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Would Hendrix be such a revered guitarist...
Topic Started: Apr 9 2007, 02:30 PM (828 Views)
Woof Oink Baaa
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Yeah. Jimi could have really done a lot. I think I may have read it here, but wasn't he supposed to audition for Miles Davis?

Quite sad. :(
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I never hear people mention that Hendrix was black, and I think that it's because he played rock music, instead of soul or jazz or whatever. I think he is deserving of his recognition and would be if he was white. I also think that he would have received the same recognition.
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There could be an argument that Jimi may not have gotten much of an audience in The United States if he did not play guitar the way he did.
For the most part, I think his lyrics and singing voice were merely adequate and it was his playing abilities and performances that captured a white audience. But then again, at that time, the culture of America was changing and some ideas and preconceptions were also changing so perhaps the color of his skin was not a factor at all.
In some cases, perhaps for a black musical artist to play rock and roll or rock, whatever you want to call it, there can probably be the difficulty of what audience to capture. Maybe the majority of the white audience will not watch a black guy play guitar unless he sonically melts their mind or at least sizzles on the six string quite a bit. And the majority of the black audience will not watch a black guy play guitar unless it is the blues.
I do not think that Jimi being black was the interest in his character. It was his guitar work. His untimely death made him a legend.
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Apr 9 2007, 02:36 PM
everyone would suck if it wasn't for black people. i'm pretty sure that's a fact.

It's true. Countless studies show this to be a fact. The debate is over, white people are just out-and-out lame without the cultural guidance of black folks. And because of white folk's cultural vapidity, I just can't figure out why rap took so long to penetrate their thick white skulls!
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It seems like Jimi gets recognized more for being left-handed, not black.
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As if he's never seen one b4.
I dont think he is a very good singer, he has good songs, its the same with Kiss and the stones IMO. I think it has more to do with the fact that he did some crazy shit, and he did some choice solos. Plus he was a lefty, for some reason that seems to add to the amazment for some. I never thought race had anything to do with it.

Would Eric Clapton be more praised if he were black?
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Apr 10 2007, 07:21 PM
Would Eric Clapton be more praised if he were black?

He would be given more sympathy for his drug addiction.
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Come to think of it, nobody ever really gawks at the fact that he's black, which I think is a good thing. Being a lefty AND good at guitar is amazing to anyone who's right-handed and also plays guitar - I don't know. I tried it once, it's the hardest thing ever in terms of hand-eye coordination. Being left-handed changes your style of playing, I'm sure.

He's an awesome guitarist, and not too bad of a singer.
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Apr 10 2007, 08:38 PM
Being left-handed changes your style of playing, I'm sure.

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As if he's never seen one b4.
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Apr 10 2007, 08:38 PM
Being left-handed changes your style of playing, I'm sure.


From what i understand it actually does. My uncle is a lefty, plays a bit different drum and guitar. Macca is lefty, his playing style "isnt the correct style", thats a quote from him. HE even had to get a fake nail put on cuz the way he plucks the strings wares down his nail and "when it finally got down to the skin and blood, i started to think 'maybe this isnt such a good idea'. Then heather said 'You should put a fake nail on that', 'a fake what?!?!'. So off we were to the nail parlor. :) "
Ya, so i believe it gives you a different style.
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Apr 11 2007, 09:50 AM
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Would Eric Clapton be more praised if he were black?

He would be given more sympathy for his drug addiction.

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As if he's never seen one b4.
Not really. I think it would have been "Look, another black man up on drugs, who could have guessed."
But thats just how i think it would have gone down. Him being white, i think brought it to another rock and roller, rather then it being about race.
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Woof Oink Baaa
Apr 10 2007, 02:40 PM
Yeah. Jimi could have really done a lot. I think I may have read it here, but wasn't he supposed to audition for Miles Davis?

Quite sad. :(

True dat. By the early 70's, Miles was really being influenced by soul/funk/r&b and was interested in collaborating with Sly & The Family Stone and Hendrix (one other as well but I can't remember who). Apparently, Miles really dug Electric Ladyland and that was the album that made him want to collaborate with Hendrix, I assume because of the more soul and r&b influence in the music.
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