hendrix was good but not nearly as much as hes hyped up to be plenty of guitarist had way more soul at playing then him(jimmy page for instance who is famous for his improvisation on stage)the media made hendrix into the titan he is today not his ability with the six string
I think comparing artists is silly in my opinion we all do cause people are brought up to be competitive and brain washed to believe in this I'm number one or the best bullshit just think outside the box and enjoy everything and all things has its purposes in life! As Bill Murray said in Meatballs "It just doesn't matter" just be and enjoy!!!
you're probably right. The second part of the post was better and a true Blues Master-class As to the on-going debate Gibson or Fender? Who cares? To each his own. On a recording I can tell the difference. Humbuckers or single-coil? Tube or transistors (amps) Jimmy Page recorded "Whole lotta Love" on a Telecaster Bet you never saw him do it in concert on anything but the Les Paul. I dig em all.OK quote me"Guitars are like women, I never met one that I didn't like." but then I ain't met 'em all
great stuff ! he's often just a bit too sweet for me. Where's Dave Clempson with "Colosseum Live" awesome stuff, "Stormy Monday Blues" now that rocks!!
Eric Clapton suck everyone says "WOW WOW Eric Clapton is much better then Hendrix or Page , Matt bellamy" people he is just making some old shit blues that every guitarist like me can play way better !!!!!!!!!
@DRglue00 There is no greatest guitarist of all time, there is only the greatest GUITARISTS of all time, its a matter of opinion, Eric Clapton is sure one hell of a guitar player, who has changed music for over 40yrs, but there are others Duane Allman, Jimi Hendrix, Robert Johnson, BB King and many many more. Only opinion is accounted for in choosing your greatest guitarists, and the sooner everyone realizes that the better. Clapton's music will live on, or life really isn't fair.
Drglue? Are you sniffing that glue? This is a beautiful track, from the very subtle intro, through the song and into the awesome solo. If you can do better, go carve your name in glory, but I won't hold my breath waiting.
what a masterpiece...simply outstanding !bravo eric clapton you are like a fine wine rafino chianti`perhaps.better- with age!brian m black in vancouver,canada.
I always thought Clapton wasn't all that much, really. It's pretty basic blues guitar. In all his decades of playing, to think that's the best he can produce is a bit of a let down. Guys like SRV make him look like an amateur by comparison.
If anyone from you guys, who slander him, can play like this - show us and the world your power, and you'll become famous. Mister Eric Clapton deserves to be in top 5 guitarists of all times. actually, he's number one for me. yeah, maybe Hendrix was able to play faster, but this is more than enough for me.. soul, passion, feelings - not only EC is singing here, he's making his guitar sing, tell unheard stories.. Crazy old man:)))
@Zubauskas nobody plays a run of 20 different notes faster than mister clapton,,,, never let anyone dissuade into believing otherwise .. I would put him on the stage with anyone in history I said 20-30 different notes!!! Not 2 or 3.... His hand coordination is unique!!!! I have been following him for 40 + years!!
@Zubauskas btw hendrix is supremely overrated... The burn outs congregate to him No poll of guitar players will ever put him where he belongs ... They would be called racist .. and they know it!!!!!! They have no integrity..pride or balls ....I could go on!!
@Zubauskas hendrix and clapton have aLOT of soul in their playing non of them have more or less i belive them both deserve 1 place becuse of the feel cause thats what music all about.... we dont need to rank them number 5 , number 1 ... what does it matter? their both gave us some fine masterpeaces to enjoy
@Zubauskas am not sure i understood you judging by the upvotes, but i thing you got the picture upside down, Jimi Hendrix was not famous for his speed or technique, he was sloppy and missed a hell lot of notes, but was famous as number one guitarist, because he had amazing soul and feeling in his songs, in a time no one really knew what electric guitar meant in the first place, eric is in second because he is doing a little of that. but never like hendrix
Eric Clapton is the 2nd best guitarist of all time according to Rolling Stone magazine, the most trustworthy source for this type of thing. Clapton is only surpassed by Jimi henrdix, not Steve Vai, shawn lane or joe satriani, not even close
@Zubauskas please don't tell me you just compared clapton to hendrix in such a juvenile manner. hendrix did a lot more than "play faster". learn to appreciate other musicians for who they are and their own unique talents instead of ranking them in order of "BEST EVER" - because there is no such thing as the best guitarist.
@Zubauskas please don't tell me you just compared clapton to hendrix in such a juvenile manner. hendrix did a lot more than "play faster". learn to appreciate other musicians for who they are and their own unique talents instead of ranking them in order of "BEST EVER" - because there is no such thing as the best guitarist.
@Zubauskas please don't tell me you just compared clapton to hendrix in such a juvenile manner. hendrix did a lot more than "play faster". learn to appreciate other musicians for who they are and their own unique talents instead of ranking them in order of "BEST EVER" - because there is no such thing as the best guitarist.
