[Slowhand] Re: EC and the blues (Richard post)

[Richard Batty]

Eric,

I really did enjoy the M&MJ songs more live, just like many of us seem to do
with all of EC's recorded repertoire.  But I know what you mean about other
versions like Peter Green's.  I love what the Stones did with "Love in Vain"
and "Stop Breaking Down".  One EC version I go back to a lot is the 1993 /
1994 version of "Terraplane", and I also like the Unplugged version of
"Walking Blues".

Cheers,

Richard

-----Original Message-----
From: Eric Lacroix [mailto:eric.lacroix at free.fr]
Sent: Monday, August 09, 2004 5:28 AM
To: slowhand at planet-torque.com
Subject: [Slowhand] Re: EC and the blues (Richard post)

Thanks Richard,

now I know what I will listen to when I go back from work :

"I really like the version of Have You Ever on 24 Nights.  It has a
lightness and purity (searching for a word here) about it.  But I also
love the version from Earl's Court in 1998 where most of the band left
the stage. has a down & dirty guitar tone on this version and it was the
highlight of the show for me."
- HYELAW - 24 nights + Earl's Court 98

- Five Long Years from Hyde Park 1996 ("although nothing approaches Hyde
Park for me.  That one is just stratospheric for me.")

- Stormy Monday from Buenos Aires 2001 ("the Buenos Aires one has grown
on me a lot today!")

I do think the blues can be boring (probably like any music) but maybe a
bit because of it's innate structure.
- This week-end, I've tried to pay attention of the RJ songs from the
Belfast show, but I haven't taken-off. Maybe I miss something.
For me, the Peter Green version of most of these songs are most better.
And pre-M&MJ EC versions are very good too.

Eric.