Jimi loved the Beatles because London was showing him love before anyone else in the world did. Paul and John knew the Jimi Experience were so far ahead of their time.
In 2010 there was an interview with Ernie Isley and he said that Jimi Hendrix was a member of The Isley Brothers and was living with them when they all watched The Beatles first performance on The Ed Sullivan show February 9, 1964. And Ernie said that they all became fans of The Fab Four. And Jimi played Day Tripper live and also their song Sgt Pepper the weekend the album was released in June of 1967.
@@gcrichman53 that’s crazy when you read things of them saying how fast he learned and played Sgt. Pepper’s. I love Jimi’s covers. Didn’t know about the Isley Brothers story though. Thanks for sharing it.
@matthewhibbard9807 The Isley Brothers, along with little Ritchie, The Ronnets and a host of other black musicians always spoke kindly of the lads. They all said whenever they toured Lonndon the lads would make it a point to show them around town, take them shopping for the latest fashion and just hang out. The Beatles really adored them.
@@Wrount-rx6uq yep. When he walked out the Let It Be sessions, John just snarked “we will replace him with Clapton.” George seemed to get so little respect from John and Paul.
It's the Beatles first few albums that set them apart not just their music but the look too. If St Peppers would've been their 1st I'm not sure if they would've been so adored especially by females.
@@joemachunda I am not talking about look or girls adoration. I am talking about the great artists (Pink Floyd, U2, Queen, Nirvana, Sinatra, Hendrix, Clapton, etc...) they have interest in the Beatles for their art, not for their hair
@@joemachunda Definitely not true.. Regardless of Sgt Pepper which was an exceptional and extraordinary album, nearly all Beatles albums thru the different sub-eras: early 60s swing years, the psychedelic years of the mid 60s and later the progressive years of the decade's end were milestones in innovation and of incredible and unparalleled creativity..
He'd be disgusted. Folks like Jimmy actually played, and practiced for years to develope skills. Nowadays, most "artists" can't actually play any instruments, and the last talent left is their vocals (which are mostly autotuned now).
Fun fact: Hendrix opened for the Monkees in 1967. It wasn't for a long time, but let that soak in for a minute. Edit: and I don't think it's that hard to draw lines from the Monkees to a lot of pop acts of today, especially boy bands.
The Monkees were really great from 67-69. Don't believe the negative hype. They fought for their right to dictate their own music and not be corporate puppets and they won. Michael Nesmith went on to have a very successful Country Rock solo career. They're respectable musicians.
In 1969, as The Beatles were in effect breaking up (although Hendrix may not have known this), Jimi was trying to assemble a supergroup to record an album. He had already recruited Miles Davis and virtuoso drummer Tony Williams, and those three sent a telegram to McCartney to join them in NYC to make the album. It was sent to The Beatles’ office in London, but Paul was in Scotland and apparently never saw the telegram.
@@carlbaumeister3439 Cause it's amplified, it was just for a studio session, not an album and nothing real happened as often with that kinf of project. The same for Prince and Miles.
He did a few Beatles covers (Sgt Pepper's and Day Tripper) and he'd always fit the 'I Feel Fine' Riff into his live versions of Hey Joe. Absolute legends ❤
'I feel fine' riff has the use of feedback, very less and just at the beginning but still, pretty sure hendrix loved that about the riff, since he too loved using feedback as a tool.
Love Jimi, The Beatles, AND The Monkees. Born in ‘62 all three were central to my life at one point or another. But having 7 older siblings I was lucky enough to listen to all of their music which broadened my musical tastes vastly.
I was born in 1965, the youngest of 6 children. My two older sisters worked at the local record store and turned me on to so much music at a young age, it was phenomenal. Although I'm not a Beatles fan, I do like some of their stuff, but I do remember watching the Beatles cartoon back in the day. I love the Monkees, too, Stepping Stone, Last Train to Clarksville & many others are great songs.
"What, Me Worry?" That's the coolest Jimi pic I've seen in a long time. In the '60s, I never missed a monthly copy of Mad Magazine. They were the hippest comic satire prior to SNL
That’s why he made the remarks. The audience was mostly young children and preteens and hadn’t a clue about Hendrix and his loud and over the top performances that had nothing to do with the pop rock bubble gum scene the audience had paid to see. Clearly it was bad booking.
I live near the Monterey Fairgrounds where the Pop Festival took place. I like to go there, close my eyes and listen visualizing Jimi scorching his guitar....RIP Wild Thing!!!!
That's awesome you do that !!! Being a massive fan of Jimi, I would do the same if I were you !! Can you see the ocean from the fairgrounds? Is the fairgrounds out in the country? Thanks !! Miller in Pittsburgh 😎
Lmao I live 20 min way from there and to there often bike riding, walking around and enjoying the ocean and also been to the foregrounds. But damn I never ever knew Jimi Hendrix and Beatles came to the fairgrounds there but it does make sense since we do the jazz festival and Cali roots there lol!!!! 😂
Yes I don’t like Hendrix’s comments here. The Monkees weren’t trying to do the same thing as the Beatles. Hendrix calling them ‘fairies’ is also unpleasant
@@caoilte8097the point is they were industry plants who didn’t deserve the backing & promo and tours/slots as many other artists were more deserving. You wouldn’t understand since you’re just a biased dumbass fan… it’s a professional opinion which means more than just your opinion
@@caoilte8097Especially given that Hendrix opened for the Monkees, during a tour. And the Beatles gave them a warm welcome when they came to visit England.
Mickey was a VERY close friend of Harry Nilsson, which means that man could go HARD for days at a time. Harry was more feared than Kieth Moon when it came to drug and alcohol benders. If Mickey could endure THAT and still come back for more later on, then he could hang with Hendrix, and Jimi had a hard time finding finding people he could trust AND hang with him on his own legendary multi-day indulgences.
They played together in a club in England once. If you can find it you'll hear them do "Day Tripper" where Jimmi tears up the lead solo as you can well imagine.
@@Jamie-1985 Pretty close! He may have learned it that same day but we know it was released om a Thursday and Hendrix played it on that Sunday, 6/4/67 at the Sayville with McCartney in the audience. In his book Paul cofirmed the story and said it was one of the greatest honors of his life! And he was knighted and all the other amazing experiences and honors he received by being a Beatle, so that's saying something!
Don't believe the negative hype. The Monkees fought and won their right control their music and not be corporate puppets. 67-69 a great era for the monkees. It's the very early part of the band, like first 2 albums, where they are not very good, because at that point they're the manufactured puppet band that they got hate for being
There is also an online August 1971 interview with Keith Richards where he said that the early Rolling Stones also had teen girls screaming at their concerts and there were no monitors back then. Keith also said that they were also chased by teen girls trying to rip his clothes off on the street and he would say What do you want? He also said that The Beatles were so f****** good at what they did and it's a shame they broke up in such a tatty way. There is also an online 2016 picture of Keith smiling holding a sign that says I ❤ The Beatles. And in a RUclips 2008 interview with him about what 5 other bands does he consider great besides The Rolling Stones, he said that he obviously has to put The Beatles in there and then said obviously again. In 1963 Mick Jagger asked Paul McCartney and John Lennon if they had any songs for The Rolling Stones because they ( like most bands and solo music acts then) were only doing cover songs on their first several albums. So John and Paul wrote the rock and roll song I Wanna Be Your Man for them right in front of Keith Richards and Mick Jagger who were really impressed that they could write a song to order just like that. And it became one of their first hit songs. And it inspired them to start writing their own songs and both bands became friends from then on and hung out together. John played Keith Richards guitar and Paul played Bill Wyman's bass as they wrote it too. John and Paul were such amazingly talented song writers that in 1963 they also wrote hit songs for Billy J Kramer and The Dakota's, singer Cilla Black, and Peter and Gordon just when their own song writing success was getting off the ground.
They also helped out new artists at the time of their Apple records formation in 1968. Mary Hopkins, James Taylor, and the band Badfinger, to name a few. The Beatles had an eye for talent.
Ya think? By the time Hendrix hit the scene in 1967, The Beatles had already become international stars with 10 number one albums, 12 number one singles and two movies to their name. You might wanna check up on your history.
Jimi is holding Mad Magazine number 113 (September 1967) this is the 1st time i have seen that photo. There is another photo of him with the December 1968 (number 123) edition.
Is MAD magazine still being printed??? I would become a subscriber immediately. If young people knew something like that existed it would make a comeback
@@seneca991they had a tv show I watched a few years back I loved it and always checked the magazines out too! A lot of young people like Mad! Because of the show
@@curtisthomas2670 lol I’m aware of that mad tv but there was a literal Mad! Tv show in the style of the comics and all even had the same red head mascot kid
They also were a pretty cool band. Their best albums were the ones where they played the music and had total control over the recordings. Those albums are "Headquarters" and "Pisces, Aquarious, Capricorn and Jones LTD"
@@joeacker703 Loved the Monkees. If "Pleasant Valley Sunday" or "Last Train" comes on the radio, I'll listen to it every time. Not so much much for Hendrix's.
