A guy in work has said that "Hendrix was shit".
He followed it up with "All he did was play guitar."
Wow. Now, personally, when someone says "Oh you should listen to "So and so", he's an incredible musician", I can differentiate between me not liking the music they play, and the fact that they are superb musicians. Not liking their music, doesn't make them shit.
A couple of examples.
Frank Zappa. I just don't get him. Never have, probably never will. It's the jazz thing. I don't do jazz. Does that diminish the man's talent, just because I don't like what he does? Hell no. I happen to think he was probably a bit of a genius. I just don't enjoy his music.
Steve Vai. Probably one of THE greatest guitarists alive. Do I like his music? No. (OK there's the odd tune - The Class is Listening, for one, but overall, I wouldn't give him the time of day).
Can I appreciate the playing on a technical level? Hell yes.
Now this love/hate thing fluctuates over time. There was a day when I couldn't stand Tom Waits. Now I really like him. Admittedly I have to be in the mood to listen to him, but when I am, he's brilliant.
So, to sum it up. Just because you don't like Hendrix, DOES NOT MEAN HE WAS SHIT. OK?
He followed it up with "All he did was play guitar."
Wow. Now, personally, when someone says "Oh you should listen to "So and so", he's an incredible musician", I can differentiate between me not liking the music they play, and the fact that they are superb musicians. Not liking their music, doesn't make them shit.
A couple of examples.
Frank Zappa. I just don't get him. Never have, probably never will. It's the jazz thing. I don't do jazz. Does that diminish the man's talent, just because I don't like what he does? Hell no. I happen to think he was probably a bit of a genius. I just don't enjoy his music.
Steve Vai. Probably one of THE greatest guitarists alive. Do I like his music? No. (OK there's the odd tune - The Class is Listening, for one, but overall, I wouldn't give him the time of day).
Can I appreciate the playing on a technical level? Hell yes.
Now this love/hate thing fluctuates over time. There was a day when I couldn't stand Tom Waits. Now I really like him. Admittedly I have to be in the mood to listen to him, but when I am, he's brilliant.
So, to sum it up. Just because you don't like Hendrix, DOES NOT MEAN HE WAS SHIT. OK?
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