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Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs by Derek and the Dominos (Rock of Ages)
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| Part No: | 1594863695 |
| Manufacturer: | Rodale Books |
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| Customer Rating: | 2.5 / 5.0 |
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This is the second title in the new Rock of Ages series—books that reveal a wealth of never-told or forgotten stories behind some of the greatest rock music ever recorded
Rocksbackpages.com calls Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs "unquestionably one of the great compositions of the entire rock era." says "Layla stands as one of a handful of pillars of classic rock." Eric Clapton’s rendition of the title song packs such a raw emotional wallop that Dave Marsh wrote in the Rolling Stone Illustrated History of Rock and Roll: "There are few moments in the repertoire of recorded rock where a singer or writer has reached so deeply into himself that the effect of hearing him is akin to witnessing a murder, or a suicide . . . To me, Layla is the greatest of them."
The music may be timeless, but the lives of the tortured souls who produced this great album clearly were not; most were cut short by accident or substance abuse, while those who remain bear deep scars. And lead player Eric Clapton, despite a hugely successful career, has been shadowed by this album, which he knew at the time would be the defining high point of his career. Both casual and committed rock fans will be compelled by the heartbreaking and often lurid details surrounding the saga of Layla and Derek and the Dominos—which has never been completely disclosed until now.
| Very interesting and useful overview | 2008-11-08 | 5 / 5 |
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A trip with my brother to a 2008 EC concert led to a reacquaintance with the "Layla", and especially "Fillmore" CD's by the Dominoes. This in turn led me to this book.
I don't doubt that there are minor errors in a book of this type. In spite of that, I found it extremely interesting and a valuable tool in helping to understand why the music of that era was so incredibly good.
It also was a great, concise guide to available recordings that feature these performers - for example, the epic Hip-O-Select "Mad Dogs and Englishmen" box set.
In addition, this book has led me on a quest for recordings featuring the now unmistakeable talents of Jim Gordon.
I highly recommend this book as a starting point for expanding your appreciation of music. |
| Pure Crapola | 2007-02-24 | 1 / 5 |
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The greatest album of all time deserves a CORRECT representation of how it was recorded. This is the Soap Opera Digest version. It is obvious to anyone who lived through the sixties and seventies that the author did NOT do his homework. A perfect example: Blackie, Eric's Stratocaster was made from three guitars purchased at Sho-Bud in Nashville, not five as reported by the author.
Read Marc Roberty's book and the liner notes to the 20th Anniversary CD set for a better and more accurate account.
I wasted my money and time |
| Could have been better..... | 2007-01-28 | 3 / 5 |
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| I had to read the book, I love the Dominoes, its my favorite band and favorite album. But the author had so much wrong, it makes you wonder about what is true and what isn't. For example, the author says Hendrix came to England jammed with Cream then left for the states to form his own trio. Anyone who knows anything about Hendrix knows he stayed in England and got two Brits to back him, N.Redding and M.Michell. There are others but the most glaring is when the author states that D.Allman played on Keep on Growing and even adds some great slide to the end of the song just like the end of Hey Jude with Wilson Pickett. Again, anyone who knows anything about the Dominoes, knows Allman did not play on the 1st three tracks. Its all Clapton overdubs at the end of Keep on Growing. How this guy got so much wrong is a mystery to me...... |
| Why does Jan Reid feel he has to steal others words??? | 2007-01-19 | 1 / 5 |
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This book is pure you-know-what (too much of a lady to say). Basically, he took Barry Rehfield's words and dropped them into his so called "book." It does not focus on the wonderful music that Derek & the Dominos created, but instead focuses on the personal lives of the band. The author seemed to be more interested in bashing a mentally ill man in prison versus writing about the talented players. I hope he makes no money from this book and, if he does, I hope he will give it to a charity who raises funds for the research for schizophrenia or assists musicians with mental disorders. This would almost make up for his bashing of a wonderful player who was suffering when he played and created the beautiful music that music lovers enjoy in all parts of the world.
Now, I'll jump off my soapbox and start writing my version of Jim Gordon's life....in a more positive way, of course.
Cheers!
Susan
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| The Layla Soap Opera | 2007-01-17 | 4 / 5 |
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| This is a great book that weaves together the personal tales of each of the Dominoes' members as they lead up to the collaboration that proved to be so historically important. Juicy, funny stories of each of these characters (like Gregg Allman's "foot shootin' party) make you want to read many passages out loud to anyone with a similar interest. Quite excellent. |
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