Is Howard Stern Right About Eric Clapton?
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Stern is a fool
He loves Paul McCartney interviews so he can sh*t on Lennon. Now a chance to sh^t on Clapton.
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And that's the most complimentary thing you could say about him. He's a complete tool. Nobody who doesn't play guitar himself should ever compare great guitar players
Clapton is a by-the-numbers technical blues guitarist. Some people don't like his sound. I'm not sure why it matters what if Stern is a jerk? Why is it so hard for others to get their heads around that opinions in music are usually just opinions? Some people hate opera and some are not impressed with Eric. I only like Eric with Cream or The Yardbirds. Also, I hate B.B. King's sound myself. And Brian May's guitar is never what I like.
IMO here are some of the great guitarists:
Hendrix
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Eddie Van Halen (even if I am not a big fan of his band)
John Frusciante (even if I don't love a lot by RHCP)
Johnny Marrs (Always good with the Smiths)
Robert Quine
Bob Stinson
Nothing is wrong with Steve Jones either, with the Sex Pistols.
And I might like hundreds of guitarists over Clapton, though his live Crossroads is so very good. He has inspired millions, but I'm not into him except with Cream, but like a bit of Derek And The Dominos and the Yardbirds. Just never was to hear Lay Down Sally or I Shot the Sheriff or anything he did after 1970.
I like and have more respect for so-called one-note Neil Young than Clapton because Neil creates his sound and is a great songwriter. Clapton is a fine guitarist, but I do not know why people thought he was a god.
Thanks for following this up with some lame critique of how I am wrong when there is no right or wrong, just what appeals and doesn't. I don't care how fast his fingers were, how much he loved B.B. King, or how he is so esteemed in this particular exercise. Fun to think about, but there are no right or wrong answers.
Clapton doesn’t need a hack like Howard Stern weighing in on his talent level!
ask your momma like i did ball licker!
Yeah, a hack comedian whom was never been good enough to be a standup and relied on putting funny people around him for a show, should certainly not be judging anybody's talent!
@@bassman5123 Agreed. He couldn't make it on terrestrial radio so he had to go all out blue on satellite. Real talent works within the guidelines and pushes the boundaries, not jumping ship into a "I can do anything and say anything I want" scenario. His show has gone downhill in a big way. As for judging anyone on an instrument, he should stay quiet. He's been trying to play guitar for years and he still can't play a single note. He sounds like a rank beginner. As much as he wants to play I don't think he'll ever make the grade.
@@bassman5123 yeah but the guy making the video is agreeing, you should be coming at him..We all know howard ias an idiot lmao
Eric is one of best ever and truly deserves his place at the top of the list amongst the best guitarists ever. He's not sloppy like Page, who I do think is overrated!!!
So now we are looking to Howard Stern to be a critic of guitar players. Why?
He is not an authority on anything
exactly, what does Howard Stern know about music?
Why would anyone look to him for anything!!!
I thought Howard and his whigs would leave the country after Trump cleaned the floor with Krapmala. 😂
Gillian said it best to Stern's face on his show. He said he was amazed by stern's ignorance.
How can anyone take FARTMAN seriously?
amen, money/magnet.
NAh. Clapton is amazing, I saw him at the first Crossroads blues fest and he sounded incredible.
H Stern is clueless about musicianship.
H Stern is clueless about everything.
@woodrowmagnus2535 almost, lol, he must knows a whole bunch about being a Bootlicker, cause he is a professional
...and Stern is clueless about vaccines as well.
Why does anyone still listen to Howard Stern. After he kissed Joe Bidens ass in that interview, absolutely shameless to watch, it's obvious the guys a sell out!
Howard Stern? Wow. Clapton has always been a blues player first and foremost. Some of his early work inspired many hard rock and metal players who came after him but he has never had much in common with them or aspired to do so. Clapton's primary stated goals were to make people more aware of the true blues greats and to successfully use blues playing in a multitude of musical styles. He has never been interested in viewing guitar playing as a competition or like an Olympic sport to be judged on degree of difficulty. He has DEFINITELY achieved what he set out to do. He is my favorite musician by far, deserves his reputation, and is great, to me, largely for what he has chosen NOT TO PLAY over the years.
Well said. Eric was a blues player at heart. That was his love.
@@ElmanAuthement Blues feeling informs everything EC plays, but he plays more than blues.
There's music & there's athleticism. Clapton never was a guitar athlete, like Danny Gatton, Alan Holdsworth, SRV, or EVH. Imagine any of them on "While My Guitar Gently Weeps". Clapton's melodic playing's perfect, unequaled.
Picture EVH on "Can't Find My Way Home?" - can he be that soulful?
@@lazur1 eewww, lol, easy there. Gatton, Holdsworth can and consistently have played at the top world-class level, and often beyond. They take a backseat to no-one.
@@kevinhall3449 Of course, 'no back-seat', in ability. However, the pure, non-technical Clapton at his best on this track isn't their forte. Holdsworth undoubtedly'd use an esoteric scale, (Alan has a lesser-known LP, w/his version of 'bluesy'. Truth is, not great.), & Gatton'd have a hard time holding back from any tricks. Clapton's perfect. Speed, complexity, jazziness, or technicality would hurt the song.
@@lazur1 This tone and vibrato alone, holy $@#@$%! Then Little Wing, Crossroads with Cream, Sunshine of Your Love,Key to the Highway, Bell Bottom Blues, Big time solos. Then there was that Cocaine thing?????