@Zubauskas please don't tell me you just compared clapton to hendrix in such a juvenile manner. hendrix did a lot more than "play faster". learn to appreciate other musicians for who they are and their own unique talents instead of ranking them in order of "BEST EVER" - because there is no such thing as the best guitarist.
@Zubauskas please don't tell me you just compared clapton to hendrix in such a juvenile manner. hendrix did a lot more than "play faster". learn to appreciate other musicians for who they are and their own unique talents instead of ranking them in order of "BEST EVER" - because there is no such thing as the best guitarist.
@Zubauskas please don't tell me you just compared clapton to hendrix in such a juvenile manner. hendrix did a lot more than "play faster". learn to appreciate other musicians for who they are and their own unique talents instead of ranking them in order of "BEST EVER" - because there is no such thing as the best guitarist.
@Zubauskas please don't tell me you just compared clapton to hendrix in such a juvenile manner. hendrix did a lot more than "play faster". learn to appreciate other musicians for who they are and their own unique talents instead of ranking them in order of "BEST EVER" - because there is no such thing as the best guitarist.
@Zubauskas Beautifully said. And to your Claptno/Hendrix theory there... Clapton once said: Since Hendrix died I have nobody to jamm with anymore. Kinda sad, huh?
@Doomspoon1 ha...ha no its not. they are posers man. their music is not that hard for one, and second of all the only way you could think they play hard music is if you played it on guitar hero
@ares784512 or fast music the same, they just speed it up. and you cant say they dont because they dont tour, so there's like no proof saying they dont
Hey there, watch this brilliant acoustic cover of Eric Clapton’s- Layla, with an awesome bass line. youtube.com/watch?v=Fcd5jEUvLZs. Thanks leave a comment.
Dude, calm the ^&%$ down! I said he was the most over rated guitarist (IMO). Never said you had to agree. Loved him in Cream. Most of his other stuff (IMO) would not put him in the same class as lots of players that Rolling Stone Magazine doesn't put in their popularity poll. Check out Terry Kath, Steve Howe, Steve Hackett, Pete T., Rory Gallagher, Joe Pass, Jimmy Bruno...
Just about 7.06, he seems to open his eyes, after having played caned that majestic solo at the top of the neck, and he's just checking where he's coming down to, to underscore it all somewhere around the 8th fret - there's a flash on his face which looks like it could be saying "bloody hell, I nailed that!" Of course you did, you're Eric Clapton.
@DZibman Are you deaf? Can you not hear genius at work? Sensitivity, melody, craft and emotion? Did someone tell you to troll, or did you think of this all by yourself?
@DavidBryantAnimation i agree with you even the king of blues bb king said that clapton gave something to "music" when he was with cream but after cream he didn't have any style so we can't compair him with god or whatever. and he's not the best bluesman or rockman theres a lot more better than him with all my respect to what he did the best white bluesman is john mayall and its not me who said that
@DavidBryantAnimation love clapton and stevie playing the blues, but nobody asked for a white guy playing the blues to pee all over their face. you have to appreciate that claptons diversity in his styles is what made him gawd. this guy can just about do it all. check out his latest compilation. he does rock blues jazz country ( escondido) pop and even a lil indie rock. SO BACK UP!
Who said anything about Hendrix? Anyway....it's the phrasing that makes great music....not speed and noise. This is really nice stuff. And..I just don't get why people continue to compare shit...forget it...it means nothing.
Old Slowhand may not hit the most notes, but he might hit the most right notes. I still prefer his "Have You Ever Loved a Woman" from Derek and the Dominos "Live at the Fillmore."
@denke42 Interesting to note that he was called "Slowhand" ironically. The Yardbirders gave him that title as a joke because at the time, he was considered one of the fastest guys on guitar they heard.
In a June 1999 online chat, Clapton gave a slightly different version of how his nickname came about: “I think it might have been a play on words from the “Clap” part of my name. In England, in sport, if the crowd is getting anxious, we have a slow handclap, which indicates boredom or frustration. But it wasn’t my idea it was someone else’s comment."
@TheWildebill I wonder what bored you, Sir? Was it the emotion, the expression, the incredible lucidity, or the spine-tingling clarity? I don't really CARE if you don't like EC, but I think an explanation could help the rest of us understand.
@shadowstrikz He also had more time to build the skill than Hendrix did, so watch what you say about Hendrix. Hendrix was amazing, but died at a young age.
Why are there 32 dislikes. What does that mean? What do those people like, and why if they don't were they listening to this to begin with? It is beautiful playing by a man tortured by misdeeds and misdoings when he was under the influence of drugs and alcohol, and his playing is his way out and his living amends to those he done wrong especially his friend George.
