Jimi was always incredibly passionate about music, his observations regarding Clapton were eerily accurate. He also knew how to spot a fake almost immediately. In the short time, he was here, the face of popular music was forever changed. His death is the biggest tragedy in rock.
What a cool 1967 Singles review by legendary guitarist/musician, Jimi Hendrix. Can One image if Jimi Hendrix and Steve Marriott had recorded an album together. That would have been magically incredible. Thanks for posting on your stellar channel. Cheers!
Lately I've found myself growing a deeper appreciation for Hendrix. In the 60s, rock and roll started to "take its eye off the ball" if you will. Amidst a sea of folky-psychedelic pop, what a Godsend it must have been hearing Purple Haze for the first time.
Jimi was so progressive in the music he was playing and he took rock to a totally new level. After psychedelia died down, everyone seemed to revert to a boring 50s rock and roll style, but Jimi just carried on pushing the boundaries into hard rock
That's a nice profile face you got there. I've loved Hendrix for quite a long while. Delved deep in to the 70's prog bands for the last years, but recently found myself blown away by how great the Small Faces really is. Their albums are like hit after hit, and Steve Marriott's voice is, at least right now, my favorite ever. Goosebumps every time he goes for it
Hearing this in Jimi's voice. It's obvious that he was an well-schooled aficionado of popular music; he identified almost all the artists and he makes a lot of cogent observations.
I wished Jimi had been as perceptive about the "biz" side of the music industry as he was of the trends and Top 40 charts, he sure got taken for a ride, and still gets exploited to this day. Interesting segment for sure, I love all things Jimi, thx for posting.
Wow, it's surprising that such a ground breaking artist as Jimi Hendrix would say "God, what's happening nowadays?" and "things are happening so fast" and "that's the kind of music I used to like" after listening to a sappy Billy Fury cut. It's like Hendrix was secretly a 46 year old accountant.
There’s a long sociological deconstruction to apply to this video, but it will suffice to say: Jimi was-in June of 1967- both embraced by, and indifferent to- the popular music culture. The Embrace resulted from his Monterey performance; his Axis:Bold as Love and Electric Ladyland records were authentic and inadvertent evidence of his Indifference. In fact, Are You Experienced? is equally an organic expression… Across the board, in fact, Hendrix was no panderer, but a musician-like everyone from the Beatles to the Stones to Mayall to Cream to Small Faces, etc, who were embraced as pop stars as well as being avant- performers. It just happened that there was a brief confluence of popular and outre music. A brief and charmed period, but one repeated in the seventies and in the nineties…
Amazing how the “She’s Leaving Home” cover is basically the same arrangement as the Beatles original, but feels so stale and inauthentic in comparison.
I loved and still love Jimi's music. My dad, a dyed in the wool jazz fiend was strangely a big fan of Cream. Stevie Marriott and The Small Faces brilliant! I can't agree with Jimi the version of She's Leaving Home is gorgeous. Turtles, supremely goofy, the vocalists would go on to sing on records by Zappa and T. Rex. Yaay!
The way he reads it with no attempt to convey Jimi's conversational style makes it sound like there are lots of feline, animal cats, rather than the groovy guys that Jimi is actually referring to! That bloke must be some kinda straight cat, man.
It is actually heartbreaking to hear what Jimi said during the Billy Fury review and how he was already being impacted by the pressure that was on him. Just love the but where he discusses Cilla.
Very cruel in the last one, but, also, very accurate ! He had such a musical ear,gifted actually, he understood everything about good production and sound ! His comments are -musically speaking- too sharp !
If you were there you'll know Jimi was absolutely spot on. I'm surprised he didn't know the Small Faces better though, Steve Marriot had been the original 'Artful Dodger' in the stage musical and had an excellent trained voice. Give this a listen ruclips.net/video/2tNoSmlnxwQ/видео.html
He identified the band almost immediately. He just didn't mention any of them by name. As for Steve playing the AD in Oliver!, that was on the West End stage years before Jimi moved to London, so he couldn't be expected to be aware of it.
@@annaforehan7784 Steve Marriott was The Artful Dodger, the embodiment of the role he played as a youth (or maybe the other way round), everyone knew that. One night some 'french mafia' types refused to pay his band in Le Toquet(?) but they'd left decorating stuff lying about. They obviously didn't know what 'faces' meant in London slang - the band went berserk and re-decorated the club before they left.
@@jeffslade1892 Yes, I know he played the AD. I said that, but I would bet anything that Jimi had no idea who the Artful Dodger was, or indeed anything about Oliver!. I agree that Steve was the embodiment of the role, but he wasn't the only one to play it (even then children's roles were shared between multiple performers), so many people would have had no idea he played the role for a time. Even if Jimi had been told Steve was in Oliver! I doubt it would have registered with him. A quintessentially English musical on in the West End years before he arrived in England would not have been on his radar.
Big thanks for this. Jimi is one of my 3 all time favorite musicians and I'm fascinated by anything he says. Re his comment on Clapton. Yes, it could be argued that Eric was at his most innovative in the 60's but just innovation without inspiration will always take a backseat to excellence. Here is Cream in 2005 and my comment. (The sound is slightly recessed here. There was a better sounding post but it was taken down.) ruclips.net/video/5-LURyF_7Qg/видео.html This is one of the most magnificent performances I've ever seen. We're Going Wrong was first included on Cream's second album, Disraeli Gears in 1967. In 1968 it reached #4 on the U.S. charts and catapulted Cream to superstar status in America. The version of We're Going Wrong on that LP is about 3 1/2 minutes long. Here it is almost 8 minutes and this rendering positively obliterates the original. It is all the more amazing when you realize the boys are almost 40 years older in this Royal Albert Hall concert in 2005. Ginger Baker lays down a rock solid foundation without any pyrotechnics. Jack Bruce sings with worldly wise passion that is almost palpable. And Eric Clapton's solo is one for the ages.
