Dr. Ellwood Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 An excellant choice I think. Hay a real life REAL guitar player who loves Hendrix RIGHT ON!!!! http://www.thestringnetwork.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kramer Ferrington III. Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 Oh... I'd heard it was going to be Andre 3000. I don't like Kravitz very much but he's probably a better choice. God knows he's tried hard enough to be Hendrix all this time, they may as well film it. Maybe they should do some "reverse revisionism" and have Jimi played by Johnny Winter Band MySpace My snazzy t-shirt empire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darklava Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 Originally posted by ellwood: An excellant choice I think. Hay a real life REAL guitar player who loves Hendrix RIGHT ON!!!! Right on is right..I wonder how he's gonna pull off playing LH.Hope he don't look like Gary Cooper did in the Lou Gerhig story. The story of life is quicker then the blink of an eye, the story of love is hello, goodbye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Ellwood Posted December 17, 2005 Author Share Posted December 17, 2005 wow ya ..well maybe they won't require the south paw thing? but finally Hollywood got something right!!! http://www.thestringnetwork.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Madness Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 I hadn't heard about that: it's a really cool news. Lenny's got the right vibe . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPCustom Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 They might deal with the LH stuff by reversing the image. If there's nothing readable in most of the shot they can get away with it. They could also do some digital effects and reverse just Lennie. They'd need to give him a LH guitar to play upside down, though, like many of Hendrix's. Born on the Bayou Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Ellwood Posted December 17, 2005 Author Share Posted December 17, 2005 Originally posted by LPCustom: They might deal with the LH stuff by reversing the image. If there's nothing readable in most of the shot they can get away with it. They could also do some digital effects and reverse just Lennie. They'd need to give him a LH guitar to play upside down, though, like many of Hendrix's. LP..now I gotta LQQK!! did Jimmi use any real deal left hand guitars? or where they all restrung standard ones??? Dunno http://www.thestringnetwork.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluesape Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 Kravitz is not the best choice. Toronto's Tony Springer has already played Jimi in a film, and he's a real lead player who can dish out a killer Jimi set at a moment's notice. They could just show the reverse image and he would pull it off better. Never a DUH! moment! Well, almost never. OK, OK! Sometimes never! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Ellwood Posted December 17, 2005 Author Share Posted December 17, 2005 Originally posted by Bluesape: Kravitz is not the best choice. Toronto's Tony Springer has already played Jimi in a film, and he's a real lead player who can dish out a killer Jimi set at a moment's notice. They could just show the reverse image and he would pull it off better. Ya you might be right!! he's a good one allright! http://www.thestringnetwork.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rw2003 Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 But Lenny Kravitz will put people in the seats, especially women. "Spend all day doing nothing But we sure do it well" - Huck Johns from 'Oh Yeah' Click to Listen to Oh yeah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Madness Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 Originally posted by Bluesape: Kravitz is not the best choice. Toronto's Tony Springer has already played Jimi in a film, and he's a real lead player who can dish out a killer Jimi set at a moment's notice. They could just show the reverse image and he would pull it off better. Another player who can pull that off anytime is Randy Hansen (who does Jimi impersonations for a living). I saw him live about a decade ago and he totally blew my mind as a player. I left that small club he was playing at feeling like I had witnessed Jimi first-hand. I'll have to look up Tony Springer, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitar55 Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 I've seen Randy Hansen also. Great show. He might be too old though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tone Taster Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 Man, I've been wondering for years who would be able to do that Back in the day, I was saying Richard Pryor Lennie would be it can't they do the LH w/computers??????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tone Taster Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 The thing is, is that I don't look forward to these kind of movies anymore It seems like they depict the sex and drugs more so than the musical impact That movie , Bird, about Charlie Parker was a big let down in that respect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Geoff Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 Originally posted by ellwood: Originally posted by LPCustom: They might deal with the LH stuff by reversing the image. If there's nothing readable in most of the shot they can get away with it. They could also do some digital effects and reverse just Lennie. They'd need to give him a LH guitar to play upside down, though, like many of Hendrix's. LP..now I gotta LQQK!! did Jimmi use any real deal left hand guitars? or where they all restrung standard ones??? Dunno Lee, Clapton had just bought Jimi the first LH Strat he'd seen in the UK and was going to give it to him on the day he died. This came from a BBC TV prog about Hendrix made about 10 years ago. G. "When the power of love overcomes the love of power the World will know Peace": Jimi Hendrix http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=738517&content=music The Geoff - blame Caevan!