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Absolutely brilliant. A man who's not afraid of his guitar.
This album doesn’t hold together as an album as well as Axis Bold as Love holds together. But with All Along the Wachtower & Voodoo Chile —two of the very best rock and roll pieces ever produced, it’s still a 5. The music is exceptionally great.
90/100. This is an outstanding record, overflowing with energy, swagger, and phenomenal guitar work. Without knowing its release date, you’d never guess this came out in 1968. It sounds generations ahead of its time.
Reading Hendrix's history really makes you understand and appreciate this album even more. He's a lyrical genius, but even geniuses are human. In the most respectful terms possible, the music sounds like the soul of that traumatized child. A lot of it sounds improvised, a lot of it sounds angry; however, despite these emotions, it's clear to me that Hendrix has cultivated this spirit and managed to control it (at least to me). PEAK
Some of the best guitar work on any album ever, it's long but still great.
I have always considered Jimi Hendrix one of the best guitarists in history, beyond what North American pop culture sells from everything that comes out of there. I consider him prodigious in his technique and overall melodic and musical creativity (also for his experimentalism), he is unmistakable. The album shows a clear and exhaustive work in relation to the also very good previous works in The Jimi Hendrix Experience. Hendrix’s discipline and demanding nature leave nothing to be desired; even when it leans into the experimental, I feel nothing is left to chance, every melody and every drum hit is exactly where it should be. Despite the album’s length, I feel it had a purpose, both introspective for the listener and for Hendrix himself. My favorite song, which I praise as a vast improvement over Bob Dylan’s: All Along the Watchtower.
And they said it was impossible for a man to live and breathe under water. Masterpiece of musical creativity. Top 10 all time for me
This was not a new album for me. An all time great.
Total transparency. I consider Hendrix the best and most influential guitarist in history. All 3 of his studio albums prior to his death are 5⭐️ albums in my book. If I had to rank them - Axis (5), Experienced (4.9), Ladyland (4.8)…. But this is all pedantic. They are all 5 ⭐️ 😂
Excellent album.
Yeah yeah yeah
Already being one of my all-time favorites, it was a pleasure to listen to “Electric Ladyland” again. “All Along The Watchtower” and “Voodoo Chile” are among the most important Jimi Hendrix references, but The Jimi Hendrix Experience line-up was so strong and well-rehearsed in 1968 that every song becomes a very special experience in its very own right. As said before - always a pleasure.
I knew the hits, but songs like Voodoo Chile are just wow. Listening to this album in full made me appreciatie him much more.
This was one of the first cds I got as a kid so I’ve listened to it repeatedly. Needless to say I love all of it, even the longer meandering songs I grew to love and enjoy every second
Étant guitariste, Jimi Hendrix m'influence depuis que je suis un petit poupon.
Gros rock 60’s, agréable en bouche!
If modern times had a mythology, Jimi Hendrix would be carved into its pantheon. Before him, there wasn’t anyone quite like him - and after, even those who tried could only trace echoes. Electric Ladyland is more than an album; it’s a spell, a masterwork that feels both a product of its era and something utterly timeless. The sheer fluidity with which Hendrix blends his guitar, voice, and bandmates is staggering. It’s not just musicians playing, it’s alchemy. Every track is meticulously crafted yet alive with improvisation, that paradox of perfectionism and freedom that only he seemed able to hold. Listening now, you can pick out the fingerprints he left on later generations. I swear you can almost hear a line running straight to Ween’s surreal grooves. Tight, daring, cosmic: this is Hendrix at his most expansive, and it still feels like music made for a future we’re still catching up to.
A pillar in rock and roll that has yet to crumble for me. This album is electrifying from start to finish. To call Hendrix a musical legend might be an understatement!
A lot of chaff on this album, originally released as a double vinyl and IMHO would have been stronger as a single. But hard to quibble with an album that includes Crosstown Traffic, Voodoo Child, Burning of the Midnight Lamp, the quintessential version of Dylan's All Along the Watchtower and Noel Redding's Little Miss Strange. One of my favorite Jimi Hendrix albums.
One of my favourites
🥵🥵🥵
need I say more
Great classics
The GOAT of electric guitar himself also on production with one of the best drummers of all time and a great bassist , a recipe for a perfect album which is exactly what this is, seriously though this it’s crazy how good the Hendrix discography is and is one of the great tragedies of music that it is only limited to three albums (during his lifetime anyway), this album in particular is seen as his best which I can’t argue with (I struggle to have a favourite though as they are all perfect for me, although it is the longest so maybe it is). The intro song is like a portal to “electric ladyland” which works so well with the follow up song as like a dream like song introducing you to this random psychedelic experience place and then followed constant amazing songs. This album also features the 2 longest Hendrix songs, one of which being one of the best jam sessions ever and the other being a cool story about going back to the ocean as a merman. The techniques on this album as well are so cool with the effects made from distortion, guitar sounds and recording techniques, super ahead of it’s time and with obviously incredible guitar playing, I feel like Hendrix takes a bit of a backseat with his classic fast guitar style here though, it’s obviously still prevalent but there’s a lot more slowed down, immersive guitar on some songs. Voodoo Chile (slight return) is such a perfect ending as well following the iconic Dylan cover. Favourites: all. Overall, 10/10.
Lo volevo ascoltare da diverso tempo, essendo un grande classico. E' il primo album intero che ascolto di Hendrix e devo ammettere di esserne rimasto sorpreso. Non si presta a un ascolto disattento ma pretende attenzione per essere davvero apprezzato. Dovrei riascoltarlo e sicuramente lo farò: La mia canzone preferita è voodo child o come si chiama. da comprare
Weird. This one had been sitting there for a day while I procrastinated listening to it, not being in the mood for yet another psychedelic, bluesy rock alleged classic. Turns out, hey, I should have been in the mood! And also turns out, I must have been quite in the mood at some time before in my life: I know all of this! Every song had me going "Yeah, this one!" (strongest moment: 1983). And for a good reason: this is (still) 🔥.
Voodoo Chile. Rainy Day, Dream Away. All Along The Watchtower. Voodoo Chile (Slight Return). So Many songs are just absolutely outstanding. There are some slightly weaker songs, but cmon. Easy 5/5.