Love hearing Jimi comment about Steve Marriott. To me , Marriott had no equal as a rock vocalist in the 60s. Not Mick, not even Otis or Winwood could touch him
I can underatand saying the Grass Roots and Turtles were candy , Jimi's head was in to hard stuff but later he tours with Monkees and trys to do a record with Leanord Nimoy (Spock) , so you have to take these music criticsims with a grain of salt , people do change their views as they get older.
@@williamberry2351 My apologies, you're right. Its 6:30am in Australia and I've been bingeing RUclips videos for way too long. Promise Ill go to bed after I watch one more.....oh fuck!!!! The new part 1 of the new Beatles movie is up! Bye, bye RUclips, Hello Disney+ Thank to my amazing friend Greg who gave me access to his Disney+ just because were friends ✌❤😘
@@kerryn6714 Saw this just a couple of hours ago from writing this. Absolutely epic. Being a Beatles Anorak, I thought I knew most stuff about them, but discovered information on this episode I was never aware of. 2 to go.
@@389383 not when you compare it to the production of the Beatles, beach boys and turtles. They have a wide range in the instruments they use, making their sound more grand
LOL Jimi basically saying what Ive been saying for years. There was some great music back in our day but there was also some utter middle of the road limp wristed garbage.
The more I watch these the more conceited these people sound, lots of great music they talk about that they have no clue about. Worst thing i’ve heard from Jimi to date is this!
I'll echo a few other comments: boy was Jimi right about Clapton's potential to be a bore if he didn't watch out. That's exactly what happened after Derek & the Dominoes. Also: Sgt. Pepper's influence was IMMEDIATE and PERMANENT, wasn't it? Jimi wishes people weren't so hung up on them, but what could you do? In 1967 they were Michelangelo and everybody else was Some Other Guy.
@@YesterdaysPapers Don't know where you guys are getting your info from. Clapton has flourished almost his whole life, save for only a few records. I need for you to tell me of his failures after the Domino's..
@@robertwoodward9231 Well, different strokes for different folks I suppose. I think the stuff he did after the Dominoes is terribly bland and soulless.
Jimi's comment on Eric Clapton -- that if he settles down in his style it could be disastrous -- was prescient. Clapton did settle down in his style in the 1970s and, though he sold a lot of records, Clapton never was the innovating guitar player he was through 1970.
You're right. Clapton took a long way to finally find his sound. I like 70's Clapton just as I like Cream or his presence in John Mayall band. Nevertheless, I can see Clapton was trying something during the 60's. Just take a listen to the live version of "Steppin' Out" by Cream in 1966 at Klooks Kleek in London. It's something that is not in the style of Hendrix or Beck. It is himself really.
You're right. In 70's Clapton, he got his sound right. Nevertheless, you can see he was trying something new at the early gis with Cream. Just listen to "Steppin' Out" at the Klooks Kleek in 1966. It is one of my favorite solos from that era.
I too don't particularly like Clapton's music post-Derek, but perhaps it's just what happens to these guitar gods who stay around for awhile like Clapton, Page, Jeff Beck, Dicky Betts- even Eddie Van Halen. How long can you keep up the innovative guitar wizardry on that level?
Jimi was so perceptive. Eric’s solo on Strange Brew was indeed lifted from Albert King almost note for note. And when Eric ‘settled down’ after Derek and the Dominoes it was disastrous. Exactly as the Master of the Stratocaster foretold.
Well, he wanted to play with The Band from the first time he heard them so he probably spent the rest of his career disappointed. Except for the Last Waltz gig.
No way, his style from the 60s till now is his own and the fact that no guitarist from the era has sold more or left a bigger imprint on music that’s on you From the Crossroads festival to all his awards to the biggest blues album in history I’d say you’re as wrong as you could be
@@Cream1968 thanks so much for your reply. But when I listen to Eric’s laid back ‘Lay Down Sally’, I can’t help but miss his blues wailing energy of the late 60’s. And it’s weird how Jimi sensed this might happen.
I totally agree but don’t forget he was a heroin addict and a massive drunk at the time and it was his worst period of music but have you heard from the cradle? Have you listen to any of the crossroad festivals all in all it works for me and I’m sorry not for you but he didn’t take the easy way out dying at 27 like a lot of people did
Wow....so cool that he gives props to one of my fav groups The Small Faces! I am trying to imagine what songs penned by Jimi for them would sound like...it boggles the mind!!!
@@heinrichvon According to Peter Frampton, Jimi wanted the Small Faces to go to America to open for him on his first US tour. Peter says Steve shot down the idea. If only....
I'm surprised at Jimi's reaction to the Grass Roots. I always thought they were a sensational group. Their music really held up. This judgment might have been because he only heard one or two songs from them. If you listed to their Anthology you'd probably find a few songs you appreciate. I can't imagine any Turtles song being compared to Engelbert Humperdink. But Jimi's problem with the Turtles may have been the fact that their lead singer Howard Kaylan was once in a bar drinking with Jimi and got sick. Howard vomited. And part of the projective got on Jimi, who was really pissed off.
Completely agree, I was bummed by Jimi's reaction to the Grass Roots too. Even if you weren't enthusiastic about them, I never saw anyone actually react badly to them.
I picked up The Grassroots 16 Greatest Hits and it's terrific. is it original? No! However Sooner Or Later, Midnight Confessions,Temptation Eyes, Things I Should Have said To Her, A Million Years are all excellent songs.
I'm amazed at how quickly Sgt, Pepper saturated the culture, at least in the UK. It was released in May and by June already another group was covering 'She's Leaving Home'? Extraordinary. That's the Beatles for ya. Like Jimi said, in 67 everybody was hanging on their every note. Also interesting that even at that early time the San Francisco sound was so recognizable that Jimi was comparing 'Strange Brew' to it, which I never realized before but he's right. I think I pick up a Moby Grape vibe.
