Jimi’s greatness isn’t in just his skill, it is his creativity. Jimi played “in the moment” not a bunch of prearranged notes. He was completely abstract and thus it can’t be recreated.
I saw Jimi 56 years ago here in Germany. I went to both of his concerts. It was in a pretty small Hall, me in the first row right in front of the speakers. I was‘nt able to go to school the next day because I could‘nt hear anything anymore. The Ticketprice was 12 DEM= about 19 USD. An unbelievable Experience. Something I will never forget. ❤️your Channel.
@loleix I was lucky enough to have seen Jimi perform twice. In 1969 the Experience performed at Devonshire Downs, and in 1970 at the Forum in Inglewood, CA.
My favorite Hendrix song! Written by Bob Dylan. Remember- he was the progenitor- the bands that came after absorbed all the JIMMYISMS and took it further. Nobody was doing what he was doing at the time. Jesus was crucified between a joker and a thief.
When Jimi left us it was a sad day for certain! I was a whole 11 years old. A true Heartbreakers for me and millions of people. My baby Janis Joplin died earlier that year way back in 1970. Love them both still today. You're about to experience the elite of Rock and Roll.
I turned 15 in July 1968, so this was right up my street and you are correct to say that this was groundbreaking at that time, along with the likes of Cream. This is one of the handful of songs that summed up that period (1966-69) along with Cream’s ‘I Feel Free’, Sunshine of Your Love’, The Beatles ‘Revolution’ etc. It takes me right back to those summer days in the UK late 1960s. Everyone probably has songs that are evocative of their teenage years when we all are evolving and becoming more aware of music.
When Jimi came along everyone took notice Every major guitar player at the time (Clapton,Harrison, Townsend) were in awe at what he was doing with the guitar
Clapton was rumored to have quit playing after seeing Jimi because he said there was no point cuz he would never be as good as Hendrix. It was Harrison who convinced him to pick up the guitar again.
Hendrix was definitely the first to be that eventive for the time and it is hard to deny hes not the best because his influence is in rock n roll and metal period hes a metal god
When I was little, I saw on the news that Jimmy Hendrix had died. I asked my dad who it was and he said "just some puke". Then I listened to him a little later and realized that his name was Jimi and not Jimmy. I heard the album ARE YOU EXPERIENCED?. Still put it in Playlist today. \m/
I paid $8.50 to see Queen in Greensboro, NC in August 1980. I paid $13.50 two weeks prior to see AC/DC on the 'Back In Black' tour in Fayetteville. I could go on, but I hope it helps answer questions about ticket prices back in the golden age.
What we lost when Jimi Hendrix left us was one of the great song creators. There's a reason his creations have been copied over and over by guitarists. Angel. Castles Made Of Sand. Foxy Lady. Little Wing. Purple Haze. Voodoo Child. The Wind Cries Mary. etc. There's no telling how many great songs Hendrix would have created. Anyone want to understand what a great song writer he was, check out the studio version Tuck and Patti's Castles Made of Sand/Little Wing. One vocal, one guitar. Hear the lyrical content along with what was created on guitar. He is THE daddy of songwriting through the guitar.
Ozzy's music being blocked is no surprise to me. There was a UHF TV station where I grew up called V-32. It was MTV for those of us who lived in the boonies and didn't have cable TV. They did not play Ozzy because his record company wanted to charge a fee. 99% of the others didn't.
People have to really listen to Jimi. They have to check out his deep cuts, his live performances, and people will see why he’s the greatest. You can’t hear it from one or two songs. He’s the Van Gogh of Rock Guitar. My favorite is Eddie Van Halen, but Jimi is him.
You wanna hear Jimi go off into another dimension? Play either Machine Gun at Fillmore East or Hear my Train a Comin (electric version) off his Blues Album that was performed at Berkeley. Those 2 pieces are a a couple of his many masterpieces. You should be able to do a full reaction to Machine Gun on UA-cam being that many others did already. Hendrix was to guitar what Thor was to his Hammer. Best description I can think of...
I remember seeing some documentary and it had a segment describing a time when George Harrison and Eric Clapton wanted to go and see what this Jimi Hendrix guy was doing on guitar. And those two were amazed by him.
Back in the day JIMI was UNQUESTIONABLY the greatest but, in the 50+ years since, there's WAY better players....There's Always Gonna Be New Gunslingers.
Confession time. I haven't listened to Jimi in years. However, having said that, Jimi could NEVER be overrated. All you have to do is listen to anyone playing a guitar before him and then everything after him. No one has done more to change the way their instrument was played more than Hendrix.
Eddie Van Halen is right there with Jimi as far as impact on guitar players. When Van Halen came out in 1978 The Bee Gees and Donna Summer were ruling the airwaves and after Eddie so many kids said i wanna do what hes doing on guitar.
@@RM-ks8pp A lot of players are technically better than Hendrix but you have to take everything in historical perspective. Watch Hendrix at Woodstock the directors cut. Hendrix has a Strat , a stack and 3 pedals on the ground and listen to what he does sonically. It is astounding the sounds & tones he wrangled out of his guitar and nobody was doing anything like it. He was a huge influence on SRV.
