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re: Is Eric Clapton The Most Overrated Guitarist Of All Time?
Posted on 3/18/17 at 8:29 pm to Wrenchruh
Posted on 3/18/17 at 8:29 pm to Wrenchruh
quote:No doubt.
He was the benificiary of superior talent around him
I never understood the praise for Clapton. I enjoyed some of his work, he's got a smooth style at times. But, I think he thrived off his rep from Cream, and he wasn't even the driving force in that band.
I watched a documentary about him, thinking "Now I'll finally learn why people think he's great." It was just the opposite. I ended up feeling sorry for him.
The guy hung around recording studios looking for people to play with, and people accepted him because of his "Cream" credentials. He joined bands, and they went downhill afterwards.
He was tutored by some of the best musicians out there: Duane Allman, George Harrison, Steven Stills, and the best he came up with was Layla and a Bob Marley remake?
I've heard many better musicians in bars than Eric Clapton. He's got a cult following that can't fathom that he's an average musician.
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Posted on 3/18/17 at 8:40 pm to LSUgusto
I have been preaching exactly that for years. I probably start a topic regarding this once every couple of years only to be told how dumb I am. Dude was talented player no doubt, but shite, talented guitar players are a dime a dozen.
Posted on 3/18/17 at 8:43 pm to LSUgusto
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best he came up with was Layla
Which from what I gather Duane wrote the badass intro lick, Gordon wrote the piano outro, and Clapton was responsible for the shitastick verse.
Posted on 3/19/17 at 1:16 am to LSUgusto
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I've heard many better musicians in bars than Eric Clapton. He's got a cult following that can't fathom that he's an average musician.
OK then. That explains his enormously successful Crossroads Festival that brings musicians from every discipline and genre to participate due to his personal invitation. And all for charity. If you watch these shows on DVD or other, his fellow musicians to a person say that if Eric calls you come. Out of respect for him as a musician and a person.
It is not a cult. He is respected worldwide.
Posted on 3/19/17 at 9:39 am to LSUgusto
quote:Only a top 10 album of all time. But that was certainly his zenith. He hated the whole guitar God thing because he fancied himself a blues purist. There are two possibilities when you reach the artistic heights of Layla. You keep on burning the candle like that and you die, or you get straight and become really frickin milquetoast. He's probably pretty happy to be alive, but yeah, his music definitely got boring. Any edge he ever had has been blunted by time, sobriety, and bad advice from stylists. The journeyman period was particularly lame. At the end of the day, he's an upper-middle class white kid from Surrey. His blues will never really be authentic, but he plays it honestly I guess.
the best he came up with was Layla
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