@@tonyapoindexter2781 My Good Friend Theo Perry, who is a Hendrix die hard, even known as Theo Hendrix Junior hipped me to the fact that Jimi could play both right and left handed!!! Left was Jimi's preferred, but in the era and society that he grew up in, being left handed was considered evil!!! So, Jimi would practice left handed until he heard his dad approach the back porch where he practiced, he would FLIP the guitar from left handed to right handed just before his dad could see him and get pissed about his Son being a lefty, and would continue playing as if nothing had happened!!!!!!!!! Cancel Reply
@@hamsandwhich666Yes, I knew about that. He was already, &yes when you started school if you made any attempt at using your left hand ( either it being because you were a lefty or ambidextrous), They made us sit on the left hand, until you no longer made an attempt to use it. Also, in order for J.H. to play the guitar as a lefty, his mind had to be able to process the schematics of the strings and hit the chords as if he were dyslexic, without actually being dyslexic. That ability is associated more often with people whom are ambidextrous. Where as left or right handed individuals having that capability less often. Also, people that can see, read and process with these skills are generally higher in mathematical scores, and do well with blueprinting and engineering. I believe Jimi was a prodigy, and had he been able to live, would have made so many more gifts to this world. I do believe that his manager took his life, I believe many were taken in the same fashion.
You have to remember how this sounded in the mid-late 60s. It was unlike anything anyone had heard before. He did things with speed, distortion and FEEL that nobody else dreamed of before him. It opened the door for every other heavy rock and metal guitarist to just go crazy with the instrument. But it wasn’t haphazard - there was soul and structure to it. His impact was monumental.
@@georgesheffield1580 What are you talking about? Sabbath was the first metal band and several other groups S had what was essentially some metal songs. Eddie took it to another level with the instrument.
To be fair, Jimi's still unlike anything or anyone heard to this day. Plenty of great tributes to him by great guitarists, everyone knows his licks - but still no one has been able to play with the kind of "effortless" feel, emotion and conviction as him. Even his sound, the rawness of it, it's in the hands too
JIMI - who couldn't read music, so he never played any song from a songbook -was a master improviser - and other musicians always played their instruments under his instructions. He was a composer. He was from another world.
The thing that's hard to explain to non-guitarists, is Jimi Hendrix approached the instrument from an almost wholly unique perspective. His approach inspired a new generation to play the way he did, which revolutionized the entire genre of rock music.
I'm a bass player, & he's my biggest influence. Nobody did it like he did. They can try to imitate, but they can't originate like he did. Yeah, maybe you can play it, but can you write it? 50 years after his death the answer is still no.
Exactly, I mean if you compare guitars from different generations then the list would be endless. He actually changed everything about modern electric guitar. Eric Clapton, and Pete Townsend changed their style of playing because Jimi. I mean Jimi basically showed everyone how to properly use the Whammy bar.
I remember years ago watching on Geraldo it was his girlfriend and she said that he had a lot of trouble sleeping one night and took too many sleeping pills and somehow he ended up choking on his own vomit and died. If she new, all she had to do was roll him over and he would have vomited and still be alive.
Y’all have to remember that Jimi was the first one to do a lot of this stuff. He had a profound influence on virtually every guitar player that followed him. Plus, he was only 27 when he died in 1970. Eric Clapton and every other British guitarist was scared, and in awe of him at the same time when he first appeared on the music scene in London. He was a guitar beast. What you watched only scratched the surface.
The other guitarist isn't a guitarist. He's the bass player.....and every part of the performance, from playing with his teeth, to playing behind his head, is 100% authentic.
Jimi will always be the GOAT. He had to go to England in the mid sixties to start his rock career because the US wasn’t ready for him. When the word about Jimi’s playing hit the streets, all of the big British bands in England would flock to Jimi’s late night shows all over London. Bands like the Beatles, Rolling Stones, the Who, the Animals, and guitarists like Eric Clapton, Pete Townsend, and Jeff Beck idolized Jimi. EVERYONE wanted to see Jimi play in the clubs around London. A great interview with British Bass guitarist Chris Squire about thirst time he met and heard Jimi play in London. Worth a watch.
The story I love that shows the love and respect they all had for each other goes something like, The Beatles release "Sgt. Pepper's" on May whatever and that very night, Paul McCartney goes to see Hendrix play at a London club. Hendrix sees Paul in the audience and immediately kicks into the intro of the album, which had only been released for a matter of hours.
No he will not always be the goat , there is always someone no matter what you do that will replace you and can do what you did better that's just the way it is
Eddie Van Halen was "the cigarette dude" playing "Eruption". "Voodoo Child" was originally Jimi Henrix song. Stevie Ray Vaghn was greatly influenced by Jimi Hendrix and asked Jimi's dad for permission to record it after Jimi died.
Playing guitar like a virtuoso with his teeth and behind his neck all while chewing gum and making it look effortless. Pure charisma , stage presence and talent. The GOAT.
If you came of age in the 60s, then you are lucky indeed. I know a man (used to be my uncle by marriage) who saw him live. Those of us born more recently can only experience him (pun intended) second-hand.
Guys, I know you don't want to believe he was playing with his mouth or behind his head, but he was. This man was probably the most gifted guitarist of his time. He died too young. I'm obsessed with his music.
@@dulynoted8655 subjective. Stevie said hendrix was the best and was one of his biggest influences many are technically better but none were as influential as hendrix
Jimi Hendrix to me was one of the best guitarist of all time. One thing that he did that most people do not realize until I tell them Jimi was left handed, but they didn’t have left guitars in those days so he took a right handed guitar and played it upside down. Amazing!! I still have his albums from first released. I hope you look into a lot of Jimi’s songs Make sure to watch his full performance at Woodstock, 1969
Love you guys! But just so you know…when y’all watched SRV do VooDoo child and say he was the best ever..he was doing a cover of Jimi Hendrix. Jimi made that song 😂
and stevie did it better, the same with bob dylans all along the watchtower, jimi's version is better. doesnt mean a cover can be done better. u would drop ur jaw when u saw all of srv's live concerts.
Jimi was one of the founders of Blues ROCK, not Blues, but Blues Rock! Jimi, created Voodoo Child and Little Wing but IMHO Stevie Ray Vaughn (SRV) perfected the Blues Rock sound!!!
Jimi is the GOAT. The phrase "Heavy-metal was first use to describe Jimi's music. He was the creator of metal guitar. Jimi did things in the late 60's and early 70's that guitarist today are still unable to replicate. In the beginning he played for, The Isley Brother, Little Richard, Ray Charles, Wilson Pickett.
I think he was once in a band with Thomas Chong (of Cheech and Chong fame), of all people. Also, Hendrix' music is more often referred to as 'psychedelic' or 'acid rock'. But I suppose there could be elements of 'metal' mixed in, as well.
The thing to remember about Hendrix is that almost all of those guitarists you've watched were influenced by Hendrix. If you follow the trail back in time through all those guys, they all converge at Hendrix. He changed the game for everyone.
Jimi WAS the creator of these types of riffs. Eric Clapton was in awe of him when he first witnessed his greatness. The other great guitarist that followed him, learned from him and honored him. Jimi was a true original.
The quiet guy wearing the Can’t Fold t-shirt is the one who said,‘-I like that twang’ during an SRV video…you need to use your ears and trust your taste. If you’re interested in being impressed by Jimi, watch and react to Jimi on acoustic twelve string playing ‘Hear My Train a Comin’’❤ it’s beautiful.
