Electric Ladyland

I love Jimi Hendrix on so many levels. However I do think this album suffers from being a bit unfocused due to its length. Love many individual tracks and the psychedelic effects in the production. Love the way certain tracks flow into one another. This may sound crazy but I actually prefer something like the wandering soundscapey "1983" to something like the bluesy "Voodoo Chile" - Its funny cause if they were played live I'd probably prefer it the other way around, but on record (especially on headphones) I lean towards the more experimental, and the face melters don't do as much for me. One of my first CDs was a Jimi Hendrix compilation so many of these songs run deep with me due to nostalgia.

I thought I really liked Jimi Hendrix but it turns out I really like The Best Of Jimi Hendrix. There’s some sublime stuff here but it’s buried under endless jazzy noodling.

Look, we all know Jimi Hendrix is a rock god and his contributions to guitar are legendary, but this album is meandering and a bore. Boy, does it end strong, though! All Along the Watchtower and Voodoo Child (Slight Return) are a monstrous one-two punch.

There's a classic game theory experiment where you agree to meet someone tomorrow in NYC but you don't discuss a specific time or location. The experiment has been repeated many times + overwhelming majority of participants end up successfully meeting (spoiler alert: they meet at the clock inside Grand Central at noon). My wife knows about this project and asked me what the album of the day was and I told her it was the greatest album ever made. She thought about it for a minute and said Ziggy Stardust. I told her this album is older than that. She thought about it for another minute and correctly guessed Electric Ladyland. She's not even that much of a Hendrix fan, too. On the first Experience album Jimi asked Have You Ever Been Experienced? And here on the last Experience album he asks Have You Ever Been To Electric Ladyland? He really wants to know if have you ever been this or that! Electric Ladyland was a studio that Jimi built with his own money and then used to record this album. This whole album has a feel has a feel of a musical playground. It is unusually sequenced - very few albums would have a 10 minute jam on side one. Meanwhile, The pacing of sides 3 and 4 keep building and building and building. It's really quite incredible. If you've only listened to this record all the way through, suggest you give it a shot from the middle to the end sometime. It's really spectacular, not just the pacing of the tunes but how they all fit together and themes come back and forth, culminating in a performance of all along the watchtower that I dare say even its songwriter Bob Dylan would probably admit is far beyond and more compelling than anything Dylan himself could do. I have to also mention that the guitar playing on this record is outrageous. There are things he's doing on this that still no one has been able to reproduce. Louis Armstrong, Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Jimi Hendrix, Jaco Pastorius...these are the rare stylists on their chosen instruments that are unique to the point that they practically create their own genres. It's a level of artistry I find incredibly inspiring. Back at the beginning of the album, Jimi sings "Make love, make love, make love"...he means this literally and universally in a way very few people do. Did you ever hear about the Plaster Caster Girls? Groupie/Artists who made dozens of plaster replicas of male rock stars' penises. Legend has it that when Hendrix was given the mold he "made love" to it until, errr, completion. Also, in concert he would describe his song "Manic Depression" as a story about a guy who wished he could make love to his guitar - given that he was known to sleep alongside his guitar fairly frequently, I am pretty sure it's straight autobiography. May sound strange but it's of a piece with the story of when his dad Al knew he should buy Jimi his first guitar - he asked child Jimi to sweep up their apartment while Al was at work and when he got back, the floor was covered in loose broomsticks because Jimi went wild playing the broom like a guitar. After he finished whipping Jimi, he went to the guitar store. Thank you, Al!

It's going to be a bit difficult for me to review this record impartially. I was around when it came out and I pretty much accepted it as a masterpiece along with the rest of the world at the time, but here goes. ...And the Gods Made Love starts out the album with some primitive slowed down speech, flanging, stereo effects and the like, but even here, a high level of artistry and imagination is apparent. The first proper song, Have You Ever Been (To Electric Ladyland) blends rock, soul, and psychedelia seamlessly, with a flowing melody and changes which are as surprising as the seem inevitable. Cross Town Traffic gives us a jolt of pure pop. The low tech and inspired use of a comb and a piece of cellophane provides the vocal effects. Hendrix and Stevie Winwood (on organ) provide a master class in electrifying the blues on Voodoo Child that hasn't been approached, much less equalled since. I'm also amazed by how the musicians, seemingly communicating telepathically, improvise much of the music, building and building the drama and intensity throughout the 15 minute run time, without a wasted second. Hendrix's phrasing and tone are phenomenal on this live in the studio track, and Winwood comes close to matching him. Finally, with Little Miss Strange, we get a tune which is merely very good. Noel Redding's lead vocals are a little wimpy here, but it's a charming tune nonetheless. With Long Hot Summer Night, Hendrix is back to combining soul and rock in his unique way. Don't let the ease with which it goes down blind you to the complexity and taste of the composition and arrangement. Come On (Let The Good Times Roll) is a straightforward blues tune, good but nothing special. Hey, they can't all be great! Gipsey Eyes and Burning of the Midnight Lamp are accessible but wholly original, a neat trick. Midnight Lamp features Hendrix's mastery of the wah-wah pedal. The next suite, which took up a whole album side in the days of vinyl, gives us a demonstration of Hendrix's studio wizardry. It's been a long time since I've listened to this album. I've forgotten how effortless and soulful Hendrix was as a singer, composer and guitarist. Rainy Day, Dream Away gives us a stoned paean to rainy days, which drifts into the groove of the lyrics on 1983...(A Mermaid I Should Turn Out To Be). It meanders with a purpose, if that makes sense. It's blissed out meditation, pure music. I could go on, but I think y'all get the point. I haven't even talked about the incredible tango psychedelic rock hybrid House Burning Down or the definitive version of Dylan's All Along the Watchtower, the album's big hit yet. I don't know what drugs Hendrix was taking, but I want some! He does more with a primitive studio, standard rock trio instrumentation, and an occasional sax or organ than almost anyone has since, and this without the benefit of anyone blazing his path for him! The studio trickery, his approach to the guitar, his arrangements, all of it is unique to him! And he reached these heights in a scant few years! Electric Ladyland is more flat out astonishing with the benefit of 50 years of hindsight than it was at the time and that is saying something. 5 out of 5.

The GOAT. If you look up 'psychedelic rock' on Wiki it has a picture of Jimi. From an electric guitar standpoint, Hendrix will knock your dick in the dirt. With the exception of Edward Van Halen, everyone else who has ever picked up a guitar is playing second fiddle to his creative genius. I'm not just throwing out hyperbole either, for my money this is the greatest double album of all time. Pure magic. Funny things is, it's not even my favorite Hendrix album. I listened to this a couple times and now I'm on Songs for Groovy Children: The Fillmore East Concerts. Four sets from the Band of Gypsys. 5+ hours of pure live music magic.

Jimi Hendrix on his worst day is still an unchallenged musical legend. That said, "Electric Ladyland" is not his best work. It's a bit of a disconnected mess. At times, the songs seem to lose track of their own melody and wander off into unplanned directions. Despite having some of Hendrix's biggest hits ("Voodoo Child" and "All Along the Watchtower") the overall impression is ... addled. Confused. Unfocused on the music. I suppose this is to be somewhat expected given Hendrix's mental state at the time but it's still a damn shame given his sheer, unbridled talent. It hurts to give this album 4 stars. While "Electric Ladyland" lacks the intensity and fire of "Are You Experienced" it still delivers the goods and absolutely deserves its place on this list. But it's not Hendrix's best work by a long shot and, sadly, it's not quite 5-star material.

