24 Nights

I just got the "24 Nights" DVD, and it's an awesome performance. The only Eric Clapton videos I had seen were from the "Unplugged" performance, which is also a fantastic DVD if you're into such things. He plays all songs on his acoustic and slide guitars in a very bluesy style (including a totally different, but still amazing version of "Layla") in the Unplugged DVD.

The 24 Nights performance is much earlier, but a lot of the performers are the same. The percussion guys Steve Ferroni and Ray Cooper, as well as bassist Nathan East and (Rolling Stones) keyboardist Chuck Leavell (in just one song) are the performers repeated in Unplugged.

What's cool is that Eric clapton actually plays some songs with a lit cigarette attached to his Fender "Fat Strat". Seeing how he plays the song "Sunshine of your Love", I'm really curious about what he's smoking. You also have "White Room", "Running on Faith", and some other Clapton greats in this performance. "White Room", I found out, was written by Cream songwriter Pete Brown and consists of phrases describing a train station through the eyes of someone who's reeeeally high. And I'm not talking about altitude. As if it's not obvious from the lyrics of the song.

If you're an electric fan, pick this up. If you're an acoustic guitar fan or a Blues fan, pick up the Unplugged DVD instead. I have to get the Crossroads DVD next.