eric clapton.Music

[space]

Geez, how many bands/groups has he been in

cream
blind faith
delaney and bonnie
derek and the domino's
the yardbirds
john mayall's bluesbreakers

Am i missing any?

 

[Shannon]

Don't know. Don't listen to him, his music sucks.

 

[Gil]

Yes, his playing is fluid and you can understand the lyrics. That seems to no longer be the definition of good music.

 

[Shannon]

Yeah, you can understand them but he's music is just so boring and dragged out. :sleep:

 

[Zero]

eddy, what are you talking about? Clapton is one of the best guitarist ever, I mean sure he's music isnt like Sabbath, Metallica or whom ever you like, but damn man u gotta respect him, download Tears in Heaven man, absolutely a great song from a man that lost his baby when he fell out of his window

 

[Gil]

Or "Stormy Monday", Mean ol' Frisco, Alberta Alberta,

If you dig the blues, Clapton is cool. He ain't SRV, or KWS, but he is definitely Old school cool.

 

[1X83Z]

I like Eric Clapton, but the term "Eric Crapton" is so original that sometimes I pretend I don't like him just to use it.

"...you've got me on my knees, Layla; begging, darling, please, Layla. Darling won't you ease my worried mind?"

 

[space]

Layla has to be one of my favorite clapton songs, i love the guitar in the begining

Although i'm not to fond of the acoustic 'unplugged version', its still great.

 

[1X83Z]

I rather like the acoustic version.

Still one of the greatest rock songs of all time.

 

[Ferrari 308]

Written for my hero's first wife .

I'm a huge George fan, but I like Clapton a lot.

For all you people who haven't yet heard this song, go find 'My Pack Pages' from Bob Dylan's 30th Anniversary Concert...

It's a live performance including Roger McGuinn, Tom Petty, Neil Young, Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, and George Harrison. Clapton and George both play solos .

Awesome song.

 

[Max Powers]

Originally posted by space
Layla has to be one of my favorite clapton songs, i love the guitar in the begining

Best Guitar song ever

 

[Gil]

On the original recording the intro to Layla was not played by EC but by one of his heroes?
Any of you "sharpies"/trivia buffs know who it was?

 

[Gil]

Hint: he's mentioned in a Travis Tritt tune.

 

[Ferrari 308]

My only guess would be Duane Allman, since I know he played with Eric in the studio, during that time when the Beatles were breaking up, in April 1970, which I believe is when Layla was being recorded...

Gil?

 

[space]

I'll go with John Mayall, since Ferrari beat me to that answer

 

[Gil]

Originally posted by Ferrari 308
My only guess would be Duane Allman, since I know he played with Eric in the studio, during that time when the Beatles were breaking up, in April 1970, which I believe is when Layla was being recorded...

Gil?

Not bad, We have Clapton fans in the house
Excellent deduction Ferrari.

As for Clapton's music sucking...I guess in a way it does. It sucks the negative energy out of me and replaces it with positive energy.
As many of you already know I lost my dad just over 3 weeks ago.
"My Father's Eyes" has a whole new meaning for me now.

 

[Ferrari 308]

Thanks for responding. I've listened to Clapton for a long time. I'm only 17, so I it's not as long as a lot of other people, but I have a huge interest in older music. I'm the only person my age who likes the Beatles, Clapton, The Who, The Byrds, Queen, etc.

People who speak of such great music with negativity just amaze me sometimes. The same person who spoke of Clapton's music in a bad way started a thread about Eminem being good... Just comical in my opinion.

I'm sorry to hear about your father. My dad lost his father last in Feb of 2001, and it's not easy. Best of luck to you.

 

[Gil]

Originally posted by Ferrari 308
Thanks for responding. I've listened to Clapton for a long time. I'm only 17, so I it's not as long as a lot of other people, but I have a huge interest in older music. I'm the only person my age who likes the Beatles, Clapton, The Who, The Byrds, Queen, etc.

People who speak of such great music with negativity just amaze me sometimes. The same person who spoke of Clapton's music in a bad way started a thread about Eminem being good... Just comical in my opinion.

I'm sorry to hear about your father. My dad lost his father last in Feb of 2001, and it's not easy. Best of luck to you.

Thank you for your kind thoughts.
I am always amazed and encouraged to find a young person who likes the music his/her parents grew up on. It lets me know that the music of my youth will hang on for that much longer.
I'm trying to get my guys interested in the blues. They have some respect for the rock anthems of the 70's and 80's. I'm trying to teach them the roots of that music.

Keep rocking.

 

[Ferrari 308]

Yeah, there is great stuff out there to be heard by all . I think there is something for just about everyone's musical taste. My top choice of listening (The Beatles) is where a lot of my interest is concentrated, but when I'm not listening to them, there is a wide range of 'older' groups that I like.

The Yardbirds, Peter Frampton, Mott the hoople, Supertramp, all those groups mentioned in my previous post, Badfinger, etc.

I'll never forget going to Liverpool this summer. And I'll never stop listening to that kind of music .

 

[space]

I never really had a 'set' decade of music that i liked.

If it sounds good, then thats all i need to like it.

I've been going through my dad's cds turning them in to mp3's. the beatles, the who, 70's aerosmith, bob seger,ccr (w00t!) and fleetwood mac

 

[Gil]

Originally posted by space
I never really had a 'set' decade of music that i liked.

If it sounds good, then thats all i need to like it.

I've been going through my dad's cds turning htem in to mp3's. the beatles, the who, 70's aerosmith, bob seger,ccr (w00t!) and flletwood mac

You and Ferrari have the best attittudes toward music that I've been exposed to in a long while.
Keep your minds and ears open. Whatever direction life takes you in. Music will help you retain your "center".
I'm a nurse three days a week.
I'm a musician and music appreciator all the time.:rockon:

 

[Duke]

Gil, nothing against you and I'm glad EC has given you strength. I just can't stand the man.

