Jimi Was The Best Bar None!

No, not great 'solos' in 'All Along The Watchtower'. One insane 'solo'. The rhythm isn't difficult (he didn't play it anyway), but you must be pretty crap if you were eighteen when you figured it out. I was nine. And no-one can play that solo. Yourself included.

WATCH THIS IF YOU THINK HE CAN'T PLAY AN ACOUSTIC GUITAR!!! AND THIS IS FAR FROM HIS BEST!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=je9O-VdrZ0E

Ha. Dickhead.

 

Well, Hendrix sucked even more than I remembered.

Doc Watson could play rings around him blindfolded...

Now, pay attention. THIS is how you play acoustic blues:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFRNMTxvt08

 

You know, if Hendrix could see THIS video, he'd puke hisself to death all over again:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3q9ea05XGbs

The final tally is: yes, Hendrix had a unique style on electric, but he wasn't nearly the "greatest" guitar player as far as technique went. And his acoustic guitar sucked major ass.

 

His acoustic stuff was amazing, you idiot. And yes, I know that Doc Watson is good, but this guy is miles better. I saw him on Saturday and he played five things at once, and was still talking to the audience. Watson is a fucking bluegrass hill billy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0n1lGmBkHw

And these guys make Watson look unbelievably average

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEZrB_FDw4c

 

I KNOW you're not talking about Hendrix here. Hmmm...must be talking about Doc.

Miles Better? Like Miles Davis? Only Better?

My, my, aren't we hateful this morning. Tsk, tsk, personal insults. First you call me an idiot, then call Doc Watson, one of America's greatest musicians, a fucking hillbilly.

And since Doc Watson makes Hendrix look unbelievably average, I guess that means those guys made Hendrix look like the pile of puke he choked to death on. Haw, haw, haw!

 

Watson can play one style. Hendrix could play any. And yes, Paco De Lucia, Al Di Meola, John McLaughlin and especially Martin Taylor are far better acoustic players than Hendrix. Many jazz guitarists are. But, whilst Watson is a fine guitarist (and yes, perhaps he is better acoustically than Hendrix) he can play one style and I'm afraid that he is a hill billy.

 

Which has been my whole point. Hendrix had ONE style that he was original in: loud and distorted. That's it. Take away his fuzzbox, and he was no big deal.

 

No, Hendrix did not have one style. He may not be as good an acoustic player as the likes of Al Di Meola, but he most certainly didn't have limitations that restricted him to one style. Blues? 'Red House'. Funk? 'Power Of Soul'. Rock? 'Foxy Lady'. Psychedelia? 'If 6 Was 9'. Ballads? 'Angel'.

You are, of course, entitled to your opinion on the subject of 'Jimi Was The Best Bar None', but I feel that I must correct you when you say that he could only play one style. He most certainly could play any. Okay, so Steve Vai is quicker, Stevie Ray Vaughan could play blues better, Doc Watson could play better on an acoustic guitar and Billy Duffy, Jimmy Page etc wrote better riffs, but none of them can do as many things as Hendrix and do them so well. Plus, Hendrix was a pioneer and could wipe the floor with any guitarist (in my opinion).

 

So...he could play TWO styles then. Loud and not-so-loud. All his stuff sounded the same. Drums-bass-guitar. Drums-bass-guitar. Drums-bass-very loud guitar. Etc. As I mentioned in an earlier post:

 

And what styles can Watson play? Acoustic blues and...acoustic blues. Shit, what variation.

Unbelievable argument you've got there (note: hint of sarcasm). So does every electric guitarist have one style ? Loud? Or even not-so-loud? Stop talking shit, he played blues, rock, funk, psychedelia etc. They are styles. Loud has nothing to do with it.

 

Dear Mr. 15-year-old:
Stick around a few more decades. You might just learn something.

