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I’m inclined to agree...I mean ok, he was on Layla and I Shot the Sheriff, cool songs, but when I hear him play guitar, it just doesn’t grab me. I think he’s pretty much coasted on his legacy with Cream all this time.

388 posted on 04/05/2013 10:07:15 PM PDT by dfwgator

To: dfwgator; dead

Agree.

I’d rather listen to Stevie Ray play the blues.

392 posted on 04/05/2013 10:10:06 PM PDT by Salamander (Like acid and oil on a madman's face, reason tends to fly away.....)

To: dfwgator; dead

First of all, listen to what Robert Johnson (or Muddy Waters, or Willie Dixon, or ...) wrote, then listen to what Eric Clapton actually did with it. Those guys did not get the blues anywhere near where Eric Clapton has.

Second, no, most of the modern guitarists you name cannot play things that Eric Clapton can play.

Third, buy this: http://www.amazon.com/Live-Madison-Square-Garden-Clapton/dp/B001V7YWTQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1365225217&sr=8-1&keywords=clapton+winwood and then come back and tell me how he's coasting ... This is one of the great live rock albums of all time and it is just a few years old. Clapton is brilliant and Winwood is amazing.

401 posted on 04/05/2013 10:19:52 PM PDT by FredZarguna (Which, sadly, Duane did not get to live to see.)

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