"Division bell" poll : Privateering Super Deluxe Edition

[vgonis]

Ha, ha ds1984. Trying to put words in my post!   
It was a fine opportunity for EC to prove that he can still play some magic (like the Cream records or Blind Faith or even better -but not appropriate- Derek and the dominoes). It didn't happen, I don't know why. Do you think that Roger told him NOT to sound like David? Jeff Beck on Amused to death didn't even try to imitate David and we got fantastic results (In my opinion, not that similar to PF) . After all "Pros and cons..." was suggested at the same time with the Wall, so it had the PF feel right from the start.
Do you know something about Eric's involvement? 

[ds1984]

Ha, ha ds1984. Trying to put words in my post!   
It was a fine opportunity for EC to prove that he can still play some magic (like the Cream records or Blind Faith or even better -but not appropriate- Derek and the dominoes). It didn't happen, I don't know why. Do you think that Roger told him NOT to sound like David? Jeff Beck on Amused to death didn't even try to imitate David and we got fantastic results (In my opinion, not that similar to PF) . After all "Pros and cons..." was suggested at the same time with the Wall, so it had the PF feel right from the start.
Do you know something about Eric's involvement?

Yes.

According to Nicholas Schaffner, in his book "Saucerful of secrets - The Pink Floyd Odyssey", all but the title track were already recorded when Eric was asked to play and there was no room left to express himself.

When you listen the album, there are only two tracks where you can really hear Eric's work : the title track, the only one actualy recorded at the time he was in the studio with Roger, and the dobro part added at the end of "S

[vgonis]

Ha, ha! Apart from the things I know? 

Come on, tell me more. Or send links, if you can. Thank you.

[ds1984]

Message edited see above 

Funny thing if I wrote "S e x u a l" without inbetweens spaces then it is transformed to "sexual"

Censorship!!!

[vgonis]

Thank you for the info! 
You probably think very highly of Clapton, I also like his work until the late 70ies, but the 80ies was a time when his albums were not that good. And his playing had started being monotonous and rather uninspired. I have all his albums until MTV unplugged (I only bought 3 or 4 after that) and I really have to force myself to listen to some of the albums of the 80ies. Maybe he could contribute more if given the chance. But since Cream and Blind Faith  he was playing a completely different idiom, a more blues approach. And I guess Roger had Gilmour's guitar in mind when he originally wrote the tunes. I don't know, all options open! 
By the way I think I have read some of the info at Clapton's autobiography.

[ds1984]

The quality of the (80's) albums have nothing to do with what Eric can deliver on stage. Put your hands on the Nuthin But The Blues unreleased concert documentary from '94.

Clapton is God.

[vgonis]

Will have it in mind, if I ever come across it. And give it a try. Might look for it on the net.
Sexual you said? 

[vgonis]

Hey it really turns into spamual. What the @%*@! Spamalot.

Let's try some other words

s e x   - sex
s e x u a l - sexual
G e o r g e W. B u s h  - George Bush junior
M a r g a r e t T h a t c h e r  - Margaret Thatcher.

[vgonis]

Well it obviously spams the fine natural words, while leaving the dangerous ones unharmed.

[ds1984]

Nothing But The Blues - Part 1 - Martin Scorsese Eric Clapton
 

Nothing But The Blues - Part 2 - Martin Scorsese Eric Clapton
 

Nothing But The Blues - Part 3 - Martin Scorsese Eric Clapton
 

Nothing But The Blues - Part 4 - Martin Scorsese Eric Clapton
 

Nothing But The Blues - Part 5 - Martin Scorsese Eric Clapton
 

Nothing But The Blues - extra ball : Driftin Blues - Martin Scorsese Eric Clapton
 

[pjh3121]

I have Clapton's Nothing But The Blues on DVD (ahem....).

MK has never played better live or on record than Clapton did on the From the Cradle album and tour. He was on fire in the mid 90's.

[vgonis]

Thanks ds1984. Very kind of you! I am downloading them as I write and will watch it next weekend!
From all the guitarists that went through the John Mayall's bluesbreakers, I liked Peter Green the most. Clapton comes second. But the truly classic album was beano. 

[Pottel]

Original line up was with Syd so few chances you were able to witness it.
But I presume you mean "classic" line up 

i believe our very own TWM has....

[Pottel]

Actually Roger was more than a bass player and/or singer, most of the more famous PF songs of the classic era are writting by him, the concepts of the records too. Musically David Gilmour and Rick Wright did a lot to the songs, specially David that had the abbility to make Roger

[Pottel]

I have Clapton's Nothing But The Blues on DVD (ahem....).

MK has never played better live or on record than Clapton did on the From the Cradle album and tour. He was on fire in the mid 90's.

^clapton was a shadow imho of the way he played in the 70ies, despite his alc. and drug issues. love the 74 US summer tour. or the 81 tour that leads to the just one night album (setting me up anyone??)