Sgt Pepper was released 1st June ‘67 and Hendrix performed the title track live on 4th June at the Saville Theatre, London (Paul and George were in the audience)
@@englishonthetipofyourtongu5482 The David & Jonathan single was released on June, 2, 1967. A day after "Sgt. Peppers" was released. The accompaniment was actually directed by George Martin. I'm guessing the Beatles themselves allowed them to record the song before Peppers was out.
Because Cilla had "Black" as her surname ?......Personally , she always gave me the jitters, Fury was a burnt out hasbeen .👍😬 Jimi being diplomatic , careful not to antagonise British artists ; no such diplomacy with U.S. acts ? who weren't half as bad as the British here. (Cream & Small Faces excepted ofcourse) .
It could be disastrous if Eric’s guitar playing settles down very true I saw his oceans boulevard tour Eric just played rhythm . It was truly disastrous I couldn’t agree more.
"They're all very groovy cats" So are you, Jimi 💜 Hendrix was lovely through and through. A humble human being who I don't think was ever really aware of how gifted he was. And that military jacket ... Oh lawd 😍
@@maurice8607 I agree. In my personal opinion I think Jimi was the greatest guitar player of all time, there was nobody like him before and there has been nobody like him since. The fact that many great rock stars who came after cited him as their main influence, such as Freddie Mercury and Prince, shows just how much clout he had in the music world. In truth, I don't think the music business deserved Jimi, just like Brian Jones, Jim Morrison and Janis, he was thrown to the wolves at a very young age. Just my two cents.
Everbody with hearts and ears acknowledged his genius straight away when Jimi hit the London club scene. McCartney recommended him for the Monterey Pop festival, Brian Jones introduced him there onstage. He really didn´t need to brag about his talent, but I think it´s impossible for him not to know about it. Just like Dylan and the Beatles, those three musical/lyrical forces where too far ahead of anyone else around not to be aware of it.
@@twezzo99 I'm not saying Hendrix needed to brag about his talent, all I meant was that it's very endearing for someone like him with so much raw talent not to be boastful, he was humble. Rock stars very often have huge egos ... Hendrix didn't. In an interview with Dick Cavett when Jimi was told he was the greatest guitarist in the world he simply replied "I'm the greatest guitarist in this chair" or something along those lines. He played down his genius. He also stated he didn't like constantly being praised as he felt it made musicians lazy.
So, Jimi wanted to give the Small Faces a song of his own to cover? How about Highway Child :) Anyway Jimi provides some good deep-dive analysis of Cream. His analysis of the Turtles was spot on: it is overproduced, especially the horns. Biggest surprise was his dismissal of the early Grassroots garage thumper 'Live For Today' - don't know why that one didn't click with him. Do these MM dudes intentionally throw in a total dud (here it's Harper's Bizarre) to review whenever they run this piece? See Emily Play or Paper Sun should have been included instead
Yes, the 'Live For Today' commentary was unfortunate. But maybe he'd like it today. It is a classic. I still like The Turtles song, too, even if it's "overproduced."
@@ShelterDogs The Turtles were a very strange group. Some of their stuff was great and some of it was the worst of the era, especially as they went on.
Once the Hendrix experience turned into the band of Gypsies that my friend was mediocre and then he accidentally killed himself oops….. I think he just ran out of ideas and that my friend is mediocre
@@Cream1968 oh yeah, i mean electric ladyland and band of gypsys, to me those are his bests and are basically from the same era, i would call those two his "peak"
@@Cream1968 Band of Gypsies was a great live album. Most of Clapton's work after Derek and the Dominos was a step down. I like his work but he lost some of his fire.
@@blackmore4 Cilla Black had loads of respect from the legends of that era, not that surprising. Her mid to late sixties stuff sounds cliche today, but I doubt it was like that then.
@@CosmicHippopotamus As a singer, she deserved the respect too. In fact I think one her B-sides, 'Work Is a Four Letter Word', is one of the greatest tracks of the entire decade. And the two songs McCartney wrote for her - 'Step Inside Love' and 'It's for You' - I'd consider as two of the greatest A-sides of the era as well. However, too often her A-sides sounded really cheesy and pre-60s.
It was a straightforward copy of the original by the Rokes, a British group performing in Italy. One of their members wrote the song. They were disappointed when the Grass Roots lifted their song, which could have helped their career. In any case, the song is not my cup of tea. Jimmy was right.
@@tomc642 Let me guess..."Sooner or Later" was more your cup of tea. I just heard the Rokes version a couple of minutes ago (thanks for pointing me toward seeking it out) you are correct, The Grass Roots did rip off there song! But, the production on the Grass Roots version was more refined and professional. The Rokes guitar solo sounded out of tune..(basically crummy) like a demo. Too bad they did not have a George Martin to help them.
@@spudwas I was disappointed too that Jimi didn't like "Live For Today". I love that song. After reading the exchange between the two of you, I was compelled to go listen to The Rokes version for the first time. It was just okay. I listened to their studio version and watched a live version from the Beat Club tv show. The live one was a little better. But the Grass Roots version is fabulous.
Jimi was amazingly polite. Most of those tracks were rubbish. Just goes to show that not a lot has changed. Pick a top 10 in any week of any year and you'll get maybe 2 or 3 great songs and the rest are disappointing crap.
Totally agree with him about Harper's Bizarre! I've never understood or cared for them. Way too candy floss for me. And he's pretty spot on about The Turtles too, though I do like "She'd Rather Be With Me."
