Another Ticket
by Eric Clapton

There are cheesy 80s keyboards on the title track. If you can't get past that, you're going to miss one of Clapton's best albums, just like everybody else--this is an incredibly underrated album. Some can hear how good it is, though--I'm not the only one--and I've heard it said that having Albert Lee along prodded Clapton to step it up a notch.

The title track is a ballad. It's a beautiful one, but it is pretty much ruined by those keyboards. So if all of that is too much for you, skip side 1 to avoid that track. Too bad, though, because the other three tracks on side 1 are excellent.

But if you put on side 2 and play it through and you think that's not the best stuff Clapton recorded for five or six years on either side of this record...you and I don't hear things the same.

Upkeep on a castle is expensive.

From Decurso 08/24/2014 14:56 | #120277

Not at all bad, but mostly forgettable with a few standout songs (Can't Stand It and a cover of Muddy Waters Blow wind Blow). For completists only.

From timtooky 03/29/2014 12:19 | #107975

excuse me, but this is really not my kind of music. delicate and cheesy songs for abandoned supermarkets. listening to it, makes me wanna shout: surge up!

From Bork 06/08/2013 02:57 | #78347

I overlooked this one back in the day and have only found it way after it's relevance, if it ever had any, was gone. Not Clapton at his best by far but a good little soft rocker with 'God's' guitar skills taking center stage.