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Great album!
Great iconic album which overflows with energy. Feels a bit more like a long live/jam session than an album tough.
These sixties icons become more period pieces with each passing decade - still amazing, will always keep a solid place in pop history, but I have to say I found the shine slightly dulled, listening to this one for the first time in many years. Axis held up better.
It is unsurprisingly very good. Jimi is not as good a singer as everyone thinks; I agree with Jimi on this.
4/5 Beautiful - worth a purchase!
Great sounds from The Experience. Some of the longer jams go on a bit without adding much, but the classics from this album are exactly that for good reason.
I am upset at myself that I never listened to this album before. Really fantastic.
"Some of the songs sound a bit dated" Jahas vikakäyttöpäiväkö mennyt heh.. En usko heh.. Kitaraa laulatetaan kuin kellarin kadulta kaapattua pikkulikkaa.. Ihan kunnolla siis... tyttö voi hyvin... vielä...
jimi hendrix was just a guy who enjoyed rocking out! what i kept thinking about is that jimi hendrix has been held up as a rock god for decades at this point, and still his sound is so unique. electric ladyland is a double album, and typically i find double albums' length unnecessary. not here. hendrix found a way to make all four sides unique with combining psychedelia, funk (!), rock, soul. the many guitar solos! and when songs' time extends into double digits, i didn't care. this album is a listen it's easy to lose yourself in. several songs here are all-time classics. i wasn't expecting several covers to be included, but he definitely makes them his own. only listen to "all along the watchtower" to be convinced. but he keeps the listener guessing. "little miss strange" is such a easy sixties song, more akin to the beach boys or the beatles, not jimi hendrix. most songs are more of hendrix's signature sound, but i like curveballs.
Man, Jimi Hendrix just had it right. This album is psychedelic, acidic, and funky in ALL the right places. This final album from Hendrix offers a musician still VERY much in his prime, and it just goes to show how much future potential we missed out on by losing him at such a young age. Part incredible rock album, part incredible jam session, this whole thing is just a testament to amazing guitar work that has had far-reaching and long-lasting impact on guitarists for generations. A couple of these songs are over 10 minutes of jamming, and they honestly seemed like Jimi could have gone on for 10 minutes more. If I'm being critical, this album seems a little bit disjointed and lacking "clarity of vision". But you know what? It didn't matter then, and it doesn't matter now. Jimi is just THAT cool and draws people in with his unbelievable talent. Disjointed though it may be, paying audible witness to these works is a gift. Nonetheless, this album ends on such a highlight -- All Along the Watchtower. Jimi may not have wrote this song, but he put his stamp on it and made it unequivocally his. Bob Dylan who? Jimi Hendrix was destined to be nothing short of a legend and one of the greatest guitarists of all time and his impact can not be overstated. Even on this third and final, and arguably weakest, album, he makes it clear why he's a legend.
Legally I cant rate this below a 4 cmon it's Jimi
Hendrix is one of those artists when listening to him retrospectively he sounds incredibly familiar but that's only because once he established these new sounds and techniques everyone else adopted them. All Along the Watchtower is a stand out piece here.
It’s Hendrix. What more do you gotta say?
Feel the Groove!
Enjoyed it; very clear why it's a classic. I can't imagine what listening to it in the year 1968 might have been like. Happy to finally sit down and listen to it for the first time.
Good good Hendrix.
I definitely needed to hear this. Thank you album generator. I've always liked Crosstown Traffic and of course All Along the Watchtower and should have listened to the whole album long ago. I love the fun little tracks like Gypsy Eyes so much. All together it might be a little too much noodling around for me, but the highs on this album are very high indeed. 3.75
A classic album, one I had to go back and listen to since I haven’t listened in years. It still holds up 50+ years later. Jimi’s guitar skills are unmatched. I prefer Are You Experienced? slightly more but this is an awesome album as well.
It's groovy man.
Few have ever made the guitar 'speak' like Hendrix, but a lot of songs on this album are certainly far from essential listening.
I always had this visual of Jimi Hendrix that was endless guitar solos and pretty so-so lyrics, but after this, I was blown away. When the (pretty much) first song comes on and it's soulful the way it was, and then songs afterwards kept being different genres with their own flaire, it was just consistently enjoyable. It was a bit long winded at points, dragging the score down a little, but I'm now even more excited for the other Hendrix offerings on the list.
If we had more Hendrix, this album would be easier to critique in terms of its length and focus. However, this ultimately being all we get, it's a gift that he packed this thing to the gills. The standout features of "Electric Ladyland" is Hendrix's masterful guitar work. He effortlessly shifts between delicate, intricate solos and explosive, high-energy riffs, showcasing a range of techniques and styles. Tracks like "Voodoo Chile" and "All Along the Watchtower" are prime examples of his virtuosity and ability to create emotional depth through his playing. This album makes you feel music. Especially if you get to listen to it with LossLess audio. Insane.
mama he made that guitar WEEP
I knew this day would come. Hendrix was a virtuous. His guitar playing is ferocious and unparalleled. But I don't really care for listening to this for over an hour. A lot of non-memorable tracks and a handful of standalone greats. 'Gypsy Eyes' is groovy and '1983... (A Merman I Should Turn To Be)' is epic. The album sounds like it's a live recording with a group of friends as the audience, and while the atmosphere is great, I don't think there is enough interesting material here to warrant the excessive runtime. Then, of course, 'All Around The Watchtower' just hits out of fucking nowhere! Perhaps the greatest cover of all time and the soundtrack to countless movies set during the Vietnam war. 'Voodoo Child (Slight Return)' keeps up the pace with one of the most iconic riffs of all time and a powerhouse vocal performance by Hendrix. What a way to end an album - I just wish there were more moments like these on the first 66 minutes.
There’s no guitarist quite like Hendrix. A virtuoso with a sound unlike anyone else. Electric Ladyland opens strong with a brilliant Side A with “Voodoo Chile” as the centerpiece. But then it dawns on me, why it’s been so long since I last revisited this album. Side B is almost completely unnecessary taken into consideration that this is almost an hour and 15 long. “Gypsy Eyes” is good but it might have been wiser to cut the side all together to avoid the sense of fatigue towards the end. Hendrix picks up the pace again on “1983…” and more or less keeps everything interesting from there on out. Everything is forgotten when “All Along the Watchtower” and “Voodoo Child (Slight Return)” kicks in though. Especially the first of the two final songs is an absolute masterpiece and easily one of greatest covers of all time. It sounds almost surreal, like nothing else on the record. I’ve heard it countless times and every time I hear it it still sounds fresh, new and exciting. What a way to end what turned out to be his final album alive.
