John Mayall Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton - Hideaway

[twoslices]

Now listen to the original from the Beano album to hear some fire!!

[ian436]

Saw John Mayall last week. His set ended with this, Oli Brown came back on for a " Jam ". It was way better than this. Sorry folks if you love Clapton, Gary Moore could have played this in his sleep

[smokeyman1]

i have nothing against clean fender sounds but clapton needs to go back to hs les paul and the womans tone

[eddiehalenvan]

eric clapton hits the notes 100 perfect but think he misses some passion onstage...

[TheHappyvagabond]

yak, sorry but this is not what i expected, i might go back to zztop, sorry but this elevator music, beside english blues??? but please let s go back to Usa, where is Steve RV??????? it s like having a pizza made by esquimos, another artist that will bring his guitar in his grave, enough...

[PindamonhaMAN]

@TheHappyvagabond please don't say you think pizza comes from the USA too...

[TheHappyvagabond]

yak, sorry but this is not what i expected, i might go back to zztop, sorry but this elevator music,

[cgabler91191]

This is a good version of the 1966 version, but slower, and a Strat instead of Gibson. It is just a different version of the same song.

Good solos!

Thanks for the post!

[harhar58]

Hey, Hey, THE BLUES ARE ALLRIGHT!

[AlbertNongrum]

Hi Jclev99 We need to acknowledge that Clapton is nowhere near Mayall and he is no Blues artist either but more of rock pop.

[mollyipowers]

@AlbertNongrum listen to From the Cradle or Blues for Robert J, asshat.

[jclev99]

Clapton is so overrated, its not even funny anymore. This is ludicrous

[aleester]

@jclev99 He is in fact overrated, but that doesnt mean hes not good or even great

[SRone45]

"I come back to the fact that I don't think there's anything on that guitar that doesn't come from pure logic. I would challenge anybody to come up with a better design for a guitar. The Stratocaster is as good as it gets, isn't it?"-Eric Clapton

[strangebump]

to puistoblues

[sebz661]

This is badass!

[tom27j]

fender suck ass, gibson all the way, they have balls, eric needs to whip out the old 335 or les paul for this number.

[sebz661]

@tom27j Fenders don't suck. You may not like them but I'm sure they don't suck hahahaha

[tom27j]

@sebz661 ok well maybe that was a bit to harsh, i like telecasters a lot, they are amazing, i just dont understand the obsession most people in the guitar world have with strats, i mean, what is so amazing about them? i have played a USA standerd, was ok, but not as good as everyone makes them out to be. thats all.

[tuxguys]

Wow... this is on a level with getting to hear Miles reunite with Trane... except THAT never happened, and this did, and these two are still with us.

[dinky334]

muy bueno cojonudo. GRANDE JOHN MAYALL.

[coal1987]

No Gibson No Bluesbreakers

[iveco321]

Stevie Ray Vaughan blows this version to pieces

[RockNRollOverDose]

I prefer the original to this but this is still a very nice performance.

[tellarjj]

This is the best version ; Hideaway !...

[MrMpmovies]

The group is so cool, John Mayall got an MBE around this time for his Contribution to British Music. Not bad for a 70+ year old (that was then) He's still churning out the blues Yeah!

[hungerstriker27]

I will be the last to say that this souns better with a strat. But as a guitar player and lover, the fact is that here, he can make it with a strat, even when he´s playing an archethypycal les paul track. Yeah, more treble, a li´l lame, but he can do it. I love both my strat and my les paul. Best guitars ever made. But the strat is more versatile. Try whole lotta love in a strat.. it´s not going to be too good, but it´ll pass. Try little wing, version SRV in a LP. And... we´ll talk later

[FallOfTheSun]

Dr.Phil behind the drums^^

[FallOfTheSun]

@FallOfTheSun 1.17 min

[MrVicodin84]

What key of Harmonica does John use?

[dlh60]

@MrVicodin84 The song is in the key of E, so the Harp you would use is an A.

[rocknrollguru23]

Good playing, but poor tone for the song. This tune is begging for the humbuckers from his old Les Paul!

[joker137100]

I'm loving this!!!!

[gspsutube1]

There's a lot of truth in what Dondiva1969 writes above.

[ElevenTheBand]

Sounds SO thin on that Strat, get the Les Paul out you old fart!!