The blonde guy on the cover of the HB album is Ted Templeman. He went on to discover and produce the Doobie Brothers and Van Halen so he found his soul later on. His recent autobiography is very interesting. The Turtles were fun and irreverent. Maybe Jimi was still upset that Howard Kaylan puked all over his velour suit at a nightclub when they first met as related in Howard's book, which is very good too.
Hendrix was right about the Turtles later songs being over produced! The Turtles strengths were their vocals and guitars both were buried by orchestration(violins, horns)!
Never been that keen on Strange Brew. Always preferred Ulysees. Billy Furys offering was a little tame. Great 45s by the Small Faces and the Grass Roots. But anyway, Jimi, you're the man.
Agreed on the two Cream tunes -- Ulysees. I especially like the live version. That massive power chord that starts it off and then just dissolves into that descending bass line is so cool. Also the slower tempo of the live version makes the song sound really heavy.
This was great!! He was a little rough on a few of them, but they mostly deserved it! Jimi made me put down the drumsticks and trumpet and pick up a guitar! Literally the first time I played Axis: Bold as Love from start to finish I was sold! Wore that record out (and a dozen guitars since then)!
why's this bad boy unlisted? Also Jimi was way more accurate in his comments compared to lots of other folk here on this channel; shows what level he was on
Jimi was always incredibly passionate about music, his observations regarding Clapton were eerily accurate. He also knew how to spot a fake almost immediately.
In the short time, he was here, the face of popular music was forever changed. His death is the biggest tragedy in rock.
"It could be disastrous if he did."
damn Jimi, we need you now
He's the man! Nice to listen to this a few days before 27th Nov, his birthday.
Man I never knew that I wanted to hear what Jimi thought about Cilla Black until just now.✌🏼
She sounds like controlled feedback lol!
Kissing up to the Beatles,...Cilla was their long time friend.
Whoever invited Jimi on was genius. And who printed it was genius. And who made this video is genius. Because Jimi is Midas.
And this commentor and those who replied to it are geniuses in their own right for recognizing the genius that reflects the genius in them.
What a cool 1967 Singles review by legendary guitarist/musician, Jimi Hendrix.
Can One image if Jimi Hendrix and Steve Marriott had recorded an album together. That would have been magically incredible.
Thanks for posting on your stellar channel. Cheers!
Lately I've found myself growing a deeper appreciation for Hendrix. In the 60s, rock and roll started to "take its eye off the ball" if you will. Amidst a sea of folky-psychedelic pop, what a Godsend it must have been hearing Purple Haze for the first time.
Jimi was so progressive in the music he was playing and he took rock to a totally new level. After psychedelia died down, everyone seemed to revert to a boring 50s rock and roll style, but Jimi just carried on pushing the boundaries into hard rock
@@georgiawood3657 Jimi was bigger then all of us. His brief stay on earth was part of his lifelong tour of the universe.
Never mind purple Haze, hey Joe on totp blew us all away!
That's a nice profile face you got there. I've loved Hendrix for quite a long while. Delved deep in to the 70's prog bands for the last years, but recently found myself blown away by how great the Small Faces really is. Their albums are like hit after hit, and Steve Marriott's voice is, at least right now, my favorite ever. Goosebumps every time he goes for it
I love Hendrix but I also love "folky-psychedic pop". Depending on my mood, either can be a "Godsend".
"it's like a candy sound" -- even his shittalking is poetic
Amazing how Jimi was able to predict “Wonderful Tonight” and “Lay Down Sally”
Lay Down Sally was a huge hit when I was little, as was Cocaine and I Shot the Sheriff. How embarrassed should Clapton be?
Two phenomenal and enduring love songs that Jimi couldn’t have written to save his life?
Hearing this in Jimi's voice.
It's obvious that he was an well-schooled aficionado of popular music; he identified almost all the artists and he makes a lot of cogent observations.
Hendrix was funny man. "Her voice sounds like controlled feedback"...lol!
Jimi gave lovely words on Small Faces!
I wished Jimi had been as perceptive about the "biz" side of the music industry as he was of the trends and Top 40 charts, he sure got taken for a ride, and still gets exploited to this day. Interesting segment for sure, I love all things Jimi, thx for posting.
Thank you for these videos - very interesting to see contemporary views on songs, and neat seeing what was popular on a month by month basis
All of these are so cool. We didn't hear this in the U.S. and the guys who did it are great. Brian Jones and now Jimi. Keep em' coming.
Very nice guy & very good judgement.
I love this content. Period. Should have 10 million views.
He was very polite I thought.
Even when he didn't like s'thing.
Jimi was great at reviewing these his views on all the different band's styles he picked up on.
The last statement of, "it's just made to sell records" sounds like 99.9% of todays music.
I don't know why, but I'm quite delighted by the idea of Jimi Hendrix recognising Cilla Black. Please keep these videos coming. They're terrific.
I love it. What a good way to weed out the baloney "when music was music and not auto-tune!!" garbage.
Spot on, Jimi....
..a to z...
Wow, it's surprising that such a ground breaking artist as Jimi Hendrix would say "God, what's happening nowadays?" and "things are happening so fast" and "that's the kind of music I used to like" after listening to a sappy Billy Fury cut. It's like Hendrix was secretly a 46 year old accountant.
There’s a long sociological deconstruction to apply to this video, but it will suffice to say:
Jimi was-in June of 1967- both embraced by, and indifferent to- the popular music culture.
The Embrace resulted from his Monterey performance; his Axis:Bold as Love and Electric Ladyland records were authentic and inadvertent evidence of his Indifference.
In fact, Are You Experienced? is equally an organic expression…
Across the board, in fact, Hendrix was no panderer, but a musician-like everyone from the Beatles to the Stones to Mayall to Cream to Small Faces, etc, who were embraced as pop stars as well as being avant- performers.
It just happened that there was a brief confluence of popular and outre music.
