Axis: Bold As Love

I think Hendrix builds on what made his debut great, plus introduces some new ideas. Highlights include "Spanish Castle Magic", "Little Wing", "Bold as Love", "Castles Made of Sand", "One Rainy Wish", "Up From the Skies". The only blight on it is the non-Hendrix sung "She's So Fine". Still 5 Stars though.

Possibly my less favourite of their 3 studio albums but still pretty phenomenal with toppity top tracks such as Spanish Castle Magic, Wait Until Tomorrow, If 6 Was 9, Little Wing and Bold As Love. Tracklist is very snappy, tight-knit and incredibly well sequenced and does stand up as a true classic of the decade. Magnificent blend of blistering metal, soft as silk balladeering and powerhouse psychedelia.

Pretty good album. Favourite songs: Ain’t no telling, little wing, you got me floatin’, castles made of sand, one rainy wish. The first few songs had me concerned that this wasn’t going to be good but it eventually hit its stride. I did find the panning on some songs annoying. 4 stars

Up and down record. The standouts are Castles Made of Sand and Axis.

not for me.

This is the first time I've listened to a full Hendrix album and not just the hits. I am surprised with the variety of sounds

I don't think I appreciate high level guitar enough to really get this one, and the oft-imitated 60's cultural touchstones really catch for me. Definitely channeling "ratings are for personal taste and not quality assessments" thing today.

Very weird. There are no memorable choruses or riffs but the guitar-drum interplay and studio effects are mezmerizing.

a little too abstract for my taste but i can admire his guitar skills

# Playlist track - Castles Made Of Sand # Notes - I was expecting more of a guitar shredding all-around experience and, boy, I'm glad to be wrong. - Jimi's guitars are front and center, of course, but there is plenty variety to keep the listening experience interesting and fresh from start to finish. - The intro track, Exp, is a bit boring and "If 6 as 9" overextends the noisy solo. Taking a star out for that. - Still, a very recommended listen for anyone, not only rock fans.

OK, "EXP" is everything you wish Jimi Hendrix wouldn't do. Come to think of it, there are some sequencing problems with this one. I'll have to rearrange things and make an Axis: Bold as Love: Sorted playlist. Start it with "Spanish Castle Magic," pretty sure.

Not as impactful or as essential as the debut, "Are you Experienced" which was a hard act to follow, but still a good second album from Hendrix. There are a couple of "hits", but overall a more low-key record that shows that Jimi is more than a guitar god with a wider range of material with less effect.

Iconic album. Great imagery and vibes, though I can't figure out a lot of it. The musicality really ramped up in the second half, which elevated it for me; still not something I'd typically reach for.

Little Wing stops me dead in my tracks every time I hear it, whether it's Jimi's version or SRV's. Such a beautiful song, which really should be at least 50% longer. There is a lot on this album I like, but there is just enough "filler" and weird shit (Exp) for me to not be able to rate this album four stars. 3.99

iconic

It was good. I liked it better than the other Hendrix (3rd album) I already had. Actually appreciated the short songs!

Unfortunately, I didn't vibe with this as much as I thought I would. Don't get me wrong, Hendrix was a spectacular guitarist, legendary. But a lot of the music here simply doesn't interest me. I've heard that "Little Wing" is one of Jimi's most enduring tracks. After my initial listen of the album, I went back and listened to the song four times in a row. The guitar in it is good, but I don't know... I tried, but didn't suck me in. If anything, I found myself drawn to the light touches of the glockenspiel. Perhaps it's just that these jams don't sound fresh to me, listening in 2025. I'm sure they were decades ago. I think my favourite track here is actually the most pop of the lot, "Wait Until Tomorrow". There's something about the steady beat and the vocal harmonies that stabilize the song, establish a point of focus, for Hendrix to run circles around. Ironically, I found it to be where his guitar work shone the most. At the end of the day, what I find interesting only shows up in snippets, and it's not an album I loved. Fav tracks: Wait Until Tomorrow, Castles Made of Sand, Bold as Love

Horrible screeching in the first song is time I will never get back.

Det er ikke den genre jeg elsker mest normalt, lidt for meget psykedelisk-æra over det. MEN jeg må bare anerkende, måske er jeg lidt biased fordi det er geden, men hold da kæft hvor ligger den guitar godt i mixet. Han forstår virkelig hvordan man ikke bare spiller smooth, men også virkelig understøtter sangens dynamik og resten af bandet. Wow, jeg må komme mere ind i Hendrix.

This might be the strangest Hendrix project. It grew on me over the many listens I gave it through the years, and some songs are truly among the best of his.

"Fall mountains—just don't fall on me." A dazzling stance threaded throughout, equal parts tolerant, vigilant, and free.

This is a funny album. Super lighthearted Jimi. Great music, funny lyrics. Especially timely with the drone thing going on right now

Jimi is a good songwriter and an easy contender for GOAT guitarist, but he's always struggled to put together a consistent album. Great highlights, with a lot of filler.

A genius guitar player, and pretty decent at the singing and writing too. Plenty of hits here, plenty to love. I think there are more complete albums, some that utilize more sources of music, but this rules nonetheless.

It was ok

Rock, 1967 -> 2-3

Jangly and experimental with a few outstanding numbers (Little Wing, Castles Made of Sand, Bold as Love). A little obnoxious for my liking, bass and guitar shine.

Pretty damn good. Happy with this album. Beaut slice of time, place, experimentation and dynamism. Will re-listen to this in the future. 4 stars.

Hendrix came back around pretty quick! most of what I said in my review of Are You Experienced applies here as well; considering Axis was released just half a year after their debut, it features the Experience in a very similar element. Hendrix's sound-play continues to get slightly more adventurous here, but this might actually be a little more accessible than Are You Experienced! there's plenty of mellower cuts here like "Little Wing", "Spanish Castle Magic", "Up From the Skies" and "Castles Made of Sand", all of which capture the Experience's sensational interplay while also delivering some fantastic, catchy melodies. although you can tell Hendrix and his team didn't have as much time to create and refine the material here, Axis still does a great job of documenting this band's tremendous talents. light 8/10.

"Little Wing" is what you calls an eternal classic. a beautiful love song penned by the best guitarist in the whole rock history. the only problem of the song is it's too short. some of the songs are that boring type of blues rock, only become better because of jimi's guitar playing. but it randomly slaps hard. 3.5/5

This is an album that should be listened to. I think a lot of guitar players from the 70's were trying to sound like Hendrix. 5 stars or A-.

3.5

Sucker for a dumb radio intro - and then we hit this bouncy thing that is probably a lot better if you're smoking weed and doing something in addition to listening to music. It's uphill from there, though - that nice Hendrix guitar sound is in full effect. I thought I wouldn't be interested in listening to 40 minutes of it, but I kept waiting for the moment when my interest would wane and, well, it didn't. That said, some songs are definitely not as Big as the Big Ones, but goddamn the dude can play a guitar.

