Axis: Bold As Love

Amazing

It was okay, not my style but some tracks I did enjoy and bopped to slightly which are Ain't No Telling and Little Wing (my favorite from this album). Maybe this was too mature for my liking, I guess? I think my dad would definitely enjoy this since he's a huge fan. I'd give it a 4/10.

Holy immersive experience

Love me some Hendrix. I grew up with a greatest hits, so it is nice to hear some of the deeper cuts. I can only image how much of an impact he could have had were he to have lived.

Nice tunes

Solid stuff

Not bad.

Sinewy

i guess this was my first Jimi Hendrix Album ever. Mostly good stuff

I may be a loony but this feels like a more consistent and consistently interesting album than Are You Experienced. Many bangers Highlights: "Wait Until Tomorrow", "If 6 Was 9", "One Rainy Wish"

Exp - X/10. Not Rated. The start of the Jimi Hendrix distortion style, though. Up from the Skies - 8/10. Jazzy and cool. Very nice. Spanish Castle Magic - 9/10. This is exactly what I expect when I see Jimi Hendrix. Straight fire. Wait until Tomorrow - 9/10. Awesome, if more subdued than most Hendrix stuff. Ain't No Telling - 8/10. Excellent. Little Wing - 11/10. I've heard two different covers of this (Derek and the Dominos and Stevie Ray Vaughan). All of them are absolutely incredible. This one, the original, goes to 11. If 6 Was 9 - 10/10. Basically perfect. You Got Me Floatin' - 9/10. Another banger. Innovative and virtuosic guitar work. Castles Made of Sand - 9/10. Outstanding. She's So Fine - 8/10. Great tune. One Rainy Wish - 9/10. That guitar is so good. Little Miss Lover - 8/10. Excellent. Bold as Love - 11/10. Why is this song not played? It's everything that makes Hendrix great. This one also goes to 11. Overall Rating - 4.54/5 (9.08/10). All killers, no fillers. Words fail me beyond that.

Greit album, føle æ høre mye der som minne mæ på eldre rock. Virke som det kanskje var et grunnleggende album, altså at det introduserte mye nytt til rock sjangern (men vet jo ikke mye om 60 tallet). Men så er det mulig om det kanskje er en fremvisning av tidlig jimi Hendrix sin musikkstil. Albumet viser alder med det at mye av musikken vist der har no blitt utviklet og gjengitt. Men med sin miks av rolige sanger og oppkvikkende gitarriffs på et album bare 39 minutter lang blir "Axis: Bold As Love" (Hendrix, J, 1967) en fin lytting for en rolig sommerdag. Beste sang: "Castles made of sand"

10/10 album cover. Has my favourite Hendrix song on it (Castles Made of Sand), but seems uneven. Highlighting Hendrix' vocals (and Noel Redding's?) seem to be missing the fact that all we really want is Jimi shredding.

I really enjoyed this psychedelic trip of an album. It was so groovy, funky, and mesmerizing, the guitars, drums, everything is just so fun to listen to. I also like how all the songs are different enough but they all are just short little jams that all rock. What a visionary Hendrix was, I really need to listen to all of his music.

Standouts Spanish Castle Magic Little Wing If 6 Was 9 You Got Me Floating Castles Made of Sand One Rainy Wish Bold As Love

Music I admire more than I enjoy….it should be on this list, but it’s not for me. My loss I suspect. 3

Groovy stuff, a real step up from Experienced. A cool unified psychedelic experience for the most part, but She's So Fine (a good song) doesn't belong here. This is an album you feel like you should play on a loop forever.

Mám rád jeho najznámejšie piesne, ale nie všetko z tohto albumu mi sadlo

Little Wing is fabulous, however, beyond that, most of the songs tend to blend together a bit and nothing stood out. The guitar tone is beautiful and the whole ensemble is fantastic but the songs are not the greatest vehicle to show this. I still enjoyed it though.

This isn’t his strongest work but I could listen to ‘little wing’ and ‘castles made of sand’ many times over without getting too bored of them (was surprised at such a short track length for both!). At his best when playing those little intricate runs in between chords and playing the jazzier, more melodic songs to my ear. That said, the songs here that were of lesser quality weren’t too bad either and enjoyed the album nonetheless.

Was prepared to not like this, based on the jazzy sound of the first track, but ended up really liking it. Jumps around in style, but not in a bad way.

Ha, z Jimijem gremo pa kar kronološko - po prvem, je zj drugi album na vrsti. Izdan samo 7 mesecev kasneje. Začne se kinda weird & ful distorzije ("EXP"). Drugi mi je zanimiv, ker mi je to čist zame nova verzija Jimija, taka mal jazzovska ("Up from the Skies"). Kdo poje na "She's So Fine"? Ker to ni Jimi. A, Noel Redding, basist. Fajn album. Druga polovica mi je bla bolj všeč.

Top album, just like his others! An emotional, psychedelic masterpiece. An exploration of cosmic affection, bittersweet nostalgia, and a "rainbow of feelings". Hendrix’s genius with R&B-infused soul and guitar lyricism is sublime. Easy 5.

värske, pehme, mahe, vinge, ergas, rõõm.

I had already listened to this album, although I'm not a huge Hendrix fan (at least, not until now). I think "Spanish Castle Magic", "Castles Made of Sand" and, especially, "Little Wing" (greatest guitar intro ever?) are very good. I also enjoyed "Up From The Skies" (especially the lyrics), "Wait Until Tomorrow", "One Rainy Wish", or "Bold as Love". This is a solid 4 star album for me. Actually, 5 stars are not completely out of the conversation.

1. exp really interesting opening to an album I love when there’s talking in albums now it’s just static interesting creative choice… 2. Up from the skies in the early moments I wasn’t a fan but it grew on me the guitar is really impressive like the variety of tones and sounds also his adlibs are fun 3. Spanish magic castle! instantly a fan 🪭 woahhhhh it’s good 4. Wait until tomorrow !very very groovy I’m liking it guitar is fun, if the 60s was a song it would be this song the riff is very good 5.aint no telling! i like her drums are great 6. Little wing ! the first few sounds are so beautiful the sound like just the sound is so good all the instruments sound so good together 7. If 6 was 9 guitars are incredible here and lil bit of poetry 8.you got me floatin has me floatin 9. Castles made of sand so good !! I think one of the best 10. She’s so fine SHES SO FIRE🔥🔥🔥 11. It’s gooood 12.fun beats got lots of personality 13. Bold as love !

It was suprising, I thought that it would be more crazy energetic.

An absolute classic that doesn’t last nearly as long as you’d want it to. The collaboration midway through is a really fun inclusion- I’d kill to experience the energy in the booth that day. Jimi’s unique voice can’t be overpowered or lost in the sauce, but it’s really fun to see how well that style plays with others. For many reasons I wish Jimi got to live a long life with plenty of art and collaboration.

Love you, Jimi. Really underrated in terms of delivering a consistent and beautifully written and performed album.

Rv

groovy, got to give the album that. feels like a "concept" album with the complexity, and parts of it felt too much. enjoyed parts of it.

Incredible every song is a 10/10

Solid

what a perfect journey! Very talented man, every song was unique and groovy and interesting. 9/10

Pretty cool, wasn't life changing for me though. Favourite tracks: Spanish Castle Magic, Ain't No Telling, Little Wing, If 6 Was 9.

Trippy, experimental, messy, but with a method. I can vibe with that to some extent, but not sure if it's exactly for me. Appreciate the artistic vision tho.