A brief and charmed period, but one repeated in the seventies and in the nineties…
@Joe : hey Joe 😋 don't think John Mayal merits inclusion in such company. ✌🏻
Amazing how the “She’s Leaving Home” cover is basically the same arrangement as the Beatles original, but feels so stale and inauthentic in comparison.
He seems like such a good guy.
I loved and still love Jimi's music. My dad, a dyed in the wool jazz fiend was strangely a big fan of Cream.
Stevie Marriott and The Small Faces brilliant!
I can't agree with Jimi the version of She's Leaving Home is gorgeous.
Turtles, supremely goofy, the vocalists would go on to sing on records by Zappa and T. Rex. Yaay!
00:38 boy was he right. He must’ve known Eric was going to head for the middle of the road.
The narration w/ the english bloke makes Jimi’s words all the more hilarious!
The way he reads it with no attempt to convey Jimi's conversational style makes it sound like there are lots of feline, animal cats, rather than the groovy guys that Jimi is actually referring to! That bloke must be some kinda straight cat, man.
Imagine that, Jimi writing songs for the small faces!
Lovely stuff ! (Again)
Awesome Post Guys....Cheers from Damo.
It is actually heartbreaking to hear what Jimi said during the Billy Fury review and how he was already being impacted by the pressure that was on him. Just love the but where he discusses Cilla.
Very suprised he knew who Billy Fury was considering Billy was old fashioned and not in the news anytime in that period! I was around at time
Jimi is great, goes thru a whole Cream review without even mentioning the band name but does name check EC.
This guy's smart. Spot on. Whatever that means.
Very cruel in the last one, but, also, very accurate ! He had such a musical ear,gifted actually, he understood everything about good production and sound ! His comments are -musically speaking- too sharp !
aw man why didn't hendrix review see emily play? it was released june 1967 :(
Jimi had jokes
Yes, I would like a polo mint 😁
Eric NEEDS Jimi...when Eric remembers Jimi's influence he make good songs again (From The Cradle)
Friends, if you like 60's rock try The Baytovens - My House. Its a great, downbeat moody number
Love or hate 'em.....Hendrix's 2nd fave guitar player of all time is Clapton. That means a lot....
And Terry Kath was his 1st.
@@boataxe4605 close...but nope
What would today’s Jimi Hendrix say about new releases? Of course there’s no Jimi Hendrix today and new releases are…
I wonder what Jimi would have said about Yngwie Malmsteen , Robin Trower , Gipsy Kings . ?
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If you were there you'll know Jimi was absolutely spot on. I'm surprised he didn't know the Small Faces better though, Steve Marriot had been the original 'Artful Dodger' in the stage musical and had an excellent trained voice. Give this a listen ruclips.net/video/2tNoSmlnxwQ/видео.html
He identified the band almost immediately. He just didn't mention any of them by name. As for Steve playing the AD in Oliver!, that was on the West End stage years before Jimi moved to London, so he couldn't be expected to be aware of it.
@@annaforehan7784 Steve Marriott was The Artful Dodger, the embodiment of the role he played as a youth (or maybe the other way round), everyone knew that.
One night some 'french mafia' types refused to pay his band in Le Toquet(?) but they'd left decorating stuff lying about. They obviously didn't know what 'faces' meant in London slang - the band went berserk and re-decorated the club before they left.
@@jeffslade1892 Yes, I know he played the AD. I said that, but I would bet anything that Jimi had no idea who the Artful Dodger was, or indeed anything about Oliver!. I agree that Steve was the embodiment of the role, but he wasn't the only one to play it (even then children's roles were shared between multiple performers), so many people would have had no idea he played the role for a time. Even if Jimi had been told Steve was in Oliver! I doubt it would have registered with him. A quintessentially English musical on in the West End years before he arrived in England would not have been on his radar.
Big thanks for this. Jimi is one of my 3 all time favorite musicians and I'm fascinated by anything he says. Re his comment on Clapton. Yes, it could be argued that Eric was at his most innovative in the 60's but just innovation without inspiration will always take a backseat to excellence. Here is Cream in 2005 and my comment. (The sound is slightly recessed here. There was a better sounding post but it was taken down.) ruclips.net/video/5-LURyF_7Qg/видео.html
This is one of the most magnificent performances I've ever seen.
We're Going Wrong was first included on Cream's second album, Disraeli Gears in 1967. In 1968 it reached #4 on the U.S. charts and catapulted Cream to superstar status in America.
The version of We're Going Wrong on that LP is about 3 1/2 minutes long. Here it is almost 8 minutes and this rendering positively obliterates the original. It is all the more amazing when you realize the boys are almost 40 years older in this Royal Albert Hall concert in 2005. Ginger Baker lays down a rock solid foundation without any pyrotechnics. Jack Bruce sings with worldly wise passion that is almost palpable. And Eric Clapton's solo is one for the ages.
Yeah, it's good. I watched the entire concert a few years ago and it was a lot better than I expected. Cool performance.
Goodness was Jimi Hendrix a smart dude or what
I’m surprised you didn’t show his comments on Hero’s and Villians From The Beach Boys
He wasn't asked to comment on that song.
@@YesterdaysPapers interesting, don’t you think they would
Groovy cats😀😀
Sorry Jimi, but Live For Today and She'd Rather Be With Me were two of the best pop records of that period.
i LOVE this channel!
Love hearing Jimi comment about Steve Marriott. To me , Marriott had no equal as a rock vocalist in the 60s. Not Mick, not even Otis or Winwood could touch him
Absolutely. I would say in the 60s or since. Not to mention his skills as a songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.
Temptation Eyes was
The Grass Roots best song
Jimi assimilated the culture to the point where he spoke with an English accent (-:
he's right, you know....
