That opening note going into the solo, so much with one damn note, then the he just rips the shit out of it, then goes into the eerie feedback. Legendary...
You sir, are 100% dead on. That performance of Machine Gun literally has brought a tear to my eye in the past. Who Knows & Hear My Train A Coming is also great. This night he was Parliament Funkadelic before they were.💥🔥
@@smoothoperator7023 wonderfully said, at 70 i listen to this version, and still cant believe what he accomplished that night.....still and always will be my favorite musician!!
3 wide open Marshalls do what NO distortion unit or "sustain pedal" will EVER do. VOLUME is the only way a solid-body guitar reacts like that. Tell that to ANYBODY who asks to hear "Hendrix" but don't play so friggin LOUD. That request is senseless if they really want to experience his "sound" He was asked soooo many times, "Why do you play soooo loud?"@@chizorama
Perfectly said. It takes a musician or someone who spends a lot of time listening to really understand the improvisation, the technique beyond hammering out notes ( with picking techniques no one cared about at the time), the phrasing and intention, etc that make him the greatest. It's hard to believe he really existed, absolutely a genius.
To hear some recent johnny say he knows some down the street in a garage band play tighter & yes ,more precise, than Mr .Jimi emoting here.. I try hard not to use the term- a direct a front..insulting..to ME! I heard this on an old Essential Jimi cassette, I thought this was ugly compared to original B O Gypsy's, but now, when I really want to dig within myself, this shit speaks to me so damn strong.nuff said.
You expressed my thoughts about Hendrix' exactly. I saw him live in April '68, was immediately hooked, and even now at 71 I still groove to his timeless virtuosity. There are many copycats out there today (Randy Hanson, Julijan Erik, etc.), but none--not even the best of them--capture the musical essence and genius of James Marshall Hendrix. He was the original.
Also, there's another performance of Machine Gun played by Band Of Gypsys in Fillmore East, and it's certainly the best twelve minutes I've ever heard in my life.
Those notes Jimi played, felt like GOD was speaking through that guitar he was making love to! Thank You Thank You Jimi Hendrix! You still are a blessing to all who Hear You!!!❤️🎸🎶
I couldn't say it any better. No one even comes close. I have heard a lot of guitar players who are extremely impressive with tapping, pedals, amps and all sorts of other skills but no one and i mean NO ONE can play like this. Absolutely no one can express the human spirit through guitar like this person did. Unreal true god like powers. JIMI HENDRIX the greatest guitar player ever.
Some can, but finding the place to master wide open Marshalls, hobbles the would-be lamp tenders. My dad asked my buddy once, "Why do you guys have to play soooo loud" Cracked my dad up when he replied, "So they can hear us in the cheap seats"
@@chizorama Uh, Robert Johnson sang and played acoustic guitar... in the 1930s. MANY thought it was demonic. What an eerie vocal talent! And sounded like TWO players with that constant bass moving under his bottleneck zings
I’ve read in depth his original notes/ ideas I have copies of the originals he personally wrote when he was at hotels etc. Wow he was so ahead of his time an absolute genius. Still so sad at his death at such a young age.
Nobody comes close. It took me a while to realise he plays with emotion. The noises he makes are him expressing emotion. The man played with feeling .. he wasn’t afraid to improvise …
he was able to channel elemental forces, pain and suffering, human cries and wails, the energy of the crowd, and ride the wave of feedback and distortion to create sounds colors and emotions that didn’t exist previously. He was the electric prophet, the shaman of the guitar. Nobody will ever match it because it was so real and spontaneous. RIP brother Jimi.
probably the most epic ever, this is why i play guitar. i dont ever come close but still, being able play some of these notes gives me big satisfaction. its true its just out of this world. he was early 20's i mean its crazy
I believe that too. I first heard him when I was a kid, but didn’t get into him until I was 15. I thought the feedback was just noise; until one day; I realised he’s expressing emotions through his guitar and everything seemed to slot into place. Lots of people straight up try to imitate his playing but in my opinion; miss the point: its not their thing; just a pale imitation. No - Jimi Hendrix was and is still way ahead of everyone else. He is unique.
The same here in 1969 at 14 yo. I was perplexed with John Coltrane and Hendrix but constantly listened to them until I understood. Like an extension of Freddy and Albert King (Not necessarily of the blues but the expression and dialogue). You nailed it!@@gudgengrebe 🙂
I agree all you say 100%. I discovered Hendrix when I was 16 (now I'm 51) with the album "Soundtrack from the Film..." All those tunes: the two Machine Guns, Red House at Wight, Monterey's Hey Joe and Rock Me Baby, Johnny B Goode, etc, changed my life and were a point of reference for me about what music is or can be.
Same with me, but the 1st album I got was Jimi Plays Monterey, and i was 14, I'm 50 now. I was floored. I went and didn't listen to any other music for the next 6 years. All Hendrix. I was a student, and I read and listened to as much Hendrix I could find. I like the studio albums, but for me it's the live recordings that make my big toe shoot up into my boot. Live Hendrix is the ultimate in freedom and improvisation. He was a master at improvisation.
Once Hendrix gets in your head he's there for life . Showing everyone what's possible in the dimension of music. From sweetness to ferocious intensity. He will always be an A class master and to have inspired so many including myself for 50 years.
Isle of Wight was a dark, heavy vibe, Jimi and the band played at like 4 am on a Sunday as the festival was wrapping up, the audience had been there for days, water was scarce, they had been rained on, hanging out in the mud for days, Jimi was pissed he had to play at that ridiculous hour and the crowd were just burned out and tired af, Jimi would react to the vibes from the audience and that vibe was gritty and uncomfortable
Yes your right, I was there a young 17 year old so excited to see Jimi, I was in awe of him, easily my favourite artist at the time. I was one of the few who idiot danced during his set, we didn’t call it head banging in my gang. Though if you wanted to pick one song he did at this gig, I would pick All Along the Watchtower, I was in heaven shaking my head like a loony 🎉😊. Remember seeing Deep Purple around this time also, they were much louder and heavier than Black Sabbath, Jimi was in his own universe!😂
Wrong. It didn't rain until we were queueing for the bus the next day. There was little or no mud as such. There were technical problems for Jimi but a huge crowd were up for it and if you watch the complete dvd now, you can see it was a show of two halves and though not as good as the second Albert Hall show from February the previous year it was the strongest performance of this festival.
