Is Howard Stern Right About Eric Clapton?

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  • @MrDocVenture
    @MrDocVenture 14 днів тому +143

    Clapton doesn’t need a hack like Howard Stern weighing in on his talent level!

    • @timbrown275
      @timbrown275 13 днів тому

      ask your momma like i did ball licker!

    • @bassman5123
      @bassman5123 13 днів тому +8

      Yeah, a hack comedian whom was never been good enough to be a standup and relied on putting funny people around him for a show, should certainly not be judging anybody's talent!

    • @jaggedstudios3315
      @jaggedstudios3315 12 днів тому +3

      @@bassman5123 Agreed. He couldn't make it on terrestrial radio so he had to go all out blue on satellite. Real talent works within the guidelines and pushes the boundaries, not jumping ship into a "I can do anything and say anything I want" scenario. His show has gone downhill in a big way. As for judging anyone on an instrument, he should stay quiet. He's been trying to play guitar for years and he still can't play a single note. He sounds like a rank beginner. As much as he wants to play I don't think he'll ever make the grade.

    • @EC_IS_Here
      @EC_IS_Here 12 днів тому

      @@bassman5123 yeah but the guy making the video is agreeing, you should be coming at him..We all know howard ias an idiot lmao

    • @stingfan16ify
      @stingfan16ify 12 днів тому +1

      Eric is one of best ever and truly deserves his place at the top of the list amongst the best guitarists ever. He's not sloppy like Page, who I do think is overrated!!!

  • @SBPRODUCTIONS24
    @SBPRODUCTIONS24 15 днів тому +153

    Stern is a fool

    • @ibberman
      @ibberman 14 днів тому +1

      He loves Paul McCartney interviews so he can sh*t on Lennon. Now a chance to sh^t on Clapton.

    • @Mark-sr3dk
      @Mark-sr3dk 13 днів тому +6

      @@SBPRODUCTIONS24 100%

    • @edwardgordon4309
      @edwardgordon4309 10 днів тому +1

      And that's the most complimentary thing you could say about him. He's a complete tool. Nobody who doesn't play guitar himself should ever compare great guitar players

    • @mikerem9997
      @mikerem9997 6 днів тому

      Clapton is a by-the-numbers technical blues guitarist. Some people don't like his sound. I'm not sure why it matters what if Stern is a jerk? Why is it so hard for others to get their heads around that opinions in music are usually just opinions? Some people hate opera and some are not impressed with Eric. I only like Eric with Cream or The Yardbirds. Also, I hate B.B. King's sound myself. And Brian May's guitar is never what I like.
      IMO here are some of the great guitarists:
      Hendrix
      Stevie Ray Vaughan
      Eddie Van Halen (even if I am not a big fan of his band)
      John Frusciante (even if I don't love a lot by RHCP)
      Johnny Marrs (Always good with the Smiths)
      Robert Quine
      Bob Stinson
      Nothing is wrong with Steve Jones either, with the Sex Pistols.
      And I might like hundreds of guitarists over Clapton, though his live Crossroads is so very good. He has inspired millions, but I'm not into him except with Cream, but like a bit of Derek And The Dominos and the Yardbirds. Just never was to hear Lay Down Sally or I Shot the Sheriff or anything he did after 1970.
      I like and have more respect for so-called one-note Neil Young than Clapton because Neil creates his sound and is a great songwriter. Clapton is a fine guitarist, but I do not know why people thought he was a god.
      Thanks for following this up with some lame critique of how I am wrong when there is no right or wrong, just what appeals and doesn't. I don't care how fast his fingers were, how much he loved B.B. King, or how he is so esteemed in this particular exercise. Fun to think about, but there are no right or wrong answers.

  • @WillieDuitt1
    @WillieDuitt1 15 днів тому +196

    So now we are looking to Howard Stern to be a critic of guitar players. Why?

    • @ReneJustice-mb7hu
      @ReneJustice-mb7hu 15 днів тому +36

      He is not an authority on anything

    • @ZionForman
      @ZionForman 15 днів тому +23

      exactly, what does Howard Stern know about music?

    • @DBMorris
      @DBMorris 15 днів тому +17

      Why would anyone look to him for anything!!!

    • @lukeleia7616
      @lukeleia7616 15 днів тому +13

      I thought Howard and his whigs would leave the country after Trump cleaned the floor with Krapmala. 😂

    • @robertedwards2414
      @robertedwards2414 15 днів тому +10

      Gillian said it best to Stern's face on his show. He said he was amazed by stern's ignorance.

  • @MoneyMagnet-m2t
    @MoneyMagnet-m2t 15 днів тому +69

    How can anyone take FARTMAN seriously?

  • @jonathanhines2441
    @jonathanhines2441 15 днів тому +48

    Howard Stern? Wow. Clapton has always been a blues player first and foremost. Some of his early work inspired many hard rock and metal players who came after him but he has never had much in common with them or aspired to do so. Clapton's primary stated goals were to make people more aware of the true blues greats and to successfully use blues playing in a multitude of musical styles. He has never been interested in viewing guitar playing as a competition or like an Olympic sport to be judged on degree of difficulty. He has DEFINITELY achieved what he set out to do. He is my favorite musician by far, deserves his reputation, and is great, to me, largely for what he has chosen NOT TO PLAY over the years.

    • @ElmanAuthement
      @ElmanAuthement 8 днів тому

      Well said. Eric was a blues player at heart. That was his love.

    • @lazur1
      @lazur1 4 дні тому

      @@ElmanAuthement Blues feeling informs everything EC plays, but he plays more than blues.

  • @kevinhall3449
    @kevinhall3449 15 днів тому +76

    H Stern is clueless about musicianship.

    • @woodrowmagnus2535
      @woodrowmagnus2535 14 днів тому +7

      H Stern is clueless about everything.

    • @kevinhall3449
      @kevinhall3449 13 днів тому +3

      @woodrowmagnus2535 almost, lol, he must knows a whole bunch about being a Bootlicker, cause he is a professional

    • @Mark-sr3dk
      @Mark-sr3dk 13 днів тому +6

      ...and Stern is clueless about vaccines as well.

    • @edwardkeller1372
      @edwardkeller1372 12 днів тому

      Why does anyone still listen to Howard Stern. After he kissed Joe Bidens ass in that interview, absolutely shameless to watch, it's obvious the guys a sell out!

  • @lazur1
    @lazur1 15 днів тому +59

    There's music & there's athleticism. Clapton never was a guitar athlete, like Danny Gatton, Alan Holdsworth, SRV, or EVH. Imagine any of them on "While My Guitar Gently Weeps". Clapton's melodic playing's perfect, unequaled.

    • @cruisemates
      @cruisemates 14 днів тому +6

      Picture EVH on "Can't Find My Way Home?" - can he be that soulful?

    • @kevinhall3449
      @kevinhall3449 13 днів тому

      @@lazur1 eewww, lol, easy there. Gatton, Holdsworth can and consistently have played at the top world-class level, and often beyond. They take a backseat to no-one.

    • @lazur1
      @lazur1 13 днів тому +3

      @@kevinhall3449 Of course, 'no back-seat', in ability. However, the pure, non-technical Clapton at his best on this track isn't their forte. Holdsworth undoubtedly'd use an esoteric scale, (Alan has a lesser-known LP, w/his version of 'bluesy'. Truth is, not great.), & Gatton'd have a hard time holding back from any tricks. Clapton's perfect. Speed, complexity, jazziness, or technicality would hurt the song.

    • @BeggarsForSomeSoul
      @BeggarsForSomeSoul 12 днів тому +1

      @@lazur1 This tone and vibrato alone, holy $@#@$%! Then Little Wing, Crossroads with Cream, Sunshine of Your Love,Key to the Highway, Bell Bottom Blues, Big time solos. Then there was that Cocaine thing?????

    • @quentincrisp6933
      @quentincrisp6933 12 днів тому +4

      Go listen to George Harrison's live performance of "WMGGW" & see who accompanies him. George was in awe‼That would be no other than Gary Moore who blows Van Halen & Clapton out of the water IMHO‼

  • @souflikar6702
    @souflikar6702 15 днів тому +37

    Clapton is a great blues based guitarist. His playing influenced a generation of players. When you think about it, it's really silly to ask is he actually "that great". What makes a great guitarist is so subjective. Ask a fan of prog, metal, funk, rock, blues, bluegrass or country who is the best guitarist and you'll get as many answers as there are genres. It actually just shows Howards maturity level of music. One thing I do know for sure(in my opinion), Howard Stern is the biggest sell-out in entertainment history and should NEVER judge anyone on any topic.

