I played solo guitar in a restaurant in 2000. Eric came in and stayed all night, complimented my playing. He was very supportive and genuine. He had dinner, we talked about music, as any two guitarists might do. Cool memory.
Clapton was a pioneer and that's a fact. He had a deep respect for all the greats that came before him. He is one of the main reason a whole lot of people even know anything about Robert Johnson. He did a lot for the blues and music in general. People make mistakes at times, but they shouldn't be always remembered for them. I have a great respect for Clapton myself.
Nah we live in a day where everyone's perfect,and something from 50 years ago will be held to today's standard. If your 80 now and you smacked your wife's mouth in 1957, your cancelled!! America ic cancelled for use of slaves. Africa!,is cancelled for their use of slaves,which black ppl owned!!! Your all cancelled!!!
One of the reasons I love Clapton, is because he acknowledges his past mistakes and doesn't claim to walk on water. I don't get why he's portrayed as such a villain in this cancel Culture era. I discovered a lot of great black musicians because of EC.
“I don’t like Clapton because one night in a drunken doped up state he said a thing. It doesn’t matter that his legacy boosted blues musicians of the past and introduced millions of people to the art form, he said a thing once” Imagine having that mindset.
Saw Clapton in Phoenix 2007ish. Robert Cray opened, an unexpected bonus. Derek Trucks was in the tour band, another bonus. I learned 2 things that night; Clapton is a bluesman who started as a rocker and though I’m not a big blues fan, I am a fan of great music and those guys were amazing. Clapton was in his element, doing about 50% commercial hits and 50% blues. I saw those 3 together; nothing to complain about at all. 😉
This is a great example of context. When Clapton was in Cream, it was groundbreaking. Sunshine of Your Love blew everyone away, even Jimi Hendrix. Band of Gypsies was created to imitate Cream. His live stuff in the 70s is amazing. There is more that could probably be listed. But when younger people look back, they just see all that has come after without understanding that there wasn't precedent for what was done. The other thing is Clapton's music seems simple but his technique is not.
What it comes down to is that is that millennials and younger we’re all taught how evil “old huuite men” are, and how they’re taught not to respect your elders. I’m the first year millennial, I turned 40 this year, we all respected the older kids in high school, they paved the way. When my class were seniors, the freshmen didn’t respect anyone, or anything and it’s only gotten worse.
@@smelltheglove2038 Oh no! We learned that just because you're older than someone else, doesn't mean you deserve respect! You weren't owed it when you were 17, and you probably haven't earned it yet. Get over high school.
The first time I heard a Bob Marley song, it was Eric Clapton. I wouldn’t know JJ Cale if not for Eric Clapton. I would have taken a lifetime to learn about Doyle Bramhall Sr. and Jr. Yeah, he gets off on 57 Chevy’s and he gets off on screaming guitars, but he has contributed a lot.
In the '60s, old was when one reached the age of 30. I have followed Eric Clapton from the start of his career. A wonderful guitar player and a wonderful musician.
After he emerged from his early 70’s heroin haze, Eric Clapton has always maintained a work ethic - as a working musician, it’s in his DNA to keep making music. Many people still enjoy seeing him play live, his band is superb and like a second family …
"What is happening to our young people? They disrespect their elders, they disobey their parents. They ignore the law. They riot in the streets, inflamed with wild notions. Their morals are decaying. What is to become of them?" Plato - Fourth Century BC
I'm a big time fan of Clapton, I've seen him live 5 times in 5 different decades. He still plays with amazing skill and at 77 years old his voice has held up well. His concert in Detroit this past September was amazing.
There's a great meme out there of a young Robert Plant sitting on stage looking at the camera with the words, "You know why your generation is so angry? Because your music sucks."
I still don't feel `old' at 52,still doing and thinking the same things as when I was 20, sometimes a little slower but I can still keep up and possibly outpace a few younger/ smarter people Ive met
@@anthonypanneton923 oh I heartily agree,you don't feel old till you REALISE you are in fact old. I've always done physical type work and only now am feeling the effects. Growing old with a measure of disgrace,listening to the same sort of music ,playing relatively similar and thinking along the same lines as I always have ,with an open mind,I can always learn something
@@brucehayes7251 sounds good, bro. things could always be worse. my advice would be to lighten up on any hard physical work as much as possible. good luck!
You guys are awesome. We all say stupid sheet. However, what makes you stand up guys is that you don’t deny or try to weasel you way out - you either own it or think better of it and apologize. You guys are a class act, even when you say something awkward. It comes from a goofy, silly place.
Pop music, with the “rock” attitude is 70+ years old now. I’ve been playing drums to it since the early 60s. My son has been playing drums to it since the early 90s. My grandson has been playing drums to it since the 2010s And we don’t dis each other. Music bringing people together. Who’da thunk?
I read his autobiography as well & essentially came to the same conclusion. I still love his music & am hoping he’s less self centered these days since he’s been sober for so long. I also read Patty Boyd’s autobiography and let’s just say the book didn’t put George Harrison & especially Clapton in a good light for how they treated her.
It’s a pretty long story. I’ll try and summarize it as best as I can. In my opinion, lots & lots of poor treatment of women. When Clapton was in love with Patti Boyd in the 1970’s & she was still married to Harrison - Clapton was living with a minor and he was in his mid 30’s (her name was Alice Ormsby- Gore) & Clapton got her hooked on heroin & booze - ironically the women’s father helped Clapton get off heroin & alcoholic, but the man’s daughter could never get clean and died of an overdose in the 1990’s. In the autobiography Clapton mentions that he really wasn’t in love with Alice, but he kept her around to avoid being lonely. There’s a lot of other bad things in the book, I believe Clapton was trying to be honest about his life, because besides his music, his personal in his own words was a giant mess and he was terrible to be around until he got clean. I still love his music, but there’s lots of crazy things in his book. Glad he’s not a crazy drug addict anymore, but couldn’t help but think he was a giant handful to be around when he was on drugs & alcohol
I grew up with the Beatles. I was convinced I’d hate my kids’ music. Yet, my Gen Z kids and I are oddly aligned. They like the classics and I like their indie rock. Maybe I just got lucky.
I consider myself a Texas guitarist. Yet my heroes include the British holy trinity of Beck, Clapton and Page. I'm not sure why youngsters dislike players who influenced their heroes. I think that if you like player ABC, find out who they dig. Whoever it is.
