Awesome awesome awesome. Thanks RS!

I saw Clapton this March in Seattle at the Key Arena. I’m still in shock.

Fricke…stop talking over the people that you are interviewing

I agree with Buggie Owens, shut up already and let’s hear from Mr. Clapton.

I hate Clapton!

EC is so washed up it’s a shame. He was on my all-time must-see list and I finally saw him last year *yawn*. Derek Trucks impressed me more. His albums are like Aerosmith albums now, release something so you have an excuse to tour the old-folks circuit and make mad cash. He turned Cocaine into a Wiggles-like sing-along. Fabulous. All for a hundred dollars.

That was a terrible interview, Fricke has -0- finesse when it comes to steering the conversation, and no concept of how little people care about what he has to say compared to his subject.

Fricke, you’re a terrible interviewer. Absolutely terrible. I think he plugged Jack White just so he could put his name in the ad and get clicks.

Fricke is every bit as competent as Loder in a situation like this. The point of the interviewer is to prompt the subject to speak, and speak prolifically. He sounds like a college guy, book-smart about the blues, but then what are we? Clapton not ‘knowing’ Jack White’s blues influence just smacks of his disassociation with today’s music. If Jack ain’t the progression of blues rock then it was dead with SRV. Jack White on Elephant eclipses any one album EC has done since Layle: And Other Assorted Love Songs. And I DO know my Son House, my Blind Lemon Jefferson, my Elmore James, and yes Eric my Robert Johnson. I do know “the causin’ of it all.”

And GD-it I misspelled Layla, but you know who she is.

Oh, and BTW Eric, Jack looking “frenzied” when playing at awards shows is something called “passion.” Something you haven’t displayed since the ‘92 Unplugged. “Don’t criticize what you can’t understand,” said one of your contemporaries.

The interviewer talks to much! Ask brief good questions and don’t promote “whathisface.” Eric Clapton is a living legend.

so… a lot of idiots on this forum are bashing Clapton with the old tired “he’s old and lost it” routine. I’d argue, but there’s really no point trying to convince people who will praise jack white while putting down God. Shame, shame, shame…

oh, yeah, and jack white is merely a competant guitarist who sings like Robert Plant coming out of my ass.

AZ, give Eric a break. I’ve read nothing but great reviews about all his concerts.
Blues and 60’s rock is what influenced Jack White.

Eric Clapton has forgotten more about music than Jack White will ever know.
Maybe he needs a little sun to soften that pea brain. And as far as the record companies,
they will get what has been coming to them.
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Fricke – why did you talk so much???

Eric – When the music industry dies will it take August and Behind The Sun with it???

Man, Clapton looks like shit!

Why the hell does Clapton need to Jack White’s influences? And BTW, RS do you think you can cool it with all the Jack White refernces for a while? I’m starting to believe that this guy actually INVENTED the blues.

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Clapton not being familiar with Jack White’s blues influences and impact on the guitar-rock world, and the re-infusion of blues-oriented rock on popular music is like Gordie Howe saying “Well, I’m not to familiar with this Wayne Gretzky kid, but I suppose it’s nice he knows me.” Jack White will inspire a legion of guitar players who, like those who saw Hendrix, fail to see the limitations and restrictions of the commonly accepted maxims and status quo. I’m not saying Clapton isn’t second all-time only to Hendrix, but it is 2007 and Clapton is doing the Seniors Tour and Jack is Tiger (or whoever it is now) that is taking the mantle and heir apparent. If EC wants meticulous note-for-note renditions then he can listen to John Mayer. He and the editors of this publication may be the one ones.

Jimmy Page blows them all away. Yes, even Hedrix.

Jimmy Page as a songwriter, yes. He was the greatest to put riffs and licks to Kashmir-ian heights, but Hendrix was It. The thing to ask is “Could Hendrix play anyone? White Room, Bron-yr-aur, Eruption?” Yes. Could Clapton play Hendrix’s Star Spangled Banner? Could Page? No. That’s how you whittle down who was ‘the best’ and who ‘accomplished the most.’ Could you imagine what songs could have come forth if it was Plant/Hendrix? It’s unfathomable. Like Springsteen/Edge.

