Posted on 10/04/2023 6:27:25 PM PDT by Mariner
There are multiple moments in Jimi Hendrix’s short but eventful career that are hailed as iconic: his rendition of the Star Spangled Banner at Woodstock, setting his Fender Stratocaster alight at Monterey Pop, blowing Eric Clapton away during his Cream guest spot.
However, ask the Hendrix cognoscenti and they’ll tell you that – from a playing point of view – it’s hard to top his extended version of Machine Gun, recorded live with Band of Gypsys at the Fillmore East on January 1, 1970.
Now, through a quirk of the internet, a fully colorised clip of the 12-minute performance has surfaced on YouTube.
It is, admittedly, intercut with the occasional bit of stock footage for rights reasons, but it brings to vivid life the greatest rendition of Machine Gun ever captured – an event, some would argue, is the single greatest electric guitar performance in rock history.
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Jimi hated Communists. He said that his rendition of The National Anthem at Woodstock was not meant as an anti-War Statement, he was more unhappy with the way the war was fought (who could blame him), but he knew the Viet Cong were much worse.
I’d put John McGlaughlin near the top. He gave lessons to a young Jimmy Page, and greatly influenced his development as a guitarist.
I believe he was tripping balls
Buddy too
I think Graham sanitized the story.
I had a biography of Hendrix. In that account, Hendrix comes off stage all sweaty, and goes to Graham - “You happy, honkey motherf—ker?” Then he went onstage and bumped and grinded for 15 mins.
Nope. Hendrix is *much* better than SRV.
I’m familiar with his body of work. Songwriting is much better. Playing as well.
There were 4 gigs that weekend - 2 on Dec 31st and 2 on Jan 1st.
Ping
Black racist drug addict with a white girlfriend. Look at the way he died. Choking on his own vomit. Disgraceful. And people worship this shit. The amplified guitar has destroyed more of America’s musical culture than any other machine ever invented. Calling it a musical instrument is a cruel sick joke. It killed the big bands and jazz, which was perhaps America’s only original music. Jazz musicians had to go overseas to make a living and work because of the destruction wrought by rock music.
Incoming....
Jazz was America’s popular music until circa 1960 when the country developed a different taste.
And by 1964 America had clearly made its choice. Rock was king.
That said, I listen to a LOT of jazz and I prefer it from the golden era of the 1950s.
We are lucky to have both available to us. Count your blessings.
Hell, there’s readily available Classical, Chamber Music and Opera too.
Enjoy it all!
by the mid 70s Big Band and Swing was dead because the very musicans were dead. Same with Rock and Roll...look around, musicians are passing every week and in just a few years rock and roll will be as much a memory as Big Band.
Don’t get me wrong, I like Big Band and Swing—all that brass and horns—in fact listen to Chubby Jackson’s set around 1978—the end of the era...one gets a taste of what it was like...
Big Band and Swing ran their course, just as Rock and Roll pretty much has.
Book mark.
That’s funny.
Hendrix is pretty good. And Vaughn has talent.
But They’re not better guitar players than Mississippi John Hurt or Andres Segovia. Or even Robert Johnson or Mabel Carter.
Lists like that are jokes.
Hippie morons making lists of diddlers for the most part.
He’s one who, in the world of music, is instantly recognized by just his first name. When you say Jimi, everyone knows who you mean.
Uh, Mr. Page might like to have a few words with you.
**The amplified guitar has destroyed more of America’s musical culture than any other machine ever invented.**
The glorification of troubadours and athletes is a kind of pathetic idol worship. That’s why when I actually listened to music regularly (over 40 years ago), I rarely bought a record or tape.
Fun money was for a nice car or flying the plane I had a share in.
I worked at a steel fabrication shop in the 90s, and most of the guys there couldn’t work without hard rock blaring from a nearby radio. Addicts, they come in non-drug forms too.
“Jimmy Page, fourth best guitarist?”
Certainly NOT live. He was kind of sloppy. Eddie Van Halens words, I don’t disagree.
He's maybe never heard of Alvin Lee. Or John McLaughlin.
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