Eric Johnson - Manic Depression

Eric Johnson - Anaheim - Live At The Groove 2006
Originally written and performed by Jimi Hendrix

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• Eric Johnson
• Live At The Groove 2006
• Manic Depression
• Jimi Hendrix

[TomOwenM]

One of the most underated guitarists of our day and I will see him at the Experience Hendrix tour in 15 days.

[NicholaiDrums]

ej makes it his own :D jimi would smile...

[EbenezarGold]

@tedmich that's it isn't it? His sound is very engaging, but we are used to the sharp cuts and jabs that were part of Hendrix as a player, and a person...and Hendrix could be shy,too. Either way, I do think Johnson is one of those guys who has been able to tap into expressing himself very truly, and he at least does not make the horrid mistake of forcing expression that is not true to his nature.

[BlueMoonGuitar]

VERY nicely done

[tedmich]

EJs a very shy guitar player, a paragon of control on stage and some songs require LETTING GO, this being one.He obviously loves Jimi though, but won't use the way and high freq cut a strat is capable of, his sound is uniformly round while Jimi's had edges.

[ben909ben]

@l2string True - nobody can really duplicate Jimi's energy, but on the Stone Free tribute album, Seal and Jeff Beck really rip the doors off this song. Worth a listen. Seal knows a thing or too about depression, and Jeff, well, enough said.

[tacitus2244]

This guy is dull. He has no soul

[bluesinduluth]

I like EJ..but his voice is pretty week, and he plays so refined that his rendition of this tune lacks the power it deserves.

[Ben1238]

I like how he always, mostly uses vintage gear. Badass!!!

[Kueck10893]

"I know what I want, but I just don't know how to go about getting it."

[l2string]

No one can capture the energy Hendrix had in his music. This sounds flat and boring.

[Chadr1107]

@romienomie I totally agree, however E.J. plays much cleaner and vocally projects the lyrics much better than either Hendrix or SRV....all are great and love all the versions!