[NewMusic] Clapton's new sound

[grobair at emusician.com]

Yeah, it¹s a hoax guys:  check out the crowd noise, or watch the fingers
closely. It¹s almost like a visual plunderphonics, kinda...

And here are a few more from the ³Shred² series (apparently there¹s a
Journey one as well):

Slash
http://www.youtube.com/watch?vîwIRZ9pLCM&mode=user&search
Van Halen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXbCt_1mrak&mode=user&search
Steve Vai
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsXS5fCq4LU
 -------------- Original message ----------------------
Matt J. Ingalls and PG sed :

> OMG - I couldn't get past the first 52 seconds...that has to be the
> worst thing I've ever heard...did Clapton have a lobotomy at some point
> and I just didn't hear about it? I couldn't get to the saxophone
> part...I couldn't go on listening to Clapton slop his way around the
> fretboard...there was absolutely no rhythmic or harmonic stability at
> all in those phrase! (and yes, that's not a good thing in this case!)
>
> I was a better guitar player at 12...


no, that's pretty par-for-the-course for clapton these days!