@@PaulMcCaffreyfmac cool thanks, always cool to get facts straight from those who were actually there, you're very fortunate, that's a great experience, I was born in '68 so alas, never got to see him live myself, but I love Jimi!
Yes, I had the full version of this on DVD and it's definitely my favorite... I think it's even better than the Fillmore East. The best though, is in the beginning a tech comes out behind Hendrix and messes with the volume controls because he thought they were getting the security radio on the speakers. It was actually done on purpose. Hendrix had his eyes closed and his back to him, but as you see in this, Jimi notices the difference and turns around to fix them. Awesome
It is an amazing version of Machine Gun, one that reveals new wonders every time I hear it! The other song from his Isle of Wight performance that I love is All Along The Watchtower…that still sends shivers up my spine to this day. Hendrix will always be the all time greatest guitarist… there will never be another like him!
Great commentary! This is Hendrix having a really bad night. If you watch the video you see his frustration throughout and then at the end he drops his guitar and walks off as you noted. Even so, he puts out this otherworldly performance!
Just like the saying, out of this world. I'll never forget the sad feeling when I got on the school bus one morning, and a friend told me Hendrix was gone. Such a loss.
Jimi Hendrix is My all-time favorite. The solo in Machine Gun at the first show at the Fillmore East New Year’s Day January 1, 1970 is amazing. Rolling Stone listed as the #1 solo of all time. All 4 of those December 31 and January 1 shows are incredible. Simply the best!
Miss Jimi so much. From age 10 to 64 I've listened to Jimi. Jimi is second to none. Mad video bro. I have a live version of Are you experienced UA-cam made vanish a few years back that is absolutely epic.
I agree with you 100%, no other guitarist has ever elevated any where near Hendrix's level. He was definitely channeling lyrics, riffs, etc from the spirit realm
Ned from Spain and a whole year late to the party. In any case thank you for upload a stellar and blistering other worldly version of Machine Gun. One of the things several guitarists, like Frusciante, and other musicians have pointed out is Hendrix's fluid sense of time, like a bonafide Jazz player. Mitch and Billy have the groove under control so Jimi can just float in and out at will . He also made it more about sound and color rather than notes and arithmetic. You did a great job on this.
Yea I like Albert king n bb people he learned from hendrix like natural loud rock not blues a form of it yes. Buddy guy cool 2 hendrix made songs with all these guys I think he created over 250 songs
I've been listening to Hendrix for close on 50 years. First time I've heard anyone express so well what I intuited but was unable to knowledgeably get across. Props!
I can't stand any other version of machine gun except band of gypsy's night 1. Jan 1 is slower, lacks the incendiary elegance of night 1. I can't stand the isle of wight version. Too slow, just going thru the motions.
there where moments when Hendrix transcended what was done with musicall instruments , it was like something supernatural and beyond belief , call it Voodoo if you want
I think Hendrix is one of the best Gurus the world ever seen and he didnt do it with his mouth ( no pun intended ) he did it with his cosmic guitar playing
Your spot on about Hendrix man great review! The bit I have to add is that this concert The Isle of Wight was performed on August 31 1970(not in '69) just 19 days before Jimi was tragically murdered. Yes I said murdered..I believe he was
@@Dwaun4u Yes, spies killed him because they wanted to keep their methods of contacts a secret. They would use his concerts to meet with others in public, and the noise level was high to prevent them from being overheard. It gave rise to "Yellow Fruit" a security level above Top Secret.
Imagine, he played for 600.000 people at the Isle of Wight August 30th 1970, then immediately flew to Scandinavia and Germany, for concerts in the next days, giving his final gig the 6th of September, 1970. Billy Cox had already dropped out and flew home due to severe hallucinations from bad drugs. Hendrix himself was “on” one day, then out of it the next day, then “on” again. Absolutely crazy life-style. Nobody was ever as heavy, intense or brilliant as Hendrix.
1970 at the isle of white, started out as 1 of his worst performances and ended as amazing, he just flew from NY to england and brought to the concert it was immediately obvious he couldn't play just way off after few songs and boos he left stage and came back and apologized and said lets start over and he was a little better, this version of machine gun he plays a amazing intro but he didn't have all his abilities yet and intro went sour, when he played redhouse the intro rough but went into a great solo where his ability to make a guitar sound like saxophone almost just incredible timing and control, in from the storm the last song just amazing gives me the chills, less than 3 weeks later gone
Excellent interpterion. Most modern guitarist can play the notes but no one will ever be able to duplicate his energy, that's what you are hearing. Respect "The Guitar God".
August - 1970 Isle of Wight. A must buy the DVD for the entire concert. Totally agree about this version being a one of a kind. I just love the Hendrix "On the moment" improvisation. Don't see this about rock musicians nowadays.
I was born in 1969, when I was a teen I wished I was born 20 years before to see some of the 60's bands. It would have been so amazing to see Hendrix, Joplin, The Doors (when Morrison was at his best of course), and so many others from that time period at the peak of their careers.
He also plays his Stratocaster upside down, as he had to learn as a kid on a right-handed guitar, and Jimi is a Lefty. Just something else to add to the legend. That means at 9 yrs. old as a kid growing up in Seattle Washington, he took a cheap $12 dollar Sears guitar his dad got him and turned it upside down and learned all of the cords backwards. Unfreakking believable. Just to play at a decent level would be amazing enough, but he is on a level few if any have or will reach. He was amazing.
Even more amazing, he could play right handed too, but lefty felt natural to him. Apparently his father would tell him to play "properly" i.e. right handed, so when his dad was around he would play right handed and then flip it upside down to play left handed when his dad wasn't around. Ron Wood (of Rolling Stones fame) said that Hendrix would play his guitar (which was strung for a right handed player) left handed or right handed up with equal dexterity. Which meant that when he was playing it right handed the strings would be upside down!
The Strat's upside down but the strings are normal, so other than losing a bit of up the neck access and the knobs being on the wrong side he's really just playing like any normal lefty (though I'm sure could play a bit 'genuinely upside down'). Some people do play upside down but, to them, it's normal. All guitar is alien in the beginning, so it doesn't actually matter which way the strings are tbh if that's the way you learn. Here's a lefty playing with the strings right-handed: ua-cam.com/video/BB3-UEtR6Cw/v-deo.html
The costume he's wearing is dubbed "The Butterfly" and is on display at the Experience Music project in Seattle..The American music industry thought he was just all gimmicks...But the Brits showed the world the guitar god he really was..
