Hendrix (blues, jazz, rock, jimi hendrix, guitarist)

Leady · 12-12-2005, 08:12 AM

Lmao my Mate tried to tell me a couple of days ago that the late Dimebag Darrell was a better guitarist than Hendrix so i stood there and laughed for about 10 minutes. My favorite song has to be Along the watchtower

**boo boo** · 12-12-2005, 08:19 AM

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Depends what aspect you're talking about. A frontman who plays guitar and advances the instrument to a level unparalleled before? Probably not. To advance it higher today would take an astronomical amount of skill as well as an "outside the box" thought pattern. If thats the case I would say Buckethead is the man. But he doesn't sing.

Its really really tough to say. I mean, there isn't another pete townshend around today and I think he blows. Its hard to have "another" of anyone because usually they are so similar and are mocked to death and berated for such plagerism.

I think Jack White will be huge, and I love that people can't get past his voice, because it fends off the bandwagon riders who would says hes great to be cool and ruin the band.

Excuse me, did you just say that Jack White is better than Pete Townshend?

Listen to Quadrophena, or Live At Leeds...You cant tell me that Townshend didnt have some skill.

He was a major influence on Hendrix to boot, Hendrix called him a mad genious... People give Hendrix credit for a lot of things, primarly his use of lots of distortion and feedback and techniques like pick scrapes and stacked amplification, things that Townshend was doing years prior...Rock music would be noticebly different without Pete Townshend.

Kashmir86 · 12-12-2005, 09:49 AM

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Originally Posted by boo boo

Excuse me, did you just say that Jack White is better than Pete Townshend?

Listen to Quadrophena, or Live At Leeds...You cant tell me that Townshend didnt have some skill.

He was a major influence on Hendrix to boot, Hendrix called him a mad genious... People give Hendrix credit for a lot of things, primarly his use of lots of distortion and feedback and techniques like pick scrapes and stacked amplification, things that Townshend was doing years prior...Rock music would be noticebly different without Pete Townshend.

people are going to shun me for this . . . but i would rather listen/watch pete play than hendrix, just becuase hendrix is too overrated, and I have heard those same guitar parts over and over and over, and I think townshend is way funner to watch play. I'm in no way saying he is a better guitarist, but he isnt as bad as he's made out to be either. I have a vid. of the who playing my generation live on the sullivan show, it kicks some major ass. Hendrix doesn't have enough songs to keep me interested for a long time.

Kashmir86 · 12-12-2005, 09:51 AM

and malsmteen can play with his teeth much better than hendrix ever did too.

Imonlydancing · 12-12-2005, 09:58 AM

I did a speech on Jimi Hendrix for my GCSE thing...yes.
My fav song is 'all along the watchtower' even though it's by bob dylan isnt it?

**boo boo** · 12-12-2005, 10:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Imonlydancing

I did a speech on Jimi Hendrix for my GCSE thing...yes.
My fav song is 'all along the watchtower' even though it's by bob dylan isnt it?

Yeah, but Hendrix's version is better IMO.

Imonlydancing · 12-12-2005, 10:14 AM

^Yep.
I agree.

**boo boo** · 12-12-2005, 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Kashmir86

and malsmteen can play with his teeth much better than hendrix ever did too.

Maybe not, however Malmsteen isnt very much of a improviser, sure the man can play his ass off in the studio and he can play those same solos note for note at live shows, but Hendrix has always done a better job of improv at live shows...His band of gypsys album is a prime example...And his woodstock performance too.

It takes a lot of creativity to be a good improviser.

Stu · 12-12-2005, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by boo boo

Excuse me, did you just say that Jack White is better than Pete Townshend?

Listen to Quadrophena, or Live At Leeds...You cant tell me that Townshend didnt have some skill.

He was a major influence on Hendrix to boot, Hendrix called him a mad genious... People give Hendrix credit for a lot of things, primarly his use of lots of distortion and feedback and techniques like pick scrapes and stacked amplification, things that Townshend was doing years prior...Rock music would be noticebly different without Pete Townshend.

id most definetly say jack white is better then pete townshend.

Kashmir86 · 12-12-2005, 11:45 AM

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Originally Posted by boo boo

It takes a lot of creativity to be a good improviser.

which is why i love jimmy page as much as i do

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12-12-2005, 08:12 AM
Leady Groupie Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Staffordshire Posts: 15	Lmao my Mate tried to tell me a couple of days ago that the late Dimebag Darrell was a better guitarist than Hendrix so i stood there and laughed for about 10 minutes. My favorite song has to be Along the watchtower

12-12-2005, 09:51 AM
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12-12-2005, 09:58 AM
Imonlydancing raaaaaaa Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Bedford Posts: 975	I did a speech on Jimi Hendrix for my GCSE thing...yes. My fav song is 'all along the watchtower' even though it's by bob dylan isnt it?

12-12-2005, 10:14 AM
Imonlydancing raaaaaaa Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Bedford Posts: 975	^Yep. I agree.