Crossroads: Eric Clapton Guitar Festival 2007

I've also the previous Crossroad DVD....this new one is a good stuff.
The price is ok, enough speedy the shipment.

I enjoyed it so much! I bought 2 copies besides my own; one for my son and another for a good friend. My friend manges a couple of bands and he told me when they were on the tour bus before and after the DVD was always on.

My son loved it to...the best of the best. I talked it up quite a bit so he didn't know how it could meet up to his expectations but after watching it he said it was even better than I said.

this is a wonderful, rare glimpse at the undisputed living master of the electric blues with his friends and fellow musicians. watch clapton's face as some of the young phenoms (like derrick trucks) play. the air of self-confidence born of years of playing is unmistakeable. he has no need to one-up them, and gives them plenty of space on his stage. how often can you see this kind of assemblage on stage, all playing in one day? this is a gem. sure, some slow spots and faults, but i defy anybody to come up with a better compilation of modern blues musicians. and the sound quality is terrific. if you have a good sound system with your t.v., turn it up and enjoy. it doesn't get any better than this.

I bought this for my husband for a Valentine's day present.He had recorded the PBS version of Crossroads and was watching it again and again. The way the PBS version compares to it is likened to that of a movie trailer.
I highly recommend this even to any one who doesn't like Clapton.(Is there such a person?)The variety of iconic talent were performing at there very best.I think the highlight was Jeff Beck. He was making beautiful, nearly impossible sounds come out of his guitar.In between sets, there are brief interviews with music legends in their own right.

This set is full of blues celebrities, including some I had never seen before, such as Hubert Sumlin, the great ex-Howling Wolf guitarist. There's lots of great guitar playing of course, and all the old-timers (and the youngsters too) give a good account of themselves. B.B. King, over 80 years old, is in surprisingly robust voice and plays as well as ever, though he is very overweight and played his set sitting down. But the highlight for me was Jeff Beck's incredibly imaginative and dramatic guitar playing. Though over 60 Beck has retained his youthful figure and shock of black hair, and continues to sound like a visitor from the future. Following Jeff's every twist and turn and taking her own extended solo was young Tal Wilkenfeld, an amazing talent on bass. Her solo blew me away, and it doesn't hurt that she's cute and radiates enthusiasm. It's nice to see musicians smiling instead of trying to look mean and alienated.