@@robertlobato2259their music still gets played, used, and covered a lot. Smashmouth covered I'm a believer for The Shrek soundtrack. Just saying. You dont have to like it but The Monkees are iconic in their own way. I think if they weren't beholden to their contracts with the TV network and allowed to write their own stuff they probably could have done some really interesting music. The only one that didn't really have any musical experience was Mickey Dolenz, the drummer. The rest were all accomplished musicians. David Bowie whose name was also David Jones changed his name to Bowie so he wouldn't be confused with Davy Jones from the monkees. Hell ZZTop toured as The Zombies for awhile because by the time the song Time of the Season got big The Zombies had already broken up. Its called the music BUSINESS for a reason.
There is also an online interview with Roger McGuin from The Byrd's and he said that he bought a 12 string guitar soon after he saw George Harrison playing his in The Beatles first film A Hard Days Night and he formed The Byrds soon after also. Roger also said that The Beatles were writing folk rock chords in their early rock and roll music and that they invented folk rock music without even realizing it. In online interviews David Gilmore said that The Beatles are the band that he wished he had been in and he said that they were fantastic and he said that he learned everything from them, how to play lead, rhythm and bass guitar. And there is a RUclips interview with David from a few years ago where the interviewer asked iif he thinks that Pink Floyd is the best band ever and then The Beatles, and David said no The Beatles are the best and the interviewer said yeah?And David said yeah.
@@TheW.Slayer-nw5ih Sorry, but the link doesn't want to go through. From FarOut Magazine UK Edition When Jimi Hendrix asked Paul McCartney to join a supergroup with Miles Davis Staff @FarOutMag Mon 8 February 2021 9:00, UK Take the ingrained genius of one of jazz’s finest ever acts, Miles Davis. Add to that already mercurial concoction the psychedelic virtuoso guitar genius that is Jimi Hendrix and finish it with the crystalline pop sensibilities of The Beatles’ Paul McCartney, and you have an otherworldly supergroup, the kind that could have taken over the world. It’s the exact supergroup Hendrix tried to persuade McCartney to be a part of back in 1969. A telegram was once sent between Jimi Hendrix and Paul McCartney where the guitar player, who was an avid follower of Beatlemania which swarmed the earth and a keen fan beyond all else, tried to convince the bassist to be in a supergroup with him, Tony Williams and the great Miles Davis. It’s a matchup we would have been thrilled to see but sadly never came to fruition. Hendrix and Davis had already been working together in New York with plans to record an album, a seamless collaboration considering that Davis was in his iconic Bitches Brew psychedelic phase. Now just to get that pesky Beatle signed on the dotted line. McCartney, one half of the most iconic songwriting partnership of all time, would have brought the much needed chart-topping musical nous to the band and offered them up a clear pathway to worldwide success. To top it off Macca had been a massive advocate of Hendrix in the US when the guitarist was finding it difficult to break. When Hendrix arrived on the scene in London, he blew everybody away and really did change rock and roll almost overnight with his swirling style and unprecedented moves. His psychedelic musings may have even influenced McCartney during his masterpiece Sgt. Pepper. Under the influence of The Beatles, Hendrix would get his shot at the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967, a performance that launched his career. It’s fair to say that Hendrix was influenced by The Beatles too. In fact, the guitarist may have been the first artist ever to play one of the tracks from the album, “I remember him opening at the Saville on a Sunday night, 4 June 1967,” Paul later shared. “Brian Epstein used to rent it when it was usually dark on Sunday. Jimi opened, the curtains flew back, and he came walking forward, playing ‘Sgt. Pepper’, and it had only been released on Thursday, so that was like the ultimate compliment.” Back to 1969, Davis and Hendrix, in our mind giggling like teens asking a girl on a date, sent an impromptu telegram to The Beatles man with the hope they might convince him to join their new supergroup. It read, “We are recording an LP together this weekend. How about coming in to play bass stop call Alan Douglas 212-5812212. Peace Jimi Hendrix Miles Davis Tony Williams.” Unfortunately, the recording would never take place as Rolling Stone reports: “It’s unclear if McCartney was aware of the request…. Beatles aide Peter Brown responded the next day, telling Hendrix and Davis that McCartney was out on vacation and wasn’t expected back for two weeks.” We’re afraid for those wanting to get a good look at the piece of rock history needs to meet two specifications. Firstly, if you don’t mind a heavily-pixelated image you can find the blown-up telegram below. Or, secondly, jump on a plane to the Czech Republic and see it in real life at the Hard Rock Cafe in Prague. Now, we know which one we’d prefer to be doing. But for now, think what could’ve been with Jimi Hendrix’s cover of The Beatles’ ‘Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’ below.
Jimi has also said he liked the Monkees. He was also very pissed that he wasn’t accepted by the Monkees audience when he opened for them. What did he expect.
@@bryanwithat6763 If I'm McFly, then you are Biff. Lol. I get your point, but it's crazy to me that anyone wouldn't enjoy a Hendrix set. Even if they just liked it for being novel, and different. Definitely a different fan base though.
Anytime I hear people put down the Beatles, their opinion on music takes a big hit. And that's coming from someone who's mostly into 90s rock like Korn, tool, Marilyn Manson, etc. You just can't deny that the Beatles changed the entire game. They inspired people like black Sabbath, who then inspired Metallica, who then inspired Pantera, who then inspired avenged sevenfold, etc. and that's just one tiny web line in a giant web. Nirvana definitely wouldn't exist, kurt himself said nirvana sound was mixing the Beatles and black Sabbath, which became alternative rock like 3 days grace, puddle of mudd, staind, basically the entire 2000's rock sound. They popularized harmonies as well, which just makes every genre better when done right. You can't love music and dislike the Beatles, even if it's just to respect what the ripple effect has been. Edit: there's some people in the comments who took this too seriously like a personal insult to themselves.. But one of the reasonable comments was one pointing out how the beach boys popularized harmonies, which is true. My mistake.
That's true, the bassist in my band disrespects the Beatles(i know, he's a moron) but the bands he likes are directly or indirectly inspired by the Beatles. The Beatles made writing your own songs and not relying on covers or songs written for bands a big thing. Like Jimi said ''They're one group you can't really put down''
I like the Beatles but I think you are giving them a bit too much credit. I don’t doubt they’ve had an enormous impact on music. But bands like Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, even the Beatles. Got their inspiration from the blues listening to it at a very young age. Not to mention a lot of those artist were already making music in their own bands.
You sound well informed but I’m just not sure that’s true without concrete evidence in their music structure and exactly how each of those bands borrow from each other and then have the music community scrutinize those facts as well as the timelines because it’s possible that there were other influences altogether that had nothing to do with the Beatles. Idk.
If I remember correctly, Hendrix did not choose to open for the Monkees. His manager arranged it. Anyway, watch the Hendrix bio movie. They go over this
A former bandleader of mine said that he saw JHE opening for the Monkees at Forest Hills Tennis Stadium in 1967. I've spent the time since I first heard him mention that pairing trying to wrap my mind around the idea. It was thanks to the Monkees revival of 1986 that I became a Beatles fan, but I can't say I don't understand Hendrix' attitude about them.
On their tour together Jimi wasn't enjoying the way the audiences raved over The Monkees, especially during Jimi's opening set (The Monkees were the headliner on the bill), so he quit and disparaged them. The Beatles were bigger than Jesus, and The Monkees were bigger than Hendrix.
He didn’t like them because they were industry plants. “The prefab four.” He was saying in this video that he’d rather see real bands representing America the way The Beatles repped the UK.
@@zombieparrot2606The Monkees was a t.v. show about a rock and roll band. But ignorant stupid society couldn't tell the boundaries between fantasy and reality and everyone expected them to be a real band. Which they became because well one that's something Mike and Peter always wanted but two they felt ashamed that the world viewed them as fakes. If people weren't so obsessed with celebrities and realized it was a t.v. show ABOUT a group then they might have got what The Monkees were all about.
My uncle went to the Monterey Pop festival. He and his friends were smoking a joint near the stage waiting for the show to begin and some black dude walked up and said "hey man, can I get a hit of that?" They said "sure man". They had a little chat and then the show began. They announced Jimi Hendrix, he comes out and my uncle and his friends were blown away when they realized "hey it's that guy!" they had just hung out with Jimi Hendrix. They had heard a couple of his songs on the radio but had never seen him before. Super cool, humble guy, he said. The show blew everybody away.
Yeah thank God he broke his ankle and didn't get sent to Vietnam as cannon fodder. We at least got some time with him. I can't help wonder what his music would have evolved into had he lived and matured.
@@Beatle849 I don't think even they thought this at the time. They were very self-aware, which is why they fought the record companies in order to get creative control over their music. And they won it.
