I Discovered a Guy named Jimi Hendrix

[Early B.]

I never liked that ealy 70's psychadelic flower child on drugs music which was epitomized by the late Jimi Hendrix. Then I ran across a CD where he sings blues and was blown away:

http://www.amazon.com/Blues-Jimi-Hendrix/dp/B000002OSK/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/002-4133778-0179225?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1180531486&sr=1-1

Now the roots of the music he played becomes readily apparent. Jimi was actually an excellent blues musician. A couple of cuts are studio jam sessions. He also wrote several of the songs. The liner notes are like 26 pages, too.

Add this one to your collection.

[bobman1235]

You may want to check out his Band of Gypsies stuff too. More bluesy than the later psychedelia.

[Early B.]

You may want to check out his Band of Gypsies stuff too. More bluesy than the later psychedelia.

Cool. Added to the wish list.

[Billm57]

I never liked that ealy 70's psychadelic flower child on drugs music which was epitomized by the late Jimi Hendrix. Then I ran across a CD where he sings blues and was blown away:

http://www.amazon.com/Blues-Jimi-Hendrix/dp/B000002OSK/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/002-4133778-0179225?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1180531486&sr=1-1

Now the roots of the music he played becomes readily apparent. Jimi was actually an excellent blues musician. A couple of cuts are studio jam sessions. He also wrote several of the songs. The liner notes are like 26 pages, too.

Add this one to your collection.
he died in the early 70's so not sure which segment of his music you are reffering to..most of his 60's music was based in blues with some psychedelic thrown in..

[heiney9]

You are just now discovering Hendrix ? :D . He has to be one of my top 5 favorite artists, a true musical genious, way ahead of his time. I have so many outtake and bootleg recordings it really fills in his whole career quite nicely. The Experience was a very dynamic combination and really that trio is unsurpassed even today.

The Band of Gypsies line-up is no less musical just a bit more laid back and groovy. I highly recommend the complete "Live at the Fillmore" concert.

Enjoy and explore as much of his music as you can!!

H9

[strider]

Jimi's got a lot of good material besides the "I've got LSD dripping from my headband" stuff. IMO, his Band of Gypsy period is incredible, a perfect segue from his psychedelic first releases to the jazzier later releases. That being said, I'd recommend listening to "First Rays of the New Rising Sun" and "South Saturn Delta" if your interested in some of his not-so-freak out stuff. These 2 titles have some of that on there, but they also have a some great instrumental jazz oriented tracks. "Pali Gap" is one that comes to mind.

"Blues" is a great release, start to finish. There's also a release from the Martin Scorsese blues series he did that's pretty much all blues numbers.

[wingnut4772]

Never heard of him.













:p

[george daniel]

Red House ;)

[engtaz]

Same era, did anybody really Janice Joplin??

[MSALLA]

Late 60's early 70's was some of the best rock ever. Most of the "classic" rock is blues based music. Hendrix, Winwood, Joplin,Claptin....all blues based music.

[hoosier21]

Same era, did anybody really Janice Joplin??

If you were asking if anybody LIKED Janice, I love her music.

[hearingimpared]

I lived those years and have been to hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of concerts!!! If your mind is closed to that era, you really don't know what you are missing. Eric B. and the Animals, mixed bands like The Yardbirds. . . I have an old Yardbirds LP where Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton, a 15 year old Steve Winwood, Jeff Beck & Jim McCarty converged to make a hell of a concert! Traffic. . . the list is endless!!!

[engtaz]

I did not like her voice but did like the music.

[George Grand]

Two dollars and fifty cents was the price of the ticket to see them at The Singer Bowl in the late 60's. The Chambers Bros. and The Soft Machine were also there that night.

[hearingimpared]

Two dollars and fifty cents was the price of the ticket to see them at The Singer Bowl in the late 60's. The Chambers Bros. and The Soft Machine were also there that night.

Do you remember the 30 minute rendition of "Time?" Awesome!!!!

[George Grand]

They played it that night. I don't think it was 30 minutes, but it was the whole side of the album. It was a lot more tolerable than In-A-Gadda-Davida.