I can underatand saying the Grass Roots and Turtles were candy , Jimi's head was in to hard stuff but later he tours with Monkees and trys to do a record with Leanord Nimoy (Spock) , so you have to take these music criticsims with a grain of salt , people do change their views as they get older.
Even reading it in that plain, matter-of-fact voice can't conceal Jimi was stoned our of his gourd.
Not surprised that Jimi liked "Strange Fruit". It was a very psychedelic type of track.
Strange Brew
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My apologies, you're right. Its 6:30am in Australia and I've been bingeing RUclips videos for way too long.
Promise Ill go to bed after I watch one more.....oh fuck!!!! The new part 1 of the new Beatles movie is up!
Bye, bye RUclips, Hello Disney+
Thank to my amazing friend Greg who gave me access to his Disney+ just because were friends ✌❤😘
@@kerryn6714 Saw this just a couple of hours ago from writing this. Absolutely epic. Being a Beatles Anorak, I thought I knew most stuff about them, but discovered information on this episode I was never aware of. 2 to go.
@@kerryn6714 no need to apologise
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Thanks William 😘
The selections went downhill after the Small Faces. Jimi should have walked out and enjoyed his remaining time.
Lenny Waronker and Ted Templeman would be disappointed
Hendrix don't like grandiose productions, more of a minimalist
All Along The Watchtower seems grandiose to me.
@@389383 not when you compare it to the production of the Beatles, beach boys and turtles. They have a wide range in the instruments they use, making their sound more grand
LOL Jimi basically saying what Ive been saying for years. There was some great music back in our day but there was also some utter middle of the road limp wristed garbage.
He’s talking of cats, and then cilla comes on.
Il have whatever drugs the bloke had who said that that woman could sing. Jeez..
The bloke was Brian Epstein.
and at the end: ...no feeling no nothing it is just made to sell records.
it got worse since then, no?
The more I watch these the more conceited these people sound, lots of great music they talk about that they have no clue about. Worst thing i’ve heard from Jimi to date is this!
Duded shot
I'll echo a few other comments: boy was Jimi right about Clapton's potential to be a bore if he didn't watch out. That's exactly what happened after Derek & the Dominoes. Also: Sgt. Pepper's influence was IMMEDIATE and PERMANENT, wasn't it? Jimi wishes people weren't so hung up on them, but what could you do? In 1967 they were Michelangelo and everybody else was Some Other Guy.
Yeah, that commentary about Clapton was pretty incredible. It's almost as if he predicted the future.
@@YesterdaysPapers Don't know where you guys are getting your info from. Clapton has flourished almost his whole life, save for only a few records. I need for you to tell me of his failures after the Domino's..
Jimi was right about the Faces. Steve Marriot was maybe the best front man of them all until his untimely tragic passing.
@@robertwoodward9231 Well, different strokes for different folks I suppose. I think the stuff he did after the Dominoes is terribly bland and soulless.
@@YesterdaysPapers All you have to do is name the albums that were so bland and maybe we can come to an understanding.
Jimi's comment on Eric Clapton -- that if he settles down in his style it could be disastrous -- was prescient. Clapton did settle down in his style in the 1970s and, though he sold a lot of records, Clapton never was the innovating guitar player he was through 1970.
You're right. Clapton took a long way to finally find his sound. I like 70's Clapton just as I like Cream or his presence in John Mayall band.
Nevertheless, I can see Clapton was trying something during the 60's. Just take a listen to the live version of "Steppin' Out" by Cream in 1966 at Klooks Kleek in London. It's something that is not in the style of Hendrix or Beck. It is himself really.
Well, some lead guitarists figure out how songs are more important than jams. _Slowhand_ is a remarkable album for a former acid-blues peddler.
@MarkBarna I agree 100%
I totally agree!
You're right. In 70's Clapton, he got his sound right. Nevertheless, you can see he was trying something new at the early gis with Cream. Just listen to "Steppin' Out" at the Klooks Kleek in 1966. It is one of my favorite solos from that era.
I never want these to end - so good !
Jimi was on the money about Eric. He lost his mojo in the mid-70's and never really got it back.
I too don't particularly like Clapton's music post-Derek, but perhaps it's just what happens to these guitar gods who stay around for awhile like Clapton, Page, Jeff Beck, Dicky Betts- even Eddie Van Halen. How long can you keep up the innovative guitar wizardry on that level?
He just became a blues artist on auto pilot after one point.
@@markb20 Jeff Beck actually does maintain his amazing playing, and I feel like he's only been improving since his first days.
He's spot-in with all of his critiques here. I really enjoyed this segment.
Jimi says the Small Faces aren't doing much. 6 months later, Tin Soldier - one of the all time greatest and most underrated songs.
Brilliant song. Probably my all-time favourite Small Faces song.
And they did have a girl on that - PP Arnold.
Jimi was so perceptive. Eric’s solo on Strange Brew was indeed lifted from Albert King almost note for note.
And when Eric ‘settled down’ after Derek and the Dominoes it was disastrous. Exactly as the Master of the Stratocaster foretold.
Well, he wanted to play with The Band from the first time he heard them so he probably spent the rest of his career disappointed. Except for the Last Waltz gig.
No way, his style from the 60s till now is his own and the fact that no guitarist from the era has sold more or left a bigger imprint on music that’s on you From the Crossroads festival to all his awards to the biggest blues album in history I’d say you’re as wrong as you could be
@@Cream1968 thanks so much for your reply. But when I listen to Eric’s laid back ‘Lay Down Sally’, I can’t help but miss his blues wailing energy of the late 60’s. And it’s weird how Jimi sensed this might happen.
