>>>Lennon wrote some nice songs but he was a hypocrite and a bum Yeah and you wish, you wish you could write one song as well as Lennon.  A hypocrite and a bum?  You must be some right-wing wacko.  He was actually amazingly honest and that's what got him in trouble all the time. And bum?  Hmmm - multi-millionaire,

>>>>I'm just saying that not all of his contemporaries were in awe. <<<< Really?  Hmm, could have fooled me. After Jimi jammed with Cream, Eric said to Chas ''You could have told me he was THAT fucking good''.  Then we have Pete Townshend following Jim from club to club, completely in awe. Throw in Jeff Beck, ...

>>>but some of their live shows are unlistenable. <<< I disagree with this statement and also about his choice of musicians. Noel was a good root for Jimi, but Mitch, with his Elvin Jones influenced drumming was superb, one of the best rock drummers ever.  When Jimi started improvising into outer space, Mitch knew what to ...