Jimi Hendrix added to proto-prog

Atavachron wrote: I think it's a win/win;  we have Hendrix here and we get to endlessly rattle on about the intricacies of music history    ...woohoo!

Thanks David, nothing is more pointlessly intricate than a Hendrix thread, that's why I love Hendrix threads. It was a Hendrix thread that brought me to PA in the first place.

Now I have created the ultimate Hendrix thread!!!

If anyone cares, I never listen to Jimi, I was overexposed as a youth, same goes for The Beatles. I really had to drag out the records and do some serious research on this. I am probably way more familiar with a lot of his early musical proto-prog compadres than Hendrix himself.

Although intuitively I always assumed he was proto-prog while arguing with my many cyber-pals on PA, once Max put me to the task of making the presentation, I had to get out the music and give it a serious listen.

Same goes for other bands like Steely Dan and Blue Oyster Cult, don't judge on the songs that the mass media have shoved on you, get 3 or 4 albums and really listen.

I don't normally listen to Jimi Hendrix, Steely Dan, BOC or Metallica, but to help make an intelligent decision so that PA has some integrity, I might make some time.

Edited by Easy Money - April 14 2009 at 19:16

Vibrationbaby wrote: debrewguy wrote: I was not commenting on the instrument. Simply that his guitar playing was seen as a giant leap out of the blues, R & B ,folk & jazz cliches that made up most of Rock playing at the time.  have you ever listened to any of Larry Coryell`s playing during that period. If there`s anyone who revolutionized guitar playing it was Coryell. It was just that Hendrix got more attention. All he really did was turn his amps up to eleven and cranked up some stupid  feedback and all of a sudden he`s a genius. Pete Townshend was doing the same thing ( listen to The Ox off the first Who album ). Here`s a Coryell quote that I included at the opening of the bio I wrote a few years ago for the site : " The greatest musician who ever lived as far as I`m concerned is Jimi Hendrix, but I hate him because he took everything away from me that was mine." Coryell was playing circles around Hendrix stylistically in the late sixties man.

I didn't know that Coryell was a rock musician ???

debrewguy wrote: Vibrationbaby wrote: debrewguy wrote: I was not commenting on the instrument. Simply that his guitar playing was seen as a giant leap out of the blues, R & B ,folk & jazz cliches that made up most of Rock playing at the time.  have you ever listened to any of Larry Coryell`s playing during that period. If there`s anyone who revolutionized guitar playing it was Coryell. It was just that Hendrix got more attention. All he really did was turn his amps up to eleven and cranked up some stupid  feedback and all of a sudden he`s a genius. Pete Townshend was doing the same thing ( listen to The Ox off the first Who album ). Here`s a Coryell quote that I included at the opening of the bio I wrote a few years ago for the site : " The greatest musician who ever lived as far as I`m concerned is Jimi Hendrix, but I hate him because he took everything away from me that was mine." Coryell was playing circles around Hendrix stylistically in the late sixties man. I didn't know that Coryell was a rock musician ???

Jazz, rock, jazz-rock -- great guitarist.

Well, the founders of The Turtles (Kaylan and Volman) did join the Mothers of Invention. 

Edited by Logan - April 14 2009 at 21:17

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Speaking of The Turtles:

The very first gig I ever saw was Flo and Eddie opening for Alice Cooper in Shreveport Louisiana.

Flo and Eddie (they were in The Turtles for those of you who are obviously ignorant of rock music history) towards the end of their set decided to taunt the local redneck youth and sang the chorus to Happy Together over and over while jumping up and down and fondling their big fat shirtless man boobs. Good times!

Edited by Easy Money - April 14 2009 at 21:46

StyLaZyn wrote: [ Yes, there have been many stretches. This site needs to change it's name to Rock/Jazz/BluesArchives so it seems. IMO, it's integrity has been compromised. I am waiting for the Turtles to be entered.

I'd be happy with Progressive Music Archives, but the header would have to be lengthened. 

Vibrationbaby wrote: How about Musicarchives?

Vibrationbaby wrote: We could even have sub genres of polkas.

Easy Money wrote: One more time folks, Jimi Hendrix is here because he wrote advanced rock compositions such as 1983, Aint no Tellin, Midnight Lamp, 3rd Stone, Girl so Fine etc. during 67-68 that put him in a class with Procol Harum, the Soft Machine, The Nice and a few others. In 69 Jimi switched to the blues and prog moved on to Crimson, ELP etc. Jimi's early career with The Experience has very little to do with folks like Johnny Winter. Puhleeeze read the intro to this thread before posting, it will take you less than 5 minutes.