@mcleanartists There should be a law against Clapton playing anything. Watching him leaves you stuck between "I really should practice a lot more" AND "I really should just quit altogether"
Too much.. is just TOO MUCH !!!!! Too much mastery, too much expertise, too much excellence, too much guitar God, too much king !!!! You damn Clapton !!!! You are a beast with that guitar !!!! Just incredible !!!
@TheNoncritical1 I learned guitar from Clapton's music starting in 1968 when I began playing. I've almost all his records. Whenever I warm up, I always play to 3 songs on Wheels of Fire. I know Clapton's work intimately. I've watched his interests change, as well. If you want an example of a song that Clapton did like nobody ever did, and IMO is the correct interpretation of a specific song, it would be "Nobody Knows You When Your Down an Out" ON THE LAYLA album. You're a moron STFU.
@FrancescoTNM I don't think it makes much of a difference, it's still Clapton coming right out of the speakers. Even though he is playing such a different guitar than his normal strat, it still sounds like him. Fantastic.
@kurtvful I agree- although he could play a plywood plank and make it sound marvelous. There's something about that old school Gibson tone (as in his legendary album with the Blues Breakers, on an old Les Paul) that suits the slow blues even better than his Fenders (even though Layla and a whole lotta great stuff was laid down with a strat). Eric. Rules.
you dont have to play fast fingers in guitar playing,.because fast finger will take you only hours of practice,.but the feeling of blues music will take you years and even decades to get thru it..blues is easy to play but it is hard to feel..thats why eric clapton is i think one of the best guitarist in the world.
WELL THIS IS JUST GGODDD , sorry just good ! I saw this tour in tampa and the acoutics at the Thunder dome were not the best Eric knew it and said "they would make up for it " and well they did , this man can play .....
man clapton was napping, and someone came in and was like yo eric you gotta' play a show, get up and change out of those sweat pants and t-shirt and get ready. Clapton was like ah fuck it, and came out shredding blues like he does.
Check out the BBC live rehearsals for the Albert Hall (no audience) where he does this track even better - I dont know if its on YouTube but if not I've got it on high quality DVD and I'll upload it
I would have to agree about the lesser sound of the Strats on certain of the post-Cream, records especially with the early Clapton Signature, when some genius decided that DIGITAL reverb was a smart choice, but the Fenders have a definition and a PUNCH that lets you identify every rapid-fire note in the high midrange that become a blur through a humbucking on any platform. You can hear it on this very song. (BTW, there ISN'T any straight-wire on 99% of amps these days, though it looks like it.)
does anyone else out there prefer Erics tone on a gibson? I personally feel he coaxes a gibson tone out of a strat, which he can. But I just love him with this rawness. Simply incredible vid. thank you very much!
I saw Eric on the Nothing But The Blues tour. The whole set was great but this song, to me, was over the top. Some can hate on Clapton but this speaks for itself.
This is awesome, but if you want the ultimate EC then listen to the recordings from Irving Plaza on 28th Nov 1994. Simply his best blues playing EVER.
as I have said before he is a great blues guitarist but that is not what he is going down in history for,but for being the most versital Inflential pop rock blues guitarist song writer band leader in the last 40 years , just think about the versatilty !
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@rishino actully he plays one more than you might think I have seen him play 6 times in 15 years and at 4 of those concerts he was playing as ES as well as his Blakie
You are one lucky SOB. I had my ONE chance to see EC last year.
Blue my socks off. One nuber was with the ES 335, and that pour thing didn't know what hit it. I had to REFI my house for front row Center, but it was worth every penny. Peace Out.
@plumb2013 I wll go see him everytime I have a chance , I even saw him pull out an old es-175 for SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW. He is just so versital. take care
I love Ec when he plays a Gibson guitar. His baddest solos were played with SGs (Sleepy time time, Crossroads live), Les Pauls or 335s. His Strat work is awesome as well but I think he would need the sustain of a Gibson to really shine.
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Why is it that Clapton's feel seem rather fake? He seems to be counting in his head or perhaps nervous and not really letting it all loose. Maybe his just paying the price of being an Anglo Saxon.
a gibson suits clapton much better. i dont really care how he sounds when playing a strat. but this is good. you have a cerain style to sound good with a fender, and clapton just dont got it.
