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totally agree with you… it is indeed shite as shite can be!…
corporate, safe blews for accountants and dullards…
by contrast… another “white man” absolutely sweating out emotion
https://youtu.be/i5sqJNFFwqc
fuck Clapton!…
Ian
Lowering my expectations has succeeded beyond my wildest dreams.
What are you that's so bloody cool and gives your opinions more credibility? A hunky firefighter, space scientist and part time superhero?
Yeah? Well you're a poopoo face and your mum smells!
Again, genuine request, but if you have a link to you and your band playing down the pub I'd love to see it.
As I said before, this isn't about who's 'best' - it's about the perception of Clapton's playing. I won't argue he hasn't been influential because he very obviously has. Nor will I say I don't like his music, because whilst a lot of his output has not been to my taste (he says tactfully), some of it has been - although nearly all the stuff I do like comes from the dim and distant past. What I AM saying is that I don't think he's the great player that many consider him to be and I just don't get the adulation and the reverence in which he's held.
I think @rlw had their tongue firmly in their cheek here with respect. The video was posted to counter my opinions on Clapton, but I'm afraid it merely reinforced them.
Each to his or her own though - I'm not saying I'm right, I'm merely sharing my view on someone who's been a pivotal part of the British rock scene for over half a decade, and it's been interesting to hear the opinions of others. After all, it's what a forum is for :-)
Maybe they don't really 'get' music.
for the originals… you’ll just have to wait to give it a scathing critique…
https://thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/219087/nye#latest
Is that confirmation?
I am not an out and out fan of Eric Clapton. I like some of his songs and I admire his longevity in the music business. For the record, I have managed to accumulate seven Eric Clapton CDs to date. Not counting the 'Beano' disk I have, recordings that are usually deemed the high point of Clapton's guitar playing but an album that I find to be of little interest. Clapton has written or co-written many fine songs and for that he deserves to be considered one of the greats of British music.
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