GiGinJapan Artwork of Japanese CDs (mostly) Eric Clapton / Royal Albert Hall 2011 5th Night: Dat Master / 2CD / Beano
Live at Royal Albert Hall, London, UK 23rd MAY 2011
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Eric Clapton decided to visit Japan in April for the first time in four years. Three of the best DAT masters released for the first time were brought to the public as if to celebrate it from a heavyweight taper living in the UK who is familiar with Clapton-related treasured sound sources! We will release them all at once this week. First of all, this work is the finest DAT master on May 23, 2011, London, Royal Albert Hall 11 days continuous performance 5th day. : DAT Master (2CD)” has been released, but the master of the next performance also possessed the heavyweight taper. While “Royal Albert Hall 2011 4th Night: DAT Master (2CD)” was an impeccable superb stereo audience recording comparable to a good sound board recording, this work is like a sound board recording It is a completely recorded version of the best stereo recording that is very clear and very “clean” recording the sound output at the venue, which is slightly different from the texture where all instruments and vocals are on the front. The feature is that the drum sound stands out clearly, from the powerful drumming with the electric set to the delicate nuanced playing with the acoustic set, it is a sound that you can enjoy Steve Gadd’s skill. Also, from the vividness of the count sound of Clapton’s feet and the reverberation of the acoustic guitar in the acoustic set, it can be inferred that it was a high-quality recording from a fairly close distance (the performance was too close, and the PA output main vocal was slightly far away. so much). Because it is of this level of quality, it is a work that can be recommended not only for Clapton enthusiasts but also for general rock fans. If you are satisfied with the performance and quality of “Royal Albert Hall 2011 4th Night: DAT Master (2CD)”, we believe that you will be satisfied with this work. Moreover, the set list of this day was different from the fourth night, so it is meaningful to listen to both works.
[Attractiveness unique to the performance immediately after the release of the new studio album! ]In the previous year, Clapton had released a new studio album that was almost a cover album. In Clapton’s words, it’s a selection of songs from his “Mental Juke Box.” As a result, of course, new songs will be shown on this tour. Here, let’s look back on Clapton’s activity history in 2011.
<<September 27, 2010: Album “CLAPTON” released>>
・January 13, 2011: Appeared in a charity show held at the Cranley Arts Center in Surrey, England
・February 11-20: Middle East and Asia Tour
・February 25th to March 21st: American tour
・April 7-9: Appeared in a charity concert for “Jazz at Lincoln Center” in New York, performing with a jazz band led by Wynton Marsalis
・ May 7: Appeared in a charity concert at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London
・May 9th to June 1st: UK domestic tour including RAH11 consecutive performances ← here
・ June 4: Performed at the charity concert “Picnic by the Lake” held in Bromley, Surrey, England
・June 6-11: Northern Europe Tour
・ June 24: Performed at a charity concert hosted by guitarist Pino Daniel in Cava de Tirreni, Italy
・ August 27: Performed at the wedding ceremony of Petra Excelstone (daughter of the president of the F-1 Racing Association) held in Bracciano, Italy
・October 6-16: South America Tour
・November 17th to December 10th: Joint Japan Tour with Steve Winwood
・ December 15: Performed at the 90th birthday celebration of the Duke of Edinburgh at Buckingham Palace, London
・ December 31: Annual “New Year’s Eve Dance” held
As you can see, it was a year in which we performed a number of events and charity concerts at affiliated companies that reflected our wide range of personal connections, while properly conducting a world tour in line with the release of our new album. It was an activity situation that could only be described as energetic. It can be seen that the release of the new studio album was a hit. Moreover, the Japan tour at the end of this year was a joint with Steve Winwood next to the United States and Europe. Considering the rehearsals for each tour, it seems that they really wanted to do live performances and couldn’t help it. And when it comes to the characteristics of the RAH performance captured in this work, it is first mentioned that the guitarist was Clapton alone. He dared not prepare a second guitarist. For this reason, the weight of the guitar play on Clapton will increase suddenly. Considering that the performance was prepared with that in mind, I think the fans will naturally want to listen to it. The number from the noteworthy new album was 1 song, When Somebody Thinks You’re Wonderful, with a somewhat hollow impression, but the tours where you can listen to this were only the previous year and this year, so even this alone must be valuable. However, there was actually a deeper number that reflected Clapton’s intentions.
