RedGuitar
(Iowa, USA) | | Posted: Apr 26, 2013 - 08:09 | |
FogAudio wrote:After almost 40 years of listening to EC I am still waiting for a blues song where he plays something other than a pentatonic scale. Sorry but as a guitarist I can't say that Slowhand has ever "brought it". Clapton has a cool name and is a pretty good song smith, can write one helluva a guitar hook, but listening to him jam or noodle in the pentatonic makes me want to tear my ears off.
Sorry, but the blues scale IS a minor pentatonic scale with the added flat 5th. Often times Eric will use the major pentatonic scale or mix the two. Maybe you mean other scales like the melodic minor, harmonic minor, and such. Don't think many musicians need or use these scales. Some do and more power to them. I don't know why all the slagging of Clapton. He has delved into the blues like many have not. He's studied Robert Johnson extensively. OK, I'll shut up now. |
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zigzag
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ppopp wrote:Generic blues riff + insipid vocal delivery + running out of ideas halfway through and just offering repetitive stress to the listener in the meantime = Eric Clapton. I am very fond of this particular album, but this song says B-side to flop single all over it.
Indeed. Not even the strength to get up and take another shot. (And his best friend 'The Doctor" won't even tell him what it is that he's got.) |
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ppopp
(Portland, Oregon) | | Posted: Nov 20, 2012 - 08:48 | |
Generic blues riff + insipid vocal delivery + running out of ideas halfway through and just offering repetitive stress to the listener in the meantime = Eric Clapton. I am very fond of this particular album, but this song says B-side to flop single all over it.
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theralph
(Acts 19:2) | | Posted: Nov 20, 2012 - 08:42 | |
Poacher wrote:Its a rabbi fight! How timely when Israel are on the offensive again. I find it telling that they waited until the elections were over to get back to business. Have you seen this, yet: http://mondoweiss.net/2011/01/gaza-youth-breaks-out-with-a-manifesto-for-change.html I just hope it's not fake or otherwise disengenious. |
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xtalman
(What dimension?) | | Posted: Nov 20, 2012 - 08:40 | |
cc_rider wrote:I like Derek and Co. just fine, don't get me wrong. But it just does not sound like 'the blues' to me. Not the real blues, I mean. Bill Broonzy, Little Walter, BB King, and others somehow give it something EC does not have. I have no idea what that 'something' is.
What's weird is, I hear that 'something' in SRV's work, but not EC's. I know SRV's style was to play just the tiniest bit behind the beat: it's not apparent unless you listen for it specifically. But I don't know if that's it. No matter. This version is still pretty dang good. Not sure if you have ever heard him live but the blues do come out then. And I don't mean a live album. Somethings you just can't pick up on a recording. |
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lemmoth
(NYC) | | Posted: Nov 20, 2012 - 08:33 | |
Both of you need to take this outside
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Aud
(lost in lakecity) | | Posted: Oct 20, 2012 - 00:15 | |
rabbi_phil wrote:
Dude!!!....you know absolutely nothing 'bout gii-ttar. who told you to think!! Here's what u should have done #1- rory gallagher #2-leslie west #3-eddie hazel #4-alvin lee #5-tie....otis rush- james mankey-albert collins THERE! try to learn something from this...before u go and shoot ur finger off again! u got it mister?!! oh yeah...ur sixth man b.s...should be freakin' southern hillbilly-boogie funkmaster elvin bishop!!
