Okay, so here is the deal. If all of these guys were Mayer's age he would no doubt hold his one . Mayer knows just as well as anybody that these guys are way beyond him. Buddy Guy is the greatest guitarist of all time, Clapton agrees. People that say Hendrix was the best just forget how young he died. Vai, Clapton, Guy, Paige, Emmanuel have all surpassed him in skill (if he would have lived past thirty it would have been different). Mayer has chops, and Clapton likes playing with him a lot!
with the exception of steve vai i don't think Hendix has been surpassed in skill. I have still to see any one of the above pull of an amazing and original improvisation like Hendrix when he cuts lose. His woodstock improvisation of the star spangled banner is still unsurpassed in terms of creativity, artistic expression, technique and control of the guitar. Hendrix has given us some of the best guitar playing ever (and that holds still to this day).
@1stHokageSama I could agree with you if I was holding creativity as the highest form of artistic expression. I hold that as one facet of true talent. While he may be the most innovative guitarist ever that does not make him the greatest. I can agree with you on every point of your last post, but it doesn't prove he is the greatest, only that he was the most innovative. I would actually put him and Vai at the bottom of the short list for overall skill, while they would dominate creativity.
Get down!!!!!!! These two guys have been friends for a long time. When Clapton is in Chicago he makes it his business to sneak in to Buddy Guys Club.......They can really jam................................
Buddy Guy is a living legend, yet, at ninety he produced the nasty guitar solo at a 1.25. These two are either high, or now taking inspiration from John Mayer.
Why is John Mayer even being mentioned under this video....he's not even in it. John Mayer is a fucking douche bag and he looks like a complete homo in that one video where he's jamming with Buddy Guy. Good for you John...you can outplay some of the blues greats that are almost ready to be enrolled in the nursing home. Go ahead and give yourself a pat on the back...by the way if you've ever heard any of John Mayer's original material it all sucks and its boring.
One of those unfortunate incidents where the band is having the best time of their lives but the audience is asleep on their hand. What a backwards world we live in.
Clapton is one of the most Boring and predictable players of all time,im still waiting for him to wow me,it hasnt happened yet,Moore,Beck,Hendrix,Blackmoore,Trower,are on another level than this,yaawwwn!
i use to play this song 7 nights a week in hull across the bridge from ottawa and we use to cook on this song the band wasnt as good as these guys but i did the best i could to train them i use to try and sing this and act like buddy anyways i use to tear that guitar up anyways i know a guy that use to know eric clapton and was his sound man least that what he told me anyways at this same time i was playing this every night and i swear eric must have it on tape cause some of those riffs are mine
This whole set was so wildly improvised that it's difficult to say what any one song actually is. Being the crazy mofo that he is, Buddy just kept mixing loads of assorted songs into one (while Eric just stood there happily jamming along to whatever Buddy felt like singing).
This one is mostly a cover of Muddy Waters' epic 'I just want to make love to you', but the part featuring the solo became known as the 'chicken head jam' (because of the way Eric keeps bobbing his head).
@jahmerican876 its Jam .... no name of the song. just playing ... does it neeed to have a name??? good music dont have name :P, actually it has.. and its called - Music.
I agree he steals a lot... and i don't think he's the best it was just a lame comment on a lame discussion... i don't think you can argue who's the best... it's a question of taste
@Jared2324 im not trying to start a stink, but, what exactly does John steal from them? I dont know? I think steal might be the wrong word. When Mayer plays blues he wears his influences on his sleeve and its pretty clear who they are. However, I wouldnt call having influences stealing. know what I mean?
Buddy is named such! He makes everyone who plays with him feel so good. You can see it in the faces of everyone he jams with. What a wonderful showman and a wonderful spirit in the Blues. I have yet to see a Buddy Guy performance without smiles everywhere. He just makes you feel like you're his "buddy!"
yeah Buddy endorsed Guild guitars for a while....loved seein him with a Starfire 4 man. I have one so it fill me with pride when I see pics of him playin his
You would all be wrong on Clapton..his primary influence was both Buddy Guy and Otis Rush. EC emulated both Rush's playing as well as his vocal stylings.
