His assurance as a guitar titan certainly mustered the humility that inspired From the Cradle, his 1994 release that fans had been waiting for over the past couple of decades.

It all comes down to the guitar work, and one may want to overlook the somewhat tempered vocals, but Claptons tribute album From the Cradle rises to the top as one of his best albums and fills the space for blues in any Desert Island Collection.

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The album manages to re-create the ambience of postwar electric blues, right down to the bottomless thump of the rhythm section.

As long as he plays his guitar, he cant fail -- his solos are white-hot and evocative, original and captivating.

When he sings, Clapton loses that sense of originality, choosing to mimic the vocals of the original recordings.

At times, his overemotive singing is painful; he doesnt have the strength to pull off Howlin Wolf s growl or the confidence to replicate Muddy Waters assured phrasing.

Yet, whenever he plays, its easier to forget his vocal shortcomings.

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