Jimi Hendrix And Jimmy Page

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missing a twang or a moan. He slung the guitar low over swiveling hips, or raised it to pick the strings with his teeth; he thrust it between his legs and did a bump and grind, crooning: 'oh, baby, come on now, sock it to me.'...For a symbolic finish, he lifted the guitar and flung it against the amplifiers." Time (April 25, 1968). His specialty became the way he used feedback, which up until now was an undesired sound. Using his guitar and the feedback it created, he was able to generate sounds which were used to his advantage in creating his unique style. This style is copied today by modern rock artists; however, this style is duplicated today with the use of special equipment, such as synthesizers.
Everyone from the masters of music to teenage kids were taken by Hendrix's experimentation. Not since the likes of Eric Clapton or Pete Townshend had a young musician
been able to take off on a stage. He'd use distorted riffs, mind-blowing feedback and heart-thumping wah-wah ...

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Led Zeppelin's albums, influencing their unique sound.
In the musical sense, have many similarities. Jimi Hendrix was a major influence in the career of Page. He created a new musical form for him and Page fed off of that creating a unique and innovative style of his own. On stage, they were both very zany with the electric guitar. They created an explosive style live and gave people energy by showing their speed and unbelievable creativeness. In a sense they were also very similar in their dressing. I feel they weren’t too fancy with any of their clothes and were very original with everything they did. I feel they were out to give people a jaw breaking experience by revealing ...

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