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Awesome guitar player or what?
Definitely, a great innovator of his day. It's just too bad that he had to died, I'm sure he was planning on showing the world a lot more than what we saw in his short lifetime.
That guy could have played the guitar with his penis.
Justin said:
That guy could have played the guitar with his penis.
Apparently he's ambidextrous, chose to have his guitar turned upside down and restrung to play with his left hand. That's fucking nuts.
Hendrix had so much music in him. And his on-stage antics were a riot. My father saw him play live here in Maine and said that Hendrix was just inspiring to watch and truly a master at what he was doing. I worry however that Hendrix's undoubted skill and talent will grow stronger and stronger in the minds of modern music lovers and begin to overshadow the other great guitarists of the era. It's already happening somewhat. We build up artists like The Beatles, The Who, Pink Floyd, Hendrix, etc. onto a pedestal and they become idolized. Soon we've spent so much time idolizing them that other great artists who were lesser known seem to pale, and though they are excellent in their own right they are neglected. Look at the merit and accolades showered upon Kurt Cobain, who was at best a talented lyricist and mediocre guitar player. I don't mean to digress, Hendrix is genius, no way around that. But music is about exploration, not just reiteration. Hendrix is one of many explorers, and it is our duty as listeners to continue exploring.
June 15, 2008 at 10:44 AM
Matt said:
Hendrix had so much music in him. And his on-stage antics were a riot. My father saw him play live here in Maine and said that Hendrix was just inspiring to watch and truly a master at what he was doing. I worry however that Hendrix's undoubted skill and talent will grow stronger and stronger in the minds of modern music lovers and begin to overshadow the other great guitarists of the era. It's already happening somewhat. We build up artists like The Beatles, The Who, Pink Floyd, Hendrix, etc. onto a pedestal and they become idolized. Soon we've spent so much time idolizing them that other great artists who were lesser known seem to pale, and though they are excellent in their own right they are neglected. Look at the merit and accolades showered upon Kurt Cobain, who was at best a talented lyricist and mediocre guitar player. I don't mean to digress, Hendrix is genius, no way around that. But music is about exploration, not just reiteration. Hendrix is one of many explorers, and it is our duty as listeners to continue exploring.
I agree. In order for me to actually find some of the good bands of the earlier periods of rock, I usually have to dig deep under the popular (and sometimes, far overrated) music of that period. Jethro Tull was one of these, an excellent band, yet very underrated.
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