This epic solo has Eric climbing Everest, with his eyes shut (as ever) and then doing a one-arm hand-stand on the summit. Because he can. I'd love to hear another five minutes of that intro developed, it's so simple, but so beautiful. My guitar technique suffers from two years of classical lessons at school, which were basically about posture - it's taken me years to RELAX with the guitar, and learn to play it with the whole body, as Eric and all the great natural players do.
@xXJJdumpandaXx It's called "Old Love", and it's said to be written for his ex-wife, Patty, who was formerly married to George Harrison. Eric made his feelings for her very clear, when he wrote "Layla" - the rest, is His-story & Her-story.
as far as rock (and blues) go, few come close to Clapton (maybe Stevie Ray Vaughn and a handfull of others, but there's enough variation in style to leave out comparisons). In truth, Hendrix was a pioneer, he was original, and he was amazing, but I think that on a list that incorporates, say, jazz guitarists, only Clapton and Duane Allman and SRV could remain (barely hanging on, considering all the crazy things jazz guitarists do). But that doesn't diminish his incredible ability. Clapton rules.
I have loved Clapton for a long time....still do...but the more I listen...the more I think Mark Knopfler has that extra something that makes his stuff both bluesy but more melodic then Eric's....
Maybe straight on blues is still Eric's domain but Knopfler is sometimes playing like he just stepped out of a fairytale...as you can see I lose words describing the effect his style has on me...
The 32 people who dislike this have no knowledge of music. This is an amazing skill and when you close your eyes and listen this takes you to a different world. Beautiful music from the greatest guitarist who has ever lived!!
Kudos to the drummer, for keeping that thunder rollin' - he looks exhausted, but when you are bang the skins for Clapton, it's like wrestling a gorilla - you don't stop when YOU'VE had enough, you stop when HE'S had enough! This is a master-class of taste, tone, phrasing, and colour, and I find myself coming back to it time and again. Those shredders can stick their 1000 meaningless notes-a-minute garbage, THIS moves me, and they don't.
@CallMeMister99 well thats just like, your opinion, man. Don't judge a whole genre of players as being shit just because they can play fast and have different technique, Gary Moore plays fast, guess what- he moves a lot of people too. EVH plays fast, guess what, i like to rock out to his songs too cause they sure as hell move me, granted in more energetic ways, so does James Hetfield, Randy Rhoads etc.. Guess what- There is a time and place for ALL music and players. Don't put labels them.
@lemmywinks0600 Of COURSE it's MY opinion Lemmy. What ELSE would I type in a box left here for my views? I liked some of Gary Moores' work, he knew the value of some lonnnng held notes, and let them breathe and resonate. If speed-metal isn't to my taste, then I have NO TIME for it - no Music Police are going to force me to listen to stuff I don't care for, are they? BTW, I hate the Beatles and Oasis. Some people like them, I don't.
"...and on the Eigth Day, God f****d-up a Clapton solo, and had to leave it to the Master." I thought I'd seen him at his pinnacle, in the late 80's, when I believed his voice was as much worth hearing as his guitar. WRONG!! Both are richer here, twenty years on down the road. Can we please make a perfect android army of this guy? I can't stand the thought that one day, he won't be around any more.
this guy can sing as well as play the guitar hendrix not a good singer!!!! only my view!!
noodle409 1 day ago
Damn, that's one big-ass acoustic guitar!
StojanSR 1 day ago
Are you guys seriously comparing artists?
They are expressing feelings, not racing for whom is the best.
And personally sometimes I like Clapton more than Hendrix, it's a peace of mind to just float into a song.
Panomite 5 days ago
O.K. David Blaine - you can levitate, and walk through walls and windows, but can you do THIS?
CallMeMister99 1 week ago
this is "Old Love"
guitarguy476 1 week ago
かっこいい！かっこいい！かっこいい！
エリック・クラプトンだ！
生き返っている。
サイコーだっ!!
ikutama48 2 weeks ago
@ikutama48 エリック・クラプトンだ
attentionwhoreusa 2 weeks ago
@ikutama48 i dont believe you.
xplozyn 1 week ago
This video contains eargasm I m just sayin.
SloBlues1 2 weeks ago
hendrix was good but not nearly as much as hes hyped up to be plenty of guitarist had way more soul at playing then him(jimmy page for instance who is famous for his improvisation on stage)the media made hendrix into the titan he is today not his ability with the six string
truthbeknownish 2 weeks ago
nathan east is great , and I think clapton is overrated,I don like his sound or his phrasing but he has really personal style and feel
javisambora 2 weeks ago
I think comparing artists is silly in my opinion we all do cause people are brought up to be competitive and brain washed to believe in this I'm number one or the best bullshit just think outside the box and enjoy everything and all things has its purposes in life! As Bill Murray said in Meatballs "It just doesn't matter" just be and enjoy!!!
