Clapton was never the same after he took his hiadous and kicked the horse.
Came back with 461 Ocean Blvd which was actually a great album but he kept that theme for all the rest of life.
To hell with love songs lets do some hard rocking.
Once we were at the guaitar center and this kid i worked with was looking at the Clapton music sheets and i said the hell with that fu fu shit get the ones where he has long hair.
Came back with 461 Ocean Blvd which was actually a great album but he kept that theme for all the rest of life.
To hell with love songs lets do some hard rocking.
Once we were at the guaitar center and this kid i worked with was looking at the Clapton music sheets and i said the hell with that fu fu shit get the ones where he has long hair.
Years ago saw Eric Clapton playing with Roger Waters at the Brendan Byrne Arena in NJ. The second half of the show was "The Pros and Cons of Hitchhiking," which wasn't so hot. But the first half was all Pink Floyd classics with Clapton playing the David Gilmour role.
That was pretty awesome. Wish I had a bootleg of that.
That was pretty awesome. Wish I had a bootleg of that.
I saw Clapton at the MGM Grand in Vegas last month. Also a bit disappointed since he didn't play Lay Down Sally, Forever Man, or Promises but of course everyone went nuts over the overplayed and commercial Layla and Cocaine.
Just like all the 60+ rockers I've seen in concert, it looked like he was just goin' through the motions, not putting too much heart or soul into it, thinkin' more about the paycheck. Makes sense, though. It's hard to get into it every single day for 40 years.
He also dressed like a bum, which I thought was cool. They wouldn't have let him in to a lot of restaurants looking like that.
He's got about 10 guys in his band and they all got a good amount of air time and had a lot of talent. His opening act was pretty good too, so all in all a decent experience.
Just like all the 60+ rockers I've seen in concert, it looked like he was just goin' through the motions, not putting too much heart or soul into it, thinkin' more about the paycheck. Makes sense, though. It's hard to get into it every single day for 40 years.
He also dressed like a bum, which I thought was cool. They wouldn't have let him in to a lot of restaurants looking like that.
He's got about 10 guys in his band and they all got a good amount of air time and had a lot of talent. His opening act was pretty good too, so all in all a decent experience.
Name one bit of influential piece of music since the 461 Oceanside Blvd album.
I will say that this is the hot concert in Chicago this summer and not the Police at Wrigley. Sold out in about 15 minutes. Supposedly he is organizing a Blind Faith reunion with Winwood for this show: http://www.whereseric.com/news/2007...ads-guitar-festival-chicago-28-july-2007.html
ERIC CLAPTON ANNOUNCES CROSSROADS GUITAR FESTIVAL 28 July 2007 CHICAGO
News entry published on 22 March 2007 / Last modified on 22 March 2007
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OVER 20 OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST GUITARISTS PLAY SIDEMEN TO EACH OTHER ON ONE STAGE, FOR ONE DAY, TO SUPPORT ONE CAUSE
ERIC CLAPTON ANNOUNCES
CROSSROADS GUITAR FESTIVAL
JULY 28, 2007 CHICAGO
Day-Long Festival To Feature Legendary Music And Collaborations Including:
Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, BB King, Willie Nelson, Jeff Beck, Vince Gill, Sheryl Crow, Buddy Guy and John Mayer
ERIC CLAPTON ANNOUNCES
CROSSROADS GUITAR FESTIVAL
JULY 28, 2007 CHICAGO
Day-Long Festival To Feature Legendary Music And Collaborations Including:
Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, BB King, Willie Nelson, Jeff Beck, Vince Gill, Sheryl Crow, Buddy Guy and John Mayer
Since its inception, Clapton's vision for the Crossroads Guitar Festival has been to create an event where his friends and contemporaries can have fun and jam together for the benefit of a good cause. This year's Festival will feature a full day of musical performances with once-in-a-lifetime guitar collaborations. Known as pioneers in their field, the roster of artists spans old and new, from BB King to John Mayer (anticipated guest list below). The audience can expect unrivaled entertainment, brilliant guitar work, surprise guests and impromptu jams that are the hallmarks of these performers.
The first Crossroads Guitar Festival, in June 2004 at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, was an unprecedented collection of guitar icons from blues, rock and contemporary music. The sold-out show was chronicled in a 2-disc DVD that has since gone on to become one of the world's top-selling music DVD's, recently achieving the 8x platinum mark in the United States alone.
"The Crossroads Festival is the realization of a dream for me, to gather a group of amazingly talented musicians to perform on one stage," said Clapton. "The Crossroads performers are all musicians I admire and respect."
Additional Festival artists and elements to be announced shortly.
Tickets Sale Information
Tickets for the Crossroads Guitar Festival will go on sale to the public on Saturday, March 31 at 10am Central Time (11am EST) via www.ticketmaster.com or Ticketmaster phone charge at 312-559-1212 or Ticketmaster retail outlets. Both reserved and general admission tickets will be available for this event. All tickets will be priced at $90 plus applicable ticketing/service charges. The ticket price includes parking for the day and the concert begins at NOON.
About Toyota Park
Conveniently located just 15 minutes southwest of Downtown Chicago (at 71st and Harlem in Bridgeview), Toyota Park (www.toyotapark.com) is Chicagoland's newest and most exciting outdoor concert facility.
CURRENT ARTIST LISTING CONFIRMED
Jeff Beck
Doyle Bramhall II
Eric Clapton
Robert Cray
Sheryl Crow
Vince Gill
Buddy Guy
BB King
Alison Krauss and Union Station
Sonny Landreth
Albert Lee
Los Lobos
John Mayer
John McLaughlin
Willie Nelson
Robert Randolph
Hubert Sumlin
Derek Trucks
Jimmie Vaughan
Steve Winwood
About Crossroads
Founded in 1997, Crossroads Centre, Antigua was created to provide treatment and education to chemically dependent persons, those with other compulsive addictive behaviors, their families and significant others. Treatment is provided through residential care, family and aftercare programs. The pathway to recovery is founded on the movement toward a change in lifestyle. Crossroads Centre, Antigua also operates a 16 bed halfway-house called The Bevon House (exclusively for local Antiguan residents) and facilitates a school-based education series, Breaking the Cycle, in all local schools.
www.crossroadsantigua.org
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