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All along the watchtower = good
Longer than it needs to be, but you can't doubt the craft for a second.
Instrumentally good, lyrically meh.
Þetta á heima í dimmum kjallara þar sem fólk situr alls staðar, lokar augunum og bara hlustar. Elska þetta.
Sorry Jimi, just not my jam these days.
3 classic songs hidden in there... But you'll get super bored waiting for them
Electric Ladyland is probably Jimi's most iconic album and I can understand why. The wandering guitar solos on every song pair well with psychedelic imagery and lyrics. While it sometimes feels unfocused and samey, it is great music to vibe to. Best Songs: Crosstown Traffic, Little Miss Strange, All Along the Watchtower Worst Songs: ...And the Gods Made Love, Moon, Turn the Tides...
Love many individual tracks and the psychedelic effects in the production. Love the way certain tracks flow into one another.
I liked it, but I don't think it was Jimi's best.
I liked this, but if I'm honest it wasn't amazing. I'd have to listen another couple times to figure out if I really like it.
Coming to this list without much Hendrix experience, Axis: Bold As Love really blew me away. This one, not so much...
I love Hendrix, but he’s all over the place here. A couple of good deep cuts, classics. What’s with the applause?
Top
Not my kinda stuff
Creative blues great guitar
Groovy
Briljant. Vooral dat 13 minuten nummer ertussen en dan die afwisseling met het experimentele eb en vloed nummer (mooi over je airpods). Dan vlak daarna All Along the Watchtower, mijn absolute absolute favoriet van Hendrix. Het einde met Voodoo Child kan ik ook waarderen. Maar man, wat heeft Hendrix met eerdergenoemd nummer de versie van Bob Dylan overtroffen. RIP.
Guitar Hero R.I.P., "All Along the Watchtower" von Bob Dylan, die Essenz der Rockmusik, genial...
There is a noticeable difference between the sound quality of older music and what would come along later. Electric Ladyland just doesn’t sound good and I there isn’t enough else there to compensate for me. Yes Jimi Hendrix and his band are talented musicians but the songs often seem to meander without purpose (Voodoo Chile being a good example of this) and lyrically Hendrix just doesn’t hold my attention; most of the album seems like people jamming and a lot of that jamming feels half arsed if I’m honest. I’m afraid I don’t get the appreciation of Jimi Hendrix’s body of work although I do understand his influence and legacy and am a fan of quite a few musicians who he has inspired. It’s probably a sound quality thing but I find other artists doing Jimi Hendrix more engaging than Hendrix himself. Does this lack of appreciation for the original art make me a musical philistine? That’s probably fair and I’m comfortable with that label. As far as ratings go I’m not inclined to listen again, but Hendrix is a way better guitarist than Eric ‘fret wanker’ Clapton and a much better lyricist that Paul Simon. Hollywood Hulk Hogan used Voodoo Child as his entrance music so Hendrix deserves a bonus point for that. 3/5
Haven't listened to the whole album all the way through in quite a while. That was nice!
There are some weaker numbers on this album - but also some excellent Hendrix songs. Not as good as Axis: Bold As Love.
Una de las joyas de la corona .
Hay algo especial con este tipo. Es un viaje bello por un mundo espiritual paralelo al despingue diario en que vivimos. Una vibra que emana paz. Amo a este tipo y su musica. Este CD corre perfecto no hay ninguna cancion mala aunque creo que por mas buena que sea voodoo child no deberia durar 15 minutos. 5⭐️
good stuff I don't think I've listened to a whole album before
# Playlist track - All Along the Watchtower # Notes - Hendrix is amazing but this album goes on and on a bit too long. - "Vodoo Chile" and "1983" are close to 15 minutes each! - There is a very specific mood and circumstance when you want to chill and listen to endless solos, but those are rare to come by. For most people the album ends up hard to approach and unlikely to be enjoyable as a whole. - Cool gems like Gypsy Eyes and All Along the Watchtower still amazing, tho.
Jimi is een legend
This album is pretty good and has my favorite Hendrix song, All Along the Watchtower. Not all of the tracks on here are great, but no bad tracks either.
Fun album. I do think I'd prefer a shorter version w/ shorter versions of the songs or less songs overall though. Still, I enjoyed it quite a bit. 3.75/5
Always found Electric Ladyland maybe not overrated, but a little overstuffed. It’s good, but didn’t have to be a double album imo, and some of the longer experiments definitely could be trimmed. The best stuff is as good as it gets, though. B+
Solid 4.5 album.
Seminal piece of art.
Playing catch-up and just listened to and (surprisingly) loved Axis, but this is not the same.
Very experimental from the master. Call it whatever you want, (I call it proto-prog) but this works and Hendrix is simply cooking here. Shame what could have followed. Who know what direction he may have gone. Voodoo Child (Slight Return) is simply a titanic closer.
There is so much to love about this record. The whole thing seems so relaxed, but the performances are intense and focused. Like the lightning and thunder and venom and fire are just flowing out of them freely and easily haha Crosstown Traffic has been one of my fave Jimi tracks for forever and I always wished his more 'straight ahead' tracks would get as much attention as the outlandish acid-y ones like Foxy Lady and Purple Haze. Either way the duo of Voodoo Chile/Voodoo Child (Slight Return) are probably enough on their own to make this record a 4 star rating. Having been seduced by the crazy guitar in Slight Return in my youth, today I found the 'original' idea even more compelling. Esp the give-and-take between Jimi's soloing and Steve Winwood's organ - really really great.
Listening to Hendrix often feels more akin to listening to a jazz record than a rock record. That is no where more apparent than on Electric Ladyland. Yes, it's bloated. But it is a marvelous sonic journey that seems to evolve and change with each listen.
I strongly believe that “Voodoo Chile” should have been placed later in the album, or perhaps taken out altogether. This is an example of what I see are major programming issues with the album… an overlong, indulgent blues number ends up killing the energy and momentum of an otherwise very creative, inventive album. Little Miss Strange is a sharp breath of fresh air after that! When we leave murky waters of Blues Jam Zone, Hendrix is powerful. His creative zeal is very detectable here… powerful, infectious guitar licks, but plenty of great synergy with the band. The songs are pretty good too! Lots of songs that slap you upside the face with their immediacy, locked rhythm, and AMAZING moments on guitar. Why does this need to be a double album again? Oh yeah, because it’s 1968, Blonde on Blonde happened, and these artists just can’t help themselves. Boo! More single albums please. Cut out the 14-minute jams, trim the fat, give me a deluxe in 39 years, or better yet another album. So few albums deliver on the promise of an hour 20, because so few artists have that kind of creative output that warrants that much music. Hendrix is a guitar god among mortals, but he’s also a creative songwriting force, and a true bandleader that goes beyond merely showcasing his considerable talents. To relegate his gifts merely for the guitarists to enjoy is a disservice to his legacy. As an album and a set of songs this is really, really good. Hendrix gets a pass, and this gets a 5. Most double albums are automatic deductions for me, and this clearly crosses a line into serious flaws, but I’m letting him off with a warning! Just for the sheer creative sparks flying by both Hendrix and his bandmates here. 5/5
A few all time classics here, and the rest is good guitar play that fades into the background for me. No doubt that Jimi Hendrix was very influential though. Imagine what he could've done if he'd lived to become old.
did not finish still really good tho
Klänge die bleiben
👌🏻
4-5 Allotta awesome songs. Some mediocre.
