i lost my hand in afghanistan, a few years after i got home i got lucky and bumped into clapton in the hotel my fiances family owned, i was working maintenance for them and bumped into him while changing a lightbulb, got talking to him and he even passed me up the new bulb. after 5-10 minutes of chatting i said "i cant play guitar anymore because of the hand" he looked at me with a calm but serious face and said "so? so what if your missing a hand, jeff healey had no eyes and his guitar riffs are unforgetable, just because your missing something important to playing guitar doesnt mean you cant" so i 3d printed an attachment for my prosthetic that could hold a pick, and ive been playing blues licks every chance i get
@@johnwdaley4727 honestly, it was because of clapton i got out a rut i was in, even my fiance was getting worried i might attempt suicide from depression since guitar was my life, my literal first word spoke as a child was "guitar" but thanks to clapton pointing out that limitations dont hold you back, i came out my shell more, and even got up on stage with the wedding band during my reception and played layla
This has to be the best Clapton interaction I've ever read about. He's an incredibly kind man. I'm so happy that I came across your comment. May you live a king-sized life ahead!
I can understand you not stopping. I started listening with a critical ear, but by the end I was just in the moment, enjoying some great music. Keep Reacting!
This is why Clapton is a legend. I saw him live in 1989 and was blown away. Check out Michael Schenker with UFO on their 1978 live album Strangers in the Night. It’s regarded as one the best live albums ever and Schenker is probably one of the most underrated guitarist. The entire album is fire, but check out Lights Out, Mother Mary or Rock Bottom. You won’t be sorry.
Eric Clapton’s nickname (given by fellow contemporary guitarists) is Slow Hand. Clapton did the guitar solo on George Harrison’s (Beatles) While My Guitar Gently Weeps. (he also married George’s wife 😂)
Your description of Clapton being like "a conductor in an orchestra" was spot on. Never thought of looking at it like that but understand you completely. You obviously have a natural feel for the guitar my friend 👍
@@ChasingAnthems ruclips.net/video/MjRI8LXChus/видео.html Solo starts at 3:00 fucking amazing. Steve Gadd is also drumming on this, like the video you reacted to. He’s incredible.
He's a man who just loves to play guitar with friends. He's earned his chops and doesn't need to put together the most complex virtuoso performances. But then it never sounds forced, it fits the music and the mood, and you can really only do that if you can perform while also paying attention to what's happening around you, not just what your fingers are doing. Loved the reaction mate.
Got to say that this is one of Eric's longer solos. Also one that sticks with you. He is an excellent player, for sure. I love when he does solos because, as you say, it can be so "clean" and then get down and "dirty". He does a solo in the song "Old Love" that is really nice. My favorite songs are mostly on his Journeyman tour in the early 90's. He seemed to be in his prime. Of course "Crossroads" in the early days was fantastic.
React to As My Guitar Gently Weeps from the 2004 rock n roll hof concert. Prince had one of the best guitar solos ever. Billy Gibbons and Tom Petty said it was one of the best performances they had ever seen.
Princes version was an overplayed mess, with no phrasing or feel for the song. Clapton who played the original, did the best live version during the George Harrison tribute concert at the Royal Albert Hall.
I highly recommend watching the video of Eric Clapton performing "She's Waiting" with Phil Collins at Live Aid in front of 100,000 people in the John F. Kennedy Stadium, Philadelphia USA on the 13th July, 1985. No one has reviewed this song yet despite the fact that it might be his best! @
Sorry for length. Hope you stick with me. If you haven’t seen that particular guitar you should check out Eric’s “Crossroads Guitar Festival” films. I believe he played that one @ the 2004 festival. There are five festivals, each recorded over a weekend of music. Each film about four hours long. Some of the best. I grew up listening to, and seeing live, all of the greats of the 60s and 70s and they all had distinctive styles and personalities. The only comparison possible is according to the listeners individual taste. I’ve heard the “overrated” argument before, but that usually comes from someone who’s only listened to what has made it to Pop Radio (Layla, Tears in Heaven, etc.). Saw him with Cream, Derek and the Dominos, twice by himself, and two of the festivals. In addition, I’ve listened to every recording he’s ever released over my lifetime as well as countless others. Overrated? Not a chance. The best ever? If his music and playing connect with you more than others, yes. If someone else’s does, then no. And, if you listen to just about anyone famous or not so famous that came up after he did, you will definitely hear some of his riffs sprinkled in somewhere. The only one I never got to see was Jimi. Saw them all. Allmans (with & without Duane), SRV, Beck, Floyd, Zeppelin, Skynyrd, Tedeschi Trucks, Bonamassa, Winter, Frampton, King, Guy, Buchanan, AC/DC, Santana, Metallica, etc. etc. etc. Couldn’t possibly name them all here. Saw Zappa seven times. Talk about your ‘underrated’ guitarist. One of my favorites from Eric… Eric Clapton, Doyle Bramhall II, Derek Trucks - “Little Queen of Spades” (Live @ Crossroads) ruclips.net/video/n7VDUWtgNQQ/видео.html
for great guitar playing you can't get better than mark knopfler, so check out sultans of swing from the alchemy tour, from 1983. incredible guitar playing.
