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Originally posted by arcsine
I'm gonna get flamed for this but in all humility, I just don't get Clapton.
I've tried, given him the benefit of the doubt, heard many people I respect say that he is fabulous. He obviously is massively chopped out, with skills most can only dream of and been tremendously successful. But when I listen to him, I am not dazzled by emotion or feeling or rhythm or tone or invention. He comes off to me as soul less. But I'll keep listening and maybe I'll come across something that changes my mind (I did enjoy his MTV Unplugged set).
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I won't flame, because I agree. My wife and I once saw footage of Clapton playing alongside Buddy Guy, trading licks. Buddy exposed Clapton as being guilty to all those things you say above. I like his music and he deserves admiration, but he just doesn't belong in the upper echelon.