slowhand Digest Volume 01 : Issue 296
Today's Topics:
Hyde Park DVD
Bigger, better, badder.... blah!
RE: Clapton is an OK guitar player
MP3 of the Week
Nothin' But the Blues
Re: The Slow Digest
EC at the Budokan
Dick Heckstall-Smith
"Underwhelmed?!?!?!"
favorite lickage
Clapton / Harrison
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From: LukeLinus
Subject: Hyde Park DVD
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My old comm. avail. video has 14 tracks, the new DVD
has 14 tracks. Wasnt there talk of a bonus track?
regards
Peter K./Germany
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From: Pepper461@aol.com
Subject: Bigger, better, badder.... blah!
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Thank, thank you and.....thank you, Olli! Could we include this quote at
the top of every subsequent SD?
WOLF
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From: Richard Batty
Subject: RE: Clapton is an OK guitar player
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Brian,
The Hyde Park 1996 show is one of my favorites. I burned a CD from the video
and listen to it as much as any other CD over the past year. I love the
acoustic Layla, Badge is great as always, Five Long Years is very passionate
playing, Old Love is extremely evocative in terms of emotion. There are
some incredibly emotional bends in several songs - Five Long Years, White
Room, Sheriff, HYELAW. For me, few guitarists are able to convey so much
emotion in their playing.
Rick
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From: Brian Doble [mailto:Brian_Doble@umit.maine.edu]
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Subject: Clapton is an OK guitar player
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: "Josh Ritter"
Subject: MP3 of the Week
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Holiday Greetings Digest fans,
This week's MP3 comes courtesy of the officially released album, "A Very
Special Christmas Live." EC's performance of Christmas Tears is by far my
favorite Christmas song. Eric is very prominent on the rest of the album as
well, performing with John Popper from Blues Traveler (Christmas Blues),
Tracy Chapman (Give Me One Reason), and Sheryl Crow (Merry Christmas Baby).
I believe this concert was televised. If anyone has a copy for trade,
please contact me privately.
Enjoy!
- Josh Ritter
www.msu.edu/~ritterj3
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From: Keith Bode
Subject: Nothin' But the Blues
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I had recorded this twice off the air, during PBS pledge breaks, and
have worn out those copies. A friend in Canada sent me a duplicate made
from her duplicate, which was appreciated, but unfortunately not
anywhere as good as the worn out pair of VHS I already had, but it did
answer a question for me. Some where out in this world, Scocese's
second great concert film, "Nothin' But the Blues" was available in
comercial release. Does anyone know where the hell to get this, and can
in be gotten comercially in DVD as well as VHS?
Keith
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From: hilker.g@pg.com
Subject: Re: The Slow Digest
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Is Clapton lazy as a guitarist? I think so and he's said so himself in the past
in interviews.
Can he still play like he could in the 60's? You bet! It's just that he doesn't
do it as often as he did back then. If you pay close attention, these blurbs of
genius come through - they were in your face in the 60's.
A couple cases in point. Listen to the "Legends" with David Sanborn, Marcus
Miller, etc.. Half of what they did was Jazz - not at all where Clapton comes
from - but he plays beautifully with those guys! Then there's the benefit for
9-11 with McCartney on "Let It Be" where Paul says "C'mon Eric, play a solo for
me!" and Clapton proceeds to pop-off a most complicated chord progression as a
solo. Genius!
I guess the point is, is that he can when he wants to, it's just that he doesn't
want to so often anymore...
Just my 0.02 Euro...
Greg
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From: Ben Talman
Subject: EC at the Budokan
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I have just returned from Tokyo after seeing EC at the Budokan last
Friday night, the 30th of November. what a show, starting with acoustic
numbers and then onto electric, playing songs like Wonderful Tonight,
Layla, Tears in Heaven, Sunshine of your Love,Riding with the King,
Have you ever loved a Women, Cocaine, amongst others finally finishing
with Somewhere over the Rainbow.
It was a strange feeling being in Tokyo at the Budokan, seeing Eric in
concert, having only days before being in Saitama Shintoshin at the John
Lennon Museum, and at the same time as George Harrison's passing, with
one of my favourite albums being Just One Night, at the Budokan in 1979,
a dream finally coming true, since he was not coming to Australia. I had
seen him three times previously in Australia. It is something that I
will not forget in a hurry, that is for sure!!
