One of the essential and
beautiful documentary cum musical journey on Blues guitar Maestros made by
Martin Scorsese who along with his brilliant cinema also made some of the fine documentaries
on legendary artists of music. The film was made for PBS TV; and it’s an absolutely
brilliant concert cum tribute by the acclaimed man of blues Eric Clapton paying
tributes to all his inspirational great Blues legends like Robert Johnson, Muddy
Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, B.B. King, Freddie King, Jimmy Rogers, Sonny Boy
Williamson, Buck White. Clapton is heavily influenced from the legacy of these
black Masters which he mentioned extensively in his autobiographical account
also, which I managed to read a year back.
The modern blues and jazz movement
started in the streets of Mississippi Delta where the different style
of African-American black guitar players coined a subgenre called ‘Delta
Blues’ and followed by the cities of Chicago, Memphis and Texas. The film managed to bring all those rare B&W footage with old black
Masters of blues. And there is no better man than Clapton to pay tribute; he
goes on playing goose bump guitar which is an absolutely mesmerizing experience
for any of his fans, the man is something that made guitar proud of! The
weeping guitar sounds that made Clapton stands apart of from other contemporary
guitar players was all come from his heavily influenced style of three great
Masters of Blues guitar- Robert Johnson; undoubtedly the king of that era
followed by Muddy Waters and the great modern master B.B.King. He paid tribute
here playing ‘Standin’ Round Crying’, ‘Crossroads’, ‘Malted Milk’, ‘Someday
after a while’, ‘Reconsider Baby’, ‘Everyday I have the Blues’ and one of my
favorite ‘Have you ever loved a woman’ with stunning riffs of personal improvisations
that demands standing ovations for bringing the heavenly feel full of soul and
passion!
Strongly recommended for all EC
fans and for those who’s interested in Men’s music compared to Boys’ ;)
Ratings-10/10
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