I hope y’all read this comment. I got over 30 bootleg Hendrix cd’s from back in the day. My mom saw him three times in concert so I was brought up on this music. What you got to understand about Jimi is he had a huge blues background and left the US and was playing with his band over in the UK. They came back and made a huge splash at the Monterey Pop Festival (where the video from Hey Joe was recorded). Other guitarists at the time like Eric Clapton were like “oh 💩 “ when they first saw him play because he was playing his guitar left handed, upside down, behind his back, with his teeth, and making it look effortless. He was also trippin on acid at the particular performance and just blew everyone away. Without Hendrix you wouldn’t have some of the younger players you respect, and you wouldn’t see the development among peers because he stepped up the game. Now I really dig the stuff he did with “Band of Gypsys” but the Jimi Hendrix Experience music is good too. He dropped in at 66/67 and sadly checked out in the autumn of 70. We needed more and yet he did so much in a short time. Song recommendations: (early stuff) Purple Haze (most well known song), Are You Experienced?, Rock Me Baby (cover, Monterey Pop version), Little Wing, Voodoo Child, Foxy Lady, and the cover of Bob Dylan’s All Along the Watchtower (Dylan has said it’s better than the original). Later stuff with Band of Gypsys: Freedom, In From the Storm, Angel, and Machine Gun/Izabella. There is also a wonderful 12 string acoustic cover of Hear My Train a’Comin that I think you may enjoy. I know without even lookin at the comments folks are tellin you to check out his version of the Star Spangled Banner from Woodstock. If you listen to that remind yourself He did that on the fly, early in the morning because a rain storm had pushed his performance to the next day. All those sounds he makes were to imitate the sounds of war and what was happening in Vietnam at the time. Ps. As far as “better singer” etc. Jimi was real insecure about his voice and would record his vocals behind a curtain or with lights low. He didn’t set out to be a singer, just rock your face off.
The ability and talent to play lead guitar without looking at the fretboard or guitar is remarkable on its own. Yes, he was the greatest guitarist and innovator ever.
I would not say that at all. He was definitely a great guitar player but there are guys that just bury him, I'm sorry. For his time he was awesome, though.
@@soofitnsexy EVH easily, man. Vai. Satriani. The list goes on... Hendrix was an innovator. I'm a huge fan. Axis Bold as Love was my first Hendrix record (had it on Vinyl btw). But guys came along that took what he did and developed it. That's how it works. It doesn't take anything away from Hendrix. Had it not been for him these others wouldn't exist.
I grew up in the late 60s and early 70s and on the weekends...About ten of us would go out into a farmer's pasture.... We'd drop acid and put on Jimi Hendrix....And we had a blast...we'd have the best time of our lives....Wonderful memories that lasted for ever...Jimi Hendrix's music was unbelievable....He was a God to us....One time we open the gate on the back side at our high school football field...We pushed the vehicle with the best stereo to the 50 yard line...It was around 10pm...Saturday night...We had LSD in Spades....After laughing until I cried we finally settled down for Jimi to work his magic and take us all on a trip....And I'm not joking about that....LSD and Jimi Hendrix is an amazing combination.....I'll just tell you the first part of my colorful trip...I laid back on the fresh mowed grass...Just listening to Hendrix and looking up at the stars and the universe...Hell, I was at one with the universe...I found myself moving through the stars so close I could feel the heat coming from them then when the trip got to much for me and I didn't know where I was, I would set up and look around...Then when I got my shit back together ....I would lay back on the earth again and wait for visitors from the stars that I knew were coming....Then my mind wondered...and the stars started looking odd....Right at that time Jimi Hendrix went into one of his awesome breathtaking riffs then I found myself following the music...But I couldn't take my eyes off the stars which looked so close, I could reach out and touch them....All at once the stars turned into blood drops and slowly started coming down towards earth....It was in lock step with these stars dripping down on us but they were still connected to their base stars.... I know all of this sounds crazy but brother it was all happening right in front of my LSD eyes and brain.....But since my good years when I was young I haven't done any LSD....Hell, I've had to work so my family could grow up healthy and strong....I stopped loving my wife years ago but I stayed with her so my children would have their parents in the home every night....You see, women aren't the only ones who have to make the hard choices....My father told me when I was just out of high school everything that was going to happen to me in life...I told him, you might have made those mistakes but not me.....Well, let me tell you, that old man knew me better than I knew me....I guess people have to learn in their own way....The kids today look like 300 pounds of chewed bubba gum....They never leave their rooms....I've never seen so many soft kids in my life....I had stomach muscles when I was 10 years old....We stayed outside all the time growing up....My father kept her on a short leash....He would say no one wants to marry a whore.... Our parents had to threaten my brother and I to get us to come in at night....They were tough on my brother and I but rolled out the red carpet for my sister.....I didn't care if they loved her more hell, I loved her too...She was 5 years older than me and she taught me how to kiss and how to treat girls....Mother told her to stop teaching me sex education....I was glad mother told her to stop.....My mind was thinking about things I shouldn't be...We all stayed close through the years....But my brother just died a few months ago I've never felt pain like that before... My heart hurt so bad....At his funeral, I had never cried like that in my life....Then I came back and I looked around and all of my old girl friends were sitting on both sides of me...They were very kind....Now, I'm 68 and life has gone by so fast almost like a warm summer day...So you young men make the most out of your life....God's greatest gift....And treat others the way you want to be treated....If you remember that rule....You'll have a wonderful life....But remember, a man provides for his family even when times are hard and he doesn't feel loved...He still provides for his loved ones, even if his wife runs off with his best friend...Stay focused on what's important...Don't lose a good job over a bitch... a man provides for his kids...Don't worry God will separate the wheat from the chaff....You're either going to be a man or you're going to live life as a boy...a man stands tell so his kids can see him from a distance......There's no in between....So Take Care.
Jimi is the reason we play the guitar the way we do nowadays, before him it was very simple blues lines and clean guitar tones, Jimi pushed the limits of what was possible on guitar and influenced every great guitarist that came after him, he might be as talented as some of the newer dudes but they all got their style from him
Jimi Hendrix is consistently named the greatest guitarist in the world. He invented a lot of new guitar work and influenced almost every guitarist that came after him. Almost every rock guitarist says they were influenced by him, including the greats like Stevie Ray Vaughn, Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page, and Eric Clapton. In fact, during an interview, while Hendrix was still alive, Clapton was asked how it feels to be the greatest guitarist in the world. Clapton replied, "I don't know. That's Jimi Hendrix."
Hendrix was in a league of his own. I've never heard another musician who is as intuitively entwined with his instrument. He's the only guitar player who could completely rephrase his own songs every time he played. The man FELT every note.
@@cynthiastanley35 Common now, I like Hendrixs music, but I think he is the most overrated artist of all time, Santana thou?? it's really basic...there is nothing special about Carlos Santanas guitar playing, he produced some really good songs over the years, the guitar sounds cool and all, but nothing out of this world. You can sound like him by running the minor scale up and down add a little blues feel to it, and thats it.
@@lordmarshall642 Oh come on now, but I respect your opinion. His music is so groovin'. It's like he's making love with his guitars and I can FEEL that.💓 Besides his music IS great for making Love!🥰
Widely recognized as one of the most creative and influential musicians of the 20th century, Jimi Hendrix pioneered the explosive possibilities of the electric guitar. Hendrix's innovative style of combining fuzz, feedback and controlled distortion created a new musical form.
The tongue and teeth on the guitar were very real. You have to understand that there was how the guitar was played before Jimi came along, and there was how the guitar was played after Jimi came along. He fundamentally changed how musicians viewed the instrument. A whole bunch of what you are hearing today wouldn't have happened without Jimi Hendrix.
the best live solo I've heard from Jimi was when he played Machine Gun live at the Fillmore East' 1969. It's floatin around on youtube. Super emotional solo
Yeah, & also add Hear Train Coming from Berkley 70, arguably #2, but Machine Gun Filmore East night two, damn. How to bust into a solo with one note 101, one note that I haven't seen matched to this day.
Hendrix used an old blues technique, using the thumb of his fretting hand to play the bass notes. By applying this technique to electric guitar, he could use the other four fingers more freely to create distinct voicings, which can be heard on songs like “The Wind Cries Mary,” “Bold As Love,” and “Little Wing.”
Jimi busted down the door to the electric guitar and rock music ..... sound, structure, technique and innovation ... things never seen before. In my opinion Jimi is the GOAT ...he was first that showed the potential of the electric guitar. He set a template for future players ...... keep in mind ... he died at 27 ..... if he had lived who in God knows what the genius would of created. There are many great players today that always challenge Jimi's legacy. Jimi was the first and gave future generations a gift ..... r.i.p. Jimi
Voodoo Child (slight return) was originally Jimi Hendrix’s song as well. Voodoo Chile is a longer-more bluesy version if you’re into that too. But for sure check out Jimi’s version.
