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461 Ocean Boulevard
Rock · 1974 · 10 tracks

461 Ocean Boulevard

Eric Clapton

A sun-soaked recovery record trading heavy riffs for laid-back grooves. Warm, unhurried, and deeply soulful blues-rock from a Miami beach house.

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The sound of a guitar god finally chilling out and finding his groove in the Florida sun.

A warm, sun-drenched sense of relief and quiet soulful recovery.

461 Ocean Boulevard · vs · Eric Clapton
Golden Hour+1.7σ

Golden Hour saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks
01
Motherless Children
4:53
02
Give Me Strength
2:54
03
Willie and the Hand Jive
3:31
04
Get Ready
3:48
05
I Shot the Sheriff
4:25
06
I Can’t Hold Out
4:14
07
Please Be With Me
3:27
08
Let It Grow
5:00
09
Steady Rollin’ Man
3:14
10
Mainline Florida
4:05
Moments Worth Waiting For
The dual slide guitars on Motherless Children that create a thick, swirling wall of rhythmic blues energy.
The subtle, syncopated organ swell that anchors the bridge of I Shot the Sheriff, turning a cover into a cultural bridge.
The transition into the acoustic, gospel-tinged vulnerability of Give Me Strength where the guitar takes a backseat to the prayer-like vocal.
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