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slightly cheesy with a country ting, but give me this any day.
https://youtu.be/Utnq3UpwpfU
I didnt intend a slur against Clapton, in the same way I’m not putting FZ on a pedestal for writing great songs. One of the things that marks a songwriter as ‘great’ is considering how prolific they are. I wouldnt call Clapton prolific. Another thing is not being reliant on other songwriters. Clapton plays a lot of covers as well as songs penned for him by others. And another that marks a great songwriter is consistency. Youd be very hard pushed to consider Clapton consistent. I dont disagree that “Tears from Heaven” is a great song, and Clapton did pen several other great songs. I’m thinking that if EC was such a ‘great’ songwriter, why didnt he write more songs, more often?
As for FZ, please dont remain ignorant. He can be marmite, but as with Clapton, and the new generation, there are some great songs in there.
Now I know the thread is about the new generation of blues, and apologise for the diversion, as well as harping back to the past.
As you were....
History will record very view artists equalling Clapton’s popularity, reach and influence as a song writer, let alone guitar player.
I’ll give FZ some time eventually.
I’m not questioning Clapton’s popularity, reach, influence, recording legacy, merely making note that he’s not really written many songs. Same as Cliff Richard. Prolific recording/performaing legacy, but not so much on the writing stakes. Clear?
You can’t discount co-written songs. Music is generally collaborative.
By your logic, no one can say Elton John is a prolific song writer because Bernie Taupin writes the lyrics. Lennon/ McCartney. Jagger/ Richards. Etc etc.
Composing would also include exceptional ability to re-draft or reimagine existing pieces. The acoustic version of Layla is in its own right an amazing acoustic rock song, as good or better than the original. Duane Allman was long gone when that was drafted.
Of course, whether or not you like/enjoy/rate the individual songs is subjective. But his writing credits are plain fact.
Superb, and no messing here- none of the 'horn section, backing singers and assortment of additional guitarists' that some of the established artists seem to favour.
He's playing June, def going to see him in Brighton.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XI9WKSw9jK8
PS Who is on geetar here- Should I know?
Edit- Ah man is it that bloke out of Roger Waters band on geeter? Matey thingy the third? I want to hate it now.
But I can't cos I like it. Just shows how my brain works.
Now I'm just confused, do I need a hat or not and will a woolly hat suffice because my head gets cold in the winter.
Not hearing many with a chord tone centred approach (such as BB, Carlton) or a really strong melodic voice (Lowell). Derek Trucks perhaps. The late Chris Whitley.
Also, songwriting. Joe Louis Walker has a handle on it. Zito as well .
This channel has a lot of the keep blues alive cruise and other stuff.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjvulwRgSjEB4Tb69EwG8xg
Not all JoBo although the Super jams are worth a watch.
On the lighter side I am enjoying larkin Poe at the moment
I think one of the songwriting issues of the moment is yes all the good songs probably have been written to a certain degree but there is still gold as there is an infinite number of ways to express whats wrong with the world and the human condition.
I also think back in the day you had a shed load of writers knocking out tunes of the day people like Willie Dixon wrote shed loads covered by many who made them there own.
Today, if you can write a good tune, are you going to pitch it to Beyonce's team or Kirk Fletcher.
Anyway I am enjoying what we have got to be honest.