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Eric Clapton
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I understand he is pissed off because of the issues with his Astra jab. He sounds like Morrissey wining on about what is allowed at his gigs.
Eric Clapton refuses to play venues requiring vaccines for concertgoers - BBC News
I don't mind some of his music, but he's done nothing relevant for almost 30 years. No doubt there are plenty of fans on here, thoughts please.
Eric Clapton refuses to play venues requiring vaccines for concertgoers - BBC News
I don't mind some of his music, but he's done nothing relevant for almost 30 years. No doubt there are plenty of fans on here, thoughts please.
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Racist twat19
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As a guitarist in the 60s/70s - a hero.
As a man - an arsehole.
I think he's probably losing it a bit, no surprise with the shit he's stuck in his body.9 -
Great guitarist, but a bellend.7
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He obviously had issues with his AZ jab. Which is unfortunate.PopIcon said:I understand he is pissed off because of the issues with his Astra jab. He sounds like Morrissey wining on about what is allowed at his gigs.
Eric Clapton refuses to play venues requiring vaccines for concertgoers - BBC News
I don't mind some of his music, but he's done nothing relevant for almost 30 years. No doubt there are plenty of fans on here, thoughts please.
Maybe he would have preferred to get covid.2 -
He thought he was top dog, and then Hendrix came along.lordromford said:Great guitarist, but a bellend.
For a man who made a large amount of money from ripping off blues artists, he had some pretty suspect views on race.9 -
Clapton is lying about the effects of his Covid jab.
He had already stated publically that he had a totally unconnected medical condition a few years back that effected his guitar playing.
Now he's blaming his Covid19 jab8 -
Totally different styles - and he was still a top dog, albeit with stiffer competition!JamesSeed said:
He thought he was top dog, and then Hendrix came along.lordromford said:Great guitarist, but a bellend.
For a man who made a large amount of money from ripping off blues artists, he had some pretty suspect views on race.
For 'ripping off blues artists' read a significant section (probably the majority) of popular music in the 60s and 70s.1 -
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Always thought Cream were a bit over rated (Badge and White Room were decent), and then Blind Faith were disappointing. His solo stuff, after peaking early with Layla, got more and more bland, and when punk came along it seemed well overdue.bobmunro said:
Totally different styles - and he was still a top dog, albeit with stiffer competition!JamesSeed said:
He thought he was top dog, and then Hendrix came along.lordromford said:Great guitarist, but a bellend.
For a man who made a large amount of money from ripping off blues artists, he had some pretty suspect views on race.
For 'ripping off blues artists' read a significant section (probably the majority) of popular music in the 60s and 70s.‘They can’t play their instruments’ was a hilarious put down. I’d swap Boredom by the Buzzcoks for 95% of Clapton’s output.
Just my personal taste though.Wes Montgomery is my guitar man.3 -
I had no idea that Clapton was such a nasty piece of work. Very disappointing.11
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SRV and BBK are mine - with honourable mentions for Page, Beck, Moore, Gilmour and Frampton. And of course Jimi and Slow Hand.JamesSeed said:
Always thought Cream were a bit over rated (Badge and White Room were decent), and then Blind Faith were disappointing. His solo stuff, after peaking early with Layla, got more and more bland, and when punk came along it seemed well overdue.bobmunro said:
Totally different styles - and he was still a top dog, albeit with stiffer competition!JamesSeed said:
He thought he was top dog, and then Hendrix came along.lordromford said:Great guitarist, but a bellend.
For a man who made a large amount of money from ripping off blues artists, he had some pretty suspect views on race.
For 'ripping off blues artists' read a significant section (probably the majority) of popular music in the 60s and 70s.‘They can’t play their instruments’ was a hilarious put down. I’d swap Boredom by the Buzzcoks for 95% of Clapton’s output.
Just my personal taste though.Wes Montgomery is my guitar man.0 -
Blimey. Getting yer knickers in a twist ladies...1
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His stole George Harrisons wife, all you need to know!Addick_and_Chips said:I had no idea that Clapton was such a nasty piece of work. Very disappointing.0 -
Slow Hand - also known as Captainhughjampton.EugenesAxe said:
His stole George Harrisons wife, all you need to know!Addick_and_Chips said:I had no idea that Clapton was such a nasty piece of work. Very disappointing.1 -
Yep, I've only recently got to really appreciate Wes Montgomery and his style of playing ..... I've been trying to imitate some of his style playing the octaves on my ukulele. Suffice to say, I'm not quite there yet ...... hahaJamesSeed said:bobmunro said:
Totally different styles - and he was still a top dog, albeit with stiffer competition!JamesSeed said:
He thought he was top dog, and then Hendrix came along.lordromford said:Great guitarist, but a bellend.
