Amen to that.
just watched the 'classic album' program on sky+ - electric ladyland was covered (natch). Interesting how Jimi came across as being a tad nervous and not comfortable with his singing. I for one think he is genuis, but I'm no guitar player - I do think some tunes are bit jaded from overplay (cross town traffic). Unusually Hey Joe is one of my faves (also done by Ice-T!).
'hey joe' is a bonafide classic, totally. My favourite Jimi riff is the introduction to 'gypsy eyes'. I can't play that intro without cranking the system up. I can't say what my favourite jimi song is, because I like a lot of them so much.
Bill Hicks said it best..."F*ck Eddie Van Halen and f*ck Steve Vai, f*ck these phony, soul-less piece of sh*ts - Jimi Hendrix played his c*ck".
nice one mr c. further to Lamboy's point above, here's a charming tribute of Jimi to Dylan, and shows that dispite his prodigy, he wasn't as confident as you would expect him to be - Hendrix: "All those people who don't like Bob Dylan's songs should read his lyrics. They are filled with the joys and sadness of life. I am as Dylan, none of us can sing normally. Sometimes, I play Dylan's songs and they are so much like me that it seems to me that I wrote them. I have the feeling that Watchtower is a song I could have come up with, but I'm sure I would never have finished it. Thinking about Dylan, I often consider that I'd never be able to write the words he manages to come up with, but I'd like him to help me, because I have loads of songs I can't finish. I just lay a few words on the paper, and I just can't go forward. But now things are getting better, I'm a bit more self-confident."
that r/s list is utter arse - 'the edge' a better guitarist than peter green? maybe if you include knowing when to press the correct effects pedal then fine but before green had his 'sid moment' he'd have kicked the edges arse. also no bass guitarists feature in the list - i'd have put cliff burton from metallica in there as he was a genius on 4 stings. hendrix is overhyped but for good reason. i guess bat can listen to jimi but he can;t hear him.....
absolutely right it is! for example - kurt cobain at no.12, burt jansch at 94!! Im not sure about the edge - he is very under-rated IMO. He's got some original techniques which is rare as hen's teeth. All ''guitarist'' polls I've ever seen have hendrix at no.1 though, and that's the point I was trying to make.
Ive been thinking more about a ''greatest guitarist'' list... where on earth/how on earth do you do it??! I mean, I'd always put hendrix at no.1, simply because modern electrified guitar music is simply pre and post hendrix. You can't be a blues/rock guitarist and have no influence from his pioneering skills. but then.... why wasn't Robert Johnson near the top of the list? Why BB king instead? Why no Flamenco guitarists, like Vincente Amigo or Paco? What makes Kurt Cobain no.12? Is it that Nirvana were such an influential band? If so, shouldn't Paul Mcartney be near the top? questions questions... oh!! and to see Ali Farka Toure at 72!! is a ridiculous state of affairs aswell. I'd do the list over again, but in truth I'd get stuck at 3 or 4.... 1) Hendrix 2) Robert Johnson 3) Manitas De Platas 4) ? 5) ?
Interesting mentioning Paul McCartney and his guitar work. I really enjoy his bass playing on the Beatles first Album - it adds so much excitement to the music. The bass lines on Abbey Road album are just superb .... etc etc ....
Hiya! - yup, PM's guitar work seems missed over often. I would cite 'blackbird' and 'mother nature's son' as examples of his excellent songwriting in a fingerpicking style.
Had this on backorder from vivante, until they went kaput. Where else can I order the 4x200g voodoo chile boxset?
Indeed! Shame Vivante went, they where around the corner from me used to visit the shed when they moved from reigate to coulsdon.
