Eric Clapton: The Solo Years - Guitar Signature Licks DVD

Advantages: Two views of guitar
Disadvantages: No tab, not slow or easy to follow. "Jam along" songs incomplete

...I have never used a guitar DVD tutorial before, but have seen drumming ones. I was under the impression it was fairly standard to have tab running along the bottom of the screen, but aparently I was wrong. The DVD is hosted by Doug Boduch, proving classic sweet Clapton guitar can be made uncool. He is awkward, ugly and very uncool. He teaching skills concist of being able to play the songs, and speak English. I have been playing guitar for two years I think, and I found him hard to follow most of the time. On my version of the DVD the songs were in a different order than on the back of the case. There is no problem with this, but simply seems cheap and unprofessional. You will eventually learn the songs with this DVD, but Im sure you could find a better one to do it faster and enjoy it more.... Read review

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Advantages: One Of The Best Live Concerts Performed By Eric Clapton Et Al.
Disadvantages: None, Unless You Don't Like Blues Or Rock Music Or Eric Clapton Or Live Music.

...§~§~§~§~§~§~§~§ The Menu ~~~~~~~ The DVD menu opens by way of an excerpt from the concert to come. The crowd is panned over by the camera, towards the stage where Eric Clapton is playing his familiar guitar riffs from "Badge". When you hear this, you know there is going to be some great music on this DVD, believe me, there is! These choices are self explanatory really: · Play / Resume · Is for playing the concert immediately or resuming the concert from the point you were last at. · Songs · Takes you to the list of songs available in the concert. · Audio · Gives you the choice of either: Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound or DTS 5.1 Surround or PCM Stereo. · Lyrics · Allows you to turn the lyrics on or off (visible as subtitles during playback of the concert, so you can sing to your heart's content). · Credits · Lets you... Read review

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Advantages: Amazing guitaring, classic tunes, good sound
Disadvantages: no dramatics apart from the playing

...and a cover of Hendrix's Are You Experienced. The duration of the music is 1 hour. Sit back and watch guitar virtuosity at its very finest. Eric seems to be at his prime on the DVD at 35 years of age and the Civil War clothing looks the part aswell. Enjoy the DVD Ben... Read review

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