[hungerstriker27]

@ElevenTheBand

fuck ohh... he is eric clapton. He can play whatever the hell he wants to play.

[bobmango54]

to much treble on that strat!!!!

[ropersnoop]

Nice playing, but just doesnt sound right on a strat. Get the les paul out Eric!

[mcdigs]

fuckin' awesome! u guys rock!

[sdbolt65]

Clapton and Mayal. Back where it all began. What a show from some real classy musicians.

[CRAMERR69]

Wow, John Mayall looks like he's 97!

[WuffWuffOhFlashy]

Graffiti on London pub gents toilet wall in 1969,

"Clapton Is God"

Still is........

[ryoung21228]

slo hand might have somethin' to do with it being the best

[MrWopwink]

Good to see Ernie clapton back at his roots

[leomilani123]

vixi,....

[slownoman]

The "Beano" version was half this long, made when Clapton was 19, and meant to do nothing other than showcase his otherworldly guitar playing. This is a jam. Why is that hard to understand? Do you think Eric needs to reproved what he prove in 1966 when "clapton is god" was all over London".

[ttrelph]

alot of people are talking about the younger generation very stereotypically. I would appreciate if some of you would click this link to watch my band performing our version of hideaway (18-19 year olds), its nothing special but i would appreciate feedback if you could give it. Thanks.

[jasasevesav]

that's ok

[TroubadourJuggernaut]

boring version......he needs his old Gibson and his Marshall, this one is tame and clean compared to the original

[DrLux]

@TroubadourJuggernaut

I agree.

[LeidseMorgueplein]

@TroubadourJuggernaut you´re soooo right

[cheyne15]

@TroubadourJuggernaut

Absolutely agree.

[snotmale]

@TroubadourJuggernaut +1 - I agree... but for some reason he is very averse to playing Gibsons. He played his Gibson 'Beano' LP on Jools Holland 'Later' on UK TV a few months back when it was introduced, but that was contractual I expect with Gibson...

[freddiemesquit1]

@TroubadourJuggernaut This is the Freddy King version plus the harp. But I agree, Eric's later version is much more exciting. I have to say that this is the first thing I've ever heard Mayall play on harp that sounded like anything. As a rule I don't care for English blues musicians.

[abovesea]

@TroubadourJuggernaut

?Sometimes its nice to try and not be the center of attention , especially when you get the chance toplay with your ol buddy!

[GalvestonSteve]

@TroubadourJuggernaut Ha Grasshopper, student and sensei meet again

[nikotus1000]

Great old man !!!!!!!!!!

[MrJerryWallace]

Not the greatest version of Hideaway I've ever heard. That don't make it bad.

[marticeltractor]

I grew up listening Clapton's Unplugged album from my dad.

Everytime he see me watching this kind of videos I can see a proud smile on his face.

[rafamoraes11]

the 45 who do not like that shit love Justin Bieber

[robertabraham2020]

GIANTS



[MrRdeckar]

THE BEST,AMAZING

[hipnosis999]

Un rolononon

[FeareBot]

i actually love the clean sound of the strat on this song

[roykng]

PERFACT total bliss thank you for posting.

[krzy5iek1991]

The piano player is the better player which I could see.

This song is very excellent :D:D

I'm sorry of my English, it is very bad, I'm Polish.....

[krzy5iek1991]

The piano player is the better player which I could see.

This song is very excellent :D:D

I'm sorry of my English, it is very bad, I'm Polish.....

[michrigan]

I have to agree that the original version was more edgier and hardly like Les Paul. Clapton's style is certainly cleaner. And I've got Freddie King's version on a 45.

[ARNOL243]

cual version es mejor la de Freddy King o la de John Mayall Bluesbreakers ?

[lesliburton]

Wonderful... like always!!!!

[umeckzki]

BLUES is GOOD and so it SHOULD :)

[sllusus]

This is so sentimental! so many years, and they come together, they still play with each other and are still friends! shit))))))) one hell of a blues performance, makes me feel cozy as hell mm yeah))

[sllusus]

man)))))) all these guys together after so man years! man, this is so warm) feels like instead of that audience of thousands theres a home fire burning right across the room, thats how cozy these guys make me feel)))

[butteroffdead]

Clapton is god

[j1215hurd]

Hey, I know that bass player! What's up Hank?

