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Released: 1969 Reprise
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| Cool Deal, what else can I say? This Album has
everything you always wanted to know about Hendrix but was
afraid to ask. It's got the best version of "All along the
watchtower" ever made. No offense to Dave Mathews but Jimi
did this song some serious justice. He took that Dylan song and
made it his own. But let us not forget his own songs like
"Purple Haze", "Manic Depression" and the unforgettable
"Foxey Lady". Then we have the ever-so-hot
"Fire" and the beautiful "Wind Cries
Mary". Jimi took a fuzz box and crybaby Wah and
forged a sound all his own. There was only one Jimi Hendrix but
millions of Jimi Hendrix wannabes. Most of them white teenage
boys. This Seattle-born ex-paratrooper managed to cross racial
barriers as a guitar hero, in a time when it was almost
impossible to do so. Only a small handful of black guitarists preceded
him in that accomplishment. A guitar hero with humility and who
was actually shy when off stage. He even sang with the lights
off in the studio because of his shyness. Considering that we
live in an age of hams and attention mongers, this would be
considered a rarity. As far as other Hendrix albums worthy of
purchasing, I'd have to say at a minimum, every studio album he
ever put out. But most importantly: Are You Experienced? (1967),
Axis Bold as Love (1968) and Electric Ladyland (1968). |
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