Happens to me all the time, the original Legends will be closed forever VERY soon, so if you've never had a chance to visit, don't wait too long! Peace bro!
no fender strat!!!!!!fender strat!!! f@#k gibson im a blues guy and i play a strat its the only way o get that sound just ask jimmi hendrix, steveie ray,robert cray,clapton buddy
F@#K fender, I'm a bluesman too and I play a Les Paul style guitar, Albert Collins plays a Tele, Albert Kng plays a flying V, and BB King plays a gibson. Blues is blues, the guitar is nothing, it's all in the fingers and soul!
@bnapoleonc123 It is brand loyalty, like if one of us drove a Ford and another a Chevy. Don;t you think it childish to curse a guitar? Clapton started with an accoustcal before he ever got a Gibson. Then he saw the light and now mainly plays a Fender, He still breaks out the Gibby, but is too intelligent to judge another player by his choice of guitar. The music is the single most important thing if you have any class.
@klotzstang it is, but If I recall correctly that rather over the top comment of mine was made in relation to somebody claiming that you could only play blues on a fender guitar, which is untrue, and as i said later in the comment the guitar is nothing, its the soul, and as you say the music, so i think that we are in agreement.
@bnapoleonc123 also my apologies to any fnder players to whom my ill-considered off the cuff remark caused offence, I have nothing against fender instruments, merely find it very annoying when people assume that you have to have a certain guitar/guitar brand to play blues with, as many of the great blues players have used gibsons, telecasters, acoutcis, home made instruments (e.g. Bo Diddley) etc.
sober or not, Clapton could play rings around just about anybody. I have seen him play live with Buddy, and he was very deferential and backed off completely. Also seen him play more aggressively with Guy, like this. He did have a bad spell in the 70s-80s, relying on a 2nd guitarist to play most of the leads, like George Terry or Albert Lee.
uh, no. SRV mostly influenced by T bone walker and Albert king. Clapton mostly by Freddie King/Buddy Guy. Clapton also has played blues quite a few years longer than SRV did and can do it all; from Lohn Lee Hooker shuffles to EVH shreds. You need to do a little more research
and stupo you need to just shut the fuck up because it doesnt matter who he was influenced by..which i already knew...i just said that SRV was better.
bro, if you don't think srv was influenced by buudy guy you need to do some more research, but it sounds like your to busy swinging from clapton's balls. you're right about clapton being more diverse because srv was strait blues, because thats what he loved, and to call srv a bluesman that did jimi covers is spitting in srv's face, don't forget your talking about the greatest blues musician ever. you are the one that is showing your stupidity. Go listen to texas flood and learn something.
Reading thes comments - are you mad? Clapton wasn't doing drugs in 87. Still drinking yes. This was filmed for south bank show on EC. So course he's taking majority of playing/volume. Has anyone witnessed the whole gig??? And those who say ec sucks, course you can all play better. Guy and EC top friends, just having fun.
Yes, I have the whole gig on video. Great show. These 2 guys bring out the best in each other every time they play together - mutual admiration...I have seen Buddy take the lead and EC take a back seat many times.
Hi JR just wondering where you got the whole video, I have the BBC Eric Clapton documentary on VHS unfortunately the tape is shot. I have seen this on a few trading websites but i dont have any rare stuff to trade lol, does your video have the whole version of worried life blues?
EC laughs because he is ENJOYING himself-why interpret it as a negative? Yeah-he was wasted and why is it that musicians always play better when they are stoned?? Proud? I would think that he deserves to be.
Actually, no. In 1987, he had pretty much cleaned up his act of drugs and alcohol, BUT he had occasion to fall off the wagon - and THIS one of them. He and Buddy were being "bad" on this nite, and boy-oh-boy were they good! Eric and Buddy were pretty drunk, but I doubt seriously that Eric did lines that night. Within a year's time of this video, Eric had completely cleaned-up his act of drugs and alcohol, the latter more difficult.
(ps. EC played very-very well drunk-as-a-skunk, IMHO).