Vermoeiend om te luisteren tijdens het werken

This one was truly Bold As Love.

Nice f*****g guitar. First time listening to Hendrix and it doesn´t disappoint

December 9, 2024 (but also October 17, I peeked inside the present after getting Electric Ladyland🎁) The first listen was pretty absent-minded, as I knew I'd get a day down the line to focus on this album more. Today, I'm more impressed. Maybe it's bc I have headphones in, so I can better appreciate the wacky shit they were accomplishing with stereo panning and phasing The weird "If 6 Was 9", the poppy "She's So Fine" and "Wait Till Tomorrow", and the beautiful "Little Wing" and "One Rainy Wish" contribute to this rating. Perhaps my favourite Hendrix of the 3, although I certainly didn't feel that way two months ago... HL: "One Rainy Wish", "Little Wing", "Wait Till Tomorrow", "If 6 Was 9", "Castles Made of Sand", "Bold As Love"

a experience.

Semmone

Maybe unluckily for this album, I've had it after Electric Ladyland, which feels like an untouchable showcase of what Hendrix could do, both as a virtuoso and a visionary of the complete, wider production of the album. Axis seems smaller in scope and where there are flashes of his genius and some fantastic songs, it still feels like he's finding the direction he wanted to take us, or perhaps the exact destination. If this was the only Hendrix Experience album it might be even more impressive to me but it does suffer from the fact that I now know he will go on to reach even higher heights. I personally found this album a bit difficult to get into as well; it didn't flow naturally and feels like a smorgasbord of nearly-finished ideas. But when you're dealing with these levels of genius and innovation, even a nearly-finished idea can be something pretty special.

I'm sorry, I just don't think I understand Jimi Hendrix. I WANT to like it more, but its just ok. I guess at least the songs are all short? I did like Little Wing.

Little Wing is such a fantastic song, it’s almost a tease running at only 2 and a half minutes long. It got me thinking, this has to be up there as one of the best tracks at under 2 and a half minutes. White Stripes- Fell in Love With a Girl, The Smiths-Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want, Van Halen-Eruption. Anyways, this album is fantastic. The production of this album is excellent. Jimi is obviously magnificent, serving us up fuzzy, hazy riffs throughout. The band tight throughout. Castles Made of Sand is another classic and they finish strong with such a great closer with the title track. Great stuff 5 stars

I'm sure it was Bold as Love for the time, but Hendrix failed to live up to his legendary name for me. Removed from the context of his time, I can't appreciate what he brought to the table. 2.5/5

Weak start but every track past Up From The Skies is at least a 6/10. Favorite tracks were Spanish Castle Magic, You Got Me Floatin' and If 6 Was 9

Not a huge fan of rock but it was a nice listen

A classic for a reason, Jimi Hendrix is a national treasure.

i loved this, such technical guitar skills, amazing

It feels like a cop out to have this many songs just f a d e a w a y . . . Favourite track: Castles Made of Sand.

Niets voor mij

Amazing. So fa ahead of its time

I am going to commit a sort of sacrilege here. I am not really a big fan of Jimi Hendrix. Never have been. BUT (!) it IS to do with the classic guitar as absolute focus genre, and not his abilities or talents. I am not a guitar worshiper. The music must touch me in an emotional sort of way, regardless of instrument, etc. ANY band or musician can and often do have songs I like regardless of their overall catalog, and Jimi Hendrix is no different. But in general, and for example, this album. Meh. Just me, Just sayin'

Bleh

Суперский альбом, который мне понравился больше, чем Лейдилэнд и А Ю Экспириенсд. Будто бы более человечная музыка, без бессмысленного дрочилова. Лучшая песня - Little Wing.

Pretty sweet

I think this album is stunning. As a follow up to Are You Experienced, this album is both more experimental, but features more immediacy in the songwriting. The result is an album that sounds very contemporary and very beautiful.

Pure psychedelic rock perfection from a true musical genius.

Really great musician

My least favorite of his three albums but still good.

Good guitar and drums, some parts are a bit boring though. 3.5

Is this where we get the phrase, "Freak Flag"?

Great album honestly, even though it isn’t part of my music taste, I can understand the greatness of Jimi Hendrix as someone who isnt into rock as much.

Fantastic

Great album from the master guitarist.

I liked it. I think I need a few more listens

I’ve never really gotten into Hendrix. I always liked the vibe but I feel he never really wrote one proper song.

3.5/5 - very good, but it’s not an album I would put in my rotation. Standout tracks: - House Burning Down (4/5) - All Along The Watchtower (5/5) - Voodoo Child (Slight Return) (5/5)

An album I never knew existed, and with no songs I ever heard before, despite the fact that Hendrix was/is quite popular.

Enjoyed listening, even though this is not my favorite album by Hendrix. Favorite was “If 6 was 9”. Lyrics and Hendrix’s style of singing went well with the amazing guitar work. Second choice this time listening is Little Wing. It was the music not the lyrics that made it great. Mmm, i could say that about almost every song on the album.

I know Jimi Hendrix is, like, a big deal, but even though this is from the 60s, it sounds like the 70s to me (full offense). Nothing particularly unpleasant, surely better than yesterday's weird electro instrumental, but for me this was just OK. highlights: 'Wait Until Tomorrow', 'You Got Me Floatin'', 'She's so Fine' (idk why a British man is randomly singing this one, but I was like a baby doing one of those phonology experiments where they put in a distractor sound. my head was turnt!)

Vähän liian rento alkuun. Bold as love on loistava. Muuten vähän tylsistyin.

Ei täysi hittiparaati, mutta pitää varpaillaan: näköjään kaaos on hallintaa ja raskaus keveyttä. Äläkä unohda soulia.

groovy funky smokey tokey

Axis: Bold as Love is the Jimi Hendrix Experience's second studio album. Their first album made him into an international star, and this follow-up only added to his renown as a brilliant guitar player, singer, and song-writer. Axis ranks highly on many "greatest albums of all time" lists. However, Hendrix's two other studio albums typically rank higher; making this stellar album in some way the weakest of his work - but there's nothing weak about this album. These songs have Hendrix's incredibly expressive guitar, like in "Little Wing" and "If 6 was 9," backed by his soulful, blues inspired rock. Jimi's technical mastery and his raw, open vocals helped shape the sound of psychedelic rock.

I think I like this one more than Electric Ladyland, and while I don't know how controversial that is, I quite enjoy how compact yet thoroughly enjoyable this album is. The guitar playing is raw and powerful, but feels like it is keeping up appearances just enough to be groundbreaking instrumentally, and this album does a fantastic job showing off Hendrix's tapents without sacrificing the audiences attention. I think the only flaw is that some of the tracks fall a little too much into the late 60s stereotype, and so the vocal heavy tracks can feel a bit dated, but this is still an excellent rock record, perhaps the best instrumentally for the time that I've heard, but that was to be expected with Hendrix at the helm.

