Who do you prefer, Jimi Hendrix or Santana?

I know both have a unique style, and therefore cannot be compared objectively. So I am not asking who do think is a better guitar player, but who's misuc do you like more?
As for me, I prefer to listen to Jimi. But than again, I also like Santana's older stuff...

Hendrix!

phunkadelic said:

Did you know that Jimi wanted to join the Santana band? Carlos met him at Woodstock and they became friends.One day he came to a Santana band rehearsal and told Carlos "I wanna join your band!".Carlos was thrilled,but he told Jimi "If you join,there will be nothing for ME to do".


but to answer the question,I prefer Carlos Santana.I have all of his albums and I love the whole Latin/rock/fusion/jazz/soul/funk thing he had going on,particularly on his 70s albums.His 'Borboletta' album (1974) LIVES in my CD player.

DavidEye said:[quote]Did you know that Jimi wanted to join the Santana band? Carlos met him at Woodstock and they became friends.One day he came to a Santana band rehearsal and told Carlos "I wanna join your band!".Carlos was thrilled,but he told Jimi "If you join,there will be nothing for ME to do".


Didn't know that. But how amazing it would have been; Jimi Hendrix and santana in one band!

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DavidEye said:

Indeed! I bet that if Jimi had lived,the two of them would have eventually done an album together.

I love them both - I can't really compare the two because their styles are very different. Santana is like a soul latin and Hendrix is R&B metal

Santana - no question, although I do like some of Jimi's music and he was an amazing guitarist.

Jimi Hendrix was WAY ahead of his time. He was talking about samplers in the 60s!! Carlos is gifted, but I don't think his imaginations holds a stick to Jimi. Carlos has been doing the psychedelic latin thing for what 30somfin years now???

oh please.. Hendrix by a muthafuckin long shot


go tell Santana there's a new song written for him and the backstreet boys.. perhaps he wants to collab.

Sdldawn said:

Brutal but funny.

Let's take Santana from 1966 - 1970 (the time of Jimi's career) and it's hands down, Hendrix.

Jimi's musical imagination and execution was on a totally different level than Santana's. He was a Brother From Another Planet. Forced to choose one it's easily Jimi for me.

Slave2daGroove said:

I'll admit Santana was great back then.. its just a damn joke now..

Jimi of course !

Why compare really? they R both stand alone guitarist. but the playing that moves my heart mind & soul is Santana. the cat that blows me away and makes me say wow & damn how did he make that sound? is Jimi*

MrLovesexy said:

Your not comparing got'ya!

Why choose? I wouldnt go without either one.

Hendrix

of this there can be no question

Santana is one of the least interesting guitarists I have ever heard...he is a one-trick pony

Rowdy said:

So would U say "your" playing is what needs 2 B talked about and not that one trick pony named Santana? Hey if U play better then I'm all ears...

Prince

SANTANA
HENDRIX

MrLovesexy said:

LS: Why do you always turn people's opinions back towards their own creativity? The topic isn't, "who's better, Hendrix, Santana, or yourself?" Let a guitar player have an opinion about another guitar player. They're not saying, "I play better than both, so I can judge", they're saying, "I play guitar, and from what I've heard, I like that player better".

I like Hendrix better. Some Santana I like, and if Hendrix HAD lived, I'm sure he'd have put out as many duds as winners. Santana's weakness is that he can't sing, so he's limited in what he can do, just like Kenny Wayne Shepherd - they'll always be limited by their singers.

Santana!!

Hendrix is overrated and plays sorta sloppy!

Sdldawn said:

thats was a good one :LOL:

Hendrix can anyone else compare...ever?

locoarts said:

He does play sloppily, especially on "Electric Ladyland"..but I still love him to death, though granted, I don't know all that much about Santana's music.

Santana is cool but Hendrix by lightyears. Duh.

VAMPIRELLA said:

That's the thing about Jimi, he had a great style that try as U may but no one will ever replicate...

and if its technical proess that U're after then U cannot go past the likes of Nuno Bettencourt, Vai, Malmsteen and ofcourse Satch.

For me its some of the great Flamenco guitarists that grab me, I've always wondered what Paco De Lucia would do if he picked up an electric...

Sdldawn said:

... that was freakin' hysterical...

easily hendrix... even at carlos santana's creative peak, i would take hendrix...

i love the hendrix... absolutely love the man... he took the guitar into a whole new realm... there are a lot of great guitar players, but only a few innovators of the style... like b.b. king or chuck berry or t-bone walker... hendrix was an innovator...

carlos santana is merely good at what he does... and while i can't stand his music (new or old - i can't fuckin' stand santana), i do respect him...

hendrix!!