@@AmazingBlaze0 Well said mate! Like the interwebs give a $h1t what my opinion is about Jimi Hendrix! It's about the music, only the music. This ranking cr@p misses the whole point.
It iz my blief dat had Jimi lived...... He'd of used many different playerz, azz they fit n. I need da color, Orange. If u got Orange n ur playing, then ur n! It wouldn't b about whoz better than da next. It'd strictly b about, who can best help me paint dis picture. Datz all, & nuthin mo.
Mitchell did a lot of interesting and original things there. I like how Hendrix comes back by first complementing the drum solo with two alternating notes in rhythm before elaborating it into his own solo. So often drum solos end with an abrupt return of other instruments doing their own thing. Much musical sensitivity here.
This is not one of his best performances. He never was very good with 2 bass drums or 2 rack toms. I liked him best early on when he was more jazzy. He sounds like a poor man's Ginger Baker here. I heard him on the first show of his last US tour with Hendrix in 1970 and they sounded much better than this. Mitch played his regular-size kit: One bass drum, one rack tom, two floor toms. He sounded great and so did the band with the addition of S A REAL BASS PLAYER!
All the greatest rock drummers of that era came from jazz inspiration. Mitchell, Michael Shrieve, Carl Palmer, Ian Paice, Bill Bruford… all had lightning chops, great feel, inspiring solo capabilities.
All three of these musicians were extraordinary. Take it all in in awe, you are experiencing surely the greatest power trio that has ever existed. I was lucky to have been with them in the day, and miss them now. All in Heaven, and you can bet......jamming just as hard as they ever did on earth!
MrMoggyman There were so many great trios back then in bands, you had Led Zeppelin(really a quartet of great musicians), The Who with daltry, moon, and entwistle, and cream with Clapton, baker, and Bruce.
noel redding could easily been replaced and it would be much the same as today. He got the gig pretty much because his hair style. He was a really good musician don't get me wrong, but saying he paired with Jimi the way Mitch and Jimi did is absurd. Two completely different work and personal relationships. Imagine if he had the same for his bass player, could have had more complex and better matching bass lines.
@@erik9830 even after the formation of The Band of Gypsys the bass got better and the drumming was up to par but no where near Mitch just a personal opinion coming from a guy who listened to 22,100+ minutes of Jimi Hendrix last year
Kinda sad Noel was somewhat of the odd man out. He was pretty much a reluctant Bass Player, He was actually a guitarist but The JHE didn't need a extra guitarist since they already had 3 James Marshall Hendrix...
it was amazing that Noel learned the bass i believe in weeks or 2 months , at least a very short time, he was actually a lead guitarist but jimi liked his hair, jimi was into nice hair his hair style was copied to bob dylan's as jimi quoted on his hair too, yes he loved nice long hair, and they got jimi's hair style down packed by the english hair stylish i believe it was in england that helped him with his look,,
Wow! If you want to know what the Jimi Hendrix experience is really all about, definitely watch this clip. Mitch Mitchell was extremely underrated. He really shows his chops off in this sequence. Thanks for sharing! Amazing
@@garyrobert9085 I'm an old guy, and from my generation among the first things you taught yourself were the grooves and fills from "Fire" and, later,, when you were a little better, ""Manic Depression."
@@thomasbell7033 I have no doubt that Manic Depression doesn't happen until you're a little better. BTW, If I'm remembering correctly there's a portion of this comment thread that speaks to Mitch coming from a Jazz drumming background and that a number of great rock drummers from that era were also.
@@garyrobert9085 Yes, almost all of the great ones were tutored by great British jazz drummers or inspired by American jazz drummers. Ginger Baker was mentored by Phil Seamen, for example. The great Jon Hiseman of Coliseum was from jazz. As was Clive Bunker from Jethro Tull, who is one of my favorites from the period. Keith Moon, not surprisingly, was mostly self-taught. Mitch was a child actor who was tutored in jazz drumming. Oddly, a lot of the American rock drummers were formally trained in American school band programs. Hence the two guys from the Allman Brothers.
Mitch was a great drummer and perfect for Jimi ( I was fortunate to see the experience three times live in London) and he was more jazz than rock and this is an excellent drum solo, but I did notice that their were some moments in the solo that were pure Ginger Baker. R.i.p to them both.
Excellent battery interepretacion teacher Mitch Mitchell, like Jimi Hendrix, never go out of era and will always be present in time, as the great masters of classical music !!!
He received tuition from Jim Marshall (of Marshall amps fame), who was originally a working jazzer. Additionally, one of Mitch's great drumming heroes was a British jazz drummer of the time by the name of Ronnie Stephenson. Stephenson really was something quite special.
Just imagine what it was like when people first heard this, wow! It was a groundbreaking soaring sound with Mitch Mitchell's driving drums matching Jimi's unbelievable guitar playing. There wasn't a drummer like him in all of Rock, one of the greats!
@@stevedriscoll2539so true. Back in the 80's when I really got into Hendrix with beer/weed the sound did sometimes appear to assume physical dimensions to me. Especially '3rd Stone'.
When I was introduced to Jimi Hendrix Experience, I wasn't into it. I didn't like all that guitar noise back then, but I kept listening. And what really caught my attention was Mitch Mitchell's drumming. It was hypnotic. Eventually I started to appreciate Hendrix guitar playing and ironically he's my favorite guitar player now.