Go listen to George Harrison's live performance of "WMGGW" & see who accompanies him. George was in awe‼That would be no other than Gary Moore who blows Van Halen & Clapton out of the water IMHO‼
As someone old enough to have been playing when Clapton broke big, you kind of had to be there to appreciate how much he 'changed everything'. He was the first 'guitar hero'. A virtual living lick library of Blues that few white players had ever heard, at the time. All those licks and techniques are well known now, but Clapton got there first.
Exactly. He was the first to explore that Les Paul through a Marshall sound and his melodic soloing that was separate from the main melody and stood alone as an individual expression was a first. The amazing playing on the Beano album and Cream still stands up today.
yes! Thanks
Crap. He ripped everything off Freddie King, BB, Albert, and Robert Johnson. Hardly got there first.
@@MrNordertitoff Well that is an overly cynical view. He was obviously very inspired and influenced by those players, but I do not think those players you mentioned would even agree with with you. He took what they did and ran with it.
@@MrNordertitoff Clapton got there first to a world wide audience. None of the players you mention had any visibility outside American 'race' records and black club audiences. In fact, its largely thanks to Eric that Freddie and Robert are even remembered, as he so often cited them as prime influences. Every great player has influences. EVH wasn't the first player to do 'tapping' by a long shot. That in no way negates his greatness for having become a master of that technique. Clapton distilled the Blues techniques of his influences into something sensational, just as Eddie did with his influences.
Clapton is a great blues based guitarist. His playing influenced a generation of players. When you think about it, it's really silly to ask is he actually "that great". What makes a great guitarist is so subjective. Ask a fan of prog, metal, funk, rock, blues, bluegrass or country who is the best guitarist and you'll get as many answers as there are genres. It actually just shows Howards maturity level of music. One thing I do know for sure(in my opinion), Howard Stern is the biggest sell-out in entertainment history and should NEVER judge anyone on any topic.
Stern literally asked EVH what he thought of Clapton and while he was Ed's greatest influence as a young player he wasn't turned on by what Eric turned into.
Clapton is awesome……just like Van Halen, Blackmore, Roy Clark…….so many great guitarist.
Im glad you mentioned Roy Clark! Many don't recognize his talent.
Glenn Campbell!
Jerry Reed. Merle Travis...there are a ton of other country players that just didn't (and don't... Brad Paisley has just entered the chat, LOL) get the recognition they deserve. But it's not an accident that John 5 is arguably the only metal virtuoso that plays Telecasters onstage. He was heavily influenced by country players, has said so publicly...and Fender Telecasters are very versatile btw.
@@tomlangley6236 Agreed! Clark was special.
Clapton is impeccable.
Clapton is an absolute legend, the whole is much greater than the sum of it's parts with him. Just look at all the amazing music he was involved with.
if i could get excited about evh fanatics, thats what i would say too .Claptons peaks are Rock solid and can stand alone , even when compared to a EVH .THERE STYLES are so different i dont see even comparing the 2 . YA eRIC HAD SOME PANCAKES , but his jewels are just that . just his Tone alone stands heads n shoulders over most .according to my stereos speakers ,
Howard Stern couldn't pick out a good microphone. I saw Clapton on his Pretending Tour. I used to feel the same, that he was overrated, but when I heard him live with the best band money can buy, he stood out as a monster. Every note he played that night had meaning and just pierced through my soul. He was amazing and as a musician of 44 years professionally I can tell you he is all of that. Anytime you hear him with people such as Marcus Miller, Steve Gadd, David Sanborn and the like, he holds his ground and then somehow manages to steal part of the show with these Legends of Jazz and Rock. He has what many musicians lack, humility and it shines through were few can tread. He can tap into all styles and he's very clever.
If Eddie would have taken care of himself and been sober only God knows what he could have acheived. I say that not to lesson what he did but it needs to be said.
OK, so you like Eric's live sound, but you didn't like him before. Might indicate that there is no particular test or proof of a great guitarist. His guitar with Cream was impressive, but I'm not very impressed with him otherwise. He's very good but doesn't feel like he should be a legend.
If you asked Clapton, he'd give you a long list of players he considers better than himself. We don't need to ask Howard Stern about ANYTHNG.
Blues needs room to breathe. Eric Clapton plays blues guitar. Most rock players don't. Even most blues-rock players don't.
That is very true. Clapton's playing just seems "right" to my ears. It's like a cook who develops a wonderful recipe. His playing has certainly changed over the years, but the core of brilliant blues playing has always been there.
Clapton's got 'feel' whereas Van Halen, though amazingly dextrous technique, obviously, I find overly busy and flash and emotionally somewhat vacuous.
You can't even be serious dude.Eddie always played within the song.
I agree. Eddie was a great technician. No where as soulful as many of his predecessors whose shoulders he stands on.
I thought EVH had great feel, especially his rhythm playing. Many of the players that followed him, not so much. I realize Clapton is great but his rhythm playing doesn't do much for me nor did his singing or songwriting since the early 70's.
Really? Listen to his work on the intro to can’t stop lovin you. There was also a a personal rift between the two that may account for some of the animosity
I hate to participate in these discussions about "who's the greatest guitarist etc., etc". I hate even more when people criticize Clapton. So I've decided to weigh on this one.
It doesn't matter what we mortals think of Eric Clapton, the truth of the matter is, is that all of the great guitarists respect him and revere him, and all of the great guitarists starting from the 1980s see him as an inspiration and as a role model. Someone commented here that Clapton was never known for his "athleticism" and that's a pretty good word to describe the difference between a classic Blues/rock player and some of these flashy guys who may technically be better than Clapton but lack the soul in their playing like his. His improvisation, his tone, the emotion in his playing is just unique.