I totally agree but don’t forget he was a heroin addict and a massive drunk at the time and it was his worst period of music but have you heard from the cradle? Have you listen to any of the crossroad festivals all in all it works for me and I’m sorry not for you but he didn’t take the easy way out dying at 27 like a lot of people did
@@martshankleman Take a number on all the mid 70s Clapton stuff I totally agree I think you for him it was the path of least resistance lol
Said it once, and I will say it again: I think this is one of the best pages on YT. Wonderful to get Jimi's opinion on these singles!
Thank you!
I'll second that!!!!
Wow....so cool that he gives props to one of my fav groups The Small Faces! I am trying to imagine what songs penned by Jimi for them would sound like...it boggles the mind!!!
The "little cats" LOL how cute. I've heard that Jimi loved Steve's droning guitar solo on Whatcha Gonna Do About it.
‘I’d like to write some songs for them!’ It almost made me cry! Beautiful idea; Jimi writing for the Small Faces! Yowsah!
That could have been so cool.
I wonder if the group ever read the paper with that quote and thought, "We should take Jimi up on his offer sometime."
@@heinrichvon obviously not.
@@heinrichvon According to Peter Frampton, Jimi wanted the Small Faces to go to America to open for him on his first US tour. Peter says Steve shot down the idea. If only....
@@cindyfalstrom7231 The Small Faces were a great band, but they made a lot of terrible business decisions.
It went downhill fast after Strange Brew.
Well, no, LAYLA is wonderful - wait, are you talking about Clapton's records, or the singles being presented to Jimi?
I'm surprised at Jimi's reaction to the Grass Roots. I always thought they were a sensational group. Their music really held up. This judgment might have been because he only heard one or two songs from them. If you listed to their Anthology you'd probably find a few songs you appreciate.
I can't imagine any Turtles song being compared to Engelbert Humperdink. But Jimi's problem with the Turtles may have been the fact that their lead singer Howard Kaylan was once in a bar drinking with Jimi and got sick. Howard vomited. And part of the projective got on Jimi, who was really pissed off.
Completely agree, I was bummed by Jimi's reaction to the Grass Roots too. Even if you weren't enthusiastic about them, I never saw anyone actually react badly to them.
Jealousy
@@johnsain BETTER VOX
I picked up The Grassroots 16 Greatest Hits and it's terrific. is it original? No! However Sooner Or Later, Midnight Confessions,Temptation Eyes, Things I Should Have said To Her, A Million Years are all excellent songs.
@@vernpascal1531 He was bashing any group which seemed to be a candidate to challenge the Beatles....The band he dreamed of playing with.
I'm amazed at how quickly Sgt, Pepper saturated the culture, at least in the UK. It was released in May and by June already another group was covering 'She's Leaving Home'? Extraordinary. That's the Beatles for ya. Like Jimi said, in 67 everybody was hanging on their every note.
Also interesting that even at that early time the San Francisco sound was so recognizable that Jimi was comparing 'Strange Brew' to it, which I never realized before but he's right. I think I pick up a Moby Grape vibe.
Sgt Pepper was released 1st June ‘67 and Hendrix performed the title track live on 4th June at the Saville Theatre, London (Paul and George were in the audience)
@@jimmorrison5493 June? So this cover of 'She's Leaving Home' came out the SAME MONTH?? Damn! How was that even possible?
@@englishonthetipofyourtongu5482 The David & Jonathan single was released on June, 2, 1967. A day after "Sgt. Peppers" was released. The accompaniment was actually directed by George Martin. I'm guessing the Beatles themselves allowed them to record the song before Peppers was out.
@@YesterdaysPapers ah, I see! Thank you; that explains it. It is certainly one of the most touching songs on the album.
@@englishonthetipofyourtongu5482 I agree, I love that song.
No surprise Jimi was very astute and observant about all sorts of music.
Because Cilla had "Black" as her surname ?......Personally , she always gave me the jitters, Fury was a burnt out hasbeen .👍😬
Jimi being diplomatic , careful not to antagonise British artists ; no such diplomacy with U.S. acts ? who weren't half as bad as the British here. (Cream & Small Faces excepted ofcourse) .
It could be disastrous if Eric’s guitar playing settles down very true I saw his oceans boulevard tour Eric just played rhythm . It was truly disastrous I couldn’t agree more.
"They're all very groovy cats" So are you, Jimi 💜 Hendrix was lovely through and through. A humble human being who I don't think was ever really aware of how gifted he was.
And that military jacket ... Oh lawd 😍
To say Jimi was gifted is a vast understatement. Man, he was a natural.
@@maurice8607 I agree. In my personal opinion I think Jimi was the greatest guitar player of all time, there was nobody like him before and there has been nobody like him since. The fact that many great rock stars who came after cited him as their main influence, such as Freddie Mercury and Prince, shows just how much clout he had in the music world. In truth, I don't think the music business deserved Jimi, just like Brian Jones, Jim Morrison and Janis, he was thrown to the wolves at a very young age. Just my two cents.
Everbody with hearts and ears acknowledged his genius straight away when Jimi hit the London club scene. McCartney recommended him for the Monterey Pop festival, Brian Jones introduced him there onstage. He really didn´t need to brag about his talent, but I think it´s impossible for him not to know about it. Just like Dylan and the Beatles, those three musical/lyrical forces where too far ahead of anyone else around not to be aware of it.
@@twezzo99 I'm not saying Hendrix needed to brag about his talent, all I meant was that it's very endearing for someone like him with so much raw talent not to be boastful, he was humble. Rock stars very often have huge egos ... Hendrix didn't. In an interview with Dick Cavett when Jimi was told he was the greatest guitarist in the world he simply replied "I'm the greatest guitarist in this chair" or something along those lines. He played down his genius. He also stated he didn't like constantly being praised as he felt it made musicians lazy.
@@SophieLovesSunsets I wholeheartedly agree. Jimi is the greatest guitarist of all time. No, there will never be another like our man Hendrix.