Jeg kan godt li' Jimi

It would have been fun live. Unstructured and unformed here. Perhaps too soon after previous lp?

The 2d half of the album is much better than the beginng. Despite this half having the song sang by the drummer.

I think this might be my favourite Hendrix album. It is conscise and it flows really well, has some nice experiements and also some of his most expressive guitar playing and best songs. Easy 5

Not my thing but undeniably whips ass

Вау. Это пинкфлоид на гитарах и метла в зачатке

Rock

Genius.

I appreciate some of the metal precursors here, overall it’s fine. 3/5.

Most of this review could be filled with what makes Jimi Hendrix rock’s most amazing guitar player, despite this album falling short compared to the other two records released in his lifetime. Are You Experienced? and Electric Ladyland belong to the highest pantheon, so if Axis: Bold As Love does not quite measure up, it is no crime. The songs lack the charge of the best of Hendrix on both of those classics, and the spacier tracks cannot possibly top Side Three of Electric Ladyland, which I consider the greatest stretch of guitar on record. However, one still listens with mouth open to many songs on the album. “Spanish Castle Magic” and “If 6 Was 9” feature slamming power chords, while many songs, such as “Up From the Skies” contain a loose jazzier style of playing. The tender and restrained guitar work of “The Wind Cries Mary” surfaced several times, most famously on “Little Wing”, and the exquisite “Castles Made of Sand.” The title track follows the same path before exploding into some of Hendrix’s best soaring guitar work. Hendrix is unique in that his songs do not fit neatly into hard rock, blues, funk, garage or heavy metal. He foreshadows many of those styles, but he possesses a control and inventiveness that escaped other guitar players. His sonic presentation, some credit has to go to engineer Eddie Kramer, sets him apart. Most importantly, while flashy, Hendrix had an undefinable tone that injected emotion into even the most spacey and power chord tracks. The album filler of “Wait Until Tomorrow”, “Little Miss Lover” and Noel Redding’s “She’s So Fine” are perfectly acceptable 1960s psychedelic pop, but similar songs on Are You Experienced? and Electric Ladyland present better versions of these deep cuts.

Dazzled from start to finish. In a series of other musicians I shame myself for having not listen to a full album from, Jimi has topped the list, and after this, the praise I would've already given from just a sliver of knowledge was spot-on. I'll start with Jimi's voice, which seems incredibly underrated to me, considering Hendrix and guitar could be synonyms at this point. Even when he relaxes into a more Sprechgesang tone, I am hypnotized. "Castles Made of Sand" would be the only song on the album I might be averse to, which I think is too harsh a word for me to apply because I consider the fault to be on me and not Mr. Hendrix, I just don't feel it yet. I don't enjoy when he says "and so castles made of sand" but I will get it someday. His voice on "Bold As Love" takes the cake for me, maybe because it might be my favorite song on the album (tough to pick). From the moment of "Anger!" I am fully in with Jimi. The growl he has balances perfectly, hitting the exact mark of showing the varying emotions of the song. Love love love. Other favorites: "Wait Until Tomorrow" "She's So Fine" (Noel Redding, thank you for writing this song about me) "If 6 Was 9" (neck and neck with "Bold As Love" for top pick) "Spanish Castle Magic" "You Got Me Floatin'" "Ain't No Telling" (on the top of the list for songs that are somehow less than 2 minutes, but feel like so much more). Jimi, Jimi, man.

3,8/5

чилл

*another* Jimi Hendrix album? Sure, fine, whatever.

Some argue that this album is the weakest of the Jimi Hendrix band's works, at least during his lifetime. They say it was recorded only because of the onerous terms of the contract, which required the artists to release two records a year. Guys, weak works by musicians like these are simply impossible. Jimi Hendrix is ​​one of (if not the) greatest guitarists of the 20th century. What he performed with the instrument throughout his short but illustrious career, both in general and specifically here, defies description. The backward solo, the wah-wah sound when playing muted strings, the sound shifting between channels... None of this, of course, would have worked without the rhythm support of bassist Noel Redding and drummer Mitch Mitchell, who was probably so overcome during the recording of If 6 Was 9 that he delivered one of the most brutal drum solos in history. Classic psychedelia with a funk twist!

Se não fosse a produção bacana e o Jimi Hendrix, esse album só seria um album meio ok. Mas não é o caso, só guitarrada ! A letra é ok, Bateria é ok, Baixo é ok, Guitarra é LENDÁRIA. Dificil avaliar.

Felt very cool listening to it, like walking at night in a movie about summer vacation, but personally slightly too noisy for a regular listen

I actually loved this and I can't wait to listen for the rest of my life

I really love this record, what surprised me so much about this was how psyche it was which I mean look at the cover and you would say duh, but my experience with Jimi before this was more in a hard rock context than psyche so it was a pleasant surprise. The album as a whole is very solid but the standout tracks for me little wing and castles made of sand really elevate this to being one of my favorites from the period. Jimi has this great voice to him that is perfect for the style he is playing and the band together just meshes so well which I feel is really evident on she's so fine. Great LP!!! Fav tracks: Spanish castle music, Little wing, Castles made of sand, She's so fine, and bold as love

Not my taste :(

Opened super strong and remained consistent the whole way through. Standout tracks were Little Wing and If 6 was 9. Despite being next to each other on the album they had totally different vibes. The shifting of the sounds around the listener in Castles Made of Sand was sick

First Listen: NA, I've been busy as of late can't sit and capture first listens. OVERALL: It's Jimi Hendrix. Incredible guitar work, but the drums and bass put in as much work as he does. Jimi's vocals are laid back and nonchalant, but always command presence. I'm not a guitar tone guy, but his tone is incredible. It's clean and crunchy, it's deep and full. It's a joy to listen to. If 6 Was 9 is an incredible journey of the song. I love the standard blues rock it starts out as, and how it slowly evolves into a cacophonous free-jazz mess. Maybe the intro track and second track aren't the greatest, one just being a skit, but I think the rest of the track listing makes up for those two by far. 9.5/10 T3: Castles Made of Sand, If 6 Was 9, Spanish, She's So Fine

This is my first time listening to Jimi Hendrix and that's my most grievous crime. What the hell is wrong with me. I now understand why Jimi Hendrix is considered one of the best guitarist of all time; listening to this one album already gives me that impression and is convincing. The amount of varying guitar riffs, found in this album, that I can't get out of head is evidence to Hendrix's great ability. There's only one or two tracks I didn't really love however, this album had me going back and forth constantly between different tracks and restarting tracks to relisten to the many great riffs starting the song. Ain't No Telling to a good example; love the *sunshine and blue skies* energy the start of that track has with it's guitar riff. So many "oh fuck, oh this fucks this fucks" kind of moments sprinkled through the entirety of the album. Highlight of the Album, Wait Until Tomorrow is my personal favourite and encapsulates the album's quality pretty well. The drum performance was also something I can't ignore. Though, Spanish Castle Magic is a very close second; I bet I'll be going back and forth between the two. Also, I really liked the psychedelic touch for both You Got Me Floatin' and Castle Made Of Sand. Reminds me of my love for Kiltro (positive). Also, also, If 6 Was 9 has a dope drum/percussion performance to it. Love that! Overall, I need to listen to more Hendrix. I'm such a fat fucking chud (not positive). T3: Wait Until Tomorrow, Spanish Castle Magic, You Got Me Floatin'

I wish I could give this a 4.5. Thought so much about giving it a 5. The track Bold as Love deserves the 5 starts just by itself. Castles made of sand and if 6 was 9 were also favorites but by a long shot my favorite is Bold as Love.

