Crossroads: Eric Clapton Guitar Festival 2007
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Actor: Eric ClaptonDirector: Various
Brand: WEA DVD
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), DTS 5.1; German (Subtitled); English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Italian (Subtitled); Portuguese (Subtitled)
Format: Closed-captioned, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound
Picture Format: 1.77:1
Running Time: 240 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-11-20
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Rhino Records
Movie Reviews of Crossroads: Eric Clapton Guitar Festival 2007
Movie Review: Now I can die happy . . .
Summary: 5 Stars
After a day of experiencing some of the best music we have ever had the privilege to hear played live, my good concert-buddy and I both agreed we could now die happy. After all, who ever expected to hear those Blind Faith songs played live by Clapton and Winwood - and that was only the climax of the day!
But it got even better when I got my hands on these dvds. I can put them in my player and relive that incredible event. From Bill Murray's kooky charm as emcee to Clapton's bashfulness as B.B. King talked about his friend, the warmth and love we felt at the show is truly reproduced in this chronicle of the day.
There were so many wonderful musical moments: Johnny Winter, who had to be led to his stool but proceeded to play his heart out; the larger-than-life Jeff Beck and his band, featuring the young and amazing Tal Wilkenfeld on bass; John Mayer (John Mayer?!) showing he can really play that guitar even as he gawked at all his idols; Derek Trucks, filling in for his namesake but making it all his own; and Mr. Clapton's evening show featuring, among others, Robbie Robertson, Trucks, Doyle Bramhall II, Buddy Guy and Mr. Winwood. I realized I had been waiting most of my life to hear those songs ring out on that beautiful summer night.
I could go on, but I won't. If you were lucky enough to be there, you know what I'm talking about. If you couldn't get there, thank your lucky stars the dvd is available and order the darn thing!
Summary of Crossroads: Eric Clapton Guitar Festival 2007
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.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
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