The concert footage is from Jimi Hendrix's performance at the Isle of Wight Festival on August 31, 1970, his last official performance in England before his unfortunate death less than three weeks later on September 18, 1970. He used a modified silicon Fuzz face, a modified Vox wah and his univibe pedal. There was no octave-up pedal used by Jimi during this performance. He also had 3 Marshall 100watt amp heads - daisy chained into 3 Marshall full stack cabs with a total of 24 - 12 inch speakers in them. Jimi used his right-handed 1968 maple neck Fender Stratocaster and his custom left-handed 1970 Gibson flying V for this festival as well.
Thank you for covering this, I had always thought that he would have gone on into jazz as well. Unfortunately he didn't live long to evolve but at least we have these few years of brillance.
Beautiful deeply thoughtful analysis. Would have loved to see the clip from the start of the song. Jimi is the most pure example that I have ever seen of a person who has the guitar directly integrated with his soul. Thats why there are so many recordings of so many different performances. You never knew what you were going to get; and every performance had moments of pure genius. There has never been, and never will be another player that could produce anything like Jimi.
I had a bunch of recordings of Hendrix that were great. Hendrix carried a portable (for that time) recorder and there was so much that they may never find it all. I had some where Jimi was all by his lonesome practicing or jamming with various folks. The guy jammed all the time and he liked to save any sound that he liked. Search around and you'll find some that are just out of control out in Jimi land. I think, "that was half a century ago" Jimi told us iI he died to go out and buy his records" Go on Jimi, Go .. Something along that line.
They were plagued by technical issues; foreign radio stations coming through amps, I think diffent power currency in Europe, and at one stage he thought he had ripped the arse off his butterfly suit (made by Noel’s mother), during Foxy lady, so he went behind the speakers wall to check. Also as stated by Mitch in his book they went in cold. I cannot provide citation but there was an article on line they addressed every issue
I was there 1967 on furlough from VIETNAM HE WAS101SADTO SAY IT'S A SONG THE MAN KILLED NO ONE HE WAS GENTLE AND GENEROUS SAD HE DIED ALONE BLESS YOU WE LOVE YOU'RE SHIRT MY BROTHER ACROSS THE OCEAN SO MUCH TALENT MAKES US CLOSER THANKS 🙏💖👪
The cool thing is with all the live stuff that comes out,you know that,you probably are going to hear something that others never thought of,or an expansion of the initial idea that is embellished,this keeps his music still vibrant,yet not predictable,even after all these years
Other great unique guitarists, Beck, Vanhalen , Holdsworth etc , All were in awe of Hendrix , his pure emotion and technique is hard to beat even today , just guitar and amp , a couple of fx, pretty amazing !
No argument from me about Jimi's place at number 1...but I just want to focus a sec on Mitch Mitchell. I have him at 3 or 4 on my best drummers of all time. He was EXACTLY what Jimi needed...super creative, a true percusionist. One and two are a toss-up between Bonham and George Hurley of the Minutemen. Fwiw, I have Pert at 5-6, and it's mainly because I like the music of all the bands higher on the list more than I do Rush's music. Some of their stuff is great, but some was silly--2112 is a complete joke. MM is always enriching everything Jimi does.
First head-banging I saw was in film of Cream's farewell concert in late 1968, also film of Hendrix's show at the Albert Hall concert in early 69 has some of the audience head-banging.
You can´t forget mentioning Mitch Mitchell´s pairing together with all his ideas ,nuances,changes . moods dynamics creativity . The best Machine Gun film of this fest , is that with the camera only showing his playing...... it is difficult to find in YT as it gets blocked .Ginger Baker not sure ........JackDejonnette had the jazz chops of Mitch and the energy of Buddy Miles. Dave Holland was the bass player better than Jack Bruce ( Miles band at IOW for sure was fire)
Yes, yes, yes! Jack DeJohnette, Dave Holland and Jimi would've been an unreal line-up. Two of my favorite drummers. I loved the way Mitch built platforms supporting Jimi painting pictures throughout the songs. So musical reminding me of big band compositions. Great to read your comment- Excellent!!!
Not comparing but stating the only drummers at that time that could artistically contribute and push Hendrix's compositions. These are jazz/R&B drummers. I don't classify or limit Hendrix as just "Rock". Remember, at that time was Miles Davis "Bitches Brew" - The Experience was part creation of Jazz/Fusion of which Mitch Mitchell was a "Killer" contributor if not the creator. This was a short explanation.
Two guitarists that sound unique around the same time period also are John McLaughlin and Larry Coryell, these are classified as Jazz fusion/rock guitarists, listen to the album Coryell amazing! John McLaughlin I would pick the albums Devotion and Love Devotion Supreme with Carlos Santana. Terry Kath guitarist from Chicago Transit Authority especially their first two albums, Kath was one of the few guitarists that Jimi admired and thought he was as good as himself! I think his Woodstock and Royal Albert Hall gigs were some of his best shows imo! Appreciate your in depth thoughts on Jimi, completely agree with your assessment of him 😊
This wasn't his best performance, he was burnt out and tired... The fillmore performance is the best ever guitar improv... Tone, fire, violence, beauty, technique, soul. Amazing
One of the main reasons for his prowess on the guitar fretboard is his huge hands, his thumb could wrap the A string and his pinkie D very comfortably, monster hands.