tjslayd69 2 weeks ago
you're probably right. The second part of the post was better and a true Blues Master-class As to the on-going debate Gibson or Fender? Who cares? To each his own. On a recording I can tell the difference. Humbuckers or single-coil? Tube or transistors (amps) Jimmy Page recorded "Whole lotta Love" on a Telecaster Bet you never saw him do it in concert on anything but the Les Paul. I dig em all.OK quote me"Guitars are like women, I never met one that I didn't like." but then I ain't met 'em all
4sixLostSouls 2 weeks ago
correction, Clem Clempson ! Valentyne suite also .
scunnerloon 3 weeks ago
great stuff ! he's often just a bit too sweet for me. Where's Dave Clempson with "Colosseum Live" awesome stuff, "Stormy Monday Blues" now that rocks!!
scunnerloon 3 weeks ago
is that a wide neck , or am i halucinating?
zippers2 3 weeks ago
@caincolesr - this was when it was called soul brother!
21voyageur 3 weeks ago
Nobody mentioned Al Dimeola or John Mcgluaglin(Mahivishnu Orchestra) Or my opinion the best of all FRANK ZAPPA,just one guy's opinion!!!!!!!
jazzycobra 3 weeks ago
Green is better...I fucked him so I should know...Not little kids .....
RyDawg084 3 weeks ago
Damn this guy's good.... I bet if he wanted to he could do this for a living
JerichoDitch2 3 weeks ago 5
this is awesome mi one of my favorite guitarrists....with townshend and hendrix
juan13579run 3 weeks ago
Eric Clapton just wins. Haha, if you're losing an argument, you just say "Eric Clapton" and you automatically win :P
SuperMonkeyHellDude 3 weeks ago
nobody is better than nobody in this world, and Eric Clapton is a great guitar player full.
MrCalendarboy 1 month ago
Eric Clapton suck everyone says "WOW WOW Eric Clapton is much better then Hendrix or Page , Matt bellamy" people he is just making some old shit blues that every guitarist like me can play way better !!!!!!!!!
DRglue00 1 month ago
@DRglue00 are u fucking kidding me? maybe every guitarriost can play that...but no one like clapton...he have a LOT of soul in their playing....
juan13579run 4 weeks ago
@DRglue00 There is no greatest guitarist of all time, there is only the greatest GUITARISTS of all time, its a matter of opinion, Eric Clapton is sure one hell of a guitar player, who has changed music for over 40yrs, but there are others Duane Allman, Jimi Hendrix, Robert Johnson, BB King and many many more. Only opinion is accounted for in choosing your greatest guitarists, and the sooner everyone realizes that the better. Clapton's music will live on, or life really isn't fair.
WhatWentWrong22441 4 weeks ago
@DRglue00
Drglue? Are you sniffing that glue? This is a beautiful track, from the very subtle intro, through the song and into the awesome solo. If you can do better, go carve your name in glory, but I won't hold my breath waiting.
Twat.
CallMeMister99 3 weeks ago
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Not even the 240p quality can hide the awesomeness of this song
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Awesome! Anyone who can tell me what liveshow was this, please, so I can download it, please! Thanks in advance!
anhtandav167 1 month ago
That was good - but Gilmour is better....he he.
mrmagoo1016 1 month ago
what a masterpiece...simply outstanding !bravo eric clapton you are like a fine wine rafino chianti`perhaps.better- with age!brian m black in vancouver,canada.
deserlaisman1960 1 month ago
"Old Love" - one of my faves :). Merry Christmas!
catgirl6717 1 month ago
The only old man I know who can play like this...
SuperMonkeyHellDude 1 month ago
@SuperMonkeyHellDude pete townshend too ;)
juan13579run 1 month ago
@juan13579run true that man
SuperMonkeyHellDude 4 weeks ago
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4u250ut 1 month ago
the title says it all... amazing (:
camguitar9696 1 month ago
I dont always like the speed... but also the constructiveness of any extempo solo.. speed doesnt count everything in guitar.
TheArindamusician 1 month ago
I always thought Clapton wasn't all that much, really. It's pretty basic blues guitar. In all his decades of playing, to think that's the best he can produce is a bit of a let down. Guys like SRV make him look like an amateur by comparison.
MacGregor88 1 month ago
@MacGregor88 haha i wish i wasn't all that much!
muzmacol 1 month ago
If this man added some chromatic scales and some sweeping he would be a gods god..
ccook1525 1 month ago
OMG!!!!!!!!
scarytrafficcone 1 month ago
boring
kulak10 1 month ago
beautiful intro
daz202008 1 month ago
Is it the best drummer sitting behind his tools? Steve Gadd?
MrBoischatel 1 month ago
whats the song?
