"In Memory of E Reed" PT 2 - ABB w/ Clapton 3/20/09

[monkytrane]

I agree with possumtail, Clapton is playing viscerally on this one.  I like the respect that Warren gave Clapton's guitar solo, many mirrored elements, building in a similar fashion.

What did Clapton and Derek laugh about?

[possumtail]

HA! I doubt he's jammed to a jazz/fusion progression like this since the Cream days.

Eric does a great job here considering that he hasn't had time with this song.....also, if he had a Gibson in his hands his phrasing would have been much different.....he really is a different animal with one of those.

Though he would never resort to playing this type of music, give him some time and I bet his phrasing would rival Haynes and Trucks.

[Laf1960]

i WHOLEHEARTEDLY agree with wharfomatic...................­........stop living in the past..........Duanes been dead 40 years!

[jkryanspark]

@StraightTwoDVD Nobody's a bigger Clapton fan than me but I think Warren has a better feel for the mood of the song and likes to play reminders of the late great Duane Allman. As for your second point, well duh?

[jkryanspark]

Wow. Hard to imagine Dickie's song without Dickie Betts. I think the Fillmore version w/ Duane, Betts, and bassist Berry Oakley may be the finest live song ever recorded. It captures a legendary band at a great venue, at their very best, and recorded superbly. You can feel the atmosphere and it captures the spectacular acoustics. Having said that-- this video is a joy. I never thought I'd hear and see EC playing with the Bros. I usually don't like 3 guitar sets but they all play so well it works

[frankdialogue]

All three guitarists do a great job: Trucks a little 'jazzier' and with excellent slide work; Clapton straight blues with a lot of fire & Haynes a bit more subtle with use of volume pedal...Very nice to hear this.

That being said, the original 'Fillmore' recording with Betts and Duane is still the classic, with both of those guys taking the 'solos of their careers' in a sense...Plus, the original uses tension & release to the max.

[WrathofKhanII]

Ok, even if they aren't "as good" they only have 3 original members left and it's 40 years later. Can we just be thankful that they didn't end up like Skynyrd, or AC/DC, or literally any other classic band still playing

[GratefulVince]

if u love Abb, Liz Reed, Clapton, or good jamming in general u are not going to compare who is better. You are going to smoke a bowl and play this loud and be proud of yourself you have good taste.

[countdankula1]

sorry....the kid ate up clapton...

[navigator3744]

The kid held his own w/ Clapton. Warren started out cold but finished hot.

[hellhound551]

anytime you have 3 amazing guitar players on the same stage ..there will be comparisons...you can't compare great players - they all have their own style..its not about who is better..it is about which style you prefer....when you make comments please keep that in mind

[Rezn8r]

ack... compared to THE strat...

[Rezn8r]

I just wish clapton would give up that damn mid-boost on his strat... turns his tone to shit compared to strat strat or the gibsons he pulls out sometimes.

[bb1111116]

I only wish that the ABB could do a tour with EC. These guys are amazing.

[Garret00074]

amazing jam...all three of these cats are unique and can play like gods...

[jamnout71]

they all played well but the best solo was from Trucks on this jam. my opinion anyway.. dig all 3 of them!!

[jamnout71]

they all played well but the best solo was from Trucks on this one

[DoomedMediators]

@jamnout71 when trucks is on stage, the best solo is always from him

[rawkus1167]

HAha Warren's face at 7:04 when hes shredding - that look on his face is priceless. Thats Passion!

[ssur55]

All this talk about who's better, who should be up there. Fact is, Duane is gone and Dickey apparently doesn't want to come back. I'm satisfied with this amazing group just heard on this video. And I'm glad to hear Eric not just playing little ditties like "Lay Down Sally" and "Wonderful Tonight" and instead just laying back and kicking out the jams. He's still the best.

[StoneFredFlint]

O Hell Yesssss!!!!!

