Clapton or Hendrix

[Tigadee]

I started on Clapton and then discovered Hendrix and said to myself "Holy shit, how does he do that?!"

So Hendrix for the mad genius he is...

[Oscar]

There was a re-run of "The Last Waltz" the other night, which features Clapton.
He's hardly started when the strap breaks on his guitar and Robbie Robertson picks up the tune, nary missing a beat.

At least Hendrix didn't live long enough to record shite like "Tears in Heaven"...

[Paul in NZ]

If you want a treat - Clapton (playing in Derek and the Dominos) with Duane Allman about a month after Hendrix died... Playing a Hendrix song - Little Wing. (personally I think the record track is as good if not better)

Possibly the two greatest rock guitarists of the time (discounting Peter Green who I rate above both of them but he had gorn LaLa while Eric went Layla)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9G5CJFrO2Oc

This live version of Little Wing was recorded on 23 October 1970 in New York. It is a soundboard recording, with the two vocals in separate channels, rather than the official live at the Fillmore which has both vocals mixed in the centre of both channels.

Derek and the Dominos were a blues-rock band formed in the spring of 1970 by guitarist and singer Eric Clapton with keyboardist Bobby Whitlock, bassist Carl Radle and drummer Jim Gordon, who had all played with Clapton in Delaney, Bonnie & Friends.

The band released only one studio album, Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs, which featured prominent contributions from guest guitarist Duane Allman from the Allman Brothers Band.

Allman died in a motorbike accident on 29 October 1971. Radle died in 1980 of complications from a kidney infection associated with alcohol and drug use. Jim Gordon, who was an undiagnosed schizophrenic, killed his mother in 1983 during a psychotic episode.

[PrincessBandit]

Hendrix didn't swap wives with anyone else did he? Nor did he get a perm to look like Clapton...

As for skill set, both are awesome.

[GrayWolf]

At least Hendrix didn't live long enough to record shite like "Tears in Heaven"...

Cant argue that, but then again, had hendrix lived long enough, and had just lost his son falling out of an apartment window.. Hendrix may just have written similar shyte as part of his way of coping??

As an aside, Clapton and Hendrix really made their names because they went 'Solo' .... Clapton had a (UK) Peer in the 60's, and often argued who was better at the time, I mentioned at the bottom of my 'also list' earlier...

Google some Jeff Beck stuff....

[Banditbandit]

I prefer Hendrix - but I like Clapton too .. it's all music after all ..

Hendrix was pretty original ... borrowing form the blues and expanding on it ...

Clapton was a little more derivative ... he recorded JJ Cale's After Midnight ... and kept the sound for many other of his tracks .. then he added Cocaine ...

[GrayWolf]

If you want a treat - Clapton (playing in Derek and the Dominos) with Duane Allman about a month after Hendrix died... Playing a Hendrix song - Little Wing. (personally I think the record track is as good if not better)

Possibly the two greatest rock guitarists of the time (discounting Peter Green who I rate above both of them but he had gorn LaLa while Eric went Layla)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9G5CJFrO2Oc

This live version of Little Wing was recorded on 23 October 1970 in New York. It is a soundboard recording, with the two vocals in separate channels, rather than the official live at the Fillmore which has both vocals mixed in the centre of both channels.

Derek and the Dominos were a blues-rock band formed in the spring of 1970 by guitarist and singer Eric Clapton with keyboardist Bobby Whitlock, bassist Carl Radle and drummer Jim Gordon, who had all played with Clapton in Delaney, Bonnie & Friends.

The band released only one studio album, Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs, which featured prominent contributions from guest guitarist Duane Allman from the Allman Brothers Band.

Allman died in a motorbike accident on 29 October 1971. Radle died in 1980 of complications from a kidney infection associated with alcohol and drug use. Jim Gordon, who was an undiagnosed schizophrenic, killed his mother in 1983 during a psychotic episode.

Oi get back in yer box, only ONE farkin old crusty who remember's/knows obscure shit allowed in this thread!!!

Got Delaney & Bonnie on CD Whats actually quite 'sad' is that the current crop of 'raved abouts'... it's all been done before, by the guys of the 60's-late 70's era......

Take it you've also given Frank Marino a good listen?

[Banditbandit]

Derek and the Dominos were a blues-rock band formed in the spring of 1970 by guitarist and singer Eric Clapton with keyboardist Bobby Whitlock, bassist Carl Radle and drummer Jim Gordon, who had all played with Clapton in Delaney, Bonnie & Friends.

Carl Radle recorded with JJ Cale and played on the Naturally album - which is where he learnt After Midnight - and then played it to Clapton ..

[Geeen]

John Entwhistle for the win

[MIXONE]

Ever hear Stevie Ray Vaughn playing back up for Lonnie Mack on Strike Like Lightening?
The list of great axemen is endless.



If there's a rock n roll heaven you know they've got a hell of a band.

[Banditbandit]

Then there's this .. an amazing album .. with a pretty impressive line up ..

[Paul in NZ]

Oi get back in yer box, only ONE farkin old crusty who remember's/knows obscure shit allowed in this thread!!!

Got Delaney & Bonnie on CD Whats actually quite 'sad' is that the current crop of 'raved abouts'... it's all been done before, by the guys of the 60's-late 70's era......

Take it you've also given Frank Marino a good listen?

Yes and Yes....

Sadly there is only one lifetime to listen to a lot of great music and its just so hard to pick a 'best' as each track brings up a memory of happy times etc...... I still rate Peter Green as there was never any hint of thrash and his music is as much about the notes he does not play as those he does. It just slides over you like a warm blanket... Then there is the hellishly brilliant back story and is semi comebacks... I mean Albatross is just one of the greatest instrumentals EVER and supernatural, black magic woman etc etc - genius

The splinter group is great....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMInik8r8cg

But dear god lifes not been kind to the man....

[Banditbandit]

Yeah .. Peter Green was great before he went to Magic Cookie Land ... I mean have you listened to In the Skies ????? It's so bad ... it's Albatross-revisited with heavily Christian overtones ...

[Paul in NZ]

Then there's this .. an amazing album .. with a pretty impressive line up ..

Only a couple of tracks on that I really rated....

It seems all famous british guitarists knock out a belter or two after they 'retire'. Mark Knopfler has just gone on and on doing all the non commercial stuff at a great rate of knots and having a ball....

From this (Notting Hillbillies - brilliant album - hardly a duff track on it)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOqgZIzigcI

With Chet Atkins (Neck by Neck - great album - won a grammy)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wTVLIZaxMk

The Chieftains

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KAzzFE_8OE

and of course...... (shudder) Emmy Lou.....

(excuse the ropey vocals in the live version)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsMO0A1iE0I

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtGDQVwx4C0


and - Tom Jones

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANQW7V6OCPc

[MisterD]

Page. No question.

Skill, range of styles, innovation etc etc as a player to more than match anyone else mentioned in the thread, plus the ability to produce it and put it all on vinyl as he wanted it to sound.