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You can hear blues rock turning into heavy metal on a few of these songs. Very cool stuff
is it objectively good music, yeah, would i ever listen to it out of choice, no.
Amazing guitar textures. Love how the bluesy parts turn into something much stranger. Great album.
Flawless album. Maybe the best one on this list so far?
Would have been a decent single album.
Love this album super excited to listen to it again. about as good as music gets perfect album
Some skippable songs in my opinion, but some classics as well. Maybe gotta try again on acid or something.
Yes, I have been to Electric Ladyland. It was good.
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)".
que viva el groove
A pretty intense album for first thing on a Monday, but I enjoyed it! A few tracks maybe a touch long for my taste, but you can’t deny the talent. Favourite track: All Along The Watchtower
I have decided that I really have to love the artist and know them well to enjoy a double album. They’re a bit indulgent. Of course the cover of “All Along the Watchtower” is amazing and so is “Voodoo Child (Slight Return)”. Some of the longer jams are really good too, but if you aren’t familiar enough with the artist, it can be hit or miss. I definitely recognize its genius though
This is one of my favorite albums of all time, easily a desert island pick for me. I own the 33 1/3 book on this album I love it so much. It opens strong and closes stronger. It's not some of the best jam work ever in the middle. The full version of Voodoo Chile and the section of Rainy Day through Still Raining should have worn out on my copies of this. I'm pretty sure the tape did. Voodoo Chile is one of my favorite songs. If the lore is correct there a dozen guys in the room and none could be listed because their contacts. I absolutely love this album. I sat down and listened again and it's still great. It does sound like two different albums mushed together. One Hendrix wanted to make, the long jams, and one the label/producers wanted, the songs from the radio/hits albums. Makes for an interesting listen.
I’m so glad this was my first album on the list. I’ve heard a few of the songs separately but never the entire album. It was like a religious experience. So many variations of music and genres wrapped in one album. Some sounds we hear every day now that had to have been absolutely mind blowing at the time of release. Hendrix is the number one guitarist in my book. There were notes of The Beatles, R&B and jazz that opens your eyes to so many other things if you’re willing. He makes the guitar sing and talk as if it’s speaking its own mind. I also detected some hints of where RHCP got their sound in Gypsy Eyes. Truly a phenomenal album. One to be glad I’m on Earth as the same time as this masterpiece.
Muy buen álbum, muy intenso y con unos solos guitarrescos de absoluta locura. Me gustó mucho, solamente no conecté de pronto con las canciones larguísimas, pero de que es histórico, esto que ni que.
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.
Your abusive stoner white-trash stepfather's "eye-opener"
I find Hendrix to be a bit meh. Great guitarist and all, but an albums worth? Nope.
Some good classic jimi rock!
7/10 Buen album, temas pum para arriba y otros mas chill. Me gusto
Vabbè un suono di chitarra incredibile e pezzi assurdi
I really liked this one.
Hendrix gaat zo ongelofelijk hard
More traditional blues than experimental – and the experimental pieces are really where it shines, but still it’s Hendrix. It’s innovative, sprawling and timeless. Not to mention, the cover of all along the watchtower is just an all-time classic!
I turn on the news - I see war, death, violence, decay. I open my email - my wife is angry and I’m fired from my job. But then I open my album and I see 90 minutes of Hendricks. Today will be a good day.
“Respect the classics man, it’s Hendrix”
An album full of energy and electricity as the title states. I wish some songs had been longer as they feel like fragments of what they could have been but I truly enjoyed listening to this album.
Classic album but some tracks do feel long and start dragging. The last two tracks “All Along the Watchtower” and “Voodoo Child” are great rock songs. I respect Jimi Hendrix’s influence as a guitarist and with him being one of the best of all time, I was hoping to enjoy it a little more. Great album just feels a little disorganized.
I just don't understand how you could listen to any other band from the 60s (The Who, Beatles, Stones, whatever) and think that they made anything comparable to this. This is peak psychedelic rock. No one did it better. Highlights: Have You Been To Electric Ladyland, 1983 (A Merman I Should Turn To Be)
Classic guitar brilliance
So fabulous psychedelic 60s rock continues to be my bag baby
It's fun how randomness sometimes works out, as I just got two Jimi's albums back to back. And this one is great, too. Lots amazing songs. Some of my all time favourites, even.
Histórico
really great fucking album
The rock god of guitar playing.
watchtower is a banger
i'm sure i'll love this album in the future
His 3rd psyche rock album and his last critics say it's his best. I like his debut Are You Experienced? Better. His guitar work on this is faboulous.
The last Hendrix studio album, an absolutely crazed masterpiece. He never stopped experimenting, never shied away from truly out there musical ideas. He constantly improved as a guitarist, and yes he is probably the best electric guitarist ever. Also, really grew as a singer, and his falsetto sounds gorgeous here. The Jimi Hendrix Experience: a perfect power trio with a perfect trio of albums.
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 😂).
I felt this was more a collection of tracks than an album with 2 types of track, mostly good but each seemed to have different production styles which made them seem incoherent on the album. The improvised ones missed an opportunity to tell a story through the album and seemed rawer in their production with the drums way higher in the mix than the guitar. The improvisation/soundscape sections tried to tie it together but it came across as directionless and just a jam session looking for ideas. The rock/blues ones seemed to have higher production values, tighter in their mix and the songs felt they'd been crafted and worked on as opposed to a single jam take. I feel that each style merited it's own album, and both new ones would be better for it. As an album 2/5 , which hurts because I like the songs, but depending on my mood I'd skip about half of them. As listening pleasure 4.
One of those albums that's so self evidently great that it's hard to know what to even add to the conversation. The most obvious place to start is Hendrix's performance, both as a singer and a guitarist. His style in both respects is extremely distinct and flamboyant, his guitar work in particular being extremely thrilling to listen to. However, I feel like what makes this album truly special is something more intangible. The contrast between the highly skilled, driving performances and the cavernous atmosphere create a distinct feeling, psychedelic and mysterious yet simultaneously energetic. Hendrix is also very underrated as a songwriter, with the imagery in his lyrics contributing to the aforementioned psychedelic atmosphere quite a bit. When an album has two track approaching 15 minutes and both feeling absolutely essential, you know it's a good album. I think it's safe to call this my personal favorite psychedelic rock album of all time.
4/5
incredible
I don't like all bluesy-style rock n rock music, but Jimi Hendrix just hits differently. I can only describe it as blues that's not too overpowering and very much not repetitive. I've already had "Are You Experienced", and while I liked it a lot, I like this album a lot better. The sound is more clean and well-defined, but those amazing guitar sounds, dark undertones, and song structures are still there. All in all, the music is unique and sounds ahead of its time.
It’s Jimi
Enjoyment: 9/10 Replayability: 9/10 Cohesion: 9/10 Flow/Pacing: 8/10 Artistic Merit: 10/10 Weighted Average: 9.05/10 Review: Hendrix's electric guitar noodling mixed into the psychedelic rock is truly revolutionary. The album captively held may attention the entire time (with the exception of parts of 1983) and I will be returning to this many-a-time. Liked Song(s): Have You Ever Been (To Electric Ladyland), Crosstown Traffic, Voodoo Chile, Little Miss Strange, Come On (Let the Good Times Roll), House Burning Down, All Along the Watchtower, Voodoo Chile (Slight Return) Disliked Song(s): 1983...(A Merman I Should Turn to Be) Recommend? Yes Heard Before? Partly
I like it a lot, I don’t love it.
