Music

[Matt]

Maybe the greatest band name ever?

[ARNC]

@Matt maybe, but there are so many candidates!

Something very different to my last post on this thread, but a cool name and a fun Los Saicos cover.

[goosehd]

[prpx]

and they're back with the single

[goosehd]

@Giles

[Giles]

hahahahahahahahaha

[Jett129]

@goosehd What a really great clip. Don’t believe I’ve seen it before. Thanks for posting it. While Hendrix is universally applauded for his guitar playing,I think he’s sometimes under appreciated for his singing.

[goosehd]

@Jett129 In my opinion, he was the complete rockstar and mastered it all from the obvious guitar skills, to his singing, and to his overall appearance and his public persona.

I still find it hard to believe that he was much more accepted overseas than in the U.S., although with the issues we had in the U.S. during that timeframe can understand some of the reasons behind it. It's a tragedy in so many ways capped off by his premature death, and one could only imagine what would have happened if he had lived for a longer time.

[Jett129]

@goosehd I was fortunate to have seen him 3 times and actually got to meet Mitch Mitchell,once,at Manny’s Muisic store in NYC. He was really nice and friendly. No one else knew who he was.

[goosehd]

@Jett129 What an amazing experience and one I would treasure deeply.

[Jett129]

@goosehd Just curious as to why you feel that Hendrix was more accepted overseas than in the US,as he was insanely popular,selling out pretty large venues in the US.

[goosehd]

@Jett129 From my understanding, his first hits were in the UK (66) a year before the US and he only became popular in the US after the Monterey Pop Festival (67) a year after his UK hits. I don't know if this was due to the blues/rock bands having larger successes in the UK and foreign markets than in the US.

If I recall correctly a lot of the blues artists were also travelling to the UK at that time also. BB King was one of the experiencing success in the UK when at home his music was not as readily accepted.

This may have been due to racial tensions and bigotry concerning music and how many performers weren't given air time due to the colour of their skin...

Now, I can be completely wrong on all accounts and love delving into this kind of history to learn more.

[goosehd]

...and thank you for asking that question. Now I'm digging into some of the facts or the British Blues Explosion of the early 60's and how blues artists from the States were going to the UK to gain fame.

[goosehd]

There was a great interview with BB King on his Sirius radio station about this timeframe and I should see if I can find it. Was lucky enough to see him play live once (wish it was more).

[Jett129]

@goosehd Had to google this but the first time I saw Hendrix was in March of 1968,and I had just turned 15 a few months before. Axis was already out and to me and my friends he was a really big deal. BB King,and Albert King were playing at the Fillmore East from time to time and were always well received. But once again I’m 15 living in NYC and probably not really aware of what was going on outside of my world.

[goosehd]

@Jett129 and sadly I was born in 72 and missed all of it. Wish I was born just a little earlier...

[goosehd]

...and I can't imagine being young and impressionable at 15 years old watching Jimi play. That would have shaped my adult life!

[Jett129]

@goosehd Ironically when I was 15, I wished that I was older so that I could go to the late shows,and get into some of the clubs were the musicians would go to jam when they were in town. Seeing Hendrix in a college auditorium,no less,at that point in my life was totally mind blowing.

[Eisenherz]

[GraemeE]