It looks like you're new here. If you want to get involved, click one of these buttons!
Subscribe to our Patreon, and get image uploads with no ads on the site!
Base theme by DesignModo & ported to Powered by Vanilla by Chris Ireland, modified by the "theFB" team.
Comments
'Why does love got to be so hard', 'have you ever loved a woman' and 'key to the highway' are my personal favourites, but it is great all over.
That line up was incredible, it is on another level entirely to the studio album imo. A lesson in dynamics.
I really enjoyed the from the cradle era. He still sounds the best with a 335 to me!
Enjoy!! :-)
Many interesting things though - some of the things he played on his Martin on the train were lovely, he used a 70s Strat with a bullet truss rod for slide (which I’ve never seen him play before or since) - and his respect for Muddy Waters was palpable.
I knew the film had been made - but in spite of being an Uber-fan - I hadn’t seen it before. Thank you for posting it.
Clapton can play guitar. And probably better than whatsisface.
Edge Of Darkness - some of his best playing IMO.
Not a great fan but would love to see the film if it came to Netflix.
As for the racist bit, cannot condone his comments but he did help form "Rock against Racism" so every cloud 'n all that.
I saw Albert Lee a few years back at a Music Man event who recounted that his first ‘good’ electric guitar was a black ‘59 Les Paul Custom with 3 PAFs that he sold, to buy his first Tele.
When he was rehearsing with EC’s band he told him about, saying what a lovely instrument it was and how he wished he still had it.
The next day, EC arrived carrying a Gibson case, opening it to reveal the black LPC he used on Cream’s first album, asking,”Was it like that?”
Albert Lee confirmed it was - to which EC replied, “You can have it”. Albert still owns the guitar....
So I absolutely agree on from the cradle.
If you're interested in reading his autobiography, DON'T!!! It's so apologetic and rather scant for anecdotes. A shame since he's a rather intelligent man and could have produced something a lot more interesting and inspiring.
See www.claptontickets.film
Seriously: If you value it, take/fetch it yourself