[Slowhand] On This Day in EC History ... December 13

[Almighty Geetarz]

On this day in 1991, George Harrison finished the last of three stops at 
Osaka's Castle Hall with EC and his band, before moving on to Tokyo and 
the end of that all-too-short tour.  The Osaka show, to me, may be the 
best of the lot.  Listen and decide for yourself.  These are from the 
Electric Monkey release, "God, Dark Horse, and Legends".

http://www.geetarz.org/reviews/clapton/1991-12-12-osaka.htm

I've picked two clips that are favorites for the exact opposite reasons. 
The first features EC in full blown "lead guitar God" mode, at his 
wailing best. Nigel Tufnel may be "known for his solos", but this shows 
EC can probably hang with Nigel:

http://www.geetarz.org/tunez/12-12-god-dark-horse-taxman.m4a

This one's a favorite for the opposite reason. There is a lot of 
attention paid to lead guitar playing, and most players spend an 
inordinate amount of time on that. But a song falls apart without a good 
rhythm, and not only was this a *tight* band, but pay special attention 
here to EC's rhythm work as he switches between tight little fills and 
chord duties. It's an example of the type of playing that may not be 
instantly obvious if one is just listening casually, but if it were 
removed, it would change the whole character of the performance.

http://www.geetarz.org/tunez/12-12-god-dark-horse-what-is-life.m4a

Enjoy!
AG