Back when I was about 18 (I'm now 57) bumped into a friend of mine who had a bit of weed (hash actually) and he said jump in we'll go and have a smoke. So we drove somewhere and rolled a joint, and he put on a tape (yes, the old tape cassette). As we got stoned I was listening to the music and was blown away. The tape was The Jimi Hendrix Concerts. From that moment on I sought out every recording of Hendrix I could find. On top of that I bought myself a cheap guitar because I wanted to learn how to play like Jimi and emulate that freedom you mention right at the start of the video. That was the thing that really attracted me about his music and that is not to say that he was not an absolute guitar master, but it was the freedom with which he played that I really dug the most. To this day I have never heard anyone who can play with that amount of freedom. I've never reached his standard (no shit, lol) or anywhere near it but on occasion I have felt that freedom when playing. It's almost like you're listening to yourself play and at the same time in control of what's coming out. Nothing else exists. It's just you and the music. Those occasions have been too few and far between, yet Jimi was able to tap into that very often and you can tell when he has because the music takes on a different tone and shape. He literally becomes the music. I don't know how else to describe it. For me he was, and will always be the greatest guitarist in history. You can point at people with brilliant technique (Steve Vai, Matteo Mancuso, Alan Holdsworth et al) and an ability to replicate music almost perfectly, but I've never heard anyone who can solo like Jimi. Machine Gun is a great track but I think there are a couple of other performances that surpass this. Hear My Train A Coming on the Rainbow Bridge album (which also has the magical Pali Gap on it too) is out of this world. The sheer magnitude of things he does on that track alone are a life times learning in itself. If there is one thing I regret it's that he never made it past 27 due to the idiots and ghouls around him. Can you imagine the music that would have come after that. A sad sad sad tragic avoidable loss.
Great look at an epic by a master. Random thoughts if i may: Pure Flow. So many licks Jimi played here, never before or after. Just him FLOWING! 2/ Mitch commented he/they felt this was an average gig at the time. Nothing special, not a disaster. 3/ at 03:02, he's actually turning one of his amps off/on, toggling the on/off/standby switch, I believe either to see if he could see which amp was having trouble that night, or maybe just another one-time thing, you've never seen a performer do before, or since. Can you imagine any top intheworld performer today, daring to TOUCH their amp?? Cheers, sorry for the length
Awesome video. Jimi is the best. That's it. The greatest 'communicator' with a guitar; the most imaginative; the most diverse. Other greats are George Benson (similar to Jimi, the guitar was an extension of his body; can play what he sings & sing what he plays) and John McLaughlin (fabulous composer of original music like Jimi).
Dig, I understand that Jimi Hendrix influenced Miles Davis to do his album " Bitches Brew " , when he went to see Hendrix on New Years eve 1970 at Madison Square Garden , after watching him play " Machine Gun " , anyway the best Hendrix that I ever heard was a 13 + minutes version of " Stone Free ! "
I don't subscribe to the "greatest" accolades, but I will say that Hendrix absolutely changed rock music at a level that no one else has ever approached.
Very, nice how you break everything down. I understand. But, you go into detail. And have definite passion. Only thing is you should have put Jeff Beck in there with your favorite guitarist, now we get into Duane Allman, Terry Kath maybe. This is was a very enjoyable video. Thank you.
Also can you please answer this question: is Jimi alternate picking here or can you point out songs where he does? EVH ppl seem to think he invented this, isn't it a classical guitar technique? Cheers!!
Jimi shook up the music industry by showing that you can do so much more with the electric guitar than what bands were doing at the time and made them reevaluate the future of rock and roll.
Funny how you have Orange amps in the background. Jimi hated Orange amps. When Jimi was touring, Orange approached him and ask if he would like to use their new amps. They gave Hendrix anything he needed. However, the Orange equipment kept braking down on the tour so Hendrix decided to go back to Marshalls. This footage of Jimi at the Isles Of Wright was from 1970.
Excelentes comentarios y un realconocimiento del alma del mejor. Jimmy sin patrones ni reglas. Un iluminado, un pacifista, un enviado y un acuarelista de la guitarra electrica. !!
I fully agree with everything you say thank you for this video and thank you for your very accurate analysis, no musician and guitarist can come close to Jimi
Actually few musicians have the GUTS to play like Hendrix especially live. Thats why he was So great. It came from the spirit not just technique. Its way deeper than most think.
Hendrix live at the Fillmore East 1970 with band of Gypsies doing machine gun in my opinion best live guitar performance ever… total fire!
That whole night was just majestic, anybody who attended that performance is truly a legend
That opening note going into the solo, so much with one damn note, then the he just rips the shit out of it, then goes into the eerie feedback. Legendary...
You sir, are 100% dead on. That performance of Machine Gun literally has brought a tear to my eye in the past. Who Knows & Hear My Train A Coming is also great. This night he was Parliament Funkadelic before they were.💥🔥
@@smoothoperator7023 wonderfully said, at 70 i listen to this version, and still cant believe what he accomplished that night.....still and always will be my favorite musician!!
3 wide open Marshalls do what NO distortion unit or "sustain pedal" will EVER do. VOLUME is the only way a solid-body guitar reacts like that. Tell that to ANYBODY who asks to hear "Hendrix" but don't play so friggin LOUD. That request is senseless if they really want to experience his "sound" He was asked soooo many times, "Why do you play soooo loud?"@@chizorama
Perfectly said. It takes a musician or someone who spends a lot of time listening to really understand the improvisation, the technique beyond hammering out notes ( with picking techniques no one cared about at the time), the phrasing and intention, etc that make him the greatest. It's hard to believe he really existed, absolutely a genius.
couldnt agree more and thanks for the comment. It still blows me away that he existed.
To hear some recent johnny say he knows some down the street in a garage band play tighter & yes ,more precise, than Mr .Jimi emoting here.. I try hard not to use the term- a direct a front..insulting..to ME! I heard this on an old Essential Jimi cassette, I thought this was ugly compared to original B O Gypsy's, but now, when I really want to dig within myself, this shit speaks to me so damn strong.nuff said.
Your analysis is perfect
Right. It takes a musician to really understand the genius of Hendrix. He was born with a talent. A gift
@@elephant.musicofficial7918search and listen to (Machine Gun Sound Check) controlled screaming. Brilliant
You expressed my thoughts about Hendrix' exactly. I saw him live in April '68, was immediately hooked, and even now at 71 I still groove to his timeless virtuosity. There are many copycats out there today (Randy Hanson, Julijan Erik, etc.), but none--not even the best of them--capture the musical essence and genius of James Marshall Hendrix. He was the original.
SRV would not exist without Jimi.
@@classicsciencefictionhorro1665... Or without Albert King. I hear him as much or more in SRV's playing as I do Jimi.
Also, there's another performance of Machine Gun played by Band Of Gypsys in Fillmore East, and it's certainly the best twelve minutes I've ever heard in my life.
Yes the best one
Hendrix continues to exist in a higher realm than the rest. Still number one,untouchable.