[RDUB7162]

clapton is the blues

[Antayn]

his improv is nice, but it's the same thing over and over, that's kind of sad, but it's still awesome

[huanchacoboy]

sorry but i think clapton's head is burned,always play the same

dont like hiim anymore!

[leifmolin]

very bad version,shitcopy

[howyouluvthat]

The Strat is for real bluesman and the Les Paul is for academics who approach the blues in the same way as a college student would his doctoral thesis.

[Onetinsoldier]

@howyouluvthat

Freddie King, John Lee Hooker, Hubert Sumlin' and Muddy Waters would like to have a word with you.

[Juanicorio]

CLAPTON IS GOD!!!

[dharmashooter]

Pipe and slippers muzak. At least the original had some pip and verve in the guitar solos. Embarrassing. Yeah, modern music is crap but so is this.

[nearskin74014]

lol at people who say should have done this, should have done that, get real if you lived through the time of these different people who are you to say anything? come on it's music not your personal playground for your super iq's

[TimBirkenholz]

even tho this should be played with a les paul or ES-335 , with the right settings you can make a strat sound nice with this song. Clapton should've spend more time with the settings. But I think it would've sounded better if you were actually there

[frizenfreeze]

@TimBirkenholz this is EC's cover. not nid to copy tone-for-tone like how king did it. and judging by the views, its safe to say ppl accepted EC's take on the song.

[inNOLa4life]

Oh boy Happy Blues! How much more sickening can Clapton get? No soul, no grit, no passion, no edge, no originality, and no imagination. Just slick white people's 12 bar happy music played for paunchy boomers with ponytails. Rich fat guys in Hawaiian shirts with big Rolex watches and shiny new guitars, that's the blues! If this is clean, Clapton should have stayed on heroin.

[thomasisatwin]

This Is Eric Clapton He's Gonna Do A Song

Called Hideaway Instrumental Without

Singing Can He Do It!!!

[chrisbutler83]

Eric Clapton has nothing to prove to anybody. If he wants to play it on a plank and chicken wire, then you should still be grateful he's doing it.

[tosky89]

bad sound of his Stratocaster

[nogov4me]

sounds better with a Gibson Les Paul. 

[grndpapa1954]

John Mayall helped give mr c his start! Give the man some love and respect too

[1963Pure]

Nice post!

[bobmbass]

I have to say that this is not a patch on the original. Hideaway is a swing number, and if you listen to the original John Mayall version (also on YouTube) you will see that John McVie and Hughie Flint (bass and drums for those of you that don't know) have really nailed the rhythm section. In this version, although Clapton's playing is OK, the rhythm section just doesn't drive it; the bass player in particular is very "ploddy", and to my mind is the main reason the number sounds inferior.

[catsup67]

Le début de l'origine!!!!!

[WNxLigerzx]

piano + harmonica skillz

epic.

[DONDIVA1969]

Musicians who began their careers in the era that these guys did showed much respect for each others skills. Hendrix, Clapton and Beck et al. dug each other and let it be known. Today all you got is circus sideshow speed freak tappers playing a million meaningless notes a minute who ceaselessly trying to draw attention to themselves. Real musicians play for the sake of makng music...something a lot of the the newer generation needs to learn about.

[Mick6979]

@DONDIVA1969

At last , someone who talks sense on youtube .

[angusthescribe]

@DONDIVA1969

Spot on , we'll miss them when they've gone.

All came through the university of hard knocks and play from the heart

Masters of the craft. long life and good health to them all.

[felson99]

@DONDIVA1969 God, did you hit the nail on the head! Music today isn't about music.

It's about promotion and how much money can be made while selling crap to a ignorant public.

[OropherThranduil]

@DONDIVA1969

except for beck they all also had a deep apreciation for george harrison, i mean it says a lot when eric clapton AND jimi hendrix are fans of you.

[theherk]

@DONDIVA1969 I have seen very similar comments on Youtube many times; never have I seen it put so profoundly and succinctly.

[pariderocchi]

@ DONDIVA1969 sinceramente hai detto tutto quello che c'era da dire-concordo pienamente-non ho niente da aggiungere!!a buon intenditor.....poche parole!!

"questo è un detto Italiano" ciao sei un difensore della musica vera"grazie.

[oldpossum]

@DONDIVA1969 no way could I ever say it better man!