Estupendo disco de blues-rock de uno de los mejores guitarristas. Evocador y con grandes temas.
Sometimes it feels a bit like a "training session", but ok.
Lots of strong songs and brilliant guitar playing. Unfortunately too much jamming for me to stay really tuned.
Guitar go brrrrr again
I literally listened to Voodoo Chile everyday on my Walkman walking to school. It would was the perfect length for my 15-minute walk.
I was excited to listen to this album because I've always enjoyed Jimi Hendrix whenever I happened to hear his music and wanted to listen to a full album. He didn't disappoint. The guitars were as mindblowing as ever and all along the watchtower never gets old. He also hopped between different genres a lot; mainly garage blues but also a good amount of jazz. Voodoo Chile and its reprise were also standouts.
This is the second Jimi Hendrix album I’ve listened to since starting the (at least) one album every day project. The other album, Are You Experienced, absolutely blew me away, so I’m excited to hear more. Songs I already knew: Voodoo Chile, All Along The Watchtower, Crosstown Traffic Favourites: Voodoo Chile, All Along The Watchtower, Crosstown Traffic This album had some phenomenal tracks with exceptional guitar planning, rich vocals, and all around fantastic craftsmanship with the composition of the music itself. However, it also had plenty of songs that I don’t felt really added anything - I don’t feel that anyone would really miss Burning Of The Midnight Lamp if it was never included. It’s also a fairly long album, so the less interesting songs can result in the better ones having less impact. Overall, I did enjoy the album, but it could have been better if it was cut shorter.
A fun listen, very groovy
I don't really love the tracks that stop halfway through, and then you can hear the band shuffling around, then they get started again. Maybe just do another take? It's hard to be mad at Jimi, though. Best track: All Along the Watchtower
Pretty good! Fell in love with Voodoo Chile
Good. Pretty good. Too bad two songs are about 14/13 minutes long!
Hangulatos, az utolsó 2 track pedig őrület jó, ritka hogy a vége ilyen erős legyen egy lemeznek.
manche songs nicht so geil, andere dafür straight up masterpieces
Its a big sprawling epic that prob needs a bit of editing. A couple of ambitious spacy jams (eg "Merman") that seem to go in forever. JHs 3rd and final (double) studio album has some massive tracks "Voodoo Chile, Watchtower, Midnight Lamp, Crosstown Traffic" that gives it classic status. 4
Classic rock album. Plenty to sink your teeth into on this one. Psych rock with some bluesy vibes with even some little jazz influences thrown in for good measure. Grew up with the record and it still does not disappoint.
Not his best but still pretty sick
first listen a fuzzy blues journey
Hendrix is always a go to for me, but I always felt that this as a double album was a bit too much, with a few tracks that are definite... filler. The album really takes advantage of stereo, having the sound moving from the one speaker to the other. That seems to happen a LOT on this album, maybe even a bit too much. It teeters on the 4 to 5 star edge. What does it have going for it? Let's see, such iconic songs: "Crosstown Traffic," "All Along The Watchtower" (I don't think I can even remember how the original goes), "Voodoo Chile"(Slight Return), "Burning Of The Midnight Lamp". One of my favorite underappreciated gems is "1983 (A Merman I Should Turn To Be...)". Such a great song and melody there. What pulls it back? "Little Miss Strange". Look, I get that Hendrix sometimes wants to just play and have someone else sing. But Noel Redding is not a great lead singer. "House Burning Down" is clunky to me. It never sells as a hit like the other songs. "Gypsy Eyes" feels like a demo to me. I always felt that that one should have been reworked. And that first interpretation of "Voodoo Chile" always seems too long to me. It could have been pared down some. SO this I think could have been pared down to one single album instead of a double. It is good, and a lot people can make the argument about it being a classic. Are You Experienced and Axis: Bold As Love are more coherent. This album could have been trimmed down easily to a 45-46 minute album. Sorry, it's just how I feel about it
Decadent is how I would describe this album. Do we need the 15 minute Voodoo Chile or 13 minute 1983, or all the guitar solos, leadups (And the Gods Made Love), or jam sessions in these songs? No, that is for Jimi and his band. And the tighter Voodoo Child is still epic. But is it awful? No, and Hendrix is one of the most revered guitarists in history for a reason. So for all the self-indulgence you're usually listening to genius at work. But yes, it could be tighter.
Probably not my favorite Hendrix album but it is great
nemirtingas albumas galimai Klausydavau seniau daug 'All along the watchtower' - bauda konkreti Kitas dainas pirmą kart klausiau, tik pradėjus klausyt 'Crosstown Traffic' iškart keliavo į playlistą 'Voodoo Chille' buvo per ilga daina sutelkt dėmesiui įsiklausyt.
All Along The Listentower
Great tunes.
lyhyempänä olisi toki toiminut ehkä vielä paremmin, mut toisaalta live-tunnelmaan sopii loputon pituus. tosi hyvä alku eikä hyytynyt loppua kohden, mitä nyt meni johonkin transsiin
mahatava album jota yllättäen en koskaan alusta loppuun kuunnellu... häpeän... siis tällä hetkellä kun kirjoitan tätä niin häpeän... sitten ku sä siis jos siihen aikan kun luet tätä niin en häpeä... ei kyllä femmaan yllä joka oli vähän oletus. täysin kiinteä neljä kuitenkin. albumi alkaa hitaammampuoleisesti ensimmäiset 45 minuuttia vaikka hyvää kuunneltavaa suurimmalta osaltaei mitenkään järisyttävää,, loppupuolella kiihtyy ja tulee vähän valtavirta biisejä (jotka on tosi hyväiä kyllä) paras biisi noh.... laitetaan shout outti come on (let the good times roll) vaikea valita kuitenkin...
Obviously some absolute classics there, but there is definitely some filler.
good. not my favorite album though. 57/112
Despite being overlong I liked this more than axis. It felt a more complete whole. Jimmy was great, but not sure he was always an album artist, that may have eventually come about, but will never know. I was soothed by the irony of listening to cross town traffic in a traffic jam.