Day 40 of Albums You Must Hear Before You Die!! Electric Ladyland by The Jimi Hendrix Experience. In the last week or so, I’ve been able to discuss so many iconic artists in music. Some I know more about than others before hearing their records, but the ones that really leave a lasting impression on the culture are the ones that follow their own intuition, the ones that fight to take their deserved spot at the top of the hill, and the ones that are self made and aren’t willing to negotiate one single bit when it comes to their vision. Jimi Hendrix paid his dues by making other amazing artists sound even better. Before he was Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy James played for legendary acts such as, The Isley Brothers, Ike and Tina, Sam Cooke and Little Richard. His flashy and flamboyant ways would sometimes infuriate the stars of these acts (Little Richard), and it became more and more evident that Jimmy James was meant to become Jimi Hendrix and blaze his own trail, like a shooting comet in the sky. Jimi Hendrix is as pure of a blues guitarist as you can get. He made a reputation for himself by playing his Stratocaster electric guitar unlike anyone else, as if he was possessed by his instrument and was just a mere medium used to convey messages from another realm. Before Hendrix, amplifier feedback, fuzz and distortion was unwanted and frowned upon, he would however, use these sounds to convey even more emotion into his instrumentation. He also played his guitar upside down (he was left handed), he would play with his teeth and behind his back. When Jimi would go off on a long solo, he would close his eyes and seem to drift away into the music. This may be because he couldn’t read music, and instead of identifying musical notes on a sheet of paper, he saw the notes as colors in his head. I love that. Electric Ladyland would be Hendrix’s final album before his premature death in 1970. It’s a double LP and would be his most successful album of his very short career, and would reach the number one spot. Have You Ever Been To Electric Ladyland is an R&B introduction into his final experience. Crosstown traffic is one of my favorites on this album, with its upbeat tempo and unique riff. There are two completely different versions of Voodoo Chile, the second of which is much more known and a little bit better, but they are both great. Long Hot Summer Night is smooth and cooler than a polar bears toenails. House Burning Down is a great example of Jimi’s guitar being its own member of the band, it’s as if the instrument is singing its own lyrics. All Along the Watchtower is probably the most well known of all tracks on the record, and is another example of a Bob Dylan song being made better by someone else. Watchtower is one of the most iconic 60’s songs ever, and if there is a film or show about the war in Vietnam, you can bet your ass that this song is in there somewhere. Now, to be honest and fair, I do feel that this album is a little bloated in places and there a few songs that I didn’t particularly fall in love with. With that said, this is a must hear for sure, and a classic without doubt. I have to admit, I did not go into this album knowing a ton about Jimi Hendrix or his life. I found for myself a deeper appreciation for him, because he made his own way, and had fate not intervened, the possibilities of his potential were endless. I’m sure there were no shortage of people who attempted to discourage his desire of being his own man and fronting his own band. Some of the best artists to ever create, spend their lives being the back up to another person’s act, and live out their lives relatively unknown. If that’s what they want, that’s totally okay, but I tip my hat to those that break the chains that bound their creativity and forge their own path. Please share your thoughts, memories and opinions!!

I have little patience for 75 minutes of just pointless jamming but this has All Along the Watchtower so it gets two stars.

He was obviously extraordinarily talented, but god this album felt like it would never end.

13/1001 - The Jimi Hendrix Experience is definitely the Ocarina of Time of psychedelic rock. Both revolutionized the landscapes they were a part of and also Jimi and Link are both left-handed. Great improvisations, catchy melodies.

Just. Great. A magnificent example of the breadth of Hendrix's styles and interests. And one of the longer albums on the list so far as well. Worth every minute!

I can't argue that Jimi Hendrix is an icon, a virtuoso guitar player and all around peace seeking good guy. This was the first time I put this album on in full and enjoyed it. Cross Town Traffic sounded like a guy who's lived in New York City too long and has to get some lyrics down on paper before the recording session (my one hot take, even though the tune is great).

Hendrix was a singular, enthralling talent. Unquestionably the greatest ever electric guitar player, his gift for crafting iconic hooks out of snappy catchphrases, twisting licks into memorable choruses and constantly innovating across generic lines puts him among the 20th century’s greatest songwriters. “Electric Ladyland” is embarrassingly good. It’s the record I’d hope – a billion good years from now – the aliens find at the top of the stack. Having dug through however many miles of anonymous human-made detritus, they’d see it glinting there – yeah, just over there, poking out the inner tray of an old Audi station wagon’s in-car media centre. They’d revive the engine, give the interior a quick dusting out (that musty smell immanent to the cars of working men who occasionally cart around ripe bags full of football boots and shin pads would linger) and feed that glinting disc into the CD player. What would follow would be a radical confrontation of any previously held opinion on what’s sonically plausible; an expansion of their musical vocabulary that would entirely recalibrate their expectations. A whole new alien world suddenly under them, ahead of them. Incredible. And in that moment, they’d have a lot in common with the eleven year old boy who’d sat in that passenger seat a good billion years before them. That’s how good Hendrix is.

Holy Crap Jimi is an insane guitarist. There is no other like him. I really can't express enough how sad it is that someone with his skills passed away so young. The world of guitar would be so much more advanced had he lived longer. As for this album specifically, I liked the shorter songs on sides one and four particularly, but I also quite enjoyed the two longer tracks and hearing all of the technical stuff that Jimi does with his guitar. I didn't dislike a single song on this album, it isn't too long, and the songs are creative and varied enough that its length is justified. I love this album so much it's just incredible. Favorite Song: Voodoo Child (Slight Return) Least Favorite Song: Moon, Turn the Tides...Gently Gently Away

Do you want to listen to some music that has a bit of rock and a bit of guitar? Well in all along the watch tower you can!!! I rate the song ⭐⭐⭐⭐! I recommend this song. Do you want to listen to some music that has a lot of guitar? well in voodoo child you can! I rate this song ⭐⭐⭐⭐! I recommend this! Do you want to listen to some music that has a lot of electric guitar? well in long hot summer night you can! I rate it ⭐⭐⭐⭐! I recommend this song!

Normally, I’d give a double album like this one the business for being self-indulgent, overly long and unnecessary….and I won’t lie, it is a bit of those things. Electric Ladyland, for me, is buoyed out of that category because of the relatively small amount of material we got from Jimi Hendrix during his lifetime. Sure, we’ve gotten countless compilations of the material he was working on at the time of his death and plenty of live shows, etc. over the years since his passing, but the fact of the matter is there were only 4 records of original music that he officially released as “Jimi Hendrix” during his lifetime: The three Jimi Hendrix Experience records and the Band of Gypsies live record. So I’ll take as much as I can get, because he is without a doubt the most influential guitarist of all time. Electric Ladyland is bursting at the seams with ideas and sounds that were unlike anything that had been committed to tape at the time. Hendrix was trying to bridge the music in his head with what the technology of 1968 could accommodate and we’re lucky to have this vibrant, electrifying and expansive document of it to take a glimpse into his mind and wonder what else he could have possibly come up with. Electric Ladyland can be scattershot, experimental, overly long and, as I said earlier, a little self indulgent, but isn’t that kind of what you’d expect “genius” to look like?

