Originally Posted by: x0o_BurnOut_o0xBut I dont get it, I mean if this thread was " Which do you like better hendrix or cobain" i would say Hendrix by far, but he didnt start a huge ass movement. People were influenced by him but he didnt have as many FOLLOWERS as cobain.
Now THAT is funny...I don't know any serious musicians that follow Curt Kabang, yet I know many that still seek to discover how Hendrix made those strange and beatifull sounds....
There is a differnce between followers and ppl being influenced. Nirvana spawned millions of bands and made other genres more mainstream. How was Hendrix more revolutionary than that?
Curt Kabang was well known for his dependance on a little effects pedal called the "Small Stone" by ElectrHarmonix....Hendrix revolutionized the use of effects pedals...
Yeah millions of people love his music, and millions are influenced by him but i can not think of a single one that played stuff sounding extremely similar.
Then you need to listen a little more carefully, my friend....Robin Trower made a career chasing the tones of Hendrix, and Stevie Ray Vaughn worshiped at the altar of Hendrix(among others).....Steve Vai is a disciple as well...The reason you don't hear a lot of people cloning Hendrix is because it is so hard to cop his feel
Thats why Cobain is more revolutionary, for one, he had something people could copy,and two he made sharper music trendy therefore pushing it into the mainstream. I can not find how Hendrix made that big of an impact.
If you really believe that than you need some help to understand more clearly. Hendrix revolutionized the way a guitar sounds, and very few players have ever done that. The list is very short indeed....Les Paul was revolutionary in chorusing, delays, and multi tracking, Hendrix revolutionized effects pedals to the point where people were creating new pedals to deliver what he described as the sounds in his head. Adrian Belew is a master of sonic dissonance, much as Reeves Gabriel. Tom Morello is really the only guy I can think of pushing "sounds" into new territory today.
Curt Kabang had a huge influence on modern music, and the only thing I'll ever give him credit for is letting a new generation of kids know that they too could play guitar. That is why teaching guitar in the 90's was sooooo easy. Before Curt Kabang hit it big, guitar was a pretty intimidating thing to pick up, 'cause the people you would measure yourself against were Van Halen, Vai, Satch, Malmsteen, E. Johnson, etc. The only revolution Curt Kabang ever started was to let a bunch of folks know that you didn't have to be a virtuoso to pick up the instrument, and that was a good thing...however, most of the kids that started because of him learned and progressed, and tried to better themselves once they realized the limitations of his style of music.
Hendrix changed MUSIC...Curt Kabang only changed the industry.(which at the time wasn't a bad thing...too many Winger's, Warrants, Slaughters, etc)
Hendrix has inspired 3 generations of musicians to explore his style, and it's a study that can take years, only to realize you still don't have it figured out. Curt Kabang just can't ever have that kind of legacy, 'cause after a week you can easily master his "style", and then you have to move on...I would hope.
It's just plain obvious who the revolutionary musician was....but if it's not to you, then hopefully you'll understand later in life.