4.2 + Though it doesn't quite jell as a record, there are enough incredible tracks to make this an amazing listen. I tend to skip to the best bits; namely, the first couple of tracks that provide psychedelic framing, the poppy "Crosstown Traffic" and the strangely melancholy "Burning of the Midnight Lamp." The second half also punches hard with "1983...", maybe the finest example of a psychedelic freakout that builds a post-apocalyptic underwater sci-fi world through studio effects, impressionistic drumming and Hendrix's wash of guitar color.
7/8 watched tower
Another iconic talent. There's no doubt this guy knew how to play a guitar. I had to take this one in small doses however as it's a bit overwhelming.
Pretty good.
Loved it, all along the watchtower is a fave.
I mean the songs I alr knew were as good as I remembered, and the others were as good as (often better than) I expected, so nothing really blew my mind - except that I never really appreciated his panning before, and I think that's a super important factor to why this is a good album, the stereo sound is incredible. Highlights: the majority of it - obv Watchtower and Slight Return, but also Have you Ever Been and Rainy Day. Lowlights: 1983 didn't work as well as I wanted it to (although it opened real well - I'm all for a good jam but it didn't feel very cohesive), the short ones just felt like filler, and Still Raining was just... there, a very cheesy ending and sorta felt like they just wanted to fake the idea of the album being a lot more cohesive by varying another song's title If I had to shit on it for no reason I would say that some of the songs felt sorta bare, like the focus was entirely on the guitar, which is cool but can't do everything. And it's also just a little too long. like I get it but like a lot could have been cut to create something a lot more cohesive and impactful. I mean there's no doubt in anyone's mind that Jimi is one of the greatest guitarists, but I think as a whole, the album isn't his magnum opus - low 4.5
Yo
Ya man, that's Hendrix.
Jimi is amazing on guitar. The drumming on this album is incredible. Voodoo Chile is great but outlives its welcome.
Experimental very Experimental but Kind of nice tonhear as well
First track is pleasantly strange/unnerving. Voodoo chile kinda caught me off guard with its 14 minute run time. Same with 1983... 15 minutes of one song every other track is kind of exhausting after a while. Hendrix's version of all along the watchtower is all i expected out of the original without the painful harmonica accompaniment. A solid 4 stars
Takuuvarmaa
Love this album, have listened to this record more times than I can count
Good guitar riffs ofc. Voodoo Chile brings it to 4
Great album, great talent! Couple of bugbears, few of the tracks are far too long! and few tracks fade out, bit of a lazy way to end a song. I'm still confused about the "Voodoo Chile/Child" spellings and versions? I tried to research it, but none the wiser. 4
What vibes and what solos. Still packs a punch. Only knock is that "Watchtower" feels a bit out of place here, as great as it is.
Este álbum envejeció BIEN. Una verdadera joya atemporal. Poder zurdo no joda.
Fundamental e pede outra audição
Well it's magnificent. Some great tracks on here and that version of Voodoo Chile is the best I reckon, very raw. Only bad point is it's very heavy on the stereo sound, pushing stuff all over the place which I think is a result of when that was popular and things were remastered
very instrumentally appeasing and created an almost immersive experience with the expertise in musicality.
Great for background listening while working. Even though it has words, they're not super clear so it blends into the background easy. Haven't heard Jimi Hendrix in a long time! Nice change.
Jimi is always good. This album isn’t as good as the Ultimate Collection, but it’s still great to listen to in the background when need something to put you in the groove.
Viel mehr Blues als erwartet
Good
A great album by a legend taken too soon. Some hits but never a bad song.
Long showcase of Jimi shredding the guitar. Standouts "All Along the Watchtower", "Voodoo Child"
There are some straight killer songs on this album and the guitar is so so good! Not enough for a 5 but a definite 4.5
There’s a fair amount of songs on here that I’m not drawn to, but the good songs are SO GOOD.
Parts are very good; Crosstown Traffic, Voodoo child, and of course, All Along the Watchtower. But a bit long for my taste.
And the gods made love was a super trippy intro… makes me wonder how strong the LSD was back then. Voodoo Chile was excellent and jammy but fucking long lol. Kinda got lost in the middle because I was working and stopped taking notes. All along the watchtower is an absolute fucking classic of course.
Love me some Hendrix. Big fan of a good number of the tracks. All along the watchtower being my absolute favorite.
Wow, I guess this album opened Jimi's music to me. Sounds great!
erry noice
Heard before: yes Some truly awesome tracks on here - Jimi was undeniable one of the greatest - and I get why people still say the greatest. His playing is so full of feeling. Some of the longer tracks aren’t as strong as others - I enjoyed Voodoo Chile, but would happily see 1983… cut. Favourite tracks: Voodoo Child (Slight Return), All Along the Watchtower, Crosstown Traffic, Gypsy Eyes, Have You Ever Been Least favourite tracks: 1983…, Little Miss Strange, Burning of the Midnight Lamp
altas bops que guitarron voodoo chile no se siente filler, pero un poco largo
Some good songs and a lot of what felt like guitar porn... Would probably have been a 3-star for me until we hit the last two songs which are fantastic.
pretty good psychedelic rock
Held together by the strength of voodoo Chile and all along the Watchtower. Really wonderful bluesy psychedelic rock album. I love the hits off this one, but the rest always felt like filler to me. Cross town traffic and little Miss strange were always skipped when I listened to this album. I have listened to it lots, so it has obvious staying power.
Grateful to have heard this album and learned the story behind it. Last album before Jimi's band broke up, I didn't know the song was called 'Voodo Chile', nor that the part I knew was a separate song called 'Slight Revisit' from the 15 minute jam session of the actual song. All Along the Watchtower is another true classic.
Pretty bitchin’ album. The longer format of the album and the songs themselves could’ve made it a bit much, but the musicians are just fantastic at ‘improvising’ and keeping it interesting. 7/10
Normally when a musician dies this early (and I cringe at the concept of the "27 club"), once you get past the unbearable fanboys you generally just have something that's pretty good, but not the ALL TIME GREAT the supernerdfans pretend it is. The cults of Kurt Cobain, John Lennon and Jeff Buckley are probably the best examples of this. On the other hand, Hendrix and Zeppelin (not that Zep all died, but they did break up bc of a death) do really have something to them that's more than just idiotic nostalgia and entry-level fanboy hype. This isn't Hendrix's best (I prefer Are You Experienced) but it's still a testament to its catchy licks that despite going for 75 fucking minutes and descending into jam sessions more than I'd like, it's still getting a 4/5.
