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Slowhand is the fifth solo studio album by Eric Clapton. Released on 25 November 1977 by RSO Records, and titled after Clapton's nickname, it is one of his most commercially and critically successful studio albums. Slowhand produced the two hit singles "Lay Down Sally" and "Wonderful Tonight", reached various international music charts and was honoured with numerous awards and recording ...
30 de mar. de 2020 · Eric Clapton’s nickname “Slowhand” is a strange one for a guy who’s made millions playing blazing guitar solos. You can’t shred like Clapton does without some seriously quick digits.
15 de oct. de 2023 · Ironically enough, that seems to be where Clapton first got the nickname Slowhand. It all boiled down to the type of guitar he was using at the time, the gauge of his strings, and his unhurried pace at changing said strings. Whenever Clapton had to change out a broken string, the resulting audience response inspired The Yardbirds’ manager to ...
11 de feb. de 2012 · 1977’s Slowhand was the pinnacle of Eric Clapton’s pop-rock phase during the late seventies, fusing well-crafted rockers, ballads, alt country, and blues numbers. The album came a few years into Clapton’s “comeback” following a four year hiatus in the early seventies. Prior to that Clapton had been one of the most prolific artists on Earth, forming and playing in the band The ...
Eric Clapton's solo albums have tended to be so evenhanded and laconic that they often seem interchangeable. His pain was always so apparent that every move he made seemed frozen for enternity. At first glance, Slowhand does nothing to alter that pattern -- a few good tracks interspersed between the usual filler -- but there's a lot more going on here beneath the surface.
23 de nov. de 2022 · Eric Clapton was given the nickname “Reptile” by his fellow bandmates in Cream due to his ability to slither around the stage and his cold, emotionless demeanor. Clapton himself has said that he was nicknamed after the reptilian character in the 1971 film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. Although his reputation has taken a hit in recent ...
21 de abr. de 2021 · CharlottesvilleApril 21, 2021 The Yardbirds’ manager, Giorgio Gomelsky, gave Eric Clapton the nickname “Slowhand” in early 1964. The Yardbirds rhythm guitarist, Chris Dreja, recalled that whenever Eric Clapton broke a guitar string during a concert, Eric would stay on stage and replace it. The English audiences would wait out the delay by doing a “slow handclap”.