1983 I forgot how good that ttack was.
Loved loved loved it. First time I’ve ever Spotify-liked 5 songs and only the 2nd time (in 85 listens) that I will rate a 5 on a previously largely unknown album. Of course I’m familiar with the hits - Watchtower, Voodoo Child, Crosstown. But I did not expect Voodoo Chile, Come On, 1983 too. What an incredible listen and exactly the reason I’m doing this project. Thank you Jimi Hendrix. 5/5
Now we're rolling. Undisputed best album from the undisputed greatest guitar player ever.
If this only had the last two tracks I would give it 5 stars. Voodoo Chile Slight Return is one of the most rocking tracks ever recorded full stop
RIP Jimi Hendrix. We missed out on a lot of great music.
zamkniecie trylogii hendrixowej na liscie i dyskograficznie rowniez sie dobrze ulozyly, dziwne ze band nie jest creditowany w nazwie artysty, bo brakuje wzmianki o experience, nie tylko na tym piku, ale rowniez na dwoch poprzednich, album nadal slucha sie tak samo dobrze jak za pierwszym razem, a godzina pietnascie na nim spedzona mija jak z bicza strzelil, troche inaczej niz na poprzednich albumach zaraz obok radio przyjemnych bangierow, album idzie w jeszcze bardziej bluesowo psychodeliczno funkowe brzmienie tworzac potezne kompozycje jak voodoo chile, deszczowy song, czy 1983 ktore maja po dziesiec lub wiecej minut, gdzie naprawde jest miejsca na zabawe brzmieniem z czego hendrix byl zapamietany, bo chyba nikt tak nie spopularyzowal pedalowania gitarkowego z swoim wahem, no i sa skity miedzy trakowe, wiec widac napracowanko nad kompozycja, ale nie ma sie czemu dziwic jak pan hendrix pomimo lajtowego brzmienia katowal ritejki w studiu nigdy nie bedac wystarcvzajaco zadowolony z efektu, czy album jest przeprodukowany, nie wiem, ale dobrze klika od poczatku do konca i chyba nawet bym go teraz wyzej polozyl niz are you experienced, bo jednak electric ladyland to bogatsze przezycie niz tylko nastepujace po sobie bangiery, na plejke dodam tylko long hot summer night, akurat pasuje do seansu, bo reszta klasycznych utworow jak jeden z najlepszych coverow w historii roka jakim musi byc all along the watchtower czy zamykajacy voodoo child juz sa na szuflu
Ok!
Vejo este disco como um portal direto para uma das mentes mais brilhantes que já existiu. Me sinto dentro da consciência de Hendrix quando ouço Electric Ladyland. E que lugar incrível que é aqui dentro. Simultaneamente aconchegante e assustador. O álbum é desordenado, de maneira brilhante. É um disco duplo muito ambicioso e sinceramente difícil de ouvir. A música é densa, deslumbrante e desafiadora. Eu entendo se você só consegue tirar proveito de All Along The Watchtower. Não te culpo, é sem sombra de dúvida uma das melhores canções já gravadas na história. Um cover que elevou a composição original a outra dimensão. Mas a obra toda possui um mérito próprio que nenhuma de suas partes em isolamento consegue parear. É difícil achar um álbum que viaje tanto, que tenha esse sentimento de desordem pairando sobre suas faixas, e que mesmo assim consegue ter apenas uma ou duas faixas abaixo de um nível espetacular. E não tão abaixo assim. A consistência no inconsistente. Parabéns aos envolvidos. 5/5
Classic album. Very easy to listen to.
Sick album. Some strange & different ideas but altogether very fluid.
This is my all time favourite album of all time and one of the greatest (if not the greatest) album of the 20th century. It is right up there with a love supreme. It captures Hendrix at a creative peak right as he is allowed total freedom in the studio. So much of the music and genres that would follow are indebted to the groundwork he laid here. The album is so varied and if I could hear one album for the rest of my life, it’s this one. I’ve been saying that for the past 30 years and it still holds true. A work of genius.
There is a tension between the melodic songs and the chaotic noise they are performed with. It sounds both meticulously recorded and thrown together at the same time. Truly stunning
100% genuine article! Flawless album that is light years ahead of it peers. Voodoo Child, recorded live in the studio (while the studio banter was added after) is nearly fifteen minutes, if I remember right, though it feels like five, and could played on repeat on its own. This album also contains a Dylan cover so good he played the changes Jimi added to the song from then on. The album culminates with possibly the most ferocious classic guitar rock tracks ever committed to tape. If you disagree he just may meet you in the next world to discuss, and don’t be late. 5/5
Forgot how crazy this goes beginning to end. Time portal
The quintessential Hendrix album. Pure excellence.
What more can be said about this album. It’s a classic through and through.
Hendrix's masterpiece that he worked for. The 2 previous albums gave him the money to do this one and it's brilliant. 5/5
Full-on weird, on top of being musically brilliant and, honestly, a very chill place to hang out. Jimi Hendrix may have invented psych blues, but it's probably best not to dwell on genre. This is the peak of what Hendrix could do: a sublime, unprecedented electric guitar talent to whom everyone else is compared. The only other players that have been as influential are perhaps Les Paul (who literally invented the instrument) and Eddie Van Halen. Hendrix was also a very fine singer and a surprisingly poetic lyricist. He was also, of course, backed by Noel Redding on bass and Mitch Mitchell (it's a nickname; his birth name was John), both of whom careen through the album with something to prove. Because the power trio is so spare and the music is so focused on just an instrument or two -- and because his playing is so fluid and remarkable -- Jimi Hendrix's work is often reviewed with long, flowery passages about his guitar playing. It's also because most of us don't have enough music theory to dive into that (equally interesting) side of his work, though I recommend seeking out qualified comment. I'll be brief: Jimi Hendrix incorporated every element classic to the blues (the call-and-response, use of the same song forms, the chord structures, the showmanship and the braggadocio) into rock and pop music that were both wholly contemporary to the late 60's he worked in, and he drove those forms all further into the future. Guitar players are still unwinding his genius -- technical, musical, structural, etc. Just go listen to some Hendrix. It's spiritual. Hendrix was also a very fine singer and a surprisingly poetic lyricist. He was also, of course, backed by
Excellent
This probably loses some points if you don't love long stretches of blusey guitar noodling. As someone who does, I think this album is a masterpiece. Lots of experimentation here and the sounds he pulls out of the guitar are incredible.
might be a little much for the casual jimi fan, but...