Nearly 5 stars. All along the Watchtower is amazing.
Fast, loose and tight as fk. Can understand why Clapton was worried. Couple of road trip memories in here from Dad listneing the best of album
surprisingly good I didn't know I liked Jimi Hendrix like that
I thought this was a bit mixed, to be honest.
Some excellent guitar playing. I would probably appreciate it more if I played it myself
The best Hendrix album. Are You Experienced? is great too, but a little played out IMO. I've never been a fan of Axis: Bold as Love personally. But Electricladyland is still fresh.
Great guitars, funky album.
enjoyable but I was so busy working while listening I did not listen well
L'experimentació portada des de l'inspiració. Cal ser un geni per dur a tan bon terme temes com 'Voodoo Chile' o '1983'. No és un disc fàcil d'assimilar, però és una porta d'entrada sempre oberta immillorable a nous mons de pura psicodèlia
7/10. Some good stuff, but also a really long time to listen to Jimi Hendrix for.
Obviously, Hendrix was an incredible guitar player, but I think if he also wasn’t such a great singer and songwriter, and Mitch Mitchell and Noel Redding weren’t also great musicians, much fewer people would still care about his songs today.
WITCHCRAFT!
The third and last album released by Jimi Hendrix before his death, “Electric Ladyland” sees him flooding the grooves with every style he’d paddled in before. There’s the stirrings of hard rock, psychedelia, blues, soul and… well, that’s about it, if we’re being honest. Nonetheless, the album stirs them into an intoxicating blend to become a dazzling effort, despite the unwieldy running time. The most well-known songs are celebrated for a reason: “Crosstown Traffic”, “All Along the Watchtower” and “Voodoo Child (Slight Return)” are all electrifying and showcase Hendrix’s magnitude as a guitarist, singer and bandleader: perfect encapsulation of late 60’s rock on the cusp of something heavier. Still, thank god the band afford time for some variety. An underrated side of Hendrix’s discography includes his ballads and flirtation with soul, and it peaks here. The title track is gorgeous, along with “Long Hot Summer Night” and “Burning of the Midnight Lamp.” They’re a great mixture of fine songcraft and studio experimentation to tip them over in pure “Hendrixian” bliss. The main issue here is the album’s length, but the longest tracks aren’t entirely at fault. Of the two “monsters” here, “1983 (A Merman I Should Turn To Be)” is staggering. Its opening groove, with its gorgeous liquid riff, is mystical, menacing, swaggering and tender all at once. The subdued instrumental, all dreamy textures and restrained lead, builds beautifully into a bass groove from about nine and a half minutes back into the main theme (some lovely flute work from Traffic’s Chris Wood too). It’s the other 10+ minute track, “Voodoo Child”, which feels overlong to me and does little to justify its long running time beyond some jamming which would have worked better in a more spontaneous live setting. There are the makings of a flawless five star album here for sure, but as with many double albums, it suffers from being a little overlong. Twenty minutes or so shaved off would have done it, but the amount of quality material on here is still more than most musicians could hope to achieve in their lifetimes, much less when cut tragically short.
His musicianship is undeniable, and it's a great album - but to really get the full effect, watch the 12-minute documentary that's included at the end of the streaming version (on iTunes) and you'll get more out of your listen.
This is a must-have album from the gentle soul that was Jimi Hendrix. No wonder that Clapton freaked when he first saw Hendrix play, since he was to follow him onstage, which he refused to do.
Standouts are Crosstown Traffic, Gypsy Eyes, All Along the Watchtower, and Voodoo Child (Slight Return)
Such an amazing guitar! Definitely deserves another listen.
Good
Verulega góð plata með mörgum rosalega góðum lögum. Er fjölbreytt án þess ad vera mjög sundurleit. Langt síðan ég hlustaði á plötuna í heild og mun vonandi hlusta reglulega héðan frá.
Geggjuð plata! Nokkrir sturlaðir klassíkerar og virkilega frábær lög inná milli sem ég var búinn að gleyma. Hár fjarki.
Eiginlega öll lögin frábær, en sum bara mjög góð. Solid 4.5
Such a great listen on a very scenic drive along the Delaware River. It definitely throws back to summers spent in the back yard as a kid, especially "All along the watchtower". It definitely gets a little heavy-handed with the jam sessions, but he's such a rock star, you would expect nothing less!
Pros: - One of the best guitarists of all time. With that should come the notion that any of his albums on his unfortunately short discography could be listed on this. - This album has some absolute slappers. "Crosstown traffic" is super underrated and is the only badass song I know to include kazoo's predominantly. Cons: Misc: It's just great. Some album-flow things are weird, like a "filler"ish 1 minute track after a 13 minute track. Some tracks linger on a bit long. I'm not personally big on albums that are mixes of structured songs and also longer jam sections and this one does that a little, but it's still a classic album.
some great songs. even the deeper cuts are great.
If I were to describe this album in one word, it would be "cool". It's got some good tracks, but most of them didn't stand out to me individually. To me, the best track is easily Hendrix's cover of "All Along the Watchtower". Overall, I think it's greater than the sum of its parts, and makes for a neat listen, even if not many individual tracks stood out.
I really enjoyed listening to this again. It was my first introduction to Hendrix as a teenager 35 years ago. The way I listen to music, and the way I appreciate it has changed a lot since. It was great hearing tracks that I know inside out, yet still finding something new to get me excited. Jazz wasn't on my radar 35 years ago. I can now hear how Hendrix took jazz rhythms and then scrambled them up to produce a masterpiece. It would have been 5 stars if it was a single album, and not a double.
