Catch the blues
| Catch the blues | |
|---|---|
| Eric Clapton | |
| publication | May 16, 2016 |
| length | 4:52 |
| Genre (s) | Soft rock |
| Author (s) | Eric Clapton |
| Publisher (s) | Unichappell Music |
| Label | Polydor |
| album | I Still Thu |
Catch the Blues is a soft rock song by British rock musician Eric Clapton and was released by Polydor Records in 2016 .
Publication and music
The single was on 16 May 2016, following Can not Let You Do It and Stones in My Passway as the third single from the album I Still Do decoupled. The title was simultaneously available on music streaming platforms such as MySpace , Spotify and Rhapsody , but was also made available as a digital music download from Amazon .
The piece consists of an intro in the key of F sharp minor and is followed by a verse in the same key. The earlier, shortened refrain was composed by Clapton in the key of B minor . Another verse follows, which is then enclosed with a pre-chorus. The actual refrain is in the key of C major . This is followed by verse, pre-chorus and chorus until the piece ends with an outro in the starting key of F sharp minor.
Criticism
The journalist Dietmar Schwenger from the magazine MusikWoche thinks that the "Latin feeling interspersed with acoustic piece [other titles on the album] contrasts pleasantly". Critic Max Fellmann from the Süddeutsche Zeitung says that the Briton uses a wah-wah effect device to complete the guitar during the piece and that he “plays the quiet guitar exactly like his late friend” JJ Cale . "But the bad discreet Salsa - Groove and Schubidu Choir" are boring: "Something like this also allow hotel managers with a penchant for beige (and Eames Chairs ) in the hotel lobby run". Allmusic critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine describes the title together with the Clapton original Spiral as "handmade songs that complete the rest of the album [...]". Rolling Stone's critic Will Hermes praised Clapton's singing and light-heartedness in the song. Jon M. Gilbertson from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel also praised the gentle atmosphere of the song and chose the piece the best song on the album I Still Thu .
Individual evidence
- ^ Catch the Blues - Eric Clapton. AllMusic Network, accessed June 5, 2016 .
- ↑ Hear the premiere of Eric Clapton's New Wah-Tinged Track, "Catch the Blues." (No longer available online.) Guitarplayer Magazine, archived from the original on June 5, 2016 ; accessed on June 5, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Catch the Blues by Eric Clapton. MySpace Music, accessed June 5, 2016 .
- ^ Catch the Blues. Spotify Germany, accessed June 5, 2016 .
- ^ Catch the Blues (single). Rhapsody International, accessed June 5, 2016 .
- ^ Catch The Blues: Eric Clapton. Amazon Music, accessed June 5, 2016 .
- ↑ Eric Clapton - Catch the Blues. Lyrics and Chords, accessed June 5, 2016 .
- ↑ Dietmar Schwenger: Eric Clapton - I Still Do. MusikWoche, accessed on June 5, 2016 .
- ↑ Max Fellmann: Which Landscape? Süddeutsche Zeitung, accessed on June 5, 2016 .
- ↑ Stephen Thomas Erlewine: I Still Do - Eric Clapton. AllMusic Network, accessed June 5, 2016 .
- ↑ Will Hermes: Eric Clapton's New Album: I Still Do. Rolling Stone Magazine, accessed June 5, 2016 .
- ↑ Jon M. Gilbertson: Album Reviews: Bob Dylan, Ariana Grande, Eric Clapton, Blake Shelton. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, accessed June 5, 2016 .