Oh hell. I can already see there are a lot of really stupid people going to get in on this post talking about how their favorite guitarist is the best. F'IN SAVE IT! I don't care who you think is best. What I'm saying is if not for Jimi fundamentally changing the way the guitar was played, ( insert your favorite guitarist here) WOULD! NOT! EXIST! So unless your favorite predates Hendrix, SHUT THE FUCK UP.
My Intro to Jimi as a Black Skateboarder was "Burning of the Midnight Lamp" in a skate video. It wasnt a big commmercial hit from what my mother told me but he was prolific as a lyricist and musician overall. She also said our folks felt his theatrics like burning guitars and breaking them threw them off. Also gotta check his solo guitar cover of the National Anthem. 👀
Jimi wasn’t Richard’s “roadie” - they move equipment n set up the stage. Jimi played guitar for him. Richard’s autobiography has a Jimi quote on the title page that said “I wanted to do with the guitar what Richard did with his voice”. Hadn’t heard bout firing Jimi. But will look it up. Both Jimi n Little Richard were fabulous! I’ve the record of them together n on one or two songs u can definitely hear the Jimi who would pop out in a few years! If u do Richard, do the original recordings on the Specialty label! As for Watchtower, the verse is interesting. The last verse can be seen as the actual start of the lyric. So it’s like a circle. Dylan is the deepest of all rabbit holes! 👍🏼👍🏼
All Along the Watchtower was highly produced but still a great song. You need to watch his live performances and his ground breaking playing with his teeth and behind his back, the fluidity with which he performs in a unique style that still no one duplicates but SRV is very close. Hendrix is still on the apex of them all even up to today, with regards to rock and rock/blues anyways.
Purple Haze, Voodoo Chile, Foxy Lady, Red House, Little Wing, and All Along the Watchtower were probably his most famous/popular songs, but I would suggest checking out "Spanish Castle Magic", "If 6 Was 9", "Hear My Train a Comin'" and "Hey Joe" as well. He had a lot of great hits, for sure.
In answer to the banner question - Undoubtedly the GOAT - no one else comes close. I am surprised however about what you said about being blocked - I have seen/heard him play on other reaction channels (Airplay Beats played 'Purple Haze' just a few days ago) so I'm not sure what the problem might be. I've been a fan of Jimi's since my teens (50 years ago) and I'm a little bit proud of the fact that he was embraced and adopted here in the UK after being largely ignored in the States - maybe a case of a prophet not being appreciated in his home town. what makes him special for me is the 'Soul' he brought to the party. his vocal delivery is also unique - I don't know - I can't speak highly enough of him.
A lot of his songs like purple haze, all along the watchtower he was talking about his addiction his experiences that’s what a lot of his songs were about was a good man
He was an all-around legend. You'll see his stage presence, and the word is that he dominated any room he walked into without trying. Other brilliant musicians would come to play with him and still end up being in awe of him. He came to London and jammed with Cream, and Eric Clapton's hands dropped off his guitar and to his sides, and he is said to have lurched off the stage. Fellow musician Chas Chandler found him backstage unable to get a match to the end of his cigarette.
One of his most famous moments was when the sun broke over the horizon at Woodstock on Monday morning, and he launched into his own unique created-on-the-spot rendition of the Star Spangled Banner. Don't miss that, even if you can't react to it.
There are plenty who thinks he's the greatest. Just like some think Eddie's the greatest. Hendrix didn't invent distortion, but he perfected it, and thereby revolutionized the instrument. Just like Eddie didn't invent finger-tapping, but he perfected it, and thereby revolutionized the instrument. Their parts as pioneers are undeniable, but I don't know if I'd even have them in my top 10. But that's a personal opinion, and I couldn't argue with anyone who had them in the top ten, or even at #1. And I was just listening to Jimi Hendrix "Woodstock" an hour ago.
You have your history SOOOO wrong. Little Richard fired him because Jimi kept showing him up in performances. All Along the Watchtower is a Bob Dillon song.
Jimi was awesome, He was fresh and New when He hit the Scene. No One had ever heard anything like what he was doing, very innovating, and yes very talented, I Love his Music, but I dont think I would say that He is the GOAT because you cant really say who is because there are huge differences between Guitarists` Styles....I think it all comes down to personal taste. I Personally think Eddie Van Halen, Terry Kath and Joe Bonamassa are my all time favorites.
The big difference between the music then and now is back then it was all about the music and how it made you feel every song was an experience. Today its all about how much money can we make they don't care whether the music is good or bad .
My very first of many rock concerts between late 60s and late 70s was Jimi's Experience, when I was 13 yrs old... THAT concert literally changed my life! (Chicago was the opening act.) Hendrix was on a whole other level from ANY other musician at the time, or, imo, ever since. So, gotta explore Jimi TNT. btw! The Maui concert was made into a movie, RainbowBridge; the whole thing was organized by a pro-drug (TimLearly-aligned group) cult -- the BrotherhoodOfEternalLove -- which was funded by global drug smuggling (afghani primo hashish), and the manufacture&distribution of LSD to save humanity. THOSE are the folks at the Maui concert.
Jimi was self taught and left handed like Tonni Iommi, who lost his finger tips in an accident and used thimbles, Jimi flipped a regular guitar. Both are untouchable. Don't care 🤘
I fealt the same way as you guys. I was like, "it's okay" but then when you put it in the historical context, Hendrix was before his time. Great connection between Prince and Hendrix.
