Ventura":1p7ccg6j said:
Gainzilla":1p7ccg6j said:
Clapton is one of those guys that I have nothing but respect for but he just doesnt really appeal to me. I like what he did in Cream better than everything else for the most part but Im not floored or even moved by his tone or improv in the least. He penned some great tunes with some great riffs but thats about where it ends for me.
This.
The songs that got me really excited were the oldies: white room, i feel free, sunshine of your love... These songs made an impact, but after that, can't say it really has me by the boo-boo any more.
danyeo":1p7ccg6j said:
Listen to the Cream stuff and you hear where Eric Johnson gets a lot of inspriration from. Most of his solo stuff I find boring, especially his playing. But I liked all the other guys that came from England in the late 60's early 70's more than him, Page, Beck, Gilmour, Iommi, May.
Agreed.
Guy's got great style and tone, but it's not something I die for - to me, Clapton was far from god.
Well, in Britain, in the 60's he certainly attained that status. His only competition back then was Jimi. We're talking '67-68. Zep, Beck weren't where they would be a few years later.
It's sad cause younger guys just think of the few Cream hits that were played on the radio, but Cream live was a different story. They were encouraged to stretch out and jam and that became what they were known for. They were England's cream of the crop. Each member awesome in his own rite. A blues guy, who never played the same thing twice back then, and two jazz cats. it made for music that nobody, not even them in their 2005 reunion could duplicate.
They had off nights but on the nights they were firing on all cylinders nobody could touch them. EJ and Joe B grab a few old EC licks and try, but it's not in the context EC was churning that stuff out.
YouTube has TONS of live Cream material.