The intro, And The Gods Made Love, sounds exactly like something David Gilmour's Pink Floyd did on that 1987 album. Exactly, minus a drum hit or something. Zappa thinks I'm a jerk and so will you: I was on the verge of writing about the first Jimi Hendrix Experience album being the most influential when compared to the two that followed. Then I was taken aback by the groove of Have You Ever Been (To Electric Ladyland); it's a surprising update on classic soul and its undeniably soul. It's like, where do this come from! And then We all know this, those who sing songs about love (or love songs as we know them) are ALL depraved! Or even I would say utterly PERVERSE. As it is the guitar solo leading us into Voodoo Chile. But blues was thought to be depraved a few decades before, so it is fair to bring back a bit of depravity. I wonder if Jimi would be disinfecting his hands before and after the guitar were he alive in these times of ours. But then I re-think the whole thing and conclude that he's going to put the guitar on fire by the end of the show ANYWAYS! Also, guitars have been obsolete these days around, so probably he would be setting fire to something else. Little Miss Strange is played by the Experience but sung by an uncredited British band. (Of course it is not, but it works well as a metaphor) Rainy Day, Dream Away has a sax on it, which makes the song sound jazzy-er. 1983... (A Merman I Should Turn To Be) is a song that I could listen to all day, so pass me those boxing gloves please. It's long, I might probably listen to it only four or five times. Damn, days are not as long as they used to be. Bass guitar is played by Jimi himself on this one, which gives a sense of "sync" between bass and guitar. But he's not playing exactly the same parts on both, although he could have. And then there is a bass guitar solo, which might be him telling Pastorius how to do his job. Yes, I know what you are going to say but he was in the zone and when you are in the zone there is no timeline. I swear I heard him playing tango on House Burning Down. The album was entirely mixed in stereo, and it exploits that technology to a devastating effect. These were actual listening notes. Yup.
Classic.
Electric everyland
Very cool. Some of the tunes got a bit long for me, but that doesn't mean I wasn't grovin.
I mean what can I say that hasn't already been said? Hendrix just had it. He had it all. He was a great singer, a great songwriter, and an unbelievable guitar player. A Sonic Wizard. And this is his Magnum Opus.
Rating: 7/10 Best songs: Voodoo child, Gypsy eyes, House burning down, All along the watchtower
The studio experimentation here rivals Sgt. Pepper for how inventive and game-changing it was. While I don't think the songs themselves are quite on the level of Are You Experienced, it's still an incredible album worth listening to.
Interesting mixing, echos make it sound live Feels like an open jam Every band member shined, keyboard and drums were just as good as the guitar Favorite songs - Rainy Day, Dream Away & All along the watchtower
I like it when he make the guitar go wAhHHh
9.5/10 не ебу что вам тут рассказывать нужно об этом альбоме, но у меня в планах накуриться и послушать некоторые треки от туда voodoo Chile разьеб пизды
4.5
(almost all double albums should be single albums BUT) there are many great songs on here
Absolute must and a classic! Best tracks for me are: “All Along the Watchtower,” “Voodoo Child (Slight Return)”, and “Crosstown Traffic.” Worth listening all the way through but some slow stretches are a little long for my taste. Still timeless with the heavy blues and rock influences.
"Crosstown Traffic" my favorite song on the album. Guitar playing throughout obviously fantastic. 7/10.
Electric Ladyland doesn't reach the heights the band is capable of, but is a steady slow build which uses the double album format well. It had me in a firm hold by the halfway point and I'm sure would fascinate earlier for those so inclined.
Classic!
On se kyllä kova. Ihan iski nostalgiat kun en oo oikeastaan vuosiin Jimiä kuunnellut. Soittotyyli kuulostaa kyllä edelleenkin ihan uniikilta, kuulostaa siltä kuin kitara itsekin laulaisi. Upea upea upea!
Psychedelic guitar rock
Acid.
A holy combination of blues and psychedelic rock. Legend
Ok yes this is very good! Lyrics are strong, love the guitar (obviously) and feel badass listening to this
3.8 - great golden guitar god at his best. So innovative and beautiful lyrics that fit perfectly. I don’t think I’ll ever not be pumped up by Voodoo Chile Slight Return.
Never will this leave my collection. However not the Jimi that reaches me like other stuff
Classic slice of the best guitar player of all time! Love this; psychedelic and bluesy.
Enjoyed it
Songs 2-4 are incredible (especially Crosstown Traffic), and the songs from 1983 onwards are also excellent, but I find the middle section somewhat weak. Still giving it 4 stars, but this would probably be a 5 star album if it were a single album instead of a double.
Guitar rifts. nuff said. Love the trance-vibe some songs give out.
Fantastic album. A few tracks that don't hit me as much as others on this but still a brilliant listen. Hendrix truly was one of a kind 8/10
Good. 4/5
Legend gone too soon. Amazing album, wish we had more.
When this album hits, it really hits, but there are a lot of songs that feel like filler. Filler that is still pleasant to listen to, though.
Excellent album. Some of the more surreal pieces lost me, but there are some true classics within. "All along the Watchtower" = perfect guitar cover of Bob Dylan's mystical scene "Voodoo Chille" = blues-y story on voodoo culture
Good. I should be more familiar with Hendrix!
It should not be a debate that Hendrix's cover of "All Along the Watchtower" is one of the most legendary songs of all time, however that should not overshadow great songs such as the 15-minute monster titled "Voodoo Chile" and the very catchy "Crosstown Traffic". Hendrix is, without a doubt, one of the best musicians to ever grace this fine Earth.
Jimi Hendrix is one of the greatest but man, do his albums especially this one really suffer from length. I feel like when you play the blues no matter how legendary you play them you have to remember you're repeating similar ideas in different ways. There is nothing wrong with any of the songs on this album, on their own they are all fantastic. But meshed together it's just too much. Cut it down to And the Gods Made Love, Have You Ever Been, Crosstown, Voodoo Chile, Gypsy Eyes, Midnight Lamp, House Burning Down, Watchtower and you have about a 35 minute classic album. I'll even give you 40 minutes and add the Voodoo Child (Slight Reprise). But, hey I can do that on my end and leave the next guy with all the Jimi they want! So, I'll give it a 4 knowing I skip through this thing if I listen to it but I'm not willing to call it average either because it's not.
I have somehow never listened to a full album by Jimi Hendrix start to finish, so here we go! I generally enjoyed this one, although at times it felt like his guitar parts went from improvisation to meandering. Favorite track is Voodoo Child.
Voodoo Chile, crosstown traffic. Banger
Well, this is Hendrix....enough said
Groundbreaking electric blues
Classic rock is not my thing, but this has some classics and some nice bluesy sections.
Classic as it gets. Love that the biggest songs are right at the end of the album, and it’s a real “I don’t care” in terms of structure, length et al.
A little mix of Hendrix's iconic blues, hits and filled with the psychodellic rock of the era. A double-album is a heavy lift, could this have been condensed down to one LP, no but two is a bit of a stretch too.
