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| calypsus_1 | Posted: May 12, 2010 - 23:36  Eric Clapton 01 by ~bradymiller Brady Miller ©2007-2010 ~bradymiller Eric Clapton Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
| calypsus_1 | Posted: May 12, 2010 - 23:35 Eric Clapton and Babyface - "Change the World" Live |
| Arnasty | Posted: Oct 18, 2009 - 13:34 dango wrote: Shut up and play your guitar. Jeez he sucks when he sings. His singing sucks? This has got to be a joke, fucking kill yourself kid. This comment pisses me off probably worse than any of the other moranic comments on here. GO. FUCKING. KILL. YOURSELF. |
| Arnasty | Posted: Oct 18, 2009 - 13:32 RobRyan wrote: Awful. Lame. Weak. Pathetic. Who needs this?? What's the purpose? Might as well play guitar to 12 bar blues with the lyrics from a commercial jingle. I've got a commercial jing for you, shut the fuck up and go kill yourself. |
| Arnasty | Posted: Oct 18, 2009 - 13:31 ekent82 wrote: As much as I love Clapton's guitar, this just doesn't have it. seriously? go kill yourself |
| Arnasty | Posted: Oct 18, 2009 - 13:31 lordcruloze wrote: Christ this sucks. go kill yourself |
| Arnasty | Posted: Oct 18, 2009 - 13:30 FilmSurgeon wrote: It's All Right, but everytime I hear Clapton I can't help wishing SRV hadn't got on that helicopter. I'll take Stevie over Eric any day. go kill yourself |
| Arnasty | Posted: Oct 18, 2009 - 13:28 You people are mentally fucking retarded, I literally signed up for this site JUST TO SAY THAT, I found these rediculous posts while searching for the video of this song on the net because YouTube had to take it off due to legal restrictions. There are not enough words in the english language to describe how fucking awesome this cover is, not only is it undoubtedly the best Dylan cover of all time, but it is one of the best live songs Clapton has ever done, also anyone who criticized Clapton in general, should be shot. Pop tunes? listen to Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs all the way through, and if you don't have a siezure due to the awesome guitar duets between Allman and Clapton, then you should go shoot yourself. I'm not kidding. And all you people that smoke SRV's pole, yes you should, (he's the shit) but only after you've smoked Claptons pole, SRV is literally thinking about coming back to life and personally beating the shit out of every person who has said he is the "shit", and Clapton "sucks", it would piss him off THAT MUCH. I would love to go on and on with this but the Ravens just missed a field goal that could have beat brett favre (I hate you) and his gay undefeated ViQueens, the two of these situations are just too much to handle and my hands are shaking so bad in anger that I think I need to go shoot up some morphine and wait for the Chicago asswhooping that is will ensue in just under 4 hours All you people that rated this song under 10, and/or posted a negative comment on here, go die. |
| calypsus_1 | Posted: Aug 01, 2009 - 20:51 "Don't Think Twice It's Alright" cover performing live by Chet Atkins |
| chunkawanka | Posted: Mar 12, 2009 - 07:38 What the hell people? Have any of you heard the other versions of this song? Clapton has done an incredible version of this tune. If any of you actually played in a band you would understand the power of building tension in a song. A great blues style song should be like sex. It starts out nice and easy and builds to a spine tingling climax. He teases the crowd through the verses, gives them a taste of intensity in the choruses until he blows them away in the end. It's called dynamics folks. Led Zeppelin is a band who used dynamics a lot. They did ok as a band.. Clapton's phrasing on the electric guitar is second to none. Flowing and smooth as silk. Willey Nelson would be on the other end of this spectrum. Not so smooth... Anyway, in closing.... This is one of the best covers of a Dylan tune ever done. As far as Clapton's voice.. His guitar is an extension of his voice. They are one. Watch his face during the video on youtube. You can see how he feels each note on the guitar. Wake up and smell the coffee folks. It doen't get much better than this for a blues fan... |
| ekent82 | Posted: Aug 18, 2005 - 03:07 As much as I love Clapton's guitar, this just doesn't have it. |
| nuggler (Oz via Good Hope) | Posted: Jul 19, 2005 - 11:45 RobRyan wrote: Awful. Lame. Weak. Pathetic. Who needs this?? What's the purpose? Might as well play guitar to 12 bar blues with the lyrics from a commercial jingle.