Some of these riffs are imprinted on my soul and the psychedelic experimentation still sounds fresh. Top notch production that warrants a decent set of headphones. There are a handful of filler tracks (EXP was a weird way to start the album) but even a patchy Hendrix track is better than most bands can conjure. An absolute classic. 4.5/5. Favorite tracks: Little Wing, Castles Made of Sand, Bold as Love, Spanish Castle Magic, If 6 Was 9

Abosultely incredible quality on this one. The warm tones of Jimi's guitar fill your head and float around like a fish swimming in a bowl of melted caramel for all 40 minutes of this one. I actually hadn't heard any of these from him, so this was a delight. I thought the panning of the guitar would get tiring, but I think he really nailed it tbh. Tasteful. The flute on If 6 Was 9 is a full experience just by itself. Grooves for days on every track.

Axis: Bold As Love is just an incredibly colorful, fully realised psychedelic trip. It feels like such a huge step up in songwriting and studio experimentation from his debut. Some people might say it gets overshadowed by his other big records or that the jams get a bit self-indulgent, but I honestly think this is his most melodic and balanced album. The versatility here is just mind-blowing. It swings effortlessly from the heavy, proto-metal riffs of "Spanish Castle Magic" and the funky chaos of "If 6 Was 9" right into the beautiful, soulful vibes of "Little Wing" and "Castles Made of Sand". Sure, some might see the weird "EXP" intro or Noel Redding’s vocal track as a bit of filler, but that barely touches the overall magic. It’s a perfect 40-minute masterclass that shows Hendrix wasn't just a guitar god, but a straight-up visionary artist.

Genre defining album, minimal filler, and at least 3 absolute classics. Pushed from 4 to 4.5 because this album was on my weekly rotation in high school, but rounding down all the same.

I revisited this album months ago and it really hit for me, and this time around it kinda didn't. Hendrix is in his own category...genius visionary and not always the most listenable or tuneful artist. I'll go 3.5 and round up because "Little Wing" is one of the best songs ever, and somehow "If 6 Was 9" is 60 years old and STILL sounds like the future

Just seven months after the explosive Are You Experienced, Hendrix dropped this masterpiece and completely changed the game again. While the debut showed he could blow the roof off with raw power, Axis: Bold as Love proved he was also a deep, cosmic storyteller and a studio genius. This album feels lighter, more melodic, and almost painterly compared to the first one. The guitar work is intricate and colorful, full of new textures and studio tricks that were groundbreaking at the time. The production is warm and experimental, with amazing use of phasing, flanging, and the Leslie speaker that gives those shimmering, watery tones. Conceptually, it’s beautiful — Hendrix was painting human emotions with colors, mixing sci-fi, spirituality, and love into this idea of an “axis” connecting everything. The title track is a perfect example of that colorful, emotional vision. Overall, this record feels like pure magic. It’s creative, emotional, and full of life. One of the greatest and most important albums of the 60s, and easily one of Hendrix’s best.

Good, regular songs.

Vabandust, aga mida tulnuka algust. Annab veidi lisapunkte. Ma mõistan, miks see album on siin nimekirjas. Ta oli oma aja kohta vaieldamatult innovaator ja ta muusika on väga nüansirikas ja jutustav. Kitarri mängiva inimesena oskan väärtustada ta riffe ja soolosid. See on muusika suvepäeval autos sõitmiseks või elutoas mängimiseks kui käimas on grillõhtu. Ma niisama teda ei kuulaks, nagu süvenedes, aga see ei ole solvang. Tahaksin anda talle 3,5 tähte, aga see pole kahjuks siin võimalik.

super overrated

Recommended to listen with headphones. Not enough flow, some good parts, but not enough for me. Needed more. songs I liked: Spanish Castle Magic, Wait Until Tomorrow 2/5

guitar good

There's not a lot I can add to the discourse on Hendrix. I've listened to this a fair few times over the years and it remains my least fave of his three albums. That's not so say that it's by any means bad, it perhaps lacks some of the stand out moments of his other two and has never grabbed me in the same way, but there remains a lot of quality here.

Agora estamos conversando. Gosto muito da energia dele, tem umas 3 músicas nesse álbum que eu curto. Little Miss Lover tem um baixo que lembra umas músicas do Bully, foi nostálgico huahuahua. Muito bom, qualidade foda, vai na alma essas músicas.

Jimi Hendrix is a great musician of his time, one of a kind, but i generally have a hard time enjoying or caring about his music at all

Hendrix voice for some reason is so soothing… And the guitar carries on the soothing sound with it. Amazing!

6/10

Guitar doesn't get much better than this.

He was so effortless, how did he do it?! 4.5/5

Great

First Hendrix I haven’t loved, but still enjoyed

Girişi bana hitap etmedi Up from the skies: keyif verdi ve kulağıma hitap etti, benlik bir parçaydı.7/10 Spanish castle magic:3/10 Wait until tomorrow:3/10 Aint no telling: aslında güzel enerjik bir şarkı ama dinler miyim bilemedim 5/10 Little wing: Kulaklarıma adeta masaj gibi geldi 8.5/10 İf 6 was 9: 3/10 bir de uzun You got me floatin': meh 3/10 Castles made of sand:3/10 She's so fine:3 One rainy wish:3 Little miss lover:3 Bold as love:3

Sauvegardé aucun titre,ressenti aucune émotion. Je comprends que ça puisse plaire aux guitaristes puristes mais aucun intérêt perso. La seule chose que j'ai bien aimée sont les effets mono/stéréo, intéressants au casque.

An album that drives home the point that he wasn't just a great musician, he also had a stellar band. I'm not sure we really need this many Hendrix albums here, but this is great nevertheless.

Nice album, it has one of my favorite Hendricks songs…Castles made of sand

Coming into this I definitely don't know the music of Jimi Hendrix as much as I should -- just familiar with some of his big songs like Hey Joe and Purple Haze. And after listening to this I can see why he is considered a legend. In high school I went through a Led Zeppelin phase in which I got really into them and bought all of their music on CDs. The thing that made Zeppelin special to me was how Jimmy Page was able to use the guitar as a true vehicle of expression and do it in many different ways. Listening to this, Hendrix was clearly an inspiration. The way that he is able to evoke so many different sounds and express different ideas and emotions is really incredible. Speaking of Zeppelin, I noticed that the lyrics of If 6 was 9 are REALLY similar to Thank You off the Led Zeppelin 2 album that will come a few years later. The other thing that struck me is the diversity of styles Hendrix is able to create seemingly effortlessly. Almost nothing on this album sounds like the Hendrix songs that I usually think of. One Rainy Wish is one such song that I really enjoy. Little Wing is another highlight along with Spanish Castle Magic and Castles Made of Sand. This is easily a high 4 pushing 5, and I'm sure that I will be listening to this more in the future.

