groyster1
3224 posts
Aug 09, 2018
2:30 PM
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I just watched this great production on a DVD about the life of eric clapton.......even though I dont think hes the greatest guitarist Ive always admired the man......I even recommend this DVD who are not fans of eric.......it portrays his rise from heroin addiction and alcholism to someone who rose from the lowest depths of despair to being a parent of 2 little girls and a wife that he loves so much.......he always came back to his first love.....the blues
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The Iceman
3641 posts
Aug 09, 2018
3:57 PM
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Read his autobiography...he really wasn't a very nice guy - especially to those that gave him a helping hand on his way up!
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groyster1
3225 posts
Aug 09, 2018
4:52 PM
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yes iceman......heard negative things about him.....he really was not a happy person.....heroin addict and even worse.....alchoholic........but hes still here.....he made it through a wreck of his life.....theres been better guitar players but he put the blues first......same here.......its really great DVD
Last Edited by groyster1 on Aug 11, 2018 5:45 AM
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SuperBee
5541 posts
Aug 09, 2018
6:59 PM
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I did watch the movie, and I found it interesting. I’ve heard Clapton all my life and he is on quite a few records which have been very important to me, though none issued under his own name. I really knew very little about him as a person, beyond the headlines. This movie interested me because it was about a person. I’ve heard it criticised for not covering his records in depth, but personally I had no problem with that. I understand fans probably wanted to hear about those records but I say just play the records if that’s what you like. ‘Guitar technique and soloing concepts of Eric Clapton’ is probably a different video.
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indigo
518 posts
Aug 09, 2018
11:46 PM
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Personality:Well he is not the sort of guy i would expect to have a few beers and laughs with.
As a musician he deserves some respect.The 'Beano' LP with John Mayall was seminal in getting the 'blues'
into the charts.
I still occasionally play that album.The tune 'Steppin out' was a game changer for me, I'd never heard guitar sound like that before.
Hence began my journey...
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SuperBee
5543 posts
Aug 10, 2018
6:54 PM
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Similar Indigo except I had ‘Steppin’ Out: Eric Clapton featured with John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, Otis Spann, Champion Jack Dupree’
I suppose it was an attempt to rebadge that album under Clapton’s name since he was by then the bigger name.
It was 80% ‘beano’ album. missing a few tracks but with a couple of others thrown in like Double Crossing Time and Calcutta Blues.
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groyster1
3235 posts
Aug 19, 2018
2:58 PM
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in watching this DVD for second time it became possible to me that eric was so passionate about blues because he had somewhat lived the life of a bluesman.....when he was 9 years old he was told his sister was actually his mom.......the rest of his life was plagued with heroin and alchohol addiction
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Gareth
14 posts
Aug 19, 2018
3:19 PM
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Love the Yardbirds, the Mayall album and Cream, most of his stuff after that is a bit 'meh' to me. He's certainly a complex character and has had his demons - the racist outburst in Birmingham in the 70s was particularly distasteful. But as he freely admits himself, he wasn't a nice person when he was drinking. Does he talk about that? I'd certainly be interested in watching the doc. to hear what he has to say for himself.
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groyster1
3236 posts
Aug 19, 2018
5:06 PM
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excessive drinking has a negative impact on everyone.......I worked as respiratory therapist 33 years......I could not stand drunks in emergency room
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ted burke
714 posts
Aug 19, 2018
5:30 PM
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I am thirty one years sober as of last month, and am grateful Mr. Clapton has recovered from his chemical demons, drugs and alcohol. Statistically speaking , most of those in the American population with addictions do not seek nor are offered the chance to get clean and sober through the means that are available. Plainly , most addicts and alkies die of their addiction, and a sober alcoholic , whether musician or someone with a real job, is something to make note of. That said, Clapton has pretty much bored me for a good number of years, and I don't think he's been interesting as a player since his collaboration with Stevie Winwood a few years ago.
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groyster1
3238 posts
Aug 22, 2018
5:26 PM
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well yes.....clapton peaked early in his career......apparently he wrecked his credability during his alcholism........and alchohol is still americas number one addiction problem
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nowmon
182 posts
Aug 26, 2018
6:17 AM
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Dozens of great blues guitarists your choice.If there`s one blues kick a$$ guitar playing song,i`d start with CROSSROADS,cream.enough said...
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JInx
1383 posts
Aug 28, 2018
8:59 AM
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“Peaked early in his career” ....that’s a pretty weak assessment, considering he can sell out Madison Square Garden anytime he feels like it.
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groyster1
3239 posts
Aug 28, 2018
12:13 PM
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well thats my opinion and not yours so take it or leave it.......and hes finished touring due to neuropathy in hands.....I did not say I disliked him
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JInx
1384 posts
Aug 28, 2018
3:27 PM
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What was his biggest hit? Tears in Heaven? That was was like 30 years in.
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groyster1
3243 posts
Aug 28, 2018
3:54 PM
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it was a tribute to his son......I guess I should have said his guitar skills.....his singing and writing ability were always great.....but IMHO he never played better than his days with cream and derek and dominoes
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JInx
1385 posts
Aug 28, 2018
6:53 PM
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I hear ya. Those were some good tones. They say he’s coming out with a Christmas album this season, wouldn’t surprise me if he pops another hit.
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jbone
2688 posts
Aug 29, 2018
7:51 PM
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He is a complex character. Some of his blues and blues rock has been inimitable though many have tried. While I like Jerry Portnoy I think EC could have used a more high profile harp man on a lot of stuff he's done but that's just me.
He lost his toddler son to a fall out a window some years ago and part of his therapy was to write Tears in Heaven.
His pre recovery years he acted like a self centered ass, just like I did until- and maybe after- I got to recovery. Many know he helped SRV find his way to sobriety. Many also know EC funded a treatment center in the Caribbean some years ago and made several beds available for those with no resources.
He did some acoustic albums that inspired us in the duo in the early days. His covers of blues greats over his long career have also been inspiring in several bands I worked with over 30 years or so now.
I have yet to see the DVD but I think I'd enjoy it.
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