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Eric Clapton
One More Car, One More Rider [DVD]
Release Date: 2002 11 05
Label: Warner Bros.
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As a DVD, this release seems to work a lot better than it does as a CD, principally because Eric Clapton has developed a thoroughly convincing stage presence as a bluesman, and the skilled editing keeps the image in motion constantly without it ever being a distraction. Clapton may sometimes sound like he's playing with a cold mechanical perfection, but he doesn't look it, and when you see him playing and interacting with his band, it adds a level of warmth and involvement that is missing from parts of the accompanying live album. Not that there's anything earth-shattering here -- it's Eric Clapton doing what we know he's always done well, though some fans may be surprised by how well such Derek & the Dominos repertory as "Key to the Highway" and "Bell Bottom Blues" work as acoustic band numbers. Clapton does a mix of old and new material (weighted a bit toward the Reptile album around which this tour was hooked), in a variety of idioms, sometimes transforming the piece in question, such as "Goin' Down Slow" -- written by St. Louis Jimmy Oden but most familiar in the rendition by Howlin' Wolf -- the song in Clapton's hands is much looser, barely recognizable as a showcase for his electric guitar and Billy Preston's organ. One appreciates watching as well as hearing the flow from, say, "Badge" (which is nicely stretched out) to "Hoochie Coochie Man"; or seeing Clapton range freely across his whole history, from a John Mayall-era number to a song from his days with Derek & the Dominos and then to a number from the Cream songbook, and then his solo era. He deconstructs and reconfigures them along the way so that, say, "Have You Ever Loved a Woman" becomes as much a showcase for David Sancious' electric piano and Preston's electric organ as it is for Clapton's voice and guitar. The image is framed in the non-anamorphic 1.85-to-1 aspect ratio that goes along with high-definition shooting, and the music is recorded in Dolby 5.1 Surround Sound. It's also mastered at a very high volume level, matching that of a modern CD circa 2003, so when a crescendo is reached it's probably not going to be a secret to your neighbors, either. The disc opens on an easy-to-use menu that offers the "play" option in the default position, and is available two different ways, as a separate, free-standing DVD release, or in a triple-disc CD-size package, with the double-CD set -- although the CDs are supposed to be the main focus of the triple-disc set, the concert DVD is what one is really paying for, with the CD set as a 15 "bonus" (and worth that price). Bruce Eder, All Music Guide

Tracks:

	Title	Composer	Time
1	Key to the Highway	Segar, Broonzy	3:41
2	Reptile	Clapton	5:59
3	Got You on My Mind	Biggs, Thomas	3:51
4	Tears in Heaven	Jennings, Clapton	4:34
5	Bell Bottom Blues	Clapton	5:02
6	Change the World	Kennedy, Kirkpatrick, Sims	6:16
7	My Father's Eyes	Clapton	8:34
8	River of Tears	Clapton, Climie	8:59
9	Goin' Down Slow	Saint Louis Jimmy	5:34
10	She's Gone	Clapton, Climie	9:30
11	I Want a Little Girl	Mencher, Moll	4:38
12	Badge	Clapton, Harrison	6:02
13	(I'm Your) Hoochie Coochie Man	Dixon	4:30
14	Have You Ever Loved a Woman	Myles	7:53
15	Cocaine	Cale	4:20
16	Wonderful Tonight	Kamen, Clapton	6:42
17	Layla	Gordon, Clapton	9:16
18	Sunshine of Your Love	Clapton, Brown, Bruce	7:11
19	Over the Rainbow	Harburg, Arlen	8:11
20	Key to the Highway [DVD]	Segar, Broonzy
21	Reptile [DVD]	Clapton
22	Got You on My Mind [DVD]	Thomas, Biggs
23	Tears in Heaven [DVD]	Clapton, Jennings
24	Bell Bottom Blues [DVD]	Clapton
25	Change the World [DVD]	Kennedy, Sims, Kirkpatrick
26	My Father's Eyes [DVD]	Clapton
27	River of Tears [DVD]	Clapton, Climie
28	Goin' Down Slow [DVD]	Saint Louis Jimmy
29	She's Gone [DVD]	Clapton, Climie
30	I Want a Little Girl [DVD]	Moll, Mencher
31	Badge [DVD]	Harrison, Clapton
32	Hoochie Coochie Man [DVD]	Dixon
33	Have You Ever Loved a Woman [DVD]	Myles
34	Cocaine [DVD]	Cale
35	Wonderful Tonight [DVD]	Clapton, Kamen
36	Layla [DVD]	Clapton, Gordon
37	Will It Go Round in Circles? [DVD]	Fisher, Preston
38	Sunshine of Your Love [DVD]	Bruce, Brown, Clapton
39	Over the Rainbow [DVD]	Harburg, Arlen

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