Drifting

[lostylost]

Anyone else think that Drifting by Hendrix is one of the most amazing pieces of music they ever heard?

I just love it, nothing can hold my attention like Hendrix.

The blooming and fading backwards guitar, the vibrophone overdubs, the RnB chiming guitar, all swirling about playing with tension. I think it's magical.

Ethereal.

[rease101]

i'm with ya, people often just see the theatrics and the heavy stuff (awesome of course) and overlook stuff like 'drifting'. how he did all he did in just 4 yrs with all the fame and distractions, freakin amazing

[fooks]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptS828cW9Ps

drifting is one of my fav jimi tune.

this is an acapella version i really like (not quite the "thriller" guy), it shows how he could take/make a simple melody and add his magic.

he had a great gospel influence in his music, which i think makes for great tunes.
i love that stuff, lol. can't beat it for emotional power.

[lostylost]

Apparently he used to sneak into churches when he was young just to listen to the choirs.

I think what I love so much about Hendrix is that he really boiled down all his influences and blended it together rather than having some hodgepodge amalgam of derivative phrases; I'm not as enamored with chunky fusion soups, where you can hear generic idioms combined.

Synthesis Brilliantissmo

[lostylost]

he had a great gospel influence in his music, which i think makes for great tunes. i love that stuff, lol. can't beat it for emotional power.

Totally, some of the songs off of Cry Of Love / First Rays have such a great vibe in that aspect.