The Sixties

Originally posted by KingCrInuYasha Not to sound rude or insult your opinions (the Moody Blues do rule, BTW ), but why is Hendrix overrated in your book?

Edited by jude111 - March 06 2013 at 12:00

Originally posted by jude111 Originally posted by KingCrInuYasha Not to sound rude or insult your opinions (the Moody Blues do rule, BTW ), but why is Hendrix overrated in your book? What's turned me off totally about Hendrix is the godlike-adoration bestowed upon him by obsessives. Almost always American. Always white. Always male. (And curiously enough, usually from Florida.) Always a guitar player himself. If I'm totally honest, I quite enjoyed Hendrix when I was into his music and last listened to him 20 years a go or so. But I'm usually not so honest. Usually I'll say something like, "Hendrix, ugh. Change the subject, you don't want to know what I think." The people I know who have a near-worship for Hendrix, they shut down when it comes to any other music. It's the only music for them, unless it's someone close, like Stevie Ray Vaughan (whose music I was subjected to once for an hour by an obsessed Hendrix fan, who made me watch a dvd - and I never need to hear Vaughan's music again, I've been properly traumatized).

I can see that happening. To be honest, I was pretty much like this as a kid with my like for the Beatles. Nine times out of ten, that would be the music I would listen to and would try to get people into them, regardless of whether or not they were interested. It got to a point where my mother and sister would get tired of it. I like to think I've gotten better, but, given my asking of why Hendrix is overrated, I think I still need to work on that.

From your experience, I guess it has something to do with what some people like to call the "Citizen Kane effect", where a work of art, whether or not it live up to the hype, has been praised by so many people, it's reached the point  that it's universally accepted to be the greatest work of all time. Anyone attempting to question that work and/or present an alternative as something that could be just as good, if not better, would be accused of being contrarian  for the sake of it.

BTW, I voted for Hendrix, but the Doors, the Moody Blues, the Byrds and the Soft Machine also have some stuff that's worth a listen or two or more.

and Yoko Ono fans?

The Moody Blues.

Originally posted by KingCrInuYasha Not to sound rude or insult your opinions (the Moody Blues do rule, BTW ), but why is Hendrix overrated in your book?

Not at all, it's a fair question - to be honest, I found his guitar style sloppy & repetitive & in my opinion, he was worshiped mainly due to the fact he was (arguably) the first to play in that style; some of those he influenced (again in my opinion) did it better.

Yes, I'm talking about Robin Trower & (to a lesser extent) Frank Marino, here.

Now I am going to get shot

How could The Moody Blues receive more votes than The Doors? They released only one classic album, 'Days of Future Passed', the rest was pretty second-grade.

And The Doors is one of the most innovative yet greatly enjoyable bands of all time.

Originally posted by ole-the-first How could The Moody Blues receive more votes than The Doors? They released only one classic album, 'Days of Future Passed', the rest was pretty second-grade. And The Doors is one of the most innovative yet greatly enjoyable bands of all time.

The Moodies just before Soft Machine

Originally posted by Jim Garten Originally posted by ole-the-first And The Doors is one of the most innovative yet greatly enjoyable bands of all time. I preferred them when they got some attitude & renamed themselved The Stranglers

Wow, Jim's really  going for it in this thread!

Voted The Doors.