Talk:Jimi Hendrix/Archive 1

message: This article has so much text describing Jimi's life, but the discography section needs work, compared to other WP music pages. Some of those have separate pages for expansive discographies (e.g. The Beatles discography), but for now I was thinking of just adding a few essentials, such as the remaining Experience Hendrix live albums, South Saturn Delta - the things that would form the 'core' collection for someone just getting into Jimi's music. And also album-pages for those, like the BBC Sessions one, currently linked to, but empty. Anyone want to help out?
Also maybe the categories are a bit off. At the moment it looks like First Rays is a completed studio album done in his lifetime, as it's in there with AYE, Axis, and Ladyland, when it's really an approximation of what *could* have been, constructed decades later. It's halfway between an album and a rarities compilation, to my mind, so I'm not sure whether it should be in 'Studio Albums' or 'Compilations' or some other category altogether. Hmm.
WikiSimon 19:27, 13 September 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Discography 

message: This page could certainly use one. ~~ Shiri 04:25, Mar 26, 2005 (UTC)
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Which is correct?  Or did this actually happen twice?  Ubermonkey 13:07, 30 Mar 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: References section

message: I've modified the comment about 'outrage' in association with the Dick Cavett show reference; it's too strong. Cavett made a lighthearted reference to "nasty letters", then when Hendrix queried this, he spoke of the "unorthodox" nature of the performance. jamesgibbon 22:05, 25 Jun 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dick Cavett Show appearance 

message: I saw Hendrix once, in 1970, at the Boston Garden.
Does someone know what month/day that was? I dont... isnt there some kind of agenda left? guess not...
Thanks
It was June 27 197061.68.162.248 13:44, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Jimi's last Boston Gig 

message: The first paragraph says that Jimi "is widely considered to be the most important electric guitarist in the history of popular music".  I call Weasel words on this.  How about "James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix (1942-11-27 – 1970-09-18) was a hugely influential American guitarist, singer, and songwriter"?  Hughcharlesparker 20:51, August 18, 2005 (UTC)
I personally think that "He is widely considered the most important electric guitarist in the history of popular music." is somewhat redundant since the electric guitar was only invented in the 30s and really gained attention in the 40s, which was the same era as jump blues, the precursor rock and roll. I'm going to leave it for a bit and see if anyone else has any thoughts on it, but i think saying that "He is widely considered to be the most important electric guitar player of all time." Or to be more modest "of rock and roll" or "of the rock and roll era" --Cptbuck 01:08, 2 September 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Not about the featured article submission

message: I couldn't help but recall when somebody had put something into the article a while back that it was rumored that Hendrix had injected a syringe filled with heroin and peanut butter into his temple before his death. Has anybody looked into this? I would recommend putting it in there that it was rumored to have happened, yet however there is no evidence to support this rumor. Although it may seem to be superfluous information, rumors of this nature are of interest to readers. --EMC 22:31, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Why on earth would we want to put something in just because it is rumored to be so? I hear it's rumored that there are people with three anuses walking around: should I put that in Wikipedia somewhere? Think, man. ==ILike2BeAnonymous 03:08, 5 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Peanut Butter Filled Syringe 

message: Editing the headings in the discography, I noticed this section is screwed up. We have "Discography" and a "Posthumous discography" sections, but the former has albums that were clearly released after his death. Someone care to fix this? I would, but I'm not an expert on Hendrix's recording history. ==ILike2BeAnonymous 17:42, 5 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Wow, that was fast. Thanks. ==ILike2BeAnonymous 17:54, 5 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Problem w/discography 

message: Jimi Hendrix is one of my all time favorite musician and he was indpendent in music
so talented that gave a music lesson to music history.my biggest respect.he was
guitar hero.one of the really best guitar mans. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Pentagonshark666 (talk • contribs) .
:I have no frigging idea what you were trying to say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it. ==ILike2BeAnonymous 06:18, 7 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Biggest Respect to him 

message: I (Editor19841) created a new template, , to reflect that a user is a Jimi Hendrix fan. I'm still working on perfecting it's look, but here it is:  The template will also list and link users to Category:Wikipedians who like Jimi Hendrix. Enjoy. Editor19841 18:40, 12 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Please note that the image used in your template is free-use, and as such should not be used in templates per Wikipedia:Fair use criteria #9. --Syrthiss 18:45, 12 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Notice to fans 

message: I have seen in various articles that Jimi Was influenced by Django Reinhardt the great Gypsy jazz guitarist. This is why he named his band the "Band of Gypsies" —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 199.245.163.1 (talk • contribs) 12:46, 10 February 2006 UTC.
Cite, please? --ILike2BeAnonymous 18:51, 10 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Django Reinhardt an influence on Jimi?

