Guitar Teacher REACTS: "MACHINE GUN" Hendrix / Band Of Gypsys | LIVE COLOR FOOTAGE

[@brianatherton4157]

I'm a 74 year-old Londoner, and was utterly privileged to see Jimi live six or so times. His performances were at times playful, enlightening, profound and always mesmerising. However, this performance is a chilling, gut-wrenching, visceral assault on the senes; it sends shivers down my spine, leaving me drained and brings me to tears every time. The harnessing of electricity. Absolutely. This performance is as relevant today as it was then. Thank you, Michalel.

[@bsimpson4076]

I'm 63... I saw him on the Lulu show and had to have a Strat from that day.. Eventually got one but lack the talent to abuse it like this solo..!! Wished I'd seen him.

[@darkaouireda8603]

❤ you're the luckiest man alive😂

[@scalefingerz]

Brian, thank you for your comment! I was 6 years old when he died and I didn't even know who he was until I was 15 years old. Discovering him changed my life. Made me pick up the guitar. This "performance" is a channeling of Jesus Christ! THIS IS GOD, THE SON, AND THE HOLY GHOST hating war!

[@laurenpeot846]

It came to him in a dream. When he awoke, it was all there. In his dream, he found himself on a battlefield, standing next to a Viet Cong soldier as he was cut down by a heavy machine gun. Jimi's 100 watt Marshalls were heavily modded by LA Sound. They put out 340 watts, as I recall. Speakers were changed to Altec Lansings to handle the power. Jimi wanted more sustain, not increased distortion. So, instead of 300 watts, he had 1300 But those early shows in London are my favorite, I think. I heard a 45 minute long Purple Haze from early '67 that after the first few minutes was completely freeform, but I have been umable to track it down. Probably Janie got it removed.....

[@randall_4126]

you are so lucky, what a cool experience to tell people about!

[@paulhicks3595]

GOAT. No question. The peak. The godhead. I’ve been in absolute awe of this for over 50 years.

[@alamosabill201]

None better, never will be.!

[@TommyWrenn]

Fuck yes. My entire life revolves around this track. I think I actually provided the exact same commentary to my children when letting them hear this. My son asked me what God looks like and I told him Jimi Hendrix.

[@bpatts1652]

Me as well

[@billmoonshire67]

naaa

[@JDD1515]

"The harnessing of pure electricity" - you are 100% correct, that is the most accurate description of Hendrix I've heard-particularly for this performance.

[@jamescassidy3995]

Nikola Tesla would have dug Jimi fo’ sure fo’ sure ⚡️⚡️🎸🎸⚡️⚡️⚡️

[@NoNameForThisGuy]

Correct. Dude was dead almost 2 decades before I was born anyway, to me he's always been a fucking beam of light.

[@JosephJeffrey-ep1ci]

His control over raw power is mystical It’s like he’s standing in a faraday cage with bolts of lightning around him. No one comes close. No one ever will.

[@LostMyMojo100]

Perfect!!!!!

[@JamieShogun1973]

You got it !! Listen to the feedback intro to Are you experienced? Live at Winterland. Minute 1:23 Hendrix split the atom .

[@richfoster6677]

I have been listening to this performance of Machine Gun for like 40 years or more (I am 58), and I NEVER grow tired of it…absolutely effing incredible…that one note he hits at the beginning, probably the single greatest single note of electric guitar EVER!!

[@AllTheCoolNamesAreTaken84]

Legend has it that the sustained bend at 8:11 is still traveling through the stratosphere.

[@stevecosta]

That will be the first sound an alien civilization will hear!

[@wowOKlol]

That first huge sustained bend after he cranks the volume. I shed tears. Long time fan of Jimi and the channel. I've heard this rendition many times. You do it justice Michael. You get it bud. Fly on

[@lesterunwin]

that sustained bent note never fails to make my hair stand up on end - no matter how many times i've listened to it.

[@eroldcroft3045]

It's because of the univibe. Don't get me wrong. Greatest guitar solo ever. The univibe is all over this.

