(vanity) ODB Death, the sadness of some of the comments

Guess it was England, not Denmark. "Inhalation of Vomit"

Spinal Tap lost at least 2 drummers that way.

61 posted on 11/15/2004 1:19:04 AM PST by dasboot

Not surprised. I thought Jimi died in the USA. But England was where he made his big splash, discovered and managed by Chas Chandler of the Animals (bass player). He probably loved it there and the Brits dug him being an exotic and cool Black guy. In addition to his musicianship and showmanship.

62 posted on 11/15/2004 7:39:27 AM PST by dennisw (G_D - against Amelek for all generations.)

To: ConYoungBlack

I'm fascinated by rap and by hip-hop. I think there's a lot of poetry in it. There's a lot of anger, a lot of social energy in it. And I think you'd better listen to it pretty carefully, 'cause it's important.

~ JF'nK.

63 posted on 11/15/2004 12:42:57 PM PST by bikepacker67 ("This is the best election night in history." -- DNC chairman Terry McAuliffe 11/2/04 8pm)

To: ConYoungBlack; dasboot

You've got to admit, "Machine Gun" was pretty awesome.

64 posted on 11/15/2004 12:59:43 PM PST by Pyro7480 (Sub tuum praesidium confugimus, sancta Dei Genitrix.... sed a periculis cunctis libera nos semper...)

I've had, and discarded, every album JH ever made...except "Rainbow Bridge": Paly-Gap; Dolly Dagger; Roomfull of Mirrors, etc. I think some of those tunes were incomplete at the time of his death; and I think there are only two guitar tracks on Paly. That's what really rocks my boat, and shows me that he was really a special player.

The engineers, producers and promo-oids didn't have, or take, the opportunity to gussy things up with 10 more guitar tracks, reverb, echo, fuzz, and other junk. Just real solid playing, great time, and pitch discipline.

I can't listen to the Purple Haze era stuff and enjoy it much; his acoustic double album was forgettable. And his live stuff drives me nuts...I wanna just get in there and tune up his freakin' guitar. And Mitch's early drumming was IMHO, garage-band sloppy, distracting, and annoyingly unsteady, rhythmically.

I understand that Jimi said that the Rainbow Bridge project was his best playing and singing ever. I agree.

I have friends who think I'm a dufuss cuz I don't like early Jimi. Sorry.

65 posted on 11/15/2004 9:27:02 PM PST by dasboot

To: ConYoungBlack

"Or is it still open game on ODB simply because he was a rapper?"

ODB also had charges of robbery and assault besides his drug charges. Maybe you are so quick to forgive him (and not eminem who I also despise) is because of their skin tone?

66 posted on 11/22/2004 5:58:10 AM PST by squidward

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