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Summary: Very good, indeed !!!
Review: Amazing reading for thoso who like to read about music and rock. The writer (Michael Schumacher !!! - not the F-1 Champion, of course, hê, hê...) did a stupendous job and I read the book fast as hell.
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Summary: Very good, indeed !!!
Review: Amazing reading for thoso who like to read about music and rock. The writer (Michael Schumacher !!! - not the F-1 Champion, of course, hê, hê...) did a stupendous job and I read the book fast as hell.
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Summary: The best book out there about Clapton.
Review: Gives a good, detailed account of his personal and professional life. Shows his infuences and how he traveled through his many phases of being a blues to rock to country to pop and back to blues player. The author shows good balance between writing about his personal life and his professional life.
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Summary: One of the most intimate portraits of Clapton ever written
Review: If you ever wanted to meet Eric Clapton in person. Have ever been inspired by his blues-roots licks or follwed his career from Cream, Blind Faith or Derek & The Dominos, you'll want to read this book. Schumacher spares us the drippy, glossed over fanzine approach to provide the reader with solid insights into the good, bad and ugly parts of Clapton's life and career. There are no holds barred. What I especially enjoyed about the book is the fact that Schumacher uses good solid story telling, to compell the reader to turn the page and find out more about Clapton, his victories, defeats and ressurection as a man, artist and rock icon. The book is well indexed, allowing you to search by subject, song title and person for specific information. This book is worth the search!
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Summary: Very Comprehensive
Review: This biography is indeed very informative. The details on Eric's life are very complete. One can see how Eric's small stature and limited coordination stunted his confidence at the beginning of his music career. In the Yardbirds, Cream, and Blind Faith, Eric was content just to be a part of the band. I especially enjoyed Delaney Bramlett's influence on Eric's vocal development. And of course the Layla stories are always a joy to read. The feelings behind many of Eric's signature songs are a joy to read over and over again.The only slight drawback in this book is the fact that the author discounts the There's One In Every Crowd CD. Truthfully, I find it an underatted gem. Otherwise, Michael Schumacher does an excellent job.
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Summary: Very Comprehensive
Review: This biography is indeed very informative. The details on Eric's life are very complete. One can see how Eric's small stature and limited coordination stunted his confidence at the beginning of his music career. In the Yardbirds, Cream, and Blind Faith, Eric was content just to be a part of the band. I especially enjoyed Delaney Bramlett's influence on Eric's vocal development. And of course the Layla stories are always a joy to read. The feelings behind many of Eric's signature songs are a joy to read over and over again. The only slight drawback in this book is the fact that the author discounts the There's One In Every Crowd CD. Truthfully, I find it an underatted gem. Otherwise, Michael Schumacher does an excellent job.
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Summary: GREAT. NEUTRAL STORY TELLING OF ERIC'S LIFE
Review: THis book is very good. Schumache portrays Clapton as a musician and man, nothing going into the cheap way of focusing the book around gossips. Even the subject of Conor's death is treated decently. Also, he gives a good portrait of Eric's band mates along time, all his influences, a brief analysis of each album recorded, etc. It's a shame that Clapton didn't give any personal interviews for the book, that I think is best than Ray Coleman's offical biography.
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