' — elegant arrangements, - plateau that gives Claptoo’s ‘lapte Despite his decade-long. ‘retiring epponeits: even track record. of proven. though hecan no longer find artistic and commercial —theplatewithhiscurve ball. — success, Eric Clapton's new | ‘And indeed, Another’ album. gives. every In: - Ticket. has some serene dicatlon the British blues moments, The title’ track, © rocker has gone to the well — for instance, is his starkest once too often. i composition: since: Won- - ‘Another Ticket (REO. derful Tonight. ‘I Can't Records, RS-1-30 95) bears Siand It has a completeness all the Clapton trademarks . and focus that rivals all but a a handful of his best tunes. flawless .- musicianship, Teo often, however, hauntinglyreedy vocalsand Clapton relies on his band — stately. production, which inches the recent But Clapton's erratic acquisition of Gary career — from the heights Brooker, former’ Procol of his pioneer work in The Harum keyboardiat and Yerdbirds and Cream inthe vocalist — and the result is late Sixties to the depts. of mypremely disappointing. his heroleplagued initial Similarly, Tom Dowd’s solo forays shortly there- production, which haa ‘after — bas in recent years “graced: some of “Rod found. a flabby middle Stewart's toughest albums ground that can be both and has harnessed the alluring and alarming. rough-hewn Allman It hes long been assumed Brothers, lends an an- that Clapton's flery, fluid tiseptic tone to the recor. guitar had been tamed and ding. . transferred into.a subtler Following his two most symbol of his. recent -pen- recent studio albums, the chant for. the melodic. best-selling Slowhand and Seemingly without Backless, Another Ticket motivation, Another Ticket appears to merely entrench is another step towards a fis Linear trend towards . moothing precision. . once-complimentary . However, whea compared | nickname of Slowhand a “with Just One Night, lesadesirable meaning. Clapton’s underrated live ” He can still charm his au album of last year, it’s dience, though. From the disturbing that the passion lilting and = Hikkable - and urgency of his concerts Soinething Special that. cannot be channelled in the ” begins the album t the asbxiio. = tock of Rita Although Clapton’s Mae at its end, Clapton musically schizophrenic draws om his experiences career is troubling, he is and savvy like an aging saved by twoor three gems pitcher, with_a knack for onesch album and his tours” gressive complexion ih his ~ - Innguid . never fail 10 remind fal- lowers and detractors alike of his’ compelling stylistic. dynamism. But if be iseverforced off the road — and his recent.. _ problems with serious " pleers ‘and ‘other Illnesses - . does net bode well’ for kis - fixture — he'd be’ _ well advised to spend more time'on ‘developing an ag- and Jesa on studio © .. fectionism. urban vision once made his reggac-influenced rock ome of the -most intense and promising in its field. - The New. York mulatto may have been sidetracked and ina rut recently, but his comeback album, Escape Artist (Epic Records JE 30069), is perhaps the most dramatic artistic reju- venation in years. Bolstered by crystalline contemporary production of Bob Clear-. mountain, Jeffreys has never sounded more con- fident.. -Best known for ” his critically acclaimed Ghost Writer album. of 1976, _ Jeffreys has always written ‘with cleverness and con- viction. His cool, soulful po- ‘etry has been underpinned - by a rythmic sense and infusion of lyrical irony. But the successful aspects of Jeffreys’ albums were too the ‘often corroded by mean- dering, oddpaced songs. per- - Garland Fektreys* chilling - Lary Fast and. guitarist i Teele production also - ‘their recent split . from ” sessions ‘turn inte ego " Jeffreys has sized up the cht vai ad tinction’. of his b Per formances. Much has occurred since | tin : his last album, American ‘ tre atention ef ABM radio, Boy and Girl — the active new wave of Elvis Costello and the reggaeacrented pop” of The Police have proven — and compromised the stréat-. _ pressings of the album "shows that Jeffreys can still Baril the pari, ": Graham. Parker — plus - support from sich diverse sources as Lou Reed, § reggae’s Linton Kwesl Johnson and electronically- influenced keyboardist - “Many ‘stardilled album plagued disasters. 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