“Cliffs of Dover” was written in 1982 and soon became a regular performance on Johnson’s set-list at live shows.
It was not recorded until 1986 where, after initially not making the cut for the 1986 album Tones,it was included on Ah Via Musicom.
The song showcases some technically advanced concept...
Lyrics for this song have yet to be released
Cliffs of Dover was written by Eric Johnson.
Cliffs of Dover was produced by Eric Johnson.
“It took me a while to achieve the facility to play it right,” he [Johnson] says. “I was trying to work out the fingerings and how I wanted particular notes to hang over other notes.”
“The whole solo is actually a composite of many guitar parts,” Johnson says. “I knew exactly how I wanted it to sou...