Little Miss Strange and Long Hot Summer Night aren't typical Jimi songs in that the guitar is not the main event. It's a nice change and they are good songs. The three big songs (Voodoo, Crosstown and Watchtower are excellent) but there is a bit too much filler on this one (especially side 3) to get a higher rating. There should be a song called The Double Album Blues.
Sadly his third album was his last. We’ll never know what other brilliant songs he could have given us. Watchtower, Voodoo Child and Crosstown traffic are all very solid songs and rank amongst his very best. His cover of Watchtower is actually much better than Dylan’s original. How do you like dem apples Bob?
Jimi always good
A lot more straightforward blues than blues rock. Lot of tracks where they just jam on it. Some noticeable jazz influence as well. Good stuff, just maybe a tad long? Eh. 4.5 stars. Has some absolute Hendrix classics on it. Favorite tracks: "Crosstown Traffic", "Voodoo Chile", "Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)", "All Along the Watchtower"
Classic.
This is classic week. Another classic album ! 4*
It's Jimi. 'Nuff said
He was very good!
Enjoyable. Sometimes the songs don't really feel like songs, but some of them are quite nice (voodoo child slight return, all along the watchtower)
Guitar playing is obviously out of this world - Jimi is the greatest. I'm gonna give it a 4, just because I felt like it was a tiny bit too long and despite the incredible playing, some of the songs weren't all that great
great one, you can see he was on the path of greatness, the record is not as great as you would hear some people call it but we don't have a follow up to prove it so this is it. some parts are simply amazing
Musically a 6/5, lyrically a 2/5.
Hendrix. Showed the way for almost all after him. No need to add anything else.
Classic groovy rock. It's not my favorite Hendrix album, and there seems like a little bit of guitar filler here. But it's great hearing the song used in the 90s for the nWo and there are other classic bangers here.
Strong start, bit of a slog around the middle, very strong end. Great voice and guitar, but very prog-y at times.
Just a very good album
really good album, def some 5 star tracks, some weirder stuff too
Love Hendrix, really really good
Too slow for my liking, but the creative genius is apparent. Great muzak.
My first full Hendrix album. I definitely enjoy the more avant-garde stuff more than the twelve bar blues, even though of course he does that well.
Class
and the gods made love - cool fallout music 5/10 have you ever been - funky fresh 4/10 crosstown traffic - guitar go weeeEEEE crossTOWWWN 8/10 voodoo chile - very long, electric organ or we sounded cool, guitar slammed ass, didnt like how long, felt like something to be amazed by live 7/10 little miss strange - sounded like funky cat in the hat chase music, guitar very good, really reminds me of tom and jerry for some reason 9/10 long hot summer night - lyric said something about sugar walls, all i could focus on, and the lyric is hot long summer not other way round 4/10 come on - come on SUGAR let the good times roll 9/10 gypsy eyes - meh it was okay, sounds like toned down version of crosstown 5/10 midnight lamp - intro reminds me of send me on my way, vocals sound so sixties but in a good way rainy day - hey man its raaaaining, dont worry about that oooo yeah lisa play that sax bewoh bewoh 7/10 1983 - another long song, again feels like something to see live to stay captivated, cooldown in middle felt like sinking in a disney pond 7/10 moon turn the tides - not really a song, sounds alien abduction and rattlesnakes, makes a really good intro for boom of still rainin still rainin, still dreamin - rain a day, messy but on purpose like punk the organ slaps cheeks, felt like the sound of someone going insane 9/10 house burning down - lyrics a bit shit, guitar really good just drowned out sometimes by the lyrics 5/10 all along the watchtower - most popular song for a reason this shit slaps tits, lyrics drown guitar again but they sound way better here, ending guitar makes up for it, drum beat was sick 10/10 voodoo chile (return) - yeah its alright 4/10
E' un disco che a tratti trovo faticoso da ascoltare però ne rispetto molto la forma e l'espressività. Suona come se fosse stato imbevuto nell'acido. una psichedelia non posticcia.
Dosta dobar albuma čika Đimija. Dva puta preslušan samo. Nisam imao previše vremena, nažalost pa mi možda nije toliko ušlo u glavu koliko sam mislio, ali drugi puta kada sam preslušavao bio je puno bolji. Album kojem ću se isto vraćati, pogotovo njemu općenito jer mi se sviđa kao izvođač, taj vajb i gitara.
Jimi jimi jimi can’t you see, sometimes your riffs just hypnotise me
Energetic
Love Hendrix, I found some of it a bit much to listen to as a whole album; would probably enjoy the tracks more on a mixed playlist.
Excellent album, it got a little bit samey after a while (too much of a good thing!) So many bangers on this though
A couple of classics in there.
The rock and blues numbers are top-tier Hendrix. The psychedelic ones are a little bit too far out for me but are fortunately limited in their numbers. Possibly the greatest album closer of all-time, too. Best track: Voodoo Child (Slight Return)
Not every song hits, but when they do...Wow! Imagine seeing this guy live! All along the watchtower: better than the original???
Excellent talent here... loved listening to a legend at work... it’s a shame he’s not alive
Hendrix is een virtuoos, maar te veel virtuositeit na elkaar is te veel van het goeie. De hits blijven wel in het hoofd hangen
Gnarly
Fundamentals! You must know your fundamentals! Who was at the forefront of acid rock at it's peak in the late 60's? Who headlined Woodstock and opened with an electric Star-Spangled Banner? Who turned a down-and-out nightclub in Greenwich Village into one of the most popular recording studios in New York City? It's Jimi Hendrix. And Electric Ladyland is his great swansong. Giant sounds suit the artist, as this man was larger than life. Album's way too long though. Cut it in half, keep the bangers and it's golden. I mean, it's still golden but it's 70 minutes.
Its clearly a great album, though it can feel affectively distant here and sonically long-winded there. Still big enjoyment. I don't think this work struck me as amazing, but I'm probably too far removed to be honest. What I can say is damn, he does make that guitar sing.
Geweldig. Nog nooit deze plaat in zijn geheel geluisterd! Met recht een klassieker.
Un dios a la guitarra
A classic Jimmy album. While not my favorite, there are some hot tracks on here like Voodoo Chile and All Along the Watch Tower. Hopefully we see some of his other albums on here. As I am catching up, I'm laughing because while I was gone, it seems like all the good albums came out (or at least well known artists, we will see if the albums hold up)
Long
the one big Hendrix album we didn't have in the family growing up. (are you experienced and Axis bold as love were played often and enjoyed by all). Maybe it's because I have such a long relationship with his first two albums, but out of the three, this is my least favorite.
