tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547189426460085710.post312218301827750205..comments2018-01-10T09:38:09.880-08:00Comments on FINESSED&BLESSED: Artist Influence #3J-FINESSEMUSIQUARIUMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18165399410764417745noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547189426460085710.post-37887288990177456802008-03-19T06:43:00.000-07:002008-03-19T06:43:00.000-07:00now let me first preface this by saying that lenny...now let me first preface this by saying that lenny kravitz is a great artist. <BR/><BR/>the modern day jimi hendrix, he is not. jimi hendrix took something (the blues) and electrified it. his music sounded NOTHING like anything of his contemporaries. it sounding like nothing ever played in generations prior. while his influences were that of muddy waters, bb king, albert king et al, one would have to pay close attention to his pentonic scales to hear it. <BR/><BR/>his mastery of the guitar influenced many after him (in my honest opinion, the only person to come close emulating jimi was this white guy named stevie ray vaughn. and he was an amazing guitarist). jimi influenced so many guitarists its just too many to list. <BR/><BR/>which brings me back to lenny kravitz. true, lenny has gifts. but he is not doing something that has not already been done. his first album, let love rule, is a classic, but not like anything you haven't heard from the likes of led zeppelin, jimi hendrix, the mammas and the pappas. additionally, his most popular songs are 'stadium rock driven, heavy guitar' rifs (think are you gonna go my way, fly away, and the rest). <BR/><BR/>again, i think he's a great artist, but the modern day hendrix he is light years away from being.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14549968203489511992noreply@blogger.com