Members 17 Tubes Posted July 26, 2007 Members Share Posted July 26, 2007 Clapton has been the shadow of the guitarist he once was since the 70's, but in Cream, he was pretty much the first lead guitar god, and I give him credit for that. It's really a shame how he went downhill and shunned everything that made him the guitar god he was, however we all know he had a good reason for all that. Not many of us would still have the spirits to rock on if we went what he went through. HE did indeed go through soem rough times that onlyu a few of us could imagine. If I were him, I would have gone a completely different direction to. Why not? Why do that same {censored} over and over. Peiople have been saying the same thing about EVH for some time now. In twenty years....his (EVH's) carreer will have mirrored Clapton's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members t1n0 Posted July 26, 2007 Members Share Posted July 26, 2007 HE did indeed go through soem rough times that onlyu a few of us could imagine. Peiople have been saying the same thing about EVH for some time now. In twenty years....his (EVH's) carreer will have mirrored Clapton's. Felt real bad for him when he lost his kid, that was really sad. Like a true bluesman, he wrote a song about it. Must be rough performing that song. I love Eddie, but I don't know if he's gonna make for +20. I've been through the ringer myself, but cleaned up. It is not easy. There were a lot of complaints about his playing on the last tour, and his NAMM perf was a very telling vid indeed. I could tell he was just noodling, and he sounded like good old ed to me, but what the {censored} was that 'cord up the butt' routine at the end?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members donuts. Posted July 26, 2007 Members Share Posted July 26, 2007 Err...not quite...he wrote that tune for Patti Boyd, the wife of his best friend George Harrison. Congrats! You named one song kudos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members donuts. Posted July 26, 2007 Members Share Posted July 26, 2007 To all you Clapton fans it is not that i think he is a poor musican his hits were and are great...but this thread is talking about how he is overrated and personally i feel he is. He didn't write a lot of his hits and i feel that he gets to much credit for being a superb song writer when i feel people should calm down a tad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 17 Tubes Posted July 26, 2007 Members Share Posted July 26, 2007 To all you Clapton fans it is not that i think he is a poor musican his hits were and are great...but this thread is talking about how he is overrated and personally i feel he is. He didn't write a lot of his hits and i feel that he gets to much credit for being a superb song writer when i feel people should calm down a tad. Read the title again. "overrated suckage" Nice of you to play the peacemaker...but the fact is...some peopel here just really have no idea what Clapton meant to music, can't appreicate his contributions. And have no interest in understanding it...just abiding by their own ill-conceived and ill-informed impressions. Well hell..everyone has their prime. Everyone gets old. Some people even PLAN on diverguing fromt hepath, to seek out another aspect or facet of life. As oppsed to many artists who just put out essentially the same thing over and over. I'll take some of that "overrated suckage" any time now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Attila Posted July 26, 2007 Members Share Posted July 26, 2007 Nice of you to play the peacemaker...but the fact is...some peopel here just really have no idea what Clapton meant to music, can't appreicate his contributions. And have no interest in understanding it...just abiding by their own ill-conceived and ill-informed impressions. Exactly what contributions do you feel Clapton made (at any point in his career)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members donuts. Posted July 26, 2007 Members Share Posted July 26, 2007 Nice of you to play the peacemaker...but the fact is...some peopel here just really have no idea what Clapton meant to music, can't appreicate his contributions. And have no interest in understanding it...just abiding by their own ill-conceived and ill-informed impressions. Thank you for that but i stand by what i said some hits of his were good but they weren't his which is why i feel that he is overrated i respect that you like him but in my opinion he is definately not as good as people say he is. People say he made the les paul and the sg and the strat but quite frankly thats crap he just played the guitars while playing other peoples songs. Except for his Cream years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 17 Tubes Posted July 27, 2007 Members Share Posted July 27, 2007 Thank you for that but i stand by what i said some hits of his were good but they weren't his which is why i feel that he is overrated i respect that you like him but in my opinion he is definately not as good as people say he is. People say he made the les paul and the sg and the