This is nothing compared to his live performance of Voodoo Child from the Woodstock concert ! Hope you review it or check it out ! Prepare to be mind blown !
When Jimi Hendrix debuted in London back in 1967, the hotshot British guitarists were Eric Clapton of Cream and Pete Townshend of The Who... When those 2 saw Jimi Hendrix play? They were literally going, "That guy is from another planet!" Gary Moore was a guitarist in Ireland who played w/ guitarist Rory Gallagher, and both were blown away by the talent & power of Jimi Hendrix in the late 60's. Before he passed away, Gary Moore played and filmed a full Hendrix tribute concert as 'Blues for Jimi'... Stevie Ray Vaughan was from Texas and he idolized Jimi Hendrix in the 70's before he became famous in the 80's w/ his band Double Trouble... Angus and Malcolm Young of AC/DC were both huge Hendrix fans when they formed AC/DC in 1973... Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin was a fan... so was Ritchie Blackmore of Deep Purple... Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath... Phil Lynott of Thin Lizzy. There were quite a few bands that were blown away by the music of Jimi Hendrix and took rock music and guitar playing in that direction... bands like Free, Vanilla Fudge, Mountain... Later, Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Kiss, Aerosmith, Thin Lizzy, Jethro Tull, Van Halen, etc. Jimi Hendrix was the godfather of hard rock music.
@@hamiter2045 Yep! Guitarist Ernie Isley was definitely inspired by Hendrix who himself was also part of the ISLEY BROS. band in the very early “Twist & Shout” days.: th-cam.com/video/XvATqTKI3Uc/w-d-xo.html
i never thought of Jimi actually "playing" the guitar, it was another form of communication for him. it spoke a profound message that words cannot express. and it was beautiful
This. Jimi played like the guitar was just part of him. It was like breathing for him. These guys want flash, but Jimi’s guitar work was much more about nuance. They not gettin it.
The best, the smoking hot sexiest, the most often imitated, but NEVER DUPLICATED. JIMI HENDRIX. I just love him so much. My mother saw him at an apartment in Manhattan once in the mid to late sixties maybe 66-67 when nobody knew who he was. He played his acoustic for a little group gathered around him. She said he didn't talk much.
The first performance is from his set at the Monterey pop festival in 1967, the concert that made America sit up and take notice. After that, his name spread like wildfire and his career took off. The second is from a later concert, by which time he was world-famous.
Jimi was a Sound. Reverb, distortion, wailing guitar..it was a new beginning of many talents to experiment and go up another level of sound and expression. 🔥🔥❤️
He absolutely reversed the string setup that a right hander would have and that contributed to his unique sound as the guitar pickups were left in their original position which they were not designed to be used in that reversed position. He could play the guitar though with either hand as attested to by one of the Rolling Stones who lived with him for a couple of weeks.
Jimi is the reason for all of the rock sounds we still emulate today. Before Jimi nobody ever could imagine playing and singing lead at the same time. Jimi approached the guitar which most people use as a percussion instrument. As a piano. And his music was a symphony.
This was peak hippie movement. Anti war. Love power. All that. Jimmy is the pioneer of heavy electric guitar. Even if you like Steve Ray Vaughan or Eddie Van Halen or Eric Clapton better, they all worshipped Jimi. He came before. He is the GOAT, period, end of story. 🤘✌️❤️
ehmmm.. I really love Jimi, but he wasn't there before Clapton... In line with a well-known story (which may or may not be 100% true), Jimi was persuaded to board the plane for London in 1966 (when he was still nobody in music...) only after Chas Chandler of the Animals told him "If you get on that plane, I’ll introduce you to Eric Clapton."
Jimi is widely considered the GOAT, but I dont think there is any doubt that he had the greatest influence on guitar players and guitar playing that came after him than anyone else. One of a kind for sure. Yall definitely need to check out Jimi doing that Machine Gun!
This is why Hendrix is the "God of Guitar." There are many HUGELY talented guitarists before and since. But Hendrix... he's the summit that all who climb the mountain seek to reach and never will. Underscored by the fact that he honed his skills playing a cheap, backwards guitar in church for the choir. And is a Veteran of the 101st Airborne. "Hooah", Jimmy. From a fellow Veteran.
You know you gotta pull out that fire extinguisher for Jimmy Henderson. Not only that, he was playing with his teeth. And he put it behind Behind his back and he jammed out Foxy Lady is a great song💞 You guys should probably try that . Love your show. You guys are great. God bless.😀🤘
Star Spangled Banner, Jimi Purple Haze, Fire, Voodoo Child…so many. Combine that with everyone he inspired, how he played it upside down and backwards because that’s all he had as a kid…a legend!
@@tenofivelips I've heard some great covers of Little Wing but I've never heard anyone play it like Jimi. The way he flows through the verses with all that lead rhythm stuff. NO ONE sounds like that.
Don't forget, this concert is from 1967! And Jimi wrote Voodoo Child. Stevie Ray Vaughn was a great guitarist, but most of what he does is heavily inspired by Jimi Hendrix. To his credit, he doesn't deny it and he's covered several Hendrix songs. But Jimi was doing it long before Stevie. Jimi was so far ahead of his time that I doubt that time will ever occur. I suggest you listen to "House Burning Down" from Hendrix's album Electric Ladyland. Jimi was at the top of his game on guitar and with his studio production.
Without Jimi, I'd say SRV might not have ended up sounding the way he does. SRV's styling is very reminiscent of Jimi. That being said, both are great. Hendrix was doing this back in the mid-60s. Jimi, single handedly changed the way the electric guitar was approached, played and sounded. He also help create a whole new industry for effects pedals between fuzz pedals, wah wahs, roto-vibes etc. IMHO, the history of electric guitar is split into two eras, B.H. and A.H., Before Hendrix and after Hendrix. Listen to the guitar sounds and solos pre mid 60s and then after '67-70. Two different eras. Triggered by one James Marshall Hendrix. That's just my opinion, I could be wrong....
I saw Hendrix live in Milwaukee when I was a kid. Nobody could do what he did with a guitar, and it was a right handed Fender Stratocaster and he was left handed. He also used a bunch of effects and did the Star Spangled Banner like you've never heard. Awesome!
A definitive guitar masterwork from Jimi is “Machine Gun” from the Band of Gypsys album. With the war in Vietnam going on, that song and his playing on it…floored everyone. I think there may be a live version of it at the Fillmore East somewhere.
I've seen more brothers and sisters reviewing Jimi lately and liking it, in his day they didn't really seem to appreciate him, glad to see they're finally coming around to appreciating his music.
Take a look at his guitar and how it’s strung. Jimi was left-handed, but growing up all he had available was a right-handed guitar, so he turned it upside down and strung the strings in the opposite direction. He kept that going for his whole life.
First of all, i LOOOVE you guys! Your reactions and comments are totally real, and hearing a variety of perpectives sets you apart from other shows I have seen. That said, i want to share some background on Jimi, and I apologize in advance if others have shared similar info. first, before going to England and getting discovered, Jimi played back up with a lot of black blues men on the southern circuit. All the tricks he did, playing with his teeth (that was real), playing behind his head, he learned them from these traditional bluesmen. who played almost entirely for black audiences Check out Albert "The Iceman" Collins aka The Texas Tornado. The things was, no white people had ever seen such a thing until they saw Jimi do it. This is not to detract from his incredible playing , songwriting, and, as others have stated, his amazing innovations in sound. BTW.... Voodoo Child is Jimi's song, SRV just covered it as best as he could. One of you guys noted that Jimi seemed possessed by his guitar (or maybe vice versa). Jimi literally played his guitar constantly, took it to the movies with him, slept with it.. Remember he also played it upside down all the time, because he was left handed, and it was strung for a right handed player. Comparing Jimi with Eric Clapton is kind of comparing apples and oranges, unless you are comparing Clapton when he played with Cream. Otherwise, his style was super clean and precise, and he didn't do crazy jams like Jimi. Anyway... be sure to chieck out his Monterey Pop set when he finally sets his guitar on fire at the end.
Jimi is the G.O.A.T. You have to give him that status, because he greatly expanded the range of sounds a guitar can make, enabling everything that came after him, to exist. There are more technical players, sure. But he invented about half the sounds that define hard rock, and he did it by pushing his blues roots further than anyone before him.
