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Eric Patrick Clapton CBE (born 30 March 1945) is an English blues-rock guitarist, singer, songwriter and composer. Clapton has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Yardbirds, of Cream, and as a solo performer, being the only person to be inducted three times. Often viewed by critics and fans alike as one of the greatest guitarists of all time, Clapton was ranked fourth in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" and #53 on their list of the Immortals: 100 Greatest Artists of All Time..
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I have been very influenced and inspired by Eric Clapton for some 40 years. To say that he is one of the greatest guitar players of all times is an understatement IMO. While he may not be the guitar innovator today that he was in the past. He has left a mark on the music industry that will never wain. IMHO he has achieved immortality and what more could you want to do as an artist and musician.

This redneck takes his hat of to you Mr. Clapton!

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That's odd to me..

I admit I listen to his music a little, but I never really got too far into it.

I don't even really enjoy the cream days, except for WHITE ROOM but in a 60's old forgotten way.

I do tend to think from time to time about how his kid fell from that window and it reminds me that bad things still happen to decent, successful people for no apparent reason other than fate can be cruel.

I give him a lot of credit, as that would have probably turned me into a recluse, and instead he actually wrote a song about it.

The guy must be tough as nails.

I always saw him as one of the most over-rated lead guitarists of all time. I understand that he's not a speed player, but I look at other players like Gilmour who are showered with praise for the same thing (slow melodic) and wonder how Clapton gets so much praise in comparison (Gilmour destroys Clapton IMO)...

Don't get me wrong, Clapton is a good player, but I never saw him as a "top 100 of all time" kind of player. More of a reliable jam band kinda guy.

I can see him in a top artist slot because he sings and he writes too, but on guitar merits alone.. nope, not even in my top 500.

Eric Patrick Clapton CBE (born 30 March 1945) Clapton was ranked fourth in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" and #53 on their list of the Immortals: 100 Greatest Artists of All Time..

This is the same crappy list that put Kurt Cobain ahead of Jeff Beck.

nuff said.

I am not going to try and convince you guys how good Clapton is. He is no John Petruci or Yngvei. If you were to ask Petruci if he was inspired by Eric I guarentee you he will say yes. I have an old Guitar Player special Edition Mag. from 1983 with an interveiw with everything you wanted to know about EVH at the time and in the interview he talks about how Clapton inspired him and how he knew every guitar solo that Clapton played note for note. Clapton was a trail blazer just as Hendrix, and EVH, he was a bluesman first that got caught up in the rock star ways of the 60's and 70's it is easy to say after the fact that there are better guitar players than Hendrix and EVH but they did it first. I suppose those of you that don't like Clapton probably don't like George Harrison either. I mean if it takes Flawless technique and shredding to impress you I think you have lost track of American music and the bigger picture. As far as poles I think they are a bunch of B.S. more of popularity poles. Some people tend to get caught up in the sensationalism of music i.e. screaming Beatle and Elvis fans. Clapton was no Petruci but he was a tunesmith and one that had a huge impact on all of todays music. Just listen to the feel and shear emotion he put into the guitar solo of "Forever Man" that in my opinion is as good as anything Gilmor did including Time or Money and I love Floyd our band play's Money and I play the solo note for note. Clapton definately is in the top 10 of my favorite players. Whose helicopter do you think SRV was in the day he died, Claptons.
Also Eric went thru alot drug and alcohol addiction and the loss of his child. Yes a lot of musicians go that way but do they Sponsor and have anything like the Crossroads Festival every year where the proceeds go to help his fellow musicians fight their demons?

