Eric Clapton Book:

24 Nights Reviews:
Clapton with an orchestra is great
2009-02-20 - This is great, though it would be better clapton did some more jamming with Robert Cray and Buddy Guy.

Clapton & Co.'s Best Work
2009-02-09 - I have a lot of Eric Clapton DVDs, VHS concert tapes and, of course, CDs and this "24 Nights" holds a special place among all of them. It might be the pinnacle of Clapton's fantastic career. This is so good I have the DVD and the two-disc CD.

There are four segments to this concert, filmed over several days and I am partial to the second and third parts: the blues songs and then the nine-piece band numbers. Together, they are 51.5 minutes of some of the best music I have ever heard.

The bluesy "Running On Faith," the opening song of the disc in segment one, is a great start, a song that gets better and better over the years. On part two: the blues numbers, I particularly liked Clapton's guitar work on "Have You Ever Loved A Woman?" It's not bad having Buddy Guy and Robert Cray as your backup guitarists, either!

I found the 9-piece segment to be my favorite with one song alone - "Pretending" - having two of the greatest solos ever by Clapton. If that song doesn't get your blood moving, nothing will. "Old Love" has some nice solo work, too, by pianist Johnny Johnston, bassist Nathan East.. I've always enjoyed Eric's two female backup singers Katie Kisson and Tessa Niles and Kisson is really great with her solo at the end of "Wonderful Tonight."

The final segment, featuring a complete orchestra, has two great opening numbers and finishes with the only number I didn't care but, by then, I have more than my fill of great blues and rock 'n roll. However, it's still fun to see everyone dressed in black tie and evening gowns, anyway.
This concert never fails to amaze every time I watch it and hear it.


Let me explain something....
2008-05-20 - First things first. I'm not the only one who ever saw Clapton, but I've seen a lot of concerts. I saw this show in New York. He played so long that we left (some had to work the next day) but his guitar playing wasn't good, great or fantastic. It was simply mesmerizing. He played for four hours (from what I could gather).

But for a DVD (or live cd) I suppose the artist has to fit some format (like keep each song under 15 minutes) for it to be packaged right for sale. Most live shows are "cut", I'm sure the artist knows they are filming for a recording and things have to be kept tight.

"24 Nights" is as close to a live Clapton show you will ever see. The DVD shows him playing. A lot of close up solo work--which , let's face it, is why you go to see Clapton! There are no interviews. There are no shots of the audience, There are no people holding lighters in the air.

Contrary to other "reviewers" that bemoan the fact that the dvd is not the same recording as the soundtrack album, I think that is a good thing for the reasons I mentioned. If you want a good sound, get the CD recording I guess, but if you want to see what a Clapton show is (or was) like, take a look here! It is really pretty close! Remember, a DVD requires you to SEE! We shouldn't be discussing sound quality here....and another thing.....the sound is not bad...this isn't a bootleg or anything.....maybe just not up to techno-geek requirements.

Bytheway, if I could get the real soundtrack to this dvd-(rather than the cd recording), I would. I consider it to be superior to the cd for the solo work.

Mind you, I am a guitar player who named his first son after Mr. Clapton so I may be biased (hahaha) but he plays so well, and there is so much to see, in terms of his playing, that I cannot watch the whole show in one sitting. It is like too much chocolate. I have to rest in the middle.

Eric Clapton: 24 nights
2007-08-19 - Having read other reviews on this DVD,re picture quality, content and sound I do not think I would purchase the DVD considering the comments. The CD seems to be the one to buy and get quality for sound plus, from this fantastic musician and guitarist.

Quality shines through
2007-07-24 - This is a fine recording of Claptons fabled London Albert Hall concerts from the early 90's.

Starting with the 4 piece band you get:
Running on Faith
White Room
Sunshine of your Love

Then the Blues Band:
Watch Yourself
Have you ever loved a woman
Worried life blues

Then the nine piece band:
Pretending
Bad love
Old Love
Wonderful Tonight

The Orchestra and band:
Bell Bottom Blues
Hard Times
Edge of Darkness

This all done very professionally and there are some great moments interspersed with just a few I could have done without. The live version of the 'Edge of Darkness' theme is tremendously powerful, and the Blues set is my favourite overall. This has Jonnie Johnson on Piano and Robert Cray and Buddy Guy on Guitar.

Well worth buying overall.