The album between the ones which I expected to be my introduction to Jimi, but I can’t complain about this one. So much talent oozing out of every aspect, from the guitar, of course, but also the voice, diverisity of sounds, and lyrics. So well done all-around, so many enjoyable, groovy tracks, great stuff. 1 listen Favorite Tracks: Little Wing, Spanish Castle Magic

After listening: -> What a talented musician and iconic voice. Some of that guitar is so so good. I have my favorites songs but this is solid from top to bottom. Won't likely reach for this album but I'd never complain if somebody had this playing. Bumped this up from 3 to 4 by midday and secured that with one final Friday night run through. Did not expect to enjoy this so much. Track ranking: Bold Wish Wait Sand Spanish Little 6-9 Floatin Telling Fine Wing Skies Exp

This isn't quite peak Jimi for me but still really good

A very good album cool and chill to listen can’t wait to hear his other albums and see what they are like

I'm not a big fan of Jimi Hendrix. I hear the enormous talent, but I don't love how music usually. This album really threw me for a loop. It was a really good listen. I really enjoyed the presentation. The songs are short, so the album doesn't feel like a slog to get through. And I enjoyed the studio effects of hard panning Jimi's vocals to one side on a few tracks.

Some of the best guitar and drumming ever

I think I liked this the most out of the three Hendrix album. Wasn’t necessarily as many high points but it was consistent across the track list for me.

Better than I thought it would be.

It's fine on the one hand, on the other hand it is kinda boring. I guess just summer heat affects my judgement

Fuck yeahh

ik ben niet zo van de jimi hendrix bold as love wel leuk ik vind het niet nice als er gwn random geluid komt, like geef het een beetje structuur plz

funkyyyy jimi hendrix s wel echt goed

I didn’t enjoy this one as much as Are You Experienced but it’s still good

I understand who Hendrix is within the history of music. And guitar playing, in particular. But I’ve never owned any of his albums. And I don’t enjoy listening to his music. And the last few weeks of albums generated to our group- we just hit 100- made me more curious about who chose & influenced these particular 1000+ albums. And specifically, what % of contributors were women (I only saw she/he pronouns in my physical copy of the book from 2013). From my math- about 15% was the answer. We started this project with the website alone. Then, halfway into our first 100 albums, we ordered the book. But I never read the preface written by the Rolling Stones founding editor Michael Lyndon or Dimery’s introduction to the book. And I only briefly looked at the bios of the individual contributors. Until now. The preface put into words part of my struggle with this project: time. I often feel like I need more time before making a decision and rating an album. “On first listening, albums unfold as books and movies unfold, each track (or chapter or scene) carrying us further into unknown territory…. over weeks and months we explore the album, hearing new beauties with each replay.” So, I started a playlist of albums I felt warranted more time- and I’ve revised a few of my original reviews after spending more time with a particular album. But the other issue I keep bumping into is what I’ll call the agro bro vibe of classic rock and metal and unfortunately, even much of early punk rock- my personal first love. And this list leans hard into that vibe at times. I’m not sure whether that says more about who gets to make music or who gets to review music or both. None of that really falls under the review or this Hendrix album per se. But it did send me down this rabbit hole…

Classic shredding.

Hendrix is obviously a great guitar player, but some of the experiments didn’t need to be published.

Wel mooi maar niet echt mm ding

😮‍💨😮‍💨

Extremely talented guitarist. This album was great to listen to.

This would benefit from being remastered!

Probably the best Jimi Hendrix album

Хорошо

Has my favorite 2 Jimi songs on it and really not much weak stuff. 4.5/5

Det va helt ok, men æ blir nok aldri Jimi Hendrix’ største fan.

Funny that I get 2 out of 3 Hendrix albums in this project so close together. Wonder if I’ll get the third one within the next week or so. Strangely, I think I liked the overall vibe of this one more than Are You Experienced

Jimi Hendrix’s ability to fuse rock and blues with his own psychedelic flair—creating almost unearthly sounds from an upside-down, restrung guitar that still leave listeners in awe—is absolutely legendary. Listening to Axis: Bold as Love in full for the first time was an experience in itself. I’d heard a few tracks over the years through a compilation album I picked up decades ago, but hearing the record front to back felt almost spiritual. The album plays like a journey, with Hendrix guiding you through it as each track flows seamlessly into the next, building toward the finale, “Bold as Love.” I have to admit, the final minute and a half gave me chills and nearly brought me to tears, especially with the way it feels like a reprise swelling to the finish. Out of Hendrix’s tragically small discography, this may honestly be my favorite album. Saying he died too soon feels like a devastating understatement.

This album is so solid and well produced. While there are fewer big hits, it doesn't remotely take away how excellent it is from beginning to end.

Timeless

Not Jimi's best album, but still outstanding all around. 4/5.

This is Hendrix at his most hippie dippie and, honestly, I love it.

New journeys on every listen.

I have the mono vinyl version of this album in my collection having bought it back in 1967. Just checked on Discogs and an A1 copy is worth quite a bit. Unfortunately my copy bears all the scars of being played incessantly by a teenage boy on crappy equipment. Not that I would sell it in any case as this album is responsible not only for many happy memories but also the musical direction I was to proceed down. The album art is instantly recognisable and carrying it around then was like a badge of honour. You were stating then how different you were. Musical snobbery but in a good way. I still love to tell anyone who wants to listen that I was into Hendrix way before most of my contemporaries. It was a joy to listen to the album again today. I streamed it over Apple Music which was great but not quite the experience I have when playing my vinyl copy. It’s really on its last legs but I do love all those familiar hisses, cracks and jumps which I can anticipate in same way as the music. The best accolade I can give this album is the fact that my youngest son can give an excellent rendition of Little Wing on his guitar. The satisfaction I get from that is immense. A warm glow emanates from my soul knowing with the help of this album, I taught him well. If in doubt how good this album is - Just ask the Axis, he knows everything. 5/5 20/5/25

Un grand artiste, mais pour une première écoute cela n'a pas su me conquérir. A réécouter peut-être ?

See Jimi, immediately get excited. Listen to EPX and wonder what people must have thought when they first got the album in 1967. Rock out to the rest. Great album.

Few classics, rest weren’t that exciting to me. Maybe I’m just not a huge Hendricks fan

Maybe too trippy for some but what Hendrix could do with a guitar will never be topped.

a little unkempt but banger alert

Overall: 9/10 I love this album. It's psychedelic and heavy, but it has moments of chilling out as well. I do think Are You Experienced is a bit better but it's pretty close. Fav Song: If 6 Was 9

Complex but not inaccessible. A fun time.

The guitars are all so beautiful and powerful. My fav song on this album is "She's So Fine" where the bassist sings instead of Jimi. The guitars on the song are so freaking good. I find that I love the instrumentals of most of the songs, but I don't care much for the way Hendrix sings. I think that's why I like "She's So Fine". I really like Noel Redding's English accent. Overall, I think a lot of the vocal effects are a bit too much for me. I do appreciate the lyrics of his songs, though.

It was pretty fun I enjoyed it

Might be nostalgia, but I think this is my favorite Hendrix album. It's the first I owned (on vinyl) back in high school, and it brings back memories of spinning it in my small basement bedroom and expanding the universe.

really good, but 'are you experienced?' is miiiiles better, sorry. luv jimi hendrix tho

Solo la magia para tocar guitarra de Hendrix salva esto, de resto no me gustó casi

I think I'm just not a fan of recorded improvisation for the most part. I can hear how good he is and yet.

Excellent album with some lesser known but still great songs. His guitar work is outstanding of course but his vocals are also very good on this album. It's amazing and very innovative for the time it came out. Interesting to compare to other works from this year, It clearly stands out as unique and brilliant.

not my vibe

Thought some were really good like Little Wing, but didnt care for all of them. 3.5

Alright

4/5 https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/the-jimi-hendrix-experience/axis-bold-as-love/ The guitar playing is obviously amazing, but most of the songs themselves are not super interesting to me. Not bad at all, just not as cool as I expected.