While not my top Jimi Hendrix album, it is still fantastic and a must listen. Great guitar work.
I'm not even a guitar guy but I like this one a lot. The songs, performances, and production are top notch.
First time listening to the album in full. Some great riffs from my fellow left hander. Crosstown Traffic is a banger 3/5
Day 386 Definitely not an album where I don’t think there’s no skippable tracks but some brilliant stuff on here. Highlights Come on Gypsy Eyes Voodoo Child
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.
Ohhhhh that's why he's the GOAT
Not my personal favorite Hendrix record (that's either Band of Gypsies or Axis Bold As Love), but a damn fine classic rock record.
I haven’t heard this album in full since high school. What a nostalgic trip.
Legend but I didn’t actually enjoy this album a lot. Ended on a high note.
I think I died and went to guitar heaven.
4,5
Jimi Hendrix is a god. However, I don't really dig long jam tracks and the album as a whole went on for a bit too long. Other than that, pure magic. Favorite Track: Voodoo Child (Slight Return)
Is Jimi Hendrix the most influential guitar player that ever touched the strings? Pretty safe to say so. His creativity and ability to create sounds that have never been made to his day with the same instrument as everyone else is unmatched. Does all that make him automatically my favourite guitarist? With the biggest possible respect no. If your taste is to listen to pure instrumental virtuosity over album oriented songwriting then this is an instant 5 star without a doubt. There are moments when I want exactly that but its not my daily kind of bread. It is really long having 75 minutes of playtime and much of it really is just kind of jamming around. Jamming around with the greatest guitarist of all time of course but still most of the times Im not able to stay focused through the whole album. Probably because I dont understand enough of guitarplaying to comprehend the full extension of his genius though so thats a me problem. Im also not the biggest fan of his singing but who would put a Hendrix record on for the vocals not the guitar so thats kind of a meaningless point I guess. Hard to judge because some days I cant focus on it at all and some days its the greatest thing on earth but giving 4 stars feels right. 4,0/5
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!"
The thing about Hendrix is that he's obviously very good but that doesn't make a lot of his songs interesting to me. Tracks are too unfocused and rambling to me, and I wish everything was just slightly more hook-y than it is. Electric Ladyland being a double album doesn't help matters with the length. Standout Tracks: All Along the Watchtower, Voodoo Child (Slight Return) Rating: 2.5
Amazing instrumentals of course but wanted to enjoy it more than I did.
This guy is GOOD at guitar
i mean he sure can noodle on that thing huh 3.5/5
OH MAN.
I've never heard anything close to this album or Hendrix in my life. The guitar becomes a voice of its own. A trailblazer, so unique in his talent.
Some parts were cool but not really my vibe
Electric but you do need to skip to the good stuff
One of my favourite - 5 for Voodoo Chile and Watchtower alone, but the rest of the album is fantastic - loose and psychedelic
That unique guitar is always present but not always front and center, which is a really cool dynamic. I've watched some live videos from this album and the creativity is absolutely wild.
Superb playing. Mix is rough. Spacey, psychedelic rock
This was a more diverse set of songs than I was expecting, and really leaned into the blues, funk & acid jazz sounds. The band gets considerable attention beyond Hendrix himself, with lots of funky organ & bass work. The production has a lot going on, with the instruments swirling from side to side in the mix--it's a good album for headphone. By the end though, I felt a bit dizzy from it all. I know his use of distortion was very innovative for the time, but I wonder what he'd do with a modern FX pedal that can do more than the wah-wah sounds. Nevertheless, guitar rock wouldn't be what it is without Hendrix!
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
Damn, Hendrix really knew what he was doing didn't he? It's not an absolutely perfect album but my god the highs are so good - pure psychedelic blues rocking, and a version of All Along The Watchtower that went so hard that the original artist even says "yeah, his was better" - might have to put this on again tonight :) Fave tracks: Watchtower, obvs, and Crosstown Traffic
Essential, but bloated.
"All Along the Watchtower" saved this for me. The rest was too much – too out there, too long, two experimental...
Crosstown Traffic was heat. There were some notable songs here: Voodoo Chile, All Along The Watchtower, and some others, but eventually it just got repetitive. Still a good album, and Hendrix is an amazing player.
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
A nearly perfect album. Little Miss Strange is my only detractor. The song not being Jimi’s vocals throws me off.
Proof that a bob dylan song is at its best when sung by someone else. This album is phenomenal and a testament to Hendrix’s skill with a guitar Favorite song: all along the watchtower
This album rips. All Along the Watchtower is one of the greatest covers ever done and Voodoo Chile may be the best jam ever recorded for a studio album.
one of the greatest guitar player ever!!! Jimi. Thanks for this album.
Okay
bizarrice de guitarra meu deus… tava pensando mesmo que devia ouvir algum dele e essa foi a chance e a psicodelia me deixou brisadona. não sabia que foi o último dele e só consigo pensar em como foi uma perda gigantesca pro futuro da música porque da pra ouvir que era uma pessoa com muitas ideias e intuição grandiosa
what a riff
chiar bun
Last 2 tracks are the best final 2 songs on any album. The rest is brilliant as well.
Some great songs, but needed a proper producer to edit things
What to say, this is a Jimi Hendrix album. I’m more of a guitar player fan than I realize a lot of the time - Santana, Clapton, Metheny, DiMeola, Vaughan, Beck, off the top of my head. Clapton has an asterisk nowadays, but anyhow. Jimi’s jersey hangs in the rafters.
nice
The Red Hot Chili Pepper’s existence and popularity is a small price to pay for a discography where this is the weakest album.
There really isn't much here that can be said to state just how striking and iconic this project is. Nearly every song here is an a classic in terms of guitar work and overall this project is an absolute blast. There are definitely some odd moments here like the intro, interlude, and Burning of the Midnight Lamp but there are also plenty of straight forward Psychedelic bangers like Voodoo Chile, House Burning Down, and the better version of All Along the Watchtower. Because of how well articulated this album is with each track it both still feels refreshing to hear after being out for so many years. There are some truly insane risks taken with this album like the two 10+ minute tracks and constant shifting in tones that would make for what would normally be a much harder listen, but the sheer quality of the music here keeps you sticking around to experience all 1 hour and 15 minutes of pure glory this band decided to cook up. It truly is so hard to find anything new to say about this project that isn't more overwhelming praise. If you know me then you could probably guess I wasn't too huge on the opener "...And the Gods Made Love" and "Moon, Turn the Tides... Gently Gently Away" because they don't add much of anything to the music here, but I was able to let it slide for the most part because of just how incredible everything else here is. I also understand why it was formatted like that as it was to be for vinyl issues and marking a new "disc" for the album but now that it is on streaming it does come off a bit clunky. Other than those two small nitpicks I really don't have anything new to say about this, everything rocks here and this album is such a gift to the ears that it puts a lot of music put out today to shame. The project is amazing, what else do you want me to say?
Min begejstring for Jimi bliver i 67. Det her falder mere i hak med min indledningsvise forventning til hans musik. Langtrukken lir.
Most of the rock on this list isn't even close to this
It was amazing i listened to it all day long !
incredibile
Difficult to take 10+ minute songs and make them consistently interesting but Jimi does it. What a trip from beginning to end
This one’s good. I remember listening to the first song and thinking “oh, we’re going to get along.” Probably my favorite album so far? I didn’t add all of the songs to my library, especially since some of them were like 14 minutes, but I still liked the album a lot. I’m wondering if I should save 5 stars for if I add a full album or something. Maybe. Maybe I need to redo my ranking system.
