I go through phases of giddy Hendrix worship and the Woodstock material always seems lame. As for the glassy glares, hell, he shoots them everywhere at all times. I guess he was heading towards the Brown/Clinton soul and funk band leader role at that time too, with a plodding determination. A least we have Machine Gun.

The most famous live musician of all times, and he was best in the studio because he was so infamously self-conscious. I guess it gave him some distracting gimmicks and doohdads to focus on while incredible performances like Manic Depression, Little Wing and Gypsy Eyes slipped out.

scott wrote:Yeah, the people at the festival, too! I forgot about that! Pretty much none of them were moving, or dancing, or responding in any way. Just a bunch of dirty white kids standing there motionless, staring.

Hey, that sounds just like Seattle!!

Pure L wrote:

scott wrote:Yeah, the people at the festival, too! I forgot about that! Pretty much none of them were moving, or dancing, or responding in any way. Just a bunch of dirty white kids standing there motionless, staring.

Hey, that sounds just like Seattle!!

or Chicago

Marsupialized wrote:

Pure L wrote:

scott wrote:Yeah, the people at the festival, too! I forgot about that! Pretty much none of them were moving, or dancing, or responding in any way. Just a bunch of dirty white kids standing there motionless, staring.

Hey, that sounds just like Seattle!!

or Chicago

or any rock show really.

cal wrote:The group that played with Hendrix at Woodstock was a pickup band called Gypsy Sun & Rainbows.

Fuck. I don't even know where to begin on that band name. Gypsy. Sun. & Rainbows. Speaks for itself.

Hendrix seems to me like a drugged-out hippy douche with horrible taste in songwriting, fashion, and whatever else. Still, the guy could play some guitar. I've listened to every version of Machine Gun he played with Band of Gypsys at the Filmore East over the 69/70 new year performances and they're all pretty insane. Sounds like Kaspar Brotzmann almost, with a bit more technical panache. It's practically noise rock. The only good Hendrix in my opinion.

So apparently a Traynor 6x10" cab that was used on stage, for Hendrix's set at Woodstock, is for sale... Here's the auction description...

One of the best made speaker cabinets made on the planet, works perfectly. Contains six 10” speakers, it is a 5 OHM, 300 watt unit. I used it for bass guitar and harp on the “Cry Of Love” album with Jimi Henderix. Also used on stage at Woodstock. Dimensions are 38” x 25” x 12”, and weighs 100 lbs. There is a stain on the grill cloth, replace if you care. Freight shipping or local pick up only (Hollywood).

Anybody else see something weird in there?

I liked Kurt Cobaine better than Jimi Henderix.

scott wrote:So apparently a Traynor 6x10" cab that was used on stage, for Hendrix's set at Woodstock, is for sale... Here's the auction description...

One of the best made speaker cabinets made on the planet, works perfectly. Contains six 10” speakers, it is a 5 OHM, 300 watt unit. I used it for bass guitar and harp on the “Cry Of Love” album with Jimi Henderix. Also used on stage at Woodstock. Dimensions are 38” x 25” x 12”, and weighs 100 lbs. There is a stain on the grill cloth, replace if you care. Freight shipping or local pick up only (Hollywood).

Anybody else see something weird in there?

The fact that he couldn't be arsed to spell Hendrix's name right, or the fact that it would be somewhat difficult to run a harp through a Traynor?

Or the fact that the posting seems totally fraudulent?

I was originally going to say something about how Traynors weren't even made during the '70's, but I checked it and it seems I was wrong about that...

This book on the recording of Electric Ladyland is pretty interesting all-around.

Well, I'm guessing that since it's more or less local pickup only, the guy has to be on the level. If I showed up, and it was some doude who wasn't the guy who played on Cry Of Love, it would maybe be obvious. And then you could always report him to eBay as a fraud and stuff. And since's it's local pickup, presumably you're gonna hand the guy cash.

I just found it funny that he would spell Hendrix wrong.