I liked it slightly less than are you experienced but still amazing
This is Jimi's masterpiece. Incredible blues, rock, psychadelia. If it only had All Along the Watchtower and Voodoo Child (Slight return) it would be enough, but the rest is just as amazing. 5/5
4 tracks in, epic riffs from Crosstown Traffic followed by epic guitar solos Can hear how this influenced bands much later eg kula shaker Psychedelic dream
Jimbo and his magnificent genre bending and experimentation. All time classics, weird experiments and hidden gems. A stale thought, but so much music tries to be innovative and no one is really following up on say Burning of the Midnight Lamp.
Super Dope
Classic rock album
Have you ever been, have you ever been to Electric Ladyland…. I had the US Reprise issue, and feel it’s a complete album, the “bonus” tracks makes sense why they were not on the US version, but it is still such a strong album. Voodoo Child (Slight Return) and All Along on the Watchtower are the biggest songs on this album, but I absolutely adore, Gypsy Eyes, Have You Ever Been to Electric Ladyland and Crosstown Traffic?
Unreal
What a mess this album is. But its highlights are truly highlights. I like the long jam-like songs 'Voodoo Chile' and '193 (A merman I should turn to be)' best, but 'Crosstown traffic', 'All along the watchtower', 'Gypsy eyes', the superjazzy 'Rainy day, dream away', 'Burning of the midnight lamp' and 'Voodoo child (slight return' are brilliant. But there's also crap. The first two tracks, the bizarre 'Little miss Strange' and the soundscape 'Moon, turn the tides... Gently gently away' - oh man. This could have been a single album with nothing but highlights of music history.
I know music taste is subjective, but I would seriously doubt someone’s taste if they didn’t enjoy this album. Sounds like it could be a classic in literally any decade.
Уже слушал!!! Это просто что-то с чем-то!!! Джимми Хендрикс - гений и легенда Больше ничего не скажешь Voodoo Child - одна из лучших песен в мире! Так же понравились: Come on Rainy Day, Dream Away 1983... (A Merman I Should Turn to Be) House Burning Down
It's not often I wish I was high when I listen to an album but this is one of those times.
It’s hard to rate one of the greatest albums of all time. All I can say is nothing sounded like this before Jimi. This was hugely influential and still kicks ass today. People complaining about jamming? Cmon. There is so much quality songwriting here it’s unreal. Not easy to mix jamming in like this and it’s not too much at all. It’s a work of pure genius. Although, little kiss strange kinda sticks out like a sore thumb.
My favorite Jimi Hendrix album. So much great guitar. Classic.
Songs with drive that absolutely suck you in. Vibes unmatched
Incredible, how much of this record contains musical ideas and elements - both arrangements and songwriting that would fit on any contemporary half-way serious rock record. This is such a piece of genius...
Groovy guitar masterclass. Middle tracks remind you that this was created while the beatles prime period. Didnt know that all along the watchtower is a cover of a dylan song. Overall just great. Rare no skip album.
9/10
Fantastic!!!!!***
Absolute greatness
é o disco que dá aquele gosto de "fico curioso do que ele faria se não tivesse morrido". Tem bastante experimentação de texturas, psicodelia no talo e a incorporação de elementos de outros generos musicais que começam a tomar forma naquele período histórico. Infelizmente, não tem como saber o que Jimi faria
It’s perfect.
5/5 Legit emotional after listening to it again and again. Truly mind-blowing.
Hendrix is a guitar god, nothing else needs to be said.
One of the finest albums ever recorded
One of my favorite albums of all time. The expressivity of Jimi's playing is unrivaled and love the driving beats of Mitch Mitchell, along with the psychedelic musical themes. So well done and ground-breaking album.
Superb
Really cool double album. I thought a lot about how this JHE album was the last they recorded, how it was Jimi's first album of entire production credits, and how experimental it still was even for today. 15 minute jams, songs that have no DNA for a radio audience like And the Gods Made Love, and true classics like the Watchtower cover. I really sunk into the feel of Jimi's expression on guitar, where it all feels improvised while being still expertly delivered, and I had to wonder how much was truly written out ahead of time versus what was felt in the moment. Most metal I listen to is all pre-planned, written ahead of time and executed to the T, but so much of this album felt from the heart more than the mind. I'll look into it again for production information, but it was a great time listening through even if it took me a bit longer to get through
i've never hated a single jimi hendrix album. this man was a guitarist sent from the heavens above. the ideal vibe is smoking a bong in my room, and turning on my 60s hendrix live record that's bleeding with crackling and fuzzy pops. progressive and infectious guitar-centered rock compositions with a timeless and almost surreal energy to it. like if you were in a guitar center and a vortex sucked you into "the rock dimension", you're hopelessly lost and yet you really really REALLY don't want to leave.
Aren’t all 3 of these an automatic 5?
Creative to say the least
My favorite from Jimi. One of my all time favorites. Top 5 Psychedelic album.
Let the good times roll
Phenomenal. I can't think of any other albums with better guitar work than this one. Hendrix absolutely knocks it out of the park here - and the Psychedelia is done perfectly. A masterpiece of the 60s and one of the greatest albums ever made.
Do I even need to say anything
Ya lo había escuchadoooooo. AL BU MA ZO. Puffffff. Fue mi introducción a Jimi Hendrix, la escuché por primera vez en un avión. Fue una experiencia loquísima la verdad, su estilo de improvisación en la guitarra me parece increíble y mantiene super interesantes canciones largas como Voodoo Chile (GOAT) y 1983. Todo temazos. Me gusta mucho Crosstown Traffic tmb y VC Slight Return. Nada, eso. Super bluesy, amo su voz.