So great for my ride home. I have always loved Crosstown Traffic, and then Voodoo Child hit hard right when I was pulling up. So great.
It’s bloated baby!!! 3 big bangers is not enough on a 75 minute album.
A stone cold classic from the acid era. Being a double album, there are moments that seem slightly unnecessary - but that hardly detracts from the heaps of gold to be found here. The Band had tighter albums but Ladyland has their most talented displays. Just look at the final track for proof.
goat
He creates such unique atmospheres despite founding himself on many blues tropes.
Yeah I can get by with this, a pretty listenable album
This is the album that derived a number of classic hits, awesome guitar riffs
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.
I probably hadn't heard this whole album since the 70s, and I don't know if I've ever paid close attention to it track-by-track rather than hearing it on the radio or in the background of some party. I thought I might give it a 4 because of its length, but on listening to it closely, I can’t see giving it anything less than 5 stars. Hendrix was such an amazing guitarist that even material that in other people's hands wouldn't be all that interesting, like “Little Miss Strange” and “ Let the Good Times Roll,” are set on fire here. I’ve always loved "Crosstown Traffic,” with its very consistent string of traffic metaphors. And Voodoo Chile of course is very solid electric blues. I love that it's 15 minutes long, with the drums, organ, and guitar interweaving in that mesmerizing way. 1983 (A Merman I Should Be) is another good tune with the spacey jingly percussion break. And whoa I didn't remember that "Still Raining, Still Dreaming" was on here too. Hendrix's "All Along the Watchtower" to me is the definitive version. Wait, you say Bob Dylan wrote this song? Huh Finally, wikipedia reminds me of “as was common with multi-LP albums, sides A and D were pressed back to back on the same platter, likewise sides B and C.” That drove those of us who just had regular manual turntables nuts.
Album #248 Jimi Hendrix: Electric Ladyland This is now part two of this list correcting my ignorance and making me listen to Jimi Hendrix. I don’t know why, but a lot of 60s psychedelic rock tends to make me nervous; sometimes it’s some of the best music you’ve ever heard, and other times it’s a load of boring pretentious bullshit. Hendrix manages to walk that line finely. Sure, there are 13-minute fantastical tracks about mermaids, which to me felt almost like ‘proto-prog’, but then there are rapturous Bob Dylan covers as well. Electric Ladyland is over an hour of Hendrix putting all of his range on display, and despite my worries, it never bores. Of course, this really shouldn’t be a surprise, because you know, it’s Jimi fucking Hendrix, but alas I am a pessimist after all. One thing I always find funny about the Hendrix albums is that their original covers were so sauceless that it really does just make Hendrix seem like another lame psych band, but of course the covers we all now know do his coolness justice. I would say that the quality of Electric Ladyland is about on par with Are You Experienced, a good blend of hits with some more trancy psychedelic tracks; though if I had to pick one it would probably be Are You Experienced. Best Songs: All Along The Watchtower, House Burning Down, Voodoo Chile (Slight Return) Worst Song: Little Miss Strange Score out of 10: 8
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
I was bored with a few tracks here, but hard to deny the greatness of Jimi. The innovation, variety of instrumentation, and the standout milestone hits get this to a 4.
I’m not a fan of the unnecessarily long jams, and overall this was a very long listen. Some songs dare I say boring even. But greatness prevails here, and the hits alone give it the stars it deserves. The spotlight is of course on Jimi, but damn…gotta give major respect to drummer Mitch Mitchell for keeping it all together.
I mean, it’s Jimi. Dude is incredible. Not sure I love all the lengthy jam sessions, but still plenty here to love. Crosstown Traffic, Burning the Midnight Lamp, All Along the Watchtower and Voodoo Child. Man, how great is Mitch Mitchell. Does that guy get enough respect? Probably not. I also find it funny that Steve Winwood played organ on Voodoo Chile. 3.75
This meandering guitar style isn’t my fave but there are many super tasty licks and the one-two punch of the last two tracks got me rounding up. 3.75/5
Electric Ladyland is one of my favourite albums of all time. The trio of studio albums Hendrix put out in his too-short lifetime were all amazing in their own ways. Are You Experienced? was ground-breaking, Axis: Bold As Love was a lot of fun, but Electric Ladyland was just perfect in every way. It starts off with some insane sounds: reversed voices, slowed down to sound demonic or alien, while sci-fi evoking sounds whoosh about your ears, panning from left to right. “...And the Gods Made Love” sounded like something from another world. Or as Jimi described it himself, “a 90-second sound painting of the heavens.” And that’s a perfect indication of what we’re about to hear for the next hour. Music that can only be from another world. We’re eased in with the gorgeous, pared-back title track. Next up, “Crosstown Traffic” is an absolute blast. Hendrix’s guitar riffs are augmented by kazoo like sounds, made by singing through a comb. Really clever wordplay mixes sexual innuendo with traffic terminology. “Tire tracks all across your back, I can see you've had your fun!” It’s a catchy tune, and probably the most accessible song on the album. Now we start to move into the more serious blues tunes. “Voodoo Chile” is the ultimate blues jam session. Recorded live at 7am, after an all-nighter at the Scene Club, in front of a group of people who followed them back from the club. Steve Winwood’s Hammond organ is incredible. Mitch Mitchell’s drumming is amazing. Hendrix’s clean guitar tone is unmatched. He lets feedback become part of the music. His use of the whammy bar for those hammer-ons is inspired. And then there's the move to almost freeform jazz towards the end. It doesn’t feel like a studio recording. I guess that’s because it’s not really. It feels as improvised as it was. And it’s a whopping fifteen minutes long too, but there’s no editing this. The crowd can be heard clapping and there’s laughter and banter left in the recording. As with all of the best blues jams, they're clearly having great craic. “Little Miss Strange” is what has to follow that, and it’s… well, it’s different. It’s an Austin Powers-esque “swinging sixties” quirky English tune. It's the one you'd skip here, but at the same time, for how kitsch it is, it's alright. “Long Hot Summer Night” is one of the many blues grooves on this album. What can I say? It’s just seriously brilliant, upbeat music, done to perfection by the master of tunes like this. The multiple key changes in the lead up to the solo give me goosebumps. And after the solo, it drops right back into the verse seamlessly. Jimi's rhythm guitar fills are even more impressive than his solos (which is saying something). His guitar just always felt completely alive. And if you want a song that shows off his solos, “Come On (Let the Good Times Roll)” really shows off the energy he brings to lead guitar. His use of dynamics really showcases how versatile he was at creating interesting, dense guitar solos, rather than just relying on speed. Truly the best guitarist we’ve ever seen. “Gypsy Eyes” continues the bluesy rock before a harpsichord catches us off-guard. The harpsichord intro of “Burning of the Midnight Lamp” leads into phaser-soaked drumming, making a wall of sound behind the melody. It's incredible. The background choir leading into the chorus lifts energy levels even higher, if that’s possible. Jimi's guitar cranks and whines, creating eerie sci-fi noises. It's an assault on the senses in the best way possible. This is what you get when you leave Jimi to his own devices in the studio. The true experimental side of him, and it still feels futuristic today. “Rainy Day, Dream Away” starts off with a false intro and coughing. That’s enough to let us know that this is another raw improvised jam. It’s a driving blues tune that's absolutely hypnotic until it breaks apart at the end. It's miserable, drizzly weather here today, so I’ll take Jimi’s advice and