Great Songs: Wait Until Tomorrow, Ain't No Telling, Little Wing, Castles Made of Sand Good Songs: EXP, Up from the Skies, If 6 Was 9, YOu Got Me Floatin', She's So Fine, One Rainy Wish, Bold As Love Mid Songs: Spanish Castle Magic, Little Miss Lover Bad Songs:

Axis may not show Jimi at his most boundary pushing - but it presents an absolutely rock-solid collection of brilliant tracks. Sublime.

Some prime psychedelic rock from one of the best to do it. Solid 5 Stars.

I’m at a 10. It’s not quite as “dazzling” as “Electric Ladyland” or “Are You Experienced” from an instrumental standpoint, but still mesmerizingly strong. I suspect the reason this has a 3.77 on the site as opposed to the other Hendrix albums is the lack of utterly mental guitar solos that feel lightyears ahead, or at least, not as many of them as one would hope for. Sure, I’d hope for them too, but this album makes up for it by balancing out the instrumentation more equally & giving just a little bit more attention to the lyrics / vocals. This album is meant to evoke a dreamier atmosphere, hence all of the ‘floating’ imagery & the vivid descriptions that are made to capture love in its most potent form. It’s less about the actions that get you there (though Jimi does seem almost as horny as Prince on a few tracks), but more about the feelings you experience. An axis is the line that everything centers around, & this album is Jimi’s attempt to capture that exact center, including its highest highs & the woeful lows that can emerge from ever feeling love to begin with. Even a track like “If 6 Was 9” qualifies as one affected by love; if the world were to ever turn upside-down on its head, Jimi’s going to stay the same, and you’ll have to accept him for exactly who he is. It’s love that’s meant to reflect from the listener back to him, and one YOU’LL be forced to accept even as the times possibly change around him. I have very few nitpicks here; maybe some slight overuse of the panning trick production-wise (though I’ll easily forgive it for 1967) & maybe just a little unbalanced in terms of the actual flow of the album from track to track (“You Got Me Floatin’” feels a little odd between “If 6 Was 9” & “Castles Made of Sand”, theming-wise), but all in all, it’s just a tight as hell 40 minutes that doesn’t waste a single second. Yes, it is the least technically impressive of the 3 albums Jimi Hendrix has here, but I think showcasing that versatility is important to understanding the scope of Jimi’s overall work. The only Hendrix track I knew going into this entire 1001 Albums thing was “Voodoo Child (Slight Return)”, so between all 40-ish tracks between the 3 albums here, I’m just blown away by the impact he made in such a short time. As far as this goes, it’s just a great blend of relaxed songwriting, eclectic instrumentation peppered with pulsing percussion, & Hendrix’s more atmospheric guitar work to create an album that does loosely feel like an axis of love. It’s a 10. Jimi Hendrix should be 83 years old right now. It’s a shame he didn’t give us more, but damn, I LOVE what he was able to give.

My first Jimi Hendrix! Clearly made with a lot of love and undeniable talent, Axis was a strong album with bit hits, but also a few songs that dragged. Still- great album overall.

Solid.but not as hooky as I would have liked

My POP had all the Hendrix vinyl an ex-hippie rocker could buy throughout the 1960s and 1970s as well as many CD versions in the 80s and 90s, but he slowed down as the re-issues and "new discoveries" got more niche. All of that is to say that when I started picking through his record collection for things to try, I had my choice of Jimi albums. The records on the 1001 are the standard — Are You Experienced?, Axis: Bold As Love, and Electric Ladyland. And, maybe this is all that we need on a list like this, but my favorite album is still Band of Gypsys. Maybe that name hasn't aged so well, but the infusion of more funk and R&B rhythms Jimi's guitar wails over suits me better. Not that I don't like the jazzy pitter-pat that is Mitchell's tendency. But I used to play that first side of POP's Band of Gypsys record repeatedly — the politically crisp, D-tuned Machine Gun slays. And, what does that say about Axis: Bold as Love? It's my least favorite Hendrix record and that's okay. It's a heap of psychedelic guitar wizardry and songcraft that's both earthy and spacey, with Jimi's casual baritone guiding you on your journey through the album. Little Wing, If 6 Was 9, Castles Made of Sand and more are classics for a reason.

Classic album I hadn't listened to in some time. Still holds up!

I mean, he's incredible. I'm really surprised it took almost 200 days to get a Hendrix album. This has a few iconic songs, a few I hadn't heard but really love, and a few where it's clear he's just noodling. Love it

Once again nothing really stands out to me it’s just a solid listen.

Bra psykedeliskt. Finns risk att det här hade blivit tjatigt men jag tycker det håller hela skivan. Kul att höra några andra låtar än dom mest kända. Blir absolut sugen på att lyssna på fler Hendrixskivor.

On the one hand, you could argue that what Hendrix did was unique, original and genre-defying - genre-creating, even. But on the other hand, you could argue that it was, well, awful. I'm in the latter camp. Although I totally understand his influence, and appreciate just how talented he was, I find everything by him pretty much unlistenable, screechy, mumbly, drivel. It's conflicting because pretty much every record I like that's been released since, say, 1970, has probably been influenced in some way by Hendrix and his relationship with the guitar, but there's something about his records that just activates my defence mechanism. The walls go up, and I can't listen to it. It all just sounds like he's making it up as he goes along - every song sounds like a soundcheck. Yes, even THOSE ones. Maybe that's the charm. Maybe I'm just a terrible, terrible person but I listened to most of this record and remain unconvinced. Thank god he existed though otherwise my record collection would sound pretty different. He can have one star for that.

Started out with... no stop that straight away. Lurched into Jimi doing his blues rock thing and quickly fade from my memory.

"Will this be as great as I thought it was when I was a teenager?" I wondered, a little worried about revisiting an album I had revered. Oh my god it is so fucking good. It starts strong and just builds from there. It includes my all-time favorite Hendrix track, "Castles Made of Sand" and just killer other tracks like "Little Wing," "Spanish Castle Magic" and "If 6 was 9." Jimi was the epitome of cool - his swag, his drip, his voice, and he's obviously one of the all-time guitar gods. You just can't go wrong when he's the show.

It’s not for me, but I really did enjoy the carefree vibe these recordings gave me. You can tell they were having a lot of fun and it has a lot of character to it. I had never heard a Jimi Hendrix song before this!

so mid

It’s Jimi.

Jimi Hendrix yhtyeineen ehti julkaista toisen albuminsa vielä samana vuonna kuin debyyttinsä. Axis: Bold as Love on erittäin onnistunut seuraaja, ja vieläkin psykedeelisempi. Kuitenkaan ihan kaikki biisit eivät ole ikimuistoisia, mutta monta hienoa klassikkoa tältäkin levyltä löytyy. Myös basisti Noel Redding pääsee laulamaan yhden kappaleen.

Essential Hendrix! Such a cool trippy vibe seemingly effortlessly cool even without any really big hits.

This was boring

Alternations in rhythm and overall song.

Panning is sick Spanish castle magic rocks Every songs fading is kinda lame Better listening to songs individually rather than all through at once

It's Jimi. It's good.

I remember listening as a teen, playing every chord I could wrap my fingers around. Still a fun experiment in music to hear this album

I greatly enjoy this album but I always forget about it until a random thought pops it back into my head. The guitar playing skills are on display and make Hendrix sound amazing.

It's a good album and the drums go hard. Obviously Jimi's guitar playing is great, but not sure if I click with this album as much as I do with his others. Standout songs: Spanish Castle Magic, Castles Made of Sand, Bold as Love. Castles are good

Good as fuck.

