Jimi Hendrix

[kurt_hendrix]

Write About Jimi Hendrix Here, Feel Free to Express every you can think of. May He R.I.P and Know That We Will Never Forget him :peace:

[DaliLama]

If you can just get your mind together, then come on across to me........we'll hold hands and then we'll....watch the sunrise........from the bottom of the sea.......

[Edwardthegreat5]

Yes, not too many acknowledge Hendrix for his excellent Blues playing.

Let's dicuss, Catfish Blues and your thoughts on it.

[horazonblade]

Judging from your name.. and your title... and your post.. and your sig.. you really like Hendrix a lot lol. I can't blame you though, if you've never seen at least a live video of him, you've never heard a human fully communicate and speak through a guitar before.

[Mattefuller]

Hendrix was simply amazing. Everything from his tremendous blues playing to his earth shattering hard rock was absolutely transcendent.

[TheHeartbreaker]

I think that people tend to judge Hendrix too much by his technical ability, rather than by his creativity.

He's often at the top of many Greatest Guitarists lists, when people argue those such as Steve Vai or John Petrucci should be up there, saying that Hendrix was a sloppy player.

The truth was, he could be sloppy, but his mind seemed set on just playing his heart out. He was always enjoying himself, no matter what he was playing.

He definitely could play the blues well. Even though he's not my favorite blues artist, some of his blues songs are among my all-time favorite.

[add45]

Yes, not too many acknowledge Hendrix for his excellent Blues playing.

Let's dicuss, Catfish Blues and your thoughts on it.

I love that song, nice riff and solo, I love how he uses Wah at the end of it. :heart:

I agree with what TheHeartbreaker just said, he had a lot of soul, I love "Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)", "Red House", "Izabella" and "Room Full of Mirrors".

:cheers:

[TheHeartbreaker]

Plus he was a great person.

In fact, my favorite quote is the Jimi Hendrix quote in kurt_hendrix's sig.

[ledhed68]

I love hendrix, but im not a fan of his blues playing though, i mean i like it, but i would choose many more bluesmen over him, but i as far as hard rock goes, hes right up there, but he is wonderful

[darksidemoon]

the intro to bleeding heart (from "Blues") seems so perfect to me, but my favorite song would have to either be little wing or red house

EDIT: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVHQNtaH0j0

[fronkpies]

I think that people tend to judge Hendrix too much by his technical ability, rather than by his creativity.

Yes. And we call them idiots :p:


Muhammad Ali is one of the greatest boxers in history, but he wasnt the most technical.

[dr_john]

'star spangled banner' from the woodstock concert is an amazing example of how he could express himself through the guitar like nobody else.

i could listen to that or watch the dvd endlessly.

[IrishBlues]

Yes. And we call them idiots :p:


Muhammad Ali is one of the greatest boxers in history, but he wasnt the most technical.

:cheers:

[metalreaper450]

I like hendrix a lot, but srv is jimi times ten.

[TheHeartbreaker]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVHQNtaH0j0

Nice video. :cool:

[kurt_hendrix]

If You Have ever Gone to Google Video and Searched Jimi Hendrix monterey or monterery im not sure how its spelt, you would see how he plays ith his teeth, tounge, on the floor, he even plays it against a wall. Jimi Hendrix is guitar. I love Clapton and SRV but none of them come close. Eric Clapton and SRV have Admited that they are jealous of Jimi Hendrix. Jimi Hendrix Had drugs in his life but as he alsawys said nothing serious, untill one of his girlfriends over dosed him on heroin so much he took her Pain killers and died. And if u think thats suicide , your wrong. Jimi Took 9 pills. Jimi always said 9 is his lucky number, its always amazing or always Horribile never inbetween, after he took the pills and starting shaking on the floor his girlfriend never called 911 because she thought she would be put in jail. She called Clapton and said What should i do? Clapton told her to quickly call an ambulance because without Jimi Hendrix in this world he had no one to envy.

[TheHeartbreaker]

I have Jimi Hendrix at Woodstock on DVD, and he also demonstrates his ability to play with his teeth in that.

It's amazing.

[kurt_hendrix]

Heartbreaker, would u say Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, or Stevie Ray? who's better?

[TheHeartbreaker]

Haha... Though choices...

I don't think you can really compare them all to one another - even though they are blues players, they have very distinct styles.

In fact, only Stevie Ray Vaughan and Jimi Hendrix can, in any way, be compared because Stevie did a few covers of Jimi.

To be honest, I like them all in their own way. I really can't decide whose better.

[kurt_hendrix]

What About Best Soloist out there? Slash, Hendrix, Van Halen, Or other?

[hendrixrocks4]

finally people who dont just shun the blues work of jimi hendrix.

[L_Z_Nut]

I'll just say, I can watch this for the rest of my life and never get bored.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvn25PsPPwk

Most creative musician ever IMO.

[IrishBlues]

Hendrix was an genius.

[TheHeartbreaker]

I'll just say, I can watch this for the rest of my life and never get bored.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvn25PsPPwk

Most creative musician ever IMO.

Is that an SG?! :eek:

I though he only used Fender Stratocasters and Gibson Flying V's?

[Just_a_picker]

Yeah, he used an SG from time to time.

My personal favorite song of Hendrix's would probably be VooDoo Chile Blues. It just sounds better than all the rest to me for some reason.

Catfish Blues

DON'T EVEN!!!

That song kicks so much ass. I actually stole half the riff and made my own little jam out of it.

I really love his acoustic version of Hear My Train A Comin'

Blues in Drop C tuning, awesomeness, pure awesomeness.

[thetearsibleed]

id say the best soloists are probably

buddy guy
albert king
duane allman

[TheHeartbreaker]

Duane Allman! :cool:

[Friedmaniac]

Yeah, he used an SG from time to time.

My personal favorite song of Hendrix's would probably be VooDoo Chile Blues. It just sounds better than all the rest to me for some reason.

Catfish Blues

DON'T EVEN!!!

That song kicks so much ass. I actually stole half the riff and made my own little jam out of it.

I really love his acoustic version of Hear My Train A Comin'

Blues in Drop C tuning, awesomeness, pure awesomeness.

Yes! I love Voodoo Chile Blues. It's the Hammond organ that does it for me. That is maybe the second greatest instrument ever (after the guitar, of course)

[TheHeartbreaker]

Hammond Organs are sick. They aren't used much anymore, though. :(

[Mattefuller]

Yea, I saw Steely Dan this summer and they had a pretty amazing B3 player. Actually...they had pretty amazing musicians on every instrument...

Who played the hammond on Voodoo Chile Blues? I know Steve Winwood played the organ on some of Hendrix's songs.

[mangablade]

I dont think its right for people who call Jimi sloppy to be named idiots. Its stating a fact. People that say "Oh he's ****, he plays so sloppy" are wrong, but to say he is sloppy, wether or not you like him, is true (well to some extent, we're not going to argue HOW sloppy he is lol)

Its just that when people are like "vai has nothing on jimi", i look at Villinova Junction (SP?) and Tender Surrender, and i hands down think Vai put more emotion into it, more grooves, just a better written song, better tone (this is overlooked imo, vai took years to shape his tone how he likes it, and i think guitarists getting good tone out of their setup should get more credit than they do... anyway) etc. People can say "oh jimi was way more creative than vai, and so what if vai can play faster/cleaner". To that, i would say "In my eyes, vai is just as if not more creative, just in different ways (effects vs way you string a guitar, for example), and Do you think vai just GOT to be good? no he worked for it, and Jimi coulda worked harder on technical abilities if he wanted to, and then people coulda said he was really friggin creative ANDD super clean, and we wouldnt be havin this argument." Basically im just saying that other guitarists did work for being clean and accurate, and not saying that Jimi didn't, but you can't just say "oh its not his fault, he was on drugs a lot" or "well he's super creative" etc.


That said, i do love him, i just think that you cant say "other guitarists cant come close" because they sure do, and some in my eyes have surpassed him.

[TheHeartbreaker]

Also realize that Steve Vai was taught by Joe Satrianni, and Jimi Hendrix taught himself.

OBVIOUSLY Vai is going to have more technical ability, and would have likely learned a lot faster than Jimi.

I mean, he was transcribing Frank Zappa's solos in the library rather than going to class, and as a teen was playing with Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention.

[Mattefuller]

Meanwhile, Jimi was turning the musical world upside down. If you ask me it takes a lot more talent to revolutionize the entire music industry than to play 20nps runs all day.

