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Title: What more proof is needed that Jimi Hendrix was the king ?
Post by: bebop396 on November 17, 2013, 05:00:57 AM
Title: Re: What more proof is needed that Jimi Hendrix was the king ?
Post by: SmallPole on November 17, 2013, 05:04:03 AM


well i'm definitely gonna need more proof than an #Invalid YouTube Link#
Title: Re: What more proof is needed that Jimi Hendrix was the king ?
Post by: Louis Cipher on November 17, 2013, 05:06:52 AM
You may call me crazy, but for me the King is Tony Iommi!
Title: Re: What more proof is needed that Jimi Hendrix was the king ?
Post by: bebop396 on November 17, 2013, 05:08:28 AM
Oh well, cant get it to post, GetBig fucks it up sometimes, I know how to post youtube...


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Title: Re: What more proof is needed that Jimi Hendrix was the king ?
Post by: YngiweRhoads on November 17, 2013, 05:51:05 AM
Title: Re: What more proof is needed that Jimi Hendrix was the king ?
Post by: ukjeff on November 17, 2013, 05:53:20 AM
I thought Shizzo was the king?
Title: Re: What more proof is needed that Jimi Hendrix was the king ?
Post by: che on November 17, 2013, 06:44:24 AM
Oh well, cant get it to post, GetBig fucks it up sometimes, I know how to post youtube...


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No ,you don't . ;D
Title: Re: What more proof is needed that Jimi Hendrix was the king ?
Post by: bebop396 on November 17, 2013, 08:52:34 AM


Thanks for posting it..
Title: Re: What more proof is needed that Jimi Hendrix was the king ?
Post by: bebop396 on November 17, 2013, 09:01:20 AM
No ,you don't . ;D

Yes i do, I am telling mommy on you  ;D
Title: Re: What more proof is needed that Jimi Hendrix was the king ?
Post by: Fortress on November 17, 2013, 10:42:33 AM
Never could cop to the guy's genius. His playing just does not do anything for me. But his influence has my respect, regardless.
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Post by: Moontrane on November 17, 2013, 02:07:24 PM


One of the first LPs I converted to digital.
Title: Re: What more proof is needed that Jimi Hendrix was the king ?
Post by: The Ugly on November 17, 2013, 02:14:09 PM
Not being a real guitar guy, can someone tell me if Eddie Van Halen is up there on that list.
Title: Re: What more proof is needed that Jimi Hendrix was the king ?
Post by: Archer77 on November 17, 2013, 02:18:22 PM
Hendrix was great at what he did. In my opinion, he wasn't a very versatile player and that is why I wouldn't rate him as the greatest.  I feel the same way about Eddie Van Halen. This is only my subjective criteria.
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Post by: ukjeff on November 17, 2013, 02:26:34 PM
Mark Knopfler was quite good.


From 4mins 50 superb.

Drummers pretty impressive as well.
Title: Re: What more proof is needed that Jimi Hendrix was the king ?
Post by: Wez on November 17, 2013, 02:34:30 PM
I started playing guitar at 8 years old in 1965. at 10 years old my Father took me to the Cherry Hill NJ music fair in a tent in the summer of 1967. On the bill was Cream and Jimi Hendrix and other people who don't seem to matter anymore. Cream was great because I was a 10 year old white boy blues man. Then Jimi came out and changed my life. He was not only an incredible guitar player but an amazing showman. My Father said to me after the show " who was that idiot?" I told him "he is the future Pop." I saved all my money from my paper route and bought a brand new Stratocaster for $175 with a case. I just gave it to my Grandson. Ken
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Post by: The Ugly on November 17, 2013, 02:36:21 PM
I started playing guitar at 8 years old in 1965. at 10 years old my Father took me to the Cherry Hill NJ music fair in a tent in the summer of 1967. On the bill was Cream and Jimi Hendrix and other people who don't seem to matter anymore. Cream was great because I was a 10 year old white boy blues man. Then Jimi came out and changed my life. He was not only an incredible guitar player but an amazing showman. My Father said to me after the show " who was that idiot?" I told him "he is the future Pop." I saved all my money from my paper route and bought a brand new Stratocaster for $175 with a case. I just gave it to my Grandson. Ken

Good story, Ken.
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Post by: Wez on November 17, 2013, 02:38:20 PM
Good story, Ken.

