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jgln · 11-29-2012, 03:05 PM

This thread has me thinking...am I on my guitar forum or my beer forum??? lol

fenderbass · 11-29-2012, 03:21 PM

That's what makes it a Drunken Rambling and Mindless Mumbling.
Besides, don't beer and guitars/basses/rock 'n' roll go hand in hand?
Cheers to beer, guitars and good music.

**BBL_Brewer** · 11-29-2012, 03:39 PM

Jimi rocks. I love the "Live at Woodstock" cd set. After listening to that, some of his album songs just don't compare.

fenderbass · 11-29-2012, 06:49 PM

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Originally Posted by BBL_Brewer

Jimi rocks. I love the "Live at Woodstock" cd set. After listening to that, some of his album songs just don't compare.

Have you seen the Live at Woodstock DVD? My wife got it for me when I was laid up after minor surgery, and it was awesome seeing the whole thing, especially when the band screwed up on Fire, and you could see how pissed Jimi was...good stuff

**BBL_Brewer** · 11-29-2012, 07:21 PM

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Originally Posted by fenderbass

Have you seen the Live at Woodstock DVD? My wife got it for me when I was laid up after minor surgery, and it was awesome seeing the whole thing, especially when the band screwed up on Fire, and you could see how pissed Jimi was...good stuff

I haven't seen that, I'll have to check it out.

ScubaSteve · 12-02-2012, 04:06 AM

I think people forget how talented he really was....not to mention he was Black during a time when that was really controversial. One thing people quickly forget is that he was big in the UK before here. The BBC interviews are awesome. I've spent a lot of time in the garage listening to those random interviews that pop up on my random itunes shuffle.

fenderbass · 12-04-2012, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by ScubaSteve

I think people forget how talented he really was....not to mention he was Black during a time when that was really controversial. One thing people quickly forget is that he was big in the UK before here. The BBC interviews are awesome. I've spent a lot of time in the garage listening to those random interviews that pop up on my random itunes shuffle.

People here in the States just weren't ready for his brand of guitar, or so I've read. I remember seeing the footage of the Montery Pop Festival, when he humped his amp then burned his guitar. The camera panned to the audience and a good portion of the people looked bewildered.
Joe Bonamassa was more popular on the other side of the pond, as well...
He's a whole other topic.

**KeyWestBrewing** · 12-06-2012, 05:06 PM

As amazing as Hendrix was one of the most commonly overlooked aspects of his talent was his rhythm playing. The guy played flawless rhythm guitar, while embellishing with lead licks and stuff most of the time. Hendrix was the reason I started playing guitar and has been a huge motivation. My guitar teacher is a classical guitarist but also a huge Hendrix fan. Even with all the knowledge he has of music theory and technical understanding he still gets confused and blown away by the things Jimi did when were earing out songs. Being able to play Jimi's music really helps put into perspective how much a musical force of nature the guy was.

Electric Ladyland can be bought with a bonus DVD thats all about recording the album. It has interviews with his producers, band members(Noel Redding seems like a jealous ass), and even his brother. His producers talk about him being able to literally play his songs backwards or use a right handed guitar still strung for a right hand player(he used a right handed guitar strung for a Lefty to play) and blow people away. They also note how innovative he was at producing in the studio. Not to mention the guy was 23 or 24 when he blew up and died at 27. He changed the whole scene in like 4 years. Enough rambling, Im off to grab my guitar and play Bold As Love, Redhouse, and Pali Gap!!

fenderbass · 12-06-2012, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by KeyWestBrewing

As amazing as Hendrix was one of the most commonly overlooked aspects of his talent was his rhythm playing. The guy played flawless rhythm guitar, while embellishing with lead licks and stuff most of the time. Hendrix was the reason I started playing guitar and has been a huge motivation. My guitar teacher is a classical guitarist but also a huge Hendrix fan. Even with all the knowledge he has of music theory and technical understanding he still gets confused and blown away by the things Jimi did when were earing out songs. Being able to play Jimi's music really helps put into perspective how much a musical force of nature the guy was.

Electric Ladyland can be bought with a bonus DVD thats all about recording the album. It has interviews with his producers, band members(Noel Redding seems like a jealous ass), and even his brother. His producers talk about him being able to literally play his songs backwards or use a right handed guitar still strung for a right hand player(he used a right handed guitar strung for a Lefty to play) and blow people away. They also note how innovative he was at producing in the studio. Not to mention the guy was 23 or 24 when he blew up and died at 27. He changed the whole scene in like 4 years. Enough rambling, Im off to grab my guitar and play Bold As Love, Redhouse, and Pali Gap!!

Cool you mentioned Pali Gap. That tune blows me away every time I hear it.
Rock on....

**KeyWestBrewing** · 12-06-2012, 09:32 PM

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Cool you mentioned Pali Gap. That tune blows me away every time I hear it.
Rock on....

That's personally my favorite song of his. After that's its a damn close tie between his Woodstock version of Izabella, his Monterey Pop festival version of Killing Floor, and his cover of Born Under A Bad Sign.