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View Poll Results: The Beatles or Hendrix
Hendrix 13 43.33%
The Beatles 17 56.67%
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Old 02-11-2021, 12:16 PM   #41 (permalink)
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Both very good but I was brought up listening to the Beatles on 8 tracks back in the 1970s so they will always be the greatest for me.
Jimi was absolutely brilliant though, he just made the guitar communicate with us in ways we hadn't seen before.
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Old 02-25-2021, 04:29 AM   #42 (permalink)
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Even as a guitarist ...I'll give it to The Beatles for their songwriting.
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Old 05-15-2021, 05:36 PM   #43 (permalink)
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Hendrix might be the "better player" or something

But he's no match really for the innovation and creativity in songwriting and production techniques that the Beatles display

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Old 05-16-2021, 06:07 PM   #44 (permalink)
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Love 'em both, but I'd take The Beatles. Might have more to do with a larger discography and more nostalgia associated with it, but it is what it is. That said, 'Are You Experienced?' accompanied me through a lot of good times. Not as keen on Hendrix's later stuff.
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Old 05-16-2021, 07:03 PM   #45 (permalink)
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I realized listening to old guys in Hawaiian shirts talk about the technical skill of Hendrix and "greatest guitarist ever" yada yada yada

completely misses the point of a guy who didn't give a flying **** and stoned off his gourd set his guitar on fire on stage

Hendrix was an introverted depressive guy who thrived most in the studio where he remains one of the most creative wizards in music

you can't normalize Hendrix playing with words like "technical"...he has a style that remains as befuddling as its been influential
Meh, the way that Hendrix basically breathes his music is definitely one of his most incredible selling points, but the fact that his emotionally driven playing was so technical is a part of what makes that impressive.
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Old 05-17-2021, 10:31 AM   #46 (permalink)
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Beatles. Hendrix is boring.
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Old 05-17-2021, 09:31 PM   #47 (permalink)
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I realized listening to old guys in Hawaiian shirts talk about the technical skill of Hendrix and "greatest guitarist ever" yada yada yada

completely misses the point of a guy who didn't give a flying **** and stoned off his gourd set his guitar on fire on stage

Hendrix was an introverted depressive guy who thrived most in the studio where he remains one of the most creative wizards in music

you can't normalize Hendrix playing with words like "technical"...he has a style that remains as befuddling as its been influential
You're way, way off on your "style of Rock/haberdashery" correlation. Technically it was the Beach Boys and their fans that wore the Hawaiian shirts. (You know nowadays) Jimi Hendrix fans wear ... wait for it ... Jimi Hendrix tee shirts. thanks a lot Walmart.

Jimi did care. He was self conscious about his singing voice. He admired other musicians. He practiced all the time. He wrote to he father all the time. To me that doesn't add up to not caring.

Jimi Hendrix burnt his guitar because he was also an entertainer. That speaks volumes about how people want to be entertained. The crowd isn't there just for the music. There are there to be entertained by the visuals too. I don't think that thought was lost on Hendrix.
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Jimi Hendrix fans wear ... wait for it ... Jimi Hendrix tee shirts. thanks a lot Walmart.
I have one of those Hendrix shirts... purchased at Walmart 9 years ago. I wore it for the first time at a Santana/Allman Brothers show. They started playing music over the sound system for about 20 minutes or so before the show started... all Hendrix songs. I thought it was an appropriate coincidence.
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Old 05-18-2021, 07:11 AM   #49 (permalink)
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I think he didn't care about his status as a "guitar god" and his live performances didn't reflect someone who was concerned with being known for technical mastery
Which is what makes his technical playing more impressive than your standard Technical Player.

You got busted appreciating technical performances bro, just own it.
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We as a new couple in 1965 went to Finsbury Park to see the Beatles..just screaming hysterical females, way above the sounds of the Beatles, found a video on youtube recently of that night and they sounded like who gives one, nobody is listening, so honestly was very off.....not in tune even....
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