Eric Clapton vs David Gilmour

Clapton was the third best musician in Cream :cool:
Not only that, but as awesome is Cream was, they are nowhere near Pink Floyd. It’s been many a year since I listened to them, on by happenstance I put on Wish You Were Here just now. It kind of takes your breath away hearing them again. That period from Meddle to The Wall… I don’t think anyone could argue that any rock band had better output.

Obviously they may not be to everyone’s taste, but there is no denying that level of quality.
 
It’s alright, but like most solo albums it’s lacking the greatness of the band.


I remember one of my good friends in high school showing me this album when it came out. Our group of friends would trip and watch The Wall sometimes, and listen to Floyd while partying, but I didn't like that album at all. I listened to it again after you posted it. It has artistic value, but it is literally just a rehash of elements of The Wall, but less interesting. Same style. I found it more interesting to listen to again, because it showed me how narrow and rigid Waters' songwriting talent is, and how great Gilmour is. Additionally, it showed me how limited and rigid Clapton is in his playing style, especially compared to Gilmour. While Clapton's playing on the album is perfectly serviceable, it is flat and uninspiring, at least to my ears. It left no doubt in my mind about Gilmour's superiority.
 
David Gilmour, Chuck Schuldiner and Frank Zappa are my three favorite guitarists and the three biggest influences on my guitar playing. While I do enjoy Clapton's work it just bores me after awhile which is why I don't listen to Eric that much. Gilmour however I can listen to his solo and Pink Floyd material all the time and it never bores me at all. Dave is an absolute master of cadence, intonation, and pacing on the guitar. Through string- bending he is able to play the guitar like a person sings, giving it mood, passion, and life that is unmatched by many guitarists who can play faster or are even more technically advanced. To put it into perspective Gilmour uses his soul to play!

Shameless plug of my David Gilmour drawing I did back in 2018.
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As brilliant as Clapton is, he peaked early, went pop and lived off his fame for a while. That being said, I saw him play a blues concert years ago. Other than Cocaine and a couple of other must-plays, he only did old timey blues songs and it was absolutely incredible. Jimmy Vaughn opened for him and came back out to finish with a few closing numbers. That was one of the most fun concerts I've ever seen and Clapton the blues guitarist blew away anything I'd ever heard Clapton the rocker play.
 
As brilliant as Clapton is, he peaked early, went pop and lived off his fame for a while. That being said, I saw him play a blues concert years ago. Other than Cocaine and a couple of other must-plays, he only did old timey blues songs and it was absolutely incredible. Jimmy Vaughn opened for him and came back out to finish with a few closing numbers. That was one of the most fun concerts I've ever seen and Clapton the blues guitarist blew away anything I'd ever heard Clapton the rocker play.

Pink Floyd was/is pop

Lmao @ anything pretending otherwise

Clapton is amazing though, he has rested on his name a bit, but Pink Floyd isnt exactly putting out bangers either anymore.

Glad you enjoyed Clapton
 
As brilliant as Clapton is, he peaked early, went pop and lived off his fame for a while. That being said, I saw him play a blues concert years ago. Other than Cocaine and a couple of other must-plays, he only did old timey blues songs and it was absolutely incredible. Jimmy Vaughn opened for him and came back out to finish with a few closing numbers. That was one of the most fun concerts I've ever seen and Clapton the blues guitarist blew away anything I'd ever heard Clapton the rocker play.
He was already trying to change his music up before Cream split up thinks to Music From Big Pink. That whole era forced ppl like him and Jimi into playing the way they did instead of sticking with their roots and good music was made but it burned Clapton out.
 
Pink Floyd was/is pop

Lmao @ anything pretending otherwise

Clapton is amazing though, he has rested on his name a bit, but Pink Floyd isnt exactly putting out bangers either anymore.

Glad you enjoyed Clapton
No, Pink Floyd was and is not pop, unless you’re using your own definition of what constitutes pop music.
 
They are pop sorry, they charted #1 5 times lmao
Music being “popular” isn’t what classifies a song as pop music.

Pop is a genre of popular music that originated in its modern form during the mid-1950s in the United States and the United Kingdom.[4] The terms popular music and pop music are often used interchangeably, although the former describes all music that is popular and includes many disparate styles. During the 1950s and 1960s, pop music encompassed rock and roll and the youth-oriented styles it influenced. Rock and pop music remained roughly synonymous until the late 1960s, after which pop became associated with music that was more commercial, ephemeral, and accessible.

Although much of the music that appears on record charts is seen as pop music, the genre is distinguished from chart music. Identifying factors usually include repeated choruses and hooks, short to medium-length songs written in a basic format (often the verse-chorus structure), and rhythms or tempos that can be easily danced to. Much pop music also borrows elements from other styles such as rock, urban, dance, Latin, and country.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pop_music
 
Pop literally means popular lmao

It was pop, deal with it.
I mean you’re literally responding to a post that explains why your wrong, but you clearly have issues with reading comprehension, so carry on bud.
 
I mean you’re literally responding to a post that explains why your wrong, but you clearly have issues with reading comprehension, so carry on bud.
They're literally in the fucking genre it lists as pop during the time

Did you even read what you posted? It's pop. They charted as pop, were on TV shows "Top of Pop" etc. They were pop. Shut the hell up.
 
They're literally in the fucking genre it lists as pop during the time

Did you even read what you posted? It's pop. They charted as pop, were on TV shows "Top of Pop" etc. They were pop. Shut the hell up.
They’re literally not listed on any “list” I posted. Are you mentally challenged or just not used to being called out on your stupid opinions?
Let me help you out. Here’s another portion from what I posted.
From about 1967, the term “pop music” was increasingly used in opposition to the term rock music, a division that gave generic significance to both terms.[14] While rock aspired to authenticityand an expansion of the possibilities of popular music,[14] pop was more commercial, ephemeral, and accessible.[15] According to British musicologist Simon Frith, pop music is produced "as a matter of enterprise not art", and is "designed to appeal to everyone" but "doesn't come from any particular place or mark off any particular taste". Frith adds that it is "not driven by any significant ambition except profit and commercial reward [...] and, in musical terms, it is essentially conservative". It is, "provided from on high (by record companies, radio programmers, and concert promoters) rather than being made from below ... Pop is not a do-it-yourselfmusic but is professionally produced and packaged".[4]
 
They’re literally not listed on any “list” I posted. Are you mentally challenged or just not used to being called out on your stupid opinions?
Let me help you out. Here’s another portion from what I posted.

Just google are Pink Floyd pop

You'll get every fucking pop thing they were a part of

Did pop magically become synth and electronic music because they moved away from instruments? Metallica is pop too btw, and they're metal. But still pop.
 
Just google are Pink Floyd pop

You'll get every fucking pop thing they were a part of

Did pop magically become synth and electronic music because they moved away from instruments? Metallica is pop too btw, and they're metal. But still pop.
Once again, music being popular, or topping charts, is not what dictates what is categorized as pop music. You seem to be completely unable to discern the difference between a categorical title and what qualifies something to fall into that category. What do you categorize as rock music, music made by rocks?
 
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