I'm gonna lay back and groove on a rainy day. The way the song morphs into the sound that will be reprised later in “Still Raining, Still Dreaming”, is incredible. But before we get there, we have the mind blowing “1983…(A Merman I Should Turn to Be)”. If “Midnight Lamp” teased us with the experimental side of Jimi earlier, our heads are about to explode now over fourteen minutes of wild, jazzy studio experimentation. There’s so much going on in this song, but my absolute favourite aspect is the use of delay and echo on the vocals in the first section. Momentum builds up with Mitch's drumming switching to a marching rhythm as Hendrix’s voice echoes into the void. It's properly eye-widening stuff. The production of the panning sounds during the freak out section… It's all such an out-there, brave move to keep every part of the full fourteen minutes of this piece. And then directly afterwards, we come down with “Moon, Turn the Tides… Gently Gently…”, a dedicated track of sci-fi whooshes for a further minute more. “Still Raining, Still Dreaming” reprises where we left off with the sticky blues of “Rainy Day” earlier. Hendrix’s wah sounds like his guitar is talking to you. This is the blues at its best, thanks to the tightness of the jam between the guitar, drums and the Hammond organ. Seriously one of my all-time favourite blues jams. “House Burning Down” is the political number on the album, addressing the recent MLK assassination and the riots that followed. The way the tempo changes from a blues rock groove to a tango between verse and chorus is so class. And then there’s that incredible ending when Hendrix’s guitar breaks down into chaos, and the sound pans left to right, sounding like a growling panther. Genius. This album is full of iconic moments and it finishes out with two songs that are particularly iconic in their intros. The first of the two is the iconic acoustic guitar and drum combo, signaling in one of the only times a cover of a Bob Dylan song is actually better than the original. Jimi's vision of “All Along the Watchtower” is inspired. The descending slide is the defining moment, a moment that all guitarists have tried and failed to emulate, and it turns out that Hendrix did it with a cigarette lighter. The second song with a reprise on the album is a slight return to Voodoo Chile. Hendrix’s use of the wah pedal with percussive palm muting is iconic in itself. The riff is so damn inventive too, breaking for a slight brush of the cymbal in between beats, before it bursts into one of the hardest rock moments in history to date. Still unmatched. That fuzz tone makes my eyes water. The song progresses through some seriously hardcore lyrics (“Well, I stand up next to a mountain, and I chop it down with the edge of my hand”) and into one of the most explosive solos of all time that descends into the wildness when it can go no further. Electric Ladyland was the last studio album that Hendrix left us with. It's a sprawling psychedelic-rock masterpiece, blending blues, funk, studio experimentation and virtuoso guitar into something that feels both wildly loose but also meticulously constructed. Perfect in every way.
have on vinyl
Jimi Hendrix recorded nearly 50 takes of Gypsy Eyes across three separate sessions. His producer Chas Chandler, formerly of The Animals and a man with a finite amount of patience, watched this happen for as long as he could before quitting entirely. His parting assessment was simple. It was a party, not a session. Hendrix responded by producing the rest of the album himself, inviting approximately 20 people into the studio at any given time, and recording Voodoo Chile, all nearly fifteen minutes of it, in a single live take with Steve Winwood and Jack Casady who he had run into at a nightclub and dragged back to the studio at 2am. The bassist Noel Redding had already stormed out by this point and missed the whole thing. Hendrix played the bass parts himself. He was also insecure about his voice and recorded all his vocals hidden behind studio screens, which is the most unexpectedly relatable detail in the history of a man who performed the National Anthem at Woodstock with a guitar and no apparent concern for anyone's feelings about it. Tom Morello is to the 90s what Hendrix was to the 60s. Both approached the guitar as a sound design instrument rather than a melodic one, both wrapped their innovations inside structures that nobody had previously imagined, and crucially, neither of them was simply playing the guitar so much as having a conversation with it that nobody else could follow. The key difference being that Morello had Rage Against the Machine's ferocious song structures keeping everything tight. Hendrix had no such constraint on this album and occasionally knew it and occasionally did not. All Along The Watchtower is four minutes long, starts, builds, detonates, and ends. It is the whole album in miniature and the clearest evidence of what disciplined Hendrix could do when the party cleared out and the screens went up. One reviewer for this project said it better than I can: "I thought I really liked Jimi Hendrix but it turns out I really like The Best Of Jimi Hendrix. There is some sublime stuff here but it is buried under endless jazzy noodling." That is an honest review and this is an honest 4. 4 out of 5. One star for All Along The Watchtower, which is perfect. One for Voodoo Child Slight Return, which earned its five minutes completely. One for recording your vocals behind a screen while simultaneously being the most charismatic performer of your generation. One for the greatness, which is undeniable and which earns its star regardless of the noodling surrounding it. The fifth star is somewhere in the studio behind the screen, waiting for a take that satisfied Jimi Hendrix, which means it will be waiting a very long time.
This album is brilliant. Got some real classics on it like All Along the Watchtower and Crosstown Traffic. It's got a great mixture of really psychedelic rock, and then tracks with very different slower jazz and funk influences. Definitely worth a listen!
Good for background music, but I didn't find much to like in this album.
#yeah
I knew this was great. But I had forgotten just HOW good. Voodoo Chile (not slight return) is worth the price of the whole album. This is fantastic.
Not really my taste, like the 50s but the music meh.
Really only knew All Along the Watchtower- which I think I originally heard from Battlestar Galactica? Big fan of that track. And I thought I knew Voodoo Child but did not. Thought it was an interesting note to end the album on. The guitar is amazing. The whole experience is like knowing that what I'm listening to is super impressive- especially the guitar work, but I can't really say I loved a lot of it outright. I feel like if I knew the context of the album more then it would resonate more naturally. I didn't dislike any of the tracks, but I wouldn't necessarily go back and intentionally listen to the whole album through. I also think I've probably heard more of these songs in my life without placing them as a part of this album/Hendrix. Overall I listened to it rather passively throughout the day and found myself pausing what I was doing to tune in to lyrical choices and instrumental portions here and there because they grabbed me. It was intermittent, but I definitely kept thinking "wow, this is really impressive work." So I guess you know, I just discovered exactly what everyone else knew about Hendrix. On a very elementary level, of course.
So nice, we can feel the changement of music style of the 60’-70’ but listen this in 2026 looks normal, i think we can say this album is really modern for his time (with a bit of spicy psychedelik type)
cool
While full of goats tracks, the album as a whole is meandering too much. Shame to give it a 4
I had no idea this was a double album, and the track just fit together nicely, it's so pleasant to hear a good rock album so well put together. The musicianship is off the charts, for many of the songs and you can tell how much effort was put into it. 100% recommended.
7/10 - I appreciate the talent but most of it does blend into one, still good though
Great guitar grooves but a few songs drag this down from being 5/5
Like most double albums it lacks focus and has some unnecessary filler and aimless jams alongside immortal classics. Really good album, but for my taste not as great as his others.