Just remember, already with his seminal work with the Yardbirds and the Beano album with John Mayall, and even before he ever played a single note with Cream, by 1966 Clapton had already changed the way electric guitar was recorded, amped, and performed. Anyone who hasn't listened at least once to the Beano album should just shut up and stop criticizing. His work with Cream only catapulted him to even greater heights. When Hendrix came to London in early 1967 he didn't go ask to play with anybody else but Clapton, and there's a reason for that. Think about what that means about what Hendrix thought of Clapton. If you want to know who the really truly guitarists are, look at who the other real guitarists respect and see as their inspiration and as their peer, AND WITH WHOM THEY MAKE RECORDS AND APPEAR TOGETHER IN CONCERT WITH HIM. Hendrix, Duane Allman, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, George Harrison, SRV, John Mayer, Knopfler, and even B.B. King himself all had tremendous professional respect for Clapton's playing. That list could go on and on with names of other lesser and lesser known "great" guitarists.
I can't possibly imagine by anyone could care what Howard Stern thinks about this or any other subject. He's just another media leach who makes a career talking about other people, not creating anything. And VanHalen, as great as he is, couldn't hold Clapton's jock strap. Who is he to criticize him.
Finally, there are many legit definitions of "great". That's subjective. Something that is less subjective, and more objective, is who has had the greatest influence on rock/blues guitar playing. That would be the first generation fathers like Robert Johnson, muddy waters, Chuck Berry, BB King [and others] before the 60's. after the 60's, I don’t' think anyone compares to Clapton's influence, save for Hendrix. Those of you younger than 50 just don't have the historical perspective to understand what Clapton has done for guitar music.
Who cares what fart man think s is spot on!
Bravo!!! Couldn't have said it better myself (though I tried to)
Randy California told me the first person Jimi wanted to meet was Jeff Beck. Rightfully so
Jimi Hendrix told his manager Chas Chandler that, before they left for England, Chas had to promise him that he would introduce him to Jeff Beck and Eric Clapton. I have read this from many different sources over the decades. Even though all three of them were going in different directions musically, they were all the very top of the “food chain” in guitar virtuosity and had a lot of respect for one another.
A very lucid response.🙂👍👍
Eric Clapton was a beast of the late 60's Blues / Rock genre, but Eddie Halen who learned to play guitar listening to Eric Clapton went on to become influenced by the Jazz Fusion genre of the 70's, specially with the very fast shredding techniques, something that Clapton didn't go to. But to say that Clapton was not that good is preposterous...Howard Stearn was a douche bag, and he 'll always be one....
Agreed
Many of the best musicians reach a plateau where they are no longer ‘fresh’ in their genre……Eddy reached his…..Clapton kept growing……as far as ‘Old Lady Stern’ he has always been jealous of people he envies
Anyone that excludes Jeff Beck and Duane Allman in the best guitarist list does not know a thing about that stringed instrument called the GUITAR.
And Kath.....
Jimmy Hendrix himself mentioned Terry Kath as one of the best guitarists out there during an interview. And Clapton was at the top of his game during the late 60's into the 70's, when I was buying albums. Music has changed so much in the years since then. It's almost impossible for Eric to still be relevant to today's players, but no one should be putting him down. He's earned his reputation. Don't forget another all-time great we lost this year:Jeff Beck, who had his own distinctive style!
@@garyspence2128 It is nice to read that Jeff Beck is receiving the respect he so deserves.
right, anyone who doesn't include all of my 10 favorite guitar players in their top 5 doesn't know anything.
Beck's best for me was on Heart Full of Soul. Allman's best was with Boz Scaggs on Loan Me a Dime. I guess most of their work I'm not into as I like but am not a big fan of The Allman Bros., nor do I like Beck's later experimental work, though he did a great job with Rod Stewart on People Get Ready. It comes down to like the 'Sound". I'm sure Albert King is a "great guitarist," but I dislike his guitar sound, same with Brian May. Hate it.
I have listened to a thousand times more Clapton over the years, compared to Van Halen. never owned a single Van Halen album, never got the heavy metal thing. Clapton's music and records hold up, the dude is a legend and he earned it. who cares who is the best or in the top three. Tony Rice is the best guitar player I ever watched live.
Appreciate your comment! Not as much as Tony Rice would, tho, I'm sure!
Listen to 'Mainline Florida' live in Atlanta (With Pete Townshend!) from 1974. It proves E.C was a powerhouse player.
Anyone who doubts the talent and skill of Eric Clapton needs to go listen to the live versions of "why does love have to be so sad" check out the versions from the fillmore from around 1970 here on RUclips. His intensity never lets up and he never drops the feeling for a second despite the fact that it's a very extended solo. Very few guitarists could have pulled that off then and even now.
Eric has written a ton of great songs. Didn't he write
Layla and a bunch of other stuff from that album?
Yes. One of the things that I’ve never heard noted about Clapton , is his ability to do what I call the slow burn. He starts a solo and steadily increases the intensity to finally climax with a great explosion of emotion. There are no others that can equal his performances in that way.
Rita Coolidge wrote the piano coda for Layla and played it for Eric who didn't appear interested in it. Then Eric stole it from her to use in Layla. It's well documented. He saw to it that she got no royalties for it.
@@jeffanderson2604 Yes, it's deceptively simple. People think because they can play those lines, that they could have combined them with the skill and feeling Eric had. People tried it, and most failed. Eric's playing in those days was a revelation to a lot of guys - they realized they weren't as talented as Eric.
