JIMI HENDRIX favourite song

BillyDaMt · **Posted:** Tue Mar 04, 2008 3:20 pm

Huck_Phlem wrote:

MentalTossFlycoon wrote:

BillyDaMt wrote:

Machine Gun.

The solo on that song has got to be one of the greatest he ever did. It may be one of the greatest anyone ever did.

I just watched the Band Of Gypsys video, and realized for the first time that he did most of that solo just standing there in front of a bank of amps with his feet together, his eyes closed, and his first finger barred over the twelfth fret. He did everything with the other three fingers, with a pick and the whammy bar in his other hand.

BTW: Buddy Miles died a couple days ago. He was the last surviving member of that band. :cry:

That was the first Hendrix album I ever owned so it's always been special to me. RIP Buddy.

There's a cool story, which I of course can't find, about those shows. How Bill Graham thought that Jimi was dumbing down his playing to appease the masses. As the story goes, Jimi went out and did Machine Gun and went back to the wings and asked him, "That good enough for you motherfucker?"
I wish I could find that actual story somewhere oneline. I think it was recounted in the Electric Gypsy book.

Anyway, I love that song.

Ronny's Noomies · **Posted:** Tue Mar 04, 2008 3:40 pm

MentalTossFlycoon wrote:

BillyDaMt wrote:

Machine Gun.

The solo on that song has got to be one of the greatest he ever did. It may be one of the greatest anyone ever did.

I just watched the Band Of Gypsys video, and realized for the first time that he did most of that solo just standing there in front of a bank of amps with his feet together, his eyes closed, and his first finger barred over the twelfth fret. He did everything with the other three fingers, with a pick and the whammy bar in his other hand.

BTW: Buddy Miles died a couple days ago. He was the last surviving member of that band. :cry:

YES! I didn't realize how he played that solo until I saw that video too. Unfuckingbelievable! And it's NOT a repetitive solo at all! Pretty cool.

Isaac · **Posted:** Tue Mar 04, 2008 4:47 pm

BRAVO SIERRA wrote:

I'm not sure what Jimmy's favorite was.

Jimi.

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jegerenhore · **Joined:** Fri Feb 29, 2008 9:49 am **Posts:** 42

Buddy Died?
Dam..

Favorite songs: Fira, live woodstock; His cover of Killing Floor, Live Monterey; Hey Baby, live Maui
Gypsy Blood (Hear My Music), Angel and Castles Made of Sand

Isaac · **Posted:** Wed Mar 05, 2008 10:32 pm

jegerenhore wrote:

Buddy Died?
Dam..

Yep.

http://zappa.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=336425#336425

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The_Acadian_2 · **Posted:** Thu Jan 10, 2013 10:57 am

New (Really) New Album of New (really) material coming in March.

BBC played a song this morning..

http://www.novaplanet.com/novamag/9530/le-nouveau-jimi-hendrix

tweezers · **Posted:** Thu Jan 10, 2013 12:02 pm

Yes, pre-ordered. I got both Winterland and West Coast Seattle Boy box sets over the holidays. He was so inventive, what great stuff he could have done

thenoisydrum · **Joined:** Sat Jan 24, 2009 8:16 am **Posts:** 2209

In that photo on the link, Mitch appears to be holding his balls

At the moment my favorite Hendrix song is Remember

Plook · **Posted:** Fri Jan 11, 2013 4:02 pm

Little Wing... :smoke:

Ronald Noomies · **Posted:** Sat Jan 12, 2013 8:56 am

Machine Gun, because it contains the most intense, transendent, powerfully beautiful solo Hendrix ever released. Every time I hear it, the world just stops and I get sucked back into it again. Just incredible.

I hope the new release contains GOOD new material. My sense has always been that the decisions Jimi made about what to release and not release were good. Most of that stuff isn't all that great, relatively speaking.

pedro2 · **Joined:** Thu Feb 10, 2011 3:22 am **Posts:** 639

CBS will air a special episode of Hawaii Five-0 after the AFC Championship game on Sunday, Jan. 20 that will feature new music from Jimi Hendrix, TVGuide.com has learned. [...]

