Eric Clapton - Pilgrim (2014) Audio Fidelity SACD FLAC Beolab1700

Eric Clapton - Pilgrim (2014) Audio Fidelity SACD FLAC Beolab1700







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Eric Clapton - Pilgrim [2014 Audio Fidelity SACD AFZ 188]

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Artist...............: Eric Clapton

Album................: Pilgrim [2014 Audio Fidelity SACD AFZ 188]

Genre................: Rock/Blues

Source...............: CD

Year.................: 1998

Ripper...............: EAC (Secure mode) / LAME 3.92 & Asus CD-S520

Codec................: Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC)

Version..............: reference libFLAC 1.2.1 20070917

Quality..............: Lossless, (avg. compression: 59 %)

Channels.............: Stereo / 44100 HZ / 16 Bit

Tags.................: VorbisComment

Information..........: CD IMAGE - LOG - CUE - SCANS



Posted by............: Beolab1700 on 14/11/2014



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Tracklisting

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01. My Father's Eyes

02. River Of Tears

03. Pilgrim

04. Broken Hearted

05. One Chance

06. Circus

07. Going Down Slow

08. Fall Like Rain

09. Born In Time

10. Sick And Tired

11. Needs His Woman

12. She's Gone

13. You Were There

14. Inside Of Me





Personnel:



Eric Clapton – guitar and vocals

Simon Climie – drum programming and keyboards

Steve Gadd – drums

Paul Waller – drum programming

Dave Bronze – bass guitar

Chris Stainton – Hammond organ

Joe Sample – piano

London Session Orchestra – strings

Nathan East – bass guitar

Luís Jardim – bass guitar and percussion

Andy Fairweather-Low – guitar

Paul Carrack – Hammond organ

Greg Phillinganes – keyboards

Paul Brady – tin whistle

Pino Paladino – bass guitar

Chyna Whyne – backing vocals

Kenneth Edmonds – backing vocals





Album Released: March 10, 1998



Audio Fidelity SACD Released: November 11, 2014



Mastered for this SACD by: Steve Hoffman at Stephan Marsh Mastering



CONTAINS CD LAYER ONLY



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Pilgrim is the 13th studio album by Eric Clapton. The album was recorded at Olympic Studio in London in late 1997.



One strange thing about Eric Clapton's '90s success is that it relied almost entirely on covers and new versions of classic hits; he released no albums of new material between 1989's Journeyman and 1998's Pilgrim. In the decade between the two albums, he had two new hits -- his moving elegy to his deceased son, "Tears in Heaven," and the slick contemporary soul of the Babyface-written "Change the World" -- and Pilgrim tries to reach a middle ground between these two extremes, balancing tortured lyrics with smooth sonic surfaces. Working with producer Simon Climie, his collaborator on the TDF side project, Clapton has created a numbingly calm record that, for all of its lyrical torment, displays no emotion whatsoever. Much of the problem lies in the production, which relies entirely on stiff mechanical drumbeats, gauzy synthesizers, and meandering instrumental interludes. These ingredients could result in a good record, as "Change the World" demonstrated, but not here, due to Pilgrim's monotonous production. Unfortunately, Clapton doesn't want to shake things up -- his singing is startlingly mannered, even on emotionally turbulent numbers like "My Father's Eyes" or "Circus." Even worse, he's content to take a back seat instrumentally, playing slight solos and fills as colorless as the electronic backdrops. The deadened sonics would make Pilgrim a chore even if there were strong songs on the record, but only a handful of tunes break through the murk. Considering that Journeyman, his last album of original material, was a fine workmanlike effort and that From the Cradle and Unplugged crackled with vitality, the blandness of Pilgrim is all the more disappointing.



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