Hendrix: 40 years ago today

[Shawn]

As far as I'm concerned, he is still ahead of his time.

[danasgoodstuff]

New box out before Xmas - sideman stuff, alternates, DVD. No coincidence?

[Chalupa]

Definitely still ahead of his time. I wonder how different popular music would be today if he had lived. I really think that the music that survives from his last album that he was working on when he died is amazing.

[BFrank]

To turn J.H.'s phrase around a bit: "I wonder how different popular music would be today if he had he not lived at all."

[jazzbo]

He's still alive for me.

Forty years. Wow.

[Quincy]

I hadn't made the "40 year" connection, but for the past couple of nights I've been revisiting the purple box set with the booklet by my side to read about the mix differences and who's playing. Usually that behavior (when I'm in the mood for that kind of thing) is only practiced with jazz sets. I too continually find myself drawn to what he was doing post-Electric Ladyland. Not that there's anything wrong with what came before of course.

[jostber]

BBC article from today here:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11349374

[BFrank]

BBC article from today here:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11349374

Check out the audio interview with this article.