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Jimi Hendrix

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Hi All,

How you all doing, all well I hope.

I was thinking that next year is Glastos 40th birthday and It will be 40years since Jimi died., and was wondering about a Jimi tribute band on one of the stages to remember the great man. What do you think? :D

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Tribute bands are a difficult subject. You have tribute bands who attempt to perform in the style and look of the original and bands who play the music of in their own style and way. Both can be good - or bad.

Examples of the first type would be Fleetwood Bac, who are a great FM tribute band. When the original FM reformed during a Fleetwood Bac tour Bac were able to joke there was a good Fleetwood Bac tribute band audiences might be lucky enough to catch called Fleetwood Mac!

At the other end you have bands like The Hamsters who don't pretend to be anything but The Hamsters. They do original material but also sets of material by Hendrix and ZZ Top.

In between you have some great bands like The Bootleg Beatles and Australian Pink Floyd who put on great shows doing the material of and paying tribute to their namesakes.

If the original band, like The Beatles, are no more then the only way you are going to get close to the live experience is with a tribute band.

The problem is that tribute bands don't take the music any further so you are stuck in a time warp with sometimes very good re-creations of the original.

Hendrix was arguably one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century and it would be great to find a way of acknowledging his impact at Glasto. But it might be better to have a couple of bands who reflect his impact on the next generation rather than a straight tribute band.

One of my favourite Hendix style guitarists is Danny Bryant who has produced five albums of original material but can also let rip with classix Hendrix numbers.

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The Hamsters are an amazing band, seem them many times over the years, and think they would be brilliant at one of the smaller venues, mybe Park or Acoustic.

Glastonbury has had tribute bands on a few times I think. Bjorn Again and Bootleg Beetles spring to mind.

By the way Jackass, when you say 70s, I presume you mean 2070s. :D

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The Hamsters are an amazing band, seem them many times over the years, and think they would be brilliant at one of the smaller venues, mybe Park or Acoustic.

Glastonbury has had tribute bands on a few times I think. Bjorn Again and Bootleg Beetles spring to mind.

By the way Jackass, when you say 70s, I presume you mean 2070s. :D

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Hi, I know what you mean and it would be good to see the next generation, but I would also like to see a good tribute band as well. I know tribute bands do not take the music forward, but its the old stuff I want to hear. I saw him in 1970 at the IOW and would like to remember what it is to hear his music live rather than on a record or the TV.

Take care you all. :D

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Hi All,

How you all doing, all well I hope.

I was thinking that next year is Glastos 40th birthday and It will be 40years since Jimi died., and was wondering about a Jimi tribute band on one of the stages to remember the great man. What do you think? :lol:

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Steve Vai is just pure thrash, theres nothing there, its easy to just play low on the neck and thrash about, hes never going to make a classic song or an anthem. Similar to Joe Satriani, its just awful.

Never compare him to Jimi, there is very few guitarists around today that are comparable. I think that has a lot to do with the times, its easy for people learning guitar these days, to buy a chord book, or get a tab up on the internet, whereas Hendrix, Page, Clapton etc. will have had to have ear-tabbed songs, and played using a lot more dedication and practice, without as much help as we can get today.

Coming close, in terms of contemporary guitarists is definitely this guy...

and I'm not a huge RHCP fan or anything, but he definitely echoes Hendrix's style.

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There was a great tour a couple of years ago - the Mad, Bad and Dangerous with The Hamsters, Dr Feelgood and Wilco Johnson. Three gems together. All influenced by Hendrix but with their own approaches and styles. Particularly Wilco.

If you really want to see someone stretching the capabilities of an acoustic guitar take a look at Tommy Emmanuel - the only person I know who can play lead, rhythm, bass and percussion at once on an acoustic.

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