[TheHeartbreaker]

:golfclap:

I couldn't agree more.

[mangablade]

Jimi was more revolutionary,

But i prefer Vai for his guitar work.

Enough for you?

Duane allman for example, isn't really known by many non guitarists, but that dosnt make him any less of a guitarist for that, imo.

[TheHeartbreaker]

Duane Allman was probably the best guitarist of his time, or at least he would've been if he hadn't died.

[Mattefuller]

I wasn't meaning to say there is anything wrong with listening to Vai, I listen to satriani, vai, eric johnson, etc. on occasion, but I just don't think that comparing Hendrix to Vai is really a meaningful comparison.

[TheHeartbreaker]

Okay.

[darksidemoon]

I'll just say, I can watch this for the rest of my life and never get bored.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvn25PsPPwk

Most creative musician ever IMO.

prolly one of my favorite performances of red house

[TheHeartbreaker]

I prefer the Woodstock version, but that was definitely good.

The reason I prefer Woodstock, though, is because Noel Redding was absent.

[darksidemoon]

yeah at one point at woodstock, in red house he has this amazingly incredible tone

[SGstriker]

Dear Jimi Hendrix,

You revolutionized the guitar and music itself. Without you, music wouldnt have been the same. I wish I could have seen you live..... RIP

From,
SGstriker,

[TheHeartbreaker]

yeah at one point at woodstock, in red house he has this amazingly incredible tone

In fact, my AP World History teacher said he was at Woodstock and saw Hendrix perform.

I think that I'm going to bring in the DVD one day, and we will try to find him (he says he was lurking around the stage in the mud).

[IrishBlues]

In fact, my AP World History teacher said he was at Woodstock and saw Hendrix perform.

I think that I'm going to bring in the DVD one day, and we will try to find him (he says he was lurking around the stage in the mud).

Wow thats awesome. My history teacher saw SRV play in a bunch of local bars down in Texas before he was famous. Lucky history teachers. :p:

[TheHeartbreaker]

Haha. They are lucky.

[darksidemoon]

im just jealous...

[spiritinthesky9]

red house is the best blues song ever imho. he truly is one of the greats and i make sure to watch the wood stock dvd every time i have a monday off.

[ledhed68]

Wow thats awesome. My history teacher saw SRV play in a bunch of local bars down in Texas before he was famous. Lucky history teachers. :p:

my math teacher went to SRV's last concert at Alpine Valley, along with my mom's best friend, my math teacher last year used to live right by Buddy Guy's Legends club

[get-born]

I wish I would have got to see you brother,

Long Live Blues,

Long Live Hendrix!

[AdamDK]

I'm so happy Hendrix influenced me when I first started playing Guitar, because thanks to him, I have 'adopted' blues licks into my playing, and I've mixed up chords with licks.

R.I.P. Jimi.

[SuburbanCowboy]

yeah at one point at woodstock, in red house he has this amazingly incredible tone


sounds just like the Red House from The Isle of Wight Fesitval, when Jimi played the Gibson V. Absolutley flawless tone and phrasing. One of my favorite live performances ever.

[TheHeartbreaker]

I loved Jimi's Flying V. Such a beautiful guitar.

[jordan13]

hendrix was definetly no questions the greatest musician of his time and if he were still alive he would be the greatest of this time to. who does anyone think is the best of the age?

[Mattefuller]

hendrix was definetly no questions the greatest musician of his time and if he were still alive he would be the greatest of this time to. who does anyone think is the best of the age?

Of this age? To be honest, I think that overproduction and too much control by record companies have discouraged musicianship among modern 'musicians' If BB King is considered this age then he gets my vote.

If you're talking about Hendrix's age, then Hendrix is up there, Duane Allman deserves mention, Townshend for his songwriting, McCartney for his bass work, multi-instrumentalism, and songwriting, Lennon for his songwriting.

[ledhed68]

hendrix was definetly no questions the greatest musician of his time and if he were still alive he would be the greatest of this time to. who does anyone think is the best of the age?

clapton of course, and hes still going strong, and as said before, duane allman

[TheHeartbreaker]

I honestly feel that Duane Allman could take on almost anybody during his time, and if he was alive today he'd probably be considered the greatest guitarist ever.

[IrishBlues]

I honestly feel that Duane Allman could take on almost anybody during his time, and if he was alive today he'd probably be considered the greatest guitarist ever.

Agreed. I mean I don't think anyone can play with the intensity and feeling that SRV can but I still consider Duane as a "better" guitarist, or I would if he had lived. I mean if you look at the songs he made, especially his live songs its just mind-blowing how good he is. He could play jazz, blues and slide flawlessly, the man was a god.

Fly on Skydog

[TheHeartbreaker]

:cheers:

[Derigiberble]

Duane Allman was an awesome guitarist but he certainly wouldn't be the "best" guitarist in the world were he still alive. And I'm pretty sure there were a LOT of guitarists who could outplay Duane in his heyday. That man could play slide like no other, granted, but he doesn't even begin to compare to some of the guitarists around at that time. And I'm not just talking fingerpicking and Jazz, IMO Rory Gallagher and Peter Green were much better guitarists than Duane.

I absolutely ADORE Duane Allman and his guitar playing, but when it comes down to it, he gets utterly pwned by this guy:

Ollie Halsall. (http://ollie.anserver.net/public/popdeux1971/Money%20Bag.mp3)

Please somebody actually listen to this guy and hear some 60s guitar playing that wasn't quite the norm.

:cheers:

[NathanWolff]

This issue of who's better really can't be compared because its an opinion; however, I think that we want to know who is the best so we can put them on a pedastal so high none of us can ever reach. Sure Jimi Hendrix was great and soulful and could rock with his teeth, but I think what really matters isn't how great of a guitarist he was but how great his songs were. I don't think Jimi Hendrix had a mindset to become the best guitarist to ever live, instead I thought he just wanted to make good songs.

[ledhed68]

Agreed. I mean I don't think anyone can play with the intensity and feeling that SRV can but I still consider Duane as a "better" guitarist, or I would if he had lived. I mean if you look at the songs he made, especially his live songs its just mind-blowing how good he is. He could play jazz, blues and slide flawlessly, the man was a god.

Fly on Skydog

absolutely, Duane is an incredible guitarist, wonderfully combining blues and rock together, but i think Dickey Betts was "better" than duane tho, case in point, In Memory of Elizabeth Reed on the Filmore Concerts, I love how Duane builds to a climax, and the climax on that song, jesus christ its amazing, but how he starts off his solo doesnt really do it for me, while at least to me Dickey stays strong the whole time

[IrishBlues]

absolutely, Duane is an incredible guitarist, wonderfully combining blues and rock together, but i think Dickey Betts was "better" than duane tho, case in point, In Memory of Elizabeth Reed on the Filmore Concerts, I love how Duane builds to a climax, and the climax on that song, jesus christ its amazing, but how he starts off his solo doesnt really do it for me, while at least to me Dickey stays strong the whole time

Dickey is overshadowed by Duane a lot where like you said he can def. hold his own.

[TheHeartbreaker]

I feel that while Duane was a better guitarist than Dickey, Dickey was a much better musician.

Look at the songs he wrote for The Allman Brothers Band - Jessica, Les Brers in a Minor, Pegasus, Revival, etc.

[ledhed68]

I feel that while Duane was a better guitarist than Dickey, Dickey was a much better musician.

Look at the songs he wrote for The Allman Brothers Band - Jessica, Les Brers in a Minor, Pegasus, Revival, etc.

that was very well put, but Dickey had a lot more jazz influences than Duane did, so they were very different, but you put it well of what i was trying to say

[TNfootballfan62]

Jimi is absolutely amazing. I consider myself a blues guitarist, but i cover as much hendrix as i do anything else.

[Gibson291]

I admire Jimi because he could actually make his guitar speak. He is so amazing, he plays his music with such feeling and you can feel it when you listen. It sort of sends out a vibe, you know?

[ledhed68]

I admire Jimi because he could actually make his guitar speak. He is so amazing, he plays his music with such feeling and you can feel it when you listen. It sort of sends out a vibe, you know?

i know exactly what you mean, i feel it the most on still raining, still dreaming especially in the beginning, it sounds like a conversation as one of my good friends said, its incredible

[Mattefuller]

I think Hendrix and Duane have a lot in common in that they got sounds out of their guitars that had never really been seen before. Two unique and incredible talents.

[Just_a_picker]

Jimi is one of my all-time favorites.

I never really listen to much Duane, but he was awesome, I would call him the greatest slide player of his time.