Those notes Jimi played, felt like GOD was speaking through that guitar he was making love to! Thank You Thank You Jimi Hendrix! You still are a blessing to all who Hear You!!!❤️🎸🎶
I couldn't say it any better. No one even comes close. I have heard a lot of guitar players who are extremely impressive with tapping, pedals, amps and all sorts of other skills but no one and i mean NO ONE can play like this. Absolutely no one can express the human spirit through guitar like this person did. Unreal true god like powers. JIMI HENDRIX the greatest guitar player ever.
couldn't agree more. For most, it'll fly over their heads.
You are 100 percent correct. Well said.
"No one can express the human spirit through the guitar like this person did." Possibly the best description of Jimi...
Some can, but finding the place to master wide open Marshalls, hobbles the would-be lamp tenders. My dad asked my buddy once, "Why do you guys have to play soooo loud" Cracked my dad up when he replied, "So they can hear us in the cheap seats"
@@chizorama Uh, Robert Johnson sang and played acoustic guitar... in the 1930s. MANY thought it was demonic. What an eerie vocal talent! And sounded like TWO players with that constant bass moving under his bottleneck zings
I’ve read in depth his original notes/ ideas I have copies of the originals he personally wrote when he was at hotels etc. Wow he was so ahead of his time an absolute genius. Still so sad at his death at such a young age.
I agree. So far ahead.
Nobody comes close. It took me a while to realise he plays with emotion. The noises he makes are him expressing emotion. The man played with feeling .. he wasn’t afraid to improvise …
he was able to channel elemental forces, pain and suffering, human cries and wails, the energy of the crowd, and ride the wave of feedback and distortion to create sounds colors and emotions that didn’t exist previously. He was the electric prophet, the shaman of the guitar. Nobody will ever match it because it was so real and spontaneous. RIP brother Jimi.
Excellent explanation.
probably the most epic ever, this is why i play guitar. i dont ever come close but still, being able play some of these notes gives me big satisfaction. its true its just out of this world. he was early 20's i mean its crazy
yeh, hard to believe he lived on earth
Hendrix is literally speaking through the instrument.
Yep. A true genius
I believe that too. I first heard him when I was a kid, but didn’t get into him until I was 15. I thought the feedback was just noise; until one day; I realised he’s expressing emotions through his guitar and everything seemed to slot into place. Lots of people straight up try to imitate his playing but in my opinion; miss the point: its not their thing; just a pale imitation. No - Jimi Hendrix was and is still way ahead of everyone else. He is unique.
Or perhaps dreaming through it. The GOAT.
The same here in 1969 at 14 yo. I was perplexed with John Coltrane and Hendrix but constantly listened to them until I understood. Like an extension of Freddy and Albert King (Not necessarily of the blues but the expression and dialogue). You nailed it!@@gudgengrebe
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That's what we all aspire to! No matter what style we relate to
I agree all you say 100%. I discovered Hendrix when I was 16 (now I'm 51) with the album "Soundtrack from the Film..." All those tunes: the two Machine Guns, Red House at Wight, Monterey's Hey Joe and Rock Me Baby, Johnny B Goode, etc, changed my life and were a point of reference for me about what music is or can be.
Same with me, but the 1st album I got was Jimi Plays Monterey, and i was 14, I'm 50 now. I was floored. I went and didn't listen to any other music for the next 6 years. All Hendrix. I was a student, and I read and listened to as much Hendrix I could find. I like the studio albums, but for me it's the live recordings that make my big toe shoot up into my boot. Live Hendrix is the ultimate in freedom and improvisation. He was a master at improvisation.
Hendrix is someone I always go back to. He also has this magnetic mistique and charisma that I've never found in anybody else before.
agree, me too!!...i still find hidden gems i havent heard before...
Everything you said was perfect in why Hendrix is the greatest.
Thank you. I appreciate this comment. I tried my best to articulate it.
I have no doubt in my mind, Hendrix is the greatest, he was years and miles ahead of his time, mind blowing!
Once Hendrix gets in your head he's there for life . Showing everyone what's possible in the dimension of music. From sweetness to ferocious intensity. He will always be an A class master and to have inspired so many including myself for 50 years.
Isle of Wight was a dark, heavy vibe, Jimi and the band played at like 4 am on a Sunday as the festival was wrapping up, the audience had been there for days, water was scarce, they had been rained on, hanging out in the mud for days, Jimi was pissed he had to play at that ridiculous hour and the crowd were just burned out and tired af, Jimi would react to the vibes from the audience and that vibe was gritty and uncomfortable
Yes your right, I was there a young 17 year old so excited to see Jimi, I was in awe of him, easily my favourite artist at the time. I was one of the few who idiot danced during his set, we didn’t call it head banging in my gang. Though if you wanted to pick one song he did at this gig, I would pick All Along the Watchtower, I was in heaven shaking my head like a loony 🎉😊. Remember seeing Deep Purple around this time also, they were much louder and heavier than Black Sabbath, Jimi was in his own universe!😂
Wrong. It didn't rain until we were queueing for the bus the next day. There was little or no mud as such. There were technical problems for Jimi but a huge crowd were up for it and if you watch the complete dvd now, you can see it was a show of two halves and though not as good as the second Albert Hall show from February the previous year it was the strongest performance of this festival.
@@PaulMcCaffreyfmac cool thanks, always cool to get facts straight from those who were actually there, you're very fortunate, that's a great experience, I was born in '68 so alas, never got to see him live myself, but I love Jimi!
Yes, I had the full version of this on DVD and it's definitely my favorite... I think it's even better than the Fillmore East. The best though, is in the beginning a tech comes out behind Hendrix and messes with the volume controls because he thought they were getting the security radio on the speakers. It was actually done on purpose. Hendrix had his eyes closed and his back to him, but as you see in this, Jimi notices the difference and turns around to fix them. Awesome
It is an amazing version of Machine Gun, one that reveals new wonders every time I hear it! The other song from his Isle of Wight performance that I love is All Along The Watchtower…that still sends shivers up my spine to this day. Hendrix will always be the all time greatest guitarist… there will never be another like him!
Im sure it has probably been said before that, HE'S NOT PLAYING THE GUITAR, THE GUITAR IS PLAYING HIM". the ultimate form of "expression"
Great commentary! This is Hendrix having a really bad night. If you watch the video you see his frustration throughout and then at the end he drops his guitar and walks off as you noted. Even so, he puts out this otherworldly performance!