[hearingimpared]

They played it that night. I don't think it was 30 minutes, but it was the whole side of the album. It was a lot more tolerable than In-A-Gadda-Davida.

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA I remember most of the Iron Butterfly concert . . . :D the drummer had about 7 gongs that he kept smacking.:eek:

[avguytx]

As long as she didn't "sing" her songs, I liked her. Man, that was a crappy voice to me. Everyone has someone musically they cannot listen to and she would be on my short list. I don't mean to offend anyone of course. We are all different and that's just my opinion....

[engtaz]

As long as she didn't "sing" her songs, I liked her. Man, that was a crappy voice to me. Everyone has someone musically they cannot listen to and she would be on my short list. I don't mean to offend anyone of course. We are all different and that's just my opinion....

Thank you, I agree

[hearingimpared]

Ya want some blues? How about "Since I Been Lovin You," Led Zepplin III

[hearingimpared]

As long as she didn't "sing" her songs, I liked her. Man, that was a crappy voice to me. Everyone has someone musically they cannot listen to and she would be on my short list. I don't mean to offend anyone of course. We are all different and that's just my opinion....

I think she was as soulful as a person can get! When she sang you knew her pain and joy and sorrow and ecstasy and despair.

[engtaz]

I also believe she sang with passion but her voice was scrapped from screaming. What made me like the music was her passion but the voice was bad.

[killerb]

i love that jimi blues cd, its great!!!!!!!!

[sucks2beme]

There is a quote from someone saying that the Janice Joplin
that made the records was only about 50% of what she sounded
like before. Mind numbing prospect. She must of been a real vocal
powerhouse before the booze/drugs.

There's a lot of gems from that era that never get airplay.
Try XM's deep cuts. Sometimes there's something that will send you
scrounging for lost records.
One of deep cuts hosts summed it all up. Why would you call a station
and ask them to play music you already own?

[bobman1235]

Ya want some blues? How about "Since I Been Lovin You," Led Zepplin III

One of my favorite songs of all time. Their epic songs are without equal. "Since I Been Lovin You", "The Rain Song", "In My Time of Dyin'", "Ten Years Gone"... Oh man. I'm definitely listening to some Zeppelin tonight.

[MSALLA]

All my zeppelin is on wax. I miss listening to them.I've got some good boot legs from live concerts that I bought at the old Balcony in 69th street.

[hearingimpared]

All my zeppelin is on wax. I miss listening to them.I've got some good boot legs from live concerts that I bought at the old Balcony in 69th street.

I remember the Balcony boutique on 69th Street!!! Purchased lots of paraphernalia there as well as records. I grew up in Yeadon.

If you are ever ready to give up the "wax" I'll be like a hungry wolf waiting for scraps. Seriously, all my Zepplin LPs were damaged by water and then mold. I've restored LZ III but it sounds like crap. I haven't tried the others yet but am pretty sure of the same result with them because on top of being damaged, they were played excessively.

I saw on one of the "big three" sites that there are new LP releases of all the Led Zepplin LPs. I don't think they are under $30 a pop.

[MSALLA]

Let me pull them out of storage. and I'll let you know what I still have.

[hearingimpared]

Let me pull them out of storage. and I'll let you know what I still have.

Mike I'll buy them all!!! I'll be in Drexel Hill tomorrow afternoon and every Thursday. Let me know.

[schwarcw]

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA I remember most of the Iron Butterfly concert . . . :D the drummer had about 7 gongs that he kept smacking.:eek:

I admit, I saw them too. I also saw The Doors (twice), Vanilla Fudge, Jefferson Airplane, Black Sabbath, Grand Funk Railroad, Rolling Stones and many more. All in their hey-day. It was a lot of good music and a fun period in American culture.

[heiney9]

I have over 350 live Zep shows I've collected over the years, mostly during my college days and early days of internet tape trading. I've managed to copy about 50 or so shows to cdr, but it's time consuming to do it right. I gotta get on that project one of these days and get it completed. :D

Zep is my all time favorite band :cool:

H9

[WilliamM2]

You may want to check out his Band of Gypsies stuff too. More bluesy than the later psychedelia.

What later psychadelic stuff? He was dead a couple of months after Band of Gypsies was released.

