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Eric is still good at jamming, riffing and rythming, but once going into soloing the ageing is becoming very noticeable.

I think Eric is guilty of being lack luster with some performances, especially with Layla as you mentioned, but there are plenty of examples of Eric still being able to kill it with his solos, especially when he's in the right mood.

Eric has also started that he recovered from the peripheral neuropathy caused by the you know what.

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Eric is still good at jamming, riffing and rythming, but once going into soloing the ageing is becoming very noticeable.

I think Eric is guilty of being lack luster with some performances, especially with Layla as you mentioned, but there are plenty of examples of Eric still being able to kill it with his solos, especially when he's in the right mood.

Eric has also started that he recovered from the peripheral neuropathy caused by the you know what.

Nobody recovers from peripheral neuropathy. The it’s irreversible damage. He’s the last guy to talk to about health. What a schmuck

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Eric is still good at jamming, riffing and rythming, but once going into soloing the ageing is becoming very noticeable.

I think Eric is guilty of being lack luster with some performances, especially with Layla as you mentioned, but there are plenty of examples of Eric still being able to kill it with his solos, especially when he's in the right mood.

Eric has also started that he recovered from the peripheral neuropathy caused by the you know what.

Nobody recovers from peripheral neuropathy. The it’s irreversible damage. He’s the last guy to talk to about health. What a schmuck

I think he’s done pretty well, actually: overcoming alcohol and heroin addiction; coping with the immense tragedy of losing his young son.

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Eric is still good at jamming, riffing and rythming, but once going into soloing the ageing is becoming very noticeable.

I think Eric is guilty of being lack luster with some performances, especially with Layla as you mentioned, but there are plenty of examples of Eric still being able to kill it with his solos, especially when he's in the right mood.

Eric has also started that he recovered from the peripheral neuropathy caused by the you know what.

Nobody recovers from peripheral neuropathy. The it’s irreversible damage. He’s the last guy to talk to about health. What a schmuck

Oh really, and tell me what have you achieved and overcome in your life to call Eric a schmuck.

And some cases of peripheral neuropathy do improve considerably over time when you treat the underlying cause.

Oh really, and tell me what have you achieved and overcome in your life to call Eric a schmuck.

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What do you want my medical records or my family’s obituaries?

No it's just that you come across as so much more knowledgeable than ( schmuck as you call him ) Eric about his physical health issues, i thought you was at least specialising in neurology and age regression achievements.

I have been going to see Eric every 2-3 years for most of the past 25 years. I went to six of the eight concerts in Tokyo last month and am happy to report that he is playing remarkably well.

The best show was the last one - he was on fire. He extended the final solo on "Little Queen of Spades" and it was fantastic - youtube took it down unfortunately.

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I have been going to see Eric every 2-3 years for most of the past 25 years. I went to six of the eight concerts in Tokyo last month and am happy to report that he is playing remarkably well.

The best show was the last one - he was on fire. He extended the final solo on "Little Queen of Spades" and it was fantastic - youtube took it down unfortunately.

You must be affluent enough to do that.

I have attended every round of Eric’s Japan tour since his first ever in the country in 1974 (this latest one is the 24th). And I saw more than one show on almost every occasion but a few. It culminated with the tour 2006 for which I caught 8 shows out of the 18. I can’t do that any more. With ticket price fetching ¥25,000, I can’t afford multiple shows. This time I only managed the first night, April 14.

Rock concert by major name artists like Clapton, the Stones, Macca, Springsteen, to name a few, is a rich people’s game now, unlike my young days, i.e. the 70s and 80s. I miss those times.

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I have been going to see Eric every 2-3 years for most of the past 25 years. I went to six of the eight concerts in Tokyo last month and am happy to report that he is playing remarkably well.

The best show was the last one - he was on fire. He extended the final solo on "Little Queen of Spades" and it was fantastic - youtube took it down unfortunately.

You must be affluent enough to do that.

