Jimi Hendrix's "Machine Gun"

Buy me coffee: https://ko-fi.com/jontyknine/tip   / jontyknine   Check out Jonty's play list:    • Song clips   Contact & Socials: https://www.jontyknine.co.za/contact/ whatsapp: 061 513 1103 Email: [email protected] Consider a donation to buy food or clothes: https://www.jontyknine.co.za/support/ Jimi Hendrix's "Machine Gun" live is one of the most iconic guitar performances in rock history, especially the versions from his Band of Gypsys shows at the Fillmore East in New York City over New Year's Eve 1969/1970. The song debuted live on December 31, 1969 (first show), with the most famous and critically acclaimed version recorded on January 1, 1970 (first or second show), featured on the classic live album Band of Gypsys (1970). Backed by bassist Billy Cox and drummer Buddy Miles, Hendrix used effects, feedback, and techniques to mimic warfare sounds—machine guns, bombs, helicopters, and screams—as an anti-war statement amid the Vietnam era. Guitar experts often hail it as a pinnacle of electric guitar playing, blending funk, rock, and improvisation in a powerful, extended solo.