Jimi Hendrix Reaction: Classical Guitarist REACTS to Jimi Hendrix Machine Gun (Live 1970)

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[@buckesmalls]

He not only mastered the guitar but he harnessed electricity. Those amps are maxed out and that tone is organic.

[@ianlaker9161]

An absolute masterpiece. The horror of war by guitar. No one has ever stretched that instrument like he could.

[@darylancrum]

Please, please let us not forget when this was done. People hearing this for the first time 50 plus years after it was done could never fully appreciate what it felt like when it was released. Modern listeners have the ability to hear with ears of this day and time 50+ years later. If you were "alive" at this time when it came out, you know exactly what I mean. We had to compare what he was doing against guitarists at that time. He was a Master of his instrument, and his contemporaries agreed. We had NEVER heard anything like it before. His equipment was rudimentary compared to the pedals and effects that are available today. A whole cootage industry sprung up regarding pedals because of him. His tone was his alone. He was the MAN! Number 1 in my book. I still get goosebumps these many years later.

[@wallypoffle7796]

Great review. Jimi was all about the feeling. Don't focus on the technique, focus on seeing and feeling what Jimi saw and felt !

[@paulprendergast3184]

This is simply the best electric guitar performance of all time! Otherworldly!

[@pca7526]

Et certainement même aussi l'un meilleurs morceaux musicaux du 20ème siècle, tous genres confondus. Un chef-d'oeuvre !

[@spacerockwizard]

Technical note: He's utilizing a Univibe pedal here. That's that haunting, swirling sound in addition to the fuzz (not to mention wah and Octavia). The rest is pure mastery.

[@otaviorocha4156]

Its futuristic and its old at the same time. Just brilhant

[@flunkyminion]

Bullet holes in writhing bodies, screaming of casualties, lifeblood running out, dying to a world ablaze with rockets, bombs, bullets, helicopters fading away. Hendrix made movies with sound while the film plays in the cinema of your own imagination. A high level communicator of the human condition.

[@jeffreycollier1059]

Excellent description!!!

[@thomasmacmanus9913]

Playing guitar that well and singing 'tearing my people all apart' was just terrifying and awesome at the same time.

[@jimkostan9932]

Jimi Hendrix made you envision the war in Vietnam, you hear the rockets, the helicopters, and most of all the machine guns going off.

[@36karpatoruski]

The PERFECT intersection of Blues, Psychedelic Rock, Hard Rock, and Soul. Creative genius channeling the universe into the ultimate protest expression. Hendrix never just “colored within the lines”. He tore up the book, and re-invented what was possible with the electric guitar. There could not have been a more appropriate song New Years Eve to conclude the 60’s decade.

[@pca7526]

Tu a oublié le free jazz dans les composantes de ce morceau unique ! I

[@36karpatoruski]

@@pca7526 i did not forget. I just don't consider this to be a jazz piece in any way, unlike many songs on his Axis: Bold As Love album that are clearly jazz influenced. Sorry.

[@joyous-b8j]

It's AWESOME how Jimi plays and sings the same note together!!!🐐🎸🔥😍😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢 RIP JIMI

[@user-vv9it9ye4g]

I saw this live. My friend and I got the last two tickets to the midnight show! There's a video of this I urge you to watch!

[@vikinek007]

wow, how old were you? Must have changed your life, or at least your perspective of life. I envy you so much...

[@davidbowman6740]

Hendrix taking the electric guitar into places it was never meant to go and hasn’t been since. Otherworldly genius. 😎

[@wallypoffle7796]

Who could ever have imagined that sounds like that could be created from a guitar. Masterful control and understanding.

[@garyhamalainen1651]

so true...... I don't think Leo Fender ever dreamed of anything like this when he designed the Fender Stratocaster...... though it was and still is on the cutting edge of electric guitar artistry, largely due to guys like Hendrix who picked it up and got busy with it.

[@haamunaama6071]

Electric guitar has been taken much farther since Hendrix days.

[@garyhamalainen1651]

@ for example??

[@martinvanderplas5815]

@@haamunaama6071 By whom?

[@Daniel-z6l8d]

Jimi Hendrix: "Happy New Year, first of all. I hope we have about a million or two million more of them... if we can get over this summer. We'd like to dedicate this one to the draggin' scene that's goin' on, all the soldiers that are fighting in Chicago, Milwaukee, and New York... oh yes, and all the soldiers fighting in Vietnam."