A pretty good album, a few song were just not my type of sound that's it. Rst of the songs total bangers

I didn't like it, maybe it was my mood but it just didn't click for me... But I liked the drums

10/10

Muy bueno!

Hendrix is the GOAT and this album is great. Just knocking it a star because it's not Hendrix's best album and it's a little quirky not perfectly consistent....also like are these songs? Or maybe just guitar noises/jams. Idk. Still loved it. Album art is incredible too

jumpscare opener

Hendrix rocks, but this album was alright.

stærkt album lyttede til det første gang da det blev anbefalet af SEb. Synes bare jimi hendrix er en af de kunstnere hvor man ikke kan gå galt i byen.

This shit good as hell. Not sure how to rank albums like this, because there are two albums that have done this sound better than this album, but they're the ones that overlap it in the artist's discography. If I didn't have Experienced or Ladyland to listen to, I would be spinning this shit constantly. Honestly, over the course of this review, I have talked myself into giving it a 4. Finished it and went, that shit good as hell. When I finished Exodus and Paranoid the past two days, I immediately had to relisten to them both. Standout Tracks: Wait Until Tomorrow, Little Wing, whatever the drums are doing in She's So Fine 4

Trippy and fun. Hendrix is a fiend on that guitar and wholly deserves that reputation as one of the greatest. Never been a huge fan of his singing, but he definitely belongs on this list.

2.5

Childhood fav

Funky upbeat and cool typical classic Hendrix

After the explosive success of Are You Experienced?, The Jimi Hendrix Experience returned later the same year with their follow-up project Axis: Bold as Love. I am not going to live this project doesn't hit nearly as hard as it should in my eyes and is easily the weakest album output Jimi ever directly worked on in his life. Axis feels a bit rushed with a lot of the songs not really able to expand their wings and show their full potential and instead are cut off far too soon. Most of the tracks here fall under 4 minutes in total length and really underutilize the band's guitar skills which always really frustrated me as that was the band's best part. It dumbs down a lot of the bold elements from before and makes a bunch of more calm tracks, which is a nice shake-up of things but once again I feel the really great songs are scattered rather than consistently all throughout this album. I know I might get some flack for my rating here but Axis: Bold as Love in my eyes is most certainly a underwhelming follow-up to one of the best Psychedelic Rock albums ever put out.

So much intricacy but so much emotion. Some of the finest psychedelia of all time. Jimi is remembered for being the greatest guitarist that ever lived, but he’s also a mean songwriter. He can write great hard rockers but also enlightening poetry set to moving music. The solos are magic of course, but so are his riffs and rhythm work. The rest of the Experience also do great work, and the one song written and sung by another member is by no means a weak link, which is a bit of a rarity. Such a great record. 5/5

NOooooooo I just wrote all my notes in the last box and it didn't save

A few bright spots - not even songs, parts of songs - but generally not feeling this. I like the cover tho!

I've always being a greatest hits hendrix type listener so I'm thankful to get an excuse to revisit the back catalogue.

re bacano, parchado el álbum. me gustó pero no me encantó

Fand ich sperriger als den Vorgänger, hatte aber seine Momente.

Kann nicht viel dagegen sagen, aber es haut mich nicht vom Hocker.

goed maar niet helemaal mijn ding, paar in de playlist gezet

Awesome album. Gotta listen to more of Jimi Hendrix, didnt realise the impact he had in such a short time

it's fine

I'd count this as Jimi's best complete album. Just a blast from front to back. His voice is like a warm blanket draped over the swirling, adventuresome instrumentals. The whole thing is dripping with psychedelia, with whimsy tinged lyrics vacillating between the sublime and the absurd. Easy 5

some of the least exciting music in the canon to me. it's hard to argue with Little Wing (though I could manage it if I were having a bad day), and the heavy psych-stomp of Spanish Castle Magic is pretty satisfying, but this is really boring otherwise - unless you count the other song about castles, which is execrably bad. oh well. at least there's only one Hendrix album left to go!

Jimi's sophomore album is arguably his weirdest album of the 3 it has some of these noise interludes and some pretty eclectic songs. In general I would have to say this is probably my least favourite Hendrix album but it's still really good and definitely fits into his discography. 8/10 Favourite: Spanish Castle Magic Least Favourite: If 6 Was 9

I had Pink Floyd the day before yesterday. Both 1967. Both classified as 'Psychadelic Rock' on the 'must pigeonhole everything' chart. Absolute fucking chalk and cheese. No - not chalk and cheese, more like shit and gold.  This album is everything the Pink Floyd offering is not. It's a masterpiece of the genre. Of course the guitar speaks for itself. But a word about the drumming. Fabulous. A guy called Mitch Mitchell. Reminded me a little of Keith Moon. That good. Am I so green that I'd never heard of him? Wow. As an album It's not perfect (a couple of tracks I found a little lazy and boring You Got Me Floating. If 6 were 9) But it's pretty damn good.

Skimmed

Standard Hendrix stuff. Loses a star for the opening track

A bit too sixties for me

Some cool stuff on here, but I feel like it didn't quite hit for me like some of Hendrix's other stuff has. Might give it another listen but right now it's like a solid 3/5

"Up From the Skies" is quite the trippy listening experience

it's absolutely wild how good jimi was.

Meh

Psychedelic rock with a funky side and heavy wah. First track talks about UFOs and aliens, is this a concept album? Brilliant guitar work as expected. Shames Frusciate and RHCP 2 decades earlier. Best track - Wait Until Tomorrow 3 stars - as technically good as it is, it doesn't rock my world

Decent with a few standout tracks like Little Wing. I also realised a lot of songs sound the same.

This is one of the best rock albums ever! A masterpiece!

This was a grower

Started out psychedelic but I liked it more the deeper I got. I will listen again. Added 2 songs to my playlist and already had 1.

was ok but didnt stick out

My first Hendrix album actually listened to start to finish. I really liked it. I love the hippyish “yeah, baby” add ins and stuff. I think Jimi can play guitar a little.

Not my style

pretty nice, cool to have heard but im neutral

Amazing

Really thought I wasn’t going to enjoy this much after the first two songs. Pleased to say things improved a lot after that and I ended up having a good time. Hearing this was a rushed release as well lmao nobody was doing it like this guy.

Have listened to this album many times. The easiest 5 of my life!

I’ve only recently listened to Jimi Hendrix, starting with his Are You Experienced? album, one that I quite enjoyed. Unfortunately, the panning on Exp was headache-inducing, and I overall prefer Are You Experienced? It’s still a very solid listen, still psychedelic and electrifying. My favorite tracks were Spanish Castle Magic, Little Wing, and She’s So Fine.

A strong sophomore effort by The Experience. Some really good rhythm and blues numbers. A space song opener. Great playing and engineering by all.

4.75

A lot of short songs showcasing different styles of music packaged under Jimi's singing guitar. Genres range from soul to experimental to straight-up heavy psychedelic. The end result is that it doesn't sound as tight as his debut, which I found more cohesive (3.5).

Interesting album, but not my favorite.

This album really didn't do anything for me. The singing is subpar. She's So Fine was probably my favorite song. The drums on that track are out of this world. Now, of course the best part of this album should be the guitar. It was good. I wasn't blown away at any point though. Some solid riffs. Might be crazy to say, idk. This is the first Jimi Hendrix album I've had, so maybe the others will show me what I missed here.