Jimi Hendrix could make his guitar talk and tell a story. It was a blues wrapped up at the blues. It’s very soulful and like all human beings we make mistakes but he gave us hope to believe in each other. She was one of the best the same thing with Janice Joplin people made fun of her, but when you took time to really listen to her song, they told you a story.
I believe Jimi’s brother who finally gained the rights to his music has been very protective of Jimi’s music. Unfortunately he’s probably not helping. I saw him live in’69 before Woodstock at a music festival at Devonshire Downs, in Northridge, CA. June of ‘69. Jimi played Friday night and again Sunday afternoon. Quite an experience !!!
No one would play Jimi in the U.S. so he went to England and Europe and made a big name for himself. He came back and appeared at the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967. It was then that he blew everyone away. This was two years before Woodstock.
I just missed out on seeing him at the Fillmore East in NYC. At the time tickets were undr $5.00 and there were usually 2 other bands on the bill. Now you have to mortgage your house to buy a ticket to see Taylor Swift.
It’s so messed up that corporations are stopping us from listening to the greats. It’s the same with the Beatles. It’s been over 50 years. These songs are artifacts that should be accessible to anyone.
A lot of his songs like purple haze, all along the watchtower he was talking about his addiction his experiences that’s what a lot of his songs were about was a good man Jimmy was a hell attic when Jimi Hendrix died. He was trying to take heroin in the back of his neck. The needle slipped and it killed her. There’s more to the story. It was tragic. People did not care about people back then and a lot of songs you could hear his pain. Same thing with Jim Joplin people didn’t care about their pain you had so much to offer. He was ahead of his time AC/DC Angus Jimi Hendrix was one of his favorite. You wanna get blown away Angelina Jordan take a list listen
A Viet Nam veteran, Jimi had to do everything higher, harder and more than others. Just the way he was. Unfortunately a bad trait for drugs. Watching him play his guitar with his teeth blew people's minds.
It never heard that about Jimi showing up late for rehearsal and that’s the reason he got fired. Jimi was always backing up big name artist. Jimi would get all the attention,and some the artist accept that. Little Richard cursed Jimi out and warned not to overshadow him during his concerts. Jimi use to play with the Isley Brothers before they became famous,and that made the Isleys popular.Listen to Ernie Isleys guitar playing years later when he became there guitar player
Well it's just interesting how some of these other reaction channels are able to play Jimmy or whoever and I know who the bands are that you are talking about but they get them through and they don't get blocked or anything like that
Definitely the greatest. Saw him in '68 in S.F. when I was 14. Jimi's step sister, Janie Hendrix, controls his estate and entire music rights. She has made sure it's all heavily copyrighted. The only way to really hear his music is to buy his albums, which actually is a good idea. I would recommend Axis Bold as Love and Electric Ladyland.
Excellent point T that Jimi’s playing was groundbreaking in the late 60s. It was indeed. I grew up listening to music of the 50s and 60s. The way guitarists played prior to Hendrix was quite different. Carlos Santana was another groundbreaker in the late 60s!
You won't know the way I feel viewing this until you hear people 40 years from now trying to understand the music and culture that you presently love. I do feel that the young lady's efforts will bring understanding more so than the young man's more clinical approach to analyzing art. She is appropriately considering historical and cultural influences that affected all people of the era. But bottom line is I'm realizing that no matter how much we sat and discussed the era, unless you were living in that time, you can't get the impact he had at that time. As far as being overrated, that's an individual point of view. After all, 30 years ago Michael Jordan was unique. Now because they've seen that model, there are a hundred trying to be the next MJ so what we watched in awe years ago seems ordinary now.
You don't understand they didn't even make a left handed guitar back then so he had to play a right handed guitar upside down ,he also didn't get famous until he moved to England and his carrier only lasted 5 years.
Jimi wasn't Little Richard's roadie, he was his guitarist, but was too flamboyant, wore fancy shirts, put on a show, Richard said, "I'm the only one allowed to be pretty!" or something to that effect.
Hendrix was magnificent!!! Here is some fun info: Terry Kath, former lead guitarist with Chicago was praised by Jimi Hendrix who said Kath was “the best guitarist in the universe".😅
WATCHTOWER WAS A ( BOB DYLAN ) SONG T & TASHA BUT EVEN BOB SAID THAT JIMI'S VERSION WAS MUCH BETTER! 😊SO IMAGINE THE ROCK STANDARD FOR GUITAR EVENNN TODAY IS ( JIMI HENDRIX ) , THAT'S PRETTY INSANE!😮SO YEAH, GREAT 3 MAN 60'S PHYSCHEDELIC ROCK BAND JUST LIKE CREAM WAS YOU GUYS!👍THERE'S LOTSA HENDRIX HITS YOU CAN STILL DO : PURPLE HAZE, FOXY LADY, AND THE WIND CRIES MARY, AND 1 OTHER THAT'S ALLLLLLLL OVER THE NET : (HEY JOE) , YOU'LL SEE JIMI PLAY WITH HIS TEETH, I'M NOT KIDDING T & TASHA!😊 PURE ROCK GOD LEGEND AND LOST WAYYYYYYY TOO EARLY! ☹ TAKE GREAT CARE GUYS!