Steve Miller admitted trying to play long solos like Eric and "..serving up a lot of spaghetti." He eventually just admitted to himself how great Eric was.
Larry Coryell, one of the pioneers of jazz-fusion said about Eric that (and I'm paraphrasing) that during the "Bluesbreakers time, you could get the notes, but couldn't capture his feeling."
@@rrdream2400 That's a shame. I'm not even a big fan of that coda - it goes on and on. Eric was pretty much strung out at that time period. It doesn't excuse him. Still a terrific record and his playing around that time was excellent.
Eric has flow and a great tone. Always did.
Yes, Eric's tone was/is always unique.
Never confuse speed for artistry. Knopfler, Gilmour, Clapton know what phrase to play, when, and in a way that complements the emotional impact of the piece, versus just going on a tear to show off.
Case in point - the solo to “Jump” isn’t even in the same key as the song(!) it was just grafted on to satisfy the 14 year-olds that had to have their token shred for it to be a VH song.
That's an interesting insight on the "Jump" solo. 👍 I hadn't heard that previously, but the solo def. always felt like an afterthought.
well, the keyboard solo isn't in the same key either. and thank god, because the harmony/chords for the rest of the tune are just your simple, static I, IV, V, vi pop harmony chords.
that tune would be REALLY boring without a key change, and without a keyboard and/or guitar solo
Jeff Beck, Ritchie Blackmore, and Gary Moore all have impeccable phrasing with the purpose in mind to raise the level of guitar playing to an art form. RIP Jeff Beck and Gary Moore!
Watch Clapton playing " Ain't gone give up on love" at the SRV tribute, he's borderline shredding. Also when Hendrix went to England, the only person he wanted to see live was Clapton.
Clapton rarely shows all his cards. He is capable of some amazing things. Thanks for the shout out on the SRV tribute. I'll try to look it up for sure.
You are incorrect! Jimi Hendrix told his manager Chas Chandler that he wanted to meet Jeff Beck and Eric Clapton. Since the early 1970’s, I have read this from many different sources.
@@Notes-From-Underground66 that's supplemental, not incorrect, thank you.
@@mattmarcz7574 Don’t try to use semantics to cover up the fact you were wrong. You said Jimi Hendrix ONLY wanted to see Clapton live. I corrected you because you statement was false. Period. Get over yourself…
Doubt Clapton loses any sleep over this question. Eric loves to play and he's played with the greatest guitarists in history. He's living the dream.
I think he's actually... underrated. After Cream, he escapes from the status of a guitar hero in favor of writing songs and building his own style. He was very unselfish and drew inspiration from artists such as Dylan, The Band, Delaney & Bonnie, Bob Marley, J.J. Inches and many more. He stopped being a guitar idol in love with himself, showing off his technique and capabilities. It was always about music and feeling. Today we often forget about this. Van Halen is not an oracle here, because he himself somehow ruined the reputation of his band and for me he did not go beyond the status of a fantastic guitarist. He didn't feel the blues and for me he was never an artist like Hendrix or Page or even Richards. Howard, on the other hand, is a jerk and a poseur. I don't care what he thinks.
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First, anyone who doubts that Eric Clapton is an excellent guitarist should listen to the Roger Waters album "The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking" on which Clapton plays the lead electric guitar parts (not the acoustic parts, which were played by Andy Brown on a 12 string).
Clapton shows on that album that he is capable of perfectly playing and engaging precisely the right string action, and emoting consummately the full and deep soul needed for every moment of a song - and that **when he is pushed to excel** Clapton's blues and blues rock playing is nothing short of transcendent.
And the latter gets to the key. To me the problem with Clapton is that he has a comfort zone that he constantly goes to, and stays in, on guitar, and in music in general. He rarely stretches himself, and this results in most of his work, including his writing, being frankly milquetoast and uninspiring. But when he has high demands placed on him, he bursts out of his cocoon and emerges as one of the most inspired musicians of all time.
I've heard through the grapevine, that in the studio Roger Waters (at least during that era) was extremely demanding, even outright dictatorial (and thereby a pain in the ass to work with). And this gets to the heart of why Clapton played so well on Waters' album. When Waters placed hard demands on Clapton as a musician, Clapton's playing became transcendent and mindblowing. LIkewise, in the times noted when Clapton was on stage with other guitar greats, and thereby challenged to get out of his comfort zone and excel, his playing could be jaw droppingly good.
We do have to acknowledge that Clapton was one of the very first rock guitarists to take American blues and transform it into a rock form, and he therefore developed truly groundbreaking innovations that no one had ever created before, innovations which other musicians following him then took to a higher level (while Clapton stayed in his aforementioned comfortable groove, not pushing much past it after the 1960s). Clapton discovered what he personally wanted to play, and then just kept playing it for the rest of his career **unless** he was pushed to further innovate.
This happens in a lot of musical forms. The innovative groundbreakers are, by nature of the moment, more simple in their themes and playing than those who then arrive afterward and take those forms to a new and more virtuosic level.
For example, when it comes to techno, who would listen to Kraftwerk when they can listen to Vangelis or Tangerine Dream? Who would spend a lot of time with Kate Bush when they could instead listen to Bjork? In funk and R&B, I find Prince far more compelling and sophisticated than earlier, arguably great, groundbreaking musicians like Ohio Players or Earth, Wind and Fire.
