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So I recently read "Room Full of Mirrors," the new Jimi Hendrix bio (quick review -- the writing style passes up Hendrix's flash for his technical proficiency, but it does a wonderful job of bringing to light and snuffing out the rumors and of getting to the soul of the man -- 4 out of 5 stars) and was interested to read about the guitar savant's Northwest influences. Primary among them was The Fabulous Wailers, a Tacoma-based "dirty R&B" band in the vein of Portland's The Kingsmen ("Louie Louie") and the biggest band around when young Jimi was coming of age. "Dirty Robber" is echoey and practically incomprehensible, but you know the warbles and piano slides got the dance floor jumping -- and planted in Jimi the idea that barely reined-in chaos was at the root of really fun rock.
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[Source: The Olympian Online -- MP3 Blog]