Please... whichever Rabbi Phil is in house, this is NOT a schizophrenia comment page. If you are having struggles within yourself-work it out, alone... |
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DD rabbi_phil
(beach) | | Posted: Oct 01, 2012 - 10:57 | |
rabbi_phil wrote:since we're all entitled to our own errant opinions...Clapton-the cream years...Joe Perry-get your wings...Slash-appetite..Jerry Cantrell-anything at all......Adam Jones-everything he does. since they don't seem to continue with the same level of guitar whupp-ass throughout their career,i kinda rate them according to when i thought they cranked best. this be me starting five
the second string goes like this... frank marino- steve stephens- todd mohr-dave mason(all along the watchtower)-robin trower(bridge of sighs)..................really wish i could fit nils lofgren in'ere somewhere best 6th man off the bench—gilmour Dude!!!....you know absolutely nothing 'bout gii-ttar. who told you to think!! Here's what u should have done #1- rory gallagher #2-leslie west #3-eddie hazel #4-alvin lee #5-tie....otis rush- james mankey-albert collins THERE! try to learn something from this...before u go and shoot ur finger off again! u got it mister?!! oh yeah...ur sixth man b.s...should be freakin' southern hillbilly-boogie funkmaster elvin bishop!! |
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DD rabbi_phil
(beach) | | Posted: Sep 18, 2012 - 11:51 | |
since we're all entitled to our own errant opinions...Clapton-the cream years...Joe Perry-get your wings...Slash-appetite..Jerry Cantrell-anything at all......Adam Jones-everything he does. since they don't seem to continue with the same level of guitar whupp-ass throughout their career,i kinda rate them according to when i thought they cranked best. this be me starting five
the second string goes like this.. frank marino- steve stephens- todd mohr-dave mason(all along the watchtower)-robin trower(bridge of sighs)..................really wish i could fit nils lofgren in'ere somewhere best 6th man off the bench—gilmour
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Misterfixit
(Nashville) | | Posted: Sep 18, 2012 - 11:29 | |
Hippostar wrote:Yeah baby! Listen to those nasty Concert Toms!  Karen Carpenter would be proud. She would be, you know ... Karen was a natural percussionist the same as Meg White, Ted Harvey (with Hound Dog Taylor), and James Robinson (Luther Allison). These folks all simply picked up a set of sticks and did what comes naturally. God loved them! |
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LizK
(Houston, Texas) | | Posted: Sep 18, 2012 - 11:28 | |
Antigone wrote:S, I still have my brother's copy of the album (did he go with you all to Geo'town?  ). I think of R every time I hear any of these songs.  'Tho I always think of this as Clapton's garage band. |
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kurtster
(Back in Ohiya, for now ...) | | Posted: Sep 18, 2012 - 11:27 | |
On_The_Beach wrote:
Gotta agree with you on this. I've always found Clapton a bit bland.
He came in at #18 on my list . . .
1) Jimi Hendrix
2) Duane Allman
3) Jimmy Page
4) Jeff Beck
5) David Gilmour
6) Carlos Santana
7) Pete Townshend
8) Eddie Van Halen
9) Mark Knopfler
10) Neil Young
But we do have Duane playing on this track so it ain't all bad. I had the Layla Sessions Box Set at one time, an ex got it, but the full jam to this and any many others are on it. A good buy if you like this. |
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On_The_Beach
(The Blue Planet) | | Posted: Aug 17, 2012 - 23:56 | |
FogAudio wrote:After almost 40 years of listening to EC I am still waiting for a blues song where he plays something other than a pentatonic scale. Sorry but as a guitarist I can't say that Slowhand has ever "brought it". Clapton has a cool name and is a pretty good song smith, can write one helluva a guitar hook, but listening to him jam or noodle in the pentatonic makes me want to tear my ears off. Gotta agree with you on this. I've always found Clapton a bit bland. He came in at #18 on my list . . . 1) Jimi Hendrix 2) Duane Allman 3) Jimmy Page 4) Jeff Beck 5) David Gilmour 6) Carlos Santana 7) Pete Townshend 8) Eddie Van Halen 9) Mark Knopfler 10) Neil Young |
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meadowwoods
(Dane County, WI) | | Posted: Jul 17, 2012 - 13:29 | |
gatorade wrote:7.7 average....that's disturbing. What is wrong with you people? Probably not old enough to know better. What's not to love? |
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gatorade
(Peninsuland) | | Posted: Jun 15, 2012 - 23:13 | |
7.7 average....that's disturbing. What is wrong with you people?
