Mitch Mitchell is one of the most under appreciated drummer in rock history… Jimi absolutely loved playing with him. He brought a jazz improve background into the Hendrix groups he played in. They clearly had a great connection… Jimi is a guitar god, but Mitch deserves respect as well.
@@stevenconnor4221 personally, I wouldn’t rank Ginger, better than Mitch… If you think about it, Ginger had more room to stand out, because Eric is a much more traditional guitarist… Mitch had to hold down to beat behind one of the most unique, improvisational musicians in music history.
This is a "slow 12 - 8 blues." The part you said sounded "Jazzy" was because the bass player started "walking" and the drummer did a Jazz Waltz feel. Jimi doing double-time licks all over the top. There were lots layers and nuance going on here for trained ears.
@@Jaggedknife11 12/8 time. ONE-2-3-TWO-2-3-THREE-2-3-FOUR-2-3. "Manic Depression" is another one but quicker. It's four Triplets per bar. "Since I've Been Loving You" by Led Zeppelin is a slow 12/8 blues. I can see why the numbers threw you off. I wasn't listening to the chord chances to say what it is, but it's definitely NOT a straight "12 bar blues". They felt mostly like 16s, but I wasn't counting.
@David Bradley For the quintessential example of a jazz waltz, check out "My Favorite Things" by John Coltrane. Even that feels like Four, but it would be written out as 3/4 time in 4 bar phrases. The one-two-three are written as quarter notes This is definitely 12/8, however. Written out, there are four beats per measure, each with three 8th notes. That's the 8 on the bottom. Four sets of three 8th notes = 12. 12/8 time. ua-cam.com/video/rqpriUFsMQQ/v-deo.html
His masterpiece was the album "Electric Lady Land". Every song is amazing - suggestions, "All Along the Watchtower" - "Voodoo Chile" - "House Burning Down"
I (imo etc) personally prefer Jimi live to his often-absurdly over-produced albums yeah but there were a few tracks on E.L. that did sound quite well comparatively (your token choices given absolute)
It's amazing watching Jimi do everything so technically incorrect while simultaneously being one of the greatest of all time if not the greatest, he's a guitar teachers worst nightmare for a student to look up to. His wrist is wrong, he's gripping the neck with his thumb hanging over... it's just a nightmare of bad form yet he's not a next level guitarist, he's THE next level guitarist, the guy who really changed the game in terms of what a guitarist can be. You guys should check out the studio version of Castles made of Sand.
@@williamjordan5554 you don’t think he could’ve played Eruption? He saw the Beatles play Sgt Peppers, and played back to them 3 days later. I appreciate totally different songs obviously, but Jimi was a man possessed and obsessed with this machine, you don’t think if he’d lived long enough he could’ve Eruption, or at least Hendrix-styled it? It’s shame he didn’t live past 1970, who knows what he could’ve done if he had longer
@@williamjordan5554 Considering there's video of him playing guitar one-handed by striking the strings and then doing hammer ons, pretty sure he could learn tapping in a matter of days if not hours. He'd have it mastered within a week. Listen to the Hey Joe introduction from Winterland. And that was about 10 years before Eruption.
Don’t feel too bad about this one, Brad. 42 year guitar player here, fan of the man all my life, and I still find myself thinking: WTF did he just do??? How can anybody do that??? Hahaha
This is a great reminder that Hendrix could legit play blues, he stood on the shoulders of giants like Freddy King, Albert Collins, and Muddy Waters. What he did with that blues study he turned around and changed Rock music forever. Eric Clapton is one of Jimi's greatest fans.
The Jimi Hendrix Experience does the blues! Jimi, Noel and Mitch, three men and an idea about how music can and should be played. With pure emotion, and a lot of skill.
@@Infyra That is killing me. Electric Ladyland is one of my favorite albums of all time and ytmusic doesn't have it. You can get it through playlists and all, but the album, I guess youtube doesn't have the rights.
Two good songs but i still prefer "Hey Joe". And he does a couple of tricks with the guitar on this one so they can have a better picture of how good Jimi was. I'm gonna leave a link from a 1967 live show, that has a pretty good sound, if they want to check it out. ua-cam.com/video/gUPifXX0foU/v-deo.html
Red House. Truly a classic. So many Jimi renditions of this tune. All of them great. As I've always said, People don't realize how good Jimi was...particularly the younger generation.
Jimi never played his music the same as the recordings. He just didn't believe in that - and why should he? He once told a reporter that if you want to hear it played the same, listen to the recording. That's why there's so many same-differencs of renditions by Jimi of his tunes.
Yes, the version from are you experienced is scorching with noel redding playing a guitar instead of bass but using the bass strings to provide the low end.
This is one of Jimi Hendrix’s more bluesy tunes! He is by far the best guitarist of the rock era in my opinion! I love Jimi, he’s a whole vibe! I believe his guitar was like an extension of himself! ❤️❤️
As mentioned "Machine Gun" live with his Band of Gypsies configuration (at the Filmore I think it is), is monstrous. Jimmy was a showman, whatever his skill level. And sometimes he put the playing behind the show, when playing live. But this time he was challenged by the venue owner to really show people what he could do. And he just blows people's heads off.
Agreed. I was gonna suggest this. I remember having Band of Gypsies on vinyl as a kid and absolutely loving every minute, especially Machine Gun. But then everything sounds better on vinyl.
This is a really great performance by Jimi. The stream of invention is constant. He starts to play a phrase and you feel like you know how the phrase will complete, but then it twists, and twists again and again. His voice does the same thing on top of the guitar. This is blues through and through, but raised to the highest levels of musical art. You know how thoroughly he is focused on the music, because there is very little of the showmanship -- playing behind his head, picking (not really) with his teeth, stroking the neck of the guitar like an absurdly long penis -- for which he was justly famous.
