Jimi Hendrix Experience started a new song before finishing the old one.
April 15, 2023 5:27 PM Subscribe
This appears on disc two (tracks 17-19) of the 2-CD version of the The Jimi Hendrix Experience - BBC Sessions. The very first time I heard this was in my brother's car, and we both started howling when we heard "We're going to stop playing this rubbish..."
It struck us as hilarious on first listen, but glad this got saved in the way it did.
posted by mandolin conspiracy at 5:56 PM on April 15, 2023 [1 favorite]
It struck us as hilarious on first listen, but glad this got saved in the way it did.
posted by mandolin conspiracy at 5:56 PM on April 15, 2023 [1 favorite]
Thanks for posting this - I never knew about the original video footage!
posted by mandolin conspiracy at 6:01 PM on April 15, 2023
posted by mandolin conspiracy at 6:01 PM on April 15, 2023
It's sad how much classic teevee is just gone, taped-over, by people who just either didn't see their employees' work as historically significant, or couldn't afford the cost and acreage needed to actually keep a copy of everything. There was a lot of TV, even way back when. And tapes were huge and heavy and expensive to buy.
On the other side of that scale, it's wonderful that a few peripheral people had the foresight to find or rescue some gems here and there.
And jeez Jimi! This beats the Elvis Costello/SNL thing by a mile in every direction.
posted by not_on_display at 7:09 PM on April 15, 2023 [3 favorites]
On the other side of that scale, it's wonderful that a few peripheral people had the foresight to find or rescue some gems here and there.
And jeez Jimi! This beats the Elvis Costello/SNL thing by a mile in every direction.
posted by not_on_display at 7:09 PM on April 15, 2023 [3 favorites]
Nice!
Always loved this story: it
"Late Monkees star Michael Nesmith was a big fan of Jimi Hendrix from the moment he heard his music — even if fans of his own band didn't share his enthusiasm...
"One time it was me, [Eric] Clapton, [Paul] McCartney and [George] Harrison sitting in a restaurant in England," Nesmith recalled. "This was in the '60s and everybody was psychedelic, we had funny glasses and strange shirts. And John [Lennon] came in, and he had a tape recorder. He says, 'You’ve got to hear this.'
"He played me 'Hey Joe' by Jimi Hendrix, and everybody was just reverential," Nesmith continued. "I mean, the guy had done it.""
posted by clavdivs at 7:19 PM on April 15, 2023
Always loved this story: it
"Late Monkees star Michael Nesmith was a big fan of Jimi Hendrix from the moment he heard his music — even if fans of his own band didn't share his enthusiasm...
"One time it was me, [Eric] Clapton, [Paul] McCartney and [George] Harrison sitting in a restaurant in England," Nesmith recalled. "This was in the '60s and everybody was psychedelic, we had funny glasses and strange shirts. And John [Lennon] came in, and he had a tape recorder. He says, 'You’ve got to hear this.'
"He played me 'Hey Joe' by Jimi Hendrix, and everybody was just reverential," Nesmith continued. "I mean, the guy had done it.""
posted by clavdivs at 7:19 PM on April 15, 2023
Lulu hasn't changed much in the past…um…fifty four years.
posted by jabah at 8:47 PM on April 15, 2023 [3 favorites]
posted by jabah at 8:47 PM on April 15, 2023 [3 favorites]
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“… but Eric was a guitar player, and Jimi was a force of nature.”
posted by mhoye at 5:43 PM on April 15, 2023 [6 favorites]