[@jessejordache1869]

@@eroldcroft3045 True, but keep in mind that he didn't pick up a Fuzz Face from Guitar Center. It was made to spec by Roger Mayer. Story is, Roger Mayer approached Jimmy Page at some point in the 1960s, and as Jimmy Page stories often go, Page was busy with something else at the time. Couple years later, Page is in the Yardbirds, gets in touch with Mayer, who says "sorry, I'm doing Jimi Hendrix' sound now."

[@dwyerjh061]

The sustained note - I label it as "the greatest single guitar note ever played". Hard to argue with. Then....the way he gets out of it is like a galactic machete. That whole phrase is monstrous.

[@SlowfingerJC]

Amen!

[@eroldcroft3045]

@@dwyerjh061 his tremolo whammy bar trill is what still scare my soul how he pulled that off on the fly. The opening single solo note he hits at the start is because of the univibe, period. It's the oscillation of the uni. Mind blowing. It has zero to do with technique. I love univibes. Archaic effect that has never been truly furthered. Trower, Uli Jon Roth,gilmour, Eric Johnson use them. So do I. Because of machine gun.

[@Hbougassa08]

I must’ve listened to that performance thousands of times … hell, there have even been long stretches in my life when I couldn’t listen to it because it would just wreck me deep down. These days I make the pilgrimage a couple of times a year to remind myself of the mystery and wonder of existence. Crazy, too, it’s just a simple blues vamp. I don’t even think there’s much in the way of chord changes anywhere. But more than that, it’s a protest song, at a time of unspeakable slaughter going on in the jungle and people tearing each other apart at home. I recall reading an interview with Vernon Reid where he said it was the single greatest musical statement of all time. To me, at this point, it’s beyond music. The only way I’ve ever been able to explain that performance to myself is to say Jimi was just an antenna that night. The universe screamed and wailed and cried and shuddered through him; I can’t even imagine he was fully conscious of what was happening. A human but no longer just a human, charged and entranced and delivering some awesome primal signal coming from both deep within and all around. The other thing that just kills me about that performance is at the end, as the sounds fade out, the audience is just … silent for a long moment. So eerie and heartbreaking. I don’t know, man, but I’m grateful it happened.

[@VODECI]

Wow man that’s deep

[@oneworld1563]

Amen. And today, as haunting and gut-wrenchingly real as ever.

[@kdavis63]

As Steve Vai said in his and Satriani interview with Rick Beato... "Hands of God. The best solo ever."

[@jessejordache1869]

Steve Vai gives good interview.

[@sacredgeometry]

He's not wrong.

[@jessejordache1869]

@@sacredgeometry It's not often that he is. Vai doesn't do "teams", and is a consummate music lover. Most of the time when people put down Hendrix, they're really trolling. "Look how original I am."

[@spatnaspolecnost]

I really like Satriani’s live performance of A Cool New Way here on yt, it always reminds me of BoG a little bit.

[@sledzeppelin]

@@jessejordache1869 The same people who say Piper is the only good Floyd album.

[@michaelratner693]

I was at this concert I sat in the 4th row. Seat number dd3. It was even better live. I also saw hendrix at randles Island downing stadium where he gave another incredible performance! There will never be another like him...

[@Trwillis9]

WHOA!!!!!

[@elmorevandodewaard544]

No way?! Awesome

[@yurolson]

That’s amazing. Do have been there just at the right time. Fully aware to go and have the cash. But the moment is huge. Was it loud!!!??? Hard to feel another give so much. Every thing else pales in comparison…

[@camronbay1]

Oh man the sound must of sounded so powerful.

[@MorningView4]

Godspeed, Michael ♥️

[@thomaslepoutre8736]

As a non guitar player, when I first saw this performance in high school I was in complete awe and it led me down a path of utter admiration for Jimi Hendrix. I still remember every note of the solo 18 years after first hearing it. As an introvert, it completely changed my way of looking at music in that it became a conduit of feelings and emotions. Thank you so much for bringing this performance back to my radar in 2024.

[@FranciscoGonzalez-ei3vg]

This is the greatest guitar solo of all time. There’s no argument about it. All those cosmic sounds that were made live.

[@leeinthesprings]

I can't even imagine hearing this back in the 60's... Even today it absolutely blows my mind... Hendrix's ability to create the sound from his mind through his guitar... Unmatched!

[@thomaspetro7081]

Love your passion, Michael, as you sway when the song starts. The way the Univibe hits as Jimi starts in never gets old. It is otherworldly.