Another good example is hip-hop. I just didn't get rap and hip-hop at all until I heard the Beastie Boys album Paul's Boutique which took the original form of hip-hop and absolutely blew the doors off of it. I was blown away. Then I got into Public Enemy, Rage Against the Machine and Cypress Hill, and these filled out my education on how amazing hip-hop and hip-hop/rock fusion can be as art forms. But I don't spend a lot of time listening to Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five because as groundbreakers they, by nature, recorded far more simplistic albums that just don't interest me very much.
Because he stays in his 1960s and 70s comfort zone and doesn't push much to reinvent himself, Clapton falls into that nascent, old-school innovator category which many of us find less interesting and compelling.
Studied thoughts. Very compelling. 3rd paragraph spot-on imho. 👍👍
Kate Bush is a country mile ahead of Bjork - and ahead of Stevie Nicks too IMHO
@@markgerrard383 In what ways? Bjork's vocals and sound artistry are far more developed, advanced and complex.
@32brookse Kate writes great songs my friend, Bjork doesn't possess the same level of talent (not 10%)
David Gilmour of Pink Floyd got Kate her EMI deal after she sent him a 50 song tape...& he was blown away by the songwriting quality
If Bjork had sent him a tape he likely wouldn't have bothered...
I can't say that for certain, admittedly, but knowing the work of both & their relative quality - believe there is no real comparison..
Obviously it's subjective, but you asked so I've answered
Who wants complexity ? Simplicity is the key to art connecting with the masses, not complexity, that merely attracts a niche & alienates everyone not into it..
@@markgerrard383 Some of us would much rather have complexity and a more evolved form. For example I'd much rather listen to Rush than to The Beatles. To each his own..
Stern has a 13 year old boys taste in music thinking anything with power chords in them was the best. He once said on his show he thought the Ramones was better than Steely Dan.
😄🤣😂🤣 The Ramones😅😂🤣😂🤣 better than Steely Dan😂🤣😆🤣
He is a moron! Remember during the loser 90s "music" scene he was trying to act and look like a grunger playing that horrible noise pretending he loved it and saying how great it was? Then bashing talented musicians such as Clapton.
Cancel my subscription to Sirius XM. Stay in your Bon Jovi zone, Eric came up the hard way, Stern didn't.
its not a airport, you don't have to announce your departure.
@@stewgotz1 Staff announcer since I was 19... fly Jefferson Airplane gets you there on time 🛬
I can understand not liking Stern but he did indeed come up the hard way.
@@rrdream2400 Are you from Roosevelt ?... Teenage Mum, fatherless?... Eric snubbed Stern... not to mention Mr. Clapton's 🎸guitar playing which speaks for itself...
@@rrdream2400 Yes, de lo contrario, longtime fan of show.. btw cancelled because of sold car...
Hey I'm not even a Clapton fanboy like millions of others including a dear friend of mine (RIP) who thought Clapton walked on water but he has remained tasteful and fluid with his playing. And as much as I've loved the brilliance of Jimmy Page he skills have greatly declined as well as his innovation. Jeff Beck on the other hand, right until his death kept getting better and more unique in his style which is almost unheard of when aging. I don't think that anyone will ever overtake Hendrix as the most fluid and raw emotional guitar player. He was from another planet and it's not just technique. With that said and not being a big fan of 'look at me' guitar soloing, to me one of the best and most appropriate guitar solos of all time is by Clapton. His solo on Roger Waters's 'The Pros and Cons of Hitchiking' was note for note and tone for the song and nothing more. So good.
Clapton is one of the greatest blues players of all time.
Clapton also sings while he plays, that is way harder.
Very true
When I think of greatness, I look at how influential a player is. Clapton was arguably the most influential guitar player of the 60s. Hendrix was great, but how many players attempted to copy him? Not many; how could you, really? When Clapton plugged in his Les Paul into that Marshall combo and laid down those blistering solos on the Beano album, he changed guitar playing. With Cream, his greatness was solidified.
Disagree about Hendrix's influence. Nearly every rock and blues guitarist since has learned from and sought to emulate Hendrix.
in that case Johnny Ramone was more influential because so many copied him. He made players think "hey I can do that".There is something to be said for being so talented and unique that you can't be copied which is the case with Hendrix. Nobody had his swagger.
Clapton is undeniably great, as a young guitarist I've only covered one of his songs, "Wonderful Tonight", but I've listened to every single song he's played that I could find, SRV the same.
Ah, my cover was/is a guitar cover of "Wonderful Tonight".
Whoops, I covered two of Clapton's not just one. I also did a guitar cover of Layla.
Eric is "Epic"......Listen to the Bob Dylan 30th anniversary concert "Don't think twice it's alright"
Clapton plays a solo that makes Steve Cropper Levitate!!!!...I would also put Duane Allman in the top 5
along with Terry Kath who is Phenomenal!!!!
Holy ish!!! I JUST watched the thing again after more than 30 years . I had it recorded on vhs. I use to watch it ALL THE TIME. EVH and Clapton are two different universe. I do love them both
Who cares what Howard Stern has to say? Nobody I know.
If you truly know Clapton's BODY of work over time, it's stunning quite frankly. And yes, he has written a number of memorable tunes.
Yes.Short but sweet.Clapton’s, “ BODY of work. “
Clapton once said in an interview that he recognised that he had reached a level of excellence when he could play what he heard in his head. There many times when he plays a live solo where he seems to take the listener on some other journey beyond blues or other genres. He does it less these days (he's now 79!) but he still shows he is and always will be one of the best.
I try to play Clapton often. And his guitar 🎸 licks are very hard to play. He is a great guitar player 👏
I paid through the nose to see Clapton in Sept 2023 and it was worth every penny. I wouldn't walk across the street to see Howard Stern. Clapton has earned that ranking as being in the top 5. The only one I would rank better is the late Stevie Ray Vaughan, even above Hendrix.
