slowhand Digest				Volume 01 : Issue 295

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	 Nix Trix- Kix Rix Lix
	 Clapton is an OK guitar player
	 Clapton in Japan
	 3 songs since '70
	 three songs?
	 figures

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From: "Monte Tourville" 
Subject: Nix Trix- Kix Rix Lix
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I've been following this thread for the last couple weeks with great
interest-at last it's getting specific-thank God. Sharpen up your plectra,
strap on the headphones and cop the 17 seconds on Eric Clapton Blues- Stormy
Monday at 5:00 through 5:17. Hammermith-Odeon April 27, 1977. See if you can
pick this note for note. A Very-Incredible-player could dupe and shred it to
bits I'm sure. For me, it's the entire thought process on-the-fly that gets
me. It took him 5 minutes to build up to this 17 second blast, essentially
stringing all the segments together previuosly hinted to up to this point.
So many players blow out all their stuff at the beginning and then flogg the
audience the rest of the show like hitting your thumb with hammer
repeatedly. From about that same time period "EC Was Here" Ramblin on my
mind, I think possibly for his entertainment, he begins the solo going from
the key of E to F# though the progression to the key of A then to D and
completing the cycle back to E again. Not paricularely difficult to do
because the box just repeats the pattern on the fretboard up the neck and so
on, but I think very entertaining and quite pleasant to listen to.
More later,
Best wishes,
Monte

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From: "Brian Doble" 
Subject: Clapton is an OK guitar player
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In my opinion, Clapton's playing on "Live in Hyde Park" is as good as ever before. He was having a lot of fun, bending those strings and playing quick licks, etc. What the recent discussion reminds me of is when Clapton said that he'd been there 30
years before, and that it felt "just the same." What do you all think of this?

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From: greg delaney 
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HI Slowhanders
this is a review of EC in Japan that was sent to me.
Hopefully there will be a copy on the Slowhand digest
in NTSC format.would love a copy like the rest of us.

GREG


Eric Clapton Japan Tour 2001

Dec. 4th Tue.

Budokan, Tokyo

Tonight show was filmed for Japanese TV program with
Hi-vision (HDTV)
system. It was excellent show and tonight film will be
his best 
performance
on film ever.

He seems bit nervous when he appeared on stage.
Opening tune was "Key 
to the
highway"on Solo. And Band joined for him, he took
L-5CE and proceeded 
to
"Reptile". It was same as other night…. But He
mentioned "this one's 
for
TAK" when he start "Bellbottom blues".(TAK is Japanese
tour manager who 
take
care Eric since late '70s. But now he is in hospital.)
and he played 
good
slos on next tune "Change the world". He looked to
take off during 
these
songs.

And he put into high-gear in electric set. "River of
tears" was very
exciting, this one was even better than last Osaka
show. YES!! I must 
be one
of best play ever listen, even for whom went his
concert more than 
hundred
times. Next "Going down slow" was very good too.
"She's gone" was 
played
very hard. Of cause, It was very good. Then he took of
his glass after 
this
song.

Budge was dedicated to George. When he start this
song, He said "This 
one's
for George"

This is first time he mentioned George on stage after
he passed away. 
This
comment will remain forever, in film. There were tears
in audience's 
eyes.

Slow Blues was "Five long years" that what we want.
His emotional vocal 
was
remarkable, not only guitar solos on this tune. His
vocal on this song 
was
best ever I heard. He made audience very excited with
his play on 
"Cocaine"
and many audiences were standing on the floor, even
after "Wonderful
tonight". It was unusual situation in Tokyo,

He played lots of solo on Plugged "Layla", He gave
good guitar solos on 
both
first half and later half. And he left from stage
once.

He appeared again with gold leaf Stratcaster in
encore, "Sunshine" was 
very
strong and It was hot even in December night.
"Rainbow" rises after
"Sunshine".

Setlist was same as other night. But his play was
completely different 
from
ever. How lucky it was filmed, Japanese broadcasting
system did great 
job.
It might be World Heritage and will remains forever,
with word of "This
one's for George".


Set List of Dec. 4th 2001

Key o the highway *

Reptile**

Got you on my mind*

Tears In heaven*

Layla*

Bell bottom blues*

Change the World*

River of tears

Going down slow

She's gone

I want little girl

Badge

Hoochie choochie man

Five Long years

Cocaine

Wonderful tonight

Layla



Sunshine of your love***

Over the Rainbow**



Guitar;

Martin EC model*

Gibson L-5CE (Natural color)**

Fender Stratcaster custom shop EC model Up
date,(Painted with Light 
blue,
Orange, Yellow, white, pink & purple, etc.)

Fender Stratcaster custom shop EC model / Gold leaf
***

Guitar Amp.

Fender Vibro King w/ extension cabinet 12 x2. & Tone
Master Head w/ 
Leslie
cabinet







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>2 - Crossroads (Cream era), Hideaway/Steppin Out (Live Cream Vol. II), Why
>Does Love Have To Be So Sad (D&D Live at the Fillmore). Can anyone come up
>with 3 songs EC has played since 1970 that have equal or greater guitar
>creativity, passion and virtuosity?
>
>John

Right away, I thought of "Someday After Awhile" and "Five Long Years" from
the Nothing But The Blues film.  We could debate whether they were done
better on other nights (we are blessed to have so many great sounding boots
from '94-'95, and E played the solos on Someday and 5 Years differently
every
time).  The NBTB film was my first score from this all-blues period which is
my
favorite solo-Clapton era.  Hence, the NBTB versions have sorta remained as
standards to me.

My third pick would be "Double Trouble" from what I believe was the last
all-blues concert, October 13 '95 in Tokyo's Budokan Hall.  For some reason,
E seldom played it on the blues tour but he absolutely aced it on this
night!  Forget the official releases, these three are legend-makers!

Honorable mention goes to "Wee-Wee Hours" from Hail! Hail! Rock'n Roll.  Not
quite as good as the previous three, but pretty close to top drawer Clapton
for the mid-80's.

Denis

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From: olli oksala 
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Hi all,
I think, that music isn't about virtuosity or even about 
playing "right".
For me it's about feelings and so I tend to listen to artists, who 
sound sincere and real.
I don't think Clapton's greatness is only in his revolutionary guitar-
style from Beano onwards.
Clapton's genius is found in his outstanding and rare musicality and 
it comes out as well in his singing.
Still there are moments during his gigs, when he makes the "time 
stand still" with a few divine notes 
from his guitar. Rob Gabbard put it in words in last Digest: "no one 
can describe the feeling you get hearing
EC live and how individual notes can make your heart reel up".

Here's for instance three performances, that easily equal those great 
examples from EC's early career, that John B Roe mentioned.
Groanin' the blues- Budokan, Tokyo, 27.11.1993 - "Stone Free Night"
Have you ever loved a woman - Budokan ,Tokyo, 27.11.1999 -"Before you"
She's gone - Helsinki, Finland 5.4.2001

I'm sure there are thousands of "better" guitarists than EC, but so 
what?
Art isn't competition, I think it's enjoyment, passion and all this 
great music makes life more tolerable.
It's the musical personality that counts.
Cheers
Olli


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From: "Pat Toth" 
Subject: figures
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Well I saw where Eric dedicated a song to 
George Dec 4th at the Budokan..........Badge. 
Why does everything have to go off like clock work?
Just think how awesome it would have been if he had
opened up the show solo doing "Here Comes The Sun"
since it was written in his garden anyway. :-(

Time to take it off auto-pilot and put down the landing gear. 4 shows to go.

Pat


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