Eric Clapton - 1985-10-11 - Fukuoka, Japan (SBD)

Eric Clapton
1985-10-11
Fukuoka, Japan
Soundboard Recording
192 kbps
Artwork Included

CD 1:
01. Tulsa Time
02. Motherless Children
03. I Shot The Sheriff
04. Same Old Blues
05. Tangled In Love
06. White Room
07. Hold Me Now
08. Wonderful Tonight
09. She's Waiting

CD 2:
01. Lay Down Sally
02. Badge
03. Let It Rain
04. Double Trouble
05. Cocaine
06. Layla

Eric Clapton - 1985-10-11 - Fukuoka, Japan (SBD)

Eric Clapton is the only person inducted into the Rock Hall of Fame on 3 different occasions - as a member of the Yardbirds in 1992, then with Cream in 1993 and finally as a solo artist in 2000. By the way, he was also a member of Derek & the Dominoes, Blind Faith and John Mayall's Bluesbreakers (Mayall is in, the band isn't), three other bands that deserve Rock Hall consideration!

In any event, today' post features Eric in 1985, a year in which he returned to world wide prominence. Working with Phi Collins, he released the album, Behind The Sun, in March 1985, which was a huge improvement of his previous effort, 1983’s Money and Cigarettes. Behind The Sun produced the hits Forever Man and She's Waiting. The former featured a devastating guitar solo reminiscent of Clapton’s days with the Dominoes and Cream, while the latter was included as part of EC’s set at Live Aid in July 1985. That Live Aid appearance, which also included White Room and Layla, showed the world a healthy and rejuvenated Slowhand, who could still play with the best of them. Clapton launched a world wide tour in support of Behind The Sun, which started and ended in Europe, with stops in the US, Canada and Japan in between. This soundboard, from October 11, 1985, 3 decades ago today, captures EC on his last of 6 nights in Japan.