Jack White is not a relevant guitarist. He may belong to and help spin a relevant genre but he is no revolutionary on the guitar, i don’t care how much about the blues he “knows”. Keep drinking Kool-aid rolling stone That is reference to putting Jack White in the top 25 of all time guitar players. “retarded” comes to mind.

Who cares? I’m so sick of Clapton’s “You’re the best….no, no, no YOU’RE the best” with every other blues player down the pike. He acts like any other styles of guitar are pointless, or “freakish.” Whatever Eric.

As great as EC, Trucks, etc. are, they are still BLUES players. They stand on the shoulders of giants, and expand the language a bit.

Where as players like Hendrix and Van Halen created their OWN language.

Yup, that’s Clapton. If you don’t play the blues, he don’t respect you. It is pretty lame. Hendrix, Page, Townshend and VH were all more original.

Rolling Stone does need to shut up about Jack White already. The guy’s name belongs no where near anyone else mentioned in this thread so far.

BUT Clapton should expand his listening to other styles of guitar playing. I agree with the previous post that it seems every year or so Clapton has another bluesman who he is ga-ga over. Now it’s Cale, it was Trucks, he even had his lips on John Mayer’s ass at one point.

I think it’s like a secret handshake society Clapton is trying to run. If you’re ok with Eric, then you’re OK. Bullshit. And if you’re not a bluesman, you’re not allowed in. Very boring and limited.

ALL HAIL THE KING OF SIX STRINGS AND TEN FINGERS…..EDWARD VAN HALEN!!!!!

In the early 1960s Johnny Winter said there should be a moratorium on The Blues until some body comes up with a new lick. If you know the history you know Robert Johnson had it all down complete and there has been nothing new since then except the amplification. It is exactly like the old timey music of early America and will serve as historic preservation and documentation but not as new and innovative music.

I agree, Clapton is blinded to his followers and stable of proteges. But Jack White IS that guitarist of a generation. High school kids are working summers to pay for their first Fender because of him. I’m not creaming (Cream-ing?) over him because I’m a Stripes fan who doesn’t liek classic rock, I was a classic rock fan who embraced him as “the next one.” I don’t want Eddie VH’s pinpoint precision, it is devoid of soul and moves me to nothing, save earplugs. “Talk About the Passion,” Mr. Stipe reminds us and this argument should not be on technical proficience, but on who, like Clapton, could do nothing other than play guitar. It’s not “Is Jack White better than Clapton” that’s the issue, but rather “Is Clapton being (ancient/archaic?) disrespectful by not praising/acknowledging Jack’s obviously blues tradition and schooling, and his place as one of the most memorable and inspiring guitarists of (so far) the 21st century?”

AZ – You just did to eddie van halen what you’re pissed about Clapton doing to Jack White!!!!

WHO DO YOU THINK WAS THE REASON AN ENTIRE GENERATION OF PLAYERS PICKED UP THE GUITAR FROM 1978 THRU JUST ABOUT THE ENTIRE 1980′S???? EDDIE VAN HALEN!!!!
Now it may not “move your soul” or what not, but respect the man’s impact and talent! Furthermore, anyone who says EVH is just about precision never listened and is clueless. Grab ANY VH record and listen…he is wildly spontaneous and blasting with feeling.

Billy Corgan, who i’ve read is one of Jack W’s main influences…Mr. Corgan’s favorite player is EDDIE VAN HALEN.

Bo Sox is correct. I’ve said before- like Eddie Van Halen or not, he really is the last true guitar god. Who has come along since him and made such a splash with immediate and lasting impact? I still see Eddie on the cover of music/guitar mags in my local store about a half dozen times a year. Other wondeful players have come along, like Slash, Anastasio, Jack White, and on and on. And i think they all have their place. But none of them hit like a meteor the way Van Halen did.