I’ve not heard this version before. It’s a lot more mellow than other versions he recorded. Might be interesting for you all to hear a different Hendrix recording of the same song. I don’t think the differences would be lost on you. It’s also interesting that he’s playing a Gibson here, if I’m not mistaken. All the videos and pictures I’ve seen before this show him with a Fender. It’s definitely an interesting video.
It's the flying V..... this must have been shortly before his death, playing that Gibson pluse back with The Experience.....only happened for a short time.
I was an Air Force brat living in Hawaii and I almost got to go see his Purple Haze Tour, but me and my buddy had bought a "lid" but my parents found it! lol we never got realy got to check it out, was 1969!
There is actually two studio versions! The original 1967 version from the UK release of 'Are You Experienced?' (the dark album cover with Jimi in a cape) And then there is the version most people consider the sort of main studio version which wasn't actually included on the 1967 U.S. (yellow album cover) release of 'Are You Experienced?' to begin with. It was first released in 1969 on the compilation album 'Smash Hits'. And added to later re-releases of the U.S. version of 'Are You Experienced?' Weirdly though it is the version that most people, especially Americans, consider the main "original" version, despite it not even being on the American version of the album until much later! I will admit it is my favourite of the two. Well worth checking out both versions if you're curious!
This is really cool. I've never heard this version of "Red House" before. What I like so much about this clip is the difficulty level on display here. This is a simple 12-bar blues, but it's moving so slowly that 1) it can be hard to remember where you're at in the chord progression when you're playing, and 2) it's wild to watch someone with so much skill who can not just keep up with the changes but be so endlessly creative in doing so. He's a master.
The jazzy Hendrix really showed up in his final released album, Electric Ladyland, "1983, or a mermaid I Will Turn to Be". It is so smooth and flowing, it completely takes you to a different place. For sheer guitar perfection, nothing beats "Villanova Junction" from Woodstock. Ever.
Jimi Hendrix has a bunch of great (underappreciated)tunes🤘 Stone Free, The Wind Cries Mary, Manic Depression, 51st Anniversary, Burning of the Midnight Lamp, Gypsy Eyes, Wait Until Tomorrow.....🤘🤘🤘
I remember riding on a dark blacktop road, trippin hard ,hearing Wind Cries Mary one time and I could literally see the lyrics come to life. I pictured it all and it sounded so cool. Such a masterful tune.
@@dancarter482 Clapton's version of Little Wing with Duane Allman is awesome also. He recorded it as a tribute to Jimi when he heard the news that Jimi died. He was in the studio recording the Layla album.
@@jeffk.9075 NICE! Have you seen Fiona Apple cover 'Angel'? Heartbreaking rendition. Jimi really was one of a kind, a true artist and a tortured beautiful soul!
This is such a beautiful song, I’ve never seen this live video of this song, I would recommend hearing the album version when he’s not performing on acid. Awesome performance but it’s a different song completely live. Give it a listen.✌🏻
Jimi is in my Top 5 favorite artists of all time. I've listened to just about every genre and sub genre of music out there. I enjoy it all. If I could ONLY listen to five artists for eternity, Jimi Hendrix would be on my list. I grew up with his psychedelic posters and a black light in my room. I bought his album with money I earned from my very first paycheck. I was 14. Jimi and his music were a gift to us all. ✌️☮️
First time I heard this, I said, "that sounds like one of the best Buddy Guy songs that Buddy Guy never wrote." And then, who ends up doing this song on the Jimi Hendrix tribute album? Mr. Buddy Guy himself. Perfect match.
@@hog7203 hell yeah. I went to his club a couple of times, and once he was there. I got him to sign a cassette that I just bought. Derek Trucks (still under 21) was on stage that night, and Buddy joined him. Good times.
You could spend a whole summer reacting to Jimi's great works of music. Hearing the way Jimi Hendrix spoke was the definition of Cool. Especially in the 60's. The establishment was super straight and narrow. Heard a story from Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top how he dropped Acid w Jimi and dipped guitars in paint listening to loud music and whipping the paint all over the room from the dripping guitars w a black light on. Crazy.
Hendrix' musical legacy has been established decades ago by his peers in the music industry. So don't worry about rankings when it comes to Jimi. His career spanned only 3-4 years, yet the impact he had on music and the guitar as an instrument was massive. Within that time, he changed musical syntax, the role of the guitar in music and his brilliance as a song writer, innovator and guitarist is still unparalleled 50 years later. All the boxes were checked so to speak. His debut album, "Are You experienced" is considered the greatest, most influential debut album ever. It was inducted into the National Recording Registry at the Library of Congress. From a historical reference, there was no one else doing what he was doing at that time.
You can hear his influence on Stevie Ray Vaughn and many others. I remember when you guys reviewed Stevie playing Voodoo Child and Texas Flood, how he was practically channeling his soul into his guitar playing. Jimi took that to another level also.
Jimi is considered one of the best ever because of his innovation and style. No one back then was doing many of the things he was doing, and it scared other guitarists of the time because they knew they now had to step up their game - a lot. In today's context he would have been less remarkable, but in the 1960s he was something brand new. Jimi is my favourite guitarist of all time because he played with heart, and because he completely changed the meaning of rock music, and sent it in a completely different direction from that in which it was heading. RIP Jimi - you are missed.
