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
Tony Thomas (guitarist) celebration, called "Booker Plays Hooker", which also features Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee J.C. "Billy" Davis, Peter Madcat Ruth, Misty Love, John Sauter, and Shakti Booker. Thomas' guitar work with George Clinton and Parliament-Funkadelic related projects has been sampled by many artists, including Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, Digital Underground, Too Short, Tweedy Bird Loc and Ruthless Rap Assassins. Due to his guitar tone and playing style, Thomas has been compared to Jimi Hendrix and Eddie Hazel. Tony Thomas (guitarist) Tony Thomas (also known as Tony "Strat" Thomas), is an American funk and rock guitarist from Highland