Blues -- Eric Clapton
"Back Home" (Reprise Records) Eric's in love -- and -- he's been hanging out with B.B. King. His guitarwork is fluid as usual and his tunes clean/smooth. His latest forays into the blues are rubbing off on everything he does, although he still has the hook and pop songwriting crafts in his pocket. Of special note on this disc, though, are vocals -- a big step up in expressiveness...wow. The man is hitting his 15th stride. A couple of smarmy tunes a la Clapton, but the disc is good. A-
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