Searcy Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiBMvp4fxT4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GSpbuFSr2o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Searcy Posted March 22, 2011 Author Share Posted March 22, 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIHTwMDK1WE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoAXW30mMAg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Searcy Posted March 22, 2011 Author Share Posted March 22, 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_borQkUgZM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKzMJrQ3uqk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Searcy Posted March 22, 2011 Author Share Posted March 22, 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqdkpCVbwKg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky4 Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 To me, they all pale in comparison to Hendrix's studio version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveinspain Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 Apart from Hendrix SRV was the best... That tune has to be played on a Strat... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxson50 Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 Voodoo Chile is IMO the best "live" studio work ever! The story behind the two songs is worth reading. "Voodoo Chile" evolved from "Catfish Blues", a song which Hendrix performed regularly during 1967 and early 1968. "Catfish Blues" was an homage to Muddy Waters, made up of a medley of verses based on Waters' songs, including "Rollin' Stone", "Still a Fool", and "Rollin' and Tumblin'". In April 1968, Hendrix recorded a number of solo demos in a New York hotel, including an early "Voodoo Chile", which "he'd been refining privately for some months". It used elements of "Catfish Blues" with new lyrics by Hendrix and included a vocal and guitar unison line. "Voodoo Chile" has been called "virtually a chronological guided tour of blues styles" ranging from early Delta blues, through the electric blues of Muddy Waters and John Lee Hooker, to the more sophisticated style of B.B. King, and the "cosmic blurt" of John Coltrane. Lyrically, the song is "part of a long, long line of supernatural brag songs". Hendrix's song opens with: Well the night I was born, Lord I swear the moon turned a fire red (2X) Well, my mother cried out, 'Lord, the gypsy was right', an' I see'd her fell down right dead ... "Hoochie Coochie Man", the Muddy Waters/Willie Dixon blues classic, opens: The gypsy woman told my mother, before I was born 'You got a boy child comin', goin' be a son of a gun' ... In later verses, Hendrix "gives them an individual twist with his references to 'the outskirts of infinity' and 'Jupiter's sulphur mines'". During the Electric Ladyland recording sessions at the Record Plant, Hendrix and the band often explored the New York City club scene and frequently jammed with the performers. After one such jam at the nearby Scene Club, Hendrix brought a group of twenty or so back to the studio, including Steve Winwood, Jack Casady, and Larry Coryell. Hendrix proceeded to record "Voodoo Chile" with Mitch Mitchell (drums), Winwood (organ), and Casady (bass) (Coryell was invited to play, but declined, feeling that the music did not need him). A number of hangers-on were also present, who provided the ambient crowd noise. Steve Winwood recalled "There were no chord sheets, no nothing. He [Hendrix] just started playing. It was a one-take job, with him singing and playing at the same time. He just had such mastery of the instrument and he knew what he was and knew his abilities". Engineer Eddie Kramer saw it differently: "The idea that these jam seesions were informal is something that I completely disagree with. They may have seemed casual to the outside observer, but Jimi plotted and planned out nearly all of them. He'd reason that if he had his songs together, if he really wanted to pull out what he heard in his head, he needed the right people ... and that's what he did". Recording began about 7:30 a.m. and three takes were recorded. During the first take, Hendrix showed the others the song while the recording equipment was adjusted. During the second take, Hendrix broke a string (these two takes were later edited together and released as "Voodoo Chile Blues" on the posthumous Hendrix compilation album Blues). The third take provided the master that was used on Electric Ladyland. "Voodoo Chile" opens with a series of hammer-on notes, similar to Albert Collins' intro to his "Collins Shuffle". Hendrix played through a Fender Bassman head, providing a "very warm" amp sound with his guitar is tuned down a whole tone. Although Hendrix "remains the focal point throughout 'Voodoo Chile'", the other musicians make contributions, taking it beyond the blues. Winwood "created a very English, hornpipe-like dance that was very Traffic-like", with Mitchell deftly responding to changes in direction and Casady "laying down the groove." Hendrix wanted to create the atmosphere of a informal club jam, but "the noise level generated by those who had observed the session was not sufficient". So ambient crowd sounds were recorded from 9:00 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. and added to the track. Hendrix and Eddie Kramer later mixed the track, adding tape delay and other treatments. Voodoo Child (Slight Return). The day after recording "Voodoo Chile", Hendrix with Mitchell and Noel Redding returned to the studio for the filming of a short documentary. Rather than repeat what had been recorded the day before, they improvised on "Voodoo Chile", using some of the imagery and guitar lines. As Redding recalled: "We learned that song in the studio ... They had the cameras rolling on us as we played it". The song became "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)", one of Hendrix's signature songs, and has been covered by numerous artists. Both songs were released on the Electric Ladyland album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonzoboy Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 Voodoo Child(slight return)is my favourite song of all time.One afternoon while in a herbally induced state of euphoria I put it on the stereo,hit the repeat button plugged in the headphones and proceeded to listen to it for 3 hours non-stop,each time I heard something that I hadn't heard before.It is the epitome of blues songs just filled with raw unbridled emotion.No one could come near to Jimi in doing that song but SRV could do a fine job of it in the meantime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Californiaman Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 Carlos Arroyo rocking it. This guy's my best friend. His voice is a little rough because he was sick when he did this video. Still, it rocks. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GTClWJE8rs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazzboy Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0HI3TRAxak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxson50 Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 Los Lonely Boys does a good job on it, but I don't think anybody has done it better then Jimi...this is from his Albert Hall concert; no vidoe...but he was in top form; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CWUp3sZ2pE&feature=related This is Jimi's "Catfish Blues"...long before he did Voodoo Child. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aODLdu8Zkq8&feature=related Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketman Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 This is a tune that can sound really great or really bad if not done right. All these players nail it. It's a tune I can't touch and won't (I'm on the very bad side of things with it!). My favorite is still SRV though.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Californiaman Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 I just love this song. It really is infectious. I've seen and heard so many different versions of it in my lifetime. I never get tired of hearing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxson50 Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 This is my fav...the orig. long version....it is like a lesson in every blues style; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbVI6wUfRno&feature=related Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryUK Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 I tried standing next to a mountain and chopping it down with the edge of my hand. I spent eight weeks in plaster! Bloody Hendrix. He must have been lying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparky scott 29 Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 A great classic tune I must say. Doesn't matter who plays it, as long as they nail it right on, it"s great..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FirstMeasure Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 Admittedly I heard SRV's version first, I was twelve and was absolutely floored. Live at the El Macombo is still my favorite version. I probably shouldn't do this, but..... I'll throw my hat in the ring, this is me with my band last February. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Californiaman Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 Nice playing! Thanks for sharing that. That was really cool. You were certainly in the groove. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FirstMeasure Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 Thanks Caliman! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Californiaman Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 Thanks Caliman! What type of amp were you playing through? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FirstMeasure Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 What type of amp were you playing through? I'm going trhough 2 amps, Fender Stage 100 and Fender Stage 112se in stereo from an MXR Chorus Pedal (although I've been told it's Parallel, not Stereo). Then just some TS9 and Crybaby Wah. {edit} The chorus wasn't turned on for that tune, just splitting the signal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Searcy Posted March 24, 2011 Author Share Posted March 24, 2011 Well done sir! Well done! You make the list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FirstMeasure Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 Thanks That's a pretty big compliment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxson50 Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 FirstMeasure....Great playing....I B Impressed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recsec Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 Great Song, Nice history lesson, and great version First measure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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