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I get the lyrics are maybe supposed to be sardonic, but as a teenager I found the chorus 'She don't lie, she don't lie -cocaine' quite compelling.
He really needed Bruce and Baker to push him out of his comfort zone; since then he’s really been cruising. And dare I say it, if it weren’t for the stellar reputation he’d forged with Cream and John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers he may have just had a career as a moderately successful purveyor of blues rock ballads.
Still, from 1965-1968 he achieved more than most guitarists will in a lifetime. Regardless of what one might think of his solo work, he remains one of the most important and influential guitarists of all time.
Even if he is a bit of a miserable twat.
Nil Satis Nisi Optimum
"Keep Britain White"
On 5 August 1976, Clapton provoked an uproar and lingering controversy when he spoke out against increasing immigration during a concert in Birmingham.[187] Visibly intoxicated on stage, Clapton voiced his strong support for the right-wing British politician Enoch Powell.[188][189][190] He addressed the audience as follows:
I’m so bored I might as well be listening to Pink Floyd
I actually prefer his later stuff.
Layla - great song. And fab guitar work by Duane Allman :-)
What is it that attracts you more towards the later material than the early stuff with Cream and John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers?
Not sure I've listened to much BB stuff. Cream I quite like but sounds a bit dated and slow. I've got a "best of" album "time pieces" I think and prefer listening to that. Obviously I'm not exactly a big fan.
basically middle class, corporate blews… aimed solely at men of a certain age, insipid and uninspiring… it’s just cack!…