Now EC gives Buddy a chance, but something is wrong with his guitar. They both had a laugh over that. EC and Buddy friends, just fooling around, come on this is small club, not MSG
So maybe this isn't perfect, but I guess back then you could have this or a bunch of synthesizer crap (actually I"m surprised clapton didn't jump out with a synthesizer somehow)
I don't know, Buddy guy may be one of the best or the greatest living guitarist, but lets all be honest with ourselves: Eric Clapton has lost his touch. Coming from a guitarist's point of view, though speaking only for myself, it's as if Clapton doesnt even feel it anymore.
i agree clapton has lost something but i dont think its feeling at all. clapton still has more soul than almost anyone on the planet. hes admited though that he isnt as good as he used to be
Some real dumbass comments! EC & Buddy are the 2 best living guitarists and this extract shows EC taking centre stage while Buddy enjoys, just like EC often does when Buddy goes for it e.g. the RAH blues nights...so enjoy and stop bitchin!
Buddy Guy doesn';t seem to get much of a chance to play at all. Usually I really like Clapton, but I thought this was kinda lacking feeling, great technique as always, and some nice shredding, but not as much feeling I thought than he usually has. IO think he kinda hogged the thing too.
Clapton is God, he looks stoned on this clip :-)
tobyjug472002able 3 months ago
Okay, so here is the deal. If all of these guys were Mayer's age he would no doubt hold his one . Mayer knows just as well as anybody that these guys are way beyond him. Buddy Guy is the greatest guitarist of all time, Clapton agrees. People that say Hendrix was the best just forget how young he died. Vai, Clapton, Guy, Paige, Emmanuel have all surpassed him in skill (if he would have lived past thirty it would have been different). Mayer has chops, and Clapton likes playing with him a lot!
zachaument 9 months ago
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with the exception of steve vai i don't think Hendix has been surpassed in skill. I have still to see any one of the above pull of an amazing and original improvisation like Hendrix when he cuts lose. His woodstock improvisation of the star spangled banner is still unsurpassed in terms of creativity, artistic expression, technique and control of the guitar. Hendrix has given us some of the best guitar playing ever (and that holds still to this day).
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@1stHokageSama I could agree with you if I was holding creativity as the highest form of artistic expression. I hold that as one facet of true talent. While he may be the most innovative guitarist ever that does not make him the greatest. I can agree with you on every point of your last post, but it doesn't prove he is the greatest, only that he was the most innovative. I would actually put him and Vai at the bottom of the short list for overall skill, while they would dominate creativity.
funkymonk022 4 months ago
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Buddy Guy is like the happiest guy ever
78locomocion 9 months ago
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78locomocion 9 months ago
shut about John Mayer....men are talking
screwingupawetdream 10 months ago
Eric was showing off a lot in the eighties, and that ain't bad.
bamboosa 10 months ago
How to smile for 6.35 minutes. by Buddy Guy
barbiqiu 10 months ago
Get down!!!!!!! These two guys have been friends for a long time. When Clapton is in Chicago he makes it his business to sneak in to Buddy Guys Club.......They can really jam................................
mableh1 11 months ago
I came
Burgerphile 11 months ago
Buddy Guy are looks like Chuck Berry , This video is wondeful is the old times of they life , today they are more pop.
gfgregori 1 year ago
cocaine is a hellova drug
TheNorcal187 1 year ago
oh and of course chuck norris is a wicked guitar playa. i knew that
chippybean17 1 year ago
oh and of couse chuck norris is a wicked guitar playa. i knew that
chippybean17 1 year ago
Mayer is a hack
DONDIVA1969 1 year ago
Buddy Guy is a living legend, yet, at ninety he produced the nasty guitar solo at a 1.25. These two are either high, or now taking inspiration from John Mayer.
MrTqg386 1 year ago
Why is John Mayer even being mentioned under this video....he's not even in it. John Mayer is a fucking douche bag and he looks like a complete homo in that one video where he's jamming with Buddy Guy. Good for you John...you can outplay some of the blues greats that are almost ready to be enrolled in the nursing home. Go ahead and give yourself a pat on the back...by the way if you've ever heard any of John Mayer's original material it all sucks and its boring.
MrTqg386 1 year ago
1000 times better than the g3 (which is in my opinion a fingermuscles show )
algrand90 1 year ago 3
Can't hear buddies gtar :(
13Musicmachine 1 year ago
GRANDISSIMO VIDEO STORICOOOOOOO
BELLISSIMOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Pandagae 1 year ago
One of those unfortunate incidents where the band is having the best time of their lives but the audience is asleep on their hand. What a backwards world we live in.
