Eric Clapton

Top 9 Rock Festivals

2014 Special Features, Aerosmith, Allman Brothers Band, America, Arlo Guthrie, Bachman–Turner Overdrive, BB King, Black Sabbath, Blood Sweat and Tears, Blue Oyster Cult, Blues Traveler, Bob Dylan, Bob Seger, Booker T and the MG's, Boz Scaggs, Brian Wilson, Bryan Adams, Buddy Guy, Candlebox, Chicago, Collective Soul, Comebacks and Reunions, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Crosby Stills and Nash, David Bowie, David Gilmour, Deep Purple, Dire Straits, Donovan, Elton John, Elvis Costello, Emerson Lake and Palmer, Eric Clapton, Grateful Dead, Green Day, Gregg Rollie, Hall and Oates, Howard Jones, INXS, Janis Joplin, Jefferson Airplane, Jethro Tull, Jimi Hendrix, Joan Baez, Joe Cocker, Joe Walsh, John Sebastian, Johnny Winter, Joni Mitchell, Judas Priest, Keith Richards, Kenny Loggins, Led Zeppelin, Leonard Cohen, Live Albums, Lynard Skynard, Marshall Tucker Band, Melissa Etheridge, Men At Work, Metallica, Mick Jagger, Miles Davis, Motley Crue, Music History, Neil Young, Otis Redding, Ozzy Osbourne, Paul McCartney, Paul Rodgers, Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins, Pink Floyd, Procol Harum, Queen, Ravi Shankar, Red Hot Chili Peppers, REO Speedwagon, Richie Havens, Robert Cray, Rock Influences and Legends, Roxy Music, Santana, Scorpions, Sheryl Crow, Sly and the Family Stone, Spin Doctors, Stevie Nicks, Stevie Wonder, Supertramp, Ted Nugent, Ten Years After, The Band, The Beach Boys, The Boomtown Rats, The Cars, The Clash, The Doors, The Eagles, The Hooters, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, The Mamas and the Papas, The Moody Blues, The Pretenders, The Who, Tina Turner, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Traffic, Triumph, U2, Van Halen, ZZ Top

This week Classic Rock Review joins the celebration of the 45th Anniversary of the historic 1969 Woodstock Music Festival. In conjunction with Top 9 Lists, we present a list of the Top 9 […]

Compilations and Box Sets

1967 Albums, 1971 Albums, 1976 Albums, 1988 Albums, 1990 Albums, 2013 Special Features, Bob Dylan, Classic Rock Lists, Eric Clapton, Jethro Tull, Journey, Kiss, Led Zeppelin, Music Media, The Beatles, The Eagles

  Ever since the beginning of the rock era, there have been compilations. As we mentioned in our very first special feature on The Album, long playing vinyl albums were simply a collection […]

Blind Faith

1969 Albums, 2014 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, Blind Faith, British Artists, Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood

Buy Blind Faith Rising from the ashes of two defunct English rock bands, Blind Faith lived a very short life as a “super group” in 1969. Despite being together for less than one […]

Wheels of Fire by Cream

1968 Albums, 2013 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, British Artists, Cream, Eric Clapton

Buy Wheels of Fire The short-lived power trio Cream reached their apex with Wheels of Fire in 1968. This double album consists of one studio LP and one live LP, and it became […]

The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking by Roger Waters

1984 Albums, 2014 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, British Artists, Eric Clapton, Roger Waters

Buy The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking Roger Waters commenced his post-Pink Floyd career with a concept album that he largely composed while still an active member of the group in the […]

The Beatles

1968 Albums, 2013 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, British Artists, Eric Clapton, George Harrison, George Martin, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, The Beatles

Buy The Beatles In 1968, The Beatles released their only double studio album, an eponymous release commonly referred to as The White Album. Despite the official title which emphasized group identity, the actual […]

Slowhand by Eric Clapton

1977 Albums, 2012 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, British Artists, Eric Clapton, Yvonne Elliman

Buy Slowhand 1977’s Slowhand was the pinnacle of Eric Clapton’s pop-rock phase during the late seventies, fusing well-crafted rockers, ballads, alt country, and blues numbers. The album came a few years into Clapton’s […]

Pilgrim by Eric Clapton

1998 Albums, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, British Artists, Eric Clapton

Buy Pilgrim The thirteenth overall studio album of his then-decades long solo career, Pilgrim was the first record by Eric Clapton in nearly a decade to feature all new studio material. The songs […]

Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs
by Derek & the Dominos

1970 Albums, 2015 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, British Artists, Derek and the Dominos, Duane Allman, Eric Clapton, Southern Artists

Buy Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs was the sole studio album by super group Derek & the Dominos. A double length LP, the fourteen tracks on […]

Journeyman by Eric Clapton

1989 Albums, 2014 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, British Artists, Eric Clapton, George Harrison, Robert Cray

Buy Journeyman The 1980s seemed to have been a time for old time rockers to make incredible (albeit short) comebacks after several years in the wilderness. This was case with Paul Simon’s Graceland, […]