Jimi was the prototype of the guitar gods to follow and yes that was Jimi making that sound with his tongue. SRV, EVH, CLAPTON all point to Jimi as the OG.
All while playing the right handed guitar upside down. Just amazing!!😬😬, I’m a lefty but I think he was technically ambidextrous, but to be able to do that at the level he did it is just god like!!
Jimi famously played the Star Spangled Banner as if it was the sound of bombs falling (because the Vietnam war was on). He was also a left handed player who taught himself on a right handed guitar. And he did play with his teeth, behind his head, etc. Great Jimi songs: RED HOUSE (my favourite) VOODOO CHILD ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER (actually a Bob Dylan song) PURPLE HAZE
What you all witnessed, at the end, was the reason Jimi is considered the best guitarist, ever. Not only did he rock out on rock music, he was also a great jazz guitarist as is evidenced from his earlier work.
Jimi is well known and renowned because NOBODY ever made music like he did before he did it-imagine the mid sixties or whenever he hit town, you had had a FEW covers of blues songs by a few bands, famously the yardbirds, them, and the stones. Then he hits London, and like SRV in Montreaux 83 (-nobody would record SRV bcse ‘blues is over’ and we want silly pop.) -Anyway, everyone called every professional musician that they knew because: *Jimi is unique* -and it was SO new, he influenced EVERYONE. His death was huge because it came at the HEIGHT of music popularity. It’s about ur taste. I love Jimi, but I adore SRV’s sound.❤men are too involved in ranking!🤣
Jimi is the best guitarist of all time and always will be imo. A fantastic modern band to listen to if you want great guitar playing is the Japanese power metal band Lovebites. Pretty much every song of theirs has dualing guitar solos from Midori and Miyako, or M&M as they are called by the fans. My favorite song of theirs is Break The Wall but Holy Wars is a great song to be introduced to them with. Love your reactions, you guys are always entertaining!
Check out Jimi Hendrix playing Stars Spangled Banner...Prince playing "My Guitar Gently Weeps" and Playing for Change "When the Levee Breaks". Playing for Change proves music is a bond of all people. I really enjoy watching you guys react to music. I taught high school English to young men like you almost fifty years ago. The music you listen to I went to college listening too. Thanks for the energy and humor.
Jimi Hendrix was the finest rock guitarist that ever lived. He did things that no one else could do with an electric guitar. When he first started he couldn't afford a left handed guitar, so he turned a righthanded guitar upside down and played it that way, having to do everything the opposite way. I was lucky enough to see him twice before he died. There was no one better. The best overall guitarist was Robert Johnson, who was the best blues man that ever lived. He played in the mid 1930's. Check him out.
@@NoRockinMansLand No, that's not true. Robert Johnson grew up in a real bad time in the South, and like a lot of other black blues artists he was in trouble with the law for no good reason. There are videos of him playing out there, you just have to dig them out. There is a 17 year old female guitarist in Japan named Li-sa-X who plays a lot like Robert Johnson's style. She does rockabilly, blues and jazz/funk in addition to being an amazing rock guitarist. Your should check out her video of the song Looking Up To You, where she plays with another great Japanese guitarist named Hazuki and a really talented singer named Rina. The song is in English and I think you will like it.
Jimi truly is a GOAT-and he has no idea of his legendary staus. My Dad saw him live and said he left his camera in the car but did have a small audio recorder in his jacket. We've looked everywhere over the years and can't locate the tape
Dude played a right-handed guitar upside down, left handed. He was a pioneer that pushed boundaries. Legend.
well he did end up stringing it normally. eric gales on the other hand plays everything upsidedown.
he taught himself w listening to records, no lessons
@@ds-zd9qz 👐🏻 Eric Gales🙏🏻🙏🏼😍🎸
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@@tonyapoindexter2781 My Good Friend Theo Perry, who is a Hendrix die hard, even known as Theo Hendrix Junior hipped me to the fact that Jimi could play both right and left handed!!! Left was Jimi's preferred, but in the era and society that he grew up in, being left handed was considered evil!!! So, Jimi would practice left handed until he heard his dad approach the back porch where he practiced, he would FLIP the guitar from left handed to right handed just before his dad could see him and get pissed about his Son being a lefty, and would continue playing as if nothing had happened!!!!!!!!!
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@@hamsandwhich666Yes, I knew about that. He was already, &yes when you started school if you made any attempt at using your left hand ( either it being because you were a lefty or ambidextrous),
They made us sit on the left hand, until you no longer made an attempt to use it.
Also, in order for J.H. to play the guitar as a lefty, his mind had to be able to process the schematics of the strings and hit the chords as if he were dyslexic, without actually being dyslexic.
That ability is associated more often with people whom are ambidextrous. Where as left or right handed individuals having that capability less often.
Also, people that can see, read and process with these skills are generally higher in mathematical scores, and do well with blueprinting and engineering.
I believe Jimi was a prodigy, and had he been able to live, would have made so many more gifts to this world. I do believe that his manager took his life, I believe many were taken in the same fashion.
If Jimi Hendrix isn’t your favorite guitarist, he’s probably your favorite guitarist’s favorite guitarist.
You have to remember how this sounded in the mid-late 60s. It was unlike anything anyone had heard before. He did things with speed, distortion and FEEL that nobody else dreamed of before him. It opened the door for every other heavy rock and metal guitarist to just go crazy with the instrument. But it wasn’t haphazard - there was soul and structure to it. His impact was monumental.
Metal didn't exist then ,but you are correct on his influence .
@@georgesheffield1580 What are you talking about? Sabbath was the first metal band and several other groups
S had what was essentially some metal songs. Eddie took it to another level with the instrument.
He was sent by God
@@brianlafrazia8237 ahahah
To be fair, Jimi's still unlike anything or anyone heard to this day. Plenty of great tributes to him by great guitarists, everyone knows his licks - but still no one has been able to play with the kind of "effortless" feel, emotion and conviction as him. Even his sound, the rawness of it, it's in the hands too
JIMI - who couldn't read music, so he never played any song from a songbook -was a master improviser - and other musicians always played their instruments under his instructions. He was a composer. He was from another world.
He was learning to read before he died. Imagine what he could have done.
The thing that's hard to explain to non-guitarists, is Jimi Hendrix approached the instrument from an almost wholly unique perspective. His approach inspired a new generation to play the way he did, which revolutionized the entire genre of rock music.
This should be the top comment for real 🙏🏻🎸
I have played for 25+ years an I fully endorse this comment
All REAL 👍✌
I'm a bass player, & he's my biggest influence. Nobody did it like he did. They can try to imitate, but they can't originate like he did. Yeah, maybe you can play it, but can you write it? 50 years after his death the answer is still no.
Exactly, I mean if you compare guitars from different generations then the list would be endless. He actually changed everything about modern electric guitar. Eric Clapton, and Pete Townsend changed their style of playing because Jimi. I mean Jimi basically showed everyone how to properly use the Whammy bar.
LMAO Yes it is real. He played with his teeth, one of the many iconic moments in just that gig alone, never mind his tragically short career
Is it still considered playing left handed guitar if you do it with your teeth? 😂
Jimi is the best
@@DannyBedo he didn’t even have a left handed guitar lol, he used a right handed guitar with the strings reversed
@@addy3164 isn’t that some shit? On acid it doesn’t matter what hand you play with, it turns out only the thing that matter is hitting the notes. 🤘🏽
I remember years ago watching on Geraldo it was his girlfriend and she said that he had a lot of trouble sleeping one night and took too many sleeping pills and somehow he ended up choking on his own vomit and died. If she new, all she had to do was roll him over and he would have vomited and still be alive.
Yes. Modern guitar rock would not be what it is without that pioneer. He changed the world of music by himself.
Y’all have to remember that Jimi was the first one to do a lot of this stuff. He had a profound influence on virtually every guitar player that followed him. Plus, he was only 27 when he died in 1970. Eric Clapton and every other British guitarist was scared, and in awe of him at the same time when he first appeared on the music scene in London. He was a guitar beast. What you watched only scratched the surface.
The other guitarist isn't a guitarist. He's the bass player.....and every part of the performance, from playing with his teeth, to playing behind his head, is 100% authentic.
