Moore or Clapton?

Which one do you prefer?

  • Mr G. Moore

    Votes: 7 25.9%

  • Mr E. Clapton

    Votes: 12 44.4%

  • There is no answer to this question...

    Votes: 8 29.6%
  • Total voters
    27
I would prefer Mr. Moore over Mr. Clapton because I extremely biased to Moore's style. But..... the Cream was 50 years ago. These guys were young and going into uncharted territory with lots of confidence. Then there's Mr. Moore with a much more mature Jack Bruce. And Gary Husband just frick'n burns in that video.
 
I prefer Gary's playing but Eric's music. Overall, Eric is the clear winner. EC has a throng of classics that have been covered, copied and are heard on all types of radio stations, movie soundtracks, commercials, etc. While Gary did some decent work with Skid Row and Thin Lizzy, he cannot be credited with the work, and even if he could, it is dwarfed by EC's extensive catalog.
 
It's really an impossible question, but answering based on my purely personal preference (oh, nice alliteration, eh?) I have to answer Eric Clapton. Without EC, I guess GM wouldn't have been the same (like tons of other players of his generation, he loved Clapton and the Beano album in particular), but after having been inspired he took blues based guitar playing to a new level. GM's technical ability is way ahead of his idols (guys like Peter Green and Eric), but I'm still inclined to go for the "originals". Don't get me wrong, I have immense respect for Gary Moore, not least because he was a great proponent of the blues. But when the song in question is a Cream tune, I don't think Clapton can ever be topped by anyone.

About Clapton in general: I think a lot of people don't realize just how revolutionary his playing really was when he recorded with the Bluesbreakers. No one had sounded just like him before. The closest example I can think of really is Freddie King, but the sheer power of Clapton's playing was really unheard of. I my view he not only took the blues to a new level, but he also created the basis for all modern rock guitar with that one record. In many ways Clapton IS in fact God.
 
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While this is basically an ad for the EC Custom Shop guitars, EC mentions his influences as well as subtle demo's of his licks. They fit this topic though. On a side note, my girlfriend and I were having dinner and I mentioned a Mark Knopfler video. She then asks me who I think the best guitar player was. HA, I told her that was tough because there are so many styles and not all players are great at all styles. Anyway, here is a little EC I viewed just 2 days ago.


 
My favorite Clapton song is "Forever Man." I do quite like his energy in that song...but Gary Moore...he transcended time and space. There is no tone - and no energy - equal to Moore:


I would recommend listening to "The Messiah Will Come Again" for the hardcore blues fans...
 
I like Eric Clapton as a guitar player but he's not a phenomenal player like Jeff Beck. Gary Moore really nails it when he plays his guitar. I think he does better when playing his own tunes. But here's a version of Jimi Hendrix's "Red House" that he just goes at it and whales away like there's no tomorrow. I have this on DVD which is called "50 years of the Fender Stratocaster" that featured other famous guitarists. Surprisingly Eric Clapton was a no-show at this event since he is known to be a Strat guy since around 1970 or so.



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I like Clapton's early stuff and his late in life stuff. I don't really care for the stuff in between. To be honest I haven't knowingly listened to enough Moore stuff to make a call.
 
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BlackSG91 said:
I like Eric Clapton as a guitar player but he's not a phenomenal player like Jeff Beck. Gary Moore really nails it when he plays his guitar. I think he does better when playing his own tunes. But here's a version of Jimi Hendrix's "Red House"
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Black, that Jimi version of Red House where he plays it on a white SG Custom is THEEE Version and probably the only one I have ever heard. Therefore, when I went to learn it, I studied Jimi intently and intensely.

 
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