Hendrix?

I have seen topics of him around here before, but I can't find them with the darn search function, and I never saw the final verdict.

Anyway, why isn't he listed here on the archives?

I know just being influential alone isn't enough to get an artist here...but he was a heavy component in the development of Psychedelic music and among other genres just developing at the time. His stuff was also pretty progressive at the time, with the sounds. He also has some really lengthy tracks that were also unconventional at the time, like 'Voodo Chile' from Electric Ladyland.

Just wondering what others think.

there were several:

1.-

Poll Question: Does the Jimi Hendrix Experience belong here?
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
Yes	22	[26.19%]
No	62	[73.81%]
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Poll Question: Hendrix anyone?
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
Purple Ayes!	6	[33.33%]
Purple Nays!	12	[66.67%]
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Poll Question: It can be considered Prog?
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
Yes (specified because)	5	[19.23%]
No (specified because)	21	[80.77%]
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And many more with similar numbers.

Iván

 

Logan wrote:    Here's one of the more epic ones (with a poll): http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2720 .

They are right , steely dan is way proggier

 ^ damn, I was hoping it was an attempt at bizarre humor

crimson87 wrote: There is something I 've started to wonder. If the HELP project was completed and they released an album , just a single album or an EP? Would Hendrix be in the Archives? I think he would because many solo artists with no prog material are included in crossover prog or prog related.

Edited by Ivan_Melgar_M - November 29 2008 at 01:48

Here's my two cents.  Compared to Journey (for example) Jimi was as progressive as an artist can get.  He should be in here.

Well, even as rejected as he's been around here, you can still enjoy his music all the same.  I really do feel that if he hadn't died, when he did, he would have moved musically in a more jazz/rock-fusion direction.  If I were king, I'd stick him in proto.


Edited by Slartibartfast - November 29 2008 at 10:02

Chris Stacey wrote:   ah but yes nearly all the above are indeed debateable points Ivan as would be Hendrix  Still let's rather not go there right now....this is after all a Hendrix thread.

1. Annthena Baroque
2. Par Lindh Project
3. Lindh anfd Johansson.

Has played with Anglagard in Progfest.

exactly Chris.... and let's not forget...  I looked at one of those previous  polls... there were 110 votes for him being added.  That is a hell of a lot of people.  This is not a suggestion from Mars... that said.. he doesn't belong here in my opinion. Explained why in a different thread.. different topic... when someone  suggested Cream.  Prog sprang from psychedelic... Hendrix was in the one branch.. musically... that did have little bearing or impact on prog.  Of course...  like any suggestion ...everyone has their two cents.. that is why these threads will always pop up.. and should be allowed to pop up.  Sometime.. somewhere... someone might make a definative case for him.. and here's to hoping that people aren't too busy talking ..and not listening enough to others.  Always have seen that as a bit of a problem here.