TheDilligan 1 month ago
Everytime Eric picks up a guitar.It is the best guitar solo ever§
gitarbest 1 month ago
what's the name of that song please ?
mouchkagrigri 1 month ago
@mouchkagrigri The name of the song is "Old love", of the Unpluged album
ejlaparram 1 month ago
@mouchkagrigri old Love
creamtt 1 month ago
there is no solo in this viedo the whole band plays the entire time
MrMikerettig 1 month ago
@MrMikerettig Solo doesn't mean, that band must stop playing, and only EC plays. Band keeps the rhythm;)
Zubauskas 1 month ago
The neck mic!
bromesko 1 month ago
Eric has done it again! The intro just something else...
I wonder what does go around is his head....
His blues....is just reflected in his gift...
1951Skylark 1 month ago
eu nao gosto do eric clapton mas eu tenho q adimitir q ele é fera
MrPredebon 1 month ago
If anyone from you guys, who slander him, can play like this - show us and the world your power, and you'll become famous. Mister Eric Clapton deserves to be in top 5 guitarists of all times. actually, he's number one for me. yeah, maybe Hendrix was able to play faster, but this is more than enough for me.. soul, passion, feelings - not only EC is singing here, he's making his guitar sing, tell unheard stories.. Crazy old man:)))
Zubauskas 1 month ago 29
@Zubauskas nobody plays a run of 20 different notes faster than mister clapton,,,, never let anyone dissuade into believing otherwise .. I would put him on the stage with anyone in history I said 20-30 different notes!!! Not 2 or 3.... His hand coordination is unique!!!! I have been following him for 40 + years!!
roselandalvin 1 month ago
@Zubauskas btw hendrix is supremely overrated... The burn outs congregate to him No poll of guitar players will ever put him where he belongs ... They would be called racist .. and they know it!!!!!! They have no integrity..pride or balls ....I could go on!!
roselandalvin 1 month ago
@Zubauskas hendrix and clapton have aLOT of soul in their playing non of them have more or less i belive them both deserve 1 place becuse of the feel cause thats what music all about.... we dont need to rank them number 5 , number 1 ... what does it matter? their both gave us some fine masterpeaces to enjoy
ofriishz 1 month ago
@Zubauskas am not sure i understood you judging by the upvotes, but i thing you got the picture upside down, Jimi Hendrix was not famous for his speed or technique, he was sloppy and missed a hell lot of notes, but was famous as number one guitarist, because he had amazing soul and feeling in his songs, in a time no one really knew what electric guitar meant in the first place, eric is in second because he is doing a little of that. but never like hendrix
PurpleMoonYef 2 weeks ago
@Zubauskas I don't think Jimi Hendrix ever was in any way technically better than Eric Clapton. And most definitely not faster.
BIZEB 2 weeks ago
@Zubauskas you obviously dont know who the fuck steve vai, shawn lane or joe satriani are. educate yourself
SASLEAD666 4 days ago
@SASLEAD666
Eric Clapton is the 2nd best guitarist of all time according to Rolling Stone magazine, the most trustworthy source for this type of thing. Clapton is only surpassed by Jimi henrdix, not Steve Vai, shawn lane or joe satriani, not even close
f3hmii 2 days ago
@Zubauskas please don't tell me you just compared clapton to hendrix in such a juvenile manner. hendrix did a lot more than "play faster". learn to appreciate other musicians for who they are and their own unique talents instead of ranking them in order of "BEST EVER" - because there is no such thing as the best guitarist.
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@Zubauskas please don't tell me you just compared clapton to hendrix in such a juvenile manner. hendrix did a lot more than "play faster". learn to appreciate other musicians for who they are and their own unique talents instead of ranking them in order of "BEST EVER" - because there is no such thing as the best guitarist.
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@Zubauskas please don't tell me you just compared clapton to hendrix in such a juvenile manner. hendrix did a lot more than "play faster". learn to appreciate other musicians for who they are and their own unique talents instead of ranking them in order of "BEST EVER" - because there is no such thing as the best guitarist.
rockfreak611 1 day ago
@Zubauskas Beautifully said. And to your Claptno/Hendrix theory there... Clapton once said: Since Hendrix died I have nobody to jamm with anymore. Kinda sad, huh?
StojanSR 1 day ago
A great guitarist not only can make the guitar sound, they can make the guitar cry as well
mrshadow06 1 month ago
YOU CAN'T PLAY THE BLUES IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED-ROOM..!!!
gomerpyleism 1 month ago
Well, he did write 'While my guitar gently weeps' with George Harrison an possibly played on 'Something", the third greatest song ever written.....
KNOW WHY HE'S CALLED 'SLOWHAND'
Nothing to do with tuning his guitar either.....
