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Na na hey hey kiss him goodbye - Steam

God only knows - Beach Boys

Dead flowers - Stones

Heartache Avenue - The Maisonettes

Old Cape Cod - Patti Page (sampled by Groove Armada on 'At the river')

Seven drunken nights - The Dubliners

Mine too - hated the Pet Shop Boys version though! Great song, I alternate between Elvis and Willie versions being my favourite. Anyways, back OT - Always - Atlantic Starr

Always on my mind - Elvis / Willie Nelson

Mess around - Ray Charles

Invisible sun - The Police

Your Mama don’t dance - Loggins and Messina

Sister Ray - Velvet Underground

False accusations - Robert Cray

A touch too much - Arrows (remember them?!!)

It's just the manic fills on each stop, and the general rushed feel with no swing. No problems with folks enjoying themselves of course. Not really 'this drummer's at the wrong gig' scenario, just not great for the job IMHO. Clapton has used some great drummers over the years, and I've been lucky to see most of them. Jim Keltner, Steve Ferrone and Steve Gadd stick out as being the most memorable. This clip shows Steve Gadd - song is obviously a lot slower than the previous clip, but nevertheless just sits right. IMHO of course 😊

Here's the clip I mentioned earlier (with the unsympathetic drummer!)

Just checked my Sennheiser phones - they are the HD201 model. Possibly now discontinued although still some for sale at around £25, sound great and very strong too yet not heavy. Think replacement ear pads are available if you need them as well. The replacement model seems to be the HD206 which are still in the £30 zone.

I watched this too, and remember watching it not long after it came out in 1986. Despite being a massive EC fan, I have to agree with you about his appearance on this - his playing and sound didn’t suit the material much at all. Coupled with the fact that the late great Mickey Gee was at the back doing some very tasty stuff on his Telecaster, and Dave Edmunds and George Harrison both played more appropriate solos too. Eric has done a few things where his style didn’t really fit in - when I saw him with Hawkwind last year he just did his trademark EC thing with them too! Incidentally, did you notice on the Carl Perkins gig there was both an electric bass player (his son) and Lee Rocker playing upright pretty much on every song- unusual! Regarding other players, I remember EC and Jeff Beck playing at a charity gig, The Secret Policeman’s Ball many years ago. They performed ‘Further on up the road’, a blues standard. The drummer was Simon Philips, who apparently is a brilliant jazz/rock player, but proceeded to decimate a simple blues shuffle with loads of clever fills etc. I’ll see if I can find a clip and post later.

Me and my shadow - Al Jolson, Sinatra and Sammy Davis etc.

I wanna be sedated - The Ramones

I’m going slightly mad - Queen

Again and again - Status Quo

We don’t talk anymore - Cliff Richard

Do you want to know a secret - Beatles / Billy J Kramer and The Dakotas