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Well after the Eagles but only two months prior to Pink Floyd, hell froze over again with the May 2005 reunification of Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker, and Jack Bruce. In its wake, 110 minutes of rock doc skimps on “Sunshine of Your Love” in favor of Spinal Tap narration and talking heads blowing wrong (Baker) and hard (Ahmet Ertegun, David Fricke). The guitarist likening the rhythm section to squabbling schoolgirls, his welling remembrance of the night Hendrix died, and admission of fainting at his first critical panning, plus studio footage, three vintage videos, and a live CD EP can’t compensate. “Toad.” **

This article appears in December 22 • 2006.

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San Francisco native Raoul Hernandez crossed the border into Texas on July 2, 1992, and began writing about music for the Chronicle that fall, debuting with an album review of Keith Richards’ Main Offender. By virtue of local show previews – first “Recommendeds,” now calendar picks – his writing’s appeared in almost every issue since 1993.