<Tr> <Td> JamBase </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Noise11 </Td> <Td> (favourable) </Td> </Tr> <P> Music critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine from the website AllMusic notes that "this brief mid-concert set perhaps illustrates the love and affection between the two men". Furthermore, Erlewine remarks the on - stage relationship between Clapton and Cale, saying "the chemistry is there along with a palpable affection between the two musicians, with Clapton following Cale's lazy lead . It provides a nice contrast to the heavy blues that dominates the rest of the album ." Clapton's collaborations throughout the show - night were also positively rated by the critic, who finished his September 2016 review by calling Clapton's performance devoted most "of his set list to the guitar, which helps offset the easy - rolling grooves of the Cale showcase . Combined, it amounts to one of his most satisfying live albums ." The website rated the album as one of the best albums of 2016 . The music online database JamBase awarded the release five out of five possible stars, rating the album "excellent". Critic Andy Kahn called the release a "classic". Paul Cashmere from Noise 11 reviewed the album positively . </P> <P> Journalist Hal Horowitz from the American Songwriter said in his review that the release date seems to be a decade too late, but does not seem to "diminish" the "excellence" of the recording . Further, the critic explained that "this tour found guitarists Derek Trucks and Doyle Bramhall ll backing Clapton and, more importantly, pushing him out of his comfort zone . But it's the material, six tracks resurrected from Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs with Trucks substituting for Duane Allman, that puts this over the top ." Horowitz also recalled Cale's performance on the album positively and summed up that "since this is a single show, there is an ebb and flow that's palpable . Between that, the remarkably intense and fluid playing by Clapton with one of his finest bands, and stimulating song choices, this now becomes one of Clapton's best live recordings in a catalog already stuffed with plenty of terrific choices ." </P>

Eric clapton live in san diego (with special guest jj cale)