Electric Landlady Big Durham vibes. I listened to this a lot back then, and probably over listened to it, as I haven’t felt the urge to revisit it that frequently since then. Which is a shame as it is an absolutely fantastic record. Dense, meandering, abrupt, spooky, exciting, throwaway, melodic, weird, this has everything, all tied together not only by the guitar, but also by Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchell, and Jimi’s fantastic, laconic, laid back voice. It is definitely unfocused though and you can’t help but think what an amazing record a 12 track single album would be, but I think in the end, rather like the White Album, it’s length and weird corners are what give it its charm, and as an immersive psychedelic rock experience I don’t think it can be bettered. In anyone else’s hands this could be unlistenable, but Jimi manages to tread that line and keep you engaged. Also in modern terms 73 minutes isn't actually that far off many far inferior single albums. The sounds on…And the Gods Made Love have always given me a slight sense of vestibular hyperacusis, but I love how it leads into the laid back charm of Have You Ever Been (to Electric Ladyland). Crosstown traffic is a classic and then I love the astral hippy woo woo bollocks lyrics on Voodoo Chile, as well as, of course, the song itself. Imagine being off your tits in 1968 and putting this psychedelic space blues on the turntable. Little Miss Strange, Long Hot Summer Night and Come On is a great little trio, Long Hot Summer Night’s loping groove is great. Gypsy Eyes has that effortless sounding rhythm and lead playing and great bass playing. And then Burning of the Midnight Lamp is so good, one of my favourite Hendrix songs, absolutely superb with the harpsichord and the choral backing. The jazzy organ and piano on Rainy Day Dream Away gives it a nice feel, a bit of a break from the guitar pyrotechnics and a bit of a breather before 1983 (A Merman I Should Turn to Be), which is also one of my favourite Hendrix songs, an amazing spaced out 60s psychedelic jam. I love the sound effects, backward guitar, shifting times signatures, jazzy bits, flutes and the bass and drums. Great vocal too. It may be 13 minutes long but it is a monumental banger. House Burning Down sounds like it could be on their first album, really great bass and drums. All Along the Watchtower and Voodoo Child get played so much it's easy to tune them out, but they really are superb and rightfully endure. I’ve always loved how the drum pattern matches the opening riff on Voodoo Child and All Along the Watchtower is, obviously superb, really amplifying the old time spookiness of the original. It’s an easy 5, it may be long and slightly unfocused but I love it’s swampy, soupy, hippy vibes and I happily listened through 5 times today, frequently picking up things I’d missed amongst its density. 🧜‍♂️🧜‍♂️🧜‍♂️🧜‍♂️🧜‍♂️ Playlist submission; Voodoo Child (Slight Return) and All Along the Watchtower are the obvious ones, I really love Burning of the Midnight Lamp, but I’ll go 1983 (A Merman I Should Turn To Be).

LOVE

Not my favorite Hendrix album, but still genius. I’ve been listening to this for 30+ years and it’s still incredible. Five stars.

Damn. Never listened to one of his album before and I was blown away. I wonder which guitarist can say they haven't been influenced by Jimi Hendrix...

This is one of the best albums thus far on 1001 albums. It hits hard, beginning to end, though All Along the Watchtower is obviously the most famous one on here (for good reason.) Truly a great album.

Fantastic album full of classic Hendrix

Excellent

I don't think that I can add anything that hasn't already been said. One if the most iconic and influential musicians in the history of rock. It still holds up today. Not a single bad sing in the album.

#DÍA 15: 1001 Discos Que Hay Que Escuchar Antes De Morir (English Translation Below) Un álbum legendario, ya lo había escuchado así que no me ha pillado de sorpresa, pero una escucha detenida me ha ayudado a tener una imagen más completa de este huracán psicodélico. Ya dejé entender en la reseña de Stephen Stills que con que Hendrix toque tres notas yo ya estoy con la mandíbula en el suelo, es algo exagerado pero desde que escuché este doble LP me he vuelto un fan de cómo tocaba este señor. Tenía ganas de que en el desafío me tocase pronto un proyecto suyo, qué casualidad que es uno que ya he oído pero bueno… Me conformo por ahora. La energía y pasión de este disco es de otro mundo, mundo en el que entramos de cabeza con la espeluznante intro y el tono fantasioso, como entrando a un rito bacanal en Have You Ever Been. Todo ello para que después nos suelten dos de los mejores temas de blues y rock que he escuchado en mi vida: Crosstown Traffic, con el riff tan salvaje y casi motorizado y Voodoo Child, una extensa experiencia de blues que deja hipnotizado con sus solos. El doble LP, pese a su extensión, no pierde prácticamente dinamismo en todo lo que dura, desde las armonías a lo Beatles de Little Miss Strange, la energía tan saltarina de Gypsy Eyes, el viaje subacuático tan progresivo por el que te lleva 1983 o la chispeante House Burning Down. Hay mucha experimentación en este proyecto tan masivo, principalmente moviendo los instrumentos de lado a lado en estéreo, o distintos pedales, como el wah-wah o el octavia. Es de admirar sin duda, pero pienso que en algunos momentos las canciones se vuelven demasiado caóticas, como Burning of the Midnight Lamp. La experiencia es alucinante, no me extraña que decidieran nombrar así la banda… Favoritas: Have You Ever Been (To Electric Ladyland), Crosstown Traffic, Voodoo Child, Gypsy Eyes, 1983… (A Merman I Should Turn to Be), Still Raining, Still Dreaming; House Burning Down, All Along the Watchtower, Voodoo Child (Slight Return) Menos favorita: Burning of the Midnight Lamp #DAY 15: 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die A legendary album. I had already listened to it before, so it didn’t catch me by surprise, but a more focused listen helped me get a fuller picture of this psychedelic hurricane. I already hinted in my Stephen Stills review that all it takes is for Hendrix to play three notes and my jaw is on the floor—that’s a bit of an exaggeration, but ever since I listened to this double LP, I’ve become a fan of the way this man played. I was hoping that one of his projects would come up soon in the challenge—what a coincidence that it’s one I had already heard, but ok… I’ll take it for now. The energy and passion in this record are out of this world—a world we dive headfirst into with the eerie intro and the fantastical tone of Have You Ever Been, like entering a bacchanalian rite. All of this just to be hit with two of the best blues and rock songs I’ve ever heard: Crosstown Traffic, with its wild, almost motorized riff, and Voodoo Child, an extensive blues experience that hypnotizes with its solos. Despite its length, the double LP hardly ever loses momentum, from the Beatles-like harmonies of Little Miss Strange, the bouncy energy of Gypsy Eyes, the proggy underwater journey of 1983, or the sparkling House Burning Down. There’s a lot of experimentation in this massive project—mainly moving instruments from side to side in stereo or using different pedals, like the wah-wah or the octavia. It's undeniably admirable, though I do think that at times the songs become a bit too chaotic, like Burning of the Midnight Lamp. Still, the experience is mind-blowing—no wonder they chose that name for the band… Favorites: Have You Ever Been (To Electric Ladyland), Crosstown Traffic, Voodoo Child, Gypsy Eyes, 1983… (A Merman I Should Turn to Be), Still Raining, Still Dreaming, House Burning Down, All Along the Watchtower, Voodoo Child (Slight Return) Least favorite: Burning of the Midnight Lamp

