i think i like clapton more as a musician than a guitarist. whatever band/solo project he was doing was usually more about the songs, instead of him showing off his guitar skills. i like that.

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Most bands aren't about showing off their guitar skills.

They all work together to make music.

I think what you mean is Clapton just kind of blended in with the crowd and didn't do anything like take a solo in the middle of a show when it wasn't supposed to be there.

[QUOTE=thickasabrick]i think i like clapton more as a musician than a guitarist. whatever band/solo project he was doing was usually more about the songs, instead of him showing off his guitar skills. i like that.[/QUOTE]

Yeah. But that's why he's so good. Who cares about good guitar parts if the song is good? I rockin' solo wont make a bad song good.

off topic but im listening to thick as a brick right now and kicks major arse

Lunch was nice.......................Foggerty was amazing.

[QUOTE=lunch998]I don't know, if you took anyone away from The Who they wouldn't be the same at all. So it's hard to single out just Pete.[/QUOTE]

True. Keith Moon died, but The Who went on a little while, quitting in 1982 (I think) then picking it back up with Zak Starkey (of all people :D ). They did quite well. With Entwhistle dead, I don't know now though what will happen. I know I'm pissed at Pete for supporting the Iraq war.

A lot of students at my school love classic rock. Led Zeppelin, Hendrix, The Who and a lot of others are really popular among us

i was watching top of the poips two with my dad and the rolling stones were on with 'i know its only rock and roll' and ever since then ive loved that kind of music, also i have liked the beatles since i heared about 5 seconds of 'she loves you' on ozzy osbourne's behind the music

One of the best Stones Songs^

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Lets get back up on the subject of Clapton:

Cream
Blind Faith
Derek and the Dominoes
or Solo?

I liked his Cream stuff the most.

Yardbirds
John Mayall Bluesbreakers

Me too with Cream

He wasn't really big with the Yardbirds though.

He quit after the first ablum?? :confused:

im pretty sure he quit the yardbirds in 1962

He said something like they were too pop-ish for him so he left.

Ha, zWnEd. Clapton>them

[QUOTE=MalcolmYoungRock]He said something like they were too pop-ish for him so he left.[/QUOTE]
yeah i read that in a biography of the yardbirds. its the only thing i remember from it

And then Mr. Jimmy Page came in.

...and KaPoW! zwnage +1

and kicked a lot of huge ***. did you know he played bass for them near the end of his yardbirds career

Hurray for zwnage!

And then Keith kept on getting wasted on stage and Jimmy got pissed!

Then BOOM! CREAM! and BOOM! LED ZEPPELIN!

oh and BAM! The Jeff Beck Group!

Indeed.

has anyone heard the yardbirds new cd its pretty good jeff beck, slash, and skunk baxter are on it plus some other cool people

:amaze:

Now it's just kind of a bunch of random people calling it The Yardbirds. I bet it would be good.

im pretty sure there's like one original member on it

Wasn't jeff beck an original member?

Nope

Ah, well slap the pig and call me molly.

hi molly

*slaps pig*

Da[color=white]mn[/color] cyberspace.

And now, let's clear up the Yardbirds guitar line up.

As you all know, Clapton came first of the 3 British Guitar heros that played with the Yardbirds. He left when they dared to go pop (I think the single was called 'For your love' or something like that) and then they went after Page, who was a producer and one of the most sought out session players. He said no and instead told them about Jeff Beck, who joined them. Jeff Beck later quit and that's when Page jumped in, but he played alongside Beck before he quit the Yardbirds and did also play bass until the other Yardbirds guitarist decided to leave the guitar work to Page.

And that's how it goes. But when Clapton left the Yardbirds that's when he really earn his respect. He wasn't a pop merchant, but a blues guitarist.

Oh, and my favourite Clapton era is Cream.

K thanks

Cream>Solo Career>Derek and the Dominoes>Blind Faith>The Yard Birds

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[QUOTE=Livewired]Cream>Solo Career>Derek and the Dominoes>Blind Faith>The Yard Birds[/QUOTE]
yup. thats how it is

Who wants to do sort of like the ultimate metal band poll and make an ultimate classic rock band thing? We could do 4 threads of 12 bands each and pick the 3 best bands of each to be in the final thread.

How 'bouts it? Everyone name some classic rock and hard rock bands to go in it.

no zeppelin or floyd tho, man, i mean, come on...

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