Okay, fellow escapists, I am in dire need of your opinions. I am editing part of my final project/ final exam for one of my classes, this is a huge part of my grade. That being said, I need your honest opinions/ feed dback and any suggestions as to how this could be better.
i present my speech for the project:
Presentation notes
Topic: Who had a greater influence on modern rock, Jimi Hendrix or Led Zeppelin? I chose this topic because of my love of 60?s rock music, especially artists jimi Hendrix and led zeppelin.
My thesis is that I believe Jimi Hendrix had a greater influence on modern rock music.
Essential question:
But first a bit of background: Led zeppelin was an English rock band formed in 1968 by Jimmy Page (guitar), Robert Plant (vocals), John Paul Jones (bass guitar, keyboards) and John Bonham (drums). The original line up was to have Keith moon on drums and John Entwhistle on keyboard, but that didn?t happen. The inspiration for their name came from the drummer of the band The Who, Keith moon. They said that a group with Keith, John, Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck would go over like a lead zeppelin, which was a phrase that the drummer, Keith Moon, used to describe a failed show. The ?a? in lead was later dropped from the name to prevent ?thick Americans? from pronouncing it ?Leed?.
Their first album, titled Led Zeppelin 1, was one of the pivotal records in the creation of heavy metal. Their second album, Led zeppelin 2, was even more successful than their first and reached the top of the UK and US charts. Their third album, Led Zeppelin 3, was rather different than the first two. It was more of an acoustic album, strongly influenced by celtic and folk music. It was not well received at the time of its creation. This album also had the famous ?Immigrant song? on it.
Their fourth album, known as the ?fourth album?, had no title or band name on it when it was released due to the media saying they were an overhyped band. This was done to prove that the record could sell itself without the band?s name on it. The fourth album also had their most famous song on it, stairway to heaven, which was voted as having the greatest rock guitar solo of all time.
The original band members stayed together until 1980, after John Bonhams death. They got back together in 2008 to do one concert in England with the new drummer.
In 1966, Jimi Hendrix formed the Jimi Hendrix Experience with bassist Noel Redding and drummer Mitch Mitchell. Their first album, ?Are you experienced?? was released in the UK on may 12, 1967 and would have reached the top of the UK charts were it not for the album ?Sgt. Peppers lonely hearts club? by the Beatles. On march 31, 1967, Jimi set his guitar on fire as a publicity stunt during the Walker Brothers farewell tour. Although he was internationally famous at this point, he still had not gotten the attention of the US. It was at the Monterey international pop festival, where he repeated his guitar burning stunt, that he became famous in the US.
His next album was Axis: Bold as Love, also released in 1967. This was the first album where he started to experiment with the stereo format. This was also the first album where he tuned his guitar down a half step to E-flat tuning. Another interesting thing about this album, almost half of the record was lost when Jimi lost the master tape of one side of the LP in a London taxi. The whole half was remixed in one night, luckily the one song that they couldn?t do again was saved because the bassist noel redding had a copy of it on tape.
Hendrix?s third recording, a double album, Electric Ladyland was different from his other albums. As the album's recording progressed, Chas Chandler became so frustrated with Hendrix's perfectionism and with various friends and hangers-on milling about the studio that he decided to sever his professional relationship with Hendrix. Hendrix began experimenting with different musicians and instruments, as well as modern electronic effects. Many of the songs were re-recorded at Jimi?s insistence until they were perfect, the song gypsey eyes was re-recorded over 43 times. Electric Ladyland includes a number of compositions and arrangements for which Hendrix is still remembered. These include "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)" as well as Hendrix's rendition of Bob Dylan's "All Along the Watchtower". Hendrix's version was a complete departure from the original, and includes one of the most highly praised guitar arrangements in modern music.
On june 30, 1969, bassist noel redding quit the band, effectively breaking up the Jimi Hendrix Experience.
On august 18, 1969, jimi played the Woodstock music festival with his hired band, Gypsey Sun and Rainbows, along with his original drummer, mitch mitchell. The show ended with his highly-regarded rendition of the The Star-Spangled Banner, a solo improvisation which is now regarded as a special symbol of the 1960s era.
On January 26/27, noel redding and mitch Mitchell got back together with jimi. They went on their ?cry of love? tour, during the US leg of the tour, many of the shows were recorded and produced some of jimi?s most memorable performances.
Early on September 18, 1970, Jimi Hendrix died in London under circumstances which have never been fully explained. He had spent the later part of the evening before at a party and was picked up by girlfriend Monika Dannemann and driven to her flat at the Samarkand Hotel. According to the estimated time of death, he died shortly afterwards.
Once again, my thesis statement is that Jimi Hendrix had the greatest influence on modern rock.
The reasonS why Led zeppelin deserves the title of greatest influence is because they incorporated all kinds of styles into their music. They used genres like Latin, Arabic, Country, Reggae and many more genres. My rebuttal to this is that although led zeppelin had a wide range of styles, they never really experimented with the sounds a guitar could make. They are considered one of the main influences of heavy metal. Six of their albums have reached the number one spot in the us billboard and the rest have gotten in the top ten. Rolling Stone even described Led Zeppelin as ?the heaviest band of all time? and ?the biggest band of the 70?s?.
The reasons that I believe Jimi Hendrix deserves to be called the greatest influence is because he could get unique sounds out of his guitar that no one else could. He also pushed the limits of a guitar and an amp farther than anyone else. His playing style is still emulated today by thousands of guitar players. He was not only a guitar virtuoso, but he turned the guitar into much more than a mean sounding instrument.
