AmScray 355 Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 Playing anything Clapton has ever played isn't 'hard'. He gets credit for being an innovator on the instrument. Its easy to lose sight of the fact that the electric guitar 'as we know it' was invented in the 1930's but wasn't used prominently in popular music until the 50's. The guys in the 60's- of which he is one- were the first to push the boundaries but for your typical GenX/GenY middling type who was raised during the 1980's and uber-technique shred, nothing Clapton ever did will pose much of a challenge if you started out wanting to play like Jason Becker. Where he gets credit- like Hendrix- is that in many ways, he was the first to do 'certain stuff', or approach the instrument in the way that is now totally standard and everyone takes for granted in light of the bullshit contemporary onus to judge guitar talent strictly in terms of technique and how fast you can sweep pick arpeggios... and I'll say this. 461 is his best record, everyone disagrees with that and they're all wrong. Link to post Share on other sites
SuperJon 175 Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 461 is great stuff. If I had to pick a favorite, then for me, it's easily 24 Nights. It's a live album, though, so I'm not sure where those fall in the discussion of "best album": <<< can't sweep pick for shit Link to post Share on other sites
hank213 1,823 Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 jesus would somebody fucking just die already so we can get a break in the music snobbery here? 4 Link to post Share on other sites
InternetExplorer 2,609 Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 Robin Williams died, maybe you guys could talk about that? don't see it mentioned on this page yet! Link to post Share on other sites
David_Sklansky 1,903 Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 jesus would somebody fucking just die already so we can get a break in the music snobbery here? I agree and disagree. I do wish someone famous would die to change the subject, but I also don't think "snobbery" applies to many conversations about musicians who are including in the murals displayed at Guitar Center. If the word "tone" appears, this thread is getting David Robinsoned. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
frautotenkinder 1,025 Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 jesus would somebody fucking just die already so we can get a break in the music snobbery here? Tell Betty White to relax, Z Boy Jay Adams died. Link to post Share on other sites
brvheart 1,752 Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 Two ATHLETES at the World Chess Championships died within hours of each other. http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/aug/15/deaths-world-chess-olympiad-norway Link to post Share on other sites
David_Sklansky 1,903 Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 Two ATHLETES at the World Chess Championships died within hours of each other. http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/aug/15/deaths-world-chess-olympiad-norway Sounds like Russia has developed some interesting new poisons they haven't thought to test for. Link to post Share on other sites
FCP Bob 1,312 Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 Don Pardo, the Voice of ‘Saturday Night Live,’ Dies at 96 Link to post Share on other sites
brvheart 1,752 Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Richard Attenborough Link to post Share on other sites
FCP Bob 1,312 Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 Reuters Top News @Reuters 42m Comedian Joan Rivers has died at age 81, her daughter said in a statement. http://reut.rs/WgZa3G Link to post Share on other sites
mrfritz 885 Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 That's TWO comedians guys. Wonder who's next?? Link to post Share on other sites
mrfritz 885 Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 And Joan Rivers was fantastic 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Iphonenkinder 558 Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 I saw her earlier this year with Jen Kirkman. Joan had played San Francisco, and then flew down to LA for the gig--I think she booked some tv spots down here as well. She went on first, Miss Lady did not have time to wait for anyone's set--she had things to do. She pranced around the stage at age 81 in stillettos. She was maybe 90 seconds into her act when she started with the Auschwitz jokes. That was a tough, professional woman. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Scroom 436 Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 That cute Latina who played the girlfriend in LaBamba died at 55. Link to post Share on other sites
brvheart 1,752 Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Pe%C3%B1a Link to post Share on other sites
Ron_Mexico 4,219 Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 Looking at those credits, do those jobs pay all the bills? Link to post Share on other sites
brvheart 1,752 Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 She was probably a member of SAG since the 80's. Union wages have to be good enough to pay the bills. Link to post Share on other sites
SuperJon 175 Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 Jack Bruce http://news.yahoo.com/jack-bruce-bassist-60s-band-cream-dies-71-160308801.html Link to post Share on other sites
GOCUBSGO 77 Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Cardinals OF prospect Oscar Taveras, 22 http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2014/10/26/cardinals-outfielder-oscar-taveras-dies-in-car-accident/17977685/ Link to post Share on other sites
hank213 1,823 Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 Link to post Share on other sites
FCP Bob 1,312 Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Joe Cocker http://news.nationalpost.com/2014/12/22/musician-joe-cocker-dead-at-70/ Link to post Share on other sites
David_Sklansky 1,903 Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 Joe Cocker http://news.nationalpost.com/2014/12/22/musician-joe-cocker-dead-at-70/ Joe Cocker could be a Janis Joplin figure, if he'd died before everyone realized he sucks. Link to post Share on other sites
brvheart 1,752 Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 Mario Cuomo Link to post Share on other sites
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