Eric Clapton "The 1960s Review" will be available on DVD October 19, 2010, highlighting the story of the rock artist's formative years.
"...While few would argue that Eric Clapton is one of the finest guitarists of all time, it is sometimes forgotten just how pivotal, influential and downright startling this man was during the 1960's. And while Clapton has remained a musician/songwriter of rare ability with moments of glory resplendent on album after album it was during the decade in which he emerged that his awesome skills were used most creatively.
"In this extraordinary documentary, his life and career throughout these crucial ten years is put under the microscope, and with the help of archive interviews with the man himself, exclusive contributions from friends, band mates and colleagues, rare and classic performance footage, seldom seen photographs, location and period archive plus a host of other features, the story in question is...
"...While few would argue that Eric Clapton is one of the finest guitarists of all time, it is sometimes forgotten just how pivotal, influential and downright startling this man was during the 1960's. And while Clapton has remained a musician/songwriter of rare ability with moments of glory resplendent on album after album it was during the decade in which he emerged that his awesome skills were used most creatively.
"In this extraordinary documentary, his life and career throughout these crucial ten years is put under the microscope, and with the help of archive interviews with the man himself, exclusive contributions from friends, band mates and colleagues, rare and classic performance footage, seldom seen photographs, location and period archive plus a host of other features, the story in question is...
- 8/19/2010
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Director: Alex Westbrook On June 8, 1969, The Rolling Stones fired guitar player Brian Jones, thus disrupting the original line up and forever changing the greatest rock n’ roll band in the world. Twenty-two year old Mick Taylor would take his place, and two days after the death of Jones, Taylor would find himself on stage in Hyde Park playing a tribute concert in Jones’ honor. And so began what many call the most creative period of The Rolling Stones, an era that critics claim ended when Mick Taylor quit the band. It certainly cannot be understated that Taylor helped define the sound that would exemplify the creative capacity of the Stones on such albums as Let It Bleed and Sticky Fingers, two recordings that are considered seminal achievements in the history of rock music. The Rolling Stones 1969 - 1974 The Mick Taylor Years attempts to chronicle this period by characterizing Mick Taylor...
- 8/6/2010
- by Dirk Sonniksen
- SmellsLikeScreenSpirit
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