It is for those reasons and more that I believe that jimi Hendrix has had the most influence on modern rock music.
i present my speech for the project:
Presentation notes
Topic: Who had a greater influence on modern rock, Jimi Hendrix or Led Zeppelin? I chose this topic because of my love of 60?s rock music, especially artists jimi Hendrix and led zeppelin.
My thesis is that I believe Jimi Hendrix had a greater influence on modern rock music.
Essential question:
But first a bit of background: Led zeppelin was an English rock band formed in 1968 by Jimmy Page (guitar), Robert Plant (vocals), John Paul Jones (bass guitar, keyboards) and John Bonham (drums). The original line up was to have Keith moon on drums and John Entwhistle on keyboard, but that didn?t happen. The inspiration for their name came from the drummer of the band The Who, Keith moon. They said that a group with Keith, John, Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck would go over like a lead zeppelin, which was a phrase that the drummer, Keith Moon, used to describe a failed show. The ?a? in lead was later dropped from the name to prevent ?thick Americans? from pronouncing it ?Leed?.
Their first album, titled Led Zeppelin 1, was one of the pivotal records in the creation of heavy metal. Their second album, Led zeppelin 2, was even more successful than their first and reached the top of the UK and US charts. Their third album, Led Zeppelin 3, was rather different than the first two. It was more of an acoustic album, strongly influenced by celtic and folk music. It was not well received at the time of its creation. This album also had the famous ?Immigrant song? on it.
Their fourth album, known as the ?fourth album?, had no title or band name on it when it was released due to the media saying they were an overhyped band. This was done to prove that the record could sell itself without the band?s name on it. The fourth album also had their most famous song on it, stairway to heaven, which was voted as having the greatest rock guitar solo of all time.
The original band members stayed together until 1980, after John Bonhams death. They got back together in 2008 to do one concert in England with the new drummer.
In 1966, Jimi Hendrix formed the Jimi Hendrix Experience with bassist Noel Redding and drummer Mitch Mitchell. Their first album, ?Are you experienced?? was released in the UK on may 12, 1967 and would have reached the top of the UK charts were it not for the album ?Sgt. Peppers lonely hearts club? by the Beatles. On march 31, 1967, Jimi set his guitar on fire as a publicity stunt during the Walker Brothers farewell tour. Although he was internationally famous at this point, he still had not gotten the attention of the US. It was at the Monterey international pop festival, where he repeated his guitar burning stunt, that he became famous in the US.
His next album was Axis: Bold as Love, also released in 1967. This was the first album where he started to experiment with the stereo format. This was also the first album where he tuned his guitar down a half step to E-flat tuning. Another interesting thing about this album, almost half of the record was lost when Jimi lost the master tape of one side of the LP in a London taxi. The whole half was remixed in one night, luckily the one song that they couldn?t do again was saved because the bassist noel redding had a copy of it on tape.
Hendrix?s third recording, a double album, Electric Ladyland was different from his other albums. As the album's recording progressed, Chas Chandler became so frustrated with Hendrix's perfectionism and with various friends and hangers-on milling about the studio that he decided to sever his professional relationship with Hendrix. Hendrix began experimenting with different musicians and instruments, as well as modern electronic effects. Many of the songs were re-recorded at Jimi?s insistence until they were perfect, the song gypsey eyes was re-recorded over 43 times. Electric Ladyland includes a number of compositions and arrangements for which Hendrix is still remembered. These include "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)" as well as Hendrix's rendition of Bob Dylan's "All Along the Watchtower". Hendrix's version was a complete departure from the original, and includes one of the most highly praised guitar arrangements in modern music.
On june 30, 1969, bassist noel redding quit the band, effectively breaking up the Jimi Hendrix Experience.
On august 18, 1969, jimi played the Woodstock music festival with his hired band, Gypsey Sun and Rainbows, along with his original drummer, mitch mitchell. The show ended with his highly-regarded rendition of the The Star-Spangled Banner, a solo improvisation which is now regarded as a special symbol of the 1960s era.
On January 26/27, noel redding and mitch Mitchell got back together with jimi. They went on their ?cry of love? tour, during the US leg of the tour, many of the shows were recorded and produced some of jimi?s most memorable performances.
Early on September 18, 1970, Jimi Hendrix died in London under circumstances which have never been fully explained. He had spent the later part of the evening before at a party and was picked up by girlfriend Monika Dannemann and driven to her flat at the Samarkand Hotel. According to the estimated time of death, he died shortly afterwards.
Once again, my thesis statement is that Jimi Hendrix had the greatest influence on modern rock.
The reasonS why Led zeppelin deserves the title of greatest influence is because they incorporated all kinds of styles into their music. They used genres like Latin, Arabic, Country, Reggae and many more genres. My rebuttal to this is that although led zeppelin had a wide range of styles, they never really experimented with the sounds a guitar could make. They are considered one of the main influences of heavy metal. Six of their albums have reached the number one spot in the us billboard and the rest have gotten in the top ten. Rolling Stone even described Led Zeppelin as ?the heaviest band of all time? and ?the biggest band of the 70?s?.
The reasons that I believe Jimi Hendrix deserves to be called the greatest influence is because he could get unique sounds out of his guitar that no one else could. He also pushed the limits of a guitar and an amp farther than anyone else. His playing style is still emulated today by thousands of guitar players. He was not only a guitar virtuoso, but he turned the guitar into much more than a mean sounding instrument.
It is for those reasons and more that I believe that jimi Hendrix has had the most influence on modern rock music.
