Lemmy

[fairportnick]

I'm told by musicians who were there at the time that whilst many emerged after Clapton who were far better in so many ways, what he did with Cream and others at that time was so innovative and fresh that it made him stand out. Now of course it's not and there are a million sound-alikes and others who have taken things beyond what he did. You have to put his genius in a context to get why people go on about it.

 

Trendsetters will always be seen as something special at the time and not so special years later by those that were not there at the time

 

I don't get the fuss over Clapton at all ..probably for those very reasons. But then I remember buying the first Van Halen album and I'd never heard anything like it..now there are squillions of guitar players who can do hammer ons, pull offs and tapping way 'better' then EVH but they didn't do it 'first'.

The same could be set of Hendrix of course, just look at the number of effects pedals he had or didn't have and didn't need.

[Howjy04]

Av u ever met him or researched his carreer I have dun both and hes noworse than most of the population of this country with the difference being he can actually play guitar better than anyone else on the planet .A true legend in the music industry whom other artists r in awe of!

Clapton was in awe of Jimi Hendrix as were most guitarists.Not fit to string Jimi's axe.

[JOHNNYAITCH]

The same could be set of Hendrix of course, just look at the number of effects pedals he had or didn't have and didn't need.

 

Indeed a real innovator but also pretty hot in the songwriting dept and technically pretty amazing....he could get to you armed with nothing more than an acoustic

 

There are guitar players who would blow these guys away though in terms of what they could do with a guitar but are comparative unknowns. I can listen to the likes of Django Reinhardt or Robert Johnson all day. Plenty of others can do what they did but they are 'copying' them.

[Andyregs]

Av u ever met him or researched his carreer I have dun both and hes noworse than most of the population of this country with the difference being he can actually play guitar better than anyone else on the planet .A true legend in the music industry whom other artists r in awe of!

 

U av dun research on a lot of things it seems.

 

Did you come across this quote n your research?

 

"Stop Britain from becoming a black colony. Get the foreigners out. Get the wogs out. Get the coons out. Keep Britain white. I used to be into dope, now I’m into racism. It’s much heavier, man. ******* wogs, man. ******* Saudis taking over London. ******* wogs. Britain is becoming overcrowded and Enoch will stop it and send them all back."

 

THats as well as sleeping with his friends wives.

[Bea Smith]

U av dun research on a lot of things it seems.

 

Did you come across this quote n your research?

 

"Stop Britain from becoming a black colony. Get the foreigners out. Get the wogs out. Get the coons out. Keep Britain white. I used to be into dope, now I’m into racism. It’s much heavier, man. ******* wogs, man. ******* Saudis taking over London. ******* wogs. Britain is becoming overcrowded and Enoch will stop it and send them all back."

 

THats as well as sleeping with his friends wives.

 

Did one of our own wonderful posters write that for him? Any one of about three or four could have done.