As far as I know, this recording of Evil can only be found on Eric Clapton's Crossroads box set. Evil was written by Willie Dixon and originally recorded by Howlin' Wolf in 1954.
I am way into Jim Gordon's drumming on the Derek and the Dominos version. All these great little fills that emerge out of the pauses during the verses, really swinging. Clapton plays excellent wah slide guitar throughout, especially on the solos out of the 'you better watch your happy home' lyric, the second one leading to the fade out. Don't miss that 'extra push over the cliff' moment at 4:06, when the piano flies in to carry us away.
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