LOL I made it to about the 20 second mark before I realized he had no idea what he was talking about.
The electric guitar was already at the front of rock bands - and had been for a while. Feedback had been used in blues for years prior. The Beatles had a hit with feedback, in 1964 - with "I Feel Fine." Clapton of Cream (at the time) was the first to record (that I know of) with a wah pedal. Distortion was used in the 50s, often by intentionally using damaged equipment.
Jimi was a hack who could not even play the same song twice. His guitar skills are average, at best. His famed originality wasn't actually original and his songs all have a similar sound because, well, that's all he knew how to play. If you want to see how bad Hendrix really was, click this link:
I have a three-month student that can play better than that. Well, that might be a slight exaggeration - but only slightly. (I'm very pleased with her progress.)
His claim to fame is setting a fucking guitar on fire. Yay! I guess...
Now...
Was he a great artist? Yes.
Was he a great performer? Yes.
Was he a visionary? Yes.
Was he compiling techniques and putting them together well? Yes.
And, importantly, do I like him? Yes. I love to riff on Hendrix tunes - 'cause they're so open to adding and changing. I can take All Along The Watchtower and play that for like an hour. I can turn that into a jam from hell. In fact, I can (and this isn't ego talking) play it better than Hendrix could. Yes, I play Hendrix better than Hendrix played Hendrix.
I don't dislike him. He just wasn't a great guitarist by the definition I prefer to use. I see it as an objective qualification - which he fails miserably. I can, and will and have, pointed out many guitarists far more deserving of the accolades as greatest. I respect what he did for music. I'm grateful that he existed. I'm just not terribly impressed.
;-)
I've got to go pick up some guitars that are getting maintained - but I'll finish watching the video later ONLY if you insist on it. The opening of the video makes me think the person making it has no qualifications with which to opine on this subject.
LOL I made it to about the 20 second mark before I realized he had no idea what he was talking about.
The electric guitar was already at the front of rock bands - and had been for a while. Feedback had been used in blues for years prior. The Beatles had a hit with feedback, in 1964 - with "I Feel Fine." Clapton of Cream (at the time) was the first to record (that I know of) with a wah pedal. Distortion was used in the 50s, often by intentionally using damaged equipment.
Jimi was a hack who could not even play the same song twice. His guitar skills are average, at best. His famed originality wasn't actually original and his songs all have a similar sound because, well, that's all he knew how to play. If you want to see how bad Hendrix really was, click this link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P701paKEMXs
I have a three-month student that can play better than that. Well, that might be a slight exaggeration - but only slightly. (I'm very pleased with her progress.)
His claim to fame is setting a fucking guitar on fire. Yay! I guess...
Now...
Was he a great artist? Yes.
Was he a great performer? Yes.
Was he a visionary? Yes.
Was he compiling techniques and putting them together well? Yes.
And, importantly, do I like him? Yes. I love to riff on Hendrix tunes - 'cause they're so open to adding and changing. I can take All Along The Watchtower and play that for like an hour. I can turn that into a jam from hell. In fact, I can (and this isn't ego talking) play it better than Hendrix could. Yes, I play Hendrix better than Hendrix played Hendrix.
I don't dislike him. He just wasn't a great guitarist by the definition I prefer to use. I see it as an objective qualification - which he fails miserably. I can, and will and have, pointed out many guitarists far more deserving of the accolades as greatest. I respect what he did for music. I'm grateful that he existed. I'm just not terribly impressed.
;-)
I've got to go pick up some guitars that are getting maintained - but I'll finish watching the video later ONLY if you insist on it. The opening of the video makes me think the person making it has no qualifications with which to opine on this subject.
LOL I made it to about the 20 second mark before I realized he had no idea what he was talking about.
The electric guitar was already at the front of rock bands - and had been for a while. Feedback had been used in blues for years prior. The Beatles had a hit with feedback, in 1964 - with "I Feel Fine." Clapton of Cream (at the time) was the first to record (that I know of) with a wah pedal. Distortion was used in the 50s, often by intentionally using damaged equipment.
Jimi was a hack who could not even play the same song twice. His guitar skills are average, at best. His famed originality wasn't actually original and his songs all have a similar sound because, well, that's all he knew how to play. If you want to see how bad Hendrix really was, click this link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P701paKEMXs
I have a three-month student that can play better than that. Well, that might be a slight exaggeration - but only slightly. (I'm very pleased with her progress.)
His claim to fame is setting a fucking guitar on fire. Yay! I guess...
Now...
Was he a great artist? Yes.
Was he a great performer? Yes.
Was he a visionary? Yes.
Was he compiling techniques and putting them together well? Yes.
And, importantly, do I like him? Yes. I love to riff on Hendrix tunes - 'cause they're so open to adding and changing. I can take All Along The Watchtower and play that for like an hour. I can turn that into a jam from hell. In fact, I can (and this isn't ego talking) play it better than Hendrix could. Yes, I play Hendrix better than Hendrix played Hendrix.
I don't dislike him. He just wasn't a great guitarist by the definition I prefer to use. I see it as an objective qualification - which he fails miserably. I can, and will and have, pointed out many guitarists far more deserving of the accolades as greatest. I respect what he did for music. I'm grateful that he existed. I'm just not terribly impressed.
;-)
I've got to go pick up some guitars that are getting maintained - but I'll finish watching the video later ONLY if you insist on it. The opening of the video makes me think the person making it has no qualifications with which to opine on this subject.