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Jimi Hendrix and black culture.
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JAUQO III-X
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Check out what Buddy Miles had to say about Hendrix management.
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/music/la-me-miles28feb28,1,3956580.story
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/music/la-me-miles28feb28,1,3956580.story
you think Buddy was ever gonna blame Hendrix? No matter what the truth is or was, from the books I've read, documentaries I've seen, it seemed to have been a rough time in the Hendrix camp, with not-so-smart decisions being made by most people, including Jimi himself... infact, in the Band Of Gypsies documentary it was remarked that at that time, Jimi had his way on most decisions.
A bit like Cobain's public statements about the replacement of Steve Albini for the mixing of the singles on "In Utero", when in fact the move was completely initiated by Cobain himself... Yeah I'm talking about Kurt Cobain in a thread about Jimi Hendrix... problem?
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you think Buddy was ever gonna blame Hendrix? No matter what the truth is or was, from the books I've read, documentaries I've seen, it seemed to have been a rough time in the Hendrix camp, with not-so-smart decisions being made by most people, including Jimi himself... infact, in the Band Of Gypsies documentary it was remarked that at that time, Jimi had his way on most decisions.
A bit like Cobain's public statements about the replacement of Steve Albini for the mixing of the singles on "In Utero", when in fact the move was completely initiated by Cobain himself... Yeah I'm talking about Kurt Cobain in a thread about Jimi Hendrix... problem?
Well my own personal conversations with Buddy and how he felt about Hendrix never gave me any indication that he had any serious problems with Hendrix or harboring any grudges.
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if that's the only part of the paragraph you read then I understand how you missed my point, but that's okay...
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I got your point, we're on the same page.
early 90's when I first came to the United States, I got to hang with Eddie Kramer for a couple of months while making a record up at Bearsville... he told some great Hendrix stories (although they may have been a little hazy)...
But, according to Miles, the Band of Gypsys association was brief and stormy. He told The Times in 1988 that Hendrix's management, not the guitarist himself, fired him within a month of the concert. He thought Hendrix's managers were leery of continuing with an all-black group.
"It had to be a racial thing," Miles told The Times. "I think it had to scare them because of the political aspect at the time."
There's a bit more about it here...
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It's a pretty horribly set-out page, but the content is good... just ctrl-A it and it'll be easy enough to read.
I don't think those recording were revolutionary at all, they just played of what was familiar. Most who listened to those recordings were pulled in by the underlying music(the sampled p-funk)that most had already heard. And exactly how many of these G-Funk CD's were recorded(I would like to say a handful)?
The revolution must have went over my head
Where have I been? There's some funny stuff in this thread but Jauqo, your quote about the revolution not being televised kills me!
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Where have I been? There's some funny stuff in this thread but Jauqo, your quote about the revolution not being televised kills me!
Ha! Tell that to my 14 y/o 'African American' son! All he listens to is Metal w/cookie monster vocals everyday, all day! No one in my family or my in-laws listen to Metal. We are all old school R&B/Soul and Funk lovers! Go figure!
didnt have time to read the whole thread, but liked what I saw ( at work)..
simple answer, imho,
Jimi was in the middle of his commerical success ( rock and roll, not soul or funk) when he punched out. If he had augured on, I reckon he would have settled in to his new skin and come back to more of his roots ( starting or fueling on the funk/jazz genre I reckon) after the initial burst of success. Unfortuntely, he didnt make the show....
simple answer, imho,
Jimi was in the middle of his commerical success ( rock and roll, not soul or funk) when he punched out. If he had augured on, I reckon he would have settled in to his new skin and come back to more of his roots ( starting or fueling on the funk/jazz genre I reckon) after the initial burst of success. Unfortuntely, he didnt make the show....
didnt have time to read the whole thread, but liked what I saw ( at work)..
simple answer, imho,
Jimi was in the middle of his commerical success ( rock and roll, not soul or funk) when he punched out. If he had augured on, I reckon he would have settled in to his new skin and come back to more of his roots ( starting or fueling on the funk/jazz genre I reckon) after the initial burst of success. Unfortuntely, he didnt make the show....
+1 I always believed that Jimi would have been solidly a part of the original fusion scene.
