If you really want to do these kids a favor you'll introduce them to Frank Zappa. IMO his guitar playing kicked everyone's a%s.
Peter H:I have a long term substituting gig with some 11th
graders and today they were bashing Hendrix as over-rated when compared to
Yngwie Malmsteen and Steve Vai. I tried to explain his importance as an
innovator and incredibly soulful guitarist but these uh, scholars wouldn’t hear
of it. “But Mr. H, those guys shred.” Rather than telling them to sit down and shut up
and loading them up with meaningless homework I thought I’d turn to Vault
people to answer Cookie’s question “what’s the big deal about Hendrix?” And
Josh’s “what’s so great about Purple Haze?”
All responses that come in before Feb 7th will be
presented to the class and will only be edited for language that could get me
fired.
(In interest of full disclosure I’m the guy who started the
ever popular Led Zepplin bashing thread. But let’s just keep that stuff over in
the LZ zone, please. )
Thanks
Mr. H
