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05/12/2003 Archived Entry: "Noel Redding, R.I.P."
Noel Redding, R.I.P.
Man, when I was a kid, the Hendrix Experience was the shit. Jimi inspired me to really seriously work on my guitar playing in the hopes that someday I'd get a millionth as good as he was, and his band was a visual shock as well as a musical monster.
The behind-the-scenes was typical for any band - Noel Redding was a pretty well-known guitarist in UK when he decided to sign on as a bass player for the Experience. He chafed working under one of rock's all-time greatest guitarists, and his association with Jimi only lasted 3 years. Even when he was still in the band, he'd get pissed off and head for the pub during sessions for Axis: Bold As Love and Electric Ladyland, leaving Jimi to cut many of the bass tracks you hear on those albums. Such was Jimi's loyalty that Redding got full credit for bass duties upon the release of those two albums, and the story wasn't known until long after the Experience was a beloved memory.
Noel Redding died Sunday, at age 57.
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Woah, I hadn't heard. Sad one. I always thought Redding, back in the day, with his attitude and all, was sort of a card. But in later interviews he seemed like a decent enough guy.
Posted by Mott Cromby @ 05/13/2003 09:31 AM NY
it's pretty terrible that abc's announcement of new shows is getting more play than noel redding's passing. i think it would be rather difficult to overstate the significance and influence of the hendrix experience in the world of popular music. by this time next year all those ridiculous abc shows will be forgotten.
Posted by Spade Hammer @ 05/13/2003 08:04 PM NY