Its Jimi Time. Electric Ladyland, by Jimi Hendrix, is fucking fire. Oh my god the guitar could not sound any better. I love the beginning riff on Voodoo Child (Slight Return), it gets me so hype for the outro of the album. In its whole, this album has very little to no flaws. I consider most of these tracks perfect. Talking about perfect, Crosstown Traffic is a top 5 rock song that I have ever heard. Just like Voodoo Child, it features some insane riffs. Along with those tracks, my I also loved Gypsy Eyes. All in all, Electric Ladyland is a perfect album. Best Song: Crosstown Traffic Worst Song: Rainy Day, Dream Away

This is strange collection of so songs. Little Miss Strange could have been a Beatles show by. Burning of the Midnight Lamp pulls out some mid 60s British invasion psychedelia. There's jazz, there's blues rock. And there are the stone cold classics everyone loves. Hendrix as a guitarist and vocalist is amazing. Especially in his most focused moments. But a lot of this feels unfocused. What the fuck is 1983? For as long as the track is, almost nothing happens until the very end. This is a tough one. That final three song run is really good. And All Along the Watchtower still stands as one of the greatest songs of all time. But the album as a whole is kind of a mess with glimpses of genius.

Not having listened to this since maybe high school, I'm a little floored. Guitar, yes, of course, but goddamn Steve Winwood again, on organ on "Voodoo Chile", takes it Valhalla. The variety on this record! 60s baroque pop vs blues workouts vs Tom Waitsy-hipsterism vs studio interstellar excursions. I love an album that feels like it could be a radio station. And "All Along the Watchtower" deserves every play it's ever gotten.

Jimi Hendrix really stretched out and expanded himself creatively on Electric Ladyland, which is probably one of the finest double LPs of all time. It’s got everything you could want from Hendrix: psychedelic guitar-rock wizardry, of course, but also a generous helping of blues, soul and funk, an excellent Bob Dylan cover that surpasses the original, concise and well-crafted rock songs, and extended jams. He also made excellent use of the studio as a kind of fourth instrument augmenting the formidable Experience. It’s this album in particular that leaves me wondering where else he would have gone musically had he not died so young.

I accidentally put on Band of Gypsies instead of this one. But does that matter? No, not really. It's Jimi. Anyways, I listened to that album and then put this one on. I don't think there's much to say about any of these that haven't been said already. Hendrix is always worth a listen. I will say, while all Hendrix is great, Voodoo Chile (Slight Return) might be the single greatest guitar riff ever recorded. It's at a level that very little can compare to. And his version of All Along the Watchtower is up there with Cash's Hurt. Both took an existing song and made it theirs. No longer just a cover, but now their song.

Absolute fire from beginning to end!

Very Influential album. That Intro to Voodoo child (slight return) with that wah wah sounds. I think so many guitarists have that pedal because of that intro. All along the watchtower is one of the greatest cover ever. And other guitar wizazzardy. Maybe its not enough and 2 for someone l. But for me it’s a 5

What isn't there to love about one of the greatest albums of all time by one of the most transformative geniuses of all time. This is a must-listen.

What a good album

This is a really great album throughout and I don't think there was a single track that I didn't at least somewhat enjoy. Sometimes less is more, but this is one time where I'm glad to have one-and-a-quarter hours of listening. Favorite tracks: "Voodoo Chile," "1983," "All Along the Watchtower" (Although I still don't understand why it was in Battlestar Galactica)

finally some good music

Feels almost autobiographical in its incorporation of classic 1950s rock (Little Miss Strange, Let The Good Times Roll) with experimental / psychedelic wanderings, though not all the tracks shine. Still, like the pie in the movie "Hitman," all Hendrix is good Hendrix, and I've already listened to this album three times since it was served up in this project.

Brilliant. It's a sonic journey and an assault on your ears.

Probably the Hendrix album I've listened to the least in full, although clearly chock full of classics and a fair argument for being his absolute best. Hendrix is generally an odd mix - witness the epic, early prog behemoth version of Voodoo Chile dissolve into the relatively straightforward 60s Beatles-esque beat group jangle of Little Miss Strange. He also makes odd decisions sometimes, 1983 could be way more epic but they just stop as it's really taking off on that marching beat. But again, it's 1968. It's REALLY early for this sort of music. And then there's noodling for 6 minutes or something haha. Honestly, it's great. Burning of the Midnight Lamp is just incredible, I've always wished the production was better on the somewhat muddy middle section. I generally consume Jimi via the mixtape my friend made me in the 90s, but if I was going to stick a full album of his on it would be this, nowadays.

Kind of a pivot from the psych-pop of the Jimi Hendrix Experience to the psych funk of the Band of Gypsies, this album is Hendrix in transition and captures the full range of his powers. Voodoo Chile is an extended jam over a deep base groove with a virtuoso guitar performance while Voodoo Chile (Slight Return) tames the wild exploratory song into a straight-forward rock single, a successor to Purple Haze. The fuzzed out guitar sounds so damn good, even on cheesy tracks like Noel Redding's Little Miss Strange, which has the unfortunate job of following Voodoo Chile. His playing-style -extended pentatonic blues with constant embellishment - remains distinctive despite being universally copied. The solo on Come On is fast and chaotic blues rock guitar taken to its logical conclusion and the wah-pedal wild panning and multi-tracked parts on Rainy Day and Still Raining show how he was incorporating emerging tools into his playing. There's also some late 60s studio experimentation with reverse tape effects, delays, overdubs, and stereo effects features JH as a creative song-writer and recording artist not just an exhilarating performer. The songs don't reach the heights of the Axis album's gems or the perfect pop singles of Are You Experienced, but even so songs like Long Hot Summer Night, Crosstown Traffic, and House Burning Down show his ability to craft a radio-friendly hits. And Watchtower obviously rules. I prefer both the looser live BoG albums that would follow this and the tighter psychedelia and pop songs of the preceding studio albums, but this is far more experimental and has so many unexpected ideas throughout it that it is still an exciting listen.

There's an easy narrative to identify linking all his previous albums as steps towards this, the realization of all his creative faculties that were previously held back by producers and bad backing musicians. I don't know if it's all that serious. I think he's just having fun with pedals in a way that happens to sound fucking awesome

Incredible. The two longest songs are exceptional and deserve to be every second as long as they are, not a single track feels like a miss, and Hendrix's cover of "All Along the Watchtower" is phenomenal. 10/10.

5*...how can you not

Absolute classic! Love this album so damned much and shmoke to it very often

Class album. Play it loud!

A true musical experience. Just all around great album from one of the greatest guitar players ever.

