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Blues Rehearsals
Blues · 1995 · 14 tracks

Blues Rehearsals

Eric Clapton

Raw, unpolished blues captured in the rehearsal room. Tube amps hiss and wood-paneled acoustics frame Clapton’s most unfiltered, roots-focused guitar work.

1995 · Kiss The Stone

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Blues Rehearsals offers a voyeuristic window into the creative process of a master at work. Unlike the high-gloss production of his nineties studio output, this collection feels tactile and immediate. You can hear the physical space of the room: the way the snare drum rattles against the guitar cabinets and the audible breath of the performers before a downbeat. It is the sound of Eric Clapton stripping away the 'Slowhand' persona to reconnect with the raw, jagged edges of the Delta and Chicago masters who first inspired him.

Tracklist · 14 Tracks
01
Hootchie Coochie Man
3:56
02
I’m Tore Down
4:04
03
Sinner’s Prayer
4:08
04
Motherless Child
3:17
05
Malted Milk
2:47
06
Born Under a Bad Sign
4:18
07
Someday After a While
5:09
08
It Hurts Me Too
3:22
09
44
4:17
10
Five Long Years
4:32
11
Crossroads
5:51
12
Ain’t Nobody’s Business
4:37
13
I’m Tore Down
3:07
14
Five Long Years
4:43
Moments Worth Listening For
the moment the band stops and restarts a shuffle, revealing the mechanical precision behind the soul
a blistering three minute solo where the guitar tone breaks up into pure harmonic distortion
the interplay between the barrelhouse piano and the stinging lead guitar on a slow blues standard
Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Blues Rehearsals sound next to the rest of Eric Clapton's catalogue?

Contemplative+1.4σ

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

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