I saw this clip on Sky Arts earlier and tears came. This is at least as amazing in terms of a pinnacle of human achievement as one of the seven wonders. How do we do this stuff and live in the universe we do? Astonishing.
Incidentally I am a lucky guy - I saw him live in 1966/7 in Bristol. I was too young and stupid at the time to know what I was seeing unfortunately. Anyway - enjoy.
Hendrix didn't die - god needed guitar lessons.
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Indeed. You saw him live? Its like when I saw SRV at this gig
I didn't really appreciate it though I did enjoy it.
I used to know a guy at work who saw Hendrix, the Who, Beatles, Stones etc. AND I once bought a fuzz face off Roger Mayer who knew Hendrix. I bought Roger a pint and asked what he was like, said he was "a real gentleman".
I didn't really appreciate it though I did enjoy it.
I used to know a guy at work who saw Hendrix, the Who, Beatles, Stones etc. AND I once bought a fuzz face off Roger Mayer who knew Hendrix. I bought Roger a pint and asked what he was like, said he was "a real gentleman".
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Wow. I'm not even a Hendrix fan, and that still gave me the shivers 
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When I was 14 ('68) I got my first real stereo for Xmas, a 25 watt component system from Radio Shack. The first album I bought was Electric Ladyland. In the 43 years since then I've gone through two LPs, one 8 track, two cassettes and I just ordered my third CD. I just wear them out. It's quite simply the most beautiful 74 minutes of music to come out of the era. One of the most beautiful from any era, IMO. 1983 (A Merman I Shall Turn To Be) is the finest stoner track on the planet. To listen to it on clean acid is truly sublime. The intro to House Burning Down has one of the greatest bass lines I've ever heard (Jimi played bass on thatone).
I miss Jimi.
I miss Jimi.
Yeah well that's just, like, your opinion, man.
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Wonder what Jimi would be doing if he were still alive. Hard to imagine him topping songs like Voodoo Chile, Red House, etc etc. *sigh*
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Listened to this again when I got up. Great way to start the day!laklak wrote:When I was 14 ('68) I got my first real stereo for Xmas, a 25 watt component system from Radio Shack. The first album I bought was Electric Ladyland. In the 43 years since then I've gone through two LPs, one 8 track, two cassettes and I just ordered my third CD. I just wear them out. It's quite simply the most beautiful 74 minutes of music to come out of the era. One of the most beautiful from any era, IMO. 1983 (A Merman I Shall Turn To Be) is the finest stoner track on the planet. To listen to it on clean acid is truly sublime. The intro to House Burning Down has one of the greatest bass lines I've ever heard (Jimi played bass on thatone).
I miss Jimi.
Talking of bands etc. one has or hasn't seen I saw the Kinks in about 66 in Hong Kong of all places. They were in tour with Manfred Mann and of all the mismatches, Herman's Hermits! The Kinks were fabulous. The Beatles also came to Hong Kong round about that time. My dad wouldn't let me go to see them! He was a police officer and he had 'heard' that there were going to be riots! It took me years to forgive him!
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I've always admired the virtuosity of Hendrix, but I still don't think he holds a light to the greatest classical virtuosos...
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhMY98Ta ... re=related[/youtube]
Maxim Vengerov, one of the greatest violinists ever, plays Bazzini - if you can't be bothered to watch it all (though I highly recommend it) watch from about 4:30 to the end and see how he combines pizzicato (plucking) with arco (bowing) at incredible speed (and you can tell it's a piece of piss to him).
It's fucking miraculous.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhMY98Ta ... re=related[/youtube]
Maxim Vengerov, one of the greatest violinists ever, plays Bazzini - if you can't be bothered to watch it all (though I highly recommend it) watch from about 4:30 to the end and see how he combines pizzicato (plucking) with arco (bowing) at incredible speed (and you can tell it's a piece of piss to him).
It's fucking miraculous.
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Whee doggies Dev, that there boy can shore nuff saw a fiddle caint he?
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Yeah well that's just, like, your opinion, man.
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laklak wrote:Whee doggies Dec, that there boy can shore nuff saw a fiddle caint he?
We's got ars, too.
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Hot dang I do love a good fiddle.
Yeah well that's just, like, your opinion, man.
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They hit it right smart, but yuh reckon they coulda used another 10 or 12 fiddlers on stage?laklak wrote:Hot dang I do love a good fiddle.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9f_QySKfsgI[/youtube
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"We ain't a sharp species. We kill each other over arguments about what happens when you die, then fail to see the fucking irony in that."
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