I would argue that The Edge has had as lasting an impact as EVH, if not a LONGER lasting impact, even if his impact wasn’t nearly as explosive. U2 hit the scene 27 years ago, and you STILL hear new bands whose guitarists are influenced by The Edge, but how many modern guitarists can you truly hear were inspired by EVH?

You’ll hear more Clapton influence nowadays than EVH. And I could care less if Clapton knows who’s who now. I mean, the guy is my dad’s age, and music is just different now. My dad listens to great music, and likes some of mine, but he doesn’t keep track. Why should Clapton be much different because he plays guitar.

Lastly, Clapton had non-blues players at the Crossroads Festival in ‘04, so he gives respect to non-blues players. He also said in RS that if a guy is a grea player, but an a-hole, he wouldn’t get invited to the festivals. Maybe a lot of the rock/metal/jazz players are a-holes–who knows?

Billy Corgan, Slash, Tom Morello…there are just a few names who have mentioned EVH as a major influence. Just because you don’t play just like someone doesn’t mean you weren’t inspired by them.

By the way – AZ – you just did to EVH what you were pissed at Clapton for doing to Jack White! Now maybe your “soul” isn’t moved by VH, but he was THE guy that made everyone go out and pick up a guitar almost 30 years ago…the same way you describe Jack White to be today.

And anyone who thinks EVH is all about “precision” isn’t hearing it. Listen to any VH record and you’ll see the guy is totally spontaneous and belting out tons of feel.

And I mentioned Billy Corgan…Jack W has mentioned him as a big influence. Guess who Corgan’s favorite player is?
EDDIE VAN HALEN

with all due respect to The Edge i’ve been playing since i was 11 and i’m almost 20 now. when me and the guys sit around and talk about great guitar players i gotta say you don’t hear the Edge really. But you do hear Eddie Van Halen. He’s one of those guys. his name always comes up.

Sometimes the next breath, as well as the next lick,requires a sense of humour.

I Dunno!

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Michael Schenker is better than all of them!

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It’s amazing the difference between these posts and the ones on the daily, which seem to just worship Jeff Beck.

I’ve been listening to Clapton (and Beck) since I can remember (I’m old). I’ve always admired him, the first song I learned on bass was “Sunshine of your love”. Ginger Baker is still my favorite bass player.

I do believe Jack White is the best thing to happen to guitar rock(particularly blues slide) in a long time. If you are discounting him, get beyond the radio play stuff and listen to “Catch Hell Blues” on Icky Thump, or catch him playing Son House on the Blackpool Lights DVD. He deserves his spot in the top 100.

I have to admit the interview seems a little contrived as a plug for Jack White. Clapton doesn’t have to listen to new music – he is CLAPTON. I can imagine that some of the little room or aluminum stuff is not Clapton’s gig, he is after all, pre-punk. Frick shouldn’t try to cram it down our throats, it just gives JW-haters something to do – you know who you are. This shouldn’t be the place to throw names around, give the MAN his day.

BTW: I glad to hear Johnny Winter got some coverage in the festival. The blues is alright.

Yeah – I meant Jack Bruce, It’s late, past my bedtime.

guitarists debate intermission? someone’s english teacher told them”you are an AMAZING POET!”don’t believe the hype.

Dr. Benway,
Yeah, go ahead, steal the poem…I don’t care. Just be sure to mail the royalty fee checks.

who the hell said jack white was a fan of billy corgan?

its odd that Clapton isn’t familiar with jack white seeing how jack was so instrumental to making blues relevant to this generation and exposing his fans to a lot of great and forgotten blues musicians. i take it thats why jack never gets invited to play at these festivals clapton.

It’s odd to me, because it wasn’t like jack just decided to play the blues overnight like john mayer did a complete 180 from his pop rock sound, the blues foundation was there since 1997.

