Eric Clapton – Roger Daltrey – RBC Center – March 2010 – review
Eric Clapton stopped by The RBC Center in Raleigh this past monday to rush through his 16-song set and to completely ignore his fans. Yes, I know, Clapton is known for his lack of stage banter but come on, throw us a bone every now and then. The arena was pretty much filled to capacity, the least he could have done was acknowledge that we were there and maybe even say the name of the town he was in. He honestly looked like he wanted to be anywhere else but here. Clapton fans would argue that he lets the music speak for itself but the living legend just seemed to be going through the motions, literally on autopilot the whole night. No spark of inspiration nor glimmer of enthusiasm were evident at this particular show. Another tell tale sign was Clapton plowing through song after song without pausing to allow the audience to give him some applause. weird. He was pretty much the same way when I last saw him live back on his Journeyman tour but his disinterest and disengagement seemed more pronounced this time around.
But having said all that, I have to say that the man is a guitar legend and I’m still glad I got to see the show. Clapton has a stellar band with him including Steve Gadd on drums and Willie Weeks on bass. Ya can’t go wrong there. And he also performed one of my all time favorites, “Old Love” that featured a nice extended solo. Other moments during the set that featured some tasty guitar work included “I Shot the Sheriff”, “Little Queen of Spades” and “Before You Accuse Me”.
As for Roger Daltrey, I wasn’t expecting much from him after seeing the poor half-time performance by The Who during this year’s superbowl. But surprisingly, Daltrey did a fantastic job and really got the crowd going. He was the total opposite of Clapton: engaging with the crowd, making a few jokes here and there and he genuinely seemed happy to be on stage. He had a well paced set with highlights like “Who Are You”, “Gimme a Stone”, “Young Man Blues” and of course, “Baba O’Riley”.
retroGrade: C+ (Eric Clapton), A (Roger Daltrey)
Eric Clapton with special guest, Roger Daltrey
venue: RBC Center, Raleigh, NC
date: March 8, 2010
setlist:
Roger Daltrey –
I Can See For Miles
The Real Me
Behind Blue Eyes
Freedom Ride
Give Me A Stone
Days Of Light
Who Are You
Going Mobile
Young Man Blues
Baba O’Riley
Eric Clapton –
Going Down Slow
Key To The Highway
Tell The Truth
Old Love
I Shot The Sheriff
Driftin’ Blues
Nobody Knows You When You’re Down And Out
Running On Faith
Layla
I’ve Got A Rock N Roll Heart
Badge
Little Queen Of Spades
Before You Accuse Me
Wonderful Tonight
Cocaine
Crossroads
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