 

Wow-You guys still goin at it?-hahaha-Man-I'm sorry I started this thread-Did'nt mean for it to cause a nuclear fallout-Bottom line-Hendrix was the best in his day-Doing what he did with very few gadgets-maybe a wa-wa and fuzz' he was able to pull sounds out of the guitar like noone before him-Today-yes-anyone can go into the studio and duplicate fairly close' the same sounds. The difference being that was 40 years ago! and Jimi was first and only player to sound like he did-Like I said-I sat therough many-many shows at the Fillmore in those days and heard many great players-BB KING-JOHN CIPPOLINA-MIKE BLOOMFIELD-PINK FLOYD-STONES-CREAM-and on and on and when me and everyone else sat there and watched and listened to Jimi-It was WAY DIFFERENT!-Much bigger-badder and just plain great sound-He was an original-he was a first- a rock guitar player that took it to another level-Sorry you guys neever got to see him-he was something to watch!-Not about tricks-but all about talent-

 

Well, you were simply awed by his showmanship; you were too young at the time to understand. He was a great showman, and he expanded the sound of the guitar--he certainly didn't sound like everyone else. But "the best bar none"??? If you had given some thought to the title of the thread, like "the most original bar none" or "the most different bar none" it would have been okay. Or even "the best at what he did: loud distorted guitar." However, you seem to have a fixation on him, and have put him on a pedestal. And although I missed him live, I've seen too many other guitarists--including some mighty good Hendrix clones--to not know what he sounded like. And I've also heard him play not-so-well. He'd use that whammy bar so much his guitar would be horribly out of tune. His professionalism was also questionable: in Atlanta, he walked off of the stage after three songs 'cause he was pissed off at the audience for wanting him to play "Purple Haze." (And I've heard this wasn't the only time he did stuff like that). He'd play all whacked out on acid. And then there was his singing...gahhhhh. Face it, he couldn't sing worth a shit. But, yes, he was one of the great guitarists of the 60s. Not the best ever, mind you. But certainly the most original. And THAT, my dear truck driver and wet-behind-the-ears teenager, is the bottom line.

 

Yet another top-class argument. Well done.

 

So, what have you done? Played anywhere besides mommy & daddy's garage? Face it, kid, you don't know what you're talking about. When you record a CD, let me know. haw haw haw

 

Franklin-All I hear coming from you is sheer jelousy plain and simple-and by running Hendrix down your doing a real dis-service to him and his memory-I don't idolize anyone-I told it like it was-If you ask the majority of the players in the world who they copied or who was the best-GUESS WHO?- Not You!-JIMI- So-give it a rest as your true nature is coming through and the rockstar wanna be is comin through loud and clear-You can pick on a 15 year old kid-but I was there-I saw him You didn't-case closed!-Leave the kid alone-

 

HELLO! Are we paying attention yet? So you saw him. Big whoop. I've seen quite a few other guitarists in my time, as I have already said. I also know enough about guitarists to poke holes in your diatribe about him being "the greatest guitarist ever." And exactly what makes you an expert? You say you play guitar. In your living room? You said you played professionally. For tips in a bar? Sorry, but you simply don't come across as an "expert." And if Mr. 15 year-old can dish it out, he can take it, too.

 

Well, I forgot that you've made a living out of music. Oh, wait there; you haven't, have you? But do you know who did? Jimi Hendrix, and he's influenced every guitarist since.

You really can't argue, can you? You resort to personal insults because you just can't face is that Hendrix is the best. Get over it. And yes, I know I'm fifteen, but why are you so obsessed by that? Are you a paedophile, or something? I haven't made references to your age, but I guess you mentally about as mature as a five-year old.

 

Come on guys, this is ridiculous. Hendrix was awesome, unquestionably, but you can't tell anyone he's the best ever and expect them to buy it.

And let's not tell anyone that they "don't know what they're talking about" when it comes to music. Music is so subjective, it depends on a person's ear, what they've been exposed to musically so far, and personal experience. No one is the best for everyone.

 

Speaking of resorting to personal insults...here's a few of yours thrown my way just in this thread...

Now, as soon as you wipe the egg off your face, you can read this. And, yes, I've made a living out of music before. Maybe when you grow up, you can do the same.