I have attended every round of Eric’s Japan tour since his first ever in the country in 1974 (this latest one is the 24th). And I saw more than one show on almost every occasion but a few. It culminated with the tour 2006 for which I caught 8 shows out of the 18. I can’t do that any more. With ticket price fetching ¥25,000, I can’t afford multiple shows. This time I only managed the first night, April 14.

Rock concert by major name artists like Clapton, the Stones, Macca, Springsteen, to name a few, is a rich people’s game now, unlike my young days, i.e. the 70s and 80s. I miss those times.

I don't know about affluent, but I am still working full time (paid in US$), the kids have jobs of their own and I've got no house or car payments, so I allow myself a few luxuries (and one Stones "pit ticket" costs about the same as four Clapton tickets). If you went on the first night, you saw a great show - with the emotion of opening night and an extended acoustic set with "The Call", "Motherless Child" and "Golden Ring".



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I have been going to see Eric every 2-3 years for most of the past 25 years. I went to six of the eight concerts in Tokyo last month and am happy to report that he is playing remarkably well.

The best show was the last one - he was on fire. He extended the final solo on "Little Queen of Spades" and it was fantastic - youtube took it down unfortunately.

You must be affluent enough to do that.

I have attended every round of Eric’s Japan tour since his first ever in the country in 1974 (this latest one is the 24th). And I saw more than one show on almost every occasion but a few. It culminated with the tour 2006 for which I caught 8 shows out of the 18. I can’t do that any more. With ticket price fetching ¥25,000, I can’t afford multiple shows. This time I only managed the first night, April 14.

Rock concert by major name artists like Clapton, the Stones, Macca, Springsteen, to name a few, is a rich people’s game now, unlike my young days, i.e. the 70s and 80s. I miss those times.

I don't know about affluent, but I am still working full time (paid in US$), the kids have jobs of their own and I've got no house or car payments, so I allow myself a few luxuries (and one Stones "pit ticket" costs about the same as four Clapton tickets). If you went on the first night, you saw a great show - with the emotion of opening night and an extended acoustic set with "The Call", "Motherless Child" and "Golden Ring".

Some sources, including the tour crew, say the best show of Clapton at the Budokan this time was April 24, the sixth night, although The Call and Motherless Child had been dropped from the setlist by then (the last three shows presented the same selection of songs).

Speaking of the Stones, the ticket prices of their ten-night residency at the Tokyo Dome, February 1990, which was the group’s Japanese live debut, were ¥10,000 and ¥8,000 (the latter category being only a fraction of the entire capacity of some 55,000). That was the first time a rock show was priced at ¥10,000 in Japan. It was a hefty sum back in the day (I remember I gave a sigh when I saw it on the newspaper ad), but I still could shell out for 5 shows, the first three and last two nights (I bought an ¥8,000 ticket for the last show and that was further back on the top level, looking down at the stage sideways). Those were the days.

Moterpoint Arena, Nottingham, May 18: first night of the UK/Euro tour:

[whereseric.com]

Setlist basically identical to the last three Budokan shows except Badge being replaced by Tell The Truth.



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I have been going to see Eric every 2-3 years for most of the past 25 years. I went to six of the eight concerts in Tokyo last month and am happy to report that he is playing remarkably well.

The best show was the last one - he was on fire. He extended the final solo on "Little Queen of Spades" and it was fantastic - youtube took it down unfortunately.

It's taken a few years but Eric is definitely improving, you can't help but be in awe of Eric's determination to keep playing at a high standard.

Eric Clapton - Japanese mini-LP SHM-CDs (9 albums / 11 SHM-CDs):


4-Jul-2025 - [SuperDeluxeEdition.com] .

[whereseric.com]

At the Royal Albert Hall last night, Eric and the band played Let It Grow off the 461 Ocean Boulevard album for the first time in 48 years if the one-off performance at the Carolina Coliseum, Columbia, SC, USA, on March 25, 1978, reported on setlist.fm, is correct (personally I am not so sure about this).
It would certainly be the first ever in 50 years since 1975 when he did play the song on the Hawaii/NZ/Oz tour in April although the two performances in Pittsburgh and LA in the same year reported on setlist.fm are highly doubtful.