At the end, he was also experimenting with jazz, look for an album called "Nine to the Universe".

[VR3]

Why does this thread say you discovered a GAY?

Weird

[RuSsMaN]

He wasn't gay, he was bi-curious.

[heiney9]

look for an album called "Nine to the Universe".

Stay away from any of the Alan Douglas hack work he did to capitalize on a dead Jimi Hendrix. Bringing in session muscians to fill in/write and finish many of the sketches Hendrix had recorded was deplorable. "Nine to the Universe" was one such release on German Polydor.

South Saturn Delta & First Rays of the New Rising Sun are much better representations and are sanctioned and approved by what's left of the Hendrix estate. Sure there was in fighting and pilfering and bad feelings amongst Jimi's relatives but they have done a hundred times better trying to preserve his legacy than Alan Douglas "the hack".

H9

P.s For christ sake Alan Douglas had the drummer from The Knack (My Sharona) fill in several times for Mitch Mitchell :mad:

[heiney9]

Nine to the Universe
Midnight Lightning
War Heroes
Voodoo Soup-released later using cuts from the above releases

Were all released shortly after Jimi's death and most if not all the songs were finished using session musician's. They didn't even bother to call in Noel Redding or Mitch Mitchell for insight or to play. They were present at most of the original jam sessions.

When Experience Hendrix released South Saturn Delta and First Rays.... they either left some parts in sketch form or brought in Eddie Kramer, Mitch, Noel, Billy Cox and Buddy Miles to consult and finish the songs in what they thought Jimi's vision was at the time since they were actually part of it.

H9

[Early B.]

He wasn't gay, he was bi-curious.

I just realized I misspelled "Guy." Sorry about that.

However, according to one biographer, Jimi pretended to be gay and engage in compulsive masterbation so he could get kicked out of the Army.

[Early B.]

Here's another interesting historical tidbit -- initially, Jimi's talent wasn't recognized in the USA until he went to the U.K. for 1 year and impressed folks like Eric Clapton, then released his first album there. Upon his return, he was catapulted into superstardom. Three years later he was gone.

[danger boy]

I just realized I misspelled "Guy." Sorry about that.

However, according to one biographer, Jimi pretended to be gay and engage in compulsive masterbation so he could get kicked out of the Army.

Russ says you misspelled masturbation :p :p

[strider]

I just now noticed it was "gay" instead of "guy". I'm really on the ball....:rolleyes:

[strider]

However, according to one biographer, Jimi pretended to be gay and engage in compulsive masterbation so he could get kicked out of the Army.


I've also heard he swallowed tin foil to make it look like he had bad ulcers when they x-rayed him. The most credible (believable?) thing I've heard is he hurt his ankle during training. I also remember hreading that he met either Billy Cox or Buddy Miles while in the Army.

[heiney9]

I've also heard he swallowed tin foil to make it look like he had bad ulcers when they x-rayed him. The most credible (believable?) thing I've heard is he hurt his ankle during training. I also remember hreading that he met either Billy Cox or Buddy Miles while in the Army.

It was Buddy Miles.

[dorokusai]

However, according to one biographer, Jimi pretended to be gay and engage in compulsive masterbation so he could get kicked out of the Army.

That's what I do at every Polkfest.

[engtaz]

way TMI

[skipf]

Anybody remember John Mayall and the Blues Breakers? Eric Claptons first recording at the tender age of 15 before he got together with Bruce & Baker to form Cream. Or how about Jerry Garcia being a bluegrass/americana artist before he started the Dead? Man there was a bunch of great music back then. Haven't heard it's equal since. Hendrix inspired many that followed with his unique style. Robin Trower and Stevie Ray Vaughn are two that used his playing style in many of their works. I still play Jimi's version of the Star Spangled Banner every 4th of July.

[auto_pilot]

I thought this Hendrix guy owned a NASCAR team?















:p

[hearingimpared]

Anybody remember John Mayall and the Blues Breakers?

Check out the "What are you listening to?" thread.

[george daniel]

Brad,, I owned a record store in the early seventies.I have a large Hendrix collection on vinyl(british,french, and other european pressings. The one pictured has never been opened, you will have to come over and we'll open it and listen to "monday morning blues", either thru the tylers or amazings.

