mr dave

even Noel Redding himself has admitted to not being that good of a bass player. he wanted to be one of those psychedelic guys who played 12 string electrics in a trippy pop folk act as evidenced by the tunes he penned for The Experience and his direct quote in a documentary about the recording of Electric Ladyland.

he DID feel resentment towards Hendrix, he wanted to lead a band, not be a hired gun. there was no way for that to happen within The Experience, so he stuck to doing his job - playing what he was told to play. The Experience was not a band started by a group of friends who jammed together like The Band of Gypsies, The Experience was put together by Chas Chandler to turn Hey Joe into a hit single that turned into 3 hit records.

Redding was very much just working a job, same as anyone else who walks into an office everyday.

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