Originally posted by gregsflatyou must remember that he was ill for many years, he let his fingernails grow long, was unkempt and dishevelled and once went to his record company with a weapon and demanded that they take a royalty cheque back!
Green certainly had a moment, but you can't compare his work with the body of work that Clapton has created. I saw Peter Green about 5 years ago, he truly sucked, and had a hot Texan guitarist with him to keep any energy on stage. I went to see him because I respected his earlier works _ he wrote Black Magic Woman, that Santana borrowed. Fleetwood Mac, ...[text shortened]... li/ Frazier, who was better. Blow by blow, head cuttin' time, .. ... I take Hendrix.
Clapton to me was in essence a guitarist, pure and simple, where Green was a musician and Jimi a force of nature. There are so many textures and rhythms to music, this is why i prefer fleet wood mac and peter green, his classical guitar playing, his introduction of traditional themes, flutes, pianos, gongs and percussion, its all there. the only instance that i can think of cream using this type of thing is on white room, but i could be mistaken. My own favourites of favourites is American musician and guitarist Michael Bloomfield, he can play just about anything!
Originally posted by robbie carrobieNice analogy, the rock song form wasn't so established then, besides 12 bar blues, everything was fresh. Seemed to have lost that battle in the 1970's.
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Clapton to me was in essence a guitarist, pure and simple, where Green was a musician and Jimi a force of nature.
