Jimi
Hendrix was he really the Best Player Ever?
This
is an important repost, actually two articles with one being about
whether he was the best player ever, and did he die before he did
what he really wanted in music? What I think is below and you
know it won't be what most musicians and fans think. I'm a contrarian
thinker and doer guys, just the way it is.
I
think serious musicians like yourself need to think differently even
if you're playing simple music. That will help you break free from
the chains that hold players down from keeping playing note for note
chords of the blues masters. I refer to blues mainly because that's
where most music originated from and the music that matters most to
little old me. That, and jazz based chords and textures.
So
read my drivel and email me with your thoughts on was Hendrix the
greatest? and did he croak before his prime?
You
can email me at: mdgrove0@gmail.com
Most
of us listen to music to hear wild and incredible texturing and
dazzling chord structures of rock and blues that takes us on a ride
if you will. Yes, I know you want to know what I think about Hendrix,
so here it is in it's vile and putrid form that's all Mark Grove and
Canadian Guitar Player.
Hendrix
turned guitar playing on it's head and into a form that literally
took Rock, blues, and different free-form jazz and formed a new realm
of music.This turned the musicians who watched him wanting more and
literally taking notes to learn from a master. Kind of like a Tiger
Woods,Wayne Gretzky or Bobby Orr.
Sports
plays a part in music believe me. Don't ask me why it just does.
Most
musicians today including you who are reading this just copy his
stuff. You don't really play it your way. Dee Curtis plays it his
way. Robin Trower plays it his way and developed his own style of
rock. Most guitar players don't show any artistic integrity or
individuality when playing Jimi's music or their own.
Oh
no, but I won't make any money if I play it my way.--well you
basically have your head up the ass of corporate music money
machines.That's where a lot musicians with no discernible talent
become stars and super rich. Eminem, all rap artists, and a lot of
guitarist's who are chained to major labels through their own
stupidity.
Back
to Hendrix. I was only 7 years old when he died in 1970 and couldn't
really appreciate what he meant to real musicians and music fans.I'm
including another piece I did on Hendrix with me chiming on about
whether he died before his prime.
Did
Hendrix Die before His Prime?
No he
didn't. Hendrix played music with his soul and his heart and
literally blew it off the map. He did what he wanted then bit the
biscuit. So what if he died in a pool of his own vomit! He partied
with the best musicians and music lovers, and his impact on music was
so incredible in a short time on other musicians, which is who I care
about.
Hendrix
took his Band Of Gypsies and The Experience fans on a ride no one
will ever forget. Today's hip-hop and rap is bullshit music that is
useless and negative. Listen to music that moves you and has feeling,
that will last you a lifetime. Blues and rock has has a feeling that
will last a lifetime and can't get from today's shit music.
Even
Jazz and country doesn't have that heart.
Maybe
I don't know shit about this and you think I'm an idiot. I still have
friends that say with a lifted eyebrow and a quizzical stupid look on
their face saying--give it a rest Mark, Hendrix died a long time ago.
Then they'll say my kids listen to Hip-hop and I like it too. Fuck
that shit.
You
still don't get it. Listen to real music. I probably won't be able to
convince any of you dolts about being involved with real music that
matters. That's your loss. When all the great musicians are gone,
that will be it.
Here's
Jimi's gear that he used to thrill us with:
Guitar:
Fender Strat and a Gibson Flying-V
Amps: Sunn Amps
Marshall
Full or Half Stacks
Effects: Octavia Vox Wah pedals, Fuzz Face, Univibe rotational speaker
Strings: There
is some debate as to whether Hendrix used Light or heavier strings.
Buddy Miles said he used a mixture of heavy and light strings. It was
said he used Fender string sets. He may have used different brand
names as well. I would say if he used different string gauges, he did
it because of a want to experiment instead of using the same strings
all the time.
I
realize I'm being over the top with all of this, but my passion is
music and most musicians want to make money, not play the music that
really matters.
Read
all you can about Hendrix and go to his website where his relatives
have capitalized on his being the most famous musician. Greedy little
fucks they are, including his own father. Yes, you can make a good
living being a musician and playing it your way. Just don't be a
session player and play music you would never listen to just to make
big bucks.
Be a
musician and be determined to play it until you can't do it anymore.
Enjoy the ride. You can email me at mdgrove0@gmail.com
Go
to: http://www.jimihendrix.com
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