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most imitated guitarist in music history doesn't mean other guitarists were doing what he was doing. Plenty of ppl gave cheap imitations of what he did but I bet *you* know Hendrix's guitar playing no matter how many ppl tried to copying his style...the same can be said of Louis Armstrong...not only did other trumpeteers try and sound like him but all other musicians as well and there's no denying Armstrong was so far ahead of his time.
peep what Phill Collen of Def Leopard said in regard to Hendrix's imitators:
Def Leppard’s Phil Collen on Jimi Hendrix Imitators http://wzlx.radio.com/2011/07/26/def-leppards-phil-collen-on-jimi-hendrix-imitators/#ixzz1uEBrpdXu>>doing? from his guitar playing,
>Pete Townsend. no, he wasn't as good as Jimi. but he was >doing that fiery stuff (even literally). he's just 1 >example.
but see that's the thing: as Collen said above, different guitarist tried to doing maybe one...or two things Hendrix did but they can't capture the totality of his playing because it was *his* artistic expression. (I use to say the same abt Glen Lewis when everyone was saying he sounded like Stevie Wonder)
here's another quote:
Jimi Hendrix plays The Denver Pop Festival June 29, 1969 As time passes, trying to understand Jimi becomes more difficult... especially for those who were not around then. He wasn't a morose dissatisfied young man as some believe. Too often guitarists are compared to Jimi such as Stevie Ray but realistically no one could match Jimi. Jimi Hendrix was a powerhouse and imitators should bear this in mind: when you copy Jimi, such as a bar band would or if you are the local 22 year old guitar hero, play it correctly or don't play it all. Imitators are unwitting history teachers so do not sell Jimi Hendrix short. Get yourself a copy of Hendrix' full performance at Woodstock, watch it once, then think twice
Jimi Hendrix "I've been imitated so well I've heard people copy my mistakes."
> to the use of the wah pedal, >>and making the studio an extension for expanding his music >>ideas... > >The Beatles, the Stones, Pink Floyd, the Who, >Love...everybody. > >>Hendrix's music wasn't really widely accepted, > >he sold millions of albums and singles before he died. he was >a Rock Star when he died. he was not unsung. lol
not that he was unsung but outside of rock circles, he wasn't really widely known as he would late become in death...
>>I keep using sports analogies to make my point: Ali was >>someone who was popular during his time and even moreso >after
>but
>>he is the one athlete, more than any other, who was ahead of >>his time which is why to a lot of ppl back then, both blk >and >>white, he was considered an outlier because blk athletes >>didn't conduct themselves that way back then but his >naysayers >>managed to admire and loathe him all at once because he was >>great at what he did...from his boxing skills to his self >>promotion which has become the norm amongst today's >athletes. > >i don't think the analogy works here. Ali is more MJ than >Hendrix. and MJ defined his time too.
Nah, every loud mouth, brash talking, and self assured athlete of today has taken their cue from Ali...and Ali would fit too perfectly in today's espn driven sportsworld but in the 60s and 70s ppl weren't quite ready for that type of blk athlete. Ali and Hendrix both defined their eras but, yet, were still waaay ahead of their time. grassrootsphilosopher
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