I have played the guitar for like 50 years and Jimi Hendrix is a unique guitar player. I have of course listened really close to most guitarists and learned the way they play so I can most often predict where they are going in their guitar playing. But Jimi has his own ways. When I hear him play certain licks and riff I can predict like 3-4 ways to go after what he just played. He almost ALWAYS goes to a place that blows my mind. Like WHOA! He goes THERE!? All the time. That's one thing I love about Hendrix. Get what I mean?
I, too hadn't ever heard this live version -- and yeah, Jimi played this differently otherwise he'd get bored :-). The studio version is a standard-paced blues with some terrific licks and a fabulous sound (for 1968 or whatever) to it. Not knocking this one but it's sooooo different than what I'm used to, is all.
Jimi Hendrix is the greatest because his playing captured all aspects of the human condition. The joy and sadness, the beauty and insanity, the perfection and wanton mistakes we are all capable of. When you listen to Jimi you're hearing the mans soul.
I was born April 1954. First time hearing Jimi Hendrix do this tune.... 15 years old, sitting in the sand with 3 friends at Newport Beach O.C. Calif at 10:30 pm after taking a hit of "Orange Sunshine" LSD and passing a pipe with "Acapulco Gold" buds. Your first time hearing is a little different but I enjoyed watching your reaction. Have a Splendid and Successful Day
Jimi is more than a burning guitar and stage antics, this the real deal. Slow, delicate, soulful blues. “The whole song is a guitar solo!” That’s Hendrix lol He taught me that music was more than a 2-3 minute song. It can be a journey of improvisation and play whatever you want to. He didn’t play a song the same way twice, especially when it came to solos.
Any official version of any jimi song is on lockdown on youtube thanks to whoever owns his estate . You won't find one anywhere except maybe Hey Joe because he didnt write it .
Watch Hendrix live Woodstock any of the songs will show you why his fans just are always amazed at his abilities ! Jimi Hendrix will always be grooviest dude that ever picked up a guitar he didn’t just play the guitar instead the guitar was an extension of himself , he died a couple years before I was born but I grew up appreciating his legacy he left behind the man was amazing and was the reason I got involved with playing psychedelic rock guitar in the late 1980s and I’ve loved it ever since ! Jimi was an improv guitarist because he got bored with playing the exact same tunes over and over he was a master improvisational guitarist as well !
Brad, I really feel for you man. I remember the very first time I heard jimi...... I stopped what I was doing and had to find out what the hell I was listening to. I grew up with my parents listening to the "singer/song writer" Era of music and this just grabbed me by my soul and screamed at me GO BUY A GUITAR, NOW! Jimi was when I finally figured out why I liked specific styles of music.
I love me some Hendrix Blues, and it's like a whole different animal from Rockin Hendrix- but this is for sure the slowest Jimi ever played Red House that I've ever heard. Amazing still, but I think this is not the best place to start off your personal Jimi Hendrix experience. Keep going and you'll be surprised at his versitilty and creativity. A pioneer in sound and technology in any era.
An early composition and one of his most popular. I grew up in the 60s and 70s with this music and I get lost in this song every time I hear it. I get very sad every time I think of Jimi Hendrix and all the other icons who left us too early. All of that music that wasn't played by jimi, Janis, Buddy, Stevie Ray, Jim M., Ritchie V., Eddie C., Amy W., Otis R., Bradley N., Lowell G., Duane A., and many others that do not come to mind right away. Interesting reaction comments. TY for sharing this classic with everybody. I love JH!
Loves me some Jimi. So good. He had so much influence on Stevie Ray. Stevie's like an echo from the master. Can't remember if you've done All Along the Watchtower, The Wind Cries Mary, or Little Wing. Legendary stuff.
Listen to his rendition of THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER from Woodstock! Jimi Hendrix was an Army veteran (101st Airborne) and his version has a unique soul.
yup. There are very few guitarists that can say they have a sound. Something that when you hear it, even if it isn't one of their songs you know instantly that it is them.
I'm with you Lex. I could tell by the expressions on your face that you were diggin this! I've never heard this version but I'm diggin it too! Thanks for posting and I loved your reaction Lex.
you gotta' hear the studio version of this, it's ICONIC and will be played a 100 years from now, it's got a great opening, a fresh classic lyric, a tricky solo with a little echo in just the right spot and a high drama ending 3:45 running time
Never heard this version, but I love it. He looks like he's playing some kind of Gibson guitar, like a Les Paul or SG. They aren't usually as bright sounding as the Fender Stratocaster he usually plays. Gives it a mellower tone. Jimi has a great voice Imo, that gets overlooked lots of time. Great reaction!
The thing about Jimi (at-least to me) is the fact that he did what he did before it became staple guitar work. From his technical ability to the fact that he had mastered the neck of a guitar so well meant he could play what he heard in his head at will. He was also a master of effects. For example, Alot of people rock back and forth mindlessly on a Wah pedal. He worked the wah like an extension of what he wanted to play, as mindful of it as the notes he accentuates with it. We lost him too soon, God only knows what he had left in that mind and those hands.
Red House, All Along the Watchtower, and Little Wing have always been in the regular rotation when I'm playing guitar along with songs. It helps to learn from the best, and Jimi was the king of the blues for me.
This is a great live rendition, recorded during a period in which probably his best version was captured on the Hendrix in the West album. A must listen for any Jimi fan.
The first time I heard him . Was in the back seat of a 73 camaro. The worm certainly turned for me that night, cruising the Polk street drag. Amarillo Texas.
It's been a minute since I heard Jimi. Thanks for sending me back down that rabbit hole. It is fun to see people's reaction when they first hear some songs.