A great final album for Jimi Hendrix. Drums are also phenomenal. 10/10
I’d bought and proudly owned Jimi’s first two albums but when this was released in posed one or two problems meaning that I never actually bought this one. Firstly this was a double album at double the price and my meagre earnings could not stretch that far. Perhaps more importantly as a 15 year old boy I would have felt extremely embarrassed to go into my local record store and buy a double album with 19 nude ladies emblazoned across it. That’s even if they would have sold it in the first place to a 15 year old as many considered the cover as ponographic. Even then if I had managed to get it home I doubt that I would have got it past the Gatekeeper AKA Mum who would have given me a clip around the ear hole for attempting to bring such filth into her home. So whilst I was starved of the pleasure of this album my mate’s brother did own it on a reel to reel tape upon which he had recorded the album from the radio. I did buy all the singles released from the album so I did end up buying a fair proportion of it. But I was denied the standout track on the album which is Voodoo Chile slight return. Those first few bars of Jimi’s guitar building up to the crashing wave of that familiar and unique riff gave me goosebumps and still does today. I think that track is largely responsible for the hearing loss I suffer from today as when I actually owned a copy of the album a few years later, it was my wont to place my head between two speakers at full volume and experience the orgasmic delight of that track. This exercise was often repeated when I purchased headphones right up until today. My love of Voodoo Chile alone makes this album a standout one. 5/5 16/6/25
Voodoo Child is so legendary, as are many of the songs on this album. It's amazing that for a funky, very unique sounding 1960s artist, Hendrix is almost universally loved by everyone. Including me. 5/5
I'm not sure I'd call this a perfect album, but it's very near to one. Near enough to justify 5 stars.
don't mind me, just the music farmer on her way to a busy day of listening to great music out at the music farm
5.0 Dont do drugs, kids (or at least don't overdo them)
Ya know, almost as old as me. Prolly slightly more interesting to listen to.
Great album, very good listen, my favourite do far
This is one of the great pieces of music to come out of the 1900s and rock music in general. Beautiful and sublime, it slides into your head and stays there all your life. Listen to Jimi's albums people.
Pretty good.
Oh yeah, that's the stuff.
5/5 Some of Jimi’s biggest hits and most experimental tracks all in one behemoth Hour and 15 minute record. Nuff said. Top 3 Songs: All Along the Watchtower Voodoo Child (Slight Return) Have You Ever Been (To Electric Ladyland)
Beautiful the dream
Amazing, jaw dropping album by the goat
Can't decide whether this is an 8/10 or 9/10 listen, would normally be cautious but I think the two epic tracks here are incredible and the album somehow ties together nicely considering it is quite oddly structured on first glance.
I've listened to this one (many times) before. Just amazing. Jimi's best work, for sure. "All Along the Watchtower" is one if, if not the best cover ever. Some of my other favorites include "Crosstown Traffic", "Come on (Let the Good Times Roll)", "1983...(A Merman I should Turn to Be)" and "Voodoo Child" (both versions).
Next level musicality with one of the best songs of all time on this one.
I get it now.
So so so good! Already loved this album happy for any excuse to put it on. Jimis ideas and songwriting abilities are at their peak here, such a creative and musically interesting album. I like the use of other instruments, especially the organ
4.5
Two things that keep this from being a full 5 stars for me, and that's "Little Miss Strange" and "Long Hot Sumner Night" and the fact they together open up side 2 stick out like a sore thumb. I'm not crazy about "...And The Gods Made Love" but as a psych album prelude it kinda works. Not a track I'd listen to on its own. The rest of the album is fukkin fire. And if it wasn't for those two outta place filler songs, it would even rival the UK *Experienced?* debut... Probably not the US version, but definitely the UK. 9.85 ★★★★½
4.5/5
Another classic album from Hendrix. While this is probably my least favorite of the three albums released during his lifetime, it's still really cool. The numerous highlights include the title track, "Crosstown Traffic", "Long Hot Summer Night", "1983", and Voodoo Child (Slight Return)", plus his covers of "All Along the Watchtower" and "Come On". 5 stars.
From one of the all-time greatest rock gods, this is probably the Zeus of double albums. At the peak of his creativity, an almighty flurry of awesome poptastic, bluestastic, psychedelic supreme songage, fantabulous 15 minute jams, blissed out side-long ventures of turning into a merman and signing off with the greatest 1-2 with All Along The Watch Tower and Voodoo Child (Slight Return). Lay Ladyland Lay in my big gold 5 star bed.
Hendrix, man. A great classic rock album. You know someone is a legend when they perform a cover song and everyone forgets it was a cover and not their own original song.
Exceptional
Overall good to great between tracks, but 'All Along the Watchtower' really takes things to another level! Fun time overall, great instrumentals and vocal work.
It’s a little long with insufficient variety to keep me fully hooked, but there are some undeniably iconic moments. It’s like a 4.6 for me.
I really deliberated on this one for a while. But I can't help but give this a five. I was listening to it in the shower and couldn't help but feel alive. One of the greatest songwriters of our lifetime for sure.
Rock the fuck out!!! This doesn't need a review ffs
My last review of this album: "It’s Jimi, come on people! I’m not writing some lengthy review of what we all know as a masterpiece." 'nuff said!
He’s a genius. Generational talent. Not a single song I don’t like and wouldn’t play again. Perfect.
5 out of 5. How did I sleep on this for so long?
A record on a higher plane. A double album of Hendrix being an absolute pioneer and a force of nature. Reaching cosmic heights while channeling the best energy of his time. Genuinely transformative guitar playing. Favourite tunes: Crosstown Traffic, House Burning Down, Gypsy Eyes, ...Slight Return, All Along the Watchtower.
so freaking smooth
This album is a masterpiece. It's been said a thousand times before, and it's still true. The songwriting is great. He touches topics ranging from sex to loneliness, mixed with some mysterious cosmic imagery at times. For all of these, he writes and delivers with a distinctive style that works just great with the instrumentation. And the most important part, the music. Hendrix's guitar ability is legendary, and it's on full display in this album, gracing the different songs with varied solos, mixing styles and effects, always to great effect. The other instruments are all on par too, excellent drumming and the organ playing is also top-tier. The album is filled with great songs (and some short interludes). My favourite was "Voodoo Chile", a 15-minute masterpiece that displays all of Hendrix's talent, and is also one hell of a song. "1983" and "All Along the Watchtower" are amazing too. If I had to pick a least favourite, I'd say "Little Miss Strange" wasn't as good as the rest (or maybe it's because it comes right after "Voodoo Chile"). A bit too light, pop-oriented when compared to the rest of the record. Also, I didn't like Redding's singing too much. Hendrix's style and musicality are just top tier, and this album showcases it throughout the whole record. A testament to Hendrix's talents.