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FogAudio
(St Petersburg, FL) | | Posted: Apr 13, 2012 - 11:17 | |
After almost 40 years of listening to EC I am still waiting for a blues song where he plays something other than a pentatonic scale. Sorry but as a guitarist I can't say that Slowhand has ever "brought it". Clapton has a cool name and is a pretty good song smith, can write one helluva a guitar hook, but listening to him jam or noodle in the pentatonic makes me want to tear my ears off.
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kingart
(Brooklyn NY) | | Posted: Apr 13, 2012 - 11:10 | |
Never better. A smokin' cut from one of the undisputed classic albums in history. Duane and Eric set the joint on fire.
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d-don
(Oregon) | | Posted: Apr 13, 2012 - 11:05 | |
Thirteen people rated this somewhere between 1 and 3. Were the whole lot of you having a bad day? 10+
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tonypf
(Honolulu) | | Posted: Mar 12, 2012 - 19:31 | |
Never been a huge E.C. fan, but sometimes he does bring it! D &D is one of those times. Of course, having Duane Allman riding shotgun doesn't hurt the proceedings.
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cc_rider
(Austin Texas. Y'all.) | | Posted: Dec 08, 2011 - 10:38 | |
I like Derek and Co. just fine, don't get me wrong. But it just does not sound like 'the blues' to me. Not the real blues, I mean. Bill Broonzy, Little Walter, BB King, and others somehow give it something EC does not have. I have no idea what that 'something' is.
What's weird is, I hear that 'something' in SRV's work, but not EC's. I know SRV's style was to play just the tiniest bit behind the beat: it's not apparent unless you listen for it specifically. But I don't know if that's it. No matter. This version is still pretty dang good.
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fredriley
(Nottingham, UK) | | Posted: Dec 08, 2011 - 10:31 | |
Good ol' shit-kickin' back-to-basics blues of the sort that will never age. It's nice to hear something else from Derek and the Dominoes other than feckin' Layla. 8 from the foot-stompin' Nottingham jury.
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ThePoose
(Ottawa, capital of Canada) | | Posted: Dec 08, 2011 - 10:31 | |
Hard to believe this was an impromptu jam between Eric and Duance, whose Layla producer yelled to the engineer to hit the tape machine (to capture this moment)
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misterbearbaby
(Marina del Rey, California) | | Posted: Dec 08, 2011 - 10:30 | |
Its making me weep, missing my vinyl while I'm living down here in Mexico.
You might want to give a listen to the 1970 album by Delaney and Bonnie & Friends titled "On Tour With Eric Clapton"- electric blues playing that is kickin ass at this level. The list of "friends" will knock you out- its like all of Traffic, Leon Russel, Rita Coolidge, George Harrison....
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cchris_47
(jackson ms) | | Posted: Dec 08, 2011 - 10:29 | |
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ThePoose
(Ottawa, capital of Canada) | | Posted: Dec 08, 2011 - 10:24 | |
I knew—as did millions of others, Sparky.
TimeWaster wrote:Hey! They do have other songs besides Layla! Who knew?!?!  |
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Alexandra
(Here and Now) | | Posted: Oct 06, 2011 - 05:26 | |
One of my favorite blues songs! Nice job, guys....
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Poacher
(Brighton, UK) | | Posted: Oct 06, 2011 - 05:26 | |
amoreena wrote:Wow-sah. That's playin' them blues....... Translation: How splendid, he can play the guitar rather well. |
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jersey_birdman
| | Posted: Sep 04, 2011 - 19:04 | |
yes  |
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Foot
(NorCal / Wine) | | Posted: Sep 04, 2011 - 18:56 | |
Great addition to the list...
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TimeWaster
| | Posted: Aug 04, 2011 - 09:19 | |
Hey! They do have other songs besides Layla! Who knew?!?! |
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