![]() ![]() might we all have been subjected to an accordion PURPLE HAZE jam!?!?!?" This figure is all the more staggering when you consider that he only recorded FOUR LPs during his lifetime!!! There was even that goofy PEPSI commercial running on TV for a while that ponders the question "What would have happened if JIMI had chosen a COKE instead. since his death in 1970, over 200 new albums have been released, authorized by his estate. But my opinions certainly seem to be in the minority here. ![]() For me, when you break it down to the music that's actually listenable, it'd be tough to fill a whole CD.everything else seems to be filled with overblown noise and feedback. (and, in SOME cases, 100% NOISE!!!) yet he certainly did appeal to a wide cross-section of music fans out there who have ALWAYS been ready and willing to proclaim him to be a Guitar God. I personally found him to be 80% theatrics, 10% talent, and 10% mystique. I've stated before in FORGOTTEN HITS that JIMI HENDRIX was never really one of my favorites. exposed to too much money, too much fame and too many drugs, way too soon. yet another rock star falling victim to the too-much, too-soon, too-fast pace of sex, drugs and rock and roll. a shining star that burned out too quickly. The story of JIMI HENDRX is pretty well documented in the annals of Rock And Roll History. ![]()
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