Still has the price tag,, I think that I paid 3.25 for it in 1972,,,BTW, the name of the shop was "Neptune Gardens" :cool: :D ;)










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[Early B.]

Brad,, I owned a record store in the early seventies.I have a large Hendrix collection on vinyl(british,french, and other european pressings. The one pictured has never been opened, you will have to come over and we'll open it and listen to "monday morning blues", either thru the tylers or amazings.

Still has the price tag,, I think that I paid 3.25 for it in 1972,,,BTW, the name of the shop was "Neptune Gardens" :cool: :D ;)

Hell, no, don't open it. Is it worth some money?

[WilliamM2]

Stay away from any of the Alan Douglas hack work he did to capitalize on a dead Jimi Hendrix.

I agree, I was just suggesting he check it out to hear a different style of Hendrix, although I have never seen it on CD.

I think a lot of the stuff being released by his family is also pretty worthless, and never would have saw the light of day were Hendix still alive. Oh well...

[MikeC78]

I thought this Hendrix guy owned a NASCAR team?


You might be a redneck.

[hearingimpared]

Hell, no, don't open it. Is it worth some money?

Screw that!!! I have a lot of records that are "worth some money." I opened them all up and listen to them often. I never purchased music to look at!!!:D :p

In all honesty, who but collectors not audiophiles buy sealed records for tons of money? IMHO a record is only worth the amount and quality of music on it. I would never pay more than $40 to $50 for a record unless is was a new remastered heavy guaged hunk of vinyl.

I saw an MFSL UHQR sealed recording of Cat Steven's, "Tea for the Tilleraman" for $250 on eBay. . . this is an excellent, exquisite, extraordinary recording of a perfect master job of this particular recording, I know because I owned it, I still wouldn't spend that kind of money on it. BTW the copy I owned was stolen from a condo I owned back in 1997. But that is just me!

[schwarcw]

. . . I owned a record store in the early seventies.,,,BTW, the name of the shop was "Neptune Gardens" :cool: :D ;)

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George that is very cool!;)

My best friend owned a record store in the early 70's called "Atlantis . . Lost Records" Those were great times when you could find a cool boutique store that sold records and other paraphernalia ;) :eek:

[heiney9]

I agree, I was just suggesting he check it out to hear a different style of Hendrix, although I have never seen it on CD.

I think a lot of the stuff being released by his family is also pretty worthless, and never would have saw the light of day were Hendix still alive. Oh well...

Those Alan Douglas releases I mentioned are avail on import cd's (very expensive these days)

I agree to a certain extent about the Experience Hendrix releases by the family. They are a mixed bag some great and some mediocre. I tend to be a completist so for me I'm glad they are available in good quality and the liner notes in most of the releases are great as well.

Of all the stuff I enjoy my bootleg recordings the most. There is some superb Hendrix stuff out there outside of officially released stuff. Also the Dolly Dagger label is family sanctioned and offer legit bootleg recordings.

The Sothby tapes and the Winterland concerts are some of my favorite bootlegs.

H9

[heiney9]

Hell, no, don't open it. Is it worth some money?

That particular album isn't worth much from a monetary stand point, but the nostalgia might be :) .

After Hendrix's death there was a huge push to release anything and everything of his. There is so much out there from that period that claims to have him on it and it's simply not true.

H9

[george daniel]

I found a few more,, I have one on vinyl"Hendrix in the west" Vol 1,,great cut of "red House"

[heiney9]

I found a few more,, I have one on vinyl"Hendrix in the west" Vol 1,,great cut of "red House"

In The West had tracks from the Berkeley shows in 1970. Another great string of concerts. Probelm with In The West is it's all chopped up and edited. Still at the time it was one of the few sources for that material. Now there are stellar boots as well as an official DVD and audio release.

H9

[strider]

I found a few more,, I have one on vinyl"Hendrix in the west" Vol 1,,great cut of "red House"


Screaming version of "Johnny B. Goode", too. Question for you, on your copy does the track sequence on the album jive with the track sequence in the inner cover?