Jimi Hendrix

[hoppyhoppyhippo]

No, sorry, you're wrong, Rory > all guitarists. I think it's called Gallaghers law of awesomeness, or maybe I just made that up.

Probs made up.

I dunno I have a list of 10 guys I could argue into the top guitar spot at least. Maybe more.

I mean for me I love Hendrix but could easily argue Petrucci, Gilbert, etc. in as well as technical perfectionists and so on so forth. I love Jimi and Gallagher but they couldn't play stuff like Scarified or Glass Prison. One of the reasons why music is fun lots of great stuff.

Though I think we all can agree, whoever the guitarist from Blink 182 is stanks.

 

[KeyWestBrewing]

Dont know why I didnt do this sooner. Just a few of my favorites....

 

[fenderbass]

No, sorry, you're wrong, Rory > all guitarists. I think it's called Gallaghers law of awesomeness, or maybe I just made that up.

Rory Gallagher's BBC Sessions: Just found it recently, can't stop playing it. Awesome....

 

[sweetcell]

brilliant:

 

[KeyWestBrewing]

brilliant:

That's awesome!!

 

[fenderbass]

brilliant:

That is cool. I'll be going to the EMP museum in Swattle this weekend to see his exhibit...
Here is my Jimi art...pardon the flash bulb...

 

[KeyWestBrewing]

So I finally bought the new album yesterday and after listening to it I'm sad to say I'm a bit disappointed. Its not that I think its a bad album, because its not. I just cant help but feel like its not something Hendrix would have approved of as the final cut. While I understand its usually beyond the artist anyways what is finally decided upon as the finished record. When I listen to it I just know Hendrix would have made it better. In many ways it feels like his special touch is kinda missing. Mainly because he wasnt around to work it over with the producer. Only about 3 or 4 of the songs strike me as something Jimi would have been satisfied with while the rest, seem like a work in progress. Again, I dont want it to come off like its a bad record. It just doesnt have that unexplainable spark he always captured with the rest of his work IMO.

 

[BlindFaith]

Some of my favorites.........

 

[+HopSpunge+]

Just stumbled onto this thread. I love all his stuff. I even have some bootleg stuff thats great. Wish I could have seen him live. But it wasn't my generation. I am 41.

 

[KeyWestBrewing]

Just stumbled onto this thread. I love all his stuff. I even have some bootleg stuff thats great. Wish I could have seen him live. But it wasn't my generation. I am 41.

I hear ya. A lot of the time I feel like I was born in the wrong generation. Better late than never though lol.

 

[BlindFaith]

I was just reading through this thread and it is pretty amazing to see all the disrespect for Hendrix. I understand the man's music is overplayed and he does get an enourmous amount of "credit" where some wil argue that he doesn't deserve as much of, but even if his style isn't to your tastes or if you've "out-grown" it, you should still respect the man.

No one played like he did before he came along, of course. There were plenty of blues players, but his use of rhythm, lead, 7ths, 9ths, octaves, unison bends, etc, etc.... were not used until he broke onto the scene. Rory Gallagher is great, but he was 3-4 years after Hendrix. I will not say the same for Clapton, as far as innovation goes because he didn't invent a style. Yet, his work with Cream, John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers, and the Yardbirds was out of this world. His solo stuff is crap for the most part; good songwriting, but nothing to write home about.

Clapton, Beck, Page, and Hendrix broke the mold for guitarists and brought heavy metal and screaming guitars to everyone's living room. Think about popular music before these cats and after these cats.....

 

[KeyWestBrewing]

I was just reading through this thread and it is pretty amazing to see all the disrespect for Hendrix. I understand the man's music is overplayed and he does get an enourmous amount of "credit" where some wil argue that he doesn't deserve as much of, but even if his style isn't to your tastes or if you've "out-grown" it, you should still respect the man.

No one played like he did before he came along, of course. There were plenty of blues players, but his use of rhythm, lead, 7ths, 9ths, octaves, unison bends, etc, etc.... were not used until he broke onto the scene. Rory Gallagher is great, but he was 3-4 years after Hendrix. I will not say the same for Clapton, as far as innovation goes because he didn't invent a style. Yet, his work with Cream, John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers, and the Yardbirds was out of this world. His solo stuff is crap for the most part; good songwriting, but nothing to write home about.

Clapton, Beck, Page, and Hendrix broke the mold for guitarists and brought heavy metal and screaming guitars to everyone's living room. Think about popular music before these cats and after these cats.....

Im right there with you man... well said.

 

[fenderbass]

I was just reading through this thread and it is pretty amazing to see all the disrespect for Hendrix. I understand the man's music is overplayed and he does get an enourmous amount of "credit" where some wil argue that he doesn't deserve as much of, but even if his style isn't to your tastes or if you've "out-grown" it, you should still respect the man.

No one played like he did before he came along, of course. There were plenty of blues players, but his use of rhythm, lead, 7ths, 9ths, octaves, unison bends, etc, etc.... were not used until he broke onto the scene. Rory Gallagher is great, but he was 3-4 years after Hendrix. I will not say the same for Clapton, as far as innovation goes because he didn't invent a style. Yet, his work with Cream, John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers, and the Yardbirds was out of this world. His solo stuff is crap for the most part; good songwriting, but nothing to write home about.