Jimi was such a lovely soul. I was thinking earlier today about how much of a loss to the world it was, an absolute travesty, when Hendrix died. Imagine if everything he accomplished was just him reaching base camp. How could he have evolved over the following decades if he'd lived? But, we're just grateful for everything that he gave us regardless.
I like Hendrix, but the crack about The Monkees was not really fair. They didn't have seven years of practicing like The Beatles did. They were also put together by network bigwigs so they didn't choose each other. They were also paid less than the kids on The Brady Bunch for their television show. It was about $400 an episode per Monkee. The youngest girl on The Brady Bunch got $500. They also didn't have much of a hand at creating their own music. Even still, they had several hits.
I doubt Jimi actually said those things. This is the first I’ve ever heard it, and it is unlike any other interview or statements I’ve ever heard or read.
But those are just excuses to why the Monkees weren't as good as the Beatles. I could list a ton of reasons I'm not as good as Michael Jordan at basketball, but it's just fact. Plus he was making a point of many talented groups that got no recognition. All artists are going to have opinion on if others have talent vs what their fame level is. I'm not even trying to insult the Monkees, but Jimi is right if he said they don't compare.
@@Danielson1818 It's inane to even compare The Monkees to The Beatles. They were never in the same league as The Beatles creatively. I was only trying to point out that regardless of of the negative aspects of their existence, The Monkees were successful to a degree. I know quite a few big name musicians of that era would respond to other musicians by putting them down, sometimes with childish insults. I don't understand that way of thinking, especially from somebody who is already successful. George Harrisons was always angry about some band or other. He was pissed off at The Hollies for over a year, at one point claiming that they don't sound like human beings. I was one of those weird kids who liked both The Beatles AND The Rolling Stones.
@@dean-ph2ww Hey, I like both The Beatles and Rolling Stones too, but that wasn't a big issue for my generation decades later. It was more Rolling Stones vs Aerosmith when I was young. My mom raised me with all of it, but I never took to the Monkees for whatever reason.
Fun fact, I live In Fort Ord Ca near Monterey CA. Jimi was in the Army and went to basic training here!! Hell yea. Local 831 celebrity is Jimi Fucking he drix
The Beatles were the first to open the door and all the other bands followed. First the Stones then Jimi and the Doors. Great period in history, fabulous musicians.
It's rumored that The Stones copied The Beatles. First, "Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band was Released 26 May 1967 Recorded 6 December 1966 - 21 April 1967." ~ Wiki ......................................................................................... Then The Stones put out "Their Satanic Majesties Request (Released 8 December 1967 Recorded 9 February - 23 October 1967.)" ~ Wiki ............................................................................................... The Beatles' "Let It Be was released 8 May 1970 Recorded 4, 8 February 1968 24-31 January 1969 3, 4, 8 January 1970 1 April 1970" ~Wiki. Note: The "Let It Be song was first worked on in the studio on 19 September 1968 ." ~ Wiki .......................................... Then The Stones' "Let It Bleed was released 28 November 1969 Recorded November 1968 - November 1969." ~ Wiki. There are a few other similarities but i forget them. I read that info in an article a while ago,
First Off Jimi is One My Favorite Musicians of All Time.The List includes Stevie Wonder, Prince and Even The Beetles. And The List Goes On and On. Paul is Actually My Favorite of All The Beetles, Then Comes John. Paul is Dope Because The Dude Has a Lot of Soul in His Voice and The Cat's Melodies are Awesome as Fuk. Very Cool of Him To Look Out For Jimi Like That. What If Jimi Never Got That Exposure That compelled Him To Where He Went?
Hendrix was nuts. There was absolutely nothing wrong with the Monkees. They actually had some huge hits that are now rock standards, like "I'm a Believer," "Words," "Last Train to Clakesville," etc. And Dolenz is one of the greatest rock vocalists of all time. They also were gracious enough to take Hendrix on tour with them, giving him more exposure. Yes, it was not a perfect fit, but so what? Given all that, his trash talk is hard to swallow.
@@2Uahoj That song wasn''t a hit record. The Monkees tried to " write" songs . Jimi Hendrix was definitely right about the Monkees. The Monkees were a TV show.
Jimi was the man. Iconic master of his instrument. But even though the Monkees were definitely a cartoon band, I actually liked their sound on many tracks.
The Beatles were a band that formed in the late 50’s They wrote the majority of their songs. They influenced the entire world of music and Still do today. The monkeys were a made for. TV band that originally didn’t play instruments on the songs written for them !@@wolfgangdevries127
@@DrRyman So what? My '80s agent, Don Podolor and his brother, record producer, Ritchie Podolor created the group Three Dog Night. Producer, Terry Melcher turned a bunch of folkies into The Byrds. The Wecking Crew played the instruments on records by Paul Revere & The Raiders and The Beach Boys. Nobody complained about that.
The majority of guitar solos on '60s British hit records were played by session musician, Jimmy Page. Rod Stewart played harmonica on several hit songs. R&B keyboardist, Billy Preston played piano on a number of songs by The Beatles - while, Eric Clapton played lead on "While My Guitar Gently Weeps".
Monkees will always be my favorites manufactured band. They were genuinely very good at what they did, even if it originated as an imitation of other bands.
Has anyone been to MOPop in Seattle? You got to check out the Jimi Hendrix collection, you can see how Europe and England in particular gave him a lot of love, and influenced his style. I really had no idea how much of the hippie style came from England
I think Jimi had a chip on his shoulder about the Monkees. The Monkees were big fans of Hendrix and put him on their tour. Those young girls boo’d Jimi off of the stage though. 💯💯
The first thing I learned when I worked on a record store chair n in high school was the Beatles were considered the first coming in the music industry and everyone else was in the or industry because they had changed the way music was created the timing of of notes and other rules about creating music and mr Hendrix was considered the greatest guitarist of all time they both are rock and roll royalty Your prophets and king
The hell is wrong with the Monkees?! Yeah, they're not as serious as the Beatles, but they're just as good at what they're doing! It's like saying doctor Seuss is a bad writer because he's not Shakespeare and he's silly
On their tour together Jimi wasn't enjoying the way the audiences raved over The Monkees, especially during Jimi's opening set (The Monkees were the headliner on the bill), so he quit and disparaged them. The Beatles were bigger than Jesus, and The Monkees were bigger than Hendrix. The Monkees first single The Last Train To Clarksville was released a month (August '66)) before the first episode appeared on TV and it quickly climbed the charts before that first episode aired (Sept.) to reach #1 in November, followed by #1 hit I'm A Believer (7 weeks at #1, the biggest selling single of '67) in late December when their 1st album came out which also was #1 for 13 weeks. The Monkees 2nd album More of The Monkees was #1 for 17 weeks in '67. A Little Bit Me reached #2 in March, and their Headquarters album was #1 when it came out in May just before Sgt.Peppers came out and hit #1, pushing Headquarters to #2. Hendrix was new and relatively unknown until that summer when McCartney got him on the bill at the Monterey Pop Festival. The Monkees were a huge phenomenon akin to The Beatles, compared to Jimi Hendrix, and their fan base was young 'teeny boppers'.
Jimi being the great guitarist that he was, could really appreciate how great of a guitarist Terry Kath was, if Terry would have fronted a power trio like The Jimi hendrix Experience, Terry would have been known as one of the greatest guitar heroes ever and got the recognition he deserves, he was also a good songwriter and a great soulful singer, Terry and Jimi were good friends and Chicago the Experience toured together, so sad that they both died so young. Check out the song Oh, Thank You Great Spirit, a song Terry wrote as a tribute to his friend Jimi, check out the song Jenny as well both done as a three piece band ‘he was such a great musician.
Had no idea Jimi had that much disdain for the Monkees. He called them fairies! Lol! Cant blame him for saying that, but The Monkees were huge to me especially then, and had a few songs that are timeless.
Because the Monkees were a fabricated made for television mock up of the Beatles. They had a stable of songwriters whose songs were chosen from. I can go on but please don't get me wrong.. I love the Monkees!
@@royrush5374 No, they were not "fabricated" simply because they were initially put together for a TV show. They were real actors and musicians. When they went on tour they played their own instruments and sang their own vocals. As for not writing their own music, the early Beatles, Stones, Who, Hendrix also did yot write their own stuff. And they all had dozens of session musicians playing on their albums. All these groups were creations of managers and marketing professionals.
@@2Uahoj Exactly! The Jimi Hendrix Experience was formed by Chas Chandler, Jimi's manager. Hendix's first hit Hey Joe wasn't written by him either. the song also included female backup singers, Too! Electric Ladyland had others outside the group play on that album. Dave Mason, Buddy Miles, Steve Woodwind and more. The Beatles had an entire orchestra behind them.
I really like the fact that Jimi had a sense of humour , and is seen here, reading MAD magazine. That's really funny - I wish they still published it now!