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I am not going to try and convince you guys how good Clapton is. He is no John Petruci or Yngvei. If you were to ask Petruci if he was inspired by Eric I guarentee you he will say yes. I have an old Guitar Player special Edition Mag. from 1983 with an interveiw with everything you wanted to know about EVH at the time and in the interview he talks about how Clapton inspired him and how he knew every guitar solo that Clapton played note for note. Clapton was a trail blazer just as Hendrix, and EVH, he was a bluesman first that got caught up in the rock star ways of the 60's and 70's it is easy to say after the fact that there are better guitar players than Hendrix and EVH but they did it first. I suppose those of you that don't like Clapton probably don't like George Harrison either. I mean if it takes Flawless technique and shredding to impress you I think you have lost track of American music and the bigger picture. As far as poles I think they are a bunch of B.S. more of popularity poles. Some people tend to get caught up in the sensationalism of music i.e. screaming Beatle and Elvis fans. Clapton was no Petruci but he was a tunesmith and one that had a huge impact on all of todays music. Just listen to the feel and shear emotion he put into the guitar solo of "Forever Man" that in my opinion is as good as anything Gilmor did including Time or Money and I love Floyd our band play's Money and I play the solo note for note. Clapton definately is in the top 10 of my favorite players. Whose helicopter do you think SRV was in the day he died, Claptons.
Also Eric went thru alot drug and alcohol addiction and the loss of his child. Yes a lot of musicians go that way but do they Sponsor and have anything like the Crossroads Festival every year where the proceeds go to help his fellow musicians fight their demons?

Hmmm well put! If it wasn't for the older players, one of you guys might actually have invented the chopsticks tune by hitting some sticks together

And Chippy, when I read the OP's post, I wondered, do all of you guys post random factual stuff in here or what? Funny how people actually create these bot posters. I think it just struck a chord with JH, and he had to share -as it's struck a chord with others responding.

On a side...I am ranked as one of the "Top 100 Vocalists Of All Time" Of course it's my own poll and I was the only judge

I always saw him as one of the most over-rated lead guitarists of all time. I understand that he's not a speed player, but I look at other players like Gilmour who are showered with praise for the same thing (slow melodic) and wonder how Clapton gets so much praise in comparison (Gilmour destroys Clapton IMO)...

Don't get me wrong, Clapton is a good player, but I never saw him as a "top 100 of all time" kind of player. More of a reliable jam band kinda guy.

I can see him in a top artist slot because he sings and he writes too, but on guitar merits alone.. nope, not even in my top 500.

I sort of agree with Kramer on this one. Somehow I never really got into Clapton that much. I wouldn't go so far as to say he's not in my top 500, but he's definitely not in my top ten. To me he sounds like an extremely capable cover guitarist. I don't think he's really that innovative a guitarist. He certainly is technically a superior guitarist, but not in the class of Stevie Ray Vaughan, Freddie King, Gilmour, Brian May, etc. when it comes to INNOVATION.

My understanding of Mr Clapton came from reading what other guitarest had to say about him. I have read that he could play any chord / riff at any time. They dont call him slowhand because he only plays slower melodic leads. It has been said he can play anyones music by ear.
Fretboard mastery. Like his style or not, when other pro guitarist say "holy crap that boy can play" there is probably a good reason.

I grew up on Mr. Clapton; John Mayall, Yardbirds, Cream, and solo up through 461 Ocean Boulevard (one great record). Kinda lost interest after that. But still love the guy. Everyone should know a few Clapton licks.

I think I liked the core and tumblin down or whatever that song was with the cool leslie at the end , but that was about it. Never cared for him or cream too much. Ok to listen to at parties. No guitar god, thats for sure.

Yeah, it's his stick-to-it-iveness, & not his playing, that makes him great, to me. I've never owned any of his LP's or CD's (nope, not even a Cream or Derrick & the Dominoes) & I never missed them.

My wife bought Pilgrim, & I listened to it. I was amazed at how frikken bland it sounded to me.

I think the only recording with him on it that I ever owned was on "While My Guitar Gently Weeps." I never thought of him as being innovative or even all that ear-pleasing as a musician. He gets the job done, but there are many who could have done it better, imho.

I did find it interesting that, when he had such a life-changing event as the loss of his young child, that he went to acoustic folk rather than the blues one would have expected from a player with his history. The subject matter seemed to cry out for a heart-rending blues piece.

He never enters my mind when I think of great guitarists. White room is killer and Sunshine of your love. I like a very few of his songs. But his guitar playing doesn't excite me.

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