Call me a skeptic but it's hard to believe a pro guitar player, regardless of genre, has never heard Clapton, Beck etc. I'm not a country music fan but I certainly know the top players and their material. Not buying it. Does this also mean you have never heard Segovia or Julian Bream?
@@ChasingAnthems , great guitar players , not just showmanship, are out there and not so much in the mainstream. Eric is good don’t get me wrong. But I could name you 200 that would…. You know
i lost my hand in afghanistan, a few years after i got home i got lucky and bumped into clapton in the hotel my fiances family owned, i was working maintenance for them and bumped into him while changing a lightbulb, got talking to him and he even passed me up the new bulb. after 5-10 minutes of chatting i said "i cant play guitar anymore because of the hand" he looked at me with a calm but serious face and said "so? so what if your missing a hand, jeff healey had no eyes and his guitar riffs are unforgetable, just because your missing something important to playing guitar doesnt mean you cant" so i 3d printed an attachment for my prosthetic that could hold a pick, and ive been playing blues licks every chance i get
Heartwarming.
@@johnwdaley4727 honestly, it was because of clapton i got out a rut i was in, even my fiance was getting worried i might attempt suicide from depression since guitar was my life, my literal first word spoke as a child was "guitar" but thanks to clapton pointing out that limitations dont hold you back, i came out my shell more, and even got up on stage with the wedding band during my reception and played layla
Good story but it's you're* missing, not 'your' missing. You're is a conjunction of you and are. Your is possessive, like 'your hand.'
@@fyou2327 take the numbers out your name and thats all i have to say to you
This has to be the best Clapton interaction I've ever read about. He's an incredibly kind man. I'm so happy that I came across your comment. May you live a king-sized life ahead!
I had the privilege of seeing Eric Clapton in 1968 with Ginger Baker and Jack Bruce in the band Cream. Oh, those were some heady times!
Lucky you! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Envious ... good job
For Eric Clapton, I would check out the live performance of Old Love. I believe the concert is 24 Nights.
This is what an ARTIST does as oppoosed to just a preformer .
Eric is the reason I started playing music 15 years ago
I’ve recommended this solo to so many people. It’s freakin legendary ☺️
His dynamics and phrase crafting on this are immense.
Excuse me, there's no creative or better solo than that!!! .. It's unbelievable solo.
I can understand you not stopping. I started listening with a critical ear, but by the end I was just in the moment, enjoying some great music. Keep Reacting!
Eric Clapton, Jimmy Paige, Eddie Van Halen, Mark Knoefler, Jimmy Hendrix just to name a few of the greatest guitarists ever....in my opinion
Who can play like this? He's on a level only half a dozen come close to.
This is why Clapton is a legend. I saw him live in 1989 and was blown away. Check out Michael Schenker with UFO on their 1978 live album Strangers in the Night. It’s regarded as one the best live albums ever and Schenker is probably one of the most underrated guitarist. The entire album is fire, but check out Lights Out, Mother Mary or Rock Bottom. You won’t be sorry.
Eric Clapton’s nickname (given by fellow contemporary guitarists) is Slow Hand.
Clapton did the guitar solo on George Harrison’s (Beatles) While My Guitar Gently Weeps.
(he also married George’s wife 😂)
Your description of Clapton being like "a conductor in an orchestra" was spot on.
Never thought of looking at it like that but understand you completely.
You obviously have a natural feel for the guitar my friend 👍
That's exactly what he is , a few others meet that criteria also . A writer preformer and conductor .
Also known as an ARTIST
Clapton is AWESOME!!
Eddie Van Halen "Eruption" certainly qualifies as an "Anthem". Check it out!! Jeff Healy "See the Light" live as well!!
Eric has 5 guitars that he called the Crash series. He had a street artist paint 5 guitars for him.
Well you picked one of his best solos!!! Check out Gin House from 1999. Absolutely insane.
Also Gadd KILLS this song! Amazing
Gin House 1999 from Budokan
Send me a link!
@@ChasingAnthems ruclips.net/video/MjRI8LXChus/видео.html Solo starts at 3:00 fucking amazing.
Steve Gadd is also drumming on this, like the video you reacted to. He’s incredible.
Legendary Steve Gadd on drums !
He's my cousin and he is so amazing . Love him . Been brought up on his guitarist.
Clapton is your cousin!?!?
He's a man who just loves to play guitar with friends.
He's earned his chops and doesn't need to put together the most complex virtuoso performances. But then it never sounds forced, it fits the music and the mood, and you can really only do that if you can perform while also paying attention to what's happening around you, not just what your fingers are doing.
