Eric Clapton - Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007 (2 Dvd) (Spanish) Paperback – DTS Surround Sound, January 1, 2014

The entire series of Crossroads Guitar Festivals (I have all of them) represent a Nirvana for any aficionado of all forms of popular guitar.While the performances of every artist are superlative, there are some standouts. Albert Lee's and Vince Gill's performance of "Country Girl" is a dazzling display of country guitar at its manic best. B.B. King brings his legendary genius to bear and never disappoints . Robert Cray brings his very clean, straight-ahead blues and blues/rock, Sheryl Crow's "If It Makes You Happy" has a slightly raw-er edge than some of her prior renditions; her "Tulsa Time", paired with EC, is as interesting for their onstage personal interplay as,for their onstage guitar play; Buddy Guy is, well, Buddy Guy. When Robbie Robertson joins EC for Bo Diidly's "Who Do You Love," another highly memorable moment is reached.The real show stopper comes from Steve Winwood 's rendition of Traffic's "Dear Mr. Fantasy. It is a BIG performance, suitable to the stadium venue.All in all, a great show.

Great show from a great showman and his friends, playing solos, in duos, and in jams. This was a benefit for drug and alcohol addiction recovery at the Crossroads Centre, which Eric Clapton founded on the Caribbean island of Antigua. Legendary bluesmen Albert Lee, Sonny Landreth, Hubert Sumlin, Jimmie Vaughan, Robert Cray, Johnny Winter, and B.B. King all appear in multiple performances, as well as rockers Los Lobos, John Mayer, Robbie Robertson, Sheryl Crow, Jeff Beck, and Steve Winwood. A tip of the hat goes to jazz and country, as John McLaughlin, Vince Gill, and Willie Nelson are also in the lineup. Clapton pays tribute to his dear departed friend George Harrison and, since Beck and Winwood are present, a number of the tracks revive hits by the Yardbirds, Blind Faith, and Traffic. Chicago-blues icon Buddy Guy wraps up the show with an all-star jam.Since Amazon hasn't seen fit to post the tracks on these DVDs, allow me:Disc 1 * Introduction - Bill Murray * Uberesso - Sonny Landreth * Hell At Home - Sonny Landreth with Eric Clapton * Maharina - John McLaughlin * Rosie - Doyle Bramhall II * Outside Woman Blues - Doyle Bramhall II * Little By Little - Susan Tedeschi with The Derek Trucks Band * Anyday - The Derek Trucks Band * Highway 61 Revisited - Johnny Winter with The Derek Trucks Band * Nobodysoul - Robert Randolph & The Family Band * Poor Johnny - The Robert Cray Band * Dirty Work At The Crossroads - Jimmie Vaughan with The Robert Cray Band * Sitting On Top Of The World - Hubert Sumlin with The Robert Cray Band & Jimmie Vaughan * Paying The Cost To Be The Boss - B.B. King with The Robert Cray Band with Jimmie Vaughan & Hubert Sumlin * Rock Me Baby - B.B. King with The Robert Cray Band with Jimmie Vaughan & Hubert Sumlin * Sweet Thing - Vince Gill * Country Boy - Albert Lee with Vince Gill * If It Makes You Happy - Sheryl Crow with Vince Gill & Albert Lee * Tulsa Time - Sheryl Crow with Eric Clapton, Vince Gill & Albert Lee * Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain - Willie Nelson with Vince Gill & Albert Lee * On the Road Again - Willie Nelson with Sheryl Crow, Vince Gill & Albert LeeDisc 2 * Belief - John Mayer * Gravity - John Mayer * Don't Worry Baby - Los Lobos * Mas y Mas - Los Lobos * Cause We've Ended As Lovers - Jeff Beck * Big Block - Jeff Beck * Tell the Truth - Eric Clapton * Isn't It A Pity - Eric Clapton * Little Queen of Spades - Eric Clapton * Who Do You Love - Robbie Robertson with Eric Clapton * Presence Of The Lord - Steve Winwood and Eric Clapton * Can't Find My Way Home - Steve Winwood and Eric Clapton * Had To Cry Today - Steve Winwood and Eric Clapton * Dear Mr. Fantasy - Steve Winwood * Crossroads - Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood * Mary Had A Little Lamb - Buddy Guy * Damn Right I've Got The Blues - Buddy Guy * Sweet Home Chicago - Buddy Guy with Eric Clapton, Robert Cray, John Mayer, Hubert Sumlin, Jimmie Vaughan & Johnny Winter

Really, buy this if you still can. This dvd set of the 2007 Crossroads Festival is ironically VERY ADDICTIVE. The music is amazing. I really do not know where to start. This was my intro to Robert Randolf and the Family Band. Mind blowing to hear and watch. The reunion of Clapton and Winwood doing old with Derek Trucks and Doyle Bramhall III. Freakin' Amazing! The list goes on and on. I am on my second copy. Lending it to friends is extra gratifying because watching it, any of it, is such a fine experience.

This is the most enjoyable music dvd/blue-ray that I own.It appears from Clapton's comments in introducing Stevie Winwood that this was the first time they had played together in 25 years, since the brief days of the incredible Blind Faith. Hearing and seeing them play Presence of he Lord, Can't Find My Way Home, and Had to Cry Today was and is a thrill, their duets are new and touching. Clapton is in his highest form, absolutely fantastic soloing. I Had to Cry Today in total ecstasy. I suspect that the obvious joy and creative remembering here resulted in their touring together and their great Madison Sq. Garden DVD show.The performance by John McLaughlin of Maharina is worth the price of the entire DVD. His mastery of the guitar, perhaps especially stimulated by this guitar festival, and passionate engagement in the song produces a rich emotional range. The piece soars and rocks so much more than the version on the Floating Point CD. It is one of the high points of my 45 years of listening to and being touched by great rock and jazz.I've never seen Jeff Beck before, but this is another just fantastic thing to see and feel. Beck, like McLaughlin, takes us on a complex emotional ride. His guitar is slashing and filled with inner deeper drama. If I had to compare Beck with any other musician, it would be Miles Davis. Same tense genius. Very impressive.Other highlights: BB King singin' and playin' Rock Me Baby, Clapton & Crew playing Crossroads, Clapton singing Isn't It a Pity. These plenty of other good stuff here, and some stuff that doesn't do anything for me after one or two listening.This is a great set of moments in Rock History.

One of the early Festivals and brilliant selections of some great bands and of course guitar players. Very entertaining.

Brilliant stuff. I'm a jazz fan so it's easy to pick up where I left off before austerity hit us. Great to learn about new muscians and their music, blues rhythm and blues, Sherl Crow, Robert Cray, Eric Clapton, Robert Randolph & The Family Band, John Mayer and Steve Winwood and o'course the Tedeschi Trucks Band. There lots more I can mention that's on the 2 disc DVD.

Big fan of the Crossroads concerts so bought this one to add to my collection and not dissapointed

Amongst the usual Crossroads crowd I was very pleased to discover the utterly awesome Jeff Beck with Vinnie Colaiuta on drums- similarly awesome- as on it as Billy Cobham , and on bass a young Aussie girl called Tal Wilkenfeld who touches on the brilliance of Stanley Clarke. Augmented on keyboards by Jason Robello. I like guitar playing with a bitof venom and this version of Jeff Beck really does it for me, I have since bought "live at Ronnie Scotts"

Brilliant, through and through. Masterly musicians and superb performances from artists who clearly love their music.