[@gutenberg2]

I love your videos. You're not only a competent and technically interesting guitar teacher with a very good ear, most of all you are sincere and emotional and fragile and also (which is something that lacks a lot on YT tutorial), you make us smile. This it what gives you a unique originality. Thanks a lot for your videos and particularly this Hendrix one.

[@Guitargate]

Thank you SO MUCH MY FRiend!

[@shakirbaruka8923]

I’ve listened to Machine Gun more times than I can begin to count four decades and you’re sooo right! He’s harnessing electricity, it almost feels like he’s wrestling with a giant electric anaconda, yet it’s musical, melodic, unbelievable to this day! Taking the analogy further, when he goes into that run, it’s like he goes underwater, yet it doesn’t sound muffled. It’s bold! Bold as Love!

[@jeffnewman8633]

After all these years, this still puts a shiver down my spine. Just incredible

[@claytonpaul4259]

Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaattttt omg yes. Can't believe I'm seeing this. The best performance of all time

[@leifhoffman6533]

I was 14 years old and saw Jimi at the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland in 1968. You know the place Michael. It completely changed my life. I've studied his music backwards, forwards and upside down. This man has been my hero ever since. He was the greatest then and will always be. He was taken way too soon.

[@G_4213]

For anyone that doesn't know, The album, Songs for Groovy Children: The Fillmore East Concerts has tracks from his other performances over those few days. I agree, the greatest performance of all time... been listening to this for well over 50 years and it never gets old.

[@rex8524]

Excellent review of one of my favorite artists. Huge hendrix fan! Nobody plays with the same intensity as that man, right there. Great job 👏🏼

[@green6string434]

8:11 will never be surpassed. Put it in a time capsule, to be opened in 1,000 years, with a note saying "This is the electric guitar."

[@ralphthomas7868]

And his big note on Johnny B Goode at Berkeley.

[@manwithumbrella]

Fluidity and effortlessness are the two words that instantly leap to mind as I hear this, same as when I listen to Coltrane. Both were born to play their instruments.

[@Chase57Tx]

I was born in 57, and have always had to listen to this performance for a refill at least 2 or three times a year. It is soul food.

[@jwandhistools]

I have said for decades that this is the most terrifying guitar work ever recorded live. About as psychedelic as it gets.

[@camronbay1]

Damn good way to put it man he’s so damn wicked.

[@hesch-tag]

Beautiful. Jimi was a creative genius, it came completely from within. Nothing is more pure and beautiful than when the notes come naturally because you just feel them.

[@mikelarrimore8826]

Bro! The facial expressions are PRICELESS!! You feel every note! I thought that was just me, because I do the same thing every time I listen to this tune. Never ever gets old!

[@mhelsher]

I think he was an alien in a human suit. Give me chills every time. This is by far my favorite guitar solo of all time.

[@markhenderson6389]

Agree 100%. This would be my one all-time performance by any artist to experience live. Just this song. Hendrix was a genius in the studio, releasing some of the greatest albums ever in his short lifetime. I've sought out every live recording I can find, many of them amazing. (Monterey, BBC Sessions, Winterland, L.A. Forum, Berkeley, and Woodstock are just some of my favorites.) But "Machine Gun" is his absolute masterwork in my opinion. I can still hear something new even after listening to it countless times. Thank you for sharing your passion!

[@seanlewellyn3886]

I’m pretty knew to the guitar and really understanding the language of music. I can’t tell you how helpful these videos are for putting all the notes and scales into context. Awesome stuff. Thank you!

[@DS-ic6lw]

I was lucky one night and met Trey after a show in a bar around 2000. I told him I always loved his playing and how every now and then he’d get “close” to that sustained note. His face lit up and he held his ears and said “the ahhhh” note while shaking his head back and forth, laughing. Told me thanks it means a lot. Read in a magazine a month later “Machine Gun” was/is his favourite solo. It was nice to give a guy a complement that obviously meant something.

[@michaelheller8841]

Hendrix was the master of feedback, he didn't allow it to beat him, he worked with it and controlled it in real time. A lot of guitarists fear feedback because it comes with no warning. Hendrix welcomed it. That bend in the beginning of his solo gives me goosebumps every time I listen to it. Heard it ever since I was a kid, and as a 55 year-old man, I still feel like a kid.