Not at relatable, guitar might be good
Maybe it's a failure of imagination on my part - actually, not "maybe," it's likely that - but I've always been a little skeptical of the consensus position that, if he had lived, Hendrix would have continued to be a font of innovation at the same pace at which he'd produced in 1967-68 and culminating in this album. Part of that is because his output slowed in the years after that and before his death, but part of is because, hearing this album in particular, it just feels like he'd said much of what he had to say. I don't doubt the man's imagination but I suppose I worry he'd have done what so many of his fellow psychedelic-era deities did - wander off into strange paths, unintelligible to audiences. More to the point, I'm not saying I'm qualified to be his editor but I suspect having one would have helped at least a little here. Most of my feelings about that are due to "Voodoo Chile," which is a momentum-stopper early in the album. And it's a bit telling how much better things seem to flow when Hendrix has more structure to push against; the change in feeling between the end of "House Burning Down" and the beginning of his cover of "All Along the Watchtower," for one, has always borne that out for me. I guess what I'm saying is that I prefer the less, ah, far-out stylings of his first two albums; I feel like I'm trying to find my bearings a lot more often on this one. And that's exciting at times but I would have trouble saying that I prefer it to the more tethered experiences of *Are You Experienced?* and *Axis*. Call me square or whatever all you want. But on some level all of this is academic; Hendrix was, and is, and remains, the towering figure on his instrument. The Allman Brothers, for one, made an entire career out of trying to replicate "1983...(A Merman I Should Turn to Be)." And more broadly, it's difficult to even begin to think outside the language of guitar music as he spoke it. This isn't my favorite exhibit in his wing of the museum but it's still *his* wing of the museum.
Rotete start, hørtes ikke helt bra ut, skjønte ikke hva han prøvde på. Voodo Groove, jimmy style Traffic Gypsy watchtower Fett
1983... cymbalene klødde hjernen min. Crosstown Traffic introen 🙏 Elske albumcoveret, enkelt, gjenkjennelig, ville hatt d på hyllå👍 Hørres han litt ut som Genesis Owusu? eller heller genesis som jimi... Mye bra gitar (duh) men litt kjedelige trommer eller? Beste sang: All Along the Watchtower
So much here to enjoy. This is deserving of several spins
Me and Jimi need to spend some more time together..remember seeing video of him playing at Woodstock wowzers …amazing artist
Psychedelic, experimental. Really neat for 1968. Jimi Hendrix was a pioneer in this sound. I want to play just like him
I liked it
I found this a mixed bag, it's a very good album from a supreme talent but suffers from not having an experienced producer, letting the artist produce his own work can be a mistake and this album suffers for it, plus a couple of tracks feel like fillet. Saying all that it's still a great album, so a 5
I prefer this album to his others. Jazzier and more psychedelic. Songs feel more like a jam session.
You know, I ultimately believe drugs are bad for you, but I can't deny that without them, Jimi Hendrix wouldn't have played as crazy as he did without them. This is a high 4
4/10 Best song: All Along the Watchtower Demonstrably good guitar playing, but far too long and really not my thing. There's just too much self-masturbatory jazzy meandering for me. As the album progressed I got more and more sick of it. Sorry all: this is not a good album.
9/10
Probs the pinnacle of Hendrix. Still some moments of blues boredom for me but the insane productions carries it
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.
Now to listen to Japanese Jimi Hendrix covers for the rest of the day.
More bad than good, but the good is great
The final chapter of the Jimi Hendrix Experience. And by golly, it's a corker. A doozy. Unfortunately it's also a noticeable step down from the group's explosive Are You Experienced. As another reviewer wrote: "While Electric Ladyland lacks the intensity and fire of Are You Experienced it still delivers the goods and absolutely deserves its place on this list. But it's not Hendrix's best work by a long shot." The opening duo of tracks is a bit messy. ...And The Gods Made Love, much like the opener of their previous album Axis, has the title of a decent first track but is really just an unassuming prelude. The title-ish track doesn't do much better – but what sells it is imagining the unstoppable juggernaut Jimi Hendrix waltzing slowly across a stage doing that falsetto and playing the wavery, way-too-distorted, questionably tuned guitar line to an unimpressed audience. It's purely star factor that allows this to sound remotely good. The perks of being the greatest guitarist of all time, I guess. Crosstown Traffic is the first artistically sound track, bolstered by its driving rhythm and (relatively) singable melody. Hendrix sounds more awake here, too. Voodoo Chile is one of two tracks that I completely understand somebody skipping through after the first couple minutes. 15 minutes for a non-prog track – and let's face it, this ain't prog – is simply too much. Perfect for a backing track to a performatively chill party, maybe, but not ideal for active listening. I'll be damned if it isn't a goddamn bop, though. Immaculate delivery of the psychedelic blues that Hendrix managed to nail to a T. Little Miss Strange remains innocuously pleasant enough for its modest 3-minute duration. I would've liked a more interesting and/or powerful guitar sound for the solo in the last minute. Then Long Hot Summer Night comes in and jiggles your socks off with a significantly cooler guitar part, more gusto, and vocal delivery out the (relative) wazoo. Continued high energy in the fast blues cut Come On (Let the Good Times Roll), and the first especially virtuosic drumming we hear thus far. Gypsy Eyes uses a goofy vocal effect that actively harms the song, but fortunately the composition in itself is catchy enough to make up for it. We end side 2 with the hilariously noodly Burning of the Midnight Lamp. Once again I have to acknowledge the fact that this album may have the lowest ratio of production quality to overall influence. The production is not it. But dang it, that guitar-vocal combo is entertaining as heck. Rainy Day, Dream Away. A solid album track; makes sense it wasn't a hit, because it blends in well with the rest of the album. 1983 is much more convincing as a jam session than the earlier Voodoo Chile – it audibly progresses between drastically different sections, featuring different textures, timbres, dynamics... Moon Turn The Tides acts as a decent break in the music, I guess, but in the end it's more filler that should've been merged with 1983 instead of existing as a separate song altogether. At this point I'm looking forward to the final two tracks, so Still Raining and House Burning Down blur together a bit for me. Both pretty strong. Then those last two songs hit, and you remember why Jimi Hendrix is one of the greatest of all time. Incredible guitar and bass work. Two masterpieces that (arguably) raise the whole project from a 3 to a 4. 4/5 Key tracks: Come On (Let the Good Times Roll), 1983...(A Merman I Should Turn to Be), All Along the Watchtower, Voodoo Child (Slight Return)
how could i have said that paul mccartney was the grooviest when this exists
Jimi Hendrix's best album, a great combination between blues, psychedelic and prog rock that doesn't feel boring at all!
Jimi does it again. Sweet sounds. Great feel. Great emotion. The whole band is nasty. Drums, bass, and Jimi all crush it.
It was fine. Nothing special. Favorite: 1983...(A Merman I Should Turn to Be) --- [Track 11]
Truly unprepared for Jimi
Albums like this are a challenge to review, as they have been part of my own music fabric for as long as I have listened to music. Nevertheless, I have opinions, and most of you will probably disagree. This should have been a single album. Most of the first half is not that great by the standards of the first two Hendrix records. “And the Gods Made Love” “Have You Ever Been” “Little Miss Strange” and “Long Hot Summer Night” are just not that interesting. LMS is actively bad, imo. Plus, sacrilege alert, the lengthy slow blues “VooDoo Child” is just not a good fit for the record and brings nothing to the table that “Red House” didn't already do better. The rest? It's brilliant psychedelic rock, as good as anything in the genre. So let’s revise this tracklist into a killer single album: All Along The Watchtower, Crosstown Traffic, Gypsy Eyes, Burning of the Midnight Lamp, Rainy Day Dream Away, 1983, Moon, Still Raining, House Burning Down, VooDoo Child (Slight Return)
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.
Ellie didn't like it either
Sure, this album is a little uneven, but the last three tracks alone are worth five stars.
