Hendrix and Van halen

[Mr Badguy]

Originally posted by secrets
Masturbation is your occupation so I'll take your word for it Badguy.

Oh dear.

My point about Hendrix and heavy rock/jazz is that Hendrix always gets lumped in with other "rock" guitarists when much of his music was not straight ahead rock as we know it today.

Much of his playing on "Axis: bold as love" owed much to Curtis Mayfield while on "Band of Gypsies" he pioneered rock/soul/funk crossover.

Those are just two examples.

I`m not saying that I don`t rate EVH as a phenomenal and inventive guitarist but just the thought of "If Hendrix had lived, he would have loved Van halen" doesn`t cut it with me.

How do you arrive at that assumption?

I`m sure if the two had met, they would have jammed as Hendrix was known to jam with anyone.

Any student of guitar will know EVH and Hendrix but there are so many others worthy of the same adulation.

Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, Django Reinhart, Steve Howe, Richie Blackmore, John Williams etc.

[Mr Badguy]

Originally posted by secrets
BTW what's with the attitude? U and Mr Bad guy seem to have it in for me.

Don`t take it personal.

I don`t have it in for anybody.

I`m too busy wankingggg.

[secrets]

Originally posted by Mr Badguy


I`m not saying that I don`t rate EVH as a phenomenal and inventive guitarist but just the thought of "If Hendrix had lived, he would have loved Van halen" doesn`t cut it with me.

How do you arrive at that assumption?

OK man cool. I don't honestly know if Hendrix would have loved Van Halen. But I do think that Van Halen was a pioneering band, that like Hendrix at times defy classification.

I remember reading somewhere that Hendrix was trying to take his playing in a new direction and he mentioned classical (Bach) flamenco as well as jazz. I listen to Eruption and hear flamenco and strong classical influences and figure Jimi would have loved that solo.

[Mr Badguy]

Yeah, but Hendrix loved music.

I don`t think it would matter what instrument it was played on.

It just sometimes bugs me when some of this Van Halen stuff goes into the realms of stupidity for no apparent reason.

Who says Hendrix would love Van Halen?

Too many posters just say shit like that and don`t discuss why.

I`m just waiting for the threads "Van Halen : Peoples band" or "God loves Van Halen".

[secrets]

Originally posted by Mr Badguy
It just sometimes bugs me when some of this Van Halen stuff goes into the realms of stupidity for no apparent reason.

Who says Hendrix would love Van Halen?

Too many posters just say shit like that and don`t discuss why.

I`m just waiting for the threads "Van Halen : Peoples band" or "God loves Van Halen".

Here are my views on why Jimi Hendrix might've liked Van Halen:

Van Halen was not your average Heavy Metal band.
Van Halen went above and beyond that categorisation.
Van Halen was "a mixture of religion and hockey" or " high velocity rock and roll music" - DLR
Van Halen was an attitude that said hey we are gonna play whatever we like if we wanna play blues we will if we wanna play Motown we will and if we are playing too loud for you we'll just have to turn it up one louder.
Van Halen reinvented the electric guitar according to Frank Zappa. And he was right, not just the way it was played but how it looked too.
Van Halen had David Lee Roth who is without a doubt the most charismatic and energetic front man EVER to grace a stage....bar none.
Van Halen had class.

Enough reasons 4U?

[Mr Badguy]

Originally posted by Wayne L.
I think the late, great Jimi Hendrix would have been a VH fan as well as jamming with Eddie which would have been great.

I`m talking about shit like this.

What`s the point of agreeing with a topic with a vacuous post like this?

[secrets]

Originally posted by Mr Badguy
I`m talking about shit like this.

What`s the point of agreeing with a topic with a vacuous post like this?

You're right. Let's have some debate going here people not just I agree or I disagree, Come on!

I've said my piece really anyone else out there want to add anything?

[Mr Badguy]

Yes, Beethoven would have loved Van Halen and would have jammed with him.

And Buddy Holly.

[Mr Grimsdale]

Originally posted by secrets
BTW what's with the attitude? U and Mr Bad guy seem to have it in for me.

Nah. You're alright geezer.

Don't worry about Badguy, Flappo or me we mean you no harm.
Just a bit of a jape that's all.

FUCK OFF PARKY!

[Mr Grimsdale]

ooh no missus no

[secrets]

Originally posted by Mr Badguy
Yes, Beethoven would have loved Van Halen and would have jammed with him.

And Buddy Holly.

"If it's good enough for Beethoven it's good enough for me."

-David Lee Roth early 80's MTV interview.

[Mr Grimsdale]

was that before he had the sex change?

[secrets]

Beethoven had a sex change? Are you for real Mr. Grimsdale?

[Mr Grimsdale]

yes, mozart and mendelsonn too

[Mr Grimsdale]

Originally posted by secrets
Are you for real Mr. Grimsdale?

now there's a question

[flappo]

..no , he's a figment of my imagination !

[Mr Grimsdale]

language timothy!