He also played the guitar between his legs. I think at Woodstock. There used to be a poster that showed this. He was a very good showman. 😌
I can confirm this is possible my dad was influenced by him and did this on a video in an old band he was in
Probably why he was voted “best guitar player” of all time
The massive impact that Hendrix had when he wasn’t even out of his 20’s. Unreal
Jimi will always be the GOAT. He had to go to England in the mid sixties to start his rock career because the US wasn’t ready for him. When the word about Jimi’s playing hit the streets, all of the big British bands in England would flock to Jimi’s late night shows all over London. Bands like the Beatles, Rolling Stones, the Who, the Animals, and guitarists like Eric Clapton, Pete Townsend, and Jeff Beck idolized Jimi. EVERYONE wanted to see Jimi play in the clubs around London. A great interview with British Bass guitarist Chris Squire about thirst time he met and heard Jimi play in London. Worth a watch.
We loved Jimi here in Britain.
The story I love that shows the love and respect they all had for each other goes something like, The Beatles release "Sgt. Pepper's" on May whatever and that very night, Paul McCartney goes to see Hendrix play at a London club. Hendrix sees Paul in the audience and immediately kicks into the intro of the album, which had only been released for a matter of hours.
No he will not always be the goat , there is always someone no matter what you do that will replace you and can do what you did better that's just the way it is
@@user-zc8uq3hl6q GOAT,. Greatest Of ALL Time! FOREVER AND EVER TO INFINITY!
He was listening to what he was playing. That is the secret.
Jimmy WAS a guitar. There's playing a guitar...and just being one with it. All of HIM is beyond comprehension of greatness.
Eddie Van Halen was "the cigarette dude" playing "Eruption". "Voodoo Child" was originally Jimi Henrix song. Stevie Ray Vaghn was greatly influenced by Jimi Hendrix and asked Jimi's dad for permission to record it after Jimi died.
I thought Slash must be the cigarette guy.
Lol 😂
Cigarette guy could be a lot of dudes LOL
So funny
3 Greats!
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You're right.
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Playing guitar like a virtuoso with his teeth and behind his neck all while chewing gum and making it look effortless. Pure charisma , stage presence and talent. The GOAT.
And tripping balls
That's not gum
@Pheynx yes it was and it was because he needed something to chew while on tripping on lsd
He was no virtuoso. He was a legend, the best of the best, but a virtuoso is another thing.
Jimi Hendrix is the best learned from the best blue guitarist.His documentary with his Dad says it all.
Jimi Hendrix - the G.O.A.T. - period. Thanks for your reaction.
I’m so happy I was born in this time, experiencing all these cool artists/bands in real time. Nobody’s like Jimi.
If you came of age in the 60s, then you are lucky indeed. I know a man (used to be my uncle by marriage) who saw him live. Those of us born more recently can only experience him (pun intended) second-hand.
Guys, I know you don't want to believe he was playing with his mouth or behind his head, but he was. This man was probably the most gifted guitarist of his time. He died too young. I'm obsessed with his music.
There is before Jimi and after Jimi
@@aaronmbomar9851 Damn right
I’m arguably equally obsessed. He’s the reason I picked up guitar during the beginning of covid. Jimi the goat for many reasons
Jimi was an alien mascaraing as a human. That’s the only logical answer 😉
I've been playing non stop for 29 years and it because of one man.....JIMI HENDRIX
Jimi didn't die, he just went back to his planet. He was above and beyond everyone else, then, now and tomorrow
Not as good as Stevie Ray Vaughan…
@@dulynoted8655 subjective. Stevie said hendrix was the best and was one of his biggest influences many are technically better but none were as influential as hendrix
TEACH!!!🛸
Guess you don't believe Jesus Christ. It is given man once to die...then comes the judgement
Died man from junk drugs. Simple as that.
Jimi Hendrix to me was one of the best guitarist of all time. One thing that he did that most people do not realize until I tell them Jimi was left handed, but they didn’t have left guitars in those days so he took a right handed guitar and played it upside down. Amazing!! I still have his albums from first released. I hope you look into a lot of Jimi’s songs
Make sure to watch his full performance at Woodstock, 1969
he didnt play upside down, he swapped the strings
@@mattiabarone9078 Jimi did talk about using a right handed guitar left handed
@@mattiabarone9078 Jimi did talk about using a right handed guitar left handed
Purple Haze and Along the Watchtower are my two favorite Jimi Hendrix songs, plus his interpretation of The Star Spangled Banner which is iconic!
AMEN BRO! ICONIC TIMELESS JIMI!!!!
"Watchtower" is also a cover version. Written by Bob Dylan.
Love you guys! But just so you know…when y’all watched SRV do VooDoo child and say he was the best ever..he was doing a cover of Jimi Hendrix. Jimi made that song 😂
Yeah Stevie was nice like that
and stevie did it better, the same with bob dylans all along the watchtower, jimi's version is better. doesnt mean a cover can be done better. u would drop ur jaw when u saw all of srv's live concerts.
SRV was also learning from jimi.
Jimi was one of the founders of Blues ROCK, not Blues, but Blues Rock! Jimi, created Voodoo Child and Little Wing but IMHO Stevie Ray Vaughn (SRV) perfected the Blues Rock sound!!!
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one thing about Hendrix, he pushed the limits for the guitar in the 60s like no other. His lead/rhythm style was incredible.
He was the FINAL ACT at Woodstock. After 3 days of rain & heat in August!!! Many left by then, sadly missing him!😎
And his closing piece "Villanova Junction", (called instrumental solo on the album) Is one example of mankind approaching perfection.
Jimi is the GOAT. The phrase "Heavy-metal was first use to describe Jimi's music. He was the creator of metal guitar. Jimi did things in the late 60's and early 70's that guitarist today are still unable to replicate. In the beginning he played for, The Isley Brother, Little Richard, Ray Charles, Wilson Pickett.
I think he was once in a band with Thomas Chong (of Cheech and Chong fame), of all people. Also, Hendrix' music is more often referred to as 'psychedelic' or 'acid rock'. But I suppose there could be elements of 'metal' mixed in, as well.
@@wylierichardson-tu6zsit’s psychedelic blues
Fellas dig deep into Hendrix and you will learn he was an innovator and creator of so many styles that now exist on guitar in all types of music
The thing to remember about Hendrix is that almost all of those guitarists you've watched were influenced by Hendrix. If you follow the trail back in time through all those guys, they all converge at Hendrix. He changed the game for everyone.
Exactly
Not almost, ALL were influenced by Hendrix even if they don't realize it
Jimi WAS the creator of these types of riffs. Eric Clapton was in awe of him when he first witnessed his greatness. The other great guitarist that followed him, learned from him and honored him. Jimi was a true original.
The quiet guy wearing the Can’t Fold t-shirt is the one who said,‘-I like that twang’ during an SRV video…you need to use your ears and trust your taste. If you’re interested in being impressed by Jimi, watch and react to Jimi on acoustic twelve string playing ‘Hear My Train a Comin’’❤ it’s beautiful.
I hope y’all read this comment. I got over 30 bootleg Hendrix cd’s from back in the day. My mom saw him three times in concert so I was brought up on this music. What you got to understand about Jimi is he had a huge blues background and left the US and was playing with his band over in the UK. They came back and made a huge splash at the Monterey Pop Festival (where the video from Hey Joe was recorded). Other guitarists at the time like Eric Clapton were like “oh 💩 “ when they first saw him play because he was playing his guitar left handed, upside down, behind his back, with his teeth, and making it look effortless. He was also trippin on acid at the particular performance and just blew everyone away. Without Hendrix you wouldn’t have some of the younger players you respect, and you wouldn’t see the development among peers because he stepped up the game. Now I really dig the stuff he did with “Band of Gypsys” but the Jimi Hendrix Experience music is good too. He dropped in at 66/67 and sadly checked out in the autumn of 70. We needed more and yet he did so much in a short time.
Song recommendations: (early stuff) Purple Haze (most well known song), Are You Experienced?, Rock Me Baby (cover, Monterey Pop version), Little Wing, Voodoo Child, Foxy Lady, and the cover of Bob Dylan’s All Along the Watchtower (Dylan has said it’s better than the original).