This album rocks. As much as I don't always love Hendrix's vocal and guitar acrobatics, there are some real stunners on this album. 7/10
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."
Great Jimi experience.
Not for me
this is a seriously epic album. The sheer length and experimental aspect is fascinating and tantalising as well as continuing to define a sound that would live on through rock and roll history
*1968 psychedelic rock Crosstown traffic Voodoo chile Long hot summer All along the watchtower
Hendrix knows how to sing, with his vocal chords as much as with his guitar. Unfortunately, the audio recording/mixing is quite bad at times, and it becomes distracting when you're wearing headphones. Couldn't they just test the sound quality with their 1968 AirPods or something??? Smh
Me gusto mucho, senti las mismas vibras que el primer album
An iconic masterpiece of 60s psychedelic rock. An undeniable guitar legend, the album is carried by a more textured playing, oriented towards serving the song instead of just noodling around. This record reflects the most mature work by the Experience, despite not being as concise as Axis.
Rock, 1968 -> 3
Masterpiece. 10/10
I got nothin' to say. It's Hendrix.
Not as focused as his other 2 albums, still very good though
lock in jim
before this I probably couldn’t have named a single Jimi Hendrix song and now I could name like 10 of them and they’re all awesome this shit slaps
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.
When i listen to this album i feel like dreamcatcher. Incredible!
There is definitely a five star album in here. I'm not so sure it's a double albums worth. I personally don't like drum solos and noodling on the guitar. There is quite a bit of this. It's not over excessive but it's there.
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.
Crosstown traffic, voodoo chile and All Along the Watchtower make this album a 5 stars but his best album was Are You Experienced, thankfully its on this site.
The best Hendrix record
Knew it already. Great stuff.
Little Miss Strange was at the label's insistence I assume? The rest is great though.
Perfect
One of the greatest of all times!
85
I loved the guitar solos. I loved the lengthy drum solos too. Jimi's got a great voice and musical sense. Gonna be on my playlist now. A real cool album
Blues Rock/Acid Rock/Psychedelic Rock Favorite Songs: Have You Ever Been (To Electric Ladyland), Crosstown Traffic, Voodoo Chile, Come On (Let the Good Times Roll), Burning the Midnight Lamp, 1983… (A Merman I Should Turn to Bee), House Burning Down, All Along the Watchtower, Voodoo Chile (Slight Return) Least Favorite Song: Still Raining, Still Dreaming So I’ve heard about Jimi Hendrix from various songs such as Purple Haze, but I’ve never really sat down and listen to a full length album of his and his band, but as I’m writing this, that ended…admittedly yesterday since this site gave me an album at around 9 PM yesterday. And let me tell you: this was a really good listening experience. It shows how Jimi was having fun at certain points in this album just grooving on the guitar and signing the songs. Of course, there were certain songs that were just okay for me, but overall, I’ve enjoyed the experience. 8/10
Perfection.
Jimi is obviously one of the best guitarists of all time, but I think this album suffers from a lack of editing.
A Jackson Pollock of a record. Musically great, highly significant and laden with great artistry, but almost purposefully sonically incoherent. Jimi Hendrix is the best there was when it comes to guitar, there can simply be no question about that. You can feel his mannerisms through the sounds he has coming from the instrument, and he practically makes it sing. The two closing tracks are also both all time great rock songs, as well as bits here and there beforehand on the record. The only other Hendrix I listened to front to back was Axis: Bold as Love and I definitely prefer that. Looking forward to closing out The Jimi Hendrix Experience with Are You Experienced, whenever it comes.
Wederom een echte ‘60 & ‘70 sound. Dit is muzikaal vele maten beter dan Van Morrison. Het gitaarspel van Hendrix is niet voor niets legendarisch. Wat een psychedelica! Hoewel deze plaat is, voelt het voor mij niet verouderd.
Het lukt me maar niet dit mooi te vinden en te blijven luisteren. Het moet erg goed zijn, fantastisch zelfs, knap, en het zal ook wel heel kunstig zijn wat hij met de gitaar doet, maar het lijkt soms meer te gaan om “kijk eens hoe goed ik ben”. Dan om de muziek
Ik zat te twijfelen of het aan mij lag, dat ik the stones, the doors en al die andere blues/rock bands niet fantastisch vond. Het ligt niet aan mij want ze zijn gewoon allemaal bij lange na niet zo goed als Jimi hendrix. Nu snap ik dat je niet zo goed kan zijn als jimi hendrix al zou je dat willen, maar daarom verdient hij wel 5 sterretjes en die andere niet. De rest kan er niet aan tippen. Ik vind zijn solo’s heerlijk, ik vind het experimentele leuk, ik vind zijn zang goed. De andere leden van de band zijn ook goed. Het is een fantastische muzikant. Het leuke vind ik ook het hele karakter die hij om zijn artiestzijnde heeft gebouwd. Hij zweert dat de maan roodd werd de nacht dat hij geboren was. Hij is een voodoo child en wat voor een!
't is ok.
Eindelijk een langverwacht album van Jimi Hendrix! Als gitarist moest dit mij natuurlijk aanspreken, en dat klopt! Tijdens mijn bezoek aan het Louvre heb ik dit album voor een tweede keer geluisterd. Jimi Hendrix heeft eigenlijk maar drie echte studioalbums gemaakt, dus ik besloot ook de andere twee te luisteren om te zien hoe ze tot elkaar verhouden. Hoewel dit album het meest geprezen is, is het niet mijn favoriet. (Spoiler: Axis: Bold as Love is dat.) Electric Ladyland is wat experimenteler en psychedelischer, wat ik kan waarderen. Maar op driekwart van het album dwaalde ik een beetje af. Gelukkig sluit hij af met drie knallers. Want ja, het album heeft hits! Hendrix muziek zou ik het beste kunnen omschrijven als een achtbaanrit. Het beukt gigantisch lekker door, en ik kan me goed voorstellen dat eind jaren ’60 de mensen hun hoofden ontploften bij het horen van dit geluid. Daarnaast beschouw ik Jimi Hendrix als de coolste persoon die ooit op aarde heeft rondgelopen. Er valt nog zoveel meer te zeggen over zijn muziek, maar ik bewaar dat voor zijn andere albums.
way too long
I can see people who aren't really that much into guitar playing thinking this is too much. But fuck them. They're wrong. Still unmatched. The songs are psychedelic, rocky, bluesy. Very varied. And it's still lightyears ahead.
Hendrix is ALWAYS a good choice
This album is more significant historically than it is mind-blowing to listen to today imo. Mitch Mitchell, the drummer, dazzles me more than Jimi does.
One thing I’ve always found impressive about this album is how many genres Hendrix blends into psychedelic rock, along with all the experimentation. He made great use of cutting edge studio effects and techniques, such as phasing, layering, tape effects, and stereo mixing, all of which helped shape the album’s psychedelic atmosphere. Not to downplay his ability, but I think part of why he’s considered one of the greatest guitarists ever is that he was at the forefront of this new technology. He didn’t just play guitar, but he used effects and pedals in a way that completely transformed his sound.
I remember lover this album as a young man, but upon revisiting, it played a little long and some of the flourishes weren’t for me. Overall, it’s essential, but not my favorite Hendrix album.
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.
i didn't know jimi was moving like that, holyyyy, i knew he was a psychedelic king but that psychedelic soullll?!?!