I too listen to an extremely wide variety of music - it doesn't bother me a bit to follow Nine Inch Nails with Bach's Brandenberg Concertos. I like what I like without regard to its popularity - one way or the other.

But Clapton is the white hole of guitar playing. He only sounds good when he is mimicing somebody else's style. He'd be nobody without a dozen black blues pioneers or white rockers to steal from. He's technically a wizard but he just drains the soul out of any song he touches; his original compositions are mostly fluff. The only decent work he's ever recorded was the John Mayall Blues Breakers album, and that's only because mayall has enough soul for any two people to share.

The thing that started me disliking Clapton is this: he quit The Yardbirds in a well-publicized huff because they weren't being "true enough to the blues." Two years later he founded Cream - as if they were true to anything but the inside of a bong bowl.

He's like the Billy Joel of guitar, and I'll probably ruffle a few feathers saying that, but that's about the worst thing I can say about him.

 

[Gil]

Originally posted by neon_duke
Gil, nothing against you and I'm glad EC has given you strength. I just can't stand the man.

I too listen to an extremely wide variety of music - it doesn't bother me a bit to follow Nine Inch Nails with Bach's Brandenberg Concertos. I like what I like without regard to its popularity - one way or the other.

But Clapton is the white hole of guitar playing. He only sounds good when he is mimicing somebody else's style. He'd be nobody without a dozen black blues pioneers or white rockers to steal from. He's technically a wizard but he just drains the soul out of any song he touches; his original compositions are mostly fluff. The only decent work he's ever recorded was the John Mayall Blues Breakers album, and that's only because mayall has enough soul for any two people to share.

The thing that started me disliking Clapton is this: he quit The Yardbirds in a well-publicized huff because they weren't being "true enough to the blues." Two years later he founded Cream - as if they were true to anything but the inside of a bong bowl.

He's like the Billy Joel of guitar, and I'll probably ruffle a few feathers saying that, but that's about the worst thing I can say about him.

Right now, his music is cathartic to me.
On my good days, SRV, Kenny Wayne Sheppard, Johnny Lang, B.B. Jimmie Vaughn, Ron Pasalo-rao, Monte Montgomery...That's where it's at for me.
My tastes are very eclectic. I also like Chet, Ricky Skaggs, Vince Gill, Jimmy Olander, and other country guys.
One of the hottest Guitar players and singers I have heard lately is Susan Tedeschi. She's Bonnie Raitt meets Mahalia meets Emmylou Harris.

 

[Duke]

I understand the personal attachment you have at the moment and what is driving it; I'm sorry about that, and I tried to acknowledge it originally.

Maybe the fact that "Cocaine" was being played on the radio about 15 times a day while I was coming of age has something to do with my disgust concerning Clapton.

I would much rather listen to any of the people you mentioned, as well as adding Junior Brown, Dave Alvin, Joe Ely, and Jimmie Dale Gilmore to the mix.

 

[Gil]

Originally posted by neon_duke
I understand the personal attachment you have at the moment and what is driving it; I'm sorry about that, and I tried to acknowledge it originally.

Maybe the fact that "Cocaine" was being played on the radio about 15 times a day while I was coming of age has something to do with my disgust concerning Clapton.

I would much rather listen to any of the people you mentioned, as well as adding Junior Brown, Dave Alvin, Joe Ely, and Jimmie Dale Gilmore to the mix.

Duke,
You are a man of great musical taste.
I must admit I HATE "Cocaine" as well.
I actually think EC throws together much better collaborations.
He is also much better when he "goes home" to the blues.
He is no BB or Albert King though.

 

[Cobraboy]

a young person who likes the music his/her parents grew up on.

Thats me ^

 

[Duke]

Originally posted by Gil

You are a man of great musical taste.
I actually think EC throws together much better collaborations.
He is also much better when he "goes home" to the blues.
He is no BB or Albert King though.

Why thank you, Gil. And right back atcha...

That's the thing about Clapton - he's a superbly polished mirror. He's great when reflecting something; but not much original of worth.

Clapton is slick like BB - and I'm not a slick fan - but BB gets the credit for inventing slick. And Clapton will never match Albert King (or even Albert Collins) for soul and feeling.

Music is about feeling. That's while I'll take honesty of emotion over technical wizardry any day. If you can find both, even better; but...

Out of curiousity, Gil, who do you like in a more straightforward-rock and roll vein? Since we've established our blues and true country music credibility...
:smilewink

 

[mayorbill11]

 

[space]

Heheh, i think i have seen that cd, in a london tower records

 

[Gil]

Originally posted by neon_duke

Why thank you, Gil. And right back atcha...

That's the thing about Clapton - he's a superbly polished mirror. He's great when reflecting something; but not much original of worth.

Clapton is slick like BB - and I'm not a slick fan - but BB gets the credit for inventing slick. And Clapton will never match Albert King (or even Albert Collins) for soul and feeling.

Music is about feeling. That's while I'll take honesty of emotion over technical wizardry any day. If you can find both, even better; but...

Out of curiousity, Gil, who do you like in a more straightforward-rock and roll vein? Since we've established our blues and true country music credibility...
:smilewink

Wow! interesting question.
Bruce Springsteen
John Reznik of the Goo Goo dolls
Bob Seger
George Thorogood
Crosby, Stills, Nash (&Young)
Early Aerosmith. (though a lot of thier new stuff is good.)
CCR
I could go on for hours!! There is so much great stuff out there. Even some of the "new kids" like Edwin mcCain, Train, Matchbox 20, etc.
How about you?