Re-experience Hendrix

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This week marks 40 years since the release of Hendrix’s debut album, ‘Are You Experienced,’ launching him into international acclaim and recognition as one of the greatest guitarists to have ever lived despite the premature end of his career after a supposed drug overdose in 1970.

Hendrix continues to rank as the greatest guitarist of all time (yeah, I know, even above Clapton), and ‘Are You Experienced’ ranks as number 51 in the 500 greatest albums of all time.

As IG of IG Blog suggests, the best way to thank Hendrix, to show him the respect he deserves, to listen to some of his music. Loud.

IG suggests buying an album. I won’t go quite that far - by all means buy an album, you won’t be dissapointed, but for those who can’t really afford or would rather save their pennies to support more contemporary starving artists, I would encourage simple appreciation of Hendrix at one of his defining moments: Woodstock, 1969, performing Fire from ‘Are you Experienced’, brought to you by the ever brilliant YouTube.

August 26, 2007 | Filed Under Guitar | 1 Comment 

The Guitar: Ultimate way to get girls?

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The age old belief: Take up the guitar and you’ll have no trouble getting girls. It’s a bit bizarre really. I mean, you have to wonder. If someone’s not getting girls, there’s probably a reason. And suddenly, because they play guitar, they can?

What, does the guitar suddenly make the guy cool?

Even with the meanest skills on the guitar, if he has no personality to begin with, he’s not gonna have one after he finishes playing either. Any girls who see past that and only a guy holding the guitar are probably a bit sexually deviant.

You know, attracted more to the tool than the weilder.

Settling for the ‘next-best thing’ in the guy.

There are always those who do start playing to impress girls though. Just have a look over at Ultimate-Guitar, or really any guitar website, there’s scores of guys asking which song they should play “to make her fall in love with me.”

Oh right, that song. Yeah, like I’m gonna tell you!

Unfortunately, there exists no such song.

And I’m pretty sure that the guitar is not a failsafe method of getting laid.

I mean, does it make this guy any more attractive?

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August 22, 2007 | Filed Under Guitar, Humour | 6 Comments 

Clapton on a Les Paul

Those were the days.

The Fender doesn’t come anywhere close for that kind of sound…

Gotta hand it to him though. Horrible checkered coat with shoulder pads, and he still dominates. Gotta love (maybe not the right word, try laugh) at the guy with the ginger ‘fro - top class.

Yeah, so I’m procrastinating. Indulge me.

May 30, 2007 | Filed Under Guitar | 3 Comments 

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