On the bright side, bob dylan does recognize jack’s brilliance and coheadlined the blues festival in canada with him.

if i had to say, i would say jack white is this generation’s jimmy page, and mayer is the new clapton. I say that because it seems like Clapton is really taking mayer under is wing.

I’d rather have a new jimmy page than a new eric clapton though. Page was always more intense to me, likewise jack is a much more intense performer.

pardon the spelling errors in my last post, my keyboard is running out of battery, although i doubt anyone will have a problem deciphering what i wrote.

by the way fricke is a fantastic interviewer, and i think bringing up jack white was an important question because we know every established blues act and rock and roll veteran from jeff beck, the rolling stones, jimmy page, lou reed, billy gibbons and more all have given jack their seal of approval.

The only one who hasn’t really spoken about jack white who is a prominent member of the blues community, is Clapton. So it was a completely relevant question.

And yes, outside of mayer, clapton really does seem to be disconnected from modern acts, especially important ones like the white stripes. If he was disconnected from nine inch nails, i would understand, however the white stripes are cut from the same cloth as clapton and his peers.

Everyone needs to stop licking Jack White’s balls. He didn’t introduce a generation to the blues. Clapton did. Simple as that. Jack White is overrated. Anyone who found out about the blues through Jack White must have been living under a rock.

Jack being able to get teenagers to sing along with the lyrics to Death Letter isn’t a bad thing. No one said he was a savior of the blues in any way, definitely not Jack, I’d say he is a converter though, if he can make people go back and look at history through music, isn’t that what Clapton did when he was younger?

Someone’s college art instructor told them they should become a full-time painter (not always the most stable career choice).

Hey, isn’t this an interview of David Fricke interviewing David Fricke?

Clapton, Hendrix and Page have been my favorite guitar heroes for 35 years. Joe Bonamassa is my favorite of the younger guitarists to come along in decades; Clapton was Joe Bonamassa’s biggest inspiration guitarwise. I think Clapton has embraced John Mayer for his songwriting capabilities, not so much Mayer’s guitar skills, that’s something everyone would have to bring to the table to be in Clapton’s inner circle…like Derek Trucks.

The White Stripes have really captured the younger audience and if they help bring music lovers to the blues, that’s a good thing. My two “Jimmy Page is god” sons (16 & 18) love all things Jack White. I like some of their stuff, but some of it I just don’t get; I do like The Raconteurs. Led Zeppelin is one of the greatest bands of all time!! Jack White is very fortunate that Jimmy Page has embraced him.

The Edge is a decent guitarist skillwise, but everything he does sounds the same to me. U2 has some good tunes and have a mainstream appeal about them.

Interesting style of interviewing took place here…I never heard so much talking from the interviewer…ever.

If you like bluesrock, check out Joe Bonamassa. He has a new CD coming out Tuesday entitled “Sloe Gin”. You can listen on Amazon and its available on itunes.

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Okay, my last word on the subject (promise…mostly because it’s off the front page). Jack White is the most important guitarist of the 21st century thus far. I’m not saying Jack replaces Clapton, the only guitarist who could ever look at Clapton and say, “You ain’t got shit” is Hendrix (which he probably wouldn’t, but you get my point). What Jack has accomplished since January 1, 2000 is unparalleled by any other recording guitarist/artist. Bar none. Name them and I’ll check them out, but Ball and Biscuit, Black Math, Little Cream Soda…it all eclipses anything, ANYTHING, Clapton or the ‘classic’-like have done since the 70s-80s. It’s not that Jack is his replacement or his better, just that for EC to say he doesn’t know Jack’s respect for the blues and place in the guitaring world is like Dylan saying he’s never heard of Cobain, or Mick saying he’s never heard of The Clash. This is it. This is what 10-20-30 years from now they will look back on, like we look back on Velvet Underground, on Ramones, on The Clash, and say “Man, in a season of wither, they were the only ones with an underground radio. They were simply the shit.” Clapton is not god, He was, and is, an amazing guitarist who influenced hundreds of thousands, but this is 2007. With the exception of Wolfmother and the now-defunct Darkness there are few bands ‘inspired’ by Cream or Layla. If all of this is to be salvaged from the hippity-hoppity ruins of what we (all of us) allowed the late 90s and 2000s to become, then we have to embrace the future to save the past. I bought Muddy Waters because Chris Robison told me he was the inspiration for his idol. Mick Jagger. THAT’S HOW THIS ALL GOES ON! To celebrate the old and say nothing will ever be as good is to become your parents or your grandparents and never see the realization of what Elvis’ being filmed from the waist-up on the Ed Sullivan Show was really all about.

