Eric Clapton / Bologna 2022 1st Night / 1DVDR / Uxbridge Live at Unipol Arena, Bologna, Italy 9th October 2022
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[Eric Clapton’s latest European tour, the best audience video of Bologna performance on the first day! ]
From Eric Clapton’s latest European tour, which has been vigorously touring since his return from the new coronavirus infection, a wonderful audience shot from the first day of the performance in Bologna, Italy on October 9th is now available. This European tour was originally scheduled for May, but was postponed and rescheduled because Clapton was infected with the new corona. Risuke has 4 performances in 3 locations. It was below.
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This work captures the Bologna performance on the first day, and is an angle from the second floor stand seat slightly left in front of the stage. The picture quality is very clean and the audio is clear and good. The knee-up Clapton is well captured with no obstacles in front. The pull cut captures almost the entire stage from Paul Carrack on the left to Nathan East on the right (depending on the scene, Chris Stinton on the far right is framed). While mainly focusing on Clapton’s close-ups, the camera is also turned to the members and female singers whose solos are turned, and changes are also added to keep you from getting bored. Clapton in the sitting set in the middle is right in front of Donpisha! Perfect angle. In the middle of Layla, we changed to a cut that captures the entire venue and captured the screen on the upper left of the stage. It is a very easy and enjoyable video to watch. The point of this video is that it is carefully edited, intentionally cutting between songs and connecting the end of the song and the beginning of the next song with a smooth crossfade process. And at the beginning of the song, the kindness of the song title displayed in the lower left. In a nutshell, it’s like a “professional shot of an audience shot”. Clapton on this day has cut his hair a little from the American tour in September and wears a gray waistcoat on his gray shirt. The bottoms are jeans and white sneakers for a casual look. The energetic appearance after returning from Corona has not changed, and you can enjoy the tight and relaxed performance of cool Clapton. Following the American tour in September, it was a good time to come out with the best images of the latest European tour in October.
[Performance full of undying Clapton spirit! ]
The appeal of this performance is not only that Clapton, who turned 77 this year, can see the same energetic appearance as during the American tour in September, but also that you can enjoy the stage that is suitable for the active active duty. The set list is the same as the previous month’s American tour, but each song has its own points of interest and sharpness, which is exactly what it means to be a “fulfilling stage”. At River Of Tears, applause is rising to Clapton’s soulful vocals. In the subsequent solo of I Shot The Sheriff, there is a play that is comparable to the play of the heyday, and a sharp phrase folding. It seems that the audience was also impressed by this workmanship, and they applauded. The highlights of the first half are here as Clapton intended. Moving to the sitting set, the blues of the day was Country Boy by Muddy Waters. Listen to Doyle Bramhall’s deep blues harp. At Tears In Heaven, a passage of “Blue Shadow” with a memorial to the late Gary Brooker is played in the middle organ solo, just like during the American tour. Clapton’s attitude, which does not forget his feelings for his best friend, is bursting with applause from the venue. The second half is a famous song parade of the royal road. The Sky Is Crying is also doing well. It’s an excellent video that makes you feel like you’ve seen a great performance. From the American tour in September, if you listened to the CD of the Columbus performance and the Madison Square Garden 2DAYS performance that our shop released early, I think you can enjoy it as a visual version. Of course, even if you have not heard or seen this year’s Clapton, you will surely feel this real-time “fulfilling Clapton”. Please take a look.
この公演の魅力は、今年77歳を迎えたクラプトンの、9月のアメリカン・ツアー時と同様の元気な姿が観られるということのみならず、バリバリの現役に相応しい弾き捲るステージを堪能できることです。セットリストは前月のアメリカン・ツアーと変わりませんが、各曲それぞれに聴きどころとメリハリが用意されており、まさに「充実のステージ」ということに尽きます。River Of Tearsでは、クラプトンの入魂のボーカルに拍手が沸き起っています。続くI Shot The Sheriffの後奏のソロでは、全盛期のプレイと遜色のない弾き捲り、鋭いフレーズの畳み掛けがあります。オーディエンスもこの出来栄えには感動したようで、大喝采です。前半のハイライトは、クラプトンの意図どおりここにあります。シッティングセットに移っての、この日の日替わりブルースは、マディ・ウォータースのCountry Boyでした。ドイル・ブラムホールのディープなブルースハープが聴きものです。Tears In Heavenでは、アメリカン・ツアー時と同様、中間のオルガンソロで故ゲイリー・ブルッカーへの追悼を込めた「青い影」の一節がプレイされています。親友への想いを忘れないクラプトンの姿勢に、会場からは万来の拍手が沸き起っています。後半は王道の有名曲パレードです。The Sky Is Cryingもしっかりやってます。素晴らしい公演を観た気分にさせてくれる優れた映像です。9月のアメリカン・ツアーから、当店が逸早くリリースしましたコロンバス公演やマジソン・スクエア・ガーデン2DAYS公演のCDを聴いていただいた方なら、そのビジュアル版としてもお楽しみいただけると思います。もちろん今年のクラプトンは未聴、未見という方でも、このリアルタイムの「充実クラプトン」には、きっと感じられるところがあるでしょう。是非ご覧ください。