Rock rarely sounds this good, I mean it, like RARELY. There's nothing clean about it, it's just an absolute cacophony of varied guitar tones, highly complementary backing players, and dizzyingly abstract and hazy lyrics (that are very much reflective of the time). Calling Hendrix a great guitar player is useless, you can't describe this shit, you just have to listen to it. The thing is I've listened to this before, and maybe I was just an idiot, but I didn't get it. Actually, I can say for a fact I was an idiot. Maybe it was because Jimi Hendrix was hyped up to be such an incredible guitar player that when I heard this (And the equally incredible "Are you Experienced") initially, I didn't get the aficionado, lightning-speed guitar playing my naive ears expected. Instead what I get here is pure electricity, numbing and fuzzy guitar tones that are so sharp and piercing. Distortion and feedback are the name of the game here with chords and sounds that blend seamlessly. The entire album has this insatiable live energy to it. I can't stress enough how much the dustiness of the rougher recording here works to this album's benefit. The song "Voodoo Chile" is this album's early masterpiece. The organ is so absolutely piercing and the drums pack such a deep punch. The song goes the distance in terms of length. It's like the band is trying to start a fire by solely using the friction between their instruments. It's like throughout its runtime, the fire blazes and then calms and goes out only to be ignited again. It's this up-and-down sequencing that makes this one track such a masterpiece. While this monster of a track is more than worth a mention, the shorter and more immediate tracks bring all the same fire. "Crosstown Traffic" is insanely hard. I love the syncopated singing and guitar line. At least that's what it sounds like and if that's not the case, then paint me even more impressed. "Little Miss Strange" has one of the most loveable basslines by Noel Redding. It's just worth mentioning that with each one of these "small" tracks, Hendrix's guitar playing takes on a new form. "Long Hot Summer" is laid back to the core and it's these songs that shine a light on the more psychedelic, pot-smoking, sounds of this album. I enjoy the vocal effects on Hendrix's vocals in the latter part of the drug-induced love song "Gypsy Eyes". This is one of my favorite-sounding songs, the strange panning and cutting must've been mind-blowing for the time (and kind of still is). The following "Burning of the Midnight Lamp" manages to sound like a horrifying inebriated fever dream while also sounding utterly serene. I love the chord progression on the organs during the little rifts in sound. The bassline and psychedelic guitar pairing in the middle of "1983..." perfectly capture the feelings of escape that Hendrix yearns for on this track. It also subtly matches the sub-aquatic theme the song hints at. "House Burning Down" is probably the most immediate and catchy song here. I have to mention "All Along the Watchtower", the Bob Dylan cover that introduced me to Hendrix. I always found the song's apocalyptic depictions of uncertainty to be mesmerizing. I always pictured the two characters here standing on a rampart (or watchtower I guess) of a large castle gazing into the oncoming danger in the distance while bickering about it rather than taking any sort of action. Hendrix does this song more than justice, with an incredible psychedelic passage nearing the end and an explosive finish. It's one of the greatest songs ever. I can't put into words how much I just adore the sounds of this album. Hendrix's talk-sing vocals complement the noisier moments here. The way his vocals get drowned out on a song like "Voodoo Chile" only makes everything seem more explosive. I think this album's cover perfectly sums up what you get here; a grainy, blurred, skin-peeling fire-red experience that you'll never forget.
Kakelrauw album, Jimi Hendrix is een legend
Jimi, een grote naam, natuurlijk. Paar goede nummers tussen, maar had wel wat moeite met afluisteren, alleen
Ik geloof dat ik over het algemeen gewoon echt geen rock fan ben. Maar opzich wel een goed album
More Hendrix - ok I suppose. I always thought this was a live recording. Lots of stuff in here that I never heard. All Along the Watchtower and Voodoo Child are awesome. Great stuff. Are You Experienced is better in my book though. Tragic death - who knows what this guy would have come up with next.
This is THE Hendrix album. This is his Citizen Cane. This is Hendrix given full creative and artistic control. Sit down with this album and put on a good set of headphones to get the full experience. Feel the way the music moves across the landscape, this is sound in Ultra 3D. Jimi takes Delta Blues and fuses it with the Psychedelic. We travel from the sky and mountaintops to the ocean and below. From city streets to outer space and everywhere in between. Starting off with "... And the Gods Made Love", and right off you know this is not just another rock album. Weird and wild sounds attack and subside, ebb and flow and take you into the greeting of "Have You Ever Been (To Electric Ladyland)". A welcome to the show, open arms inviting you in. But now we gotta speed up to get across the city with "Crosstown Traffic" showing you the chops include more than mellow mixes. "Voodoo Chile" throws down the gauntlet and let's you know just how much a BAMF Jimi is. Break into "Little Miss Strange" for a bit lighter fare, fun and bouncy before sliding into a sultry"Long Hot Summer Night" "Come On (Let The Good Times Roll)" & "Gypsy Eyes" take us back towards the blues. Then"Burning of the Midnight Lamp" slows it down and starts to let us know we are gonna get deep. "Rainy Day, Dream Away", "1983....(A Merman I Should Turn to Be)" , &"Moon, Turn the Tides....Gently Gently Away" are our seaside adventures that dive into the epic and surreal with music to suit. "Still Raining, Still Dreaming" brings us back out and gets us ready to close out the album with some (literal) burners. "House Burning Down" is a barn burner of an epic only to be topped by the next song, arguable on of the best covers of all time. Jimi stole "All Along the Watchtower" from Dylan, put his stamp on it and forever made it his own. The whole album has built up to this release, and boy does it deliver. "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)" shores the album up and rounds it off, reminding you that Jimi is a BAD MOTHERFUCKER and that you have just experienced one of the greatest albums of all time. 15/10 this is a testament to what amazing things can be achieved in a music studio. Remember...headphones, good headphones and let yourself be immersed in this thing of beauty.
Somehow despite always hearing about how good Jimi Hendrix is/was, I never got around to listening. Can't believe it took me this long to appreciate greatness. Top tracks: Crosstown Traffic, Voodoo Chile, Rainy Day, Dream Away/Still Raining, Still Dreaming, All Along the Watchtower, Voodoo Child (Slight Return)
01) ... And the Gods Made Love - / 02) Have You Ever Been (To Electric Ladyland) - 7,5 03) Crosstown Traffic - 9,5 04) Voodoo Chile - 9,0 05) Little Miss Strange - 7,5 06) Long Hot Summer Night - 7,5 07) Come On (Part 1) - 7,5 08) Gypsy Eyes - 7,5 09) Burning of the Midnight Lamp - 7,5 10) Rainy Day, Dream Away - 7,0 11) 1983... (A Merman I Should Turn to Be) - 7,0 12) Moon, Turn the Tides....Gently Gently Away- / 13) Still Raining, Still Dreaming - 7,0 14) House Burning Down - 7,5 15) All Along the Watchtower - 10,0 16) Voodoo Child (Slight Return) - 9,0 TOTAL: 7,93 (79/100) Hendrix is a rock God and the album is good, but I think it's a bit too long. All the songs started to blend into one after some time. I excluded the two interludes from marking because it's just noise. "Crosstown Traffic", "All Along The Watchtower" and "Voodoo Child" are the highlights.
