Jimi Hendrix

[Pevenseagull]

If I was gonna include a Stones guitarist it would be Mick Taylor

yep, there's widespread reports that Richards was jealous of Taylor's ability

 

[Danny-Boy]

Remember big arguments between my mates in the late 60's about Hendrix or Clapton being the greatest electric guitarist of that time with opinion evenly split. I was in the Hendrix camp. Iconic cover on the Electric Ladyland cover. Favourite track is "All along the watchtower". In fact I have told my wife I want it played at my funeral

Yup agree 100% with this, although Jeff Beck and Peter Green also came into the arguments from my memory.

First 45 I bought I think was "The Wind Cries Mary". But it might have beeen a Hollies number though...the SHAME.

 

[Storer 68]

Did anyone else on NSC see Hendrix play at Falmer? 11 November 1967.

The review, published in WINE PRESS (the Sussex University newspaper):-

‘A Disappointing Experience’
“The Jimi Hendrix Experience, one of the most costly groups yet to appear at this University, (£500), was in general disappointing. Arriving twenty minutes late and spending further time tuning their instruments, they eventually played for less than half the hour for which they were booked. A crowd of nearly 2,000 crammed into level 2 of the New Refectory saw him do mainly blues, which require from him only a minimum of effort. He did not even play all his hits, although he reproduced extremely well the difficult ‘The Burning Of The Midnight Lamp’. Even his famed version of ‘Wild Thing’ was only marginally superior to that of ‘The Troggs’. On the other hand, an unknown group – ‘Ten Years After’, - played three times as long for far less cash (£60). The dance was again infiltrated by non-students, who obtained their tickets from the College of Education.”

Brighton (Sussex University) : 11 novembre 1967

1. Stone Free
2. Manic Depression
3. Hey Joe
4. Little Miss Lover
5. The Wind Cries Mary
6. The Burning Of The Midnight Lamp
7. Purple Haze
8. Wild Thing

All for just 10 shillings (50p)

Eight songs in "less than the half hour they were booked for" !!!!!!!!

Average song length maximum of 4 mins 15 seconds!!!!!

And splendid University snobbery regarding "non students from the College of Education". Would they be trainee teachers by any chance?

 

[Danny-Boy]

A bloke in a pub in Lewes about a year ago did a fantastic set odf Hendrix material, looked like him too.

 

[Medwayseagull]

Yup agree 100% with this, although Jeff Beck and Peter Green also came into the arguments from my memory.

First 45 I bought I think was "The Wind Cries Mary". But it might have beeen a Hollies number though...the SHAME.

To be fair I think the real debate was about Cream v The Experience as groups rather than just about Clapton and Hendrix. People believed Ginger Baker and Jack Bruce were much bigger then Mitch Mitchell and Noel Redding.

 

[Trufflehound]

Eight songs in "less than the half hour they were booked for" !!!!!!!!

Average song length maximum of 4 mins 15 seconds!!!!!

And splendid University snobbery regarding "non students from the College of Education". Would they be trainee teachers by any chance?

8 songs at an average of 4'15" = 34 minutes. = more than half an hour.

You wouldn't have been allowed in anyway - you'd have failed the audience entrance exam... ;-)

 

[Pevenseagull]

10 not in the 10 that I haven't seen mentioned in this thread that could be considered

in no particular order

Robert Fripp
Nick Drake
Robert Johnson
Chuck Prophet
Ernie Isley
George Benson
Ry Cooder
Kevin Shields
Henry Vestine
Django Reinhardt

 

[Biscuit]

Very talented man but not really totally my taste. All feels a bit rough. I like more classically trained guitarists myself. There is a beauty in fingerstyle guitar that I just prefer listening to.

 

[tedebear]

IS?

Surely not now! he' been dead for 30 odd years!

Its just my opinion?

 

[The Sock of Poskett]

Top songs: Wind Cries Mary, Red House, All Along The Watchtower
A total one-off, Hendrix created music no-one has come close to since. :guitar:

 

[Kosh]

No Green.
No Blackmore.
No Point.

Keith Richards... song writer YES, actual g i f t e d guitarist... hmmmmmmm.

Some of the best players (of the Hendrix era) never got the credit truly due... I give you Martin Pugh... undeniable.

RIP

http://youtu.be/Zwz87BF3IJM

http://youtu.be/VLkz-YmmiAc

Kosh

 

[brakespear]

Steve Hackett. Or Steve Howe (although those would probably be favourites rather than 'bests' although the two seem relatively interchangeable when you ask people). Oh, and Frank Zappa.

 

[METALMICKY]

In no particular order:

Ritchie Blackmore
Gary Moore
Eddie Van Halen
Steve Vai
Joe Satriani
Yngwie Malmsteen

Dynamic duo guitarists

Scott Gorham/Brian Robertson
Adrian Smith/Dave Murray
James Hetfield/Kirk Hammett

 

[Gregory2Smith1]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-3JiDVl1O4

 

[jakarta]

As has already been posted this is totally subjective and anyway I abhor these 1st/2nd/3rd etc. lists so beloved of Rolling Stone and their unimaginative ilk.

I know who I like, I know who I dislike, I have complete control of my playlist in my car and at home and you needn't suffer my taste unless I invite you into either of them!

As an aside I like most, if not all of the guitarists mentioned on this thread and Jimi Hendrix is currently on one of the CDs on my Car multi-changer, as is Frank Zappa, Robert Fripp, Peter Green and Vini Reilly! :guitar:

 

[Silk]

Steve Hackett. Or Steve Howe (although those would probably be favourites rather than 'bests' although the two seem relatively interchangeable when you ask people). Oh, and Frank Zappa.

I like the Steve H's too - also Steve Hillage.

 

[BadFish]

Hendrix is the best fret wanker of all time.

 

[Hiney]

I love these threads when all the NSC music snobs come out with alternatives to whatever list had been put out by various rock journalists.

Who gives a shit? If you like Hendrix, great. If not, that's great too. Don't get worked up by it.

 

[Norman Potting]

Haven't checked back on the list but do Wilko Johnson and Richard Thompson get a mention?

 

[BadFish]

I love these threads when all the NSC music snobs come out with alternatives to whatever list had been put out by various rock journalists.

Who gives a shit? If you like Hendrix, great. If not, that's great too. Don't get worked up by it.

Who gives a shit? Us music snobs! Thats who. Can't we be left to our music snobbery discussions in peace?

If I was at a party and there were a group of people talking about, I don't know, their favourite bridges or something I wasn't interested in. I wouldn't bother going over and joining in.