    • @rrdream2400
      @rrdream2400 9 днів тому

      Stern literally asked EVH what he thought of Clapton and while he was Ed's greatest influence as a young player he wasn't turned on by what Eric turned into.

  • @richardhessian4725
    @richardhessian4725 15 днів тому +32

    As someone old enough to have been playing when Clapton broke big, you kind of had to be there to appreciate how much he 'changed everything'. He was the first 'guitar hero'. A virtual living lick library of Blues that few white players had ever heard, at the time. All those licks and techniques are well known now, but Clapton got there first.

    • @wickedjr70
      @wickedjr70 12 днів тому +2

      Exactly. He was the first to explore that Les Paul through a Marshall sound and his melodic soloing that was separate from the main melody and stood alone as an individual expression was a first. The amazing playing on the Beano album and Cream still stands up today.

    • @slashtrio
      @slashtrio 12 днів тому

      yes! Thanks

    • @MrNordertitoff
      @MrNordertitoff 12 днів тому +1

      Crap. He ripped everything off Freddie King, BB, Albert, and Robert Johnson. Hardly got there first.

    • @slashtrio
      @slashtrio 12 днів тому +1

      @@MrNordertitoff Well that is an overly cynical view. He was obviously very inspired and influenced by those players, but I do not think those players you mentioned would even agree with with you. He took what they did and ran with it.

    • @richardhessian4725
      @richardhessian4725 12 днів тому

      @@MrNordertitoff Clapton got there first to a world wide audience. None of the players you mention had any visibility outside American 'race' records and black club audiences. In fact, its largely thanks to Eric that Freddie and Robert are even remembered, as he so often cited them as prime influences. Every great player has influences. EVH wasn't the first player to do 'tapping' by a long shot. That in no way negates his greatness for having become a master of that technique. Clapton distilled the Blues techniques of his influences into something sensational, just as Eddie did with his influences.

  • @lazur1
    @lazur1 13 днів тому +12

    If you asked Clapton, he'd give you a long list of players he considers better than himself. We don't need to ask Howard Stern about ANYTHNG.

  • @ReneJustice-mb7hu
    @ReneJustice-mb7hu 15 днів тому +57

    Clapton is awesome……just like Van Halen, Blackmore, Roy Clark…….so many great guitarist.

    • @tomlangley6236
      @tomlangley6236 15 днів тому +11

      Im glad you mentioned Roy Clark! Many don't recognize his talent.

    • @Gamevet
      @Gamevet 13 днів тому +3

      Glenn Campbell!

    • @tonyjones1560
      @tonyjones1560 13 днів тому +1

      Jerry Reed. Merle Travis...there are a ton of other country players that just didn't (and don't... Brad Paisley has just entered the chat, LOL) get the recognition they deserve. But it's not an accident that John 5 is arguably the only metal virtuoso that plays Telecasters onstage. He was heavily influenced by country players, has said so publicly...and Fender Telecasters are very versatile btw.

    • @BonelishOfficial
      @BonelishOfficial 7 днів тому

      @@tomlangley6236 Agreed! Clark was special.

  • @mariorocher6279
    @mariorocher6279 15 днів тому +25

    Eric Clapton was a beast of the late 60's Blues / Rock genre, but Eddie Halen who learned to play guitar listening to Eric Clapton went on to become influenced by the Jazz Fusion genre of the 70's, specially with the very fast shredding techniques, something that Clapton didn't go to. But to say that Clapton was not that good is preposterous...Howard Stearn was a douche bag, and he 'll always be one....

    • @adampoe2797
      @adampoe2797 15 днів тому +3

      Agreed

    • @jamesmcnaughton6884
      @jamesmcnaughton6884 13 днів тому

      Many of the best musicians reach a plateau where they are no longer ‘fresh’ in their genre……Eddy reached his…..Clapton kept growing……as far as ‘Old Lady Stern’ he has always been jealous of people he envies

  • @andysmith6156
    @andysmith6156 15 днів тому +25

    Howard Stern couldn't pick out a good microphone. I saw Clapton on his Pretending Tour. I used to feel the same, that he was overrated, but when I heard him live with the best band money can buy, he stood out as a monster. Every note he played that night had meaning and just pierced through my soul. He was amazing and as a musician of 44 years professionally I can tell you he is all of that. Anytime you hear him with people such as Marcus Miller, Steve Gadd, David Sanborn and the like, he holds his ground and then somehow manages to steal part of the show with these Legends of Jazz and Rock. He has what many musicians lack, humility and it shines through were few can tread. He can tap into all styles and he's very clever.
    If Eddie would have taken care of himself and been sober only God knows what he could have acheived. I say that not to lesson what he did but it needs to be said.

    • @mikerem9997
      @mikerem9997 6 днів тому

      OK, so you like Eric's live sound, but you didn't like him before. Might indicate that there is no particular test or proof of a great guitarist. His guitar with Cream was impressive, but I'm not very impressed with him otherwise. He's very good but doesn't feel like he should be a legend.

  • @richtenbacker
    @richtenbacker 15 днів тому +50

    Clapton's got 'feel' whereas Van Halen, though amazingly dextrous technique, obviously, I find overly busy and flash and emotionally somewhat vacuous.

    • @jamesdyer9765
      @jamesdyer9765 15 днів тому +5

      You can't even be serious dude.Eddie always played within the song.

    • @cmkilcullen8176
      @cmkilcullen8176 15 днів тому +9

      I agree. Eddie was a great technician. No where as soulful as many of his predecessors whose shoulders he stands on.

    • @rrdream2400
      @rrdream2400 10 днів тому

      I thought EVH had great feel, especially his rhythm playing. Many of the players that followed him, not so much. I realize Clapton is great but his rhythm playing doesn't do much for me nor did his singing or songwriting since the early 70's.

    • @edwinwise6751
      @edwinwise6751 8 днів тому

      Really? Listen to his work on the intro to can’t stop lovin you. There was also a a personal rift between the two that may account for some of the animosity

  • @pkoven
    @pkoven 15 днів тому +25

    I hate to participate in these discussions about "who's the greatest guitarist etc., etc". I hate even more when people criticize Clapton. So I've decided to weigh on this one.
    It doesn't matter what we mortals think of Eric Clapton, the truth of the matter is, is that all of the great guitarists respect him and revere him, and all of the great guitarists starting from the 1980s see him as an inspiration and as a role model. Someone commented here that Clapton was never known for his "athleticism" and that's a pretty good word to describe the difference between a classic Blues/rock player and some of these flashy guys who may technically be better than Clapton but lack the soul in their playing like his. His improvisation, his tone, the emotion in his playing is just unique.
    Just remember, already with his seminal work with the Yardbirds and the Beano album with John Mayall, and even before he ever played a single note with Cream, by 1966 Clapton had already changed the way electric guitar was recorded, amped, and performed. Anyone who hasn't listened at least once to the Beano album should just shut up and stop criticizing. His work with Cream only catapulted him to even greater heights. When Hendrix came to London in early 1967 he didn't go ask to play with anybody else but Clapton, and there's a reason for that. Think about what that means about what Hendrix thought of Clapton. If you want to know who the really truly guitarists are, look at who the other real guitarists respect and see as their inspiration and as their peer, AND WITH WHOM THEY MAKE RECORDS AND APPEAR TOGETHER IN CONCERT WITH HIM. Hendrix, Duane Allman, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, George Harrison, SRV, John Mayer, Knopfler, and even B.B. King himself all had tremendous professional respect for Clapton's playing. That list could go on and on with names of other lesser and lesser known "great" guitarists.
    I can't possibly imagine by anyone could care what Howard Stern thinks about this or any other subject. He's just another media leach who makes a career talking about other people, not creating anything. And VanHalen, as great as he is, couldn't hold Clapton's jock strap. Who is he to criticize him.
    Finally, there are many legit definitions of "great". That's subjective. Something that is less subjective, and more objective, is who has had the greatest influence on rock/blues guitar playing. That would be the first generation fathers like Robert Johnson, muddy waters, Chuck Berry, BB King [and others] before the 60's. after the 60's, I don’t' think anyone compares to Clapton's influence, save for Hendrix. Those of you younger than 50 just don't have the historical perspective to understand what Clapton has done for guitar music.

