probably for the best that he died just in case he made some bad records
― Albanic Kanun Autark (nakhchivan), Saturday, 4 April 2015 10:14 (nine years ago) link
he would have joined king crimson or neu! and made the most legendary rock music of all time
― rock (Jack White, Coldplay) (imago), Saturday, 4 April 2015 10:27 (nine years ago) link
his death was tragic regardless of whether he had already peaked or if he was destined for even greater things. if he was still alive and as uncool as Jimmy Page or Pete Townshend, he'd at least still be alive, which is something.
― charlie h, Saturday, 4 April 2015 11:04 (nine years ago) link
the thing that really nags at me about Hendrix these days is how beautiful his voice was. yeah i've long been stuck on how phenomenal a guitarist he was, but man, he just fires on so many goddamn levels.
― charlie h, Saturday, 4 April 2015 11:24 (nine years ago) link
at the same time
― rock (Jack White, Coldplay) (imago), Saturday, 4 April 2015 11:28 (nine years ago) link
yes. i don't think anybody else has made it seem so easy.
― charlie h, Saturday, 4 April 2015 11:31 (nine years ago) link
leee had best start the countdown again soon or we'll end up having a tedious 'best rock musician ever' debate
― rock (Jack White, Coldplay) (imago), Saturday, 4 April 2015 11:33 (nine years ago) link
ha ha totes! this poll is being e-pic-ally dragged out (which is fine by me).
― charlie h, Saturday, 4 April 2015 11:34 (nine years ago) link
it's not epic it's just long
― Finn McCoolit (wins), Saturday, 4 April 2015 11:37 (nine years ago) link
I know it's been said many times that his consideration for ELP was unlikely to come to anything (HELP was joked about) and Emerson said that when they jammed, Jimi completely drowned him out but it's quite funny to think about it.
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Saturday, 4 April 2015 11:45 (nine years ago) link
reading about him touring with soft machine has me wondering what on earth could have been achieved
― rock (Jack White, Coldplay) (imago), Saturday, 4 April 2015 11:47 (nine years ago) link
well, he did do some recording with wyatt. the version of slow walkin' talk that showed up on that '1968' release not long ago for one.
― no lime tangier, Saturday, 4 April 2015 12:03 (nine years ago) link
well, well, well
― no lime tangier, Saturday, 4 April 2015 12:04 (nine years ago) link
ah nice, ty!
― rock (Jack White, Coldplay) (imago), Saturday, 4 April 2015 12:07 (nine years ago) link
and if moon in june doesn't make an appearance then :-/
― no lime tangier, Saturday, 4 April 2015 12:07 (nine years ago) link
lol
― rock (Jack White, Coldplay) (imago), Saturday, 4 April 2015 12:20 (nine years ago) link
if moon in june turns up inside the next *checks leee's current rate* week and a half i'll be disappointed tbh
― rock (Jack White, Coldplay) (imago), Saturday, 4 April 2015 12:21 (nine years ago) link
the jimi hendrix bio movie was really illuminating to me because i didn't know what a sweet person he was. shame more people don't recognize that when you're that good at something the default position should be to NOT be an asshole. it's also a minor shame that i forgot to vote in this poll but i have been enjoying the rollout.
― groundless round (La Lechera), Saturday, 4 April 2015 14:03 (nine years ago) link
Thx to imago I'm going to spend all day imagining a Hendtix/Neu! LP ^_^
― always one or two posters dog-determined to be RONG in a thread (Drugs A. Money), Saturday, 4 April 2015 15:09 (nine years ago) link
Better fit for Crimson, forget guitars and even vocals - you'd get Hendrix to crash the Red sessions and sort out those lyrics.
probably for the best that he died just in case he made some bad records― Albanic Kanun Autark (nakhchivan), Saturday, April 4, 2015 Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― Albanic Kanun Autark (nakhchivan), Saturday, April 4, 2015 Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Seeing the sunny side in such a depressing dull grey day in Blighty.
Now I'll go and contemplate another day of no Jimi on earth, hopefully he is kissing sky instead.
― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 4 April 2015 15:59 (nine years ago) link
you'd think arsenal hadn't just beaten liverpool 4-1!
― rock (Jack White, Coldplay) (imago), Saturday, 4 April 2015 16:05 (nine years ago) link
'just' = that was a couple of hours ago!!
I am living in the present minute of no Jimi ;-)
― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 4 April 2015 16:16 (nine years ago) link
i am living in the present minute of no ten-minute-or-more-songs poll :'(
― rock (Jack White, Coldplay) (imago), Saturday, 4 April 2015 18:26 (nine years ago) link
Never mind Jimi, Paul is dead, miss him, miss him.
― Bees and the Law (Tom D.), Saturday, 4 April 2015 18:31 (nine years ago) link
Most of this stuff I can respect but just isn't to my taste, I think I need to seriously get into Mingus and Alice Coltrane though because those are the best things I've got out of the poll so far.
But if I don't have to sit through another shitty 90s dance """"banger"""" I'll be a happy man
― ultros ultros-ghali, Saturday, 4 April 2015 19:24 (nine years ago) link
Hancock was virtually on the same level of space-travel as those two imo. And while the jams and bangers aren't to my taste either, you gotta at least give it up for Orbital and Global Comms, right?