Loved the reaction mate.
Got to say that this is one of Eric's longer solos. Also one that sticks with you. He is an excellent player, for sure. I love when he does solos because, as you say, it can be so "clean" and then get down and "dirty". He does a solo in the song "Old Love" that is really nice. My favorite songs are mostly on his Journeyman tour in the early 90's. He seemed to be in his prime. Of course "Crossroads" in the early days was fantastic.
Probably his best crafted solo.
I hope he will be some longer among us. His health seems really bad
all these "musician" reactors that have never heard of guys like clapton, etc
Thank you for not stopping.i hate that.maybe once or twice,but some reactors ruin the video by doing it so much
Either the White Room or Sunshine of your love from the 1991 24 nights tour live at Albert Hall.
He's god. No words. He's still god.
React to As My Guitar Gently Weeps from the 2004 rock n roll hof concert. Prince had one of the best guitar solos ever. Billy Gibbons and Tom Petty said it was one of the best performances they had ever seen.
Princes version was an overplayed mess, with no phrasing or feel for the song.
Clapton who played the original, did the best live version during the George Harrison tribute concert at the Royal Albert Hall.
Come on brother Eric is ranked one of the greatest its in the world.
Hey man if you looking for his best. The solo from old love the 24 nights version is unreal
I highly recommend watching the video of Eric Clapton performing "She's
Waiting" with Phil Collins at Live Aid in front of 100,000 people in the
John F. Kennedy Stadium, Philadelphia USA on the 13th July, 1985. No
one has reviewed this song yet despite the fact that it might be his
best! @
Give ALVIN LEE - BLUEST BLUES a try - GEORGE HARRISON plays slide guitar on this one!
por favor, reacciona a Old Love de 24 nights de Eric Clapton, ese en vivo es increible...
The original live please ? 🙏🙏🙏🙏
Clapton is God
Sorry for length. Hope you stick with me. If you haven’t seen that particular guitar you should check out Eric’s “Crossroads Guitar Festival” films. I believe he played that one @ the 2004 festival. There are five festivals, each recorded over a weekend of music. Each film about four hours long. Some of the best.
I grew up listening to, and seeing live, all of the greats of the 60s and 70s and they all had distinctive styles and personalities. The only comparison possible is according to the listeners individual taste. I’ve heard the “overrated” argument before, but that usually comes from someone who’s only listened to what has made it to Pop Radio (Layla, Tears in Heaven, etc.). Saw him with Cream, Derek and the Dominos, twice by himself, and two of the festivals. In addition, I’ve listened to every recording he’s ever released over my lifetime as well as countless others. Overrated? Not a chance. The best ever? If his music and playing connect with you more than others, yes. If someone else’s does, then no. And, if you listen to just about anyone famous or not so famous that came up after he did, you will definitely hear some of his riffs sprinkled in somewhere.
The only one I never got to see was Jimi. Saw them all. Allmans (with & without Duane), SRV, Beck, Floyd, Zeppelin, Skynyrd, Tedeschi Trucks, Bonamassa, Winter, Frampton, King, Guy, Buchanan, AC/DC, Santana, Metallica, etc. etc. etc. Couldn’t possibly name them all here. Saw Zappa seven times. Talk about your ‘underrated’ guitarist.
One of my favorites from Eric…
Eric Clapton, Doyle Bramhall II, Derek Trucks - “Little Queen of Spades” (Live @ Crossroads)
ruclips.net/video/n7VDUWtgNQQ/видео.html
Check out Jimmy Page live at MSG Since I've been loving you. Fantastic.
for great guitar playing you can't get better than mark knopfler, so check out sultans of swing from the alchemy tour, from 1983. incredible guitar playing.
Not even the best version of that.
Steve Gadd makes everyone sound better.
If you’re looking for great players try Tommy Emmanuel doing Classical Gas. Doubt you’ll find greater…..
Call me a skeptic but it's hard to believe a pro guitar player, regardless of genre, has never heard Clapton, Beck etc. I'm not a country music fan but I certainly know the top players and their material. Not buying it. Does this also mean you have never heard Segovia or Julian Bream?
All whilst wearing shorts. Hendrix or Prince never did that
To me he's great at what he does but he's pretty limited. Almost everything he's done sounds alike on solos.
Lol, sure! Your lost.
What the heck. Very overrated. And I’m the age of the of this music age. I just can’t see it man.
It’s all good! I was told by an amazing musician who was helping me out, less is more. Always stuck with me.
@@ChasingAnthems , great guitar players , not just showmanship, are out there and not so much in the mainstream. Eric is good don’t get me wrong. But I could name you 200 that would…. You know
@@kmichaelp4508 for sure! Send me their names for me to review, let’s go!
@@chasinganthemspodcast2286 , I did once
@@kmichaelp4508 , LMAO, sure you could.
I could name 300 million people with more musical knowledge and taste then you!