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Jimi Hendrix is the #1 Rock and Roll Star of All Time

I've been in rock and roll all my life and Iin front of his stage all had the same
admit it's bit difficult to put Jimi Hendrixastounded expression on their faces as if to
above Mick Jagger in terms of brilliant rocksay, "I can't believe this guy! What galaxy
and roll stardom, but after watching severaldid he come from?"SONGWRITING TALENT"And the
movies of both Jimi and Mick in concert,Wind Cried Mary". Oh, Jimi, how poetic can
here's  why  I  would  do  it:you possibly be? So the galactic storm
screamed "Jimi", and what hetero man in his
BEST MUSICIANJimi Hendrix was the only trueright mind doesn't want that "Foxy Lady"? I
genius in rock and roll. The word genius issuppose that a man who's in a "Purple Haze"
highly overused and it's often applied tomight not be able to recognize one, and a man
people who are extremely talented. I disagreewho's in a state of "Manic Depression" might
with the dictionary when it equates geniusnot be able to get out of bed and do anything
with "exceptional intelligence", and what Iabout it, but every time Jimi launches into
think the word genius is supposed to refer toFoxy Lady with his famous dissonant E chord
is a person who creates something that's new,my libido stands up and salutes. And every
and not only new, but significantly new,time I hear that all time classic feedback
important, and somewhat of a milestone innote in the middle of the song, it never
human development. I call Albert Einstein thefails to send shivers up my spine.
premier genius of the human race because theComparisons to other songwriters are
superfluous. Jimi quite obviously wrote more
Theory of Relativity was a giant jump in thethan a few great rock and roll songs, he
understanding of the way our universealmost always had something important to say,
operates and to this day, few people actuallyand he always said it in a poetic way.SINGING
understand anything other than the bomb part.TALENTAs a professional rock and roll singer,
Jimi Hendrix was the genius of rock and rollit's hats off time to Mick. Oh, I'll get big
because he was the only one who inventedarguments about that but people who would
something new. It's almost impossible to doargue the point don't understand rock and
anything that's really new in the field ofroll singing. It's not about range, power, or
music because there are only eight notes intechnical perfection. It's all about emotion
the Western scale so in a sense, all music isand style. Mick knows how to sing without
derivative. But Jimi invented guitar feedbacknecessarily using words. Like Robert Plant,
and nobody before Jimi even thought about it.he often uses sounds alone to express
And Jimi took his invention one step farther.emotions. A case in point is "Going Home" on
Until Jimi came along, all music since thethe Aftermath album which consists of 11
time of Mozart and Beethoven has been builtminutes of Mick having sex with a microphone.
on  chord  structure  andJimi Hendrix was actually embarrassed by his
own  singing  because  as  a  great
rock and roll music uses simple chord
structure. Jimi actually used feedback alonemusician, he recognized and understood the
to construct song structure in a few, but notgreat singers. In the recording studio, he
all of his songs (i.e. Third Stone From thewas the master of guitar but he recorded his
Sun). To this day, nobody has been able to dovocals over and over and over again until he
what Jimi did. In fact, Jeff Beck boughtgot something that he could just live with.
Jimi's strat at an auction and even the superBut I put Jimi in the same class as Bob
talented Jeff admitted that he can't get theMarley and Bob Dylan. These are great artists
same sounds out of the very same guitar aswho were all perfectly capable of putting
Jimi got. With all due respect to Mick, he'sacross their own unique songs in a way that
a brilliant singer and one of the all timenobody else can. I'm not a fan of Dylan's
great rock and roll songwriters, but he's notvoice and when The Byrds recorded Dylan
actually a brilliant musician because he onlysongs, they did a good job but they lack
plays rhythm guitar. I believe Mick wouldDylan's sarcasm and his almost bored feeling
agree with me about Jimi being a geniuswith his own poetic brilliance. I'm a big fan
guitar player because Mick was one of theof Bob Marley and I like his voice, but I
first  ones  to  discover  Jimi  whenrecognize that he's not a great singer. It
just so happens that I love Jimi's voice.I
The Experience made their debut in the clubshear Bob Dylan's influence and I know that
of London. Along with John Lennon, MickJimi was a fan of Bob's voice and of his
spread the word to the other Britishlyrics. But Jimi did something very unusual
musicians about the new nova in the rock andvocally and in the theater, it's called an
roll sky.BEST PERFORMERIt's a tie between"aside". Jimi had a wonderful habit of
Jimi and Mick. Call it a dead heat with oneflipping off little spoken phrases, very
survivor. If Elvis was still breathing he'doften interrupting himself while he was
be breathing down both of their necks and Isinging and it came off as being totally
probably will get flack from a whole lot ofCOOL. When it comes to singers, people either
people for saying that, and even more flacklike them or they don't and all I can say is
from the know-nothing fans of Madonna, Princethat as a professional singer, Jimi's voice
(whoever he is these days) and Michaelworks for me big time.SEXUAL AURAEvery rock
Jackson (not to mention Roberta FLACK).star has it. Jimi had too much of it for one
Certainly Elvis came first and Elvis was Theman. I'm wildly hetero but I'm wowed by the
King, but Jimi and Mick both had their ownsexual aura that surrounds Jimi on film. I
unique styles and neither one were heavilywas lucky enough to see him one time in
influenced by Elvis in terms of theirperson and I can testify that he was as HOT
performances. Mick was influenced by Jamesas it's possible for a human being to be in
Brown's dancing and only God knows whothe flesh. There are an uncountable number of
influenced Jimi's performance style becausewomen who would be quite willing to testify
he was truly an original. Besides, Elvisabout Jimi's abilities in the bedroom.So in
moved on to acting and he starred in tons ofconclusion, it's not necessary to be a great
below average movies - and now I'll reallymusician to be a rock star, just like it's
get flack! Unfortunately I won't get Roberta.not necessary to be a great actor to be a
But seriously, Mick deserves an award formovie star. This should be self evident and
putting on a great show every single time hethere are way too many examples in both
appears, he did that right from his debut asfields to start listing them. But Jimi was a
a young man, and he's continued to do that asgenius guitar player, a unique and atomicly
an old man. Jimi died as a young man. Both ofpowerful performer, a great songwriter, a
them were sex stars on stage as well as offvery good singer, a super nova sex star, and
stage but watching Jimi on stage is nothinga world class personality on top of
short of breathtaking. He had all the moves,everything else. That's why I call Jimi
he had the body of a black Adonis, he playedHendrix the Number One Rock Star of All
his guitar with his teeth, behind his back,Time.Peter Cross is a former professional
under his leg, and when he set fire to it atdrummer and a singer/songwriter/producer/Web
the end of his shows, he got down on hisMaster who was among the first to put music
knees and prayed to the Guitar God whoon the Internet in a downloadable format in
obviously  listened  to  him.  He  wasn't  a1996. His web site is very entertaining and
at 206 pages, it may be the largest music
dancer like Mick, he was a mover and aartist web site on the Internet.
shaker of women's "G" spots. People standing



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