oldslapper Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 Watching this on Sky Arts, 1985 tv special of the great man himself and a number of guests. Now I love me a bit o Rockabilly and Western swing, etc and all is going well, sympathetic guitar settings (clean slapback reverb) from bandĀ until mr Clapton does a turn. Distorted blues licks, bends and stuff (basically what he does), sounded completely out of place to me.Ā Mr Perkins seemed to like it, so what do I know. But to me it was the equivalent of Mark king doing a slap solo all the way through The Deer Hunter theme choon. Just because you can and all that?! Maybe EC can only do one thing (albeit very well). Iāll get back in my box now, but anyone else think of musically inappropriate guest appearances?Ā Bye!Ā Ā Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casapete Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 I watched this too, and remember watching it not long after it came out in 1986. Despite being a massive EC fan, I have to agree with you about his appearance on this - his playing and soundĀ didnāt suit the material much at all. Coupled with the fact that the late great Mickey Gee was at the back doing some very tasty stuff on his Telecaster, and Dave Edmunds and George Harrison both played more appropriate solos too. Eric has done a few things where his style didnāt really fit in - when I saw him with Hawkwind last year he just did his trademark EC thing with them too! Incidentally, did you notice on the Carl Perkins gig there was both an electric bass player (his son) and Lee Rocker playing upright pretty much on every song- unusual! Regarding other players, I remember EC and Jeff Beck playing at a charity gig, The Secret Policemanās Ball many years ago. They performed āFurther on up the roadā, a blues standard. The drummer was Simon Philips, who apparently is a brilliant jazz/rock player, but proceeded to decimate a simple blues shuffle with loads of clever fills etc. Iāll see if I can find a clip and post later. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldslapper Posted November 25, 2020 Author Share Posted November 25, 2020 Thought it was just me.Ā George Harrisonās playing was fabulous too, you could tell he loves the genre and CP was a hero.Ā Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor J Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 27 minutes ago, oldslapper said: Iāll get back in my box now, but anyone else think of musically inappropriate guest appearances?Ā Almost every rap interlude in an otherwise melodically based song. There are a few, just a few, occasions where it works but usually it's some jarring ramble through, these days, bland sentimentality and drive-thru aspirational fluff and destroys what could otherwise be a decent song. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casapete Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 Here's the clip IĀ mentioned earlier (with the unsympathetic drummer!) Ā Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 18 minutes ago, casapete said: ... (with the unsympathetic drummer!) ... Can't hear any problems, myself. It looks and sounds as if everyone is enjoying themselves. S'all good, for me.Ā 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casapete Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 12 minutes ago, Dad3353 said: Can't hear any problems, myself. It looks and sounds as if everyone is enjoying themselves. S'all good, for me.Ā It's just the manic fills on each stop, and the general rushed feel with no swing. No problems with folks enjoying themselves of course. Not really 'this drummer's at the wrong gig' scenario, just not great for the jobĀ IMHO.Ā Clapton has used some great drummers over the years, and I've been lucky to see most of them. Jim Keltner, Steve FerroneĀ and Steve Gadd stick out as being the most memorable. This clip shows Steve Gadd - song is obviously a lot slower than the previous clip, but nevertheless just sits right. IMHO of courseĀ š Ā Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirky Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 When I watched this I though EC was dreadful.Ā Ā Harrison and Edmunds in particular were very impessiveĀ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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