Review
Eric Clapton hasn’t released a live album since 1992’s hit Unplugged, but this double CD proves only that he’s gotten older, not better. A grab bag of greatest hits, augmented by songs from Pilgrim and Reptile, his recent studio clunkers, One More Car offers little in the way of excitement. True, “She’s Gone” and “Have You Ever Loved a Woman?” show Clapton can still make his guitar weep, but he rarely sustains the moments of passion, and keyboardists Billy Preston and David Sancious often outsolo the old master. Many songs, like the perennial “Layla,” are performed so bombastically as to become parodies of themselves. The festivities conclude with a creaking version of “Over the Rainbow,” in which Clapton finally turns into your grandfather.
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