Who was the better guitar player on the Layla Album?

[RetroLounge]

Eric Clapton or Duane Allman?

I say without the slide work of Duane and his pushing Clapton the Album would not have been as good as it was.

But it goes both ways. Without Clapton, would Duane have had played on such great songs?

RL

edited after reading post 7...

[Swamp Rat]

1. I second that

:thumbsup:

[liberalmuse]

2. Duane Allman!

I think Eric Clapton was way overrated. Either that, or most of the music he played did not adequately showcase his talent, though I have listened to a lot of Cream and still don't get it.

Duane Allman by far!

[no name no slogan]

10. I'm with you

Duane just had more passion than Clapton, IMHO. He was doing sh!t with slide guitar that was ahead of his time. There's still guys and gals trying to replicate his playing (and not succeeding).

Clapton is competent but more of a technician IMO. He could play the notes, and play them fast, but there wasn't a whole lot else to him.

But I could be completely fulla shit, and it wouldn't be the first time....:dunce:

[Old and In the Way]

12. Gotta go with Duane.

FWIW, I highly recommend The Best of Delaney and Bonnie......some great tunes with Duane and Eric playing on this album before Dereck and the Domino's....better album, too. :-)

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000032NK/104-6632345-4758348?v=glance

[MnFats]

3. Clapton was more polished, experienced. Duane Allman..

...was only scratching the surface of his potential. There's no telling what he could have done...

[indigobusiness]

4. Yep, Duane gets my vote

he drove that album.

[maveric]

5. I'll have to go with God (Clapton).

Duane's slide work was superior but Eric's pickin and lead made the album.

[DODI]

6. Duane!

[Catch22Dem]

7. Good question, but

on the flipside, Allman's work on that album wouldn't have been nearly as powerful without Clapton's lyrics, vocals, and guitar. Personally, I think that might have been one of the most perfect unions in rock-n-roll history.

[RetroLounge]

8. Oooh, good point...

RL

[charlyvi]

9. Clapton on technique,

Duane on pure raw funky pleading aching moaning takin'-it-all-back-home EMOTION!

[Zomby Woof]

11. Duane

I love the album, but Duane played on PLENTY of great songs of his own, from the Allman Brothers (Live At Fillmore East being the pinnacle) to his session work with Aretha Franklin and Boz Scaggs, among others.

I think even EC thought Duane his superior, but having died the same year of "Layla" at the young age of 24, we will never know how much greater he would have become.

[Old and In the Way]

13. I agree!

Live At Fillmore East being the pinnacle


'In Memory of Elizabeth Reed' is my personal Duane Allman favorite.