Hendrix Haters - Guitars101

meriwether683 · 08-02-2009, 06:15 PM

Why do so many people, even on this site, hate on Hendrix? I've heard "Hendrix is only good because of the heroin" too many times. Most people who try heroin either end up in the hospitol, or dead, so it's slightly miraculous that he can even play while on it.

Rhoads' Student · 10-11-2009, 10:48 AM

I haven't seen it much, actually. I have seen dummies write about Hendrix too much, though.

Basically, no one needs to defend him, because his playing can do the talking.

Max · 10-11-2009, 12:52 PM

it's not only his playing but composing skills, i mean a song like little wing? only geniuses can write that kind of songs

Rhoads' Student · 10-11-2009, 08:28 PM

Well, composition wise, the stuff on Electric Ladyland pops into my mind. 1983... Talk about chills up your spine.

616*Evil · 11-04-2009, 10:06 AM

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Originally Posted by meriwether683

it's slightly miraculous that he can even play while on it.

could play.. man was incredible, no mention of his electrical genius yet either..
helped develop the wah as we know it..

and I think it was barbiturates and not heroin that did him in.

also get rid of that spam above please

MrFreddy · 11-04-2009, 10:32 AM

I always remind folks who maybe won't put Hendrix in the player,is he never got to work himself out of "the Sixties"

Time has stopped and we'll never hear the next step in his development.

He was obviously getting tire of that sound and all by 1970.

The next step would have been great to hear....maybe something like Led Zeppelin

MrFreddy · 11-04-2009, 11:17 AM

and ..."get rid of that spam above please"

keithdhd · 11-04-2009, 01:17 PM

Yeah it probably would have been Zeppelin-like. Wonder what Zeppelin would have made of that.

Or maybe he would have preempted Eddie Van H?

Anyway, I'm not sure why people don't like him. Maybe because he comes across on stage to some people as spaced out or something.

Either way, you can't beat Hendrix really.

Keith

Rhoads' Student · 11-05-2009, 06:28 PM

Hendrix would never directly take that much influence from a contemporary, so I doubt the Led Zeppelin think. I think he would have gone more into blues (Band of Gypsies, duh!), but in a more sonic way.

I doubt Jimi would have been able to do much about Eddie taking the spotlight, though.