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Originally Posted by devilsadvocate
Beck went in so many musical directions he had to retire from music 5 or 6 times so he could keep coming back; his biggest obstacle nowadays is his hearing (or lack thereof); his tinnitus got so bad that I missed out on seeing him open for ELP back in...'93? Might have been '92.
Anyway, RE: Hendrix, my vote's for blues. Sure, he could/would have, on some level and at some point done a jazz fusion album (dream trio with Terry Bozzio and Tony Levin  ) but Beck always had the more classical bent; I always considered Hendrix's style more comparable to early-Zeppelin-era Jimmy Page: Technical but raw at the same time. There was an energy to their playing that defies description.
There's been a wealth of previously-unreleased stuff marketed by his dad, so it stands to reason he wouldn't have run out of inspriation for quite some time. I submit the following alternate timeline: 3 or 4 more albums (yes, one of which would have been fusion-y), then he'd have sat out the late-'70s. He'd probably have done the ARMS concert in '83 with Beck, Page, & Eric Clapton; at least one of Geldof's (Live Aid, Live 8) concerts; rehab in the mid-'80s; big comeback, guest spots on a few albums, triumphant solo release (and inevitable backlash), R&R HOF performance. THEN, he'd sit in the Pantheon with Page, Beck, and Clapton; like he already does, only collecting royalties like they're going out of style. I don't think he'd have started his own label but might have sat in the producer's chair once or twice, if he'd had a good enough reason.
However, my Magnum-voice tells me MTV couldn't come up with enough money for him to have reprised his Woodstock performance for the '94 or '99 anniversaries. I think he'd have known better. |
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