Songs I Am Listening To

[Mark J]

 

 

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[Mark J]

 

 

[Macpherson]

Quite liked this, quite relevant I thought, Curt and his daughter

 

 

[Mark J]

 

[Mark J]

 

[Macpherson]

I don't think many will have heard this Jimi Hendrix version of 1983, a merman..... as as far as I know It only appears on the 50th { feck me } anniversary 4 cd box edition of electric landlady😄 released quite recently.. comparatively speaking.

 

When I was young I took this song to be about the nuclear threat, others about Vietnam, but it's one of my favourite pieces of music / guitar ever, and I think this laid bare solo, raw performance gives into insight into the basics of the man's playing is one of the few existing examples of his basic technique.

 

With the subject being  never more relevant than today, and although 54 years have passed since this was first played. it's sentiment still stands strong for me, and don't think that anything has changed for the better in my entire life.

 

I don't suppose this will mean much to most folk today, but for those who enjoy guitar .... headphones required👍

And he's a half step down for anyone interested, I like hearing the page being turned, cheers.

 

 

[Stubby]

3 hours ago, Macpherson said:

I don't think many will have heard this Jimi Hendrix version of 1983, a merman..... as as far as I know It only appears on the 50th { feck me } anniversary 4 cd box edition of electric landlady😄 released quite recently.. comparatively speaking.

 

When I was young I took this song to be about the nuclear threat, others about Vietnam, but it's one of my favourite pieces of music / guitar ever, and I think this laid bare solo, raw performance gives into insight into the basics of the man's playing is one of the few existing examples of his basic technique.

 

With the subject being  never more relevant than today, and although 54 years have passed since this was first played. it's sentiment still stands strong for me, and don't think that anything has changed for the better in my entire life.

 

I don't suppose this will mean much to most folk today, but for those who enjoy guitar .... headphones required👍

And he's a half step down for anyone interested, I like hearing the page being turned, cheers.

 

 

I have heard Jim play this on another album ( vinyl ) but a more " full fat " version . Axis Bold As Love ?

[Macpherson]

13 hours ago, Stubby said:

I have heard Jim play this on another album ( vinyl ) but a more " full fat " version . Axis Bold As Love ?

 

I had to google it but this recording was made in a New York apartment in 1968, just Jimi and as I said 'laid bare'...

The version you're thinking of was on Electric Ladyland, one of my most worn out pieces of vinyl, where he plays all the guitars including bass and the whole thing is quite heavily produced but still great.

 

I only heard this version for the first time yesterday, it's been lost in the ether until this 50th anniversary 4 disc release which I'm going to have to get... there's just so little stuff apart from the few albums, I think only 2 acoustic recordings so to hear something new to me at least, is just so rare.

 

It's kind of strange to be excited about a piece of music from someone that died 52 years ago, but he was a 1 off and i doubt anyone else has influenced todays music more, and all before he was 28.

 

Cheers.

Edited March 9, 2022 by Macpherson

[Stubby]

Yep . I was 17 when he died . Found it hard to come to terms with for a bit .

Edited March 10, 2022 by Stubby