That music has really stood the test of time. I love every era of Trower's work, but that one era remains my favorite.
Posted on 02/09/2014 2:00:06 AM PST by deks
VIDEO: Jimi Hendrix sings "The Wind Cries Mary" in a montage with Edward Hopper paintings.
Taking a great song with poetic lyrics by Hendrix and combining it with great art by Hopper seems right, and I haven't found anything like it before.
The third Hopper painting shown is called "Nighthawks" and has been featured in past Freepathon threads. It looks like the paintings in the video have been processed with a photo effect that, while not unpleasant, is not the same as the original paintings.
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.
"I'll play a lick, then Eric will play a lick, but Jeff Beck beats us both."
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.
This is getting interesting now. Thanks for the great stuff you added. I had wondered about your tagline before :)
What was it called back then :)
His organ?
He did have twenty children though, so maybe there weren’t any stops on it :)
“What was it called back then :)”
Depends on how far you go back. In the 40’s it was called ‘sepia’ or ‘race’ music. It was written on the record label. In the 50s up to current days it is R’n’B. A NYC DJ, Gus Gossert had an ‘oldies’ radio program in the mid-70’s and called the music DOOWOP based upon back ground harmonies. Hope this helps.
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Manipulating something to the point of destruction—whether instruments or people—is a symptom of the very disease FR tries to resist.
Yes, that helps. And I’m thinking it would be Blues and Jazz before that. I’ve heard that Benny Goodman was the first white band leader to hire black musicians.
Forgot to mention that many of the RnB artists of the 50s came from Gospel roots. One example that comes to mind is Sam Cooke.
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Like I say, carp all you want. As a historian I’m telling you that the second half of the 20th century musically IS the Beatles. And if you go by who is “saved” or “lost,” I’m afraid you just cut out 90% of those classical musicians that you think are “good” music.
Saved, lost? What the hell are you talking about? I like good music, I don’t like destructive narcissists. Good grief LS.
That music has really stood the test of time. I love every era of Trower's work, but that one era remains my favorite.
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