Easy 5 here. Jimi absolutely must be heard before you die. Great, great album

"You cant hear jimmy...!"

Fun and wild for such an amazing guitar savant. Not many as good since. 'Are You Experienced" is the better album, but this has classic Jimi. Listen to again and again

I’m obviously familiar with a lot of Hendrix’s songs, but have never listened to a full album of his. Goes without saying, but the guy had some chops. There are some outright bangers on this thing and some surprisingly long winding jams. Unlike most other double albums, this one didn’t feel like it overstayed its welcome.

Chas Chandler, the producer of this album, quit half way through the recording, and it really shows. There is a great album here, possibly one of the greatest rock albums of all time, but there is a lot of meandering before you get to the killer ending of All Along the Watchtower and Voodoo Chile (Slight Return). In some ways, I wish we could have a Get Back style documentary of the recording process to appreciate the work that went into this.

Jimi hendrix is a cool guy

Jimi Hendrix was obviously an incredible guitarist who I don’t think gets enough credit for how distinctive his voice was too, and when this is good, it’s amazing. But swathes of it are kinda dull.

This is a masterpiece of electric guitar and creative freedom. However that’s all it is. The lack of lyrics and track dynamism made me feel bored despite the incredible guitar.

This album has a lot of elements to it. Sometimes Al Green sometimes the Beatles (“Little Miss Strange” was a shock). The classic Hendrix tunes shine among the others, “all along the watch tower” and “voodoo chile”, but I struggled to bond with much of the rest. Hendrix’s signature wailing guitar, virtuosic to be sure, just wafted over me. Perhaps I’ve been over-exposed through years?

This was definitely an interesting one. I like the song "1983...(A Merman I Should Turn to Be). I didn't realize this is the album "All Along the Watchtower" is from. IT IS ABSOLUTELY NEWS TO ME THAT THIS IS ACTUALLY A COVER OF A BOB DYLAN SONG! I THOUGHT THE SONG ~WAS~ HENDRIX! OH MY GOODNESS. wow. I see why everyone was on drugs. You had to be to listen to Voodoo Chile. I do love that the song is like 15 minutes long haha.

The god of guitar. There's some impressive musicianship here, and I was happily suprised that there are also proper songs in the mix of the guitar solos. I had only listened to a greatest hits album before. This is the first time I hear a Hendrix proper album. Not bad at all. Just not my style, specially since I don't play guitar. A guitar player would probably appreciate more this album.

i think i judge single instrument noodley virtuosos on a 2 axis matrix. they're all really good at their thing by definition, so from there it's: are they cool, and are they just technically skilled and making masturbatory music or is there artistry involved so for instance: yngwie malmsteen... one of the least cool people you've ever seen in your life (and also a dickhead), and he's just up there noodling for noodling's sake to prove that he can. your enjoyment and even your presence is irrelevant to him. jimi hendrix, one of the coolest people you've ever seen in your life, and he's pouring himself into it. 0 stars for yngwie malmsteen on principle if he ever pops up on this list, 3 stars for this particular jimi album

An enjoyable, if unfocused, electric blues dream but very much the average Hendrix fare. Carrying a lot of weight at the end of the album are Voodoo Child (Slight Return) and Hendrix’s cover of All Along The Watchtower - one of only a few covers to become the definitive version. Hearing Watchtower again was quite incredible, it really is a beast of a cover although it’s quality does stand in stark contrast to the rest of the album. I don’t think I’d listen to this again but I’m glad I’ve heard it.

Yeah yeah i'm the guy who shits in the punchbowl. Mr. iconoclast. Hendrix (Experience) kind of bored me. Bores me. I don't think any of it is bad at all, and it/he is definitely historic for how different it was to most/all rock before it. But I just sat through this album again for the first time in maybe a decade and it was cool but I don't really remember a lot of it. Yeah yeah the big singles <yawn> I mean it's all fine and like what you want and sure Hendrix was a genius but .... ? Do we say this just reflexively? Overall the songs here were/are not.that.good. Aside: I remember discovering Band of Gypsys many years ago and THAT was mind-blowing. So much better. This is a long and meandering album; it's very welcomed in the context of me closing up a long dry spell of borderline-unlistenable albums, but I'm still not walking away from this with chills - many songs start out interesting then don't go anywhere amidst a sea of blues-based wanking. Turning it positive - there's obviously excellent musicianship here and as a guitarist, I appreciate and enjoy Jimi's (still) unique playing. He was the first of his kind, I don't need to go into it you know you know. A+ and I love listening to him play. I just want a few songs that became all time favorites and nothing has ever come close. maybe that's not the point, maybe I'm holding him to a higher standard. Possibly. 3 stars for definite talent that was to that point unfulfilled. It's just too long and without many great or even good songs to latch onto. Notable exception/s are the last 2 songs which are the best tracks on the album; of course one not even being his own ("...Watchtower" then the better/kickass version of "Voodoo Child..."). Double albums have to have some purpose to them, other than throwing everything against the wall and letting it stick. Probably could/should have filtered this down to ~7/8 songs. And maybe some jazzy instrumentals to round it out. Ehhh Band of Gypsys filled that need. 6/10 3 stars.

Monsieur se permet de mettre ses plus gros tubes à la toute fin de l'album, comme pour nous signifier de bien aller nous faire foutre. Rien que pour l'attente j'enlève une étoile. Et t'as de la chance d'avoir été un ami de Cat Stevens car dans le cas contraire j'aurais mis 2.

Une première mi-temps cataclysmique, néammoins Jimi est revenu des vestiaires avec de bien meilleures intentions. Délaissant sa voix de merde pour se reconcentrer sur ses fondamentaux, à savoir le maniement de la denommée "gratte" comme aime à l'appeler mon compère Robwurt pour se donner un air de guitariste de feu de camp, Jimi enchainera les dribbles chaloupées entre les cordes pour venir arracher la victoire dans le temps additionnel

I know this is a historical masterpiece and all but necessary to make a song 15 minutes long and snort and sniff into the microphone? I think it’s way better as an album as than individual songs and is meant to be listened to like that. Overall I think it’s one of those things that I needed to listen to for historical context, but it’s not easy listening.

