin, knowing you’re both fans of country rock, I think it would be fun
We’re doing a 1969 deep dive here soon…
@ awesome! Happy thanksgiving guys
It's actually been several years since I last heard this album! 😱 I will have to give it a revisit sometime soon but obviously I remember liking it, I tend to prefer Clapton in a group setting for the most part. Great review!
That whole Clapton Is God thing... it's kind of a cultural context thing. In the middle of that London blues boom of the mid 60s, with a bunch of enthusiastic British kids trying to emulate their Chicago blues heroes, Clapton had a fluidity and facility... he'd picked up all the riffs and his playing had an assurance to it, in a place and time where there weren't a lot of players who sounded like the real thing Clapton stood out... and then on that John Mayall record, the Beano album, he got a sound that no one had heard before, that Les Paul through a Marshall combo sound that he basically invented on that album. It was unheard of, a new thing, revelatory for so many players. Apparently when Chaz Chandler was trying to convince Jimi to fly to London with him, the thing that sealled the deal was Chandler promising to introduce Jimi to Clapton. Personally i like Peter Green's secondhand blues better than Clapton's. AND... just a little aside here, in Cream, the main vocalist was Jack Bruce, a great singer who kinda gets forgotten.
Debut solo, Layla and 461 Ocean Blvd were fantastic albums but the rest of his 70s and beyond were mixed. 461 sounds a bit polished, but as polished albums go, it’s fantastic. Stayed on the charts for months in 1974 for good reason.
I know it’s not cool to like Clapton anymore but this is a top 10 all timer for me since I first got the album Xmas of ‘78. I heard their cover of Little Wing on WNEW in NY and was blown away. Bobby Whitlock on keys and background vocals is the secret weapon. If you like this you will like a lot of the Delaney and Bonnie recordings as well. 5 stars easy for me
I suggest checking out Eric Clapton’s self titled album. It came out a couple months before Layla and is very similar to it. I like to think of it as a prequel.
The jamming included in the deluxe edition is awesome.
Hi guys, this is one of those albums I never got into completely, I like it but i can't listen to it more than a couple of times, it is catchy but there is something missing, anyway, i follow your videos even when i don't like some albums!
It’s a terrific record. I also really enjoy his first solo LP from the same year: ‘Eric Clapton’ For me, Eric was hard to top in the 60’s: Bluesbreakers; Cream; and those few Yardbirds recordings are great, too.
🎶Layla
You got me on my knees, Layla
Begging, darling please, Layla
Darling, won't you ease my worried mind?🎶
Duane was never a member of the band. He was asked to contribute as a guest player. Eric and Duane both had admiration for each other. Eric tried to convince Duane to join them but Duane was fully committed to the Allman Brothers Band (and that was the right decision in my opinion). In fact Duane left to play some shows with the ABB between sessions for the Layla album.
Love this album! Could you do Rod Stewart btw? You can skip everything after 1976 or something ;), his first 4 albums are stellar+great jobs with Jeff Beck group and Faces
Cool album and rivals Derek's prior albums. Oddly, I'm not much of a fan of Layla but really dig most of the other assorted love songs. Great blues! The Fillmore releases really highlight how good this band was live (if you don't mind more stretched out material).
5 star album to me. I'm not head-over-heels for every last track, but I'm more lenient about that kind of stuff when it comes to double albums. Eric's definitely one of the great guitar players (when B.B. King singles you out as the best white-guy guitar player he's ever heard, you're doing okay), but Eric's voice has always been his secret weapon. Duane being on board lifts the whole album up a notch.
Excellent album held back by the covers a bit (except little Wing). I like the sound a lot, and I love a good percentage of the album, I Looked Away, Bell Bottom Blues, Anyday, Why Does Love Got to Be So Sad?, Layla. I go 4 or 4.5 and I'm fairly harsh
Great album, but it's hard to listen to a lot because of how much he was hurting at the time. Duane Allman added a lot to it. I really like I looked Away and Thorn Tree in the Garden a lot. I believe Bobby Whitlock sung that.
An objectively great album that I rarely play. Not sure why. Doesn't speak to me, I guess. And yet I recognize it's greatness.
Keep On Growing is my favourite song on the album and it gets overlooked. Interesting that Little Wing was recorded just before Hendrix died. 2:24 Oh Joe, the song is called Let It Grow.
Was my favorite as well for a long time. Now I think it’s Anyday
Ah right let it grow is my fave. I do like let it rain from his first solo album too. He shouldn’t have such similarly named songs. - Joe
I like this album but I don't view it as a masterpiece like a lot of critics and classic rock fans do. It's a good album but there are too many songs that I wouldn't consider great. Nothing bad but it has songs I would skip on repeated listens. The playing however is SSS-tier and a pinnacle for blues rock and Clapton's singing is fantastic. Best songs would be "Layla", "Bell Bottom Blues", "Why Does Love Got to Be So Sad", "Little Wing" and "It's Too Late". Least favourite is the last track.
