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sir pball

(5,214 posts) Sat Oct 18, 2025, 09:05 PM Oct 18

Jimi Hendrix was, of course, the GOAT...but Mitch is largely forgotten.

Mitch Mitchell is widely considered one of the greatest drummers of all time, on par with (if not better than) John Bonham or Keith Moon…but he had the unfortunate circumstance of playing with, well, Jimi.

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Jimi Hendrix was, of course, the GOAT...but Mitch is largely forgotten. (Original Post) sir pball Oct 18 OP

FORGET MITCH MITCHELL AT YOUR OWN PERIL Leghorn21 Oct 18 #1

Loved the early Hendrix stuff. His other groups were great too, of course. Silent Type Oct 18 #2

Its one thing to learn Hendrix note for note, Its kinda a rite of passage for most guitarists. Eko Oct 18 #3

Sina is kind of otherworldly.. sir pball Oct 23 #4

Jimi Was Great, To Be Sure... ProfessorGAC Oct 23 #5

EVH was more skilled than Hendrix for sure. sir pball Oct 23 #7

I Can Buy That ProfessorGAC Oct 23 #8

Lightning quick. underpants Oct 23 #6

Leghorn21

(14,003 posts)

1. FORGET MITCH MITCHELL AT YOUR OWN PERIL

Reply to sir pball (Original post)

Sat Oct 18, 2025, 09:31 PM

Oct 18

NEVER NEVER NEVER
will NEVER forget Mitch

Silent Type

(12,235 posts)

2. Loved the early Hendrix stuff. His other groups were great too, of course.

Reply to sir pball (Original post)

Sat Oct 18, 2025, 09:37 PM

Oct 18

Eko

(9,805 posts)

3. Its one thing to learn Hendrix note for note, Its kinda a rite of passage for most guitarists.

Reply to sir pball (Original post)

Sat Oct 18, 2025, 09:45 PM

Oct 18

Quite another to see someone do Mitch note for note.

sir pball

(5,214 posts)

4. Sina is kind of otherworldly..

Reply to Eko (Reply #3)

Thu Oct 23, 2025, 04:46 PM

Oct 23

Covering Mitch actually may not be the most impressive thing she's done…

ProfessorGAC

(75,492 posts)

5. Jimi Was Great, To Be Sure...

Reply to sir pball (Original post)

Thu Oct 23, 2025, 05:00 PM

Oct 23

...but, I can't buy "of course, the GOAT".
Too many other great players to just concede that claim.

sir pball

(5,214 posts)

7. EVH was more skilled than Hendrix for sure.

Reply to ProfessorGAC (Reply #5)

Thu Oct 23, 2025, 05:23 PM

Oct 23

And Steve Vai, and Jeff Beck, and a lot of others.They could all play circles around Hendrix, a self-taught twentysomething.

None of them, and no other guitarist I can think of, were ever nearly as influential.

ProfessorGAC

(75,492 posts)

8. I Can Buy That

Reply to sir pball (Reply #7)

Thu Oct 23, 2025, 06:11 PM

Oct 23

One of my earliest influences was Robin Trower.
There'd have been no Trower without Hendtix.
Same with Blackmore.
Those 2 guys, and Jimi, was how I became a Strat guy. I'm nobody important but Jimi influenced me, even though I only like a few of his songs.
Still, I think nobody changed the vocabulary of guitar more than EVH.
And, my favorite player ever is Satriani. But again, no Jimi, no Satch.

underpants

(194,206 posts)

6. Lightning quick.

Reply to sir pball (Original post)

Thu Oct 23, 2025, 05:18 PM

Oct 23

I always loved his drums as much as Jimi’s guitar

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