Don't give up on Hendrix. You'll be experienced! I suggest you start with "easier" songs such as Voodoo Chile, All Along the Watchtower, even Hey Joe, and to take the studio versions, because live versions are very diverse and some of them are not so talkative of his greatness, like the one here in my opinion, in which Hendrix seemed kind of distracted or slightly unmotivated. He can really go great though, really high, and another rendition of the same song might simply blow your mind. Once you are a little bit into Hendrix, then I recommend you go for Machine Gun, or Hear My Train A'comin', which are true masterpieces. Hendrix is all expression and emotion and will take your mind to some places you cant imagine. Third Stone From The Sun, for example, amazing instrumental psychedelic stuff. Bluesy (many o fthem), jazzy (Up From the Skies), rock'and'roll (Johnny B Good! oh my God)... just don't give up on Hendrix and you'll be experienced!
I've never heard this performance of "Red House," but seriously loving it (^,^) You should check out "Voodoo Child" next. Though most of his stuff is epic, "Voodoo Child" was clearly a song that influenced generations of players. Cheers!
Another job well done by Brad and Lex. I've only heard the studio version of Red House. Good 'ol Jimi Hendrix. Lived fast. Died young. The music he left behind inspired thousands of future guitarists. I've often wondered how his music would have evolved had he hadn't passed so early.
Comparing Jimi Hendrix' playing to fine wine is actually pretty damn brilliant. And don't feel bad, even the people who can professionally "taste" fine wines have to study for years.
Jimi was the first real guitar god and he revolutionised rock for a generation of guitar players. He's definitely a guitarists guitarist, it seems, as the young generation somehow is unfortunately missing out on his blinding bright legacy.
Mr Brad everybody reacted to Hendrix the same way. Though it may go on a bit and maybe too intricate at times, he was the first to really do these super guitar solo/playing techniques. So he had nobody to follow. Epic musician
That is some SERIOUS blues. (as you get 'into' the music you will start to feel it. Lex is getting into the vibe with the different 'dialects'. Jazz can get out there and Jimi was there and back. You inhabit the music) Keep tastin' Hendrix cuz he is a grand vintage that you WILL come to understand and appreciate.
Mitch Mitchell is one of the most under appreciated drummer in rock history… Jimi absolutely loved playing with him. He brought a jazz improve background into the Hendrix groups he played in. They clearly had a great connection… Jimi is a guitar god, but Mitch deserves respect as well.
I will second that, my dad always liked ginger baker who was a better drummer but what a clown. Mitch Mitchell every day of the week for me.
@@stevenconnor4221 personally, I wouldn’t rank Ginger, better than Mitch… If you think about it, Ginger had more room to stand out, because Eric is a much more traditional guitarist… Mitch had to hold down to beat behind one of the most unique, improvisational musicians in music history.
Yea, Mitchell wasn't overawed by Jimi,he was well good and maybe a better muso in some respects.
Just recently in some best drummers survey that I read, Mitch was in the top 10. I thought to myself finally he's getting some recognition.
This is a "slow 12 - 8 blues." The part you said sounded "Jazzy" was because the bass player started "walking" and the drummer did a Jazz Waltz feel. Jimi doing double-time licks all over the top. There were lots layers and nuance going on here for trained ears.
Anyone who has Marty Feldman as the Mona Lisa for their profile pic has got to be legit 😁
Wait can you explain what 12-8 blues means? Like I know 12-bar and 8-bar. Is he changing the number of bars mid song?
@@Jaggedknife11 12/8 time. ONE-2-3-TWO-2-3-THREE-2-3-FOUR-2-3. "Manic Depression" is another one but quicker. It's four Triplets per bar. "Since I've Been Loving You" by Led Zeppelin is a slow 12/8 blues.
I can see why the numbers threw you off. I wasn't listening to the chord chances to say what it is, but it's definitely NOT a straight "12 bar blues". They felt mostly like 16s, but I wasn't counting.
@David Bradley For the quintessential example of a jazz waltz, check out "My Favorite Things" by John Coltrane. Even that feels like Four, but it would be written out as 3/4 time in 4 bar phrases. The one-two-three are written as quarter notes
This is definitely 12/8, however. Written out, there are four beats per measure, each with three 8th notes. That's the 8 on the bottom. Four sets of three 8th notes = 12. 12/8 time.
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Yes 👆 exactly 👍
His masterpiece was the album "Electric Lady Land". Every song is amazing - suggestions, "All Along the Watchtower" - "Voodoo Chile" - "House Burning Down"
I (imo etc) personally prefer Jimi live to his often-absurdly over-produced albums yeah but there were a few tracks on E.L. that did sound quite well comparatively (your token choices given absolute)
Also little wing too or sand castle magic
Also fire too can't forget that solo
A merman i will turn to be 1983 :) my go to Hendrix trak when i need to chill.
@@gandalfshakur8235 one my favs on that album is 1983 its great lyrical
It has this "just fell out of bed" quality to it as he casually moves the world on it's axis. Every line he plays just sings to you.
It's amazing watching Jimi do everything so technically incorrect while simultaneously being one of the greatest of all time if not the greatest, he's a guitar teachers worst nightmare for a student to look up to. His wrist is wrong, he's gripping the neck with his thumb hanging over... it's just a nightmare of bad form yet he's not a next level guitarist, he's THE next level guitarist, the guy who really changed the game in terms of what a guitarist can be.
You guys should check out the studio version of Castles made of Sand.
He would never be able to play Eruption. Meanwhile, there are high school boys that can. The bar gets set higher every decade.