MacDrevi0us 1 year ago
clapton in his element and loving every second of it.
5slide 1 year ago
Are you sure this is Chicago not London?
9mission 1 year ago
Ha the first thing I noticed when I was the thumbnail is Clapton's resemblance to Chuck Norris xD
EpicExtras 1 year ago
he does not look like Chuck Norris , Norris looks like him
Palacz14 1 year ago
Clapton is one of the most Boring and predictable players of all time,im still waiting for him to wow me,it hasnt happened yet,Moore,Beck,Hendrix,Blackmoore,Trower,are on another level than this,yaawwwn!
evelskunny 1 year ago
@evelskunny Beck, Blackmore or Trower aren't as good as Clapton or Buddy Guy. Hendrix was the man.
stonedpimpdaddy 1 year ago
@evelskunny tooooneekinggggg
TimBirkenholz 1 year ago
i use to play this song 7 nights a week in hull across the bridge from ottawa and we use to cook on this song the band wasnt as good as these guys but i did the best i could to train them i use to try and sing this and act like buddy anyways i use to tear that guitar up anyways i know a guy that use to know eric clapton and was his sound man least that what he told me anyways at this same time i was playing this every night and i swear eric must have it on tape cause some of those riffs are mine
Rolandvids 1 year ago
@Rolandvids nice, I live in Ottawa/Hull, where did you play?
yanis3 1 year ago
chaka chaka pure energy
nichobo 1 year ago
i bet the drummer was like... "what the hell is up with this whiteboy? hes got his shirt all tucked in and stuff" haha jk eric is the man :P
zezimaownzrofl 1 year ago
well said!!! @mickjamm
niahbingi79 1 year ago
Clapton's playing was so dope at this time.
KevoBlues88 1 year ago
i wana learn what Eric did at 4:48 to 4:55
logen99999 1 year ago
@logen99999 it's not that hard... but you probably won't be able to make is sound as sick as clapton does :P
spinasweetness 1 year ago
Don't you see? Chuck Norris can do anything! Even play guitar! XD
scars12323 1 year ago 3
Clapton is a heavy alcoholic at this point in his life. Great player tho
sheikyerbouti1983 1 year ago
I agree John Mayer is a punk, but that's not to say I don't believe he's a great player
keysmasterivory1994 1 year ago
yeah J mayer sucks..
wisesatyr72 1 year ago
john mayer is a punk
thenewfun 1 year ago
He is ''fasthand'' here :),
ayibaris 1 year ago
i didnt know Chuck Norris and Chuck Berry played blues together
willy346 1 year ago
Buddy Guy is too cool
CletusColtrane 1 year ago
Eric wasnt really being "slowhand" in this one. lol. I even saw a little shred.
23Mizchief 1 year ago
less is more clapton ..ffs asked bb if you need help lol, besides ure out of tune
gasserized 1 year ago
somethin g s wrong with the guitar
alcore3 1 year ago
buddy guy was one crazy mofo back then
TheFoOl2411 1 year ago
Does anynone know the name of the song they are palying?
jahmerican876 1 year ago
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kzearo 1 year ago
This whole set was so wildly improvised that it's difficult to say what any one song actually is. Being the crazy mofo that he is, Buddy just kept mixing loads of assorted songs into one (while Eric just stood there happily jamming along to whatever Buddy felt like singing).
This one is mostly a cover of Muddy Waters' epic 'I just want to make love to you', but the part featuring the solo became known as the 'chicken head jam' (because of the way Eric keeps bobbing his head).
kzearo 1 year ago
@jahmerican876 its Jam .... no name of the song. just playing ... does it neeed to have a name??? good music dont have name :P, actually it has.. and its called - Music.
Jigov 1 year ago
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Pffffffffffff always they look as though they've being tazered or are about to have a hernia.
These "rock gods" are WAY overrated.
A tune would have neen nice.
Any numpty could make a noise like that in their room.
