This is an AWESOME soundtrack if you like mellow music that you can chill out to. There are only 2 or 3 tracks that have vocals, the rest are all Clapton grooving out. It's great to put on to go to sleep, or go to bed to. It's got a bluesy vibe but isn't over the top. So good I won't swap mine and have purchased it more than once when my original got damaged. Hope that helps!!
D. P. (MusicMan) from NEW YORK, NY Reviewed on 11/22/2007...
Original score composed and performed by Eric Clapton.
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Tony W. (tonus) from SACRAMENTO, CA Reviewed on 8/26/2006...
great condition
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CD Reviews
A Score By Clapton
Thomas Magnum | NJ, USA | 07/27/2001
(4 out of 5 stars)
"Eric Clapton had never provided the score to a film, but he finally jumped into the film area with the soundtrack to Rush. The movie chronicles the tale of two undercover narcotic offices who in the course of their jobs become heroin addicts themselves. The album is made up of mostly instrumentals that has a dark and mellow nature that underscores the decent into drug addicted hell the two cops spiral into. Mr. Clapton himself was facing tragedy as he was recording the album, his four year old son Conner, was killed when he accidentally fell out of a window. To memorialize his son, he wrote and recorded one of most haunting and elegant songs ever written about the loss of loved one, "Tears In Heaven". The song would go on to bigger fame in it's Unplugged version, but the studio version is equally beautiful and worth buying the album for alone."
Clapton is God!
Morton | Colorado | 09/28/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Clapton is God! That was all I could say after listening to this. I mean his playing here is just down right amazing as always, but I wasnt expecting much when I listend to this, I just thought it was gonna be 'Tears In Heaven' and thats it. Boy, was I wrong or what? This is a mostly instumental album, except for the last three songs. But it is never boring, and it will never-not amaze you. Clapton plays with such emotion, I havent heard Clapton play with this much emotion since Derek And The Dominos were together 30 years ago. Claptons voice sounds great here. Now on to 'Tears In Heaven' the acoustic song. This is without a doubt the best song on the album in in the top 5 Clapton songs of all time! Its about him losing his kid who fell from like a 2 story window, so there is a lot of emotion behind it. I feel a close attraction to this song because around the time this came out my older sister had died, and my mom loved Clapton so she connected with this song and it makes me and her both stop and think every time we here it. This is a five star album any way you look at it!"
Some good tracks.....
justin_c | Baltimore, MD USA | 11/14/2000
(3 out of 5 stars)
"Generally, the CD is very mellow and relaxing. 7 of the tracks are instrumental pieces, and 3 have vocals. Clapton's guitar is articulate and sounds great. The digital recording and mastering are very good and the CD has great sound. Like alot of soundtracks, the pieces tend to wander without the accompanying video, but this one isn't too bad. It is great music to doze in and out of during an afternoon rain! Some of the better tracks are in the sample listening:1. New Recruit
4. Kristen and Jim
5. Preludin Fugue (the sample omits the best part)
Enjoy!"
One of EC's best
F. A. Smith | Raleigh, NC United States | 05/24/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Of the 23 EC solo CDs I own, I'd rank this in the top 5. Tears
in Heaven is the most well known song, but the rest of the
material is quite good. Because it is a soundtrack, there is
more a feel of a collection of songs than on some albums which
are crafted as a single entity. For the same reason, many of
the songs are instrumental, but some are nearly as powerful
musically as are the lyrics of Tears in Heaven. Because the
movie concerns police officers who become addicted themselves,
some of the music has druggy overtones, e.g. Preludin Fugue.
Of his other material, the mood this CD elicits reminds me
most of the title track to Another Ticket. If you like EC's
bluesier material, you'll like this. Buddy Guy plays guitar and
sings on Don't Know Which Way To Go.The CD is worthwhile
entirely on its own, but the movie is worth seeing as well."
Sensual CD of the Decade!
Christie Boudreau | Anaheim, Ca United States | 11/21/2000
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I love this music! Limited words, yet lots of feelings. I haven't seen the movie but I have 4 kids. When my husband puts on this CD, I lite the candles and we slip off to a wonderful place with this music. It's Eric Clapton without all the talk."