I would like to visit Electric Ladyland. Voodoo Chile is insane. Whole album is just Hendrix going absolutely ham and he is fucking insane! And of course it has All Along the Watchtower and Voodoo Child as well. Hendrix is probably the greatest guitarist of all time imo.
Classic
In his own world
My least favorite Jimi record. Still good, though. 4/5
Okay, so obviously I knew Hendrix is the greatest guitar player of all time and not really known for his voice. It certainly shows. BUT! It is absolutely mind blowing and exceptional that this album comes from the 60s. It is so progressive and sounds much more modern than any other 60s album I have listened to thus far. The guitar naturally was incredible as he tells a story through it. There was one riff in Voodoo Chile that I listened to while driving windows down ripping a dart and the vibe was like chefs kiss. I really enjoyed listening to this album and I’m sure there will be more.
It's very good, although a bit long
there's a lot going on here and i like it!!! some of the tracks were scary with scary sound effects
Great
yo cuando tengo 67 cambios de humor en un lapso de una hora
Beautiful. Experimental, groundbreaking, but always melodic. Swamp blues, rock and roll and then the more creative tracks like crosstown traffic that foreshadow 70s soul, and gypsy eyes which is jazzy and timeless. We can even forgive Noel Reddings little miss strange, with its derivative psychedelia. A 5 for Voodoo Chile alone, but really not a duff track and stands up well today even if the limitations of the recording technology of the time shines through.
That recording studio must have smelled nuts. Just letting the groove take Jimmy where it wanted.
Cool artwork. Certainly a progressive guitarplayer, but the albums weren't consistent enough for me to really like them.
Fantastic and inventive for its time. Bit dated technically now. Still a real winner.
Bangers. I’m lowkey a sucker for amazing guitar solos tho. But this has all the good stuff you could want in an album and so much more.
ja, jimi war ein gitarrenheld!!
Ist ja nicht so meines die 70er. Und ja Drogen helfen nicht.
There's certainly an album's worth of 5-star material here. I'm just not sure there's a double album's worth of 5-star material. But the good is SO good, and the mediocre songs still feature Jimi's guitar playing - which deserves every accolade ever directed at him, and then some.
After suffering through Can't Buy a Thrill this was a breath of fresh air
Almost 60 years in, still relevant. In your highschool days, did you listen to any music that was 60 years old? Hardly think so.
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
Really one of the best rock albums ever. You can really hear the genesis of delta blues evolving into modern electric rock with this, it's historic
A big enormous mess. Stray mid-60s things (e.g., Little Miss Strange) mixed in with new half-baked ideas stretched to twice the necessary length and other random bits. Crosstown Traffic and Watchtower are too familiar to care about any more, but I wouldn't trade away a second of Voodoo Chile. I like Axis a lot better, but I acknowledge this one.
Jimi is another artist who wrote some incredible songs, but didn’t always have incredible albums, there’s lots to enjoy here, but also a good chunk of filler, I’m gonna give this a 4, standout track is All along the watchtower, makes me want to ride a Huey through the jungles of Nam
*listened before the project* Absolutely masterpiece! The best of Hendrix Voodoo chile~
It is not that I think this album is bad but I don't find it gripping and I will likely not return to it. I can see this really resonating with a lot of people. I believe it was influential but it is just isn't my jam 3/5
amazing rock album and easily hendrix's best. strong 9/10. first listen tracklist ranking: 1. Voodoo Child 2. Voodoo Chile 3. All Along The Watchtower 4. 1983 5. Come On 6. Rainy Day, Dream Away 7. Still Raining, Still Dreaming 8. Crosstown Traffic 9. Burning of the Midnight Lamp 10. Gypsy Eyes 11. Have You Ever Been 12. House Burning Down 13. Little Miss Strange 14. Long Hot Summer Night 15. Moon, Turn the Tides... gently gently away... 16. ... And the Gods Made Love
Not terrible, but definitely didn't resonate with me. The guitar went crazy though
Очень интересный альбом!
Yeah! I don't remember listening to the whole double album before, it's an enjoyable experience. Hendrix was special, no doubt. I love his guitar work, I really dig the groove and vibe across so many tracks, I appreciate the range of styles on show. Other musicians are also fine, particularly Mitch Mitchell, his drumming always on point. The whole effect is quite psychedelic - in a good way :-) There were some very high points but also some moderate points (not bad, but not as appealing). Being slightly generous (because of enduring appeal over many years, and how influential the best bits are), I'll say it's Pretty Wonderful, 9/10.
I wonder if this album is why you shouldn't give a genius their own personal studio. While some of the heights that album hits are stratospheric, there is a bunch of noodling that maybe shouldn't be there. Don't get me wrong, I still love the album, but I think Are You Experienced is a better album
Dober
Rock chill avec des riff stylés à la Jimi Hendrix
Bien cool, artiste trop bien mais c’est vrai que l’album est long
Pas trop convaincu 2/5
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.
Wildly creative and hugely influential. This isn’t one I listen to very often but it’s a certified classic.
I always knew that Hendrix was a great guitarist and you can hear that on the first album, but this is truly the culmination of that and is not just an exhibition of his skill only as a guitarist but also of his songwriting and production and that all coming together to make such a great album, the album kept my attention all the way through which is impressive for it being a double LP. Never listened in full before and only had listened to the last 2 songs before but so glad I got to listen to this all the way through
Hero gets the girl, and this album plays as they both ride into the sunset. Reminds me of bomb pops and summer heat. Doesn't get more blues-ier than this.
Fav song: Crosstown Traffic
Is there anything better than Jimi Hendrix just jamming out on the guitar?
All Along The Watchtower, absolute banger. As for the rest, if I was on drugs I’d probably like it. Gets a 2 cause it’s Jimi Hendrix
A bit too psychedelic and the bluey for me
Awesome guitar work. My first recollection of Hendrix is All Along the Watchtower and it still is magic.
Great album even for the time the recording isn't bad and of course the guitar work is amazing overall pretty solid album not really a bad track
Jimi Hendrix is incredibly talented, All Along The Watchtower is the star of this album
7 - GOOD
Experimental start. Cool use of right/left channels for effect in Crosstown Traffic. Voodoo Chile is just cool… Although also long. Very long. Maybe a little self-indulgent. Little Miss Strange: guitar is interesting but who is singing?! Sounds almost like Beatles. Some really good moments on this record, but also some weird stuff. A little disjointed. The back half gets really good though and you get to hear the Hendrix genius on the guitar. Overall, despite its flaws, this is some of the best electric guitar music ever made.
This album is fantastic from start to finish. I've been listening to it since I was in 5th grade, and it still holds up every time I come back to it. Sure, there are songs on here that don't reach the level of “All Along the Watchtower” or “Voodoo Child,” but even the lesser tracks are still strong. There isn't any wasted space, and the album consistently keeps you engaged. Jimi Hendrix had a way of making the guitar feel alive. The riffs, the tone, and the blues influence are all over this record. It's one of those albums that has earned its reputation. Decades later, it still sounds like an artist completely in control of his craft.
Psychedelic bangers
Wasn't as good as I thought it would be
Bhai totally mid 3/5, all along the watch tower was good baki eh bleh
5/5
Top 10 of all time.
A great by an even greater guitarist. Its really long and bloated. Not every song is super good its rather consistent for its lenght.
Incredible album. I love love love Jimi.
The good ones on this album are amazing. Wasn't a fan of the extended jam session style tracks, and I got a little bored at times. Still a great album with some absolute classics.
