The Jimi Hendrix Experience

and the chaotic way he worked and recorded was not to his taste. Needless to say, this was what most fans prized Hendrix’s work for. This gave Hendrix endless amounts of creative freedom and more room to experiment with new combinations of musicians and instruments. Chandler’s departure from the group was perhaps one of the best things to happen for Hendrix. Electric Ladyland became one of the best rock albums of the era featuring some of Hendrix’s best works and “found him taking his funk and…

Psychedelic rock is a style of rock music that is inspired or influenced by psychedelic culture and attempts to replicate and enhance the mind-altering experiences of psychedelic drugs. It emerged during the mid 1960s among folk rock and blues rock bands in the United States and United Kingdom. It often used new recording techniques and effects that drew on non-Western sources such the ragas and drones of Indian music. Psychedelic rock bridged the transition from early blues and folk-based rock…

In a video posted in early 2016, Amandla Stenburg addresses the appropriation of Black culture by artists such as Miley Cyrus and Macklemore. The young, black actress ends her monologue with a simple question: “What would America be like if it loved black people as much as it loves Black culture?” While reading Flyboy 2: The Greg Tate Reader, it became increasingly clear that Black culture is loved by many and understood by few. As Tate delves into his work of critiques and interviews of famous…

rare. Many famous acclaimed bands and musicians had played the electric guitar and had their career and made lots of money. Bands such as ZZ Top, ACDC, The Beetles, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Journey, etc. Musicians such as Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, Jimi Hendrix,…

the psychedelic experiences of the used of drug. Acid rocks is a sub genre of psychedelic rock. Acid rock is a much more heavier, louder, and harder beat. Folk rock is nothing like psychedelic and acid rock because folk rock is a combination of folk music and rock music that arose in the United States around the 1960s. Psychedelic, Acid, and folk rock are all sub genre of the genre of rock. Janis Joplin, Eric Clapton, B.B. King, The Beatles, Country Joe and the Fish, and Jimi Hendrix have in…

deeper. The song was actually written as a narrative about veterans coming home from Viet Nam and their treatment by the government and the public upon return. Springsteen’s song has become an anthem for the working class and the complexity of their experience. Number Seven:…

guitar solos, and screaming vocals. People don’t usually think of slow, smooth, bluesy guitar playing when they think of rock music, but what most people don’t realize is that without the blues, musicians such as the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, and even AC/DC would not exist. Blues music has had a dramatic influence the way rock music has, and is currently played, heard, and thought of in today's scope of music. For instance, when listening to rock music nowadays,…

full name William Frederick Billy Gibbons is an active actor, producer and American Musician. He was the guitarist of ZZ Top, an American rock band. He started his career in Moving Sidewalks and he recorded Flash. He opened four dates with Jimi Hendrix Experience. Billy Gibbons is a vegetarian and he got married in 2005 to his girlfriend of long period Gilligan Stillwater. He does not have records of marriages or divorces, only that he was once boyfriend of Connie Hamzy. Billy Gibbons was born…

Wisdom, a trait that many strive for and some gain. Jimi Hendrix once said “Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens.” This quote exhibits itself through some characters in particular in The Chosen, a book written by Chaim Potok. Reb Saunders displays wisdom throughout his teachings. Mr. Malter exhibits wisdom when giving advice to Reuven. Rav Gershenson showcases wisdom in the way he manages his class. These characters, in personal perspective, show great wisdom with what they do. Reb Saunders…

As an avid music listener and frequent concert goer, I have noticed the lack of diversity throughout the rock, specifically alternative, music scene. No matter the style, there are relatively few Black artists gaining success in rock music, despite the historical impact African Americans have made on the genre. There are many possible causes for this racial divide in something as easily accessible as music, starting in the early roots of rock and continuing through the 20th and 21st centuries.…