Because of the advancements in social media over the past decade especially, many fans think we should just have access to our favorite artists. I think it's awesome that we get more insight than even but I also don't expect it. When I was a kid, I would have never expected that kind of access to Floyd or Elvis, the Stones, MJ, Prince and so on....so I don't expect it now. I do understand why the younger generation expects it though.
The younger generation doesn't have the same appreciation for hard work and accomplishment that the older generations had. That is a generalization of course. We should always show appreciation for those that laid a foundation before us. That is why I personally have such admiration for the WWII generation. They knew and lived hard work and sacrifice.
I am old, and I don’t hate the young that can actually PLAY THEIR INSTRUMENTS, sing and compose…I love Larkin Poe, Samantha Fish, TTB, Billy Strings, Molly Tuttle and JJ Grey… I do resent people that get obscenely rich, with little or no discernible talent…
Impossible to overstate the role that drugs and drink played in the development of rock culture in the 60s and 70s. The musicians became who they were (and let’s face it, most of them were shits) and to a large extent the music became what it was, because of intoxicants. Jazz musicians smoked reefer and most seemed to shoot heroin for at least a time, but it took the rock players to sink to the bottom with it. I used to read a lot of rock autobiographies, but at some point I stopped, because I simply lost interest. I’m amazed now that the music was ever as good as it _was,_ given the haze everyone was in and the sheer squalor of their lives. At least it speaks well of Clapton that he survived it all and cleaned up in the end.
He's my favorite player ever. He goes on the guitar Rushmore. He's an all time living legend. Deal with it. I'm 41 and went and saw him from 14 rows back in 2021 and he can still bring it live. I'm also a huge Skynyrd fan and killed that Gary Rossington died this week as well. I literally sat and made videos on my phone playing Gary solos for my youtube channel just as a tribute this week because these are the guys that inspired me to pick it up when I was 14. The legends are leaving and we'd better hold them dear while we have them and keep their music alive.
Huge Clapton fan, but I was learning the slide licks to Tuesday's Gone when I read about Gary. I still don't know how to feel, but I guess we all knew it was coming eventually. Does your channel use this same name? I want to check it out.
Pleasure spending time with you all. Love the image of this bring a sped up video! And been there with thinking “Ooh great movie to share with the kids! (fifreen minutes later) Oh … wait… Hey guys let’s watch something else!”
Ever generation thinks they are coming up with the new music. Remind me of how many notes there are…the kids think they’ve come up with something new when a bard in 1312 already played your riff on a lute. I thought the same thing when I was young. Now I don’t worry and just play.
Love the videos! Not aware of Polyphia, but I’m a huge fan of Blackberry Smoke. The documentary you referred to is Action Park. Fun times, but quite dangerous.
I love Space Ghost :Coast to Coast, too! Cartoon Network released a couple cd’s in the early ‘00s , I guess they were supposed to be comedy records but they had little skits and songs. Really goofy but awesome!
Guitar Player magazine since 1967 was the BIG INFO source. I Still have many from the '70's. Falling apart now. And, Downbeat magazine too, many cool articles and info.
Like the blackberry smoke reference. I really like them. I listen to their music everyday. I am trying to learn a couple of their songs. Charlie is an amazing guitar player.
Back in the mid 70's the music press in the UK, championing the cause of punk rock/new wave, began to portray people like Clapton and the Stones as old has beens even though most of them were still in their early to mid 30's. There were still however pockets of the press who championed the cause of the old guard by criticising the young that they couldn't play their instruments The young proved them wrong by improving musically very quickly, while the 'old' proved their continuing musical impact and relevance by some legendary performances at Live Aid.
Take it from an old guy (45+ years Audio). The way many artists make it to the top has always been more about schmooze and less about talent. I've met numerous REALLY talented folks who were often times better than the "star" they were backing. They were usually nice folks but it's assertiveness that wins out in the race to the top. Social media is just another way to schmooze. Not saying that talent holds no weight in this arena but it is rarely the deciding factor. As Zeppelin put it so poetically "The song remains the same". Just human nature at work. Cheers
In our Teens it anyone over 30 is as good as dead, then it's a progression of 40,50,55 and 60's and retirement age Which to a Teenager is as Close to Dinosaur as you can get. To Someone like Clapton, who made a Career and saved his pennies he can comfortably tell everyone to stick their heads back up their ass and suffocate on their self reflection as he drives to Country Club in his Rolls before returning to his Estate after making a Lifetime of Music that made others Happy and inspired generations
Love Blackberry Smoke nice to hear them getting some recognition. I’ve been a fan since 2003 when I saw them open for Jackyl. Charlie Starr is an amazing guitarist.
It's funny that young players are trashing Clapton when he could care less. They can trash his playing now but it cannot be denied that he was a pioneer, just listen to the "Beano" album. Is he still relevant and breaking new ground? No, but he doesn't have to be.
How many musicians have had a career where they basically reinvented themselves in every decade. In the 60's they were calling him God. He was in the Yardbirds, John Mayall Bluesbreakers and he was in one of the biggest bands of the late 60's, Cream. He went solo in the 70's. If he stopped making music after the 70's he would have attained legend status. He wrote, in my opinion one of the greatest rock songs ever, Layla. He sold over 25 million records in the decade. In the 80's he was doing movie soundtracks as well as his studio albums. Then Unplugged happened. 26 million copies sold. Enough said. His charity work has given us some great musical collaborations and performances. He's done 2000+ shows. There isn't much you can criticize about his music career. EC is the helicopter dick swinging guitarist in the room.
Clapton, like him or not... He influenced a shit ton of incredible guitar players. Here`s a few, Eddie VanHalen, Alex Lifeson, Angus Young, Allen Collins, Gary Rossington, Ace Frehley.. Steve Lukather.. If Clapton didnt happen, I think the landscape would be very different. I personally love EC.
When they (young one's) percieve the 'feel' of some of Eric's soloing ( say the 'Cocaine' solo's) then they realize that he had that before anyone else as they dig back to his Blues Breakers stuff. The 'Sound of Hard Rock' was started by Clapton with that Marshall and Les Paul with the Blues Breakers ('65-'66)........basically the tone used by ALL the great bands of the '70's ( Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath,Free, Bad Company, Thin Lizzy, Ufo, Kiss, etc)......he pioneered, fundamentally, more than any guitarist in rock ( even Hendrix).