Awesome explanation of Hendrix, and it is absolutely correct. The way you talked about the levels of musicianship is accurate to a tee.
thanks. I appreciate the kind words
Just like the saying, out of this world. I'll never forget the sad feeling when I got on the school bus one morning, and a friend told me Hendrix was gone. Such a loss.
Jimi Hendrix is My all-time favorite. The solo in Machine Gun at the first show at the Fillmore East New Year’s Day January 1, 1970 is amazing. Rolling Stone listed as the #1 solo of all time. All 4 of those December 31 and January 1 shows are incredible. Simply the best!
Been listening to Hendrix some 50 odd years, I can't stop, his music is unexplainable.😊
Miss Jimi so much. From age 10 to 64 I've listened to Jimi. Jimi is second to none. Mad video bro. I have a live version of Are you experienced UA-cam made vanish a few years back that is absolutely epic.
I agree with you 100%, no other guitarist has ever elevated any where near Hendrix's level. He was definitely channeling lyrics, riffs, etc from the spirit realm
Ned from Spain and a whole year late to the party. In any case thank you for upload a stellar and blistering other worldly version of Machine Gun. One of the things several guitarists, like Frusciante, and other musicians have pointed out is Hendrix's fluid sense of time, like a bonafide Jazz player. Mitch and Billy have the groove under control so Jimi can just float in and out at will . He also made it more about sound and color rather than notes and arithmetic. You did a great job on this.
hendrix is the ultimate expression of the Blues, just like Coltrane for Jazz
Definitely agree
Yea I like Albert king n bb people he learned from hendrix like natural loud rock not blues a form of it yes. Buddy guy cool 2 hendrix made songs with all these guys I think he created over 250 songs
Hendrix was more then blues, just like Coltrane was more then jazz. They were channeling sounds from other realms. Peace.
I agree with you, I would add Armstrong, Parker, and Monk to the jazz list.
I've been listening to Hendrix for close on 50 years. First time I've heard anyone express so well what I intuited but was unable to knowledgeably get across. Props!
You should have analyzed the filmore east new year's eve version. That is absolute perfection!
I can't stand any other version of machine gun except band of gypsy's night 1. Jan 1 is slower, lacks the incendiary elegance of night 1. I can't stand the isle of wight version. Too slow, just going thru the motions.
Everything you said, I agree with 100%. I have been listening to Jimi for more than 30 years and it never gets old.
The fresh ideas remain after all these years. He is like a living volcano on guitar. The 'Feel' is unmatched.
there where moments when Hendrix transcended what was done with musicall instruments , it was like something supernatural and beyond belief , call it Voodoo if you want
I think Hendrix is one of the best Gurus the world ever seen and he didnt do it with his mouth ( no pun intended ) he did it with his cosmic guitar playing
What’s the name of this concert? I need to get the whole concert if someone could help me find it I would appreciate that
Your spot on about Hendrix man great review! The bit I have to add is that this concert The Isle of Wight was performed on August 31 1970(not in '69) just 19 days before Jimi was tragically murdered. Yes I said murdered..I believe he was
@@Dwaun4u Yes, spies killed him because they wanted to keep their methods of contacts a secret. They would use his concerts to meet with others in public, and the noise level was high to prevent them from being overheard. It gave rise to "Yellow Fruit" a security level above Top Secret.
Wow!…you’ve said everything I’ve felt about this concert !….
Imagine, he played for 600.000 people at the Isle of Wight August 30th 1970, then immediately flew to Scandinavia and Germany, for concerts in the next days, giving his final gig the 6th of September, 1970. Billy Cox had already dropped out and flew home due to severe hallucinations from bad drugs. Hendrix himself was “on” one day, then out of it the next day, then “on” again. Absolutely crazy life-style. Nobody was ever as heavy, intense or brilliant as Hendrix.
1970 at the isle of white, started out as 1 of his worst performances and ended as amazing, he just flew from NY to england and brought to the concert it was immediately obvious he couldn't play just way off after few songs and boos he left stage and came back and apologized and said lets start over and he was a little better, this version of machine gun he plays a amazing intro but he didn't have all his abilities yet and intro went sour, when he played redhouse the intro rough but went into a great solo where his ability to make a guitar sound like saxophone almost just incredible timing and control, in from the storm the last song just amazing gives me the chills, less than 3 weeks later gone
Excellent interpterion. Most modern guitarist can play the notes but no one will ever be able to duplicate his energy, that's what you are hearing. Respect "The Guitar God".
Voodoo Child from this show is amazing too!!!
Wonderful analysis. There still isn't anyone close to this cat. And he's been dead for 53 years. A true legend.
Yep, Jimi still Chief!
It was 1970 2nd to last show. Thank you for the thoughtful analysis. I love if you do more Hendrixx material. This whole show is amazing.
August - 1970 Isle of Wight. A must buy the DVD for the entire concert. Totally agree about this version being a one of a kind. I just love the Hendrix "On the moment" improvisation. Don't see this about rock musicians nowadays.
I was born in 1969, when I was a teen I wished I was born 20 years before to see some of the 60's bands. It would have been so amazing to see Hendrix, Joplin, The Doors (when Morrison was at his best of course), and so many others from that time period at the peak of their careers.
Thank you for this!!
The sounds he gets is amazing
He also plays his Stratocaster upside down, as he had to learn as a kid on a right-handed guitar, and Jimi is a Lefty. Just something else to add to the legend. That means at 9 yrs. old as a kid growing up in Seattle Washington, he took a cheap $12 dollar Sears guitar his dad got him and turned it upside down and learned all of the cords backwards. Unfreakking believable. Just to play at a decent level would be amazing enough, but he is on a level few if any have or will reach. He was amazing.
Even more amazing, he could play right handed too, but lefty felt natural to him. Apparently his father would tell him to play "properly" i.e. right handed, so when his dad was around he would play right handed and then flip it upside down to play left handed when his dad wasn't around. Ron Wood (of Rolling Stones fame) said that Hendrix would play his guitar (which was strung for a right handed player) left handed or right handed up with equal dexterity. Which meant that when he was playing it right handed the strings would be upside down!
The Strat's upside down but the strings are normal, so other than losing a bit of up the neck access and the knobs being on the wrong side he's really just playing like any normal lefty (though I'm sure could play a bit 'genuinely upside down').