Might be time to visit EC
i am reading a book about the allman brothers now and duane originally was to appear on a song or two and eric was so impressed he wanted him the whole album , Truth be told these 2 were in awe of each other and played off each other and gave the other room to improvise.This was also clapton coming to grip with his , at that time his love for patti boyd harrison , which had not been acted on yet!this is also the period where erics drug abuse started to get out of control, to me, a very good album close to 5 stars!!
Hey bengal! Thank you for the information about Eric and Duane. I love this album, too. 🎶💜💜
@@weirddebbiem1619 thanx deb, the book came in handy lol💜💜
@bengalgangster You're welcome, bengal. Yep, the book sure did come in handy. 📖🎶💜💜
It's become so fashionable to crap on Clapton's 70's work that I think it's pretty underrated now. Not legendary, but a lot of well crafted pop/rock songs.
"Thorn Tree in the Garden" is a short and sweet one I really appreciate. I do like the album but think it could been much shorter. Pretty much all the longer songs could have lost one-two minutes for me and the album would have gotten a better flow.
As for Clapton I think one "new" album worth to check out is called "Play the Blues: Live from Jazz at Lincoln Center" played together with Wynton Marsalis. The title suggest it's heavy on blues and/or jazz and perhaps it is but it's also very lighthearted and fun. Very accessible compared to much of Claptons more blues-oriented music.
Thorn tree in the garden is a beautiful song that Bobby Whitlock wrote for his deceased dog. A guy that was living with him at the time killed Bobby's dog because he couldn't stand it, so he is the "thorn tree in the garden". I had always thought it was dedicated to a girl, until I heard the story told by Bobby himself (in a video)
@@poliziagrammaticale9430 Interesting! Thanks for sharing! I also thought it was about a girl!
I absolutely love Why Does Love Got to Be So Sad? and Layla, which is a top 5 song all time, for me. Bell Bottom Blues is terrific and the passionate delivery on these tracks, including a great heart-felt take on Little Wing, makes this an essential double album. The Only song I don't like on this album is Key to the Highway... too standard blues and too long.
Key to the Highway was just a jam. When they started playing the producer was in the bathroom. As soon as he heard how good it was he ran out and started recording. This explains the fade-in. At least, that's what I've read somewhere.
@@albertoramirez6388 The " Police " guy is making suspect points in replies & notably not leaving a comment 🙄
While Clapton, as primary songwriter is the driving force, I’m astonished that Duane Allman’s contributions are glossed over. Without them this is just another blues rock album. With them it is an undeniable classic. I guess I shouldn’t be surprised. Kramzer was the one member who I normally agreed with. That said, thanks for finally giving this classic the attention it deserves.
He’s great but it would still be a great album without him. - Joe
Layla has some pretty sublime moments and say what you will but ‘Bell Bottom Blues’ is an all timer for me, incredible vocals…Truthfully though outside of Cream I’ve never been much of a Clapton guy.
Iconic album
I always thought it was a poorly recorded record. Both the CD and the vinyl sound similarly bad. But what you guys said about the recording does makes sense to me. So I will listen with new ears. However, I was never a fan of long extended guitar solos.
The recent MFSL SACD and the 2016 JP SHM-SACD (same as the Platinum SHM-CD from 2013) are very good.
@@nikosvault - OK thanks. I have the 40th ann. 2 cd edition I bought a couple of yrs ago. My cd player is probably 30 yrs old so I doubt those sacd's will sound much different.
@@jake105 The 40th Ann is compressed to death. So if "clarity" is your thing...stay away from the Platinum SHM-CD. Flat transfer.
This would definitely be a 5-star single album for me. Not sure how I'd rate it today, but its mythical aspects and its story are greater than my enjoyment of the entire record. I really like their take on "Little Wing." As far as Clapton albums go, I think I prefer "Slowhand" to this one.
For anyone interested, a single "Layla" album for me that would be more satisfying would look as follows:
1) Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad - 4:42
2) Bell Bottom Blues - 5:02
3) Thorn Tree In The Garden - 2:51
4) Keep On Growing - 6:21
Total - 18:56
5) Tell The Truth - 3:25 (single version)
6) Little Wing - 5:34
7) I Looked Away - 3:05
8) Layla - 7:04
Total - 19:08
The iconic piano solo was played by session musician Jim Gordon who also played on Rikki Don't Lose That Number by Steely Dan. Tragically , Gordon would end up murdering his mother & spending over 30 years in prison. Can't take those 3 minutes away from him in rock history though. * On Layla.
He also stole it from his girlfriend.
Rita Coolidge
No, it wasn't.
Police 🚔 - Yes , it was. 👋 👋
Interesting that 🤔 Police 🚔 guy only leaves replies in his channel history. No comments. He lacks .. credibility & lacks .. in general ! 😆 🤣
Anyday is the best track. And Tell the Truth.