Love the production on this album - sometimes I feel like I'm in the room with them, sometimes super trippy use of the stereo space. First 5 star album of this list.
I was complaining about psychedelic noodling yesterday and today I get Jimi. At least he knows how to do the noodling right.
Frickin’ A. There was not a second of this that I didn’t enjoy in head-nodding bliss. I have nothing to say about Hendrix’s guitar playing that hasn’t already been said; just that it’s all true. The chops, the tone. The tone! He uses pretty typical effects but how does he sound like that? Ugh, anyway. And of course his band rules; I wish people these days could get drum fills to sound like they did on late 60s psychedelic records. Anyway, it’s an incredible, 5-star, must-listen record all the way through. ML #128.
Не easy-listening, но все равно прекрасно
Trippy space rock typa shii
Noodley - using the stereo function to the absolute max
Jimi Hendrix was arguably the world's best guitarist. Certainly for his time, he was a trailblazer in more ways than one. But I have to confess that he's an artist I love in small doses. Of course he's impressive and innovative, daring and expertly skilled. But unless your studying guitar yourself, how much of that do you really need to listen to. Not that his albums are fantastic but if I'm honest, I probably prefer his greatest hits to the entire discography. So with that all said, the prospect of a double album didn't excite me, even if it did end with two of his best tracks. Multiple listens have really helped this one to come alive for me. On "Electric Ladyland", Hendrix proves himself to be more than a virtuoso of the guitar. There's a lot happening here and he pulls in a variety of different genres and collaborators. "Crosstown Traffic" evokes images of busy urban landscapes. "Voodoo Chile" is a sprawling and impressive jam complete with contribution from Steve Winwood. "Little Miss Strange" recalls the early 60s rock that Hendrix was leaving in the dust. Other tracks incorporate elements of jazz, blues and soul on top of the dominate guitar performances. The undisputed highlight however is Hendrix's take on Bob Dylan's "All Along the Watchtower", one of those rare covers that equals (or perhaps surpasses?) the original.
Excellent!
Amazing, loved it
Jimi was obviously great, but the real hero of this one is Mitch Mitchell. This is, without hyperbole, some of the best drumming I have ever heard.
Electric!!
Exceptional (although I think Dylan's All Along The Watchtower is better).
En av de bästa gitarrskivorna någonsin. Revolutionerande ljuddesign och spel. 10/10
I was never into Hendrix but I’m a big fan of Jack White, and I can hear the influence. I will definitely listen to more Hendrix now.
I already knew Hendrix was great, but listening to this has made me a fan
great album with some chill-vibey guitar
# Album Name: Electric Ladyland # Artist: Jimi Hendrix # Rating: 5/5 # Comments: Wow, voodoo chile, 15 mins is long. But when Jimi is ripping up that guitar like he is then he can do what the F he wants. This is a great album. The band are so fucking tight its unreal. The quality of each musician is top tier. Theres plenty of great songs on this album. I do think the length of the album detracts from the overall quality. Some of the tracks are more like jam sessions. Theres two songs about 15 mins in length. Thats nearly half the album duration! Overall a great listen by the man himself. # Top Tunes: Crosstown traffic / voodoo chile / LMS / Come on / Midnight lamp / Rainy day / 1983 / AATW / Voodoo Child # Would I listen to it again? oh yes
Excellent
Awesome
Feel like I should have been on acid for this, though the album is a trip in of itself. What an experience.
A classic. Jimi at his most amazing. Soulful guitar works that resonate even today. Highly recommended.
1983 è un un prog assurdo. Un riff di chitarra meraviglioso, la ascolterei per ore. Ho bisogno di questo vinile.
And the Gods Made Love Have You Ever Been- if you have heard this album before, this is a perfect intro track (with respect to the real intro track) Crosstown Traffic- Hendrix wasn't great lyrically, but his understanding of sound was unlike anyone else's Voodoo Chile- Hendrix does his best to make something that sounds like a juke joint in the 30s- and then turns it onto a ten minute jam session Little Miss Strange- can't stand the vocals on this one- if you can get past them, it's got some soloing that is different for Hendrix Long Hot Summer Night- this song does not get enough credit for being a great Hendrix jam Come On (Let the Good Times Roll)- a Hendrix take on an classic blues anthem Gypsy Eyes Burning of the Midnight Lamp Rainy Day, Dream Away 1983 Moon, Turn the Tides... Gently, Gently, Away Still Raining, Still Dreaming House Burning Down All Along the Watchtower- Bob Dylan said the song belongs go Hendrix Voodoo Chile (Slight Tower) Maybe the greatest guitar song ever
It’s Jimi, come on people! I’m not writing some lengthy review of what we all know as a masterpiece.
Fantastic album, and one I've only gotten into properly recently, even though I've been a Hendrix fan for a long time. For some reason I always connected more with the first 2 albums. But I get this one now, it's experimental in all the right ways and has some of his best playing (Voodoo Child, Burning of the Midnight Lamp, All Along The Watchtower). Maybe a bit too long, but I'll forgive him!
10
Brilliant. Unarguably his best studio work - though all 3 are 5-star albums. Not only does this begin with an insane little instrumental, but its got some of his best work - including (but certainly not limited to) the best cover of All Along the Watchtower ever.
Yes this album is a little all over the place, but I'm going to have to go with a 5. First of all, it contains maybe the greatest cover of all time in "Watchtower" (wild that we got two of the GOAT covers in 2 weeks). Second of all Jimi is going absolutely off on the guitar throughout this whole album the solo at the end of the 12 min "Voodoo Chile" was maybe the peak but "House Burning Down" and "Gypsy Eyes" had incredible guitar solos as well. This is rock and roll with some proto-funk stylings and it would have been fascinating to hear more had he lived longer and gone further down this path. What an absolute tragedy.
