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Departing from the painstaking economy of Johnson’s guitar-and-voice arrangements, Clapton gives the erstwhile-skeletal pieces the full rock and roll treatment: his veteran band (which includes luminaries like keyboardist Billy Preston) adorns Johnson’s work with bass, drums, keyboard and harmonica. The extra sonic dimension feels more like revelation than heresy; the ease with which Clapton and his band introduce these new layers testifies to the oceanic depth of the songs. From the slow and dirty grind of “Milkcow’s Calf Blues?...
...length to some of Johnson's songs (all of which were under three minutes to fit the recording limit of 78s). The group creates some smooth grooves, and the guitar playing is predictably spectacular, but in the process of stretching the songs Clapton strips them of their intensity. Billy Preston's bouncy keyboards make 32-20 Blues sound like a Country Bear Jamboree performance of Chopin's Funeral March, while the snare hits and harmonica clichés on Traveling Riverside Blues sound like Johnson channeled through a Michelob ad. Clapton's vocals don't help matters. You can tell...
...counter we need to be more consistent with our team defensive effort,” Sullivan added. “We need recognition of [Barnes and Preston] to slow them down so we don’t get into a situation where either of those players go for big numbers...
...Saturday, the Lions surprised Ivy powerhouse Princeton—leading for 39 minutes of regulation before allowing the Tigers to force overtime with a field goal in the final five seconds. Columbia was overmatched in overtime and eventually fell by a final tally of 78-71. The previous night, Preston scored 28 in a losing effort against Penn...
...Preston School of Industry