love his material, the best black guitarist ever and arguably the best full stop!

 

 

 

 

 

some of my favs :)

Love the tracks mentioned as well as Purple Haze, Fire, Highway Chile, Little Wing and Crosstown Traffic.

Quite liked him, great guitarist. Voodoo chile, All along the watchtower and Hey Joe were my faves.

Hendrix was the best guitarist who ever lived. Period.

 

Electric Ladyland was an awesome achievement, merging genres and probably laying the seeds for several more.

 

Of course I like all the hits but there was so much more to him.

 

Highlights of his output include

 

Crosstown Traffic - Smokin'

1983 (A Merman Should I Turn To Be) - An extended sci-fi odyssey from Electric Ladyland

The Stars That Play With Laughing Sam's Dice - A b-side where Jimi takes his mates on a trip through outer space

All Along the Watchtower - Best cover of a Dylan tune

Little Wing and Angel - Two lovely songs proving he didn't just rock out

 

 

Hendrix was the best guitarist who ever lived. Period.

 

well id agree with that.... however, im not that familiar with alot of claptons work as it has never appealed to me the same as hendrix's. and ive never been a big fan of 'axemen'..

Even Clapton and Townshend, arguably the two best British guitarists of the 60s were in awe of Hendrix. Think that says it all.

Love Jimi's Music

 

My faves are. Voodoo Chile and Purple Haze

Hendrix did things with a guitar that no one has ever done before or since... Some muso journalists bang on about Jimi not being a particularly "technically proficient" guitarist..... Erm, when has "technical proficiency" ever had to be a requirement to make great Rock music....? Jimi probably could have learned to be more "technical", but I seriously doubt that most of these "technical" guitarists could ever do what Hendrix did, they simply wouldn't know how because Jimi played more from his feelings and emotions, and the likes of Steve Vai and Sebastian Bach (Skid Row) only know about the technique...

 

I like J Mascis' (Dinosaur Jr) style.... He seems to have that same sort of free-spirited attitude to his playing that Hendrix encompassed....