@@williamjordan5554 you don’t think he could’ve played Eruption? He saw the Beatles play Sgt Peppers, and played back to them 3 days later. I appreciate totally different songs obviously, but Jimi was a man possessed and obsessed with this machine, you don’t think if he’d lived long enough he could’ve Eruption, or at least Hendrix-styled it? It’s shame he didn’t live past 1970, who knows what he could’ve done if he had longer
@@williamjordan5554 Considering there's video of him playing guitar one-handed by striking the strings and then doing hammer ons, pretty sure he could learn tapping in a matter of days if not hours. He'd have it mastered within a week. Listen to the Hey Joe introduction from Winterland. And that was about 10 years before Eruption.
Einstein's ideas were "technically" wrong at one point too
Don’t feel too bad about this one, Brad.
42 year guitar player here, fan of the man all my life, and I still find myself thinking:
WTF did he just do??? How can anybody do that???
Hahaha
This is a great reminder that Hendrix could legit play blues, he stood on the shoulders of giants like Freddy King, Albert Collins, and Muddy Waters. What he did with that blues study he turned around and changed Rock music forever. Eric Clapton is one of Jimi's greatest fans.
And I've heard that Jimi was one of Billy Gibbons' biggest fans.
Jimi also played for the Isley Brothers for a while
The Jimi Hendrix Experience does the blues! Jimi, Noel and Mitch, three men and an idea about how music can and should be played. With pure emotion, and a lot of skill.
Check out Jimi Hendrix at the Cafe Au Go Go Jimi Play The Blues 1968. This will blow you away.
Brad & Lex, his "Purple Haze" and "Foxy Lady" are next for you!! Extremely influential guitarist
I didnt think any of jimis music would be on youtube, they usually get nuked from orbit :D
Cliche songs from JIMI
@@Infyra That is killing me. Electric Ladyland is one of my favorite albums of all time and ytmusic doesn't have it. You can get it through playlists and all, but the album, I guess youtube doesn't have the rights.
Two good songs but i still prefer "Hey Joe". And he does a couple of tricks with the guitar on this one so they can have a better picture of how good Jimi was.
I'm gonna leave a link from a 1967 live show, that has a pretty good sound, if they want to check it out.
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YES LIVE!!
Red House. Truly a classic. So many Jimi renditions of this tune. All of them great. As I've always said, People don't realize how good Jimi was...particularly the younger generation.
He was great guitar player but not a very good songwriter
@@freebee8221 I have to disagree, but power to you lol
Jimi never played his music the same as the recordings. He just didn't believe in that - and why should he?
He once told a reporter that if you want to hear it played the same, listen to the recording. That's why there's so many same-differencs of renditions by Jimi of his tunes.
@@davidlucio7151 He was so creative i think he got bored playing the same songs over n over.
@@freebee8221 Wow. Just wow..
My favorite version of “Red House “ comes from the album “Are you Experienced’’ It’s the Studio version.
agreed
Yup.
Don't those guys guys, Hendrix live is just better ❗
Yes, the version from are you experienced is scorching with noel redding playing a guitar instead of bass but using the bass strings to provide the low end.
Yes this version is the definition of soporific...😴
This is one of Jimi Hendrix’s more bluesy tunes! He is by far the best guitarist of the rock era in my opinion! I love Jimi, he’s a whole vibe! I believe his guitar was like an extension of himself! ❤️❤️
As mentioned "Machine Gun" live with his Band of Gypsies configuration (at the Filmore I think it is), is monstrous. Jimmy was a showman, whatever his skill level. And sometimes he put the playing behind the show, when playing live. But this time he was challenged by the venue owner to really show people what he could do. And he just blows people's heads off.
This my "deserted island" song, from the original release...I could listen to it all day❗
Also...it's J I M I 😇
Machine gun truly proves that Jimi is the best guitarist of all time
Agreed. I was gonna suggest this. I remember having Band of Gypsies on vinyl as a kid and absolutely loving every minute, especially Machine Gun. But then everything sounds better on vinyl.
Machine gun is ok. Moby Dick (Led Zeppelin) is way better.
This is a really great performance by Jimi. The stream of invention is constant. He starts to play a phrase and you feel like you know how the phrase will complete, but then it twists, and twists again and again. His voice does the same thing on top of the guitar. This is blues through and through, but raised to the highest levels of musical art. You know how thoroughly he is focused on the music, because there is very little of the showmanship -- playing behind his head, picking (not really) with his teeth, stroking the neck of the guitar like an absurdly long penis -- for which he was justly famous.
I’ve not heard this version before. It’s a lot more mellow than other versions he recorded. Might be interesting for you all to hear a different Hendrix recording of the same song. I don’t think the differences would be lost on you.
It’s also interesting that he’s playing a Gibson here, if I’m not mistaken. All the videos and pictures I’ve seen before this show him with a Fender. It’s definitely an interesting video.
I really prefer the version on Electric Ladyland to this. They are quite different.
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I like the version from the Jimi Hendrix: blues C.D. Seems like he liked to play and play with this song a lot!
My favorite version is from the Isle of Wight concert where he is playing a Flying V.
It's the flying V..... this must have been shortly before his death, playing that Gibson pluse back with The Experience.....only happened for a short time.
I was an Air Force brat living in Hawaii and I almost got to go see his Purple Haze Tour, but me and my buddy had bought a "lid" but my parents found it! lol we never got realy got to check it out, was 1969!
I'd checkout the studio version. This live performance is cool to see but he played it very differently all the time.
