Carrying on from the other thread of getting bored with music.
I've only just fully come across this performance thanks to You Tube.
Before I trawled my way through all of the radio 1 festival thing looking for some kind of spark. It was like 'I've been to rock college to learn all the right moves'.
Straight after I could not help put on Hendrix live on the Lulu show. It's just so ace...it has everything in it I adore about music. It's so alive...man.
After this Radio 1 thing and browsing the NME week after week..I sort of see modern music like the state of the atmosphere at football matches. I can only speak with what I know in my local club. But people now complain of no atmosphere at matches. Were once upon a time you had everybody together all standing up and having a right time...surges e.t.c. I used to have the time of life...even if we were loosing.
But now...you've all got to sit down boys and girls. You can't smoke..take that drink way. Swearing is now very much frowned upon...this is now a 'family game' you know. Charge the earth to get in and bobs your uncle...no atmosphere. Just a load of managing directors on a day out. Nice and clean with a glass of wine at half time.
Nice and clinical. All the right moves worked out.
Personally I just see the same in modern music.
I'm warbling..but with this video with Jimi and his out of tune string and the sparkle in his eyes....makes me feel so alive.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gv3cKLWQimE