[add45]

I admire Jimi because he could actually make his guitar speak. He is so amazing, he plays his music with such feeling and you can feel it when you listen. It sort of sends out a vibe, you know?

Yeah, the way he uses feedback and different dynamics, it makes it sound like his guitar is squealing along with him.

[Mattefuller]

I think Jimi's guitar mastery and pure genius is well known and documented, how about his singing though? To me, its so pure and effective, and his ability to sing while playing some things on the guitar that us mere mortals would never dream up is amazing to me. I can barely strum chords and sing at the same time, he sang, played rhythm, and played lead, all at the same time, and in every video I've ever seen of him, he does it so effortlessly, like he doesn't have to think about it, almost like he doesn't realize hes doing it, it just sort of happens spontaneously.

[fronkpies]

Everyones favorite album?

[Mattefuller]

"Are You Experienced?" and "Blues"

[add45]

"First Rays of the New Rising Sun", "Best of Jimi Hendrix", "Jimi Hendrix: Blues".

[NathanWolff]

I think Jimi's guitar mastery and pure genius is well known and documented, how about his singing though? To me, its so pure and effective, and his ability to sing while playing some things on the guitar that us mere mortals would never dream up is amazing to me. I can barely strum chords and sing at the same time, he sang, played rhythm, and played lead, all at the same time, and in every video I've ever seen of him, he does it so effortlessly, like he doesn't have to think about it, almost like he doesn't realize hes doing it, it just sort of happens spontaneously.

Yeah i definetely agree with that although i don't like his voice sometimes.

[IrishBlues]

Axis: Bold as Love

[SuburbanCowboy]

I have different favorite albums for different reasons.

Lately I've been digging the First Rays of the New Rising Sun. Jimi was really starting to step up his vocal approach and songwriting. Not to the mention the production is absolutley mindblowing for its time.

[TheHeartbreaker]

I just listened to Are You Experienced? in full on my way to school today, and I'm really digging it, but I've always really enjoyed South Saturn Delta.

[add45]

I have different favorite albums for different reasons.

Lately I've been digging the First Rays of the New Rising Sun. Jimi was really starting to step up his vocal approach and songwriting. Not to the mention the production is absolutley mindblowing for its time.

I love that album, "Earth Blues", "Hey Baby (New Rising Sun)", "Ezy Rider", and "Izabella" are great songs.

[SomeEvilDude]

I love that album, "Earth Blues", "Hey Baby (New Rising Sun)", "Ezy Rider", and "Izabella" are great songs.

I think "Hey Baby (New Rising Sun)" is possibly the greatest song in his repetoire. Hell, of all time even. It's just so damn unbelievably good.

[add45]

I think "Hey Baby (New Rising Sun)" is possibly the greatest song in his repetoire. Hell, of all time even. It's just so damn unbelievably good.

Have you heard it live in Berkley? The lead up to the song is amazing, and he repeats the lyrics of the first verse during the second verse. I love his live playing.

[TNfootballfan62]

My favorite album is Axis: Bold as Love.

[TheHeartbreaker]

I think "Hey Baby (New Rising Sun)" is possibly the greatest song in his repetoire. Hell, of all time even. It's just so damn unbelievably good.

My favorite song by Jimi, at least for a long time, was the instrumental from South Saturn Delta entitled Tax Free.

Absolutely amazing.

[Mattefuller]

I think Castles Made of Sand is my favorite Hendrix tune, the lyrics just hit me really hard

[Just_a_picker]

Little Wing is on my playlist quite alot these days.

[Friedmaniac]

I have to give the favourite album award to Electric Ladyland. He has so many incredible shifts in genre. Just listen to Rainy Day... Dream Away. That song feels like it could become a jazz standard. Also, ending with Voodoo Child (Slight Return) is the best thing ever done to any album period. Not to mention that all of the songs are amazing (with the obvious exception of the 2 filler pieces, but those are good in their own right).

[add45]

I think Castles Made of Sand is my favorite Hendrix tune, the lyrics just hit me really hard

That's a great song too, it's a fun one to play as well. I love how he slides the chords at the very beginning and end.

[ledhed68]

I have to give the favourite album award to Electric Ladyland. He has so many incredible shifts in genre. Just listen to Rainy Day... Dream Away. That song feels like it could become a jazz standard. Also, ending with Voodoo Child (Slight Return) is the best thing ever done to any album period. Not to mention that all of the songs are amazing (with the obvious exception of the 2 filler pieces, but those are good in their own right).

:cheers: my favorite hendrix album

[mrmo]

My favorite album is Axis: Bold as Love.

:cheers:

I just love Spanish Castle Magic.

[SuburbanCowboy]

I have to give the favourite album award to Electric Ladyland. He has so many incredible shifts in genre. Just listen to Rainy Day... Dream Away. That song feels like it could become a jazz standard. Also, ending with Voodoo Child (Slight Return) is the best thing ever done to any album period. Not to mention that all of the songs are amazing (with the obvious exception of the 2 filler pieces, but those are good in their own right).


You nailed it on the head right there. Rainy Day is such a great song. And Still Raining is arguably the best wah wah song he ever did. Nothing but end to end pedal-rocking intensity.

[add45]

I have to give the favourite album award to Electric Ladyland. He has so many incredible shifts in genre. Just listen to Rainy Day... Dream Away. That song feels like it could become a jazz standard. Also, ending with Voodoo Child (Slight Return) is the best thing ever done to any album period. Not to mention that all of the songs are amazing (with the obvious exception of the 2 filler pieces, but those are good in their own right).

Man, I really have to get that album, and Axis. :(

[SuburbanCowboy]

My favorite song by Jimi, at least for a long time, was the instrumental from South Saturn Delta entitled Tax Free.

Absolutely amazing.


I dunno if its the same version we're talkin about, but I'm listening to the Tax Free from the Live in Ottawa concert... and holy sh*t. That wah riff he plays at the beginning and end might be the funkiest thing I've ever heard in my live. If you aint bobbin your head when you hear it... you dont have a pulse.

[fronkpies]

I just downloaded "Jimi Hendrix unsurpassed masters"

5 hours worth of studio demos, studio talk, songs etc

Theres about 20 takes of voodoo child, and the first 10 are without the Wah opening. Thats me sorted for the next five hours :p:

[SuburbanCowboy]

^^ Awesome. Gotta check that out. I dont play the wah in the opening of Voodoo Child usually. I like the way it sounds better if you use some 2-string 1/2 step bends instead. Gives it a much bluesier sound. And you can always kick in the wah during the first solo :cheers:

[fronkpies]

Its great just hearing the whole studio process.

And anything with Jimi talking while he's doing what he does best is just amazing.

[add45]

That's sweet Fronk, is there anywhere I could buy that or a site I could download it from? SuburbanCowboy, I like trilling on the Voodoo Child intro without wah and then kicking in the wah and playing it properly.

[fronkpies]

That's sweet Fronk, is there anywhere I could buy that or a site I could download it from? SuburbanCowboy, I like trilling on the Voodoo Child intro without wah and then kicking in the wah and playing it properly.

Well I got it from Dimeadozen (the torrent site)

I think you could only ever get it as a bootleg.

[SuburbanCowboy]

That's sweet Fronk, is there anywhere I could buy that or a site I could download it from? SuburbanCowboy, I like trilling on the Voodoo Child intro without wah and then kicking in the wah and playing it properly.


Nice. I love trill fade-ins! I have ever since I heard Trower doing it on the intro to Bridge of Sighs. But damn, he can trill as fast as I can pick-tap!


ps: I <3 this thread

[add45]

Fronk - I'll have a look around then, they might have the album at one of those dodgy markets somewhere.

Nice. I love trill fade-ins! I have ever since I heard Trower doing it on the intro to Bridge of Sighs. But damn, he can trill as fast as I can pick-tap!


ps: I <3 this thread

Ha! Sweet :p:

And yeah, I :heart: this thread too.

[Encore_God]

And anything with Jimi talking while he's doing what he does best is just amazing.

There's sex audio? Eesh. Nasty.

[fronkpies]

There's sex audio? Eesh. Nasty.

Doing what he does second best then :p:

[TheHeartbreaker]

I dunno if its the same version we're talkin about, but I'm listening to the Tax Free from the Live in Ottawa concert... and holy sh*t. That wah riff he plays at the beginning and end might be the funkiest thing I've ever heard in my live. If you aint bobbin your head when you hear it... you dont have a pulse.

