^^^ Voodoo Child is probably my all time favorite, but really, there is no bad Hendrix.
"...I'm standing next to a mountain,
I chop it down with the edge of my hand..."
Fuuuuuuck. Yes. To be the "voodoo child". The mind boggles...
I actually know someone who doesn't like Jimi Hendrix. Can't get into him. Just can't -- doesn't like it, doesn't get it.
That person is a f
ucking moron. It's a tragedy. Otherwise, this is a pretty bright gal. But in this particular instance, staggeringly dumb. What can ya do?
Anyway, tonight I was listening to the amazing genius that is Steve one-two-f
uck-you Albini...
Behold.
Like, seriously, a whole era of terrible music floundered pitifully trying to do this kind of music (notable near misses: Skinny Puppy, Ministry, after they unfortunately reinvented themselves...).
Other than Jay Reatard's utterly amazing Terrorvisions album (which he referred to as "electro-punk" if memory serves), I find most bands who try to make thise kind of racket ("Industrial"?) to be a bunch of pretentious poseurs (I'm talking to YOU Maynard J. Keenan, you twat).
I'll take noise/grindcore/undefinable mess (e.g., Napalm Death, Doom, Melt Banana, et al) any day over that s
hit.
Trent's okay, tho'. I give him and NIN a general pass (for whatever my stupid opinions are worth. Not much, I suppose....)