Could you guys do a listography for Meshuggah? They are the most influential metal band since Metallica. I know Jason doesn't like metal, but they only have 9 albums - also happy to donate to make this happen. Thanks!
I don’t really know any Meshuggah to be honest. Would be a tough discography. - Joe
@@TastesLikeMusic I would say listen to their song "Future Breed Machine" to get a good idea of their sound. Very recent band, their first album is from 1991. Odd time signatures, jazzy, a bit proggy at times and amazing solos, their lead guitarist is a virtuoso. If you can get past the harsh vocals, you guys are in for a treat.
Makes sense that the album would have a similar sound to All Things Must Pass considering the band were on All Things Must Pass anyway. Ha
Listography started in September 2018!
Yes. I was counting from when Kram and Joe joined
I need a top 10 blues record list from each of you, because this is probably #1 for me.
That would be tough
I think I am going 4, maybe 4.5. I don’t particularly care for the acoustic numbers ‘I Am Yours’ or ‘Thorn Tree in the Garden’. I also could have lived without some of the blues numbers, though I do like ‘Key to Highway’ and love ‘Littlewing’. But the remaining originals are the best of Clapton’s entire career. It’s the only Clapton record that feels in any way really vital. I like his guitar playing, but he’s not a great songwriter nor a great vocalist. His modern white blues man growl is embarrassing. Ha! But I do love his playing.
Clapton, whitlock and radle all played on all things must pass also
Why was Clapton a super villain in 2020?
Conservative anti-vax loon. And an old racist tirade resurfaced. -Jason
@@TastesLikeMusicSMH
@@kevinmccready4114 He's an RFK Jr. Supporter & would be a perfect member of the incoming cabinet of clowns 🤡.
Because sheeple hate those who don't comply.
There’s a difference between not complying and being stupid and hateful:
Knowing the limits of the genre of white blues rock (at least for me), I was shocked how good it was when I finally listened to it. 20 years later, I still think it's one of the great double albums. I could do without "Key to the Highway". Standard blues without the rest of the album's passion, urgency and focus. Replace it with "Mean Old World".
To clarify Rita Coolidge says she wrote the Layla coda with Jim Gordon
I think they admitted they stole it
Jim Gordon wrote the outro and played piano on layla, and killed his mother in the 80s, just saying.
He stole the outro. The rest holds true.
@@TastesLikeMusic that's right.
Jim Gordon is only playing a few simple piano notes in the Layla piano coda. All the intricate piano playing is Bobby Whitlock. Check out his RUclips videos with his wife Coco Carmel, who was previously Delaney Bramlett's wife.
Rita Coolidge claims she wrote the coda to Layla but not credited.
Completely different vibe to Abigail devoe’s review
She has a lot of records ..
What did she say
I own two copies of Layla, so take that, Abigail
Are you upset that we didn’t dress up as Pattie Boyd? -Jason
@@TheGenreman Abigail is the annointed head of the Vinyl Community. To her credit , she is a huge Slowdive fan.
Great album! I think you guys are underrating cream a bit.
This album is beyond criticism ,but thorn tree in the garden is superfluous. You should review bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton look it up now many famous guitarists learnt how to play listening to it,you will BOTH be surprised!
Yep, this was the pinnacle of Eric Clapton. I can’t stand him as a person and every thing else he does after this, and he definitely didn’t deserve all those ppl calling him “god”, but Cream was really good and then this was great! He may have went immediately downhill after this, but at least he peaked with something awesome! 👏🏻🎸🥁🎹
clapton didn't sing on cream - jack bruce doing 90% of lead vocals - my era - iam 70 - best album of career and of 1970
Well clearly he sang a little bit
Whitlock is most definitely a key player here as well
@@3bwana Oddly enough, his keyboard parts are quite low in the mix here. However, you can hear him in full force on "In Concert."
He is, as well as singer and writer or co-writer of some songs
This album is amazing considering Clapton and the Dominoes failed to mount a success tour to promote it
The North American 1970 Fall tour was almost over by the time the album was released.
Not even gonna watch the video. considering what jason had to say about wish you were here, sign o the times, and seventeen seconds, I'm going to assume he hates this album.
Can confirm. It sucks
The most overrated album in the history of the entire universe.
Surely there are many many many others held in higher regard. That would fit the bill.
@TastesLikeMusic "On the Beach" by Neil Young, perhaps?
Now you’re talking. -Jason
Layla is one of the best albums of all time and like him or not Clapton is one of the greatest guitarist of all time. Leading off with your OPINION of a stance he took on something not related to music completely taints any credibility you might have in your review. I stopped watching as soon as you mentioned that and I won’t watch it. If this is a music based channel stick to the music. Also after a couple years of hard evidence from the vaccine, he was right all along. I’m a nurse not a talking head on the internet so what do I know?
This is why you can’t talk about Clapton on the internet
@ talking about him is fine, just don’t throw in your opinion about things that have nothing to do with music. I can find plenty of that garbage on my own.