The most iconic, profound, inventive, masterful and downright best guitar
player in the history of
music. No one came close to playing guitar like he did. It was never about how fast or how well he played (even though he played exceedingly well). It was about the special connection he made through his guitar and his listeners/audience. In effect, the guitar was to Jimi what Excalibur would have been to King Arthur - A profound expression of the power within one individual. Hendrix did many things that made his
music so meaningful. Amongst these he helped to popularize guitar feedback... a technique which was previously undesirable at the
time, not to mention playing it with his teeth, executing mind- bending solo's, and even evoking a personality within the instrument itself: for example during his rendition of the Star Spangled Banner, where his guitar echoed the
harsh nature of the Vietnam
War through sound alone. He created a style of
music which even to this day has remained unparalleled, and gave us one of the most awe- inspiring forms of
music ever. Some of his most famous songs include Purple Haze, Voodoo
Child, and his rendition of All Along the Watchtower. There will never be anyone like him again... and even if you did reach his playing standard, you still wouldn't obtain the expressionism, mind or
soul he channelled into every performance. Long live Hendrix... we really could do with another
time like yours in this day and age :/
Go watch Jimi Hendrix's version of the Star Spangled Banner on
Youtube... and if those last few notes
don't send shivers down your spine, then you might as well have no
soul...