It wasn’t meant to be a recording that showed off Hendrix’s guitar prowess. There would be no Steve Ray Vaughn without Jimi. No else comes close to Jimi
Jimi is the GOAT - period. He was not allowed to play live in most places in the US as it was unheard of for a black man to front a band with white musicians. He actually went to London and blew minds such as Eric Clapton, Keith Richards, Chros Squire, and all of The Beatles.
I'd have Jimi at #2, right behind Stevie, but that's just me. A boat load of other great guitarists would probably be tied for third. There's been a lot of great ones, for sure.
if you don't like Jimi or feel he's "overrated " that's your personal opinion or taste. However what is fact and not merely opinion is that Jimi influenced more people on the electric guitar than anyone else ever did and most of your rock guitar "greats and hero's Clapton,Beck, Page Joe Satriani,Steve Vai ,SRV point to Jimi as their main man. what would SRV, Robin Trower and legions of other guitarist sound like without Hendrix influence? the equipment Jimi used was literally primitive compared to what we have today ( much of it thanx to him).. ie: there were no locking tremolos and when he played live torturing his strat bending the whammy bar into places no one else dared to go he had balls bigger than anyone before him or since as he would then bend it back in tune on the fly . Others like Beck and Townsend toyed with feedback before him but Jimi made feedback his bitch keeping it caged until he wanted to use it either to shock the listener, make a bold statement, create music out of it or imitate the sound of whatever he desired. Almost 60 yrs later Hendrix influence on the electric guitar continues to be enormous and there are 100's of guitar teachers here on YT who give Hendrix lessons, breaking down his unique rhythm playing, lead phrasings . His songs are covered and played right here on YT by many well known artists . If he's "overrated " why is it that so many artist of high caliber and skill fall in line to "copy" and admire Jimi through imitation and influence and continue to do so for what has now become decades. Billy Cox Jimi's bass player said it best-There's only two types of guitarists around today," those who admit being influenced by Jimi Hendrix, and those who try to pretend they aren't.
For his time, pretty much unrivalled. Another great guitarist who is often overlooked is the incredible Eddie Hazel (RIP), almost on par with Hendrix IMO.
They put their channel at risk for copyright strikes. We’ve been doing this long enough to know which artist don’t allow their videos or music to be used on UA-cam. So yea, some reactors may get away with it for the time being but it’s not worth losing ur channel for a few views.
He's not overrated at all the reality is when Hendrix performed something like Machine Gun he was like an alchemist on the stage, that really hasn't been replicated to that level IMO because it's not a precise thing it involves spirit, innovation & improvisation. Precise shredding in metal on the other hand is the most overrated thing in history.
Hendrix taught players how to play Rock guitar. All of them. He was the whole package, tremendous innovator way above the rest, a style that can never be duplicated, a vision at that time that guitar players even to this day are light years behind him. His mind was always moving to the next level no one could ever catch. There are plenty of great guitar players, but there's only one Jimi Hendrix.
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Jimi was not just a guitarist, he was a creative artist. The man is a legend for good reason.
Jimi’s greatness isn’t in just his skill, it is his creativity. Jimi played “in the moment” not a bunch of prearranged notes. He was completely abstract and thus it can’t be recreated.
As a lifelong Jimi fan, so well said
Yep. His playing was amazing, but his legend was built on the electric guitar, and what new things could be done with it.
And the guitar was hardly ever in tune.
I saw Jimi 56 years ago here in Germany. I went to both of his concerts. It was in a pretty small Hall, me in the first row right in front of the speakers. I was‘nt able to go to school the next day because I could‘nt hear anything anymore. The Ticketprice was 12 DEM= about 19 USD. An unbelievable Experience. Something I will never forget. ❤️your Channel.
thats amazing
@loleix I was lucky enough to have seen Jimi perform twice. In 1969 the Experience performed at Devonshire Downs, and in 1970 at the Forum in Inglewood, CA.
I met two people who knew The Man. they didn't talk about the guitar. they talked about what a Nice Person He Was. Nice way to be remembered.
My favorite Hendrix song! Written by Bob Dylan. Remember- he was the progenitor- the bands that came after absorbed all the JIMMYISMS and took it further. Nobody was doing what he was doing at the time.
Jesus was crucified between a joker and a thief.
When Jimi left us it was a sad day for certain! I was a whole 11 years old. A true Heartbreakers for me and millions of people. My baby Janis Joplin died earlier that year way back in 1970. Love them both still today. You're about to experience the elite of Rock and Roll.
Jimi died before Joplin I believe.
Jimmy's Star Spangled Banner is the greatest rendition of a national anthem EVER.
Better than Roseanne's?
Jimi
I turned 15 in July 1968, so this was right up my street and you are correct to say that this was groundbreaking at that time, along with the likes of Cream. This is one of the handful of songs that summed up that period (1966-69) along with Cream’s ‘I Feel Free’, Sunshine of Your Love’, The Beatles ‘Revolution’ etc. It takes me right back to those summer days in the UK late 1960s. Everyone probably has songs that are evocative of their teenage years when we all are evolving and becoming more aware of music.
When Jimi came along everyone took notice
Every major guitar player at the time
(Clapton,Harrison, Townsend) were in awe at what he was doing with the guitar
Clapton was rumored to have quit playing after seeing Jimi because he said there was no point cuz he would never be as good as Hendrix. It was Harrison who convinced him to pick up the guitar again.
