The New Rising Sun
Sunday, January 20th, 2008Lately I’ve been listening to almost nothing but the musical stylings of Jimi Hendrix. One of my favourite musicians for as long as I can remember riding my bike down to one of the local record stores growing up in my home town, Hendrix has mesmerized and inspired me with his fantastic guitar playing. I still remember the first time I heard him play (and I’m sure I’m not alone in this), in Wayne’s World (1992) when Garth approaches his dream girl in Stan Mikita’s Donuts in time with Foxey Lady (along with a few Hendrix covers performed by Tia Carrere). I must have been living under a rock until a couple days ago when I realized one final album (not to be confused with the many (more…)