Some people do play upside down but, to them, it's normal. All guitar is alien in the beginning, so it doesn't actually matter which way the strings are tbh if that's the way you learn.
Here's a lefty playing with the strings right-handed:
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The costume he's wearing is dubbed "The Butterfly" and is on display at the Experience Music project in Seattle..The American music industry thought he was just all gimmicks...But the Brits showed the world the guitar god he really was..
' Raw' is well put especially in a world of filters and disguises Hendrix was a pure channel of expression. Rip James Marshall Hendrix.
The concert footage is from Jimi Hendrix's performance at the Isle of Wight Festival on August 31, 1970, his last official performance in England before his unfortunate death less than three weeks later on September 18, 1970. He used a modified silicon Fuzz face, a modified Vox wah and his univibe pedal. There was no octave-up pedal used by Jimi during this performance. He also had 3 Marshall 100watt amp heads - daisy chained into 3 Marshall full stack cabs with a total of 24 - 12 inch speakers in them. Jimi used his right-handed 1968 maple neck Fender Stratocaster and his custom left-handed 1970 Gibson flying V for this festival as well.
Thank you thank you, you have made me feel that I’m not crazy!…..you’re my mental twin!!!
Thank you for covering this, I had always thought that he would have gone on into jazz as well. Unfortunately he didn't live long to evolve but at least we have these few years of brillance.
A very good explanation of Jimi Hendrix.
When they filmed this concert the director said that he couldn't believe how loud Hendrix played!
Beautiful deeply thoughtful analysis. Would have loved to see the clip from the start of the song. Jimi is the most pure example that I have ever seen of a person who has the guitar directly integrated with his soul. Thats why there are so many recordings of so many different performances. You never knew what you were going to get; and every performance had moments of pure genius. There has never been, and never will be another player that could produce anything like Jimi.
I had a bunch of recordings of Hendrix that were great. Hendrix carried a portable (for that time) recorder and there was so much that they may never find it all. I had some where Jimi was all by his lonesome practicing or jamming with various folks. The guy jammed all the time and he liked to save any sound that he liked. Search around and you'll find some that are just out of control out in Jimi land. I think, "that was half a century ago" Jimi told us iI he died to go out and buy his records" Go on Jimi, Go .. Something along that line.
They were plagued by technical issues; foreign radio stations coming through amps, I think diffent power currency in Europe, and at one stage he thought he had ripped the arse off his butterfly suit (made by Noel’s mother), during Foxy lady, so he went behind the speakers wall to check. Also as stated by Mitch in his book they went in cold. I cannot provide citation but there was an article on line they addressed every issue
“Out of his butterfly suit”
I was there 1967 on furlough from VIETNAM HE WAS101SADTO SAY IT'S A SONG THE MAN KILLED NO ONE HE WAS GENTLE AND GENEROUS SAD HE DIED ALONE BLESS YOU WE LOVE YOU'RE SHIRT MY BROTHER ACROSS THE OCEAN SO MUCH TALENT MAKES US CLOSER THANKS 🙏💖👪
The cool thing is with all the live stuff that comes out,you know that,you probably are going to hear something that others never thought of,or an expansion of the initial idea that is embellished,this keeps his music still vibrant,yet not predictable,even after all these years
Other great unique guitarists, Beck, Vanhalen , Holdsworth etc , All were in awe of Hendrix , his pure emotion and technique is hard to beat even today , just guitar and amp , a couple of fx, pretty amazing !
Good on ya, mate! Hendrix was on another level.
even the great Miles Davis was blown away by Hendrix and in particular "that f'ckin machine gun man...that mother f'ckin machine gun man"
No argument from me about Jimi's place at number 1...but I just want to focus a sec on Mitch Mitchell. I have him at 3 or 4 on my best drummers of all time. He was EXACTLY what Jimi needed...super creative, a true percusionist. One and two are a toss-up between Bonham and George Hurley of the Minutemen. Fwiw, I have Pert at 5-6, and it's mainly because I like the music of all the bands higher on the list more than I do Rush's music. Some of their stuff is great, but some was silly--2112 is a complete joke. MM is always enriching everything Jimi does.
First head-banging I saw was in film of Cream's farewell concert in late 1968, also film of Hendrix's show at the Albert Hall concert in early 69 has some of the audience head-banging.
You can´t forget mentioning Mitch Mitchell´s pairing together with all his ideas ,nuances,changes . moods dynamics creativity . The best Machine Gun film of this fest , is that with the camera only showing his playing...... it is difficult to find in YT as it gets blocked .Ginger Baker not sure ........JackDejonnette had the jazz chops of Mitch and the energy of Buddy Miles. Dave Holland was the bass player better than Jack Bruce ( Miles band at IOW for sure was fire)
Yes, yes, yes! Jack DeJohnette, Dave Holland and Jimi would've been an unreal line-up. Two of my favorite drummers. I loved the way Mitch built platforms supporting Jimi painting pictures throughout the songs. So musical reminding me of big band compositions. Great to read your comment- Excellent!!!
What are you going on about, Mitch Mitchell and comparing every other drummer to him,.
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Not comparing but stating the only drummers at that time that could artistically contribute and push Hendrix's compositions. These are jazz/R&B drummers. I don't classify or limit Hendrix as just "Rock". Remember, at that time was Miles Davis "Bitches Brew" - The Experience was part creation of Jazz/Fusion of which Mitch Mitchell was a "Killer" contributor if not the creator. This was a short explanation.
Two guitarists that sound unique around the same time period also are John McLaughlin and Larry Coryell, these are classified as Jazz fusion/rock guitarists, listen to the album Coryell amazing! John McLaughlin I would pick the albums Devotion and Love Devotion Supreme with Carlos Santana. Terry Kath guitarist from Chicago Transit Authority especially their first two albums, Kath was one of the few guitarists that Jimi admired and thought he was as good as himself! I think his Woodstock and Royal Albert Hall gigs were some of his best shows imo! Appreciate your in depth thoughts on Jimi, completely agree with your assessment of him 😊
Hey man we are talking b about Jimi , don't want to hear about other guitarist.
Jimi didn’t just think outside the box he didn’t even recognize that there was a box. I got to see him in concert in 1968.
