Wanna start getting into Eric Clapton

Hey man! Speaking for myself and for most of his fanbase, he reached his climax in the mid 70's and later had a revival with his MTV unplugged album. The Albums he recorded with The Yardbirds and John Mayall are considered to be the best those bands have to offer. Then of course his three years with cream were probably the most succesfull. After they broke up, he formed Blind Faith and later Derek & The Dominos. So heres some albums for ya: John Mayall's Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton, All Cream albums, Layla and other assorted lovesongs, MTV unplugged, ....Personally I prefer the Blind Faith songs over the rest, they are kinda like cream, but less mainstream. Shadilay!

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OP here, thank you. This is very valuable. Ive been looking to broaden my musical horizons, not with just listening but with playing as well.

You're welcome! I've been through all this, though still expanding my own horizon. Eric Clapton plays good stuff, his 80's and 90's productions (with Phil Collins and other weird experiments) kinda suck, at least if you're looking for decent, blues-rooted, music. Sea of joy (Blind Faith) has a nice guitar pattern you can intend to learn, Sunshine of your love is a good start and rather simple to play. The Solo guitar on the Beatles "While my guitar gently weeps" in case you didnt know already, is also a contribution by Slowhand. If you like to just jam along with your record, which i used to do a lot, with great results, I highly recommend the John Mayall Album, or John Mayall in general. The Album he recorded with him is often referred to as the "BEANO" album.

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Recently ive been on a huge David Gilmour binge. In my search for more things similar people have said that Claptons style is something i would have to experience. I just had no idea what to avoid and where to start.

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not the best one to start but it's one of his finest albums

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if you enjoy gilmour and are looking for clapton's music, you can have the best of both worlds by listening to roger water's solo album the pros and cons of hitchhiking. there's some very underrated cuts in that record, and imo has clapton's best guitar work.

and let's not forget about "Riding with the King"