Thoughtland 2 years ago
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Shut the fuck and go back to your Chello or whatever gay insrument you play, you Posh arsehole.
tom36450 2 years ago
@Thoughtland I'd love to see you try!
tombaker1222 1 year ago
oh sh_t these tones are so powerfull...!
carlosfuzz 2 years ago
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EdVidz 2 years ago
Buddy is his nickname. George is his real name. I knew his younger brother Phil. He was a gifted guitarist as well. Very cool guy.
muddyboggswbgu 2 years ago
I'd love to see Buddy Guy and Prince in a jam session together...I don't think anyone can touch Buddy on the guitar, except for Mr. B. B. King.
fishandfestival 2 years ago
what's the song tittle ?
algrand90 2 years ago
can't wait to see them both in my home town
lampshad3126 2 years ago
have you ever heard about a guy called jimi hendrix, or another called Clapton? :)
bopekno 2 years ago
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John Mayer beats them all!!!
lpdrengen 2 years ago
john mayer is a beast but he also steals from them a ton. ill admit that even though im like the biggest mayer fan out there
Jared2324 2 years ago 7
I agree he steals a lot... and i don't think he's the best it was just a lame comment on a lame discussion... i don't think you can argue who's the best... it's a question of taste
lpdrengen 2 years ago 2
he steals a lot but he is also really talented with his own style. i love his playing. he's amazing
Jared2324 2 years ago
jajajajaajaa no le sonaba la guitarra a budy
fletwood80 1 year ago
@Jared2324 im not trying to start a stink, but, what exactly does John steal from them? I dont know? I think steal might be the wrong word. When Mayer plays blues he wears his influences on his sleeve and its pretty clear who they are. However, I wouldnt call having influences stealing. know what I mean?
RyanStanley360 1 year ago
@Jared2324 listen to prince.... he kills john mayer on the guitar......
codehendrix 10 months ago
LOL
maskone 2 years ago
If anyone has any authentic memorabilia from these shows which they'd be prepared to sell, please contact me. Preferably a concert poster.
kzearo 2 years ago
Buddy is named such! He makes everyone who plays with him feel so good. You can see it in the faces of everyone he jams with. What a wonderful showman and a wonderful spirit in the Blues. I have yet to see a Buddy Guy performance without smiles everywhere. He just makes you feel like you're his "buddy!"
latimer 2 years ago 3
Was Buddy even plugged in???
It woulda been real nice to hear what he was playing....
skategangster 2 years ago 2
Im guessing Dr. Rockso is supplyin' backstage.... still the best shit ever
nform84 2 years ago
ahahah, yes he looks like Chuck Norris:)))
milkotaskov 2 years ago 17
more like homer simpson with hair.... Don'tcha think?
B7aug5 2 years ago
@milkotaskov he plays like him too but not too much like him for obvious reasons !
Crazybenjiwoo 1 year ago
i got to see Buddy Guy a few years ago. he played at our fair Mid State Fair. was awsome.
mopartec 2 years ago
yeah Buddy endorsed Guild guitars for a while....loved seein him with a Starfire 4 man. I have one so it fill me with pride when I see pics of him playin his
WallowingGrizzly 2 years ago
Dr. House playing guitar!
unclesamfatg 2 years ago
it was first buddy guitar? i didnt' know. but... there are some videos of 1970's and Buddy is playing a Gibson. lol.
Taikamya 2 years ago
eric clapton
tyreesemj1 2 years ago
Mr. Clapton looks like Chuck Norris :D
keittokirjatepo 2 years ago 3
Pause it at 9 seconds in, clapton looks exactly like tom green!
theguitfiddle 2 years ago 2
sorry if this is a stupid question, but is this a actual song or just a jam?
BSabbathAcdcZztop1 2 years ago
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yes that was a stupid question
matto902 2 years ago
'Twas a song: It's a badass cover of a popular chumbawamba song, tubthumping.
ceepatton 2 years ago
lmao!
treunlneiss 2 years ago
On fucking fire!
HighZombiesRule 2 years ago
buddys first guitar there is a guild
kidokan111 2 years ago
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kidokan111 2 years ago
Buddy looks like he mighta had a pocket rocket or 2... LOL
gbrown4x4 2 years ago
Budy Guy shaved his head, now he looks like a front porch player from the fields.
gulfwood35 2 years ago
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mechtech104 2 years ago
EC IS ON FIRE!!!!!!
deepintoblues 2 years ago 3
Since when were Buddy Guy's initials EC?
