--- In [email protected], TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > He is. Seen him live many times. But he's boring. > Clapton, as wonderful technically as he is, tends > to fall into "ruts" on his extended solos. He starts > well, but doesn't always take it somewhere. Zappa > kept doing these things to keep Clapton from falling > into ruts -- he'd change the key, or the time signature, > and take the whole song somewhere other than where > Clapton was thinking it would go. He'd get this > puzzled look on his face, like, "Where did *that* > come from?" and then he'd smile, and follow along. > It was a very neat evening. They obviously respected > each other a great deal, and were having fun onstage.
Thanks for sharing this- I've noticed the same thing about Clapton, though I've not seen him live. I wish the EC/FZ concert you describe was available to hear... PS This is turning into a very interesting "message from Raja of NY Paul Potter". Personally I think it would do him proud... To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
