Favorite Jimi Hendrix song? (quote, performance, 1983)

glm · 11-28-2007, 06:17 PM

Little Wing, the solo gets me every time.

Urban Hat€monger ? · 11-28-2007, 06:39 PM

This seems like a good place to put this. This is my favourite Hendrix moment....

And here is the story behind it.....

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The story goes that Jimi was supposed to appear on Lulu's program. He was supposed do "Hey Joe", She'd be waiting in the Wings to join him to sing... Jimi knew this, and he wasn't about to let some women steal his thunder. So, unrehearsed, and unknown to the producers of the show, Jimi simply says, "We're gonna stop playing this rubbish..." and goes on to dedicate his next number to the members of Cream,who announced they were splitting up that week and goes into a Instrumental Version of "Sunshine of your Love". Which was considered a BIG No-NO in those says... for like a brief second, the BBC totally lost control of one of thier programs. They cut transmission and Jimi was in fact taken off the air. He never appeared on TV, on the BBC, ever again.

fool on the hill · 11-29-2007, 10:26 AM

Bold as Love (the solo at the end is pure bliss)

Are You Experienced (the best backmasked guitar solo in the world)

Voodoo Chile

And I have a special affinity for May This Be Love...

~ josh

jackhammer · 11-29-2007, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by RezZ

Finally. Someone who knows the best.

There is a lot more to Hendrix than this track. Have you actually listened to his studio albums?

jackhammer · 11-29-2007, 05:36 PM

As big a fan as I am of Hendrix, I think Stevie Ray Vaughans version of Little Wing is better than the original.

Subcitizen.com · 12-07-2007, 04:56 PM

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Originally Posted by jackhammer

As big a fan as I am of Hendrix, I think Stevie Ray Vaughans version of Little Wing is better than the original.

Dude! I heard that. I was just going to say that, but you beat me to it. Having said that, Jimmy did write the song, so a huge KUDOS to him.

awaywego! · 12-10-2007, 07:29 AM

Purple Haze, All Along The Watchtower, Voodoo Child, Manic Depression, or Hey Joe.

Clockwork_Changes · 12-18-2007, 05:59 PM

Purple Haze is my fav.

jackhammer · 12-18-2007, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Clockwork_Changes

Purple Haze is my fav.

Do you know any others?

anticipation · 12-18-2007, 06:26 PM

burning of the midnight lamp is good too.

11-28-2007, 06:17 PM	#51 (permalink)
glm Groupie Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 24	Little Wing, the solo gets me every time. __________________ Pendejo.

11-29-2007, 10:26 AM	#53 (permalink)
fool on the hill Groupie Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Memphis, Tenn and occasionally Christchurch, New Zealand Posts: 44	Bold as Love (the solo at the end is pure bliss) Are You Experienced (the best backmasked guitar solo in the world) Voodoo Chile And I have a special affinity for May This Be Love... ~ josh __________________ Grabbed my suitcase that said to me, "Dreams are free and so are we." [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

11-29-2007, 05:36 PM	#55 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	As big a fan as I am of Hendrix, I think Stevie Ray Vaughans version of Little Wing is better than the original. __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

12-18-2007, 05:59 PM	#58 (permalink)
Clockwork_Changes Groupie Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 27	Purple Haze is my fav. __________________ Play it loud or don't play it at all...

12-10-2007, 07:29 AM	#57 (permalink)
awaywego! Groupie Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 32	Purple Haze, All Along The Watchtower, Voodoo Child, Manic Depression, or Hey Joe.

12-18-2007, 06:26 PM	#60 (permalink)
anticipation Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 3,561	burning of the midnight lamp is good too.