I couldn't agree more. The ES-335 really suits his playing well. THIS is why I own one. Not that I can play it like that, but the tone is straight from heaven. EC makes it sound special.
@htmaint i dont think anybody thinks hes over rated. I just think some people feel he isnt the best person to represent the blues to the general public.
questa è una delle + belle canzoni di slow hand. lui nn suona il blues lui è il blues ed è x questo ke quando lo senti ti fa provare emozioni così forti
Lots of players are fast, but listen to the slow sequence from 3:18 to 3:25. It is coming from some deep emotional place beyond technique. It's a brilliant minimalist thing that the really great blues players make look so deceptively easy.
@ITryNot2Crash Agreed! This number - and this whole show - seems to have captured Clapton in some place where he's not performing or even playing - he's expressing himself!
I just visited some of the videos I posted years ago and this one is the best! The way Clapton channels his soul through his guitar playing is incredible.
Hi all, let me take the last 10 comments in stride, yes EC does reflect Freddie King but the diff is of course the bend hold blistering run, I saw this tour in Tampa and the acoutics werebad , but it just did not matter, so what guitar ?...hmmmm he loves es335s and 7ns just like BB, and does use them , but his Blackie guitars , made by fender, are just like him so versitale that in concert he needs them and a martin and an early gibson, I have a 2005 blackie great guitar, just play on Eric...
people say clapton has lost it but i think that its his strat tone thats lost its edge lately when he pulls out the 335 he has just as much fire as ever
After a rough one at work I came home and stumbled upon this. Thanks so much! Clapton's 335 was exactly what I needed! I'm all smiles and about to plug in and play!
I first heard this number many years ago watching a late night broadcast. Eric was in America rehearsing a backing group for a concert. He called the group together and said 'I want this played very slow-a real drag blues'. When he started playing-we sat and listened spellbound. I remember Eric from his days with John Mayell & Blues Breakers-he has always been the most fabulous blues player and singer. I don't think there are many who can better him. No I don't think there is anyone who can!
Awesome song. This, Reconsider Baby, and Groaning the Blues I can always relate to, and I just love how Clapton has done all of these songs to perfection; and that he can not only tell the story through the lyrics, but can express the emotions through his brilliant guitar work.
I've watched a couple of these doc videos and it's the best I've heard him play in years.
I think Eric is essentially a blues player and I find he sometimes gets lost muscially when he gets out of his comfort zone. (i.e he's relies on licks a lot).
He really seems to enjoy playing the 335 too. The guitar "sings" much more than the strat.
I swear...EC packs more into 3 1/2 minutes then some guys do in a lifetime!!!!!!
rikray1 1 week ago
this song has a Freddie King sound - is it originally by him?
guurf2 3 weeks ago
@guurf2 Great observation: Written By Freddie And Sonny Thompson to be exact: Clapton's two biggest influences are Freddie King and Otis Rush.
TEXASFENDERBENDER 2 days ago
PLEASE FOLKS, SING THIS BLUES IN MEMORY OF THE LADY ETTA JAMES !!!!!!!!
frankbar007 1 month ago
Someday after a while...all of us will meet the LADY ETTA JAMES... at last...RIP ETTA...
you made it very well meanwhile you where among us... sleep good !!!!!!!
frankbar007 1 month ago
makes me want to get my old sg out again ,trouble is im crap at the guitar nevermind
jamespowlett 1 month ago
Excellent .
stampededbrthdaycake 1 month ago in playlist mar 20
There should be a court injunction against Clapton ever playing a Fender.
mcleanartists 1 month ago 2
@mcleanartists I would vote for that.
alienhuman 2 weeks ago
@mcleanartists There should be a law against Clapton playing anything. Watching him leaves you stuck between "I really should practice a lot more" AND "I really should just quit altogether"
TEXASFENDERBENDER 2 days ago
Too much.. is just TOO MUCH !!!!! Too much mastery, too much expertise, too much excellence, too much guitar God, too much king !!!! You damn Clapton !!!! You are a beast with that guitar !!!! Just incredible !!!
bigraphs 2 months ago
guys can you tell me what live is this ?