I happen to love the Monkees. Im well aware that their songs were written by great artists like Neil Diamond, Neil Sedaka, Carrol King, Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart. But Michael Nesmith wrote all of his songs and played them. They were on every Monkee album. Peter Tork was a musician who plyed various instrument proficiently like Michael. Mickey learned how to play drums as wel as Davy, who also played guitar, piano, and drums. They all could sing great and they together, had a very special and magical vibe that's one of the greatest. I would choose the Monkees over Jimi any day of the week. Jimi was just ticked off because he had to open for them, or, was it, he left the stage because the audience was Jonesing for the Monkees and they finished for him. Can't remember which what happened, but one or the other did happen. The show may have been a bit too goofy at times, but the music was and is still great.
You are correct he opened for them. Micky Dolenz and Peter Tork saw him at Monteray and invited him to open for them (it was his first tour of the US) The Monkees had just fought for their musical independance and felt maybe Jimi would help them be taken seriously. But their fans were mostly young girls and their mothers who would be disturbed by Jimi's performance and would cry "we want Davy" after about 7 shows he got sick of it and flipped the audience off and quit the tour. But he and The Monkees themselves became friends during that time. Jimi was supportive of Mike's first solo album shortly before he died. Everything you said was true I was just adding to it.
Bob Dylan has said in several different interviews over the years that in early 1964 when The Beatles first came to America, he was taking a long car trip and he was listening to the radio and he noticed that many of the hit songs were by The Beatles. And he said that their chords were outrageous, just outrageous and their harmonies made it all valid. He also said that they were doing things musically that nobody else was doing and that he knew that they were not going to be a passing fad and that they were taking music in the direction it had to go.
Yeh, then he talked shit on them the next year when he heard the White Album. You think he would love that album if he’s interested in them being all over the place.
The White Album was one of the top 2 Beatles records, everything great about them on 1 album. Had Helter Skelter that was at least just at heavy as anything Hendrix put out up to that point in time. Sgt. Pepper’s is a bit overrated in terms of style, too much orchestral pop(she’s leaving home, when I’m 64), I’m surprised Hendrix loves that album.
@@donald60s14 I love the old Beatles albums. Abbey road and Rubber soul are good but their later songs to me were dumb. Gimmicky and goofy. M cCartney and Wings were so much better. That's just my opinion. My sister worshipped the Beatles no matter what, that's how I heard all their music back in the day.
It's disappointing that Hendrix couldn't figure out the Monkees. The Monkees never claimed they were master musicians. However, like most successful pop groups of the day, they used hired studio musicians to record their music. It's not that they couldn't play thier own instruments which they did, but hiring studio musicians was more time efficient. While it may take the Monkees several takes to record a song, studio musicians could just bust it out a lot quicker. Not only did the Monkees produce top notch pop records, but they also had a television series, to deal with too. In addition, the Monkees did have something to offer besides great pop tunes. They were the first to create Country Rock due to Michael Nesmith. (Sweet Young Thing written by Michael Nesmith) They were also the first band to use a moog synthesizer on record.(Daily Nightly, another Nesmith composition) Pretty snobbish of Hendrix to not recognize how the Monkees made a lot of loyal fans happy (including me)
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Jimi loved the Beatles because London was showing him love before anyone else in the world did. Paul and John knew the Jimi Experience were so far ahead of their time.
Mick Jagger said of him to Marianne Faithfull, "this guy is going to set the world on fire!"
@@brokencandy1797 I wish I could’ve been lucky enough to see him live. They were all great really.
In 2010 there was an interview with Ernie Isley and he said that Jimi Hendrix was a member of The Isley Brothers and was living with them when they all watched The Beatles first performance on The Ed Sullivan show February 9, 1964.
And Ernie said that they all became fans of The Fab Four. And Jimi played Day Tripper live and also their song Sgt Pepper the weekend the album was released in June of 1967.
@@gcrichman53 that’s crazy when you read things of them saying how fast he learned and played Sgt. Pepper’s. I love Jimi’s covers. Didn’t know about the Isley Brothers story though. Thanks for sharing it.
@matthewhibbard9807 The Isley Brothers, along with little Ritchie, The Ronnets and a host of other black musicians always spoke kindly of the lads. They all said whenever they toured Lonndon the lads would make it a point to show them around town, take them shopping for the latest fashion and just hang out. The Beatles really adored them.
Jimi is Paul’s favorite guitarist of all time
Millions agree with McCartney.
Unless it was another day of the week and he'd say BB King!
@@davidfulton179 Or Rory Gallagher.
Poor George
@@Wrount-rx6uq yep. When he walked out the Let It Be sessions, John just snarked “we will replace him with Clapton.” George seemed to get so little respect from John and Paul.
All the greatest artists truly adore the Beatles. That's a fact
It's the Beatles first few albums that set them apart not just their music but the look too. If St Peppers would've been their 1st I'm not sure if they would've been so adored especially by females.
@@joemachunda I am not talking about look or girls adoration. I am talking about the great artists (Pink Floyd, U2, Queen, Nirvana, Sinatra, Hendrix, Clapton, etc...) they have interest in the Beatles for their art, not for their hair
The Beatles were good friends with the monkeys. And Jimmy Hendrix used to open for the monkeys.
@@joemachunda Definitely not true.. Regardless of Sgt Pepper which was an exceptional and extraordinary album, nearly all Beatles albums thru the different sub-eras: early 60s swing years, the psychedelic years of the mid 60s and later the progressive years of the decade's end were milestones in innovation and of incredible and unparalleled creativity..
Not the lead singer of the Kinks. I don't know what his problem was but the Kinks were good too. Ahead of their time. Proto-punk.
If he hated the Monkees, he'd be thoroughly disgusted by what we have now.
He'd be disgusted. Folks like Jimmy actually played, and practiced for years to develope skills. Nowadays, most "artists" can't actually play any instruments, and the last talent left is their vocals (which are mostly autotuned now).
@@Danielson1818Get out of your ass oldhead youre just mad that todays art isnt all about that traditional playing but more focused on creating
Fun fact: Hendrix opened for the Monkees in 1967. It wasn't for a long time, but let that soak in for a minute.
Edit: and I don't think it's that hard to draw lines from the Monkees to a lot of pop acts of today, especially boy bands.
The Monkees were really great from 67-69. Don't believe the negative hype. They fought for their right to dictate their own music and not be corporate puppets and they won. Michael Nesmith went on to have a very successful Country Rock solo career. They're respectable musicians.
@@Danielson1818lmfao guess you’re the one artist whoncan play an instrument. Maybe yoh should make all the music in the world bwahahaha 😂😂😂😂😂 🤡
In 1969, as The Beatles were in effect breaking up (although Hendrix may not have known this), Jimi was trying to assemble a supergroup to record an album. He had already recruited Miles Davis and virtuoso drummer Tony Williams, and those three sent a telegram to McCartney to join them in NYC to make the album. It was sent to The Beatles’ office in London, but Paul was in Scotland and apparently never saw the telegram.
he has to have at least seen it by now
@@Grillmeistre Yeah, and the actual telegram is on display at a Hard Rock Cafe (somewhere in Scandinavia I believe).
Urban legend
@@Methilde Why do you say that? The telegram is on display in Prague. Why would that be a fake?
@@carlbaumeister3439
Cause it's amplified, it was just for a studio session, not an album and nothing real happened as often with that kinf of project. The same for Prince and Miles.
He did a few Beatles covers (Sgt Pepper's and Day Tripper) and he'd always fit the 'I Feel Fine' Riff into his live versions of Hey Joe. Absolute legends ❤
'I feel fine' riff has the use of feedback, very less and just at the beginning but still, pretty sure hendrix loved that about the riff, since he too loved using feedback as a tool.
Apparently he liked Tomorrow Never Knows a lot, used to cover them often when jamming in and around England.
Is it Waterfall where he does a brief hammer-on of Strangers in the Night?
not only that, he did a Sgt Peppers cover at a gig on THE DAY it came out and the Beatles were there
@@thomasdanielactually it was a couple days later but still he had the full song and riffs in it done all by ear
Love Jimi, The Beatles, AND The Monkees. Born in ‘62 all three were central to my life at one point or another. But having 7 older siblings I was lucky enough to listen to all of their music which broadened my musical tastes vastly.
I was born in 1965, the youngest of 6 children. My two older sisters worked at the local record store and turned me on to so much music at a young age, it was phenomenal. Although I'm not a Beatles fan, I do like some of their stuff, but I do remember watching the Beatles cartoon back in the day. I love the Monkees, too, Stepping Stone, Last Train to Clarksville & many others are great songs.
1962 - you and me both...
That's some great trivia about Paul getting Jimi the monterey Pop festival gig never knew that.
Hendrix reading Mad is just priceless!
He was writing for them!
yeah, that was a special surprise.
@@JosephArmeni-ct3fchold up, did Hendrix forreal write for mad at some point?!
