[Slowhand] Re: Slowhand Digest, Vol 1, Issue 67

[Lia Bartolomei]

well said alberto
lia from italia
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>    1. ERIC CLAPTON IS NOT LAZY (Edward Stanley)
>    2. Clapton playing style (Alberto Patron)
>    3. -bright lights? budokan.. (Apurva Parikh)
>    4. <no subject> (Robert Head)
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> From: "Edward Stanley" <eddstanley at hotmail.com>
> Subject: [Slowhand] ERIC CLAPTON IS NOT LAZY
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> From: "Alberto Patron" <apatron at uol.com.ar>
> Subject: [Slowhand] Clapton playing style
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> Hi,
> My two cents on this conversation about laziness. I think that one of the
> keys to understanding his differente playing styles along time is in his
own
> words. I remember that on some of the latest interviews (an I think even
on
> the booklet sold during the Reptile tour) he expresses that he loves to
play
> "for himself". I enjoyed a lot the Reptile show, but some friends of mine
> (not really Clapton fans) complained that he was not a good showman, that
he
> was not really paying attention to the audience and was just sitting there
> with his acoustic guitar like he was in the living room of his home.
> In fact, it was just what he was doing!. He was playing to please himself.
> To express himself in a way that "worked" for him. Maybe I am mixing
things
> here, but I think probably at this moment of his life he enjoys this not
so
> "god-like" guitar playing but a more peacefull and intimate one. He plays
in
> a very honest way, not to be a crowd-pleaser but to share his way of
> enjoying the music. And that is his right.
> Of course it is our right to prefer maybe some other period of his career.
I
> don´t know... this type of threads appear on many music forums and go
around
> the idea of "he SHOULD play what I, the fan, wants" vs "he must follow
what
> he wants". With artists of these caliber at these moment in their lives
they
> can really make no compromises and do whatever they like. I think is their
> right and a honest way to go.
> Regards,
> Alberto
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> From: "Apurva Parikh" <apuraja8 at hotmail.com>
> Subject: [Slowhand] -bright lights? budokan..
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> Anyone have any comments, those who attended the Budokan shows, what the
> song Bright lights... is like?? It's new, isn't it??
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> Good to hear Eric is tearing it up at the Budokan.. Isn't that where ..One
> Night live cd was recorded??
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> -AAP
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