For a man who made a large amount of money from ripping off blues artists, he had some pretty suspect views on race.
For 'ripping off blues artists' read a significant section (probably the majority) of popular music in the 60s and 70s.Wes Montgomery is my guitar man.
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I'm not a fan of Clapton as an individual, but to be fair George got over it. And George shagged Ringo's wife which is far worse, as a fellow ex Beatle!EugenesAxe said:
His stole George Harrisons wife, all you need to know!Addick_and_Chips said:I had no idea that Clapton was such a nasty piece of work. Very disappointing.2 -
And he was Sunderland's goalkeeper for years.0
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Really? His guitar never stopped crying.killerandflash said:
I'm not a fan of Clapton as an individual, but to be fair George got over it. And George shagged Ringo's wife which is far worse, as a fellow ex Beatle!EugenesAxe said:
His stole George Harrisons wife, all you need to know!Addick_and_Chips said:I had no idea that Clapton was such a nasty piece of work. Very disappointing.
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It was actually EC who played lead guitar on that track.bobmunro said:
Really? His guitar never stopped crying.killerandflash said:
I'm not a fan of Clapton as an individual, but to be fair George got over it. And George shagged Ringo's wife which is far worse, as a fellow ex Beatle!EugenesAxe said:
His stole George Harrisons wife, all you need to know!Addick_and_Chips said:I had no idea that Clapton was such a nasty piece of work. Very disappointing.
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Does Joe Bonamassa make your list?bobmunro said:
SRV and BBK are mine - with honourable mentions for Page, Beck, Moore, Gilmour and Frampton. And of course Jimi and Slow Hand.JamesSeed said:
Always thought Cream were a bit over rated (Badge and White Room were decent), and then Blind Faith were disappointing. His solo stuff, after peaking early with Layla, got more and more bland, and when punk came along it seemed well overdue.bobmunro said:
Totally different styles - and he was still a top dog, albeit with stiffer competition!JamesSeed said:
He thought he was top dog, and then Hendrix came along.lordromford said:Great guitarist, but a bellend.
For a man who made a large amount of money from ripping off blues artists, he had some pretty suspect views on race.
For 'ripping off blues artists' read a significant section (probably the majority) of popular music in the 60s and 70s.‘They can’t play their instruments’ was a hilarious put down. I’d swap Boredom by the Buzzcoks for 95% of Clapton’s output.
Just my personal taste though.Wes Montgomery is my guitar man.0 - Sponsored links:
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Sometimes!Chizz said:
Does Joe Bonamassa make your list?bobmunro said:
SRV and BBK are mine - with honourable mentions for Page, Beck, Moore, Gilmour and Frampton. And of course Jimi and Slow Hand.JamesSeed said:
Always thought Cream were a bit over rated (Badge and White Room were decent), and then Blind Faith were disappointing. His solo stuff, after peaking early with Layla, got more and more bland, and when punk came along it seemed well overdue.bobmunro said:
Totally different styles - and he was still a top dog, albeit with stiffer competition!JamesSeed said:
He thought he was top dog, and then Hendrix came along.lordromford said:Great guitarist, but a bellend.
For a man who made a large amount of money from ripping off blues artists, he had some pretty suspect views on race.
For 'ripping off blues artists' read a significant section (probably the majority) of popular music in the 60s and 70s.‘They can’t play their instruments’ was a hilarious put down. I’d swap Boredom by the Buzzcoks for 95% of Clapton’s output.
Just my personal taste though.Wes Montgomery is my guitar man.1 -
I’ve always liked the music, (although I like most with a couple of exceptions), I have to agree with you. Said some real nasty stuff and done some filthy deeds.Henry Irving said:Racist twat
To put him down a bit more, rather than waste money on a ticket, put a record on. No real noticeable difference.1 -
Just had a bit of sick in my mouth 😵💫Chizz said:
Does Joe Bonamassa make your list?bobmunro said:
SRV and BBK are mine - with honourable mentions for Page, Beck, Moore, Gilmour and Frampton. And of course Jimi and Slow Hand.JamesSeed said:
Always thought Cream were a bit over rated (Badge and White Room were decent), and then Blind Faith were disappointing. His solo stuff, after peaking early with Layla, got more and more bland, and when punk came along it seemed well overdue.bobmunro said:
Totally different styles - and he was still a top dog, albeit with stiffer competition!JamesSeed said:
He thought he was top dog, and then Hendrix came along.lordromford said:Great guitarist, but a bellend.
