Eric Clapton/Netherlands 1998

After a long time, I received Eric Clapton’s finest original master from the British heavyweight Taper! This is a stereo audience master that completely recorded the live performance at Thialf Stadium in Ehrenven, Netherlands on November 23, 1998 with a quality that can only be described as superb. This year, the world tour that was held at the same time as the release of their first studio work in 9 years, “PILGRIM”, produced many great sound sources. Among them, speaking of the sound source of this day, in the past, a 2CD boot called “World Tour 1998 In Holland” has been distributed all over the world, and it can be said that it has been named as the number one boot during this tour due to its good sound quality. However, in reality, it was the opinion of heavyweight tapers that the original rich sound stage was distorted due to excessive equalization and compression on both records. Moreover, it has been pointed out that the master that became the source was not from the heavyweight taper of this time, although it was the same sound source, but was provided through another person. This time, the master that we obtained has a dynamic and rich sound field that is just like the original, and when we compared it with the previously released version, we found that the quality of the sound exceeded all previously released versions in terms of sound clarity. did. According to Taper, “It was recorded in front of the PA speakers. You would believe it even if it was called a soundboard recording.” If you listen to this, you’ll realize it right away. The sound pressure is also sufficient, and there were parts of My Father’s Eyes and Old Love that contained noise from the original master, but for this release, our engineers have removed them as much as possible. Although there are some areas where faint traces of removal remain, you can experience the overwhelming power and transparent sound that is unique to the original master. Clapton’s overwhelming performance with an unusually large band of 10 members approaches realistically with natural sound. The album “PILGRIM” was made up of multiple recordings by Clapton, so it can be said that this arrangement was necessary to reproduce it live. He has 3 guitars including his. In addition to Andy Fairweather Rowe, whom Clapton trusts, Alan Darby, a talented guitarist who was also active in Asia for a while, is used here. And the keyboards are played by black players Tim Carmon and Kenny Crouch. The sound created by triple guitar + double keyboard + triple female chorus is honed and powerful. Its backbone is supported by Steve Gadd and Nathan East. Listening to this performance, I realized that this stage was not simply an attempt to recreate the recorded and overdubbed album “PILGRIM”, but was an attempt to give new “breath of life” to the songs on the album. Masu. If you listen to the “PILGRIM” number, which occupies the entire first half, you will understand that. Also, just listen to Clapton’s extremely emotional long solo that mixes slow and fast in the first song of the second half, Old Love, and Tim Carmon’s jazzy and lively long keyboard solo that contrasts well with it, and the overwhelming overall composition. However, you can feel that a new form of expression is being attempted on this stage. For the encore, Jimmie Vaughan, who is also Clapton’s friend guitarist, jumps in and develops a guitar battle. This is because his band, The Tilt A Whirl Band, was appointed by Clapton as the opening act for this tour. In the 1998 “Pilgrim Tour”, it is a title that uses the original master of the sound source, which can be declared to be the highest in both sound quality and content. Thialf Stadium, Heerenveen, Netherlands 23rd November 1998 TRULY PERFECT SOUND(from Original Masters) Disc 1 (62:16) 01. Intro 02. My Father’s Eyes 03. Pilgrim 04. One Chance 05. River of Tears 06. Going Down Slow 07 She’s Gone 08. Driftin’ Blues 09. Tears in Heaven 10. Layla 11. Change The World Disc 2 (53:45) 01. Old Love 02. Crossroads 03. Have You Ever Loved A Woman 04. Tearing Us Apart 05. Wonderful Tonight 06. Cocaine 07. Before You Accuse Me (with Jimmie Vaughan) Eric Clapton – guitar / vocals Andy Fairweather Low – guitar / vocals Nathan East – bass / vocals Alan Darby – guitar / vocals Tim Carmon – keyboards / vocals Kenneth Crouch – keyboards Steve Gadd – drums Katie Kissoon – backing vocals Chyna – backing vocals Charlean Hines – backing vocals