Detta ändlösa jammande över ett helt dubbelalbum, det är mer än jag tål. Lundells dubbelalbum känns korta i jämförelse även om dom rent tidsmäsdigt är längre. Voodoo child är 15 min, 1983 dryga 13 min! Jimi är säkert skicklig och t.o.m. innovativ, men det ger mig absolut ingenting. Det finns några låtar som är mer renodlade och en av dem har han inte ens skrivit själv, även om han gör den till något annat än Bob. Närmast doo-woop-liknande andra spåret funkar också liksom ett par slå till, men sen är det gäsp monumentalt. Jag har inte mycket till övers för "duktiga" musiker än mindre för gitarrhjältar. Framförallt borde dom aldrig tillåtas breda ut sig, särskilt inte över dubbelalbum. Debuten med mer tydliga låtar och som mer har ett groove är milsvid bättre. Hade han skurit ner det till ett enkelalbum, fokuserat på låtar hade han klarat ett godkänt betyg. Men det gör inte den här tröstlösa jamsesionen. Lyssna hellre på The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are you experienced?, Dinosaur Jr. - Farm, Hansson & Karlsson - Monument

1001 Albums Vol. 0007: Electric Ladyland ============================================================ Introduction: From this point on, I'm going to stop with extremely lengthy reviews of every single track off of an album. I will still give a few sentences or a paragraph for each song, but my main focus will now be on the introduction and conclusion segments. Jesus Christ, I'm sure I'm going to have a lot of positive things to say about this album. I've heard some Jimi Hendrix songs in the past, yet I don't believe I've ever heard anything off of this album. The Hendrix songs I have heard have all been amazing though, especially the guitar work. So, with the knowledge that many acclaim this as Hendrix's best work, I'm sure that I'm going to have absolutely nothing but positive to say about it. I'm sure nobody needs it, yet I'm still going to give a small introduction to this album anyway. Electric Ladyland was Jimi Hendrix's final work before his unfortunate death in 1970. Like I said above, many consider it to be his absolute best work. Furthermore, it is generally considered to be one of the best albums of all time by casual listeners and critics alike. Now, this appraisal may come from the fact that Hendrix probably perfected every track off this album as much as possible to his standard of perfect. What I mean by this is that Hendrix himself is credited as both a performer (obviously) and producer for this album. Right away, without even hearing the album, this is something that I find incredibly impressive. I know that a few songs off of this album are often cited as some of the greatest songs of all time, and I also know that this album continues to be extremely influential for certain rock movements even to this day, so I'm expecting nothing but absolutely sublime songs from this album. Anyway, as I said, Hendrix himself was the producer of this album, so he was allowed as much creative freedom as he wanted for these songs. I mean, he was the writer of these songs anyway but you know what I mean. Like I said above, Hendrix being the producer allowed him to be as experimental and perfect the songs as much as he wanted as well. From the few songs from Jimi Hendrix that I've heard, allowing Hendrix as much creative expression as he wants is an extremely good thing. Even before this point he was creating songs that were so unique and otherworldly compared to what was being released at the time. Like I said, despite not hearing a single song off this album before, I already expect it to be one of my highest rated albums by the end of my journey through this site. Anyway, with that all said, let's get into the legendary Electric Ladyland by Jimi Hendrix ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Track 1: ...And the Gods Made Love - This song has a lot of weird production and no real melody. It's pretty unpleasant to listen to, but for 1968 it sounds pretty damn cool. It's pretty short and doesn't overstay its welcome. It's just the right length to get the listener into the vibe it wants to. ...And the Gods Made Love Score: 7/10 Track 2: Have You Ever Been (To Electric Ladyland) - This and the last track serve as two good opening tracks that get the listener into the general vibe of the album. There's a pretty disorganized feeling here, but that adds to the psychedelic vibe of the song. Hendrix's voice is extremely pleasant as well. Production on this song such as the guitar that alternates between channels is extremely nice as well. Very dreamy lyrics here as well which add to the psychedelic feel. Very ahead of its time. Took a few listens for me to truly understand and really like, but this song is really great. Have You Ever Been (To Electric Ladyland) Score: 9/10 Track 3: Crosstown Traffic - Well, this song has a much more kick-ass vibe to it than the last two. It's really, really catchy as well. I'm not going to lie, I'm still kinda in shock because of one of the instruments used in this song. A freaking kazoo is used in tandem with Hendrix's guitar to make a very kick-ass riff heard during the intro and chorus. Hendrix made some home modifications to this kazoo as well. Really freaking cool. The production on this song is nice. Voices alternate from left to right and reverse. The intro and kazoo guitar moves across channels as well. Really good stuff. Hendrix's voice is much more aggressive and sounds really nice as well. Very aggressive and deeply metaphorical lyrics here about a relationship being compared to crosstown traffic. It's extremely clever and I honestly wouldn't have picked up on this metaphorical meaning had I not looked it up. Really, really great song. Crosstown Traffic Score: 10/10 Track 4: Voodoo Chile - This song is absolutely amazing. I may be a bit bias to jam songs, because I really found myself liking At Fillmore East as well, but I freaking love this song. There's weirdly good production, amazing guitar, drum, bass, and keyboard work. This all cultivates into a fifteen minute song that is just amazing. The use of crowd effects to encapsulate the feel of listening to a live recording is a very nice and artistic touch by Hendrix as well. Hendrix's voice is spot on and fits the blues jam theme of the song really well. They lyrics are very dreamy and the supernatural theme fits perfectly for the mood the song was trying to encapsulate. They have a nice connection to the general concepts blues songs would speak of at the time. From beginning to end, this song is just great and kept my attention all the way through. There wasn't a single section or time where I was bored. Voodoo Chile Score: 11/10 Track 5: Little Miss Strange - This song is nowhere near as good as the last. There isn't much weird production here. It's just a much more typical psychedelic rock song. The musical work on this song is absolutely amazing though, especially the outro. I do have a bit of a problem with the vocals. Hendrix clearly is not the one singing, and I wouldn't care all that much if they singer of this song didn't sound objectively worse than Hendrix. I guess their voice fits a little bit better with the faster pace of this song though. Lyrically, this song speaks about Hendrix's complicated relationships. It has good lyrics, but that's it. It's a great song. Little Miss Strange Score: 8/10 Track 6: Long Hot Summer Night - This song feels pretty directionless at times. It may take me a few more listens to truly get used to this song, but it feels a bit directionless for now. This isn't really a bad thing with this song since it adds to the psychedelic feel. The production is good, the guitars are good, and Hendrix is singing again. The backup singer's voices sound extremely nice as well. The song's lyrics are extremely well-written and speak of the joy one feels when their lover returns to them. This can reflect back on Hendrix himself due to him complicated relationships. This is a pretty good song, better than the last. Long Hot Summer Night Score: 8/10 Track 7: Come On (Let the Good Times Roll) - This is another song that just screams kick-ass rock in the 60's. The production, especially the guitar-work in the bridge, is amazing. Hendrix's voice sounds just as good as before. The song's lyrics are good as well. It speaks of one's desires to continue having fun with their loved one. I guess one could interpret the song as having a sexual meaning as well, but this is a bit more far-fetched. Either way, this song is great and maintains the psychedelic feel while feeling a bit more focused than the last song. Come On (Let the Good Times Roll) Score: 9/10 Track 8: Gypsy Eyes - There is some seriously great production on this song. There are segments, particularly in the intro, where the guitars straight up sound like a laser. The segment in the bridge where Hendrix's voice sounds oddly centered between channels is extremely well-produced as well. There is just so much amazing about this song. Hendrix's vocals have an odd subdued sound to them which add to the song's psychedelic feel. The lyrics are pretty depressing and genuinely kinda touching as well. This entire song is just great, one of the best so far. Gypsy Eyes Score: 10/10 Track 9: Burning of the Midnight Lamp - I've not said this so far, but it is genuinely kinda hard to get a grasp on most of these tracks. This isn't a bad thing. Every song just has such a deeply psychedelic and otherworldly feel to it that getting a grasp of it is genuinely difficult. That being said, every song manages to feel contained and not lose itself in random sounds and guitar screeches that make no sense. This song is no exception. It would take a lot of listens for me to truly grasp each song. Anyway, this song is great. It has a dramatic tone to it while being excellently produced at the same time. Hendrix's vocals have a nice subdued tone to them as well. The lyrics have a pretty nice depiction of loneliness as well. This fits well with the grandiose tone of the song. It's great. Burning of the Midnight Lamp Score: 10/10 Track 10: Rainy Day, Dream Away - This song is very two-sided. The first half of the song feels as if we're listening to someone's thoughts about relaxing on a rainy day. The second half feels like someone is describing the factors of rainy day alongside the fact that they can relax. This song's lyrics are pretty simple. There is some extremely good production here, especially the circling guitar during the outro and the groovy intro. Hendrix's vocals are pretty normal on this song. This song was apparently meant to be a reflection from Hendrix on the cancellation of a festival he was supposed to play in. It's a great song, yet still one of the weakest. Rainy Day, Dream Away Score: 9/10 Track 11: 1983...