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bbeliko
Yes, very uninspiring playing of EC in the last couple of years, but everytime Derek jumps on stage with him it just fires him up.
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The tour with Derek on the band was out of this world, look up videos of EC's set at the 2007 Crossroads fest to get an idea.
The truth is that Derek Trucks is the best thing that has happened to the guitar in a very, very long time, since SRV at the very least, but Derek does it for me much more than SRV.
Glad to see some variation in the setlist, if you think the Stones have it bad you haven't seen Clapton very often. Still one of the greatest of all time.
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DoomandGloom
getting away from Allman will be good for DT.
The Allmans got boring, endless bad jazz and very little Southern Rock. Butch Trucks may have saved the band with his coup but diminished their legacy, That doesn't mean they didn't have great shows but the small amount of original Haynes/Trucks tunes left it flat, For a number of reasons Warren doesn't get the breaks Derek does. In my book Haynes is the superior guitarist there's no doubt standing next to Haynes has helped Derek become a guy that can raise up an entire band. This is the thing that SRV, Betts,Winter, Page and Clapton could do in their prime visit a show and own it. I saw Page guest with Bad Co. in the 70's, all I remember about it was Jimmy.... Page played a Strat of course...Gregg Allman coasted the last few years, he needed a shock collar to find a verse. Now Gregg has his own band out full time, they are groovy and Allman is a force. I am surprised at how he's turned around but The ABB was crushing everyone it seems except Butch.Quote
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DoomandGloom
getting away from Allman will be good for DT.
. Not quite sure what you mean but Derek has always had plenty of other things going on. I love his work with his wife and Warren Haynes both. He breathed new life into the ABB and certainly had enough improvisation time with them to stay fresh and challenged. It's not like the ABB were like the Stones in their safe and repeated approach to songs arrangements and set lists, which I thing would be unhealthy musically for someone in his prime like Derek.
Btw: I thought Warren Haynes kicked both Claptons and Derek's butt in that version of Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad. Did you see Claptons reaction when Warren took his solo?
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Please be advised that, due to the New York Rangers Stanley Cup Playoffs hockey game Eric Clapton’s 70th birthday concert celebration originally scheduled to take place at Madison Square Garden on Saturday, May 2, 2015 at 8:00 pm has been rescheduled. The rescheduled date will be Sunday, May 3, 2015 at 8:00 pm. The May 1 performance will take place as scheduled.
Please hold on to your original tickets, as tickets for the May 2, 2015 event will be honored for the rescheduled concert performance on May 3, 2015. Your original tickets will not need to be exchanged.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused and look forward to your continued patronage of Madison Square Garden.
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drbryant
I thought it was a pretty good show. Here's "Pretending" with John Mayer:
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Naturalust
Gregg Allman coasted the last few years, he needed a shock collar to find a verse.
lmfao. Yeah, good explanation DoomandGloom, I get it and agree, Thx.
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with all due respect ,how much did your cream tickets cost if you had to sell a les paul? what kind of les paul was it ?Quote
DoomandGloomYes first show ever for me was EC in 1975 for 461 Ocean Blvd. It all came full circle for me at The Cream reunion. MSG holds great Clapton memories, The Arms show was unforgettable. I could pass on this last show but my wife wants to go, her first Clapton show was Cream, she is a musician herself and previously thought EC was all hype , after watching Clapton stretch a string 2 whole steps and shaking it like only he can she whispered. "He's a really good guitarist" ! There's no buyers remorse since The Stones are uncertain but I did sell a Les Paul to buy my Cream tickets, I considered it appropriate considering without Cream I'd not have played guitar at all. There's plenty more in the closet if The Stones get near NY.Quote
angee
I'm going. Took advantage of the fan club sale, though prices seemed rather high.
It's a case for me of MSG, him threatening to quit touring, and a fan I trust saying he is
playing very, very well now.
Doom and Gloom, who else? Yeah, I'm almost having buyer's remorse because of that *other* tour
coming up.
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Naturalust
Gregg Allman coasted the last few years, he needed a shock collar to find a verse.
lmfao. Yeah, good explanation DoomandGloom, I get it and agree, Thx.