Harlandiorable 3 months ago
he dosnt get much better at his best. Introduce a friend to Clapton then let them here this !!
gazzaboy2531977 3 months ago in playlist Eric Clapton Blues
ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL!!!!
buddybuchanan 3 months ago 2
eric should have used this guitar at the 2005 cream shows...the black strat sounded too dirty
ChiroQuacker 3 months ago
Clapton NEVER came close to playing this song as well as Peter Greene did. Greene was as melodic a G. Harrison at his best.
watch?v=a9lxHeqPkeE
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TheNoncritical1 2 months ago
@TheNoncritical1 I learned guitar from Clapton's music starting in 1968 when I began playing. I've almost all his records. Whenever I warm up, I always play to 3 songs on Wheels of Fire. I know Clapton's work intimately. I've watched his interests change, as well. If you want an example of a song that Clapton did like nobody ever did, and IMO is the correct interpretation of a specific song, it would be "Nobody Knows You When Your Down an Out" ON THE LAYLA album. You're a moron STFU.
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Canttakeit111 2 months ago 3
Eric, put down the Strat for a bit, and play your Gibsons again!!!
MrMatthewLeo 5 months ago
where can i get this dvd ?? Please
gazzaboy2531977 5 months ago
I love this song but on the studio version the ending solo is much better. Even though this is very good. There is no better.
brianremington 6 months ago
Clapton is as good as it gets.
CLAPTONUSA 6 months ago
Mmm... that tone is beautiful!! I can really feel this version of this song, I know this number is on "From the Cradle", this must be 1995 or after.
EC's version of British blues is some of the best of this genre.
Thanks for the great post!
cgabler91191 6 months ago
EC is blessed, no 2 ways about it. A true badass!
ArriDP 6 months ago
now thats the blues..
brymacbluesband 7 months ago
Faultless
gazzaboy2531977 7 months ago
Am I the only one who hinks that when he handle a gibson things go much better???
FrancescoTNM 7 months ago 2
@FrancescoTNM I don't think it makes much of a difference, it's still Clapton coming right out of the speakers. Even though he is playing such a different guitar than his normal strat, it still sounds like him. Fantastic.
chucknun 7 months ago
I've listened to all of these songs over 8 million times, and realized how good the drummer is
Velvet4U 7 months ago
if i met Clapton id be all like FUCK YA im meting Clapton
lenda2021 8 months ago
Six people are idiots.
HotAnarchistChick 8 months ago
@HotAnarchistChick Or at the very least tone deaf MF's
manurewaboy 7 months ago
Man, I swear, if you don't get the chills after
listening to this....you're freakin' DEAD!!!
rikray1 8 months ago
I love the tone he gets with the 335 more than the Strat - at least for the bluesier number
kurtvful 8 months ago 19
@kurtvful I agree- although he could play a plywood plank and make it sound marvelous. There's something about that old school Gibson tone (as in his legendary album with the Blues Breakers, on an old Les Paul) that suits the slow blues even better than his Fenders (even though Layla and a whole lotta great stuff was laid down with a strat). Eric. Rules.
slownoman 6 months ago
@kurtvful Oh my word yes!!
HTMAINT1 2 months ago
@kurtvful No doubt! The 335 is made for the blues.
alienhuman 2 weeks ago
he has been a god to me since the 1960s when he was john mayall, the mans a genious.
amyleigh02 9 months ago 7
My dream is play guitar like Clapton.
Clapton is GOD!
GuitarUnknow 9 months ago 3
Eric was really into this one. one of the best I've seen.
Cappytune 9 months ago
Eric totally was on fire !!! GOOSE BUMPS ALL OVER!!!! YES!
BluesmanOfMlm 9 months ago 2
Respect, this guy is playing blues in his pyjamas, and he still sounds amazing!
squirrelgonehype 10 months ago 2
335 all the way for Eric. Awesome playing.
gazzaboy2531977 10 months ago 2
Never mind girl power. This here is MAN POWER.
ahof1985 10 months ago
Clapton can say more in one note than most guitar players can say in a whole album. Clapton is God!