    • @jamesmarks7761
      @jamesmarks7761 13 днів тому

      Who cares what fart man think s is spot on!

    • @davidsavage8333
      @davidsavage8333 13 днів тому +1

      Bravo!!! Couldn't have said it better myself (though I tried to)

    • @patm5086
      @patm5086 12 днів тому +1

      Randy California told me the first person Jimi wanted to meet was Jeff Beck. Rightfully so

    • @Notes-From-Underground66
      @Notes-From-Underground66 12 днів тому

      Jimi Hendrix told his manager Chas Chandler that, before they left for England, Chas had to promise him that he would introduce him to Jeff Beck and Eric Clapton. I have read this from many different sources over the decades. Even though all three of them were going in different directions musically, they were all the very top of the “food chain” in guitar virtuosity and had a lot of respect for one another.

    • @jeffanderson2604
      @jeffanderson2604 11 днів тому

      A very lucid response.🙂👍👍

  • @sonoftherabbitpeople4737
    @sonoftherabbitpeople4737 14 днів тому +20

    Blues needs room to breathe. Eric Clapton plays blues guitar. Most rock players don't. Even most blues-rock players don't.

    • @jonathanhines2441
      @jonathanhines2441 13 днів тому +2

      That is very true. Clapton's playing just seems "right" to my ears. It's like a cook who develops a wonderful recipe. His playing has certainly changed over the years, but the core of brilliant blues playing has always been there.

  • @abrax_7
    @abrax_7 15 днів тому +24

    Clapton is an absolute legend, the whole is much greater than the sum of it's parts with him. Just look at all the amazing music he was involved with.

    • @peterbetts858
      @peterbetts858 8 днів тому +1

      if i could get excited about evh fanatics, thats what i would say too .Claptons peaks are Rock solid and can stand alone , even when compared to a EVH .THERE STYLES are so different i dont see even comparing the 2 . YA eRIC HAD SOME PANCAKES , but his jewels are just that . just his Tone alone stands heads n shoulders over most .according to my stereos speakers ,

  • @lionheartroar3104
    @lionheartroar3104 15 днів тому +26

    Clapton is impeccable.

  • @Lee-of6hb
    @Lee-of6hb 15 днів тому +22

    Anyone that excludes Jeff Beck and Duane Allman in the best guitarist list does not know a thing about that stringed instrument called the GUITAR.

    • @newspapertaxis1
      @newspapertaxis1 15 днів тому +7

      And Kath.....

    • @garyspence2128
      @garyspence2128 14 днів тому +3

      Jimmy Hendrix himself mentioned Terry Kath as one of the best guitarists out there during an interview. And Clapton was at the top of his game during the late 60's into the 70's, when I was buying albums. Music has changed so much in the years since then. It's almost impossible for Eric to still be relevant to today's players, but no one should be putting him down. He's earned his reputation. Don't forget another all-time great we lost this year:Jeff Beck, who had his own distinctive style!

    • @Notes-From-Underground66
      @Notes-From-Underground66 12 днів тому +1

      @@garyspence2128 It is nice to read that Jeff Beck is receiving the respect he so deserves.

    • @rrdream2400
      @rrdream2400 10 днів тому

      right, anyone who doesn't include all of my 10 favorite guitar players in their top 5 doesn't know anything.

    • @mikerem9997
      @mikerem9997 6 днів тому

      Beck's best for me was on Heart Full of Soul. Allman's best was with Boz Scaggs on Loan Me a Dime. I guess most of their work I'm not into as I like but am not a big fan of The Allman Bros., nor do I like Beck's later experimental work, though he did a great job with Rod Stewart on People Get Ready. It comes down to like the 'Sound". I'm sure Albert King is a "great guitarist," but I dislike his guitar sound, same with Brian May. Hate it.

  • @ZionForman
    @ZionForman 15 днів тому +12

    I have listened to a thousand times more Clapton over the years, compared to Van Halen. never owned a single Van Halen album, never got the heavy metal thing. Clapton's music and records hold up, the dude is a legend and he earned it. who cares who is the best or in the top three. Tony Rice is the best guitar player I ever watched live.

    • @TalkLinkMusic-gd7fz
      @TalkLinkMusic-gd7fz  15 днів тому +1

      Appreciate your comment! Not as much as Tony Rice would, tho, I'm sure!

  • @lotharroberts5978
    @lotharroberts5978 15 днів тому +14

    Listen to 'Mainline Florida' live in Atlanta (With Pete Townshend!) from 1974. It proves E.C was a powerhouse player.

  • @bereznickidesign
    @bereznickidesign 15 днів тому +9

    I think he's actually... underrated. After Cream, he escapes from the status of a guitar hero in favor of writing songs and building his own style. He was very unselfish and drew inspiration from artists such as Dylan, The Band, Delaney & Bonnie, Bob Marley, J.J. Inches and many more. He stopped being a guitar idol in love with himself, showing off his technique and capabilities. It was always about music and feeling. Today we often forget about this. Van Halen is not an oracle here, because he himself somehow ruined the reputation of his band and for me he did not go beyond the status of a fantastic guitarist. He didn't feel the blues and for me he was never an artist like Hendrix or Page or even Richards. Howard, on the other hand, is a jerk and a poseur. I don't care what he thinks.
    PS Thanks for your interesting videos. Good luck!

  • @flazjsg
    @flazjsg 14 днів тому +12

    Anyone who doubts the talent and skill of Eric Clapton needs to go listen to the live versions of "why does love have to be so sad" check out the versions from the fillmore from around 1970 here on UA-cam. His intensity never lets up and he never drops the feeling for a second despite the fact that it's a very extended solo. Very few guitarists could have pulled that off then and even now.
    Eric has written a ton of great songs. Didn't he write
    Layla and a bunch of other stuff from that album?

    • @jeffanderson2604
      @jeffanderson2604 11 днів тому

      Yes. One of the things that I’ve never heard noted about Clapton , is his ability to do what I call the slow burn. He starts a solo and steadily increases the intensity to finally climax with a great explosion of emotion. There are no others that can equal his performances in that way.

    • @rrdream2400
      @rrdream2400 10 днів тому

      Rita Coolidge wrote the piano coda for Layla and played it for Eric who didn't appear interested in it. Then Eric stole it from her to use in Layla. It's well documented. He saw to it that she got no royalties for it.

    • @flazjsg
      @flazjsg 7 днів тому

      @@jeffanderson2604 Yes, it's deceptively simple. People think because they can play those lines, that they could have combined them with the skill and feeling Eric had. People tried it, and most failed. Eric's playing in those days was a revelation to a lot of guys - they realized they weren't as talented as Eric.
      Steve Miller admitted trying to play long solos like Eric and "..serving up a lot of spaghetti." He eventually just admitted to himself how great Eric was.
      Larry Coryell, one of the pioneers of jazz-fusion said about Eric that (and I'm paraphrasing) that during the "Bluesbreakers time, you could get the notes, but couldn't capture his feeling."

    • @flazjsg
      @flazjsg 7 днів тому

      @@rrdream2400 That's a shame. I'm not even a big fan of that coda - it goes on and on. Eric was pretty much strung out at that time period. It doesn't excuse him. Still a terrific record and his playing around that time was excellent.

  • @ThomasGrooms
    @ThomasGrooms 13 днів тому +6

    Cancel my subscription to Sirius XM. Stay in your Bon Jovi zone, Eric came up the hard way, Stern didn't.

    • @stewgotz1
      @stewgotz1 12 днів тому +1

      its not a airport, you don't have to announce your departure.

    • @ThomasGrooms
      @ThomasGrooms 10 днів тому +2

      @@stewgotz1 Staff announcer since I was 19... fly Jefferson Airplane gets you there on time 🛬

    • @rrdream2400
      @rrdream2400 10 днів тому

      I can understand not liking Stern but he did indeed come up the hard way.

