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I liked some of the music from Hendrix, although I could seldom understand any words. I totally dumped him when he trashed the National Anthem with that horrible guitar noise.
I also trash all others who violate the music of the Anthem when opening a sports event, in their vain attempts to make it “their” songs.
Would real musicians significantly alter Bach, Chopin, Beehtoven, Schubert, Clementi, etc., like whacked out druggies have done to the National Anthem and America the Beautiful at sports venues for 50 years?
Yeah... I know I’ll probably get flack from younger Freepers, who likely think the Beatles were innovative, even though the B’s, like that dolt Elvis, got their music from the Rythym and Blues musicians of the ‘40s-and ‘50s who were the greatest!
I like all that stuff y’all mentioned. I have an eclectic taste in music but I am selective, in that I look for quality whatever the style of music.
Yes, and they have done so for years, sometimes to great effect. I love Hendrix's anthem.
BTW, my co author on Patriot's History of the US, Mike Allen, has interesting research that that "blues" music actually originated in the Mississippi Celtic folk songs as well as slave music---but was not all black, and certainly wasn't new. And, yah, the Beatles were incredibly innovative.
I have interviewed perhaps 100 musicians from the 60s/70s, including people who can play jazz like crazy (David Paich of Toto, for example) and with only two exceptions (Billy Joel and Keith Emerson) they ALL cited the Beatles as their most important influence. Most of them specifically stated they took up music when they heard "I want to hold your hand."
Music is a matter of taste, but I don't think anyone can deny that the Beatles were THE most important musical influence of the second half of the 20th century.
Taste, you say? Have you been suckered? Media was the handmaiden holding the hand. Where to? Their talents packaged estranged views. They churned love from saccharine to cynical. The were unbelievers in love,looking for a lost peace.
Improvising on classical music was a very common practice up until the 1920s or so, Hendrix’ interpretation was part of a long standing tradition.
“got their music from the Rythym and Blues musicians of the ‘40s-and ‘50s who were the greatest!”
Totally agree. In my late 60’s now, born in NYC; but never abandoned my first love of DOOWOP. It wasn’t called that back in the day, the name was ‘coined’ by a mid-70’s DJ.
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