Jimmy page is a druggie who couldn’t play his way out of a brown paper bag

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Clapton serves us as the master witness and all knowing God of Geetar, he saw it, he lived it, he palyed it, and he reigns.

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I can’t stay with Hendrix at #1, Duane is #1 in my book and Warren is right there, but when Muddy Waters, BB, and T-Bone created the sounds that the rest emulated…how can you not find yourself coming back to Duane as the purest of the best and the best is somebody Clapton is qualified to tell everyone who it is. It’s not Jimmy Feedback.

A lot of this debate is off target. I am 60 years old and happen to enjoy both Clapton and White. I have been a sort of “C-grade” guitarist for 20 years or so, largely due to wanting to learn how to understand Clapton, but can appreciate what he and Jack both have done.

It is hard to explain to the younger crowd, but over time you develop a taste level and interest that is very personal and to praise one era or musician while
debasing the other is pointless.

It’s all about what you grasp as fitting your personal experience wherever yo are in life.

Now, to completely contradict al that I have just said….after being at the Crossroads Festival, I would say that if anybody matches where Clapton was in his mid-20s, it’s Derek Trucks. Admittedly, he is a slide player but his confidence, poise, passion (and yet reverance) for all styles of music is what EC admires and I’m fairly sure let him to make Derek his latest protege. This sort of “scholarly” interest in music and its development is what set EC apart.

I enjoy Doyle Bramhall, but he was an also-ran at this particular concert, although impressive in the Bayou style–which he makes his own. John Mayer was impressive, but makes what is easy look hard in terms of playing, whereas EC does just the opposite (and this is where he gives fuel to his younger critics).

My opinion is that if there is a “next Clapton” it is Trucks due to his poise, universal music interest, skill, and unique maturity.

Interesting comments all around though.

That interviewer mad me mad. Have some respect man. Clapton said he most admires people who have finesse, which jack white hasnt got. He is talented, but no, he hasnt got finesse. And thats claptons taste, and its claptons festival, so piss off and go see jack and meg if thats what you want. …… also i do like the whitestripes

That interviewer mad me mad. Have some respect man. Clapton said he most admires people who have finesse, which jack white hasnt got. He is talented, but no, he hasnt got finesse. And thats claptons taste, and its claptons festival, so piss off and go see jack and meg if thats what you want. …… also i do like the whitestripes

That interviewer mad me mad. Have some respect man. Clapton said he most admires people who have finesse, which jack white hasnt got. He is talented, but no, he hasnt got finesse. And thats claptons taste, and its claptons festival, so piss off and go see jack and meg if thats what you want. …… also i do like the whitestripes

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Load of codswallop

I know I am months off topic but still think it warrents comment. If anyone listened to the interview clapton said he was attacted to real raw talent… That is Doyle, Derek, Robert Randolf, and yes that long winded prick John Mayer. You know why Clapton has never listened to Jack White… He does not have that kind of musical talent.

Im not knocking his music. It’s very good, but don’t tell me jack white has the guitar skills of Doyle Bramhall II!

I agree with a lot of what has been posted here, but I also disagree with a lot of it.