Eric deserves his status as a legendary musician.
Clapton writes. Something most “virtuosos” don’t. Plus he sings and has charisma. The trifecta.
Mr Guru, do you play guitar? I have for 60 years. Can you play the second solo from Crossroads? I doubt it. That is one solo I have NEVER been able to play, and I can play a lot of solos.
Ya, I play guitar. I do all the music on this channel. I never said i could play like Clapton and I don't shred. So, I'm not sure my hobbying around on the guitar has much to do with anything. I'm sure you're a much better guitar player than I am as most players are. But you can go here if you want to hear more of my music: soundcloud.com/blackstone-music-296412081
Clapton played, sung and wrote his songs. He has a great voice too.
He actually didn't write that many of his popular songs. But ya, he has a good voice and is a brilliant player.
@@TalkLinkMusic-gd7fz Well popular doesn’t equate with good. Cocaine and Lay Down Sally sucked . BUT his body of work that isn’t nearly as popular overshadows most everything that was popular. Remember,” Disco Duck “ was very popular at one time.
Clapton's work with Cream, Mayall and Derel and the Dominoes has solidly placed him among the greatest. It is not just about how many notes played in the shortest amount of time but rather making each note count and register emotion and feeling. His solos with all three are priceless. The live recordings prove his standing. As someone previously said "How can anyone take FARTMAN seriously?"
Who cares what Howie thinks. He's irrelevant, especially for music
then why did you listen to the video if you don't care?
Clapton is amazing and no one can change that nomatter what they say.
Shredding means you can play fast; not well necessarily
David Gilmour & Richie Blackmore are both massive Eric Clapton fans
I'm less so myself, tho loved his Cream stuff..
Just generally disagree tbh
The only competition to him - outside of Page & Hendrix & BB King IMHO - is Fleetwood Mac founder Peter Green & he didn't shred EVER, but boy did he move people...
I have to disagree with you on this point. Jeff Beck is easily on the same level as Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, and Jimmy Page. I would put Ritchie Blackmore on that level also and maybe even Gary Moore.
@Notes-From-Underground66 I don't disagree about Beck tbh am not a fan myself because I like guitarists who write, but know Gilmour, Page & Blackmore (& a stack of others incl Stevie Wonder) are big Beck fans..
@@markgerrard383 Actually it depends on which part of Jeff’s career you look at. He did write music on certain albums. Happy New Year…
Clapton is comparable to the Young Brothers. They have their sound and they stick to it. I can respect that.
That's a surprising comparison, but I totally get it!
Sometimes I get bored by most of Clapton's music, just because my tastes have changed. But when I saw him with Albert Lee in the early 1980s at the Los Angeles Forum, it was one of the most amazing concerts I ever saw, and I've seen almost 100. That night Clapton played much better than anything I heard him play before or since, he was on FIRE, and Albert Lee played as good or better - they were a catalyst for each other to play beyond their usual abilities, which are already amazing!
"Cream was the best concert better than the Hendrix Experience" , Jerry Garcia
From u.k.
67 now, seen em all, gigging since 1972.
Seen Clapton a few times, put him level or behind
few with a bit more imagination than him.
Like Beck, or Mc Laughlin.
But a mate of mine who is is in his 70s, in bands
for over 50 years.
He saw Clapton in a small club in the midlands
a few years back.
And he was very close to him, while he was playing
an acoustic set.
He said his skill was staggering!
He said he’s he best he’s seen!
My favourite, no question Steve Howe.
Everyone’s taste is different.
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Dude, he has written some great songs, he’s a great songwriter
Clapton can say more with one note than many of these younger shredders can say in an entire song.
I've been listening to guitarists since the 50s. I got to see Hendrix 3 times live in the 60s and he's my favorite but I also like Clapton and Freddy king and Carlos Santana and many others.
I like Clapton's playing a lot, but I think his importance lies more in melody and phrasing rather than being a fast technical wizard. I view Clapton in the same league as players like George Harrison and David Gilmour, very melodic, not so flashy, but very important in their own right. In that regard, though, I personally would rank George Harrison higher than Clapton. George's slide work, especially later on in his career, is absolutely mind-blowing to me.
I would rather hear one note from Clapton than a hundred notes from almost any other guitar player.
There is a big difference between making music and shredding on a guitar. Shredding is a technique, parlor tricks if you will.
Clapton peaked during the Cream area and then stopped. His friend Jeff Beck continued to progress and innovate until he passed away.
I think most of these notable guitar players had their own lane that they excelled in. Both Hendrix and Clapton road into fame because they were singers with very popular records not just guitar playing alone. There’s no question These hit records helped propel their success. Eddie no less had help of being with a successful group that had hit records. I guess it comes down to how each person defines the word ‘Great’ when Applied to a guitar player. For me, in terms of greatness, four of the biggest guitar players that left the biggest footprint for guitar playing on numerous artist records would be James Burton, Reggie Young, Tommy Tedesco and Louie Shelton. These four Gentleman we’re not shredders nor a one trick pony and that’s why they were called into the studio for their brilliance.
