Eric Clapton with "Third Degree"
Description: The smoky, slow-burning 12/8 blues pulse, Chris Stainton’s mournful grand piano chords, and Eric Clapton’s searing, string-bending Stratocaster licks weeping through the classic lament "Third Degree"! 🎸🌧️
Featured as a standout centerpiece on his multi-platinum, Grammy-winning 1994 all-blues tribute album From the Cradle, this heavyweight slow blues captures Slowhand immersing himself completely in the raw, unadorned Chicago tradition. Written by blues pianist Eddie Boyd with Willie Dixon and originally cut for Chess Records in 1953, the brooding standard was tracked completely live in the studio with zero overdubs to preserve absolute spontaneous grit. Anchored by the rock-solid rhythm section of bassist Dave Bronze and drummer Jim Keltner, Clapton delivers one of the most impassioned, throat-tearing vocal performances of his career, trading gut-wrenching phrases with Jerry Portnoy’s soulful harmonica fills and peeling off exquisite, vibrato-laden guitar solos that cut straight to the bone.
Does Eric Clapton’s agonizing, late-night take on "Third Degree" stand as the absolute emotional high point of his legendary From the Cradle sessions? Let us know below! 👇
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Featured as a standout centerpiece on his multi-platinum, Grammy-winning 1994 all-blues tribute album From the Cradle, this heavyweight slow blues captures Slowhand immersing himself completely in the raw, unadorned Chicago tradition. Written by blues pianist Eddie Boyd with Willie Dixon and originally cut for Chess Records in 1953, the brooding standard was tracked completely live in the studio with zero overdubs to preserve absolute spontaneous grit. Anchored by the rock-solid rhythm section of bassist Dave Bronze and drummer Jim Keltner, Clapton delivers one of the most impassioned, throat-tearing vocal performances of his career, trading gut-wrenching phrases with Jerry Portnoy’s soulful harmonica fills and peeling off exquisite, vibrato-laden guitar solos that cut straight to the bone.
Does Eric Clapton’s agonizing, late-night take on "Third Degree" stand as the absolute emotional high point of his legendary From the Cradle sessions? Let us know below! 👇
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