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Hello everybody:

I recently purchased one of the albums of the late, great Jimi Hendrix. i found the music to be moving and mind expanding. He was a genius.
Anyone care to discuss thoughts on his music with me?

Thanks.

AIM

Hi AIM,

I am still amazed that a musician such as Jimi can have an impact 30 yrs. after his passing. As a musician myself, I am still inspired by many of his ideas and unusual chord voicings. I sometimes wonder if todays musicians will have the impact of say, The Beatles, Clapton or Hendrix. Somehow, I doubt it. It was a different time then--todays music and in many ways, lifestyles, are more flash in the pan. How many of todays artists will have the 20-30 or even 40 yr careers of many of the past rock stars and jazz artists. Peoples attention spans just aren't what they were 30 yrs. ago.....

If you have been listening to Jimi lately, may I recommend an album for you?? It's called "First Rays of the New Rising Sun" and was released about two yrs. ago. The Hendrix Estate finally received rights to his tape masters, and they were able to "re-create" the album Jimi was working on at the time of his passing. By using Jimi's notes and working with the original producers of the tunes--they were able to get close to what Jimi had in mind...The re-mastering of the tapes is exceptional, and the sound quality is superb. I recommend this to all of my musician friends as well as anyone interested in Jimi's music....I am sure you will like it...There is a beautiful tune of it called "Drifting"....give it a listen sometime....

Blessings!!!

Miles

Miles,

/*\ Namaste :-}}

- Hendrix was (is) one of my favorites for the genre

- as for influence after their death??? - how about Wolfgang Amaeus??

- also one of my favorites - for the genre

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Reiki all around,

all blessings,

firekeeper

Are Jimi Hendrix and Wolfgang Amadaeus the reincarnation of the same soul?

AIM,

/*\ Namaste :-}}

- of course, I have no clue about that -

- however, their music indicates incredibily soulful guys

>:-}}

Reiki all around,

all blessings,

Firekeeper

Are you experienced?
I must say I am. Be for warned that this is unlike any posting that I should ever write. Something about the Jimi Hendrix experiene has this effect on me, that just makes me this way. So bear with me...

I recently bought some new CDs, old stuff form the 70s. I bought the Jimi Hendrix CD, "Are You Experienced?". Since I have always been a Hendrix fan it was quite a treat yet, something unexpected occurred as I listened to his music. I found that I had gotten a little more than I had bargained for! With this reiki stuff--that is, giving myself daily reiki treatments, I find that I have heightened my sensitivity and my intuitive sense. I find that I pick up on people's vibes and things a lot more these days. I also find that I am acting on my intuition more too. That being the case, when listening to the Hendrix CD, I noticed that the tunes that he probably composed while under the influence of mind altering drugs was really "way out" and I find that this aspect of Hendrix music really affects me when I listen to it. Hendrix was a person who was able to tap into another dimension with his creativity and articulate it musically. I consider Hendrix to be an "inter-dimensional" being because of this. This awareness came to me as I sat and listened to his music, and I got really "spacey" analyzing it. It is almost as though I had been indulging in mind altering substances!

So, is true creativity an interdimensional expereince?

As I listened to Jimi's music, I picked up a lot on the "mind expanding" dimensions of the music and perhaps where he was coming from, a bit. It began to have an affect on me. It was mind expanding! He was a creative genius... I now better understand why Jimi Hendrix gave such crazy interviews-- not simply because he was a 'right brain' dominant individual as most creative people are ( I, incidentally, am right brained dominant too), but because he was on "another level" and so in tune with another dimension--baby! Yes, indeed, he crossed over the "Rainbow Bridge!" and If I don't watch it, I too may wind up crossing over that bridge, but perhaps with not such brilliant results as Hendrix!

So, for those, such as myself, listening to Hendrix can be very conducive to meditation but you have to be careful and responsible that your mind is very disciplined for the music is indeed, "mind expanding" and so it is what you choose to do with that expansion that will benefit your life. In my case, I want to be more creative and better at making more money amongst other things! If not with a focus in mind, otherwise what is the point? If your mind truly were to expand you might run into other risks.

Hendrix. He was like others who have such a short lives on earth in which to complete a mission such as Jesus Christ, MLK, JFK, or RFK, etc. I too believe that was the case with Hendrix. In his case, at a minimum. he left a legacy of good music, but at the most (at infinity?!) he left a mind expanding medium through which we have a lot to gain! Without the drugs!

Take that one and meditate on it!

AIM!

AIM,

/*\ Namaste :-}}

Hey, AIM, where you going with that meditation in your head?

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- don't have to meditate on it

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- true creativity has no dimensions

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- a little something to put in one's pipe and smoke on

bagl

reiki all around,

all blessings

Firekeeper