I bought this disc used for a great price and it is more than worth it. It gives me a Clapton fix when I need it and delivers a great group of his songs/hits. If I want more, I know there are other albums with Clapton that will fill the void that this album leaves but I have no problem with this one. If you are a Clapton disciple, you might buy this one but you'll surely own much more, too. If you just need a jolt of Clapton, grab this one.

When I was getting into guitar playing and music and Clapton and all I bought this and it was a really good intro into the world of Clapton and blues guitar. You get a lot of good clapton songs here like the D+D classic 'Layla' and the killer songs 'Wonderful Tonight' and 'Cocaine' all three of which were mega hits, but anyways those songs are great and all the songs on here but you must dive into Claptons albums to get his best work. But this is a great way to start.

For those not quite sure on whether or not Eric Clapton is for you, then this album is a good place to start. The eleven tracks on this album from the 70's are indeed some of Clapton's greatest moments despite being during his torrid drug and alcohol abusing days.

This is a excellent introduction to Clapton and after listening to it you should know whether the rock/blues style of Clapton is for you. For those who already appreciate Clapton's genius and wish to have a comprehensive compilation album, then you may wish to give "The Cream of Clapton" a listen - it has 19 tracks, 8 more than this album. Cream of Clapton also encompasses some of his Cream hits and includes hits from the 60's-80's. However his most successful and critically aclaimed decade was the 70's -and every track on Time Pieces is highly commendable.

The reason I chose to buy this album once [again] while already owning 1995's "Cream Of Clapton", which includes classic Cream material from the '60's, then his solo hits up to 1981, and 1999's "Clapton Chronicles-Best Of"-his recent material from the '80's to '90's, is that I was extremely disapointed to learn that "The Cream Of" left off one my favorite Clapton classics "Lay Down Sally", as well as his version of "Swing Low Sweet Chariot", and something else I had never heard of before which I don't like as much, "Willie And The Hand Jive". The other 8 songs are included on "Cream", so it's really just the former two that I like being the reason this collection is a must. That said, I own this CD again, and I like it for the two that "Cream" doesn't have, but after looking over "Time Pieces 2-Live In The '70's", I've decided to skip that one. Nobody's written about it yet, anyway. So there it is. Now I shall proceed to write my reviews of the other two compilations, coming soon to a webpage near you!

This is one of the most lively cds I have ever had.The songs in it are like gems. The best thing about clapton is that he is a perfectionist, he borrows raw songs from friends like J J Cale(After Midnight, Cocaie) and polishes them and make them perfect for the listener. Not only that he is good at improving other people's songs, but he is also the master of writing wonderful songs( Layla, Wonderful Tonight, Lay Down Sally) that are real music to one's ears. All the songs in this compilation are lively and ever green for those who know what the music really is.