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Title: Jimi Hendrix: this video is full of win
Post by: LudwigVan on January 08, 2011, 12:34:21 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gv3cKLWQimE

I think this video really captures the rebel spirit of Jimi Hendrix, and how he was all about changing things up and stirring the pot.   

Look out for these moments of pure win.

:08    The "WTF was that?" look on the prim and proper TV show hostess as some feedback escapes... it's funny (and ironic) how eager she is to hear the "hit song"

:25    That wonderfully orchestrated feedback/jam lasts almost a whole minute, which is an eternity on a TV show

1:48   The look on Hendrix' face as he realizes his guitar string has gone waaay out of tune

2:00   He quotes The Beatles' I Feel Fine  :biggrin:

2:22   Jimi "forgets the words"   ;)

2:56   They trash their own hit song right smack in the middle, then break out into a searing version of a Cream hit song 

3:50   The GTFO look that Jimi gives to the TV crew as they signal him to cut it short 

4:10   Mitch Mitchell and Hendrix exchange a quick look to communicate the wind down of the jam


Is it a cliche to say that this video defines the word "cool"?   If there are any other vids out there that capture this kind of elan, I'd love to see it!
Title: Re: Jimi Hendrix: this video is full of win
Post by: TAC on January 08, 2011, 12:47:55 PM
LV, with a breakdown like that, I think you should take over Indiscipline's thread!
Title: Re: Jimi Hendrix: this video is full of win
Post by: Accelerando on January 08, 2011, 12:56:03 PM
What a fantastic trio of a band. I've said it once, and ill say it again. No has the chops that Mitch Mitchell had on the drums. And Jimi.... amazing. As to this video, it's very good! A lot of interesting shot choices
Title: Re: Jimi Hendrix: this video is full of win
Post by: TAC on January 08, 2011, 01:01:34 PM
Oh yeah, Mitch Mitchell was fantastic.
Title: Re: Jimi Hendrix: this video is full of win
Post by: Volk9 on January 08, 2011, 03:39:59 PM
Great stuff :tup

Thanks for the timestamps, lol
Title: Re: Jimi Hendrix: this video is full of win
Post by: Jamesman42 on January 08, 2011, 03:46:59 PM
That was great!
Title: Re: Jimi Hendrix: this video is full of win
Post by: Marvellous G on January 08, 2011, 03:49:13 PM
I lol'd repeatedly, great timestamps and great video!
Title: Re: Jimi Hendrix: this video is full of win
Post by: wolfking on January 08, 2011, 05:31:49 PM
That was an amazing video.
Title: Re: Jimi Hendrix: this video is full of win
Post by: SPNKr on January 08, 2011, 08:22:51 PM
I've seen this at least 5 times before. It's still great. Hendrix was one of the few people around that time that didn't give 2 fucks about what people thought of his performances.
Title: Re: Jimi Hendrix: this video is full of win
Post by: ZBomber on January 08, 2011, 08:40:50 PM
Is it a cliche to say that this video defines the word "cool"?

That is the word that came to mind when I saw this video, so...  :tup
Title: Re: Jimi Hendrix: this video is full of win
Post by: wkiml on January 08, 2011, 08:48:56 PM
there are a few people on this board ( whom I won't name) who seem to say everytime when Hendrix is mentioned that he was overrated..he wasn't that good...blah..blah...its like videos like this that just reinforce my love for Hendrix and what he brought to music at a time when everyone else was singing about love and such. It was his unique playing, his attitude and the fact that he always surrounded himself with great musicians. Henry Rollins said it best, that Hendrix created more great music in 5 short years than most musicians can hope to achieve in a lifetime
Title: Re: Jimi Hendrix: this video is full of win
Post by: SPNKr on January 08, 2011, 09:04:31 PM
there are a few people on this board ( whom I won't name) who seem to say everytime when Hendrix is mentioned that he was overrated..he wasn't that good...blah..blah...its like videos like this that just reinforce my love for Hendrix and what he brought to music at a time when everyone else was singing about love and such. It was his unique playing, his attitude and the fact that he always surrounded himself with great musicians. Henry Rollins said it best, that Hendrix created more great music in 5 short years than most musicians can hope to achieve in a lifetime

I remember that quote! When/where is it from?
Title: Re: Jimi Hendrix: this video is full of win
Post by: EPICVIEW on January 09, 2011, 01:31:08 PM
Jimis voice is amazing also... sorta like Phil Lynott, the voice is never appreciated enough
Title: Re: Jimi Hendrix: this video is full of win
Post by: TAC on January 09, 2011, 01:36:16 PM
there are a few people on this board ( whom I won't name) who seem to say everytime when Hendrix is mentioned that he was overrated..he wasn't that good...blah..blah...

