The Best of the Later Period; a Clapton Essential

While Eric Clapton's glory days came to a close in 1981, his music was, and still remains of high quality. Though this compilation doesn't show the best of his entire career, it isn't really supposed to; it gives what it promises: The best of the later years, something needed to show fans that Clapton still has that same touch of genius he always did that made him so famous.



This compilation, although of his less famous period, contains several hits from the era of 1981-1999, Clapton's more-pop-rock period. The compilation starts of with "Blue Eyes Blue," and continues on with the amazing "Change the World," my personal favorite. Next is the dark, emotional, and powerful "My Father's Eyes". The compilation's most covetted track, however, is "Tears in Heaven," a song dedicated to his son who passed away in 1992; truly an amazing song and one of Clapton's most famous hits, followed by an unplugged rendition of his old classic, "Layla". Another song similar to these two is a return to the blues which made Clapton so legendary with "Running On Faith," and "Before You Accuse Me". Truly a showcase to the diversity of styles presented on the compilation.



Clapton's essential conversion to Pop-Rock is throughly explored here as well as mentioned before. And though it may not be expected, these are a few of Clapton's finest songs. They're worthy of the consideration of any listener; songs such as "Pretending," "Bad Love," "It's In the Way That You Use It," and "Forever Man".



Any Clapton collection has to contain this later years best-of. You've heard the best of his golden age, now do the same for his later period. However reluctant some fans may be, it's well worth it. While this isn't the best of Eric Clapton's entire career, any fan is sure to enjoy it.

Skip the first two songs and...

I can't stand the first two songs, but after that, the album is fantastic. Blue Eyes Blue is a little better than the first song, so I guess it's bearable, but I can't stand the first song. Having said that, the rest of the CD is awesome, especially if your new to Clapton. Longtime fans will complain about what's been left off, but they can't fit all of his songs on one disc. This CD has great blues songs like My Father's Eyes and Tears in Heaven, rockers like Pretending and Bad Love, and of course Layla. If you're a longtime fan, you may be disappointed in what's not there, but this is great for new fans.

Good stuff in it

This is an excellent compilation, but I think the last 4 songs are not worth being in this cd. More like filler material. Nevertheless, it's got some memorable tracks.