Like a lot, but love the jimi hendrix experience album even more

This has never been my favorite Hendrix album, but it's a strong showing with at least a few of his best songs in "Spanish Castle Magic," "Little Wing," and "Castles Made of Sand." I always liked the sketch-like intro of "Exp" setting the tone even if it's not really a song and is entirely skipable, with its bookend of "Bold as Love" driving a gradual build to an almost epic finish. And I love listening for all the big and little engineering tricks being pioneered throughout. There are weaknesses, though. In particular I find "Up From the Skies"to be a wishy washy opening tune, though it might feel more at home in a different sequence. "If 6 was 9" seems a bit disjointed in the flow as well, or maybe the song just feels flat to me. The rest of the album is fairly solid, most of them with moments that do get their hooks in me, but not as consistently exceptional as the tracks on Are You Experienced.

I tried to listen and wasn't in the mood. Now I'm revisiting I quite like it. It's pretty jammy and a lot less tight than are you experienced. I can see the future of punk in some parts of this album. Highlights: Castles made of sand. 3.5/4!

There really isn't a bad track on this album, I always wonder what Jimi would have gone on to do if he didn't pass away so young. Such a good record. Stand out tracks: - Spanish castle magic - Wait until tomorrow - Little wing - If 6 was 9 - Castles made of sand -She's so fine - One rainy wish - Bold as love

I can tell there are drugs that this would sound great with.

Some good Jimi ! Some great ones, some less ! But it is still something particular ! You can't hate that ! Little Wing / 100

So good. Somewhere between the hit song / pop of “Are You Experience” and the far-outness of “Electric Ladyland”. I wish I could give it 10 out of 5!

Lovely stuff. Solid 5.

Flawless. Just ask the axis

Very Jimi Hendrix. Funky beat, weird lyrics and he’s not too bad on the guitar considering he should be a bass player

It was fine

For me, not bad- not great. The album felt a little samey as it went on- with most songs just transitioning into wild guitar solos and then nondescript thrashing.. At points it felt like the track was going to overheat and catch fire.. which might have been cool back in the 60s, but in today's world, not so much.. I mean look at what an unassuming fridge started at Grenfell. I appreciate Hendrix was known for his guitar playing skills, and if you have a penchant for that sort of thing you'd probably enjoy this a lot more.. however I lacked the audial dexterity to tell the difference between the guitar solos. To me, it was a bit like a footballer who's really good at doing keepie uppies.. it's good for a bit, then you're cant help but wish they'd pack it in for a minute pass just pass the ball around. In fairness to Jimi Hendrix and the album, I dont believe listening to this on spotify does the music much justice. Hearing this live in the full swing of the sixties would have undoubtedly been more captivating, and if nothing else, something to help take your mind off the inevitable genital herpes you were going to get lumbered with.. instead of sitting at home, not on drugs, arsing about with a tax return. 3 out of 5, good in parts, but not really for me- got too full up on guitar, too quickly.

Musically quite cool but boring and repetitive. I feel like everything from this era is going to be the same. I'm not doing an 8 hour trip on shrooms to enjoy a poxy 40 minute album

I appreciated some mean guitar playing, but I didn't think there was much in the way of good songs. I found this one quite ignorable.

badass

Не моё

The second installment in the Jimi Hendrix Experience trilogy, Axis: Bold as Love, is, for me, the least remarkable of the three. That’s not to say it’s a bad album—this is Hendrix we’re talking about, so of course it’s fantastic. But compared to the explosive debut of Are You Experienced and the sheer ambition of Electric Ladyland, this one feels a little less impactful. That said, the inventiveness here is astounding. Hendrix’s ability to bend and shape sound is unparalleled, and tracks like Spanish Castle Magic showcase his unparalleled talent. Listening to this album inevitably raises the age-old question: what if Hendrix had lived past 27? The fact that he released three iconic albums in just over a year is mind-blowing. It’s impossible not to wonder what he could have created in the decades that followed. Standout Track: Spanish Castle Magic Score: 3/5

-This is cool, makes me want to grow my hair really long and protest the Vietnam War or something. I would honestly like to give it another listen sometime because I feel like I missed some stuff. Solid 3.5 probably? -The guitar and rhythms are definitely the best part imo, but he has a really good voice -Favorites are Wait Until Tomorrow and Ain’t No Telling

Almost every song is a pleasantly groovy experience. There might not be anything iconic on here, but it's still that amazing Jimi sound. I was put on a great trip that was tragically cut short after 38 minutes.

It’s Jimi Hendrix so of course his music must be great as it’s the cool thing to say right! I can’t say I’ve ever been massively into his music and this album doesn’t really do anything to change my mind. I mean it’s alright but none of the songs are really that great and it just doesn’t quite do it for me. I think it might be the singing element of the songs. I think maybe if Jimi just released instrumental tracks I’d probably enjoy it more.

I guess I was expecting great things from our Jimmy. The album is good, he is clearly talented and the songs are interesting and complex, they just don’t quite grab me as much as I’d anticipated. Hopefully the next one of theirs will.

Jimi is such a legendary figure that you’ve heard all the big songs so you just expect his albums to be a massive riff and solo fest. Sadly, they aren’t. This is the second album we’ve had, and it’s a kinda rinse and repeat review. He’s a fantastic guitarist, and there are amazing parts to songs. Noel and Mitch are about as good a rhythm section as you can get. However, Jimi just ain’t the greatest song writer or vocalist. I find the slower bluesier stuff not massively exciting, so it is the better known numbers that stand out more. Tbh when it comes to Jimi, I’d rather listen to a live album or watch videos of him playing. That’s just seems to bring so much more of his personality through than the recorded album format.

I want yo like him more but apart from his classics, overrated.

3+

Es jimi, no discusión.

Really captures that jam band kind of feel. Songs flow one into the next, rarely feels like a break in between songs. A good time.

Great guitar, average everything else

i enjoyed it

My first time listening to a Hendrix album and no surprise: it’s pretty great. No real “hits” on this but really good and solid songwriting that are really wel delivered.

A wild, loud, jazzy romp. They threw caution to the wind with this one and did everything they could to assault your ear drums, with care-free lyricism highlighting individuality shining through. A drug and alcohol filled smoky room personified. Almost nothing exists with more abandon.

Excellent record!

It's nearly impossible to follow up an album like Are You Experienced, but this album does an admirable job. I enjoy the expanded sonic palate and some of the songs here are absolute rippers.

Classics

That's not my taste in music. But ok.

It was fine, but nothing really grabbed me.

Great album. Except for the confusing first track "EXP". At first I thought maybe I was listening to the wrong thing.

I appreciate the historical significance, but there’s honestly not very much here that’s super impressive to people with the subsequent ~60 years of music history available to them.

I'll start by noting that all three stdio albums released in Jimi Hendrix's lifetime are in the 1001. Of those three, this is the weakest one for me, and I'm not sure it adds anything over & above the other two. None of the tracks feature on either the UK or US versions of Smash Hits either. That said, this is a good album and an enjoyable listen.

