Blues power
| Blues power | |
|---|---|
| Eric Clapton | |
| publication | 1970 |
| length | 3:09 |
| Genre (s) | skirt |
| Author (s) | Eric Clapton, Leon Russell |
| album | Eric Clapton |
Blues Power is a rock song written by Eric Clapton and Leon Russell and released on Clapton's first solo album, Eric Clapton , in 1970 . Further live interpretations appeared on the albums Eric Clapton's Rainbow Concert from 1973, Just One Night from 1980 and Time Pieces Vol. II Live in the Seventies from 1985.
background
When Clapton recorded his first solo album in 1970, he drove to the studio with no idea for a song. Leon Russell said, “I have a line for you guys. Because you're blues musicians, but people don't know that you can play rock'n'roll too, so we can say: "
"Bet you didn’t think I knew how to rock ’n’ roll. Oh, I got the boogie-woogie right down in my very soul. There ain’t no need for me to be a wallflower, ’Cause now I’m living on blues power."
Clapton called the song one of his favorite pieces on the album.
music
The studio version of the song begins with an improvised 23-second intro. The song alternates between the keys of C major and C minor. Clapton also alternates his guitar solos between major and minor. Clapton's Brownie was used on the track, the first album on which Clapton used the Fender Stratocaster .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Blues Power - Eric Clapton | Lists, Appearances, Song Review | AllMusic , accessed November 14, 2014, allmusic.com
- ↑ a b Eric Clapton: The Autobiography. 2007, page 126