[@johnbutler6408]

Jimi was a veteran of the 101rst Airborne. The Band of Gypsies were his army buddies. He provides a gravitas to this subject no other musician could provide. Talk about depth.

[@psychrubus4503]

I can hear 20 genres of guitar in this performance.

[@OldHickoryAndyJackson]

Hendrix best song, guitar genius

[@FNMCaffeine]

The only song that gives me goosebumps

[@unusual686]

One example of why I consider Hendrix the GOAT. You don't have to play fast, you just have to be effective, intentional, yet inventive and free.

[@binkwillans5138]

What does GOAT stand for? I hear it a lot.

[@unusual686]

@@binkwillans5138 greatest of all time

[@pca7526]

GOAT signifie "chèvre" Non je rigole en fait ça signifie "Greatest Of All Time"

[@garrymercer757]

He knew what made good guitar playing. He said it isnt the notes you play, its the music between the notes. He was talking about allowing the harmonics between the notes to develop and be controlled giving a richer sound. He was in the process of taking it to a new level at the end, and called it painting with sound.

[@jimkostan9932]

Well said; playing fast is not always playing well. Jimi Hendrix was the innovator of psychedelic blues rock and roll, and Jimi has done more for the music world, than any other MUSICIAN. That's why Jimi's is the GOAT .

[@daveman15]

So amazing, taking the blues genre and showing how far it can go with free interpretation, playing in between all the "regular" notes for emotional impact. It makes me think of something like a Jackson Pollock painting.

[@danoloideain4155]

I was born on this night, I am Baby Child born as a man. This spoke to me since I first heard it.

[@Anthony-tn6mu]

The most evocative emotional single held note in the history of rock music (at about 6 minutes)

[@darbymack213]

My first stop if I get a time machine...that show....then roll him over that night he passed. John Coltrane type heartnsoul on that solo...probably my favorite Jimi tune too...n to me his #1 all time.

[@sebastiendamarey6673]

Avec cette version de "Machine Gun" on entend les balles siffler, on entend les bombardements, les hommes tomber, les cris des mères, la vidéo du concert au Fillmore East est encore plus intense !

[@827dusty]

Lots of great guitarists from the Classic Rock era. Jimi was the first to introduce this kind of guitar sound. When people heard it for the first time, they were stunned and really didn't know how to react to it. Very quickly everything changed in Rock music because of Jimi. He literally changed music overnight. Did I mention he taught himself to play on a right-handed guitar at 9 years old as a left-handed kid in Seattle? Learned everything upside-down and backwards. Look at his Stratocaster, the knobs are on the top of the guitar, because he plays it flipped upside down. That makes this guy even more of a guitar prodigy. Rory Gallagher is the closest I've seen to anyone as proficient as Jimi. Maybe the great Johnny Winter is in that category as well. This show was amazing.

[@gl2700]

Randy Hanson plays this live on vid. Brought tears to my eyes just Jimi

[@vikinek007]

@@gl2700 Randy is amazing, he's been actually doing Hendrix much longer than Hendrix himself, ever since he saw him in 1969/70 (not sure rn) at a concert. Randy was born in Seattle, same as Jimi. He's the world's longest Tribute act - he has been imitating Hendrix since 1975-ish. Julijan Eric is also amazing at capturing the authentic Hendrix sound. Check him out, he also does Jimi style shows.

[@ChicTumshy]

@827dusty You left out Robin Trower my friend, probably next in line after Jimmy.

[@TurnFullCircle]

we are in a lucky age, to have had such masters. cannot stop rocking my head and tapping my feet. what else do you need....wonderful stuff. all the best.

[@Pumpemup]

Ultimate ant-war track. You can hear the bombs and machine guns

[@Daniel-z6l8d]

Jimi Hendrix: "Happy New Year, first of all. I hope we have about a million or two million more of them... if we can get over this summer. We'd like to dedicate this one to the draggin' scene that's goin' on, all the soldiers that are fighting in Chicago, Milwaukee, and New York... oh yes, and all the soldiers fighting in Vietnam."

[@gl2700]

Yeah! That's my fav part too! Man, the goosebumps! Great reaction!

