Lando 
Posted on 02/22/2005 9:53:02 PM PST by freedom44
"The original"...........well............there are many who could and would argue that. Hendrix did some unique things on the guitar for his day, NO doubt. His influences were varied. I think we can, in no way, call him the "original". He was, however, one of those rare guitarists that set the rock world on its ear. Eddie Van Halen was another, love him or not. He revolutionized rock guitar in many ways, spawning far more imitators than even Hendrix.
I take nothing away from Hendrix when I say he wasn't the "original"..........but he was unique, and he did turn the rock world upside down in his day.
As an interesting aside.......I just recently learned that he was keenly interested in joining Emerson, Lake, and Palmer before his untimely and tragically wasteful death.
Aaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh yes................what a wonderful piece.
Just a few short years ago here in Raleigh, NC, Yes and Kansas appeared in concert together. They had, largely, their original lineups. What a treat. Both bands played sets that catered to their "old" fans. In fact, Yes was celebrating their 25th anniversary and played songs to the fans that got 'em there.........it was just one big love-fest. They were truly awesome, as was Kansas.
The sheer virtuosity of BOTH bands was stunning, but to watch Steve Howe (who is now frail, pretty much bald, dressed like the nerd in your high school physics class....) just WAIL on guitar is a sight to behold. The chops that boy has are simply unbelievable.....and he is entirely self-taught. Just stunning.
And Jon Anderson??? He of the pretty-girl singing voice??? He of the hippy-dippy lyrics????
Came across as just the happiest, most down to earth, really cool guy you could imagine.......and damned if he still can't hit EVERY one of those high notes soooooooo effortlessly. So did Chris Squire (the most talented rock bassist who ever slung a four-stringer over his shoulder). Just amazing.
Oh, and yeah.....they did "Siberian Khatru" and I was in heaven. :)
And another busted myth...
The Lizard King was more of a Gecko.
I am the Walrus.
That whole album, from start to finish, is a true Masterpiece !!! "Siberian K ..", "And You and I", "Close to the Edge" .... a stunningly brilliant album :)
..... and don't think I'm biased just because I've seen YES some 15 times over the decades !!! LOL
Mr Moonlight
It's still amazing that after all those smashings in clubs and theaters and arenas, that nobody was ever injured by flying shrapnal !
That Rod Stewart rumour has also been attributed to David Bowie, Elton John (more believable), Alanis Morrissette, L'il Kim, and the version which I grew up hearing about, one of the New Kids on the Block.
I heard Mick Jagger as well...
A couple of other myths I can think of off the top of my head:
John Lennon never really urinated off a balcony in Germany onto a group of nuns.
Jimi Hendrix never claimed Billy Gibbons/Phil Keaggy/INSERT GUITARIST HERE was the best ever
A couple of true myths:
John Lennon went on holiday in Spain with manager Brian Epstein.
Charles Manson really did record an album with one or more of the Beach Boys.
Iggy Pop was once creeped out by Brian Wilson's behavior in the 70s.
Elton John was married to a female recording engineer.
Here are three guitarists I've found are underrated:
1. John Fogerty. Yeah, the early Creedence stuff is fairly simple, but he's really turned on the juice the last couple of years. He's actually studied and practiced since the breakup, so he's a much better guitarist now than he ever was in CCR.
2. Phil Solem, of the Rembrandts. While they're best known for the "Friends" theme, Solem handled some incredible axe duties on such tracks as "Follow You Down" and "Rolling Down the Hill."
3. Glenn Tilbrook, of Squeeze. OK, so this man can do everything, and thirty years on still has that sweet voice. However, his electric guitar leads reach virtuoso level, and his solo acoustic shows are a real treat as he condenses all aspects of Squeeze songs down to one acoustic guitar.
Honorable mention -- Prince. He's weird, he's perverted, but he smokes on guitar. He played "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" at the R&RHOF last year and blew Eric Clapton out of the water.
Lando
To tag on to your story, when Simon Townshend ( Pete's little brother) was 6 years old, Pete gave him a smashed and glued back together guitar for Christmas.
This may not be the actual guitar that Simon recieved that Christmas morning, but some interesting pics of a bashed SG nonetheless ..... [grin] http://www.thewho.info/SG.htm
Then there was Dimebag and the guitar picks...
Ya gotta like Chuck's style. One man, one Cadillac, one check.
The man defines "low overhead".
Lucan is the Lord Lucan who disappeared after allegedly killing his nanny whose body was later found in a freezer.I'd have to do a search, but I think they were the main facts.
Here's a link with the history:- http://www.lordlucan.com/
I hope a certain somebody reads this. And thanks.
Didn't Marylin manson play Satan in The Passion of the Christ?
Did you mean to address this to somebody else?
And the name of of the band would have been Hendrix, Emerson, Lake and Palmer, or HELP.
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