Stevie Ray Vaughan or Eric Clapton?

Eric...no contest.

 

I believe I have to go with Vaughn on this one but its close.

 

I don't have to choose and you can't make me.

... for the record, clapton.

 

for cocaine, pretending, the way you use it, wonderful tonight, after midnight, forever man....

its not debatable :-p

 

Good one.....Gotta go with Stevie on this one.....but it's close

 

don't forget layla, tears in heaven, his entire acoustic CD, cream, etc.

 

its in the way that you use it....it comes and it goes....if you lie you will lose it,
Feelings will show....So dont you ever abuse it....Dont let it go.

 

i could have kept going but the list i made was already epic...

 

This went from a "Stevie Ray Vaughan or Eric Clapton" thread to after-the-voting-starting-coming-in-to-a-SRV-thread.

I love SRV too, ya know. I really enjoy "Couldn't Stand The Weather"... which you just posted

 

personally, i think stevie blows clapton away. i always thought clapton was overrated. maybe he was something special in the 60s but even then i thought jeff beck blew him away. (jeff beck was one of the most underrated guitarists ever. how jimmy page and clapton got more props then beck is beyond me)

 

two words:

illegal substances

 

I mean I like Page and Clapton more than Beck.. I grew up listening to Zeppelin tho.. and I'm not quite sure where the Clapton thing came in but it did.

My previous statement still stands tho.

 

ahh. thought you were referring to the fans of page and clapton actually i snorted half of bolivia's GDP and smoked 80% of jamaica's and still thought beck was the best of the three. now clean and sober (booze doesnt count right)i see i was right hehehehe

 

i was talking about fans of page and clapton.

apparently fans of beck fall into the same boat

 

yes, yes they do (unless you're a cop....then no I have no idea what you're talking about)

 

not a cop

 

That's a tough one. The first concert I ever went to was the overrated Eric Clapton. Unfortunately SRV died before I could see him. I'd have to go with SRV, his music moves me a bit more.

 

SRV not even a question IMO. He's the Berninni of the blues...meaning play a bunch of great blues songs back to back and Stevie will stand out...always.....

 

They're really apples and oranges, in my opinion. Comparing a blues artist with a rocker isn't fair.

 

Not only that, but all due respect to Stevie...alot of his stuff was rehashed Hendrix licks. Still a great player though.

IMHO:

Technical ability: Stevie > Eric
Songwriting: Eric > Stevie

 

That's my opinion, too. I voted for SRV in the poll based on guitar skills alone.

 

Gimme a Neil Young one-note solo everyday!

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6v5E27Fp59c"]YouTube - Neil Young-Down by the river (1969)[/ame]

I'm not being contrary for the sake of being contrary. I'd rather listen to a Neil Young solo over any so-called "guitar hero".

 

Eric has some straight up blues albums.

 

do you prefer that version to this

http://free.napster.com/player/?play_id=12654462&type=track

 

I'm not that familiar with Vaughan I have to admit. I do like Clapton, but was kind of disappointed when I saw him live.

 

i hear he has a problem playing his older stuff. he seems to like playing his new stuff more often.

 

Yes. Your version is too busy for my tastes.

 

Clapton any day of the week. The guy just wrote amazing music. Just my opinion.

 

Hmmmm ... Jeff Beck maybe?