That blows.
NOT GFR's finer creations.
I don't agree, it's easy to fall in love with a studio version of any song it's refined again and again and again, this IMO shows just how talented these guys were and how much soul was in their music
It's cool, obviously Grand Funk has some of the most endearing classic rock songs ever, played at every wedding and street dance in the country for the past 50 years and going.
Song vs artist... No question SRV is an all time great while GFR is mostly another (good) seventies band. But I'm not a guitar worshiper. I can hear the genius in SRV but am not a fan of the songs. I have similar feelings with Jimi Hendrix except I really like his songs, however, I can listen to the artistry of his version of the star spangled banner without wanting to hear that sound often.
A lot of folks have Hendrix as the best ever and while he makes my top five I view him very much like I view the Beatles. Right place Right time. Both Jimi and The Beatles are widely considered the best guitar player and band I just feel it was more about right place right time for both of them.
I could not agree more. Comparing anything of different eras is a fools errand, and that includes art, music, sports and politics. Drop Abe Lincoln into 1928 and lets see how appreciated he would have been. What would Hendrix have been without the backdrop of the 60's... Pretty darn great of course, but probably perceptionally a lot less. I'm not saying he's not the best ever or is the best ever, but why not just appreciate the music without a need to judge.
People judge it's part of what makes us human, whether that judgement is speculative conjecture or heated debate we have opinions and we express them. We do this about flowers, trees, animals, food why not music or art? When the conjecture or debate becomes overly aggressive or opinionated then it becomes a fools errand IMO
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not sure ive ever heard the beatles refered to as great guitarist but pop music they are the 1 of the best
Neither have I and not what I said.
I can see that confusion but I read the reference as: like the Beatles, Hendrix was in the right place at the right time, and even stated that differently in another response...
Not sure how good the Beatles could have been if they were not so focused on drugs, Buddha, strange politics, and other oddities.
Isn't it exactly those things that focused the Beatles into what they were? How many covers like "Shake It Up Baby" did you want to hear?
Don't want to hear any of them.
That was Southies point. Once they found their side interests their sound shifted a lot. But the pop appreciation followed. My point was the pop following would have gotten board if they hadn't evolved... But I was 0 to 5 when all this was going down. It was never my pop.
