Live in San Diego (with Special Guest JJ Cale)

I disagree with those giving this show less than 5 stars. I was at the concert and find the DVD and CD both capture the sound and feel of the show. Eric Clapton played San Diego a number of times in his long career. He was a very close friend of JJ Cale, who lived in Valley Center, which is a community in northern San Diego County. JJ was a bit of a recluse in his later years, but he agreed to appear with Eric Clapton and do a few of his songs that he and Eric loved to play. This was a very special event for Eric Clapton and JJ Cale. The warmth between them shows in the music and video and was sincerely felt by those of us lucky enough to be at the concert. The venue was also somewhat special in that the old San Diego Sports Arena has seen the likes of Hendrix, Led Zep, the Rolling Stones, the Who, CSNY, and so many other classic acts over it's decades of life. As far as the camera work goes, I agree that the use of multiple cameras, including audience cameras, does create quite a variety of constantly-changing views. The effect is much like that of many bootleg concert films that are the collection of audience cameras smuggled into the venue and then later edited together. Perhaps the objective was to mimic that effect. At any rate, the video does in many ways simulate the experience of being at the show, where one is constantly bombarded with sensory input, including the music, the lights, the musicians and the audience (the audience can be especially annoying, at least to me). At any rate, I found the DVD and the CD to be accurate reproductions of the experience of attending this historic concert, which I highly value in my 40+ years of attending concerts.

I saw Eric twice on this tour, once in Wash. DC and the other time in Columbus. Before the Columbus show, Derek Trucks left to rejoin The Allman Brothers and the difference was noticeable. I was very happy that this concert happened while he was still part of the group. I have seen Eric a few times since this tour and feel that this group of musicians is his strongest lineup. Doyle and Derek are great players and add considerably to the sound. This is especially true on Layla where Derek provides a beautiful slide version of Duane Allman's original creation. I do not recall another Clapton DVD where this slide portion happens, except maybe with Mark Knoeffler, but it may have been the acoustic version of Layla similar to Unplugged. Basically this is a Clapton concert where, instead of the middle sit down acoustic portion, he is joined by JJ Cale to play a few of his songs. I thought the JJ Cale songs were excellent. Highlights for me were Got To Get Better In A Little While, Little Queen Of Spades and Layla. In fairness, Willie Weeks bass could be more pronounced, but I found the audio and video to be very good. As a side note, Little Wing is not on the DVD, but is on the CD. Why would they leave that one off?

My copy arrived yesterday. I've watched it at least 4 times already. I think that this is a "must have" for fans of Eric Clapton.He and J.J. Cale are great together and seem to be enjoying themselves so much that they almost pull you on to the stage to sit with them. The 2 songs on the "Extras" with Clapton and Cale rehearsing are, fun to see, laid back and a great way to remember J.J. Cale. I was worried that the video would be of poor quality, but it looks and sounds wonderful. I still love all the Crossroads concerts, but this just became my favorite Clapton DVD. I could not be happier with this DVD.

I enjoyed the double CD and was meaning to buy this great concert for a while till I saw it again in the Amazon web page for a great price , The performance by all musicians is just awesome : E. C , JJ Cale , Doyle Bramwell II , Derek Tracks , Chris Stainton , Tim Carmon , including replacement Bass player Billy Weeks & Drummer Steve Jordan , vocals Michell John & Sharon White and right at the end special guest Robert Cray on Crossroads , recorded March 15 - San Diego California 2007 , great picture & sound , Approx Hour .52 minutes long .

A good concert, well done recording, good sound! arrived yesterday, thanks for letting us know.

This is one of the absolute best DVDs of a rock concert ever produced. Recorded when Clapton was on tour with Derek Trucks and Doyle Bramhall II we’re backing him in addition to Chris Staton et al. They were on top of their game this day and then here comes J.J. Cale to join them. There is not a weak moment. Yes the songs have all been done so many times but never better.

It doesn't get any better than Eric. I've seen him live twice. Once in 1998 in Kansas city at the Kemper arena and in 2004 in Oklahoma city at the Ford Center 2 days after the first Crossroads festival and the first show of his world tour. Seeing this show reminds me why I have always put Eric at the very top number one all time favorite guitar player. If you like Clapton and you already have a lot of his dvds, this is one you really need to buy. 1 because it's Eric and 2 you get JJ Cale as a great bonus. I don't live too far from Tulsa and have seen JJ many times. The sound is great and while the bass is a tad low, it's certainly well within great listing taste. Worth every penny.

Eric Clapton Live in San Diego with Special Guest JJ Cale is a Rocking Concert!! Live in San Diego (with Special Guest JJ Cale)(Blu-ray) Recorded March 15, 2007 in the Valley View Casino Center in San Diego, CA, the video quality is very good & the DTS Audio track is stellar! The only negative I could find is the fast changing video perspective, through the use of multiple cameras from a number of vantage points - some are audience cameras. This is not unlike experiencing it live & looking around at the entire venue. Other than some mildly annoying audience visuals, This is one of my favorite EC concerts & I recommend it.

Absolument extraordinaire. La présence de JJ Cale est un grand moment de bonheur et de nostalgie ! Un artiste compositeur et un homme d'exception. Merci Éric Clapton. Cela dit, la vidéo est très bonne, image et son. Les quatre guitaristes et l'orquestre sont formidables.

Quick and safe deliver. This is one of the best Clapton live shows in DVD, I own all of them now. Lots of Derek and The Dominos songs, fantastic guitar performances, with Clapton, Trucks, Bramhall, Cake and Cray, it's like a mini Crossroads Guitar Festival. Highly recommended!

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Excelente concierto, historico, por tener de invitado al Sr JJ Cale, muy buena selección de música y con la participación de guitarristas de primera, como Derek Trucks y Doyle Bramhall II, que en conjunto con el señorón Eric Clapton y demás musicos hacen de éste concierto imperdible en tu colección. Además a un muy buen precio con una calidad de sonido excelente. Llegó el producto muy rapido, sin pensarlo volvería a comprar con éste vendedor.

not his best