Saving the best for less, the most famous performance at Woodstock in 1969 has surely eclipsed the Festival itself in historical reference and significance. Recorded live at said Woodstock Festival in Bethel, NY on 18 August 1969, Hendrix’s instrumental interpretation … Continue reading
Now, let’s see, Where were we… Oh yeah, Disc Two of 2001′s Voodoo Child: The Jimi Hendrix Collection , which is the “Live” CD of this compilation album. Freedom was recorded live during the Isle Of Wight Festival in England … Continue reading
Originally from the 1970 Live Album Band of Gypsys, Track Six on CD 2 is the most openly anti-Viet-Nam war song written and recorded by the Jimi Hendrix Experience. This is another song that I was first exposed to via … Continue reading
Moving right along we are at Track Twelve of 2001′s Voodoo Child: The Jimi Hendrix Collection which is the last Track on CD-1. This song has absolutely no Spanish musical influence on it, at least that my ears can detect. … Continue reading
Purple Haze may be Hendrix’ best known song, but Voodoo Chile (Slight Return) has the best known opening guitar riff. It has to be one of, if not the, most imitated riff played in a Guitar Store near you. Okay, … Continue reading
I first heard this song when I put my father’s copy of 1969′s Smash Hits on the phonograph. In fact, that was my introduction to most of Hendrix’ music in the 70s. I remember thinking that it was one of … Continue reading
This is one of those songs that didn’t get a whole lot of airplay when I was growing up. Truth be told, I only learned of and heard this song when one of the top local new stories in early … Continue reading
CD One, Track Four of 2001?s Voodoo Child: The Jimi Hendrix Collection was originally released from Jimi Hendrix Experience’s 1967 debut Album, Are You Experienced . It is probably the most misunderstood song in the Hendrix catalog. In spite of … Continue reading
Track Three is also from 1967′s Are You Experienced. Hendrix wrote it after a big blow-up with his girlfriend of the time of her cooking. It is sort of a reflection how the beauty of fades from relationship as it … Continue reading
I am moving forward to a Two-CD Compilation that I picked up near the beginning of this Century, 2001′s Voodoo Child: The Jimi Hendrix Collection. Track One was the first cut of the Jimi Hendrix Experience debut album, 1967′s Are … Continue reading