Eric Clapton - there has been A LOT of discussion within the threads on him.
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Taz Rules
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Re: Eric Clapton - there has been A LOT of discussion within the threads on him.
My thoughts...
90s - Tom Morello (Love him or hate him, you can't say he's not a trailblazer and incredibly talented. Definition of "Guitar God")
2ks - Orianthi
2.1ks - Luca Stricagnoli https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ok5d8nXAngw
The landscape is not as empty as you might think.
As for the actual subject of the thread - Clapton - I wish I had his career and talent. (Though I would likely pass on taking his liver! LOL)
My thoughts...
90s - Tom Morello (Love him or hate him, you can't say he's not a trailblazer and incredibly talented. Definition of "Guitar God")
2ks - Orianthi
2.1ks - Luca Stricagnoli https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ok5d8nXAngw
The landscape is not as empty as you might think.
As for the actual subject of the thread - Clapton - I wish I had his career and talent. (Though I would likely pass on taking his liver! LOL)
Re: Eric Clapton - there has been A LOT of discussion within the threads on him.
i like tom morello and he was plenty inventive but i dont know if that makes him any more of a guitar god than kim thayil or lots of other 90's players
orianthi can shred but no one outside the guitar community knows who she is
ive never even heard of the last guy
i like tom morello and he was plenty inventive but i dont know if that makes him any more of a guitar god than kim thayil or lots of other 90's players
orianthi can shred but no one outside the guitar community knows who she is
ive never even heard of the last guy
crusty philtrum
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Re: Eric Clapton - there has been A LOT of discussion within the threads on him.
https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/highest-selling-artists-worldwide-album-sales-only.537957/
Number 20. As of 2008, he's sold 129,000,000 albums. Clearly some people like what he does and enjoy his music. You know, regular ordinary folk who enjoy music.
Who gives a poop what a bunch of people on a guitar forum think.
https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/highest-selling-artists-worldwide-album-sales-only.537957/
Number 20. As of 2008, he's sold 129,000,000 albums. Clearly some people like what he does and enjoy his music. You know, regular ordinary folk who enjoy music.
Who gives a poop what a bunch of people on a guitar forum think.
ErikH
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Re: Eric Clapton - there has been A LOT of discussion within the threads on him.
The only players from the 90's that I can immediately think of that made kids say, "I want to play guitar", which most guitar gods do, are Kurt Cobain and Billy Joe Armstrong. Almost every teenager or pre-teen that started to play then wanted to learn a song from one of those two. That was it. The 90's were not a decade of guitar solos, aside from what little Van Halen did then and Pantera.
As for Clapton, I enjoy his playing. He's one of my influences. I'm in no place to nit pick what he does. He does what he does. We are all musicians and do what we do. It's not going to satisfy everybody but if what you do makes one or a handful of people happy, that's great.
The only players from the 90's that I can immediately think of that made kids say, "I want to play guitar", which most guitar gods do, are Kurt Cobain and Billy Joe Armstrong. Almost every teenager or pre-teen that started to play then wanted to learn a song from one of those two. That was it. The 90's were not a decade of guitar solos, aside from what little Van Halen did then and Pantera.
As for Clapton, I enjoy his playing. He's one of my influences. I'm in no place to nit pick what he does. He does what he does. We are all musicians and do what we do. It's not going to satisfy everybody but if what you do makes one or a handful of people happy, that's great.
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Taz Rules
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Re: Eric Clapton - there has been A LOT of discussion within the threads on him.
I wasn't listing him to the exclusion of the others. I was merely pointing out that guitar talent didn't simply cease 30 years ago. By all means, list more. It helps make my point.
I know, and that's a tragedy. I can't figure out why she isn't on magazine covers. Her relative anonymity doesn't reduce her talent though.
Check out the youtube link I posted. He's not ever likely to be mainstream, but I thought he could use a mention.
LLL
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That list is funny... Michael Bolton has sold more records than KISS.
(perhaps "funny" is the incorrect term - more like "disturbing")
That list is funny... Michael Bolton has sold more records than KISS.
(perhaps "funny" is the incorrect term - more like "disturbing")
LLL
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Re: Eric Clapton - there has been A LOT of discussion within the threads on him.
Of course I've heard of him... and Dream Theater in the 90s.
They never reached a wide audience, though.
The true guitar god transcends his own musical genre and reaches the masses.
Of course I've heard of him... and Dream Theater in the 90s.
They never reached a wide audience, though.
The true guitar god transcends his own musical genre and reaches the masses.
Obsessive Compulsive
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Re: Eric Clapton - there has been A LOT of discussion within the threads on him.
This isn't my opinion. It's a fact:
Steve Vai: Guitar god, late 80s, 90s, 2000s, 2010s.
This isn't my opinion. It's a fact:
Steve Vai: Guitar god, late 80s, 90s, 2000s, 2010s.
crusty philtrum
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Re: Eric Clapton - there has been A LOT of discussion within the threads on him.
In an internet forum filled with people's opinions, we're lucky to have one individual such as yourself to cut through all that rubbish and present us with the actual hard facts.
Meanwhile I'm sure girls and women all over the suburbs are discussing Mr. Vai's latest hit song and dancing to it.
