[ARepublicanForAllReasons]

I'm almost sure you meant Jimi.

Yeah.

[Windflier]

I knew you meant Jimi. He's my all-time favorite artist from the 60's (or any other era).

[RightOnline]

Ya know, as I just posted to another FReeper....I’ve been slinging rock guitar for decades (since ‘69). For the longest time, I just didn’t “get” Hendrix. I mean, the man had skills, no doubt; he just left me cold overall.

That all changed when I finally heard the “Band of Gypsies” album. One of the best live albums ever done...and when I really listened to it, it hit me. That guy could flat out play guitar. Forget the lighter fluid/fire, forget dry-humping the guitar, forget the ridiculous feedback, forget breaking the guitar onstage (a direct rip-off of Townsend, frankly)....take all that out of his repertoire and he could rip some serious blues.