    • @ThomasGrooms
      @ThomasGrooms 9 днів тому

      ​@@rrdream2400 Are you from Roosevelt ?... Teenage Mum, fatherless?... Eric snubbed Stern... not to mention Mr. Clapton's 🎸guitar playing which speaks for itself...

    • @ThomasGrooms
      @ThomasGrooms 9 днів тому

      @@rrdream2400 Yes, de lo contrario, longtime fan of show.. btw cancelled because of sold car...

  • @mattmarcz7574
    @mattmarcz7574 14 днів тому +9

    Watch Clapton playing " Ain't gone give up on love" at the SRV tribute, he's borderline shredding. Also when Hendrix went to England, the only person he wanted to see live was Clapton.

    • @TalkLinkMusic-gd7fz
      @TalkLinkMusic-gd7fz  14 днів тому +3

      Clapton rarely shows all his cards. He is capable of some amazing things. Thanks for the shout out on the SRV tribute. I'll try to look it up for sure.

    • @Notes-From-Underground66
      @Notes-From-Underground66 12 днів тому +1

      You are incorrect! Jimi Hendrix told his manager Chas Chandler that he wanted to meet Jeff Beck and Eric Clapton. Since the early 1970’s, I have read this from many different sources.

    • @mattmarcz7574
      @mattmarcz7574 12 днів тому

      @@Notes-From-Underground66 that's supplemental, not incorrect, thank you.

    • @Notes-From-Underground66
      @Notes-From-Underground66 12 днів тому

      @@mattmarcz7574 Don’t try to use semantics to cover up the fact you were wrong. You said Jimi Hendrix ONLY wanted to see Clapton live. I corrected you because you statement was false. Period. Get over yourself…

  • @ashleybraddon9458
    @ashleybraddon9458 15 днів тому +5

    Doubt Clapton loses any sleep over this question. Eric loves to play and he's played with the greatest guitarists in history. He's living the dream.

  • @ForTheTurnstiles
    @ForTheTurnstiles 14 днів тому +12

    Never confuse speed for artistry. Knopfler, Gilmour, Clapton know what phrase to play, when, and in a way that complements the emotional impact of the piece, versus just going on a tear to show off.
    Case in point - the solo to “Jump” isn’t even in the same key as the song(!) it was just grafted on to satisfy the 14 year-olds that had to have their token shred for it to be a VH song.

    • @TalkLinkMusic-gd7fz
      @TalkLinkMusic-gd7fz  14 днів тому +2

      That's an interesting insight on the "Jump" solo. 👍 I hadn't heard that previously, but the solo def. always felt like an afterthought.

    • @ata5855
      @ata5855 13 днів тому

      well, the keyboard solo isn't in the same key either. and thank god, because the harmony/chords for the rest of the tune are just your simple, static I, IV, V, vi pop harmony chords.
      that tune would be REALLY boring without a key change, and without a keyboard and/or guitar solo

    • @Notes-From-Underground66
      @Notes-From-Underground66 12 днів тому

      Jeff Beck, Ritchie Blackmore, and Gary Moore all have impeccable phrasing with the purpose in mind to raise the level of guitar playing to an art form. RIP Jeff Beck and Gary Moore!

  • @32brookse
    @32brookse 14 днів тому +7

    First, anyone who doubts that Eric Clapton is an excellent guitarist should listen to the Roger Waters album "The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking" on which Clapton plays the lead electric guitar parts (not the acoustic parts, which were played by Andy Brown on a 12 string).
    Clapton shows on that album that he is capable of perfectly playing and engaging precisely the right string action, and emoting consummately the full and deep soul needed for every moment of a song - and that **when he is pushed to excel** Clapton's blues and blues rock playing is nothing short of transcendent.
    And the latter gets to the key. To me the problem with Clapton is that he has a comfort zone that he constantly goes to, and stays in, on guitar, and in music in general. He rarely stretches himself, and this results in most of his work, including his writing, being frankly milquetoast and uninspiring. But when he has high demands placed on him, he bursts out of his cocoon and emerges as one of the most inspired musicians of all time.
    I've heard through the grapevine, that in the studio Roger Waters (at least during that era) was extremely demanding, even outright dictatorial (and thereby a pain in the ass to work with). And this gets to the heart of why Clapton played so well on Waters' album. When Waters placed hard demands on Clapton as a musician, Clapton's playing became transcendent and mindblowing. LIkewise, in the times noted when Clapton was on stage with other guitar greats, and thereby challenged to get out of his comfort zone and excel, his playing could be jaw droppingly good.
    We do have to acknowledge that Clapton was one of the very first rock guitarists to take American blues and transform it into a rock form, and he therefore developed truly groundbreaking innovations that no one had ever created before, innovations which other musicians following him then took to a higher level (while Clapton stayed in his aforementioned comfortable groove, not pushing much past it after the 1960s). Clapton discovered what he personally wanted to play, and then just kept playing it for the rest of his career **unless** he was pushed to further innovate.
    This happens in a lot of musical forms. The innovative groundbreakers are, by nature of the moment, more simple in their themes and playing than those who then arrive afterward and take those forms to a new and more virtuosic level.
    For example, when it comes to techno, who would listen to Kraftwerk when they can listen to Vangelis or Tangerine Dream? Who would spend a lot of time with Kate Bush when they could instead listen to Bjork? In funk and R&B, I find Prince far more compelling and sophisticated than earlier, arguably great, groundbreaking musicians like Ohio Players or Earth, Wind and Fire.
    Another good example is hip-hop. I just didn't get rap and hip-hop at all until I heard the Beastie Boys album Paul's Boutique which took the original form of hip-hop and absolutely blew the doors off of it. I was blown away. Then I got into Public Enemy, Rage Against the Machine and Cypress Hill, and these filled out my education on how amazing hip-hop and hip-hop/rock fusion can be as art forms. But I don't spend a lot of time listening to Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five because as groundbreakers they, by nature, recorded far more simplistic albums that just don't interest me very much.
    Because he stays in his 1960s and 70s comfort zone and doesn't push much to reinvent himself, Clapton falls into that nascent, old-school innovator category which many of us find less interesting and compelling.

    • @TalkLinkMusic-gd7fz
      @TalkLinkMusic-gd7fz  14 днів тому +3

      Studied thoughts. Very compelling. 3rd paragraph spot-on imho. 👍👍

    • @markgerrard383
      @markgerrard383 14 днів тому +2

      Kate Bush is a country mile ahead of Bjork - and ahead of Stevie Nicks too IMHO

    • @32brookse
      @32brookse 14 днів тому +1

      @@markgerrard383 In what ways? Bjork's vocals and sound artistry are far more developed, advanced and complex.

    • @markgerrard383
      @markgerrard383 14 днів тому +1

      @32brookse Kate writes great songs my friend, Bjork doesn't possess the same level of talent (not 10%)
      David Gilmour of Pink Floyd got Kate her EMI deal after she sent him a 50 song tape...& he was blown away by the songwriting quality
      If Bjork had sent him a tape he likely wouldn't have bothered...
      I can't say that for certain, admittedly, but knowing the work of both & their relative quality - believe there is no real comparison..
      Obviously it's subjective, but you asked so I've answered
      Who wants complexity ? Simplicity is the key to art connecting with the masses, not complexity, that merely attracts a niche & alienates everyone not into it..

    • @32brookse
      @32brookse 14 днів тому +1

      @@markgerrard383 Some of us would much rather have complexity and a more evolved form. For example I'd much rather listen to Rush than to The Beatles. To each his own..

  • @cruisemates
    @cruisemates 14 днів тому +4

    Mr Guru, do you play guitar? I have for 60 years. Can you play the second solo from Crossroads? I doubt it. That is one solo I have NEVER been able to play, and I can play a lot of solos.

    • @TalkLinkMusic-gd7fz
      @TalkLinkMusic-gd7fz  14 днів тому +1

      Ya, I play guitar. I do all the music on this channel. I never said i could play like Clapton and I don't shred. So, I'm not sure my hobbying around on the guitar has much to do with anything. I'm sure you're a much better guitar player than I am as most players are. But you can go here if you want to hear more of my music: soundcloud.com/blackstone-music-296412081

  • @anotherheadlessdemo
    @anotherheadlessdemo 12 днів тому +2

    When I think of greatness, I look at how influential a player is. Clapton was arguably the most influential guitar player of the 60s. Hendrix was great, but how many players attempted to copy him? Not many; how could you, really? When Clapton plugged in his Les Paul into that Marshall combo and laid down those blistering solos on the Beano album, he changed guitar playing. With Cream, his greatness was solidified.