Probably my favourite album of his I’ve heard 6/10

It’s Jimi.

Best Song: Spanish Castle Music. By far the grooviest track on the album, and also probably the one on which Hendrix sings best. Worst Song: If 6 Was 9. Feels weird to have a flute appear only for a spastic and chaotic outro. Had the the flute featured more prominently (and calmly) in the rest of the song, it would have felt like it at least earned the ability to go off like that. Overall: It really is staggering how Hendrix's guitar manages to feel like such a prominent voice in his music, not just an instrument amongst all the others. The soulful tone and softer, psychedelic nature of this album is also great, giving it both a relaxing and invigorating quality.

Pretty good, I’m glad I listened to this because my friend had got the album cover poster for me because we thought it looked cool so now it wouldn’t be weird if I put it up. Drums and were crisp.

Super fun listen

Pretty good, the album art is cool but I can see why it’s controversial. Enjoyed listening to this today 7.5/10

7/10 - I like the singing parts of this album a lot more than the pure guitar. One rainy wish was my favorite song by far, but if 6 was 9 was my least favorite.

Doesn’t make any sense that this came out in 67. Also, 3 5s in a row

Going in to this album I was skeptical to be honest. Little wing has been butchered with taste and endless guitar solos so many times, it's easy to forget what a magnificent song it really is.

It’s not clear to me, beyond the notable commercial hits, what there is to value in Hendrix’s catalog. The rhythm and melodies are too busy and unimaginative. They become repetitive. There’s a real lack of creative breadth there. I’m just not impressed

Hendrix’s last full-length record is nowhere near as experimental as Electric Ladyland, nor does it reach the highs of his debut, but more importantly, it very much contains the soul of a supremely talented musician. While you could argue it was a weak record to be his last, it’s only that way in comparison

Some stellar songs and a solid album.

Really enjoyed this. Jimi Hendrix is well talented, he could go a long way… oh wait, hang on!

Really wanted to be into this because my Hendrix knowledge is limited. I listen to it 4 times through and while it was fine, I probably wouldn't go back to it right away.

chitarra top non mi piace la sua voce

brilliant

Two of my alll time favorites in Little Wing and Bold as Love. Spanish Castle Magic, Castles made of Sand. Easy 5

Obviously the guitar playing is top tier. Some songs go on for too long. I like the backwards guitar and the sound bouncing between left and right channels. Saved four songs.

Psychedelic is just not my taste, but I totally get why it’s listed here. I mean, it’s Jimi. Enjoyed ‘If 6 Was 9’, ‘You Got Me Floatin'’ and the final part of ‘Bold as Love’. Great guitar, amazing band play, love every instrumental part. But, kinda exhausted when the vocal start to talk his own talk. Sorry man I don’t really enjoy human talking. 6/10 for all the LSD feelings this album offered me. Thank you Jimi.

Not as good as Taylor Swift

Very groovy, much like. Very different to usual taste, but it's the GOAT what's not to like. Vocals very nice Starts off meh with Up From The Skies but gets much better after Album cover is a bit odd

4.6 2x

In his top 3 records, by the G.O.A.T. guitar player. Contains some of his classics and best tracks.

Pretty good but I feel cannot stand up to their first album. Still an enjoyable listen.

Dosta zanimljiva zavrzlama oko covera, nikad nisam išla za time. Oduvijek imam mixed feelings oko Hendrixa, iako sam, naravno, svjesna kolika je legenda. Mislim bez sumnje je ovo vrhunski, samo da, nekako nismo kliknuli, nezz. Kako bi Tiho rekao, "ne vlaži mi pizdu" 😂. Mislim da mi je najveći problem što mi on nimalo nema karizmu, a ni njegova glazba. Opet kažem, kužim ja koliko je ovo kvalitetno i važno glazbeno nasljeđe, samo jbg, kad ne sjeda ne sjeda. Uzevši sve u obzir, meni će ovo biti 4/10 ili 7/10.

Ma klasik, ne znam koliko puta sam preslušao ovaj album. Iako je ovdje kao naglasak na svetom Jimi Hendrixu, ritam sekcija apsolutno kida Mislim da sam prvi put ovaj album poslušao sa 17 godina i od tad mi je Jimi pod kožom Kad sam bio klinac u srednjoj, svaki dan sam prolazio kraj zida na kojem je bio loše napisan grafit "jimmi hendriks", uvijek me nasmijalo jer kao seljaci smo i ne znamo spelovati, ali znamo da Jimi kida 10/10

8/10 Nisam puno Hendrixovih albuma slusao u komadu, mozda u par navrata do sada, iako moguce da je bio samo neki best of u pitanju. Generalno ga volim, ne smeta mi njegova gitara, cak dapace, iako na lose dane me zna malo zapilati. Ali nikad mu to ne zamjerim. Osim sto mi se svidja zvuk njegove gitare, oduvijek mi je imao i dobru boju glasa. If 6 Was 9 i One Rainy Wish su mi favoriti, ali generalno mi je album dobar od pocetka do kraja. Navodno dosta velik pomak u pisanju tekstova, nesto topliji od prethodnog i svakako Experience za slusatelja, a vjerujem i za Hendrixa samog dok ga je snimao. Ma dobro je ovo, nemam sto nadodati, daj jos!

pre: don't know this album per se, but I know a ton of songs on it. Esp looking forward to hearing the studio version of wait until tomorrow; the live at the BBC version is one of my faves. Man, I get almost angry when I hear a song like Up From The Skies. Like, it's fine? I guess? But knowing how little output we would ultimately get from JH, simple little tracks like that seem like such a waste. Not that that's his fault for not displaying his genius on every single song, but still I liked this much better than Electric Ladyland. It's funny to me how well his guitar playing has aged and how quaint his lyrics seem.

I like this one more than the other Hendrix album we had a few days ago. I imagine it would feel even more impactful if I were listening to it when it was first released. I think as a general statement I prefer Jimi’s more structured songs with some of his guitar genius thrown in vs the live ot more free flowing stuff. Overall though I thought this was a great listen.

Some good songs but I think these Hendrix albums don’t have the same impact now as they did when they were first released and reviewed. Jimi’s techniques have been discovered and incorporated into everything - 50 years of other guitar players doing this kinda take the shine off the OG material

I liked it. I knew most of these songs before listening but not all -- beyond a few hokey lines about hippies and such there wasn't a whole lot to be picky about.

I'll bet this was a crazy experience back in '67, and it's a lot of fun to listen to today as well.

Jimi was a unique talent and the studio albums he made are some of the most innovative rock and roll ever devised.

Undeniably one of the greatest guitarists of all time

Una tremenda "experiencia", si es que me entienden. Guitarras y composiciones impresionantes fluyen a través de este LP liderado por quien es (y será), el guitarrista más legendario de todos los tiempos. Para haberse lanzado en 1967, las técnicas implementadas por Hendrix en la guitarra son impresionantes, demostrando por qué es una de las figuras más influyentes del rock y el verdadero "padre de los solos". Escúchelo por favor. Pistas destacadas (en mi opinión) One Rainy Wish y Bold as Love.

