Pharoah Posted September 7, 2005 Report Share Posted September 7, 2005 Ok, I reccomend sitting down. I'm about to tell you something that will absolutley shock you and want you to kill me. Here is the truth: I have NEVER heard a Jimi Hendrix song. *Hides from angry mobs carrying pitchforks* So, what songs do you reccomend? Like Queens most popular is Bohemian Rhapsody, Led Zeppelin is Stairway to Heaven, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazooka Posted September 7, 2005 Report Share Posted September 7, 2005 You poor deprived child! You might start with these: Fire Hey Joe Crosstown Traffic Manic Depression Purple Haze Foxey Lady All Along The Watchtower Red House Voodoo Child (Slight Return) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pharoah Posted September 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2005 *Downloads and listens to Purple Haze* It's oooook. I downloaded a few others from the list. I'll listen to em' later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pharoah Posted September 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2005 Wait a second... is this also know as Kiss This Sky? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott Posted September 8, 2005 Report Share Posted September 8, 2005 If you're going to listen to one Jimi song, I say go with Little Wing, it might be short, but it is super freakin beautiful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pharoah Posted September 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2005 Ok *Downloads* *Listens to Queen in mean-time* It's done! *Listens* Not bad, heard better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleEye0 Posted September 8, 2005 Report Share Posted September 8, 2005 You're Joking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pharoah Posted September 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2005 Nope. Never heard Jimi Herndrix (til' today) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleEye0 Posted September 8, 2005 Report Share Posted September 8, 2005 Well, If must advise to listen to Jimi Hendrix material, I don't want others to fail you in that pursuit. here's the rundown: Are You Experienced (1967) Jimi Hendrix Experience (w/ Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchell). Important Tracks (well the whole album is stellar): Purple Haze Manic Depression Hey Joe Love or Confusion The Wind Cries Mary (stellar lyricism) Fire Third Stone from the Sun Foxey Lady Are You Experienced (apprently you are not?) Stone Free Highway Chile Remember Axis: Bold as Love (1968) Little Wing Spanish castle Magic If 6 was 9 You Got me Floatin Castles made of Sand Bold as Love Electric Ladyland And the Gods Made Love Burning of the Midnight Lamp Voodooo Chil (Slight Return) Crosstown Traffic Still Raining, still Dreaming Machine Gun (1970) Machine Gun You Get the Picture. One cannot truly appreciate a band's virtures by simply downloading songs and buying compilation albums. All of the albums mentioned above are great. Ask anyone. You'll love Hendrix by the time your done listening to these albums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Posted September 8, 2005 Report Share Posted September 8, 2005 I'm just really confused. Jimi is just ok? What's the big deal? Sorry hon, I'm just real confused. What did you hear, when you listened? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonJonSurfer Posted September 8, 2005 Report Share Posted September 8, 2005 I was doing my heavy lifting at a gym once and some Hendrix was blaring on the stereo. One of the other guys said, "This guy isn't so great, he can't even sing." It was all i could do not to conk him over the head with an Olympic bar. I said,"What about the guitar?" He said, "Nothing special". That's a no win situation...walk away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jman14141414 Posted September 8, 2005 Report Share Posted September 8, 2005 (edited) Machine Gun Voodoo Chile(Slight Return) The Star Spangled Banner Message To Love Bold As Love Catfish Blues Hear My Train A Comin' Gypsy Eyes Edited September 8, 2005 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted September 8, 2005 Report Share Posted September 8, 2005 Trust Bazooka as he´s the only one who mentionned "All along the Watchtower". Scott is also very right about "Little Wing". Hey Joe, The burning of the midnight lamp, Fire, Voodoo Chile, The wind cries Mary... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katie_sane Posted September 8, 2005 Report Share Posted September 8, 2005 I love, love, love 'Hey Joe'! The first Jimi song I heard was 'Foxey Lady'. My younger brother and his friends are currently obsessed with 'All Along The Watchtower' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pharoah Posted September 9, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2005 The guitars are nothin' to me. Don't even notice em' a lot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott Posted September 9, 2005 Report Share Posted September 9, 2005 (edited) The guitars are nothing? Good Gawd! A good guitarist can play his axe like an extension of his body, his soul. Excellent guitar work can stir emotions in people, there's this one song by Pavement called Fillmore Jive and there's this amazing guitar solo that can literally bring tears to my eyes... it's loud it's fast but emotional as hell. and Hendrix can do the exact same thing with his use of instrumentation Edited September 9, 2005 by Guest So that it would stay on topic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Laurie_ Posted September 9, 2005 Report Share Posted September 9, 2005 Pharoah boy, we have alot of work ahead of us, teachin the newbies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pharoah Posted September 9, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2005 My favourite guitar solo is in Queen's 'These Are The Days Of Our Lives'. Listenin' to it and tell me what you think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted September 10, 2005 Report Share Posted September 10, 2005 The guitars are nothin' to me. Don't even notice em' a lot I think I'm going to cry! Not really. Anyways, download every song he released during his life, because he never released a bad song. His dad released some of his bad songs, after his death, but that's besides the point. But one you really need to hear is "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted September 10, 2005 Report Share Posted September 10, 2005 This thread reminds me of a Simpsons forum I used to go to. I started a thread called "Favorite Jimi Hendrix song" and 7 people replied, each asking "who's he?" Ah well, that's what you get for trying to have music discussion at a forum dedicated to animation (and damn good animation at that!) And as far as other reccomendations, I see in your signature that you like Ozzy. Listen to some Black Sabbath, his original band. I think the material with Black Sabbath is much better than his solo work. Some good songs for Black Sabbath are: Iron Man Sabbath, Bloody Sabbath Children of the Grave Supernaut War Pigs Hole in the Sky Cornocopia That's some good starting points. And another thing with Hendrix, don't just go by the most popular ones. Purple Haze and Fire are the most radio friendly, and my least favorite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mryan Posted September 14, 2005 Report Share Posted September 14, 2005 highway chile, red house, little wing, bold as love, voodoo child (slight return), all along the watchtower, and (them)changes are my personal favorites. if you don't like guitar, though forget about it. you won't like hendrix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplepuddle Posted September 15, 2005 Report Share Posted September 15, 2005 My favorite fellow lefty. Are You Experienced Hey Joe Purple Haze Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steel2Velvet Posted September 16, 2005 Report Share Posted September 16, 2005 I am not sure of the title, but the recurrent line is, "Fly on my sweet angel." This song fits his voice so well, just as his definitive version of Bob Dylan's (I know, Pharoah ... "Who's he?") "All Along The Watchtower." As for his guitar work, it is much better appreciated when seen and heard. I recommend you pick up "Woodstock - the movie" from Blockbuster this weekend. I know of no one who has seen Hendrix's performance and said, "He's just OK." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazooka Posted September 16, 2005 Report Share Posted September 16, 2005 I am not sure of the title, but the recurrent line is, "Fly on my sweet angel." This song fits his voice so well The song is called just Angel. It was the high point of the posthumous Cry Of Love album. Angel stands out on the career compilation CDThe Ultimate Experience, and on a similar 'best of' collection Experience Hendrix, and the wide-ranging album of material packaged after Jimi's death First Rays of the New Rising Sun. There is an OK cover version of Angel by Rod Stewart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazooka Posted September 21, 2005 Report Share Posted September 21, 2005 There is an OK cover version of Angel by Rod Stewart. I think the chorus part may be a bit better, but after listening to this sample, I think Rod Stewart's version is less than OK. He can't do the song justice. I agree with Steel2Velvet about Jimi's original. This song fits his voice so well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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