Alfred E Nueman
"What, Me Worry?" That's the coolest Jimi pic I've seen in a long time. In the '60s, I never missed a monthly copy of Mad Magazine. They were the hippest comic satire prior to SNL
Hendrix opened for the Monkees.
Ironic isn't it? lol
"We want The Monkeys. We want The Monkeys. We want The Monkeys. We want The Monkeys." as The Experience played their set.
@@robbiedaugbad booking choice. Two different genres of rock.
No the Monkees just finished for Hendrix
That’s why he made the remarks.
The audience was mostly young children and preteens and hadn’t a clue about Hendrix and his loud and over the top performances that had nothing to do with the pop rock bubble gum scene the audience had paid to see.
Clearly it was bad booking.
@azloii9well put781
King Jimi your legend still lives on 👑 🎸
I live near the Monterey Fairgrounds where the Pop Festival took place. I like to go there, close my eyes and listen visualizing Jimi scorching his guitar....RIP Wild Thing!!!!
That's awesome you do that !!!
Being a massive fan of Jimi, I would do the same if I were you !!
Can you see the ocean from the fairgrounds? Is the fairgrounds out in the country? Thanks !!
Miller in Pittsburgh 😎
What a great comment
Lmao I live 20 min way from there and to there often bike riding, walking around and enjoying the ocean and also been to the foregrounds. But damn I never ever knew Jimi Hendrix and Beatles came to the fairgrounds there but it does make sense since we do the jazz festival and Cali roots there lol!!!! 😂
The Monkees were squeaky-clean and just perfect for 13 year old me….Daveeey!!
Bubblegum rock then.
Yes I don’t like Hendrix’s comments here. The Monkees weren’t trying to do the same thing as the Beatles. Hendrix calling them ‘fairies’ is also unpleasant
@@caoilte8097the point is they were industry plants who didn’t deserve the backing & promo and tours/slots as many other artists were more deserving. You wouldn’t understand since you’re just a biased dumbass fan… it’s a professional opinion which means more than just your opinion
@@caoilte8097Especially given that Hendrix opened for the Monkees, during a tour. And the Beatles gave them a warm welcome when they came to visit England.
True, the only cool thing about the monkees was that car they had. My sister was in love with Davey.
Yet, Jimi was a classy gentleman enough to befriend and even jam with Mickey Dolenz.
Mickey seems like a cool cat. Everybody liked him. Bunch of pictures of him hanging out in Laurel Canyon with all the greats of the time.
Mickey was a VERY close friend of Harry Nilsson, which means that man could go HARD for days at a time. Harry was more feared than Kieth Moon when it came to drug and alcohol benders. If Mickey could endure THAT and still come back for more later on, then he could hang with Hendrix, and Jimi had a hard time finding finding people he could trust AND hang with him on his own legendary multi-day indulgences.
It's Micky! No E.
@@betsyab121 ok, thanx
Huh!....Jimi befriend Mickey Dolenz?. Jimi had many associates and acquaintances within the music industry
They played together in a club in England once. If you can find it you'll hear them do "Day Tripper" where Jimmi tears up the lead solo as you can well imagine.
When I heard Hendrix covering St. Pepper blew my mind as a kid
I heard Hendrix learned and performed Sgt Pepper the same day it was released?!
@@Jamie-1985 Pretty close! He may have learned it that same day but we know it was released om a Thursday and Hendrix played it on that Sunday, 6/4/67 at the Sayville with McCartney in the audience. In his book Paul cofirmed the story and said it was one of the greatest honors of his life! And he was knighted and all the other amazing experiences and honors he received by being a Beatle, so that's saying something!
Don't believe the negative hype. The Monkees fought and won their right control their music and not be corporate puppets. 67-69 a great era for the monkees.
It's the very early part of the band, like first 2 albums, where they are not very good, because at that point they're the manufactured puppet band that they got hate for being
The Monkees tv show always reminded of the Beatles in " A Hard Days Night!!" Just a bunch of goofballs having fun!!
That was the inspiration for the show.
It was a funny show. I watched reruns in the mid 80s
América has the Doors ❤ Legends.
And the Beachboys
And Jefferson Airplane
And Creedence
And the Grateful Dead.
And the Monkeys were a good setup.
They had some great songs of the 60s
Friggin legends! Jimi and The Beatles.
Rest in power, Jimi Hendrix.
There is also an online August 1971 interview with Keith Richards where he said that the early Rolling Stones also had teen girls screaming at their concerts and there were no monitors back then.
Keith also said that they were also chased by teen girls trying to rip his clothes off on the street and he would say What do you want? He also said that The Beatles were so f****** good at what they did and it's a shame they broke up in such a tatty way.
There is also an online 2016 picture of Keith smiling holding a sign that says I ❤ The Beatles. And in a RUclips 2008 interview with him about what 5 other bands does he consider great besides The Rolling Stones, he said that he obviously has to put The Beatles in there and then said obviously again.
In 1963 Mick Jagger asked Paul McCartney and John Lennon if they had any songs for The Rolling Stones because they ( like most bands and solo music acts then) were only doing cover songs on their first several albums.
So John and Paul wrote the rock and roll song I Wanna Be Your Man for them right in front of Keith Richards and Mick Jagger who were really impressed that they could write a song to order just like that. And it became one of their first hit songs.
And it inspired them to start writing their own songs and both bands became friends from then on and hung out together. John played Keith Richards guitar and Paul played Bill Wyman's bass as they wrote it too.
John and Paul were such amazingly talented song writers that in 1963 they also wrote hit songs for Billy J Kramer and The Dakota's, singer Cilla Black, and Peter and Gordon just when their own song writing success was getting off the ground.
They also helped out new artists at the time of their Apple records formation in 1968. Mary Hopkins, James Taylor, and the band Badfinger, to name a few. The Beatles had an eye for talent.
Don't forget "Those were the Days"... Mary Hopkins was it? Think so.... Lennon/McCartney talent was the best...
Jimi saw the talent in McCartney.
Ya think? By the time Hendrix hit the scene in 1967, The Beatles had already become international stars with 10 number one albums, 12 number one singles and two movies to their name. You might wanna check up on your history.
@@ArkyMalarkey I'm not suggesting Hendrix discovered the Beatles lol! Just that JH recognized the powerhouse southpaw.
If anything it's McCartney who spotted the potential in Jimi that's why he put him on to do that performance to get big
Jimi is holding Mad Magazine number 113 (September 1967) this is the 1st time i have seen that photo. There is another photo of him with the December 1968 (number 123) edition.
Is MAD magazine still being printed??? I would become a subscriber immediately. If young people knew something like that existed it would make a comeback
@@seneca991they had a tv show I watched a few years back I loved it and always checked the magazines out too! A lot of young people like Mad! Because of the show
Key & Peele hit it big on MadTV
used to get it as a kid in the 80's. Even when I didn't, I always flipped through it at the store and would do the fold in at the back 😝
@@curtisthomas2670 lol I’m aware of that mad tv but there was a literal Mad! Tv show in the style of the comics and all even had the same red head mascot kid
The Beatles are beyond anything and everything they were a gift from the gods and today and every other day
Mike Williams sage of quay has a great channel. He has good videos about their Rubber Soul album.
Hey,leave the Monkee's alone!Apple's&Orange's.The Monkees were actors&goofball's,in a good way.I loved both bands,esp Beatles.
They also were a pretty cool band. Their best albums were the ones where they played the music and had total control over the recordings. Those albums are "Headquarters" and "Pisces, Aquarious, Capricorn and Jones LTD"
@@joeacker703 Loved the Monkees. If "Pleasant Valley Sunday" or "Last Train" comes on the radio, I'll listen to it every time. Not so much much for Hendrix's.
I know! I love Hendrix, and I love the Monkees. Where's the love, Jimi?
What about that they didn't play there own instruments? Yea ok. True embarrassment for sure.
@@davidbrugman2171 Both Tork and Nesmith could play. I believe Dolenz could too.
Paul calmed the waters between Jimi and the Who. Neither wanted to play on the same venue. Paul did so much for world music. Rdw
The Monkees were a created band, but they were an iconic band that stood the test of time..
really?..lol
@@robertlobato2259their music still gets played, used, and covered a lot. Smashmouth covered I'm a believer for The Shrek soundtrack. Just saying. You dont have to like it but The Monkees are iconic in their own way. I think if they weren't beholden to their contracts with the TV network and allowed to write their own stuff they probably could have done some really interesting music. The only one that didn't really have any musical experience was Mickey Dolenz, the drummer. The rest were all accomplished musicians. David Bowie whose name was also David Jones changed his name to Bowie so he wouldn't be confused with Davy Jones from the monkees. Hell ZZTop toured as The Zombies for awhile because by the time the song Time of the Season got big The Zombies had already broken up. Its called the music BUSINESS for a reason.