Hard to go wrong with Jimi
There are so many great songs on here. This album was one of my mom’s favorites so it was spin often, though not this extended version (at least that I remember). This version of Voodoo Chile is bluesier than I recall from the later CD mixes. I also don’t remember it being live. (No complaints BTW). Watchtower was one of the first songs I remember ‘hearing’ Hendrix and I have loved that song since, but the swishing guitar work that starts Voodoo Child, and then drops into one of the hardest riffs in classic rock is still mindblowingly powerful. I really enjoyed 1983 this listen and am not sure I ever heard that song. This album is a classic but I’m not as excited as Experience from Hendrix. Is it a Four? nah. We all know…
Was soll ich sagen? Mega groovy 6/5! „Voodo Chile“ (die lange Version) ist mein Favorit, aber das ganze Album ist voll mit mega Songs. Unterschiedliche Stile werden durch die signature-Gitarrensolos vereint! Großartig!
One of my favourite albums of all time, and probably my favourite Hendrix album. Everything comes together here in peak performance, from the heavy wawa use to the rampant psychedelia. The album listens like a glorious acid trip, and is sonically something else. Hendrix is incandescent here, making his guitar talk via wawa glory on Still Raining, Still Dreaming, which picks up on where Rainy Day Dream away left off a few tracks early. Then there's the ornate riff of Burning of the Midnight Lamp--a masterpiece of psychedelia. The riff on Voodoo Chile (Slight Return) and the muted intro that predicts hip hop scratching and the solo on All Along the Watchtower, one of rock's alltime greatest solows. And it isn't just the guitar work here--this is a band effort. Noel Redding's Little Miss Strange sounds like the Beatles on more acid than usual while the drumming on House Burning Down and Gypsy Eyes drives the amazing rhythm of those tracks.
I was wondering why it was taking so long to get the first Hendrix album. I'm also happy this is the first one I see, it's my favorite :) now give me "Blues" and I can pardon any other crap album from this list.
Ongekend
I had never listened to Electric Ladyland in full before, and I was really looking forward to it. Wow—what an album. I absolutely love it. It feels like a massive jam session layered with some truly fantastic songs. Hendrix’s guitar work is incredible, and his voice really stands out—underrated, in my opinion. Favorite songs: All Along the Watchtower and Have You Ever Been (To Electric Ladyland) are just perfect. Least favorite: None. Every track on this album feels purposeful and adds something valuable to the experience. Album artwork: Very cool cover—it perfectly sets the tone for the music inside.
ONE OF THE ALBUMS OF ALL TIME
Stone classikkkk
Bluesy, effortlessly cool (other than the effort needed to be this good)
What an insanely good album
Fabulous
Incredible. His Magnum Opus. Best Song: All Along the Watchtower Rating: 9.5/10 Stars: 5/5
10/10
Excellent guitar playing, iconic songs and a must hear for every guitar player. That being said, this album is iconic but it is very reliant on the guitar playing and the at the time revolutionary mixing tricks. Some tracks are more experimental than others and the album has a very 60s psychedelic vibe. So it is not for everyone, but the album includes some of the most iconic and classic rock music we have. so I would have given it a 4 because if you aren't a guitarist you might just enjoy the hits. but personally it is a 5 because i play guitar
I mean it's Jimi!
Another great album from Hendrix, dives more into the psychedelia with combining it with blues, funk, rock. I would listen again!
I mean…I have loved Jimi since the first time I ever heard him.
Masterful album. I especially like All Along the Watchtower and Crosstown Traffic.
I forget that I love Jimi Hendrix. So much of my music tastes of that era hails from the UK, but Jimi is one of the few Americans that just blew music off its lid. He could make a guitar weep, scream, wail, and moan. Then you've got those guttural and soulful vocals. They don't music like this anymore. God bless Jimi Hendrix.
Jimi Hendrix was a master at his craft. His music can be soothing one moment, feral another, and soulful and funky the next. I will never turn down an opportunity to listen to his music.
Gitarre>>>
Amazing
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I loved this album as a teenager so it's tough to reevaluate now when I know just about every note on the whole album, but I like that it shows the breadth of Jimi's talent by tackling a wide variety of sounds and genres. I do think there's a bit too much experimentation with noise, feedback and strange effects. But there's enough hits on here to get a 5
big songs, as good as Hendrix gets
First time listening to the whole album. Close to perfection!
Jimi Hendrix forever changed the way electric guitar would be played. This album however is so much more interesting than the standard cannon of Hendrix hits. A lot of styles colliding, a sense of fun in the production and some beautiful instrumentation and performances across the board.
Jimi Hendrix é o cara mesmo. Já tinha algumas músicas na minha playlist, como Crosstown Traffic, Voodoo Chile e All Along The Watchtower. Mas Still Raining, Still Dreaming conseguiu um espaço a mais.. De modo geral é um bom álbum, com boas músicas e boa progressão.
The greatest album ever made. Blues, rock, psychedelia, jazz… all the good stuff.
Simply amazing. A work of art of the highest form.
Ain't no use in gettin' uptight, just let it groove its own way
It’s Hendrix. It’s a great album. That is all.
Huge fan of jimi hendrix, hard for me to be unbaised.
It's Hendrix. What can we say. Hearing his genius, inventive, spontaneous raw talent and skill wafting / or ripping through the air of the room in 2025 and still being spellbound - how'd he do it-how did he learn to play the chords upside down bc he was a lefty and there weren't guitars made for lefties yet. how does it sound otherworldy after you've heard it a million times, how is crosstown traffic ALWAYS in my head if I have to cross ANY town, lol.. Mike is a Hendrix head so I'll give 5 bc what else can you give really
Music in at least three dimensions. Absolute and total control in all aspects - riffs galore, songwriting, production - aces all around. It borders on the ridiculous how far ahead he was.
This is where Hendrix clicked for me. It stands apart from so many of the rock albums on this list in production, musicality, and technicality. Badass.
A goddamm masterpiece. 7-7-7.
Sick
Really fun listen. Favorite songs were All Along the Watchtower, Crosstown Traffic, and Voodoo Chile. Classic album, listening to it I had to remind myself it was made in the late 1960s. It's really easy to understand why he was so influential. RIP Jimi
Another super popular artist but I only know a single song from the album and don’t feel like listening through the psychedelic haze of them all
Another classic from Jimi Hendrix that sounded completely different from his first album. There were so many moments where I was shocked to hear a guitar make the sounds it did which is a testament to how good Jimi was at playing. The drums are another highlight of the album being consistently great. The songs themselves were pretty good all around but, the last 4 songs are definitely the best part. This album is a showcase of how innovative and talented Jimi Hendrix was, what an experience!
