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Wed Feb-18-04 11:53 PM
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Poll question: Battle of the Bands: Stevie Ray Vaughan vs. Eric Clapton |
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Who do you really prefer to listen too? Clapton or SRV?
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Wed Feb-18-04 11:54 PM
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Many years ago, I was a big Clapton fan. And then I heard Stevie.
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Wed Feb-18-04 11:55 PM
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2. this is a battle... where no winner will be had... |
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Edited on Wed Feb-18-04 11:57 PM by LastKnight
their both so damn good. honestly.
but, clapton gets my vote because of he has more of a carrear... had if stevie was still alive, my vote might be different, might not be.
-LK
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Wed Feb-18-04 11:55 PM
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all of SRV's songs sound the same
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Thu Feb-19-04 12:01 AM
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6. Not at all! He even played on David Bowie's "Let's Dance" |
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Edited on Thu Feb-19-04 12:02 AM by bobthedrummer
He got jazzy and did many different feels-but he was somewhat typecast as a Texas bluesman--that old Texas rub-shuffle groove which will sound similar to the uninitiated IMHO.
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Thu Feb-19-04 12:16 AM
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Love Clapton, always have, always will.
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Wed Feb-18-04 11:56 PM
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4. wow, this is a rough one |
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Early Clapton is almost unbeatable... but later Clapton sucks like a Hoover... SRV was consistently great (barring the National Anthem)...
I am gonna have to vote tie. Though, if SRV had lived it'd be him all the way.
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Thu Feb-19-04 12:10 AM
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10. Cream era Clapton was so good |
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"Sweet Wine" has one of the most powerful solos I've ever heard, and the John Mayall Bluesbreakers work was good too, all done when he was younger. I voted for SRV though.
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Thu Feb-19-04 12:01 AM
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But I voted EC cuz of Strange Brew and Derick and the Domino's etc...
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Thu Feb-19-04 12:07 AM
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7. I saw SRV in concert 3 times, Clapton twice. |
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Both were excellent (and one of the SRV shows was the tour with Jeff Beck). But the first time I saw Clapton (in the '70s), I was on a high for several days, without benefit of drugs. His playing affects me more; his guitar can reach deep into my heart and soul. (Of course this only applies to his work from the sixties through Derek & the Dominoes, as well as any of his blues.) I think you know who I voted for. :-)
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Thu Feb-19-04 12:07 AM
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The music is better, he has a statue on Town Lake, the man is a fucking legend. Why compare him with anyone else???
By the way, is it really fair to compare a dead legend with a live entertainer? Doesn't seem right.
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Thu Feb-19-04 12:13 AM
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11. Dead or alive their work is what we go by |
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isn't it all about the music?
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Thu Feb-19-04 12:09 AM
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9. please Clapton cant hold a candle to SRV |
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this poll's been freeeeeeeeeped! :P
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Thu Feb-19-04 12:15 AM
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But that is a tough call.
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Thu Feb-19-04 12:16 AM
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13. Refuse to vote because... |
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it's a vote between two different styles altogether.
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Thu Feb-19-04 12:19 AM
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15. I will go with EC here |
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just because he has a larger body of work; more to listen to.
"Clapton is god" - but Jeff plays better.
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Thu Feb-19-04 12:58 AM
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Thu Feb-19-04 01:08 AM
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17. Clapton quote about SRV. |
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Eric Clapton: I was in my car when I first heard him and I remember thinking "I have to find out before the day is over who that guitar player is". And that doesn't happen to me very often that I get that way about listening to music. I mean I stopped the car, pulled over, listened and thought I've got to find out before the end of the day, not sooner or later, but I have to know now who that is. I remember being fascinated by the fact he never seemed lost in any way. He never took a breather or paused to think where he was going to go next, it just flowed out of him. And that doesn't come with virtuosity or practice, it's not a question of doing it over and over again; he just seemed like an open channel.
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Thu Feb-19-04 01:42 AM
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Outside the envelope, what about John McGlaughlin and Frank Zappa? And, do you know DUer Octafish?
Wal the piano player
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Thu Feb-19-04 01:50 AM
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There are a lot of musicians here. I know Octafish from hanging out here-not personally. I prefer Wes Montgomery to John McGlaughlin but Zappa certainly does rock. Did you vote for Clapton or SRV? :hi:
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Thu Feb-19-04 02:04 AM
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20. There are musicians here? |
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The HELL, you say... :D
I'd totally dig a DU musician meet-up. Someone plan it and I'll be there.
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Thu Feb-19-04 02:10 AM
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21. Clapton's later work has all the fire of a Las Vegas lounge act. |
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Thu Feb-19-04 05:22 AM
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22. Clapton has a better sense of melody,,, |
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both are amazing though...
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