To be fair to Tim Henson, his influences are completely different and from what I have seen of him, he is very sincere about his influences 👍 he was just answering a question, he wasn’t trying to be controversial
I agree. Clapton didnt push the envelope as much as his predecessors or his peers but clapton was more influential...aka popular. His peers were better musicians, technicians, improvsiers (see joe pass, frank zappa, john mclaughlin theres...100s). Same thing can be said about john mayer. Hes popular and influential (mainstream) but guys that are technically musically far superior arent as well known (guthrie govan anyone?).
Love the thought toilet metaphor. Social media is this public bathroom where people dunk their heads in each other’s thought toilets - and some people just love doing that. 😂
I think the UK artists had a love of the USA Blues players as a from of escape and rebellion. With the levelling of opinion on the internet. Youth can only rebellion against history and older players universally.
Something I heard as a young kid at a family reunion from an older relative is each generation ends up listening to the music of their parents generation eventually. I think that’s true.
The generation gap is one thing, but this Gen Z has a lack of respect for the past I don’t recall me as an X’r having when that age. I turned 12 in 80 and that’s when my interest in music began. I’ll admit that 60s artists, like the Stones and The Who seemed old to me at that point (when I saw them in 82 and 83 respectively), but I viewed the Rock bands of the 60s and 70s as the ground breakers, pioneers and trailblazers of the Rock genre. I held them in the highest regard and referenced them all with respect. I was exploring those eras at the same time of my own. Now these Z’rs dismiss it all as “Dad Rock” and think they are crafting something revolutionary when truth be told there hasn’t been a significant revolution in music since the establishment of House Music in the late 80s and Nirvana/Pearl Jam thrusting Grunge into the mainstream in the early 90s. Nothing monumental in music has happed this century so far. The White Strips LoFi sounds had some influence on Alternative in the early 00s, but that was evolutionary not revolutionary. Hell, kids are still going to Raves, which is a 30 year old style of event now. The funny thing is Z’rs have little respect for Boomers and X’rs, but they run around looking like a mishmash of late 60s through 90s styles from mohawks of the mid 70s Punks to the dyed hair colors and “Goth” looks of the 80s to the tattoos of the Grunge 90s. They all look like the past but sure don’t respect the ones who suffered the grief of blazing those trails. And bands like Polyphia can talk all the trash they want but musical masturbation is not a new concept either. It was going on in Fusion Jazz even before Wingnut Malmsteen was doing it with Metal. Z talks a lot of trash for a Gen yet to makes its own mark on music and culture.
I remember my initial reaction to Tim Henson's comment regarding "boomer bends", I was pissed off and ready to pick a fight... However, when I rewatched the entire interview during which he'd made that statement, I could kind of understand what he meant by it. He's not saying anything negative; he's just looking towards the future and trying to create new sounds and music unlike what's been done before. And you can't but be amazed at the skill set of these "youngsters" out there. Recently I've started listening to Plini and I am not only impressed by his skill set, but I am really enjoying his compositions. Having said all that, when I play a Clapton, or SRV, or anything that contains these "boomer bends", I am tapping my feet and enjoying the ride!!!
At 63 Dad Rock 4-Ever...The foundation was laid down long ago, and musicians have been going down to the crossroads to make a deal with the devil ( music industry.) sense groves started being cut in wax.
The young always dissed on the old. Nevertheless, there remained respect. Today, there just seems to be naive, disrespectful venom from the young. I also see overblown criticism of the young from the old. Together we prosper, divided we fall.
Everyone has someone who’s gone before. Beyond the American blues influences you can hear English music hall in The Beatles. That intro in Here There and Everywhere is classic music hall stuff. It works. As much as we were don’t trust anyone over 30 it was never really true. It isn’t universally true now either.
I understand paying to see Cream, but I don't understand paying to see Clapton NOW. I did see Clapton and Duane Allman in Tampa. Eric broke a string and Duane was left on stage for a loooong time.I wish I had seen original Cream. Duane was the better guitarist that night.
The part these younger guitar players seem to forget it that if it WASN'T for Clapton, Hendrix, The Beatles, The Stones....they'd HAVE no career. The prevalent thought process in the early 1960s was that the guitar was on its way OUT. George Martin took a huge gamble signing The Beatles. The whole Ed Sullivan thing inspired a BOATLOAD of bands and musicians to pick up the guitar. THAT in turn spurred the guitar companies to ramp up manufacturing. Again, do we not recall that the LES PAUL was dead in the water till Clapton picked one up??!?! Think about what bands would not be around if THAT had not happened?!? Think about what Eddie Van Halen may have done without Jeff Beck or Eric Clapton or Hendrix?!?! Where would Steve Vai and Joe Satrianni be without Eddie..... Follow that down and you see in the end the guys in Polyphia would probably either be flipping burgers right now or all be in college getting Psych degrees. Forget the whole lineage of this thing and look at it purely from a MARKETING Standpoint. Clapton, Hendrix et all, made the mainstream public view guitar playing as COOL! This has continued on for DECADES. Do you think UA-cam would give a RIP about Guitar Players if that had not happened?!?! This page would be "Jonathan and Baxters Cat Video extravaganza" without those guys! And you guys are 100% correct. Clapton and his peers played guitar because they wanted to PLAY it, because their heroes played it. Because they wanted to see if THEY could play something that sounded like their heroes. The old blues men, Chuck Berry, HANK MARVIN. They dont care about UA-cam because they dont NEED to. It was never about "Look how pretty I am and how Flashy my guitar playing is" If these kids want to be schooled in what you're talking about, they need to go watch the end battle in the movie Crossroads. Steve Vai is Polyphia and Ralph Macchio is Eric Clapton!
You absolutely MUST see Polyphia live. I saw them last summer (10ft from Tim). Watching them do that stuff right in front of you is incredible. There are enough little improvisations, and occasional skipped notes to know that it's legit live. It completely blew my mind watching it!!
