Motherless Children/Give Me Strength/Willie & The Hand Jive/Get Ready/I Shot The Sheriff/I Can't Hold Out/Please Be With Me/Let It Grow/Steady Rollin' Man/Mainline Florida
461 Ocean Boulevard was Eric Clapton’s second solo album released four years after his debut. Unfortunately it is the case that his solo work is usually less inspired than his group releases, particularly Cream. Features the US No. 1 cover of I Shot The Sheriff. (US:1 UK:3)
“This is pretty much the best place to start if you wish to get into Clapton. Good strong album with many likeable tunes, including the cover of I Shot The Sheriff.”
“461 Ocean Boulevard is worlds away from his Cream stuff; this is mellow laid back smooth blues with some spectacular guitar. Some of the lyrics are a little silly but at this stage of his career nobody listened to Eric Clapton for his lyrics.”
“Eric Clapton very laid back and mellow. This is an entire world of stylistic difference from Cream. If you want a rock album with a great chill groove you couldn't do any better than 461 Ocean Boulevard. It isn't a masterpiece, but it's close.”
“It has many of the same problems that make most of this artist's work patchy -inconsistent lead vocals, heavy reliance on classic blues covers and a couple of tracks that are too laid back to be effective. However, this album has strengths that overcome these problems - the band is tight, Clapton's playing is brilliant though understated at times, and the cover material is exceptionally well chosen.”
“There is a good variety of styles from bluesier pieces like I Can't Hold Out to the classic reggae rhythms of Clapton's cover of Bob Marley's I Shot The Sheriff. Clapton lays down some nice guitar riffs throughout, although the one thing that seems to be missing is a fiery guitar solo.”
“The whole mood of the album is very laid back and loose - everyone knows that Clapton and the band are capable of much more complex work, but they choose to avoid flashy excess, and opt instead for simplicity. The resulting album is very warm, friendly and intimate.”
“A quiet tone exists on this recording. Let It Grow is the standout song and a few others have ear catching moments as well. However, the lack of enough rock tunes here make this an average recording when compared to Eric's work as a whole.”
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