Mine isn't live, but I'm sure the basic structure of the song is the same.

On the studio album it sounds as though there are two guitars and possibly even an organ.

And yes, if you're talking about the same thing, that riff is amazing.

[add45]

There's sex audio? Eesh. Nasty.

:haha

[ledhed68]

I love how all of his albums with the experience are so distinct, like Are You Experienced? is just so raw and to the point, while in Axis:Bold as Love uses Jimi's chord melody thing a lot in it, and Electric Ladyland is just a masterpiece, and just everything is done perfectly, i cant really describe it

[TheHeartbreaker]

I'm a little curious... is everyone's favorite band Jimi was with The Jimi Hendrix Experience?

Obviously they were the band he released the most material with, but I thought that with Band of Gypsys the band had a lot of potential.

Their Live at the Fillmore East album is simply incredible.

[ledhed68]

I'm a little curious... is everyone's favorite band Jimi was with The Jimi Hendrix Experience?

Obviously they were the band he released the most material with, but I thought that with Band of Gypsys the band had a lot of potential.

Their Live at the Fillmore East album is simply incredible.

i havent heard much from the band of gypsys, so by default the experience is my favorite, but my view is extremely biased

[add45]

I don't actually think I've heard Band of Gypsys yet :(

[Mattefuller]

All I've really heard with Band of Gypsies was the woodstock stuff, which isn't really Band of Gypsys because it still had Mitch Mitchell, and I think Band of Gypsys was just with Buddy Miles and Billy Cox right? For me though, the Experience takes it just because Band of Gypsys was so short lived and Mitch Mitchell is one of the greatest drummers ever IMO.

[TheHeartbreaker]

Yes, Band of Gypsys was with Billy Cox and Buddy Miles.

The Woodstock group was, officially, named Gypsy Suns and Rainbows, but Jimi actually said somewhere in the show that they were a band of gypsys, which later, obviously, became Band of Gypsys.

[TNfootballfan62]

Yeah, Jimi says something like "We're Gypsy, Sun, and Rainbow, but you can just call us a band of Gypsies for short" at woodstock. I've never been the biggest Noel Redding fan, so i like the Band of Gypsys, but Mitch Mitchell was great.

[TheHeartbreaker]

That's exactly how I feel.

Buddy Miles was a great drummer, but Mitch Mitchell was superior.

Billy Cox, on the other hand, was much better than Noel Redding.

The only thing that Buddy had over Mitch was his voice - so rich and soulful.

[L_Z_Nut]

^ I'm the opposite. I feel Buddy, Billy, and Jimi was the best combo.

Band of gypsys (with just Billy, and Buddy) is my favorite work from Jimi.... everyone was playing at their very best with the trio IMO, and Jimi was just so fluid in his performances then... it's like he wasn't even in control of what he was doing.

I don't like his earlier stuff as much as I like Jimi from Woodstock to his death.... from mid 69' up to his death was his best work IMO. I beleive he was trying to stray away from that whole "pop" music scene then, and just wanted to make new music. From what I've heard him say in the band of gypsys documentary (or should I say rock-umentary YEAH! ... sorry, that was lame but I couldn't resist... everytime someones says "documentary" I have to say "I think you mean rockumantary" then I do the devil horns) he wanted to stop playing the same old songs over and over again... hey joe, foxy lady, purple haze, wind cries mary.... and wanted to branch off in a new direction (which, to me, seemed to be some kind of heavy jazz fusion type sound) Oddly enough he didn't mention voodoo chile in that list, I guess there's just something about that song that he really, really loved and couldn't get enough of, which I totally agree with... it's basically the Hendrix anthem.

That documentary is great though, it really gives you some insight on what exactly he was going through, and how fucked up the "biz" was back then. There's even a pretty emotional part where Buddy looks like he's gonna cry telling a story... I can't remember the specifics, but I believe Jimi had blamed Buddy for spiking his drink before the show, he was too messed up to play, and Jimi said some not too kind words to Buddy about it.... soon after they kicked Buddy out and got Mitchell back. It was probably all organised by Jeffreys somehow.... that guy was just milking Jimi for every penny he could get.

[TheHeartbreaker]

Well, in some ways I agree with you.

Even though I like Jimi's pre-Woodstock music (Are You Experienced? for example), I really dig his Woodstock performance and what followed.

I just believe that Mitch Mitchell was a better drummer than Miles, but I agree better music came out of the Miles-era.

[SuburbanCowboy]

Billy Cox for Noel Redding might have been the greatest swap in the history of rock. It's exactly what Jimi needed: a bass player who was a master of the instrument, and could push Jimi to his full potential. Mitch Mitchell has said in interviews that Noel wasnt a real bass player because he wasnt willing to study the instrument and explore its unique musical possibilites. He was primarily a guitarist, who never really wanted to be playing bass in a band. So he just pretty much covered the low-end with a minimalistic approach... and using a flatpick too :(

Buddy Miles vs. Mitch Mitchell... now that one is a little trickier. Infact, I wont even try because I love them both and they were both a perfect fit to Jimi's style.

[TehJermie]

I think that people tend to judge Hendrix too much by his technical ability, rather than by his creativity.

He's often at the top of many Greatest Guitarists lists, when people argue those such as Steve Vai or John Petrucci should be up there, saying that Hendrix was a sloppy player.

The truth was, he could be sloppy, but his mind seemed set on just playing his heart out. He was always enjoying himself, no matter what he was playing.

He definitely could play the blues well. Even though he's not my favorite blues artist, some of his blues songs are among my all-time favorite.
People saying that Jimi couldn't be technical should check out some of the guy's improv. But nowadays a lot of kids seem to think that shredding by playing triplets mindlessly at 300 bpm makes a guitar god. Sure speed is a good thing but, they don't take tone, feel, or vibrato into account. Also, soul. Few people can play like Jimi, even if they do know the notes. They just don't connect with a guitar on the level that he did, they don't have the soul.

[kurt_hendrix]

well jimi hendrix knew billy cox cuz htey went to the army toghether and jimi was first really realized by billy cox. But jimi had a dream and that was to make a band called skyland in this band he'd have clapton and all his musical friends. He said it was only for the greatest payers ever and he would nevver preform or anything, gypsy sun and rainbow was just a way to linik onto that, Mitch mitchell was an amazing drummer , so greatthat john lennon even asked him to preform with him and clapton and some other guys at a pub, and he did. The point is i guess we can neer know what would have happend if jimi wasn't killed, or hadn't of shot up what ever theory of his death you believe

[TheHeartbreaker]

People saying that Jimi couldn't be technical should check out some of the guy's improv. But nowadays a lot of kids seem to think that shredding by playing triplets mindlessly at 300 bpm makes a guitar god. Sure speed is a good thing but, they don't take tone, feel, or vibrato into account. Also, soul. Few people can play like Jimi, even if they do know the notes. They just don't connect with a guitar on the level that he did, they don't have the soul.

Actually, something interesting I heard just yesterday on the radio, I believe it was Eddie Kramer who said it, since he was basically Jimi's engineer throughout his career, was that he would give Jimi tapes of his work throughout the day, so Jimi would take those home and basically listen to them the whole night and expand on them.

Basically, he said something along the lines of...

"People thought Jimi went up there, and didn't know what he was doing. However, he was very well-prepared."

A tad disappointing if the impression is to be given that nothing was really improvised, but I'm sure he probably would just take licks, and not play entire studio jam outtakes over his live performances.

[TehJermie]

Actually, something interesting I heard just yesterday on the radio, I believe it was Eddie Kramer who said it, since he was basically Jimi's engineer throughout his career, was that he would give Jimi tapes of his work throughout the day, so Jimi would take those home and basically listen to them the whole night and expand on them.

Basically, he said something along the lines of...

"People thought Jimi went up there, and didn't know what he was doing. However, he was very well-prepared."

A tad disappointing if the impression is to be given that nothing was really improvised, but I'm sure he probably would just take licks, and not play entire studio jam outtakes over his live performances.
Well, a lot of improvisation comes from scales and chords that you already know. You can jam the same scale everyday for awhile and not have the solos sound the same. Improv doesn't necessarily mean you have nothing preparde beforehand.

[add45]

Actually, something interesting I heard just yesterday on the radio, I believe it was Eddie Kramer who said it, since he was basically Jimi's engineer throughout his career, was that he would give Jimi tapes of his work throughout the day, so Jimi would take those home and basically listen to them the whole night and expand on them.

Basically, he said something along the lines of...

