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Miqar_Baqfhied said:
Whaaa? I love SRV and Hendrix, but SRV's idol and main influence was Hendrix. Without Hendrix there would be no SRV legend. So much of SRV has Hendrix influences. And aruably SRV's best guitar work is in the covers of Hendrix he did like Lenny and Voodoo Chile.
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Don't get me wrong, I am a massive Hendrix fan and I don't necessarily mean that SRV was better just that everyone knows/talks about Hendrix as a great guitarist (he was) whereas no one seems to talk about SRV. It may just be the people I hang around with however and besides, they were both excellent.

Not sure that there would be no SRV without Hendrix though. He had no 'main' influence as far as I can tell, though I would have thought his brother Jimmie would have been his initial influence. Also Lenny wasn't a cover, SRV wrote that for his wife, though you are right that it is one of his best.
 

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TheWoodenSlug said:
Don't get me wrong, I am a massive Hendrix fan and I don't necessarily mean that SRV was better just that everyone knows/talks about Hendrix as a great guitarist (he was) whereas no one seems to talk about SRV. It may just be the people I hang around with however and besides, they were both excellent.

Not sure that there would be no SRV without Hendrix though. He had no 'main' influence as far as I can tell, though I would have thought his brother Jimmie would have been his initial influence. Also Lenny wasn't a cover, SRV wrote that for his wife, though you are right that it is one of his best.
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Woops got Lenny and Little Wing mixed up. Lenny is an amazing tune. Personally my fave is tightrope. Definetly agree with you that SRV definetly doesnt get enough credit for shaping music today. Many modern day blues guitarists have been influenced by him I reckon. Take John Mayer for example. Wonder if things would be much different if he didnt die so young.
 
Miqar_Baqfhied said:
Woops got Lenny and Little Wing mixed up. Lenny is an amazing tune. Personally my fave is tightrope. Definetly agree with you that SRV definetly doesnt get enough credit for shaping music today. Many modern day blues guitarists have been influenced by him I reckon. Take John Mayer for example. Wonder if things would be much different if he didnt die so young.
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Yeah there is definitely a lot of SRV influence in John Mayer when he gets bluesy. Actually, I think John Mayer is also underrated as a guitarist now that you mention him. A lot of people I know think he is just that sensitive 'your body is a wonderland' type.

As for SRV's best song, I find it hard to go past Tin Pan Alley. That tone! Always good to be able to discuss blues music. If it's not made on a computer with that classic doof doof beat, it doesn't get a look in around here!

Edit: Shit, I just realised how old that last sentence made me sound :p
 
TheWoodenSlug said:
Yeah there is definitely a lot of SRV influence in John Mayer when he gets bluesy. Actually, I think John Mayer is also underrated as a guitarist now that you mention him. A lot of people I know think he is just that sensitive 'your body is a wonderland' type.

As for SRV's best song, I find it hard to go past Tin Pan Alley. That tone! Always good to be able to discuss blues music. If it's not made on a computer with that classic doof doof beat, it doesn't get a look in around here!

Edit: Shit, I just realised how old that last sentence made me sound :p
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Tin Pan is a cracker. SRV's tone is frikking unreal. The tubescreamer, strat, marshall combo along with his unreal skills - I'd kill for it.

Yeah Mayer is definetly under rated as a guitarist I reckon, probably cos his ego and douchebagness overshadows everything, and people only want to listen to his pop shite. Got a live dvd where he tears up with his blues stuff. With a backing consisting Pino Pallidino and Steve Jordan - its ridiculous. Wish he'd do more. Seen him carve up some SRV and Hendrix covers on youtube too.
 
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Miqar_Baqfhied said:
Tin Pan is a cracker. SRV's tone is frikking unreal. The tubescreamer, strat, marshall combo along with his unreal skills - I'd kill for it.
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I think that it's along these lines why Hendrix gets the plaudits that other guitarists like SRV don't. Sound. The variety of sound he could get out of just a strat and a Marshall stack was phenomenal.

The guy who I think gets underrated in comparison is, strangely enough, Eric Clapton. I don't think he gets the recognition for experimentation that Hendrix does, especially when he was with Cream. With 'Tales of Brave Ulysses' and 'White Room,' I reckon he was the better early exponent of the wah pedal, for a start.
 
shurg123 said:
Overrated: Pokemon
Underrated: Digimon

Not only did the Digimon TV series shit all over Pokemon, the original franchise began before Pokemon, contrary to the belief of the dumb masses.
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We should have blasphemy laws for stuff like this.

Behead all those who insult the Pikachu.
 
malph said:
I think that it's along these lines why Hendrix gets the plaudits that other guitarists like SRV don't. Sound. The variety of sound he could get out of just a strat and a Marshall stack was phenomenal.

The guy who I think gets underrated in comparison is, strangely enough, Eric Clapton. I don't think he gets the recognition for experimentation that Hendrix does, especially when he was with Cream. With 'Tales of Brave Ulysses' and 'White Room,' I reckon he was the better early exponent of the wah pedal, for a start.
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I agree that Clapton is every bit as good as Hendrix in terms of guitar wizardry. I don't think he's underrated though, he is rated by most people as one of the best rock guitarists in history.

Cream are underrated though, just as good as other big 60s bands like The Beatles, The Stones and The Who, if not better. They didn't have the longevity of those other groups though or the pop star good looks which is maybe why they get overlooked. Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker were all seriously good musicians, one of the original supergroups.

 

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Raskolnikov said:
underrated - churches
overrated - going to church
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Meh you've seen one church you've seen them all. Although I admit there are some pretty impressive old churches around Europe but you still get sick of visiting them all the time when you're travelling around there. Usually got dragged along to visit them by women who seem to have some fascination with them when most blokes just want to visit the nearest pub when they are travelling.

Going to church for a service is even more boring. Hated getting dragged along to them when I was in school, thankfully my family isn't very religious so I never got dragged along to them on Sundays like some poor kids did.

The band The Church are definitely underrated though, best Australian band of all time imo.
 
Plugger35 said:
Meh you've seen one church you've seen them all. Although I admit there are some pretty impressive old churches around Europe but you still get sick of visiting them all the time when you're travelling around there. Usually got dragged along to visit them by women who seem to have some fascination with them when most blokes just want to visit the nearest pub when they are travelling.

Going to church for a service is even more boring. Hated getting dragged along to them when I was in school, thankfully my family isn't very religious so I never got dragged along to them on Sundays like some poor kids did.

The band The Church are definitely underrated though, best Australian band of all time imo.
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Amen to that
 

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