Easy 5.
Speaks for itself. There just isn't enough Jimi Hendrix.
Love this album - i listened to it last year. Excellent.
The first gift I ever remember giving my dad in which he actually enjoyed it was this album. Crayola drawings, elementary school art ... all that is bullshit, but give the guy a remastered CD of Electric Ladyland for Christmas and wow, did I see him light up. A short time later, this was in my CD player playing like I owned it. Happy Birthday, Dad.
Second member of the "27 club" in two consecutive days. What's tomorrow going to be? The Doors? I'm starting to think that all 1001 albums are scripted. Anyway, jokes aside. Everything Hendrix did is brilliant. But I always thought that the production of his albums was of low quality. At least compared to what such a brilliant artist deserved to have. Every note he plays with his guitar exudes an enormous aura of creativity and originality, showing the unique way he had to play the guitar. The good bass lines and Mitch Mitchell's brilliant drums complement the songs perfectly. But as I said before, the production is very lacking. At some points, the guitar completely stands out over the other instruments. It almost gives me a headache. But if you think the rating will be anything other than 5 stars, you're crazy! There's no way I can listen to Hendrix without getting goosebumps, no matter how poorly produced the album is. Of the members of the "27 club" this is certainly the one that is most missed. It would have been a delight to see what Hendrix would have done in the 70s, with superior production and recording qualities... we can only imagine!
The only potential problem with *Electric Ladyland* is that it's all over the place. But being "all over the place" is actually not a problem at all when you're a mad genius like Jimi Hendrix. What you have instead is a treasure trove of tones and intents and moods and melodies and colors. As you go through this legendary double album, some moments stick out like an *agile* thumb (and never a sore one), just like Jimi's right thumb, so expertly placed on his guitar neck -- a detail I have always found as fascinating to watch on film as what the man could do with his other fingers on the fretboard. So when you finally see (or rather "hear") the whole picture of those "sound paintings", you can't help but be in awe. And also a little saddened that no one would hear where the man would go next for his crazed-out studio endeavors What's terrific about *Electric Ladyland* is that it indeed does not simply rely on Hendrix's blues-inspired virtuoso powers. It is the transcription of a far wider picture than that, going from American psychedelic acid-rock to sixties British pop to progressive soul/funk to jazz lounge cuts to proto-hard-rock to indeed long swampy blues jams here and there (putting the lengthier version of "Voodoo Chile" in side one was *bold* for sure). And then, you have the absolutely iconic cuts: "Voodoo Child" in its "slight return" version, "Crosstown Traffic" and the cover of Bob Dylan's "All Along The Watcher", transcending the original version on all cursors. Plus a handful of less famous yet stellar hits in their own right ("Gypsy Eyes", "Burning Of The Midnight Lamp", "House Burning Down", Noel Redding's "Little Miss Strange"...). And if the rest is often more experimental and not as instantly memorable, it's always a pleasure to return to anyway. Simply put, *Electric Ladyland" is thus an album that's still inexhaustible almost sixty years after the fact. Surely that warrants an automatic 5/5 grade here. Number of albums left to review: around thirty or twenty, as I've gone over the 1000 line and this generator is including albums from all editions of the book. Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 462 (including this one) Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: 276 Albums from the list I won't include in mine: 334
I rate All along the tower a 2 star because it is just not for me and I don't like country music. I rate voodoo child a 1 star because it doesn't have much energy and its not for me. I rate long hot summer night a 3 star because I kinda like it and its a good song but not for me.
I think this song is good because I love the rhyme and his voice. The background music is fire and I love the album cover. Both his songs sound super cool and I love the way he sings. I would recommend this album to people and I feel like a lot of people would like his songs.
Do you like albums that are recent or old? I liked this album because both songs sound pretty cool to me and the beat is very good in both songs. I also think this album is cool since it's old it has that vibe to it.I would recommend this album if you like songs that are mainly guitar.
I like this album because I really like the guitar and I like and I like how the songs are different and that on both songs have guitar and I like his voice would recommend this because it is very good
Amazing Album Need to get it on vinyl
No absolutely crazy solos until the backend and then it was insane-but a good buildup with a lot (LOT) of drum fills.
Was he the best to ever do it? No. Did he pioneer a sound and style that would influence everything that came after him? Yes. If he hadn’t had an untimely death would allegations about sexual impropriety have eventually surfaced 50 years after his heyday? Most likely.
With many albums on this list where you know one or two hits from the band, they're usually at the front and as the album goes on it becomes an unfocused mess of filler and deep cuts of varying quality. With Electric Ladyland, the album becomes more focused as the album goes on with the two big hits being on the last side of the album. It was an absolute joy to listen to this. From the extended blues jams, songs without Hendrix on vocals, the hits and the deep cuts. The production here rocks and while it seems that there was a risk of a 'too many cooks' situation during the recording of this album, the mammoth collaborative effort here between the who's who of the 60's rock scene paid off. This album also contains one of my favourite songs of all time, 1983....(A Merman I Should Turn to Be), and it took me longer than usual to write this review as I kept going back to listen to Side C just so I could play it again and again. Of course this album also contains arguably the greatest cover song ever performed in All Along the Watchtower. You constantly hear about how Hendrix is the most important guitarist of all time, and if you had not suffered through some of the dogshit made prior to this and milquetoast (by modern standards) rock and roll that was coming out prior to him exploding on the scene you would think "yeah man, whatever" but this album underscores just how important his style and talent in both musicality and production was to musical history. This is the meteor that killed the dinosaurs, giving this anything less than a 5 feels wrong. Highlights: Crosstown Traffic, Voodoo Chile, Gypsy Eyes, Burning of the Midnight Lamp, 1983....(A Merman I Should Turn to Be), House Burning Down, All Along the Watchtower, Voodoo Child (Slight Return)
This was one of my first cds growing up. I remember not “getting” it at first. A few years later I stumbled back across it after starting to learn guitar and was blown away. In my opinion this is Jimi’s magnum opus.
Voodoo Chile album version is way different than the single. Enjoyed how simple and raw feel of the LP. Loads of recording and sound experimentation. Weird to think that this album was release in cassette format. Really like this album
Never listened to this before. Great album with loads of solos.
