BTW,
The Green-Clapton dynamic is really fascinating. Both were from the same area, both did their time with the Bluesbreakers, both had enormous influence on modern lead tone, both had debilitating drug problems, and both returned to the blues after rock and or pop dalliances (Clapton's obviously much longer and much more commercially successful).
I think Clapton might have had a slightly better melodic sense, but Green had more arrows in the quiver. Both great players who are always linked in my mind.
Marty
The Green-Clapton dynamic is really fascinating. Both were from the same area, both did their time with the Bluesbreakers, both had enormous influence on modern lead tone, both had debilitating drug problems, and both returned to the blues after rock and or pop dalliances (Clapton's obviously much longer and much more commercially successful).
I think Clapton might have had a slightly better melodic sense, but Green had more arrows in the quiver. Both great players who are always linked in my mind.
Marty