This is the main point I’m going to make. There is no “greatest guitar player in the world”. All you can say is that Eric Clapton is one of the best, Jimi Hendrix was one of the best, Duane Allman was one of the best, and yes, Jack White is one of the best and so is Derek Trucks. You can say that about a whole passel of great guitar players, because there is no single “greatest guitar player of all time”, period.

People get caught up in this need to name the best guitar player and it’s so ridiculous. There are so many ways to play the guitar. All of these players and many, many more have contributed to the history of guitar playing and all of their contributions are valuable. As guitar players, we all stand on the shoulders of giants.

But to say Clapton is better than Jeff Beck or that Hendrix was better than Eddie Van Halen is like saying red is a better color than blue. Can you say that Michaelangelo was a greater artist than Leonardo Da Vinci? Or that Van Gogh was greater than Matisse? I think not. All you can truly say is that Red is one of the many colors that make the rainbow so wonderful, and that all of these artists contributed greatly to the way the rest of us see the world.

Music is subjective. You may like Dimebag Darrell. He may be you’re favorite guitarist. And who am I to say that anyone is better? It’s all about what appeals to you, the individual. What moves your soul.

I take offense at hearing one of you call Hendrix “feedback Jimi” because that just shows that you don’t understand all that he brought to the way guitar is played today. He was a pioneer. And he was big enough to downplay his own virtuosity. He was interested in being called “the best”.

And yes Jimi is one of my greatest inspirations. But I love the playing of many other guitarists. I put Stevie Ray Vaughn right up there. I put Eric Clapton up there. I love Jimi Page. I’m old school. I lean toward the blues rather heavily. Perhaps that’s one reason I like Jack White. No, he’s not a finesse player, at least on most of his recordings. He’s raw and powerful and immensely talented.

But I can appreciate guitar players from many different venues. Certainly there have been many great players such as Charlie Christian, Wes Montgomery, Django Reinhardt, etc. etc. etc.

There is no end to the talent out there. It keeps coming. It is bottomless. And not one of them should ever be called the “greatest guitar player ever”. That would be a lie and a misnomer. There is a man who can play the guitar with his toes. He has no arms. So when you point to someone who can play behind his back or with his teeth, that’s quite an accomplishment, but it really doesn’t impress me. Jimi did those things as part of his act, but those weren’t the things that made him great. It was the way he used the whole guitar. He got sounds out of it that nobody had been able to before him. Eddie Van Halen made finger-tapping a new sensation. That was innovation.

My whole point is that all of these guys are guitar heroes. They’ve all brought something relevant and valuable to the guitar playing realm, and they’re all great. But it’s pointless to argue who’s the greatest. It’s also wrong to down-grade a guitarist because he doesn’t fit your musical taste. You should be objective and appreciate the person’s overall talent.

clapton is god,but hes old and cant take in new music.Jack White is as blues rock as it gets.

clapton is god,but hes old and cant take in new music.Jack White is as blues rock as it gets.

LAray is right, “(Clapton) does not have that kind of musical talent.” Knowing your Blues fundamental but it takes a true artistic sensibility to hear into the future . Jack White may just be best we’ve got at the moment and Clapton is such a square.

Clapton = Cooking with gas and mentoring you how to cook with it,,,

Bonamassa = Taking that gas and igniting all four afterburners with it and,,, well just,,,,cookin with it!

,,,,period.

He isn’t open to new music. He is just a over rated close minded old timer.

