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[Hasbinlulz]

This is probably the "best" guitarist alive IMHO, skill and style.

John Williams performing Asturias (Leyenda), by Albeniz - a song popularized by Andres Segovia and later by The Doors.

This is him in 1975, much more of a primal performance.
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This was recorded much more recently, and demonstrates his absolute mastery of the art.
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[Hasbinlulz]

Originally Posted by quido [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Have you even listened to any SRV that wasn't a Hendrix cover?

Of course I have, but I was trying to draw a comparison between the two, and the best way to compare two styles is to isolate as many variables as possible. A great way of doing that when comparing musicians is to select a song they have in common. Which is why I chose Little Wing and Voodoo Chile (Slight Return).

SRV was out to prove that "not only Jimi could play like Jimi," and he certainly did that, I am absolutely not questioning his skill, but he is certainly a two bit hack as far as his style goes. Fucking 12 bar blues with a Jimi twist? Give me a fucking break. Even Hendrix himself got down on better blues than that.

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1. Hear my train a-comin' (acoustic) 00:00
2. Born under a bad sign 03:05
3. Red house 10:42
4. Catfish blues 14:24
5. Voodoo child blues 22:12
6. Mannish boy 30:59
7. Once I had a woman 36:20
8. Bleeding heart 44:09
9. Jelly 292 47:36
10. Electric church red house 54:00
11. Hear my train a-comin' (electric) 01:00:13

[Hasbinlulz]

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[Hasbinlulz]

God damn, just listening to this.. It's so obvious SRV just wholesale stole everything Jimi is about. Basically, you could take Jimi's work on this recording of Red House, and break it up into little pieces, and pretty much come up with combinations of that to match any known SRV lick. LMFAO.

[hatelore]

Man you are still over here yappin about this? Just chalk this up as a loss and go take out your frustrations on your pet or something. This thread was over a day ago.

[Hasbinlulz]

Originally Posted by hatelore [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

+1 on posting a video of one of the greatest guitar players to ever walk the earth. Good taste in music right there.

Originally Posted by hasbinlulz

logic and reason and examples

Originally Posted by hatelore [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Man you are still over here yappin about this? Just chalk this up as a loss and go take out your frustrations on your pet or something. This thread was over a day ago.

[Hasbinlulz]

Don't pick fights you're not prepared to finish hatelore. Next time I call you a fucking idiot, just accept it as fact and move on with your life.

[quido]

Hasbin I'm sorry, it's pretty clear that you are a poseur and a two-bit hater.

I invented minor pentatonic anyways - they're ripping me off here.

[Hasbinlulz]

Minor Pentatonic is p. badass dude, tyvm for inventing it for all mankind.

[Ahldagor]

Originally Posted by Hasbinlulz [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

SRV is a two bit hack compared to Jimi Hedrix.

A sad biter.

Saying "better than Hendrix" is somewhat of a misnomer. At the level of amazing which Hendrix inhabited, there is not really a "better." There is "different," but not "better."

If you really want to see the best other than Jimi exercise skill, I suggest watching this video:

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Or listening to this:
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Not trying to argue subjectivity are you? Django dude sounds good. Bobby Blue Bland fan by chance? Basis of my opinion is that originals are better. If anything Hendrix should get more credit for what he did in experimenting with the electric guitar. Not denying his talent, but Johnson and Wolf express it better with what they used. They all had an understanding of life in their times that can't be denied, but I'd argue that Hendrix lucked out a lot with how the music industry was going at that time because if it was some mix of blues and rock it sold whether it was good or not. Hell, The Doors got hugely popular around the same time.