(A Merman I Should Turn to Be) - This is the second and final extremely long song off on this album. It's insanely good. The music seemingly contributing to the overall narrative that this song goes for is extremely nice. The production is extremely nice, the lyrics are extremely well-written and depressing, Hendrix's voice is spot on as well. Everything off of this song is great. The song speaks of a man and his lover turning into creatures that have the ability to breathe underwater. They do this to escape the constant war on the surface. The depressing nature of the song up until the final few minutes, which speak of happiness in Atlantis, is genuinely great. The nine minute wait you have to go through before hearing the first happy lines of the song are genuinely great and make for a great buildup. This entire song is just perfect. 1983...(A Merman I Should Turn to Be) Score: 11/10 Track 12: Moon, Turn the Tides...Gently Gently Away - This is another song which is simply pointless ambiance. It's more pleasant to listen to than the first song, and one could argue that it has a connection to the previous song, yet it's still something I wouldn't choose to listen to on a re-listen of this album. It doesn't overstay its welcome, however. The song has a pretty peaceful tone and almost sounds like waves crashing down on a beach. It's fine, but still not something I consider good. Moon, Turn the Tides...Gently Gently Away Score: 7/10 Track 13: Still Raining, Still Dreaming - This song has the same subject matter and extremely similar lyrics to the previous song with a similar name. That being said, this song simply has better production and is more musically enjoyable. The pristine guitar-work is present in the entirety of this song, that alone helps elevate this song. There is an especially pristine section of guitar in the middle of this song. There really isn't all that much to say. This song is amazing. Still Raining, Still Dreaming Score: 10/10 Track 14: House Burning Down - This album simply does not stop. There isn't much to say about this song that hasn't already been said, but that's completely fine. It has a less intense psychedelic feel than the previous few songs, and I assume that it has a deeply metaphorical meaning about exploration of the world, yet it doesn't do too much we haven't heard before. It's lyrics are nice and it feels a bit weird to get a song that tells a cohesive story that's not too vague. We haven't gotten one like this in awhile. I know 1983 had a cohesive story...I mean a story that wouldn't take multiple listens to understand. House Burning Down Score: 9/10 Track 15: All Along the Watchtower - This is the one song from this album that everybody knows. It's truly as good as everybody says it is. I would go so far as to call it the best song I've heard off this site so far by a long shot. It feels as if this song is the perfect mix between the hard psychedelic and contained nature of previous songs from this album. I mean, it's legitimately perfect in every way. I would go so far as to say that everything that has made this album great is at its absolute peak in this song. The melody is great, the guitar-work is great, the vocals are just right, the drumming is great, the lyrics, while not written by Hendrix, are perfect, literally everything is perfect. I expect this to be my favorite song from this site for a very long while. All Along the Watchtower Score: 11/10 Track 16: Voodoo Child (Slight Return) - This song isn't as good as the last, yet I consider it to be the second best I've heard off of this site so far. It manages to take the fifteen minute song we heard way earlier in the album and transform it into a heavy, fast-paced, psychedelic rock masterpiece that sounds absolutely insane for something released way back in 1968. Lyrically, it seems to cover the exact same themes as the first version of the song. I do find its meaning to mix a bit better with the more heavy version of the song, however. I mean, the guitar work is so freaking incredible that I thought I was listening to a bass for most of the song. It's perfect in every way. It's weird to find an artist that puts the best two songs of their album at the end, yet here we are with the artistic Hendrix doing just that. Voodoo Child (Slight Return) Score: 11/10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Conclusion: I am literally blown away by this album. This is seriously unbelievable for 1968. Like I said, I had heard a few Hendrix songs in the past, and they sounded pretty damn unique compared to most other songs being produced at the time, yet this album was on another level compared to those few songs. Again, like I said, this is Hendrix's most true artistic vision in this album due to the fact that he was the producer of it. Speaking of which, the production in this album is simply sublime in almost every aspect. I couldn't even list how much I find to sound amazing off of this album, yet a highlight is obviously the guitar-work. This is what Hendrix is most known for, it it not? The guitar-work is simply sublime and sounds so unbelievably good in every song. Another factor that I love is the use of channeling effects throughout the entire album. There are some moments where channeling is used that can be described as nothing short of genius. It's just so good. Hendrix's vocals are extremely nice too and are extremely adaptable to fit the general mood a specific song is going for. Besides that one song where Hendrix isn't the singer, I love the vocals on every track of this album. Even the track where Hendrix wasn't the singer still sounds great, but the singer's voice just sounds a bit...nasally I guess....Anyway, cool production is not just limited to the various instruments used throughout the album. It's applied countless times to Hendrix's voice and backup singer's voices as well. Of course, every scenario for it just adds to the overall vibe of a specific song or is just genius. As for the various lyrics that can be found throughout the album, they're great as well. They have a depth to them that isn't seen in many artists. The themes this album covers are very nice too. I specifically am a fan of both the commentary and story provided by 1983. It's just touching, relevant, and well-written. Now, how could one possibly talk about and review this album without mentioning its highlight. I shouldn't even have to name the song I'm going to talk briefly about, but it's All Along the Watchtower just in case. Oh my God! This genuinely has to be one of the greatest songs ever made. It sounds great today, so I can only imagine how great it sounded back in 1968. I mean, everything I said above is present here in a way that literally can't be changed for the better. The innovative guitar work of this song, Hendrix's additions to the song, the production, literally everything about this song is perfect. And I feel that this song should honestly speak for the entirely of the album. I mean, there are a few songs that may be a bit weak, but you're generally going to hear some of the absolute top tier stuff that you can possibly hear off of this album. I'll be honest, it's not an album that I consider beyond perfect, yet it comes damn near close to that point. I feel as if there are very small critiques that I could make throughout the album, and there are certain songs that don't really have much of an impact on me at all. Despite this, this album is still genuinely one of the best I have every heard. It truly, truly does deserve all of the praise it gets. ============================================================ Electric Ladyland Score: 10/10 Song Average: 9.4/10

So many great songs and such a phenomenal guitar player

Amazing album. One of, if not the best hendrix album

This was my first time listening to a Hendrix album the whole way through. It was the same experience as listening to "Layla" for the first time or "Eruption". Absolutely mind-blowing. Some of the songwriting is a little weak in parts but I don't care the otherworldly guitar playin more than makes up for it. Hendrix can say so much without saying a word. This dude is just on another level. Bob Dylan may have written "All Along the Watchtower" but Hendrix owns that song. The 15 minute long "Voodoo Chile" was the song that blew my mind and from then on out this album was just fire. Absolutely loved this.