Whenever i hear something by Jimi, i just instantly feel good. No matter how crap i'm feeling.
There's no need for the ridiculous headline, rock fans will always want to see a reaction to this legendary guitarist.
Hendrix was definitely the first to be that eventive for the time and it is hard to deny hes not the best because his influence is in rock n roll and metal period hes a metal god
Electric Ladyland is an awesome album!
When I was little, I saw on the news that Jimmy Hendrix had died. I asked my dad who it was and he said "just some puke". Then I listened to him a little later and realized that his name was Jimi and not Jimmy. I heard the album ARE YOU EXPERIENCED?. Still put it in Playlist today. \m/
I paid $8.50 to see Queen in Greensboro, NC in August 1980. I paid $13.50 two weeks prior to see AC/DC on the 'Back In Black' tour in Fayetteville. I could go on, but I hope it helps answer questions about ticket prices back in the golden age.
What we lost when Jimi Hendrix left us was one of the great song creators. There's a reason his creations have been copied over and over by guitarists. Angel. Castles Made Of Sand. Foxy Lady. Little Wing. Purple Haze. Voodoo Child. The Wind Cries Mary. etc.
There's no telling how many great songs Hendrix would have created. Anyone want to understand what a great song writer he was, check out the studio version Tuck and Patti's Castles Made of Sand/Little Wing. One vocal, one guitar. Hear the lyrical content along with what was created on guitar. He is THE daddy of songwriting through the guitar.
Long live to the King 👑 of 🎸 Guitar: Hendrix! 🤟🏼
Certainly one of the greatest.
Jimi was absolutely magnificent!!
One of the greatest we’ve ever had
Ozzy's music being blocked is no surprise to me. There was a UHF TV station where I grew up called V-32. It was MTV for those of us who lived in the boonies and didn't have cable TV. They did not play Ozzy because his record company wanted to charge a fee. 99% of the others didn't.
Jimi plays a right-handed guitar. During his time no one was doing what he did like, Freeform guitar, Acid rock
*a right handed guitar strung for left handed player
The estate of Jimi Hendrix, his descendants earns as much as Elvis' estate with regard to royalties and licensing. It probably highly protected.
People have to really listen to Jimi. They have to check out his deep cuts, his live performances, and people will see why he’s the greatest. You can’t hear it from one or two songs. He’s the Van Gogh of Rock Guitar. My favorite is Eddie Van Halen, but Jimi is him.
You wanna hear Jimi go off into another dimension? Play either Machine Gun at Fillmore East or Hear my Train a Comin (electric version) off his Blues Album that was performed at Berkeley. Those 2 pieces are a a couple of his many masterpieces. You should be able to do a full reaction to Machine Gun on UA-cam being that many others did already.
Hendrix was to guitar what Thor was to his Hammer. Best description I can think of...
Check out Blue Cheer. A contemporary of Hendrix and full of loud psychedelic blues. Great stuff.
I remember seeing some documentary and it had a segment describing a time when George Harrison and Eric Clapton wanted to go and see what this Jimi Hendrix guy was doing on guitar. And those two were amazed by him.
I believe Clapton even said he wanted to quit playing after hearing Jimi lol
I've been listening to Hendrix for 55 years and more astonished as ever by his abilities and perceptional approach towards music.
Back in the day JIMI was UNQUESTIONABLY the greatest but, in the 50+ years since, there's WAY better players....There's Always Gonna Be New Gunslingers.
Confession time. I haven't listened to Jimi in years. However, having said that, Jimi could NEVER be overrated. All you have to do is listen to anyone playing a guitar before him and then everything after him. No one has done more to change the way their instrument was played more than Hendrix.
Eddie Van Halen is right there with Jimi as far as impact on guitar players. When Van Halen came out in 1978 The Bee Gees and Donna Summer were ruling the airwaves and after Eddie so many kids said i wanna do what hes doing on guitar.
In my opinion SRV was better than Hendrix in playing skills on the guitar...
@@RM-ks8ppoh hell no
@@RM-ks8pp A lot of players are technically better than Hendrix but you have to take everything in historical perspective. Watch Hendrix at Woodstock the directors cut. Hendrix has a Strat , a stack and 3 pedals on the ground and listen to what he does sonically. It is astounding the sounds & tones he wrangled out of his guitar and nobody was doing anything like it. He was a huge influence on SRV.
Oh hell. I can already see there are a lot of really stupid people going to get in on this post talking about how their favorite guitarist is the best. F'IN SAVE IT! I don't care who you think is best. What I'm saying is if not for Jimi fundamentally changing the way the guitar was played, ( insert your favorite guitarist here) WOULD! NOT! EXIST! So unless your favorite predates Hendrix, SHUT THE FUCK UP.
Jimi Hendrix was the Greatest Jimi Hendrix EVER!
My Intro to Jimi as a Black Skateboarder was "Burning of the Midnight Lamp" in a skate video. It wasnt a big commmercial hit from what my mother told me but he was prolific as a lyricist and musician overall. She also said our folks felt his theatrics like burning guitars and breaking them threw them off. Also gotta check his solo guitar cover of the National Anthem. 👀
I saw Jimi Hendrix in concert in 1968. Greatest of all time.
Jimi wasn’t Richard’s “roadie” - they move equipment n set up the stage. Jimi played guitar for him. Richard’s autobiography has a Jimi quote on the title page that said “I wanted to do with the guitar what Richard did with his voice”.