Try playing Voodoo Chile as good as SRV
and we'll be impressed since CREAM.
gomerpyleism 1 month ago
wonder if he ever get finger cramps in the morning
baidugames 1 month ago
Oh this must have been before guitar playing was A race to see who could go the fastest? Is this back when it was called music?
caincolesr 1 month ago 44
@caincolesr lmao!!!!! Exactly!
rfranklinw1 1 month ago
@caincolesr
You got it,mate.
renafto1 1 month ago
@caincolesr that's why Clapton's nickname is "Slow Hand"
segan093 4 weeks ago
@caincolesr dragon force is better
Doomspoon1 3 weeks ago
@Doomspoon1 ha...ha no its not. they are posers man. their music is not that hard for one, and second of all the only way you could think they play hard music is if you played it on guitar hero
ares784512 2 weeks ago
@ares784512 or fast music the same, they just speed it up. and you cant say they dont because they dont tour, so there's like no proof saying they dont
ares784512 2 weeks ago
What Clapton song is this?
gv1995swag 1 month ago
@gv1995swag the song is "OLD LOVE"
maroccananger 1 month ago
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Hey there, watch this brilliant acoustic cover of Eric Clapton’s- Layla, with an awesome bass line. youtube.com/watch?v=Fcd5jEUvLZs. Thanks leave a comment.
AlterShineControl 1 month ago
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this is pretty crappy...watch my videos for good music
bestdrummerntheworld 1 month ago
Eric like Tony Iommy
Filipes1986 1 month ago
Wow, best solo I've herd in my life. Truly amazing in every way. Just astonishing. Wow
gv1995swag 1 month ago
@gv1995swag check gary moore XD (for example)
javisambora 2 weeks ago
Effortless brilliance! Don't see it often, so thanks for posting it.
sionnyn 1 month ago
Dude, calm the ^&%$ down! I said he was the most over rated guitarist (IMO). Never said you had to agree. Loved him in Cream. Most of his other stuff (IMO) would not put him in the same class as lots of players that Rolling Stone Magazine doesn't put in their popularity poll. Check out Terry Kath, Steve Howe, Steve Hackett, Pete T., Rory Gallagher, Joe Pass, Jimmy Bruno...
DZibman 1 month ago
Just about 7.06, he seems to open his eyes, after having played caned that majestic solo at the top of the neck, and he's just checking where he's coming down to, to underscore it all somewhere around the 8th fret - there's a flash on his face which looks like it could be saying "bloody hell, I nailed that!" Of course you did, you're Eric Clapton.
CallMeMister99 1 month ago
CARLOS SANTANA!!!
TheMaglie 1 month ago
@TheMaglie Errr, What about Carlos? He's good, but he's a very different player to Eric, and this is unmistakeably Eric Clapton!
CallMeMister99 1 month ago
You know you're listening to a legend of the guitar when an amazing bassist such as Nathan East doesn't even get a mention.
roobzsta7 1 month ago
Most overrated guitarist ever.
DZibman 1 month ago
you are quite a douche
AdamMaunz1 1 month ago
@DZibman Are you deaf? Can you not hear genius at work? Sensitivity, melody, craft and emotion? Did someone tell you to troll, or did you think of this all by yourself?
CallMeMister99 1 month ago
@DZibman You think he's been fooling folks since the late 60's?
Get a life.
CallMeMister99 1 month ago
@DZibman you just proved to the world that you have no idea what you are talking about
seriall1337 1 month ago
36 funkeiros não curtiram...
juliorezzende 1 month ago
@DavidBryantAnimation i agree with you even the king of blues bb king said that clapton gave something to "music" when he was with cream but after cream he didn't have any style so we can't compair him with god or whatever. and he's not the best bluesman or rockman theres a lot more better than him with all my respect to what he did the best white bluesman is john mayall and its not me who said that
iveanas 1 month ago
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mrhandsome1992 1 month ago
36 people don't like any sound of guitar.
12PatThe 2 months ago
@DavidBryantAnimation love clapton and stevie playing the blues, but nobody asked for a white guy playing the blues to pee all over their face. you have to appreciate that claptons diversity in his styles is what made him gawd. this guy can just about do it all. check out his latest compilation. he does rock blues jazz country ( escondido) pop and even a lil indie rock. SO BACK UP!
all love
chronicfink 2 months ago
Dayum he shreded dat mother***** almost made come out my draws (nohomo) lmao
JakeHunter2010 2 months ago
From 18 - 21 seconds, stretching his fingers, like the gun-slinger he is!