[@renmad0078]

Ah real pleasure to ear you and also see your expresion's face in how you describe so perfectly well what's hapening exactly in each moment of this song. We can feel it so stronger like this. It's exactly the same I have feeled with a good friend of mine who was describing one of mozart concerto as you do in each moment of this song. yes For Jimi it's all electricity and right perfect time. Thank you🙏👍👏

[@nathanielvargas3863]

This morning I was looking for a decent video on this song. I’m so glad to see this uploaded.

[@RobinTig]

For me it has always been his controlled chaos of sound and feel. That is what all those so called clean tight players are missing. It is just beautiful to see these snippets in these short live footage we have. Children today through the internet can learn to play and mimic people's playing, but it is that raw wild energy from Hendrix that feeds your soul

[@MrDallman]

More indisputable proof my friends that there will never be another, how could there be ? Unprecedented, unparalleled, unequalled….Mr James Marshall Hendrix. Thanks Michael your best ever IMHO , the finest analytical video I’ve ever watched….your passion, knowledge and enthusiasm are truly overwhelming.

[@benstephens1972]

Love this song. I remember my dad blasting this all the time as a kid. No one like Jimi

[@srv2217]

Back in 1996, I watched Randy Hansen perform this note-for-note with Buddy Miles, and it melted my freakin brain.

[@Guitargate]

NO WAY

[@tenkarabadger5244]

Michael, this was a great one. Thank you.

[@jimharris3889]

Every time I hear this song I get goose bumps !!! That sustain note GRABS me every time, his tone and pitch/rythum is incredible !! Incredible guitar playing!! To see your enthusiastic response also gives me thrills ,, he was a genius !!

[@ericleiter6179]

LOVED THIS!!!...I completely share your love of Jimi and this performance. He was recording to fulfill his unfortunate early days contract with Ed Chalpin and the promoter Bill Graham told him that his playing suffered from his fluid stage antics too much, and basically dared him to play one set completely straight...Jimi gave him this set as the response and the rest is history (thanks Bill!) Although, Jimi was a live wire at virtually every show he did and the other sets from this New Year's bash are just as spine tingling, just in different moments. Hands down, a life changing version of Machine Gun here though...I just subscribed!!!

[@guitarwill]

He’s the best mostest greatestest guitarist that will ever exist his rawness his finesse his groove and interpretation of melody is just other worldly, his style was uncopyable he was him

[@VirginiaWolf88]

I used to watch the Filmore East footage over and over and over so amazing. Thanks for covering this!!!! Yeah so awesome!!!!!

[@adameggers8146]

The sound of the soul leaving the body at the end. Pure art.

[@justaguy2365]

The band of Gypsies album was my introduction to Hendrix as a kid. One of those cds I scored for "free" from Columbia house. And this song has ALWAYS stood out to me. I remember being blown away by the solo back then. This was about the time I first started playing guitar

[@JDU4]

Like Jimi said "a complete natural on stage!" Pure genius! Mastery of the guitar. The union of emotion with sound emanating the colors of music. Pure magic One needs to realize this happened in 1970!!! Jimi was the exception of his time. A true GOAT

[@ianmcgranahan8937]

For real man you have given me such an appreciation for music and music history and theory. Completely changed my playing too. All the small things and tips I can’t believe these are free. Thanks Michael!

[@deangoritz9625]

I don’t believe Jimi was trippin at all. I think he was committed to laying it all down. No flash theatrics, just standing there dishing out that raw electric energy. Making you feel the war with sound! Unfreakin believable!!! Love it

[@jessejordache1869]

Yeah, I've personally always thought those "acid in his headband" stories were apocryphal at best. But we'll never know. It stands on its own.

[@darwinsaye]

It’s well documented that Jimi liked his drugs, but the assumption people tend to make that he was blasted out of his mind all the time when he was on stage is ridiculous. Jim Morrison was well known for taking acid for Doors performances, but I’ve never seen Jimi look like he was tripping on anything stronger than pot when he played.