"People thought Jimi went up there, and didn't know what he was doing. However, he was very well-prepared."

A tad disappointing if the impression is to be given that nothing was really improvised, but I'm sure he probably would just take licks, and not play entire studio jam outtakes over his live performances.

Ah, I see what you mean, :(

Mabye by that he meant that Jimi was well focused on playing guitar (he was ready to throw a show). So mabye he was still improvising during his songs, just to tease around the audience.

*shrugs*

[TheHeartbreaker]

Well, a lot of improvisation comes from scales and chords that you already know. You can jam the same scale everyday for awhile and not have the solos sound the same. Improv doesn't necessarily mean you have nothing preparde beforehand.

That's true, but simply knowing scales doesn't necessarily mean you don't have to adjust the notes and licks and rhythms in which you play over a certain song.

Through playing you develope licks and familiar patterns to use, but usually musicians try new things when playing on stage.

[R_H_C_P]

I honestly think that IMO, Electric Ladyland is one of the best albums ever, it's perfection.

[add45]

I honestly think that IMO, Electric Ladyland is one of the best albums ever, it's perfection.

Man, I really have to get that album :(

[TheHeartbreaker]

Electric Ladyland is really good, but I don't agree that it's perfect.

It has a lot of good songs on it, but there were some songs that I felt were lacking.

[Mattefuller]

I think there are albums with great songs, and then there are great albums. I think that Hendrix mainly made the former, but to me Are You Experienced? is a great album.

[Just_a_picker]

My favorite album that he released in his lifetime is Electric Ladyland. My favorite posthumous(sp?) release is :Blues. I've picked up so much of my playing from him, even my use of those stanges chords, and seemingly-overuse of the whammy bar.

I would go so far as to say he's the biggest influenece because I've listened to him more than any other guitarist.

I have one burning desire...
Some tell me how you can do the whole feedback thing, he controlled it so well, I'm so envious.

Any of you guys know how?

Is it because of the fact he'd played a righty lefty?

Or is it in the amp settings, or effect settings?

[TheHeartbreaker]

I think there are albums with great songs, and then there are great albums. I think that Hendrix mainly made the former, but to me Are You Experienced? is a great album.

I agree with you, actually.

I mean, there were albums that were great, such as, as you stated, Are You Experienced?.

Axis: Bold as Love and Electric Ladyland has great songs, but I wouldn't, overall, consider them great albums - good albums, rather.

Both First Rays of the New Rising Sun and South Saturn Delta fall into the same category as good, and Blues I'd give a "grood" because it's between a good album and a great album.

[Mattefuller]

I agree with you, actually.

I mean, there were albums that were great, such as, as you stated, Are You Experienced?.

Axis: Bold as Love and Electric Ladyland has great songs, but I wouldn't, overall, consider them great albums - good albums, rather.

Both First Rays of the New Rising Sun and South Saturn Delta fall into the same category as good, and Blues I'd give a "grood" because it's between a good album and a great album.


I'm with you on all of that :cheers:

[TheHeartbreaker]

Yay. :)

[L_Z_Nut]

All of his albums are great, and IMO, perfect. But that's just me. The one that I love is Band of Gypsys though.... IDK, something about that album gives me goosebumps everytime I listen to it.

Here are some youtubes of that BOG documentary I mentioned last page:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQ-e9P-XX7U

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zvtQhm07lo

At about 5mins or so in the 1st vid there's a cool part with Billy talking about how they worked together on songs.

[TheHeartbreaker]

Band of Gypsys was amazing.

They didn't release a studio album, though, did they?

I have their Live at the Fillmore East show, though.

[hendrixmusicman]

basically no albums of hendrix's in the studios were wroth anything. they were turds in his live albums toilet. what I would give to be at woodstock front and center to watch him play.

[TNfootballfan62]

^^Yes, he was great live, but i wouldn't say his studio albums are worthless. They are great.

[fronkpies]

basically no albums of hendrix's in the studios were wroth anything. they were turds in his live albums toilet. what I would give to be at woodstock front and center to watch him play.


:eek: :eek: :eek:

What are you talking about?

[ledhed68]

basically no albums of hendrix's in the studios were wroth anything. they were turds in his live albums toilet. what I would give to be at woodstock front and center to watch him play.

i would say the opposite, but not to that degree, he was amazing live, but i think he was better in the studio

[add45]

His brother, Leon Hendrix has a pretty good band now, it's very overshaddowed by Jimi though, IMO.

Oh, and does anybody else love the song Izabella? I love it at the moment.

[fronkpies]

Oh, and does anybody else love the song Izabella? I love it at the moment.

Great song.

I love the woodstock solo.

[add45]

Watching the Woodstock one now, it's nice. As is this version:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTWBd6vB3A8

I love the way he dresses, it's eye catching and downright funky. Some people think it's outrageous or plain ugly, but I dunno, but I know he's got style :cool:

[insideac]

I hate him. He is way overrated.

[Encore_God]

I hate him. He is way overrated.

That's bound to be a flammatory statement. I do agree that his legacy has been blown out of all proportion though.

[fronkpies]

I hate him. He is way overrated.

Even if he is overrated (I dont think he is) thats no reason to hate him.

[Instrumetal]

I don't think he's bad at all, I do think he is considered to be better than he really was. I mean, honestly, "Machine Gun" just got the Guitar World Greatest Solo of All Time...it seems to me like just a lot of whammy bar wanking and pentatonics...but no, that is no reason to hate him. Anyone who has inspired so many people to pick up a guitar obviously had something special about him. Perhaps not the "Greatest Guitarist of All Time"...but he clearly did something right.

[insideac]

And they make his songs out to be impossible. OMG YOU CAN PLAY MACHINE GUN!? NO WAY! :O Purple haze??! DUDE U LYKE TOLLY ROCK!. its dumb.

[IrishBlues]

And they make his songs out to be impossible. OMG YOU CAN PLAY MACHINE GUN!? NO WAY! :O Purple haze??! DUDE U LYKE TOLLY ROCK!. its dumb.

Yeah I hear that a lot. I see two sides of Jimi, the rock side that lights guitars on fire and people think is amazing because he uses a whammy bar and uses a lot of feedback.

Then there is the Hendrix that I love. The side that is very bluesy but creates his own style. The side that wrote such songs as Little Wing, Bold as Love, Wind Cries Mary and Izabella. That is the side that was and will always be one/the greatest guitarist/musician of all time.

[TheHeartbreaker]

basically no albums of hendrix's in the studios were wroth anything. they were turds in his live albums toilet. what I would give to be at woodstock front and center to watch him play.

My AP World History teacher saw him at Woodstock.

He says he doesn't remember it very well, though.

[fronkpies]

My AP World History teacher saw him at Woodstock.

He says he doesn't remember it very well, though.

I wonder why :haha

[Encore_God]

Then there is the Hendrix that I love. The side that is very bluesy but creates his own style. The side that wrote such songs as Little Wing, Bold as Love, Wind Cries Mary and Izabella. That is the side that was and will always be one/the greatest guitarist/musician of all time.

They are opinions, but its a massive (and undeserved) stretch to say that Hendrix is 'the greatest guitarist' or the 'greatest musician ever', and an even bigger one to claim that he's worthy of such lofty acclaim when it's only one side of his work that deserves the title. To substantiate it, you need to look across a far wider body of work than what Hendrix put out.

And to be honest, we will never know who the 'greatest musician of all time' is. A better title would be the 'greatest musician of our time', but even so, the parameters of that are so flexible and varied that its impossible to decide.

[SuburbanCowboy]

For those who dont "get" Hendrix, no explanation will do.

But for us who love him, no explanation is neccessary.



that's really all there is to it....

[fronkpies]

And to be honest, we will never know who the 'greatest musician of all time' is. A better title would be the 'greatest musician of our time',

Because there isnt one. When will people wake up and realize.

There is no greatest musician.

[TNfootballfan62]

^^Concur'd. It's all about taste. And my tastes certainly lead me to believe that Hendrix is way up there.

[Encore_God]

Because there isnt one. When will people wake up and realize.

There is no greatest musician.

Indeed. Hence:

the parameters of that are so flexible and varied that its impossible to decide.

:cheers:

[fronkpies]

^ :cheers: ^

I failed to see that bit :haha sorry.

[L_Z_Nut]

Exactly.

There can never be a "greatest guitarist" or whatever because it's just opinions, and someones opinion doesn't set the rule.

