opening band - Delaney & Bonnie & Friends. The band was just what Eric needed, but while the music was amazing, the tensions between Delaney & Bonnie apparently caused the band to crumble, with Bonnie filing for di- vorce. Many of the band members immedi- ately joined Joe Cocker for his Mad Dogs & Englishmen Tour, leaving only Eric and Whitlock. Whitlock recalls the
acoustic trio of Eric, himself and Dave Mason, and the coming together of Derek & The Dominos, but not be- fore the band backed up George Harrison on his seminal All Things Must Pass project. Then came the Dominos, and the entrance of their “secret weapon,” the great Duane Allman. Rare photos, video and interview segments help to paint a picture of the meeting of two of the greatest guitarists in rock history to record an album that many, myself included, still call the greatest rock album ever - Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs. We get the scoop on Delaney Bramlett’s
major role in leading Clapton into a solo ca- reer, and the behind the scenes scoop on the famed 461 Ocean Boulevard LP that spawned the Bob Marley penned hit “I Shot The Sher- iff,” as well as it’s (lackluster, by some ac- counts) follow up, There’s One in Every Crowd. The whole sordyd tale of his slip into chronic alcoholism is of course included. De- tailed stories of Clapton’s ups and downs, and his huge comeback album Slowhand that fea- tured top 40 hits “Cocaine” and “Wonderful Tonight.” There’s the story of Eric recording a song by country artist Don Williams, “We’re All The Way,” and how the next album fea-
tured another Don Williams tune, “Tulsa Time” leading to speculation that Eric might be headed into country music. The film includes amazing footage of early
Derek & The Dominos
E.C., The Band, Delaney & Bonnie, Derek & The Dominos, and The Allman Brothers with Duane hittin’ the note. As a bonus, there’s a look at the Layla sessions featuring Bobby Whitlock. Interviews with Bobby, Bonnie Bramlett, Willie Perkins, biographer Marc Roberts and many more con- tribute volumes to the absolute success of this documentary. And a success it is, on many levels. Logging in at over two and a half hours, it’s wel- come addition to anyone’s library of rock and blues his- tory....
...The very
first US Festival was held in 1982 and was an overwhelming success. A year later the second festival was even bigger. The high- lights of that second event are available now for the first time on DVD. 83 US Festival (MVD) blends performance footage of the three-day event with current interviews from the artists and the organizers. There’s plenty of uniquely 80s footage of bands like Men at Work (“Who Can It Be Now”), The Clash (“Should I Stay or Should I Go”), Stray Cats, Judas Priest, Scorpions, Berlin, and Stevie Nicks (“Stand Back”, “Outside in the Rain.” There’s even a youthful and exuberant per- formance by U2 doing “Sunday Bloody Sun- day.” Retro baby...Lou Reed Tribute (Chrome Dreams) collects three previously released documentary films into one box set. Well, don’t get the wrong idea now. It is the three DVDs in their original cases, wrapped in a simple cardboard case. No frills. But
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