YES.

The best guitarist ever. The album might be a little too long, but this was one of the rare long albums where it doesn't bother me at all.

Touched by God, just pure excellence everywhere

When one produces their own album, you can put any track you want on the record. In Jimi's case, it seems that he may have ok'd practically the entire session. One way to look at it, this album lacks in cohesion. The other way is to imagine you are sitting at this session watching the magic behind the curtain.

ITS STELLAR

Nothing I could say about this that hasn't already been said a million times. Love it. Always have, since first buying the LP in 1987.

What a delight to have Taylor Swift's evermore on a Wednesday and Hendrix's Electric Ladyland save my energy on Thursday. Needed this. Absulte electricity from needle drop to needle pluck. All 4 sides have their own character. I can only imagine what it was like for someone to listen to this when it was released because it had to have been one of the most unique things out there. Hendrix is a force of nature and tracks like Voodoo Chile and 1983 really show his prowess. The shorter rock tracks really hold up too. Beautiful mix of so many different genres and I feel does a great job of capturing Hendrix at this time. Then he would go on to Band of Gypsys live which if you have not heard, get on it. This album and its tracks will be played over and over for all of history , 10/10

I don’t love Electric Ladyland as much as the Experience’s first two albums. I DO love it but have always found the mix a little muddy, strangely as it was an Eddie Kramer mix. But there are great songs here, some fantastic playing, and some proggy experimentation which might point to where Jimi might have gone in the 1970s, we’ll never know.

It’s easy to assume Hendrix will be overrated, but I’m always reinspired by how underrated he really is. Guitar skills I still can’t wrap my head around and a smooth voice over some incomparable jammers. This album in particular has a little bit of everything, from laid back to trippy bangers and some classics on there with All Along The Watchtower, an essential top 50 song imo.

GOAT

Jimi is a legend for a reason

What can you say about this album? You either like Jimi or you don't and if you do, you need to listen to this. Five stars.

yessssss

cara que maravilha, esse álbum é sensacional! tudo é muito bom, a psicodelia, os timbres, tudo perfeito

Hell yeah incredible

Voodoo child is one of the greatest songs of all time and probably the best album closer ever. The rest of the album was good too.

Alright. I'll bite. Jimi Hendrix is pretty legendary, and I've never had a rough moment during my listen to this, even if the length is exceptionally long. Damn good guitarwork.

Yes it's a big long. But there is always room for that ending of all along the watchtower and voodoo chile. The experimental stuff shows that the rock movements of years after really have no place being so dry sounding. Jimi showed the way, at least copy something off it.

While I haven't listened to the whole album before, It's Hendrix. Also, I found out looking at information, that three of the four members of Traffic are playing on this album. Yowza! ... And the Gods Made Love - 3/10. Weird, experimental, and psychadelic. Not a fan. Have You Ever Been (To Electric Ladyland) - 8/10. This is what I expect from the softer side of Hendrix. Crosstown Traffic - 10/10. One of the classic Hendrix songs. incredible guitar work, very good singing, tight from the whole band. Voodoo Chile - 10/10. Classic Blues progression and style, but with an electric, psychadelic edge. Insane guitar solo in the middle. Of course, I could sum up all of that with the two words "It's Hendrix." Little Miss Strange - 9/10. This song cooks! A little off-mix to my taste, though. Long Hot Summer Night - 10/10. Classic Hendrix sound, and I love it. Come On (Let the Good Times Roll) - 10/10. Another insane Hendrix cover, this time of Louis Jordan. Hendrix with a guitar is something more than human. If I allowed myself higher than 10/10, this would get it. G**** Eyes - X/10. I won't rate this one because of the ethnic slur in the title and lyrics. Outstanding song otherwise, though. Burning of the Midnight Lamp - 9/10. Classic Hendrix sound, mix is a little vocal light for me. Rainy Day, Dream Away - 9/10. Simply beautiful, blues style with a Hendrix twist. Virtuoso playing. 1983... (A Merman I Should Turn to Be) - 9/10. Love the guitar intro. Atmospheric and beautiful. This is the REAL Hippie Jam Band music. Moon, Turn the Tides ... Gently, Gently Away - 3/10. Not sure what the point of this is. Still Raining, Still Dreaming - 7/10. More of the classic Hendrix sound. Basically, Rainy Day Dream Away Part 2. Solid and tight. All Along the Watchtower - 10/10. One of the few covers that is better than the original. Up there with Johnny Cash's cover of Hurt, Aretha Franklin's RESPECT, and Joni Mitchell's cover of Both Sides Now. Voodoo Child (Slight Return) - 10/10. So crunchy on the guitar. This has always been the definitive version of this song in my mind. The only other version that comes close is SRV. Overall Rating - 5/5. This was close enough I had to average the ratings out. The two really weak tracks almost dropped it to a 4/5, but it ended up EXACTLY 9/10 average. Two insane covers and a lot of iconic Hendrix sound. We lost you too young, Jimi.

Ecolint days and haze, and still the album that makes me want to learn to play the guitar.

i love this man more than words can express.

My previous review got accidentally deleted so I’ll keep it short: Hendrix was ahead of his time. Hendrix was put on this earth to create music. Hendrix is arguably the most talented guitarist ever. All of these things bias my review of this album. Crosstown Traffic Voodoo Chile Come On (Let the Good Times Roll) Burning of the Midnight Lamp All Along the Watchtower Voodoo Child All classics. Mitch Mitchell on the drums and Noel Redding on the bass are perfect on this album and bring everything together.

Brilliant bluesy master work.

Huge fan, had everything I want in an album, one of the best I've listened to recently

Jimi not only reinvented the guitar, but he pushed production techniques as far as they could go in 1968. I would have loved to have seen what crazy shit he would have come up with in the 1970's and beyond. A true masterpiece like all of the Experience records.

We had him for too short a time. Great start of an album, without a dip in quality until Little Miss Strange, five tracks in. Almost all the tracks are interesting, seminal or mind blowing that one track notwithstanding.

Alltså, produktionen kanske är lite enkel ibland, men vilka låtar! Inte bara Jimi Hendrix är som Messi med gitarr, hela bandet.

The album where Hendrix really unleashed the depth of his creative genius. No longer tethered by the radio friendly 3 minute blues rock gems. He could let loose in the kaleidoscope of psychedelic, space jazz rock of the future and display his composer like qualities beyond the pin up rock god. Approach with wide open ears and arms. This will melt your soul.

Great!

Jimi knew the rain. I mean, Seattle, right. I love a good rain, love a good rain song... or ten. Love an album that's solid start to finish but isn't stacked with want-to-be radio hit attitude, this is just a guy doing his thing. one thing tho: little miss strange, wtf.

I have this.