In order for someone to be named "the greatest guitarist" they'd have to master every single scale known to man... (possibly make up their own as well)... be able to play every genre, every style, every picking and fretting technique, be able to do any trick while playing (behind the head, with your teeth etc...), be able to sing while playing (even when playing really complex stuff) and they'd have to do all this to perfection, without any flaws or mistakes, all while doing their taxes LOL..... IMO it will just never happen unless they meet this criteria, along with many other things that I just don't have the time to mention.

Hendrix is, in no way shape or form, the greatest guitarist, but to me he was one of the best guitarist of his time (a lot a great guitarist came out of the 60's, and he's right up there with the best), but IMO, he was the most creative in his time.... and I never ever get bored listening, and watching him play.

[Musical Meds]

i'm starting to get seriously into hendrix. all i got is the smash hits compilation. what album should i go for next?

[TheHeartbreaker]

Just start from the beginning - Are You Experienced?.

[fronkpies]

Yer, Id just go through in chronological order.

[TheHeartbreaker]

Quick question... what Jimi Hendrix albums does everybody own (if any)?

[ledhed68]

Quick question... what Jimi Hendrix albums does everybody own (if any)?

i own, Electric Ladyland, Are You Experienced?, Axis Bold as Love, South Saturn Delta, Electric Ladyland outtakes, his set at the Monterey Pop Festival, and then a set from his 09.04.67 show, and part of his Blues album

[TheHeartbreaker]

Cool.

I have...

Are You Experienced?
Axis: Bold as Love
Electric Ladyland
First Rays of the New Rising Sun
South Saturn Delta
Live at Woodstock
BBC Sessions
Blues
Band of Gypsys - Live at the Fillmore East
The Jimi Hendrix Experience [Box Set]

[fronkpies]

I have all of them (I made them all, if I had the money I would buy them so dont kill me :p: )

And i have BBC sessions on vinyl.

[add45]

CD:
Best Of Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix: Blues
First Rays of the New Rising Sun
BBC Sessions
Voodoo Blues (got it from a market a while back, probably bootlegged)

DVD:
Live a Berkley
Live at the Royal Albert Hall

[TheHeartbreaker]

I also have the Woodstock DVD, but none of the ones you have, add45.

Also, what is on Voodoo Blues?

[add45]

I'll just type up the back cover:

Jimi Hendrix - Voodoo Blues

1) Voodoo Chile (Slight Return) [Alternate Take]
2) Come On [Alternate Take]
3) Gypsy Eyes [Guitar Only]
4) Long Hot Summer Night [Acoustic Demo, 1st version]
5) 1983 [Electric Guitar Demo]
6) Long Hot Summer Night [Acoustic Demo, 2nd Version]
7) Voodoo Chile [Electric Guitar demo]
8) Gypsy Eyes [Electric Guitar demo With Vocals]
9) Angel [Demo, record Plant]
10) 1983 [T.T.G. Studios 1968]
11) One Rainy Wish [T.T.G. Studios 1968]
12) Earth Blues [No Vocal, Record Plant 1970]
13) Look Over Yonder [Rough Mix, T.T.G. Studios 1968]
14) Room Full Of Mirrors [Rough Mix, Record Plant 1969]
15) Electric Indians ["Hell's Sessions"]
16) Voodoo Blues ["Hell's Sessions"
17) Instrumental #1 [With Brian Jones]
18) Instrumental #2 [With Brian Jones]

It's basically studio takes and alternates, some slow jams and things, but he's really expressing his feelings during some of the songs. Some of the songs stop halfway, or Jimi just stops playing. His acoustic playing is really good in it.

[fronkpies]

I have the Woodstock DVD.

Theheartbreaker have you seen the few times he gets angry? In the middle of fire, and purple haze.

Forgot to mention the few bootlegs I have:

Hendrix acoustic demos & poetry recital
Hendrix mixdown masters (this is 4 volumes of rare studio sessions, including machine gun, star spangled banner, Villanova Junction Blues and alot more. About 50 songs in total)
Hendrix Unsurpassed masters. (Again 5 volumes of studio demos and outtakes, 5 hours in total)
Hendrix sotherbys auction tapes
Robert wyatt Jimi hendrix studio jams

And about 8 bootleg shows.

[R_H_C_P]

^Well I've got his arm.

[add45]

"1983" and "One Rainy Wish" (Tracks 10-11 on "Voodoo Blues") are amazing, I can't stop listening to them, it's like a new side to him I haven't heard before.

Fronk- I'd kill for that collection! Some really nice albums there, I should go out sometime and get more bootlegs.

I have his show in Hawaii on a bootlegged CD too.

[fronkpies]

^Well I've got his arm.

Must be smelling pretty funky..


I have his show in Hawaii on a bootlegged CD too.

Wasnt that the show were they were having alot of trouble with equipment due to the volcanoes?

[add45]

Wasnt that the show were they were having alot of trouble with equipment due to the volcanoes?

:p: I belive so, and everyone in the audience were really chilled out and Jimi was confused by it. I read that he didn't wanna leave Hawaii, he loved it there.

[L_Z_Nut]

This is all I have at the moment. I trying to find more concerts on video, but I've never been good with searching torrent sites... I can never find anything. I'd love to get that unsurpassed masters studio album or whatever that Fronkpies been talking about, but I can't find it, and dimeadozen is a bitch with it's max memebers bullshjt. Can you help a brother out Fronk?

Anywho...

Albums I either have, or dowloaded

-Are you experienced
-Axis bold as love
-Band of gypsys
-BBC sessions
-Blues
-Electric ladyland
-Electric ladyland outtakes
-First rays of the new rising sun
-Last american concert (rainbow bridge)
-Live at the Fillmore east
-Live at the Isle of wight
-Morning symphony ideas
-Sothebys plus masters (studio outtakes) - (very rare vinyl from what I've heard, you'd probably have to download it like I did.)
-South saturn delta
-Voodoo soup
-Live at Woodstock

DVD's

-Jimi plays Berkley
-Jimi Hendrix live at the Isle of Wight festival
-Jimi live at Woodstock (of course)
-Jimi plays Monterey
-Jimi Hendrix documentary
-Band of Gypsys documentary, and BOG concert

My collection still isn't as complete as I want it to be, there's some albums I can't find in stores or online (online stores/auctions or torrnet sites). I'm still want to get all of this (http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Balcony/5802/discography.htm) And I'm thinking of buying some vinyls, and a turntable.... after all, your music collection is never complete without your favorite artists vinyls.

[fronkpies]

I got it from dimeadozen [Edited out]

I also had to wait a while to sign up.

Lucky for you the traders den has it [edited out]

Although im not sure how many seeders they have, so duno how fast it will be.


Is posting these sites against the rules? If it is tell me and ill PM you them or whatever. They have never been officially released so I dont think they infringe on copy write issues.

[L_Z_Nut]

Thank you soo much Fronk, my collection is now updated.... shouldn't take more than a day. Only one seeder, but it's going faster than most seeders I've ever encountered.

It might be against the rules.... if so, please serve me with the warning, or whatever, since I was the one who asked for it.

[TNfootballfan62]

I don't know if it's against the rules or not, but just to be safe you may wanna go ahead and delete the post since LZ has the stuff now.

:cheers:

[fronkpies]

I love studio stuff outtakes so much, you really get a very personal view of how the music came together.

[TheHeartbreaker]

Theheartbreaker have you seen the few times he gets angry? In the middle of fire, and purple haze.

Yes, and I believe that it was either in Fire or a totally different time that Mitch Mitchell was going to play a drum solo, and the percussionist Jerry Velez was playing, and Jimi appeared to yell at him to stop - even though he wasn't audible in the first place!

[add45]

I love studio stuff outtakes so much, you really get a very personal view of how the music came together.

:cheers: Exactly.

I just downloaded "1983" from "Electric Ladyland" and comparing it to the version on my "Voodoo Blues" album, the "Voodoo Blues" version is showing a side I haven't seen.

Albums To Get:

Electric Ladyland
Are You Experienced?
Band Of Gypsys
Axis: Bold As Love
And anything bootlegged I can find.

[Encore_God]

I love studio stuff outtakes so much, you really get a very personal view of how the music came together.

Absolutely! I have a shat-ton of old Fleetwood Mac CD's with out-takes, and Peter Green's banter was funny as hell to listen to.

[TheHeartbreaker]

Has anyone else here read Jimi Hendrix: Sessions? It's basically a biography of the band, and mostly about the songs Jimi wrote, where he recored them, when, tricks he used, people who joined him on the album, and other such things.

It's a little boring sometimes, but also quite interesting.

