E.C. Was Here [LIVE] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REISSUED] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED]

Eric Clapton

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 20, 1996)
• Original Release Date: August 1975
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Live, Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
• Label: Polydor / Umgd
• ASIN: B000002G8D
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #10,276 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

A 1975 live album that found Clapton at--if you'll pardon the expression--a crossroads, E.C. Was Here marks the line of demarcation between the guitar hero of the past and more song-oriented player he'd become for the second half of the '70s. Clapton breaks out on a couple of old Blind Faith numbers--"Presence of the Lord" and "Can't Find My Way Home"--that reflect his soulful, spiritual side, while "Further On Up the Road" rocks out and Charles Brown's "Drifting Blues," restored to its full eleven-and-a-half-minute length on the CD's newly remastered version, presents another instrumental showcase. There are only six tunes here, but E.C. leaves his indelible mark on each of them. --Daniel Durchholz

Customer Reviews

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars EC was Blues Rock god , April 10, 2006

By	CrosscutSaw - See all my reviews

The backup band is so lousy. On 'Rambling' you can hear EC speaking out the chord (C sharp, E, funny). But wait, the guitar is simply the best blues rock I've ever heard.

In HYELAW, each singing line is completed by a poignant guitar phrase that complete and dig deepeer in the emotion.
The Presence of the Lord chorus shows what heavy guitar can be when it goes beyond the cliches. It's at par with the best Led Zeppelin.
All acoustic work is better than anything in Unplugged.
Rambling is a meditation, the same kind he would do years after in Old Love. Close your eyes and take the trip with him.
Further On Up The Road is a classy boogie, showing EC amazing sens of timing and crescendo.

I truely respect all EC work. But I wish he build on this kind of inspiration rather than go puppy like he did next in his career.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars his best effort, April 20, 2006

By	mojostrapper (arizona) - See all my reviews

it seemed the more raggedy and doped out clapton was the more inspirational his playing was. i saw this tour from 1974 and some of his playing was from another world, some of his licks and runs on this album are just sick, play it and see why for a period of 5 years from 1969 to 1974 he was the best in the world

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great band, May 20, 2004

By	Rollie Anderson (Forney, Texas United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

If you want to hear what a real "shuffle" is supposed to sound like just take a listen to Eric's version of "Further on down the road" and you will know. This is truly what a live concert should be like.