Wow, this is a long record. But I mean that in a good way. The two 15-minute songs were amazing.
Pretty epic vibe, I hadn't heard a lot of Hendrix. Very unique sound.
If only I could have given this a nine. Not quite a 10 cause of some filler, but I feel a 4 out of 5 (80%) is not quite accurate enough. 1983 is a personal favourite of mine when it comes to Jimi.
Nice and chill 60s vibes
Legendary
Very good album. I like crappy music so it didn’t completely resonate with me but I definitely appreciated a lot of it. Especially the first half of the album.
The album did get long and sprawly and it wasn't all pure gold but I can't deny the sheer skill and vision that Jimi had, and the whole band plays very well together. Cool to hear some classics in album context, like "Crosstown Traffic" and "All Along the Watchtower."
wowow
Not my fave Hendrix, honestly
Consistent quality, no terrible songs, a couple great
Geweldig album met absolute klassiekers erop
His second album I've heard and it's much more unique, better. I've also heard some of the songs like All Along th Watchtower.
got some absolute crackers on here but not my go to hendrix record
There's so much going on here but this is sonically amazing stuff to come from the late 60s.
Hendrix ist der geilste an der Rock-Gitarre. Ich finde nicht jeden Song auf dem Album total super. Aber egal, Hendrix.
Pretty good as a whole album. Makes the overplayed "classic rock" songs better
Great album. Some more experimental songs in the middle of the record. Good, not great. Finished with amazing songs. All along the watchtower and voodoo child. 4.5
Jimi is the man and I need to listen to more of his work. Ahead of his time.
GOAT on the guitar!
Slightly rough at the start, but picks up greatly after Voodoo Child
Perfect for a guitar mood. Driving, working, etc. Definitely a repeat listen. Warm, summer evening music. Fireworks at a festival music.
I know some will scream sacrilege at only 4 stars, and while I enjoy it, it's not my jam
Classic
Some bits sound a bit dated but overall, still astonishing.
In my collection, least favorite Jimi album despite some standout tracks.
Listened to It back in high school
Really great and sad it was his last album. Jimi and Mitch went off and you feel like you’re experiencing the experiments firsthand. Also the intro to voodoo child is still so fuckin cool
8/10
Too cool.
is it objectively good music, yeah, would i ever listen to it out of choice, no.
Some skippable songs in my opinion, but some classics as well. Maybe gotta try again on acid or something.
Não gostei muito desse álbum; não faz o tipo de músicas que gosto de escutar, mas não é ruim. Dou uma nota de 5/10, a única música que eu gostei foi " Come On( Let The Good Times Roll)".
Es un álbum interesante, pero me cuesta darle una nota. Las dos canciones de 15 minutos son originales, especialmente las partes instrumentales, pero son demasiado.
7/10 Buen album, temas pum para arriba y otros mas chill. Me gusto
watchtower is a banger
i'm sure i'll love this album in the future
I know it's a classic album of the 60s, and influenced a generation of musicians, etc, but... I found it quite hard to listen to end-to-end. Skipped through a few tracks. "All Along The Watchtower" was my favourite track (probably because I'm a huge Bob Dylan fan 😂).
First time listening to the album in full. Some great riffs from my fellow left hander. Crosstown Traffic is a banger 3/5
Number: 241 Familiarity: Moderate (3) Rating: 3 Before: ======= Awesome, Jimi Hendrix! Maybe I can get out of this rut of 3's, 2's . and 1's I've been in the past several days. Jimmy, will you be my savior? During: ======= Probably going to be a 3. There are a few great songs but a lot of the music is just kid of rambling with no direction and kind of forgettable. After : ======= Well, we're still in 3 territory, and just barely. There are a few great tracks but a lot pointless tracks that just kind of go nowhere. It's a lot like jazz in that respect, imo.
Legend but I didn’t actually enjoy this album a lot. Ended on a high note.
He's pretty good at that ol' guitar there... That being said it does verge into a bit of over-indulgent guitar wankery that goes on too long. But, I suppose if anyone is allowed to do that its Jimmy Hendrix. Always a delight to hear All Along the Watchtower (my hot take is I like Bear McCreary's version better). "Its in the frakking ship!"
Amazing instrumentals of course but wanted to enjoy it more than I did.
Some parts were cool but not really my vibe
For my five start ranking I am going to rank these albums not by how "good" they are but by how much I would personally return to them. Since every album on this list is special,in some way it seems like a better metric by which to rank them. Alongside this album I read the extensive hendrix wiki, and songs like voodoo childe really enhanced that experince. A classic for a reason, but not necesserially something I'd reach for day to day
"All Along the Watchtower" saved this for me. The rest was too much – too out there, too long, two experimental...
Didn't like it as much as the other Jimi album I reviewed on this list but it was still a decent listen, just less consistent. The highlights (Voodoo Child, Watchtower, etc) were very high which did help balance it out with the number of really forgettable tracks that just kinda meandered. 3/5
Okay
Some great songs, but needed a proper producer to edit things
It’s bloated baby!!! 3 big bangers is not enough on a 75 minute album.
Yeah I can get by with this, a pretty listenable album
Not a bad album. Wouldn’t listen on my own again but if it was on the radio or someone else playing I would definitely be fine.
We know Jimi was a genius but I’m not sure if it’s an album I want to sit down and listen to all the way through
7/10 - I appreciate the talent but most of it does blend into one, still good though
Three albums in 14 months is crazy enough, and all of them hitting such heights is mind-blowing — but honestly this is the worst of the bunch. There are a few good songs on this album, but it feel disjointed and meandering in a weird way. Like it doesn’t know what kind of album it wants to be.
It was fine. Nothing special. Favorite: 1983...(A Merman I Should Turn to Be) --- [Track 11]
Открытый и бедный виртуоз. Очень свежие, полное вступление альбома, мистически интересное, особенно для 1968 года. Неимоверно интересно слушать определено по отдельности и малыми дозами, на удивление в любых обстоятельствах, внешних факторах, а что первостепенно - в любом настроении. Выделить что-то конкретное не могу в силу не пылкой заинтересованности такой музыкой, и слушать альбомом было ошибкой, но что могу сказать точно - это уникальность звука и ощущения того владение инструментом переросло в симбиотическую, неразрывную связь. Это не навык - это жизнь человека. Оценка 6/10, в силу своих собственных вкусов.
