Jimi Was The Best Bar None!

great friggin' point!!!

 

Oh, I know what you mean! If I could have been at Woodstock when he played his improvisation, I would have died! Hendrix was/is the greatest guitarist of all time.

Hendrix is God.

 

Practically everyone pales in comparison. Only Stevie Ray Vaughan came close.

 

Hendrix was god!!! for me, he was a man who enjoyed playing his guitar...he was playing from his heart, from his soul...i have on my computer video where he plays on monterey pop festival ( if you have it you will know what i am talking about )...
in one moment he looked like he was making looooooooove with his guitar, and in other he looked like he was playing his guitar like...like person with magic hands...
yes, clapton, satriani, vai and many others are very good players but, oh my god...hendrix was a foundation of music...foundation of playing guitar on that way...

i wanted to ask you something...

what do you think? if hendrix was still alive, would he embrace today's way of living?
would he change music of 21st century?

 

If Jimi had lived until he was my age-57-then he would have by now been way out front in the music business. He would have explored new areas and sounds. That is what made him so good-He was SO DIFFERENT!-Before him most bands sounded alot alike-then at the same time he came along with the Experience' Cream was also doing the 3 piece power group sound.The difference being that Clapton was a precise'very focused player where Hendrix just let it fly. He bended the notes and made some sounds like noone else had done. He was a pioneer in the art of distortion and feedback' which if done right is a real good sound-He had total control and was never afraid to make a mistake by trying new things.We all listened and were amazed as he sounded just as great live as he was on record-I like alot of todays players but none has raw power or energy of Hendrix-Robin Trower used to try but that was not the same. When Janis' Jimi and Morrison died a piece of us all died with them-all the same year all the same age-and all the same way-I know it slowed me down-they are all missed-

 

I think about that all the time....how different music today would be if Jimi was able to stick around...but, woulda, coulda, shoulda

But think about it, man!! I heard that Jimi and Miles Davis were going to collaberate on something.....imagine....

 

Hiya Dolly-Miles and Hendrix?-I don't know-two completely different styles-both freeform for sure but ones jazz and Jimi just rocked-(just?)-but who knows' he was doing alot of different stuff at the time of his death. The Band Of Gypsys were alright but I loved the power of the 3 piece Experience. That night in Winterland I was up front and very' well-"enlightened" thanks to a guy named Owsley-Hendrix came out-and he just smiled and played like a wildman.He made it look sooo easy. He never had the big ego rockstar attitude . That was something that people loved. A very down to Earth guy from right here in Washington-You can go visit his grave near Seattle if you come West.--o-and Dolly-surfs up!

 

I LOVE JIMI HENDRIX! I hate it when people say I'm too young to actually appreciate what his music was (I'm 15), as I wasn't around when he was. I'd give anything to see him, its such a shame I won't get that chance. PEACE PEOPLE!x

 

I once worked with a lady who had seen Jimi Hendrix at the 'Saville Theatre' in early 1967.Now that was worth the few shillings ticket price!.

 

That would have been his starting gigs with the new Experience. She was probably there with alot of great musicians from England-Pete Townsend' Eric' and the Beatles all went to hear this wild man. They were blown away-I saw him that year in San Francisco and then again over there at the Isle Of Wight-cold but good-

 

Hendrix was a great showman, and certainly expanded the sound of the electric guitar, but he certainly wasn't the greatest guitarist, even in his own generation.

 

Well Franklin-Your a little young for the Hendrix Experience and I am going to kinda figure you never saw him live right? Those that did 'saw not only a showman' as anyone can light a guitar on fire and a few can play it behind their backs; but a musician who was light years ahead of his peers. He completely amazed the best guitar players of those days-Clapton' Harrison' Townsend'Allman and the rest were all blown away by this guy-He was a genius and a musician who's extraordinary talent put him at the top of the guitar heap. It was his sound and nobody could duplicate it. So' it comes down to personal taste because amoung his peers he was considered the best. I saw him several times and he was just the most unbelievable player I had ever seen-I grew up in San Francisco and have seen nearly every group in the 60s live-so-IMHO-Jimi was the very best!(not vocals) but guitar.