Thanks my friend....showing my age I guess.
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Post by: ukjeff on November 17, 2013, 02:38:36 PM
I started playing guitar at 8 years old in 1965. at 10 years old my Father took me to the Cherry Hill NJ music fair in a tent in the summer of 1967. On the bill was Cream and Jimi Hendrix and other people who don't seem to matter anymore. Cream was great because I was a 10 year old white boy blues man. Then Jimi came out and changed my life. He was not only an incredible guitar player but an amazing showman. My Father said to me after the show " who was that idiot?" I told him "he is the future Pop." I saved all my money from my paper route and bought a brand new Stratocaster for $175 with a case. I just gave it to my Grandson. Ken

yep, great story.
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Post by: Wez on November 17, 2013, 03:14:12 PM
yep, great story.

Thanks...still have my black 1998 American Stratocaster. Still love the blues.
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Post by: Pray_4_War on November 17, 2013, 03:19:37 PM
Jimi Hendrix was the king.  His playing sounded like it was from outer space.  Purple Haze is the song that really got me into him as a kid but later on I discovered recordings from the New Years Eve/New Years Day shows of 1969/70, that's when my brain and ears really got melted.  Some of that stuff ended up of the Band of Gypsys album but you gotta find the tracks from all 4 shows.  Live at the Fillmore East.  Nothing better that that for me.
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Post by: ChristopherA on November 17, 2013, 04:05:36 PM
Jerry Garcia
Title: Re: What more proof is needed that Jimi Hendrix was the king ?
Post by: Wez on November 17, 2013, 04:49:15 PM
Jimi Hendrix was the king.  His playing sounded like it was from outer space.  Purple Haze is the song that really got me into him as a kid but later on I discovered recordings from the New Years Eve/New Years Day shows of 1969/70, that's when my brain and ears really got melted.  Some of that stuff ended up of the Band of Gypsys album but you gotta find the tracks from all 4 shows.  Live at the Fillmore East.  Nothing better that that for me.

I listened to Machine Gun every day in college while tripping on Window Pane. The Buddy Miles parts freaked me out though.
Title: Re: What more proof is needed that Jimi Hendrix was the king ?
Post by: bebop396 on November 17, 2013, 04:54:02 PM
Hendrix was great at what he did. In my opinion, he wasn't a very versatile player and that is why I wouldn't rate him as the greatest.  I feel the same way about Eddie Van Halen. This is only my subjective criteria.

Please explain more in depth
Title: Re: What more proof is needed that Jimi Hendrix was the king ?
Post by: Archer77 on November 17, 2013, 05:00:00 PM
Please explain more in depth

For all Hendrix flair he was pretty much a traditional blues guitarist.  I'm not saying th man couldn't play , he definitely could, but I doubt he would have evolved much stylistically and expanded his repertoire if he had lived.  This is only my opinion and considering he died before he had the chance, we will never know.
Title: Re: What more proof is needed that Jimi Hendrix was the king ?
Post by: bebop396 on November 17, 2013, 05:32:28 PM
Yeah, people evolve in their art over the decades...Hell how old was Paul Mcartney when he composed his first symphony years ago? I bet people way back in the sixties would not have expected that...It was not well received by critics but it was a huge accomplishment...Jimi died way too young and we were robbed of what could have been...
Title: Re: What more proof is needed that Jimi Hendrix was the king ?
Post by: 240 is Back on November 17, 2013, 05:39:54 PM
Yeah, people evolve in their art over the decades...Hell how old was Paul Mcartney when he composed his first symphony years ago? I bet people way back in the sixties would not have expected that...It was not well received by critics but it was a huge accomplishment...Jimi died way too young and we were robbed of what could have been...

I LOVE Jimi... I've had his "Like a rolling stone" on repeat for a week straight now.

But I have to think aside from his amazing chord construction and ability to write beautiful songs... what we heard from him probably woudln't have been topped.  He'd be fat, old, and we'd have twelve subpar copies of "Castles made of sand".  Which I would LOVE and very much prefer.  But I don't think Jimi would have written something Beethoven-ish at age 36, ya know?  There can only be so much mushy tone before he decided to get all weird or odd or alternative or machine tone, something to evolve it to the wack category.  Maybe I'm wrong.  But I think we did see the best Jimi had.