Eric Clapton’s new covid song

[Pegojack]

A lot of revisionism going on here!

Very true. I was a huge Cream fan back in the day and a huge Clapton fan for years after. Just goes to show that your musical heroes can still be ordinary people with obnoxious views. He had a big racist rant too, back in the day, which he has since blamed on drink and drugs.

 

[Itchysphincter]

A lot of revisionism going on here!

Very true. I was a huge Cream fan back in the day and a huge Clapton fan for years after. Just goes to show that your musical heroes can still be ordinary people with obnoxious views. He had a big racist rant too, back in the day, which he has since blamed on drink and drugs.

Clapton the solo artist has done very little to deserve the accolades bestowed upon him. All his best work has been collaborations with superior songwriters and singers such as Jack Bruce and Steve Winwood.

 

[Niigata Jack]

I saw him once in Knebworth 1990.
Mark Knopfler and Elton John joined him on stage.

Now that’s what you call boring.


https://youtu.be/dOBwTj1Q5cE

You could easily give all three a run for their money on the boring front, scrap that they've got a talent, well done on being the winner. :lol:

 

[dickythorpe]

Clapton loved Hendrix and both thought Bloomfield was a genius

 

[exiledclaseboy]

Dad rock at its worst.

 

[ABSwan]

He was in some great bands and deserves his place as one of the great guitarists, his solo stuff wasn't very good though, Hendrix will always be the best and I would rather listen to Santana or Stevie ray Vaughan

Rory Gallagher for me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3ozXZJxlHE

 

[Darran]

He was in some great bands and deserves his place as one of the great guitarists, his solo stuff wasn't very good though, Hendrix will always be the best and I would rather listen to Santana or Stevie ray Vaughan

Rory Gallagher for me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3ozXZJxlHE

My wife saw him in Reading.

 

[Professor]

Dad rock at its worst.

Have to agree. Great musician but god-awful music. Would rather the flawed genius of Neil Young

 

[ABSwan]

and me, I didn't know too much about him at the time, got into him after that.

 

[Darran]

and me, I didn't know too much about him at the time, got into him after that.

1980 I believe.

 

[Dr. Winston]

There's some good stuff in his solo catalogue, but he was basically done as a creative force by about 1990.

There's loads of better guitarists out there.

 

[ABSwan]

and me, I didn't know too much about him at the time, got into him after that.

1980 I believe.

Yup, great line-up too, I remember Krokus singer thinking everyone was cheering for him, when in fact we were cheering for some guy who climbed on top of the stage roof.

http://www.ukrockfestivals.com/reading-80.html

http://www.ukrockfestivals.com/Reading-80-advert-350.jpg


I was looking at the Festival line-up this year, sold out as well, looked crap.

 

[Itchysphincter]

Dad rock at its worst.

Have to agree. Great musician but god-awful music. Would rather the flawed genius of Neil Young

I appreciate Clapton’s tone and playing, he’s quite recognisable, but his songwriting skills are next to non-existent. Someone like Jeff Beck, Rory Gallagher or Peter Green was far more interesting in that respect and Neil Young is a genius - terrible singer and guitar player but a million times more listenable than Clapton.

 

[exiledclaseboy]

Layla is ok I suppose. But even that goes on for about 90 seconds longer than it needs to.

 

[legoman]

Layla is ok I suppose. But even that goes on for about 90 seconds longer than it needs to.

Agree with that ECB. Never got the love for the "full version" of Layla. Like the single version though.

Clapton's albums 461 Ocean Boulevard and August are good albums imo