@@michaelcolthart4006 stepping on land mines but I agree. I can appreciate the talent but can't get enjoyment out of the music. To each their own but I'm not going to make disparaging remarks based on age or style/ leanings if a particular artist,plenty of space for everyone
@@michaelcolthart4006 stand on the side of the stage that scott stays on :) really though, the live experience is much different than studio/video since you're so much more focused on who's right in front of you. it really is cool watching them perform this stuff live. i've been to a lot of shows that may not have been my favorite music, but watching people who are truly excellent at what they do makes it worthwhile. also, tim doesn't say a word the whole time. that's left to scott, and clay (bass)... I can see how he might rub some people the wrong way :)
I know what it’s like to like a band that is divisive. My favorite band is Phish and I’ve been to over a hundred shows. Sure, Tim has technical skills, but I’d like him to go on stage and improvise for three hours and see how he stands up against Trey.
@@smelltheglove2038 there's a bit of improv at the end of the songs, but their stuff doesn't leave much room to go rogue. trey's great at what he does, too. just completely different approaches to music. I really enjoy watching people who are exceptionally good musicians do their thing, whatever that style is :) "smell the glove" GREAT name, by the way!
I’ve got tremendous respect for Clapton, he’s his own man! Not a government lapdog, spewing propaganda about you should do what your told, or you will pay? Who’s alive except McCartney, that’s been a quality musician, influenced millions of guitar players, and is still recording and performing? Who else can brag, yeah that’s me playing the solo on While My Guitar Gently Weeps, on the WHITE ALBUM by a the. BEATLES!
Hey there so a couple of weeks ago. the weather here in Phoenix Az was rainy all weekend... So, I binge watched all or most all of you guys' videos on UA-cam. I really enjoyed them and felt the content was. Thought provoking. I noticed that guitar people seem to have a common thread. not real news I suppose but I did feel better that I wasn't the only one buying gear especial guitars with the same passion as a crackhead. chasing the next high. so, it got me thinking as a Blues / Rock player really how many different guitars would I really need. let's say you. could only have six guitars what would they be.? If that was it, I would say for me it would be 1. Les Paul standard, 2. Strat 3. ES-335 Gibson 4. S.G 5. Something with P-90s and a Tele for everything else. what do you guys think?? Oh, as for this currant Clapton Video, "Clapton Is God!!" Thanks, you guys' rule James.
Polyphia is a bunch of circus tricks. And I like the fact that you caught the “Boomer Bends Backpedal”. Beato really considers that an apology and and explanation but it is what it is: backpedaling. And I witnessed a 14 yr old kid playing that stuff on my very hard to play ‘60s Harmony Archtop this past weekend so it’s not impossible.
I don't even know the young. Other than the local kids and what they are doing. I did hear that guy make his remark about Boomer Bends, I missed being a Boomer by one year 🤔 or not, I might be a Boomer, it doesn't matter I bend like Gumby damn it! and I feel no shame about it. That's what happens when you tried to learn Are You Experienced when you first picked up guitar. Is 60 old? I'll worry about that next year.
What you’re speaking of is something referred to as “ageism,” and it is not new in our culture or the cultures of old. It is the same thing as kicking the old into the pits when they could no longer work in Greek society. The young don’t understand what the old have lived through and the old don’t understand why the young are crying so loudly. It’s showcased well in the film “Factotum,” as Bukowski looks back on his life as someone who attained his dreams and success as an old man.
Everybody worships EC. Listen to EC in '68-'70, and Duane Allman at the same time. One of these is good(EC) and Duane Allman and Dicky Betts are truly playing the best blues. EC sounds like a student of the blues.
Clapton is 'famous' for playing guitar. That's it. It's not about what he eats, who he's f***ing, how many guitars he owns, what car he drives. He doesn't share his life with everyone. He doesn't force his opinions at you. A friend of mine's cousin is a (well-known) close friend of Clapton's and neither of us knows anything about him that you don't know, simply because, they make music and everything else is no one else's business.
Clapton grew up in post WW2 Britain. Half the men were dead and the country was in ruin. They were grateful for the opportunity they had given the country. It lead to Clapton and many others knowing they were standing on the shoulders of those who came before them. It created a reverence for the past . Today's generation has no understanding of that.
I played solo guitar in a restaurant in 2000. Eric came in and stayed all night, complimented my playing. He was very supportive and genuine. He had dinner, we talked about music, as any two guitarists might do. Cool memory.
Yea, I’d never forget that! Cool
Lies
What band were u playing in?
@@junemeletzke797 he said it was a solo gig
@@NintenDub your a lie!
Clapton was a pioneer and that's a fact. He had a deep respect for all the greats that came before him. He is one of the main reason a whole lot of people even know anything about Robert Johnson. He did a lot for the blues and music in general. People make mistakes at times, but they shouldn't be always remembered for them. I have a great respect for Clapton myself.
Indeed well said
Nah we live in a day where everyone's perfect,and something from 50 years ago will be held to today's standard. If your 80 now and you smacked your wife's mouth in 1957, your cancelled!! America ic cancelled for use of slaves. Africa!,is cancelled for their use of slaves,which black ppl owned!!! Your all cancelled!!!
One of the reasons I love Clapton, is because he acknowledges his past mistakes and doesn't claim to walk on water. I don't get why he's portrayed as such a villain in this cancel Culture era. I discovered a lot of great black musicians because of EC.
“I don’t like Clapton because one night in a drunken doped up state he said a thing. It doesn’t matter that his legacy boosted blues musicians of the past and introduced millions of people to the art form, he said a thing once”
Imagine having that mindset.
The music industry is a parking lot and everyone is looking for a spot, legends like Clapton have reserved parking
Saw Clapton in Phoenix 2007ish. Robert Cray opened, an unexpected bonus. Derek Trucks was in the tour band, another bonus. I learned 2 things that night; Clapton is a bluesman who started as a rocker and though I’m not a big blues fan, I am a fan of great music and those guys were amazing. Clapton was in his element, doing about 50% commercial hits and 50% blues. I saw those 3 together; nothing to complain about at all. 😉
This is a great example of context. When Clapton was in Cream, it was groundbreaking. Sunshine of Your Love blew everyone away, even Jimi Hendrix. Band of Gypsies was created to imitate Cream. His live stuff in the 70s is amazing. There is more that could probably be listed. But when younger people look back, they just see all that has come after without understanding that there wasn't precedent for what was done. The other thing is Clapton's music seems simple but his technique is not.
What it comes down to is that is that millennials and younger we’re all taught how evil “old huuite men” are, and how they’re taught not to respect your elders. I’m the first year millennial, I turned 40 this year, we all respected the older kids in high school, they paved the way. When my class were seniors, the freshmen didn’t respect anyone, or anything and it’s only gotten worse.
