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Captain Midnight
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Not sure if these two have been compared before, but I'm interested in what yall think
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jamesbaldwin
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How can we compare them? As guitarists? Which was the most innovative? But again, Hendrix has a record production that lasted only 5 years, Fripp has been recording for 55 years.
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As guitarists/innovative, I think it's an interesting comparison, one is bluesy one is jazzy both have different styles but were both very progressive musicians, really just a fun though I had
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Too easy.
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Hendrix.
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Fripp.
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Seems a bit daft as polls go. I don't own any Hendrix but his influence is off the scale and he is one the greats of music in general. Bob is a legend of sorts but widely is best known for working with David Bowie I would say. He popped up on Strictly recently in the audience supporting wifey and Craig Revel Horward just called him 'some bloke' who was getting roudy . Prog is such a small world although we do snobby elitism better than any other genre
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I pretty much love everything Fripp has ever done but it's Hendrix
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Hello Mr. Apple my name is Mr. Orange. Good to meet you.
I'm going for Fripp but only because of personal preference.
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I like Fripps work a lot, but it's like comparing a big Dog to a small Dog.
I prefer larger dogs, so the answer is Hendrix.
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The material they play is so different that it is difficult to compare ... but musically, one has to think RF is more interesting, but from a performance point of view, it's hard to not like Jimi, that lit up audiences and concerts like no one else has even come close since. I kinda think of RF as a "classical music" player, whose work is detailed through rehearsals, and KC is one example of a band that does "classical music" (so to speak) and is tight and well defined. Jimi, by comparison was totally wide open and in the moment ... and I think this is an area that RF has not exactly showed more strength ... specially in the days of Adrian Belew, which I think RF decided that he could not do it anymore ... I think because it was way too free form and not quite possible to rehearse, or improve. But, improvised materials are not about rehearsal ... they are about performance ... and RF insists on the clarity done via rehearsal ... to make the music clean and clear.
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Everyone knows Jimi's one of the all time greats - and maybe the most influential (electric) guitarist of all time. But based on personal preference it's Fripp for me, no doubt. I see no reason for not voting based on personal preference. Ever since I first heard them, King Crimson's music have always been close to my heart. So Fripp's guitar playing works within a musical context, where I'm predisposed to "feel more". Influence aside and listening to my gut, they hardly compare. It's got nothing to do with elitism, I know what the "correct answer" should be. But Hendrix for me is more like The Doors and Jim Morrison. They've always been there, and I do like a lot of their music very much. I appreciate and respect their historical importance and all that, but they are not "my guys".
Btw: I'm not really all that into "guitar heroes" anyway. If it wasn't for Hendrix very special talent for songwriting, in addition his guitar playing chops - I wouldn't really care all that much about the latter part. |
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It's a great comparison, they're both so different and yet equally impressive. Probably Jimi but it's close.
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It's pretty cool that they did meet once. Hendrix in England watching King Crimson live and sitting next to Fripp's sister's table. The label had asked Fripp to play standing like a normal guitarist which he had been doing, but this was the first show where he reverted back to sitting, and for good. I actually love the contrasting styles between these two legends. Fripp said when he met Hendrix after that show that Hendrix insisted in shaking his hand with his left because it was closer to his heart. Just too cool.
I prefer Fripp's angular style and his soundscapes. |
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Both!
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Not quite sure how this comparison works out but I have to pick Fripp for the reason given above - we have decades of material of his as opposed to just a few releases with Hendrix.
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Mr. Fripp.
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Fripp
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