Hadn’t heard bout firing Jimi. But will look it up.
Both Jimi n Little Richard were fabulous! I’ve the record of them together n on one or two songs u can definitely hear the Jimi who would pop out in a few years!
If u do Richard, do the original recordings on the Specialty label!
As for Watchtower, the verse is interesting. The last verse can be seen as the actual start of the lyric.
So it’s like a circle.
Dylan is the deepest of all rabbit holes! 👍🏼👍🏼
All Along the Watchtower was highly produced but still a great song. You need to watch his live performances and his ground breaking playing with his teeth and behind his back, the fluidity with which he performs in a unique style that still no one duplicates but SRV is very close. Hendrix is still on the apex of them all even up to today, with regards to rock and rock/blues anyways.
Remember he was a left handed man playing a right handed guitar backwards
But he strung the right handed guitar for a lefty. He's not playing "upside-down".
Purple Haze, Voodoo Chile, Foxy Lady, Red House, Little Wing, and All Along the Watchtower were probably his most famous/popular songs, but I would suggest checking out "Spanish Castle Magic", "If 6 Was 9", "Hear My Train a Comin'" and "Hey Joe" as well. He had a lot of great hits, for sure.
No one has come close to Jimi, period. Listen again.
This was a fantastic video. You guys are great. Thank you. Sorry for all the comments!!!
Thanks for doing this one. Keep having fun exploring!
In answer to the banner question - Undoubtedly the GOAT - no one else comes close. I am surprised however about what you said about being blocked - I have seen/heard him play on other reaction channels (Airplay Beats played 'Purple Haze' just a few days ago) so I'm not sure what the problem might be. I've been a fan of Jimi's since my teens (50 years ago) and I'm a little bit proud of the fact that he was embraced and adopted here in the UK after being largely ignored in the States - maybe a case of a prophet not being appreciated in his home town. what makes him special for me is the 'Soul' he brought to the party. his vocal delivery is also unique - I don't know - I can't speak highly enough of him.
A lot of his songs like purple haze, all along the watchtower he was talking about his addiction his experiences that’s what a lot of his songs were about was a good man
Hendrix Live At The Monterey Pop Festival. 🎸- Hendrix Live At Woodstock - Hendrix Live At The Fillmore.
One of the greatest of all time ! No doubt !
He was an all-around legend. You'll see his stage presence, and the word is that he dominated any room he walked into without trying. Other brilliant musicians would come to play with him and still end up being in awe of him. He came to London and jammed with Cream, and Eric Clapton's hands dropped off his guitar and to his sides, and he is said to have lurched off the stage. Fellow musician Chas Chandler found him backstage unable to get a match to the end of his cigarette.
One of his most famous moments was when the sun broke over the horizon at Woodstock on Monday morning, and he launched into his own unique created-on-the-spot rendition of the Star Spangled Banner. Don't miss that, even if you can't react to it.
There are plenty who thinks he's the greatest. Just like some think Eddie's the greatest.
Hendrix didn't invent distortion, but he perfected it, and thereby revolutionized the instrument. Just like Eddie didn't invent finger-tapping, but he perfected it, and thereby revolutionized the instrument. Their parts as pioneers are undeniable, but I don't know if I'd even have them in my top 10. But that's a personal opinion, and I couldn't argue with anyone who had them in the top ten, or even at #1.
And I was just listening to Jimi Hendrix "Woodstock" an hour ago.
My grandpa was lucky he saw Jimi Hendrix live 3 times including Woodstock 69
I saw Hendrix twice. !0 dollars a ticket. Life changing.
You have your history SOOOO wrong. Little Richard fired him because Jimi kept showing him up in performances. All Along the Watchtower is a Bob Dillon song.
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Jimi was awesome, He was fresh and New when He hit the Scene. No One had ever heard anything like what he was doing, very innovating, and yes very talented, I Love his Music, but I dont think I would say that He is the GOAT because you cant really say who is because there are huge differences between Guitarists` Styles....I think it all comes down to personal taste. I Personally think Eddie Van Halen, Terry Kath and Joe Bonamassa are my all time favorites.
Thank you for your honesty.
The big difference between the music then and now is back then it was all about the music and how it made you feel every song was an experience. Today its all about how much money can we make they don't care whether the music is good or bad .
My favorite song of his is Machine Gun 🔥🔥🔥🔥
I remember when it was announced on the news of his death. I remember how confused as an 11 year old I was.
My very first of many rock concerts between late 60s and late 70s was Jimi's Experience, when I was 13 yrs old... THAT concert literally changed my life! (Chicago was the opening act.)
Hendrix was on a whole other level from ANY other musician at the time, or, imo, ever since. So, gotta explore Jimi TNT. btw!
The Maui concert was made into a movie, RainbowBridge; the whole thing was organized by a pro-drug (TimLearly-aligned group) cult -- the BrotherhoodOfEternalLove -- which was funded by global drug smuggling (afghani primo hashish), and the manufacture&distribution of LSD to save humanity. THOSE are the folks at the Maui concert.
Jimi was self taught and left handed like Tonni Iommi, who lost his finger tips in an accident and used thimbles, Jimi flipped a regular guitar. Both are untouchable. Don't care 🤘
The greatest for his time 🤘
Also Jimi was Litte Richard's guitar player (how he raised to prominence) so wow great comparison.
