luvlz2 Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 Famed engineer Eddie Kramer and Jimi Hendrix expert authority John McDermott were the featured guests on rockline recently talking about the release "People, Hell And Angels", the show is still streaming on rockline's website as of right now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveAJones Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Beatleg (June 2013) (Japan) Scan courtesy Steve A. Jones Archive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross62 Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 Hendrix Telegram to McCartney: 'How About Coming in to Play Bass'? By Gregory Katz, Associated Press | May 10, 2013 10:27 AM EDT 0 0 0 0 Miles and Jimi. Jimi and Miles. Fans of the late trumpet and guitar masters have long known that Miles Davis and Jimi Hendrix had been making plans to record together in the year before Hendrix's sudden death in 1970. But less attention has been paid to the bass player they were trying to recruit: Paul McCartney, who was busy with another band at the time. This tantalizing detail about the super group that never was - jazz standout Tony Williams would have been on drums - is contained in an oft-overlooked telegram that Hendrix sent to McCartney at The Beatles' Apple Records in London on Oct. 21, 1969. "We are recording and LP together this weekend in NewYork," it says, complete with typographical errors. "How about coming in to play bass stop call Alvan Douglas 212-5812212. Peace Jimi Hendrix Miles Davis Tony Williams." The telegram has been part of the Hard Rock Cafe memorabilia collection since it was purchased at auction in 1995. Still it has only generated attention in recent months with the successful release of "People, Hell & Angels," expected to be the last CD of Hendrix's studio recordings. "It's not something you hear about a lot," Hard Rock historian Jeff Nolan said of the telegram, now displayed at the restaurant in Prague. "Major Hendrix connoisseurs are aware of it. It would have been one of the most insane supergroups. These four cats certainly reinvented their instruments and the way they're perceived." French promoter and Hendrix fanatic Yazid Manou, who has researched the telegram, says it offers a glimpse of what might have been. "It's amazing because of the names of the people," he said. "Of course that didn't happen, but the telegram brings us something to dream about. This is a document, proof that they had an idea to do an album." The telegram raises more questions than it answers. It advises McCartney to contact producer Alan Douglas (whose first name is misspelled in the cable) if he could make the session. But it's not clear if McCartney was even aware of the unusual, apparently impromptu invitation to rush from his London base to New York for the planned session. Beatle aide Peter Brown replied on McCartney's behalf, telling Hendrix the following day that McCartney was on vacation and not expected back for another two weeks. The invitation came at an extremely awkward moment for the Beatles' bassist. It was sent the same day a prominent New York City radio station gave wide exposure to a rumor that McCartney had died in a car crash and been replaced by a lookalike. The bizarre story, supposedly supported by hints on Beatles records and album covers, briefly gained worldwide credibility. Its dark nature apparently prompted the exasperated McCartney to retreat with his family to their farm in Scotland. It also came at a time when the Beatles were falling apart due to business and artistic conflicts that likely would have been exacerbated by McCartney appearing on a record with Hendrix and Davis. McCartney was also still bound by a songwriting partnership with John Lennon that might have further complicated the release of any McCartney-Hendrix-Davis compositions. And then there is the question of what the proposed group would have sounded like. Davis was moving away from his jazz roots toward a fusion-based sound. He said in his autobiography that by 1968 he was listening primarily to James Brown, Sly and the Family Stone and, particularly, Hendrix - musicians joined by a love of syncopated funk not found on Beatles tracks. It is not clear either how McCartney's melodic, subtle bass playing would have made its presence felt in a band that included Hendrix' guitar and Davis' trumpet. "At first, though, it sounds really weird and off the wall. But on second thought it makes perfect, Hendrix-type sense to chuck in someone who's a great musician but comes from a different tradition," said Hendrix biographer Charles Shaar Murray. "I regret this never actually took place. ... it would have been magnificent." McCartney is the only one of the four musicians who is still alive. His spokesman, Stuart Bell, said the former Beatle is too busy on his world tour to comb his memory for his thoughts about a telegram sent more than four decades ago. In his autobiography, Davis said he and Hendrix occasionally jammed together at his apartment in New York City and tried to get into the studio to record but were hampered by financial matters and by their busy schedules. Murray and others maintain that Davis wanted $50,000 up front to attend the session. The Juilliard-trained trumpeter Davis described Hendrix, who learned his chops backing up the Isley Brothers and others, as a self-taught "natural musician" who could not read music but was able to pick up complicated pieces in the blink of an eye. Davis says in the book that he and arranger Gil Evans were in Europe planning to record with Hendrix at the time of his death in London. "What I didn't understand is why nobody told him not to mix alcohol and sleeping pills," Davis wrote. Hendrix's death dashed their plans to record together, with or without McCartney. Eddie Kramer, the engineer who produced most of Hendrix's music, said there will always be speculation about what might have been. "I think it would have been phenomenal," Kramer said. "Lord knows where it may have gone; those huge egos in the studio at the same time! I would have loved to have done that one. But it was not to be." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badgeholder Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 Davis wanted $50,000 up front to attend the session So that killed that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redhairedqueen22 Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 purple haze, foxy lady, and fire are my all time favorites from him and i'll do you one better, the oringial guitarist for KISS, ace frehley (my all-time idol) once roadied for his drummer at a new York pop festival a couple of months before jimi Hendrix passed away Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2bitnogoodjive Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 http://www.amazon.com/Miami-Pop-Festival/dp/B00EWS5IO4/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1378019244&sr=8-2&keywords=miami%20hendrix&tag=vglnkc4192-20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badgeholder Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 New DVD coming Nov. 6th. Can't wait - it includes some "holy grail" footage never seen before. Here's a teaser http://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/get-a-sneak-peak-of-jimi-hendrix-hear-my-train-a-comin-20130909 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2bitnogoodjive Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 Official EH announcement: http://www.jimihendrix.com/us/news/jimi-hendrix-hear-my-train-comin-documentary-miami-pop-festival-album-be-released-november-5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ross62 Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 http://ultimateclassicrock.com/jimi-hendrix-fire-song-premiere/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geekfreak Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 new cd and dvd to be released soon. 11/11/13 mimai pop cd and hear my trian coming. i`ve pre-ordered them. long live jimi hendrix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SteveAJones Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 (edited) Jimi Hendrix's shy genius explored in new PBS documentary http://www.freep.com/article/20131028/ENT04/310280144/jimi-hendrix-pbs-documentary-hear-my-train-a-comin Edited October 29, 2013 by SteveAJones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geekfreak Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 are there anyone whom is on. the jimpress website froum. here. i`ve been trying to contact them to order the jimpress magazine. do you now the gent that runs jimpress. if you do can you help me contact him. many thanks.geekfreak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTM Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Jimi Hendrix's shy genius explored in new PBS documentary http://www.freep.com/article/20131028/ENT04/310280144/jimi-hendrix-pbs-documentary-hear-my-train-a-cominHear my Train a Comin' is on BBC 1 tonight at 10-35pm...then in about a week/ten days the Blu-Ray should be dropping on my doormat along with the new Miami CD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Pagemeister Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 http://youtu.be/ZrKMevmLTQk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geekfreak Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 ooooooooooooooh Jimi Jimi Hendrix . I`ve been a fan for yrs I`ve a few of his live cd`s which is a great way to hear Hendrix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Bloggs Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 Jimi Hendrix album Axis: Bold as Love has been banned in Malaysia for offending Hindus. http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/jimi-hendrixs-1967-album-with-hindu-god-cover-art-not-allowed-says-home-min Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pagefan55 Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 ooooooooooooooh Jimi Jimi Hendrix . I`ve been a fan for yrs I`ve a few of his live cd`s which is a great way to hear Hendrix I have a few of his live cd's too. It's difficult to choose, but my favorite live Hendrix songs are probably Little Wing, Red House, and Purple Haze. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geekfreak Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 Yeah great live songs Pagefan55... me too with them songs cool bluesy rock and roll Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geekfreak Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 I`ve been reading the book the man, the myth its a great read, is there any books I should seek out... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geekfreak Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 I feel a Jimi feast going on and on on on on on ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles J. White Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 I LOVE Jimi, but I'm curious, and I'm not picking a fight, but does anyone really believe if he had lived he would be treated in the same manner as this God who once roamed the world that he became in death? I always felt that Page was just as talented, exciting, innovative, and interesting if not more so. I never could get how Jimi became "JIMI" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lipslikecherries Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 I LOVE Jimi, but I'm curious, and I'm not picking a fight, but does anyone really believe if he had lived he would be treated in the same manner as this God who once roamed the world that he became in death? I always felt that Page was just as talented, exciting, innovative, and interesting if not more so. I never could get how Jimi became "JIMI" It seems the deceased are usually looked at as though they were greater than they actually were (not to diminish his greatness). Even more so if they die young. It is only human nature to miss a one-of-a-kind someone or something that you will never see or hear again. Or possibly this is because it enables certain people to make money off their image and work. I think in Hendrix's case it is the 'what could have been' factor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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