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Manufacturer: Reprise / Wea
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0093624992479
Label: Reprise / Wea
Manufacturer: Reprise / Wea
Number Of Discs: 2
Publisher: Reprise / Wea
Release Date: 2007-10-09
Studio: Reprise / Wea
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Eric Clapton: his music, his story. 36 of Eric's greatest songs from 1968 to 2006 in one collection for the first time ever! This 36 selection multi-disc set features hits from 1968 to 2006 including "Crossroads," Badge," "Layla," "Tears In Heaven," "Change The World" and much more. Eric Clapton Photos Eric Clapton Merchandise More from Eric Clapton 
Clapton: The Autobiography | 
The Road to Escondido | 
Unplugged | 
Clapton Chronicles - The Best of Eric Clapton | 
The Cream of Clapton | 
461 Ocean Boulevard |
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Summary: Complete Clapton
Comment: Complete Clapton being Clapton's 2007 compilation showcases both his work with Cream, solo work and collaborations with other artists, i.e., J.J Cale. On this collection we got a mix of great, good and not so great songs. Cocaine is a great track, Layla, White Room, Promises and After Midnight. In the good category go tracks such as Pretending, Badge and Wonderfull Tonight. The not so great is short,and consists of but one track. This track in question, that I never ever liked is Change the World. This track is so schmaltzy. It sounds insencere and phoney. The book-let is alright. Nigel Williamson's short bio on Clapton is well-written and quite informative. Still this is a nice collection/compilation that should not be missed.
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Summary: Epic Eric
Comment: The music was divine such a wonderful story teller, however, the last 3 tracks skipped so I couldn't listen to them.
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Summary: Great Compilation
Comment: I bought this for my dad for his 54th birthday. It has all of Clapton's great classic and current hits. We listened to it the day he opened it. The compilation so good I uploaded it to my MP3 player.
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Summary: COMPLETE CLAPTON ISN'T GOD, BUT IT AIN'T BAD ! (Slowhand's life in music has been quite a journey)
Comment: Eric Clapton is well known as one of the greatest guitarists in the history of rock music, and I won't argue with that. His career as a blues-rock guitarist has been both innovative and astonishing ("Clapton is God" graffitti was a popular underground tribute to the guitarist in London in the mid-1960s). He's also an excellent singer and songwriter, and has played a major role in some of rock music's greatest songs. The man is a legend, and I've been somewhat more than a casual fan over the years and consider his Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs to be one of my all-time favorite albums.
Complete Clapton (2007) is a 2-disc greatest hits collection that was released as a companion to Clapton: The Autobiography (with the same black and red cover). Other than his early days with The Yardbirds and John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers, Complete Clapton spans Eric's entire career, beginning with five songs from Cream and ending with Ride The River from 2006's The Road to Escondido with J.J. Cale.
I don't have any problem at all with the song selection here. Sure, I could find something to complain about if I really wanted to, but what's the point? It is what it is, and I think it covers the highlights of Clapton's career as well as it needs to. And what a career it has been! Sunshine Of Your Love, White Room, Crossroads, After Midnight, Layla, I Shot The Sheriff, Cocaine, Wonderful Tonight, Forever Man, Pretending, Bad Love, Tears In Heaven, Layla (unplugged), and much more!
Some reviewers are noting that that this collection duplicates The Cream of Clapton and Clapton Chronicles - The Best of Eric Clapton, but with this you get a few songs that both of those put together don't offer, including Lay Down Sally, Sweet Home Chicago, If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day, Motherless Child, and Riding With The King (w/B.B. King). And Complete Clapton is packaged in a slim swing-gate jewel case, making it more compact than two separate CDs.
The liner notes are really great, too, with information on each song including a list of the musicians and what instruments they played, an interesting essay on Eric Clapton, and some great photos. If you're a casual fan, or a true Eric Clapton fan who just wants to fill in some of the gaps in your your EC collection, Complete Clapton will work just fine. It's an enjoyable way to go back in time and follow the journey of a true guitar legend. And maybe your own journey as well...
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Summary: Not for the completist, but not bad for the car
Comment: Eric Clapton has produced so much great music over the years, and so much of it is missing from this mostly hits compilation, that one spends more time lamenting the omissions than enjoying the thoroughly familar. One wonders if it's his selection - the liner notes read like corporate piffle with no insights or useful information except for those who know nothing of his work. For them, it's an adequate introduction to Clapton the commercial success. For those interested in Clapton the musician, neither his recent book - which is mostly psychobabble about his addictions and other sins - or this CD will shed any light.
The best advice - if you think this is good - learn some more. There's more - and often much better - where this came from. Don't miss the work with John Mayall if you love the blues. Its omission here borders on the criminal. Some of his solos on that album stop time.
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