For a man who made a large amount of money from ripping off blues artists, he had some pretty suspect views on race.
For 'ripping off blues artists' read a significant section (probably the majority) of popular music in the 60s and 70s.‘They can’t play their instruments’ was a hilarious put down. I’d swap Boredom by the Buzzcoks for 95% of Clapton’s output.
Just my personal taste though.Wes Montgomery is my guitar man.0 -
used to be alright .. now he's shite
.. and at 76 should retire gracefully, your time is over Eric, the Cream has long spoilt 0 -
Should be on the rumours thread.killerandflash said:
I'm not a fan of Clapton as an individual, but to be fair George got over it. And George shagged Ringo's wife which is far worse, as a fellow ex Beatle!EugenesAxe said:
His stole George Harrisons wife, all you need to know!Addick_and_Chips said:I had no idea that Clapton was such a nasty piece of work. Very disappointing.2 -
Zal Cleminson doesChizz said:
Does Joe Bonamassa make your list?bobmunro said:
SRV and BBK are mine - with honourable mentions for Page, Beck, Moore, Gilmour and Frampton. And of course Jimi and Slow Hand.JamesSeed said:
Always thought Cream were a bit over rated (Badge and White Room were decent), and then Blind Faith were disappointing. His solo stuff, after peaking early with Layla, got more and more bland, and when punk came along it seemed well overdue.bobmunro said:
Totally different styles - and he was still a top dog, albeit with stiffer competition!JamesSeed said:
He thought he was top dog, and then Hendrix came along.lordromford said:Great guitarist, but a bellend.
For a man who made a large amount of money from ripping off blues artists, he had some pretty suspect views on race.
For 'ripping off blues artists' read a significant section (probably the majority) of popular music in the 60s and 70s.‘They can’t play their instruments’ was a hilarious put down. I’d swap Boredom by the Buzzcoks for 95% of Clapton’s output.
Just my personal taste though.Wes Montgomery is my guitar man.0 -
charltonkeston said:
I’ve always liked the music, (although I like most with a couple of exceptions), I have to agree with you. Said some real nasty stuff and done some filthy deeds.Henry Irving said:Racist twat
To put him down a bit more, rather than waste money on a ticket, put a record on. No real noticeable difference.
Gig at Royal Albert Hall in the early 80's just after just one night was released ended up as a note for note version. Crowd howled for an encore but he couldnt be arsed which was disappointing. He originally honed his blues from the US originals but I think I read a while long while back that he revived the fortunes of some of the old blues masters on the back of EC making the blues more popular to a more mainstream audience.
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red10 said:charltonkeston said:
I’ve always liked the music, (although I like most with a couple of exceptions), I have to agree with you. Said some real nasty stuff and done some filthy deeds.Henry Irving said:Racist twat
To put him down a bit more, rather than waste money on a ticket, put a record on. No real noticeable difference.
Gig at Royal Albert Hall in the early 80's just after just one night was released ended up as a note for note version. Crowd howled for an encore but he couldnt be arsed which was disappointing. He originally honed his blues from the US originals but I think I read a while long while back that he revived the fortunes of some of the old blues masters on the back of EC making the blues more popular to a more mainstream audience.
Yes he did, especially BB King. Their album together 'Riding with the King' is sensational.
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I saw him on the Behind The Sun tour in ‘85 at Wembley arena. First big concern I’d been to. Sent a cheque in for tickets and didn’t really look at the seat numbers when I received them. Got to the arena and we were slap bang in the middle of the front row. Got there so early that we saw the support act, Chris Rea do his soundcheck. He made a point of saying we were bloody early and stopped for a quick chat.EC was superb that night and had Donald Duck Dunn (Booker T & The MGs) on bass.I was aware of his issues with drugs etc but had never heard of him saying that other stuff.1
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Always been one of my idols
saw him at Wembley with Elton John -91 I think - was brilliant
Just loved Cream
Favourite solo album-461 Ocean Boulevard
Clapton is God - so it said1