157papabear 10 months ago 2
EC has more soul than any white man alive.....
meritz59 10 months ago
Bill Gates is almost as good as Eric Clapton! Love you both.
But, maybe it's time for a Mac?
Riia
PizzaRiia 10 months ago
this is why..people love this man for 50 plus years...not luck...
ChiroQuacker 11 months ago
I can watch Clapton play a 335 all day long... when he plays a strat it just doesn't do anything for me.
AlexSlams 11 months ago 2
Just unfucking believable and other worldly!
DanielLDees 11 months ago
Next clapton album will be named : 335
Holy smokes i love his gibson sound.....it blows me away.
TheTwistedKIM 11 months ago
That Gibson ES 335 is the best of all of his sounds, I think. At least for blues, for sure.
Dogheadj 11 months ago
you dont have to play fast fingers in guitar playing,.because fast finger will take you only hours of practice,.but the feeling of blues music will take you years and even decades to get thru it..blues is easy to play but it is hard to feel..thats why eric clapton is i think one of the best guitarist in the world.
jasonteten 11 months ago
Eric Clapton when he really plays the Blues , has no one to apoligize to about his finger placement on that fretboard .......
HTMAINT1 11 months ago
WELL THIS IS JUST GGODDD , sorry just good ! I saw this tour in tampa and the acoutics at the Thunder dome were not the best Eric knew it and said "they would make up for it " and well they did , this man can play .....
HTMAINT1 1 year ago
man clapton was napping, and someone came in and was like yo eric you gotta' play a show, get up and change out of those sweat pants and t-shirt and get ready. Clapton was like ah fuck it, and came out shredding blues like he does.
sublimenal23 1 year ago 2
@sublimenal23 lol. awesome
dorisu 1 year ago
Check out the BBC live rehearsals for the Albert Hall (no audience) where he does this track even better - I dont know if its on YouTube but if not I've got it on high quality DVD and I'll upload it
williamspk 1 year ago
the bottom line- it's Eric Clapton... the instrument is a minor factor.. he can make a poor quality guitar sing
mejorblues 1 year ago
Could anyone play better than this??.........I don't think so!!!!
zerowski 1 year ago
THIS SONG IS ON CD called From the Cradle!!!!!
TheZimmy84 1 year ago
I would have to agree about the lesser sound of the Strats on certain of the post-Cream, records especially with the early Clapton Signature, when some genius decided that DIGITAL reverb was a smart choice, but the Fenders have a definition and a PUNCH that lets you identify every rapid-fire note in the high midrange that become a blur through a humbucking on any platform. You can hear it on this very song. (BTW, there ISN'T any straight-wire on 99% of amps these days, though it looks like it.)
GeorgeHarrysSon 1 year ago
I agree with the 335/Les Paul thing especially with the Bluesbreakers but where would Layla be without Blackie?
stratocaster539 1 year ago
@stratocaster539 you mean brownie ;-)
JOHNNYG99X 1 year ago
come on eric...the 335 is your guitar...blackie aint in 335's league for you and your tone/sound....i love eric on his 335...
ChiroQuacker 1 year ago
does anyone else out there prefer Erics tone on a gibson? I personally feel he coaxes a gibson tone out of a strat, which he can. But I just love him with this rawness. Simply incredible vid. thank you very much!
mikema2008 1 year ago
@mikema2008
eric on his 335....heaven...
ChiroQuacker 1 year ago
Sweet
geetarman67 1 year ago
amazing sound!!
he used only ES-335 and old tweed twin amp without any pedals, right??
redlion602 1 year ago
I saw Eric on the Nothing But The Blues tour. The whole set was great but this song, to me, was over the top. Some can hate on Clapton but this speaks for itself.
sdiener 1 year ago
I thought him to do that....nah really he thought me xD
StarfireEKS 1 year ago
just listen to that tone.. stellar !!
JOHNNYG99X 1 year ago
This is awesome, but if you want the ultimate EC then listen to the recordings from Irving Plaza on 28th Nov 1994. Simply his best blues playing EVER.
