Eric clapton biography concert 2013

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Wondeful and exciting show, I was very blessed to have the opportunity to attend this and so many of Eric’s shows over the years. Rest of the band was awesome as usual. Eric Clapton is God!  His work on the guitar is beyond mortal – the way his guitars talk is mind-boggling. Doyle took a really nice turn on his acoustic during Crossroads.

The drummer – Steve Jordan – was fantastic here and really seemed to be enjoying himself. At this point the crowd was really rocking and showing boisterous support for the band. Held to benefit Crossroads Centre, a drug treatment and education facility in Antigua founded by Clapton, each concert has become a jam session of Clapton's closest friends and music's biggest stars - where anything can unfold onstage.

The band left the stage for good to a deafening roar and a very appreciative crowd. Great encores with Sunshine of Your Love with Steve Jordan’s work on the drums and finally with Carrack singing High Time We Went, Clapton on guitar fills and Jordan again providing the killer drums. Read allCaptured across two nights at Madison Square Garden, the Crossroads Guitar Festival offers a variety of legendary guitarists performing a mix of sultry blues, classic rock and country jams.

5 Stars! I feel blessed that I was one of the lucky ones to see him.

Review by Rich Shaw
The first two songs, Eric was on acoustic while the rest of the band were playing their regular instruments. Next I believe was “My Fathers Eyes”. What an awesome suprise to open the tour opener! However, I didn’t go to this show to hear Layla anyway since I’ve heard it live many times, but I was still happy to hear the original arrangement.

Cocaine – After a strong and forcefull drum part ended Layla, the band went to Cocaine.

Acoustic version; not a fan of the song anyway, so it was just ok to me. What an amazing show. A full list of participating artists can be found above. I also thought it was very classy of Eric to include two well-known Paul Carrack contributions (‘Tempted’ and ‘How Long’). Really nice to hear Layla on electric again, unlike the 2011 tour stop in LA. Could have done without indulging Paul Carrick for his 2 songs; (went to see EC and all of a sudden found myself in a Squeeze concert…and then “How Long”…really?)…maybe that’s a nod to the UK fans.

No gimmicks or flash, Eric and his band just let the music do the talking throughout the entire evening.