Album: Riding with the King

fretfinder

EricTheWeary said: For Clapton playing blues From the Cradle. 

Hard to beat From The Cradle for great Clapton blues playing and singing. It’s a brilliant album that was apparently recorded completely live in the studio, no edits and only two overdubs. 

Yorkie

fretfinder said:

EricTheWeary said: For Clapton playing blues From the Cradle. 

Hard to beat From The Cradle for great Clapton blues playing and singing. It’s a brilliant album that was apparently recorded completely live in the studio, no edits and only two overdubs. 

Hear hear

Lewy

Yorkie said:

fretfinder said:

EricTheWeary said: For Clapton playing blues From the Cradle. 

Hard to beat From The Cradle for great Clapton blues playing and singing. It’s a brilliant album that was apparently recorded completely live in the studio, no edits and only two overdubs. 

Hear hear

Indeed. From a blues perspective, From The Cradle is his best album by a mile. It's all quality, and it has a couple of genuinely breathtaking moments that even a die hard Clapton-detractor couldn't argue with.

jca74

I love From The Cradle - first blues record I bought when it came out when I was 19. His take on the Wolf's Fourty-four is immense:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_24GeI7aRA

Worst thing is that he did this on the tour but didn't include it on the CD!

rlw

Riding with the King is one of my fave albums with some excellent tracks.  It’s not ground breaking but it’s two hugely important artists showing respect to one another.
FFS it won a Grammy so can’t be that bad.

Rocker

Thanks for all the replies guys, I am not a fan of BB King. I never listened to his music actually. I do like Clapton, his Live albums especially. The album alluded to in this thread is in a charity shop and not all that expensive. My wife and I are on holidays in the UK, luggage space is at a premium but I might take a chance anyway and buy it tomorrow. And hopefully it will fit in one of the suitcases!

richardhomer

fretfinder said:

EricTheWeary said: For Clapton playing blues From the Cradle. 

Hard to beat From The Cradle for great Clapton blues playing and singing. It’s a brilliant album that was apparently recorded completely live in the studio, no edits and only two overdubs. 

Worth mentioning the ‘Nothing But the Blues’ DVD/Blu-ray is just out. Haven’t bought it yet but clips from YouTube suggest the live performances are a notch beyond From the Cradle.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vKFN78ksSa8

EricTheWeary

Rocker said:

Thanks for all the replies guys, I am not a fan of BB King. I never listened to his music actually. I do like Clapton, his Live albums especially. The album alluded to in this thread is in a charity shop and not all that expensive. My wife and I are on holidays in the UK, luggage space is at a premium but I might take a chance anyway and buy it tomorrow. And hopefully it will fit in one of the suitcases!

Where in the U.K.? Hope you are enjoying your travels. 

Stuckfast

rlw said:

Riding with the King is one of my fave albums with some excellent tracks.  It’s not ground breaking but it’s two hugely important artists showing respect to one another.
FFS it won a Grammy so can’t be that bad.

Milli Vanilli won a Grammy. Just saying.

Loobs

For BB King, "Live At Cook County Jail".

BillDL

+1 for @Loobs suggestion.

Rocker

EricTheWeary said:

Rocker said:

Thanks for all the replies guys, I am not a fan of BB King. I never listened to his music actually. I do like Clapton, his Live albums especially. The album alluded to in this thread is in a charity shop and not all that expensive. My wife and I are on holidays in the UK, luggage space is at a premium but I might take a chance anyway and buy it tomorrow. And hopefully it will fit in one of the suitcases!

Where in the U.K.? Hope you are enjoying your travels. 

In sunny East Sussex

EricTheWeary

Rocker said:

EricTheWeary said:

Rocker said:

Thanks for all the replies guys, I am not a fan of BB King. I never listened to his music actually. I do like Clapton, his Live albums especially. The album alluded to in this thread is in a charity shop and not all that expensive. My wife and I are on holidays in the UK, luggage space is at a premium but I might take a chance anyway and buy it tomorrow. And hopefully it will fit in one of the suitcases!

Where in the U.K.? Hope you are enjoying your travels. 

In sunny East Sussex

Nice. Not a part of the UK where I regularly travel but lots to see. 

rlw

From the Cradle: The Fillmore West is worth buying if you can find a copy.

Roundwound

jca74 said:

I love From The Cradle - first blues record I bought when it came out when I was 19. His take on the Wolf's Fourty-four is immense:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_24GeI7aRA

Worst thing is that he did this on the tour but didn't include it on the CD!

It’s included on the new live album from that era (‘95ish) Nothing but the Blues. For “Clapton does the blues live” it’s hard to look past that mid 90s tour supporting From the Cradle.