CompleteCretin 1 year ago
I have seen BB King and Johnny Winter. I need to see Clapton
MrCraigDNelson 1 year ago
That's insane! E'sp the last 16 bars!
djangolad 1 year ago
as I have said before he is a great blues guitarist but that is not what he is going down in history for,but for being the most versital Inflential pop rock blues guitarist song writer band leader in the last 40 years , just think about the versatilty !
HTMAINT1 1 year ago
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~Lou~
louiseduvee 1 year ago
Been a while since he played an ES.
rishino 1 year ago
@rishino actully he plays one more than you might think I have seen him play 6 times in 15 years and at 4 of those concerts he was playing as ES as well as his Blakie
HTMAINT1 1 year ago
@HTMAINT1
You are one lucky SOB. I had my ONE chance to see EC last year.
Blue my socks off. One nuber was with the ES 335, and that pour thing didn't know what hit it. I had to REFI my house for front row Center, but it was worth every penny. Peace Out.
plumb2013 1 year ago
@plumb2013 I wll go see him everytime I have a chance , I even saw him pull out an old es-175 for SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW. He is just so versital. take care
HTMAINT1 1 year ago
With all due respect for his virtuosity, but he sounds totally predictable, almost mechanical.
mimimotor 1 year ago
@mimimotor He does make it sound easy, doesn't he?
JohnBT333 1 year ago
@mimimotor
u wanna post that on every clapton video now?
MidNightSummer1 1 year ago
@mimimotor the same could be said for any blues player.. the note choice are limited. its how you play them that matters
JOHNNYG99X 1 year ago
Aw Gawd, take me with ya.
karenofbethany 1 year ago
I love Ec when he plays a Gibson guitar. His baddest solos were played with SGs (Sleepy time time, Crossroads live), Les Pauls or 335s. His Strat work is awesome as well but I think he would need the sustain of a Gibson to really shine.
EZIOTHEMASTER 1 year ago 2
@EZIOTHEMASTER Totally agree. Not a thing wrong w/his work on the Strat but, his Gibson work shines extra.
CadillacL 1 year ago
To goatface,
You are a goatface.....
annabonana100 1 year ago
yea get some!!
ragingstorm33 1 year ago
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He is so over rated, he is a rubbish singer and a racist as well.
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ohh yeah, this is it
ZespolValkiria 1 year ago
I really believe Clapton is the best guitar player of all times. listens to, those tones come from within
jb1984jw 1 year ago
I obviously enjoy *so much* playing that 335 I just don't understand why he doesn't play with it more often.
One of the best tones I've ever heard. Magic.
soopajeanmi 1 year ago
Should have stuck with those Gibsons !! Wow !
hoganapex11 1 year ago
Eric, please go back to Gibsons!!!!
AceGruver 1 year ago
Awesome!
reckonimokie 1 year ago
Lord, Lord, is this real or WHAT? Clapton just rules~
9lashields1 1 year ago 2
he plays with the pain, heartache, and angst of a motherless child,
which he was.
annabonana100 1 year ago 9
@annabonana100 technically he was a fatherless child he knew his mom and they actually became kinda close when he was older before she died
jongo2011 6 months ago
So much of Clapton's greatest music was made on Gibsons.
jakeizlove 1 year ago
ace.
scoob878 1 year ago
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Why is it that Clapton's feel seem rather fake? He seems to be counting in his head or perhaps nervous and not really letting it all loose. Maybe his just paying the price of being an Anglo Saxon.
boxingin 1 year ago
its called the blues.. pure feeling!
silasrs2 1 year ago
So good so gooooood sooooooooo gooooood!
jacarting 1 year ago 3
Some other good listening: Luther Allison. Melvin Taylor, Ronnie Earl, and Ernie Isley.
gulfwood35 1 year ago
Clapton is Still GOD
Oh Lord..........
laloblues1511 1 year ago
Now, is this called Double Trouble or After a While?
imournhim 1 year ago
@imournhim This one is called "Someday, After a While". Cheers...
SlayerzAngel 1 year ago
Eric is brilliant on the strat. But nobody can make a humbucker guitar sound better than Clapton.