[@827dusty]

There is a video of him playing this online. It's even more impressive when you see him playing. Thanks

[@vikinek007]

Yea I'm so so so glad that any video footage of Hendrix exists at all, considering the time period. There is actually a lot of video footage from Fillmore East that night / day, its a pity they won't remaster and release it, or at least more shows, like they did Monterey, Isle of Wight, Berkeley, Atlanta, even Royal Albert Hall but they never released it, only played it ONCE in a theater in FullHD back in 2019... When you watch Hendrix performing this piece (Machine Gun), especially around 3:40 to the 4th minute mark, as he pulls THAT unheard of bend, and he holds it for like 30 seconds, just standing there, not doing anything else. Truly speaks for itself. The sound was HEAVY. No wonder people said his music sounded like heavy metal falling from the sky.

[@mannybrucesalvador]

This was a friend of mines who was a Vietnam vet favorite song 😎 he said this was a fire fight in Nam 😳 Jimi was on another level

[@58BURST]

Ive always loved his voice. Great reaction again Jone 🎸

[@acarter4173]

It's chaotic, but fantastic.

[@michaelwebster8389]

This performance is actually available on film somewhere on youtube. Amazing stuff.

[@anthonyv6962]

Thank you, I always enjoy your reactions. He's capturing the feeling of the Vietnam War.

[@tristangregory2378]

Buddy Miles chipped in with some vocals on this one. Hendrix in the pocket and giving us some proper improvisation...in the moment ❤

[@garyhamalainen1651]

Nice heartfelt reaction bro and you made some astute observations...... definitely dark but I agree.... for such a generally loud song he did incorporate some timely dynamic touches. And I think you noticed that he often would echo his voice with the guitar in absolute lockstep. Jimi Hendrix did not start out as a confidant singer but gradually developed a voice that seemed to fit his songs perfectly. He also would tune the guitar one half-step down so I'd say this song is in kind of an Eb blues scale, though he would wander outside of it when needed. Beautiful stuff.

[@-R.Gray-]

Thanks a lot. There is a partial video of this. Besides Hendrix, the other vocalist (the high stuff and the part before the ending) was the drummer Buddy Miles, with a little lower harmony from the bass player. The soldiers he mentioned in U.S. towns were those fighting against the anti-Vietnam war protesters.

[@tonywestwood7019]

Great reaction. Thanks very much for that. You're right Jimi had a great voice. Thanks again from an old lad from England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿.

[@stevewebster973]

I don’t think anyone has ever reacted to the first part of Voodoo Chile ~ it’s about fifteen minutes ~ it’s awesome. His lyrics are beautiful too.

[@tdkdgh]

He was always self-conscious about his singing. Yet, always sang really well (no probs with pitch or range). He did tour with Little Richard and the Eisley Brothers. Very good singers. Maybe he thought his singing wasn't quite up to them. Background vocals were probably Buddy Miles and Billy Cox singing falsetto. Hendrix' tone is so amazing.

[@graemepenton5851]

Billy Cox and Buddy Miles complete this track , Buddy Miles drumming is awsome

[@surfghoul]

Jimi, eh:). Been a fan since ‘67. Every time I hear this song…damn. It’s a story. Emotional stuff. And it’s a masterpiece. Ps: it’s not a female voice. It’s Buddy Miles.

[@lgoler]

“It was killer” is an unintentional ironic comment. Yes, he killed war with his guitar. The absolute heaviest guitar performance ever captured live.

[@CraigAnderson-h2h]

Never heard another guitarist cover this one. Wonder why?

[@gktde9874]

Check out…. Randy Hansen Band full HD … here on KZbin!

[@philipbrougham6360]

There is a guy on here that does a note for note absolute replica of this retrolee09

[@jimideaton]

The drummer, Buddy Miles, sang some lead and backup vocals

[@francoisgarcia3902]

s'est un ovni extraterrestre ce morceau ! s'est hors norme ,même 55 ans après !

[@nccyr1]

To add some context, this was released during the Vietnam war, as a protest I guess to the brutality of war and its effect on humanity.

[@dadmateryn8092]

Judging from your accent I was going to say you are from Milwaukee🤣

[@valentin829]

I want to request you one of his best performance, the best version of Stone Free at The Royal Albert Hall London (24 february 1969) by The Jimi Hendrix Experience with Mitch Mitchell on drums, if you liked Machine Gun you will Love Stone Free 13 minutes long ! I have posted the full show on my channel Stone Free start at 6:15 go check out but if you can't see for some reason like copyright i can give you a link to download, it would be great if you react to this one.

[@hesch-tag]

Great great suggestion. My absolute favourite performance of any song ever.