:P
guglio1290 2 years ago 3
since eric clapton was there :p
kidokan111 2 years ago
Clapton w/his Fender-Lace sensor pick-ups...looks so, new age next to buddy. Passing of the torch, I guess.
logos6F1H9L 2 years ago
Can anyone make out those lryics?
GULRUDJ 2 years ago
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mechtech104 2 years ago
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GULRUDJ 2 years ago
they are on something...o shit haha
ragingstorm33 3 years ago 4
Did his guitar break or is he just switching?
davec3487 3 years ago
He didn't break it, it fucked him over, some prob with the amp. Thats why Clapton laughs like at 2:00
PeterVadim 3 years ago
I could barley hear buddy??
spooksmcgee84 3 years ago
His guitar fucked up half way
PeterVadim 3 years ago
stop comparing fucktards. look at 1:50, they're jamming together and do not compete
Mrcowasdf 3 years ago 2
I agree. Two great artists. Why not just enjoy the show. Who cares who is "better"?
catfishblues123 3 years ago
Ive got the audio from when Buddy and SRV played here(Legends). Too bad there is not a video for that, at least not to my knowledge. Good stuff. 5*
bluessmith 3 years ago
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GULRUDJ 2 years ago
Looks like Buddy Guys Legends to me! Isn't it??
chigong980 3 years ago
not really - it was - late 80s. Says "October 6, 1987 at Ronnie Scott's Club Chicago"
catfishblues123 3 years ago
ronnies club is in london
kidokan111 2 years ago
its to bad you cant hear buddys guitar at the start
prairydog1 3 years ago
hey, that boy Clapton ain't no pussy.
stiphlerr 3 years ago 6
Eric was just getting sober from the drink .. It showed in his playing ! The man was incredible and in total control !
flapdoodle07 3 years ago 3
when buddy takes his other guitar out he looks at clapton like goddamn i got a other guitar now its on bitch :P
zuigzoen 3 years ago 4
EC took this one over...buddy guy is coked out of his mind!
KrisWinkler 3 years ago
buddy never got into thoes drugs buddy, theres a few interviews how he talks about it
nicksagl 3 years ago 3
always a joy to hear great musicians playing together
always a bore to read dumb ass coments from people
talking comparisons - influences - greatest this greatest that
DIG THE MUSIC DONKEYS.
mickjamm 3 years ago 17
@mickjamm WHY DONT U PLAY THEN JELOUS
loitalove2009 1 year ago
Fact: One of the biggest influences for SRV, Clapton, and Hendrix was Buddy Guy! That's a fact!
LordToddOfTheShire 3 years ago 4
You would all be wrong on Clapton..his primary influence was both Buddy Guy and Otis Rush. EC emulated both Rush's playing as well as his vocal stylings.
EVANRUDEBLUES 3 years ago
You people crack me up when you say this guy is the "greatest" this or that guy "invented" that! Please do just a little bit of research!
usmarkone 3 years ago
Hey Blooz, my brother, Buddy used to play
Guild guitars! Here he is playing a hollow body Guild at the beginning, then he switched to a solid body PRS!
Bless you for the nice videos!
pauleka2008 3 years ago
my last comment was directed at Wharfrat89
to quote Frank Zappa; most people wouldn't know good music if it came up and bit them on the ass.
stuporsession 3 years ago
about your clip info, Ronnie Scott's was in London
ChicagoBlooz 3 years ago
Of course you are correct. I must have been thinking about Buddy's Legends in ChiTown when I typed it.
jbr17 3 years ago
Happens to me all the time, the original Legends will be closed forever VERY soon, so if you've never had a chance to visit, don't wait too long! Peace bro!
ChicagoBlooz 3 years ago
ha just sent the same comment to him lol gr8 minds think alike :-)
kidokan111 2 years ago
no fender strat!!!!!!fender strat!!! f@#k gibson im a blues guy and i play a strat its the only way o get that sound just ask jimmi hendrix, steveie ray,robert cray,clapton buddy
bluesfool719 3 years ago
i'm sorry, but you cant beat the sound of a 335
voodoochild312 3 years ago 2
Buddy never played a 335. His guitar is a Gretsch. Buddy and Eric were both given one and Buddy played a hole right thru his. take care!