''Axis: Bold As Love'', de middelste van een trilogie die tragisch genoeg ook het enige 'officiële' naslagwerk van Jimi Hendrix zou worden. Deze wordt gek genoeg vaak door critici en muziekliefhebbers gezien als zijn zwakste studio-album, but I beg to differ. Dit vind ik het album met de meeste balans, waarin je niet tomeloos wordt bekogeld met Jimi's ruige riffs en proto-metal geweld. Op deze plaat is ook ruimte voor wat meer akoestische rust, en zweverige space rock. Nummers als 'Little Wing', 'Castles Made of Sand' en delen van 'One Rainy Wish' zorgen ervoor dat de in vlammen opgaande vingers van Jimi - en daarbij ook onze oren - even tot afkoelen komen. Die drie zitten dan ook bij m'n favoriete songs van ''Axis'', en van Hendrix' kwaliteitsdiscografie in zijn geheel. Maar de liefhebber van de andere - bekendere - kant van dit fenomeen komt ook aan z'n trekken. Nummers als 'If 6 Was 9', 'Spanish Castle Magic' en 'Bold As Love' worden gekenmerkt door zijn signature psychedelische hard rock, die nog steeds bij vlagen smeriger is dan metal van tientallen jaren later. Die eerste is mogelijk mijn lievelingsnummer van Jimi, en bevat alle elementen die hem in mijn ogen zijn legendarische status opleverde. Lang niet alle nummers kunnen tippen aan de kwaliteit van de reedsgenoemde songs, en daardoor is het album wellicht niet zo consistent als zijn eerste en derde muziekstuk. Maar de variatie op deze plaat is second to none, en iets waar Jimi niet altijd de credits voor kreeg. Hij is meer dan die vlammende gitaar. 9/10 Highlights: Little Wing If 6 Was 9 Castles Made of Sand One Rainy Wish

Jimi Hendrix is een virtuoos op de gitaar. Wat op Axis ook fantastisch ten gehore wordt gebracht. Ik merk alleen dat ik gewoon niet zo onwijs fan ben van het geluid dat hij uit zijn gitaar tovert. Het is vernieuwend en grensverleggend, maar daarmee niet perse mijn smaak. Zitten echt wel wat toffe hoogtepunten in het album en je hoort dat veel artiesten door deze plaat uit 1967 (!). Vooral het gitaarspel van Pearl Jam toont veel gelijkenissen met songs van Axis. De intro van Little Wing is heel gelijk met bijvoorbeeld een Pearl Jam song als Yellow Ledbetter. De stem van Eddie Vedder verkies is echter 10 van de 10 keren boven die van Hendrix. Kwestie van smaak. 7,5/10 Highlights Up From the Skies Wait Until Tomorrow Little Wing

His songwriting is not for me, but I marvel at his talent

Songs: Castles Made of Sand

Jimi Hendrix is a legend.

Jimi Hendrix’s music is definitely the complete package. Every element stands strong on its own but also works together perfectly. I love the raw, dirty, and gritty feel that runs through his music. The drumming brings a lot of complexity with its clear jazz influences. The bass stays steadily in motion, holding everything together as Hendrix’s reverb-heavy, fuzzy, feedback-laden guitar tears it up. The blues influences in his riffs really add that extra layer of grit.

The song As Bold as Love is just one of the best.

I mean, It's Hendrix.

I’m more of a calm, vibey listener so this was hard to get into but after a few listen I can appreciate the music especially the shifting from left to right and how everything works in unison

A classic but some of the electric guitar is jarring

the blueprint for being a rock star

A Sprawling classic with enough gems on to keep you entertained.

Deserves more conversation than AYE honestly.

While some, probably most, consider ‘Are You Experienced’ to be Hendrix’s best album (I mean it is among the top rated on this site) - I often found either this release or ‘Electric Ladyland’ to be the best of the trilogy of Hendrix albums; and it can honestly change between the two on any given day. ‘Are You Experienced’ was a very heavy record; just absolute firestorm rock music with Hendrix seemingly pushing his guitars to their absolute limit. It’s one hell of a fun LP. ‘Axis: Bold As Love’, however, sees Hendrix evolve and take some other avenues. It’s not nearly as full-on as its predecessor, with more varied tempos and Hendrix diving more into the sea of funk and psychedelic. But I do hold the opinion of ‘Axis’ being the better album all the more for it. ‘Wait Until Tomorrow’, ‘Little Wing’, the lengthy ‘If 6 Was 9’, the riff heavy ‘You Got Me Floatin’’, the legendary ‘Castles Made Of Sand’, the smoky ballad ‘One Rainy Wish’, and the absolutely addictive finisher ‘Bold As Love’. Sure, these are my particular highlights. But there isn’t a bad track on here; and the tracklist just flows so damn well. It’s over before you know it, but you leave it feeling so satisfied. While the musicality is little more restrained, it leads the way for Jimi Hendrix to really showcase his vocals; and on the more down tempo tracks you are treated to his more soulful side. So not only was this man an absolute monster when playing guitar, but he could also hang with some of the best vocalists out there. Jimi Hendrix was absolutely superhuman. It’s a fantastic LP in just about every aspect. The variation in styles, tempos, and production make up an absolutely phenomenal tracklist and, arguably, a collection of Hendrix’s best work. The man was ahead of his time, and there’s very few artists before or after his era that could match him; and ‘Axis: Bold As Love’ is a perfect showcase for that statement. 5/5

There is not enough praise for this masterpiece. This album is responsible for my lifelong enjoyment of psychedelic rock music. Hendrix is on the Mount Rushmore of guitar greats. Everything about this album is masterful. The guitar, the drums, the bass, the vocals, the songwriting, the production, all of it. One Rainy Wish is at the apex of heavy psych guitar playing for me. Desert island album. In the top 10 albums from the entire project for me.

不戳

Superb sophomore album

We enjoyed it but wasn't hugely a standout album. Started stronger than it finished.

Good album

Classic Jimi. Straight, no chaser. Gimme. From Spanish Castle to Sand Castle -- just let your mind go with this one. "Unexpected" bangers -- If 6 Was 9, One Rainy Wish, You Got Me Floatin'

I listened to this one a month or two ago and remember it being alright. I've never been a diehard Jimi Hendrix guy though

It's Jimi H

Bold as Love is an easy 5 on its own. Listening to more Hendrix that I normally would pass over put me in a mood? Its hard to say, it was very good, but sad. Castles Made of Sand is a good example, great melody, lyrics, guitar, just bummer subject matter. Hendrix the forefather of Emo, I guess.