@@smelltheglove2038 Oh no! We learned that just because you're older than someone else, doesn't mean you deserve respect! You weren't owed it when you were 17, and you probably haven't earned it yet. Get over high school.
The first time I heard a Bob Marley song, it was Eric Clapton. I wouldn’t know JJ Cale if not for Eric Clapton. I would have taken a lifetime to learn about Doyle Bramhall Sr. and Jr. Yeah, he gets off on 57 Chevy’s and he gets off on screaming guitars, but he has contributed a lot.
In the '60s, old was when one reached the age of 30.
I have followed Eric Clapton from the start of his career. A wonderful guitar player and a wonderful musician.
After he emerged from his early 70’s heroin haze, Eric Clapton has always maintained a work ethic - as a working musician, it’s in his DNA to keep making music. Many people still enjoy seeing him play live, his band is superb and like a second family …
After seeing Jimi Hendrix and realizing he wasn’t “god” it’s no wonder he started dulling his brain and demons with smack.
"What is happening to our young people? They disrespect their elders, they disobey their parents. They ignore the law. They riot in the streets, inflamed with wild notions. Their morals are decaying. What is to become of them?"
Plato - Fourth Century BC
Started with the ‘time out’ method of bad parenting
I'm a big time fan of Clapton, I've seen him live 5 times in 5 different decades. He still plays with amazing skill and at 77 years old his voice has held up well. His concert in Detroit this past September was amazing.
There's a great meme out there of a young Robert Plant sitting on stage looking at the camera with the words, "You know why your generation is so angry? Because your music sucks."
I was called “Grandpa” at 26 when I was in a hostel while through-hiking 100 miles in Scotland. Lord knows what I would be ten years later, 😂
10 years after being 26, you'd be about half my age.
I still don't feel `old' at 52,still doing and thinking the same things as when I was 20, sometimes a little slower but I can still keep up and possibly outpace a few younger/ smarter people Ive met
@@brucehayes7251 I didn't feel old at 52 either. take care of your physical health and well being, because it WILL catch up to you soon enough.
@@anthonypanneton923 oh I heartily agree,you don't feel old till you REALISE you are in fact old. I've always done physical type work and only now am feeling the effects. Growing old with a measure of disgrace,listening to the same sort of music ,playing relatively similar and thinking along the same lines as I always have ,with an open mind,I can always learn something
@@brucehayes7251 sounds good, bro. things could always be worse. my advice would be to lighten up on any hard physical work as much as possible. good luck!
You guys are awesome. We all say stupid sheet. However, what makes you stand up guys is that you don’t deny or try to weasel you way out - you either own it or think better of it and apologize. You guys are a class act, even when you say something awkward. It comes from a goofy, silly place.
Pop music, with the “rock” attitude is 70+ years old now.
I’ve been playing drums to it since the early 60s.
My son has been playing drums to it since the early 90s.
My grandson has been playing drums to it since the 2010s
And we don’t dis each other.
Music bringing people together. Who’da thunk?
I read his biography and the 1st thought in my head when I was done was: "wow. What an asshole!"
This was his AUTObiography too.....
I read his autobiography as well & essentially came to the same conclusion. I still love his music & am hoping he’s less self centered these days since he’s been sober for so long.
I also read Patty Boyd’s autobiography and let’s just say the book didn’t put George Harrison & especially Clapton in a good light for how they treated her.
I've heard that before. What exactly did he do to be an asshole?
It’s a pretty long story. I’ll try and summarize it as best as I can.
In my opinion, lots & lots of poor treatment of women. When Clapton was in love with Patti Boyd in the 1970’s & she was still married to Harrison - Clapton was living with a minor and he was in his mid 30’s (her name was Alice Ormsby- Gore) & Clapton got her hooked on heroin & booze - ironically the women’s father helped Clapton get off heroin & alcoholic, but the man’s daughter could never get clean and died of an overdose in the 1990’s.
In the autobiography Clapton mentions that he really wasn’t in love with Alice, but he kept her around to avoid being lonely.
There’s a lot of other bad things in the book, I believe Clapton was trying to be honest about his life, because besides his music, his personal in his own words was a giant mess and he was terrible to be around until he got clean. I still love his music, but there’s lots of crazy things in his book. Glad he’s not a crazy drug addict anymore, but couldn’t help but think he was a giant handful to be around when he was on drugs & alcohol
@@garricray7025 damn, well at least he's honest. I imagine he's not alone in being an asshole/terrible person at some point in their life
@@supernothing77 I respected the honesty in the book, just took me by surprise, I suppose.
I grew up with the Beatles. I was convinced I’d hate my kids’ music. Yet, my Gen Z kids and I are oddly aligned. They like the classics and I like their indie rock. Maybe I just got lucky.
I consider myself a Texas guitarist. Yet my heroes include the British holy trinity of Beck, Clapton and Page. I'm not sure why youngsters dislike players who influenced their heroes.
I think that if you like player ABC, find out who they dig. Whoever it is.
Clapton is a really private guy who loves playing live, but does not enjoy interacting with fans. (He has said as much).
Back in the day, I'd listen to blues artists and read and watch interviews only guessing (usually wrong) what my heroes were like.
Because of the advancements in social media over the past decade especially, many fans think we should just have access to our favorite artists. I think it's awesome that we get more insight than even but I also don't expect it. When I was a kid, I would have never expected that kind of access to Floyd or Elvis, the Stones, MJ, Prince and so on....so I don't expect it now. I do understand why the younger generation expects it though.
Cheers guys! And I'll never forget the shout out for my channel you did Jonathan, thank you! Nico
The younger generation doesn't have the same appreciation for hard work and accomplishment that the older generations had. That is a generalization of course. We should always show appreciation for those that laid a foundation before us. That is why I personally have such admiration for the WWII generation. They knew and lived hard work and sacrifice.
I am old, and I don’t hate the young that can actually PLAY THEIR INSTRUMENTS, sing and compose…I love Larkin Poe, Samantha Fish, TTB, Billy Strings, Molly Tuttle and JJ Grey… I do resent people that get obscenely rich, with little or no discernible talent…
i think all the people you mentioned are great, and I'm old, too!