[www.setlist.fm]



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Let It Grow from last night, pretty good, was wondering a few days ago if he would sing it again.
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Eric looked fitter and happier than in years, amazing at 80.

Cocaine.
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Nobody Knows You
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Saw RAH night #3. Let It Grow dropped to my disappointment, which means it was a one-off, a whim. Them lucky audience on night #2.

The performance, however, was superb, the second electric set in particular — hot and powerful guitar play took my breath away more than once. Old Love and Little Queen Of Spades with extended solo at the end were the undoubted highlights of the evening.

His daughter Julie Rose joined for the encore, dancing with Katie and Shar, the two backing singers.

At the ripe age of eighty, the legend of Slowhand lives on, still making his presence felt.

Eric looking very healthy on the Cocaine tune. Thanks for posting those three. He should let 'er rip with the original fast version of Crossroads. Lol I saw Steve Lukather pull that off yesterday on you tube. Even Richard Thompson (trio) does this.

AI says:
Eric Clapton’s band for his Royal Albert Hall concert in London on May 21, 2025, consisted of the following musicians:

Eric Clapton – guitar, vocals

Nathan East – bass, vocals

Doyle Bramhall II – guitar, vocals

Chris Stainton – keyboards

Tim Carmon – Hammond organ, keyboards

Sonny Emory – drums

Sharon White – backing vocals

Katie Kissoon – backing vocals

This lineup accompanied Clapton throughout his 2025 UK and European tour, including all three nights at the Royal Albert Hall.



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I attended the Friday 23rd show, I thought Eric was on great form. The current band lineup is fantastic, Chris Stainton and Tim Carmon on keyboards & Hammond organ. All in all, wonderful. If he's back at the RAH next year, I'll be there (again) ....

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I attended the Friday 23rd show, I thought Eric was on great form. The current band lineup is fantastic, Chris Stainton and Tim Carmon on keyboards & Hammond organ. All in all, wonderful. If he's back at the RAH next year, I'll be there (again) ....

That's encouraging, pleased you enjoyed it, I'm in France now anyway so on the strength of some of your experiences I've decided to see him in Paris next week, can't wait.

I was there for both Friday and Saturday, and I agree. Brilliant. And even though he was great last at RAH, I thought he looked younger and more vitalized this year.

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I was there for both Friday and Saturday, and I agree. Brilliant. And even though he was great last at RAH, I thought he looked younger and more vitalized this year.

Lucky you, I'm getting excited about seeing him twice next week, it's going to be emotional.

Getting in the mood to see Eric this came to mind, the times i watched this show in my 20s after coming back from a night out, still sends shivers down my spine, this night Clapton was God
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This weekend, I listened to the remastered and expanded 24 Nights Orchestral album that came out a couple years ago. Truly fantastic. Inspired and energetic performances, expert playing, and Clapton in yet another high of his career. Absolutely recommend to anyone that wants to see Eric just crushing it, I really enjoyed digging into this:

Playlist of the whole show:

[www.youtube.com]

Layla, which is the only one not on this playlist, but occurs second to last, right after the A Remark You Made that is essentially an intro to it:

[www.youtube.com]

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This weekend, I listened to the remastered and expanded 24 Nights Orchestral album that came out a couple years ago. Truly fantastic. Inspired and energetic performances, expert playing, and Clapton in yet another high of his career. Absolutely recommend to anyone that wants to see Eric just crushing it, I really enjoyed digging into this:

Playlist of the whole show:

[www.youtube.com]

Layla, which is the only one not on this playlist, but occurs second to last, right after the A Remark You Made that is essentially an intro to it:

[www.youtube.com]

I've gotta say thats a spirited vocal on Layla, wow haven't felt that blown away in a while.

I was at one of the RAH orchestra shows in 91" the one that was recorded live by BBC radio, I'd say he was definitely at his peak during those shows, fluent guitar playing after getting sharp after quitting the booze and perfect vocally.

