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Artist Summary: Eric
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Hometown: England, United
Kingdom
The weight of becoming a guitar god in the '60s never
seemed to slow Clapton's creativity, though he has had some close calls
while overcoming addiction and other tragedies. Originally lauded for his
lightning-fast guitar licks, it's arguably Clapton's soulful blues playing
that merits the "Clapton is God" refrain. After performing in a slew of
influential and certifiably Classic Rock bands in the '60s -- and chumming
around with guitar greats like Jeff Beck, Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, and
John McLaughlin -- Clapton launched a successful, provocative solo career,
quickly finding his own voice as a singer and ballad writer. Borrowing
heavily from Freddie King, Clapton's playing continues to find new styles
worthy of a blues injection: he's recorded R&B crossover hits, unplugged
Singer-Songwriter fare, and even incognito Trip-Hop projects (as
x-sample).
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Similar Artists: Cream, The Yardbirds, Derek and the Dominos, John Mayall and the
Bluesbreakers
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(Moondoggy has voted on 5 artists, with an
average vote of 4.40)
Moondoggy:
He is my rolemodel for playing the guitar
i just wish they would get "Tears In Heaven" in MP3
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(EasyRider has voted on 3 artists, with an
average vote of 5.00)
EasyRider:
The king. The most versatile guitarist of
all time. I'm probably the only person that thinks Blind Faith was his
best stuff, but all of it was great...especially From the Cradle, and
Derek and the Dominoes. Hell, all of it was top shelf.
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(Bluviking has voted on 1 artists, with an
average vote of 5.00)
Bluviking:
clapton rules,listening since the early
60's and continues to motivate my guitar playing interests,he is a blues
navigator
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(LesPaul55 has voted on 6 artists, with an
average vote of 3.33)
LesPaul55:
Great....Clapton is God Be sure to check
out "bluesbreaker" by bluesfuze for some more early EC solos
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(kgeary has voted on 2 artists, with an
average vote of 5.00)
kgeary:
Clapton is God. Need I say more?
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(Roadiechick has voted on 6 artists, with
an average vote of 4.00)
Roadiechick:
Sh*t! what the hell is wrong with me? we
will never come online making such serious decisions while baked again! I
meant to pick 5... sorry for that one.
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(Roadiechick has voted on 6 artists, with
an average vote of 4.00)
Roadiechick:
No ones voted on Page either, theres no
argument there either, thats why. He (clapton) is the best guitar player
alive (RIP Jimi), and unquestionably underated by the public eye. I have
been trying to master a few of his rifs from his cream days, and this guy
just cant be played without looking at the tab (for the most part). God
praise his name.
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(gothmog3 has voted on 21 artists, with an
average vote of 3.95)
gothmog3:
Wow, I'm the first person to review EC? I
can't believe it. Well, he's a guitar god. Like many of them, lately
he's also wanted to stress his singing (why DO they do that?) -- but
UNlike many of them, he can actually sing, too. And his guitar chops are
still awesome. Check out his work with John Mayall from 1966, though, for
my favorite guitar sounds of all time. Like Mayall, he's also a pretty
obvious influence on the alternablues cult faves Defenders of the Faith --
just check out their "Too Many Goodbyes." Which, by the way, is
downloadable for FREE, unlike EC's work. Come on, guys -- stuff on the
web is supposed to be free. Maybe not all of it, but throw me a bone,
here....
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