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List Price: $18.98 | | Label: Reprise / Wea
Salesrank: 3061
Released: November 7, 2006 |
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| Media: Audio CD |
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The Road to Escondido Track Listing:
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
Editorial Review:
After years of admiring each other's musical masterworks, guitar great J.J. Cale and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer/Grammy-winner Eric Clapton have teamed up to create an original album together called The Road to Escondido. The resulting hybrid sound defies labels, and instead finds influence across the spectrum of blues, rock, country, and fold. The songs are warm and rich with deep-flowing rhythms while using an economy of words to express much.
Eric Clapton Merchandise
Description of The Road to Escondido:
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 HorowitzThe Road to Escondido Reviews:
road to escondido 
2009-10-02 - This is a really good cd, brother in law, who we bought it for loves it and we liked it so much we got one too.
Eric's road to JJ and beyond
2009-06-02 - Take it as it is! Two legends sharing their musical abilities and ideas. And it has the last recording of the legendary Billy Preston on keys. Buy Eric's book, or if you don't have the money, sit in Borders and read it. Then you'll understand the path he travelled to get here, complete with a song for his three little girls. Long live Eric, Hey Hey JJ!!!
Road To Escondido
2009-04-23 - J.J. Cale hooks up with Eric Claption for an album of 'excellent' Blues music. Can't beat this one!
Highly recommended to all Blues fans ...
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JJ Cale and Eric Clapton produced a classic Blues recording.
2009-03-25 - Clapton and Cale were on right on when they recorded "The Road to Escondido. I simply love this CD.
It's Hard Not To Be Thrilled with the Work of these 2 Masters
2009-02-26 - Alone they've been excellent and together they can only do better.
A slice of heaven... Nice smooth laid back classic Cale euphoria..
I really appreciate the sound Cale has always had and these recordings are in the same vein. Fans of either can be intrigued by its mastry.
After 5 Cale releases in 8 years, it's been a great decade!
Never would I have thought there would be so many JJ Cale albums in such a short span ever again... Keep rollin' on, brother!
Highly Recomended!
