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Track Listings
| 1. Danger |
| 2. Heads In Georgia |
| 3. Missing Person |
| 4. When This War Is Over |
| 5. Sporting Life Blues |
| 6. Dead End Road |
| 7. It's Easy |
| 8. Hard To Thrill |
| 9. Anyway The Wind Blows |
| 10. Three Little Girls |
| 11. Don't Cry Sister |
| 12. Last Will And Testament |
| 13. Who Am I Telling You? |
| 14. Ride The River |
Product Description
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J.J. Cale penned two of Eric Clapton's career-defining solo hits, "Cocaine" and "After Midnight." And since Clapton has often fashioned his persona in a WWJD manner (what would J.J. do?), this collaboration is long overdue. But despite the rather slick production and long list of guest backing musicians (including four bassists, four drummers, five other guitarists, and three percussionists), The Road to Escondido is still dominated more by Cale than Clapton. The relatively reticent Okie wrote 11 of the 14 tracks, and it's his low-key soufflé of blues, jazz, and country that shapes and directs the disc's tone, with Clapton along for the ride. The opening "Danger" sets the dusky mood as the duo rides a typical Cale swamp groove that gives way to a tightly wound Slowhand solo. They trade lead vocals on a lovely version of the after-hours jazz blues classic "Sporting Life Blues," and the ubiquitous John Mayer makes an impressive appearance on the subtle blues of "Hard to Thrill."Clapton hasn't sounded this relaxed or involved in his own material for years. The traditionally laid-back, if not quite snoozy, Cale responds with a comparatively energized performance, likely due to the high-profile company. When the two harmonize on the mid-tempo foot tapper "Anyway the Wind Blows," the result is so natural and spontaneous it's a shame these two didn't join forces earlier. On paper, it appears that Cale has the most to gain from partnering with an established superstar, but the fact is this collaboration yields Eric Clapton's most engaging and contagious roots-rock release in a long time. --Hal Horowitz
Album Description
Japanese pressing of 2006 album. 14 tracks. Reprise.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Smooth, classic jjc,
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This review is from: Road to Escondido (Audio CD)
I bought this CD thinking it was an Eric Clapton revival album...it isn't! It's a very smooth jj Cale album and I say that because he wrote most of the songs. It's his songwriting that catapulted Clapton's career, and here the two experienced masters share some great moments. Neither of them overstate their presence on this collaboration. A CD for a rainy Saturday morning. There is no information on the name of the CD in the liner notes, however, but also it must be said no attempt either to oversell the CD on the merits of these two huge stars. It plays well, and having bought it on speculation I am completely satisfied.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Two Legends,
By moonshadow (stratford ontario) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Road to Escondido (Audio CD)
This is a very good cd from two legends , it almost makes up for Erics last disapointing effort (I played it once), of the 14 songs I think about 7 are very good and that is better than most recordings gets now days , listen to"its easy" pure vintage cale and with the top notch musicians on this album and JJ writing most songs its a good listen , Do it again soon boys.
4.0 out of 5 stars
for j.j. cale fans,
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This review is from: Road to Escondido (Audio CD)
i am a big e.c. fan but now i know why he recorded so many cale songs. a must have for fans of j.j. cale.
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