ChicagoBlooz 3 years ago
I know, I'm just saying 335s are better in general for blues
voodoochild312 3 years ago
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kidokan111 2 years ago
F@#K fender, I'm a bluesman too and I play a Les Paul style guitar, Albert Collins plays a Tele, Albert Kng plays a flying V, and BB King plays a gibson. Blues is blues, the guitar is nothing, it's all in the fingers and soul!
bnapoleonc123 3 years ago 7
@bnapoleonc123 It is brand loyalty, like if one of us drove a Ford and another a Chevy. Don;t you think it childish to curse a guitar? Clapton started with an accoustcal before he ever got a Gibson. Then he saw the light and now mainly plays a Fender, He still breaks out the Gibby, but is too intelligent to judge another player by his choice of guitar. The music is the single most important thing if you have any class.
klotzstang 1 year ago
@klotzstang it is, but If I recall correctly that rather over the top comment of mine was made in relation to somebody claiming that you could only play blues on a fender guitar, which is untrue, and as i said later in the comment the guitar is nothing, its the soul, and as you say the music, so i think that we are in agreement.
bnapoleonc123 1 year ago
@bnapoleonc123 also my apologies to any fnder players to whom my ill-considered off the cuff remark caused offence, I have nothing against fender instruments, merely find it very annoying when people assume that you have to have a certain guitar/guitar brand to play blues with, as many of the great blues players have used gibsons, telecasters, acoutcis, home made instruments (e.g. Bo Diddley) etc.
bnapoleonc123 1 year ago
Well spoken!
orlandos 3 years ago
i love eric clapton to death, but i wish he would play gibsons again.
voodoochild312 4 years ago
I think he has a contract with Fender. He gets royalties off of every one of his Fender signature models they sell.
randlejam 3 years ago
sober or not, Clapton could play rings around just about anybody. I have seen him play live with Buddy, and he was very deferential and backed off completely. Also seen him play more aggressively with Guy, like this. He did have a bad spell in the 70s-80s, relying on a 2nd guitarist to play most of the leads, like George Terry or Albert Lee.
stuporsession 4 years ago
Stuporsession Clapton could not play rings around Stevie Ray Vaughn...
wharfrat89 3 years ago
uh, no. SRV mostly influenced by T bone walker and Albert king. Clapton mostly by Freddie King/Buddy Guy. Clapton also has played blues quite a few years longer than SRV did and can do it all; from Lohn Lee Hooker shuffles to EVH shreds. You need to do a little more research
stuporsession 3 years ago
and stupo you need to just shut the fuck up because it doesnt matter who he was influenced by..which i already knew...i just said that SRV was better.
wharfrat89 3 years ago
If you stoop to profanity, then you are stupider than I originally thought. you offer no proof to back up your ridiculous claim.
Clapton invented blues-rock in 1966
SRV was a blues player who did some Jimi covers.
Now get a new bottle of hand lotion and go back to mom's basement
stuporsession 3 years ago
Blues rock?? Rock is the blues.
swerve19 3 years ago
bro, if you don't think srv was influenced by buudy guy you need to do some more research, but it sounds like your to busy swinging from clapton's balls. you're right about clapton being more diverse because srv was strait blues, because thats what he loved, and to call srv a bluesman that did jimi covers is spitting in srv's face, don't forget your talking about the greatest blues musician ever. you are the one that is showing your stupidity. Go listen to texas flood and learn something.
conezy22 3 years ago
Reading thes comments - are you mad? Clapton wasn't doing drugs in 87. Still drinking yes. This was filmed for south bank show on EC. So course he's taking majority of playing/volume. Has anyone witnessed the whole gig??? And those who say ec sucks, course you can all play better. Guy and EC top friends, just having fun.
s2lun 4 years ago
Yes, I have the whole gig on video. Great show. These 2 guys bring out the best in each other every time they play together - mutual admiration...I have seen Buddy take the lead and EC take a back seat many times.
JR (poster of the video)
jbr17 4 years ago
man id love to see worried life blues clapton sings it init chuck berry.
joe ps great post
woodjoewood 4 years ago
damn dude this video is old... great performance
jamesthq 4 years ago
Hi JR just wondering where you got the whole video, I have the BBC Eric Clapton documentary on VHS unfortunately the tape is shot. I have seen this on a few trading websites but i dont have any rare stuff to trade lol, does your video have the whole version of worried life blues?
