Cream — Stormy Monday

There’s plenty of great blue guitarist doing their cover of Stormy Monday, and there’s Eric Clapton taking ownership of the great T- Bone Walker classic.

@tablejockey I take issue with you saying Clapton was “taking ownership” of the song. That’s a poor choice of words. He hasn’t taken “ownership” of the song any more than any other guitarist or band has — it’s just their interpretation of the song and that’s all, and that has been going on in music forever. Don’t single out Clapton, cause that’s not right or fair.  BTW, the Allman Brothers’ version Live at the Fillmore is awesome.

@soix 

+ 1

I have a guitar playing buddy who prefers "You don’t Love Me" played straight, like on J. Mayall’s "A Hard Road" while I much prefer it swung like the Allmans did it. The nature of the Blues allows for many different interpretations of what might be called "Blues Standards". As in Jazz, it’s all about each player making the tune their own, in their own way. And that’s a beautiful thing, no?

"Played as a generic I/IV/V, the tune always sounds oversimplified/truncated to me"

"That’s a poor choice of words. He hasn’t taken “ownership” of the song any more than any other guitarist or band has — it’s just their interpretation"

LOL! GOOD GREIF!

Soix- Simply MY observation as a 50+ year guitar wanker..

Weird YOU start a thread, and make such a comment.

There are some old, grumpy "get off my  lawn!" posters in here.

Save the energy for a cable, fuse or digital vs analog thread

LOL! GOOD GREIF! Soix- Simply MY observation as a 50+ year guitar wanker.. Weird YOU start a thread, and make such a comment.

@tablejockey I made such a comment because it was a poor choice of words, even for a guitar wanker. Clapton neither professes nor has any “ownership” of this tune, so maybe you wanna clarify what you meant by your words. Otherwise, you’re free to leave.