[rawkus1167]

Damn ya'll are some haters - this solo by Warren is dope as fuck. He does some very lyrical and beautiful lines here. Overall though EC takes it for sheer virtuousity and inventiveness.

[lizardking3]

the solos by duane and dickey at filmore east 71 are my favorite guitar solos ever period

[cuda67fish]

Some of these comments are totally childish.

I think all the negativity comes from a lack of personal talent.

If you can get up there are do better, then give Greg Allman a call and set up an intervue, if not then go listen to your Boy bands and your whiner rock and leave the big gunnin up to Eric, Derek and Warren.

[bigfreddy74]

Best band in the world

[fcbtim]

as long as the music is pure and from the soul...i believe thats a duane quote. instead of saying "man trucks and clapton sucks" or something, maybe we could say something a bit more constructive like, from the sound of it, there playing sounds restrained and doesnt feel like they left everything on the stage

[fcbtim]

yea.. too many people preoccupied with useless semantics... you gotta take music at face value. obviously duane and dickey when on a hot night would blow anyone off the stage that's a given. but is that going to prevent you from listening and enjoying what's being played right now?

with that said, i do agree with the "tribute band" comment. i think warren and derek should stop with trying to do old licks and maybe contribute their own persoanlity to these tunes and push the music forward

[HowardEmgritz]

Wow. All the comments about who was better when, or who's not using the right guitar, miss the point, and miss the music. This is just. plain.good. Please enjoy this beautiful song in all its incarnations -- I do!

[axeman1958]

Clapton's tone and technique are just plain aweful. That mid-range boost Strat sound has no place in this song.....man up Eric and play a '60 Burst reissue for this kiind of stuff......or go back to makin' music with Baby Face

[curanderoenquito]

a furious clapton

[DAVEDOUGHY]

both are great interpretations,a different time,a different place....

[neapolismusic]

why can't u just enjoy this posting and stop these "Dicky, Duane, who is better discussions" ? Warren plays always very nice, Dicky is great and Duane is still a hero, Derek messed up two or three notes in the main riff and ? ... I enjoy this posting. Thank you very, very much

[oicsaywhat]

@neapolismusic I am with you bro I love everyone of these cats and they all have a unique way of expressing their talents, I say they are all fookin awesome

[52381a]

I gots a vote for Warren here

[marquettefootball]

This sounds like it was done with 1971 instruments and audio mixing. Like we were transported back to a Derek and the Dominoes jam session. I won't make a judgment as to who was better - the guys back then or today. I'll just sit back and enjoy.

[bb1111116]

Since "Derek and the Dominoes" I've been waiting for Clapton to play with the ABB. So what if the beginning is a little bit loose since EC usually doesn't play these songs. EC is in top form here and Trucks and Warren are very good. This concert is historic.

[jwizzie23]

Alot of Derek haters out there....I would give my right nut to play like him and cant wait to see him at mile high music fest!!!! :)

[mrbreeze30]

i think duane and dickey would be very proud of derek and warren.

[GreatDylan420]

SOMEONE LINK ME A VIDEO WHERE ANYONE BLOWS DEREK AND WAREEN OFF THE STAGE

[mpre53]

@GreatDylan420 They only exist in the minds of burnouts trapped in the past, who are pissed that they don't get to hear Ramblin' Man live anymore, LMAO

[FrederickDefraeye]

thank you so much for posting this ! Unbelievable stuff!

[racesity]

Greg Plays a mean Hammond b3...adds alot. of course the guitar work is legendary.

[BLUESMANRONCHICAGO]

@racesity would have liked to hear steve winwood on organ and jack bruce on bass, wow would that have been great !!!!!

[ACVSROCKEROTJ]

The Best!!!

[JayHawker751]

Why is there not a DVD of this?

[ACVSROCKEROTJ]

Muy buenos guitarristas,algo bien,Flash Back!!

[ACVSROCKEROTJ]

Mis respetos para estos guitarristas me agradan ok.

