Jimi Hendrix

[catscurlyear]

47 years on

 

 

[badpenguin]

Never been a Jimi fan. I respect what he did, but..... can't listen to him, without shuddering from his tone.

[catscurlyear]

Never been a Jimi fan. I respect what he did' date=' but..... can't listen to him, without shuddering from his tone.[/quote']

 

yeh sound aint too good on that one ,should have just gone straight for the classic.

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[Phil O'Keefe]

wow posting videos is so hard on here ,it`s guess work[/url]

 

 

Let's take the guesswork out of it.

 

 

Here's how you post videos on HC.

 

 

Go to the video you want to post, and copy the URL from your browser's address bar. (Highlight the URL and hit Control / C (Windows) or Command / C (Mac).

 

 

Here's the Post Reply box on HC. See where the A is? Click on that first to open the toolbar...

 

 

 

 

 

Here's the toolbar once it's opened...

 

 

 

 

 

I've indicated the Video icon with the red arrow in the image above. Click on that, and a dialog box will open up for you...

 

 

 

 

 

Paste the URL of the video that you copied earlier into this box, then hit OK.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Add any text / comments you want, just as you would with any other post, and when you're ready, hit Post Reply and you should be all set.

 

 

 

 

 

[catscurlyear]

thanks Phil,i don`t post video`s that often so from one video to the next i will have forgot how to do it, so what is the youtube icon there for ,is it a torment em button .

[t_e_l_e]

just remember before posting any pics or videos to click the "A" for advanced menu button and everything from there is straight forward and comprehensive, even the icons

 

i personally think it would be cool, if the advanced menu is always on for all users, but thats just me

[catscurlyear]

can`t we have an Ab for those who tune down.

[crustoleum]

If you haven't played, or attempted to , you have never really played imho can't call your self a "player:" until .maybe definitely imho ...

[crustoleum]

I believe Jimi believed his guitar was "a tool" dig ?

[crustoleum]

devil always gets his due imho thanks for the vids :)

[Chordite]

Hard today to understand just what a total one man revolution Hendrix was back then. It was kind of "Hendrix and everything after". I remember the school bands of the day, all "Get off of my cloud" and "House of the Rising Sun" and suddenly here was this new expressive way of making guitar music and no one from the "strum and plink" world of The Shadows and The Searchers world could cut it for at least a year. A man had arrived in boys town.

[crustoleum]

He showed the world what a electric guitar , Stratocaster , 'is" imho , maybe definitely imho :)

what do you think ?

[catscurlyear]

Voodoo Chile (slight return) is the eleventh commandment .it is a priceless piece of rock guitar artwork .and he did others

[Phil O'Keefe]

 

I agree - the one icon shouldn't be there (since it doesn't really work right) and the advanced editor should be open by default. The first one is a vB thing that I can't really do anything about. I don't think it's possible in vB to leave the advanced editor open by default either, but I'll look into that...

[Glenn F]

I 'appropriated' my older brother's copy of 'Are You Experienced?' in 1971, when he was in the army. I was only 11, but I knew I was listening to something completely different, and the guitar playing, for that time, was out of this world. Jeez, he even had Clapton shaking so much he couldn't light a ciggie after he got up with Cream and did 'Killing Floor.' He was a game changer, and though I don't listen to him a lot in my old age, I still count him as probably my favourite guitarist. I mean, 'All Along the Watchtower' is a masterpiece. And that wasn't the only one.

 

My fave version of Johnny B. Goode.

 

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[onelife]

Never been a Jimi fan. I respect what he did' date=' but..... can't listen to him, without shuddering from his tone.[/quote']

 

Does the tone on 'Electric Ladyland' make you shudder?

 

Jimi recorded a lot of stuff in his short lifetime but only a small portion of it was intended for release. After he died, he was no longer in control so incomplete projects and rough demos were released by those wanting to cash in.

 

During his time, live recording technology was not what is is today so a lot of his live suff seems pretty rough but for those who were actually there for the shows, it's another story.

[onelife]

He showed the world what a electric guitar , Stratocaster , 'is' iimho , maybe definitely imho :)

what do you think ?

 

I think that's the most significant part of the experience.

 

The stratocaster is way more than it was designed to be and Jimi showed us what we can do with it - he even showed us what happens when you light one on fire.

 

Jimi was the bridge between Hark Marvin and Eddie Van Halen.

 

 

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[onelife]

Hendrix affected me profoundly by showing me how easy it is.

 

I got interested in guitar at an early age because my father played. He took me to a flamenco concert and the guitar player really seemed to be woking for it. I was impressed with his technique and dexterity - like a gymnast or other athelete.

 

When Hendrix burst on the scene I was into Chet Atkins ans Les Paul (my father's infulence) along with The Beatles and their peers. I pictured Jimi as I had seen the flamenco guy doing all kinds of contortions to wring those sounds out of his guitar.

