The thing is i'm not saying Eric isn't a good player, on the contrary he is a great guitarist but look at the title of this thread!!! Now that is just ridiculous and is what has prompted me to criticise. With thread headlines like that it's like back to the 'Clapton is God' thing sprayed on the wall in the 60's, only this is 40 years later. I mean come off it.

I just can't stomach hero worship on that level, it is truly nauseating and a bit embarrassing really.

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Fair enough......

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Just my opinion I like the sound of a champ.

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Tim, that should be an awesome show!

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OK...We get it....Clapton is at the bottom of your list regardless of the point of contention.
However elevating Ronnie Earl to the same musicianship as Clapton is a long reach at best.
I've seen Earl live at " The Bull Run " in Shirley Mass. Sorry to pop your bubble but let's say that if it weren't for the fact that my significant other knew Ronnie Earl personally from years ago with Roomful Of Blues, I would have exited on the second song, that is how bad the performance ( if you can call it that ) was...
As far as Duke Robillard, I run into him occasionally in and around Providence, a few years back we helped in trying to launch a music venue off of Water Street. Duke played there in a trio and small combo quite a few times, great guy, very pleasant was always willing to come and play even though it was at his cost....
As far as comparison to Clapton, there isn't, Duke's style is very much rooted in Jazz and the two could not be more dissimilar in style.
I enjoy listening to both men, but when Duke is playing I'm thinking Eight to The Bar, when Clapton is playing it is very much a unique interpretation of the Kings...

I don't see where music is a competitive event, it certainly has nothing remotely resembling an athletic event so the entire concept is really just fodder.
Since music is basically an interpretation, it doesn't have set rules of engagement, it is not based on a point system, nor does your heart rate require a healthy cardiovascular system, which is certainly not a plus in music, judging from some of the excessive behaviors....

There are quite a few musicians and bands whose music I dislike, but venting about it makes as much sense as the other extreme point of view.

However Gorgon from Glasgow, we are here and I don't think we are very likely to sell out a small 500 seat venue night after night....But when you do then perhaps you might have a leg to stand on for your argument....

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Yeah, Eric Clapton has no reason to have "the blues", right?

Eric Clapton's Son Killed in a 49-Story Fall
Published: March 21, 1991

The 4 1/2-year-old son of the rock guitarist Eric Clapton was killed yesterday morning when he fell out an open bedroom window on the 53d floor of a Manhattan apartment building.

The boy, Conor, who was dressed in red pajamas and slippers, landed on the roof of a four-story building next to Galleria Condominiums, a 57-story building where the boy was staying with his mother, the police said.

They said the window, about 6 feet high and 4 feet wide, was left open after it was cleaned by a housekeeper. The boy, who was not in the room during the cleaning, darted past the housekeeper and somehow fell out the window, which was not protected by a window guard, the police said.

"At this point it seems as if this was a tragic accident," said a police spokesman, Capt. Stephen Davis.

Besides the housekeeper, the boy's mother, Lori Del Santo, an Italian television actress, was in the duplex with a maid and a friend, the police said.

You really have to stop and think before you go out on a limb like that Gorgon. Money does not equal happiness.

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I think he got his greatest tone with the ES-335; Cream and 'From the Cradle', that material. Same with SRV; they both have great chops, but at times the tone has been grating (I know SRV didn't use a 335). They talk about SRV and Hendrix, there's a huge difference between their tones. Hendrix went from straight clean Fender ('51st Anniversary') to Strat/Marshall fat tone ('Blues' album). It's personal preference but Eric sounded best on that Gibson....that he sold.

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Besides, since when are their rules to who's allowed or has the right to play or sing the blues?
That was a David Bromberg song wasn't it? Oh wait, Jewish guys shouldn't be allowed to play the Blues either.

If it wasn't for guys like Clapton, John Mayall, Jeff Beck, The Stones, the Blues would have just disappeared from the planet. Young Black kids at the time had no interest in the Blues. Do you think, Bonamassa, Lange or Mayer have the right to play either? You're not allowed to enjoy the fruits of your success. That's ridiculous. What's Mayer got to sing the blues about, no weed in town?

Clapton was in the right place at the right time. He had a passion for the blues, and made a great living at it. He covers Blues songs and always seems to put his own twist on it. He also played with Delaney and Bonnie, Blind Faith, the Beatles and the list goes on and on. Ronnie Earl isn't one of my favorites either. Johnny Winter, at his peak he was amazing. Some of the old timers thought he played too fast. He's not doing so well now. I used to go to Winter concerts when he sold out the Phila Spectrum in the 70's. I'm a huge fan.

It all sounds like sour grapes to me. Since when is playing music some kind of contest?

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lmao!

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He ran out of vaseline.

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Just think of how awesome a guitar player you could have been by now if you had only spent the last 10 years practicing instead of obsessing over pickups and roasted maple necks.

Here we go again eh? below the belt if ever there was one bringing that up. A tragedy yes but everyone go's through horrible problems in their life. Because he lost his son in that freak accident doesn't automatically mean that suddenly he's a bluesman reborn. Don't be so silly and immature.

As for money not equalling happiness; well Clapton seems quite happy now that he's indulging his vanity and ego ordering custom Ferrari's that he doesn't need. If he's down and feeling the need to play the blues it sure doesn't look like it from this angle.

A bluesman? i don't think so. But then again i never did. A rock guitarist who incorporated blues in his style then yes i'd agree with that.

I think it's about time you stopped kissing Eric's butt and realised he is no god, simply a guitar player. Stop hero worshipping and making things out of these people that they're not, it's nauseating.

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Uh oh, I think I started something I shouldn't have.
I know it's hard, but let get off the Mayer thing. I don't Gorgon's quite done with the Clapton thing. If success, fame and talent are measured by the size of your wallet, I think Clapton has me beat. If you look at the current batch of popular young bluesmen, I don't think they're driving Yugo's and living in refrigerator boxes or doing the Hobo thing either. Some are even riding on their popular fathers coattails too.

Clapton's as much a Bluesman as anyone. So am I.

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The title of the thread says it all and this is a forum thread that is asking our opinions on the matter. I never started the thread, someone else did that.

There are artists that sell out concerts night after night it often doesn not reflect their own ability. I have stated Eric is a great player but what i'm saying is he is not god like and can walk on water he is not "too good for his own good" that is ridiculous. Barry Manilow could probably sell out every show if he toured it doesn't mean he's a virtuoso singer. The Sex Pistols if they reformed and gigged would sell out every venue guaranteed . You get the picture i'm sure?

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Number one this was a troll thread started by you. You put the No Flame Wars bit in because you knew for a fact that this was gonna be a controversial post. Don't try to duck your responsibility, you posted it.

As for a slugfest? don't be such a drama queen. Nothing of the sort, just a frank exchange of views after a thread is started that is too ridiculous for words.

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George Van Eps.

It's too late now but .... deleting posts is not the answer. You simply have to resign yourself to the fact that this is a guitar forum. If you ask for opinions, debates will ensue. Period. It's as simple as that. No amount of pretty please will stop it. I know you feel frustrated right now but .... lesson learned. Get back on the horse and keep riding.

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Just think of how awesome a guitar player you could have been by now if you had only spent the last 10 years practicing instead of obsessing over pickups and roasted maple necks.