Beautiful guitar work in this one, absolute classic, nothing less expected from Jimi Hendryx. Very emotional tracks with a lot of power, songs like 1983 change the mood of the album a bit which is needed, it hits a great balance of emotions and energy. All Along The Watchtower and Crosstown Traffic are absolute classics. 9/10
He had me at 15 minute version of Voodoo Chile. Only 1 or two tracks weren’t great.
Un clasiquisimo, cuesta creer que es de antes de los 70s. No lo habia escuchado nunca completo pero me gustó mucho y mas por el increible arte de jimi. Buen disco
I like it, nice to listen to and aged well
A classic and my favorite Hendrix album.
I'm not usually a fan of overt guitar heroics, but Jimi Hendrix is a major exception. The songwriting is great and I love his voice (even if he didn't love it himself).
An absolute classic and definitely a work of art. There's not much to say about the god of guitar playing. It has it's lengths in the middle part but All Along the Watchtower and Voodoo Child as the great finale?! Doesn't get any better than that!
I love it. Jimi was a genius on the guitar at that time and a good songwriter too. And Mitch Mitchells drums are unbelievable. Can't got wrong with this album. Only, some songs are a bit too long. But all in all 5/5, a very pleasant "experience"
A classic
Extraordinario, virtuoso, discazo.
Enjoyed this
Groovy
Probably the most uneven Hendrix album but the fact that this was the 3rd album in less than 2 years is incomprehensible in our current time . The evolution of his music that happen in that short period of time is also something that can't be overlooked, highlighted in the Voodoo Child and Watchtower. The inclusion of the Noel Redding song and 1983 seriously detract from the greatness of the album and would make this a 4.5 album if I could rate it so but Hendrix will always get a round up.
80% fantastic record - and has anyone ever sounded like Hendix before or after?
This is a hard one for me. A couple of truly great and classic songs, but the rest of the record is just bad.
Hendrix is great, and he is great on this album. This is another example of an album that would've been a perfect with a little editing. A couple of great songs here, but a few that aren't so good. Overall it's very very solid, but doesn't quite hit the overall greatness of Are You Experienced
Great 60s rock album, but just a little too long for my personal preference I prefer Hendrix other 2 albums over this one. Still more than worthy of being on the list. And one I come back to now and again.
Einfach gut
An all time classic. Long love the King 🤘🏼
This was rock and roll rolling back the years and the best part was that Hendrix was having fun is reflected in this.
Amazing guitar!
Huge Jimi Hendrix fan, so that affects my review. This album, much like the Beatles White (double) Album has a bit too much noodling around in between the best songs to make it a 5. If only the best songs were made into a single album, this would be a 5, but with the addition of some of the “extras” it brings it down to a 4.
Makes you appreciate Jimi on a whole new level. Superb
it's good but i struggle to get excited for it. good background music
Faultless
#4 The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland (1968) Blues Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Acid Rock Hard Rock, Heavy Psych Lucky me, getting this classic so early in the list. Undeniably one of the most creative psych albums of all time, it holds absolutely zero punches. It is a bit too long though... Favourite Tracks: All Along the Watchtower, 1983... (A Merman I Should Turn to Be), Crosstown Traffic, Still Raining Still Dreaming, Voodoo Child (Slight Return), Come On (Let the Good Times Roll), House Burning Down Least Favourite Track: Burning of the Midnight Lamp
While this album is full of strange, psychedelic flourishes, sometimes self indulgent, it's impossible not to be taken by Jimi's voice over the top of that outstanding Stratocaster sound. 15 minutes of Voodoo Chile blues jam, the opening of Gypsy Eyes, and countless other jams. I enjoyed the songs but the improv and fun with less structure, I really enjoyed. Closing the album out with All Along the Watchtower and thenVoodoo Child gives these songs a lot more context than hearing them as a singles.
A great album some songs were way too long, but I liked the overall vibe.
This is a test
It's easy to bandy the phrase 'Greatest' around but Jimi still is the best - his guitar, persona and energy eclipse anything before or after. This album is right up there with 'Are you Experienced?' and has the 'Slight return' version which is in my top 5 GOAT. This album is less constrained and more experiemental and fully realises Hendrix's genius and power. Perfection.
Boring
My husband loves this album. I'm not a Jimi Hendrix fan so I'm rating it lower. My nerves don't like the kind of electric guitar Jimi plays but I understand that he's very good on the guitar.
Realizing I’m not a Hendrix person. I recognize the talent, but just don’t see myself listening to it willingly.
Sperimentale nel 1968. Acido. Un altro mondo.
Amazing
Classic classic classic!!!!
