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Why I Actually Didn’t Like Some of Those Huge ’70s Records

Why I Actually Didn’t Like Some of Those Huge ’70s Records

Cheap Trick recorded ‘At Budokan’ 45 years ago this month, creating another in a string of LPs that were simply everywhere back then.

Ozzy Osbourne – ‘Patient Number 9’ (2022)

Ozzy Osbourne – ‘Patient Number 9’ (2022)

I really want Ozzy Osbourne to deliver that one badass swan-song album. I think ‘Patient Number 9’ is good, but unfortunately it’s not that.

Why J.J. Cale and Eric Clapton’s ‘The Road to Escondido’ Still Resonates

Why J.J. Cale and Eric Clapton’s ‘The Road to Escondido’ Still Resonates

Released 15 years ago this week, J.J. Cale and Eric Clapton’s ‘The Road to Escondido’ was the kind of record I would not have “gotten” in my teens.

‘All Things Must Pass Away: Harrison, Clapton, and Other Assorted Love Songs’ by Kenneth Womack and Jason Kruppa: Books

‘All Things Must Pass Away: Harrison, Clapton, and Other Assorted Love Songs’ by Kenneth Womack and Jason Kruppa: Books

Authors Kenneth Womack and Jason Kruppa look at a crucial year in the relationship between George Harrison and Eric Clapton — as well as the time preceding it.

How ‘London Howlin’ Wolf Sessions’ Gave Boomer Rockers a Chance to Pay Tribute

How ‘London Howlin’ Wolf Sessions’ Gave Boomer Rockers a Chance to Pay Tribute

Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr, Steve Winwood and members of the Rolling Stones took part in ‘London Howlin’ Wolf Sessions,’ released 50 years ago this month.

Eric Clapton, “Motherless Child” from ‘From the Cradle’ (1994): One Track Mind

Eric Clapton, “Motherless Child” from ‘From the Cradle’ (1994): One Track Mind

25 years ago, Eric Clapton — finally, blessedly, in a moment that fans had been hoping for since he left John Mayall in 1966 — let the blues overtake him.

Steve Winwood returned with great songs, and an old friend, on Nine Lives

Steve Winwood returned with great songs, and an old friend, on Nine Lives

It’s always refreshing to see a long-established rock star simply follow his muse. Ten years ago, Steve Winwood did just that with ‘Nine Lives.’

Olympics Tribute with Velvet Underground, Eric Clapton, Harry Nilsson + others: Odd Couples

Olympics Tribute with Velvet Underground, Eric Clapton, Harry Nilsson + others: Odd Couples

Performance enhancers became an early story line in the 2016 Rio Olympics. But which drug-related rock song provides the best soundtrack?

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Eric Clapton – Slowhand at 70 (2015)

‘Slowhand at 70’ finds Eric Clapton reflecting on a storied past, yet his still-powerful artistry places the guitarist firmly in the present.

Jim McCarty breaks down the Yardbirds’ distinctive, guitar-led eras: ‘It was wonderful, inspirational’

Jim McCarty breaks down the Yardbirds’ distinctive, guitar-led eras: ‘It was wonderful, inspirational’

As the Yardbirds’ guitarists have changed, so has the band itself – perhaps, most famously, when Eric Clapton was succeeded by Jeff Beck.