I'm not sure if I just had my expectations too high on this one or what. I thought it was fine, just ok. No takeaways and nothing that really caught my ear.

Didnt like it too much, i didnt even finish it fr. Perhaps its not for me, perhaps i just wasnt in the mood. Deffo not a bad album but i was just NOT feeling it

nicht das richtige album für den Tag aber interessant. merken und später nochmal hören!

c’est sympa

Very concise, very nice. Awesome guitar playing, as always with Jimi Hendrix. Easy 5/5.

Solid. Low slung bluesy rock from the master.

Fuck yes Jimi this is so in its own world in the best way possible and has so much versatility to offer with such cool themes and sounds through every song. It’s not exactly my style but some of these songs hit so hard and are truly gas. The ones that I enjoy less are still objectively very well made and the artistic journey is so evident. It is a beautiful thing to listen through.

Raw, exciting, different.

Funky Gives you the same sensations as being on hallucinogenics

I found myself in a bit of a Jimi Hendrix dive these past few days, after only having heard Are You Experienced a couple years ago, and this might be a hot take, but I'm taking Axis: Bold as Love over the debut. Are You Experienced is an achievement and a masterclass in guitar work, with the highlights to back it up. However, I feel like Jimi and the band took their craft and novelty even further with Axis: Bold as Love, making it more concise, structured, and mature. Despite not having the same immediate impact, the tracklist is incredibly consistent, with highs that easily match its predecessor curiously, before listening to the full thing, I recently discovered and have been bumping Little Wing, which is easily one of Jimi's greatest songs. It's one of his shortest tracks, but also arguably the most human moment in his entire discography, as he moves away from the bravado of the debut into something much more fragile. I love the band’s soulful take on psychedelia here and on Castles Made of Sand, but I also dig their exploration of harder rock. The progressions on Spanish Castle Magic almost feel like a precursor to heavy metal. Then there's the title track, which ends the record on a gorgeous climax, with Jimi Hendrix simply giving one of the best guitar solos I've ever heard while I often say this early psychedelic rock/funk has a "ceiling" for me, where the songs can sometimes blend together a little too much, Axis: Bold as Love is an album I see myself returning to often. The tracklist just flows incredibly well, and there's rarely a section where I find myself wandering or getting lost in its psychedelic layers. Considering this record was famously rushed to capitalize on the success of the debut, the fact that it came out arguably better just goes to show the raw talent these men possessed

4/5. This is probably the most overlooked of the three Jimi Hendrix Experience albums. Which is no fault of its own, it’s sandwiched in-between “are you experienced” and “electric ladyland” which are two monumental albums. But this one is still extremely good as well. Some of the best psych rock you could ask for in the ‘60s.

Jimalaya Jim

Love this album. Knew this coming in. 5/5

A master at his craft.

Déjà écouté. La collision, toutes guitares dressées, entre hard rock cosmique, rhythm & blues déstructuré et expérimentations psychédéliques. Ça devrait être un sacré bordel, et ça l'est un peu, mais c'est surtout un chef-d'œuvre strident et funky, grâce aux génie d'Hendrix et de ses deux bandmates. Et dire que l'album à près de 60 ans... Top : If 6 Was 9 Flop : EXP

HA what is this intro. Sir! Thrilled for a second Jimi album after he kicked off the project for me. Did I know Jimi existed before across the universe? I hope so. Spanish Castle Magic! Traveling by his dragonfly! WAIT WHAT THE FUCK it’s about a club in DesMoines?! Where he played in high school. Wait wtf is he from Seattle?? How. Did I not know this. Little Wing! If 6 was 9… badass behavior. I wish I understood more to really grasp his impact on guitar. Loved overall. Will never get over how tragically short his career was fuck.

Favourite song was Spanish castle magic

amazing album, it gives chill, enthusiastic afternoon vibes and i like that

3/5 Ganz cool.

Despite the lyrics not being the focus of this album, they don't retract from it either by being repetitive generalisations. Very nostalgic album for me!

Listened to on my 2.1 channel stereo set up. I was very familiar with Little Wing, one of my fav songs which appears on this album, but I've only ever gave this album a shake one time, years ago. Upon relisten, it really cements what a great piece of work this is. Not to discredit the rhythm section here, especially with Mitch Mitchell on drums, but Jimi's playing and singing really carries this album to soaring heights. Although I didn't find myself attaching to much of the lyrical content, he has such a smooth voice that pairs excellently with his playing, which is just endlessly inventive. Beyond just his knack to rip into licks and solos like second nature, the riffs that carry these tracks are unique and fun, like one of my favorites from this listen "Wait Until Tomorrow". There are some tracks on here that I didn't really grip me, like "She's So Fine" and "Little Miss Lover", but there is an overflowing amount of goodness laid in these tracks, and it's snappy as hell too, most tracks lasting at or just under 3 minutes. Great stuff! Oh yeah, and one of my favorite album covers ever.

No skips, greatest album oat

Best Track - "If 6 Was 9"

Nice

Este cabrón era un prodigio

i feel like im in a movie with low stakes but the music makes it more intimadating than it actually is.

Una locura de album. Un par de clasicos inoxidables. Ademas me transporto a mi adolescencia

some guy on here said slimmy jimi lol

8/10

It all blended together in a messy (but clearly very competent) compote. Didn't hate it but it just didn't click.

I think I found my favourite album ever! I see myself playing this on a road trip, empty clear skies, beautiful stretch ahead. I love the art

Listen I know that it's probably a music snob crime to say this but... this is a cooking album for me. I'll absolutely return to it but it will be while cooking and maybe a gummy. I want to be grooving in my kitchen to this. Not quite a driving album. An evening album. I'm listening to it in the morning so I'm more picturing how I will feel listening to it in the right conditions. Again, this is probably blasphemy to cool people. Actually this is also a getting ready album. Again, an evening vibe. But i want to put on eyeliner and perfume to this while a candle is burning. Okay I think that covers it. This is probably a humiliating note. Hope it isnt public.

Este me gustó más que el anterior. Qué álbum. Qué buenos temas, qué bien suena y lo que transmite Jimi. Buenísimo. 8/10

I really like this, it's good some really chill groves and great songwriting. It's a pretty easy going trip into the world of Jimi that is still being replicated today.

Two types of songs- melodic and cacophonic. Listened in the car with goon!

Not really my thing but its hard to deny this is an objectively good album.

Góð, passandi psykadelisk

Three member band of bass, electric guitar and drums. Little Wing and Castles made of Sand stand out. Mitch Mitchell ranked 8 out of 100 best drummers, no doubt. Noel Redding on bass, impressive. Hendrix, well, Hendrix had a style like no other, though I liked Are You Experienced way better. Still remember the day he died, driving around on a Sunday, so high, so sad.

Decent stuff here. Little Wing has long been a favourite of mine. Overall, though, it's a good album, not a great album.

Whilst I appreciate the artistry, I do struggle with psychadelica.

Lo escuché mientras caminaba a casa

Superb

Yet another example of not every album by an amazing artist should be included in the list. This one is musically all over the place.

Always a favorite

The Little Wing riff may be my favourite guitar riff of all time

ascoltato superficialmente ma bello

second jimi album and he is going up in my vocalist rankings everything i can say feel really redundant, great drums that give a racing track for the supercar that is jimis guitar sound, tape reversed guitar tracks > every other sound the whole album felt like a blink of an eye

Just was not feeling this album. I have heard many of his songs and they hit. maybe I just wasn't feeling it, might give another listen.

classic. growth. experiment. rock.