And I'm off to tonight's Zurich Mayall concert -- my first time live!

Wow!

[henkvanwinkel]

@DONDIVA1969 

[TimBirkenholz]

@DONDIVA1969 meaningless notes? if you mean shredders: eric clapton was one of the very first shredders

[RekusoXYZ]

@DONDIVA1969 pussy bitch

[DONDIVA1969]

@RekusoXYZ - Let me get this straight. You call me a pussy bitch but YOU favorited Adam Lambert?!

[RekusoXYZ]

@DONDIVA1969 nothing gay about sucking dick

[DONDIVA1969]

@RekusoXYZ - Knock yourself out.

[lastrada52]

@DONDIVA1969 I couldn't improve on that statement. Excellent. True. The young new players: ability is there, talent is there, but, the feeling, soul and creativity -- where is it? I was lucky to have lived through 60's music where the top 100 was so diversified it was a miracle anything got on the radio. But it all did. This one guy, Mayall -- does anyone really know how many big careers this guy jump started? Well, let's start with Clapton. Great assessment DONDIVA1969.

[Scottchmorsco]

@DONDIVA1969 I've been playing going on 38 yr. I guess. these guys are great!! no argument here, but for the last few years I've been trying my hand at a bit of Yngwie

type technique and that"speed freak tapping" is some hard stuff to fallow. sort of classical violin music on guitar. I grew up on the blues, but there is something about making real music real fast.... try it for yourself. oh, and musicians like myself show respect for everyone's skills

[hadhills]

@DONDIVA1969 Amen! 

[snakkajak]

@DONDIVA1969 well said :) they sure as hell dont make em like they used to!

[thomasjeeh]

@DONDIVA1969

I totally agree with you but, isn't it just a difference in taste from most younger people today?

[TheRockCrab]

@DONDIVA1969 Finally someone said it.

[mhikerock]

The Best. When was this?

It's so nice that Eric Clapton still plays like in the old days. This version is almost the same with "Blues Breakers With Eric Clapton" album. What nice about Clapton is that he is so humble. This time he is doing the way Freddie King do this song in the original.

It's also nice to see Eric Clapton as sideman to other artists like George Harrison, BB King, Paul McCartney and others. With him on stage, you will feel the respect he have for other artists.

[MrLausanneBlues]

grandes del Blues.

[batalloninfernal]

THEY ARE GODS

[jaredstone3]

i didnt know Dr. Phil played the drums

[TobyTheGuitarMan]

doesnt sound right on a fender- cant get the sustain for the solos

[atolleter]

@TobyTheGuitarMan Ever listened to Stevie Vaughan version?

[RETRO80DISCO]

IMPRESIONANTE !!!!

[RocknSoulBass]

He's playing like Freddie King because it's a Freddie King song! He's paying homage. Eric is very knowledgeable about blues history, of course, (as is Mayall) and has always felt a debt of gratitude to the pioneers. He's always been very respectful of other artists, especially his icons. I'm a huge Clapton fan and his version of "Hideaway" on Beano is an early Clapton classic, for sure; but this may be the best version of "Hideaway" I've heard yet.

[springrobin]

@RocknSoulBass

why what makes it the best version you've heard yet?

[portlandblues]

@springrobin it grooves, its the blues and makes me want to move!

[Fruscianteistheman]

@RocknSoulBass

considering they play that exact thing every time with some random variations in the solo parts. Its pretty cool the first time I heard this, but I gets old after every single artist covers it every other day.

[ken10763]

clapton overrated and still over here

[emmiway]

wow this music is just wonderful this energy I cant discribe its just amazing!!!! so beautiful!!!

and its really rarely that I say this from a song witch is not from John Frusciante or the Red Hot Chili Peppers!!

[souleymane87]

best of ericand mayall of anytime !!!

[billydai]

yerrrr, it doesn't get much sweeter than this

[lampott09]

FANTASTIC!!!

[deejaymanzano]

Welcome to BILBAO!!!!

[virginiabeachgirl]

Jphn Mayall sure looks great for 70 years old.

[benxajimh]

¡Clapton toca con el SOLDANO y déjate de sonidos medio cochambre!

[laricxx]

i don't like this clapton at all.