    • @32brookse
      @32brookse 11 днів тому

      Disagree about Hendrix's influence. Nearly every rock and blues guitarist since has learned from and sought to emulate Hendrix.

    • @rrdream2400
      @rrdream2400 10 днів тому +1

      in that case Johnny Ramone was more influential because so many copied him. He made players think "hey I can do that".There is something to be said for being so talented and unique that you can't be copied which is the case with Hendrix. Nobody had his swagger.

  • @illebdt8
    @illebdt8 13 днів тому +4

    Stern has a 13 year old boys taste in music thinking anything with power chords in them was the best. He once said on his show he thought the Ramones was better than Steely Dan.

    • @jeffanderson2604
      @jeffanderson2604 11 днів тому

      😄🤣😂🤣 The Ramones😅😂🤣😂🤣 better than Steely Dan😂🤣😆🤣

    • @johnsmith-ug5tp
      @johnsmith-ug5tp 11 днів тому

      He is a moron! Remember during the loser 90s "music" scene he was trying to act and look like a grunger playing that horrible noise pretending he loved it and saying how great it was? Then bashing talented musicians such as Clapton.

  • @AbbieHoffmansGhost
    @AbbieHoffmansGhost 12 днів тому +2

    Hey I'm not even a Clapton fanboy like millions of others including a dear friend of mine (RIP) who thought Clapton walked on water but he has remained tasteful and fluid with his playing. And as much as I've loved the brilliance of Jimmy Page he skills have greatly declined as well as his innovation. Jeff Beck on the other hand, right until his death kept getting better and more unique in his style which is almost unheard of when aging. I don't think that anyone will ever overtake Hendrix as the most fluid and raw emotional guitar player. He was from another planet and it's not just technique. With that said and not being a big fan of 'look at me' guitar soloing, to me one of the best and most appropriate guitar solos of all time is by Clapton. His solo on Roger Waters's 'The Pros and Cons of Hitchiking' was note for note and tone for the song and nothing more. So good.

  • @radiomindchatter7994
    @radiomindchatter7994 15 днів тому +7

    Eric has flow and a great tone. Always did.

    • @GuitarsRule
      @GuitarsRule 14 днів тому +1

      Yes, Eric's tone was/is always unique.

  • @newspapertaxis1
    @newspapertaxis1 15 днів тому +13

    Eric is "Epic"......Listen to the Bob Dylan 30th anniversary concert "Don't think twice it's alright"
    Clapton plays a solo that makes Steve Cropper Levitate!!!!...I would also put Duane Allman in the top 5
    along with Terry Kath who is Phenomenal!!!!

    • @chaza.2891
      @chaza.2891 12 днів тому +1

      Holy ish!!! I JUST watched the thing again after more than 30 years . I had it recorded on vhs. I use to watch it ALL THE TIME. EVH and Clapton are two different universe. I do love them both

  • @oceancrosby4578
    @oceancrosby4578 15 днів тому +5

    Clapton is undeniably great, as a young guitarist I've only covered one of his songs, "Wonderful Tonight", but I've listened to every single song he's played that I could find, SRV the same.

    • @oceancrosby4578
      @oceancrosby4578 15 днів тому +2

      Ah, my cover was/is a guitar cover of "Wonderful Tonight".

    • @oceancrosby4578
      @oceancrosby4578 14 днів тому +1

      Whoops, I covered two of Clapton's not just one. I also did a guitar cover of Layla.

  • @ronaldadams3230
    @ronaldadams3230 15 днів тому +11

    Clapton also sings while he plays, that is way harder.

  • @mybrainhurts2213
    @mybrainhurts2213 15 днів тому +3

    Who cares what Howard Stern has to say? Nobody I know.

  • @412willis
    @412willis 14 днів тому +4

    Clapton is one of the greatest blues players of all time.

  • @jimbo33
    @jimbo33 11 днів тому

    Clapton's work with Cream, Mayall and Derel and the Dominoes has solidly placed him among the greatest. It is not just about how many notes played in the shortest amount of time but rather making each note count and register emotion and feeling. His solos with all three are priceless. The live recordings prove his standing. As someone previously said "How can anyone take FARTMAN seriously?"

  • @Rodamusec
    @Rodamusec 13 днів тому +1

    Clapton once said in an interview that he recognised that he had reached a level of excellence when he could play what he heard in his head. There many times when he plays a live solo where he seems to take the listener on some other journey beyond blues or other genres. He does it less these days (he's now 79!) but he still shows he is and always will be one of the best.

  • @markgerrard383
    @markgerrard383 14 днів тому +3

    Shredding means you can play fast; not well necessarily
    David Gilmour & Richie Blackmore are both massive Eric Clapton fans
    I'm less so myself, tho loved his Cream stuff..
    Just generally disagree tbh
    The only competition to him - outside of Page & Hendrix & BB King IMHO - is Fleetwood Mac founder Peter Green & he didn't shred EVER, but boy did he move people...

    • @Notes-From-Underground66
      @Notes-From-Underground66 12 днів тому +1

      I have to disagree with you on this point. Jeff Beck is easily on the same level as Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, and Jimmy Page. I would put Ritchie Blackmore on that level also and maybe even Gary Moore.

    • @markgerrard383
      @markgerrard383 12 днів тому

      @Notes-From-Underground66 I don't disagree about Beck tbh am not a fan myself because I like guitarists who write, but know Gilmour, Page & Blackmore (& a stack of others incl Stevie Wonder) are big Beck fans..

    • @Notes-From-Underground66
      @Notes-From-Underground66 12 днів тому

      @@markgerrard383 Actually it depends on which part of Jeff’s career you look at. He did write music on certain albums. Happy New Year…

  • @pgiuliano7
    @pgiuliano7 12 днів тому +1

    Clapton knew that Jimmy Hendrix was way better guitar player than he was. However, because Clapton lived longer than Hendrix. He really set the bar of what a late 60s middle 70s guitar player would be shooting for and to tell you how good Clapton really is better than Paige better than George Harrison better than a lot of people he played on all their albums. He played the leads on a lot of their best songs and he did it because he was just better than anybody else alive at the time, but he did a lot of drugs. He got older. Younger kids stepped in and took the guitar in a new direction I didn’t hear anyone mention Jeff Beck Jeff Beck was better than all of them. I think they’ll all admit that so I can understand why people don’t think he was that good but he was that good but I don’t think he ended up being that good

  • @Jack-zd9bz
    @Jack-zd9bz 12 днів тому +3

    Who cares what Howie thinks. He's irrelevant, especially for music

    • @rrdream2400
      @rrdream2400 10 днів тому

      then why did you listen to the video if you don't care?

  • @scottudell7202
    @scottudell7202 14 днів тому +2

    I like Clapton's playing a lot, but I think his importance lies more in melody and phrasing rather than being a fast technical wizard. I view Clapton in the same league as players like George Harrison and David Gilmour, very melodic, not so flashy, but very important in their own right. In that regard, though, I personally would rank George Harrison higher than Clapton. George's slide work, especially later on in his career, is absolutely mind-blowing to me.

  • @bradparker9664
    @bradparker9664 14 днів тому +2

    I paid through the nose to see Clapton in Sept 2023 and it was worth every penny. I wouldn't walk across the street to see Howard Stern. Clapton has earned that ranking as being in the top 5. The only one I would rank better is the late Stevie Ray Vaughan, even above Hendrix.

  • @mondoenterprises6710
    @mondoenterprises6710 13 днів тому +1

    If you truly know Clapton's BODY of work over time, it's stunning quite frankly. And yes, he has written a number of memorable tunes.

