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Is Hendrix as good as he's hyped up to be?

dug777

dug777

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I'd say yes..😉

I'm told you need to see him playing to really appreciate his brilliance...but it seems to come through fine through his music to me...

Purple Haze has gotta be one of my favourites, and i love his version of "All along the watchtower" 😀
 
he was an awesome guitar player. but it was his style that really shined. look into his past and who he played for before he went solo. then you'll see why all those brit rockers bowed at his feet.
 
IMO he was one of the most brilliant musicians of the 20th century. In terms of pure technical skill, he has been surpassed, but he had a stunningly creative mind, and advanced the art of playing the guitar in a truly innovative way. I don't think there has been another musician since who has made similar innovations. Jimi Hendrix was a genius . . .
 
Hendrix and Eddie Van Halen are mythical guitar Gods in my opinion. Very different styles but both keep me coming back to listen to their classics time and time again. It's a shame Hendrix died so young and his works are limited to a short time period. 🙁

My dad got to see Hendrix in concert way back when.
 
His live stuff is 023840239840982390409823904823904238409x better than his recorded works.
 
Heh, my mom was asking that last friday while listening to some of his music on an 8 track. (really). Her opinion is that he was so drugged out that he could never play a song the same twice.
 
Originally posted by: Demon-Xanth
Heh, my mom was asking that last friday while listening to some of his music on an 8 track. (really). Her opinion is that he was so drugged out that he could never play a song the same twice.
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some say that's part of his genius..he played some of his best stuff while totally out of it 😉
 
Creative and skilled as both guitarist and songwriter.

I actually prefer Concrete Blonde's cover of "Little Wing" to his original. James Mankey makes the guitar even more lyrical and Johnette Napolitano's smoky voice is sweeter, but he created the song they just followed his lead.
 
I really enjoy Voodoo Child... one of my all time favorites of his.... same with Foxy Lady... He was amazing, but its the drugs that killed him. I wonder what stuff he would have come out with if he had not died, I'd probably be going to Hendrix concerts whenever they were around me....
 
Originally posted by: Tom
Originally posted by: shortspanishguy
I like his music alot but as a pure guitar player there are many that are better.
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pure guitar player ? wtf is that ?
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I should have said technical... someone who knows lots of theory aka a classical guitar player. I still think he is great though.
 
it doesnt matter about his technique, or how many NPS he could play, thats all fret wanking. he was amazing, especially for his time, he changed rock and roll guitar
 
Originally posted by: shortspanishguy
Originally posted by: Tom
Originally posted by: shortspanishguy
I like his music alot but as a pure guitar player there are many that are better.
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pure guitar player ? wtf is that ?
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I should have said technical... someone who knows lots of theory aka a classical guitar player. I still think he is great though.
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See Ywingie. Soulless yet technically amazing player.
 
Originally posted by: Delta52
I really enjoy Voodoo Child... one of my all time favorites of his.... same with Foxy Lady... He was amazing, but its the drugs that killed him. I wonder what stuff he would have come out with if he had not died, I'd probably be going to Hendrix concerts whenever they were around me....
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I don't know if you've ever listened to Robin Trower, but one of my friends thinks that's what Hendrix would have sounded similar to if he'd lived a bit longer and mellowed out a little. I can see the comparison.
 
Originally posted by: dug777
I'd say yes..😉

I'm told you need to see him playing to really appreciate his brilliance...but it seems to come through fine through his music to me...

Purple Haze has gotta be one of my favourites, and i love his version of "All along the watchtower" 😀
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Yes...definitely. He revolutionized what could be done with an electric guitar and opened new territory in which later guitarists were able to explore more fully.
 
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