Vocab Blog

200-210

Wah Pedal (160) - pedal used by Hendrix to achieve voice like sounds
Stack (160) - short for Marshal stack.. a amp and cabinet set up
The Experience (170) - the name of Hendrix’s band that he frontlined around Europe
Subterfuge (196) - deciet used in order to achieve ones goal
Wild Thing (194) - the song that Jimi played where he sacrificed his guitar by burning it on stage.
Monterey Country Fairgrounds (191) - where Jimi made some of his most famous performances
Acid (191) - a very common psychedelic drug used during Hendrix’s career.
Kismet (187) - destiny/fate
Pink Floyd (187) - a band that pushed hendrix’s creativity
Sargent peppers lonely hearts club band (186) - an album that hendrix made many covers off not even three days after it was released. The album was by the Beatles.
Speakeasy (178) - a type of small club
Speed (178) - a drug that Hendrix and the band used to stay awake and record with
LSD (178) - another psychedelic drug that was very popular in london, but not with hendrix


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  1. Topics in LiteratureOctober 12, 2018 at 9:39 AM

    I'm confused. You've only read ten pages this week?

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    1. UnknownOctober 14, 2018 at 4:33 PM

      Ten pages since the previous blog. So last week I read from pages 134-210

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