Rok,
Have you seen Clapton in concert over the last decade or so? He basically plays ONLY the blues: straight up, and - more often than not - acoustic. You may (or may not) dig his playing, but the music is every bit as much the blues as anything BB has played. In fact, it's often exactly the same songs. And BB's influence is very much evident in EC's style.
Marty
BTW Fans have been bitching about these shows since "From The Cradle". Personally - when he's having a good night - I like them just about as much as I liked the rock 'n' roll shows that he used to do.
Have you seen Clapton in concert over the last decade or so? He basically plays ONLY the blues: straight up, and - more often than not - acoustic. You may (or may not) dig his playing, but the music is every bit as much the blues as anything BB has played. In fact, it's often exactly the same songs. And BB's influence is very much evident in EC's style.
Marty
BTW Fans have been bitching about these shows since "From The Cradle". Personally - when he's having a good night - I like them just about as much as I liked the rock 'n' roll shows that he used to do.