God can do as he pleases.... He doesn't need *YOUR* approval.... |
| lordcruloze (Alexandria VA) | Posted: Jul 19, 2005 - 11:42 Christ this sucks. |
| ralphcanoe (Ohio's north coast) | Posted: Jul 19, 2005 - 11:42 FilmSurgeon wrote: It's All Right, but everytime I hear Clapton I can't help wishing SRV hadn't got on that helicopter. I'll take Stevie over Eric any day.
AMEN! |
| RobRyan (Canyon Country, CA) | Posted: Jul 19, 2005 - 11:41 Awful. Lame. Weak. Pathetic. Who needs this?? What's the purpose? Might as well play guitar to 12 bar blues with the lyrics from a commercial jingle. |
| ralphcanoe (Ohio's north coast) | Posted: Jul 19, 2005 - 11:40 Say what you will, but that is some smokin' guitar! |
| Shesdifferent (Just visiting this planet) | Posted: Apr 22, 2005 - 10:06 What a fabulous cover ! ooohhh WWEeeee  |
| dango | Posted: Apr 22, 2005 - 10:04 Shut up and play your guitar. Jeez he sucks when he sings. |
| GregX59 (Omaha, NE) | Posted: Apr 22, 2005 - 10:03 I'm not a Clapton fan. He's a great pop musician, but not the musical god he's made out to be. That being said, I do like this tune. He's got feeling in his playing, and feeling in his vocals. This tune makes me re-think my negativity about Clapton. |
| tonypf (Honolulu) | Posted: Apr 07, 2005 - 18:58 Lot of fabulous covers of great Dylan tunes through the years. Occasionally someone (esp. Hendrix) will reimagine the tune and create a masterpiece that stands on its own. I have to agree w/ most folks here that this isn't close to being one of them. |
| F-Man (rock hill, sc) | Posted: Feb 22, 2005 - 13:03 brandog wrote: Clapton has made a habit of doing this kind of thing with his own music ("Leila{spelling?}", "Cocaine", "After Midnight", et cetera, ad nausum. I think he does it so he won't get bored. So we get bored instead! |
| jbtidwell (Atlanta, GA) | Posted: Feb 22, 2005 - 13:03 its obviously all about the licks and not about conveying the emotions of the song - give me Dylan's "crappy" voice any day |
| Pyro (Between a rock and a hard place) | Posted: Feb 22, 2005 - 13:02 I'm sorry you guys think Clapton is soulless. The guitar solo in this song made me come across the room to see who it was! It has shades of Johnny Winter, BB King and Santana. Nothing wrong with it in my book. |
| Helj (Shelton, CT) | Posted: Feb 22, 2005 - 13:01 Bores me to neverending tears .... |
| beelzebubba (Where the hell is Walldrug, South Dakota?) | Posted: Feb 22, 2005 - 12:59 Daveinbawlmer wrote: Hollow, empty blues designed to sell cd's to yuppies. No thanks. Abso-figgin-lutely. This guy just saps every ounce of soul out of the blues when he performs. Excellent studio musician, but beyond that, he has no Elvis in him. None at all. |
| g1lgam3sh (Manchester UK) | Posted: Feb 22, 2005 - 12:58 Slowhand is good, lazyhand is phoning in. Seen EC too many times to fall for this phony riff |
| andesitic | Posted: Dec 10, 2004 - 17:55 Daveinbawlmer wrote: Hollow, empty blues designed to sell cd's to yuppies. No thanks. You got that right... Why is it, that I can picture him singing this at the "House of Blues (tm)" |
| anonymous (On a rock in the Irish Sea) | Posted: Nov 11, 2004 - 05:15   |
| (former member) (Right Here) | Posted: Oct 27, 2004 - 10:02 Angloray wrote: also, most covers of Dylan seem to enhance the melody in a way that his singing style can't do. But this one seems to lose the melody entirely...
Clapton has made a habit of doing this kind of thing with his own music ("Leila{spelling?}", "Cocaine", "After Midnight", et cetera, ad nausum. I think he does it so he won't get bored. |
| MsJudi (Houston, TX) | Posted: Oct 27, 2004 - 10:02 Wow! |
| aurora1957 | Posted: Oct 12, 2004 - 15:35 Wow. What can I say that hasn't already been said? Clapton is God on Guitar. Pity I'm agnostic.  |
| FilmSurgeon (Los Angeles, CA) | Posted: Oct 12, 2004 - 15:28 It's All Right, but everytime I hear Clapton I can't help wishing SRV hadn't got on that helicopter. I'll take Stevie over Eric any day. |
| Angloray (Los Angeles) | Posted: Oct 12, 2004 - 15:27 also, most covers of Dylan seem to enhance the melody in a way that his singing style can't do. But this one seems to lose the melody entirely... |
| Angloray (Los Angeles) | Posted: Oct 12, 2004 - 15:24 Adam wrote: in my mind nothing beats the original on Freewheelin'. I think the guitar does it in for me--not that it's not incredible playing, but I think it just overdevelops what was a simple, beautiful song.