Track 1 is a very interesting intro. It sets up the listener for what is about to be played for the next hour. Not much to it. Not much to say about it. Track 2 is much more of an intro than track 1 was. The song is very sonically pleasing, and the electric guitar is played very well. The lyrics are very sensual and showcase Jimi Hendrix's desires. Track 3 has fantastic guitar playing in its intro. It starts off with a bang and immediately gets into the meat of the song. The entire song has a groove to it that makes you want to dance. Hendrix uses traffic as a simile for a woman slowing him down ("You're just like crosstown traffic."). I really enjoyed the line where he states he's turning from green to red in regards to his relationship with this woman. Overall, a fantastic track. The guitar in track 4 provides excellent backing for the entire track. So far, one thing that can be said for every track is that the guitar playing is phenomenal. I really like the energy shift at ~2:48. This happens several other times throughout the song. Along with his guitar-playing, Hendrix's songwriting skills are extremely well done. Different parts of this song are eclectic and full of energy, while others are very mellow. The drum section at ~9:00 is fantastic. The song has been largely guitar focused but this drum showcase is very good. The instrumental-only parts of this track are very impressive. Very long, but very good track. Track 5 has a different vibe to it, but I like it. The vocals sound like very similar to the Beatles. Not a huge fan of the lyrics, but the instrumental is good. The instrument at the end is fun to listen to. I enjoy track 6. I really like the delivery of the lyrics. It is much better than track 5. Per usual, the instrumentation is fantastic. He's gonna get rescued which is great. Track 7 starts off amazing. Truly letting the good times roll. Fantastic guitar solo at ~1:10. The track is good, just largely instrumental. Love the rhythm guitar in the opening of track 8. Jimi Hendrix loves a lot of different women. Now he loves "Gypsy Eyes." Not too much to say about this track. The problem I have so far is that a lot of these tracks feel like they blend together. Overall, a pretty solid track. The guitar in the intro of track 9 has a very different sound to it. It's starting to grow on me as the song progresses. The slow build-up of the track is extremely good. I like the lyrics on this song. This is one of my favorites so far. The saxophone on track 10 sounds fantastic. That paired with the guitar surprisingly complement each other very well. I wish there was more of it. Again, the instrumentation on this track is very well done. Love the guitar riff on track 11. That's one I want to play. The random feedback of microphones are getting annoying. It has been on several tracks. I understand its there to make it feel more raw, but it doesn't provide a great listening experience. These lyrics have a lot of depth that I want to look into more. The quieter part that starts at ~3:24 is really great. The vibe of this song is impeccable. This song as a full listening experience is fantastic. Random high-pitched sound at ~7:49 sounds really bad. Very intensive drumming at ~8:20 that I like a lot. The very faint wind instruments in the back are a nice touch. The melody change at ~11:22 is very sonically pleasing. I love how it sounds. The song as a whole might be a bit too long. Probably my favorite track on the album so far, but there are a few shortfalls. The pros outweigh the cons heavily on this one. Track 12 is an interlude. Not too much to say about it. I really like the intro to track 13. I love the overall vibe of this song. The instrumentation is outstanding as well. Love the backing vocals singing "Lay back and groove on a rainy day." Great track overall. Track 14 sounds fantastic. The lyrics are also great. Hendrix's storytelling skills are very good. Most of the tracks in this album keep you invested with the instrumentation, but this one focuses on lyrics. Really good stuff here. Track 15 is easily the best one on the album. Also the most famous. Not much to say on this song that hasn't already been said. I absolutely love the guitar riff on track 16. This song is a great way to end the album as a whole. Good lyrics, good instrumentation, great track. As a whole, I really enjoyed this album. The biggest shortcoming, however, comes from its length. The album definitely feels like its runtime, and as a result feels unfocused at several different points. But the pros on this album far outweigh the cons. The instrumentation and lyrics throughout the whole project where phenomenal. Overall, I highly enjoyed the album and will be revisiting it in the future. Favorite tracks: Crosstown Traffic, Voodoo Chile, Burning of the Midnight Lamp, 1983... (A Merman I Should Turn to Be), House Burning Down, All Along the Watchtower, Voodoo Child (Slight Return) Least Favorite: Little Miss Strange
I know I should rate it higher but other than the obvious standouts I found the album just okay. Blasphemy. I know.
Highway Star and Smoke on the Water are classics, Space Trucker
Really fun but lots of filler between the hits.
Certainly an instrumental genius. Not every song is for me, but All Along the Watchtower is absolutely incredible and Have You Ever Been (To Electric Ladyland) has a fantastic chill sound. Not a fan of interludes and 10+ minute songs are tough for me, so not a flawless album for me personally.
уочтауер вечная классика, но остальные не ухватили, эх
Hard to get used to the seemingly chaotic nature at first. Most musicians have their songs build to the vocals of the chorus for him this is all building to the guitar wherebye he expresses himself. Voodoo Chile giving ultra blues vibe, seemingly no structure but it works. Found I was losing interest after the first few songs and the album slows down for the last bit. Can definitely respect his talent as potentially the greatest guitarist of all time but the music as a whole just not for me… ok the final three tracks bring it back for me also listening with headphones instead of car speaker make a huge difference with it being stereo. Was teetering on a 2/5 because the middle really lost me but the end saved it. Also feel like listening will stoned and chilled out probably would improve the experience not while stressed mid day and travelling to and from Costco.
Trippy intro 2 songs. Voodoo Chile - has a daunting 15 minute runtime but god damn, 5 minutes in and you just hear the soul coming out of the guitar, insane. It seems so improvised yet intentional. Super important to listen to with both earbuds so as not to miss the keys. Just when you think its fading out the drums comes in like its the final scene in whiplash and lo and behold theres still 6 minutes left in the song. Ive had a stink face on since the 4 minute mark because this song is NASTY. Burning of the midnight lamp has some real trippy guitar. Kill switch which sounds real nice in a car, the song went on a bit long though. You really hear the blues and jazz in every song. Tribe called quest uses a sample from rainy day, dream away which i caught. The producer really likes to fuck with the stereo sound coming left to right. 1983 lost me a bit, wasnt nearly as great of a long multipart song as voodoo chile. I was rockin pretty hard in traffic to still raining still dreaming, that song hit me to my core. Finally All Along The Watchtower was the first song i recognized on the whole album, its from something ive seen a lot. Maybe Forest Gump? Idk Great album, amazing for its time, so experimental and revolutionary.
Never listened to this album, though I certainly knew most songs. I'd have been okay shedding some, but then a super bluesy one was a surprise and a sax stood out in another, each I had never heard.
Classic blues covers. Voodoo Chile and child showing what's to come for Jimi. Great introduction album to Jimi. Explosive in parts.
Standouts: Crosstown Traffic, Gypsy Eyes, House Burning Down, All Along the Watchtower, Voodoo Child (Slight Return)
Voodoo Chile and All Along the Watchtower are perfection, obviously. The rest of the album is baggy by comparison, but it's Jimi. He'd earned it by this point.
Well, after listening to the absolute nightmare that is Kollaps yesterday, something like this is exactly what I needed. This album rocks. Jimi Hendrix is quite possibly the most highly praised guitarist of all time. Does he deserve it? Absolutely. While it could be argued that his guitaring isn't special by today's standards, the reason why that could be is that so many other guitarists have been inspired by Jimi Hendrix. For coming from the 1960s, this is an absolute marvel. This album as a whole has some faults to it. It definitely feels a bit unfocused and the album does go on for a bit too long. However, that's not to say that I felt tired at the end, mainly because the album ends with its two best songs. I'm sorry Bob Dylan, but "All Along the Watchtower" is, for all intents and purposes, Jimi's song (although, to be fair, Dylan's version is pretty good as well). And "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)" is also an amazing track. The instrumental work is outstanding. Obviously, Jimi's guitar work is phenomenal, especially by 1968 standards, but the other sounds are also great. The singing and writing are both fairly solid. This is a really good album. 5/5.
The problem with best of albums is that they often fail to lead the listener to the original albums and that has been the case for me and this album. I'd previously felt that the tracks I knew were significantly better than the rest, but having given this a few listens I've realised that just isn't the case. Yes, there are very few albums whose best tracks are as good as these, but the rest are still pretty special too!
I can't stress how much I love Jimi Hendrix. Every single album up until his death was amazing.
loved it
I mean. It’s Jimi Hendrix. Smooth and sick guitar work every song. Great background work music
With a track-by-track re-listen, I realized how very versatile Hendrix's music actually is. I'd assumed it would be an endless groove of "Sky is Crying" guitar heavy angst, but there's actually a good amount of melody and thoughtful lyricism flowing through ear-bleeding guitar talent.
Perfect album. I used to play this obsessively back when I was about 15 so to listen to it again after so long felt great.
hell yeah
Some of his finest work hear. Listening to it again made me realize how much of an influens it had on my plaaying.
