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Re: Jimi



"kevin" <hideaway53@opendoor.com> put forth:
>  I think it's safe to assume that for many here Hendrix was a great
> musician, and a seminal influence, and for many here he was not.  For the
> record, he and Eddie Kramer did use tape looping on Axis Bold as Love, 
>and
> quite effectively in my opinion. I can't remember how much the technique
was
> used on Are you Experienced and Electric Ladyland.

I'm not going to argue on this thread, promise!  (Holding hand up
Shatner-style)

On Electric Ladyland you can hear a good deal of looping on the tracks
"...And the Gods Made Love", "1983 (A Merman I Should Turn To Be)" and the
next cut, "Moon, Turn The Tides...Gently Gently Away ".  Hell, you can hear
the tape hiss sometimes.  And as far as influence goes, those of us who are
guitarists can't deny it being there, no matter how small one might think 
it
is.  And anyone who's ever used distortion who claims there's no Hendrix
influence perhaps never knew the state of guitar playing before he cut
loose, as opposed to after.  Even Les Paul, the Old Great One, was 
impressed
when he and his son encountered his soon-to-be-discovered act at a
roadhouse; according to Les, they'd stopped off so his son could run in and
either get a few burgers or use the mens' room, and he came out saying,
"Dad!  You've gotta see this guy, I've never heard anything like it."  Or 
to
that effect.  Somehow I don't think ol' Les derided his use of feedback in
the least.  So much for generational distance as a meaningful platform.

This brings up something that I've encountered in the UK that I frankly
didn't think would happen here, and that is the dominance of the rave/party
scene by DJs - to the unfortunate state that some poor ignorants now use 
the
phrase "live act" as a detriment; though I think it's fairly accurate to
distinguish sample-only playing and real live instrument playing, I find it
sad that some need to draw this line, as if to say that one is music, and
the other isn't.  It might seem obvious to some that pre-recorded material
is "safer" in its reliability and predictable level of expectation than
someone playing an instrument - which is what some promoters have voiced to
me - despite the fact that all technology has its bad days (or nights).

Stephen Goodman
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