[Unique set list and music arrangement]At first glance from the opening, you may think, “Isn’t it close to the usual concert?” There is a surprise that Key To The Highway, which was the opening, is played with a different intro than the fourth night. In the fourth night, the intro of this song was a surprising arrangement that was the same as the “live version of the Derek & the Dominos era” practiced from the middle of the 2006 Japan tour, but on this day it was a conventional orthodox It’s back to the intro. Hoochie Coochie Man was also played on the fourth night with an unusual rhythm that sounds like a rushing “pre-push”, but on this day, it returns to the heavy rhythm pattern of the usual “post-paste”. . Was there any change in Clapton’s mind overnight? It’s funny. Before this song, Tell The Truth is played instead of Going Down Slow on the fourth night. On this day, three songs including this song were replaced compared to the fourth night. Before moving to the sitting acoustic set, Tearing Us Apart replaced I Shot The Sheriff as the highlight song in the first half, and on the contrary, Tearing Us Apart, which was a lively song before the long blues in the final stage, was the blues of the blues. Replaced by Before You Accuse Me. It would be the result of wanting to change the RAH continuous performance, which will be a long stretch, by Clapton himself to give it a freshness. Also, Tim Carmon’s synth solo in Old Love had an ad-lib play that played with the rhythm of the famous “Bolero” by the classical composer Labelle in the fourth night, but there was no play on this day, and it followed the tune. Showing off a tasteful play. Clapton’s play on this song is also amazing! This is the highlight of the first half. After that, we will move to the acoustic set, but here we are showing off two new songs, Still Got The Blues and Same Old Blues. The former is Gary Moore’s number, which was set in memory of Moore who died suddenly at the beginning of this year, and Clapton is playing with his own acoustic arrangement for Moore’s version that was played electric. In this number, Clapton keeps the play centered on the theme riff, and it is an arrangement that brings Tim Carmon’s Hammond solo to a climax. This organ solo is amazing! It hits my chest. Looking back, when I was playing Cream in Ireland, the three of us were drinking in a club one night when a 14-year-old boy showed up and asked for an autograph. When the boy said he was playing the guitar, Jack Bruce encouraged him by saying, “Go for it.” There was an episode that said the boy was happy to go home. It seems that this boy was Gary Moore. In Clapton’s heart, there was a hot and lonely feeling for Moore who returned to the blues in his later years. After playing, Clapton calls “Gary Moore!” And the latter was a J.J. Cale cover. Clapton’s own work also has a number of the same name, but it would have been inspired by Kale to write that song in the first place. Here I am singing with my longing for Kayle. The second half is the usual royal road line, but in Clapton’s solo at Badge, you can hear his unique phrasing full of singing. Furthermore, in Little Queen Of Spades, the ability of two keyboardists who are soloed will be demonstrated to the maximum. The audience went wild with their performance. Clapton is also fueled by it and explodes a tremendous solo at the end. Clapton’s tension does not fall even with the following Cocaine. The encore’s Crossroads is an unusual pattern in which it is played in a shuffle tone as it is from the light intro, unlike the usual hard arrangement. While including rare developments, it was a night that changed the taste from the fourth night and showed the greatness of Clapton. It is a work that captures a wonderful performance that tells the fullness of Clapton in 2011, which was energetic, with wonderful sound quality. I hope you will add this work to your collection.
★From the count of feet and the vividness of the acoustic guitar, I think it’s a high-quality recording from a fairly close distance.
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