Like I said in my last Hendrix review… bad vibes all around. But there are some great songs and moments on this album. Okay I love a lot of songs on this album but ugh I just feel like shit after listening to Hendrix. Bold As Love is a 10/10 song though

Psychedelic music composed with mastery of the guitar only Hendrix could have achieved. The man is really good at what he does, that’s undeniable. But it just isn’t for me; it took me a while to get through the album as I was way overstimulated. The feedback and fuzziness was taking me out of it. It’s still impressive though.

Trippy man. This is a great Hendrix album. Thanks for this app! 5/5

3.5/5

didn't do much for me, only listened a few times

Enjoyed listening to this and it surely would have been revolutionary at the time, but no memorable tracks for me aside from Wait Until Tomorrow and Bold as Love. Just not my thing!

The lyrics are *extremely* hit and miss, but the sounds are fantastic. Hendrix really shows a lot of range on Axis, from the proto-metal of "Spanish Castle Magic" to the lilt of "Little Wing" to the spacey "If 6 Was 9." And of course, Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchell anchor the entire affair beautifully (literally, in Mitch's case - he plays the news anchor in the opening track)

thank god for side B of this album.

I don’t love it/it doesn’t mean as much to me as the debut, but I still absolutely love it. Jimi was the goddamn coolest. 5/5

Legend!!

Thoughts before listening: I do not believe I have actually listened to this album before although I will probably recognize most of the songs. I have owned a number of Hendrix best of albums over the years, so I am not new to Hendrix, I just never went deep on his actual studio albums. In general I love Hendrix as much as most rock fans so I am excited to listen. Review: This has some really great, classic songs on it. "Spanish Castle Magic", "Little Wing", "If 6 Was 9", "Castles Made of Sand", and "Bold as Love" are perfect songs of the psychedelic rock era. As a whole however the album has some weak spots that fall into basic blues rock territory. Still though, these highlights are enough to make this a 4-star album.

A really nice album. 4/5

I really like Jimi Hendrix but this album not so much, Little Wing is great but the rest doesn't do a huge amount for me. I do appreciate that the list generated this album for me 1 day and Disraeli Gears by Cream the next, I thought for a long time that Sunshine Of Your Love was Hendrix

Is there a better Hendrix album than this? I think not. Even 60 years later, it's just as revelatory as ever and continues to prove that Jimi was not only the best guitarist of his generation, but probably any generation.

Perfect album for a pizza party

fun rock/psychedelic album that highlights jimi's guitar skills. Sort of listened in the background, but still good.

Amazing album. Slightly weak opening couple of tracks but it picks up and doesn’t stop from Spanish Castle Magic onwards. 9/10

the Jimi Hendrix Experience are probably one of the most endlessly charismatic rock groups to come out of the 60's, or probably anywhere. i'd say about 50% of it is Jimi -- generally he's what you think of when you hear the term "rockstar" -- but Mitch and Noel split the remaining half. they're good at both keeping up with him and providing a lot of memorable additions to songs that the guitar just can't muster. most heavy psych/hard rock of the 70's basically copies its homework from how they play, and i think they deserve their due credit. still -- it's the JIMI HENDRIX Experience. you're here for him. sorry "She's So Fine". i could gush over the complexity and energy of the guitar playing, but everyone does that. for good reason, but guitar is guitar. i'm instead gonna make a very risky assumption. i think the reason people come back to Jimi's songs and his records is because of his personality. he's good at writing and playing music, sure, but there's such a draw to his presence; there is a world of tumult and chaos in the guitar and there is a man holding it down and controlling it as true showman would. the Jimi Hendrix Experience is a snake in the hands and a charmer or three to tame it.

it was fine

Awesome

little wings, my favorite since i'm 8

Little Wing is a fantastic song and Castles Made of Sand is really good. The rest, not so much. Jimi might’ve been a guitar god, but he was not a songwriting wizard

First, this isn't as good as his debut or Electric Ladyland. You can disagree, but most don't. (Of course, it's ultimately subjective, but the ratings put this as 3rd or 4th of his albums). As for the debut and Electric Ladyland, I would give them 8 or 9 out of 10. So a solid 4 stars, maybe 5. This isn't as good. One a scale of 1 to 10, I'd give it a 7, so 3.5 stars. I sort of hate to round down because there's some very mediocre 3 star albums on here, but there's also some pretty good ones that just quite get rounded up to 4. This is one of those.

Classic Hendrix

Jimi Hendrix, great stuff.

All the songs kinda blend together. Hendrix is definitely a “greatest hits” kinda group.

Good songs, great players and not just the guitarist. Try listening to the version that comes with an interview attached - very interesting.

3☆/5 09.22.2024

Prodigious talent, to be sure, but not every song kept my attention.

no doubting his guitar talent, but this album was not as strong as his first

its good but its a little hard to be impressed by compared to the other two hendrix albums

godly guitar here

Yeah, this is the good stuff.

Haven’t really listened since high school and thought this was going to be corny but it’s actually really really good. Sucks because I feel like Jimi had not yet peaked creatively and I would have went on to make really weird cool shit in the 70s with band of gypsies and whoever else

Obviously Hendrix’s guitar skills are undeniable, but some of the extra noises and effects added to a few of the songs are grating and I had to skip (example: EXP).

A trip down memory lane!

Ok

Jimi Hendrix is the GOAT

Never really got round to listening the whole album, I tried on multiple occasions. The Ocean's 11 of an album. Maybe it's not meant to be listened to in whole. It's a trip fr.

More love, but less bold overall.

Not his best album in my opinion.

I'll never understand how this is universaly ranked ad Jimis 3rd best studio effort out of three. Experience was merely a collection of wannabe singles and hard rockin hits, which we all enjoy. While Ladyland was a tripped out psychedelic blues fest, bloated and meandering at times. Axis is the true masterpiece, front to back, a balanced effort, maximizing Jimis songwriting, riff execution, and a huge psychedelic soundscape.

Hard not to love Jimi. Fun to listen to earlier stuff for which he’s maybe not quite as well known. Enjoyed the listen.

Клёвый альбом, интересная музыка

I have feeling very rough when I listened to this so I did not have a huge capacity to be discerning but I like this! Really liked castles in the sand; the album moves really well. Groovy! Surprisingly strong hippie vibes for the first song I was very surprised!

An absolute classic for people that like to get wavy and stare at magic eye posters (positive connotation) The whole album is such a vibe that still feels otherwordly and out there! Jimi is unmatched in musicality among the 'guitar legends' and where his contempories like Clacton and Gilmour feel dated - Hendrix still electrifies me Listening: Back2Back2Back2Back in the office on my own fully enjoying it! Favourite Track: Bold as Love/Little Wing

I don't really 'get' Jimi Hendrix; this is decent enough but nothing more. I'm not very familiar with the albums so perhaps one of the others will float my boat a little more.

Lige gyldigt Hendrix. Jeg blev slet ikke fanget af noget her. Jo bevares guitar guden kan spille, men her var det bare ikke spændende..