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caevan O’Shite Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 Eric Gales (the young, still living one) might have been a good choice, too. But I'm sure that Lenny Kravitz will do fine. At least it won't be TOM CRUISE. The lefty/righty thing should prove to be a non-issue, there are soooo many ways to tackle it, even without CGI. Seen LOTR? King Kong('05)? This'd be a cakewalk. Hmmn, I'm not even sure if I'll even feel like seeing it. Time'll tell, I'll either feel like it or I won't when ads and promo hype starts circulating... maybe I'll see some of you there. Or maybe I'll just see you here, instead. Time'll tell. Jimi supposedly expected lefty axes to be sub-standard, at least off-the-shelf production models, so he stuck with standard righty Strats. Plus, he felt that he could just buy a bunch of 'em at a time- which he was known to do- for his live performances destroying Strats. Replaceable, disposable, practically generic- suited his gig-needs just fine! Ask yourself- What Would Ren and Stimpy Do? ~ Caevan James-Michael Miller-O'Shite ~ _ ___ _ Leprechaun, Esquire _ ___ _ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darklava Posted December 18, 2005 Share Posted December 18, 2005 Ain't nothing like the real thing baby... I just can't see this movie being any good, if I wana watch the master I'll just throw in Woodstock or Isle of White...or Berkley Temptations now that was a good movie The story of life is quicker then the blink of an eye, the story of love is hello, goodbye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPCustom Posted December 18, 2005 Share Posted December 18, 2005 Originally posted by ellwood: Originally posted by LPCustom: They might deal with the LH stuff by reversing the image. If there's nothing readable in most of the shot they can get away with it. They could also do some digital effects and reverse just Lennie. They'd need to give him a LH guitar to play upside down, though, like many of Hendrix's. LP..now I gotta LQQK!! did Jimmi use any real deal left hand guitars? or where they all restrung standard ones??? Dunno Jimmi had some lefty guitars but he only got those a year or two before he died. Most of his career was spent playing restrung righties. I think he had several left hand guitars and several restrung right handers when he died. Born on the Bayou Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPCustom Posted December 18, 2005 Share Posted December 18, 2005 Originally posted by ellwood: Originally posted by LPCustom: They might deal with the LH stuff by reversing the image. If there's nothing readable in most of the shot they can get away with it. They could also do some digital effects and reverse just Lennie. They'd need to give him a LH guitar to play upside down, though, like many of Hendrix's. LP..now I gotta LQQK!! did Jimmi use any real deal left hand guitars? or where they all restrung standard ones??? Dunno Ack, double post. Born on the Bayou Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darklava Posted December 18, 2005 Share Posted December 18, 2005 http://www.landyvision.com/Slideshow/image/205.jpg The story of life is quicker then the blink of an eye, the story of love is hello, goodbye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Madness Posted December 19, 2005 Share Posted December 19, 2005 Originally posted by O'Shite Christmas: Eric Gales (the young, still living one) might have been a good choice, too. Word. Originally posted by O'Shite Christmas: The lefty/righty thing should prove to be a non-issue, there are soooo many ways to tackle it, even without CGI. Seen LOTR? King Kong('05)? This'd be a cakewalk. Now you got me confused: was the actual ape in King Kong a left- or right-handed ape? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Madness Posted December 19, 2005 Share Posted December 19, 2005 Originally posted by Darklava: http://www.landyvision.com/Slideshow/image/205.jpg Hey Darklava, this a rather unusual pic of Jimi (with a Les Paul ), very cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabriel E. Posted December 19, 2005 Share Posted December 19, 2005 ??? Jimi was 27 when he died. Kravitz is 41. "You never can vouch for your own consciousness." - Norman Mailer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kramer Ferrington III. Posted December 19, 2005 Share Posted December 19, 2005 Originally posted by Gabriel E.: ??? Jimi was 27 when he died. Kravitz is 41. Any number of thirtysomethings have wound up playing teenagers. I'm sure the film studios don't care how old anybody is. Band MySpace My snazzy t-shirt empire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluesWithoutBlame Posted December 19, 2005 Share Posted December 19, 2005 Minor pet peeve....it's Jimi, not Jimmi. Kravitz, to me, seems like a digital version of Hendrix clone. He doesn't have the chops, and his stuff just doesn't have the Jimi vibe. John Mayer, he can do some Jimi stuff, with the soul. ==================================================== Check out my original music at http://www.soundclick.com/bands/jacker "In theory there is no difference between theory and practice, but not in practice." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kramer Ferrington III. Posted December 19, 2005 Share Posted December 19, 2005 Originally posted by BluesWithoutBlame: Kravitz, to me, seems like a digital version of Hendrix clone. He doesn't have the chops, and his stuff just doesn't have the Jimi vibe. John Mayer, he can do some Jimi stuff, with the soul. Well, Kravitz doesn't have to SOUND like Jimi or even do his chops. All that can easily be overdubbed later. Whoever they get for the part just has to come across like Hendrix on film and know which way to hold a guitar. Band MySpace My snazzy t-shirt empire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picker Posted December 19, 2005 Share Posted December 19, 2005 Lenny Kravitz looks about as much like Jimi as I do, and I'm a 52 year-old-WASP. Bad choice. You can teach an actor to look like he knows how to play much easier than you can teach a guitar player how to act really well, so get an actor, some one who can actually act, instead of a guitar player that can't act worth a hoot, and don't worry about how real the guitar playing looks. Always remember that you are unique. Just like everyone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Madness Posted December 19, 2005 Share Posted December 19, 2005 The main thing here is that Kravitz won't really have to act: he's already living the crazy rock star life the movie will want to depict. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baronedo Posted December 19, 2005 Share Posted December 19, 2005 In response to the question on Jimi's guitars, Jimi played right handed guitars flipped over with the nuts reversed and restrung to a standard left handed stringing. It is my understanding that this was initially done by Jimi for economic and practical reasons as there were not many left handed versions available during Jimi's early career. Once Jimi became famous, he struck with the converted righty guitars which became one of his trademarks. With respect to the musicians stated in this post who could play Jimi, can any of them act?? Playing guitar well would be a good attribute but if they are ham actors, the movie will bomb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Ellwood Posted December 19, 2005 Author Share Posted December 19, 2005 Originally posted by Picker: Lenny Kravitz looks about as much like Jimi as I do, and I'm a 52 year-old-WASP. Bad choice. You can teach an actor to look like he knows how to play much easier than you can teach a guitar player how to act really well, so get an actor, some one who can actually act, instead of a guitar player that can't act worth a hoot, and don't worry about how real the guitar playing looks. True, but how do we KNOW Lenny can't act? He comes from a theatrical family, maybe he can act? http://www.thestringnetwork.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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