I think Howard was basically playing his audience. In my early days of playing in a rock group I found that most of the people just wanted to hear music and be entertained. However among other musicians it was a totally different feeling we all knew our playing was our fingerprint our Identity and that it was our uniqueness therefore there was no such thing really as better.Just who you are. We never feel that we are good enough however we become better at the thing we do.I am sure every Musicians is aware of this weather they are welling to admit it or not. So I think Howard has an idea of the beginning stages of learning to be a star from an egotistical standpoint but will not actually say it because he would lose the intrust of most of his audience. c]8-)
This web discussion is really getting annoying. Eric is forever a legend. His guitar essence is infused in the "DNA" of all major guitar heroes. He was one of their heroes. He is an OG. Him and Jimi fundamentally created rock guitar and ooened the door for today's greats who adore him. He was a star in the 1960's...before all of the fancy mainstream guitar effects emerging in the 1970's. He overcame some major personal struggles too. He does charity work. Best of all-he is still with us. Lets celebrate him. Thanks Eric for everything that you have done and continue to do for music!! (PS-I am a fan of VH, Hendrix, Zakk, Priest, Yngwie, Buckethead, Campbell, Lifeson, Mustaine, and everyone else that is a great player and/or writer. Peace to all.
Yes ,effects have spurred on success for many that is unmerited. Clapton is a minimalist that has great taste and tone without external effects. There is a lot of popularity for people that play the effects the guitar being an adjunct when it should be the other way around.
Ranking guitarists can only be done in context. Clapton was huge in the sixties, and rightly so. No one can take that away from him.
If you’re making comparisons to guitarists of today then it’s a whole different story. But today’s guitar heroes stand on the shoulders of guitarists like Clapton.
Hendrix is my number one hero, period. But in some ways he seems almost primitive compared to someone like Matteo Mancuso or Tim Henson. But Hendrix remains on top because of the impact he had. These days a brilliant guitarist is just another brilliant guitarist.
Clapton knew that Jimmy Hendrix was way better guitar player than he was. However, because Clapton lived longer than Hendrix. He really set the bar of what a late 60s middle 70s guitar player would be shooting for and to tell you how good Clapton really is better than Paige better than George Harrison better than a lot of people he played on all their albums. He played the leads on a lot of their best songs and he did it because he was just better than anybody else alive at the time, but he did a lot of drugs. He got older. Younger kids stepped in and took the guitar in a new direction I didn’t hear anyone mention Jeff Beck Jeff Beck was better than all of them. I think they’ll all admit that so I can understand why people don’t think he was that good but he was that good but I don’t think he ended up being that good
Stern just like every other person has an opinion. At 76 I play Clapton at least a 1/2 hr very day, the others not so much.
It's not a competition
Stern is now irrelevant. He cut his nose to spite his face by leaving terrestrial radio.
Who?
@ lol who’s High pitch ? 😂
Yes Eric is one of the greats!!! You are correct I think he played it safe many times!!
To people who doubt EC look up how many people learnt how to play listening to the blues breakers lp . It wrote the book. Why did Hendrix love him SRV.Gary Moore. Paul kossoff. Brian may. Bb king buddy guy . Warren Haynes. Derek trucks. Ritchie Blackmore it goes on. Anyone and there are many that think he’s overrated is a fool
Howard asks provocative or silly questions to get a surprise response. From a guitar standpoint, the comparison between Ed and Eric is apples and oranges. Both are sweet and good for you. Ed is a highly technical shredder's shredder, probably the most melodic and ground breaking of shredders. Eric is one of the most melodic and varied stylist players in blues and rock. Both are giants of guitar. They are often imitated, but never duplicated.
Disraeli Gears was 1967.
Everyone these days remembers Acoustic Layla, and wanaBB King eras, at best the 80s Cocaine Blues Pop era, which was also good, but we are talking about a guy who formed from the same essential pond as Jeff Beck, who was right in it with Townshend, Hendrix, Gilmour, in the mid/late 60s, taking the inspiration of American Blues and Link Wray to essentially CREATE what we think of as Rock Guitar.
He is and has been a low key, out of the spotlight, blues with no hurry kinda player for years, but his contributions to rock are at LEAST as important as Hendrix, Iommi, Townshend, Blackmore, Gilmour, etc.
And for me personally, after roughly 50 years observing and 40 playing, both Stern and EVH are and were (respectively) blowhard maroons. About pretty much everything.
Notably missing from this outdated best guitarist list IMHO is the phenomenal one and only Prince. Even Clapton when asked what it’s like being the best guitarist in the world replied “I dunno, ask Prince”. For my Hendrix is number one then it Prince.
Technically?......But influentially Clapton is most definitely in the top 3 Guitarists.
I think he's not real flashy but his playing is beautiful and he's got a few classic songs there's always that
Apples, oranges. Clapton was referred to as some sort of guitar deity in the UK in 1964-66 for a reason. He was that good. There's a clip of him in the Yardbirds in 1964, where they're playing a song called 'Louise' on British TV, and his solo -- especially for that time -- was incredibly good. He's actually a better player now -- it's just that there are a gazillion people, many of whom were influenced him (like Eddie Van Halen) who play as well, both technically and sonically.
The wah wah was magical and Clapton was the best.
Clapton was happy to admit that Jeff Beck was the greatest guitar player. I tend to agree with him. Few if any guitar players have ever coaxed such expressive guitar sounds in such a musical way. My drummer said the same thing to me that Eddie told Stern, "Can't nobody beat you at being you." , trying to be someone else will always chain you down. RIP Jeff Beck, one of a kind.
If I had to pick a living presently "greatest guitar player", I would pick Adrian Belew for the same reason.
Clapton is amazing. Anyone who has every picked up the guitar and learned to play knows this. He had success with not one group, not two, not three, but four groups along with a solo career and was making new music that was getting airplay all the way to the 1990's. Very few from his generation of guitar player have done that.
