Ness Reverend Mannish Boy X On The Flex's blog: "A Tribute..."

I meant to do this last week but I got distracted. Anyway....exactly one week ago rock music (well, all music actually) lost one of the greatest drummers ever to pick up the sticks. Mitch Mitchell was recruited by Jimi Hendrix to join the power-trio known as The Jimi Hendrix Experience. Noel Redding joined as the bassist. Mitchell was Hendrix's most important collaborator. They fed off each other on stage, off stage and in the studio. He is regarded as the pioneer of the fusion drumming style. What made him so great? There are many reasons, however the most important reason was this - he could actually keep up with Jimi Hendrix. On some songs - Voodoo Child(Slight Return), I Don't Live Today, Manic Depression, Spanish Castle Magic, and others - he outshined Hendrix. Do you have any idea how hard that is? It's arguably the closest thing to impossible you can get. Yet, he did it. And he made it look relatively easy. Nevertheless, he is still vastly underrated and under-appreciated. So may you rest in peace, Mitchie. Alas! The Jimi Hendrix Experience rides again!