[strangeones4]

I can't stand the hero worship!!! Clapton is playing a Fender Strat in a weak guitar tone compared to his "stolen" 1960 Les Paul. There is no passion to Clapton's performance. If you want to hear a "ballsy" Freddy King song interpreted by Peter Green; look up "The Stumble" 2009. Eric Clapton has lost his "balls", for the fourth time in his life. It's great that Peter Green has found his "confidence".

[vmp0001]

he dont lost the balls just maybe you lost the bolt.....

[AsteroidY3]

Love the Bluesbreakers. Found a cool retro blues band called Black Keys and a little UK garage band called DeepSeaGreen, they've both got some tunes.

[corbett01]

agreed. black keys play some great, gritty blues

[talerdudansk]

Just amazing!

[JimmyPage80]

i think that the best version of this blues is the live performance "Rood Mood/Hideaway" by Stevie Ray Vaughan it's something like powerfull

[LOLLYPOPPE]

That guy Buddy Whittington who stands to the left for Eric Clapton doesn't get to play, that is tragic! That guy would play the shit out of Eric any day!

[wandorn1]

spaz eric clapton i s a legend for a reason he can do what we does better then every1 dickwad

[butteroffdead]

Clapton is so great he can play anyway he wants.

[master09shredder]

Err....why is he playing like Freddie King rather than himself? Sometimes I feel like Clapton is operating at half capacity.

[LOLLYPOPPE]

MAybe becayse tis song is a blues classic and not a Freddie King tune?

[laricxx]

@master09shredder you're totally right.

[joethepainter90]

@master09shredder I think he was just giving Freddie His Props!

[trippleaaaaaaaaaa]

@master09shredder That's what is great about masters of "anything". They make it look easy and effortless, that's what dedication to a skill will do.

[Bigbluesboy]

@master09shredder true.. He does that when he is guesting..

[christianolaf100]

@master09shredder you need a f....!

[Poptartarsauce]

im 15 right now and i can play the guitar and harmonica and.. some piano haha but i could only wish to be half as good as john mayall that dude peter green mick taylor and billy gibbons are my main idols

[danigoni]

What i like about EC is that he plays the way he wants to play, no the way we want him to play.

He's still got it, and whenever he wants to, he proves it.

[zoltan360]

Mayall is easily one of the greatest musicians of our generation.

[yakiburger]

Great, but you should have been playing the Les Paul for this one Eric.

[ginmillsinger]

Dem boy's can play da blues!  :c)

[stiffkneck]

Johnny Mayall love his style an ability to write his own stuff . play all instruments .. a true legend ....

The inspiration to my 40 years following since hearing him on a radio one night in sydney

[zanusbluesman]

Yeah!! Let's blues!! Great musician!! Great sound!! Great Music!!

[luck5703]

slow hand ¡¡¡¡¡ woww¡¡

[willwelsh816]

the harmonica solo was very well played as always by mayall. he likes to add little traditional songs into his licks on the harp.

[TheBarnesfarm]

have this cd. big john mayhall fan. this was his 70th birthday party. wish i could have been there.

[rwm48]

Clapton is playing this "Hideaway" almost similar to the original by Freddie King. Believe me, if EC wanted to play the Les Paul and sound more like the "Beano" album version he could most likely do that in a heart beat and come very close to his version of 45 years ago. He has nothin' to prove whatsoever because he has been there and done that 1000 times over.

[samSGguitarist]

@rwm48 agreed I love listening to the original EC's and SRV's. They all have exceptional talents and respect for each other but all bring something different to the table and that's what blues is.

[galenogarbe]

@rwm48 nice view point. 100% right.

[erazzzzz]

The ukulele is a great blues instrument in the right hands.

[alepinguino88]

Every instrument is a great instrument in the right hands!! =) also a door bell!!

[beerispoormanscupid]

yawn.

[1glassMilk]

clapton great, but listen to that solid drums!!

[hoogachoga]

i dig mayall's harp playing

[NikDonaghy23]

@hoogachoga

i tried teaching myself blues harmonica. Its SO hard, with the breathing and drawing breaths and single notes and octaves. :P i evidently stopped

[Whicol2]

Perfect example of my theory that while people always "hope" for a reunion of many different bands....you might not like what you get.

Talk about losing "the fire."

Clapton is great, but put on the '66 LP and tell me that they didn't get worse over time since then?