CallMeMister99 2 months ago
the name of this song please!
losadiella 2 months ago in playlist Favorite videos
@losadiella Old Love
JoeAlvEsp 1 week ago
if eric clapton is god then god is a racist prick
Nelladagar 2 months ago
Mr Bill...What kind of bullshit do you like? If you don't think this is good then why don't you shoot yourself?
apparidown 2 months ago
Who said anything about Hendrix? Anyway....it's the phrasing that makes great music....not speed and noise. This is really nice stuff. And..I just don't get why people continue to compare shit...forget it...it means nothing.
apparidown 2 months ago
Best Solo performance I have seen or heard! Long Live Eric Clapton
parial2101 2 months ago
Best Solo performance I have seen or heard!
parial2101 2 months ago
You should rename this to its proper title
Its "Old love"
mikesta99 2 months ago
What brand of guitar is this?
catheystewart 2 months ago
@catheystewart It's a Fender Stratocaster.
stevieRV42 2 months ago
@catheystewart fender strat
jpottty364 2 months ago
In the crowd, the listeners stand-up at around the 7:00 mark - except those play, who get down on their knees. We're not worthy!
CallMeMister99 2 months ago
Old Slowhand may not hit the most notes, but he might hit the most right notes. I still prefer his "Have You Ever Loved a Woman" from Derek and the Dominos "Live at the Fillmore."
denke42 2 months ago
@denke42 Interesting to note that he was called "Slowhand" ironically. The Yardbirders gave him that title as a joke because at the time, he was considered one of the fastest guys on guitar they heard.
SmelOdies 2 months ago
@SmelOdies
In a June 1999 online chat, Clapton gave a slightly different version of how his nickname came about: “I think it might have been a play on words from the “Clap” part of my name. In England, in sport, if the crowd is getting anxious, we have a slow handclap, which indicates boredom or frustration. But it wasn’t my idea it was someone else’s comment."
Mortslake 1 month ago
boring! full stop!!!
TheWildebill 2 months ago
@TheWildebill I wonder what bored you, Sir? Was it the emotion, the expression, the incredible lucidity, or the spine-tingling clarity? I don't really CARE if you don't like EC, but I think an explanation could help the rest of us understand.
CallMeMister99 2 months ago
when he is on........he is ON!!!!
russbrinn 2 months ago
Sweet guitar.... Clapton remaking himself again. He is better than Hendrix, and just as good as Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, and Pete Townsend.
shadowstrikz 2 months ago
@shadowstrikz He also had more time to build the skill than Hendrix did, so watch what you say about Hendrix. Hendrix was amazing, but died at a young age.
jayson201 2 months ago
eargasm.
1019bm 2 months ago
This man just sends shivers down my spine! Saw him once live!
FrowningIke 2 months ago
@camcrunk lmfao
Very very funny
nantyboy 2 months ago
I hate how people compare Eric Clapton to God, I mean, He's cool and good and everything. But he's no Eric Clapton.
camcrunk 2 months ago 135
@camcrunk you are a bloody fool and you will learn it soon enough
Alekseriator 2 months ago
@camcrunk And at least we know that Eric definitely exists!
sionnyn 1 month ago
@camcrunk
Love it! Almost peed myself.
renafto1 1 month ago
@camcrunk ahahahaahaha YOU ARE RIGHT!!!!!
maxcricket 1 month ago
@camcrunk Gotta love the (relatively) new use of the old line. Honest. Props.
woodhous 1 month ago
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Somebody does not know what "solo" means.
lightrays 2 months ago
he looks like Dr House
joncool25 2 months ago 3
@joncool25 no, Dr. House looks like HIM.
henrithefreak47 2 months ago 19
@henrithefreak47 His Imperial Majesty??
giggadygoogog 2 months ago
@henrithefreak47 I think Eric Clapton looks like Dr.House and Ckuck Norris in one.
djmlkas 1 month ago
@djmlkas no, Dr. House and Cuck Norris look like HIM.
henrithefreak47 1 month ago
This Is Phenomenal! Fabulous
janet19able 2 months ago
Sit back relax.....cos eric will take you somewhere else
There is smooth and there is silk.
1951Skylark 2 months ago
There are some things about guitar you could never teach, and he's mastered most of em
Erockmunnay 2 months ago
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Wow i'm speechless ! All I can say is Clapton killed it.
aazmak 2 months ago in playlist Blues, Rock n Roll,
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aazmak 2 months ago in playlist Classical music
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DOREMISOLO 2 months ago
Why are there 32 dislikes. What does that mean? What do those people like, and why if they don't were they listening to this to begin with? It is beautiful playing by a man tortured by misdeeds and misdoings when he was under the influence of drugs and alcohol, and his playing is his way out and his living amends to those he done wrong especially his friend George.
1280ardd 2 months ago 5
Amazing...!!
lauranijman 2 months ago
This epic solo has Eric climbing Everest, with his eyes shut (as ever) and then doing a one-arm hand-stand on the summit. Because he can. I'd love to hear another five minutes of that intro developed, it's so simple, but so beautiful. My guitar technique suffers from two years of classical lessons at school, which were basically about posture - it's taken me years to RELAX with the guitar, and learn to play it with the whole body, as Eric and all the great natural players do.
