[Slowhand] Re: EC's blues playing since 1994

[ToeKneeF]

Sorry folks, the blues is about pain and suffering so when I look for a 
definitive version of Have You Ever Loved A Woman, I am not going to be 
looking for lightness! When Eric cuts the pop of Blues Power abruptly 
and hits the first notes of HYELAW on the Derek and The Dominos Live At 
The Fillmore set, YOU feel the pain. His guitar playing is drenched with 
the suffering of his unrequited love for Patty with every single note 
oozing his hurt. I know you said you were talking about "EC's blues 
playing since 1994", but if we are looking for definitive versions, of a 
song, chronological constraints should not apply.

As for Robert's piece, au contraire, mon frere! When you state that Eric 
has played the same arrangement of HYELAW for 10 years, you could not be 
more wrong! This is definitely one song that has seen many different 
arrangements throughout the years. As for it becoming the blues 
equivalent of Wonderful Tonight, again I must disagree. WT is a 
sentimental song which has not aged well (I agree, it was played too 
often with little deviation from the standard arrangement). I find the 
audience's feelings for the song amusing since EC wrote the song when he 
was angry at Patty, it was NOT a love song!

One of the things I found exciting about this last tour was that EC has 
breathed new life into the chestnuts that have become staples of his set 
list, songs like I Shot The Sheriff, HYELAW, Badge, Layla, Cocaine, and 
Sunshine Of Your Love have been re-invigorated by the fire of Eric's and 
Doyle's guitar playing. His inclusion of old songs like Walk Out In The 
Rain and GTGBIALW also served to breath life into the set. While I would 
like to see his set list comprise a more representative sample of his 
recorded output (Entire albums go unrepresented), I must grudgingly 
accept Eric's nod to the audience's sensitivities by playing the "hits" 
that the casual fan readily recognizes...............T

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..............Clausewitz