Some of the songs where quite long which I enjoyed. Insane level of guitar playing, musically quite complex and will definitely take me a while to get into as I do not usually listen to this type of music often. I see why Jimi Hendrix is one of the greatest guitarists of all time. I feel that people who actually play electric guitar would appreciate this a lot more than me. My favourite song was "Have You Ever Been(To Electric Ladyland)".
Hendrix and the Experience recorded this double LP amidst turmoil and a frenzied state of party - to the point that Jimi's producer had to cut him off - and it shows in the output. Much of the album is dedicated to long unfocused jamming, rife with ear-shattering toms, loud hissing feedback (in stereo no less) and aimless blues riffs. It succeeds in pulling at the emotions of its listener, however, and those tracks which are tight really rip, obviously amongst which "Watchtower" and the "Voodoo Child" refrain shine brightest. It is exceptionally loud, occasionally quite clunky, and it meanders too long. The sound however is unmistakable and one cannot help but groove along at the peaks.
Un poco rollo. No me ha llamado la atención.
Another one that I already know and love. This record is impeccable. It is proggy or jam band-y while still being so structured and intentional. It doesn't ever feel like it's losing sight of where it's going or what is happening. Maybe that is what delineates psych? "Rainy Day, Dream Away" is a bit bizarre with the addition of saxophone but I am still into it. It's not overwhelming or the center of the action.
I’m really struggling to rate this album, because I know how successful it was, and how influential Jimi Hendrix is as a musician. I just really didn’t love this album. It was long and it wasn’t cohesive. Every other song sounded like it was performed by a different band. I can respect the versatility they have as performers, but damn. I also felt like some of the songs didn’t feel fully finished or thought out. Some of the songs just felt like a collection of random sounds without much melody. I suppose that’s the nature of the genre, but it isn’t for me. A 2 star album, but I’ll grant it a bonus point for being so influential.
Feels like a chaotic jam sesh that will not end.
Absolute Fire. From start to finish.
The album is a bit meandering but includes some truly great cuts that demonstrate Hendrix’s guitar virtuosity. And it certainly ends strong.
I feel like “All Along the Watchtower” and “Voodoo Child” ultimately save this album from a lower rating. As for the rest, I’m sure I would have enjoyed it more if I’d been listening at a music festival or at least on a substance of some sort. But while sitting at my desk… not so much.
2 great songs in my opinion, “all along the watchtower” and “voodoo child (slight return)” Was cool to find out there was a 15 min live blues version called “voodoo chile” which I also really enjoyed. The rest of the album, while it had some good guitar and drums, just did not really seem that exciting to me and seemed very dated, even “cross town traffic”. The 3 songs mentioned above and the fact that Hendrix is an icon boosts the album to a 4 for me for otherwise would have been a 3. Album cover pretty straightforward, you are buying Jimmy Hendrix so that’s what you see.
Some pretty great songwriting! Everything about the album was great for its time. It’s not quite my thing and I don’t think it aged as well as some other albums but I respect it.
Bare god psykedelisk rock, vanvittig elguitar, måske en my for langt
Jimi Hendrix is of course one of the great musicians, but to my shame I have never really listened to much of his music. He’s a bit before my time and this genre is not something I usually gravitate towards. However I am very glad I put this album on because this is a classic and deservedly so. Its innovative, ambitious and genre defying. The musical skill involved is clear and Jimi’s voice is quite something. An amazing listening experience. I immediately went and ordered the vinyl for my collection, so that says it all really!
I love listening to this! My favorite of his though is the ‘Are You Experienced’ album.
An even spread of Very Good, Good, and Average tracks, but with only two or three Below Average tracks on an entire double album. My rating is 4/5.
One of my favourite albums
Can appreciate this album for what it is. It's great even if I wouldn't tend to reach for it in the collection.
Funky, comes on strong at the end.
I had only really heard the big songs from this album but the whole thing is great. Lots of fun. Engaging musically.
guitar rips but i just dont like his singing yll
Bangers. Great jamming tracks. Great for a road trip!
It is Hendrix after all. Couple weird ones in there
Jimi Hendrix is always fine.
Molto carino e varieggiante
Tanta roba, molto fico e non conoscevo bene - riprendiamo un po' quota devo dire. La parte piu' elettronica mi mancava, poi vabb ultime due dell'albun bangers incredibili
He's good on the guitar thing but the songs aren't that good.
I could listen to a 18hr long Hendrix solo and still want more. Dudes rock.
This is going to be controversial…. I’m not a fan of music for guitar enthusiasts. I do not want to listen to your 3 minute long guitar solo. Even if you are an icon…
Can't believe I've never sat down and listen to this album in its entirety. Voodoo Chile, 1983 and of course Jimi's cover of Dylan's All Along the Watchtower were the highlights for me.
Electric Ladyland is a good Jimi Hendrix album, but in my opinion, not a great one. With that being said, the strength of "Crosstown Traffic", "All Along the Watchtower" and "Voodoo Child" along with the first-of-its-kind guitar playing carry it to a strong four.
Usually I’m not a fan of guitar heavy music, but this was so groovy that it was hard not to enjoy it as background music. Fave song was Have You Ever Been (To Electric Lady Land).
Good, I didn't recognize a single track.
Hendrix at his best. What else is there to say?
Genial!
Could have been a bit shorter but still its an all time classic.
I just never liked Jimi.
Clase de maestria en la guitarra, aunque senti el disco algo inconexo, parece un disco grabado a modo de jam.
J: 3 N:4
Kind of trippy, not bad but not my favorite either. I could listen to a few songs on the album but probably wouldn't care if I heard the whole thing again.
fantasico
I can hear Jimmy
Great! How do I not have this in my collection???
I'm having a difficult time deciding my rating. First, being Hendrix, I feel like I should rate higher but honestly, I'm not into endless guitar riffs. So I thought maybe a middling 3. But would I listen to this again, no. I like All Along the Watchtower but again, not I'm going to get excited about it if it plays on a random shuffle playlist. So maybe a 2? But it's Hendrix so maybe a 3?
A favorite of mine. An automatic 5 star. If you like blues, psychedelic rock, 60's pop, or songs about deciding to live underwater despite the protesting naysayers... this is the record for you. My favorite songs are 1983 (a merman I should turn to be) & Burning of the Midnight Lamp.
I like and the Gods Made Love and I kind of like Come On, I would like Gypsy Eyes if it had different lyrics
Classic.
This was fine.
I received this album as a reward for returning a wallet as a child. I had no idea who Jimi was, and this album blew my mind. From the moment ...And the Gods Made Love started playing, the insane sounds coming from my speakers were a totally new experience. Now as an adult I appreciate even more the skill and craftsmanship that went into creating this album. Every song innovates in ways to create new sounds from a guitar, but they are always in service to the song.
Some great songs here but the album loses focus a little.
3.4 per track excluding first track.
Confounded that I liked it.
Great song writing, but the rambling, jam-band improv sessions take a lot of wind out of the sails and make this album struggle to shine.