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Long term ABB fan here and also Gov't Mule junkie from Warren's hometown, Asheville, NC. It dumbfounds me how Gregg has turned up the energy after leaving ABB. I don't for the life of me understand why these reworking of those ABB chestnuts couldn't have been done bigger and better in the band. Unless Gregg is doing it for the money......hum 1/1 is better than 1/7.
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DoomandGloom
getting away from Allman will be good for DT.
. Not quite sure what you mean but Derek has always had plenty of other things going on. I love his work with his wife and Warren Haynes both. He breathed new life into the ABB and certainly had enough improvisation time with them to stay fresh and challenged. It's not like the ABB were like the Stones in their safe and repeated approach to songs arrangements and set lists, which I thing would be unhealthy musically for someone in his prime like Derek.
Btw: I thought Warren Haynes kicked both Claptons and Derek's butt in that version of Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad. Did you see Claptons reaction when Warren took his solo?
peace
It was a black LP Studio very nice Ebony board. Sold it for 550 or so tickets cost about 300 I guess. I had no liquid money, I'd do it again without a doubt. I relive that show and Traffic's reunion all the time.Quote
TheGreekwith all due respect ,how much did your cream tickets cost if you had to sell a les paul? what kind of les paul was it ?Quote
DoomandGloomYes first show ever for me was EC in 1975 for 461 Ocean Blvd. It all came full circle for me at The Cream reunion. MSG holds great Clapton memories, The Arms show was unforgettable. I could pass on this last show but my wife wants to go, her first Clapton show was Cream, she is a musician herself and previously thought EC was all hype , after watching Clapton stretch a string 2 whole steps and shaking it like only he can she whispered. "He's a really good guitarist" ! There's no buyers remorse since The Stones are uncertain but I did sell a Les Paul to buy my Cream tickets, I considered it appropriate considering without Cream I'd not have played guitar at all. There's plenty more in the closet if The Stones get near NY.Quote
angee
I'm going. Took advantage of the fan club sale, though prices seemed rather high.
It's a case for me of MSG, him threatening to quit touring, and a fan I trust saying he is
playing very, very well now.
Doom and Gloom, who else? Yeah, I'm almost having buyer's remorse because of that *other* tour
coming up.
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BowieStone
I saw him yesterday at the Royal Albert Hall.
I thought it was pop blues for retired bank clerks. Blues on-the-go.
Really, really boring. Very predictable. The entire gig. Not even one stand out.
I actually had to laugh when Tears in Heaven got a reggae-arrangement.
And Eric: play Layla electric... The unplugged version was nice, once, 20 years ago, but it can't hold a candle to the electric version.
But, I kind of expected that. I just thought, I'm in London...who's playing?
Tomorrow it's Paul McCartney... Judging on the last couple of times I saw him, my expectations are high.
yes EC is a little stiff and his show is PG blues. Too many keyboard solos and substitute singers but I still enjoyed the concert. I've seen EC plenty and this show was different, very personal. He still wailed and played soulfully. Without any knowledge of his plans, he appeared frail on stage, this was a terrific sendoff, we had great guests in NYC.Quote
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BowieStone
I saw him yesterday at the Royal Albert Hall.
I thought it was pop blues for retired bank clerks. Blues on-the-go.
Really, really boring. Very predictable. The entire gig. Not even one stand out.
I actually had to laugh when Tears in Heaven got a reggae-arrangement.
And Eric: play Layla electric... The unplugged version was nice, once, 20 years ago, but it can't hold a candle to the electric version.
But, I kind of expected that. I just thought, I'm in London...who's playing?
Tomorrow it's Paul McCartney... Judging on the last couple of times I saw him, my expectations are high.
Clapton is pop Blues and predictable but you're looking forward to Paul McCartney? Maybe you don't appreciate guitar playing (the guy in McCartney's band is one rank below a Japanese cover band). Did you really go?
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BowieStone
I saw him yesterday at the Royal Albert Hall.
I thought it was pop blues for retired bank clerks. Blues on-the-go.
Really, really boring. Very predictable. The entire gig. Not even one stand out.
I actually had to laugh when Tears in Heaven got a reggae-arrangement.
And Eric: play Layla electric... The unplugged version was nice, once, 20 years ago, but it can't hold a candle to the electric version.
But, I kind of expected that. I just thought, I'm in London...who's playing?
Tomorrow it's Paul McCartney... Judging on the last couple of times I saw him, my expectations are high.