STLBlues Posted March 28, 2010 Share Posted March 28, 2010 Voodoo Child - Jimi Hendrix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcmurray Posted March 28, 2010 Share Posted March 28, 2010 "is there anybody out there" - Pink Floyd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FirstMeasure Posted March 28, 2010 Share Posted March 28, 2010 Voodoo Child - Jimi Hendrix Let's hear it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duane v Posted March 28, 2010 Share Posted March 28, 2010 Little Wing - Hendrix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 Yeah. That guy Hendrix was really crap, huh? Can't see what all the fuss was about. Now then Shredders; They can all play faster than Hendrix could and, therefore, are all better guitarists! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jantha Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 Well sure, almost anyone can beat it on Easy mode. You gotta beat it on Expert before you get any respect around here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepblue Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 Stairway to Heaven is pretty easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saturn Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 "Eruption". Hell, anyone can play that fast with an extra hand on the fretboard But seriously. All those Hendrixy songs like "Wind Cried Mary", "Little Wing" and SRVs "Lenny" aren't quite as difficult as they sound once you learn to play all those double stops using the major pentatonic scale. That's not to say they aren't great songs, or that I could ever play them as well as the masters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffster Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 Anything by Iron Maiden. I can do all 3 guitars myself. Wait, no it was just a dream Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djroge1 Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 Giant Steps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rewddawg1 Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 Yeah. That guy Hendrix was really crap' date=' huh? Can't see what all the fuss was about. Now then [u']Shredders[/u]; They can all play faster than Hendrix could and, therefore, are all better guitarists! Pippy while I can understand why you might say this about Hendrix. You have to look back at the times. In the 60's he was considered innovative and genious by some. While his performances esp. live might be considered sloppy and long. Most bands were playing only hits that would fit on a 45 record for airplay. His style helped influence the hard rock and metal of the 70's. You also have to look at point that Hendrix was caught up in the psychodelic influence of the 60's. It is incredible that he could perform at all with what was considered socially acceptable back then. Look at all the bands of the 60's & you might understand why he stood out. My last point is a quote from Joe Walsh "It's not how fast you can pick a guitar but it's getting the most out of each note." Rewd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silenced Fred Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 Giant Steps BWAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Somebody knows their jazz Idk about the guitar part, but if you transcribe the lead line and play that, congrats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tulsaslim Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 'dawg, he was being sarcastic. I think he was (correctly) implying that Hendrix has more soul than a typical sterile shredder. Whereas I do admire the physical skill it takes to play real fast I do agree that much of it is just mindless muscle memory with no soul whatsoever. Think Rusty Cooley. Faster than hell. Put you to sleep in two songs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tulsaslim Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 Maybe so if you only try to play the notes' date=' but play them as Hendrix or as SRV did and its quite the workout and a great tune. Although it might be simple but its pasted the test of time and is 30 years plus old; lets see these newer tunes and see if they last? I really doubt it[/quote'] Yeah, listen to Hendrix and SRV, then listen to Y. Malmsteen play Voodoo Chile. Great player but I don't think he really gets the song. You can rest your case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rewddawg1 Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 'dawg' date=' he was being sarcastic. I think he was (correctly) implying that Hendrix has more soul than a typical sterile shredder.Whereas I do admire the physical skill it takes to play real fast I do agree that much of it is just mindless muscle memory with no soul whatsoever. Think Rusty Cooley. Faster than hell. Put you to sleep in two songs.[/quote'] It's hard to tell on blogs what a person's real meaning is. While I am not Hendrix's biggest fan I do respect what he did. Thanks for clarifying that. Rewd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djroge1 Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 BWAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Somebody knows their jazz Idk about the guitar part' date=' but if you transcribe the lead line and play that, congrats[/quote'] Yes I said that sort of tongue-n-cheek. I'm glad someone noticed that. I tip my hat to you (if I was wearing one that is). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffster Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 I used to play guitar with a guy that would keep telling me: that (certain)song is really easy! and he would proceed to play about 8 bars of the song and tell me: see that's how you play it! I would ask about the remaining 4 minutes of the song and the lead part and he would always come empty handed. My conclusion: the guy played riffs not songs, just like me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silenced Fred Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 Yes I said that sort of tongue-n-cheek. I'm glad someone noticed that. I tip my hat to you (if I was wearing one that is). It's really cool though. I was gonna say' date=' if you can play it.... wow. especially since you think its easy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S t e v e Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 parisenne walkways - thin lizzy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 Apologies to Rewddawg if I was being a bit obtuse. It was meant to be 'Tongue firmly in cheek'. 90% of the blues relies on three chords. That doesn't mean it's easy to play them well. Quite the opposite, in fact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rewddawg1 Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 No apologies needed. These are blogs and opinions. Sometimes it's not so easy to understand what a person is implying. Afterall these are not like we are writing a thesis. Keep on Rockin in the free World! Rewd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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