This wasn't his best performance, he was burnt out and tired... The fillmore performance is the best ever guitar improv... Tone, fire, violence, beauty, technique, soul. Amazing
This performance is still very good,likevall his playing he played his heart out.
Without a doubt!
One of the main reasons for his prowess on the guitar fretboard is his huge hands, his thumb could wrap the A string and his pinkie D very comfortably, monster hands.
All you need to know about how important this song was came when Miles Davis called this his favorite Jimi tune.
Play the one with buddy miles .machine gun the drummer
Jimi Hendrix's "Trashman" = 1st dual lead heavy metal song ever, which gave birth to Black Sabbath and Iron Madien
I’m glad u agree w me… JIMI DA GOAT 4 EVER!💣🎸🤘🏾👍🏾✊🏾
Back when I was about 18 (I'm now 57) bumped into a friend of mine who had a bit of weed (hash actually) and he said jump in we'll go and have a smoke. So we drove somewhere and rolled a joint, and he put on a tape (yes, the old tape cassette). As we got stoned I was listening to the music and was blown away. The tape was The Jimi Hendrix Concerts. From that moment on I sought out every recording of Hendrix I could find. On top of that I bought myself a cheap guitar because I wanted to learn how to play like Jimi and emulate that freedom you mention right at the start of the video. That was the thing that really attracted me about his music and that is not to say that he was not an absolute guitar master, but it was the freedom with which he played that I really dug the most. To this day I have never heard anyone who can play with that amount of freedom. I've never reached his standard (no shit, lol) or anywhere near it but on occasion I have felt that freedom when playing. It's almost like you're listening to yourself play and at the same time in control of what's coming out. Nothing else exists. It's just you and the music. Those occasions have been too few and far between, yet Jimi was able to tap into that very often and you can tell when he has because the music takes on a different tone and shape. He literally becomes the music. I don't know how else to describe it. For me he was, and will always be the greatest guitarist in history. You can point at people with brilliant technique (Steve Vai, Matteo Mancuso, Alan Holdsworth et al) and an ability to replicate music almost perfectly, but I've never heard anyone who can solo like Jimi. Machine Gun is a great track but I think there are a couple of other performances that surpass this. Hear My Train A Coming on the Rainbow Bridge album (which also has the magical Pali Gap on it too) is out of this world. The sheer magnitude of things he does on that track alone are a life times learning in itself. If there is one thing I regret it's that he never made it past 27 due to the idiots and ghouls around him. Can you imagine the music that would have come after that. A sad sad sad tragic avoidable loss.
Great look at an epic by a master. Random thoughts if i may: Pure Flow. So many licks Jimi played here, never before or after. Just him FLOWING! 2/ Mitch commented he/they felt this was an average gig at the time. Nothing special, not a disaster. 3/ at 03:02, he's actually turning one of his amps off/on, toggling the on/off/standby switch, I believe either to see if he could see which amp was having trouble that night, or maybe just another one-time thing, you've never seen a performer do before, or since. Can you imagine any top intheworld performer today, daring to TOUCH their amp?? Cheers, sorry for the length
Jimi will always be my favorite the goat
Awesome video. Jimi is the best. That's it. The greatest 'communicator' with a guitar; the most imaginative; the most diverse. Other greats are George Benson (similar to Jimi, the guitar was an extension of his body; can play what he sings & sing what he plays) and John McLaughlin (fabulous composer of original music like Jimi).
Dig, I understand that Jimi Hendrix influenced Miles Davis to do his album " Bitches Brew " , when he went to see Hendrix on New Years eve 1970 at Madison Square Garden , after watching him play " Machine Gun " , anyway the best Hendrix that I ever heard was a 13 + minutes version of " Stone Free ! "
A Hendrix performance is a unique event of controlled chaos....
I don't subscribe to the "greatest" accolades, but I will say that Hendrix absolutely changed rock music at a level that no one else has ever approached.
They've also edited out the security guard's walkie talkies that his amps were picking up.
My friend Gene was his stage hand and was right there.If you watch the entire song you can see him walking around.
My music theory instructor in college said Hendrix was the only one who did anything original in music in the 20th century. I concur....
Very, nice how you break everything down. I understand. But, you go into detail. And have definite passion. Only thing is you should have put Jeff Beck in there with your favorite guitarist, now we get into Duane Allman, Terry Kath maybe. This is was a very enjoyable video. Thank you.
I just wish he was still here and doing you tube lessons on his technique.
Also can you please answer this question: is Jimi alternate picking here or can you point out songs where he does? EVH ppl seem to think he invented this, isn't it a classical guitar technique? Cheers!!
He is alternate picking but not in a shred style. Richie Blackmore and Uli Jon Roth were early alternate pickers in a shred style.
Jimi had good days and bad days.Thus was a bad day.Sloppy a.f.MG on band of gypsy's is stellar.
Jimi shook up the music industry by showing that you can do so much more with the electric guitar than what bands were doing at the time and made them reevaluate the future of rock and roll.
Funny how you have Orange amps in the background. Jimi hated Orange amps. When Jimi was touring, Orange approached him and ask if he would like to use their new amps. They gave Hendrix anything he needed. However, the Orange equipment kept braking down on the tour so Hendrix decided to go back to Marshalls. This footage of Jimi at the Isles Of Wright was from 1970.
Excelentes comentarios y un realconocimiento del alma del mejor. Jimmy sin patrones ni reglas. Un iluminado, un pacifista, un enviado y un acuarelista de la guitarra electrica. !!
Lenny Kravitz once said that after listening to machine gun he had to take a nap it was so intense 🎸🎸
Lenny Kravitz is a joke.
This is taken from the 1973 documentary- A Film About Jimi Hendrix. Thats why its only a clip of the song.
the best machine gun was band of gypseys.... i did lije this one too. has a painful feel to it.... but no version can match the filmore east
sorry for thumbs. lol
I fully agree with everything you say thank you for this video and thank you for your very accurate analysis, no musician and guitarist can come close to Jimi
if Jeff Beck thinks you are beyond believe ...
Actually few musicians have the GUTS to play like Hendrix especially live. Thats why he was So great. It came from the spirit not just technique. Its way deeper than most think.
Eddie is one of my favorites. He didn't have the free-form soul that would have certainly put him up there with Hendrix
Within this piece he makes the guitar feedback on itself and it sounds like he's playing two guitars at the same time! 3:28 - 3:34