― rock (Jack White, Coldplay) (imago), Saturday, 4 April 2015 19:28 (nine years ago) link
Just realised I forgot to vote for Takayanagi, sorry Jools ;0
― rock (Jack White, Coldplay) (imago), Saturday, 4 April 2015 19:29 (nine years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/SNgFZa6.jpg
62T. Inner Life - Ain't No Mountain High Enough - 4825 points | 6 votesDuration: 10:30YoutubeSpotify
― A-Hanisi Coates (Leee), Saturday, 4 April 2015 19:32 (nine years ago) link
aw hell YEAH
― insufficiently familiar with xgau's work to comment intelligently (BradNelson), Saturday, 4 April 2015 19:32 (nine years ago) link
i somehow missed that in the nominations list i would've hella voted for that
― insufficiently familiar with xgau's work to comment intelligently (BradNelson), Saturday, 4 April 2015 19:33 (nine years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/QadXiRU.jpg
62T. Marvin Gaye - Got To Give It Up (parts 1 And 2) - 4825 points | 8 votesDuration: 11:52YoutubeSpotify
― A-Hanisi Coates (Leee), Saturday, 4 April 2015 19:34 (nine years ago) link
aw hell YEAH pt. 2
― insufficiently familiar with xgau's work to comment intelligently (BradNelson), Saturday, 4 April 2015 19:36 (nine years ago) link
but i also didn't vote for it, idk what i'm doing
http://i.imgur.com/3xrgd9s.jpg
60T. Dire Straits - Telegraph Road - 4875 points | 6 votesDuration: 14:19YoutubeSpotify
― A-Hanisi Coates (Leee), Saturday, 4 April 2015 19:41 (nine years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/r4DV4aE.jpg
60T. Scott Walker - Clara - 4875 points | 6 votesDuration: 12:44YoutubeSpotify
― A-Hanisi Coates (Leee), Saturday, 4 April 2015 19:46 (nine years ago) link
Bloody hell. Never for one moment expected Telegraph Road to place on this board.
― kraudive, Saturday, 4 April 2015 20:14 (nine years ago) link
― rock (Jack White, Coldplay) (imago), Saturday, April 4, 2015 6:27 AM (9 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
That, or he would've joined Miles' band, and Dark Magus, Agharta, and Pangaea would be towering battles between Hendrix, Miles, and Pete Cosey.
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Saturday, 4 April 2015 20:17 (nine years ago) link
Have welled up to Inner Life in the past, easily the best version
― ewar woowar (or something), Saturday, 4 April 2015 20:19 (nine years ago) link
Hurrah, my #35. Hurrah. Scott is a mensch and this is monstrous
― rock (Jack White, Coldplay) (imago), Saturday, 4 April 2015 20:41 (nine years ago) link
Worth mentioning that the version of "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" in this poll is the Larry Levan remix, the original version lasts only 8 minutes... Anyway, an awesome, uplifting, ridiciluously energetic tune that is, easily one of the top 10 disco singles of all time.
― Tuomas, Saturday, 4 April 2015 21:15 (nine years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/eKAG2CB.jpg
58T. Destroyer - The Laziest River - 4925 points | 6 votesDuration: 19:57Youtube
― A-Hanisi Coates (Leee), Saturday, 4 April 2015 21:24 (nine years ago) link
heyyyy
― insufficiently familiar with xgau's work to comment intelligently (BradNelson), Saturday, 4 April 2015 21:31 (nine years ago) link
My third to place. Thought it might have been higher though given ILX's love for Kaputt
― groovypanda, Saturday, 4 April 2015 21:34 (nine years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/VENiOci.jpg
58T. Jimi Hendrix Experience - Voodoo Chile - 4925 points | 8 votesDuration: 15:00YoutubeSpotify
― A-Hanisi Coates (Leee), Saturday, 4 April 2015 21:35 (nine years ago) link
good - this means the best Hendrix is voted so here
― rock (Jack White, Coldplay) (imago), Saturday, 4 April 2015 21:41 (nine years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/uoziYei.jpg
57. Soft Machine - Moon In June - 4950 points | 6 votes | 1 #1 voteDuration: 19:07YoutubeSpotify
― A-Hanisi Coates (Leee), Saturday, 4 April 2015 21:42 (nine years ago) link
AAAAAAAAHHHHHHH
― rock (Jack White, Coldplay) (imago), Saturday, 4 April 2015 21:43 (nine years ago) link
all but five of you are rubbish!
my #1
maybe the towering musical achievement of the 20th century
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i'll post more later
― rock (Jack White, Coldplay) (imago), Saturday, 4 April 2015 21:44 (nine years ago) link
I've said this before but M+M Mix > Album Mix > Levan Mix. Still amazing though.
― kriss akabusi cleaner (seandalai), Saturday, 4 April 2015 21:46 (nine years ago) link
oh and LOLiest river
― kriss akabusi cleaner (seandalai), Saturday, 4 April 2015 21:47 (nine years ago) link