CallMeMister99 2 months ago
What's this song called?
xXJJdumpandaXx 2 months ago
@xXJJdumpandaXx It's called "Old Love", and it's said to be written for his ex-wife, Patty, who was formerly married to George Harrison. Eric made his feelings for her very clear, when he wrote "Layla" - the rest, is His-story & Her-story.
CallMeMister99 2 months ago
as far as rock (and blues) go, few come close to Clapton (maybe Stevie Ray Vaughn and a handfull of others, but there's enough variation in style to leave out comparisons). In truth, Hendrix was a pioneer, he was original, and he was amazing, but I think that on a list that incorporates, say, jazz guitarists, only Clapton and Duane Allman and SRV could remain (barely hanging on, considering all the crazy things jazz guitarists do). But that doesn't diminish his incredible ability. Clapton rules.
telecasterman081095 2 months ago
I have loved Clapton for a long time....still do...but the more I listen...the more I think Mark Knopfler has that extra something that makes his stuff both bluesy but more melodic then Eric's....
Maybe straight on blues is still Eric's domain but Knopfler is sometimes playing like he just stepped out of a fairytale...as you can see I lose words describing the effect his style has on me...
but of course as always its a question of taste..
zeroceiling 2 months ago 2
"Clapton is God" I said it first back in'71. Some guy heard me and put it on a T-Shirt. I stole if from Forrest Gump.
dezenq 2 months ago
An amazing guitarist. No one comes close to Clapton.
nantyboy 3 months ago
clapton is a bad influence !! he is saying I CAN RAPE EVERITHING SEE WITH THIS GUITAR !!!
MrFrancox44 3 months ago
The 32 people who dislike this have no knowledge of music. This is an amazing skill and when you close your eyes and listen this takes you to a different world. Beautiful music from the greatest guitarist who has ever lived!!
hardstyleandtrance92 3 months ago
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This song is one of his best! Old Love....brilliant
Bluesman8642 3 months ago
This song is one of his best! Old Love....brilliant
Bluesman8642 3 months ago
I think Eric just had orgasm with his guitar sound!
MrJammer1000 3 months ago
Kudos to the drummer, for keeping that thunder rollin' - he looks exhausted, but when you are bang the skins for Clapton, it's like wrestling a gorilla - you don't stop when YOU'VE had enough, you stop when HE'S had enough! This is a master-class of taste, tone, phrasing, and colour, and I find myself coming back to it time and again. Those shredders can stick their 1000 meaningless notes-a-minute garbage, THIS moves me, and they don't.
That gorgeous intro could have gone on forever.
CallMeMister99 3 months ago
@CallMeMister99 well thats just like, your opinion, man. Don't judge a whole genre of players as being shit just because they can play fast and have different technique, Gary Moore plays fast, guess what- he moves a lot of people too. EVH plays fast, guess what, i like to rock out to his songs too cause they sure as hell move me, granted in more energetic ways, so does James Hetfield, Randy Rhoads etc.. Guess what- There is a time and place for ALL music and players. Don't put labels them.
lemmywinks0600 3 months ago
@lemmywinks0600 Of COURSE it's MY opinion Lemmy. What ELSE would I type in a box left here for my views? I liked some of Gary Moores' work, he knew the value of some lonnnng held notes, and let them breathe and resonate. If speed-metal isn't to my taste, then I have NO TIME for it - no Music Police are going to force me to listen to stuff I don't care for, are they? BTW, I hate the Beatles and Oasis. Some people like them, I don't.
CallMeMister99 2 months ago
Thats y they called him GOD along time ago! he is on guitar anyway.
JASONCALEDONIA 3 months ago
ingwe malmsteen and the like wouldn't dream of phrasing like this. less than a million notes a second? you kiddin?
louis34997 3 months ago
WOW. My ear's just had an orgasm.
Takemewastedimhome 3 months ago
Whats this song called???
weetbixkid2 3 months ago
All of you SHUT THE FUCK UP !
Cause its God playing
xwarrior87 3 months ago
Clean, clean notes.
cafinario 3 months ago
saw him live, the feeling, like nothing else...
JonBruceGuitar 3 months ago
It` terrribble... That`s VVVVery good!...
leshayoung 3 months ago
I'm having a Clapton obssesion atm, I don't think it will go away O.O'
zorac91 3 months ago
Love you man!
54lp 3 months ago
"...and on the Eigth Day, God f****d-up a Clapton solo, and had to leave it to the Master." I thought I'd seen him at his pinnacle, in the late 80's, when I believed his voice was as much worth hearing as his guitar. WRONG!! Both are richer here, twenty years on down the road. Can we please make a perfect android army of this guy? I can't stand the thought that one day, he won't be around any more.
CallMeMister99 3 months ago
"...and on the Eigth Day, God f****d-up a Clapton solo, and had to leave it to the Master."
CallMeMister99 3 months ago
Still wondering who are the mysterious people who dislike this.
RespectDreamTheater 3 months ago