[RightOnline]

"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.

[Mr_Moonlight]

One 'rock myth' that can safely be put to rest is that all those guitars that Pete Townshend bashed up during The Who's early years were mere 'prop' or 'toy' guitars which were pre-designated as *smashers* .... no, I've witnessed Pete smashing a few onstage, and they were *real* Les Pauls, Strats, SG's, and Rick's ... Pete was playing them full force before any 'smashing' took place, and if anyone is familiar with his heavy handed guitar technique, one would know that his guitars rarely (if ever) go out of tune(!) much less be simple 'smashing props' !!

It's still amazing that after all those smashings in clubs and theaters and arenas, that nobody was ever injured by flying shrapnal !

[Billthedrill]

Close To The Edge is nothing short of genius. No compromises, no debates.

I hope a certain somebody reads this. And thanks.

[dfwgator]

I just recently learned that he was keenly interested in joining Emerson, Lake, and Palmer before his untimely and tragically wasteful death.

And the name of of the band would have been Hendrix, Emerson, Lake and Palmer, or HELP.