Nice comment. So true
Impossible to overstate the role that drugs and drink played in the development of rock culture in the 60s and 70s. The musicians became who they were (and let’s face it, most of them were shits) and to a large extent the music became what it was, because of intoxicants. Jazz musicians smoked reefer and most seemed to shoot heroin for at least a time, but it took the rock players to sink to the bottom with it. I used to read a lot of rock autobiographies, but at some point I stopped, because I simply lost interest. I’m amazed now that the music was ever as good as it _was,_ given the haze everyone was in and the sheer squalor of their lives. At least it speaks well of Clapton that he survived it all and cleaned up in the end.
He's my favorite player ever. He goes on the guitar Rushmore. He's an all time living legend. Deal with it. I'm 41 and went and saw him from 14 rows back in 2021 and he can still bring it live. I'm also a huge Skynyrd fan and killed that Gary Rossington died this week as well. I literally sat and made videos on my phone playing Gary solos for my youtube channel just as a tribute this week because these are the guys that inspired me to pick it up when I was 14. The legends are leaving and we'd better hold them dear while we have them and keep their music alive.
Huge Clapton fan, but I was learning the slide licks to Tuesday's Gone when I read about Gary. I still don't know how to feel, but I guess we all knew it was coming eventually. Does your channel use this same name? I want to check it out.
Has anyone caught themselves humming a Polyphia tune ?
Pleasure spending time with you all. Love the image of this bring a sped up video! And been there with thinking “Ooh great movie to share with the kids! (fifreen minutes later) Oh … wait… Hey guys let’s watch something else!”
It's weird being the same age as old people 😅
Clapton spoke out against the Vaccination etc. 👍👍👍👍👍🍀🍀🍀☘☘
you guys are my new favorite channel. That you carry Two Rock amps is a plus ;)
That was close to my reaction when I saw the documentary Life in 12 Bars...not an "asshole: per se, but someone I didn't really respect.
Ever generation thinks they are coming up with the new music. Remind me of how many notes there are…the kids think they’ve come up with something new when a bard in 1312 already played your riff on a lute. I thought the same thing when I was young. Now I don’t worry and just play.
Riff on a Lute by Hasbro
I'm almost as old a Eric Clapton and I always thought of him as an introvert that would almost rather be alone and play his guitar all day.
I like watching Baxter and Jonathan at 1/2 speed! Cheers Casino!!
Love the videos! Not aware of Polyphia, but I’m a huge fan of Blackberry Smoke. The documentary you referred to is Action Park. Fun times, but quite dangerous.
Right on and thank you for the doc reference as well:)!
I love Space Ghost :Coast to Coast, too! Cartoon Network released a couple cd’s in the early ‘00s , I guess they were supposed to be comedy records but they had little skits and songs. Really goofy but awesome!
I had one of those. Loaned it out, didn't get it back. I need to buy it again.
Fun discussion. True. Also, what you said: “play guitar.”
Whats that Strat HSS over Jonathans left shoulder??? I don't see it in the website!
"Better than vomit. Full speed ahead." My motto for the rest of the week.
Better Than Vomit is my next band's name.
Guitar Player magazine since 1967 was the BIG INFO source. I Still have many from the '70's. Falling apart now. And, Downbeat magazine too, many cool articles and info.
Like the blackberry smoke reference. I really like them. I listen to their music everyday. I am trying to learn a couple of their songs. Charlie is an amazing guitar player.
Back in the mid 70's the music press in the UK, championing the cause of punk rock/new wave, began to portray people like Clapton and the Stones as old has beens even though most of them were still in their early to mid 30's. There were still however pockets of the press who championed the cause of the old guard by criticising the young that they couldn't play their instruments The young proved them wrong by improving musically very quickly, while the 'old' proved their continuing musical impact and relevance by some legendary performances at Live Aid.
8:53 - 8:55 sums it up nicely; not just this video, but every video you make
Take it from an old guy (45+ years Audio). The way many artists make it to the top has always been more about schmooze and less about talent. I've met numerous REALLY talented folks who were often times better than the "star" they were backing. They were usually nice folks but it's assertiveness that wins out in the race to the top. Social media is just another way to schmooze. Not saying that talent holds no weight in this arena but it is rarely the deciding factor. As Zeppelin put it so poetically "The song remains the same". Just human nature at work. Cheers
In our Teens it anyone over 30 is as good as dead, then it's a progression of 40,50,55 and 60's and retirement age Which to a Teenager is as Close to Dinosaur as you can get. To Someone like Clapton, who made a Career and saved his pennies he can comfortably tell everyone to stick their heads back up their ass and suffocate on their self reflection as he drives to Country Club in his Rolls before returning to his Estate after making a Lifetime of Music that made others Happy and inspired generations
Love Blackberry Smoke nice to hear them getting some recognition. I’ve been a fan since 2003 when I saw them open for Jackyl. Charlie Starr is an amazing guitarist.
It's funny that young players are trashing Clapton when he could care less. They can trash his playing now but it cannot be denied that he was a pioneer, just listen to the "Beano" album. Is he still relevant and breaking new ground? No, but he doesn't have to be.
How many musicians have had a career where they basically reinvented themselves in every decade. In the 60's they were calling him God. He was in the Yardbirds, John Mayall Bluesbreakers and he was in one of the biggest bands of the late 60's, Cream. He went solo in the 70's. If he stopped making music after the 70's he would have attained legend status. He wrote, in my opinion one of the greatest rock songs ever, Layla. He sold over 25 million records in the decade. In the 80's he was doing movie soundtracks as well as his studio albums. Then Unplugged happened. 26 million copies sold. Enough said. His charity work has given us some great musical collaborations and performances. He's done 2000+ shows. There isn't much you can criticize about his music career. EC is the helicopter dick swinging guitarist in the room.
Clapton, like him or not... He influenced a shit ton of incredible guitar players. Here`s a few, Eddie VanHalen, Alex Lifeson, Angus Young, Allen Collins, Gary Rossington, Ace Frehley.. Steve Lukather.. If Clapton didnt happen, I think the landscape would be very different. I personally love EC.
When they (young one's) percieve the 'feel' of some of Eric's soloing ( say the 'Cocaine' solo's) then they realize that he had that before anyone else as they dig back to his Blues Breakers stuff. The 'Sound of Hard Rock' was started by Clapton with that Marshall and Les Paul with the Blues Breakers ('65-'66)........basically the tone used by ALL the great bands of the '70's ( Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath,Free, Bad Company, Thin Lizzy, Ufo, Kiss, etc)......he pioneered, fundamentally, more than any guitarist in rock ( even Hendrix).