Later stuff with Band of Gypsys: Freedom, In From the Storm, Angel, and Machine Gun/Izabella.
There is also a wonderful 12 string acoustic cover of Hear My Train a’Comin that I think you may enjoy. I know without even lookin at the comments folks are tellin you to check out his version of the Star Spangled Banner from Woodstock. If you listen to that remind yourself He did that on the fly, early in the morning because a rain storm had pushed his performance to the next day. All those sounds he makes were to imitate the sounds of war and what was happening in Vietnam at the time.
Ps. As far as “better singer” etc. Jimi was real insecure about his voice and would record his vocals behind a curtain or with lights low. He didn’t set out to be a singer, just rock your face off.
Just gonna drop thus here..... machine gun
@@mikemclaughlin3306 Yes indeed
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They would like that one for sure.
Well said. ❤️
Wow! I really hope they read your comment! You gave them some great information & advice!!!❤️
The ability and talent to play lead guitar without looking at the fretboard or guitar is remarkable on its own. Yes, he was the greatest guitarist and innovator ever.
Eh, we can all do that, actually. Even average players can.
I would not say that at all. He was definitely a great guitar player but there are guys that just bury him, I'm sorry. For his time he was awesome, though.
I am an average player and I can play anything I play regular behind my back. It is just a trick.
@@jerm2011 like who. name one
@@soofitnsexy EVH easily, man. Vai. Satriani. The list goes on...
Hendrix was an innovator. I'm a huge fan. Axis Bold as Love was my first Hendrix record (had it on Vinyl btw). But guys came along that took what he did and developed it. That's how it works. It doesn't take anything away from Hendrix. Had it not been for him these others wouldn't exist.
he was one of the 1st to set his guitar on fire onstage
I grew up in the late 60s and early 70s and on the weekends...About ten of us would go out into a farmer's pasture.... We'd drop acid and put on Jimi Hendrix....And we had a blast...we'd have the best time of our lives....Wonderful memories that lasted for ever...Jimi Hendrix's music was unbelievable....He was a God to us....One time we open the gate on the back side at our high school football field...We pushed the vehicle with the best stereo to the 50 yard line...It was around 10pm...Saturday night...We had LSD in Spades....After laughing until I cried we finally settled down for Jimi to work his magic and take us all on a trip....And I'm not joking about that....LSD and Jimi Hendrix is an amazing combination.....I'll just tell you the first part of my colorful trip...I laid back on the fresh mowed grass...Just listening to Hendrix and looking up at the stars and the universe...Hell, I was at one with the universe...I found myself moving through the stars so close I could feel the heat coming from them then when the trip got to much for me and I didn't know where I was, I would set up and look around...Then when I got my shit back together ....I would lay back on the earth again and wait for visitors from the stars that I knew were coming....Then my mind wondered...and the stars started looking odd....Right at that time Jimi Hendrix went into one of his awesome breathtaking riffs then I found myself following the music...But I couldn't take my eyes off the stars which looked so close, I could reach out and touch them....All at once the stars turned into blood drops and slowly started coming down towards earth....It was in lock step with these stars dripping down on us but they were still connected to their base stars.... I know all of this sounds crazy but brother it was all happening right in front of my LSD eyes and brain.....But since my good years when I was young I haven't done any LSD....Hell, I've had to work so my family could grow up healthy and strong....I stopped loving my wife years ago but I stayed with her so my children would have their parents in the home every night....You see, women aren't the only ones who have to make the hard choices....My father told me when I was just out of high school everything that was going to happen to me in life...I told him, you might have made those mistakes but not me.....Well, let me tell you, that old man knew me better than I knew me....I guess people have to learn in their own way....The kids today look like 300 pounds of chewed bubba gum....They never leave their rooms....I've never seen so many soft kids in my life....I had stomach muscles when I was 10 years old....We stayed outside all the time growing up....My father kept her on a short leash....He would say no one wants to marry a whore.... Our parents had to threaten my brother and I to get us to come in at night....They were tough on my brother and I but rolled out the red carpet for my sister.....I didn't care if they loved her more hell, I loved her too...She was 5 years older than me and she taught me how to kiss and how to treat girls....Mother told her to stop teaching me sex education....I was glad mother told her to stop.....My mind was thinking about things I shouldn't be...We all stayed close through the years....But my brother just died a few months ago I've never felt pain like that before... My heart hurt so bad....At his funeral, I had never cried like that in my life....Then I came back and I looked around and all of my old girl friends were sitting on both sides of me...They were very kind....Now, I'm 68 and life has gone by so fast almost like a warm summer day...So you young men make the most out of your life....God's greatest gift....And treat others the way you want to be treated....If you remember that rule....You'll have a wonderful life....But remember, a man provides for his family even when times are hard and he doesn't feel loved...He still provides for his loved ones, even if his wife runs off with his best friend...Stay focused on what's important...Don't lose a good job over a bitch... a man provides for his kids...Don't worry God will separate the wheat from the chaff....You're either going to be a man or you're going to live life as a boy...a man stands tell so his kids can see him from a distance......There's no in between....So Take Care.
Jimi is the reason we play the guitar the way we do nowadays, before him it was very simple blues lines and clean guitar tones, Jimi pushed the limits of what was possible on guitar and influenced every great guitarist that came after him, he might be as talented as some of the newer dudes but they all got their style from him
And he was using his teeth not his tongue and he was definetely doing fr
Jimi Hendrix is consistently named the greatest guitarist in the world. He invented a lot of new guitar work and influenced almost every guitarist that came after him. Almost every rock guitarist says they were influenced by him, including the greats like Stevie Ray Vaughn, Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page, and Eric Clapton. In fact, during an interview, while Hendrix was still alive, Clapton was asked how it feels to be the greatest guitarist in the world. Clapton replied, "I don't know. That's Jimi Hendrix."
YOU GUYS BLEW IT WITH THESE SONGS.....AND I LOVE YOU GUYS
I loveeeee Hendrix...I've been listening to him since I was 16 and Im 63 now!
Hendrix was in a league of his own. I've never heard another musician who is as intuitively entwined with his instrument. He's the only guitar player who could completely rephrase his own songs every time he played. The man FELT every note.
You should look up Charles Caswell then, he does shit Jimi could never dream of doing
I agree with you. Carlos Santana is on my list of top guitarists.
@@cynthiastanley35 Common now, I like Hendrixs music, but I think he is the most overrated artist of all time, Santana thou?? it's really basic...there is nothing special about Carlos Santanas guitar playing, he produced some really good songs over the years, the guitar sounds cool and all, but nothing out of this world. You can sound like him by running the minor scale up and down add a little blues feel to it, and thats it.
@@lordmarshall642 Oh come on now, but I respect your opinion. His music is so groovin'. It's like he's making love with his guitars and I can FEEL that.💓 Besides his music IS great for making Love!🥰
Jimmy Page a close second for me.
Widely recognized as one of the most creative and influential musicians of the 20th century, Jimi Hendrix pioneered the explosive possibilities of the electric guitar. Hendrix's innovative style of combining fuzz, feedback and controlled distortion created a new musical form.
Jimi my fav guitar man! His guitar playing sings. No filter between his brain and his playing!
Jimi was ahead of his time and insanely talented
The tongue and teeth on the guitar were very real. You have to understand that there was how the guitar was played before Jimi came along, and there was how the guitar was played after Jimi came along. He fundamentally changed how musicians viewed the instrument. A whole bunch of what you are hearing today wouldn't have happened without Jimi Hendrix.
the best live solo I've heard from Jimi was when he played Machine Gun live at the Fillmore East' 1969. It's floatin around on youtube. Super emotional solo
Best solo i've ever heard.
Facts!
Yeah, & also add Hear Train Coming from Berkley 70, arguably #2, but Machine Gun Filmore East night two, damn. How to bust into a solo with one note 101, one note that I haven't seen matched to this day.
Favorite song of all time
Woodstock improvisation
Hendrix used an old blues technique, using the thumb of his fretting hand to play the bass notes. By applying this technique to electric guitar, he could use the other four fingers more freely to create distinct voicings, which can be heard on songs like “The Wind Cries Mary,” “Bold As Love,” and “Little Wing.”