Stratoblaster makes sense,totally.Clapton’s ‘aversion’ to modern music is quite understandable.He’s far more comfortable with blues and the classic rock n’ roll,as I am too. His feeling is similar to what the generation before his felt about his.My Generation embodies that.But to say that Clapton is underrated or not good or whatever,is just stupid.Never again will we ever ever see of hear a guitar like the those of the 50’s,60’s or 70’s.People today discount blues or jazz styles as not relavent (my perception).Another thing a lot of people today,ie,”my generation”(ironic isn’t it?) have no respect for the classics.This is not only in regard to guitarists but even musical styles, especially The Beatles.They are undoubted the premier rock n’ roll band and really innovated and invented so much that they can’t help but be perpetually relavent.I honsetly wouldn’t be surprised if people now say that the Sex Pistols weren’t punk enough , Ramones sucked or Woodstock was lame.Its just shameful.Except for a few, real rock n’ roll is a thing of the past

I’d like to hear what Clapton has to say about Jack Bruce recent comments bashing Jimmy Page and Led Zeppelin

BTW

PAGE is my favorite but they’re so many great one’s

D. Gilmour, Pete T., Santana, Mark Knophfler, Hendrix etc,

Why no mention of Dan from The Black Keys?

If Clapton is God…than the guitarist for REO Speedwagon is the Dark Overlord!!

I WANT TO SEE JACK WHITE IN 40 YEARS–WHAT HAPPEN TO JESUS JONES–GIVE ME ROBERT CRAY-DEREK TRUCKS-WARREN HAYNES—DOYLE BRAMBRALL -JOE BANAMASSA–JOHN MAYER–CLAPTON
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EC has played solos that have touched me more than any other guitar player will ever do. Age, style, era and credetials dont matter. He just hit the best notes.

A good bunch of his work is everlasting. Much of it is pure. Jack White’s stuff is much more sensible to time changes.

Long live Eric Clapton.

Why is everyone even mentioning Jack White?? He’s ok but nothing to get worked up about. It’s cool kid are paying attention to blues but there are far better players to check out like Derek Trucks & Joe Bonamassa.
Ever heard of ROY BUCHANAN!? Eric Clapton & Jeff Beck are THE living legends. Check out Duane, Johnny Winter, Rory Gallagher and of course Stevie Ray Vaughan & the 3 Kings for inspiration, to mention just a few real players with real feeling.
Eric Johnson leaves me cold although he’s technically incredible. And shred is just too much information with little passion. And of course Jimi is the greatest of all time.
Nuff said..get listening and believe…

Jack White Rules!And the Black Keys are the best new band ive heard in a LONG time.

what a hypocritical comment. I really like clapton and white, but clapton says he respects those that really know their craft, but says he’s ignorant to the white stripes.

I don’t understand…why is Jack White so overrated? He’s #17 on Rolling Stones 100 greatest guitarist while Slash and Steve Vai didn’t even make the list?! That’s total bullshit. Jack White just uses effects and a killswitch..hurray? His blues guitar is good but OBVIOUSLY not even close to the best. And as for his solos…ha ha ha

PS. This interviewer is a total douchebag asking dumbshit questions! The guitar is an instrument, not the holy fucking grail!

the blues isn’t just a sound or style. if you think the blues are defined by a few chords and a five note scale i’d say you’ve only scratched the surface. with jack and other blues players the notes just happen to be there, what’s really going on is something much deeper. the sounds you hear can only hint at it, but it remains beyond the reach of even the most able musicians.

They discussed Jack White in that Dave Fricke told him about Jack White and Eric was polite.

who the hell is Jack White?

AZ, you’re an idiot. First of all Kashmir must be the biggest POS Led Zep ever recorded. Other than that Page is a better songwriter and arranger than EC but better player? Not even close. Furthermore, copying someone means absolutely zero. As Clapton said to a fan who said he could do a Hendrix “It’s Already Been Done”. Whether Clapton could copy Purple Haze or if Jimi Could copy Cream’s Live version of Spoonful is totally off the mark. Without the original there is no copy. Now equate Spoonful with Purple Haze or Kashmir that crappy Zep garbage. Spoonful is so much better. Hendrix is dead as well as Page (professionally). They can’t be accused of playing the same songs and notes ad finitum like Clapton has. So when a Jack White or a Buckethead comes around they always sound new and fresh but listen to them long enough and the same trappings will occur. Don’t compare rehashed material with newcomers it is not a fair comparison.