Eric Clapton/Italy 10.27.1985

Many people have rediscovered the amazing stage of Clapton & His Band at this time with the release of the highly acclaimed “BOLOGNA 1985” (miraculous super high sound quality!), but this work is another representative decisive board of the Italian performance of the 1985 “Behind the Sun European Tour”. A week before the Bologna performance on November 4, Clapton was putting on an incredibly good show in Milan. This work proves that. In front of a super hot audience, it is an incredible piece that allows you to experience Clapton’s brave figure overwhelming the audience with a hotter than usual play. In fact, speaking of Italy, the Serie A soccer league is very popular, but in this edition, you can see the phenomenon that the venue has turned into a soccer stadium. The huge cheers as soon as Clapton introduced the intro of Wonderful Tonight, which begins with “a romantic number,” are played are exactly the same as those of a soccer goal scene. And quite a few of the audience happily sang this song together. Also, in Cocaine, there was an amazing scene where the whole audience sang the familiar phrase along with the performance. This was a scene of great enthusiasm, as if Clapton was playing with a wry smile, just like when cheering for a favorite soccer team. As exemplified by these things, the cheers of the audience on this day were not disruptive to the recording, but rather created a special mood to liven it up. If you listen to this album, you will realize how much fun it is to share a concert of your favorite artist. Backed by the support of this audience, Clapton and the band’s performance is at its best. He is piling up the angry solos in Same Old Blues, the crying solos in Double Trouble, and the sharp solos in Cocaine, Layla, and Further On Up The Road. If you are a fan, you will definitely not lose out by having this as an audience title for this tour. Live at Teatro Tenda Lampugnano, Milano, Italy 27th October 1985 TRULY PERFECT SOUND Disc 1 (50:07) 1. Intro. 2. Tulsa Time 3. Motherless Children 4. I Shot The Sheriff 5. Same Old Blues 6. Tangled In Love 7. White Room 8. You Got Me Hummin’ 9. Wonderful Tonight 10. She’s Waiting Disc 2 (5 2:26) 1. Lay Down Sally 2. Badge 3. Let It Rain 4. Double Trouble 5. Cocaine 6. Layla 7. Forever Man 8. Band Introduction 9. Further On Up The Road Eric Clapton – Guitar, Vocals Tim Renwick – Guitar Chris Stainton – Keyboards Donald ‘Duck’ Dunn – Bass Jamie Oldaker – Drums Laura Creamer – Backing Vocals Shaun Murphy -Backing Vocals