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Ruphus

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Joined: Nov. 18 2010

The Breeze

Yesterday, I wondered whether the little quote Eric Clapton was reported with two years ago after J.J. Cale´s passing, could have been all.

And indeed, I found regular interviews in which he very sincerely honoured and credited the man.
It also turned out that he gathered Cale´s friends and made a dedicated album with both covered songs and composed ones in Cale´s style that was released a year ago.

There were a couple of excerts from the album and I found them to be surprisingly good. I have never been fond of the countless covers from all the bands and interprets, as none would come close to the originals, neither was I all too excited about the Tulsa album that Cale and Clapton made together. (Lame copies of Cale´s stuff.)

But the snippets from "The Breeze" sounded so good that even the covers seemed worth listening while the new compositions seem a true enrichment to the discography. - And all with great sonics!

It made me ask friends abroad to get me that album, and thought the ones among you who have a weak spot for laid back rock might be interested in checking out too, in case of that you havn´t heard of this release yet.

Artists who participated have been:
John Mayer, Willie Nelson, Tom Petty, Mark Knopfler, Derek Trucks, David Lindley, Albert Lee, Reggie Young, Don White, Doyle Bramhall II, Don Preston, Christine Lakeland, Greg Leisz, Jim Keltner, Nathan East, Jimmy Markham, David M. Teegarden Sr., Mickey Raphael, James Cruce, Jimmy Karstein, Jamie Oldaker, Michelle John, Sharon White, Simon Climie and Satnam S Ramgotra.

Ruphus

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date May 20 2015 8:53:17

SephardRick

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RE: The Breeze (in reply to Ruphus)

J. J. Cale was also a guitar modifier too. If you take a look at the guitars he played, they were always modified.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date May 20 2015 15:34:15

Ruphus

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Joined: Nov. 18 2010

RE: The Breeze (in reply to Ruphus)

Yep, he described it in a way that he just had to take out the toolbox almost obsessively.
And I think it often were humble factory guitars that he modified.
What he also did was tuning them lower and putting a capo on. It allowed for more slack strings.

Ruphus

PS:
Just noticed that you come from Lou-i-siana.
For a song of his, this is the most musically sounding name of a city to me. When I hear or read that name, promptly I hear that song in the back of my head. :O)

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SephardRick

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Joined: Apr. 11 2014

RE: The Breeze (in reply to Ruphus)

Interesting about the slack tuning and capo. Guess that's why I've had trouble trying to pin down that "Crazy Mama" tone.

Appreciate the kind comment about the Land of Louis.