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Re: The Who as an influence



In message <33623ACF.4787@sccoast.net>, "Mark R. Leaman"
<mleaman@sccoast.net> writes
>Hendrix...well, Jimi was very influential. However, he literally stole
>The Who's sound (and stage show, for that matter). Look at the
>conversation between Mama Cass and Pete at Monterey Pop (not exact
>quotes):
>MC: "What do you think of him copying your act?"
>PT: "Copying our act? He's DOING our act!"
>Also notable is that the way Hendrix played live, with a virtual
>Moon-clone drummer on board, sounds suspiciously Who-like. So any
>influence Hendrix gets credit for, I'd have to give to The Who. After
>all, it's only fair.

To be fair, Jimi had his own style.  He may have used Pete's 'gimmicks'
but his music was quite removed from The Who.  As a musician I find
myself influenced by Hendrix's tremolo/wah-wah techniques more than
anything else Hendrix offered.  


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Gary L