    • @jeffanderson2604
      @jeffanderson2604 11 днів тому +1

      Yes.Short but sweet.Clapton’s, “ BODY of work. “

  • @musicmatty67
    @musicmatty67 14 днів тому

    I think most of these notable guitar players had their own lane that they excelled in. Both Hendrix and Clapton road into fame because they were singers with very popular records not just guitar playing alone. There’s no question These hit records helped propel their success. Eddie no less had help of being with a successful group that had hit records. I guess it comes down to how each person defines the word ‘Great’ when Applied to a guitar player. For me, in terms of greatness, four of the biggest guitar players that left the biggest footprint for guitar playing on numerous artist records would be James Burton, Reggie Young, Tommy Tedesco and Louie Shelton. These four Gentleman we’re not shredders nor a one trick pony and that’s why they were called into the studio for their brilliance.

  • @TheCobraman45
    @TheCobraman45 9 днів тому +1

    There is a big difference between making music and shredding on a guitar. Shredding is a technique, parlor tricks if you will.

  • @sacid15
    @sacid15 14 днів тому +2

    What a load of crap...I am 72 years old, a visual artist and a musician. I have listened to Clapton since I was 14 or 15 years old. Clapton is always attacked just because he has been on top for decades...Here is a little exercise for you, kiddo! Check out the Stephen Stills 2 album for an in studio comparison...Yeh! That's Hendrix and Clapton at their best. I would challenge anyone to assign superiority to either solo! Two musicians in their prime.
    As to where Clapton resides in comparison to other guitar masters? (disclaimer)...Al Dimeola would be my first choice!
    On the Cream album, Wheels of Fire...Clapton records a stunning lead on the track...Deserted Cities of the Heart...In my opinion, there has never been anyone in guitar history who could equal that remarkable performance. Eddie Van Halen couldn't have done that, James Page couldn't have done that and Hendrix, (whom I adore), couldn't have done that!
    Peace out, brother.

  • @ElmanAuthement
    @ElmanAuthement 8 днів тому +1

    Guys like Howard seem to forget that Eric Clapton inspired Eddie to wanna be a guitar player. Eddie had posters of Clapton on his bedroom wall, not Howard Stern’s poster. He learned as much of Clapton as he could. Sure he surpassed him but without Clapton, Eddie may have never picked up a guitar.

  • @Virtuoso78
    @Virtuoso78 15 днів тому +2

    Clapton peaked during the Cream area and then stopped. His friend Jeff Beck continued to progress and innovate until he passed away.

  • @michaelmilliman
    @michaelmilliman 14 днів тому +2

    I would rather hear one note from Clapton than a hundred notes from almost any other guitar player.

  • @ALtheDoctorWho
    @ALtheDoctorWho 14 днів тому +1

    I think Howard was basically playing his audience. In my early days of playing in a rock group I found that most of the people just wanted to hear music and be entertained. However among other musicians it was a totally different feeling we all knew our playing was our fingerprint our Identity and that it was our uniqueness therefore there was no such thing really as better.Just who you are. We never feel that we are good enough however we become better at the thing we do.I am sure every Musicians is aware of this weather they are welling to admit it or not. So I think Howard has an idea of the beginning stages of learning to be a star from an egotistical standpoint but will not actually say it because he would lose the intrust of most of his audience. c]8-)

  • @petenestor1
    @petenestor1 14 днів тому +2

    This web discussion is really getting annoying. Eric is forever a legend. His guitar essence is infused in the "DNA" of all major guitar heroes. He was one of their heroes. He is an OG. Him and Jimi fundamentally created rock guitar and ooened the door for today's greats who adore him. He was a star in the 1960's...before all of the fancy mainstream guitar effects emerging in the 1970's. He overcame some major personal struggles too. He does charity work. Best of all-he is still with us. Lets celebrate him. Thanks Eric for everything that you have done and continue to do for music!! (PS-I am a fan of VH, Hendrix, Zakk, Priest, Yngwie, Buckethead, Campbell, Lifeson, Mustaine, and everyone else that is a great player and/or writer. Peace to all.

    • @jeffanderson2604
      @jeffanderson2604 11 днів тому

      Yes ,effects have spurred on success for many that is unmerited. Clapton is a minimalist that has great taste and tone without external effects. There is a lot of popularity for people that play the effects the guitar being an adjunct when it should be the other way around.

  • @mrq6270
    @mrq6270 14 днів тому +1

    Ranking guitarists can only be done in context. Clapton was huge in the sixties, and rightly so. No one can take that away from him.
    If you’re making comparisons to guitarists of today then it’s a whole different story. But today’s guitar heroes stand on the shoulders of guitarists like Clapton.
    Hendrix is my number one hero, period. But in some ways he seems almost primitive compared to someone like Matteo Mancuso or Tim Henson. But Hendrix remains on top because of the impact he had. These days a brilliant guitarist is just another brilliant guitarist.

  • @johnnyleestarkey
    @johnnyleestarkey 14 днів тому

    I think he's not real flashy but his playing is beautiful and he's got a few classic songs there's always that

  • @sgt.grinch3299
    @sgt.grinch3299 14 днів тому +3

    Clapton is comparable to the Young Brothers. They have their sound and they stick to it. I can respect that.

  • @ronedee
    @ronedee 14 днів тому +2

    Clapton writes. Something most “virtuosos” don’t. Plus he sings and has charisma. The trifecta.

  • @pharmerdavid1432
    @pharmerdavid1432 14 днів тому +1

    Sometimes I get bored by most of Clapton's music, just because my tastes have changed. But when I saw him with Albert Lee in the early 1980s at the Los Angeles Forum, it was one of the most amazing concerts I ever saw, and I've seen almost 100. That night Clapton played much better than anything I heard him play before or since, he was on FIRE, and Albert Lee played as good or better - they were a catalyst for each other to play beyond their usual abilities, which are already amazing!

  • @VAPIDISM
    @VAPIDISM 14 днів тому +1

    Notably missing from this outdated best guitarist list IMHO is the phenomenal one and only Prince. Even Clapton when asked what it’s like being the best guitarist in the world replied “I dunno, ask Prince”. For my Hendrix is number one then it Prince.

  • @Ettoredipugnar
    @Ettoredipugnar 14 днів тому +3

    Stern is now irrelevant. He cut his nose to spite his face by leaving terrestrial radio.

  • @paulharris9360
    @paulharris9360 14 днів тому +1

    To people who doubt EC look up how many people learnt how to play listening to the blues breakers lp . It wrote the book. Why did Hendrix love him SRV.Gary Moore. Paul kossoff. Brian may. Bb king buddy guy . Warren Haynes. Derek trucks. Ritchie Blackmore it goes on. Anyone and there are many that think he’s overrated is a fool

  • @Alaskastratcat
    @Alaskastratcat 14 днів тому +2

    Eric deserves his status as a legendary musician.

  • @acetechnical6574
    @acetechnical6574 14 днів тому +1

    Disraeli Gears was 1967.
    Everyone these days remembers Acoustic Layla, and wanaBB King eras, at best the 80s Cocaine Blues Pop era, which was also good, but we are talking about a guy who formed from the same essential pond as Jeff Beck, who was right in it with Townshend, Hendrix, Gilmour, in the mid/late 60s, taking the inspiration of American Blues and Link Wray to essentially CREATE what we think of as Rock Guitar.
    He is and has been a low key, out of the spotlight, blues with no hurry kinda player for years, but his contributions to rock are at LEAST as important as Hendrix, Iommi, Townshend, Blackmore, Gilmour, etc.
    And for me personally, after roughly 50 years observing and 40 playing, both Stern and EVH are and were (respectively) blowhard maroons. About pretty much everything.

  • @madcyril4135
    @madcyril4135 14 днів тому +1

    From u.k.
    67 now, seen em all, gigging since 1972.
    Seen Clapton a few times, put him level or behind
    few with a bit more imagination than him.
    Like Beck, or Mc Laughlin.
    But a mate of mine who is is in his 70s, in bands
    for over 50 years.
    He saw Clapton in a small club in the midlands
    a few years back.
    And he was very close to him, while he was playing
    an acoustic set.
    He said his skill was staggering!
    He said he’s he best he’s seen!
    My favourite, no question Steve Howe.
    Everyone’s taste is different.
    .

  • @jimsmith9301
    @jimsmith9301 13 днів тому +2

    I've been listening to guitarists since the 50s. I got to see Hendrix 3 times live in the 60s and he's my favorite but I also like Clapton and Freddy king and Carlos Santana and many others.