[cklein121]

After his solo, Clapton turned to Trucks and said, "I haven't played like that since 1967." Reckless abandon.

[GreatDylan420]

Clapton has beastly tone screaming out his strat

[markadiculous]

according to the RS interview with clapton and beck... Eric says that after he played that solo... when he leaned over to the kid Derek Trucks at 4:02 and said "I haven't played a like that since 1969."

pretty cool.. he looked so happy!

great stuff! The three of them are LEGENDARY!

[hopibooks]

OK, eric sounds better second time listening, and warren some

erics tone is way better?

[hopibooks]

like how they played around with the unison part.

eric did a bunch of repetion, couldnt break thru it, so went psychedelic.

derek has some duanism licks, but styles quite different, maybe even more advanced mix of styles, cant burn the groove so much as duane

[DarkeningSkies1]

C'mon, guys! Music dosen't have to be a competition all the damn time! How many times must that be said? Obviously the guys who first wrote and ripped this music up are gonna have an "edge" over Warren and Derek- but like Wharfomatic says, I'll take these two to ANYONE playing blues/jazz based electric guitar music in 2010. They are utterly fantastic. And Clap is playing like he did in the sixties in this clip, including the sloppy bits. That is precisely what makes it so refreshingly awesome.

[Umberto2]

Clapton's solo is out of this world. I have chills watching and listening to it.

[StraightTwoDVD]

1- eric blows warren off the stage

2- please watch a clip of dickie and duane in their prime from 1971....

..thats 40 years ago...

and they destroy warren and trucks ...

[Wharfomatic]

@StraightTwoDVD Unfortunately my "Wayback Machine" is in the shop. I'll take these two against anyone taking a stage in 2010.

[BLUESMANRONCHICAGO]

@StraightTwoDVD eric would blow just about anyone off the stage, with maybe one exception, the late great Stevie Ray Vaughn, who he once said was the best guitar player he had ever seen!!!!

[StraightTwoDVD]

@BLUESMANRONCHICAGO

eric was being nice...stevie ray was repetitive and sang way, way to much...

i know that johnny hiland blows warren away....warren and the betts kid are limp noodles compared to dickie and duane in their prime...end of story

[BLUESMANRONCHICAGO]

@StraightTwoDVD i loved stevie ray's singing, songs like texas flood, the sky is crying, coldshot, crossfire, tightrope, all great tunes with great blues lyrics. and no one played from the heart like stevie did, i miss him a lot

[danigoni]

@BLUESMANRONCHICAGO Clapton has said that just about every guitarist is better than him, of course that doesn't mean they are/were.

[minotipo16]

@StraightTwoDVD Duane/Dickey destroy any two guitarists playing this song ! They were the best pair of guitarists playing together ... without a doubt!

[boblackey1]

@minotipo16 Well you got that right. Anybody today who thinks the current ABB is the best ever clearly never saw that original band, espeically on a hot night. Duane and Dickey trump any later guitar players and Oakely knew ABB bass the best and Gregg, Butch and Jaimo were young and on dope so the fire and energy just isn't there like the original. Also it bugs me when Warren and Derek, on the old stuff, throw in Dickey and Duane licks. Makes the ABB sound like a tribute band.

[smokeyman1]

@StraightTwoDVD duane and dickey are one of the best duos of all time but unfortunately duane is dead and ill take derek and warren before any other duo any day of the week

[jaysharpwilliams]

@StraightTwoDVD The sweep pick at 4:55 demonstrates a remarkable dynamic and feeling. So the thing is they all rip and stop this he's better that him b.s. Warren is graceful, Eric is furious, and Derek's technique is flawless.

[mrngdew77]

Unreal! Around 6:30 they really start to unload.... the real deal. Thanks Wharfomatic....

[jsdr2006]

Like I really want to impress people that don't know me from Adam. If you read carefully, I didn't repeat what he said to Trucks. I said I haven't seen him play like that since Derek and the Dominoes broke up, which was about 4 years later.