@@travismiles5885 If my memory serves me well, 'I'm A Believer' was written by Neil Diamond.
the Monkees were a completely fabricated industry project
Yet he was the opening act for the Monkees in 1967
And so... Jimi did... Sergeant Pepper!
❤so awesome. A mutual appreciation between Hendrix and McCartney ❤
The music scene was so eclectic and vibrant in those years. Why can't it be like that now?
Au revoir talent?!
I still listen to The Beatles, The Monkees, and Jimi Hendrix.
🎸💯😎😻
There is also an online interview with Roger McGuin from The Byrd's and he said that he bought a 12 string guitar soon after he saw George Harrison playing his in The Beatles first film A Hard Days Night and he formed The Byrds soon after also.
Roger also said that The Beatles were writing folk rock chords in their early rock and roll music and that they invented folk rock music without even realizing it.
In online interviews David Gilmore said that The Beatles are the band that he wished he had been in and he said that they were fantastic and he said that he learned everything from them, how to play lead, rhythm and bass guitar.
And there is a RUclips interview with David from a few years ago where the interviewer asked iif he thinks that Pink Floyd is the best band ever and then The Beatles, and David said no The Beatles are the best and the interviewer said yeah?And David said yeah.
Jimi also wrote to Paul asking if he would like to play on an LP with him and Mile Davis. That's some pretty high praise.
I was about to comment that. That letter of delivered correctly would've changed history.
LOL!....Utter BS. Where's the proof
@@TheW.Slayer-nw5ih There's a tool in every crowd. 😄
@@josephmango4628 😂🤣 Where's the proof. I'll wait 😅😂
@@TheW.Slayer-nw5ih Sorry, but the link doesn't want to go through. From FarOut Magazine UK Edition
When Jimi Hendrix asked Paul McCartney to join a supergroup with Miles Davis Staff @FarOutMag
Mon 8 February 2021 9:00, UK
Take the ingrained genius of one of jazz’s finest ever acts, Miles Davis. Add to that already mercurial concoction the psychedelic virtuoso guitar genius that is Jimi Hendrix and finish it with the crystalline pop sensibilities of The Beatles’ Paul McCartney, and you have an otherworldly supergroup, the kind that could have taken over the world. It’s the exact supergroup Hendrix tried to persuade McCartney to be a part of back in 1969.
A telegram was once sent between Jimi Hendrix and Paul McCartney where the guitar player, who was an avid follower of Beatlemania which swarmed the earth and a keen fan beyond all else, tried to convince the bassist to be in a supergroup with him, Tony Williams and the great Miles Davis. It’s a matchup we would have been thrilled to see but sadly never came to fruition.
Hendrix and Davis had already been working together in New York with plans to record an album, a seamless collaboration considering that Davis was in his iconic Bitches Brew psychedelic phase. Now just to get that pesky Beatle signed on the dotted line.
McCartney, one half of the most iconic songwriting partnership of all time, would have brought the much needed chart-topping musical nous to the band and offered them up a clear pathway to worldwide success. To top it off Macca had been a massive advocate of Hendrix in the US when the guitarist was finding it difficult to break.
When Hendrix arrived on the scene in London, he blew everybody away and really did change rock and roll almost overnight with his swirling style and unprecedented moves. His psychedelic musings may have even influenced McCartney during his masterpiece Sgt. Pepper. Under the influence of The Beatles, Hendrix would get his shot at the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967, a performance that launched his career. It’s fair to say that Hendrix was influenced by The Beatles too.
In fact, the guitarist may have been the first artist ever to play one of the tracks from the album, “I remember him opening at the Saville on a Sunday night, 4 June 1967,” Paul later shared. “Brian Epstein used to rent it when it was usually dark on Sunday. Jimi opened, the curtains flew back, and he came walking forward, playing ‘Sgt. Pepper’, and it had only been released on Thursday, so that was like the ultimate compliment.”
Back to 1969, Davis and Hendrix, in our mind giggling like teens asking a girl on a date, sent an impromptu telegram to The Beatles man with the hope they might convince him to join their new supergroup. It read, “We are recording an LP together this weekend. How about coming in to play bass stop call Alan Douglas 212-5812212. Peace Jimi Hendrix Miles Davis Tony Williams.”
Unfortunately, the recording would never take place as Rolling Stone reports: “It’s unclear if McCartney was aware of the request…. Beatles aide Peter Brown responded the next day, telling Hendrix and Davis that McCartney was out on vacation and wasn’t expected back for two weeks.”
We’re afraid for those wanting to get a good look at the piece of rock history needs to meet two specifications.
Firstly, if you don’t mind a heavily-pixelated image you can find the blown-up telegram below. Or, secondly, jump on a plane to the Czech Republic and see it in real life at the Hard Rock Cafe in Prague. Now, we know which one we’d prefer to be doing.
But for now, think what could’ve been with Jimi Hendrix’s cover of The Beatles’ ‘Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’ below.
Jimi has also said he liked the Monkees. He was also very pissed that he wasn’t accepted by the Monkees audience when he opened for them.
What did he expect.
Maybe he expected them to like good music?
@@Danielson1818 Uhhh, hello......McFly....
It was the Monkees.
Having Hendrix open for the Monkees is like having SLAYER open for Britney Spears.
@@bryanwithat6763 If I'm McFly, then you are Biff. Lol. I get your point, but it's crazy to me that anyone wouldn't enjoy a Hendrix set. Even if they just liked it for being novel, and different. Definitely a different fan base though.
@bryanwithat6763 I'd go to that show. Always looking to broaden my horizons.
Anytime I hear people put down the Beatles, their opinion on music takes a big hit. And that's coming from someone who's mostly into 90s rock like Korn, tool, Marilyn Manson, etc. You just can't deny that the Beatles changed the entire game. They inspired people like black Sabbath, who then inspired Metallica, who then inspired Pantera, who then inspired avenged sevenfold, etc. and that's just one tiny web line in a giant web. Nirvana definitely wouldn't exist, kurt himself said nirvana sound was mixing the Beatles and black Sabbath, which became alternative rock like 3 days grace, puddle of mudd, staind, basically the entire 2000's rock sound. They popularized harmonies as well, which just makes every genre better when done right. You can't love music and dislike the Beatles, even if it's just to respect what the ripple effect has been.
Edit: there's some people in the comments who took this too seriously like a personal insult to themselves.. But one of the reasonable comments was one pointing out how the beach boys popularized harmonies, which is true. My mistake.
That's true, the bassist in my band disrespects the Beatles(i know, he's a moron) but the bands he likes are directly or indirectly inspired by the Beatles. The Beatles made writing your own songs and not relying on covers or songs written for bands a big thing. Like Jimi said ''They're one group you can't really put down''
I feel that way.
I like the Beatles but I think you are giving them a bit too much credit. I don’t doubt they’ve had an enormous impact on music. But bands like Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, even the Beatles. Got their inspiration from the blues listening to it at a very young age. Not to mention a lot of those artist were already making music in their own bands.
You sound well informed but I’m just not sure that’s true without concrete evidence in their music structure and exactly how each of those bands borrow from each other and then have the music community scrutinize those facts as well as the timelines because it’s possible that there were other influences altogether that had nothing to do with the Beatles. Idk.
Idk I think beach boys deserve some credit for the popularity of harmonies in pop music. Even the Beatles would tell you that
Damn I love Jimi
I like the monkees ...and Hendrix...
If I remember correctly, Hendrix did not choose to open for the Monkees. His manager arranged it. Anyway, watch the Hendrix bio movie. They go over this
A former bandleader of mine said that he saw JHE opening for the Monkees at Forest Hills Tennis Stadium in 1967. I've spent the time since I first heard him mention that pairing trying to wrap my mind around the idea. It was thanks to the Monkees revival of 1986 that I became a Beatles fan, but I can't say I don't understand Hendrix' attitude about them.
On their tour together Jimi wasn't enjoying the way the audiences raved over The Monkees, especially during Jimi's opening set (The Monkees were the headliner on the bill), so he quit and disparaged them. The Beatles were bigger than Jesus, and The Monkees were bigger than Hendrix.
He didn’t like them because they were industry plants. “The prefab four.” He was saying in this video that he’d rather see real bands representing America the way The Beatles repped the UK.
@@zombieparrot2606I believe the were Industry plants
@@zombieparrot2606The Monkees was a t.v. show about a rock and roll band. But ignorant stupid society couldn't tell the boundaries between fantasy and reality and everyone expected them to be a real band. Which they became because well one that's something Mike and Peter always wanted but two they felt ashamed that the world viewed them as fakes. If people weren't so obsessed with celebrities and realized it was a t.v. show ABOUT a group then they might have got what The Monkees were all about.
@@joeacker703 And the same scenario has continued to play out over and over again today.