Cheers
Brett
bluesdog88 4 years ago
EC laughs because he is ENJOYING himself-why interpret it as a negative? Yeah-he was wasted and why is it that musicians always play better when they are stoned?? Proud? I would think that he deserves to be.
LynneGo 4 years ago
erics guitar was too loud and buddy's was too quiet, i would i have turned my amp up if it wasnt for clapton.
too much pride, look at him laugh.
finbarmaginn 4 years ago
I'm pretty sure he's laughing because he enjoys his playing. Whenever I hear another geetar player's kick ass playing, I usually laugh.
sprackenze 4 years ago
i think buddy's guitar was messed up and after not that loud. he didnt get his share
Buddyismyking 4 years ago
" clapton still has more soul than almost anyone on the planet " You know (almost) everybody on this planet? Congratulations.
quundar 4 years ago
clapton is high on coke i think lol
tom2rich 4 years ago
Actually, no. In 1987, he had pretty much cleaned up his act of drugs and alcohol, BUT he had occasion to fall off the wagon - and THIS one of them. He and Buddy were being "bad" on this nite, and boy-oh-boy were they good! Eric and Buddy were pretty drunk, but I doubt seriously that Eric did lines that night. Within a year's time of this video, Eric had completely cleaned-up his act of drugs and alcohol, the latter more difficult.
(ps. EC played very-very well drunk-as-a-skunk, IMHO).
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kuruuzum 4 years ago
Now EC gives Buddy a chance, but something is wrong with his guitar. They both had a laugh over that. EC and Buddy friends, just fooling around, come on this is small club, not MSG
mlc520120 4 years ago
So maybe this isn't perfect, but I guess back then you could have this or a bunch of synthesizer crap (actually I"m surprised clapton didn't jump out with a synthesizer somehow)
thebluereverend 4 years ago
I don't know, Buddy guy may be one of the best or the greatest living guitarist, but lets all be honest with ourselves: Eric Clapton has lost his touch. Coming from a guitarist's point of view, though speaking only for myself, it's as if Clapton doesnt even feel it anymore.
Mattfuckingcarrico 4 years ago
i agree clapton has lost something but i dont think its feeling at all. clapton still has more soul than almost anyone on the planet. hes admited though that he isnt as good as he used to be
fukadaboolchit 4 years ago
These two are great, great friends and you can imagine that if Buddy stepped up EC would have stood down. And I hope they were both pissed.
broadpath 4 years ago
i echo that comment - well said broadpath!
geoffpburke 4 years ago
Some real dumbass comments! EC & Buddy are the 2 best living guitarists and this extract shows EC taking centre stage while Buddy enjoys, just like EC often does when Buddy goes for it e.g. the RAH blues nights...so enjoy and stop bitchin!
geoffpburke 4 years ago
Clapton looks off his face - either pissed or on drugs. It's a shame buddy's guitar wasn't louder too.
intheblues 4 years ago
I second the clapton comment.
davemccarthy707 4 years ago
Buddy Guy doesn';t seem to get much of a chance to play at all. Usually I really like Clapton, but I thought this was kinda lacking feeling, great technique as always, and some nice shredding, but not as much feeling I thought than he usually has. IO think he kinda hogged the thing too.
bnapoleonc123 4 years ago
uh what is supposed to be exceptionnal? EC sucks as usual & Buddy don't really play...
quundar 4 years ago
Clapton is a monster here
Rzlo 4 years ago 2
michael ...you don't know anything about music and life!!!
ericscigliano 4 years ago
micheal do u know how to play the gutair
shaokahn23 5 years ago
forreal
bitch ass dude needs to get some sense of timing, bend those notes in tune, and TURN THE FUCK DOWN WHEN HES NOT SOLOING
michaelpfranco 5 years ago
hmm...unless you make more money than Eric Clapton at playing the guitar, maybe you should consider shutting up
stormymondayband1 4 years ago 3
clapton sucks
Jack458111 5 years ago
NO you suck
You're NOTHING compared to him, just a little jealous boy