I'm GUILTY!
Title: Re: Jimi Hendrix: this video is full of win
Post by: SPNKr on January 09, 2011, 03:19:07 PM
Jimis voice is amazing also... sorta like Phil Lynott, the voice is never appreciated enough

Hendrix put soul into his voice, especially in the later years of his career where in lots of recordings he gets really into it and screams out "HEY!", but puts a bit of a "wh" at the start of that word. Sounds like his own thing he did there. If anyone knows what I'm saying ;)
Title: Re: Jimi Hendrix: this video is full of win
Post by: oh8wrx on January 09, 2011, 06:09:16 PM
What else do these guys do besides music? They can't be making that much money to get by, can they?
Title: Re: Jimi Hendrix: this video is full of win
Post by: hefdaddy42 on January 09, 2011, 06:44:54 PM
What else do these guys do besides music? They can't be making that much money to get by, can they?
What?
Title: Re: Jimi Hendrix: this video is full of win
Post by: SPNKr on January 09, 2011, 06:55:00 PM
What else do these guys do besides music? They can't be making that much money to get by, can they?
What?
Title: Re: Jimi Hendrix: this video is full of win
Post by: Sir GuitarCozmo on January 09, 2011, 06:56:19 PM
Oh yeah, Mitch Mitchell was fantastic.

Absolutely.  "Fire" alone is a Mitch Mitchell barn burner.  Might as well throw your drums out after hearing that one.
Title: Re: Jimi Hendrix: this video is full of win
Post by: 73109 on January 09, 2011, 06:59:59 PM
What else do these guys do besides music? They can't be making that much money to get by, can they?
What?
Title: Re: Jimi Hendrix: this video is full of win
Post by: Birch Boy on January 09, 2011, 07:23:58 PM
What else do these guys do besides music? They can't be making that much money to get by, can they?
What?
Title: Re: Jimi Hendrix: this video is full of win
Post by: wolfking on January 09, 2011, 08:21:53 PM
What else do these guys do besides music? They can't be making that much money to get by, can they?
What?
Title: Re: Jimi Hendrix: this video is full of win
Post by: hefdaddy42 on January 09, 2011, 08:40:35 PM
(https://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i238/hefdaddy42/DTF/QUOTEPYRAMIDS.jpg)
Title: Re: Jimi Hendrix: this video is full of win
Post by: Birch Boy on January 09, 2011, 08:44:40 PM
Back on topic: I love The Jimi Hendrix Experience's feeling of "tight but loose," like they're always in a jam, but they know where they're going and flow with each other very well.
Title: Re: Jimi Hendrix: this video is full of win
Post by: SPNKr on January 09, 2011, 09:02:28 PM
Yep, I think Deep Purple did that too. It's fantastic watching how random a band can be.
Title: Re: Jimi Hendrix: this video is full of win
Post by: oh8wrx on January 10, 2011, 11:30:15 AM
What else do these guys do besides music? They can't be making that much money to get by, can they?
What?

i posted this in another thread, don't know why it popped up in here..! sorry guys!
Title: Re: Jimi Hendrix: this video is full of win
Post by: rumborak on January 10, 2011, 12:35:22 PM
Well, count me into the group who think Hendrix is overrated. I mean, sure, his playing was revolutionary, his approach to music was new ... but I still don't like his singing much, and what bothers me to no end is how out of tune most of his recordings are. Point in case, the OP video. He does all these dive bombs at the beginning of the song, and when he actually breaks into the actual tune, one string is totally out of tune.
As a guitarist, I also have a special animosity against the disciples he created. Guys with skullets who will tell you at any given possible moment that no guitarist since Jimi was as good and that everybody else has no soul.

rumborak
Title: Re: Jimi Hendrix: this video is full of win
Post by: hefdaddy42 on January 10, 2011, 04:53:17 PM
People that say things like that are morons.

But Jimi is still awesome.