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J.J. Cale & Eric Clapton - The Road to Escondido
- A partnership that blends feel good songs, and tracks that get into the guts of the artists, The Road to Escondido, by Eric Clapton and J.J. Cale, is one for the record books. His first coterie since his pairing with the legendary B.B. King, Clapton fuses together with Cale’s musical talents exquisitely. “Danger” is a smooth groove and has percussion work from Simon Climie, James Cruce, Jim Karstein and David Teagarden. It has a hallowed feel, thanks to the Hammond organ play from Billy Preston. Its sinewy lyrics talk about a woman’s struggle, with lines like, “She was treated so badly now she’s lookin’ for her dreams, danger is out tonight…danger she walks the streets alone.” “Heads In Georgia” has piano play from Walt Richmond and acoustic guitar work from Christine Lakeland. It has lines like, “Cuz that good lookin’ woman I got…while we ridin’ on freight trains.” “Missing Person,” has Fender Rhodes work from Preston and Richmond, and more piano play from Richmond as well. The lyrics query about a certain female’s whereabouts, with lines like, “I’ve been askin’ people if they remember a girl they forgot brown eyes, red dress. Have you seen her?” “When The War Is Over” has drum play from Abraham Laboriel and Karstein, and the Gospel feeling returns with more Hammond organ work from Preston. “Hard To Thrill” has John Mayer helping out Cale and Clapton, and his aid makes for a sturdy ballad with lines like, “Hard to thrill, nothin’ really moves me anymore.” The Road to Escondido, by Eric Clapton and J.J. Cale, is a treat for longtime fans of the balladeer and is sure to be a road many listeners will want to voyage down.
Reviewer: Sari N. Kent
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Reviewer's Rating: 9.5
Reader's Rating: 10.00
Reader's Votes: 1
Added: 23-Nov-2006
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