[@ptofview]

At the beginning you talked over Jimi mentioning Vietnam.

[@vikinek007]

Great reaction, now you are Experienced haha. You can also check out "Johnny B Goode" by Hendrix, played at Berkeley Community Center, on 30th May 1970; there is a video footage on KZbin of how he makes the sounds he makes. It's unbelievable considering he plays so incredibly fast, doesn't look at the fretboard ONCE, and also SINGS while doing all that. Truly the Master. Check it out kzbin.info/www/bejne/emSbpn2EoMmAnqM

[@827dusty]

This was a Vietnam war protest song. Jimi was in the Army paratroopers a few years before he became a star.

[@jnagarya519]

"Wild Thing" was originally by "The Troggs" -- yes. But Hendrix pushed it elsewhere.

[@dannytapp7259]

🔥

[@carlburnett5986]

From 05:55 extraordinary

[@winnigriff8989]

That was almost 55 years ago

[@michaelbailey1395]

If you would check out the music video, "From Now On" by an all female, Japanese hard rock band.

[@rickc661]

well in Electric guitar ( emphasis on Electric ) Hendrix is way beyond , the invention..... I'm pretty sure I read someplace that J.H. did the ' Star Spangled... at another festival a bit before W'stock - which was a few months before this NYC event.. were the rockets and stuff fully developed before W' stock, no idea.

[@1SUNGODELBASIR]

War.

[@lifetimes2983]

I suspect this man is a very competent guitarist in his classical world. He listened to Jimi with a musicians intensity and it seemed to me that as with the rest of us Jimi not only seriously impressed him but...he touched him. Now he should proceed on to the gentle side of jimi in Wind Cries Mary, Little Wing and other pieces A much softer chordal approach but no less unique and superior for its day

[@bobsguitarstudio715]

Keep in mind he is improvising.

[@teagiagiteakarotu7027]

Hello ❤ u got to react The Red House live at the isley Whight ❤great reaction 🎉

[@valentin829]

I would rather recommend the San Diego 1969 or the Randall Island version.

[@MrTeemaxx]

Maggot Brain by Eddie hazel take a listen.

[@williamoates9887]

it would have been so much better and so much more revealing had he been watching the latest live version of the same gig

[@StevenOslica]

Listened to this probably over a hundred times still blows me away Isle of wight version I personally like more Jimi's the goat

[@johnthursfield3056]

I am surprised you like the IOW version more, this to me is just about the ultimate live Hendrix.

[@davidturner5336]

There was only three in the band and he placed rethem and lead himself and it was about the Vietnam war this was recorded in 1970 and there was nobody that played in this way.

[@mikec6733]

I think Jimi LOST the coin toss with the Who. Neither wanted to follow the other. I could be wrong, but this is what I recall hearing somewhere.

[@GeorgeEdmonds-v7e]

Those guitars went out of tune so quickly,but he could keep it in tune on the fly.

[@binkwillans5138]

No disrespect, but I'm not sure why a classical guitarist would be reviewing Hendrix. It seems to me there is very little in the classical guitar repertoire that has any resemblance to this. Miles Davis was hugely impressed by Hendrix and wanted him in his band. From tracks like this, I can certainly see why. Without Hendrix, we might never have had the post Bitches Brew stuff. . I think there's room in this world for both a bit of Voodoo Chile and any of the Giuliani concertos.

[@pca7526]

Un guitariste classique a le droit d''aimer et de ressentir profondément autre chose que de la musique classique non ?

[@binkwillans5138]

@@pca7526 Sure, but why not say something about the classical repertoire? Why would a classical guitarist talk about Hendrix?

[@ericaward702]

Damn, calm down, dude you’re uptight

[@jesseredden7123]

@@binkwillans5138Just because he is a classical guitarist doesn’t mean he is incapable of appreciating other music. I find it quite interesting to hear his take on another excellent musician’s playing especially if it isn’t what he plays personally.

[@binkwillans5138]

@@jesseredden7123 Well, I'm a classical guitarist, too. And today, to help spread my knowledge, I'm reacting to the paintings of Hieronymous Bosch, the physics theory of the Big Bang and Jamie Oliver's most popular Spanish and Asian recipes.

[@davidbowman3923]

True, but he might just know a bit more about music than you😉

[@davidnelsen5922]

This is why they got rid of him.

[@kindcola672]

If you could See Sound & Hear What You See❤ Then you can truly experience Jimi Hendrix✌