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and he had that gimmicky "ooh look I play my guitar upside down and facing the other way" thing. Why he didn't just play it like a normal person is beyond me.
Well, I'm not about to top myself just to prove you wrong.
My point, really, is that while Hendrix clearly had an influence on a lot of folk...that influence wasn't all-encompassing and across all genres. I grew up listening to Cream and Peter Gabriel, later Ozzy/Queen/Iron Maiden, and the first time I heard Hendrix was when I was about 11 or 12 - by comparison, my reaction was, "Really? What's all the fuss about?".
So yes...I'm not doubting that he was very influential at the time, but by the 80s that had pretty much died out IMO and the only folk left hanging their hat on him were the poor imitators.
I can appreciate that this isn't necessary a popular view, but still...I do find the condescension that always pops up in these discussions ("Oh, you just don't understand his music") a bit stale.
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Why he didn't just play it like a normal person is beyond me.
The point is that as a player of his time, he was beyond 'normal' & possibly still would be.
I'm not a huge fan, but I totally respect his style & ability.
What is/was your contribution to music??
Much like several others in this thread, just because somebody disagrees with something you treat as a gospel fact.
I often wish people on here could try to be better than that.
Just because someone disagrees with me or anyone else is neither here nor there, much less treated as a 'gospel fact' (whatever that is. Please clarify?).
Disagreement is fine, healthy, democratic & unless they repeal the law, good clean fun
Well...you did ask.
Here's and interesting fact for any Jimi Hendrix aficionado's out there. He played at the Barbecue '67 Festival in Spalding, Lincolnshire on 29th May 1967 along with Cream, Pink Floyd, The Move and others. He stayed at the Red Lion Hotel in Spalding for one night. Rick, the hotel owner, told me that Hendrix left a pair of trousers behind when he checked out. He didn't clarify whether it was the only pair Jimi had and so checked out just in his pants or not.
Unfortunately I didn't go to the gig as I was only just over 2 months old but I have stayed in the same room Jimi Hendrix did, I didn't see any discarded trousers though. My left hand was twitchy when I woke up the next morning and I though I heard a girls name on the breeze when I opened the windows to let in some air in the morning.
A blue plaque has been put up at The Red Lion Hotel to commemorate this:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-31557062
I think the first 7 songs of the Cornerstones compilation pretty much captures all the Hendrix songs I like, I can't really say I like to listen through any of his albums start to finish but do recognise that he was a supreme talent and would have been quite a sensation back in the mid 60s. Prince was clearly hugely influenced by Jimi Hendrix' looks, playing and stage moves.