Love you guys ❤️ Hendrix is a Legend 💥
There will never be another talent like Hendrix, he was truly one of a kind. And a trailblazer for black artists worldwide.
I am sooo thankful you finally watched this. It was real! What you guys are missing is all the other guys were playing his songs.
Jimi busted down the door to the electric guitar and rock music ..... sound, structure, technique and innovation ... things never seen before. In my opinion Jimi is the GOAT ...he was first that showed the potential of the electric guitar. He set a template for future players ...... keep in mind ... he died at 27 ..... if he had lived who in God knows what the genius would of created. There are many great players today that always challenge Jimi's legacy. Jimi was the first and gave future generations a gift ..... r.i.p. Jimi
Well said!
Voodoo Child (slight return) was originally Jimi Hendrix’s song as well. Voodoo Chile is a longer-more bluesy version if you’re into that too. But for sure check out Jimi’s version.
Yeah Voodoo Child is one of my favorite songs from Jimi.
This is nothing compared to his live performance of Voodoo Child from the Woodstock concert ! Hope you review it or check it out ! Prepare to be mind blown !
Voodoo child live at Berkeley was better I thought..
Don't forget The Star Spangled Banner
@@andrewcastillo9558 No way.
@@bobhope3716 It's a good thing that I said " I thought" lol. Both are good though.
@@andrewcastillo9558 Oh yeah. But the Woodstock performance is the ultimate. I hope these guys review it.
Hendrix at Woodstock 1969...at end of video. He influenced every guitar player since!!!!!!🎸🎸🎸🎸
When Jimi Hendrix debuted in London back in 1967, the hotshot British guitarists were Eric Clapton of Cream and Pete Townshend of The Who... When those 2 saw Jimi Hendrix play? They were literally going, "That guy is from another planet!"
Gary Moore was a guitarist in Ireland who played w/ guitarist Rory Gallagher, and both were blown away by the talent & power of Jimi Hendrix in the late 60's. Before he passed away, Gary Moore played and filmed a full Hendrix tribute concert as 'Blues for Jimi'... Stevie Ray Vaughan was from Texas and he idolized Jimi Hendrix in the 70's before he became famous in the 80's w/ his band Double Trouble... Angus and Malcolm Young of AC/DC were both huge Hendrix fans when they formed AC/DC in 1973... Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin was a fan... so was Ritchie Blackmore of Deep Purple... Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath... Phil Lynott of Thin Lizzy.
There were quite a few bands that were blown away by the music of Jimi Hendrix and took rock music and guitar playing in that direction... bands like Free, Vanilla Fudge, Mountain... Later, Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Kiss, Aerosmith, Thin Lizzy, Jethro Tull, Van Halen, etc. Jimi Hendrix was the godfather of hard rock music.
And then there's all the R&B guitarists as well, like the one for the Isley Bros and Gap Band.
@@hamiter2045 Yep! Guitarist Ernie Isley was definitely inspired by Hendrix who himself was also part of the ISLEY BROS. band in the very early “Twist & Shout” days.: th-cam.com/video/XvATqTKI3Uc/w-d-xo.html
And Jimi admired Stephen Stills.
Debuted in 1966
@@jinov191 Correction: 1966.
i never thought of Jimi actually "playing" the guitar, it was another form of communication for him. it spoke a profound message that words cannot express. and it was beautiful
This. Jimi played like the guitar was just part of him. It was like breathing for him. These guys want flash, but Jimi’s guitar work was much more about nuance. They not gettin it.
@@goldenageofdinosaurs7192 truth
The best, the smoking hot sexiest, the most often imitated, but NEVER DUPLICATED. JIMI HENDRIX. I just love him so much. My mother saw him at an apartment in Manhattan once in the mid to late sixties maybe 66-67 when nobody knew who he was. He played his acoustic for a little group gathered around him. She said he didn't talk much.
He didnt have to, the music did that for him. TY for sharing that story.
The first performance is from his set at the Monterey pop festival in 1967, the concert that made America sit up and take notice. After that, his name spread like wildfire and his career took off. The second is from a later concert, by which time he was world-famous.
Jimi was a Sound. Reverb, distortion, wailing guitar..it was a new beginning of many talents to experiment and go up another level of sound and expression. 🔥🔥❤️
And he did all that, with every dial turned to 10, like a BOSS.
Often missed is the fact Jimi played the guitar left handed but did not reverse the strings! He was truly the best of my generation!
Yeah he did
Yes he did reverse the strings
He absolutely reversed the string setup that a right hander would have and that contributed to his unique sound as the guitar pickups were left in their original position which they were not designed to be used in that reversed position. He could play the guitar though with either hand as attested to by one of the Rolling Stones who lived with him for a couple of weeks.
Jimi - one of a kind, best guitarist ever.
beautiful-hearted Jimi. ❤✌️🎸🇺🇲
Jimi is the reason for all of the rock sounds we still emulate today.
Before Jimi nobody ever could imagine playing and singing lead at the same time.
Jimi approached the guitar which most people use as a percussion instrument.
As a piano.
And his music was a symphony.
This was peak hippie movement. Anti war. Love power. All that.
Jimmy is the pioneer of heavy electric guitar.
Even if you like Steve Ray Vaughan or Eddie Van Halen or Eric Clapton better, they all worshipped Jimi. He came before.
He is the GOAT, period, end of story.
🤘✌️❤️
ehmmm.. I really love Jimi, but he wasn't there before Clapton... In line with a well-known story (which may or may not be 100% true), Jimi was persuaded to board the plane for London in 1966 (when he was still nobody in music...) only after Chas Chandler of the Animals told him "If you get on that plane, I’ll introduce you to Eric Clapton."
Clapton was intimidated by hendrix and he even admitted so ...Clapton was great but hendrix was the guitar.
Great reaction 👍Jimi is the greatest!
All along the watch tower, was my favorite song of his...it's real spooky stuff...at 17 years old...in 1972...you can't get it out of your head.
Jimi is widely considered the GOAT, but I dont think there is any doubt that he had the greatest influence on guitar players and guitar playing that came after him than anyone else. One of a kind for sure. Yall definitely need to check out Jimi doing that Machine Gun!
It is absolutely real. I’ve seen him do it live twice. Jimi is greatest of all time.
Mike Jeffery is roasting in hell Mike Jeffery was a crook he still he was still in Jimi Hendrix money and Mike Jeffery had Jimi Hendrix killed
It's just so sad that the people that were close to him know what happened to they're all dead including his girlfriend she knows what happened
Definitely not of all time.
LUCKY!!!!!!
@@v-town1980Yes, greatest of all time.
This is why Hendrix is the "God of Guitar." There are many HUGELY talented guitarists before and since. But Hendrix... he's the summit that all who climb the mountain seek to reach and never will. Underscored by the fact that he honed his skills playing a cheap, backwards guitar in church for the choir. And is a Veteran of the 101st Airborne. "Hooah", Jimmy. From a fellow Veteran.
You know you gotta pull out that fire extinguisher for Jimmy Henderson. Not only that, he was playing with his teeth. And he put it behind Behind his back and he jammed out Foxy Lady is a great song💞
You guys should
probably try that . Love your show. You guys are great. God bless.😀🤘
Jimi is incredible. One of the best, if not the best, of all time. This performance is unreal.
Star Spangled Banner, Jimi
Purple Haze, Fire, Voodoo Child…so many. Combine that with everyone he inspired, how he played it upside down and backwards because that’s all he had as a kid…a legend!
I love his version of Little Wing.
@@tenofivelips he originally wrote and played little wing
@Ricky Riederer Yes, I'm embarrassed I wrote my comment the way I did.
@@tenofivelips I've heard some great covers of Little Wing but I've never heard anyone play it like Jimi. The way he flows through the verses with all that lead rhythm stuff. NO ONE sounds like that.
Don't forget, this concert is from 1967! And Jimi wrote Voodoo Child. Stevie Ray Vaughn was a great guitarist, but most of what he does is heavily inspired by Jimi Hendrix. To his credit, he doesn't deny it and he's covered several Hendrix songs. But Jimi was doing it long before Stevie. Jimi was so far ahead of his time that I doubt that time will ever occur. I suggest you listen to "House Burning Down" from Hendrix's album Electric Ladyland. Jimi was at the top of his game on guitar and with his studio production.