To be fair to Tim Henson, his influences are completely different and from what I have seen of him, he is very sincere about his influences 👍 he was just answering a question, he wasn’t trying to be controversial
I agree. Clapton didnt push the envelope as much as his predecessors or his peers but clapton was more influential...aka popular. His peers were better musicians, technicians, improvsiers (see joe pass, frank zappa, john mclaughlin theres...100s). Same thing can be said about john mayer. Hes popular and influential (mainstream) but guys that are technically musically far superior arent as well known (guthrie govan anyone?).
Love the thought toilet metaphor. Social media is this public bathroom where people dunk their heads in each other’s thought toilets - and some people just love doing that. 😂
I think the UK artists had a love of the USA Blues players as a from of escape and rebellion. With the levelling of opinion on the internet. Youth can only rebellion against history and older players universally.
Something I heard as a young kid at a family reunion from an older relative is each generation ends up listening to the music of their parents generation eventually. I think that’s true.
Ha! My son completely skipped my music and went straight to my parents music!
@@smelltheglove2038 no kidding? What’s he listen to?
@@bobsmith-ji2uh he’s 11 and his favorite band right now is The Who. Last year it was The Kinks.
@@smelltheglove2038 awesome
The generation gap is one thing, but this Gen Z has a lack of respect for the past I don’t recall me as an X’r having when that age. I turned 12 in 80 and that’s when my interest in music began. I’ll admit that 60s artists, like the Stones and The Who seemed old to me at that point (when I saw them in 82 and 83 respectively), but I viewed the Rock bands of the 60s and 70s as the ground breakers, pioneers and trailblazers of the Rock genre. I held them in the highest regard and referenced them all with respect. I was exploring those eras at the same time of my own. Now these Z’rs dismiss it all as “Dad Rock” and think they are crafting something revolutionary when truth be told there hasn’t been a significant revolution in music since the establishment of House Music in the late 80s and Nirvana/Pearl Jam thrusting Grunge into the mainstream in the early 90s. Nothing monumental in music has happed this century so far. The White Strips LoFi sounds had some influence on Alternative in the early 00s, but that was evolutionary not revolutionary. Hell, kids are still going to Raves, which is a 30 year old style of event now. The funny thing is Z’rs have little respect for Boomers and X’rs, but they run around looking like a mishmash of late 60s through 90s styles from mohawks of the mid 70s Punks to the dyed hair colors and “Goth” looks of the 80s to the tattoos of the Grunge 90s. They all look like the past but sure don’t respect the ones who suffered the grief of blazing those trails. And bands like Polyphia can talk all the trash they want but musical masturbation is not a new concept either. It was going on in Fusion Jazz even before Wingnut Malmsteen was doing it with Metal. Z talks a lot of trash for a Gen yet to makes its own mark on music and culture.
I remember my initial reaction to Tim Henson's comment regarding "boomer bends", I was pissed off and ready to pick a fight...
However, when I rewatched the entire interview during which he'd made that statement, I could kind of understand what he meant by it. He's not saying anything negative; he's just looking towards the future and trying to create new sounds and music unlike what's been done before. And you can't but be amazed at the skill set of these "youngsters" out there.
Recently I've started listening to Plini and I am not only impressed by his skill set, but I am really enjoying his compositions.
Having said all that, when I play a Clapton, or SRV, or anything that contains these "boomer bends", I am tapping my feet and enjoying the ride!!!
At 63 Dad Rock 4-Ever...The foundation was laid down long ago, and musicians have been going down to the crossroads to make a deal with the devil ( music industry.) sense groves started being cut in wax.
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Thanks for the smiles!
The young always dissed on the old. Nevertheless, there remained respect. Today, there just seems to be naive, disrespectful venom from the young. I also see overblown criticism of the young from the old. Together we prosper, divided we fall.
If you don’t know if your old or young, you’re old.
I don't have UA-cam or anything else in my GMC Sierra. I have a USB playlist! Luckily, I have a CD player. Last year before technology change.
Everyone has someone who’s gone before. Beyond the American blues influences you can hear English music hall in The Beatles. That intro in Here There and Everywhere is classic music hall stuff. It works. As much as we were don’t trust anyone over 30 it was never really true. It isn’t universally true now either.
I understand paying to see Cream, but I don't understand paying to see Clapton NOW. I did see Clapton and Duane Allman in Tampa. Eric broke a string and Duane was left on stage for a loooong time.I wish I had seen original Cream. Duane was the better guitarist that night.
The part these younger guitar players seem to forget it that if it WASN'T for Clapton, Hendrix, The Beatles, The Stones....they'd HAVE no career. The prevalent thought process in the early 1960s was that the guitar was on its way OUT. George Martin took a huge gamble signing The Beatles. The whole Ed Sullivan thing inspired a BOATLOAD of bands and musicians to pick up the guitar.
THAT in turn spurred the guitar companies to ramp up manufacturing. Again, do we not recall that the LES PAUL was dead in the water till Clapton picked one up??!?! Think about what bands would not be around if THAT had not happened?!? Think about what Eddie Van Halen may have done without Jeff Beck or Eric Clapton or Hendrix?!?! Where would Steve Vai and Joe Satrianni be without Eddie.....
Follow that down and you see in the end the guys in Polyphia would probably either be flipping burgers right now or all be in college getting Psych degrees. Forget the whole lineage of this thing and look at it purely from a MARKETING Standpoint. Clapton, Hendrix et all, made the mainstream public view guitar playing as COOL! This has continued on for DECADES. Do you think UA-cam would give a RIP about Guitar Players if that had not happened?!?! This page would be "Jonathan and Baxters Cat Video extravaganza" without those guys!
And you guys are 100% correct. Clapton and his peers played guitar because they wanted to PLAY it, because their heroes played it. Because they wanted to see if THEY could play something that sounded like their heroes. The old blues men, Chuck Berry, HANK MARVIN. They dont care about UA-cam because they dont NEED to. It was never about "Look how pretty I am and how Flashy my guitar playing is"
If these kids want to be schooled in what you're talking about, they need to go watch the end battle in the movie Crossroads. Steve Vai is Polyphia and Ralph Macchio is Eric Clapton!