Yes Hendrix is a guitar god but many of these tracks are not very approachable. One track is 15 minutes and another one 13 minutes of noodling. I'd had enough by the end. Certainly I enjoyed the shorter tracks more. The last 2 tracks being highlights with lots of Spotify listens: "All along the watchtower" with 40x more listens that almost all other tracks on the album apart from "Voodoo Child."
Me gusto mucho, senti las mismas vibras que el primer album
Rock, 1968 -> 3
lock in jim
It was pretty groovy, as I expected, and I enjoyed listening to it for the most part. Some of the songs were quite long though, alongside some of the guitar solos. There was just so much guitar. So, so much guitar. How much guitar is too much guitar? I appreciate that Jimi Hendrix is considered one of the greatest guitarists of all time, and I completely agree with that statement. But I wish some of the overly drawn out solos had been cut down so that the songs weren't as long winded as they were, it would've made it an easier listen. I did enjoy listening to it, but there are so many other albums that I enjoy listening to more. It would be a 3.5/5, however that isn't an option and this album isn't quite good enough (in my opinion) to be a 4/5, so 3/5 it is.
Just ok. I felt this album was more blues and soul than rock.
The only album on Apple Music was a retrospective anniversary album Which detracts for me, I found the tracks to be poorly produced
Fun! But too long. And lacking some focus.
Jimi is best live. Which is hard to capture for an album. But this one does of good job of getting close.
Jimi is obviously one of the best guitarists of all time, but I think this album suffers from a lack of editing.
way too long
My first reaction whenever I think of Jimi Hendrix is always the same: phenomenal guitar playing, but mostly rather uninspiring songwriting. "Electric Ladyland" undoubtedly features some outstanding tracks—the funky "Crosstown Traffic," the two extended pieces "Voodoo Chile" (with Steve Winwood on Hammond organ) and the epic "1983... (A Merman I Should Turn to Be)," as well as the legendary cover of "All Along the Watchtower." But it also contains a great deal of fairly ordinary blues numbers. "Electric Ladyland" is, of course, a landmark album in rock history. It offers a glimpse of where Hendrix might have taken his songwriting had he not tragically died at such a young age. But if we're being honest, the album also contains plenty of filler that is simply quite average. In my view, Hendrix never made a consistently great studio album. His guitar playing revolutionized rock music, but his formulaic blues jams quickly became something of a dead end as rock evolved at a rapid pace. So my final rating is best understood as an average between the album's two-star moments and its five-star highlights.
yo cuando tengo 67 cambios de humor en un lapso de una hora
6/10 I appreciate that he is one of the greatest guitarist of all time, but 3 minute solos just aren’t my thing. Kind of disappointed in myself that I don’t like it more. Thinking back on listening to it now all the guitar playing kind of morphs into one continuous song. I only listened to it once though so maybe on multiple listens they’re more unique.
5/10 = feel like a scrooge because i know he's one of the greats and the guitar was very good i'll give him that but none necessarily stood out to me like crazy i probably need to relisten
Dober
Rock chill avec des riff stylés à la Jimi Hendrix
I dunno, I just can't get myself to like old stuff, the guitars are too noodly and go on too long, the blues styles aren't for me.
that's a lot of guitar, jimmy
Loved it. Still original-but is it better than CCR?
One of the albums that is referenced by so many as an influence. It's long and self-indulgent at times. I listened while driving and found my mind wandering to other thoughts. That said, I recognise the impact of some of the songs
Some moments of majesty but docked a star for length
Brilliant in its ambition and has some stone cold classics. But a 3rd party producer might have reined-in the more self indulgent stuff, which kind of gets in the way. A reluctant 3*
A few decent songs, can't deny trailblazing guitar from the 60's, however, the strength of the songs themselves aren't great. Overly long. Still great to hear some Jimi Matrix though
Better than the other Hendrix album you made me listen to Actually really liked it. I still find it a bit boring in places but voodoo chile is massive Favourite track: Voodoo chile
It was fine, knew what I was expecting though
Tough one to rate. I know this was the third and final album from the Jimi Hendrix Experience. I know it was a double album upon release. I know it took a ton of time to record because of the partying and hangers on. I know that Hendrix was meticulous about what made it onto the record -- literally every sound you heard. I know there are some great songs on here. Crosstown Traffic, Burning Of The Midnight Lamp, All Along The Watchtower, Voodoo Chile (Slight Return). And then there's some that are just sort of there. I didn't think it was as as good as their 2 previous (Are You Experienced? and Axis: Bold As Love). I also hate that The Experience was kicked to the curb shortly after. While it was his best selling studio record, I just don't think it was his best.
DNF. Listened in the car. Appreciate some of the songs, others were long and meandered.
As much respect as I have for Jimi, the long jams are still a bit much for me someone. To make matters worse, I've never agreed with the common wisdom that his version of "All Along the Watchtower" beats Dylan's original. On the bright side, on "Crosstown Traffic", he becomes the first person ever to make a kazoo sound cool!
Ordentlicher Rock mit psychedelischen Elementen aus den 60ern. Ist schon gut, aber für mich nicht eines der größten Alben. 3/5
Pretty boring tbh
A few classics and a pretty decent centerpiece track. It does seem to be the chillest of the Hendrix albums. It isn’t my favorite of his, but it is sad to think this was it- we never got to see where he’d lead us next.
Dla mnie, tego albumu, jest dobrych kilka kawałków. Całość kształtuje się ok.
A strong 3, not quite as good as are you experienced in my view
OK
crazy sounding album personally it was not enjoyable listen
Tällä levyllä oli todella hyviä, legendaarisia Hendrix-biisejä, mutta myöskin niitä ei-niin-hyviä. Ehkä tiivistämällä tästä olisi saatu täysi kymppi.
Onhan se ihan mukavaa, paikoin aika sekaista, mutta ajallaan ollut varmasti todella mullistava tapaus.
I can appreciate the guitar playing prowess of Hendrix but great guitar work does not necessarily make great songs. You can get phenomenal singers, but if the songs they're singing are awful that's what matters. All along the watchtower is the standout track, mainly because Hendrix didn't write it. Crosstown traffic is great. I could take or leave the rest
Some groovy tracks but overly long