In limited time frame of two CDs, it makes complete sense to dispense with Yardbirds- and Bluesbreakers title when you have to draw a dividing line because; Finally, Clapton was only just with Cream for "Superstar", as he himself writes in an accompanying autobiography.
The CD meets in chronological order a concentrated selection of his most important titles and brings from nearly every studio album one or two songs, of "Slowhand" ('77) sometimes three (or the corresponding singles.); Layla's twice, once with the Dominos- and the "unplugged" version. (Only "Reptile" ('01) and "Back Home" ('05) are not represented.) Except for Crossroads (Cream) and "Unplugged" CD live versions have been left out.
The only mistake: Miss you (from "August", '86) was a pure album title; Instead, the Single Tearing had consequently heard us apart from the same album here out.
Theme "Blues": really famous was Clapton's not for pure blues, but only when Cream that in everything he touches shine through, its roots in the blues. And so is the percentage of pure Blue titles is not back on his albums - found on his regular studio albums on average 1-2 Blue title, like this also; only on its live recordings is the percentage higher. Courageous decision Ironically, the "untypical" Motherless Child with representatives of the blues album "From the Cradle" ('94) choose! Clapton's "Me and Mr. Johnson" - / "Sessions for Robert J" phase ('04) is here overrepresented something for my taste with the same 2 titles, but especially erstgenanntes these two blues albums forms in its lacquered production rather the Robert Johnson from the opposite spectrum. Here marketing reasons have played a role. But no matter.
A good Best of CD should provide a good career overview, newcomers like reaching for more and are just fun, and in all three points "Complete Clapton" fully.
