Beatles or Hendrix?

**Frownland** · 07-24-2019, 11:49 PM

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Originally Posted by debaserr

Beatles made much better music?

Since you asked: they're obviously great but the Experience albums are impeccable outside of a couple of filler tracks. Hendrix's style just nails it, man. I'm the last person to make that argument that technical skill = quality, but I won't deny that skills used effectively can be amazing. The Beatles were technically brilliant songwriters, but technical ability =/= quality my dude.

debaserr · 07-24-2019, 11:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

The Beatles were technically brilliant songwriters, but technical ability =/= quality my dude.

Huh? I've never heard people ever talk about "technical songwriting". It's not a physical process (that can be performed live), it's a mental one.

Would you be so kind as to cite your favorite Jimi songs? I admit, my knowledge on him is quite stale, and my personal discography of his has deteriorated over the years, as I kind of stopped listening to him in my early 20s. The songs of his that I do still have are pretty unremarkable.

EDIT: 5000 posts @ 1.25 / day since 08-12-2008. Woo arbitrary number.

**Frownland** · 07-25-2019, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by debaserr

Huh? I've never heard people ever talk about "technical songwriting". It's not a physical process (that can be performed live), it's a mental one.

I was being ironic.

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Would you be so kind as to cite your favorite Jimi songs? I admit, my knowledge on him is quite stale, and my personal discography of his has deteriorated over the years, as I kind of stopped listening to him in my early 20s. The songs of his that I do still have are pretty unremarkable.

EDIT: 5000 posts @ 1.25 / day since 08-12-2008. Woo arbitrary number.

If 6 Was 9, Bold as Love, Castles Made of Sand, Machine Gun, and Manic Depression are my top Hendrix tracks.

OccultHawk · 07-26-2019, 07:27 AM

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Originally Posted by elphenor

Manic Depression is sickk

It’s a frustrating mess!

That’s a great pick

**Frownland** · 05-16-2021, 07:03 PM

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Originally Posted by elphenor

I realized listening to old guys in Hawaiian shirts talk about the technical skill of Hendrix and "greatest guitarist ever" yada yada yada

completely misses the point of a guy who didn't give a flying **** and stoned off his gourd set his guitar on fire on stage

Hendrix was an introverted depressive guy who thrived most in the studio where he remains one of the most creative wizards in music

you can't normalize Hendrix playing with words like "technical"...he has a style that remains as befuddling as its been influential

Meh, the way that Hendrix basically breathes his music is definitely one of his most incredible selling points, but the fact that his emotionally driven playing was so technical is a part of what makes that impressive.

Neapolitan · 05-17-2021, 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by elphenor

I realized listening to old guys in Hawaiian shirts talk about the technical skill of Hendrix and "greatest guitarist ever" yada yada yada

completely misses the point of a guy who didn't give a flying **** and stoned off his gourd set his guitar on fire on stage

Hendrix was an introverted depressive guy who thrived most in the studio where he remains one of the most creative wizards in music

you can't normalize Hendrix playing with words like "technical"...he has a style that remains as befuddling as its been influential

You're way, way off on your "style of Rock/haberdashery" correlation. Technically it was the Beach Boys and their fans that wore the Hawaiian shirts. (You know nowadays) Jimi Hendrix fans wear ... wait for it ... Jimi Hendrix tee shirts. thanks a lot Walmart.

Jimi did care. He was self conscious about his singing voice. He admired other musicians. He practiced all the time. He wrote to he father all the time. To me that doesn't add up to not caring.

Jimi Hendrix burnt his guitar because he was also an entertainer. That speaks volumes about how people want to be entertained. The crowd isn't there just for the music. There are there to be entertained by the visuals too. I don't think that thought was lost on Hendrix.

Psy-Fi · 05-18-2021, 06:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Neapolitan

Jimi Hendrix fans wear ... wait for it ... Jimi Hendrix tee shirts. thanks a lot Walmart.

I have one of those Hendrix shirts... purchased at Walmart 9 years ago. I wore it for the first time at a Santana/Allman Brothers show. They started playing music over the sound system for about 20 minutes or so before the show started... all Hendrix songs. I thought it was an appropriate coincidence.

youdoofus · 07-26-2019, 08:56 AM

Hendrix... eff the beatles, hate that band

atimnie · 10-26-2019, 06:34 AM

The Beatles beat Hendrix. Technical skill aside, the Beatles are simply just more listenable on their worst day than Hendrix was on his best. Star Spangled Banner and Revolution 9 being the obvious exceptions to that.

ando here · 01-12-2021, 01:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Mvzly

The Beatles and Hendrix are both legendary. But the real question is, which one is better? I can’t decide, I’ll leave it up to you guys.

Why is this a decision?

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Hendrix	13	43.33%
The Beatles	17	56.67%
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atimnie Groupie Join Date: Oct 2019 Posts: 4	The Beatles beat Hendrix. Technical skill aside, the Beatles are simply just more listenable on their worst day than Hendrix was on his best. Star Spangled Banner and Revolution 9 being the obvious exceptions to that.