There is actually two studio versions! The original 1967 version from the UK release of 'Are You Experienced?' (the dark album cover with Jimi in a cape) And then there is the version most people consider the sort of main studio version which wasn't actually included on the 1967 U.S. (yellow album cover) release of 'Are You Experienced?' to begin with. It was first released in 1969 on the compilation album 'Smash Hits'. And added to later re-releases of the U.S. version of 'Are You Experienced?' Weirdly though it is the version that most people, especially Americans, consider the main "original" version, despite it not even being on the American version of the album until much later! I will admit it is my favourite of the two. Well worth checking out both versions if you're curious!
@@AmarettoSour710 Oh interesting. I'll look for both to see which I remember.
This is really cool. I've never heard this version of "Red House" before. What I like so much about this clip is the difficulty level on display here. This is a simple 12-bar blues, but it's moving so slowly that 1) it can be hard to remember where you're at in the chord progression when you're playing, and 2) it's wild to watch someone with so much skill who can not just keep up with the changes but be so endlessly creative in doing so. He's a master.
The jazzy Hendrix really showed up in his final released album, Electric Ladyland, "1983, or a mermaid I Will Turn to Be". It is so smooth and flowing, it completely takes you to a different place. For sheer guitar perfection, nothing beats "Villanova Junction" from Woodstock. Ever.
1983 is my favourite Hendrix song. So many joints to that song.
I love what Lex said about Hendrix having "different dialects" in his playing. Beautifully put!
Jimi's guitar did talk!
You guys should react to…
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - All Along The Watchtower
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Jimi Hendrix has a bunch of great (underappreciated)tunes🤘
Stone Free, The Wind Cries Mary, Manic Depression, 51st Anniversary, Burning of the Midnight Lamp, Gypsy Eyes, Wait Until Tomorrow.....🤘🤘🤘
LITTLE WING, AXIS BOLD AS LOVE .......
I remember riding on a dark blacktop road, trippin hard ,hearing Wind Cries Mary one time and I could literally see the lyrics come to life. I pictured it all and it sounded so cool. Such a masterful tune.
@@dancarter482 Clapton's version of Little Wing with Duane Allman is awesome also. He recorded it as a tribute to Jimi when he heard the news that Jimi died. He was in the studio recording the Layla album.
@@jeffk.9075 NICE! Have you seen Fiona Apple cover 'Angel'? Heartbreaking rendition. Jimi really was one of a kind, a true artist and a tortured beautiful soul!
@@72KingDavid It's perfect.
This is played really laid back. 👀 Its good to see him play them notes tho.
"Manic Depression" is good one too.
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Love everything Jimi plays; he is my favorite guitarist hands down.
All of Jimi's work was sheer genius. But I think the stuff he did with The Band Of Gypsys was utterly AMAZING.
This is such a beautiful song, I’ve never seen this live video of this song, I would recommend hearing the album version when he’s not performing on acid. Awesome performance but it’s a different song completely live. Give it a listen.✌🏻
Jimi is in my Top 5 favorite artists of all time. I've listened to just about every genre and sub genre of music out there. I enjoy it all. If I could ONLY listen to five artists for eternity, Jimi Hendrix would be on my list. I grew up with his psychedelic posters and a black light in my room. I bought his album with money I earned from my very first paycheck. I was 14. Jimi and his music were a gift to us all. ✌️☮️
First time I heard this, I said, "that sounds like one of the best Buddy Guy songs that Buddy Guy never wrote." And then, who ends up doing this song on the Jimi Hendrix tribute album? Mr. Buddy Guy himself. Perfect match.
And Buddy smoked it on that album. He's a badass too.
@@hog7203 hell yeah. I went to his club a couple of times, and once he was there. I got him to sign a cassette that I just bought. Derek Trucks (still under 21) was on stage that night, and Buddy joined him. Good times.
Hendrix was constantly tuning his guitar. He was a perfectionist. He spoke through his guitar. He was definitely like a fine wine.
You could spend a whole summer reacting to Jimi's great works of music. Hearing the way Jimi Hendrix spoke was the definition of Cool. Especially in the 60's. The establishment was super straight and narrow. Heard a story from Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top how he dropped Acid w Jimi and dipped guitars in paint listening to loud music and whipping the paint all over the room from the dripping guitars w a black light on. Crazy.
This just proves how good he really was. Just listen to how clean the notes are. So powerful,but you can feel how technical he could be
Hendrix' musical legacy has been established decades ago by his peers in the music industry. So don't worry about rankings when it comes to Jimi. His career spanned only 3-4 years, yet the impact he had on music and the guitar as an instrument was massive. Within that time, he changed musical syntax, the role of the guitar in music and his brilliance as a song writer, innovator and guitarist is still unparalleled 50 years later. All the boxes were checked so to speak. His debut album, "Are You experienced" is considered the greatest, most influential debut album ever. It was inducted into the National Recording Registry at the Library of Congress. From a historical reference, there was no one else doing what he was doing at that time.
You can hear his influence on Stevie Ray Vaughn and many others. I remember when you guys reviewed Stevie playing Voodoo Child and Texas Flood, how he was practically channeling his soul into his guitar playing. Jimi took that to another level also.
You two are on a roll tonight, Gary Moore, BB and Jimi.
Jimi is considered one of the best ever because of his innovation and style. No one back then was doing many of the things he was doing, and it scared other guitarists of the time because they knew they now had to step up their game - a lot. In today's context he would have been less remarkable, but in the 1960s he was something brand new.
Jimi is my favourite guitarist of all time because he played with heart, and because he completely changed the meaning of rock music, and sent it in a completely different direction from that in which it was heading.
RIP Jimi - you are missed.
Jimi is definitely top 5 of all time. The guy could play, perform, write, and innovate. He truly was a total package as a guitar player.
Most don't know Jimi started as a blues player. That influence shows in many of his songs.
