God forbid, if I was asked to part with all the music I have, save one album, I would keep this. This would probably last me a lifetime. Bettering over his previous versatile compilation The Cream of Clapton (1995), this autobiographical compilation contains everything that is Clapton, and probably more. In terms of sheer range, Complete Clapton stretches from rock to blues. In terms of expression, it ranges from unrequited love to romance to separation; exploring themes like faith and justice on the way. The album begins with five consecutive Cream tracks, essentially hard rock or psychedelic rock, and gradually gets bluer and denser.
Containing all the popular Clapton tracks like “Layla”, “Cocaine”, “My Father’s Eyes”, “Change the World”, which have become cult tracks, it's a pleasure to listen to beautiful and lesser heard tracks like “Miss You”, “Pretending” and “It’s In The Way You Use It”. But, the tracks to watch out for are “Bell Bottom Blues”, supposedly written by Clapton for Pattie Boyd (yes, as usual), and his covers of Robert Hicks classic “Motherless Child” and of Robert Johnson’s famous “If I Had Possession Over Judgment Day”.
See: Track Listing.