Jimi was, is, and will always be s true legend❤
My uncle went to the Monterey Pop festival. He and his friends were smoking a joint near the stage waiting for the show to begin and some black dude walked up and said "hey man, can I get a hit of that?" They said "sure man". They had a little chat and then the show began. They announced Jimi Hendrix, he comes out and my uncle and his friends were blown away when they realized "hey it's that guy!" they had just hung out with Jimi Hendrix. They had heard a couple of his songs on the radio but had never seen him before. Super cool, humble guy, he said. The show blew everybody away.
That's a COOL story!
Hendrix was in the army at Fort Ord (Monterey) in 1961 6 years later he is at the Pop festival
Yeah thank God he broke his ankle and didn't get sent to Vietnam as cannon fodder. We at least got some time with him. I can't help wonder what his music would have evolved into had he lived and matured.
I miss Fort Ord
He actually became friends with w couple monkees. And opened for them on tour
Utter BS
This made me extra-ordinarily HAPPY! 😄 TY👍
Miss you Jimi RIP ❤️
Thought the Monkees were pretty good!
I don't think anyone thought the Monkees were serious musicians at that time, except the Monkees themselves.
Me too
They certainly were not alone in using The Wrecking Crew on their records.@@Beatle849
@@Beatle849 I don't think even they thought this at the time. They were very self-aware, which is why they fought the record companies in order to get creative control over their music. And they won it.
Hendrix opens his set with Sgt Pepper 3 days after it was released
Jimi was such a lovely soul. I was thinking earlier today about how much of a loss to the world it was, an absolute travesty, when Hendrix died. Imagine if everything he accomplished was just him reaching base camp. How could he have evolved over the following decades if he'd lived? But, we're just grateful for everything that he gave us regardless.
I love Jimmy ❤️, You're gone, but your legend lives on.
I like Hendrix, but the crack about The Monkees was not really fair. They didn't have seven years of practicing like The Beatles did. They were also put together by network bigwigs so they didn't choose each other. They were also paid less than the kids on The Brady Bunch for their television show. It was about $400 an episode per Monkee. The youngest girl on The Brady Bunch got $500. They also didn't have much of a hand at creating their own music. Even still, they had several hits.
I doubt Jimi actually said those things. This is the first I’ve ever heard it, and it is unlike any other interview or statements I’ve ever heard or read.
But those are just excuses to why the Monkees weren't as good as the Beatles. I could list a ton of reasons I'm not as good as Michael Jordan at basketball, but it's just fact. Plus he was making a point of many talented groups that got no recognition. All artists are going to have opinion on if others have talent vs what their fame level is. I'm not even trying to insult the Monkees, but Jimi is right if he said they don't compare.
@@Danielson1818 It's inane to even compare The Monkees to The Beatles. They were never in the same league as The Beatles creatively. I was only trying to point out that regardless of of the negative aspects of their existence, The Monkees were successful to a degree. I know quite a few big name musicians of that era would respond to other musicians by putting them down, sometimes with childish insults. I don't understand that way of thinking, especially from somebody who is already successful. George Harrisons was always angry about some band or other. He was pissed off at The Hollies for over a year, at one point claiming that they don't sound like human beings. I was one of those weird kids who liked both The Beatles AND The Rolling Stones.
@@dean-ph2ww Hey, I like both The Beatles and Rolling Stones too, but that wasn't a big issue for my generation decades later. It was more Rolling Stones vs Aerosmith when I was young. My mom raised me with all of it, but I never took to the Monkees for whatever reason.
They became good friends later
Yeah that's pretty hilarious considering he ended up going on a US tour opening up for the Monkees
Wow I'm seeing these Hendrix interview quotes and if they're real, he was spot on. He knew music 🎶
I liked the Monkees but Hendrix was just real..🎸🎸❤🎸🎸😇🍺🍺🍷🥃❤🎸🎸🎸🎸
I never heard this before! WOW.. i know Paul tells that awesome story of Jimi opening up with Sgt Pepper song 2 days after it was released.
Love The Monkees and Hendrix. Its too entirely different things.
Love Jimi❤
Fun fact, I live In Fort Ord Ca near Monterey CA. Jimi was in the Army and went to basic training here!! Hell yea. Local 831 celebrity is Jimi Fucking he drix
Mickey Dolenz actually helped get Hendrix Noticed!!
Micky got it! He knew what was good! Peter even said that.
😂🤣Utter BS
@@TheW.Slayer-nw5ih look it up Cheese 🧀 Whiz lol 😂
The Beatles were the first to open the door and all the other bands followed. First the Stones then Jimi and the Doors. Great period in history, fabulous musicians.
It's rumored that The Stones copied The Beatles. First, "Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band was Released 26 May 1967
Recorded 6 December 1966 - 21 April 1967." ~ Wiki ......................................................................................... Then The Stones put out "Their Satanic Majesties Request (Released 8 December 1967
Recorded 9 February - 23 October 1967.)" ~ Wiki ............................................................................................... The Beatles' "Let It Be was released 8 May 1970
Recorded
4, 8 February 1968
24-31 January 1969
3, 4, 8 January 1970
1 April 1970" ~Wiki. Note: The "Let It Be song was first worked on in the studio on 19 September 1968 ." ~ Wiki .......................................... Then The Stones' "Let It Bleed was released 28 November 1969
Recorded November 1968 - November 1969." ~ Wiki. There are a few other similarities but i forget them. I read that info in an article a while ago,
First Off Jimi is One My Favorite Musicians of All Time.The List includes Stevie Wonder, Prince and Even The Beetles. And The List Goes On and On. Paul is Actually My Favorite of All The Beetles, Then Comes John. Paul is Dope Because The Dude Has a Lot of Soul in His Voice and The Cat's Melodies are Awesome as Fuk. Very Cool of Him To Look Out For Jimi Like That. What If Jimi Never Got That Exposure That compelled Him To Where He Went?
What am I gonna do ..?
EVERYTHING !!!
Hendrix was nuts. There was absolutely nothing wrong with the Monkees. They actually had some huge hits that are now rock standards, like "I'm a Believer," "Words," "Last Train to Clakesville," etc. And Dolenz is one of the greatest rock vocalists of all time. They also were gracious enough to take Hendrix on tour with them, giving him more exposure. Yes, it was not a perfect fit, but so what? Given all that, his trash talk is hard to swallow.
Hendrix 💯 right. The Monkees was a Television comedy show. Who had top songs writers.
The Monkees didn't write their hits. Hendrix 💯 right.
@@DEKMAN99 Actually, the Monkees had a couple of hits written by Nesmith, such as "Listen to the Band."
@@2Uahoj That song wasn''t a hit record. The Monkees tried to " write" songs . Jimi Hendrix was definitely right about the Monkees. The Monkees were a TV show.
@@DEKMAN99 Well you could say Jimi Hendrix was a "stage show" who also did not write his own "hits"
Jimi was the man. Iconic master of his instrument. But even though the Monkees were definitely a cartoon band, I actually liked their sound on many tracks.
The Beatles are a cartoon band. Did I miss something?
The Beatles were a band that formed in the late 50’s They wrote the majority of their songs. They influenced the entire world of music and Still do today. The monkeys were a made for. TV band that originally didn’t play instruments on the songs written for them !@@wolfgangdevries127
The Monkees are great, not just a cartoon or TV show band.
Outstanding
This aged like a fine wine.
Monkees were a fantastic band
They were a Hollywood creation look it up
@@DrRyman Everybody knows that, so what's your point?
@@DrRyman So what? My '80s agent, Don Podolor and his brother, record producer, Ritchie Podolor created the group Three Dog Night. Producer, Terry Melcher turned a bunch of folkies into The Byrds. The Wecking Crew played the instruments on records by Paul Revere & The Raiders and The Beach Boys. Nobody complained about that.
The majority of guitar solos on '60s British hit records were played by session musician, Jimmy Page. Rod Stewart played harmonica on several hit songs. R&B keyboardist, Billy Preston played piano on a number of songs by The Beatles - while, Eric Clapton played lead on "While My Guitar Gently Weeps".
I was acquainted with Tommy Tedesco, who played all the guitar parts on every Monkeys records.
Only the Good die young
Monkees will always be my favorites manufactured band. They were genuinely very good at what they did, even if it originated as an imitation of other bands.
Has anyone been to MOPop in Seattle? You got to check out the Jimi Hendrix collection, you can see how Europe and England in particular gave him a lot of love, and influenced his style. I really had no idea how much of the hippie style came from England
I think Jimi had a chip on his shoulder about the Monkees. The Monkees were big fans of Hendrix and put him on their tour. Those young girls boo’d Jimi off of the stage though. 💯💯
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The first thing I learned when I worked on a record store chair n in high school was the Beatles were considered the first coming in the music industry and everyone else was in the or industry because they had changed the way music was created the timing of of notes and other rules about creating music and mr Hendrix was considered the greatest guitarist of all time they both are rock and roll royalty Your prophets and king
Hendrix, the greatest musician of all times!
