Is there even a close second to Jimi Hendrix?

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I just might have to do that. Although I'll still cringe if he does the violin stick routine.
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Can't remember if it is Page or Plant who does it but the violin definitely gets busted out. Pretty sure it's Plant.

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Lol, that's okay. I thought Jimi humping the amp at Monterey was effed up, too (although setting the guitar on fire was awesome)! BTW, I thought Jimi's set at Monterey was one of the most amazing live performances evah!

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This is not up for discussion. Hendrix may be the better performer. But at a talent standpoint. Page is the best guitar player ever. Just watch the Led Zep DVD { the one with the desert on the cover}

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I just might have to do that. Although I'll still cringe if he does the violin stick routine.
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Jimmy Page had a period of greatness, like a lot of artists. Led Zeppelin recorded some of my favorite all-time albums, but what did he do after that. Not exactly greatest of all-time material. He 'was' awesome but now he's kind of a has been in a way. I'd rank someone like Keith Richards higher than Page.

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But when you look at the total package(song writing, vocal power, and guitars, not to mention soul)

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Fat Man Rocks!

[funkymunky]

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Jimmy Page had a period of greatness, like a lot of artists. Led Zeppelin recorded some of my favorite all-time albums, but what did he do after that. Not exactly greatest of all-time material. He 'was' awesome but now he's kind of a has been in a way. I'd rank someone like Keith Richards higher than Page.

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Good point. I think this is why Hendrix is held so high - dying at his peak (although some argue that he was already burnt out by the end) Another poster commented on where Jimi was heading. I read he was looking into exploring jazz/fusion, and other sounds. That could have been great, or ... underwhelming.

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This is not up for discussion. Hendrix may be the better performer. But at a talent standpoint. Page is the best guitar player ever. Just watch the Led Zep DVD { the one with the desert on the cover}

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I just might have to do that. Although I'll still cringe if he does the violin stick routine.
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Jimmy Page had a period of greatness, like a lot of artists. Led Zeppelin recorded some of my favorite all-time albums, but what did he do after that. Not exactly greatest of all-time material. He 'was' awesome but now he's kind of a has been in a way. I'd rank someone like Keith Richards higher than Page.

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LOL Funniest thing ive read all day.

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I don't think Hendrix can be touched in terms of pure jamming or going nuts by himself. This is his strong point and it often seems like many of his song exist only to get to the solo. Someone like Jimmy Page is certainly a lot more versatile and probably a better songwriter overall. Jimi's my favorite guitarist, but he's an awful singer and I often wish he had just played in a band. Jimi is the only guitarist where I feel like God himself is playing during the solos (particularly live).

Also, to the guy whose friend saw Zeppelin 4 times and said they sucked, wtf? All of the early live stuff I've heard has been amazing and often much better than the recorded versions, imo. Check out the DVD box set that came out a few years ago and see if disc one changes your mind.

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This is not up for discussion. Hendrix may be the better performer. But at a talent standpoint. Page is the best guitar player ever. Just watch the Led Zep DVD { the one with the desert on the cover}

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I just might have to do that. Although I'll still cringe if he does the violin stick routine.
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Can't remember if it is Page or Plant who does it but the violin definitely gets busted out. Pretty sure it's Plant.

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Page

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I may be mistaken but I think at some point Plant plays a violin solo .

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He was a singer and he played harmonica and i'm 90% sure thats it.

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Jimmy Page had a period of greatness, like a lot of artists. Led Zeppelin recorded some of my favorite all-time albums, but what did he do after that. Not exactly greatest of all-time material. He 'was' awesome but now he's kind of a has been in a way. I'd rank someone like Keith Richards higher than Page.

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Good point. I think this is why Hendrix is held so high - dying at his peak (although some argue that he was already burnt out by the end) Another poster commented on where Jimi was heading. I read he was looking into exploring jazz/fusion, and other sounds. That could have been great, or ... underwhelming.

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Yea that was me that mentioned where he was heading. And the point I was making was that he was still evolving as an artist, whereas somebody like SRV was most likely going to remain the same musically. Sadly, we'll never know. Personally I think a collaboration with someone like Miles Davis could've been great, who knows. I doubt it would've sucked horribly though.

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This is not up for discussion. Hendrix may be the better performer. But at a talent standpoint. Page is the best guitar player ever. Just watch the Led Zep DVD { the one with the desert on the cover}

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I just might have to do that. Although I'll still cringe if he does the violin stick routine.
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Jimmy Page had a period of greatness, like a lot of artists. Led Zeppelin recorded some of my favorite all-time albums, but what did he do after that. Not exactly greatest of all-time material. He 'was' awesome but now he's kind of a has been in a way. I'd rank someone like Keith Richards higher than Page.

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LOL Funniest thing ive read all day.

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Could you point me in a direction as to some post-Zep stuff
that solidifies your claim he's the greatest of all-time. Maybe there's some stuff I've missed. The way I see it, after Zeppelin he did pretty much nothing of note. Like I said, not exactly good for the resume as far as the greatest of all-time. But still a kick ass player in his day.

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I never saw Hendrix, but I saw SRV several times. He gets my vote for being just as good.

For your viewing pleasure here is SRV doing a Hendrix cover:
Voodoo Chile

Anybody who watches that entire video and does not put him in their top 5 of all time is smoking crack.