[add45]

Has anyone else here read Jimi Hendrix: Sessions? It's basically a biography of the band, and mostly about the songs Jimi wrote, where he recored them, when, tricks he used, people who joined him on the album, and other such things.

It's a little boring sometimes, but also quite interesting.

Hmm... nope, but it sounds interesting.

I have read "Room Full Of Mirrors - Charles R. Cross". It's absolutely amazing, I couldn't put the book down, and it was pretty neat reading it while listening to Hendrix :p:

I recomend it to anyone who's intrested in his life as a child, and his life as a musician.
:cheers:

[TheHeartbreaker]

I've heard of that book, and I'll check it out some time.

[Just_a_picker]

Where can I find this VooDoo Blues? It looks pretty awesome.

Have I gotta get it from a torrent site?

[TheHeartbreaker]

I believe so.

I've heard the name, though, but very few times. According to how add45 described it, it sounds like a bootleg, so you'll more than likely have to download it.

[Just_a_picker]

Ok, thanks.

[add45]

I searched for it on google and couldn't find anything, have a look around for the individual tracks.

*w00t my 300th post on UG*

[TheHeartbreaker]

Do you use LimeWire or anything?

I need to get my own computer first before I get anything like it, though. I need some more bootlegs!

[fronkpies]

The best place for bootlegs are good bootleg torrent sites.

Like dimeadozen and thetradersden.

I used to use limewire for everything, but after finding the wonders of torrents I have completely switched.

[ledhed68]

does anyone have the "Woke Up This Morning and Found Myself Dead" bootleg with him and jim morrison, that is willing to trade?

[fronkpies]

I have alot of tracks off it, but not the actual bootleg (some tracks were officially released on one of those poor albums, under bad management)

Its not so great.

[ledhed68]

what tracks do u have?

[hamett91]

In fact, my AP World History teacher said he was at Woodstock and saw Hendrix perform.

I think that I'm going to bring in the DVD one day, and we will try to find him (he says he was lurking around the stage in the mud).
My uncle was at Woodstock too. He got a pick that Hendrix used. He's giving it to me in his will.

[SomeEvilDude]

I have alot of tracks off it, but not the actual bootleg (some tracks were officially released on one of those poor albums, under bad management)

Its not so great.

Woo, I have that album. Cost £3 in HMV.

Track listing (for anyone who's interested) is:

Purple Haze
Little Wing
Uranus Rock
Bleeding Heart (short version)
Wake Up This Morning And Found Yourself Dead
Tomorrow Never Dies (feat. Jim Morrison)
She's A Fox
Room Full Of Mirrors (short version)
Blues Blues
Pyscho
Free Spirit
Night Life

On the whole, while the recording quality isn't great, the version of Little Wing on there is phenomenol, and She's A Fox is right up there as one of Hendrix's best tunes (although I believe it was played by a band called The Icemen who Hendrix played guitar and sang a bit for).
And the last four songs really have a strong blues rooting, and Free Spirit really depicts some jazzy stuff.
First Hendrix album I got, and it's surprisingly good for the price and recording quality.

[ledhed68]

Woo, I have that album. Cost £3 in HMV.

Track listing (for anyone who's interested) is:

Purple Haze
Little Wing
Uranus Rock
Bleeding Heart (short version)
Wake Up This Morning And Found Yourself Dead
Tomorrow Never Dies (feat. Jim Morrison)
She's A Fox
Room Full Of Mirrors (short version)
Blues Blues
Pyscho
Free Spirit
Night Life

On the whole, while the recording quality isn't great, the version of Little Wing on there is phenomenol, and She's A Fox is right up there as one of Hendrix's best tunes (although I believe it was played by a band called The Icemen who Hendrix played guitar and sang a bit for).
And the last four songs really have a strong blues rooting, and Free Spirit really depicts some jazzy stuff.
First Hendrix album I got, and it's surprisingly good for the price and recording quality.

are you interested in trading?

My uncle was at Woodstock too. He got a pick that Hendrix used. He's giving it to me in his will.

:eek: i envy you so much

[add45]

My uncle was at Woodstock too. He got a pick that Hendrix used. He's giving it to me in his will.

:eek: You know how much that would be worth? :p:

But never sell it, it's worth way more than money, trust me.

[SomeEvilDude]

are you interested in trading?

Depends what for, and how we're going to go about doing it.

[hamett91]

:eek: You know how much that would be worth? :p:

But never sell it, it's worth way more than money, trust me.
I would never think of selling it! :eek:

[TheHeartbreaker]

My uncle was at Woodstock too. He got a pick that Hendrix used. He's giving it to me in his will.

Wow, that's awesome.

I'm sure it's worth a lot of money. :D

[kurt_hendrix]

Man, thats frikken amazing. Jimi Hendrix's Pick... thats pretty sick. I know a guy who was at woodstock too. In the words of Jimi Hendrix "Woodstock was worse in sight then in sound" If you've ever seen what ended up happing to the place woodstock was held its crazy, ppl got beat up and poor people had to stay behind and clean up and big fires were started to burn all the crap. Man! Jimi Coverd the Payment tho so its all good! Jimi's always the man! But back to ur pick! Never Sell it, make it a family arlume or however u spell airlume...

[TNfootballfan62]

^Try "Heirloom" :p: :cheers:

[TheHeartbreaker]

In the words of Jimi Hendrix "Woodstock was worse in sight then in sound" If you've ever seen what ended up happing to the place woodstock was held its crazy, ppl got beat up and poor people had to stay behind and clean up and big fires were started to burn all the crap.

Wow, I didn't realize that Woodstock got that out of control.

I might expect an out of control bonfire or two, but not people getting beat up or anything.

[kurt_hendrix]

Ya I saw a video of some people that got left back doing community service by cleaning up the place, they had no shoes or jacket. they were picking up random shoes from the floor and trying it on. Crazy! But what do u guys think was hendrix's biggest concert, woodstock, monterery, montgomerey pub to name a few

[kurt_hendrix]

BTW just to add on, could u guys give my thread a good rating. I need to show people i am capable of posting good threads such as this. so please giveit whatever rating u belive it deserves just please rank it

[TNfootballfan62]

I'll rate it, but im not sure why you need to prove to people you can post good threads, lol.

[kurt_hendrix]

i dunno i guess its for myself, im a real true Noob at guitar. and to see iv made people happy by making a thread is very pleasing

[TNfootballfan62]

Ah, well this is a very good thread. And we've all been noobs at one point or another, so keep practicing. :cheers:

[kurt_hendrix]

thanks, means a lot!

[hamett91]

I'll rate it! :D

[kurt_hendrix]

Thanks

[TNfootballfan62]

thanks, means a lot!

No problem. :cheers:

[kurt_hendrix]

Back to Hendrix, what your Guys fav Hendrix song, i know myns little wing or Castle Made of sand

[Mattefuller]

Back to Hendrix, what your Guys fav Hendrix song, i know myns little wing or Castle Made of sand

+1 for Castles Made of Sand :cheers:

[kurt_hendrix]

YAAAA!!! NO Hendrix song is more lyrical than Castle made of sand

[justin_fraser]

Back to Hendrix, what your Guys fav Hendrix song, i know myns little wing or Castle Made of sand

Mine has to be The Wind Cries Mary. Amazing song and i actually just took the few minutes to learn it in its full yesterday. Amazing song.

[IrishBlues]

Little Wing, Room full or Mirrors, or Voodoo Child

[ledhed68]

Voodoo Child (Slight Return) will always be my favorite

[Musical Meds]

out of the songs i've heard its a tie between fire, angel, and voodoo child.

[hamett91]

I Don't Live Today, Voodoo Child, Little Wing, Power of Soul and Castles Made of Sand.

[add45]

does anyone have the "Woke Up This Morning and Found Myself Dead" bootleg with him and jim morrison, that is willing to trade?

I was looking around my room again and found an album I got in the airport of Bahrain, it's titled "Sunshine of Your Love" by Jimi Hendrix. It has the following tracks:

1) Red House (alternate)
2) Woke Up This Morning and Found Myself Dead
3) Bleeding Heart
4) Morrison's Lement
5) Tomorrow Never Comes
6) Uranus Rock
7) Outside Woman Blues
8) Sunshine of Your Love

Is that what you're talking about?

I also found an album called "Lonnie Youngblood and the So-Called Jimi Hendrix Tapes". I think it's tapes of him before he started the Experience.