Ehhhh Dario, or shall I call you douchebagio. Guitar noise, what the fuck is wrong with you bro that’s total blasphemy talking about the god of guitar.
@@themagicminstrels476 Dario is probably the only person I've heard say ironically now Hendrix is my favorite guitar player lmao but I'm reverse all I cared about was Jimi and my focus is more on Mitch now
Did anyone experience the possession that came over him!!! I mean wowwwww other worldly...and then put headphones on..close your eyes and take his ride. Bless them
This solo is okay there isn't a whole lot of footage of Mitch, this is by far not his best work,and the band was fighting during this gig soo,,kinda awkward
Awesome footage. Feels there's a degree of influence on Mitch from Ginger Baker (Toad and all that) but can equally see a young John Bonham seeing something like this and sensing mileage in it!
I see Max Roach & Elvin Jones, in his playing. Mitch was definitely inspired and influenced by the great Be Bop Jazz Drummers. Bonham, Moon, and Baker were also influenced by these two. Listen to that open bass drum, too! Great solo! I wish I could have seen Mitch live. I got to see Noel. I got to meet Noel, too. Great experience. No pun intended.
To me, the top 2 best and most badaas drummers of all times: 1- Mitch Mitchell 2- Ian Paice Fuck the overrated Keith Moon, fuck the way overrated John Bonham and fuck the most overrated musician of all times, Ginger Baker!😊
Mitch was always well respected in Europe because he was very unique, at that time it was his Destiny to be infused with Jimi style and mastery. Drum magazine acknowledge that Classic drummers from across the pond were giving praises on Mitch's range and style.
This band is one of my favorites of ALL TIME - I saw them live 3 times and Mitch is one of my favorite rock drummers of ALL TIME -- THAT said, I thought this particular solo was a bit pedestrian EXCEPT at the 2:30 mark where he REALLY got going for about 30 seconds before it went back into fundamental exercising a bit -- not that Mitch's fundamental exercising isn't pretty GOOD exercising ......... Sorry if I expect more when I hear the adjective "Incredible" about such an INCREDIBLE player
Noel’s playing was perfect for the Experience When you watch the whole band at speed. Acid rock is so expressionist It’s like having 3 Van Goughs out their at the same time all fitting together. Imagine being the bass player with Jimi and Mitch going off thinking...OK WHAT AM I GONNA PLAY😀 It’s an absurd RHYTHMIC PUZZLE CRANKED UP TO VERY HIGH ALTITUDE. Plus those guys had the coolest clothes EVER😃
One of the most unsung drummers ever, never gets the plaudits he deserves, his drumming all throughout the Experiences work was nothing short of brilliance, RIP to the JHE three ❤
I love this entire performance. I listened to it as my music to fall asleep every night for almost a year. The beginning of the show, they were off but they got it together. I guess they had a couple weeks off prior to this show. Mitch wails!!!!!!
Mitch was one of the greats. Lord, he tuned low, which I copied as a baby drummer. It's a shame he seems to only be remembered by drummers. One of those he inspired was Stewart Copeland, himself one of the all-time great innovators on the drums.
I think almost everyone at the end, including Mitchell, played or tried to be like Buddy Rich. This solo shows that. The first real change was brought about by Billy Cobham, John Bonham playing between early "open."
Why in the hell does the cameraman always zoom in on their faces when they are ripping and tearing with their hands? They are NOT playing their face!!!
Wouldloveto know what Neil P hadto say about Him. Ok, ye, Ginger Baker isnow saying WTF. But 4real. In From The Storm at Isle of Wight is porn. Theultimate motorcycle wheels going over manwhole covers rhythm.
Both great and such pleasure to listen to .. they made so much lemonade with limited equipment .. meaning simpler kits compared to some of these mamoth drumsets of today.. Mitchell gets in with the lead guitar like no one else I’ve ever heard of
I love Mitch’s drumming. When as a listener you’re torn between focusing on the greatest guitar player of all time vs the drummer as is the case on Voodoo Chile then that really says something about Mitch. For anyone out there who hasn’t had much exposure to Mitch I wouldn’t take this solo as representing his capability. The solo is a bit ordinary relative to how good Mitch is.
From what I remember hearing, Jimmy Hendrix was either having a bad day or audio mixing issues and was giving up and Mitch Mitchell got him back into the groove by continuing to play until everybody fell back in line.
Him and Ginger Baker are neck at neck for best drummer ever. Bonham and Moon are amazing in their own right but stand no chance for the shear elegance both drummers added to a song.
Imagine if they would have had a great bass player. He was mediocre at best. Hated jamming. He would have been completely unknown if not for Jimi and Mitch.
This is ALL GOOD, still the greatest guitarist of all time, would have loved to see him play, his death was such a tragic event that could have been prevented. Still gets me mad
Ben you're right i saw it later!But maybe the mikes are just there for recording the show?It was for tv no?In anywy they don't need the big technology in those days to make good music!
Mitch was at his best when incorporating toms whilst doing his fabulous doubles on the snare. The bit ahead of that with the double bass quadruplets was not his strength.
Noel could not take the biscuit as they say in the trade. Brilliant solo by Mitch!!! When Billy Cox played with these two guys it was a totally different band❤
this is the guy ginger baker says that it would be insulting if he were considered or grouped in the same Class as and including John Bonham.... and that they are not even on the same street or level ??? Too much wacky tobacci Ginger LOL !!!
