ERIC Clapton was once asked a question...
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International Lover is one of my favorites too. True story, I was listening to random music one day and my big brother said "If you want to listen to some good music, then listen to Prince." I've been listening every since...thanks big bro!
Say what? That album isn't on anyone's top 100 that I know of. It's a good album and Layla is an amazing song, which is usually in the top 50 rock songs of all time, but no way that album is top 3, let alone top 300, in my opinion (and most others).
Great post. People hum a lot more Keith Richards licks than almost anyone else. The opening to "Satisfaction" is simple brilliance, as are his licks on many other great songs.
Having said that, Hendrix is clearly #1 all-time, as he had the best combination of outrageous virtuosity and incredible musicality - everyone else is playing for 2nd. After him, of course, Clapton, Page, Eddie, Stevie Ray and many others are amazing, but on a personal level, for me, I always loved Johnny Marr (Smiths), J. Mascis (Dinosaur Jr.), Neil Young, and Steve Howe (Yes).
Good call on J Mascis, RU848789. And you know I'm one of Neil Young's biggest fans. Also enjoy Marr's work with The Smiths. But to Yes I say NO. I've never heard anything of theirs that I ever wished to hear again.
Cool story. Cream might be my all-time favorite band.
Ironically (apropos of this thread) Clapton was only the 3rd-best musician in that band. Bruce & Baker were wizards. Check out the live version of I'm So Glad on the Goodbye album.
Ironically (apropos of this thread) Clapton was only the 3rd-best musician in that band. Bruce & Baker were wizards. Check out the live version of I'm So Glad on the Goodbye album.[/QUOTE]
Watch "Beware of Mr. Baker", if you haven't. Actually Clapton pretty much backs up what you said and comes across as a very gracious and humble man. Seems psychos wanted to work with him because he was great, all business and to my surprise didn't have an outsized ego.
Watch "Beware of Mr. Baker", if you haven't. Actually Clapton pretty much backs up what you said and comes across as a very gracious and humble man. Seems psychos wanted to work with him because he was great, all business and to my surprise didn't have an outsized ego.
Watch "Beware of Mr. Baker", if you haven't. Actually Clapton pretty much backs up what you said and comes across as a very gracious and humble man. Seems psychos wanted to work with him because he was great, all business and to my surprise didn't have an outsized ego.[/QUOTE]
Watched it last year. Baker is a fascinating & bat-shit crazy person, but so talented. Can't believe he's survived this long.
Really. I always thought that vanilla was sorta an epithet.
But then, of course, that's coming from a chocoholic.
Silly point but I used to work at an ice cream parlor. Vanilla outsells all the other flavored combined
You know...I have been eating coffee ice cream most of my life and I have never thought about whether it's decaff until now, are you telling me I should read the fine print and I have been eating decaffs all along?:joy:
I love coffee ice cream too.
But vanilla is just too.....well...vanilla for my taste.
Times like this really calls for unity and better understanding of where both sides are coming from, I would very much like to see you pickup a quart of vanilla and RU#s a quart of chocolate, walk a mile in each other shoes.
I went one better. I got me a half gallon of chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry.
there are things Jimi does better than anyone, but also things that he doesn't.
there is no single "best", and to even have one, you would have to limit the process to "how he plays" and not include "what he plays".
but what is played, is what separates the greats from the great technicians.
Knopfler, Gilmore, Page, top my Mt Rushmore. (in no particular order).
lots competing for the 4th spot.
Bonamassa and Buckingham are the first names that come to mind for consideration for the 4th spot.
my Mt. Rushmore of great extended live guitar performances.
("Stairway" Song Remains The Same version MSG, just skip to the 6 min mark).
(Knopfler, Tunnel Of Love Live. not as well known as others here, but one of the great extended melodic solos ever. skip to the 10 min mark).
(Comfortably Numb live, Pulse version. skip to 4:30 mark).
(Brothers In Arms Live, skip to 4:45 mark).
others to consider, Dire Straits Sultans Of Swing, Alchemy version, (6 min mark good starting point).
"Runnin Down A Dream" live, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qv4-m-cIZf4
so much for my list that will make air guitarists out of anyone.
here's one in a different vein. imo this was the performance that propelled U2 to another level of stardom. in addition, not sure any other performance did as much to elevate the "rhythm lead" in rock music.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zIW8qDPhos U2 "Bad", Live Aid 1985
there is no single "best", and to even have one, you would have to limit the process to "how he plays" and not include "what he plays".
but what is played, is what separates the greats from the great technicians.
Knopfler, Gilmore, Page, top my Mt Rushmore. (in no particular order).
lots competing for the 4th spot.
Bonamassa and Buckingham are the first names that come to mind for consideration for the 4th spot.
my Mt. Rushmore of great extended live guitar performances.
("Stairway" Song Remains The Same version MSG, just skip to the 6 min mark).
(Knopfler, Tunnel Of Love Live. not as well known as others here, but one of the great extended melodic solos ever. skip to the 10 min mark).
(Comfortably Numb live, Pulse version. skip to 4:30 mark).
(Brothers In Arms Live, skip to 4:45 mark).
others to consider, Dire Straits Sultans Of Swing, Alchemy version, (6 min mark good starting point).
"Runnin Down A Dream" live, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qv4-m-cIZf4
so much for my list that will make air guitarists out of anyone.
here's one in a different vein. imo this was the performance that propelled U2 to another level of stardom. in addition, not sure any other performance did as much to elevate the "rhythm lead" in rock music.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zIW8qDPhos U2 "Bad", Live Aid 1985
Dude, I didn't eat it all in one sitting. Most of it's sitting in the freezer right now.
And I'm still wondering how they got me to buy that vanilla ice cream. Oh yeah....by placing it between some tasty strawberry and chocolate ice cream and labeling it "Neapolitan".
I got to this thread late and was wondering why, until Ivegotwinners did, no one had mentioned Mark Knopfler. He's in the top five of the ones I've seen and if I could be 1/10,000 the guitarist he is I'd be ecstatic. The Alchemy version of Sultans of Swing above is amazing. Jimi gets my vote as the best, however.
I'm curious how many on this board play guitar. I just started learning a couple of months ago and can't say that I play it yet.
I'm curious how many on this board play guitar. I just started learning a couple of months ago and can't say that I play it yet.
There's a live version of "Romeo and Juliet" that I've heard any number of times and is pure awesomeness.
That boy can play.
when MTV was in it's infancy, (i still love you Martha Quinn), they had a concert on either fri or sat eve every week.
one of the first was the Dire Straits concert you see in the Sultans Of Swing video i posted. (Romeo & Juliette was also on there).
later, they released the concert on a double LP titled "Alchemy", which i immediately went out and purchased.
on the album liner notes, it pointed out that everything was presented just as recorded, with no fixes, (as was, and still probably is, not uncommon with live recordings).
point being, he actually did play everything that flawlessly live on Sultans.
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"You promised me everything,
you promised me thick and thin
Now you just say, Oh, Romeo, yeah,
you know I used to have a scene with him"
you promised me thick and thin
Now you just say, Oh, Romeo, yeah,
you know I used to have a scene with him"
