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Posted: April 16 2009 at 11:53

Negoba wrote:

For those complaining about Page being sloppy live -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=JP&hl=ja&v=3Rtp9ESo19A

And I would still have enjoyed watching the show.

Wake me up when he's finished.

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Posted: April 16 2009 at 11:55

This is what made the guitar exciting...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZKuZzPbuIg

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Posted: April 16 2009 at 12:00

Jeff Beck...hands down. Two of his albums rank in my favorites to this day, Wired and Blow by Blow.

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Posted: April 18 2009 at 11:57

Still interesting to see that Clapton is getting so little love on here.

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Posted: April 20 2009 at 16:03

In the order:

Beck

Clapton

(Page isn't in my list)

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Posted: April 20 2009 at 21:15

For me.

Page > Beck > Clapton

Granted they're all in the top 5 guitarists of all time IMO.

I'm still a Zep fan, I'm not terribly into the Yardbirds but Becks solo stuff is terrific. As for Clapton, I love Cream and I like the Dominos, his solo stuff is hit and miss, his early stuff like Slowhand is really good, but somewhere along the line he just got really boring. Especially when he got into the adult contemporary/easy listening stuff.

Edited by boo boo - April 20 2009 at 21:23

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Posted: April 23 2009 at 08:38

For years I've heard guitarists heap plaudits on Beck so I assumed he must be really good. I've not heard much by him but most of what I've heard hasn't been very enjoyable. Hi Ho Silver Lining has one of the worst solos I've ever heard, She's a Woman is just terrible and Gets Us All In the End is nothing short of embarassing. Only the tracks I've heard from Truth were worth listening to.

I like Cream but Clapton's solo career leaves me cold. That horrible ooo-wee-ooo-ooo-wee phrase he plays on Wonderful Tonight makes me want to listen to Throbbing Gristle (and I don't even like Throbbing Gristle).

I like Page's sloppiness, extra long guitar strap, dragon flared trousers and violin bow. I also really like his acoustic playing and his production skills.

Poll Question: Who is your favourite?
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
Jeff Beck	21	[51.22%]
Eric Clapton	5	[12.20%]
Jimmy Page	15	[36.59%]
This topic is closed, no new votes accepted