Hendrix might have passed away years ago, but Hawaii Five-0′s upcoming episode will feature seven never-released songs from the music legend. The tracks, “Bleeding Heart,” “Mojo Man,” “Hey Gypsy Boy,” “Inside Out,” “Crash Landing,” “Hear My Train A Comin’” and “Somewhere,” make up seven of the 12 songs on the upcoming brand-new Hendrix album People, Hell and Angels, which will be available to everyone on Tuesday, March 5. [TV Guide]

Read more: http://www.uproxx.com/tv/2013/01/seven- ... z2HmmxZQu6

Book ' Em Danno :wink:

BRAVO SIERRA · **Posted:** Sat Jan 12, 2013 10:30 am

Ronald Noomies wrote:

Machine Gun, because it contains the most intense, transendent, powerfully beautiful solo Hendrix ever released. Every time I hear it, the world just stops and I get sucked back into it again. Just incredible.

I hope the new release contains GOOD new material. My sense has always been that the decisions Jimi made about what to release and not release were good. Most of that stuff isn't all that great, relatively speaking.

Great tune I saw him play that New Years eve 1970 in NYC

Pope Jim · **Posted:** Sat Jan 12, 2013 11:04 am

My favorite will always be "Purple Haze." First time I heard it, I was driving over 30th Ave. to a temp job at Lane Community College, which was just then being built. It got me so excited, I had to pull off the road. Very few songs have affected me that way. Danny Gatton's "Sun Medley" is the only other one that comes to mind.

coevad · **Posted:** Mon Feb 18, 2013 4:33 pm

C'mon pt III
Fire
Foxy Lady

These are my three favs to play on bass guitar.

downer mydnyte · **Joined:** Fri Jul 30, 2010 11:55 pm **Posts:** 1229

New Rising Sun

polydigm · **Posted:** Tue Feb 19, 2013 1:06 am

I don't know about a favourite but when my sister bought me the original Band of Gypsys LP when I was a young teenager it blew my mind. The album was pretty good too ... just kidding ...

I'd heard bits and pieces of other Hendrix music but I loved the stuff on that LP. I still have a soft spot for it.

espanglish · **Joined:** Mon Jan 22, 2007 2:59 pm **Posts:** 264

Not a fan.

The Forum Killed Arkay · **Posted:** Tue Feb 26, 2013 8:54 am

Wait until tomorrow.

Mr_Green_Genes · **Posted:** Tue Feb 26, 2013 12:18 pm

Drivin South BBC sessions:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUMLlQByiRM

Rahdley · **Joined:** Sat Jan 03, 2009 1:54 pm **Posts:** 330

espanglish wrote:

Not a fan.

How could one possibly not like Hendrix. Here is one track from the single best live guitar performance ever.

Band of Gypsy's Power to Love ( Pardon the hyperbole.)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4US_On-YORw

And Buddy Miles drumming is great too.

calvin2hikers · **Joined:** Sun Aug 31, 2003 2:41 pm **Posts:** 14132

The Wind Cries Mary.

Rahdley · **Joined:** Sat Jan 03, 2009 1:54 pm **Posts:** 330

Rahdley wrote:

espanglish wrote:

Not a fan.

How could one possibly not like Hendrix. Here is one track from the single best live guitar performance ever.

Band of Gypsy's Power to Love ( Pardon the hyperbole.)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4US_On-YORw

And Buddy Miles drumming is great too.

And Bravo Sierra was there to witness history.

just plain doug · **Posted:** Tue Feb 26, 2013 4:24 pm

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Lumpy Gravy · **Posted:** Tue Feb 26, 2013 5:04 pm

burning of the midnight lamp

polydigm · **Posted:** Tue Feb 26, 2013 5:17 pm

Rahdley wrote:

espanglish wrote:

Not a fan.

How could one possibly not like Hendrix. Band of Gypsy's: Power to Love

Good example, he was a seriously talented individual. Ultimately, I don't care who does or doesn't like what I believe to be good music, just as long as it doesn't prevent it from happening.

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