message: What is left to fix to get this article reconsidered as a featured article?--Elysianfields 06:34, 13 August 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Featured Article Resubmission 

message: Should not the article make it more clear that Janie Hendrix is not a blood relative of the Henrdrix family at all, and was Al Hendrix's adopted daughter?
That doesn't make her a step sister or a half sister.  She is his full sister, but she is adopted.  A half sister is one that shares one parent (like if your parents got divorced and your mother had a kid with her new husband) and a step sister is one that is joined by marriage (like if your parents got divorced and your mother's new husband had kids already).Tracer Bullet 16:54, 7 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Step-sister, not half-sister

message: The section on his guitars needs editing. Why are some guitars lumped into one line at the bottom? Also, I think we should have a good source for this section. Regards encephalon 12:46, 23 October 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Guitars 

message: Just saw a quote on slashdot.org, where the name Robert was used as the firstname for Jimi Hendrix, not sure if this is right tough.
'Scuse me, while I kiss the sky! -- Robert James Marshall (Jimi) Hendrix
--havarhen | Talk 12:25, 26 October 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  First name 

message: People, is there anyone out there who would care to upload more photos of our favourite Voodoo Child/Chile? Am a near techno-illiterate myself. Fergananim 12:59, 3 November 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: More photos

message: Jimi was born "Johnny Allen Hendrix" not "James Marshall Hendrix." Wanka 03:57, 4 December 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: If so, then I am sorry for the revert. But I guess then the name would have to be changed also in the lead of the article. However, on his tombstone it says 'Forever In Our Hearts -- James M. "Jimi" Hendrix -- 1942-1970' See ]. But hey, I am not an expert on Jimi Hendrix. I'll leave that to the regular people here. :) Garion96 (talk) 02:16, 3 December 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: His name was legally changed to James Marshall Hendrix. I just wanted it to be set as "born Johnny Allen Hendrix" because "His father, after returning from World War II, legally renamed him James Marshall Hendrix." when it says he was born James Marshall Hendrix seems a bit strange, doesn't it? Wanka 03:57, 4 December 2005 (UTC)
replies: text:  Indeed, I managed to skip over the rename part in the article. Garion96 (talk) 03:36, 3 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Name 

message: I removed a blatant piece of POV. The bit about the Star Spangled Banner is better suited to allmusic or something, but not wikipedia. daleki 05:20, 23 December 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: i agree. at the very least, this was an historic performance of major cultural importance that deserves more mention in the article. -Joeyramoney 22:28, 5 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: POV

message: I feel that this section really has no additive value to this article. It isn't really about Jimi at all, but rather his money. Because of the size of the article already, I am going to delete this section within 24 hours unless there are any strong objections. RENTASTRAWBERRY FOR LET? röck 05:36, 2 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: [[Jimi Hendrix#Estate, legal wranglings|Estate, legal wranglings]]

message: Sometimes I've read that Hendrix was especially good improviser. This is probably true, but I haven't found any further information from the internet. If anybody could write something about his skills as an improviser, that would be nice. --128.214.205.5 13:27, 11 January 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Hmm; seems to me this is one of those things that's self-evident, like the fact that the sky is blue: no supporting documentation needed. Is it possible you haven't listened to any of Hendrix's music? In any case, I can attest, having grown up listening to his recordings as well as having seen him live, that he was indeed an exquisitely masterful improviser. --ILike2BeAnonymous 19:51, 11 January 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: But the article is made also for those who have never listened any Hendrix. And more importantly, I think that the quality of the article would be much better if there was something about this issue. The musician articles in general pay very seldom sufficient attention for playing techniques. Often articles just say that somebody is a "great" guitarist (or something like that) and that's the end of the story. Articles would be much better if there was something about playing techniques and possible developments that players have come up with. --80.221.30.182 17:14, 28 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Improvisation skills

message: Was he "deeply patriotic" as this article claims? He supported official views of vietnam war first, but I have got the picture he changed his views a bit in his last years. I don't remember anything that directly tells us that he was "deeply patriotic". Patriotic in some sense he might have been... --128.214.205.5 13:32, 11 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Patriotic

message: I've been seeing a lot of back-and-forth lately on this subject here (the allegedly interesting fact that Hendrix, Joplin & Morrison all died at 27). My own take on this: this is trivia, which would belong in a "Trivia" section if anywhere. What do others think of this? Is there a gigantic conspiracy theory cult out there I'm not aware of?
Believe me, I remember talk from back then about how there must have been some kind of conspiracy to kill all these stars around the same time. But so far as I know, such talk died down and was never really taken seriously. (We were all a lot younger then, you know).
By the way, I'm the one who put the "needs cleanup" tag up. This article is a mess, mostly from a simple grammatic and quality-of-writing standpoint. It reads as if it were written mostly by a bunch of adoring, enthusiastic but not very bright fans. --ILike2BeAnonymous 18:25, 2 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Died at 27" = BFD 

message: Standard practice is for song titles to be "in quotes", and album titles to be italicized. I'll fix the ones I find, but I may not catch them all, so keep on the lookout. Microtonal 18:16, 8 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Song and album titles

message: Does anyone know which is correct? The one biography I have ('Scuse Me while I Kiss the Sky:The Life of Jimi Hendrix by David Henderson) doesn't mention this person at all, so far as I've been able to tell. About the same number of Google hits are found with either spelling. Can someone with access to a reputable bio confirm which is right? --ILike2BeAnonymous 20:22, 11 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: It's Chalpin.  -- 69.143.57.75 04:05, 16 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ed Chalpin or Chaplin?