 

I took an afternoon of school and went to see amovie about Jimi at a theatre with a nice big sound. It was the very first time I got to 'watch' him play. I was blown away by the fact that he was just laying his fingers on the guitar. It seemed effortless and as natural as breathing.

 

While players like Eric Johnson and Steve Vai are impressive with their technique and the resulting control of the instrument, it doesn't seem as natural or 'from the heart' to me, although I do enjoy listening to those guys in small doses.

 

In the jazz world George Benson has obviously put a lot of effort into being able to play like Wes Montgomery while Wes just played and it came out that way.

 

I think both Jimi and Wes had such a big impact on the players who followed them because they were able to connect with the instrument in a way that was natural and even easy for them.

[strayGoat]

I was blown away by the fact that he was just laying his fingers on the guitar. It seemed effortless and as natural as breathing.

 

While players like Eric Johnson and Steve Vai are impressive with their technique and the resulting control of the instrument, it doesn't seem as natural or 'from the heart' to me, although I do enjoy listening to those guys in small doses.

 

Exactly what I've always liked about my favorite players, including - especially - Hendrix. His playing has always seemed "conversational" to me, like someone just speaking extemporaneously. "As natural as breathing" is a good way to put it. And I've always felt, conversely, the same way about players like Vai (though I respect his mastery of the instrument tremendously) - that there's something a bit more technical and a bit more emotionally detached to it. Mathematical.

 

[badpenguin]

Onelife, I always seem to get into this kind of debate on my views of Jimi with other people.

I respect him. I respect what he did, and that everything done on the guitar afterwards, was because of his, and others before him, influence. Electric Ladyland, and Are You Experienced, will go down in history as some of mankind's best music, some of the best compositions, and production work. I have been among the millions who has visited his grave, and left the obligatory pick. And he has influenced my own tone and playing.

 

Just don't ask me to sit thru it.

 

On one or two songs, his sound is perfection. On the majority of it however, I just can't listen to it. The only word that comes to my mind when listening to him, is "grating". Whether it was the recording style, the amp, cable, whatever, I never liked his tone. Doesn't mean I can't respect what he did, or his creativity, and artistry. But for me, it's a no.

 

Sometimes I sit back and wonder. What if he has survived his bout of substance stupidity? That someone drove him to the hospital, then the NA meetings, and he was alive now, playing his Ibanez signature model in some casino on the Mississippi river, would he still be regarded as the God he is today?

 

I mean, there's Marc Bolan, who I never got. Daune, (I think) Allman, who did 2 lp's with a slide guitar, and considered by many as the "greatest", Cobain, who I personally thought he sucked as a guitar player, and countless others. If they were alive today, would they be known?

 

[satmanjf@gmail.com]

One word answer for me " Greatness." If you cant respect what he did and stood for. Break your guitar you dont deserve it. I guess thats why SRV studied him. Knew greatness when he heard it. I guess DEVO kicked ass instead of jimi

[ballhawk]

Sometimes I sit back and wonder. What if he has survived his bout of substance stupidity? That someone drove him to the hospital' date=' then the NA meetings, and he was alive now, playing his Ibanez signature model in some casino on the Mississippi river, would he still be regarded as the God he is today?[/quote']

 

Don't you think that's a little harsh? He could just as easily survived and turned out to be the guitarist you most admire because he changed his tone.

 

I respect the fact that you don't dig his stuff. I just don't understand how personal demonizing helps any of us in explaining our tastes.

 

btw, i did like the stuff on your soundclick page. I took a listen in order to understand your perspective.

 

 

[catscurlyear]

wow man that is my exact story, my brother had the one disc only album version of the experienced album, in a brown sleeve on track records, it cost 100 new pence (1£)it was probably an economy version .Britain had just introduced a new currency . foxy lady, red house, remember , may this be love, fire, 3rd stone, manic depression, etc,all killer trax, yeah I was young, didn`t understand much but was totally blown away by the playing and I was hooked from that day to now, thing is they still sound as good today.

[catscurlyear]

i`m glad they released tons of stuff even though Jimi i`m sure would never had wanted this .there is always some diamonds to be found in and amongst. i like the 15 or so takes of voodoo chile (slight return) all the build up of the different takes and when he finaly plays the classic take your sat their thinking don`t mess it up please, even though he never did ha ha

[badpenguin]

How could that be considered harsh? Or demonizing? I just don't get the "demonizing" part of your statement whatsoever. why, because as a guitarist, I don't like hendrix? I also don't like Zepplin, or AC/DC, or Skynard. I think Slash is a joke, and can't stomach Jack White.

As for the Casino remark. you have the Who that are doing casino gigs, Kansas, and a host of others. It's a paying gig, in front of your fans, what's wrong with it?

Maybe it's the Ibanez remark?

I just wondered out loud if he would still inspire that awe, if he was still alive. You know, after those 2 lp's he did with Donna Summer during the disco craze.

 

And I thank you for listening, I appreciate anyone who does.