Introduction is still one of my favorites!
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Guildedagain
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"A rock band with horns" on paper it sounds a bit unholy? ;[]
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Recently watched a great documentary on Terry Kath. Iirc, It was done by his daughter.
coreyman97
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I was at this show - my very first concert. Watching and listening to it 53 years later is amazing.
Guildedagain
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A giant who invented a very small amp, my 70's made in LA vintage one sounds insanely good, no explainable reason a small amp should sound this good.
davidbeinct
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Terry Kath is the only guitar player I can find reasonable (to me) evidence that Hendrix went out of his way to compliment. I know there are several others that lore purports Jimi said were better than him but I have never seen anyone familiar with Jimi during his lifetime quoted as having heard him make statements about individual players other than Kath. I know Jimi enjoyed other players but that’s not the same as being in awe.
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Yes, and it's magnificent.
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Hendrix is on record having complimented several guitarists, and former band mates have filled in even more blanks on others he idolized. Besides the obvious blues giants from the 3 Kings to Muddy to Elmore, etc...from his own era, Hendrix publicly complimented Clapton, Cropper, Gibbons, and probably the highest honor of all, Rory Gallagher! (When on the Mike Douglass Show, Hendrix was asked, "So what's it like being the best rock guitarist in the world?" Jimi paused for a second, smiled, and replied, " I wouldn't know, you'll have to ask Rory Gallagher!"
davidbeinct
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The Mike Douglas quote is apocryphal. I have watched that interview. What Jimi said was “I’ll say I’m the best guitarist sitting in this chair” with a sheepish smile. He was clearly uncomfortable with all the praise Mike Douglas was heaping on him, but he did not name check other guitarists.Hendrix is on record having complimented several guitarists, and former band mates have filled in even more blanks on others he idolized. Besides the obvious blues giants from the 3 Kings to Muddy to Elmore, etc...from his own era, Hendrix publicly complimented Clapton, Cropper, Gibbons, and probably the highest honor of all, Rory Gallagher! (When on the Mike Douglass Show, Hendrix was asked, "So what's it like being the best rock guitarist in the world?" Jimi paused for a second, smiled, and replied, " I wouldn't know, you'll have to ask Rory Gallagher!"
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That's from the Dick Cavett interview. He was also on Douglas but that one seems lost for the ages like many things put to umatic tape back then. It may or may not have happened. It was certainly claimed in a Gallagher biography I read. I think we also live in a world of instant info where if a video clip doesn't exist, that automatically equates proof that it didn't happen. I'm not quite ready to make that leap as there is SO much that was lost to the ether during the early age of video magnetic tape. Either way, Hendrix certainly praised many other players. Certainly in private as attested to by former band mates.
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While I have heard the name, I don't know much about Mr. Gallagher:
en.wikipedia.org
Rory Gallagher - Wikipedia
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Monster player sadly overlooked by American audiences for the most part. He's absolutely guitar royalty across the big pond.While I have heard the name, I don't know much about Mr. Gallagher:
Rory Gallagher - Wikipedia
Definitely worth doing a deep dive into.
I'll never forget being completely blown out of my chair the first time I heard "Free Form Guitar", and it still gets me to this day. That album, unlike a lot of their later stuff, is timeless.
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davidbeinct
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I agree he was complimentary to other players and I probably overstated the case in my original post. Also you are right about it being Cavett. What I meant about Kath is that although Jimi complimented other players, Kath he made comments indicating a level of awe. He definitely loved Billy Gibbons, from what I’ve read he had mixed feelings about Clapton, liking his lead playing but thinking he wasn’t a complete player because he didn’t play much rhythm.
I’ve always doubted the Rory Gallagher quote. I’ve usually seen it attributed to a Rolling Stone interview and that would be a lot easier to find than old tv show tapes, yet I’ve never seen a copy of the supposed interview. Also, although Gallagher had some success while Jimi was alive, his real success came after Jimi’s death. Lastly, I’ve been a Hendrix fan for longer than the internet existed, and have a really good friend who is pretty much a Hendrix completist. I never heard the purported Rory Gallagher quote until after the internet, which although it didn’t invent apocryphal stories it’s certainly done a lot to spread them.
Rory Gallagher was an amazing player and anything Jimi did or didn’t say about him doesn’t change that.
HeyMikey
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I’ve seen this before and never tire of it. Kath was amazing, as was the entire band at that time. They had it all. Easily one of the greatest rock bands of all time in that original member format.