154rjr 1 year ago 2
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154rjr 1 year ago
a gibson suits clapton much better. i dont really care how he sounds when playing a strat. but this is good. you have a cerain style to sound good with a fender, and clapton just dont got it.
bluesforever24 1 year ago
I couldn't agree more. The ES-335 really suits his playing well. THIS is why I own one. Not that I can play it like that, but the tone is straight from heaven. EC makes it sound special.
dougww1ectebow 1 year ago
@dougww1ectebow Do you have alnico pups? Some of the originals have ceramics, I think that might be what I have, gotta change it the tone is awful.
surfinthetao 1 year ago
As usual, Eric gives us a lesson : refined with style,sound & harmony well melted with each other.
Thank you Mayall for bringing him under the spotlight.
Very classical. I love it.
Thanks ERIC!
lamiamano 1 year ago 2
every time I need a blues guitar lesson all I have to do is just listen....any body out ther think hes over rated?...not hardly...play on EC
htmaint 1 year ago 22
@htmaint i dont think anybody thinks hes over rated. I just think some people feel he isnt the best person to represent the blues to the general public.
chalftits 6 months ago
@chalftits wise up
MrFatherfoley 6 months ago
Eric ...bury the strat bro. the Gibson is a head cutter OMG awesome........
montjamz 1 year ago
yeah 335 is pure tone
BuzzyFredrick 1 year ago 2
3:17 The tone and notes are so sweet it makes my teeth hurt, lol. Probs my favourite Clapton blues performance!!!
Phocus3 2 years ago 5
ENCORE!
picktacular 2 years ago 3
clapton is great when plays the 335 and when he plays the strat too
clapton1995 2 years ago 4
And they say Eric is over rated O PLEASE ... no one pulls the blues out of their soul like that!!!
andrew1color 2 years ago 4
outstanding as usual
internalpeaceseeker 2 years ago 7
Thanks EC for the inspiration and soul.............Truly magical!!! Why did you divorce the 335???
frankiedeanjnr 2 years ago 3
@frankiedeanjnr Hell yeah! Fuck the SSS Strat :] He should use real blues gits more often...
Vouk73 2 years ago
questa è una delle + belle canzoni di slow hand. lui nn suona il blues lui è il blues ed è x questo ke quando lo senti ti fa provare emozioni così forti
clapton1995 2 years ago 2
I've got to admit it, that 335 was my favourite guitar that clapton ever owned...wish I was rich then I could've bought it!
mikexlong 2 years ago 4
if only.. if only i could play like that :)
hah! i wish man! that'll be my dream :)
3.18- 3-25 <3.. that is God at his best!
stunner345 2 years ago 6
Lots of players are fast, but listen to the slow sequence from 3:18 to 3:25. It is coming from some deep emotional place beyond technique. It's a brilliant minimalist thing that the really great blues players make look so deceptively easy.
ITryNot2Crash 2 years ago 41
Totally right man!!! I love that bend from 3:18 to 3:25 by the way too!!!!!
BATENKILL 2 years ago 5
@ITryNot2Crash Agreed! This number - and this whole show - seems to have captured Clapton in some place where he's not performing or even playing - he's expressing himself!
Tapiola2007 1 year ago 2
@ITryNot2Crash 3:18 to 3:25 = full of soul!
zzy66613 1 year ago
Excellent cover, great job at guitar and vocals. I like Clapton stile very much and also Mr. Fairwheather playing on 2nd guitar.
andimartinbluesharp 2 years ago
i miss him and da gibson
claptonisgod95 2 years ago
I just visited some of the videos I posted years ago and this one is the best! The way Clapton channels his soul through his guitar playing is incredible.
majvdl 2 years ago 23
excellant vid, thanks m. been a ec fan for decades and his accomplishments are AMAZING. even named our new bengalcat layla
jazNbluez 2 years ago
@majvdl I saw this tour in St Pete Fl . Nothing but the Blues , it was very , very good !! lots of fun at some times it was jaw dropping ......
HTMAINT1 11 months ago
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@majvdl I saw this tour in St Pete Fl . Nothing but the Blues , it was very , very good !! lots of fun at some times it was jaw dropping ......
