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I think the lineup order L->R was Perkins, Edmunds, Harrison, Clapton, Cash, and Ringo, most of them seated. With Lee and Phantom behind Ringo on the right. With apologies if I missed someone or got it wrong. I also remember Muddy Waters from the 60s doing the folk circuit in Cambridge and Boston. He appreciated his new and younger white audience and always had time to chat with them between sets. He was a real gentleman. Good Times. Don .
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I'm a big Cash fan and bought the best of the Johnny Cash show on DVD some time ago.
Although I'm not a Clapton fan as such, the thing that stood out for me from what I can remember was the awe he had for Karl Perkins and his playing, which was written all over his face. |
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Of all the songs to pick from Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs, I'm kinda surprised they went with "It's too late".
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One of the things I really appreciate about Clapton is how collaborative he is. He clearly loves playing with other musicians he respects. You see this best at his Crossroads Guitar Festival, but also all those all star shows and benefits he has done. He loves to play.
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That post Layla period was super rough though, having that flop and being a junky for a few years... I think he was just looking for some way to have relevance in the public eye.
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After I wrote about folks coming to this forum seemingly for only one reason, to badmouth Eric Clapton’s playing, and my decidedly unimpressed reaction to them, Geof wrote:
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What DOES irk me about those badmouthers is that they sneer at Clapton’s technical and musical abilities without offering a shred of justification for why they look down on him, other than an all too obvious contempt that I guess we’re all supposed to share. No, I don’t think anyone who doesn’t have any gold and platinum records of their own doesn’t have a right to offer any criticism of those who do. But what I am saying that any such criticism is more impressive if the critic’s bonafides have been established first. It’s also more impressive if rather than a random assertion than “Clapton sucks!” some specifics get mentioned - like, what exactly it is about Clapton’s playing that you find lacking? But the people I’m talking about never seem to write anything that comes even close to conveying that themselves are accomplished musicians. Instead, all of the Clapton haters that have strayed onto this forum have stuck to a sort of reverse image of a fanboy, with no reasons or justifications provided. So I feel no shame in asking them to provide us with some background on their own experience. It’s true that asking for a list of their gold and platinum records is a taunt, and a rather juvenile one at that. But it saves time! Seriously, if I ventured forth onto a guitar forum just to sneer at one famous guitarist, if someone asked me for a list of gold records, I would reply, truthfully, that I never remotely reached that level of success, but here are some of the awards I’ve won and tours I’ve played. If any Clapton-basher were to respond in a similar way I would engage in a respectful conversation with him. Buy those guys never seem to be interested in respectful, thoughtful discourse - just the opposite. By the way, I’ve never been a huge Eric Clapton fan. But I give him the respect that he’s due, whether I’m a fan or not, as I do for anyone who’s managed to remain prominent in music over the decades. Hope that makes more sense. Wade Hampton Miller |
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Well written as always Wade!
FWIW I’m a huge fan of anything/everything Clapton. What a body/history of work.
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I'm trying not to get into this. I understand people bashing artists. And it isn't valid without giving a quantifying point or two, in my opinion. It appears to me that often newer or following generations do not comprehend the context in which an artist became notable. No matter what the art. Like Hendrix does the rock guitar thing and Norman Blake has got the flat picking schtick down. It's like saying the first person that went into space really didn't do much. Often it's naive and the world has to constantly deal with naivety. And we are all naive at times.
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I’m in my 70’s and liked Clapton back when, and still do to this day. As someone stated earlier, I respect any musician in any genre that can remain relevant for decades.
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I love him here (along with everyone else. Talk about all star bands . . . )
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Wow, first time Ive heard that. Pretty weak in my opinion but interesting in terms of history.
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Thanks for the trip down memory lane. I was just a young kid during Clapton's heyday, but use to love listening to my older brother's albums. Try as I might, I could never get that "Clapton" sound out of the no-name electric guitar my parents had bought for me.
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