Clapton's second try at a Johnson cover album goes much better than his previous Me and Mr. Johnson. Generally speaking, the album offers much higher energy pieces than the former, and there is little doubt that this was worth making, despite many of the tracks being repeats. All of the unplugged numbers are great, with "Terraplane Blues" being the big highlight, both for the extraordinary tone from Clapton's and Bramhalls guitars, as well as the stunning vocals from Eric Clapton. In fact, this might, vocally speaking, be Clapton's strongest album ever, despite his age. The full band takes on "Sweet Home Chicago," "If I Had Possession," and "Traveling Riverside," among others, are also standouts. For more tracks, as well as video of the audio, the accompanying makes this a very fun experience.
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