Had a server ask me if I wanted a senior discount when I was thirty, so I don't know.
You absolutely MUST see Polyphia live. I saw them last summer (10ft from Tim). Watching them do that stuff right in front of you is incredible. There are enough little improvisations, and occasional skipped notes to know that it's legit live. It completely blew my mind watching it!!
I might see them live if I could turn the audio off…..Tim is impressive to watch but tough to listen to.
@@michaelcolthart4006 stepping on land mines but I agree. I can appreciate the talent but can't get enjoyment out of the music. To each their own but I'm not going to make disparaging remarks based on age or style/ leanings if a particular artist,plenty of space for everyone
@@michaelcolthart4006 stand on the side of the stage that scott stays on :) really though, the live experience is much different than studio/video since you're so much more focused on who's right in front of you. it really is cool watching them perform this stuff live. i've been to a lot of shows that may not have been my favorite music, but watching people who are truly excellent at what they do makes it worthwhile.
also, tim doesn't say a word the whole time. that's left to scott, and clay (bass)... I can see how he might rub some people the wrong way :)
I know what it’s like to like a band that is divisive. My favorite band is Phish and I’ve been to over a hundred shows. Sure, Tim has technical skills, but I’d like him to go on stage and improvise for three hours and see how he stands up against Trey.
@@smelltheglove2038 there's a bit of improv at the end of the songs, but their stuff doesn't leave much room to go rogue. trey's great at what he does, too. just completely different approaches to music. I really enjoy watching people who are exceptionally good musicians do their thing, whatever that style is :) "smell the glove" GREAT name, by the way!
What’s funny about the sped-up video comment is outside of actual guitar playing and equipment demos, I watch all UA-cam at at least 1.5 speed.
Hey guys your membership icon is gone how does one join members
Space Ghost and Dennis Miller! Also Live Cream is just so fine.
Thumbs up to all of that!
Did you mean: Action Park in NJ? (AKA Traction Park or Class Action Park)
I think Clapton lifted most of his early work from Scrapper Blackwell and Leroy Carr. But he's good though, obviously very good.
Kaki King played the guitar parts in "August Rush"...also Zootopia is awesome
Clapton is great, but couldn't come close to Jeff Beck! RIP
Truth
Baxter name dropped Alesana haha haven’t heard that band in years, hard listen now haha
Why do I like listening to you guys so much? But I do. Cheap entertainment at it's best!
I’ve got tremendous respect for Clapton, he’s his own man! Not a government lapdog, spewing propaganda about you should do what your told, or you will pay? Who’s alive except McCartney, that’s been a quality musician, influenced millions of guitar players, and is still recording and performing? Who else can brag, yeah that’s me playing the solo on While My Guitar Gently Weeps, on the WHITE ALBUM by a the. BEATLES!
Space Ghost Coast to Coast. Good stuff.
Hey there so a couple of weeks ago. the weather here in Phoenix Az was rainy all weekend... So, I binge watched all or most all of you guys' videos on UA-cam. I really enjoyed them and felt the content was. Thought provoking. I noticed that guitar people seem to have a common thread. not real news I suppose but I did feel better that I wasn't the only one buying gear especial guitars with the same passion as a crackhead. chasing the next high. so, it got me thinking as a Blues / Rock player really how many different guitars would I really need. let's say you. could only have six guitars what would they be.? If that was it, I would say for me it would be 1. Les Paul standard, 2. Strat 3. ES-335 Gibson 4. S.G 5. Something with P-90s and a Tele for everything else. what do you guys think?? Oh, as for this currant Clapton Video, "Clapton Is God!!" Thanks, you guys' rule James.
Polyphia is a bunch of circus tricks. And I like the fact that you caught the “Boomer Bends Backpedal”. Beato really considers that an apology and and explanation but it is what it is: backpedaling.
And I witnessed a 14 yr old kid playing that stuff on my very hard to play ‘60s Harmony Archtop this past weekend so it’s not impossible.
Who is running his channel then?
best Robin Williams movie is Survivors with Walter Matheau and Jerry Reed
Good Miles Davies and Picasso lived pre-social media.
Action park in Vernon valley, New Jersey
I don't even know the young. Other than the local kids and what they are doing. I did hear that guy make his remark about Boomer Bends, I missed being a Boomer by one year 🤔 or not, I might be a Boomer, it doesn't matter I bend like Gumby damn it! and I feel no shame about it. That's what happens when you tried to learn Are You Experienced when you first picked up guitar. Is 60 old? I'll worry about that next year.
I'm not the sharpest knife in the drawer, but most of the youth are spoons.
that was absolutely brilliant!
I was thinking spork.
What you’re speaking of is something referred to as “ageism,” and it is not new in our culture or the cultures of old. It is the same thing as kicking the old into the pits when they could no longer work in Greek society. The young don’t understand what the old have lived through and the old don’t understand why the young are crying so loudly. It’s showcased well in the film “Factotum,” as Bukowski looks back on his life as someone who attained his dreams and success as an old man.
I have turned 50 today, I must be super old as a guitar player 1😆
Kaki King played the guitar parts in august rush.
Screamo isn't gone
Everybody worships EC. Listen to EC in '68-'70, and Duane Allman at the same time. One of these is good(EC) and Duane Allman and Dicky Betts are truly playing the best blues. EC sounds like a student of the blues.
Great shout out to blackberry smoke!
I am an old boomer and I love everybody, maybe not their music, but...
My hero Eddie loved eric but was never into him! 🤷♂️
That's right Baxter!
The Polyphia guys come from a metal background too.
I think it's the attitude of the younger generation that earns them the grief they get from the older generation. Not their playing.
Clapton is 'famous' for playing guitar.
That's it.
It's not about what he eats, who he's f***ing, how many guitars he owns, what car he drives. He doesn't share his life with everyone. He doesn't force his opinions at you.
A friend of mine's cousin is a (well-known) close friend of Clapton's and neither of us knows anything about him that you don't know, simply because, they make music and everything else is no one else's business.
A thought toilet. I have never heard that but I sure like it 👍🏻
Clapton grew up in post WW2 Britain. Half the men were dead and the country was in ruin. They were grateful for the opportunity they had given the country. It lead to Clapton and many others knowing they were standing on the shoulders of those who came before them. It created a reverence for the past . Today's generation has no understanding of that.
No roots no future...