Startede albummet fra Spanish Castle Magic havde det været en klar 5/5. Desværre forstyrres lytteoplevelsen af en rodet start med et sketch nummer og en tam popsang. Herfra bliver det klassisk Hendrix, omend guitaren ikke er så meget i fokus som på andre værker. Men den ingenlunde fraværende. Og rytmesektionen skaber et hakkende, vuggende groovende rytme.

not jimi's best but still so damn good

Hendrix is great and talented in so many ways. I also really love his voice, it is something so soothing, calming and yet strong with his voice. Guitar is amazing. My only complaint is sometimes the amazing guitar doesn't always feel like it connects with the rest of the song, it is just turns into an amazing guitar riff with some random music in the background. But then there are songs like One Rainy Wish or Castles Made of Sand that seem to work really well. Bold as Love was really amazing guitar work

This was a little bit of a hot mess in my opinion. It’s still Jimi Hendrix, and he’s still a cool cat, but if felt too chaotic to really get into.

A classic by Jimi Hendrix but perhaps not my cup of tea. Some good songs though.

I liked this album. Good mix of hits and things I hadn't heard. Great mixing.

Good this

I really like this album. Little Wing followed by If 6 were 9 is perfect morsel of Jimi. Love the guitar, it's an extension of his voice. So, so good.

Hit & miss. Still haven't gelled with this album. Glad to be reminded of it, will give it more listens.

Cool, Love the guitar throughout the album. different feel to some of jimi's other LP's.

Not a lot of great moments. Castles Made of Sand and Little Wing are great though.

Have never heard previously and was instantly hooked - little wing a gem

One of my favorite album covers of all time. Crazy that this was put out in the same calendar year as Are You Experienced? Exp intro sets the stage for a full-on psychedelic experience. Stereo effects to make your head feel like its spinning and a pitched up interview about aliens. Dumps that energy completely and segues directly into a blues-psych jam in Up From the Skies. A wandering reverberation effect on the guitar keeps the psych theme alive with some dusty drum shuffling. Spanish Castle Magic is an all time Hendrix jam. Propulsive energy with everyone firing on all cylinders. Back to back fire with Little Wing and If 6 Was 9. The latter is in my top 3 Hendrix songs along with Castles Made of Sand.

5 stars baby. Amazing album.

Absolutely solid album. Can't hate on Jimi tunes. Bold as Love is one of the best last songs on album holy hell.

So much back and forth from left to right headphones it is pretty crazy. Another masterclass of shredding by Jimi. This album is filled with hits and some deep cuts which all all great. Would have loved to been able to see him live.

Been awhile since I've listened to this one but it has some of my favorite songs by Hendrix ever. This is probably my favorite album by him and an easy 5.

Little wing is amazing. The rest is merely good.

first couple songs really put you in a vortex if listened to with headphones. good album!

More of a mellow Jimi Hendrix vibe - got some great tunes but when I want to listen to Hendrix I’m looking to rock out a little more.

Vintage Hendrix. Great stuff

Probably the pinnacle of studio album psychedelia. A couple of filler tracks, but the highs on this are so high. If you play guitar there's a 95% chance you've spent hours deconstructing and trying to master the stuff he's going here. The gorgeous chord extension playing on Little Wing & castles made of sand which is just probably as good as anyone will ever make a guitar sound, the emotive blues based playing on Axis, the fuzzed out wah rock of Spanish castle magic, the way he combines rhythm and lead playing on wait till tomorrow and so many others, the explosive funk of little miss lover, the panning reverse and swirling effects he plays with, the double-stops all over the place. His voice is great too, tender and warm, open and vulnerable, especially in comparison to the swaggering charisma of his other albums.

"Axis: Bold as Love"is the second album by the Jimi Hendrix Experience. The album was well-received critically with respect to their successfully combining several musical styles and Jimi's growth as a songwriter. It was produced by Chas Chadler who also produced the debut. It did very well commercially hitting #3 in the US and #5 in the UK. The album opens with a weird interview in "EXP" where a woman asks a guy about UFO's. The guy answers with feedback and distortion. We sort get somewhat of an answer in the next song "Up from the Skies." A groovy guitar and jazzy drums. Jimi as the the alien wants to know and learn about earth and its people. The band kicks it in on "Spanish Castle Magic." Guitar riff heavy. A clear bass by Noel Redding and great drumming by Mitch Mitchell. The song was inspired by a dance hall in Des Moines, Washington. The band shows its pop chops in "Wait Until Tomorrow." Slow, soulful guitar. Very catchy song including the backing vocals. Jimi really doesn't want to wait until tomorrow. Jimi and the band make it short and sweet again in the much-covered "Little Wing." A classic guitar intro. A glockenspiel. Soulful, bluesy. A beautiful guitar solo. Jimi said it was the impression of the Monterrey Pop Festival from the point if view of a girl. The band gives us a ballad in "Castles Made of Sand." A tuneful guitar open. A solid rhythm section. The solo includes a backwards-recorded guitar. The dreams you have tend to get destroyed. The album closes with "Bold as Love." Lots of guitar gymnastics going on hear. Arpeggios and phasing. A whirling, soulful guitar solo. Jimi compares the rainbow colors to people, music, nature and probably drugs. The one big take way for me on this album is that Jimi and his band can write and record short, very good pop songs (the band was rushed on the record especially in the mixing and Jimi thought they could have done better). They also successfully combine rock, blues, jazz and pop. The band is tight and Jimi is a force (but you know that). Lots of good to great songs here. A obvious must listen.

This album surpasses, "Are You Experienced". I think every track here is golden. It is one of my favorites and a definite desert island pick.

Jimi Hendrix is easily one of (if not the) greatest and more innovative guitarists of all-time. His ability to put pure emotion and soul into his sound puts him echelons above his peers with the same level of technical skill. This album is wall-to-wall sound with not a note being wasted or overdone.

Jimi was actually good, not Clapton... This album needs no review, if you're into music, you know how influential and how this changed the game. It's amazing what they did with just a 4 track studio...

Jimi Hendrix is pretty good at guitar. There was a lot on here I hadn’t heard before. More straight ahead songs than I expected. The most well know ones have these massive solos that stand out but there’s a lot of good psych rock that’s not as solo heavy

I really enjoyed this. Psychedelic rock. He was clearly very talented. I forgot how short Little Wing was. I tend to listen to Stevie Ray Vaughan 's version which is much more powerful. It seems like JH was only giving us a preview if what this sound could be.

I haven't really listened to Hendrix much over the years since I listened a lot in college. I'd forgotten the raw feel and the constant flow of unique and inventive sounds coming from his guitar. And the songwriting is great and varied. Most of the songs leave you wanting...more. I mean 2:25 for Little Wing?! Its as if he really didn't understand what he had there. This is a rock classic, a guitar standard. And I can see that guitarists would be mining his sound and ideas for the next 50 years. Timeless. I must go back and listen to the rest of his catalog.

I mean, it's good, but not my speed. A little noodly at points.