My first concert was Ac/dc in 1981. Tix were 10.50 and 12.50.
I fealt the same way as you guys. I was like, "it's okay" but then when you put it in the historical context, Hendrix was before his time. Great connection between Prince and Hendrix.
Jimi Hendrix could make his guitar talk and tell a story. It was a blues wrapped up at the blues. It’s very soulful and like all human beings we make mistakes but he gave us hope to believe in each other. She was one of the best the same thing with Janice Joplin people made fun of her, but when you took time to really listen to her song, they told you a story.
I believe Jimi’s brother who finally gained the rights to his music has been very protective of Jimi’s music.
Unfortunately he’s probably not helping.
I saw him live in’69 before Woodstock at a music festival at Devonshire Downs, in Northridge, CA. June of ‘69. Jimi played Friday night and again Sunday afternoon. Quite an experience !!!
Listen to Robin Trower ..... Yngwie Malmsteen . 🇺🇸✨✨✨✨🎸✨✨✨✨👽
No one would play Jimi in the U.S. so he went to England and Europe and made a big name for himself. He came back and appeared at the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967. It was then that he blew everyone away. This was two years before Woodstock.
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I just missed out on seeing him at the Fillmore East in NYC. At the time tickets were undr $5.00 and there were usually 2 other bands on the bill. Now you have to mortgage your house to buy a ticket to see Taylor Swift.
Oh yeah..Sir TNT clearly wants us to argue!! lol..Although there is no argument.Hendrix = GOAT!
Full video and reactions to this on many youtube channels.Jimi Hendrix - Voodoo Child (REACTION) Airplay Beats, is just 1 example.
This video was originally blocked until i cut the music out.
@@TheAdventuresofTNT with music.ua-cam.com/video/8_wXvuPZkEs/v-deo.html
It’s so messed up that corporations are stopping us from listening to the greats. It’s the same with the Beatles. It’s been over 50 years. These songs are artifacts that should be accessible to anyone.
There are tons of Hendrix reaction videos that aren’t blocked. You should also try the Grateful Dead
Would love to see a reaction to Hendrix's Band Of Gypsies 1/1/70 recording of "Who Knows" & "Machine Gun" 👍
A lot of his songs like purple haze, all along the watchtower he was talking about his addiction his experiences that’s what a lot of his songs were about was a good man Jimmy was a hell attic when Jimi Hendrix died. He was trying to take heroin in the back of his neck. The needle slipped and it killed her. There’s more to the story. It was tragic. People did not care about people back then and a lot of songs you could hear his pain. Same thing with Jim Joplin people didn’t care about their pain you had so much to offer. He was ahead of his time AC/DC Angus Jimi Hendrix was one of his favorite. You wanna get blown away Angelina Jordan take a list listen
A Viet Nam veteran, Jimi had to do everything higher, harder and more than others. Just the way he was. Unfortunately a bad trait for drugs. Watching him play his guitar with his teeth blew people's minds.
It never heard that about Jimi showing up late for rehearsal and that’s the reason he got fired. Jimi was always backing up big name artist. Jimi would get all the attention,and some the artist accept that. Little Richard cursed Jimi out and warned not to overshadow him during his concerts. Jimi use to play with the Isley Brothers before they became famous,and that made the Isleys popular.Listen to Ernie Isleys guitar playing years later when he became there guitar player
His music was blocked for years, Ilistened to them on youtube 10 years or so ago in the past. Recently, they are back.
Well it's just interesting how some of these other reaction channels are able to play Jimmy or whoever and I know who the bands are that you are talking about but they get them through and they don't get blocked or anything like that
But why risk your channel over it?
Definitely the greatest. Saw him in '68 in S.F. when I was 14. Jimi's step sister, Janie Hendrix, controls his estate and entire music rights. She has made sure it's all heavily copyrighted. The only way to really hear his music is to buy his albums, which actually is a good idea. I would recommend Axis Bold as Love and Electric Ladyland.
Excellent point T that Jimi’s playing was groundbreaking in the late 60s. It was indeed. I grew up listening to music of the 50s and 60s. The way guitarists played prior to Hendrix was quite different. Carlos Santana was another groundbreaker in the late 60s!
You won't know the way I feel viewing this until you hear people 40 years from now trying to understand the music and culture that you presently love. I do feel that the young lady's efforts will bring understanding more so than the young man's more clinical approach to analyzing art. She is appropriately considering historical and cultural influences that affected all people of the era. But bottom line is I'm realizing that no matter how much we sat and discussed the era, unless you were living in that time, you can't get the impact he had at that time. As far as being overrated, that's an individual point of view. After all, 30 years ago Michael Jordan was unique. Now because they've seen that model, there are a hundred trying to be the next MJ so what we watched in awe years ago seems ordinary now.
You don't understand they didn't even make a left handed guitar back then so he had to play a right handed guitar upside down ,he also didn't get famous until he moved to England and his carrier only lasted 5 years.
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Jimi wasn't Little Richard's roadie, he was his guitarist, but was too flamboyant, wore fancy shirts, put on a show, Richard said, "I'm the only one allowed to be pretty!" or something to that effect.
He’s also a great singer. He is a vibe. He’s Jimi.