Pretty good album. My favourite song was 1983... (A Merman I Should Turn ti Be) or Rainy Day, Dream Away. One of them. Liked the whole album. 7.5-8/10
some awesome songs on it, 4 due to overall likeability
Jimi Hendrix it sounds like Jimi Hendrix. He's good at doing Jimi Hendrix and being rock and roll hall of famer, but I found myself done with the album about 30 minutes into it. I did like the kazoo on Crosstown Traffic. That might've been my favorite track just because the kazoo kept me interested enough to appreciate how good the song was.
More experiemental than expected. Not sure I like guitar solos enough for this.
can’t lie. Smexi
Be prepared for an unpopular opinion. I was so excited to hear this because its Jimi Hendrix, but honestly I was not impressed. Is he talented? There is no doubt he is amazingly talented! But a lot of the songs were just random guitar rifts (that are amazing) but didn't really connect or feel like they had a purpose. The music feels like a guy who is amazing at guitar is just messing around at his home and you are sitting on his couch. It is great skill but I am not sure I can consider it a great album.
Banger ending
I enjoyed this for what it was, but it’s not my favorite kind of music.
•Not owned: Streaming •Fantastic record with enormous talent—not limited to Hendrix, whose talent is not limited to the guitar—that marks the end of a fiery run. Hendrix's mastery of blues and psyche rock peaks across the track listing, most notably on the lost-in-time "Voodoo Chile" and "All Along the Watchtower". He somehow manages to not outshine his bandmates—even playing sideman on the still tight "Little Miss Strange". •4/5
Half the album oké, the otter half not very special
Have you ever been +++ Long hot summer night +++ Still raining, still dreaming +++ All along the watchtower ++++ Vodoo child +++
I can only take Hendrix in small doses.
I liked this album better than Are You Experienced, something about it just clicked more. Rock on Jimi.
Fantastic
Pretty funky.
Fantastic blend of blues and psychedelic rock. Jimi’s guitar work is amazing, of course, but the band is spectacular.
Good
Oh man I love this album. I've been listening to it for decades. Every listen makes me wonder what Jimi would have done had he survived. What other boundaries would he have pushed? How would it have impacted future music?
I was excited to see this pop up. I've never given it a true listen from start to finish. Gave it a couple good runs but, overall, I expected more and didn't get it.
Don't think I ever heard the whole (double) album. Bloated and awesome but rambling at times. Thought I'd love it more.
It’s Jimi Hendrix, you can’t put anything but a 10/10.
I’ve never heard Jimi Hendrix before. Just his name spoken through whispers. This is not what I expected him to sound like. I’m not even sure what I was expecting. Kinda reminds me of when I first heard Pink Floyd. Very talented. But this just isn’t the type of music I like to jam to. 7/10
Man Hendrix is just amazing to listen to. Every single song has an interesting/different rift and rhythm to it. All Along The Watchtower is so good that Bob Dylan himself said that the song belongs to Hendrix now. God I love this shit man. 9/10
It’s good. 10/10
Just not my thing. It was like nails on a chalkboard. I never liked his music, but never thought that I gave it a chance. This time I did and regret the hour out of my life. Yes, he's a great guitar player, but as for the completeness of a music offering, I just got nothing.
Obviously a master class on the guitar side, but the drumming and production magic really captivated me this time, too.
fave track: little miss strange final thoughts: groovy baby !
8/10 I enjoyed the guitar riffs on this album a lot, they're very legendary even by today's standards. My only issues is that the sound quality is very dated, I wish a remastered version could be made but alas that isn't possible since Hendrix is no longer with us </3 also some of the songs feel unnecessarily drawn out
I always like some Jimi.
Descubriendo...
I know this album like the back on my hand. One of my favorites. 1983 is a sci-fi masterpiece
Me encantó
i didn’t really like it but there’s worse ig-
So happy to listen to this one. I had no idea how great it was.
a few all timer killer tracks, way too much chaff
Great
Jimi es bestia. La atmósfera del disco es todo.
Never knew anything about Jimi Hendrix before today. I guess I just never paid any attention to his music when it was on the radio. WOW! What a musician! I actually enjoyed this album immensely, even though it is a genre I would not pick on my own. Definitely 5 stars
Could've shortened it up a bit, Jimi. But the only song I really wanted to skip through was the 10 min. Voodoo Chile. Burning of the Midnight Lamp is on this one. Always loved that song, but forgot about it. Glad to rediscover it.
lite för jammigt emellanåt. skulle spelats in 5 år senare tror jag och fått bättre sound generellt.
Voodoo child is an amazing song. It's long but great. Only Jimi Hendrix can play the guitar like that.
musical with great drum and gtr work and weird sounds generated from equipment..love it
psyche :)
Watchtower and Voodo Chile absolute classics
What more needs to be said about Hendrix? Probably the greatest guitar player and innovator of all time. Nothing was the same after Hendrix and while I think I like Are You Experienced better as an album, Voodoo Chile has always been my favorite Hendrix song. Listen to both albums back to back you have some of the greatest guitar music ever created merging into one long record.
holy fuck
this album some of my favorite jimi songs in it: “gypsy eyes,” “come on (let the good times roll),” and “voodoo child.” “crosstown traffic” is also really good. some of the songs go on for too long and get boring, but i know jamming is kinda the whole point and the songs i do enjoy make up for it
Not my thing. A bit to electric jam band for me.
A classic. I remember discovering this in that formative, though still naive, period that lasted from Senior year of HS to Freshman year of college alongside albums like What's Going On, Sergeant Pepper, American Water, and The Soft Bulletin.
Amazing!
Loved it
As with all legacy musicians, I respect what they have contributed towards the progression of music and art, but that doesn’t mean it’s going to connect with me. Electric Ladyland has its moments: “Voodoo Chile” and “1983” are cool, lengthy jams, and I would put “Burning of the Midnight Lamp” on a best of playlist, but beyond that, I’d need to devote more attention to it to see if it really is a timeless classic or just overhyped by time and circumstance (his death).
Great album, definitely a journey he takes you on. This is the first time I’ve listened to a full Jimi Hendrix album. Nice variety of song styles and of course awesome guitar playing. Not a huge fan of the vocals, because they feel far away and kind of like an afterthought but overall, feels like a true classic.
'All along to the Watchtower' is a banger!
It seems on first listen a little unfocused but it's an amazing, passionate accomplishment. The "hits" from the first two albums of the Experience aren't really there, the amazing "Cosstown Traffic", "Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)" and Dillon cover "All Along the Watchtower" excepted. And, "Still Raining, Still Dreaming" is a great deep cut surprise. It's more sprawling psychedelic epics punctuated with short, experimental tracks. Amazingly, as a noted long song hater, it's the epics that I really dig. During the 15 minutes of "Voodoo Chile" and 13 of "1983...(A Merman I Should Turn to Be)"I never got bored. Some of the psychedelic trappings feel dated, but it is over fifty years old, after all. The guitar (and the often underrated rhythm section) still rock.
I can see how many people enjoy the music but for me I need to be in the mood for the style to be enjoyable. Its not something I can just listen to willy nilly.