Clapton, Beck, Page, and Hendrix broke the mold for guitarists and brought heavy metal and screaming guitars to everyone's living room. Think about popular music before these cats and after these cats.....

Well put, couldn't agree more. Just watch any of the live footage that is available, can't deny the dude was groundbreaking. I think his biggest problem was Mitch, Noel and Chaz Chandler.

 

[EoinMag]

I was just reading through this thread and it is pretty amazing to see all the disrespect for Hendrix. I understand the man's music is overplayed and he does get an enourmous amount of "credit" where some wil argue that he doesn't deserve as much of, but even if his style isn't to your tastes or if you've "out-grown" it, you should still respect the man.

No one played like he did before he came along, of course. There were plenty of blues players, but his use of rhythm, lead, 7ths, 9ths, octaves, unison bends, etc, etc.... were not used until he broke onto the scene. Rory Gallagher is great, but he was 3-4 years after Hendrix. I will not say the same for Clapton, as far as innovation goes because he didn't invent a style. Yet, his work with Cream, John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers, and the Yardbirds was out of this world. His solo stuff is crap for the most part; good songwriting, but nothing to write home about.

Clapton, Beck, Page, and Hendrix broke the mold for guitarists and brought heavy metal and screaming guitars to everyone's living room. Think about popular music before these cats and after these cats.....

Clapton and Jeff Beck?......take your medication daddy-o.

 

[BlindFaith]

Clapton and Jeff Beck?......take your medication daddy-o.

You're saying that Clapton and Beck didn't change attitudes about guitar playing? Clapton's popularity and imprint on society during his early years is undeniable. As for Beck, I think he is the best out of all of them as far as versatility, skill level, and unique sound. There isn't anyone outside of Beck that is as accomplished in so many styles. Go listen to Blow by Blow or Wired and then compare it to anything else he's done along with Page and the others. Page is a guitar god in his own right, but its my opinion that Beck runs circles around him as a guitarist, not songwriter though, and Zep is one of my favorite bands.

 

[KeyWestBrewing]

Jeff Beck is pretty amazing... But what about Yngwie Malmsteen? Another amazing guitarist. Though I don't think he has as much feeling as Hendrix. That's something you can't measure as far as skill and all and Hendrix had a lot of it.

 

[GarageDweller]

my favorite hendrix recording: catfish blues-->Voodoo Child. I play it every week really, really effing loud.
Hendrix for your soul

 

[GrogNerd]

once had a gig where dude came up and jammed Little Wing on a freaking BANJO

I just sat that one out. really just a rhythm guitar. can't play a lick of lead and Hendrix is above my skill set

 

[+HopSpunge+]

I don't no if its been mentioned already. But I would have to place Frank Zappa in the top 5. He is massivley underated as a guitar player. He dabbled into everything; jazz, rock, funk, whatever you name it.

 

[BlindFaith]

I don't no if its been mentioned already. But I would have to place Frank Zappa in the top 5. He is massivley underated as a guitar player. He dabbled into everything; jazz, rock, funk, whatever you name it.

100% agreed....

Frank Zappa is definitely an underrated guitarist, but also an underrated musician period. His cranking out of original material (62 albums in his lifetime) has and never will be duplicated. Black Napkins, Rat Tomago, Rubber Shirts, almost any solo off of Guitar, and so many many more great guitar pieces..... The man was an animal on guitar.

 

[fenderbass]

You're saying that Clapton and Beck didn't change attitudes about guitar playing? Clapton's popularity and imprint on society during his early years is undeniable. As for Beck, I think he is the best out of all of them as far as versatility, skill level, and unique sound. There isn't anyone outside of Beck that is as accomplished in so many styles. Go listen to Blow by Blow or Wired and then compare it to anything else he's done along with Page and the others. Page is a guitar god in his own right, but its my opinion that Beck runs circles around him as a guitarist, not songwriter though, and Zep is one of my favorite bands.

Absolutely! Been listening to There & Back this morning. Seen him live twice. Excellent guitarist. Ditto for Zappa, that dude is incredible.
By the way, RIP Ray Manzarek, say Hi to Jimi, Duane, Janis and the gang...

 

[GrogNerd]

Absolutely! Been listening to There & Back this morning. Seen him live twice. Excellent guitarist. Ditto for Zappa, that dude is incredible.
By the way, RIP Ray Manzarek, say Hi to Jimi, Duane, Janis and the gang...

Beck is the kind of player who makes it look so damn easy, like he's putting almost no effort into it at all

to the point where it makes me just want to put down the guitar for good

 

[KeyWestBrewing]

Beck is the kind of player who makes it look so damn easy, like he's putting almost no effort into it at all

to the point where it makes me just want to put down the guitar for good

Thats how I feel when I watch Hendrix do stuff like this without missing a beat...

 

[sawbossFogg]

Read Clapton's autobiography.