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List Price: $29.99 | | Label: Rhino Records
Salesrank: 1792
Released: November 20, 2007 |
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MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: DVD |
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| Features:
Dolby DTS Surround Sound Closed-captioned | |
Editorial Review:
The second Crossroads Guitar Festival - a day-long concert featuring legendary music & collaborations - was held on July 28, 2007 to benefit the Crossroads Centre in Antigua. Filmed in HD, this two disc DVD features over four hours of historic performances from that day. Since it's inception, Eric Clapton's vision for the festival has been to create an event where his friends & contemporaries can have fun & jam together for the benefit of a good cause.
Description of Crossroads: Eric Clapton Guitar Festival 2007:
A lot of good (and some great) music for a worthy cause takes center stage once again as Eric Clapton hosts the second edition of his Crossroads Guitar Festival, a benefit for his Crossroads Centre rehab facility in Antigua and a near embarrassment of six-string riches occupying two discs. Staged in suburban Chicago in July, 2007, it features several of the same players who were at the first concert (2004, in Dallas), including Robert Cray, Buddy Guy, B.B. King, John Mayer, Vince Gill, John McLaughlin, and Robert Randolph. They're all in fine form, but it's those appearing for the first time who make the biggest impressions. Derek Trucks, who performs on his own, with his wife (Susan Tedeschi, herself an excellent blues guitarist), and backing several other artists (including a frighteningly decrepit-looking Johnny Winter), is a strikingly versatile young player. On the other end of the generational spectrum, the veteran Albert Lee spins out a series of stupefyingly swift licks on "Country Boy," while Jeff Beck is, well, Jeff Beck, at age 63 still inarguably one of the most original musicians to ever strap on a Stratocaster. While most of the others are content to play straight blues or blues-derived rock, Beck sounds as if he's riding a spaceship with strings, wringing sounds out of his instrument that defy understanding, let alone imitation; backed by ace drummer Vinnie Colaiuta and 22-year-old Tal Wilkenfeld, who may be the most exciting electric bassist to emerge since Jaco Pastorius, Beck delivers versions of "'Cause We've Ended as Lovers" and "Big Block" that are the highlights of the show. Elsewhere, Clapton, as is his wont, rises to the occasion in the presence of his peers and plays with considerable passion, even if his "reunion" with Steve Winwood lacks fire (mostly due to the lackluster nature of their Blind Faith-era material, other than the lovely "Can't Find My Way Home"). In the end, one might wish for more good songs, as opposed to opportunities for extended soloing, but even diehard axe-heads will surely be satiated after some four hours of hot licks. As for everyone else, well, that's why God invented the fast forward button. --Sam Graham
Crossroads: Eric Clapton Guitar Festival 2007 Reviews:
Fine festival 
2009-12-07 - Great show from a great showman and his friends, performing solos, in duos, and in jams. Legendary bluesmen Albert Lee, Sonny Landreth, Hubert Sumlin, Jimmie Vaughan, Robert Cray, Johnny Winter, and B.B. King all appear, as well as rockers Los Lobos, John Mayer, Robbie Robertson, Sheryl Crow, Jeff Beck, and Steve Winwood. A tip of the hat goes to jazz and country, as John McLaughlin and Vince Gill are also in the lineup. Clapton pays tribute to his dear departed friend George Harrison and, since Beck and Winwood are present, a number of the tracks revive hits by the Yardbirds, Blind Faith, and Traffic. Chicago-blues icon Buddy Guy wraps up the show with an all-star jam.
Since Amazon hasn't seen fit to post the tracks on these DVDs, allow me:
Disc 1
* Introduction - Bill Murray
* Uberesso - Sonny Landreth
* Hell At Home - Sonny Landreth with Eric Clapton
* Maharina - John McLaughlin
* Rosie - Doyle Bramhall II
* Outside Woman Blues - Doyle Bramhall II
* Little By Little - Susan Tedeschi with The Derek Trucks Band
* Anyday - The Derek Trucks Band
* Highway 61 Revisited - Johnny Winter with The Derek Trucks Band
* Nobodysoul - Robert Randolph & The Family Band
* Poor Johnny - The Robert Cray Band
* Dirty Work At The Crossroads - Jimmie Vaughan with The Robert Cray Band
* Sitting On Top Of The World - Hubert Sumlin with The Robert Cray Band & Jimmie Vaughan
* Paying The Cost To Be The Boss - B.B. King with The Robert Cray Band with Jimmie Vaughan & Hubert Sumlin
* Rock Me Baby - B.B. King with The Robert Cray Band with Jimmie Vaughan & Hubert Sumlin
* Sweet Thing - Vince Gill
* Country Boy - Albert Lee with Vince Gill
* If It Makes You Happy - Sheryl Crow with Vince Gill & Albert Lee
* Tulsa Time - Sheryl Crow with Eric Clapton, Vince Gill & Albert Lee
* Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain - Willie Nelson with Vince Gill & Albert Lee
* On the Road Again - Willie Nelson with Sheryl Crow, Vince Gill & Albert Lee
Disc 2
* Belief - John Mayer
* Gravity - John Mayer
* Don't Worry Baby - Los Lobos
* Mas y Mas - Los Lobos
* Cause We've Ended As Lovers - Jeff Beck
* Big Block - Jeff Beck
* Tell the Truth - Eric Clapton
* Isn't It A Pity - Eric Clapton
* Little Queen of Spades - Eric Clapton
* Who Do You Love - Robbie Robertson with Eric Clapton
* Presence Of The Lord - Steve Winwood and Eric Clapton
* Can't Find My Way Home - Steve Winwood and Eric Clapton
* Had To Cry Today - Steve Winwood and Eric Clapton
* Dear Mr. Fantasy - Steve Winwood
* Crossroads - Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood
* Mary Had A Little Lamb - Buddy Guy
* Damn Right I've Got The Blues - Buddy Guy
* Sweet Home Chicago - Buddy Guy with Eric Clapton, Robert Cray, John Mayer, Hubert Sumlin, Jimmie Vaughan & Johnny Winter
Crossroads 07 
2009-10-14 - Another primo collection of guitar "gunslingers" that anyone who is serious about their music must have in his/her collection. I never thought it was possible to create anything better than the Crossroads 04 recorded at the Cotton Bowl (another "must have" DVD), but this one out of Chicago is truly awesome. Just wait 'til you hear who steals the show from Jeff Beck with her incredible bass performance.
Crossroads continued...
2009-09-29 - I really did enjoy it, but the first festival is still the best in my opinion. I found the stage design and layout A-one, and the camera work was far superior as well. Having said that though, I'm a happy owner of two incredible events captured on film...looking forward to the next! Eric Clapton is the man!
Great guitarists
2009-09-12 - A few incredible guitar players on this DVD. John Mayer and Jeff Beck are really amazing. You also get an introduction a female bassist that plays with Jeff Beck. She is incredible.
Been there - loved the memories
2009-07-09 - Crossroads 2007 was a guitar lover's dream. With 30,000 others, I attended the live show. DVD showed many of the great licks and spirit of the day. Good to have those memories to play back.
The purchase was hassle-free and in perfect condition.