[bobcar1953]

Song written by Dickey Betts. Allmans play their only block of dates in March. They only play a hand full of shows outside of March. I've been a Clapton fan since 1967, seen many shows. I was at the Beacon on 3/19/09 the night before this. We didn't see anything as great as this solo. Possibly his best,ever.

[Alliston89]

If I wrote the song I would sure hope I played better then anybody else who played it. geeze

[jsdr2006]

You know I've been watching clapton since 1967 and I haven't seen him play like this since Derek and the Dominos broke up. It's a shame he doesn't let himself go like this more. The Allmans brought out his best. Haynes plays like clapton used to.

[extremerap]

i believe u have been watching him since 1967 as i read in the rolling stone magazine interview that even he told derek trucks after that solo that he hasnt played like that since 1967.

[bluesboy25000]

I have that interview.

[bluesboy25000]

Well he's gotten back into that way. I had the chance to see him when he reunited with Steve Winwood at the Hollywood Bowl. For awhile he was timid and I don't like that Clapton. But when he lets fly a good pentatonic flurry, there's nobody better. I like the clapton of the sixties to early seventies and the Eric now.

[atourdeforce]

maybe u have been watching him since 67 an maybe i'm wrong but i bet u read that in rolling stone magazine and said it to make it look like you no more than you do. if find the fact that its the same comment he said to trucks on stage and the fact that rolling stone mag with that interview in out a week or 2 b4 ur post very coincidental. hhhmmmm

[ragingstorm33]

and yea i love that style of Clapton, i know he likes to use the blues scale to a t but when he uses a natural minor on top of the pentatonic o fuck your in for a treat!!! so taesty

[ragingstorm33]

dude...my three fav guitars!!! and guitarist!! wtf i need money to buy more guitars!!! lol

[gratefulassembly]

From RS: "Trucks says that in a 15-minute In Memory of Elizabeth Reed on the second night, Clapton took a solo that was a different side of him, that I hadnt seen. Where he normally would have gotten to his point, stayed and got out, he got in, stayed and realized he wasnt nearly finished. He kept plowing. There was a freedom and unhinged element to it that I really dug.

[pr10s]

when Clapton leans into Derek after his solo he tells him "I haven't played like that since 1967!" I hope Derek told him "You oughta try it more often, it's kinda fun playin' like that!"

[ragingstorm33]

@pr10s i see you read rolling stone lol

[passover77]

How come only 9,281 views in a year?

This is pure gold!!

[bobcar1953]

If you want to know how good Clapton's solo was just look at Otiel's reaction while he's doing it. Tells you all you need to know about the awesomeness of ERIC CLAPTON

[Dwyg100]

What a shame Dickey declined to play, this is his tune for christ sakes. It's time he and Gregg got over it, make up and stop being such assholes. If Duane was alive this shit wouldn't be happening

[Akhunslet]

@Dwyg100, too true. Duane would have never stopped bossing his little brother around! lol.

[DPlusSix]

EC is at his best over here! That is because these boys take the best out of him.... It looks like he his at LEAST 20 years younger. Good on ABB!!

[ragingstorm33]

@DPlusSix totaly agree, i mean i would be the same way if i did a show evey fuckin day almost lol.

[DPlusSix]

Hi there... Well, you see how much a really good and consitantly playing band can help even the "better" guitarist to set himself new boundaries and (again) find that there really are no limits to what you can do on the guitar. Nice to hear that you appreciate it as well as I do!

[scowalla]

well said

[danielion999]

....and Greggs keymanship is still so stellar...love it all. My favorite ABB piece.

[impala327]

Dickey should be playing this with Clapton.

[Wharfomatic]

I agree and he was offered an invitation and declined.

[aartman01]

The three best guitarists on the planet. What a lineup. Just incredible. Amazing stuff! And one of my favourite tracks ever!

