Eric Clapton / Philadelphia 1990 1st Night : The Video / 1 DVDR

Speaking of Eric Clapton’s “Journeyman Tour” in 1990, there was no acoustic set in the middle, and the stage was completely electric and rock hard. However, it is thought to have been a peak. Furthermore, her long hair and Gianni Versace dress suit without glasses made her look extremely cool, making her a particularly popular tour. In the past, the tour has been blessed with excellent footage, including the famous professional shot footage of the four-piece band on January 24th that was aired on the BBC, as well as full live footage from the South American tour, but there are surprisingly few audience shots. Suddenly, a wonderful fully recorded audience shot video of the Philadelphia performance of the second leg of the American tour on August 14th appeared. This has been completely unpublished until now. The angle is from the second floor stand, which is about 45 degrees to the left facing the stage, and it was recorded well with no obstacles in front of it. It captures Clapton’s whole body in close-up, and although the focus is a little poor because it was recorded in the VHS era, it is still at a level where you can understand his facial expressions. Clapton’s look on this day was chic, wearing black pants with white lame stripes and a black polo shirt (this coordination is rare). The guitar can be seen clearly from this angle, and it can be said to be the best angle. While firmly fixed on a tripod, I was able to accurately capture Clapton from start to finish. There are also some clever ideas such as the band members waving their cameras around, and you will be captivated by Clapton’s cool stage performance. Moreover, the audio is also a very good monaural audience recording, which makes the video even more appealing. Anyway, this video is amazing. You will be satisfied if we say that the quality is equivalent to “Frankfurt 1990 The Video (Thor DVDR)” that we recently released. It’s a video worth watching if you’re a fan.

[45-year-old Clapton playing. The setlist is fascinating! 】
Now, let’s look back at the dates of the 1990 “Journeyman Tour.”
《November 7, 1989: Album “JOURNEYMAN” released》
・January 14th to February 10th: UK domestic tour including 18 consecutive nights performance “18 Nights” at Royal Albert Hall, London
・February 14th to March 5th: European tour including Northern Europe
・March 24th to May 5th: American Tour First Leg
・June 6: Received the “International Rock Award” at the Armory in Lexington, New York.
・June 30th: Performed at the “Silverclef Award Winners Concert” (commonly known as the Knebworth Festival) held in Knebworth, England.
・July 21st to September 29th: American Tour Second Leg ←★Here★
・October 3rd to October 21st: South America tour
・November 7th to November 29th: Oceania & Southeast Asia Tour
・December 4th to December 13th: Japan Tour
If you look at this, you can see that it was a year full of literal world tours. In the midst of all this, this day was the final day of our European tour, and we were gaining momentum from the success of “18 Nights” in London, and it was also a turning point for us. There’s no way you can’t get Clapton’s spirit. I’ve been flipping from the opening. The guitar solos in each song are played at full speed. The set list includes 6 songs from their latest album “JOURNEYMAN” at the time, and you can see live versions of songs from that masterpiece. In addition, the after-play of I Shot The Sheriff is at a level that approaches the spirit, and White Room’s wah-wah solo is also sharp. Bad Love’s chalking is amazing! And in the chorus, the original vocal line is still sung without breaking. Old Love’s crying play is coming soon. If I listed the sights like this, I would run out of time to list them all. Both Cocaine and Layla are amazing. For Cocaine’s first solo, there is also a service where Clapton goes to the audience in the backstage seats and plays. Also, in the scene where Alan Clark plays the second solo of this song, you can see a rare scene in which Clapton, Phil Palmer, Nathan East, and Greg Phillinganes gather under him to liven up the song. Masu. On the “Journeyman Tour”, this level of high-spirited performance was being developed every day. In the band member introduction that leads to the intro of Cocaine, you can also see a younger version of Katie Kissoon, who currently serves as Clapton’s backing vocalist (young! Cute!). In A Remark You Made, which is played as the intro to Layla, there is a scene where Clapton is sitting on a chair and taking a breather alongside two female choruses (still inserting a solo with excellent taste). In Sunshine Of Your Love’s solo on this day, he did not play the standard number Blue Moon passage, but ran with a thoroughly aggressive phrase. It’s an interesting stage with lots of things to see.

[Support musicians for this tour, whom Clapton himself praised as “the best band in the world”] It can be said that the reason this tour was of such high quality was due in large part to the talented band members. Bassist Nathan East, keyboardist Greg Phillinganes, drummer Steve Ferrone, and chorus members Tessa Niles and Katie Kissoon have been in a relationship of trust since “AUGUST” in 1986, and are familiar with Clapton. People who gave their all. Second guitar player Phil Palmer was a talented player who joined the band in 1989 and was a former session man. Although he was by no means a “seven star”, he was the nephew of the Davis brothers of the Kinks, and his accurate and skillful playing, which had no mistones at all, made him a big follower of Clapton. Apparently, he was scouted by Clapton after they met at an album session for British singer-songwriter Paul Brady in 1986, and then reunited at an album session for producer and artist John Astley in 1988. Alan Clark, the keyboardist, was borrowed from Clapton’s close friend Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits when Phillinganes’ schedule conflicted with him during the 1987 Japan tour. He was able to contrast well with Guy Fletcher, who was in charge of synths, in Dire Straits, and was able to divide roles well, so even in Clapton’s band, he and Phillinganes work well together (Phillinganes mainly plays piano and synths, and Clark mainly plays organ). . And here was Ray Cooper (formerly of the Elton John Band), a veteran percussionist in England. In the middle of Sunshine Of Your Love, a drum & percussion solo battle between Ferrone and Cooper unfolds, and they are doing call and response with the audience. The venue was filled with excitement from the beginning to the end. Please take a look at this video to see “The World’s Best Band” once again.