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I for a long time was ambivalent to Clapton but for my 40th my daughter got me a front row seat and I sort of fault well he has been there all my life and yes I have dipped in and out of a few albums but there are many more I rate higher but to be honest he won me over that night and when he is on it he was very good in the Blues Rock area. Combine that with a career spanning decades and you have to go yeah he has earnt his place.
To be honest the day Stevie Ray died I memorably commented for fuck sake God is there no justice guy cleans up his act produces a great album with In Step and is playing his arse off and you give him Claptons seat in the Helicopter.
So that's how much I was not a fanboy LOL.
And Nile Rodgers.
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Note two of the best players in the world, Doyle Bramhall II and Derek Trucks acting as low key sidemen, watching and learning.
Yes, he had the good fortune to land before Hendrix. But by some accounts, he was a good part of the reason why Hendrix agreed to come to London - he wanted to meet Clapton and Beck.
Post Cream, less of a fan. His debut solo has its moments (particularly in the Delaney mix), and I like the songwriting and warm atmosphere of the Derek & The Dominos album, but they’re both less interesting from a “chops” perspective (and that Little Wing cover is awful).
I confess I’ve never gone near Blind Faith due to that album cover.
I do find it bizarre that he’s so strongly associated with his Blackie Strat, when it’s adoption marked the exact moment when he ceased to do anything particularly interesting (debut solo + Dominos was the Brownie).
But as others say, it's objective and I'm definitely not the kind of person it was aimed at
Blackmore did "Mannish Boy" ? Damn, I need to research more back catalogues.
I really thought Meg was his sister. Doh!!
Thats roughly my take on this type of thread. I hope that helps.
Blackmore is a case in point in a way. He always says he was influenced by and developed his vibrato listening to Clapton and Blackmore’s first strat had been Eric’s. So, whilst he had a more technically adept and varied style than Clapton it still points to the importance of Eric.
Plus, y’know, he was called Eric so he was obviously great...
its cack...Safe, suburban guitar playing by numbers!!!
no soul!!!!
But... the guitar solo on "Canyons of your Mind' is something of great beauty. Sigh.