strat but quite frankly thats crap he just played the guitars while playing other peoples songs. Except for his Cream years. Not sure I said that I like him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 17 Tubes Posted July 27, 2007 Members Share Posted July 27, 2007 Exactly what contributions do you feel Clapton made (at any point in his career)? Actually...I might have to think for a minute....get my ducks in a row.... However....the fact that you are asking means there isn't anything I could say that would convince you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members donuts. Posted July 27, 2007 Members Share Posted July 27, 2007 Not sure I said that I like him. And can you tell me when i said that you did Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 17 Tubes Posted July 27, 2007 Members Share Posted July 27, 2007 Eric Clapton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 17 Tubes Posted July 27, 2007 Members Share Posted July 27, 2007 And can you tell me when i said that you did Originally Posted by donuts. Thank you for that but i stand by what i said some hits of his were good but they weren't his which is why i feel that he is overrated i respect that you like him but in my opinion he is definately not as good as people say he is. People say he made the les paul and the sg and the strat but quite frankly thats crap he just played the guitars while playing other peoples songs. Except for his Cream years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members donuts. Posted July 27, 2007 Members Share Posted July 27, 2007 Thank you that was enlightening...but you didn't answer my question which was when did I say you liked clapton? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members donuts. Posted July 27, 2007 Members Share Posted July 27, 2007 Nevermind touche you got me i apologize i was wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dufe32 Posted July 27, 2007 Members Share Posted July 27, 2007 This {censored}ing useless thread is now to 22 pages? WTF? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 17 Tubes Posted July 27, 2007 Members Share Posted July 27, 2007 This {censored}ing useless thread is now to 22 pages? WTF? Thanks for helping make it a big success. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 17 Tubes Posted July 27, 2007 Members Share Posted July 27, 2007 Nevermind touche you got me i apologize i was wrong Meh...sokay. These things happen on the internet. Apology accepted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dmperr Posted July 28, 2007 Members Share Posted July 28, 2007 SIMBASA You're confused. It's not that EC doesn't put any effort into his playing. It's that he's so good he makes it look easy. I'd rather watch him stand in one place and make his guitar sing than watch some 3-chord wonder run and jump all over the stage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members iamthejazz Posted July 28, 2007 Members Share Posted July 28, 2007 I'm getting in on this pretty late, but one of the things I love about Clapton is that he's one of the few guitar "gods" who know when NOT to play as well as he knows when to play. That's something most people don't understand. Most people are impressed by flashy fast playing all the time (aka wanking), and can't appreciate something with some space and simplicity. Just because you CAN play something flashy, doesn't mean you should. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 17 Tubes Posted July 28, 2007 Members Share Posted July 28, 2007 I'm getting in on this pretty late, but one of the things I love about Clapton is that he's one of the few guitar "gods" who know when NOT to play as well as he knows when to play. That's something most people don't understand. Most people are impressed by flashy fast playing all the time (aka wanking), and can't appreciate something with some space and simplicity. Just because you CAN play something flashy, doesn't mean you should. What you are saying (IMVHO) is that Clapton cares more about the music than his ego. It's music...not guitar playing. Try it sometime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FFStratophile Posted July 28, 2007 Members Share Posted July 28, 2007 i still don't get why everyone hates zakk wylde so much. he doenst suck at all. yea hes been playing the same stuf for 20 years,but hes still an awesome player. i don't like his attitude but hes a good guitar player and musician. You think Zakk Wylde is an awesome player and that Clapton sucks. Kind of nulifies your opinions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dmperr Posted July 28, 2007 Members Share Posted July 28, 2007 Those who think EC is being shown-up by guest guitarists are wrong. I think he's holding back to showcase the guest performer. He could blow them away if he wanted, but he's being a gentleman and giving the younger player a chance. EC has nothing to prove. He is respected by the greats and his reputation as one of the best remains intact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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