So, Jimi wanted to give the Small Faces a song of his own to cover? How about Highway Child :) Anyway Jimi provides some good deep-dive analysis of Cream. His analysis of the Turtles was spot on: it is overproduced, especially the horns. Biggest surprise was his dismissal of the early Grassroots garage thumper 'Live For Today' - don't know why that one didn't click with him. Do these MM dudes intentionally throw in a total dud (here it's Harper's Bizarre) to review whenever they run this piece? See Emily Play or Paper Sun should have been included instead
Yes, the 'Live For Today' commentary was unfortunate. But maybe he'd like it today. It is a classic. I still like The Turtles song, too, even if it's "overproduced."
@@ShelterDogs The Turtles BBC version without horns is really awesome. Ditto for Happy Together
@@ShelterDogs The Turtles were a very strange group. Some of their stuff was great and some of it was the worst of the era, especially as they went on.
Love Harpers Bizarre
Jimi Hendrix was very astute about pop music back then and knew Eric Clapton could settle down into a more mediocre path.
Once the Hendrix experience turned into the band of Gypsies that my friend was mediocre and then he accidentally killed himself oops….. I think he just ran out of ideas and that my friend is mediocre
@@Cream1968 the band of gypsys live album is his peak, what are you on about??
@@gonzaortellado1743 I believe that should be Electric Lady-land but you’re entitled to your opinion….🤔
@@Cream1968 oh yeah, i mean electric ladyland and band of gypsys, to me those are his bests and are basically from the same era, i would call those two his "peak"
@@Cream1968 Band of Gypsies was a great live album. Most of Clapton's work after Derek and the Dominos was a step down. I like his work but he lost some of his fire.
Jimi Hendrix man.
Jimi might have been the best music critic of the day
Though how he rated the Billy Fury and Cilla Black records highly is a mystery to me.
@@blackmore4 Cilla Black had loads of respect from the legends of that era, not that surprising. Her mid to late sixties stuff sounds cliche today, but I doubt it was like that then.
@@CosmicHippopotamus As a singer, she deserved the respect too. In fact I think one her B-sides, 'Work Is a Four Letter Word', is one of the greatest tracks of the entire decade. And the two songs McCartney wrote for her - 'Step Inside Love' and 'It's for You' - I'd consider as two of the greatest A-sides of the era as well. However, too often her A-sides sounded really cheesy and pre-60s.
Too bad he did not like one of the best songs by the "Grass Roots."
It was a straightforward copy of the original by the Rokes, a British group performing in Italy. One of their members wrote the song. They were disappointed when the Grass Roots lifted their song, which could have helped their career. In any case, the song is not my cup of tea. Jimmy was right.
@@tomc642 Let me guess..."Sooner or Later" was more your cup of tea. I just heard the Rokes version a couple of minutes ago (thanks for pointing me toward seeking it out) you are correct, The Grass Roots did rip off there song! But, the production on the Grass Roots version was more refined and professional. The Rokes guitar solo sounded out of tune..(basically crummy) like a demo. Too bad they did not have a George Martin to help them.
@@spudwas I was disappointed too that Jimi didn't like "Live For Today". I love that song. After reading the exchange between the two of you, I was compelled to go listen to The Rokes version for the first time. It was just okay. I listened to their studio version and watched a live version from the Beat Club tv show. The live one was a little better. But the Grass Roots version is fabulous.
yeah, Hendrix is one of my all-time favorites, but I also like the Grass Roots recording.
@@PotrzebieConolly Yep. Jimi is a top five favorite for me.
Jimi was such a polite guy you know it’s trash if he says so
Jimi was amazingly polite. Most of those tracks were rubbish. Just goes to show that not a lot has changed. Pick a top 10 in any week of any year and you'll get maybe 2 or 3 great songs and the rest are disappointing crap.
Jimi instantly recognizing who Clapton was ripping off is pretty cool
Totally agree with him about Harper's Bizarre! I've never understood or cared for them. Way too candy floss for me. And he's pretty spot on about The Turtles too, though I do like "She'd Rather Be With Me."
I love Hendrix but I also love The Turtles and Harpers Bizarre.
Pre-teen market accounts for 'candy floss' pop.
The blonde guy on the cover of the HB album is Ted Templeman. He went on to discover and produce the Doobie Brothers and Van Halen so he found his soul later on. His recent autobiography is very interesting. The Turtles were fun and irreverent. Maybe Jimi was still upset that Howard Kaylan puked all over his velour suit at a nightclub when they first met as related in Howard's book, which is very good too.
'The Battle of the Bands' by the Turtles is on, great odd collection of musical styles!
Hendrix was right about the Turtles later songs being over produced! The Turtles strengths were their vocals and guitars both were buried by orchestration(violins, horns)!
The Turtles had one good song. They are so far down the sixties band pecking as to be more or less irrelevant.
Never been that keen on Strange Brew. Always preferred Ulysees. Billy Furys offering was a little tame. Great 45s by the Small Faces and the Grass Roots.
But anyway, Jimi, you're the man.
Agreed on the two Cream tunes -- Ulysees. I especially like the live version. That massive power chord that starts it off and then just dissolves into that descending bass line is so cool. Also the slower tempo of the live version makes the song sound really heavy.
Now this is something we all were looking for!
Jimi had excellent taste and an ear for authenticity
WOW Hendrix hoped to write songs for the Small Faces!
This was great!!
He was a little rough on a few of them, but they mostly deserved it!
Jimi made me put down the drumsticks and trumpet and pick up a guitar! Literally the first time I played Axis: Bold as Love from start to finish I was sold! Wore that record out (and a dozen guitars since then)!
why's this bad boy unlisted? Also Jimi was way more accurate in his comments compared to lots of other folk here on this channel; shows what level he was on