by Apex » Tue Mar 27, 2007 12:17 pm
I wore out Disraeli Gears right after it was released in the late 60's. Clapton's guitar work and his vocal renderings on that album, indeed with all four Cream albums, and certainly all throughout his career, has always been superb.
I just recently picked up the Cream reunion DVD. Once again, Clapton's performance on guitar and voice was once again superb. His solos were varied, very well structured, and fit each tune in accordance with the structure of the tune. Baker, Bruce, and Clapton are due great kudos for the reunion performances.
All rock musicians, known and unknown, owe a lot to many late 60's rockers. Clapton is one of them to whom we pay homage to, his contribution to rock music has been outstanding.
I don't like to cop a plea here, and truly believe in sharing honest opinions, but I speak with a certain license, having played in groups from 1967 to 1973. My own ability on guitar has been fairly phenomenal, then and still now. Over the years, as my abilities got better, my perceptions did also. Clapton is still, in my not so humble opinion, one of the greatest. Originality, solo structuring, original compositions, etc., all make for a great musician. Clapton has done all of these and more.