Jimi was unreal.
Hendrix was magnificent!!! Here is some fun info: Terry Kath, former lead guitarist with Chicago was praised by Jimi Hendrix who said Kath was “the best guitarist in the universe".😅
Jiminy plated a right-handed guitar turned upside down and changed the strings to play with his left hand
WATCHTOWER WAS A ( BOB DYLAN ) SONG T & TASHA BUT EVEN BOB SAID THAT JIMI'S VERSION WAS MUCH BETTER! 😊SO IMAGINE THE ROCK STANDARD FOR GUITAR EVENNN TODAY IS ( JIMI HENDRIX ) , THAT'S PRETTY INSANE!😮SO YEAH, GREAT 3 MAN 60'S PHYSCHEDELIC ROCK BAND JUST LIKE CREAM WAS YOU GUYS!👍THERE'S LOTSA HENDRIX HITS YOU CAN STILL DO : PURPLE HAZE, FOXY LADY, AND THE WIND CRIES MARY, AND 1 OTHER THAT'S ALLLLLLLL OVER THE NET : (HEY JOE) , YOU'LL SEE JIMI PLAY WITH HIS TEETH, I'M NOT KIDDING T & TASHA!😊 PURE ROCK GOD LEGEND AND LOST WAYYYYYYY TOO EARLY! ☹ TAKE GREAT CARE GUYS!
It wasn’t meant to be a recording that showed off Hendrix’s guitar prowess. There would be no Steve Ray Vaughn without Jimi. No else comes close to Jimi
Jimi is the GOAT - period. He was not allowed to play live in most places in the US as it was unheard of for a black man to front a band with white musicians. He actually went to London and blew minds such as Eric Clapton, Keith Richards, Chros Squire, and all of The Beatles.
Can you correct Jimi's name in the title?...Thank you! ❤
I don’t understand the problem people have in saying this, hands down he’s the greatest no question about it.
I'd have Jimi at #2, right behind Stevie, but that's just me. A boat load of other great guitarists would probably be tied for third. There's been a lot of great ones, for sure.
if you don't like Jimi or feel he's "overrated " that's your personal opinion or taste.
However what is fact and not merely opinion is that Jimi influenced more people on the electric guitar than anyone else ever did and most of your rock guitar "greats and hero's Clapton,Beck, Page Joe Satriani,Steve Vai ,SRV point to Jimi as their main man.
what would SRV, Robin Trower and legions of other guitarist sound like without Hendrix influence?
the equipment Jimi used was literally primitive compared to what we have today ( much of it thanx to him).. ie: there were no locking tremolos and when he played live torturing his strat bending the whammy bar into places no one else dared to go he had balls bigger than anyone before him or since as he would then bend it back in tune on the fly .
Others like Beck and Townsend toyed with feedback before him but Jimi made feedback his bitch keeping it caged until he wanted to use it either to shock the listener, make a bold statement, create music out of it or imitate the sound of whatever he desired.
Almost 60 yrs later Hendrix influence on the electric guitar continues to be enormous and there are 100's of guitar teachers here on YT who give Hendrix lessons, breaking down his unique rhythm playing, lead phrasings .
His songs are covered and played right here on YT by many well known artists .
If he's "overrated " why is it that so many artist of high caliber and skill fall in line to "copy" and admire Jimi through imitation and influence and continue to do so for what has now become decades.
Billy Cox Jimi's bass player said it best-There's only two types of guitarists around today," those who admit being influenced by Jimi Hendrix, and those who try to pretend they aren't.
For his time, pretty much unrivalled. Another great guitarist who is often overlooked is the incredible Eddie Hazel (RIP), almost on par with Hendrix IMO.
I've just watched a few channels that were reacting to Hendrix videos,without any trouble, so I'm puzzled as to why you guys aren't able to?
They put their channel at risk for copyright strikes. We’ve been doing this long enough to know which artist don’t allow their videos or music to be used on UA-cam. So yea, some reactors may get away with it for the time being but it’s not worth losing ur channel for a few views.
@@TheAdventuresofTNT Ok...I only asked! I didn't mean to upset you.
@@liamoconnor9487Where did you get that you upset them?? It looks to me like they were simply answering your question.. 🤷
Great transition for banned songs. Keep it up.
27 club: Hendrix, Joplin, Kurt Cobain, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Amy Whinehouse, Jim Morrison......
Theres probably more.
Kurt offed himself to be in the club, didn't od like the rest.
@@johngillespie3409 you mean his crazy old lady had him kiLLed
@@jerry42023El Duce knows, but he had a train accident with the front of it 🤣
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@@johngillespie3409 SRV died in a helicopter crash and Morrison died of heart failure.
He's not overrated at all the reality is when Hendrix performed something like Machine Gun he was like an alchemist on the stage, that really hasn't been replicated to that level IMO because it's not a precise thing it involves spirit, innovation & improvisation.
Precise shredding in metal on the other hand is the most overrated thing in history.
Definitely the greatest of all time. He started the transition from blues to rock guitar.
Hendrix taught players how to play Rock guitar. All of them. He was the whole package, tremendous innovator way above the rest, a style that can never be duplicated, a vision at that time that guitar players even to this day are light years behind him. His mind was always moving to the next level no one could ever catch.
There are plenty of great guitar players, but there's only one Jimi Hendrix.