Ed talks shit about Hendrix (again)

[ELVIS]

Gregory, do ye not believe talent is given unto men from Me and My Dad?

Of course, dumbass...

But Hendrix was not a direct channel from God...

[FORD]

You called Jesus a dumbass?

Geez, you think you work long hours now, wait until your a nurse in HELL!

[ELVIS]

No, I called you a dumbass...

Now get back to your commune!

[Diamondjimi]

If there is one weakness with him, that is it...am not bagging on the guy at all, but to me his songs are oftentimes a vehicle for his incredible guitar playing, rather than the other way around.

Anguish and Fear was a pretty kickin' tune, though.

To me ,he pretty much blew his wad by '86 , with Trilogy being the last one that I can still stomach.
The album with Joe Lynn Turner was a decent attempt at writing music that was a bit more emphasis on the song. I give him credit for trying.

Now if Yngwie was any less of the monster shredder he is, his blatant Blackmore image and stage schtick (some of it)would be almost laughable .(imo)...

Go Ritchie!
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Alcatrazz-Evil Eye '84
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Yngwie - "Fire" '86- Marc Boals on vox. (Killer pipes).
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[Hardrock69]

Firstly, there are numerous shredders out there who have no soul whatsoever.

Yngwie at least has feeling in his playing.

Hendrix had SOUL. That is what I meant be "direct channel from God". He could play a single note, and it would mean more than the entire output of other guitarists.

That is why I posted Machine Gun. The solo he played in that tune is one of the greatest solos of all time.

And he did not have to shred.

He was not running around going berserk.

He was just standing almost perfectly still.

Playing his fucking ass off!!!

I think Yngwie did the right thing by getting Tim Owens. I saw them last October.

Fucking incredible. I say Tim is the best singer Yngwie ever had, even if it was just for a single album and tour.

[WACF]

Who gives a shit what he said...

Red Devil

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New song from Yngwie and Ripper Owens...

Yngwie breaks a sting during the solo but recovers amazingly...

A Strat with a broken string is murder...

Good stuff...

[Terry]

Good call!

Everything on Marching Out is great...

A totally excellent album from start-to-finish, agreed.

[Terry]

As for the rest of the stuff in this thread, I do not think spEd meant to slag Jimi.

I have many, many Hendrix boots (both audio and DVD).

The one solo Jimi did that spEd could NEVER dream of wishing he could think about doing, does not require technique. It just requires you to be a direct channel from God.

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I can't even think of that solo from that performance in terms of technique...it's just raw emotion...it's indicative of the best players...when they play that well, to me it's as if...like, Hendrix is basically speaking via his guitar...that solo talks to me, as opposed to a guy standing up there laying down a bunch of flashy speed.

At his best, Ed taps into that feeling for me...so does Yngwie [even if he "talks" almost too fast for me to comprehend at times ].

That's one aspect where the onslaught of the 1980s speed technicians left me cold; so few of those solos actually SANG, ya know?

[sonrisa salvaje]

A totally excellent album from start-to-finish, agreed.

I never understood why Minneapolis never adopted "I am a Viking." Oh yeah, maybe its the "i am a slayer and you will taste my steel" reference.

[ELVIS]

I always said that if Yngwie cut his millions of albums down to about 6 or 7 containing only his best stuff, he would be regarded much more highly...

But he released everything he ever recorded. Too much information, even for an Yngwie freak like myself...

I think Jeff Scott Soto was his best singer, but Ripper is damn good and brings a new edge and youthfulness to the music...

[ELVIS]

Here's a good Yngwie song dedicated to Panamark...

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[hideyoursheep]

Sorry, but there's nothing about Mamsteen that ever struck me that he was a Rock n Roll guitar player....sounded more like a guitar teacher...

Bored the hell out of me.

[yah]

Thanks for the Hendix vids...they're great!
On another note, Ed's "Horrible Solo Spot" in 2007 was absolutely horrible the few first min of the solo.
It sounded like he was grating chicken wire across the pickups instead of playing notes....but they were notes, unfortunately....really bad, and bizarrely patterned ones too.....yechhhhh

[flappo]

as for masters of the strat

i'm sure cato would vote for mr jeff beck

i sure would

YouTube - Jeff Beck - Goodbye Pork Pie Hat / Brush With the Blues

[FORD]

Speaking of Jeff Beck, apparently he recently played a gig in LA and was joined on stage by a surprise guest. Meaning that Jeff himself apparently had no idea it was going to happen (or else he's really good at faking his reaction)

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