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). |
