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Originally Posted by 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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did you hear the sh
it Jimi pulled on him though? after telling Noel exactly what to play and how to do it in studio, he'd complain about the take and say he did it wrong. when Noel got pissed and walked out of the studio Jimi would record the bass parts himself.
i could see why he acted like someone peed in his cheerios.