Guys like Howard seem to forget that Eric Clapton inspired Eddie to wanna be a guitar player. Eddie had posters of Clapton on his bedroom wall, not Howard Stern’s poster. He learned as much of Clapton as he could. Sure he surpassed him but without Clapton, Eddie may have never picked up a guitar.
True that.
Mr. Clapton is a legend....and he has earned it many times over. He admitted when other guitarists played he was in awe of them. He deserves respect for who and what he is...and that is being one of the best there is !
If it was easy everyone would do it, stern just talks and he is a fool
Clapton was the first player to plug a Les Paul into a Marshall Combo Amp in 1966.Every guitar player since has chased that sound and tone. What he did with the Bluesbreakers and Cream was absolutely ground breaking. No one before him did that! That is his Legacy as a guitar player !!!
Clapton: the master of the succinct solo.
Eric Claptons playing on Derek and the Dominoes live at the Fillmore East album. I'll stack that against most anything. And yeah I know nobody's heard of that album. Look it up.
There are a few of us still around who recall that album, and you're absolutely right. Everyone I know had a copy of that back then. Another guitar hero I haven't seen mentioned from that same era is Neil Young and Crazy Horse. He could also shred during those years, especially on tunes like Cortez the Killer. Just relentless player in his prime!
What's a great guitarist? Someone who wheedles really fast or someone that uses a guitar to serve a song? I reckon if you like his songs, then he's great. If you don't, then maybe not.
Clapton is one of the best.
Everyone, including myself that was born after Clapton or any of these guitar greats can only imagine what it was like to hear them for the first time. I say that as bigger Peter Green fan than Clapton fan. But hearing them and experiencing all this music for the first time must have been groundbreaking.
Greatest british electric blues guitarist. Full stop.
I’m a seventies guy and have seen many of these guys live, let’s remember that there’s different styles of playing involved here. Therefore it’s very hard to designate who’s the best. They’re all great at their own style.
In Tulsa we revere Clapton and, of course, our homeboy JJ Cale among other Tulsa legends. Clapton does have some pretty wimpy stuff out there and maybe that tarnished his rep a little. No doubt, the man is awesome at his core work in blues and blues rock. I don't think he's god, however. I think that's a bit too zealous.
Clapton has been so influential, on other guitarists.I think we should just enjoy his,( and others) playing, rather than comparing each other. We always find out about some phenomenal musician,who never got the attention he or she deserved.💛
I love Eric Clapton’s guitar playing, especially the material from the ‘60s when he played Gibsons. He has inspired countless players. I got interested in guitar after first hearing Eric’s work in Cream. It is magic.
Clapton is good, but a bit overrated after the late ‘60s.
It's one thing to be a good guitar player . But all the Heavy Weights mentioned wrote songs that will be heard for ever . The fact that Howard doesn't like his music , that's Howard's take .
@@santosmadrigal3702 good point. I hate those top this & top that number greatest guitar players !! It ridiculaus, serves no purpose & doesn’t solve shit . Lol we all like who we like & im not gonna change tht becuz of stern or eddy ! 👍✌️
I grew up in the 60s and heard the fire that came out of Claptons fingers. In 70 I bought his solo Album and was very disappointed and never listened to him again.
I saw Hendrix in 69 very raw and honest little sloppy but hey it was the 60s equipment wasn't as good back then. I saw Mclaughlin in 71 and realized the importance of the connection of musician and spirit. Hendrix had it, as well as Santana and Allen Holdsworth. Now Clapton, nah. And Van Halen, an accomplished musician but lacks that force of nature that I mentioned
I don't get impressed by a lifetime of repetitive licks
Thoughtful comments for sure. 😎
If a musician can competently play what they feel then they are a good musician.
Howard Stern knows nothing about music. He is an idiot. Let the shredders shredd. Clayton's a singer songwriter and great blues, blues/rock guitarist. In the 60's and 70'S Cream turned millions of white teens on to our native blues music .Listen to the Layla album. Listen to the beautiful "There's One In Every Crowd". Your saying he does mainly covers? I think alot has to do with your age. Who do you think Eddie van Halen learned from?
I don't have a low estimation of Clayton's guitar virtuosity. I find his mainstream, commercial catalogue boring. He is best interpreting blues standards, not singing about how his date is looking wonderful tonight.
What a load of crap...I am 72 years old, a visual artist and a musician. I have listened to Clapton since I was 14 or 15 years old. Clapton is always attacked just because he has been on top for decades...Here is a little exercise for you, kiddo! Check out the Stephen Stills 2 album for an in studio comparison...Yeh! That's Hendrix and Clapton at their best. I would challenge anyone to assign superiority to either solo! Two musicians in their prime.
As to where Clapton resides in comparison to other guitar masters? (disclaimer)...Al Dimeola would be my first choice!
On the Cream album, Wheels of Fire...Clapton records a stunning lead on the track...Deserted Cities of the Heart...In my opinion, there has never been anyone in guitar history who could equal that remarkable performance. Eddie Van Halen couldn't have done that, James Page couldn't have done that and Hendrix, (whom I adore), couldn't have done that!
Peace out, brother.
I don't pay any energy on anything Howard Stern says. He's an expert at NOTHING,but wasting space.
face it, you just did bro by listening and commenting
@rrdream2400 Didn't listen, just commented. Last you're gonna get from me too. Troll.
@@timothybyrom5560 I did listen and I read your comment. You spent energy on clicking on and commenting a video you knew was about Howard Stern only to pretend you don't pay any energy on what he says. That makes you the troll.