Tag: Music
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Is Eric Clapton overrated as a guitarist?
I think so. He basically rode the ‘Clapton is God’ fame for a while, and his best work was his early years with the YardBirds, John Mayall, Cream, Blind Faith and Derek and the Dominoes (notice that he never stayed too long in any one group?). After that he ventured more into pop and blues-pop.…
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Dec 2022 Gadget update
Every 6 months I do an update on the state of my gadgets and what I use. Computers HP Dragonfly Elite (2020) – replaces 2017 Google Pixelbook, 2017 Porsche Design Book One The HP Dragonfly Elite is the lightest convertible laptop on the market, and replaces both my Porsche Design (much heavier) and Google Pixelbook…
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What exactly did Jimi Hendrix do, technically, that separated him from his rivals?
Well let me know which one of his rivals was doing these things: Opening up the Monterey Pop Festival with a rendition of Killing Floor that was twice as fast as the original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ARliZIZDhg ^ this is the not the actual performance but it can be seen in the Live at Monterey DVD Setting his…