  • @michaelloffredo9913
    @michaelloffredo9913 15 днів тому +6

    I don't have a low estimation of Clayton's guitar virtuosity. I find his mainstream, commercial catalogue boring. He is best interpreting blues standards, not singing about how his date is looking wonderful tonight.

  • @RKBaxter
    @RKBaxter 14 днів тому +2

    Stern just like every other person has an opinion. At 76 I play Clapton at least a 1/2 hr very day, the others not so much.

  • @mgw4205
    @mgw4205 14 днів тому +3

    Clapton played, sung and wrote his songs. He has a great voice too.

    • @TalkLinkMusic-gd7fz
      @TalkLinkMusic-gd7fz  14 днів тому +1

      He actually didn't write that many of his popular songs. But ya, he has a good voice and is a brilliant player.

    • @jeffanderson2604
      @jeffanderson2604 11 днів тому

      @@TalkLinkMusic-gd7fz Well popular doesn’t equate with good. Cocaine and Lay Down Sally sucked . BUT his body of work that isn’t nearly as popular overshadows most everything that was popular. Remember,” Disco Duck “ was very popular at one time.

  • @lloydabrams5241
    @lloydabrams5241 14 днів тому +1

    "Cream was the best concert better than the Hendrix Experience" , Jerry Garcia

  • @PerryOConnor123
    @PerryOConnor123 12 днів тому +1

    Clapton is amazing and no one can change that nomatter what they say.

  • @MEA-k7c
    @MEA-k7c 12 днів тому +1

    Clapton can say more with one note than many of these younger shredders can say in an entire song.

  • @AngelofJustice412
    @AngelofJustice412 14 днів тому +1

    IDGAF about what Howard Stern has to say. Clapton did more than just about anyone, before just about anyone, within about an 8 year span. As for the technicality of the guitar playing, go listen to Double Trouble off his Blues album and then we can talk. The unfortunate reality is that there’s been a recent historical trend of people trying to retroactively minimize Clapton’s greatness and impact for purely political reasons, and it’s disgusting. These clowns should be ashamed of themselves.

  • @excelsiormoviereviews
    @excelsiormoviereviews 15 днів тому +10

    Clapton is good, but a bit overrated after the late ‘60s.

    • @santosmadrigal3702
      @santosmadrigal3702 15 днів тому +2

      It's one thing to be a good guitar player . But all the Heavy Weights mentioned wrote songs that will be heard for ever . The fact that Howard doesn't like his music , that's Howard's take .

    • @JMTrucking1417
      @JMTrucking1417 14 днів тому +1

      @@santosmadrigal3702 good point. I hate those top this & top that number greatest guitar players !! It ridiculaus, serves no purpose & doesn’t solve shit . Lol we all like who we like & im not gonna change tht becuz of stern or eddy ! 👍✌️

  • @JDStone20
    @JDStone20 13 днів тому

    Clapton is amazing. Anyone who has every picked up the guitar and learned to play knows this. He had success with not one group, not two, not three, but four groups along with a solo career and was making new music that was getting airplay all the way to the 1990's. Very few from his generation of guitar player have done that.

  • @sdaniels160
    @sdaniels160 14 днів тому +1

    Jimmy Page once did an album with B.B. King and Jimmy's playing sounded like crap next to B. B. Page did all the shredding and high pitch squealing but had no soul. Jeff Beck and Clapton can hold their own with BB, Taj Mahal, and Buddy Guy. Lots of people don't recognize great playing without the distortion and shredding. Eric Clapton doesn't make party rock songs like Van Halen, Hendrix or Brian May, but his licks are just as complicated. Jimi Hendrix was basically an imitator of Buddy Guy. Give Buddy Guy distortion and a whammy bar and you've got Jimmy Hendrix. Stevie Ray Vaughn was an imitator of Albert King, just with more distortion. Eric Clapton started in blues along with John Mayal and he's been consistent in that vein all his life. There are shredders today who can't do the licks that Albert Collins, Albert King, B.B. King, or Ronnie Lockwood Jr. can do. You can shred all day and still not be able to do those licks. There's a reason Angus Young never put out a good blues hit. When rock was blues, Clapton was recognized. Rock moved away from blues, but Clapton has always been consistently about the blues. If you don't respect the blues, just say so.

    • @patriciawilson9666
      @patriciawilson9666 13 днів тому

      Jimmy Page never did an album with B.B. King.Jimmy never recorded any music with B.B. If he had i would own it.Page is no shredder and never has been.Jimmy was once asked about EVH and he said he certainly couldn't do what Eddie did. Page knows how to play the blues and has demonstrated his ability countless times.
      By the way,if you think Angus can't play the Pentatonic Blues then i guess you ain't ever heard "The Jack" or "Ride On."
      Every one of the guitarist you've mention are or were blues based in the beginning.They all took the music in different directions.To simplify greats like Hendrix and SRV down to mere imitators isn't even worth arguing over except to say that someone like SRV was an amalgam of many different Blues influences all rolled into one.
      Lastly,while it's 100% certain Jimi Hendrix could do Buddy Guy one better it's highly doubtful Buddy Guy could do Hendrix any justice and if ever in Rock (or any music at all) there was an innovator it was Hendrix.

    • @sdaniels160
      @sdaniels160 13 днів тому

      @@patriciawilson9666 Please excuse me. I said an album when I meant to say a song. Jimmy and B.B. did a song together and Jimmy's playing was no where near as good as B.B.'s. "Jimmy was once asked about EVH and he said he certainly couldn't do what Eddie did." I'm not talking about what people can do. I'm talking about playing the blues. Page plays blues based rock, meaning it bluesy and it rocks, it's close to blues, but it ain't hitting the mark. Someone could argue that The Beatles has some blues songs, but blues listeners would say they miss the mark too far to be called blues musicians. Jimmy Page plays his version of the blues. It was the product of British musicians playing a music they heard from across the pond, but it came out much different. Led Zeppeling also did their take on country and reggae, close enough that you can tell what they were going for but real lovers of the genres would say no, that ain't it. If you think "Ride On" is blues then I see why we disagree. The fact that you felt the need to say "pentatonic" blues shows the difference. That fast playing up and down the pentatonic scale in 12 bars is good playing. It's blues in technicality but it's exactly the thing Clapton stays away from and many great modern blues players don't go after. SRV had it and Hendrix had it. And they got it from the very musicians that Clapton would be playing with if they were alive today. There's a reason Clapton toured with the likes of Keb Mo, B.B. King, Robert Cray and Taj Mahal. I'm not talking about playing well. I'm talking about playing the blues well. And no Angus young doesn't play the blues well. He had amazing phrasing. He was good at blues rock, which barely scratches the surface of what the blues has to offer. Here's a for instance. The guitar part for Steve Vai's character in the movie Crossroads was composed by Ry Cooder, not Steve Vai himself. Why? Because, although Steve is great a guitarist - among the best in the world, he's not a great blues guitarist. If you don't see the nuance in what I'm talking about then, there's not much else to discuss. Oh and there isn't a single lick that Jimmy Hendrix ever played without a whammy bar that Buddy Guy didn't do first. If you are unfamiliar with Buddy Guys very early works, just say so.

    • @patriciawilson9666
      @patriciawilson9666 13 днів тому

      @@sdaniels160 I have great respect and admiration for everyone of the guitarists you've mentioned and i appreciate all of them including Buddy Guy on their own terms.
      I don't see what they do musically as a competition but,as a continuum.Nearly all of Rock music is blues based after all.I'm not here to gate keep for the Blues or any other form of music.
      I am simply responding to some of the points you brought up in your first comment.In your second comment you've completely contradicted some of your own points.
      If you want to stick strictly to the Blues we would need to have a more expansive conversation.One in which T Bone Walker,Elmore James and Hubert Sumlin would surely figure to name but a few.
      Then too where would cats who could play anything like Roy Buchanan and Danny Gatton fit in?
      And what about Peter Green,Johnny Winter and Rory Gallagher?