In an internet forum filled with people's opinions, we're lucky to have one individual such as yourself to cut through all that rubbish and present us with the actual hard facts.
Meanwhile I'm sure girls and women all over the suburbs are discussing Mr. Vai's latest hit song and dancing to it.
crusty philtrum
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Re: Eric Clapton - there has been A LOT of discussion within the threads on him.
" Eric Clapton - there has been A LOT of discussion within the threads on him "
Judging by this one, poor old Eric can barely even get noticed in a thread about himself. Meanwhile, during the short lifetime of this thread, the guy has probably sold another 150,000 albums, probably more.
As far as 'guitar gods' go, that was over many many years ago. Slash may appear as one, but he's just a parody of when it had any meaning or relevance.
" Eric Clapton - there has been A LOT of discussion within the threads on him "
Judging by this one, poor old Eric can barely even get noticed in a thread about himself. Meanwhile, during the short lifetime of this thread, the guy has probably sold another 150,000 albums, probably more.
As far as 'guitar gods' go, that was over many many years ago. Slash may appear as one, but he's just a parody of when it had any meaning or relevance.
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For me guitar Gods were guitarists who either played exceptional things I couldn't (EVH/Yngwie) or composed music I found exceptional (Gilmour/Gallagher). Neither Page nor Hendrix fell in any of the above. About Page in particular, it strikes me that he didn't put out a single notable solo after LedZep II, still ppl seem ecstatic about him 40 yrs after... Hendrix himself had said that Gallagher was better.
Apparently there is some kind of universal law passed by some international super-entity that enforces ppl to worship page && hendrix like 24x7.
For me guitar Gods were guitarists who either played exceptional things I couldn't (EVH/Yngwie) or composed music I found exceptional (Gilmour/Gallagher). Neither Page nor Hendrix fell in any of the above. About Page in particular, it strikes me that he didn't put out a single notable solo after LedZep II, still ppl seem ecstatic about him 40 yrs after... Hendrix himself had said that Gallagher was better.
Apparently there is some kind of universal law passed by some international super-entity that enforces ppl to worship page && hendrix like 24x7.
Natman
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...and the winner of "Most quotable statement award" is... LLL!
Cream's (electric/live) Crossroads is the epitome of excellence in the genre and both my favorite solo of all time, and also guitar tone. There is NO QUESTION that Clapton slowed way the heck down in the 70's... and how long ago was that? 40 frickin years ago!! Let's face it, most of his output has been crappy yuppie music and watered down blues. Sure he had commercial success, but from the perspective of "guitar god" who gets idolized by other guitar players, that all happened early on when he was quite young. They should start calling him Fasthand at this point!
...and the winner of "Most quotable statement award" is... LLL!
Cream's (electric/live) Crossroads is the epitome of excellence in the genre and both my favorite solo of all time, and also guitar tone. There is NO QUESTION that Clapton slowed way the heck down in the 70's... and how long ago was that? 40 frickin years ago!! Let's face it, most of his output has been crappy yuppie music and watered down blues. Sure he had commercial success, but from the perspective of "guitar god" who gets idolized by other guitar players, that all happened early on when he was quite young. They should start calling him Fasthand at this point!
Vasshu the humanoid typhoon
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Re: Eric Clapton - there has been A LOT of discussion within the threads on him.
They where not...They showed up in the late 70's and played their butts of in London and such...
Obsessive Compulsive
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Re: Eric Clapton - there has been A LOT of discussion within the threads on him.
I wouldn't call Tommy Morello inventive/ innovative/ groundbreaking or whatever. 'Innovative' requires a lot more skills and creativity than just sticking a drumstick between the strings and the fretboard, or messing around the input jack with a guitar cable. Cool maybe, but definitely not enough to warrant him as 'innovative'. You don't even need to know how to play to do what he does, whether you want to accept it or not. Sorry guys...
I wouldn't call Tommy Morello inventive/ innovative/ groundbreaking or whatever. 'Innovative' requires a lot more skills and creativity than just sticking a drumstick between the strings and the fretboard, or messing around the input jack with a guitar cable. Cool maybe, but definitely not enough to warrant him as 'innovative'. You don't even need to know how to play to do what he does, whether you want to accept it or not. Sorry guys...
Obsessive Compulsive
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The term 'guitar god' is very subjective. Some dumb high school kid would declare Kurt Cobain god cause he wore flanel and had shaggy hair, and guitarists all over the world even today worship Jimi cause he lit his guitar with Zippo fluid.
There is no reason to regard someone who has been dead for decades or not contributing new music anymore 'guitar god'.
The term 'guitar god' is very subjective. Some dumb high school kid would declare Kurt Cobain god cause he wore flanel and had shaggy hair, and guitarists all over the world even today worship Jimi cause he lit his guitar with Zippo fluid.
There is no reason to regard someone who has been dead for decades or not contributing new music anymore 'guitar god'.
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Re: Eric Clapton - there has been A LOT of discussion within the threads on him.
Who are these also-rans?
They'll never be as good as Nathan Brown (Guitar Fanatic).
Who are these also-rans?
They'll never be as good as Nathan Brown (Guitar Fanatic).