Axis bold as love is a powerful and psychedelic listen. This is no sprise because it's a Hendrix record so it has his powerful and psychedelic guitar playing. The opening track is a cool skit with aliens invading a talk show with a cool use of station. The first real track "up for the skies" is a nice funky rnb. I'm not sure if it's the best opener for such an epic album but I am still glad it's on the album. I like the use of his icon waa pedal on it giving the track a smooth feel. I think the second track "Spanish castle magic" would have been a better opener because of how epic it sounds. I don't think the placement ruins the album or anything. The guitar and bass tones on this track are vary punchy and the riffs are vary exiting. The lyrics are super psychedelic and fun. The solo is impressive but the style is not quite my thing because I prefer more Melody based ones. "Little wing" is a butifal balide about a the felling of free spiritedness and loving. The guitar work is crazy on this song.I love the how effortless it sounds as if the guitar was playing it self. It's just an amazing song. One of the best on the album for sure and definitely deserves it's praise. The next track "if 6 was 9" is another one my favorites. You can definitely here we're Kurt Cobain was inspired by this song with the interlude. I like the guitar tone. Jimi Hendrix was a master at tone. The final track the self titled Is an amazing one and it has one of the greatest solos. It's moldic and epic this track is just amazing. This album is vary constant and entertaining threw out. I don't think there's a bad track. I'll give this album a strong 9

Gran disco del maestro Hendrix, varias canciones que son una gloria escucha!

Nice

This didn’t hit me the way I expected it to. It feels like one of those albums where I can tell there’s a lot going on, I’m just not fully connecting with it yet. The guitar work is clearly impressive, but not in a way that immediately sticks with me. The production is creative and interesting, though sometimes it feels like it gets in the way instead of pulling me in. There are moments where it clicks, especially when the groove settles in, but overall it felt more like a collection of ideas than a complete experience. Definitely something I might come back to once it finally clicks.

I liked it a lot

gotta love Hendrix’s guitar solos, wish this album included more of those

As I was saying in the review for Electric Ladyland, I am a fan of Hendrix, I am also a guitar player and also born on 27th of November like him. I like this album more than Electric Ladyland. I like that this one is bluesy, groovy, fun and not too long like Electric. Very good songs and great album experience. However, I don't like it as much as Are You Experienced. That one is the best. So this is a 4 for me.

Feel the groove

A real mix up of sounds and rhythms and great songwriting. I like the range on show.

I know he’s a genius but what was that first track?

What could he have achieved if he hadn't had to fit all this into 4 short years? Some great songwriting that's surprisingly funky and tender by turns. Before it's time - you can hear how it influenced bands well into the early 70s. Only docked a star for the EXP nonsense. 4*

Exp — a psychodelic, noise introduction to the album. Definitely an attention grabber. Up From The Skies — funky groove throughout. That wavy guitar is abnormal but ear-pleasing. The vocal performance is smooth and clear. Spanish Castle Magic — the energy in this song is great. The bass is loud and catchy and the lead guitar sings all over this song. Hendrix's vocal performance is also impressive with lots of expression and grit. Wait Until Tomorrow — the song doesn't take itself too seriously despite how great the guitar playing is on it. The high pitch supporting vocals aren't my favourite, but they're okay and add to the playful tone of the song. The lyrics also have charm. Ain't No Telling — short, fun, and dynamic track. Doesn't do enough to make me care for it that much, but still a nice burst of energy. Little Wing — really good guitar solo at the end of this track. The vocal effect works but doesn't blow me away; it adds a nice touch to the track. If 6 Was 9 — a confrontational song. The end is a psychodelic cacophony of woodwinds and electric guitar drones. You Got Me Floatin' — not a fan of the chorus. The guitar and the audio effects still work here as they across the album. Castles Made of Sand — interesting, emotional lyrics. The opening and closing guitar effects are dreamy. She's So Fine — not used to the vocals, especially the high pitched supporting vocals. One Rainy Wish — the opening is entrancing and smooth. The guitar swings from dreamy to energetic; might be my favourite guitar performance on the album. The lyrics are surreal. Little Miss Lover — great energy on the track. Didn't connect with me much. Bold as Love — soulful guitar playing. The whole song has a great rhythm. The sound change in the second half felt like it could've been smoother. Favourite song: Spanish Castle Magic Least favourite song: She's So Fine Overall: the sonic effects on the electric guitar steal the show on this album. While I wouldn't call any of the songs bad (or even mediocre), I personally struggled to connect with many of them. I wouldn't oppose this album playing and if a song played from it, I'd listen happily, but there aren't many songs as of now that make me go out of my way to listen to them more. Rating: 3.8

1. "Spanish Castle Magic" 2. "Little Wing" 3. "If 6 Was 9"

I like it but not as much as either of his other albums

60s rock. Psych rock, acid rock. Much preferred first album. More chaotic and trippy.

Mixed bag

Just one of the best guitarists ever and one of the best songwriters of his time. Very good. 4/5

Wait until tomorrow is hendrix at his melodic and loudest. The rest of the album is experimental shall we say. Still a very worthwhile exercise though and one that everyone should try at least once!

Es un álbum espectacular, algunos acordes me sonaron a algo más reciente en la música… considero que es un disco generacional.

Me gusto más allá de no ser mi tipo de música. Es un disco del que había escuchado hablar pero nunca lo habiaa escuchado, muy bueno.

una barbaridad las guitarras mis dieces, pero no he conectado muucho

Some of psych-rocks first and best right here, and he just didn’t miss. Close to a 5 but not quite, i’d probably give a 5 to electric ladyland though. My standouts are little wing, one rainy wish and bold as love.

Toyed between 4 and a 5. Some great songs but other parts of the album didn't bowl me over

A good listen on the commute. So big hits in terms of Little Wing and Spanish Castle Magic. The rest of the album was good but only for a 4.

Struggled to rate this one - I suspect I have rated harshly as I prefer other Hendrix output

With ballad soulful songs like "little wing" to energetic guitar solos in "bold as love" this album has an interesting concept, production ahead of its time and an outstanding vocal performance.

You can never go wrong with a Hendrix Album on your auditory experiences to have before you die and this album does not disappoint on all expected levels. So while this is not the best Hendrix album nor the one I might select it still has much classic Hendrix work like if 6 was 9 and castles made of sand. As with many of the true geniuses you have to wonder did he die leaving everything he had (avoiding the old age tour for money racket) or would there have been so much more Hendrix for all to enjoy? Don't miss this one and listen to the entire collection if you are somehow not familiar with Mr. Jimi Hendrix.

Vibed a lot.

Fantastic album from the master

A lot of great songs

hendrix

i think maybe not personally my fav thing, but giving it a chance was not actually a bad idea

Ну не плохо, парочка понравилось

Meh

Trust me, I get it. It’s Jimi Hendrix and you can definitely appreciate what he doesn’t like a guitar but I don’t know how many times I’m gonna actually have him heavy in rotation, but I’ll give you this Sandcastles made out of sand 10 out of 10 along with little Wing

The Experience were always better as a legendary live act than as an album band, but this might have the best hit rate of their short career. Jimi has infused his songwriting with more funk and soul, Mitch Mitchell is let off the leash to power away, and Noel Redding writes a perfect psych pop song for his band mates to groove to. Some of Jimi's most beautiful work is here as well, including "Little Wing", "Castles Made of Sand" and "One Rainy Day". It's not the best picture of Jimi's ferocity but it's the best total picture of his talent he ever put together.