    • @sdaniels160
      @sdaniels160 13 днів тому +1

      @@patriciawilson9666 I get what you are saying and I respect what you are saying and the artists you mention too. I know I compared artist and said some were better than other's. That may have given the appearance of contradiction but my main point is that there is a line somewhere where blues rock isn't blues and Clapton stays on one side of that line where people like Johnny Winter and Ghallager go back and forth. Howard Stern comparing Clapton to EVH and saying EVH is better is disregarding the fact that they are doing different styles of music. EVH has done some blues songs, but he's not better at blues than Clapton that's my main point. Clapton did a reggae song. Clapton is a better guitar player than Marley. Clapton is not better at Reggae than Marley. Looking back, I should have stuck to my main point.

    • @patriciawilson9666
      @patriciawilson9666 13 днів тому

      @@sdaniels160 It's cool bro.Talking about music is fun.Thanks for the great conversation and Merry Christmas.

  • @RalphMacDonald-r7m
    @RalphMacDonald-r7m 15 днів тому +2

    I grew up in the 60s and heard the fire that came out of Claptons fingers. In 70 I bought his solo Album and was very disappointed and never listened to him again.
    I saw Hendrix in 69 very raw and honest little sloppy but hey it was the 60s equipment wasn't as good back then. I saw Mclaughlin in 71 and realized the importance of the connection of musician and spirit. Hendrix had it, as well as Santana and Allen Holdsworth. Now Clapton, nah. And Van Halen, an accomplished musician but lacks that force of nature that I mentioned
    I don't get impressed by a lifetime of repetitive licks

  • @centerlaneband-columbiasc6285
    @centerlaneband-columbiasc6285 14 днів тому +2

    Dude, he has written some great songs, he’s a great songwriter

  • @lazarethneptune6969
    @lazarethneptune6969 14 днів тому +1

    Yes Eric is one of the greats!!! You are correct I think he played it safe many times!!

  • @Denver_Risley
    @Denver_Risley 14 днів тому

    In Tulsa we revere Clapton and, of course, our homeboy JJ Cale among other Tulsa legends. Clapton does have some pretty wimpy stuff out there and maybe that tarnished his rep a little. No doubt, the man is awesome at his core work in blues and blues rock. I don't think he's god, however. I think that's a bit too zealous.

  • @chriscampbell9191
    @chriscampbell9191 15 днів тому +1

    Apples, oranges. Clapton was referred to as some sort of guitar deity in the UK in 1964-66 for a reason. He was that good. There's a clip of him in the Yardbirds in 1964, where they're playing a song called 'Louise' on British TV, and his solo -- especially for that time -- was incredibly good. He's actually a better player now -- it's just that there are a gazillion people, many of whom were influenced him (like Eddie Van Halen) who play as well, both technically and sonically.

  • @davidcarroll4058
    @davidcarroll4058 13 днів тому +1

    Howard Stern has NEVER been “right” about ANYTHING!

  • @markleto4852
    @markleto4852 14 днів тому +3

    I try to play Clapton often. And his guitar 🎸 licks are very hard to play. He is a great guitar player 👏

  • @dannydine5263
    @dannydine5263 14 днів тому +1

    Eric Claptons playing on Derek and the Dominoes live at the Fillmore East album. I'll stack that against most anything. And yeah I know nobody's heard of that album. Look it up.

    • @garyspence2128
      @garyspence2128 14 днів тому

      There are a few of us still around who recall that album, and you're absolutely right. Everyone I know had a copy of that back then. Another guitar hero I haven't seen mentioned from that same era is Neil Young and Crazy Horse. He could also shred during those years, especially on tunes like Cortez the Killer. Just relentless player in his prime!

  • @bobbarcus9415
    @bobbarcus9415 7 днів тому

    Clapton was the first player to plug a Les Paul into a Marshall Combo Amp in 1966.Every guitar player since has chased that sound and tone. What he did with the Bluesbreakers and Cream was absolutely ground breaking. No one before him did that! That is his Legacy as a guitar player !!!

  • @gregorylapointe4157
    @gregorylapointe4157 15 днів тому +1

    I don't give a damn what Howard Stern says. Clapton changed styles back in the early '70's for whatever reason, he plays what he likes. BB King better than Clapton? I don't think so. I couldn't disagree with you more. You didn't give Jeff Beck his inclusion on your list. Shredding is overrated, how about a little feeling? You must be young and didn't grow up listening to Clapton when he was with Cream, Blind Faith and then Derek and the Dominoes. Clapton is God was the saying at the time. Why don't you stop with the wishy washy left handed compliments to Clapton? If you don't like him just come out and say it.

  • @timothybyrom5560
    @timothybyrom5560 15 днів тому +2

    I don't pay any energy on anything Howard Stern says. He's an expert at NOTHING,but wasting space.

    • @rrdream2400
      @rrdream2400 10 днів тому

      face it, you just did bro by listening and commenting

    • @timothybyrom5560
      @timothybyrom5560 9 днів тому

      @rrdream2400 Didn't listen, just commented. Last you're gonna get from me too. Troll.

    • @rrdream2400
      @rrdream2400 9 днів тому

      @@timothybyrom5560 I did listen and I read your comment. You spent energy on clicking on and commenting a video you knew was about Howard Stern only to pretend you don't pay any energy on what he says. That makes you the troll.

  • @DaleIgou
    @DaleIgou 14 днів тому +1

    The wah wah was magical and Clapton was the best.

  • @breft3416
    @breft3416 15 днів тому +1

    Howard asks provocative or silly questions to get a surprise response. From a guitar standpoint, the comparison between Ed and Eric is apples and oranges. Both are sweet and good for you. Ed is a highly technical shredder's shredder, probably the most melodic and ground breaking of shredders. Eric is one of the most melodic and varied stylist players in blues and rock. Both are giants of guitar. They are often imitated, but never duplicated.

  • @pennhill5459
    @pennhill5459 14 днів тому +1

    If it was easy everyone would do it, stern just talks and he is a fool

  • @georgediamantidis3344
    @georgediamantidis3344 14 днів тому +1

    Greatest british electric blues guitarist. Full stop.

  • @TheFlutecart
    @TheFlutecart 15 днів тому +1

    Clapton was happy to admit that Jeff Beck was the greatest guitar player. I tend to agree with him. Few if any guitar players have ever coaxed such expressive guitar sounds in such a musical way. My drummer said the same thing to me that Eddie told Stern, "Can't nobody beat you at being you." , trying to be someone else will always chain you down. RIP Jeff Beck, one of a kind.
    If I had to pick a living presently "greatest guitar player", I would pick Adrian Belew for the same reason.

  • @quentincrisp6933
    @quentincrisp6933 12 днів тому +1

    Stern is an utter clown🤡 to begin with & secondly there is no top 5 guitar list, especially with Van Halen on it‼

  • @bobagnew6030
    @bobagnew6030 8 днів тому +1

    Clapton: the master of the succinct solo.

  • @JTMaaan
    @JTMaaan 13 днів тому

    Clapton is the whole package; playing, writing, singing, singing while playing lead, performing, he influenced everyone coming up. If you place all the criteria on ability to shred then it’s a shallow standard.

  • @azaryd
    @azaryd 13 днів тому

    If you were stuck on a desert island, and could only take Clapton or Van Halen music, which would you choose? For me, this is a no-brainer. Clapton's music is rich, deep and timeless. Eddie is amazing, but unless you want to re-live that very narrow slice of time that his playing represents, i'd go with Clapton.

  • @rodrich1644
    @rodrich1644 13 днів тому

    Everyone, including myself that was born after Clapton or any of these guitar greats can only imagine what it was like to hear them for the first time. I say that as bigger Peter Green fan than Clapton fan. But hearing them and experiencing all this music for the first time must have been groundbreaking.

  • @Voztox
    @Voztox 12 днів тому

    When I watch the Crossroads Festival DVDs, I immediately notice Clapton is much more exciting when he is playing as a guest with another artist. The other musician seems to push him to be more aggressive and take more chances which equals excitement for me. This is especially true when playing with Sonny Landreth.

  • @ronalddelpozzo9026
    @ronalddelpozzo9026 14 днів тому

    I’m a seventies guy and have seen many of these guys live, let’s remember that there’s different styles of playing involved here. Therefore it’s very hard to designate who’s the best. They’re all great at their own style.

  • @ArnoMBetts
    @ArnoMBetts 10 днів тому

    Mr. Clapton is a legend....and he has earned it many times over. He admitted when other guitarists played he was in awe of them. He deserves respect for who and what he is...and that is being one of the best there is !