I'm a bit too wired to go to bed yet, so I thought write some about one hellava concert. Eric Clapton's tour was in Sacramento tonight at Arco Arena and we had some primo seats about thirty feet from the stage. Man, was that ever fun. I keep forgetting how good a musician he is, and in particular how damn good he is on guitar.
The concert was scheduled to start at 7:30, and I was amazed that it started right on time! (Usually, concerts like this start at least 20-30 minutes late.) There was a very nice 4-member blues band for the lead-in act. Good enough to get a standing-o when they finished after 40 mins. The were selling a CD at the concessions, and now I wish I'd bought one. I don't even remember the band's name, and its not in the program. Maybe its on their website somewhere.
After a break to change band sets Eric Clapton and his band came out, and they played for over two hours straight! I tend to forget how good a live, excellent band sounds in concert, and this was no different. You know its going to be good, but then you're just blown away. It was also nice that they didn't try and impair hearing with too much electronic sound. The band behind Clapton was just five musicians (second guitar, bass guitar, piano, keyboards, and drums) and two female vocalists.
The program the sell is pretty good, too, as it has a bit of historical perspective of Clapton's career. You tend to forget how long he's been around, but he's 62 and been a musician for over 45 years, starting with the Yardbirds in the early 60s. They had a listing of his albums and discs in the program, and would you believe there is 44 listed, from 1965 through 2006 (and he's just released another one, I believe).
Anyway, it was a great time with a legendary musician.
The concert was scheduled to start at 7:30, and I was amazed that it started right on time! (Usually, concerts like this start at least 20-30 minutes late.) There was a very nice 4-member blues band for the lead-in act. Good enough to get a standing-o when they finished after 40 mins. The were selling a CD at the concessions, and now I wish I'd bought one. I don't even remember the band's name, and its not in the program. Maybe its on their website somewhere.
After a break to change band sets Eric Clapton and his band came out, and they played for over two hours straight! I tend to forget how good a live, excellent band sounds in concert, and this was no different. You know its going to be good, but then you're just blown away. It was also nice that they didn't try and impair hearing with too much electronic sound. The band behind Clapton was just five musicians (second guitar, bass guitar, piano, keyboards, and drums) and two female vocalists.
The program the sell is pretty good, too, as it has a bit of historical perspective of Clapton's career. You tend to forget how long he's been around, but he's 62 and been a musician for over 45 years, starting with the Yardbirds in the early 60s. They had a listing of his albums and discs in the program, and would you believe there is 44 listed, from 1965 through 2006 (and he's just released another one, I believe).
Anyway, it was a great time with a legendary musician.