I want the last thing I hear to be jimi ad libbing alongside a sax
This album is absolutely incredible. The performances are soulful, vivid, and you can feel the passion that was put into the music. Hendrix's guitar is also as brilliant as ever. This album was so ahead of its time, it was amazing that this existed in the 1960s.
Handgemachtes Bluesgedudel. Finde ich gar nicht so schlecht. Das ist ziemlich ausufernder E-Gitarrenblues. Teilweise dann schon auch ziemlich geil. Ich denke, dass das 1968 der Hammer gewesen sein muss.
Jimi Hendrix is one of my favorite guitar players but this record feels a bit disconnected on itself as a whole and that’s the only reason I don’t give it 5 stars. It has so many great songs, though, including one of the best cover songs EVER made. [0118/1001]
classic
Absolute banger. Have it on cassette too.
Just an essential album for any guitarist. Was great to give this a couple of proper airings. I knew all about Voodoo Child (Slight Return) and All Along The Watchtower but Little Miss Strange and 1983 are also brilliant.
I'm like, meh about this. I like the overall vibe, the guitar is obvi v impressive, but it's a little too.. diffuse(?) for me. 3/5. All along the watch tower is a brill track.
Jimi Hendrix was a shooting star in the history of Rock & Roll. A master at his craft, he left us, tragically, all too soon. Electric Ladyland is a compilation that shows off his talents in many different forms, but at the heart of all, it's blues played as well as you'll ever here it.
Feels like heresy to give this 3 stars but it is just so bloated and meandering
Absolutely stellar classic.
Fun guitar stuff, nice to listen to. I liked crosstown traffic a lot. Revolutionary for it's time, but not for mine.
Love the variety of styles on this album. There is no one genre that it fits into. Jimi has long been a favorite of mine.
Amazing, incredible. You can feel the pursuit and pain of perfection in this album.
So good!!!!!
yo escuché esto cuando tenía 13 y pensé que fue una obra maestra, pero ahora años después no sé xq sentí que no me gustó TANTO como antes, igual le tengo mucho cariño a Jimi y a este álbum. Se me hizo como muy largo y no conecté demasiado con las canciones. Es un álbum para apreciar cómo toca la guitarra.
I remember finding my dad's UK original release LP of this, and the delights of its cover art (I was probably only a teen at the time). It was a few years later as a young adult that I actually got into the music. Hendrix is rightly an instrument-defining musician, his guitarmanship on God-like levels. Part blues-rock, part psychedelic trip, part stoner's chillout, all fantastic
I liked it the vocals were so cool
Whether by random or by design, I've had the three Jimi Hendrix Experience albums in order, and each one has deteriorated in quality, from 4* -> 3* -> 2*. This album is saved only by Voodoo Child (both the jam and the single) and Watchtower. The jam was new to me and I loved it, though the last couple of minutes rambledba but. The other two I know well. But the rest of the album was extremely disappointing. Absolutely nothing stuck out of any quality. Reading up afterward it sounds like this album isn't grower so I'll try it again at a later date, but right now i can't help but feeling let down by this entry.
crosstown traffic
Very good album. Loved listening to it, and there are some standout tracks on it, like 1983, All Along The Watchtower and Voodoo Child
I only started getting into Hendrix this year for some reason and hadn't made it to Electric Ladyland yet. I like how they continue to experiment with stereo panning on this album—there are a lot of cool effects and it's fun to listen to with headphones. Knowing how big of an influence Hendrix was on Robert Smith, the vocal delay/reverb effects on "1983 (A Merman I Should Turn to Be)" seem likely to be direct inspiration for songs like "A Short Term Effect" by The Cure. The album is full of great jams and insane guitar parts. I wasn't expecting to hear a different vocalist on "Little Miss Strange"—as great as Jimi is, it was kind of a nice change of pace coming off of the 15-minute "Voodoo Chile." If I have one complaint about this album, it's that it's super long. It has 16 tracks and the total runtime is 1:15; included in that are a 15-minute song and another almost 14-minute one. Because of that, I think a few other songs could have been cut. I'm not sure which, though. I'd have to listen to the album more to be able to pick out favorites.
15 MIN LÅNG LÅT WTF Bättre än vad jag trodde dock
Hendrix is without question the BEST rock guitar player who ever lived - a fact I just came up with out of thin air, but also confirmed by Rolling Stone. The songs on this seem to me either overly numbed or excessively energized, neither to a satisfying effect. BUT SO CLOSE it's a little frustrating for me. I don't think that was the intention. It's hard to say what the intention was. The music is just not completely formed. There's quite a bit of experimentation and what sounds like goofing that might have been left out. Heavy, innovative guitar sounds are sometimes squashed by the production: the stereo panning, the compression, the tape bouncing and flanging muddy the waters, if you will (see what I did there? Hendrix was kind of a blues guy? whatever, nevermind). Ladyland is great but not awesome, with flashes of brilliance so blinding you have go over it again to make sure you heard what you thought you did. Overall groovy album with a few rough spots here and there mostly from the production stuff. All the guitar panning made me dizzy. 😵 Not kidding.
Song I liked: "Voodoo Child" "All Along the Watch Tower" The whole album is good for just listening vibes while working...amazing guitar!
Better than expected.
It’s three songs I absolutely love (1983 and the final two (duh)) and then a lot I think is just okay?
Lots of noise on the album. Jimi's talent is undeniable. Voodoo Child makes it worth it getting through the album.
Never much of a Hendrix fan but in truth this is a pretty consistent album. 4 stars
First Hendrix album I’ve listened to from start to finish. Very upbeat. Extremely talented singer and guitarist. Edit: Just finished. Favorite track was All Along the Watchtower, which I’ve heard countless times. I can see where this record would have been groundbreaking at the time, but if it was released today, I don’t think it would have the same reception. Needless to say I did enjoy it.
What can one add to the superlatives pertaining to this album? An outstanding work of art.
First proper listen to Hendrix, very funky and has shine interesting tracks. Can understand the appeal and look forward to listening to more.
Ehhhh, det er ok. En del kleine tekster. Første halvdel er bedre!
Jimi has a special place in my heart, and this album was so fire!! So many great hits on this record, and Still raining, Still dreaming was a surprising new favorite for me. He knew how to make a guitar talk!! Incredible
wtf was up with that SEXY-ASS guitar in Voodoo Chile?? made me feral fr Rainy Day, Dream Away??? hello wtf 5* easy
A good album, but really long and lacks focus. Hendrix is a guitar god but yeah someone needed to tell him no.
I liked this album, but for the mystique surrounding all things Hendrix I was expecting to love it. Especially with Jimi as a local legend and fellow GHS alumni, I assumed it was going to be the greatest album of all time and it was merely good.
Good rock and roll, but it is too much of a jam band feel for my tastes. So many of the songs just drag on and on.
Simply great!
Jimi's magnum opus. It's all here: Impressions-style R&B, traditional blues, experimental psychedelica. One of the all-time great double albums, as ambitious as it is listenable. The only real mis-step is Noel Redding's corny-ass Little Miss Strange; homeboy really thought he was on Jimi's level and Jimi gives him just enough rope to hang himself, then spends the rest of the record completely smoking his ass.
