Slowhand guitar solos were played by George Terry and feeling Clapton had regressed as a singer, "sounding like he's blown his voice. Doing what, I wonder." In a retrospective review for AllMusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote that the confident, virtuosic quality in the band's playing and the diversity of the songwriting made "Slowhand" "rank with "461 Ocean Boulevard" as Eric Clapton's best albums". Yahoo! Music's Dave DiMartino said the record was full of hits and "tasteful" music. In 2003, "Slowhand" was ranked number 325 on "Rolling Stone"s list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. The rock song "Cocaine" was
James Black (guitarist) James Black (guitarist) James Black (born August 31, 1975) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and musician based in Toronto, Ontario. Black is best known for his role as guitarist in the band Finger Eleven since 1990, but he also has launched a solo career and has a side-project with a fellow Finger Eleven band member. Others may know him as co-founder, guitarist and singer of Blackie Jackett Jr. Black is also known for occasionally stepping in for Evanescence’s guitarist Troy McLawhorn. Additionally, he heads up the band Blackie Jakett Jr with Rick Jackett, and appears on "Gone" by Justin Nozuka, RZA,