Hendrix was amazing. You need to watch the National Anthem he played at Woodstock.
Without Jimi, I'd say SRV might not have ended up sounding the way he does. SRV's styling is very reminiscent of Jimi. That being said, both are great.
Hendrix was doing this back in the mid-60s. Jimi, single handedly changed the way the electric guitar was approached, played and sounded. He also help create a whole new industry for effects pedals between fuzz pedals, wah wahs, roto-vibes etc. IMHO, the history of electric guitar is split into two eras, B.H. and A.H., Before Hendrix and after Hendrix. Listen to the guitar sounds and solos pre mid 60s and then after '67-70. Two different eras. Triggered by one James Marshall Hendrix. That's just my opinion, I could be wrong....
You're not wrong at all. Agree 100%
Jimmi Hendrix “Little Wing” and All Along the Watch Tower” are two of my favorites.
Red House, Little Wing, Watch Tower, Crosstown Traffic, Pali Gap💯
Man that was as real as it gets. Jimi was a genius
I saw Hendrix live in Milwaukee when I was a kid. Nobody could do what he did with a guitar, and it was a right handed Fender Stratocaster and he was left handed. He also used a bunch of effects and did the Star Spangled Banner like you've never heard. Awesome!
A real guitar legend! I can also recommend his audio version from the song : All along the Watchtower! It's also awesome. 🎶🎶🎶❤️❤️
He was plucking the strings with his teeth. Pretty great performance
Jimi taught everyone what's what. The GOAT.
Jimi Hendrix was a living God !!! Thank you for sharing this.
I know people who saw him in concert and he could play with his teeth. Jimi could not be duplicated or replicated. There was only...one!!!
A definitive guitar masterwork from Jimi is “Machine Gun” from the Band of Gypsys album. With the war in Vietnam going on, that song and his playing on it…floored everyone. I think there may be a live version of it at the Fillmore East somewhere.
love playing guitar.. one of my idols, next to angus ACDC, and base player singer of primus les claypool.. 60s acid rock!!!! lol
I've seen more brothers and sisters reviewing Jimi lately and liking it, in his day they didn't really seem to appreciate him, glad to see they're finally coming around to appreciating his music.
Take a look at his guitar and how it’s strung.
Jimi was left-handed, but growing up all he had available was a right-handed guitar, so he turned it upside down and strung the strings in the opposite direction. He kept that going for his whole life.
First of all, i LOOOVE you guys! Your reactions and comments are totally real, and hearing a variety of perpectives sets you apart from other shows I have seen. That said, i want to share some background on Jimi, and I apologize in advance if others have shared similar info. first, before going to England and getting discovered, Jimi played back up with a lot of black blues men on the southern circuit. All the tricks he did, playing with his teeth (that was real), playing behind his head, he learned them from these traditional bluesmen. who played almost entirely for black audiences Check out Albert "The Iceman" Collins aka The Texas Tornado. The things was, no white people had ever seen such a thing until they saw Jimi do it. This is not to detract from his incredible playing , songwriting, and, as others have stated, his amazing innovations in sound. BTW.... Voodoo Child is Jimi's song, SRV just covered it as best as he could. One of you guys noted that Jimi seemed possessed by his guitar (or maybe vice versa). Jimi literally played his guitar constantly, took it to the movies with him, slept with it.. Remember he also played it upside down all the time, because he was left handed, and it was strung for a right handed player. Comparing Jimi with Eric Clapton is kind of comparing apples and oranges, unless you are comparing Clapton when he played with Cream. Otherwise, his style was super clean and precise, and he didn't do crazy jams like Jimi. Anyway... be sure to chieck out his Monterey Pop set when he finally sets his guitar on fire at the end.
Woodstock. Final act. Jimi played the star spangled banner at dawn. Legendary
Jimi is the G.O.A.T. You have to give him that status, because he greatly expanded the range of sounds a guitar can make, enabling everything that came after him, to exist. There are more technical players, sure. But he invented about half the sounds that define hard rock, and he did it by pushing his blues roots further than anyone before him.
Amen!
Jimi was the prototype of the guitar gods to follow and yes that was Jimi making that sound with his tongue. SRV, EVH, CLAPTON all point to Jimi as the OG.
All while playing the right handed guitar upside down. Just amazing!!😬😬, I’m a lefty but I think he was technically ambidextrous, but to be able to do that at the level he did it is just god like!!
@@justinpitcock5312 His right-handed guitars were strung left-handed, so they're essentially left-handed guitars.
Jimi famously played the Star Spangled Banner as if it was the sound of bombs falling (because the Vietnam war was on).
He was also a left handed player who taught himself on a right handed guitar. And he did play with his teeth, behind his head, etc.
Great Jimi songs:
RED HOUSE (my favourite)
VOODOO CHILD
ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER (actually a Bob Dylan song)
PURPLE HAZE
What you all witnessed, at the end, was the reason Jimi is considered the best guitarist, ever. Not only did he rock out on rock music, he was also a great jazz guitarist as is evidenced from his earlier work.
AND... That is precisely why he will always have fans that Love, admire and revere him as the talent he was,Is & will forever be❣
Jimi is well known and renowned because NOBODY ever made music like he did before he did it-imagine the mid sixties or whenever he hit town, you had had a FEW covers of blues songs by a few bands, famously the yardbirds, them, and the stones. Then he hits London, and like SRV in Montreaux 83 (-nobody would record SRV bcse ‘blues is over’ and we want silly pop.) -Anyway, everyone called every professional musician that they knew because: *Jimi is unique* -and it was SO new, he influenced EVERYONE. His death was huge because it came at the HEIGHT of music popularity. It’s about ur taste. I love Jimi, but I adore SRV’s sound.❤men are too involved in ranking!🤣
Jimi was the pioneer. Most guitarists that came after him were inspired by him. Listen to him play the star spangled banner on the guitar.
For real, he was a pioneer of having some of the best shredding on the guitar. Voodoo child rocks.
Hey joe is one of my favorite songs. Makes me feel like an outlaw
Jimi is the best guitarist of all time and always will be imo. A fantastic modern band to listen to if you want great guitar playing is the Japanese power metal band Lovebites. Pretty much every song of theirs has dualing guitar solos from Midori and Miyako, or M&M as they are called by the fans. My favorite song of theirs is Break The Wall but Holy Wars is a great song to be introduced to them with. Love your reactions, you guys are always entertaining!
Check out Jimi Hendrix playing Stars Spangled Banner...Prince playing "My Guitar Gently Weeps" and Playing for Change "When the Levee Breaks". Playing for Change proves music is a bond of all people. I really enjoy watching you guys react to music. I taught high school English to young men like you almost fifty years ago. The music you listen to I went to college listening too. Thanks for the energy and humor.
This man was awesome!!!! Love Jimi
Jimi Hendrix was the finest rock guitarist that ever lived. He did things that no one else could do with an electric guitar. When he first started he couldn't afford a left handed guitar, so he turned a righthanded guitar upside down and played it that way, having to do everything the opposite way. I was lucky enough to see him twice before he died. There was no one better. The best overall guitarist was Robert Johnson, who was the best blues man that ever lived. He played in the mid 1930's. Check him out.
Is it true that Robert Johnson sold his soul??
@@NoRockinMansLand No, that's not true. Robert Johnson grew up in a real bad time in the South, and like a lot of other black blues artists he was in trouble with the law for no good reason. There are videos of him playing out there, you just have to dig them out. There is a 17 year old female guitarist in Japan named Li-sa-X who plays a lot like Robert Johnson's style. She does rockabilly, blues and jazz/funk in addition to being an amazing rock guitarist. Your should check out her video of the song Looking Up To You, where she plays with another great Japanese guitarist named Hazuki and a really talented singer named Rina. The song is in English and I think you will like it.
@@mikeat2637 thanks for the recommendation, I'll check them out
Jimi truly is a GOAT-and he has no idea of his legendary staus. My Dad saw him live and said he left his camera in the car but did have a small audio recorder in his jacket. We've looked everywhere over the years and can't locate the tape
You just watched the GOAT, period. Old school rocker here