Good songs with fantastic guitar work. Beginning and end of album are great but has a lot of filler. Also not a huge fan of his vocal meter but still some great stuff
this is an album i like more and more every time i listen to it. still my least favorite jimi, but like it's five stars
Wow what an album! It’s seriously such a shame Jimi Hendrix died so young. Will be returning to this one a lot. My faves were All Along the Watchtower and 1983 Merman. Hendrix’s playing is so expressive it sounds like he’s talking through his tone.
A true milestone
Voodoo Chile is fire, but it loses me at the end, especially the Merman track.
Really solid; not totally my taste and it’s longer than I’d prefer, but I liked it a lot.
I get it. 3.5.
Damn, what a great album. It just all blended so well. Love Hendrix.
Definitely more fuzz than I prefer, and can get a little jammy, but good rock n roll.
Absurdo de som foda! Hendrix é surreal.
Jimi is always impressive 2/5
this is hendrix best album in my opinion. big album? yeah. long ass weird jams? true. but it manages to keep you going allllll the way through somehow. its hard to set it but id say this is the one that shows the guitar work the most out of his three studio lps. it has more than any of the others the use of guitar as a sound effects machine almost. so yeah, this is his best work, and thats saying a lot considering what this incredible and beautiful man has done to music. rip hendrix.
That Jimi guy sure can play, but the highlights on here just blow everything else away so it feels like it's 80% filler. Ends on a super high note, but I wish the rest was as good as those two songs or Voodoo Chile.
Not as good as its reputation
Such a great combination of electric guitar and the blues. The original version of Voodoo Chile is probably the best I've heard....although this album also included the "Slight Return" version. I listened to this twice it was so good. A musical genius who's star was extinguished too soon. My favorite album we have rated so far.
It's a very raw album. Lots of Jimi on guitar - obviously the highlight - but it kinda drags on and I feel like the songs start to bleed together
Si hay algo que ocasiona Jimi Hendrix en quien lo escucha es hipnotismo. Un trance por su forma de tocar y por los sonidos que lograba sacarle a la guitarra, por su sensualidad al cantar, por su figura en escena. Siempre pienso en que me encantaría que apareciera alguien así en la escena actual. La veo difícil porque es un estereotipo de una época pero no pierdo las esperanzas en que un artista así surja y se adapte al presente. Muy bien 10.
There isn't anything I can say that hasn't already been said about Mr Hendrix. As a man who can't play guitar, it's amazing that he is so far above his peers that even an idiot can see he is the GOAT. Plus some absolute bangers on this album.
Jimi Hendrix is someone I've never really listened to outside of a few hits. I enjoyed this album, and would probably listen to some of these tracks again.
acidman
Usually a long album gets tedious, but I have to admit that this was epic. This was one of the experiences I was looking for in this project. And I don't know what "Electric Ladyland" is exactly, but it's got to be one of my favorite titles ever.
Wow, this one really rolled all the way off the rails from time to time, didn’t it?!? Even so, I loved it! I didn’t realize how much I needed this.
Two days in a row (so far) of double albums. I'll say that I'd rather listen to 4 sides of Jimi than 4 sides of Hüsker Du any day. Hendrix has a singular sound that evokes his era like no other.
I haven’t ever listened to a Jimi Hendrix album, but have heard enough of this legend to know what to expect. A lot of the songs on this album (Crosstown Traffic, All Along the Watchtower, Voodoo Child) were expectedly epic works. There were a few surprises (like Little Miss Strange). The one critique might be that this album feels like it sprawls a lot, which isn’t an uncommon impression I get from a lot of double albums. Still, the guitar work is so consistently off the hook how can I not give this a 5?
already had listened to it. disc one side 2 is the weakest side but everything else is amazing
My poor opinion of Jimi Hendrix remains unchanged after having sat through this lengthy LP. At least some of the more atmospheric moments make the frantically-panned guitar solos a little bit interesting.
Quite long, but for the time period, what a piece of music.
I found it to meander rather than accomplish what it set out to do.
This one is alright but I’m a much bigger fan of Axis. Gonna down vote cause I like Axis more.
Solid album with a lot of great hits. Would probably appreciate it more if I hadn't heard them before. The studio recording is a bit choppy but that's what it was in those days. 4/5
Phenomenal.
C'mon, it's JIMI! Maybe not all of his greatest hits, but the Watchtower/Voodoo Child (Slight Return) combo is a helluva way to close an album
Even though some songs are a bit too long jams, this album as a whole is great
My face melted
Gran álbum la mejor canción por mucho es el cover de "all alone the watchtover"
A bit too twiddly for me, but I liked a handful of tracks. Favourite tracks: Crosstown Traffic, Little Miss Strange, Come On (Let the Good Times Roll), House Burning Down.
Wooow Jimi!! Na Axis: Bold of Love eerder in de lijst, kende ik deze al wel, maar nog eens helemaal doorluisteren blaast me weer weg. topplaat
4 stars
Jimi Hendrix is an iconic figure, one of the royals of rock. An innovator of electric guitar. Blah, blah, blah. Don’t get me wrong, I agree with those pronouncements, and have great respect for Hendrix. And in his short career (3 studio albums), he released some brilliant music. Probably 8-10 brilliant songs across those 18 months. But back to blah, blah, blah, and my point. For every brilliant Hendrix song, there’s a couple that are fine and the occasional one that I don’t like. The highs are VERY high, but there’s a lot of misses and lows. Electric Ladyland is a double album, 74 minutes run time. About 1/4 of it is as-good-as-it-gets, easy 5+ stars. But about 1/3 is below good. In my iTunes library, this album averages out to 3 stars. But here, the result is greater than the sum of the parts, and the album that closes with “All Along The Watchtower” and “Voodoo Child (Slight Return)” can’t rate below 4. 4/5
Pretty one dimensional actually, still bloody amazing atmosphere and great listen. I understand why people love him.
At times it sounds like you are in the studio with the band, listening to them play. It does ramble a little, but this is probably the most authentic of his albums to come out during Hendrix's time on earth. His guitar playing is still just so raw and unparalleled. 4/5 Will listen again
Hendrix was amazing. This album rocks! It gets a little weird, but what do you expect? It's Hendrix, and it was the '60s. There were all kind of influential substances. That being said, Hendrix was one of the most amazing and ground breaking guitarists of his time, and it clearly shows on this album.
If I ever get a fish I'm gonna name it Swimmy Hendrix.
A bit of bloat drags it down to a low 5 for me.
Lots of long guitary stuff
Très partagé, entre des moments juste ennuyeux et de vraies fulgurance. Tout cela peut être résumé dans "Voodoo Chile", morceau de 15 minutes qui regroupe à la fois ce qui peut être génial et relou dans la musique de Jimi Hendrix. Le morceau est d'ailleurs plutôt porté par la batterie je trouve. Après il y a "All along the watchtower" et tout est pardonné.