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Gahr said:
Posting Jeff Beck is cheating.
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OK. I'm gonna catch endless flack for this, but I don't get modern Jeff Beck. He sounds like one of those "shreds" videos to me.

The guy has prodigious talent and technique, and I have truly loved a lot of his past work, but in the last 20 years-ish what I hear coming from him doesn't even sound like music to me.

Surely it's me? But really, can someone explain the appeal of all the wank-bar noodling this guy does now?
 
gball said:
OK. I'm gonna catch endless flack for this, but I don't get modern Jeff Beck. He sounds like one of those "shreds" videos to me.

The guy has prodigious talent and technique, and I have truly loved a lot of his past work, but in the last 20 years-ish what I hear coming from him doesn't even sound like music to me.

Surely it's me? But really, can someone explain the appeal of all the wank-bar noodling this guy does now?
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Can't explain it. Just enjoy it. And it really isn't noodling; it's very much central to the music.
 
gball said:
OK. I'm gonna catch endless flack for this, but I don't get modern Jeff Beck. He sounds like one of those "shreds" videos to me.

The guy has prodigious talent and technique, and I have truly loved a lot of his past work, but in the last 20 years-ish what I hear coming from him doesn't even sound like music to me.

Surely it's me? But really, can someone explain the appeal of all the wank-bar noodling this guy does now?
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I agree with you and I feel the same way about Clapton, but for different reasons. I don't care for much of Beck's material after "Wired". Maybe a bit of "There and Back". "Flash" was terrible for me and
"Guitar Shop" was mediocre...Just MY Opinion.
 
Sp8ctre said:
I agree with you and I feel the same way about Clapton, but for different reasons. I don't care for much of Beck's material after "Wired". Maybe a bit of "There and Back". "Flash" was terrible for me and
"Guitar Shop" was mediocre...Just MY Opinion.
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Haha, I also feel that way about Clapton. I like Cream OK, and definitely like the Blind Faith album, but neither of those because of Clapton. And he lost all credibility with me during, a). his '70's yacht-rock excursions and b). his awful insistence on trying to "get back to the roots" and play straight blues. It's terrible man, and he sounds like exactly what he is: a white English guy playing music he doesn't fully understand.
 
gball said:
Haha, I also feel that way about Clapton. I like Cream OK, and definitely like the Blind Faith album, but neither of those because of Clapton. And he lost all credibility with me during, a). his '70's yacht-rock excursions and b). his awful insistence on trying to "get back to the roots" and play straight blues. It's terrible man, and he sounds like exactly what he is: a white English guy playing music he doesn't fully understand.
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Well I have seen him live 2nd row center stage. Roger Daltrey opened up for him with Pete's brother playing guitar. Daltrey and company got the crowd pumped and excited and Clapton came out and put the crowd to sleep. We paid $240 a ticket. I would never go see Clapton again....no thanks! I have seen The Who twice since though :)
 
Well, I saw Clapton in 1967 with Cream and the place was electric. But his trajectory has been steadily downhill since. I know this will be disputed, but I think the only guitarist from that era who has actually moved forwards, and continues to do so is Jeff Beck. Page and co. seem to do no more than reproduce, more or less, what they were doing back then.
 
DonP said:
Well, I saw Clapton in 1967 with Cream and the place was electric. But his trajectory has been steadily downhill since. I know this will be disputed, but I think the only guitarist from that era who has actually moved forwards, and continues to do so is Jeff Beck. Page and co. seem to do no more than reproduce, more or less, what they were doing back then.
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No dispute here that Beck has evolved. The direction he's taken is confounding to me, and I really don't enjoy listening to him any longer, but there is no question that he has continued moving what he is doing forward.
 
Once again:

"After Cream, Eric Clapton was able to cure his drug problem
and has spent decades proving that drugs make you play better."

The man should have stopped after the final 12 notes of the "I feel free" solo.
(after the "toggle flick") Nothing he did after that came even remotely close.
 
Tony M. said:
Once again:

"After Cream, Eric Clapton was able to cure his drug problem
and has spent decades proving that drugs make you play better."

The man should have stopped after the final 12 notes of the "I feel free" solo.
(after the "toggle flick") Nothing he did after that came even remotely close.
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I don't think his quality made it to those last notes. For me his best playing was those three quick chords that bridged from the intro into the song.
 
Tony M. said:
Once again:

"After Cream, Eric Clapton was able to cure his drug problem
and has spent decades proving that drugs make you play better."

The man should have stopped after the final 12 notes of the "I feel free" solo.
(after the "toggle flick") Nothing he did after that came even remotely close.
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I give him respect though for his efforts to help addicts and all that and he is a great player and my Dad's favorite player.
 
RobV said:
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Thank you for posting that! Excellent performance!
A Chris Cornell song for me to learn to butcher!(Temple of the Dog actually, I know...but he carried it with him throughout the rest of his life.)
I just have the bridge left to sort out now...no rush...just feels weird to play, and sing, that section right off. Right now, I can play OR sing the bridge. The rest flows beautifully...a very natural, and expressive song.
 
My favorite version of this song. Alan Lanier (R.I.P.) is amazing on this track, and shows why this band was so bloody incredible because of everyone involved, not just one person. The classic line up is still my favorite. Al Bouchard's song writing and vocals were incomparable. Donald's playing just set them over the top.

 
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