Wait, I am on that other website that will remain nameless! New album finds guitar legend honoring blues predecessor, From Broke Boys to Privileged Rappers, Drake and 21 Savage Announce Her Loss Tracklist, Right After Takeoffs Death, Gruesome Videos Spread Like Wildfire, Nipsey Hussles Killer Asking Judge to Reduce Murder Conviction, Cites Verdict Inconsistency, Macklemore Reflects on His Sobriety and Mac Miller on Faithful With NLE Choppa, Selena Gomez Named Her New Kidney After Fred Armisen and 5 Other Takeaways From Our Cover Story. This item: Sessions for Robert J. by Eric Clapton Audio CD. : Of course, his name really was Rice Miller. Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2019, The Lady In The Balcony: Lockdown Sessions. Me and Mr. Johnson. Im particularly a fan of his slide playing. Its just plain weird. He sent me this album by Doyle called Jellycream, which I thought was an astonishing record. Please try again. Filmed during tour rehearsals in London and Dallas plus a Los Angeles hotel room and the Dallas warehouse where Johnson made some of his final recordings, Sessions for Robert J finds Clapton performing all Robert Johnson songs with his touring band, acoustically with Doyle Bramhall II and solo-as well as discussing Johnson and his influence. Page 1 of 2 1 2 Next > monoman Forum Resident Thread Starter. Unable to add item to List. I heard Johnson before I heard Son House and Charlie Patton, and people kept telling me I had to check them out. The album sort of came about by accident. Faith Lapidushas more. Eric Clapton's new album, The Lady In The Balcony, is out now. Whats your view? Very few guitarists play like him, or even know about him, but Doyle was taken with him and I always try to get him to do his Hop thing somewhere on my albums. How would you explain Johnsons greatness to a blues novice? Its about the moral decisions you make every day.. Me and Mr. Johnson will feature the guitar legend's. He had finesse! Clapton performs classic Johnson songs including "Kind Hearted Woman," "Terraplane Blues," "Me and the Devil Blues" and "Love in Vain" and discusses Johnson's influence on his career. A final session, where Clapton performs Johnson material solo, was filmed in Santa Monica, California. Sonny Boy was a very difficult and strange man., You dont want to make it a mission, but you have to make sure that nobody forgets completely. The slide part in Come On In My Kitchen is a great example of that. : I thought that was an extraordinarily hasty thing to say, and Ill explain why. Hellhound was hard too, but I think we did a good job on it. Often viewed by critics and fans alike as one of. , Director Robert Johnson's guitar playing was the beginning of the his legend. , Actors As a lifelong fan of Clapton I have listened through all his stages, but I was a bit disappointed with his Me & Mr Johnson album as he seemed far too restrained in his playing. , Run time : : There is an element of the Unplugged album that draws you in, although of course there is electric and acoustic in this recording. I take these for what I think they are, a tribute to Robert Johnson. Clapton spoke to us in 2004 about Johnson's influence Why record a tribute album to Robert Johnson at this point in time? Eric Clapton has recorded several . One of them was a shy, alienated teenager named Eric Clapton, who was given the Johnson album by one of his early bandmates. Guy R, Dec 16, 2004 #7 eelkiller One of the great unwashed Location: Northern Ontario At least 10 of the tracks are totally live.. As soon as I heard Johnson play boogie on things like When You Got A Good Friend and Ramblin On My Mind, I immediately understood where a lot R&B grooves originated. Heres why you can trust us. I had to enlist the other guys in the band to help me figure out the parts and how to count them. Which tracks were the most difficult to capture as a recording? Factory sealed. Since then, he has released several best selling albums, such as Unplugged (1992), From the Cradle . This music is what one listens to if one is either a big fan of Eric or of Robert Johnson, or both. It was the whole package. . Eric Clapton, who covered Robert Johnson songs on his 2004 album 'Me and Mr. Johnson . It is technically very good indeed, it is full of the spirit of the music in a committed kind of way, though the spirit of the blues . Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Eric Clapton: Sessions for Robert J (DVD, 2004) at the best online prices at eBay! When I first listened to him I was completely overwhelmed by his vulnerability. King in 2000, Me and Mr. Johnson is his first full tribute to Johnson. Thread Status: Not open for further replies. Im sure Ill do another one with somebody in the future, and in that way I feel like Ive done my part. [13] Fryer was drafted to war before Clapton's birth and then returned to Canada. Bobby Whitlock ( great vocalist too) Carl Radle and Jim Gordon Sponsored by Youve been directly influenced by several key mentors in your career, and you regarded Muddy Waters in that way. I think he thought I was making fun of him. A performance/documentary DVD with 14 tracks (from which the 11 CD selections are taken), Sessions for Robert J is blues heaven. The version of From Four Till Late on Fresh Cream was probably okay, but I dont think Ive ever listened to my performance of Rambling On My Mind [Blues Breakers With Eric Clapton] that I did with John Mayall. England and Wales company registration number 2008885. TRACKS. :-)This is my Fender F50 Resonator guitar, not a top drawer resonator, and certainly not a top drawer price, but for the money, I don't think you'll find much better. With Cream he scored a charting hit with a cover of Johnsons Crossroads in 1969, a song that would provide the title of his 1988 box set. Then stay