Originally Posted by Bloozcrooz

Well sir you would think wrong..lol. Again if were talkin all around musician NOBODY tops Jimi. I mean sound,melodys,lyrics,riffs, the list just go's on and on. I will say however if were just talkin pure guitarist. That Stevie runs a close race with Jimi in that aspect. I wouldnt say completley better because I dont know if there's tunes he's come up with that compares. (original tunes) Lenny was a great song of his but structure wise is painfully close to "Little Wing"Ok...I will say I think Stevie was faster and in his own way played SOME songs better than Jimi probally could have. I dont think you could top what he did in his live version of Texas Flood. Then again there were songs that he did that originated from Jimi also...."Little Wing" "Vodoo Child."being two of my favorite remakes. Its kind of like that other vid I posted of that Kenny Wayne cover song. That guy obviously outplayed Kenny Wayne in that song but the song was spawned from KWS. For that matter i'd say he out played ANYONE I have ever heard in just that one song. But again from just his style and tone you know who he listened to growing up. lol.

Ill say SRV was better at some songs and playing strictly blues but thats as far as ill take it. Even thats a stretch if you've ever heard Red House. The reason I say that is because I dont think theres anything Jimi did blues wise that Stevie couldnt do and possibly do better. As good as Red House was I think if SRV covered it. It would be every bit as good as Jimi's version. However if Jimi were to cover...hmm...Texas Flood? I dont think the end result would compare to the original. To say anything more than that would be disrespecting the almighty Hendrix to much for my taste.

Oh like that comparison Janz. All it needed was Jimi standing next to the mountain chopping it down with the edge of his hat.

Originally Posted by blastingas10

SRV was a more pure blues player, so maybe Hendrix couldn't play Texas Flood like him; but he'd add his own Hendrix style and possible make it even better, just in a different way.

I think Hendrix was miles ahead of him when it came to songwriting, and obviously innovation. Just about all SRV songs were fairly typical blues songs. Hendrix had some pretty complex songs, having Mitch Mitchell certainly didn't hurt. The song "One Rainy Wish" changes the time signature from the chorus to the verses.

You just don't get much diversity with SRV, there's definitely a lot more with Hendrix.

Originally Posted by RezZ

I always thought Double Trouble kind of held him back. I mean Mitchell and Redding always had some insanely cool parts thrown in here and there and seemed to improvise more while Double Trouble stuck to the songs.

Originally Posted by mr dave

Clapton himself said it best back in the day. In an era where fans would routinely graffiti 'Clapton is God' on the side of buildings he scored himself a copy of the Monterey Pop Festival featuring Hendrix's infamous return to the States. Clapton then invited Jeff Beck to his place for a viewing of the film. When it got to Hendrix's set he turned to Beck and essentially said "You see this guy? He's the end of our careers."

That obviously didn't turn out to be the case but the sentiment is the same - JIMI HENDRIX IS THE MAN.

Originally Posted by The Virgin

what? i don't understand you. farming is for vegetables, not for meat. if ou disagree with a farming practice, you disagree on a vegetable. unless you have a different definition of farming.

Originally Posted by Il Duce

- Hendrix didn't even play the blues that well -

Originally Posted by Howard the Duck

also - the first time Clapton saw Hendrix live, he couldn't light up his cigarette cos his hands were shaking from nervousness

Originally Posted by bandteacher1

I type whicked fast,

Originally Posted by mr dave

Was that Hendrix? or Duane Allman?

I remember a story similar to that with Clapton hiding out at the front of their stage near the amps and whatnot because he was so desperate to see the brothers in their prime. Apparently the appreciation was mutual, Clapton was so stoked to see Allman he got himself snuck into the show like a teenager, and Allman was so stoked to see Clapton he missed a part when he noticed him crouched next to his amps.

Originally Posted by The Virgin

what? i don't understand you. farming is for vegetables, not for meat. if ou disagree with a farming practice, you disagree on a vegetable. unless you have a different definition of farming.

Originally Posted by mr dave

Was that Hendrix? or Duane Allman?

I remember a story similar to that with Clapton hiding out at the front of their stage near the amps and whatnot because he was so desperate to see the brothers in their prime. Apparently the appreciation was mutual, Clapton was so stoked to see Allman he got himself snuck into the show like a teenager, and Allman was so stoked to see Clapton he missed a part when he noticed him crouched next to his amps.

Either way as far as the SRV vs. Hendrix thing. It's really not fair to compare an imitator to the originator. I know plenty of people who call the SRV version of Little Wing the 'definitive' version of the song, simply due to the additional guitar wankery. The fundamental difference I see is that Hendrix wrote / performed solos for his songs when they were necessary, SRV wrote / performed songs to support his guitar solos.

Originally Posted by blastingas10

Nicely put, Hendrix was a brilliant songwriter, much better than SRV. I'll always prefer Hendrix's Little Wing. There are live versions where he does more soloing, if that's what you like.