Paul was a baddie behind the scenes, John was a little brat but cute asf at times
Considering Lennon created their most interesting music I'll take the "little brat" any day.
How can you not admire The Beatles
'She loves you' my all time fav
As. A rapper I can say listening to them definitely helped me expand and experiment with my sound
I saw Jimi twice in my lifetime and it was great!
The hell is wrong with the Monkees?! Yeah, they're not as serious as the Beatles, but they're just as good at what they're doing! It's like saying doctor Seuss is a bad writer because he's not Shakespeare and he's silly
Absolutely NOTHING WRONG WITH THE MONKEES! They are awesome! I met Peter, and have all autographs except Davy's.
@@brianreber8842 yeah, I love the Monkees! They are one of my favorite bands! I wish I could meet them too 🥲
@@guybayo2002 Well, you still have a chance with Micky!😊
@@brianreber8842 Amen!!!
@@guybayo2002 Good luck!👍😁
Here's the thing about The Monkeys: People said they monkied around, but they were too busy singing to put anybody down.
I saw him perform 4 months before his untimely death.
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Hendrix was the best thing that came to England. He’s ours now. Finders, keeper’s and all that.
No! You'll have to give us a Jagger or McCartney in exchange 😠
The Monkee’s were pretty good in my opinion.
The Monkees did a Milli Vanilli at their performance at Madison Square Garden. They had a REAL band backstage while the Monkees lip synced. 😮😮😢
On their tour together Jimi wasn't enjoying the way the audiences raved over The Monkees, especially during Jimi's opening set (The Monkees were the headliner on the bill), so he quit and disparaged them. The Beatles were bigger than Jesus, and The Monkees were bigger than Hendrix.
The Monkees first single The Last Train To Clarksville was released a month (August '66)) before the first episode appeared on TV and it quickly climbed the charts before that first episode aired (Sept.) to reach #1 in November, followed by #1 hit I'm A Believer (7 weeks at #1, the biggest selling single of '67) in late December when their 1st album came out which also was #1 for 13 weeks. The Monkees 2nd album More of The Monkees was #1 for 17 weeks in '67. A Little Bit Me reached #2 in March, and their Headquarters album was #1 when it came out in May just before Sgt.Peppers came out and hit #1, pushing Headquarters to #2.
Hendrix was new and relatively unknown until that summer when McCartney got him on the bill at the Monterey Pop Festival. The Monkees were a huge phenomenon akin to The Beatles, compared to Jimi Hendrix, and their fan base was young 'teeny boppers'.
Miss you, Jimi. Gone way too soon.
I always thought it was surreal that Chicago was Jimis favorite band but they are an awesome group
Jimi being the great guitarist that he was, could really appreciate how great of a guitarist Terry Kath was, if Terry would have fronted a power trio like The Jimi hendrix Experience, Terry would have been known as one of the greatest guitar heroes ever and got the recognition he deserves, he was also a good songwriter and a great soulful singer, Terry and Jimi were good friends and Chicago the Experience toured together, so sad that they both died so young. Check out the song Oh, Thank You Great Spirit, a song Terry wrote as a tribute to his friend Jimi, check out the song Jenny as well both done as a three piece band ‘he was such a great musician.
Had no idea Jimi had that much disdain for the Monkees. He called them fairies! Lol! Cant blame him for saying that, but The Monkees were huge to me especially then, and had a few songs that are timeless.
Why can't you blame him for saying that?
Because the Monkees were a fabricated made for television mock up of the Beatles. They had a stable of songwriters whose songs were chosen from. I can go on but please don't get me wrong.. I love the Monkees!
@@royrush5374 No, they were not "fabricated" simply because they were initially put together for a TV show. They were real actors and musicians. When they went on tour they played their own instruments and sang their own vocals. As for not writing their own music, the early Beatles, Stones, Who, Hendrix also did yot write their own stuff. And they all had dozens of session musicians playing on their albums. All these groups were creations of managers and marketing professionals.
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Exactly! The Jimi Hendrix Experience was formed by Chas Chandler, Jimi's manager. Hendix's first hit Hey Joe wasn't written by him either. the song also included female backup singers, Too! Electric Ladyland had others outside the group play on that album. Dave Mason, Buddy Miles, Steve Woodwind and more. The Beatles had an entire orchestra behind them.
Hendrix 💯 right.
“Then these fairies come up” 😂
Ouch, I never had this opinion myself in my youth, now this makes sense. An intelligent man, indeed. Thank U
I really like the fact that Jimi had a sense of humour , and is seen here, reading MAD magazine. That's really funny - I wish they still published it now!
I happen to love the Monkees. Im well aware that their songs were written by great artists like Neil Diamond, Neil Sedaka, Carrol King, Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart. But Michael Nesmith wrote all of his songs and played them. They were on every Monkee album. Peter Tork was a musician who plyed various instrument proficiently like Michael. Mickey learned how to play drums as wel as Davy, who also played guitar, piano, and drums. They all could sing great and they together, had a very special and magical vibe that's one of the greatest. I would choose the Monkees over Jimi any day of the week. Jimi was just ticked off because he had to open for them, or, was it, he left the stage because the audience was Jonesing for the Monkees and they finished for him. Can't remember which what happened, but one or the other did happen. The show may have been a bit too goofy at times, but the music was and is still great.
You are correct he opened for them. Micky Dolenz and Peter Tork saw him at Monteray and invited him to open for them (it was his first tour of the US) The Monkees had just fought for their musical independance and felt maybe Jimi would help them be taken seriously. But their fans were mostly young girls and their mothers who would be disturbed by Jimi's performance and would cry "we want Davy" after about 7 shows he got sick of it and flipped the audience off and quit the tour. But he and The Monkees themselves became friends during that time. Jimi was supportive of Mike's first solo album shortly before he died. Everything you said was true I was just adding to it.
@joeacker703 Thank you. I always thought it was the mismatch of the century, lol.
Good points
Micks parties were thee place to be man
Nesmith had some good tunes after the Monkees split up."Crusin' " is a great song and the video for it was a trip.
The Beatles were a gift of God for humanity. It can't have been just a happy coincidence.
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Bob Dylan has said in several different interviews over the years that in early 1964 when The Beatles first came to America, he was taking a long car trip and he was listening to the radio and he noticed that many of the hit songs were by The Beatles.
And he said that their chords were outrageous, just outrageous and their harmonies made it all valid. He also said that they were doing things musically that nobody else was doing and that he knew that they were not going to be a passing fad and that they were taking music in the direction it had to go.
Had to sub after being blessed enough to have this cross my path.
Yeh, then he talked shit on them the next year when he heard the White Album. You think he would love that album if he’s interested in them being all over the place.
That White Album was the most disappointing album . Awful! Then I discovered the Moody Blues. My favorite band of all time.
The White Album was one of the top 2 Beatles records, everything great about them on 1 album. Had Helter Skelter that was at least just at heavy as anything Hendrix put out up to that point in time.
Sgt. Pepper’s is a bit overrated in terms of style, too much orchestral pop(she’s leaving home, when I’m 64), I’m surprised Hendrix loves that album.
@@donald60s14 I love the old Beatles albums. Abbey road and Rubber soul are good but their later songs to me were dumb. Gimmicky and goofy. M cCartney and Wings were so much better. That's just my opinion. My sister worshipped the Beatles no matter what, that's how I heard all their music back in the day.
The white album is so bad. There's a half decent record in there if you cut away over half of it.
Funny that the Monkees ended up being one of the top selling bands of the sixties and seventies.
And he blew they're minds when he played St.Peppers
R.I.P., Jimi Hendrix.
When I hear “The Monkee’s” ..I immediately think “The Wrecking Crew”.. And that’s why so many of their songs are so catchy. Great musicianship.
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It's disappointing that Hendrix couldn't figure out the Monkees. The Monkees never claimed they were master musicians. However, like most successful pop groups of the day, they used hired studio musicians to record their music. It's not that they couldn't play thier own instruments which they did, but hiring studio musicians was more time efficient. While it may take the Monkees several takes to record a song, studio musicians could just bust it out a lot quicker. Not only did the Monkees produce top notch pop records, but they also had a television series, to deal with too. In addition, the Monkees did have something to offer besides great pop tunes. They were the first to create Country Rock due to Michael Nesmith. (Sweet Young Thing written by Michael Nesmith) They were also the first band to use a moog synthesizer on record.(Daily Nightly, another Nesmith composition) Pretty snobbish of Hendrix to not recognize how the Monkees made a lot of loyal fans happy (including me)
Hendrix was right, the Monkees were a cartoon TV show. Fake
The monkees actually were good musicians, it's the fact they were created by a studio, makes them seem artificial, but they were good, very,very good.
@@eman67rp The Monkees extremely overrated. Cut it out, the Monkees was a cartoon show. Like the Banana Splits.
@@DEKMAN99 that had talent and people liked their music
The experience really was perfect!
Jimmy ❤❤❤❤❤