[@jessejordache1869]

@@darwinsaye This maybe TMI, but I'm "experienced", and I remember the first time when I just wanted it to be done and to have it pass out of my body. I went to bed listening to Muddy Waters, and I was like "my GOD this is boring". LSD and 12-bar blues don't mix. What LSD likes is stereo, and sounds that appear on one ear, then in the other.. in other words, it likes surprises. I could totally believe that the tactile parts of what Jimi is doing are informed by his experience with drugs, but... yeah. What should be a side point, like his preferred string gauge often becomes over emphasized when it comes to Jimi and drugs. If taking drugs could make you play like that, there'd be a lot more guitarists playing at an almost incomprehensible level. Of course, we've been here before: Charlie Parker and heroin -- it got to the point where heroin was supposed to enhance your sense of pitch. The extreme case is John Keats, who died at the age of 25 from tuberculosis. Keats wasn't appreciated by the general public until the 20th century, but other poets thought -- correctly -- that what he was doing was on a whole different level than what they were doing. Result? A whole generation of aspiring poets went around trying to contract tuberculosis, so that they could catch fire with brilliance and die in the incandescence of their own genius. Being slowly deprived of oxygen was the secret, or so it was thought.

[@Sharky55-b3r]

What I love about this channel, is you are obviously a fantastic guitar player yourself, yet you totally geek out watching these other great guitar players - no airs about you. And I love the breakdowns even though I don’t know much about music theory etc….awesome. You’re exactly like me and my friends playing air guitar and noticing the amazing runs and nuances and going “holy shit!” 😂

[@markroylance1584]

I remember hearing this at about 15 and not getting it much as I loved Jimi and the way he was just out there compared to most guitarists who I loved at he time...But now this track is head and shoulders above anything I've ever heard ....totally inspiring and yes indeed ,100% electricity ! Thank you Michael ❤

[@darrellkelly7614]

The greatest example of electric guitar playing by anyone at anytime. GOD HIMSELF SPOKE TO US ALL THAT DAY...IF ONLY WE LISTENED...

[@jacatijagago1233]

This just can not be described, any description you can possibly think of is inadequate! There’s something there a presence of sorts all throughout the sound that is otherworldly and it reaches some of us and cuts deep into your soul, unmistakeable and unforgetable, and I’m sure unrepeatable, I tried for years but something is always missing! That unmistakable energy thing it’s just a magical thing

[@vincenttovar9938]

Thank you, Micheal! Jimi's playing, speaks for itself! You share so much knowledge and emotion! ❤❤

[@ESP77769]

For the last 50 years, this still tingles my spine at the fist bent high A note of that solo, lord... This isn't a guitar, it's Jimi's soul, poured out to the world.

[@jamalabdul2009]

It was said that Bill Graham had a small confrontation with Jimi saying he was playing into his old gimmicks during the first two shows the night before. This performance was the New Year Day’s performance and the whole show he literally just stood there and played the most amazing guitar in his career. I urge everyone to listen to the entire box set of live at the Fillmore East. Such a great example of a newly formed group gaining confidence from set to set.

[@johnwhyte2638]

Bill Graham tells the story on this clip from an interview with Letterman: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gIS1nYWlgcuNfsk

[@jamalabdul2009]

@ Thank you for sharing this clip. An amazing story and a great time to have been alive (unfortunately I was born too late to experience this).😎🎸🎸🎸

[@JellyBean-jb7em]

That extremely intense bend at the start of his solo that you referred to as his lift-off I often thought of as a sonic recreation of an air raid siren. I know that is a subjective interpretation, but based on his interpretation of the national anthem it isn't hard to read meaning into some of those utterly new sound forms he created. Love the univibe warble there as well!

[@balke7935]

Dude… the way you talk about Hendrix. You help materialise how I feel and have always felt about him. It transcends music theory, it’s all feel and defies logic. He was a force of nature.

[@mchristr]

I was a 12 or 13 year-old when I bought this on vinyl. It was my go-to Hendrix album. Jimi's tone on the record could saw concrete.

[@leonid4468]

"top o' the wave...." WOW Truer words have never been spoken!! Found that in '97 and loved it ever since...