I'm surprised at how much I'm caught off guard with the excellent guitar work. Like, I know it's Jimi Hendrix, but I keep getting (unexpectedly) blown away. It doesn't really stand out as an elite album to me, but it is very good, verging on great. Favorite Song(s): Spanish Castle Music, Little Wing, Castles Made of Sand

Bold and experimental, with some of his strongest songs.

Gema

Could be worse, not really my thing.

this one is real good

lame

who else

Jimi can do no wrong, but it would behoove this list to include one of his Band of Gypsies albums instead.

What just happened? Jimi just blew through my mind. "Yeah, well, maybe. Maybe it was just a change of climate." Little Wing - I mean, come on. Damn, he was good. Imagine seeing him live ... just wow.

I lied down on the rug and closed my eyes to listen straight through and get the full experience, well as much as I could without the aid of some dodgy substance! What a trip. Back to '67 with Jimi, Noel and Mitch. On the swinging streets of London, in a psychedelic club, to a party, then to the sky, the stars and over a rainbow 🌈 Did guitar, bass, drums and voice ever sound more together and more wonderful?

A trippy dive into the world of Jimi. Many of the songs don’t stand out to me as specifically memorable, with the exception of Little Wing which is one of the best songs ever. When the guitars take off there’s nothing else quite like it. Besides that though, I think the selling point of this album is it’s overall sonic landscape. Feels like being transported to a parallel universe. Can see how many people were massively inspired. It’s amazing this was around at the same time as The Beatles.. so many sounds that inspired hard rock etc seem to have come from Jimi! Favourite tracks: Little Wing, If 6 Was 9

I feel like I should like this more than I do. It’s good but nothing really gripped me. Somehow it wasn’t psychedelic enough

good solid album, enjoyed little wing. He is definitely influential.

Kinda overrated. 3.0

I didn't enjoy this one as much as "Are You Experienced?" but there was still plenty to like on here. I had only heard a few of these songs before, and the songs that were new to me were a mixed bag: some mediocre, some really good. This is a good reminder that some classic rock can still hold up a day after that Beach Boys album that was hard to get through. 3.8

Very fine record

It was okay. I liked some of the songs.

Classic album I've heard many times over the years. Listened to this twice including in the campground at Mondegreen

Hendrix was so much more than a guitar pioneer.

First time listening to a Jimi Hendrix album. Enjoyed it. Thought it was a really good rock album. Interesting guitar riffs throughout the songs. Standouts: Spanish Castle Magic, Wait Until Tomorrow, Little Wing, Castles Made of Sand, One Rainy Wish, and Bold As Love.

The Experience were the perfect trio. Hendrix and Mitchell matched each other for fancyness and Redding kept it simple and anchored it.

5 Stars

I certainly appreciate Jimi’s talent but this was only so-so for me

Thought maybe this would be more interesting because I was only familiar with Little Wing, and that was only due to a cover version on Layla by Derek and the Dominos. Alas, this was pretty blah, with short songs and so-so guitar work.

Jim Hendrix' best studio album, containing some of his best tracks, e.g. Castles Made of Sand, Little Wing and Bold as Love.

A lovely mix of pop, rock and psychedelia, this Jimi kid is onto something!

Not a single miss on this album, some of the psychedelic elements werent my favorite but other than that the album was perfect. Songs like little wing are timeless classics for a reason.

the first track gave me bad vibes ima be honest

Way more versatile a record than I thought. Solid songwriting keeps the blues fresh. Music for Clear skies 3.5/10

Listening to this album was a breeze. No filler tracks except maybe the intro. Imagine having two 5 star albums (So far) by the same person. That's how good Hendrix was. I hope I have a great week. I'll give "Axis: Power of Love" 5 stars.

Opening the album with the talk of aliens, and then delivering that album in 1967 ... it makes you think. Even today it still has elements from coming from a different planet.

Jimmi Hendrix, legendary name, very skilled on the guitar. Unfortunately I'm really not a fan of psychedelic music I just don't really connect with it. I can tell that it's skillfully played, but it doesn't draw me in and pull me along, I always feel more like an outside observer Standouts Castles Made of Sand 3/5

its such a shame we were denied hendrix's inevitable jazz fusion turn. the man made sounds with his instrument that were unfathomable at the time, and also just played like no one else did, or has since. look at the pile of optimistic-eyed guitar-aspirant corpses that Little Wing has left in its wake. always sounds wrong, because no one else can do that shit

He's a good one - the album just didn't capture my full attention. I tried with two listens, too :/ 3/5

hadn't listened straight through before, enjoyed it

Don’t think I had ever listened to a full Hendrix album before…enjoyed it.

Never heard the album before. Enjoyable listen. Starts off strange (didn't know Jimi was a Space Cowboy), has lots of variety. Little Wing is the standout, though it ends just as it's getting started.

This was pretty meh tbh.

Unbelievable! I forgot how much I love Jimmy's voice! Haven't listened to this in forever, brought me back to college days when you were introduced to so much new music.

Of course 5! It would be strange indeed if you joined this 1001 community and didn’t want to hear albums like this (again) (and again). Enjoy!

Kova kepittäjä ja asiallinen levy.

Loistava paketti. Ei mitään turhaa ja hyviä biisejä. Aivan timanttiin ei kuitenkaan yltänyt, mut hyvä yritys

First I’ve ever actually listened!

I know almost every Hendrix song but I’ve never listened to full albums. This is a great album. I know people are over Hendrix, but he really was a master and pushed the limits so we have what we have today.

Jimmayyy

Good stuff

When you listen to the song Bold As Love, you can hear Jimi making 80s rock in the 60s. Little Wing, Bold As Love and Castles Made Of Sand are 5 star songs but some of the other tracks on this album bring it down to a 4

Album 490 of 1001 Jimi Hendrix - Axis: Bold As Love Rating : 5 / 5 I think I enjoy this one more than 'Are You Experienced'. Awesome all the way through.

I understand that Hendrix is considered one of the greatest guitarists of all time, but talent does not necessarily translate into listenability.

Pretty great psychedelic rock. Has a lot of his hits on it but some filler.

Muy bueno y Hendrix era un musicazo. Debería entrarle más.

Exp - fun fun fun intro, the audio going over both ears is cool. That was the whole song! Banging Up from the skies - this is cool, different to most things I listen to Spanish castle magic - yeah!!! Wait until tomorrow - don't love the chorus but love the bass and the drums Ain't no telling - this is fun !! Little wing - I like this! If 6 was 9 - don't like the voice in my right ear, bit spooky. Probably my least favourite on the album so far (and unfortunately the longest!), but that doesn't mean it's bad You got me floatin' - lil head bop to this Castles made of sand - this is alright! She's so fine - this had promise until the vocals came in. Not my vibe One rainy wish - not much to say about this, it's alright! The more I listen the less I like it Little miss lover - hmmmm Bold as love - better than the previous ones! Not really feeling anything from it though. The second half of the song is cool Much much much preferred the first half of this album. Was going to be a 4/5 before I hit the second half, now it's a 3/5. Enjoyed listening to it though!