I think that's it. I miss the simplicity of it. And the focus on the bitter, bitter lyrics. |
| ubastard | Posted: Sep 13, 2004 - 05:22 Never new I was a yuppie. Guess I must be 'cos I like it :) |
| somedude (Somewhere between D.C. and Nashvegas) | Posted: Aug 29, 2004 - 11:24 Adam wrote: For as musch as I like Clapton, in my mind nothing beats the original on Freewheelin'.
Dude, I'm with you. Still, there aren't too many stations I can listen to for covers like this -- it's interesting, at least... |
| MrKite (The Netherlands) | Posted: Jul 31, 2004 - 09:22 Daveinbawlmer wrote: Hollow, empty blues designed to sell cd's to yuppies. No thanks. I'm inclined to agree |
| karlo1_nicu (New Smyrna Beach, FL) | Posted: Apr 28, 2004 - 21:06 a unique spin..........interesting a little more umph |
| Daveinbawlmer | Posted: Mar 09, 2004 - 17:20 Hollow, empty blues designed to sell cd's to yuppies. No thanks. |
| Adam (Missoula, MT) | Posted: Jan 15, 2004 - 13:16 For as musch as I like Clapton, in my mind nothing beats the original on Freewheelin'. I think the guitar does it in for me--not that it's not incredible playing, but I think it just overdevelops what was a simple, beautiful song. But I dunno. The Rice Brothers did a fantastic bluegrass version of the song a few years ago. |
| drucev (Brooklyn, NY) | Posted: Jan 05, 2004 - 08:54 not sure about this version, there's a wonderful live version by Joan Baez and Indigo Girls, also a Nick Drake cover. |
| OmegaConcern (Miami, FL) | Posted: Dec 05, 2003 - 11:59 It's nice to hear Clapton again, especially since he hasn't done anything since Journeyman. I actually forgot the guy could play. |
| hunters (SoCal) | Posted: Nov 25, 2003 - 04:28 ooooh yeaaaah this guy can play |
| skindy (Albany, NY) | Posted: Nov 04, 2003 - 13:49 BigBand wrote: I'm surprised by the negative comments about EC not being "true" to the song. I think Clapton ripped this one in a heartfelt tribute.
AC wrote: Oh. Did I mention watching Clapton tear off lead licks like this gives me the same feeling "way down in my soul" I get seeing Barry Bonds hit one out, Michael Jordan drain a 30 footer, Nureyev soar across a stage? The guy is just the best human on the planet at what he does.
rgj13 wrote: Who cares what might have been "intended" in the original? Slavish fidelity to the original--whether in a music cover or cinematic adaptation of a book--is the mark of a good cover band, not a good artist.
I think Clapton's doing the song justice by covering it with a different mood and the stamp of his own remarkable gifts. Drunkenlilacwine wrote: Man, Eric has got it going on! WOW
I was giving him a standing ovation at my computer. You guys said it better than I could. Clapton is a master. I totally appreciate his take on this classic, giving it his unique and sublime twist. Gimme more of that Clapton-style blues! |
| paulmall (Seattle) | Posted: Nov 04, 2003 - 13:40 Another over-"vamped" cover by clapton. Irritating at best IMHO. |
| nolands (New York (about 2880 mi East of Paradise), NY) | Posted: Sep 24, 2003 - 14:12 widespot wrote: Mike Ness does a MUCH better cover of this song!
I agree. I like clapton, but he made this song sound very genric. |
| Geed (Ottawa) | Posted: Aug 25, 2003 - 07:34 Listen to the crowd on this album and you can tell Eric nailed a good one. This song, Lou Reed doing Foot of Pride and Neil Young doing Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues are the highlights of this show. |
| widespot (Saint Paul, MN) | Posted: Aug 14, 2003 - 20:44 Mike Ness does a MUCH better cover of this song! |
| anonymous (Isle of Man, UK) | Posted: Jul 25, 2003 - 10:40 Clapton is pure genius.  |
| mdalston (The Capital City, NC) | Posted: Jul 25, 2003 - 10:39 good cover. i guess. the best song on this tribute album is willie nelson - keep watching the river flow |