HTMAINT1 11 months ago
is this available on cd or better on dvd?
please recall me =)
ferrari934 2 years ago
Hi all, let me take the last 10 comments in stride, yes EC does reflect Freddie King but the diff is of course the bend hold blistering run, I saw this tour in Tampa and the acoutics werebad , but it just did not matter, so what guitar ?...hmmmm he loves es335s and 7ns just like BB, and does use them , but his Blackie guitars , made by fender, are just like him so versitale that in concert he needs them and a martin and an early gibson, I have a 2005 blackie great guitar, just play on Eric...
htmaint 2 years ago
love clapton
LetArtsLive 2 years ago 3
Thats how you play a guitar!
muksNZ 2 years ago
God.....it's INTENSE!!
If Eric would just ignore the Fender deal, and pick up his Gibson more often, it's like a guitar-time machine back to when he was GOOD!!
Whicol2 2 years ago
true dat
TheMullerFan 2 years ago
What a great sound of Gibson ES-335!!!
Fender makes more sensitive sound, I think.
This is nice. Sooooo nice.
I live him so much.
dinobaldi 2 years ago
Clapton could make a cigar box with rubberbands sound great.
SugarXMind99 2 years ago 3
Dear SugarXMind99
HAHAHAHA!!
Maybe!!!
Clapton is always GREAT.
dinobaldi 2 years ago
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dinobaldi 2 years ago
Best clapton song ever... Great:D
Alex280592 2 years ago
isnt it a freddie king song?
snakkajak 2 years ago
What a Clapton!!!
Wow!!!!
I'ts Need't words...just listening!!!
Foreverman77 2 years ago 2
he always sounded better on a gibson imo
snakkajak 2 years ago 28
I agree with you. I also prefer the sound of a hollow body because that's what I play too.
boxingin 2 years ago
@snakkajak ahaha no
pzqlak 1 year ago
@snakkajak You are right and im a big fender fan.
bahamut3014 1 year ago
@snakkajak agree 100%
guttorocha 1 year ago
people say clapton has lost it but i think that its his strat tone thats lost its edge lately when he pulls out the 335 he has just as much fire as ever
kidokan111 2 years ago 3
After a rough one at work I came home and stumbled upon this. Thanks so much! Clapton's 335 was exactly what I needed! I'm all smiles and about to plug in and play!
ssaxonstrat63 2 years ago 3
I first heard this number many years ago watching a late night broadcast. Eric was in America rehearsing a backing group for a concert. He called the group together and said 'I want this played very slow-a real drag blues'. When he started playing-we sat and listened spellbound. I remember Eric from his days with John Mayell & Blues Breakers-he has always been the most fabulous blues player and singer. I don't think there are many who can better him. No I don't think there is anyone who can!
0ldblueslover 2 years ago 2
yes he Is a Master...!!!!!!
150745gannay 2 years ago
Man I wish he would throw those strats in the recycle bin, or donate them to his main cause. & Keep those 335's screaming Mr. Clapton
NetworkES335 2 years ago 4
the master has riffed his riff
donottawaguitar 2 years ago
wow...just wow.
musictodaysux 2 years ago
I play an Epiphone 335 Dot and playback on this fantastic song, God , what a great blues..so heartfelt.. Eric is truly the aboslute blues master
edjoe359 2 years ago
Eric Clapton is the the most awe-inspiring guitarist I've ever heard.
kage009 2 years ago
Awesome song. This, Reconsider Baby, and Groaning the Blues I can always relate to, and I just love how Clapton has done all of these songs to perfection; and that he can not only tell the story through the lyrics, but can express the emotions through his brilliant guitar work.
xKrazyKanukx 2 years ago 3
very nice
frankenstein1959 2 years ago
Wow Eric sounds really good here!
I've watched a couple of these doc videos and it's the best I've heard him play in years.
I think Eric is essentially a blues player and I find he sometimes gets lost muscially when he gets out of his comfort zone. (i.e he's relies on licks a lot).
He really seems to enjoy playing the 335 too. The guitar "sings" much more than the strat.
I've always liked his singing too.
Good job Eric!
ocean4315 2 years ago 2