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#51 2009-08-14 12:01:42
- The Laird of Enfield
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Re: Eric "Mr Ivy" Clapton 1964
Does Clapton still vote fur Enoch Powell these days?
An utter pr1ck ay a man.
#52 2009-08-14 12:56:13
- Hard Bop Hank
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Re: Eric "Mr Ivy" Clapton 1964
“No Room For Squares”
”All political art is bad – all good art is political.”
"Would there be any freedom of press or speech if one must reduce his vocabulary to vapid innocuous euphemisms?"
#53 2011-04-13 08:13:13
- Hard Bop Hank
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Re: Eric "Mr Ivy" Clapton 1964
“No Room For Squares”
”All political art is bad – all good art is political.”
"Would there be any freedom of press or speech if one must reduce his vocabulary to vapid innocuous euphemisms?"
#54 2011-04-13 08:16:24
- Hard Bop Hank
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Re: Eric "Mr Ivy" Clapton 1964
“No Room For Squares”
”All political art is bad – all good art is political.”
"Would there be any freedom of press or speech if one must reduce his vocabulary to vapid innocuous euphemisms?"
#58 2013-03-12 07:14:07
- Liam Mac
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Re: Eric "Mr Ivy" Clapton 1964
That's a winner. Really understated style.
#59 2013-03-12 08:20:16
- Oliver
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Re: Eric "Mr Ivy" Clapton 1964
Ragalan sleeves too!
It only set me back $40 total with shipping; looking forward to receiving it!
#60 2021-10-14 02:25:35
- A Fine Sadness
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Re: Eric "Mr Ivy" Clapton 1964
Another 'Golden Age' thread, still a joy to read in spite of all the blanks.
#61 2021-10-14 03:47:41
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Re: Eric "Mr Ivy" Clapton 1964
I suppose, the clobber aside, he was really a bit of a monster. The Albert Hall ranting was way off the scale. I can't imagine that Enoch Powell would have approved. Then there's all the tedious, self-entitled rock god bollocks.
Having said that I heard Cream at the end of 'The Sopranos' the other evening and thought, not too bad. A Gibson-style Guilty Pleasure: I really like 'White Rabbit'. Grace Slick had some voice. No Anita O'Day or Billie, but she had some voice.
#62 2021-10-14 18:34:39
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Re: Eric "Mr Ivy" Clapton 1964
Of all the different musical genres I've obsessed over in my life, the blues is one that I still love more than ever. And I do appreciate a good blues guitarist.
So obviously I can't stand Clapton.
I'd quite like some Muddy Waters played at my funeral though.
some sort of banal legitimacy
#63 2021-10-14 23:54:15
- slimmm67
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Re: Eric "Mr Ivy" Clapton 1964
Remember this thread well. Never liked Clapton beyond the Yardbirds and Cream but the early sartorial aspect gave me a little more appreciation for him.
#64 2021-10-15 01:48:42
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Re: Eric "Mr Ivy" Clapton 1964
I played jazz at my father's funeral: Ellington, Armstrong, Coltrane, Monk. There was a good deal of bemusement. Also his battered old copy of 'Jazz On Record', from about 1967, went with him. He'd bound it in black tape to stop it from falling completely apart, so it resembled a hefty Bible. When I placed it on his coffin it caused some consternation.
My only regret is giving away a beautiful photograph (framed) of Louis to my Dad's mate in Maryland. It had taken me months to find it. I was happier to pass on some Ivy-themed LPs to one of our esteemed forum members.
The Blues, yes, but not one following another on CD, with the possible exception of Robert Johnson. Often not enough variation. Twenty-plus tracks is too many. I wouldn't mind having some hefty, self-selected compilation, though, ranging from Sippie Wallace to Howlin' Wolf. About forty or fifty tracks. Might include a bit of Bo Diddley and Chuckleberry at the end just to remind me of my early (Gibson will hate this) R&B favourites.
Roll Over Beethoven.