Eric
      Clapton
     
     
      From
      The
      Cradle
     
     
      (Reprise/Duck)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      god
      of
      Guitar
      has
      retumed,
      and
     
    
   
   
    
     
      worthy
      of
      his
      title.
      Finally,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      return
      to
      his
      roots
      will
      not
      be
      disappointe
     
     
      collection
      of
      blues
      standards
      and
      classics
      featurin,
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
     
         
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Bluesbreakers/Cream/DominoeS}
     
    
   
   
    
     
      (5)
     
     
      --
      Mike
      Beagan
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ing
      System
      —
     
     
      5:
      Orgasmic
     
     
      Oh-me-oh-my
     
     
      :
      Not
      too
      bad
     
     
      Getting
      worse
      —
     
     
      h
      god,
      throw
      this
     
     
      ee
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      DGC
     
     
      Rarities
      Vol
      1
     
     
      Various
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
      latest
      attempt
      to
      suck
      some
      extra
      profit
      out
      of
      their
     
     
      top
      acts.
      Included
      are
      outtakes,
      and
      demos
      by
      some
     
     
      of.
      hard
      alternative’s
      heaviest
      players.
      While
      li
     
     
      ing
      to
      this
      album,
      it
      is
      important
      to
      remember
     
     
      _
      there
      are
      reasons
      for
      these
      songs
      being
      previously
     
     
      unreleased.
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
       
     
     
         
     
    
   
   
    
     
      urray
     
     
      and
      The
      Sundays
      provide
      /some
      quality
     
     
      onic
      Youth’s
      contribution’
      is
      completely
     
     
      -~the
      overall
      feel
      ofthis
      album
      is
      solid,
     
     
      and
      considering
      the
      featured
      acts,
      it
      should
      sell
     
     
      zillions.
      Irecommend
      it
      to
      all
      fans
      of
      the
      genre
      that
     
     
      a
      was
      known
      as
      alternative/grunge.
     
    

    
     
      --
      Mike
      Beagan
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ———___
     
    
   
   
    
     
      for
      the
      first
      time
      in
      too
      many
      years
      Claptgn
      proves
      he
      is
      still
     
     
      acomplete
      blues
      album.
      Fans
      who
      have
      been
      waiting
      years
      for
      his
     
     
      d.
      From
      The
      Cradle,
      recorded
      live
      in
      the
      studio,
      is
      a
     
     
      g
      Clapton’s
      crunchiest,
      most
      intense
      playing
     
     
      oneare
      tl
      t
      d
      gstic
      synthesized
      rhythms
     
     
      t
      the
      70’s
      and
      80’s.
      The)playing
      isémotional,
      flawlessly
      tight,
     
     
      of
      fun.
      If
      you
      love
      blues,of
      are
      a
      fan
      of
      Eric
      Clapton’s
     
     
      days,
      then
      this
      disc
      is
      4
      must
      have.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
     
        
     
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      pop
      ponigs
      ald
      p
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
          
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      amma
      ow
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      git
      ©
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      juode
      vinidT
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Paul
      Smith
     
    

    
     
      Extra
      Measure
     
     
      (Intersound)
     
    

    
     
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      hard
      to
      explain
      what
     
     
      makes
      Extra
      Measure
      a
      great
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
         
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      CD.
      Paul
      Smith
      is
      inlya
     
     
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      ur
     
     
      previ
      :
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      credit]
      in
      addjtion
      to
      his
      days
     
     
      in
      the|Impe:
     
    

    
     
      runs
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Thing!’,
     
     
      opening
      cut,
      and
     
     
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      which
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      it
      to
      anyone
      who
      foves
      qual-
     
     
      ity
      music.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ©.
     
     
      --
      Marko
      Peric
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      from
     
     
      vhat
      |
     
     
      thm
     
     
      ents
     
     
      fun,
     
     
      are
     
     
      ¢
      too
      light
      and
      pointless
      for
      their
      own
      gooé:
     
     
      ever,
      Engine
      Alley
      does
      make
      decent
      back