Jimi Hendrix

oliverstoned wrote: Abstrakt wrote: If, then he would need his own genre, "Blues Prog" together with "Cream", "Iron Butterfly" and others...      Yes, we could create a lof of sub genres in proto-prog, and so we could include Hendrix into psyche blues-rock or prog blues, Jefferson in "US psyche", etc...that would open the door to even more bands.

Atkingani wrote: erik neuteboom wrote: Better than all those vague folk, electronic, metal and progpop bands of the previous months ..   De acordo!

Edited by Bilek - October 29 2006 at 16:10

Seyo wrote: I voted Yes, as proto-prog, but be aware:   If he is ever admitted in PA, chances are that the forum members and others would start adding enourmous number of compilations, live, semi-legal ottakes etc. Hendrix albums, while he officially released only five: (Are You Experienced, Axis:Bold as Love and Electric Ladyland with JHE trio, Band of Gypsys with the same trio and Cry of Love as solo).

Actually, there have been many more official releases lately, such as rarities compilations and a couple of live discs, but there are still tons more rubbish out there, sadly.

"I would say"

Well, obviously, he doesn't know what he's talking about. I won't accept that Jimi Hendrix was a big influence on Prog, until I have solid proof that he was. I have never heard enough Hendrix influence in any prog song to justify his inclusion on this site as Proto-Prog, so I'm wondering how this person can say that Hendrix started the Prog movement. I'm also curious how he can consider Hendrix more influential to prog than The Beatles.


Edited by Philéas - August 16 2006 at 19:26

I need to find out more about Hendrix, I used to own his greatist hits but I don't think thats  enough.

Maybe in the future we could have a rock/metal/blues genre?

Edited by WaywardSon - August 14 2006 at 19:18

Better than all those vague folk, electronic, metal and progpop bands of the previous months ..

Oh, just a blues gitarist with an edge? I can remember me an album Electric Ladyland on which he blends several styles, above that he has played not only blues but also rock, psychedelia and some great varied work on the acoustic guitar  !

In my opinion Jimi Hendrix was already 'progressive minded' in his mother's womb  !

Edited by erik neuteboom - August 14 2006 at 13:35

WaywardSon wrote: I think the whole debate boils down to 1 Being Progressive 2 Playing Progressive music   Hendrix was Progressive in the way he changed guitar playing, but then so was Eddie Van Halen when he introduced two hand tapping to the masses.   But both of them didn´t really play Progressive music.

Amen, brother! At last someone with some sense...

User123abc wrote: Anyone remember Robert Fripp saying that he imagined King Crimson to be 'what Hendrix would sound like playing Bartok.' Hard to say there wasn't some influence.

That's not influence, that's just a comparison Rober Fripp made between his and Hendrix's music. He didn't mention being influenced by Hendrix, and I don't hear much Hendrix influence in his music anyway.

Progressive?? wrote: There is a book about progressive rock (I don´t remeber the name) that said trhat Jimi's music was a really important part in the foundation of Progressive rock. In fact, Jimi was part of what in that book was called: "first wave", along with Procol Harum, the nice, and others

Do try to find out the name of that book, I'd be very interesting to read it.

As far as I know, no one considered Hendrix to be part of the early Progressive Rock movement during the late 1960s and early 1970s. Hendrix played Psychedelic Rock and Electric Blues. I can accept him being called a "Progressive Blues" artist, but not a Progressive Rock one. I accept that he might have had some influence on Prog, but as far as I can hear when I listen through the classic Prog records, there isn't enough of Hendrix in there to justify his inclusion as a Proto-Prog artist on this site.

Again, if we ever were to have a Progressive Blues category on this site, I'd accept his introduction into it. However, as we don't yet have that category, I think that Jimi Hendrix should be left out until it's implemented.