"Machine Gun" live is a must
Lex nails it again, Jimi speaks guitar fluently in several different languages. Great performance by a very talented man.
I have played the guitar for like 50 years and Jimi Hendrix is a unique guitar player. I have of course listened really close to most guitarists and learned the way they play so I can most often predict where they are going in their guitar playing. But Jimi has his own ways. When I hear him play certain licks and riff I can predict like 3-4 ways to go after what he just played. He almost ALWAYS goes to a place that blows my mind. Like WHOA! He goes THERE!? All the time. That's one thing I love about Hendrix. Get what I mean?
I, too hadn't ever heard this live version -- and yeah, Jimi played this differently otherwise he'd get bored :-). The studio version is a standard-paced blues with some terrific licks and a fabulous sound (for 1968 or whatever) to it. Not knocking this one but it's sooooo different than what I'm used to, is all.
Jimi Hendrix is the greatest because his playing captured all aspects of the human condition. The joy and sadness, the beauty and insanity, the perfection and wanton mistakes we are all capable of. When you listen to Jimi you're hearing the mans soul.
I was born April 1954. First time hearing Jimi Hendrix do this tune.... 15 years old, sitting in the sand with 3 friends at Newport Beach O.C. Calif at 10:30 pm after taking a hit of "Orange Sunshine" LSD and passing a pipe with "Acapulco Gold" buds. Your first time hearing is a little different but I enjoyed watching your reaction. Have a Splendid and Successful Day
You can never go wrong with hendrix. With an unbelievable song, fantastic.
Jimi is more than a burning guitar and stage antics, this the real deal.
Slow, delicate, soulful blues.
“The whole song is a guitar solo!”
That’s Hendrix lol
He taught me that music was more than a 2-3 minute song. It can be a journey of improvisation and play whatever you want to. He didn’t play a song the same way twice, especially when it came to solos.
There are more upbeat versions of Red House by Jimi that might really get you moving! Great reactions and keep up the great work!
Any official version of any jimi song is on lockdown on youtube thanks to whoever owns his estate . You won't find one anywhere except maybe Hey Joe because he didnt write it .
"different dialects". i have struggled to explain that to people about Jimi's style(s). i have never heard it put so well. wow girl!
"His guitar is his person" yes, I think that is exactly it. His true expression came through the guitar.
There's a live version of this floating around that's been my favorite song forever.
Brad I appreciate your honesty. Hendrix is so unique and so far ahead of his time that he is hard to really comprehend right away now.✌️✌️✌️
Over his head sis gets it one man many styles cosmic in fact
Watch Hendrix live Woodstock any of the songs will show you why his fans just are always amazed at his abilities ! Jimi Hendrix will always be grooviest dude that ever picked up a guitar he didn’t just play the guitar instead the guitar was an extension of himself , he died a couple years before I was born but I grew up appreciating his legacy he left behind the man was amazing and was the reason I got involved with playing psychedelic rock guitar in the late 1980s and I’ve loved it ever since ! Jimi was an improv guitarist because he got bored with playing the exact same tunes over and over he was a master improvisational guitarist as well !
Brad, I really feel for you man. I remember the very first time I heard jimi...... I stopped what I was doing and had to find out what the hell I was listening to. I grew up with my parents listening to the "singer/song writer" Era of music and this just grabbed me by my soul and screamed at me GO BUY A GUITAR, NOW!
Jimi was when I finally figured out why I liked specific styles of music.
I love me some Hendrix Blues, and it's like a whole different animal from Rockin Hendrix- but this is for sure the slowest Jimi ever played Red House that I've ever heard. Amazing still, but I think this is not the best place to start off your personal Jimi Hendrix experience.
Keep going and you'll be surprised at his versitilty and creativity. A pioneer in sound and technology in any era.
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This is so slow that I thought Noel Redding was going to drop off to sleep.
An early composition and one of his most popular. I grew up in the 60s and 70s with this music and I get lost in this song every time I hear it. I get very sad every time I think of Jimi Hendrix and all the other icons who left us too early. All of that music that wasn't played by jimi, Janis, Buddy, Stevie Ray, Jim M., Ritchie V., Eddie C., Amy W., Otis R., Bradley N., Lowell G., Duane A., and many others that do not come to mind right away. Interesting reaction comments. TY for sharing this classic with everybody. I love JH!
Loves me some Jimi. So good. He had so much influence on Stevie Ray. Stevie's like an echo from the master. Can't remember if you've done All Along the Watchtower, The Wind Cries Mary, or Little Wing. Legendary stuff.
So glad y’all did Hendrix finally!!!! All Along The Watchtower, castles made of sand, bold as love. Those are my favorites.
The sounds that man can make out of his guitar is still unreal to me.
" Machine Gun " live at the Filmore from Hendrix is a must listen. One of his fav guitar was his " Gibson Flying V ".
Listen to his rendition of THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER from Woodstock! Jimi Hendrix was an Army veteran (101st Airborne) and his version has a unique soul.
My favorite guitarist!!! His playing is incredible! I've always wondered what he would have done if he hadn't died so young.
As usual Lex gets it... Jimi's guitar sings, he doesn't play it, he uses it like a voice. Total legend! His guitar will sing forevermore
yup. There are very few guitarists that can say they have a sound. Something that when you hear it, even if it isn't one of their songs you know instantly that it is them.