Thanks for sharing.



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This weekend, I listened to the remastered and expanded 24 Nights Orchestral album that came out a couple years ago. Truly fantastic. Inspired and energetic performances, expert playing, and Clapton in yet another high of his career. Absolutely recommend to anyone that wants to see Eric just crushing it, I really enjoyed digging into this:

Playlist of the whole show:

[www.youtube.com]

Layla, which is the only one not on this playlist, but occurs second to last, right after the A Remark You Made that is essentially an intro to it:

[www.youtube.com]

I've gotta say thats a spirited vocal on Layla, wow haven't felt that blown away in a while.

I was at one of the RAH orchestra shows in 91" the one that was recorded live by BBC radio, I'd say he was definitely at his peak during those shows, fluent guitar playing after getting sharp after quitting the booze and perfect vocally.

Thanks for sharing.

I had heard the album before but was shocked and blown away when I listened again. Start to finish, he was just destroying. This was sadly right before the tragedy of his son, when he then went a bit softer with the Unplugged stuff that next year. Though I do love his playing with George Harrison in Japan in 91. He was definitely on a great run here around that Journeyman album. And with the orchestra a lot of these songs just felt so fresh to me and needing of a revitalization.

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Eric is still good at jamming, riffing and rythming, but once going into soloing the ageing is becoming very noticeable.

I think Eric is guilty of being lack luster with some performances, especially with Layla as you mentioned, but there are plenty of examples of Eric still being able to kill it with his solos, especially when he's in the right mood.

Eric has also started that he recovered from the peripheral neuropathy caused by the you know what.

Nobody recovers from peripheral neuropathy. The it’s irreversible damage. He’s the last guy to talk to about health. What a schmuck

Oh really, and tell me what have you achieved and overcome in your life to call Eric a schmuck.

And some cases of peripheral neuropathy do improve considerably over time when you treat the underlying cause.

Put the flag down. You do the same else where.

Why are you offended? OFFENDED! "You can't talk that way" - OK, millennial the offended generation of truth.

Did your feelings get hurt waving your flag for Clapton?

Yessssssss.

STFU. Go cry Justin a river.

Clapton last night Milan Italy.
COCAINE. Great solo. He seems to be going from strength to strength now.
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Old Love. Italy 27th May
I'm gonna stick my neck out here and say at 80 that's one of Claptons best ever solos on Old Love.

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Sunshine Of Your Love.
Haven’t seen Clapton react to the audience with pleasure like this in years, and the fans are very vocal about witnessing something special these past few shows.

Renewed energy from Eric.
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This weekend, I listened to the remastered and expanded 24 Nights Orchestral album that came out a couple years ago. Truly fantastic. Inspired and energetic performances, expert playing, and Clapton in yet another high of his career. Absolutely recommend to anyone that wants to see Eric just crushing it, I really enjoyed digging into this:

Playlist of the whole show:

[www.youtube.com]

Layla, which is the only one not on this playlist, but occurs second to last, right after the A Remark You Made that is essentially an intro to it:

[www.youtube.com]

I've gotta say thats a spirited vocal on Layla, wow haven't felt that blown away in a while.

I was at one of the RAH orchestra shows in 91" the one that was recorded live by BBC radio, I'd say he was definitely at his peak during those shows, fluent guitar playing after getting sharp after quitting the booze and perfect vocally.

Thanks for sharing.

I had heard the album before but was shocked and blown away when I listened again. Start to finish, he was just destroying. This was sadly right before the tragedy of his son, when he then went a bit softer with the Unplugged stuff that next year. Though I do love his playing with George Harrison in Japan in 91. He was definitely on a great run here around that Journeyman album. And with the orchestra a lot of these songs just felt so fresh to me and needing of a revitalization.

It's funny you say that, 'Eric went soft", i lost interest at that period, my word for him was boring, I never thought of it in terms of the tragedy, it must have changed him, as you say he was really killing it at the time if Journeyman