Oh and Kurt_Hendrix, I like "Castles Made of Sand", "Little Wing", "Izabella", and "Straight Ahead" at the moment. I love all of his songs, but at the moment they're my tops.

[hamett91]

^
I have that album. It's great.

[TheHeartbreaker]

Back to Hendrix, what your Guys fav Hendrix song, i know myns little wing or Castle Made of sand

I've always been into his live version of Izabella, performed on the Band of Gypsys Live at the Fillmore East album.

Along with that song, the Woodstock version of Jam Back at the House (also known as Beginnings on First Rays of the New Rising Sun) has always been another personal favorite.

For studio songs, Third Stone from the Sun and Highway Chile (both from Are You Experienced?) are my favorites.

[ledhed68]

I was looking around my room again and found an album I got in the airport of Bahrain, it's titled "Sunshine of Your Love" by Jimi Hendrix. It has the following tracks:

1) Red House (alternate)
2) Woke Up This Morning and Found Myself Dead
3) Bleeding Heart
4) Morrison's Lement
5) Tomorrow Never Comes
6) Uranus Rock
7) Outside Woman Blues
8) Sunshine of Your Love

Is that what you're talking about?

I also found an album called "Lonnie Youngblood and the So-Called Jimi Hendrix Tapes". I think it's tapes of him before he started the Experience.

Oh and Kurt_Hendrix, I like "Castles Made of Sand", "Little Wing", "Izabella", and "Straight Ahead" at the moment. I love all of his songs, but at the moment they're my tops.

i dont think so, its with him and jim morrison at a club in New York

[kurt_hendrix]

its amazing how consistent Jimi Was, you cant just have one favourite Hendrix song its gatta Be a lot... he's just that good. I dunt think Bob dylan the guy who half of jimi's songs came from sold as much on those songs as jimi did. He's just THAT good

[TheHeartbreaker]

I dunt think Bob dylan the guy who half of jimi's songs came from sold as much on those songs as jimi did. He's just THAT good

There should be an emphasis put on "those". Overall, I'm sure that it sales totals Bob Dylan sold many more records than Jimi Hendrix did.

[kurt_hendrix]

Ya But The Songs Jimi Took From Bob Dylan he made it into 100X a better song. Overall Ya bob dylan did sell more but thats probobly because he was alive longer than jimi. But Dylan is good dunt get me wrong, like he was the greatest guitarists idol but i just think that Jimi has made a name for himself and those songs he took from dylan aren't even known as Dylan songs anymore, there Hendrix songs.

[Mattefuller]

The reason Jimi's versions are better is because Dylan is pretty much the greatest songwriter who ever lived (at least top 3 or 4 for me), but was not a tremendous musician, his versions are basically strum and sing, whereas Hendrix being one of the most creative musicians who ever lived could embellish and add some instrumental qualities to the songs.

[TheHeartbreaker]

Actually, as of late (especially with Modern Times), Dylan's musical ability has become better show-cased.

Also, when Dylan was with The Band did you really listen to both the lyrics and music, rather than with just the lyrics, which was the case, for the most part, when Dylan was by himself.

[kurt_hendrix]

Yeah i Guess i see that as a good theory. But Songs like castle made of sand. There Extremly Lyrical. its just dyland was more open with his lyrics, while jimi used figuirtive language to get his point across. i guess thats the diff

[TheHeartbreaker]

Dylan used a lot of figuaritive language as well, but he also used a lot of nonsense as well.

For example, "The sun's not yellow - it's chicken".

[kurt_hendrix]

I guess... I guess everyone was a bit of everything at sometime we all just no them as diffrent people

[IrishBlues]

Honestly I love Jimi but I don't think you can compare him to Bob Dylan lyrically. Bob Dylan was/is on an entirely different level.

[Just_a_picker]

Right now my favorite song by Hendrix is Gypsy Eyes, the version fromt he Box Set, it's amazing.

Comparing Dylan to Hendrix is kind of weird, it's two different types of music.

[TNfootballfan62]

I love Hendrix's cover of "Like a Rolling Stone."

[Just_a_picker]

^ Yeah, I'll listen to that faster than Dylan's version, but that's just me.

[TNfootballfan62]

^Me too. I've caught myself playing and singing that song many times after hearing Hendrix play it.

[IrishBlues]

I love Hendrix's cover of "Like a Rolling Stone."

I love how hes up there having fun with it, and how he keeps saying "Yea!". Hendrix is awesome. :D

But I still prefer Bob Dylan's version. I dont want to start a debate over who is better because that is extremely stupid. Both were musical genius, I just think Hendrix had the edge in playing and Dylan had the edge in lyrics. Jimi was a huge Bob Dylan fan and I remember hearing a story that he told his girlfriend about him and she didnt know who Dylan was so Jimi made her listen to all his albums.

[kurt_hendrix]

Hey Guys, Monday Is Jimi Hendrix's 64th Birthday, november 27th. So Happy Early Birthday Jimi!!

[S0ulja23]

Woah has anyone ever posted this?:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7443608729079214582&q=Jimi+Hendrix&hl=en

I'd save it before it gets taken off for copyright infringement.

[TheHeartbreaker]

Why doesn't GoogleVideo work for me?! :cry:

[SSL27]

yeah, everything on either youtube or google always gets removed before i can see it and it sucks

[TheHeartbreaker]

No, I mean it won't play anything for me. It used to work, but it doesn't anymore. :(

I mean, I use YouTube a lot more, but some videos sound interesting, and I don't know if they are available on YouTube.

[IrishBlues]

Woah has anyone ever posted this?:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7443608729079214582&q=Jimi+Hendrix&hl=en

I'd save it before it gets taken off for copyright infringement.

Hey great find.

[TheHeartbreaker]

May I ask what the video is? I don't want to be dissapointed in not being able to see it if it's something I've seen before.

****ing GoogleVideo! :mad:

[get-born]

^Just him and the accoustic, Hound Dog...

[ledhed68]

Woah has anyone ever posted this?:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7443608729079214582&q=Jimi+Hendrix&hl=en

I'd save it before it gets taken off for copyright infringement.

thats great, its now on my iPod :cheers:

[IrishBlues]

Ok during Hendrix's woodstock performance what does he say after his songs. I'm not sure if it was all of them or just one, but I think it was something along the lines of "Peace and Love" but I don't remember. I dont have the DVD on me at the moment and it's driving me crazy.

[Blind In 1 Ear]

i just got the box set with the four cd's of live stuff and unrelesed songs. its a great collection i think.i just wish they had more live stuff on there. it has an instrumental version of little wing and bold as love and they are awesome. the tone he has on some of the alternate versions of songs are just awesome. i honestly think he shoulda kept some songs the way they were. hendrix has been a big influence on my playing and songwriting. im also planning on getting the hendrix pedal this christmas.

[Encore_God]

thats great, its now on my iPod :cheers:

How did you manage that?

[ledhed68]

How did you manage that?

go on the right and click on the thing next to where it says download and select the lower option, it says Sony PSP/iPod and then just click on download

[L_Z_Nut]

Hey Fronk, were all your tracks for Unsurpassed Masters .shn files? Cause I'm having a hell of a time trying to find something that will play them. Anyone have any ideas?

[add45]

i just got the box set with the four cd's of live stuff and unrelesed songs. its a great collection i think.i just wish they had more live stuff on there. it has an instrumental version of little wing and bold as love and they are awesome.

Would that Bold as Love version happen to be around 7:10 long?

If so, I love that version! Someone sent it to me a while ago, and it's absolutely amazing :p:

Edit:

Happy Birthday Jimi!

:cheers:

[Mattefuller]

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[Falcatarius]

I think the greatest testament to Hendrix's legacy is how everyone feels a connection to him.

The classic-rock junkies love his mainstream stuff.
The blues junkies love his blues.
The metal junkies love his distortion, feedback and fast-playing pioneering.
And many more...

Every genre of music can relate and respect hendrix for his revolutionary style and ability.

I think this, more then anything else. Is the reason he's regarded as "the greatest" (or one of the greatest) guitarists ever, because there's something for everyone in Hendrix, not because he was really good at any one thing, he just played with it all. (and played well)

Music was something to be tasted and experienced for him, not perfected and played over and over. No matter who you are and what you play, if you're an electric guitarist you at least better recognize and respect Hendrix for what he did.

Cheers
-Falcatarius

[add45]

It's strange, I changed my guitar strings on the anniversary of his death, and again early this morning (without knowing it was his birthday).

Well Jimi, you came, you revolutionized, you left, and you inspired all along the way.

:cheers: