Just thought I'd share my version of Voodoo Child. This is from the first night out with my band Electric Witness. The guitar player didn't show so I was doing triple duty... guitar, harp, and vocal, but I didn't bother with guitar on this one. Sorry the video is so dark.
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Last Edited by on Apr 20, 2012 11:25 AM
I think it's awesome that you actually covered this. I've recently started working on this song as well; although I didn't have intentions of playing out.
First, the good. I love your ambition and overall cojones for going out and performing especially without a guitar player. You did a good job of recreating some Hendrixy licks at certain points especially that kind of phase effect that you did with the slow warble on the 4/5 that you bend down.
The bad. I really wanted you to nail the main riff, but you didn't. I'm guessing maybe you relied on your guitar player for this.
Nice work. I enjoy this stuff too, 3rd Stone etc. My opinion (yeah, just mine) is that this song should not be covered. Yeah, SRV did, but given what he could accomplish with a guitar I'm thinking there was a reason.
Ridge - Thank you for the for the specific feedback and the tab. You are absolutely correct about the riff, it was going to be the guitar players job, and yes I did pretty much destroy it! haha.
Littoral - Thank you, I understand your opinion. It is a song I continue to work on and play and continue to get positive feedback on, so I keep playing it. :) I am definitely not Hendrix or Stevie, but I love the song so much I have to keep playing it! It's funny you mention Third Stone because I throw a little Third Stone guitar solo section into the middle of my version of Mona... it's for fun.
Since that gig I have been playing as a one man band, creating live loops, and have continued to work on this song especially the riff!