Rating: 5.0/5 Short Review: Fearless, expansive, and endlessly inventive. This isn’t just a guitar album. It’s a psychedelic universe where blues, rock, jazz, soul, and studio experimentation all collide. Favorite Track: “1983… (A Merman I Should Turn to Be).” Dreamlike, immersive, and unlike anything else Hendrix ever recorded.
Expansive stereo sound that must’ve been incredible on first listen in 1968. Some items that can be considered relics of the time, but the half-dozen tracks that are bona fide classic rock staples override any criticisms.
Mocna 4, może 5 biorąc pod uwagę jakie albumy oceniałem na 4 xD. Szkoda, że nie wszystkie są jak All Along The Watchtower, ale Voodoo Child i Voodoo Chile też trzymają dobry poziom.
Wa ok
that's a lot of guitar, jimmy
Voodoo chile has enough soul to send a man from New Orleans into a coma holy this is mad, and I wish I wasn't sober when I listened to this
5 stars if I were high, but with the length and the jam I felt myself zone out for period.
Excellent - the Hendrix I have done at so far. Brilliant blues with obviously legendary guitar work.
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*
great album, ahead of its time, the guitar on this album sounds really good.
я это не слушал, а переживал это погружение и наслаждение выжимать столько из гитары надо уметь вот это расширяет музыку я это переслушивал и буду переслушивать легенда 4.2
What can I say about Jimi? So brilliant and otherworldly. This album catches him stretching out and experimenting. The psychedelic fuzzed out rock is still present, but so is some more jazz and more traditional blues. It’s hard to definitively pick my favorite Hendrix album, but it’s probably this. 4.8^
Overall it’s great. I mean there are some massive hits on here, but I think the album is way too long, and some tracks are just not up to par with what you would expect from Hendrix plus band
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
Before listening I said this would be an album I’m supposed to give a 5 to, but feel like I might only give a 4. A few incredible, timeless, tracks. The best cover ever. Some amazing and novel use of effects. A stereo mix that feels alive. Unique guitar playing. Would it be better if it was 30 minutes shorter? Probably. Does it still feel relevant nearly 60 years later? Yes.
Good
First listen awful. 2nd or 3rd I started to like it.
I appreciate and recognise the fact that Hendrix could play the guitar like few others. Obviously a generational talent, and over the years I've tried to enjoy his music, but it really doesn't do it for me. I totally understand why others enjoy this, which isn't the case for a lot of other albums on this list, and if I'd grown up listening to this, I might have been on your team. This album has its moments, but I don't really want to hear Hendrix shredding and yelping for over an hour. Soz.
I don’t really have the words for this one. It’s stupendous, the work of a mad genius and sparked a couple of hours of JH indulgence. Completely compelling.
What a spectacular rambling this album is. Its unusual as albums go as it has some amazing singular tracks that are iconic in their own right but it also has the dithering lunatic unleashed in all its psychedelic glory as well. You could argue its a little too indulgent and doesnt half go on but I realised pretty quick that its exactly why I loved this album the excess was so perfectly delivered I just loved it. Better than his hits, its just creative mastery and EVERY time i listened to the album I started to enjoy it more as it droned on. JH style and sound can be fatiguing as a little relentless I just found too much of a good thing wasnt a curse for once and like a long hike in a good location despite the blisters and shitting yourself you still want more. Thats the curse...
There is some great stuff in this album, but I hadn't previously appreciated how long it is. Its sounds more like a improvised jam session than a group of manicured songs. Particularly the first half of the album feels quite formless, just Hendrix doing his thing. The good news is that Hendrix is one of the guitar greats and an album of him just cutting loose is an absolute joy to listen to. Then by the end of the album there are some classic, more radio friendly tracks; "Voodoo Child" and "All Along the Watchtower". These are both undisputed cultural classics. Far from a new discovery but always a great listen.
Film bros will genuinely see albums like this and prefer to listen to CCR bro. This is an amazing record by one of my favorite artists ever. Hendrix riffs really take you to a whole other planet. Dude really didn’t need a backing band at all. All these people in the comments saying this is boring and noodling are crazy. Even the “boring” jam sessions tell a story with the grooves. There may be better “technical” players of the instrument, but nobody gives you the “experience” Jimi does. I know this record is already super popular, but I can’t help to think it’s still somehow underrated and outshined by projects from the same year. (Beggars banquet by the stones, white album Beatles, big pink by the band, etc etc. It also really dawned on me during this full length re-listen just where I think Hendrix would’ve gone. I really feel like I can hear some Miles Davis influence in some of the jams. It’s so ass we never got to see what his sound evolved into after the electric blues/psychedelic arc. I could totally see some soul/jazz/rock fusion. Fuck the 27 club bro.
Have you ever been to electric lady land is a perfect intro it feels like you are stepping into a retro amusement ride and Jimi Hendrix takes us on that ride. Then you get to little miss strange which is Hendrix take on the Beatles what an interesting choice here. Let the good times roll is a Zach stable and classic phrase that I love here. Gypsy eyes has a big band feel to it while still being rock. This goes everywhere and honestly it all mostly works voodoo chile is so ambitious and yet I couldn’t find myself attaching to the format. I think Hendrix is best in some of these even vocally. I actually think he sings very well for what he makes it’s true poetry and it works. The album may be all over the place but he left it all on the table for his last one hearing the evolution of knowing that this is one of greatest tries at it. I love the band here i like the stories being told. I love that I heard this boomers really did cool shit
Finally something good
No one did it like him, no one will ever do it like him. This is probably the closest we got to the music Jimi had in his head, loose and free but so crafted and considered. A rare combo. The earlier albums are more hit-filled, but this is probably his best. Not much more to say about him as a guitar player, but it’s still amazing that he single handedly created an entire language of guitar that people are still copying today. It’s overused today, but he was truly the GOAT. 5/5
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
Probably Hendrix's finest hour for a handful of reasons, but I think my love of this album has diminished over the years. 75 minutes of generally-consistent psych rock is cool, but I've realized that I prefer his talent in smaller doses, "Voodoo Chile" being a rare exception. "1983" is nothing to sneeze at either.
Great stuff
Better than I thought it would be..not a fan of blues and long guitar solos..
“The magic carpet waits for you, so don't you be late… angels will spread their wings… electric love penetrates…” One of the greatest musicians of all time wants to take you on a journey; let you serotonin receptors bind… “you think you were loosing your mind, hmmm…float in liquid gardens… taste the honey from a flower…” and “let the good times roll!” He doesn’t take ‘no’ for an answer, because he’s the one and only VOODOO CHILE!
Lots of range and influences. Sad we didn’t get to see where Jimi was going to take all of this talent and influence.
Enjoyed it more than I thought it would.
Este va a ser el primer 10/10. Había escuchado algo de Hendrix antes, pero canciones sueltas. Es la primera vez que escuchó un álbum completo y realmente fue IMPRESIONANTE. No sé como describirlo porque no tengo terminología, pero es como si hiciera hablar la guitarra. Y eso ya es suficiente para mí, una guitarra enloquecida durante 1:15 y que suene y que suene y que suene. Tremendo che. Me gustaría poder explicar mejor, pero lo describo como ganas de hacer una air guitar constantes. 10/10 (música de showmatch)
It was fine, knew what I was expecting though
60s psych rock classic. I'll always have a softspot fot Hendrix's drugged out bluesy guitar playing. The contrast between his songs and those from the rest of the band is kinda funny imo. 9/10.