[@GreggOliverBass]

This was the second night at the fillmore. After the first night, Jimi asked bill grahame what he thought of the show, which was very physical and "show-y". Grahame said "it was good". Jimi was surprised as the crowd was VERY appreciative. Grahame told Jimi "it would be better if you cooled it on the show and just play like I know you can." He came back the next night and played this. This and "Power to Love" were recorded on that second night. Stunning

[@preciousmetals7114]

Hendrix at Royall Albert Hall was amazing as well Foxey lady was devastating !! Raw power unleashed !!

[@blainethompson5245]

Saw Jimi in Berkley, CA for 2 shows. It was great. '70

[@WillKernel-e7x]

The great Jimi Hendrix playing with proper musicians. What more can you ask for 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@onlyfromadistance7326]

My very favorite Hendrix song... And my introduction to the mighty UNIVIBE! Lol! This song also taught me how to play at rockstar volume...

[@Happy-Me.]

Great video Michael with excellent insights! Jimi won't ever be eclipsed! Thank you!

[@flyingavacado7422]

Thank you for talking so much about the magic of live music and what it can feel like. Nothing can compare to that feeling. Amazing performance, first time I’ve seen it and I’m blown away.

[@jackg1968]

This entire performance of Machine Gun should be etched into the mind of every electric guitar player. This such an unparalleled moment in the history of guitar playing and live performance. The man lived and breathed music and sound and was an incredible conduit of its power. Also, the people who claim that Jimi’s playing is in any way unimpressive because “it’s just the pentatonic scale” could never fathom making it sound as good or as musical as he ever did.

[@guillermomaclachlan1072]

Almost of 61 years old and still to this day Hendrix band of Gypsys is unsurpassed. he is the one that got me and millions others hooked on electric guitar.

[@harveydilworth7140]

I'm right with you I think I was 18 when this record come out it was my all-time favorite and I still listen to it all the time it's just fantastic

[@richardgallo3155]

I completely agree. 🎉 This is EPIC! Hendrix at his best…. 😊

[@frabber321]

Before I ever saw the video, but heard the performance many times, I was baffled he handled everything with the hendrix powergrip with the fretting hand. I was shocked how economically the guitar was played while getting this miraculous sound! I still am shocked today watching it again.

[@matthewgreenham6145]

Love you dude. You've summed this up perfectly to the impact that this had on me as a teenager.

[@AJimiDigginKat]

I don't play, but you have given the single BEST description of how, what and why this song is the holy grail of guitar performances ever! And BTW, if this line up had stayed together it would have literally changed the direction and outcome of the sound of rock n roll.......

[@mikecumberbatch2734]

THE TRUTH

[@joebond8214]

best use of feedback ever, love this performance!

[@sledzeppelin]

Best guitar performance ever, hands down, not even close. I tear up trying to just describe how good it is. It will never be equalled.

[@peterkiefel4324]

Wow! And I thought I was super passionate about this song! The thing about electricity and the air is spot on. Ive felt it and is super sexy but that was a 30watt combo, not a Marshall stack so i can only but marvel at Jimi's mastery. Starting at around 13:15 where not only do you have the guitar face happening, but in the moment you put aside playing 'air guitar' and instead you are playing 'air AIR'...priceless!

[@douglassmith1112]

I would have to agree with you cause this song no matter how many times I hear it, it always amazes me sends chills down my spine and I always hear things i never heard before and at times brings tears to my eyes

[@bassplayersayer]

Every once in a while. When the band is in the pocket, when the amp is right, You can close your eyes and just everything just happens, your not playing the guitar, the guitar is playing itself and your just a long for the ride. I have felt it and your stomach gets butterfly's. Like your on a swing or on a roller coaster and You gotta open your eyes to stop the spinning. It is a magical feeling and it's why I play guitar. It is amazing!!!!! Rock on!!!!!!!!!!

[@MF_Plissken]

u are right. its a perfect piece, sound and technical execution as well as composition.

[@Sldumas1983]

Love your videos bro and I love the excitement you feel in these videos.