 

My guess is you don't play guitar. I've noticed that people who don't play guitar think Hendrix was the best guitarist who ever lived. As far as "amazing the best guitar players of those days," I remember what guitarists like Chet Atkins and Les Paul said when asked who was the best rock guitarist of that era. The first name the would mention would always be Duane Allman. Then Jeff Beck. Oh, I agree that Hendrix was the greatest showman, playing with his teeth and behind his back, and so on. And he certainly expanded the sound of the guitar, and he was the master of weird noises. But I've heard him without his toys, without his cry-baby, without his fuzz box, without his Marshalls. He was very good, but not the best. Listen to his acoustic stuff. You gonna tell me he was a better acoustic picker than, say, Doc Watson? Give me a break.

No, I didn't get to see him live. But I've seen plenty of others. And live ain't everything. I've seen both the Beatles and the Stones, and the Stones, IMHO, put on a much better show. Were they a better group than the Beatles? No. But they were a good live band. Or take Led Zepplin. Saw 'em twice. Love their studio stuff. Live, they were sloppy. Very sloppy. I could go on and on. But putting on a good show and being a great guitarist (or bassist, or drummer, etc.) are two very different things. I mean, Jeff Beck just stands there and plays. Does that mean he sucks? Does that mean he's not as good a guitarist as Pete Townshend, who jumps around everywhere? Did Keith Moon's theatrics mean he was a better drummer than Buddy Rich? There's a difference between being a showman and a musician. Hendrix was a great showman, and a very good guitarist. But not the best.

 

Chet Atkins?-Please!-Two completely different music styles-Atkins and Les Paul cannot even be considered as that is not even close to being the type of music we are talking about here. They are not' or ever were' rock guitarists-You cannot even compare acoutic players with electric. Jeff Beck is good and so are a million others-Van Halen is a great player-so is Steve Vei and Eric Johnston but none were pioneers or created anything similar to the sounds Hendrix developed. Hendrix was a monster on that axe. His showmanship was just a little extra fluff. He was not using alot of gadgets and no other guitars on stage-Just him-So-if you personally prefer another players sound that ok=thats you-but the majority of professional players would agree that Hendrix was the best at what he did-rock guitar. Not acoustic. Buddy Rich was a good drummer-But he was a jazz drummer not a rock drummer. Just as The Beatles were a pop group where as the Stones were a blues /rock group-Two different categories-You will not see Buddy Rich in the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame-Live Is Everything-You can't hide mistakes and overdud is not possible-How can you ever really believe any artist until you have heard them live?-When you watch a live performance you are seeing the real deal. Not so with a recording, So' in the end it just comes down to personal preference.Jimi Hendrix was the prefered player of his time. Not just by the public but by his peers-He was so good in London that the big time players were scared of him-thats a fact and part of history. When Townsend and Clapton heard him they got very concerned about their own futures in music. Hendrix played for many great soul artists before he came together with the Experience-Remember' Jimi was only 27 when he died. He did alot in a short time. He left a benchmark for all the rest. He made it look easy on stage and that was one of his appeals. He was the best player there was. How many rock players are still selling records 36 years after their death?-No' Actually I am a guitar player. The bass. My main instruments are the sax and flute. I played professionally for many years' but that means nothing. The majority of the people of the world as well as the very best guitar players of the world would all agree that Jimi Hendrix was the best Bar None-sorry-(tough act to follow eh?) lol

 

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So, you dismiss other guitarists because they had "different styles?" Is that how you can dismiss Duane Allman? Duane could play R&B (with Aretha Franklin), soul (with Clarence Carter), blues (check out his rambling solo on Boz Scagg's "Loan Me a Dime"), Jazz (Herbie Mann's "Push Push"), country (with Cowboy), and when it came to slide, he wrote the book. Oh, yeah, he could play rock, too. And Duane died even younger than Hendrix did. Just because you can play a different style doesn't mean you can't judge another's playing on the same instrument.

I guess what your saying is that Hendrix was the master of loud, feedback-driven rock. Loud feedback-driven rock was all I have ever heard him do. Well, fine. He was the master of that. A bit one-dimentional, though, don't you think? Yes, his sound was new and different, and the other guitarists of the time were amazed--at first. Clapton thought Hendrix was the best he had ever heard, until he heard Duane. Then his opinion changed--as did many others.
The bottom line is: Yes, Hendrix expanded the sound of the electric guitar. But he was a one-trick pony. His explosion onto the rock scene was dramatic and exciting, but it rather petered out after that. He couldn't top it. Yes, he was a tough act to follow. Too tough even for him.