Double Crossing Time --- John Mayall's Bluesbreakers

[ChocolateAndGuitar]

after being searching for two years, with only the melody in my head, i found the song!!!!

[sprucetree49]

You know this album (Blues Breakers) has five or six solos by Clapton that are just perfection, of which this might be the best.

[mikejlp]

Blues as it ought to be played, Clapton is red hot. More hot licks than a porn movie ! Excellent piece.

[sprucetree49]

I agree that this is one of Clapton's best solos if not his very best and I am shocked that this track was left off the 2006 Decca "Anniversary Release' of the album, while all sorts of odds and ends were added. In general, I don't like "re-releases" that change the song order or the versions. If they want to add stuff at the end, fine. But don't destroy the original listening experience. I want new listeners to experience it as my generation did.

[caravancollectors]

originally written as Double Crossing Mann (Manfred Mann stealing band members from Mayall such as Jack Bruce)....the combination of Mayall's plaintive and testifyin' vocal and Clapton's piercing guitar make this one of the standout classics from one of the greatest LP's of all time...

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[MrCavey666]

this is the greatest blues solo fucking ever I dont care what anyone says.

[sprucetree49]

@MrCavey666 I agree with you but there are two really good solos on Fresh Cream: the one on I'm Glad and the one on Sweet Wine. That latter is titanic, but it might lose a point for being overdubbed.

[hotlipbrown]

And the vocal by J. M. is awesome too !

[BordiniBlues85]

smokin solo! awesume sustain! pure feeling...

[mikejlp]

Stands up well to the test of time ! Typical Eric licks and signiture riffs through the entire piece. Iconic album, EVERYBODY should have a copy of this in their collection, British Blues began here !

[portoblues]

wonderfull, lindo maravilhosamente bluesy

[brianjamesfolk]

Heroic. He threw off all distraction, devoted himself completely, and became the master of the craft by 19.

[GibsonKLO]

SUSTAIN !!!

[normacarlyon]

I played the 33 over and over and over and over. Still can listen to it with love and peace.

[therealnotpalc]

A few days ago i read that this song is about jack bruce, because he switched back to manfred man or something like that.....

I was origanally called double crossing man

Clapton is awesome on this

[TumbrelJockey]

@therealnotpalc FYI it's not about Jack .But you are right about Clapton's solo

[waxhead1951]

Have the original vinyl of The Bluesbreakers in "Mono", still sounds great.

[guitarandharp]

Hi waxhead1951

There's no other way to listen to that album. I never liked the stereo version.

The music still sounds fantastic, especially this track: vogt1949 is right, it's one of Clapton's best, no doubt about it!

[AlexTheRabbi]

Erics Birthday today i just had to listen to this or either a cream song i chose this :)

[Splink60]

Respect to the late great Gus Dudgeon missed by all his friends

[vogt1949]

One of Clapton's best solos's, in my estimation. Makes the hair on my neck stand up 40 some odd years later!!

[globaltempo]

I agree

[frankty67]

@vogt1949 Yeah I agree, And I know many people over the years who swear Eric Clapton never played better than on that whole Bluesbreakers album.I too also believe he was at his best.

[murfdog19]

@frankty67 No doubt Clapton is the godfather of British blues guitar, and his playing on this album is fantastic. Though I think Clapton's best playing was during the Derek and the Dominos years.

[frankty67]

@murfdog19 A great argument no doubt.Clapton was great in both eras.1966 and 1970/71.But my only regret is the short amount of time he spent with these killer bands. We only got one true album each and some bootlegs and hardly any live footage.I always wished he spent about 4 years with each band for a few more albums and tours.

[murfdog19]

@frankty67 Yeah. It's crazy that between 1965 and 1970 Clapton was with The Yardbirds, John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Cream, The Plastic Ono Band, Blind Faith and Derek and the Dominos, and the only band he did multiple studio albums with was Cream.

[eatme765wes]

very nice track, thanks alot for posting

[SmokinTactites]

wow im glad i found this, clapton is god, amazing lick at :46

thanks for posting

[jourdenm]

been lookin for this for a while, thanks