[PenguinInBondage]

Clapton is  (still) God.

[bigfreddy74]

Great post! Thanks for sharing this!!

[stuagu]

no it doesnt my friend

[jobro1973]

EC does a fantastic job on this song. Remember he only rehearsed 1 day with the brothers before the 3/19 show and maybe the afternoon of this show. Although he probably has loved Liz Reed since he heard Dickey and Duane play it in 1970.

[kgarty]

nice to hear Mr Clapton really stretching out here, superb playing by all the guys.

[dbtwomenwowhiskey999]

This is just about the best playing that I've ever seen. Just as Clapton reunited with Steve Winwood, I think that he should go on tour with the ABB. This performance showed how he brought the best out of ABB, and they brought the best out in him. Eric if you read this... please consider playing with ABB again.

[justin0six]

@dbtwomenwowhiskey999 i agree 100%... I love seeing eric play this style. they were all amazing.

[waxmaniac2]

Hands down the best show I've ever witnessed. It was a privilege being there. i mean Key to the Highway, Stormy Monday, Dreams, why does love got to be so sad, Little Wing, Liz Reed, and Layla ALL with Eric Clapton. Long Live Trucks, Haynes, and Clapton!

[bigfreddy74]

Clapton sounds unreal!! I hear a little of the Cream era E.C. coming out in his playing on this. Fantastic!!

[LesbianVampireLover]

Warren Haynes just tears it up, doesn't he? When was the last time you had three such excellent guitarists jamming like this?!!!

Damn, we should all live this kinda life forever. 40 years since this song and Layla came out. Awesome.

[Aegis90]

Haha...Warren is pullin', stechin' and bendin' those Dickey tones...Good stuff from clappo too. He seemed a bit torn between his comfortable blue-zone and his not so comfortable dorian-zone... in the good way xD

[funkyfitter]

What a show !......The first set was absolutely fantastic too.........& then when clapton came out......What can you say....this speaks for itself.........mindblowing....­...THE BEST THING I'VE EVER SEEN

[claptonsolo1]

Hey..Wharformatic....please add me to your library of ABB videos....Please!!! Please. I'm having withdrawels!!

[ademidenko]

Seriously, is the roof still on the Beacon??

EC and the ABB are the S**T!!!!!!

Long live the Kings!

[Umberto2]

Warren makes up for the old Betts first solo where he does the volume bends and whatnot.

[chiliD322]

Ok, now this is just downright embarrassing...everytime I watch/listen to this, I well up. My favorite band with my favorite guitarist sitting in on my 2nd favorite song of all-time (Fleetwood Mac's "Oh Well" is #1)....the tears just flow uncontrollably.

[Ptahoteph]

I was there ...probably the best show ever..i can belive that man in his 60's can play like that...amazing

[impala327]

I wonder if Eric is wondering why he hasn't jammed with the Brothers sooner. He looks like he's getting off in his solos during Liz Reed and Dreams. He fits like a glove, of course....

[Strongpersuader]

I'm speechless!

I just wish I could be in America to witmess this awesome performance of the greatest musicians around.

[ecSee]

Brings chills to my spine. This could be one of the best ever, it is that amazing.

[prsfrank]

I bet Eric thought he was playing with 2 Duane's :)

[trililandia]

AWESOME!!!!!!!!

[aiowka]

WOW. Mind Blowing. I love the smiles and quick conversation between Clapton and Trucks after both their great solos.

[juani29]

MY GOD. what a band. cant wait for Wanee.

[Gumby0009]

That goes for BOTH of us.

[FranklinD]

I think a ABB/Clapton tour could fix the world....

[drpickup]

Agreed - a very very good idea

[munkee37]

Derek and the NEW Dominoes!

[sugarmag13]

Freaking mind blowing!

[joebrassmonkey]

Eric did good for not completly knowing the song. =]

great performance.

[logjammers]

Dickey should be proud!