I'm with you Lex. I could tell by the expressions on your face that you were diggin this! I've never heard this version but I'm diggin it too! Thanks for posting and I loved your reaction Lex.
you gotta' hear the studio version of this, it's ICONIC and will be played a 100 years from now, it's got a great opening, a fresh classic lyric, a tricky solo with a little echo in just the right spot and a high drama ending 3:45 running time
Never heard this version, but I love it. He looks like he's playing some kind of Gibson guitar, like a Les Paul or SG. They aren't usually as bright sounding as the Fender Stratocaster he usually plays. Gives it a mellower tone. Jimi has a great voice Imo, that gets overlooked lots of time.
Great reaction!
Rare footage of him playing something other than a Strat … very cool :)
Im still obsessed with this song over 30years later of playing guitar!
This one played live , the Red House is on fire. His playing was so effortless for him.
The thing about Jimi (at-least to me) is the fact that he did what he did before it became staple guitar work.
From his technical ability to the fact that he had mastered the neck of a guitar so well meant he could play what he heard in his head at will.
He was also a master of effects. For example, Alot of people rock back and forth mindlessly on a Wah pedal. He worked the wah like an extension of what he wanted to play, as mindful of it as the notes he accentuates with it.
We lost him too soon, God only knows what he had left in that mind and those hands.
Red House, All Along the Watchtower, and Little Wing have always been in the regular rotation when I'm playing guitar along with songs. It helps to learn from the best, and Jimi was the king of the blues for me.
THE WHOLE SONGS A GUITAR SOLO, WHEN I’M I SUPPOSED TO PAUSE IT.. Best quote of the week.
Jimi doing the Star Spangled Banner to close out Woodstock is a must !!!
You should do this entire show it's the one of best things I have ever seen in my life
Jimi Hendrix was magic in human form.
This is a great live rendition, recorded during a period in which probably his best version was captured on the Hendrix in the West album. A must listen for any Jimi fan.
Hendrix definitely has different dimension. Definitely one of the greatest.
I can feel the Memphis Beale Street vibe. The slow rolling rhythm section and the burning 6 string.
The man!!! Unique Groundbreaking. Daring Experimental. Its all him !!
The first time I heard him . Was in the back seat of a 73 camaro. The worm certainly turned for me that night, cruising the Polk street drag. Amarillo Texas.
It's been a minute since I heard Jimi. Thanks for sending me back down that rabbit hole. It is fun to see people's reaction when they first hear some songs.
This is the only time I've ever seen Jimi Hendrix play a Gibson SG custom.
Don't give up on Hendrix. You'll be experienced! I suggest you start with "easier" songs such as Voodoo Chile, All Along the Watchtower, even Hey Joe, and to take the studio versions, because live versions are very diverse and some of them are not so talkative of his greatness, like the one here in my opinion, in which Hendrix seemed kind of distracted or slightly unmotivated. He can really go great though, really high, and another rendition of the same song might simply blow your mind. Once you are a little bit into Hendrix, then I recommend you go for Machine Gun, or Hear My Train A'comin', which are true masterpieces. Hendrix is all expression and emotion and will take your mind to some places you cant imagine. Third Stone From The Sun, for example, amazing instrumental psychedelic stuff. Bluesy (many o fthem), jazzy (Up From the Skies), rock'and'roll (Johnny B Good! oh my God)... just don't give up on Hendrix and you'll be experienced!
The man was a musical genius
Old wooden Lloyd Noble, May,1970, night of my Jr. Prom, blew it off for my first concert. Became a Strat player.
A lot of the great guitar players in history bow down to the goat Jimi Hendrix
The Gil Evans Orchestra plays the music of Jimi Hendrix - 1983 A merman I should turn to be, Angel, Little Wing, Gypsy eyes
Jimi Hendrix' Blues album is one of my favorites.
I've never heard this performance of "Red House," but seriously loving it (^,^) You should check out "Voodoo Child" next. Though most of his stuff is epic, "Voodoo Child" was clearly a song that influenced generations of players. Cheers!
Goosebumps all over, hearing this great music 🎸🎸🎸🎶🎶🎶👍
Saw The Jimi Hendrix experience in White Plains NY in 1967 and they did this song.
jimi was a rock artist with a blend of blues and jazz
Another job well done by Brad and Lex. I've only heard the studio version of Red House.
Good 'ol Jimi Hendrix. Lived fast. Died young. The music he left behind inspired thousands of future guitarists. I've often wondered how his music would have evolved had he hadn't passed so early.
Every time someone reacts to this it’s a different version. Amazing! Love it!
Comparing Jimi Hendrix' playing to fine wine is actually pretty damn brilliant.
And don't feel bad, even the people who can professionally "taste" fine wines have to study for years.
God Bless ya'll both! This is my fav Hendrix tune! But nI love all his music, I am 67, grew up with this, keep doin what ya'll doin, I Love it!
Jimi was the first real guitar god and he revolutionised rock for a generation of guitar players. He's definitely a guitarists guitarist, it seems, as the young generation somehow is unfortunately missing out on his blinding bright legacy.
Mr Brad everybody reacted to Hendrix the same way. Though it may go on a bit and maybe too intricate at times, he was the first to really do these super guitar solo/playing techniques. So he had nobody to follow. Epic musician
That is some SERIOUS blues.
(as you get 'into' the music you will start to feel it. Lex is getting into the vibe with the different 'dialects'. Jazz can get out there and Jimi was there and back. You inhabit the music)
Keep tastin' Hendrix cuz he is a grand vintage that you WILL come to understand and appreciate.
Man that was beautiful....Jimi could play the blues with the best of them!
I really appreciate y’all’s reactions. Brad, love your skepticism. (Is that the right word?) lex, love your openness. You two are wonderful
Not a massive Hendrix fan but love it when he goes off script and lets his emotions go through that guitar