I had seats with friends right at the back of the first floor, with the
stage slightly to our right. I may have some pictures of this as well,
will have to wait for processing, but I was able to get some shots off
with a 300mm zoom lens, with 1600 ASA film, exposures about 1/90s to
1/125s. We had been told that no cameras or tape units were allowed,
they looked into our bags, but could not/did not see my camera case with
Nikon on the nose of it. It will be interesting to see the results of
this.
A great number of souvenirs were on sale, pictures, posters, badges,
CDs, and lots of ticket scalpers. Certainly an enjoyable concert. I
purchased two of the concert programs that come in a black cardboard
wallet with "ERIC CLAPTON, JAPAN TOUR 2001, stamped on it, the text in
Japanese, but with fantastic photographs, the same as the US tour
program, but unique all the same.
One returning from Japan, I received via Fedex delivery from the US from
Fanasylum.com, three tee shirts from the world tour, for my wife, as a
thank you for letting me go to Japan, she likes him too, but it is
difficult when there are two very young children involved in the
equation and concerns with air travel since NYC on the 11th of
September.
Before parting, my thanks to Shinichiro for making these tickets
available to me long distance, from Sydney, Australia
Ben
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From: POLLET Eddy
Subject: Dick Heckstall-Smith
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Hi all,
I just was looking up some info about Dick Heckstall-Smith on
www.allmusic.com, and saw it was written -on whatever it is that they write
it upon there (artist ? song ?)- that he worked with Eric Clapton . Is there
someone who happens to know on which record or in which group this might
have been ?
To be honest, I think this is a mistake, but I'm not sure of it .
TIA,
Eddy
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From: Jonathan Clermont
Subject: "Underwhelmed?!?!?!"
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To those of you who took offense to my comment about
Delta Nick being "underwhelmed" by post Cream EC (this
does not include Nick), I apologize. I guess it was
insensitive?... Who knows?
Nick, we should start a separate list-serve dedicated
to you. I've had about a half dozen e-mails putting
me in my place since my reply. I meant no disrespect,
or nothin' (insert Goodfellas accent here).
Anyway, on to brass tacks...
Do any of you know for sure whether EC has been going
without a pick these days? I have my suspicions.
Some of the Reptile concerts, particularly the slow
blues, sound finger picked. This is a new thing, no?
He never used to electric sans pick, did he?
Jonathan
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From: "Monte Tourville"
Subject: favorite lickage
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Not sure who authored the comment to the effect that they preferred the
original recorded solo on "Sunshine..." to subsequent perfomances lacking
intensity??? Keep in mind that during recording, the first few takes have a
spontaneous feel that can't sometimes be repeated. Especially in those days
keeping "Pop" recordings to 3:05 (albeit not in Creams perameters) engineers
sometimes would (and to this day) record long solos and cull out all but a
"short sweet" section and even piece together a bit unrecognized by the
player who authored it. Musicians may make a recording, hate or love it and
move on never revisiting it again except to hear it on a radio in the
supermarket. Any sponteneity would surely be lost replicating note for note
umpteen million stops on the next world tour!
Peace,
Monte
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From: "Joseph A. Vargas"
Subject: Clapton / Harrison
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Have there been any comments from Clapton referring to George Harrison's
passing ? I understand that he is back to playing Badge and dedicating it to
George. As one Slowhander suggested.........wouldn't it be a wonderful
surprise to hear Clapton do Here Comes the Sun.....especially a nice
acoustic version......or Eric singing While My Guitar Gently Weeps or
Something.........Badge is one of my all-time favs, but how bout breaking
the pattern a bit.........
Has anyone ever heard whether the musical portion of Eric's wedding with
Patti was filmed ? With Eric, Jack Bruce, Ginger Baker, George Harrison,
Paul McCartney and Ringo all getting up to play.........what songs were
performed? Anybody know ?
Any talk of Harrison's Japanese tour backed by Clapton's band finally being
released ?.............this was filmed and scheduled for release at the same
time as the double CD, but the VHS and Laser releases were scrapped last
minute......why? If they ever do release it, I hope they think to include
the Clapton portion as bonus material.
I hope some great Harrison treasues surface..........there must be some
fantastic chestnuts that could be released......
Cheers,
Jay
End of slowhand Digest V01 Issue #296