away. Still much of Claptons career has been inspired by, and a tribute to, the doomed bluesman who died in 1938 at age twenty-seven of strychnine poisoning and was buried in an unmarked grave. It seems he couldnt play in front of them he had to turn and play to the corner of the room. It all seems so amazingly simple and effortless. Is there anything else about Robert or his music that you didnt get in your youth but now understand? Like Robert Johnson, few of the musicians who played in the streets and cafes of what would eventually be called Deep Ellum were born in Dallas. "I think I had to redo the vocals on Last Fair Deal Gone Down and Stop Breaking Down. Robert traveled throughout the Deep South in the 1930's playing anywhere the train happened to take him. MusicRadar is supported by its audience. I wanted to tell the world about blues and to get it right. Did you ever ask him about Robert? The project was filmed during tour rehearsals in London and Dallas, and Live, intimate and raw, ERIC CLAPTON - SESSIONS FOR ROBERT J is Eric Clapton's tribute to blues legend Robert Johnson. Sitting in the abandoned . His father, Doyle Bramhall, Sr., played drums for legendary Lightnin' Hopkins and for Freddie King. 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Peligro dies, aged 63. (Session II) Written by Robert Johnson. So in the end we tried it both ways. Robert Johnson was one of the greatest blues guitar players of the 1930's, and as such he is considered one of the "grandfathers" of rock and roll. Eric Clapton's 8 favourite songs: Giacomo Puccini - 'Senza mamma (from Suor Angelica)' Georges Bizet - 'Au fond du temple saint (from The Pearl Fishers)' Robert Johnson - 'Cross Road Blues' Muddy Waters - 'Feel Like Going Home' Freddie King - I Love The Woman' Ray Charles - 'Hard Times' Stevie Wonder - 'I Was Made To Love Her' Nobody else from that period not Son House, not Charlie Patton, not Blind Lemon Jefferson played anything like that. . When I did, my first reaction was, Whoa, these guys are kind of noisy, theyre kind of clanky! This Made Easy version of the song and is great for beginners just beginning to learn the blues. How could he play in front of other people when hes exposing his emotions so entirely? Even when I played Malted Milk on Unplugged, I did it as a duet with Andy Fairweather Low. An "upbeat boogie with a strong chorus line", [1] the lyrics are partly based on Johnson's experience with certain women: [2] You know the Saturday night women, Eric Clapton 515 Vinyl 12 offers from $21.99 Eric Clapton Eric Clapton 402 Audio CD 32 offers from $4.05 Track Listings Editorial Reviews Product Description On Me And Mr.Johnson, Eric Clapton covers 14 of the 29 songs Robert Johnson, the most mythic figure of the blues, wrote and recorded in his lifetime. Some of the sessions were recorded at the very same place where Robert Johnson recorded his songs originally. I thought to myself, Im not going to do that, I just dont think I can. And I think thats what he was going after. I dont know if this is true or not, but it was reported by Don Law, the man who recorded him, that prior to one of his sessions there were some Mexican musicians in the room with him. Mix of good stuff and some I did not enjoy. I just play what I play, and every so often make a blues-oriented album like this one and hope people pick up on it. Takuo Yasuda plagiarism character name in title Plot summary Wrong and wrong again, according to Johnson's younger . I would try to replicate the intros, but after that, it was every man for himself!. Track listing for Me and Mr. Johnson:When You Got a Good FriendLittle Queen of SpadesTheyre Red HotMe and the Devil BluesTraveling Riverside BluesLast Fair Deal Gone DownStop Breakin Down BluesMilkcows Calf BluesKindhearted Woman BluesCome On in My KitchenIf I Had Possession Over Judgement DayLove in Vain32-20 BluesHellhound on My Trail. Quotes tagged as "robert-johnson" Showing 1-3 of 3 "At first the music almost repelled me, it was so intense, and this man made no attempt to sugarcoat what he was trying to say, or play. In the late 1960s, the Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton and Led Zeppelin covered or adapted Johnson's songs in tribute. I dont think about it at all [laughs]. I can play Big Bill Broonzys stuff, but theres something very symmetrical about his music. I certainly put that one to bed quickly! Purists might hate it. Ships from and sold by Mild JAPAN. Probably worth having in my Clapton collection. What specifically did you learn from playing with guys like Muddy Waters, Buddy Guy and BB King? I dont think its very good. He is now recognized as a master of the blues, particularly the Delta blues style. Clapton azt rja az nletrajzi knyvben, hogy egy nagyon szomor albumot szeretett volna kszteni s ehhez Simon Climie-t . Ive been in those situations and the whole energy changes. By submitting my information, I agree to receive personalized updates and marketing messages about Eric Clapton based on my information, interests, . Johnson performed it as a solo piece with his vocal and acoustic slide guitar in the Delta blues-style.The song has become part of the Robert Johnson mythology as referring to the place where he supposedly sold his soul to the Devil in exchange for his musical . We want to hear it. Its the most common denominator. I actually have about zero tolerance for most of my old material. Search titles only; Posted by Member: Separate names with a comma. It honors one of the early American musicians who helped invent the kind of music known as the blues. The disputed image purported to . Future Publishing Limited Quay House, The Ambury, Why record a tribute album to Robert Johnson at this point in time? Of course we baffled some of the instruments to minimise leaking, but we all played together in one room and did everything live, including the vocals. Me and Mr. Johnson includes Clapton's version of nearly half the 29 songs recorded . Some blues revisionists, most recently the musicologist Elijah Wald, have tried to downplay Johnsons importance as a blues artist, maintaining that his importance was a creation of his later, white audience. Around that time, you said it was a very difficult song to play because there's a melody that's happening beneath the vocal melody. FREE Shipping. Eric Clapton recorded it along with several other Robert Johnson songs for his 2004 tribute album, Me and Mr. Johnson. . Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 15, 2011. All rights reserved. "At first the music almost repelled me, it was so intense and this. At the top, see the Stones play "Love in Vain" live in Texas in 1972, and below them, hear Johnson's recorded version. You can tell Clapton is a Robert Johnson fan. Here it is, finally, the release we have been waiting for. Not note. How did you divvy up the parts among the three of you? Kevin Dooley/Flickr Muddy Waters, another blues icon, was also influenced by Johnson's songs. Our drummer, Steve Gadd, really helped me crack that song. Bell Bottom Blues - Derek and the Dominoes, written when Clapton was suffering incredible emotional pain, unrequited love, drug addiction. Help others learn more about this product by uploading a video! When we did Come On In My Kitchen we couldnt decide whether to do it as a shuffle or in straight rock time. Clapton regularly included Johnson covers in his live performances, two of which, Walking Blues and Malted Milk, appeared on his 1992 Unplugged album. DISC 1. Clapton and the band retrace Robert Johnson's studio recording footsteps from 1936 and 1937 even going back to some of the same places Johnson recorded. Eric Clapton will release an entire album of covers of songs by Robert Johnson on March 23rd. "I asked him to play on my last two albums, Riding With The King and Reptile, and soon he just became part of the team and the fabric. Who cares? The best thing about it is the pickup - when you plug it in, it still sounds like a resonator - you have full tonal control and can pitch the sound just as you like it.With stage monitors, it does feed back quite a lot, so I find that I have to have very little monitor level to avoid that, but once you get ued to that, and let the guitar do the work, the audience get the full value.The Walking Blues arrangement is one that I lifted directly from Eric Clapton's Unpugged recording - and why not - it's a great little arrangement - although over the years of playing it, it's probably moved away a little from the Clapton note-for-note and picked up a slightly different feel.It's a pretty simple slide guitar 12 bar blues piece in Open G tuning - D G D G B D - but don't forget the extra half bar at the end of bar 4 before going to the C chord! Johnson was once described as a one man power trio because of his penchant for simultaneously playing a bass line, a rhythm part on the middle strings and a lead riff on the treble strings all while singing the song. Could this one soothing piano chord help prevent people from having nightmares? Since the beginning we Clapton fans have know of his passion for RJ's 29 songs. It drives me crazy that theres this performance of me floating around where Im supposed to be on the one where really Im on the two. So, I never really revisit my old stuff. Then I began thinking of it as a metaphor for trouble. This new album more than makes for this. I wont even go there.. When I first picked this one up, I had high hopes for what I'd find within the cardboard confines of the packaging. It is a remarkable thing to have been driven and influenced all of my life by the work of one man, Clapton said. Ive grown up and grown out of the myth. Clapton has been referred to as one of the most important and influential guitarists . Hopefully someone here can help me understand why Eric Clapton put out two CDs of Robert Johnson blues, both in 2004. I could never really get away from it, and in the end, it spoiled me for everything else.. It goes from just a jam to a genuine mission. And while I accept that he was a product of influences like Lonnie Johnson and Kokomo Arnold, I dont think anyone summed up the whole Delta blues experience or had the impact that he did., "Hellhound used to frighten me when I listened to it", Does the Devil mythology associated with Johnson still hold any interest for you? Send us a tip using our anonymous form. Ten years after his first all-blues album, From the Cradle, Eric Clapton released Me and Mr. Johnson, an album-length tribute to his hero, the legendary bluesman Robert Johnson. Sweet Home Chicago (CD) Milkcow's Calf Blues (CD) Terraplane Blues (CD) . Further up, see Clapton play "Rambling on My Mind" at Madison Square Garden in 2008. Ive been working with both guitarists for a couple of albums now, so weve developed an intuitive working relationship. There was far too little of his imprint on the music. What would you say distinguishes Roberts playing from that of his Delta bluesman peers? I played this whole album with my fingers instead of a pick, and deprived myself of my natural attack., 5 ways to play like Robert Johnson without making a deal with the devil. (His set on Jools Holland at New Year hinted at what he could do with the material.) Customer Reviews, including Product Star Ratings help customers to learn more about the product and decide whether it is the right product for them. I shouldve tried, Doyle Bramhall II, Nathan East, Steve Gadd, really me! I would try to replicate the intros, but the price is worth it for the. Divvy up the parts and how to count them sounded weak the was! 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