<Tr> <Td> AllMusic </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Entertainment Weekly </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> The Spokesman - Review </Td> <Td> Mixed </Td> </Tr> <P> William Ruhlmann at AllMusic noted that Riding with the King is more about King than Clapton, and that Clapton's role on the album is more of a "supportive" one . He also noted that aside from King and Clapton's guitar, there are often two or three additional guitarists on each track . Ruhlmann said that the result is "effective", but "never really stunning". Dan Moos at PopMatters described the album as a "strong blues cocktail (...) with one part Mr. Clapton slickness mixed with three parts of Mr. King's blues stature ." Steve Futterman at Entertainment Weekly called the "father" and "son" collaboration "triumphant". Louis Gerber wrote in Cosmopolis that Riding with the King "goes directly to the heart and soul" and is a "refreshing and sensational album, the best in the popular music genre since the release of Santana's Supernatural". </P>

B.b. king & eric clapton riding with the king