Geeze... Clapton is a top knotch feel player. He didnt = "I don't like it when people from England come over and try to make money off of it." He was a musician just like everyone else and he played what he loved what he felt and people liked it. Blues is not just a southern American style either, Chicago blues is just as important and identifiable. Also many of these early blues players from Britian were active during the mid 60's just as Buddy Guy and BB King were. They did their own thing, they have a musical style that is identifiable from straight up blues and I dont recall them trying to be only blues players, but technically they are blues players because they use the blues and pentatonic scales and play with emotion. Even if you go way back into American jazz guitar players, they had their own form of what they called "the blues" but it was jazz based. Nothing wrong with lovin and playin the blues no matter where you come from.
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Geeze... Clapton is a top knotch feel player. He didnt = "I don't like it when people from England come over and try to make money off of it." He was a musician just like everyone else and he played what he loved what he felt and people liked it. Blues is not just a southern American style either, Chicago blues is just as important and identifiable. Also many of these early blues players from Britian were active during the mid 60's just as Buddy Guy and BB King were. They did their own thing, they have a musical style that is identifiable from straight up blues and I dont recall them trying to be only blues players, but technically they are blues players because they use the blues and pentatonic scales and play with emotion. Even if you go way back into American jazz guitar players, they had their own form of what they called "the blues" but it was jazz based. Nothing wrong with lovin and playin the blues no matter where you come from.
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No! Certainly not! I just said the song-lyrically. I have all but one of their albums. We all know their strength musically was predominantly in the mid 70's. Ann Wilson has always been one of my top 3 singers-ever.
Wont argue with that. She is top three female vocalists with me. Joplin, Wilson & Etheridge. range, timbre, passion and grit. I went to see heart around the time that What about Love song was out, something about the passion in a womans voice at least like these three moves me. Liked the song Nancy did too, "These Dreams", pretty cool lyrics for a "luv" song. Nancy was one hell of a performer, all over that stage and right into the music. Fisher and/or Leese had quite a few interesting solos over the years.
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then SRV is a poser too because he's white and from texas. you're argument it totally invaliad and just plain stupid. clapton was playing the blues and making no money off of it for a long time before he was famous. if i remember correctly SRV was booed, almost to the point of leaving the stage at the montreux blues festival in 1982 for just the fact he was white
Thats BS too, being how the white blues players have blown the fingers and ears off the rest of the so called real blues men. They pulled that same shit on Hendrix and not a one of them could touch him for creativity and playing skill. Its blantent jelousy, someone plays better, puts a little bit more in the music and they start running around "ah thats not really the blues " why ? cause it aint stupid enough ?
F & Flames, where did you get that "copied BB King" idea ? They have two distinctly different playing tecniques.
F & Flames, where did you get that "copied BB King" idea ? They have two distinctly different playing tecniques.
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This is complete garbage. Anyone can play the blues, my friend. It's a common connection we all have.
Clapton is a great player, yes. I prefer SRV, but there's no denying the talent that Clapton had.
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Clapton said he copied him. He said "People think of me as a revolutionary, thats nonsense, all I did was copy B.B. King."
Yup... Clapton did say that about himself... can't argue with the man Razor no matter how opinionated and right you think you are lol ...
As for me:
David Gilmour: Time , Echoes, Comfortumbly Numb (first solo, few notes but the feel is there and shows that you do not need to be a speed demon)
Jimmy Page: Since I've Been Loving You (on the Song Remains the Same video)
Lynyrd Skynyrd: Freebird
That's all that comes to mind right now... I'll think of others...
As for me:
David Gilmour: Time , Echoes, Comfortumbly Numb (first solo, few notes but the feel is there and shows that you do not need to be a speed demon)
Jimmy Page: Since I've Been Loving You (on the Song Remains the Same video)
Lynyrd Skynyrd: Freebird
That's all that comes to mind right now... I'll think of others...
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Good solos. And I agree many people (my age at least) confuse fast and technical with good. Making good riffs is what being a guitarist is all about.
OK, as soon as you link me to proof, both in the statement which I wouldnt be surprised, Clapton is a very humble man. But steer me to a cloned song or solo.
But just for shits and giggles, being how Im so opinionate and self rightous... I'll give you a link, read the front/center page and look into the actual notes and techniques. Then argue with the musical notes and get back to me with your opinion. [friendly grin & a wink]
http://www.bluesforpeace.com/clapton.htm
Im a much bigger fan of SVR myself but you wont find me disrespecting Clapton. Me likem' BB too, went to one show way back it was BB with Les Paul as the opener, I'll tell Les could play the hell out of a guitar too, I had no idea prior to that concert... who he even was in regards to being a player... sometime in the mid/late 70's.
But just for shits and giggles, being how Im so opinionate and self rightous... I'll give you a link, read the front/center page and look into the actual notes and techniques. Then argue with the musical notes and get back to me with your opinion. [friendly grin & a wink]
http://www.bluesforpeace.com/clapton.htm
Im a much bigger fan of SVR myself but you wont find me disrespecting Clapton. Me likem' BB too, went to one show way back it was BB with Les Paul as the opener, I'll tell Les could play the hell out of a guitar too, I had no idea prior to that concert... who he even was in regards to being a player... sometime in the mid/late 70's.
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The arguement is pretty much dead. But just cause you imitate someone doesn't mean you're gonna sound exactly like them. I've known people who copied Slash and Page and they barely sounded like them at all.
I don't listen to Clapton or King too much anymore but I'm just going off of what Clapton said.
I don't listen to Clapton or King too much anymore but I'm just going off of what Clapton said.
Good job....... did you even read the link ? "I know people that COPIED Slash and Page"..... oh really...... I think your a fable follower instead of listening to what the music tells your ears, but if your happy with that, go with it.
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are you saying what i said was BS or the fact people booed him because he was white is BS? sorry i got confussed
Yea, Matt, I was talking about the attitude that at least at one time did exist within the black blues community, as being bullshit. If any reading was ever done researching Hendrix one would find he recieved alot of rejection and flack, and there he was, obviously doing his own thing, what he felt, what went on between his mind and his finger tips, still unique to this day.
I also have a feeling I get when I think about the history of the blues thru to present times, I find my discoverys interesting and they raise many curious questions.
I also have a feeling I get when I think about the history of the blues thru to present times, I find my discoverys interesting and they raise many curious questions.
it has been "on fucking topic" Non metal guitar solos
but nearly everyone here just determined AiC was "metal"... so ?
but nearly everyone here just determined AiC was "metal"... so ?
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cool i gotcha. i was gonna say SRV being booed isn't BS because you can buy the concert on cd where you hear him being booed
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This statement is just fuckin' ridiculous. Were you dropped on your head when you were younger. Look man, music is an evolving thing. Clapton took his "influences" from the early southern-american blues style or delta. He then created his own interpretation and thus composition for that particular style. Mr. Clapton has made a valuable contribution to blues music. Specifically, from the yrs 1965-75. Get a copy of "John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton from 1966 and fuckin' listen to the "electric" blues guitar playing on this thing. Steve Hackett refers to this as the "Bible of Electric blues guitar playing. When Jimi Hendrix first arrived in England he slept with the album. Think before you post.
really ? Thats sad... well I guess he showed them how to cut a deal with the devil.
What album is that ?
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http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=2277462
heres the album link. disc 1 has the booing and its basically his first time in europe, weird europeans are booing him because they shouldn't care if he's white. disc 2 is 3 years later, same place after he is famous and the crowd is cheering so loud sometimes its hard to hear him playing. both cd's are good though if you can ignore the booing. i recommend it
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