[@steelpainter]

There have been scores of players who on paper have higher rated technical stats, but no-one in the intervening years since 1970 has played with such searing originality, intensity and presence. When he's pulling those electrical soundscapes out of his signal chain and the air around him with just complete conviction to the moment, you can feel in your bones that's not someone trying to be like Chuck Berry or Eric Clapton (amazing as those dudes are, as much as I love them passionately). That's someone being in the same mental space as John Coltrane, or Beethoven, or Picasso. I wish he had lived. I wish he had gotten to collaborate with Miles Davis, Gil Evans and Teo Macero, and maybe gone to music college. I wish I could go back in time and give him an Axe FX III or a Boss SY-1000 and say "Please - don't shame me with questions. You will know what to do with these far more than I could ever tell you."

[@lobserve1]

Feeling, skill, tone, rhythm, innovation and willingness to experiment. They'll never be another player like him.

[@jumpfortyfour9965]

just out of this world, THE will never be another player like jimi HENDRIX .

[@adamryan3905]

I thought I was t only one who geeked out over that decending run and dive bomb part! I play that section over and over again again coz it's that good! I hope players of today c your vid and appreciate t greatness of this song! It is Guutar 101! Thks for sharing it to t world once again!

[@linusinw.pa.linusinw.pa.5143]

I was born in '69, so my appreciation for Jimi was relatively late. I got into Jimi at around 20 years of age, and it's made me the person I am today. I choose Jimi as my embodiment of the higher power. Stone free and straight ahead.

[@CSBourne]

Haven't listened to this for 40 years. Jimi inspired me to play the guitar. I can never praise him enough.

[@TheHuester44]

I was fortunate to see Jimi a couple times in Philadelphia. Though I didn’t see him perform Machine Gun this is my favorite performance of his . I saw an interview with Steve Vai and Joe Satriani and they were asked what was their favorite song by another player. They both answered Machine Gun by Hendrix. It’s just a phenomenal performance on so many levels. Personally I’ve seen many great guitar players but there was something different about Jimi . He didn’t just play guitar he played those Marshall Amps like nobody else . Thanks for posting this video . 🙏👌😊☮️❤️

[@Guitargate]

PLAYED THE AMPS. THAT'S IT.

[@nickb.237]

This is my favorite video you’ve ever done. The passion was unmatched that I feel to Jimi’s playing.

[@keiranbradley3238]

This performance and his "improvisation" at Woodstock from the end of "Purple Haze" all through to "Villanova -Junction" are the greatest examples of a musician at one with their instrument ever captured on film.. The unadulterated beauty and majesty can never be surpassed!. He was so utterly fearless!.

[@preciousmetals7114]

He's like a rouge wave sucking up all the energy from the surrounding sea then releasing it to awesome effect as it cashes over you .. blending Mojo ..feel.. raw power.. timing.. musical concept .. conceptual concept.. Machine Gun (cracking shots of the drums ) and the horror's of war you can actually follow through the imagery in the video the eire silence the sorrow the devastation and destruction unbridled power ..disbelief ..agony of loss ...rage .. revenge .. ect ect .. brillant ...

[@harveydilworth7140]

Thank you for doing this and you nailed it everything about this record Buddy Miles Billy Cox and Jimi Hendrix this is the greatest record of all time for me

[@riffedwood5597]

I fuckin' love you man. You put into words what I've been trying to tell people about this performance. and 100% this video/song is likely the biggest reason why I will never put down my electric guitar

[@otherfish]

I haven't ever heard the "harnessing of pure electricity" with JMH before - excellent way to put it! Cheers and love you man.

[@carlosmanzo2626]

That run that you speak of 14:16 feels like such a vibe from Hear My Train A Comin’ and Im here for it all!

[@kj4726]

OMG still getting chills! Hendrix = some strange sorcery.

[@RichardHorvatich963]

I never knew this about the feedback 'sweet-spot' and the volume. I've never had the chance to play with such power but I love that you've captured enough to bring us this information. Awesome stuff bro. I listened to every second and listened intently.

[@richardparker3255]

Notice Jimi tapping the headstock at around 21:38 to harness the feedback

[@ImprovGuitarJams]

Total mastery of the highest level. I learned more from Jimi than any other guitarist or musician. I'm completely self taught and credit Jimi with much of my influence and learning.

[@joansola02]

Michael I was crying at your reaction. I also feel Hendrix with the whole passion you do. Loved this one!

[@adamguinnmusic5871]

Band of gypsy's imo is the greatest live album of all time. I wish to God those guys had stayed together. Hendrix at his best.