++*: Have You Ever Been (To Electric Ladyland), Crosstown Traffic, Voodoo Chile, Little Miss Strange, Still Raining, Still Dreaming ++: ... And the Gods Made Love, Long Hot Summer Night, Come On (Part 1), Gypsy Eyes, Burning of the Midnight Lamp, Rainy Day, Dream Away, 1983....(A Merman I Should Turn to Be), Moon, Turn the Tides....Gently Gently Away, House Burning Down, All Along the Watchtower, Voodoo Child (Slight Return) 10/10
Saw Jimi pop up as today’s pick and let out an audible squeal. One of the greatest to ever do it, and this album for the most part is another album that is just amazing. The only slight negative is that the album runs a little on the long side, and while I enjoy Jimi enough to not be bothered, I can see why others may not be so keen on listening that long. For that I give it a 4.75 out of 5.
Read that a bandmate described him as “a combination of Beethoven and John Lee Hooker” and that pretty much sums it up… wow! Earth-shattering music
Thank you for reminding me that I should own this record at some point.
This was awesome!
One of my all time favorites.
I'm not sure would it bee even possible to give anything else than 5 starts. Pure gold!
It's been a while since I last time listened to Jimi. Goddamn this album sounds good! Nothing to add, loved every minute. For some reason Gypsy Eyes hit me hard this time. The groove is relentless, and Jimi’s guitar work on that song feels so raw and funky.
It seems I've never listened to this actual album as such. I've three of his albums in my collection, namely Live At Winterland, Radio One and Sound Track Recordings From The Film "Jimi Hendrix", but I'm quite sure I've had at least one of them on tape or something. Most of the songs were however familiar, I've heard enough random songs via friends and radio, but there were few that I got to experience with fresh ears. They're more of the same, which is not a bad thing, so nothing jumped out as better/worse. The sound quality and production is top notch on this album. It sounds incredible from my system.
This entire album steals my breath. It's from a different place. Jimi was from a different place. As were Mitch Mitchell & Noel Redding. (The other musicians on this album are *also* in the pantheon of musical brilliance.) Sequenced impeccably. Psychedelic af. And funk is assuredly here. It's a perfect album.
Lovin it!
And this is it. The final album, not just of the 1001 but of all 1089 from all editions of this list. Thankfully, we have ended things on a high with Hendrix’s most ambitious and varied project. It’s got straightforward pop-rock songs, it’s got jam-filled hard blues songs, it’s got mindblogging fretboard-shattering psychedelia in the form of the 15-minute cut of Voodoo Chile, it’s got the remarkable Dylan cover towards the end. It’s got a 13 minute track about becoming a fucking merman. At the end of the day - at the end of 1089 days - what more can you ask for?
Listened to this on vinyl. It’s fab
5 all day every day - praise Jimi
The best
This is an album you have to sit down and listen to. When you do, the rewards are epic. Jimi’s playing is awesome. There are a handful of songs I am not so keen on which, removed, would reduce the lengthy run time. EDIT:- Okay upon repeat listening, this album is a 5. While I still stand by my view that some of the songs on their own would be 3s and 4s, the album taken as a piece of art and listened to in one sitting is brilliant.
Desde el tema 1 sabes que se viene un delirio
Classic, amazing, innovative. Launched thousands of musicians to push the boundaries of what rock quitar playing and sogwriing could be. I was instantly reminded of Prince in the diversity of songwriting and the sheer musicianship. A truly great album. Please buy a physical copy, it is well worth it.
Great album.
9.5/10. Quite simply one of the greatest albums of all time! The Jimi Hendrix Experience lives up to their name; they're an experience!!! :)
when i first discovered jimi hendrix for myself in middle school, this was the album that really drew me in. i wasn't a fan of the long jams but was really fond of the wailing acid rock guitars. not only is jimi's guitar playing here incredible (of course), the songwriting is great too. songs like 'crosstown traffic,' 'little miss strange,' and 'house burning down' have incredible hooks and get stuck in your head. of course, the bass and drums here are incredible too. as i've gotten older, i've developed a greater appreciation for the longer jammier stuff on here (particularly '1983...'). and of course the big songs - his cover of bob dylan's 'all along the watchtower' is a classic, as well as the ever-present 'voodoo child (slight return)' are heavy hitters that get repeated ad nauseum for a good reason. not only is it one of the best albums of its era, it's just a blast to listen to from front to back.
The biggest jump in sounds a guitar can make ever. I rocks hard the whole ride.
Own it. Solid but I prefer are you experienced
a work of sprawling genius, captivating from start to end, covering soul, rock, and outer space along the way
All-timer. Favorites: Midnight Lamp, Voodoo Child, All Along the Watchtower, and Electric Ladyland. New Fav: 1983
Hendrix was truly a master of the guitar. Forgot how long Voodoo Child was (15 minutes!) Never knew that "All Along the Watchtower" was a cover of Bob Dylan's song.
C'est bien vraiment
Un bon 4,5 pour ce classique ! J'arrondis au dessus.
A true genius
A bit meandering at times. But overall - just wow.
A sprawling, chaotic journey packed with stone-cold classics—I can taste the drugs from those late-night sessions. Rainy Day, Dream Away and Still Raining, Still Dreaming make a great pair, both easy highlights.
Sublime
Powerful. Rainy Day, Dream Away was a good one I didn't know that well.
My third and final Hendrix album - what a tragedy his life was cut so short and crazy to think what he could have created had he had the opportunity to further mature and develop as an artist. I had not really appreciated his breadth before. As double album its unsurprisingly a bit all over the place and a bit baggy here and there - although there are plenty of genius moments - not least All Along the Watchtower - absolute banger and defining song for the era. I preferred Electric Ladyland as an album but AATW alone makes this a 5.
Perfect
a experience.
I've heard a lot of Jimi Hendrix my whole life, but I've heard maybe 5% of this album. Thank you 1001 album generator! It's a psychedelic explosion of blues-based rock, and it's so good! All Along The Watchtower has to be the greatest Dylan cover in history. Liked Songs Added: Crosstown Traffic Voodoo Chile Come On (Let The Good Times Roll) Still Raining, Still Dreaming All Along The Watchtower Voodoo Child (Slight Return)
nice
besides the obvious songs, 1983... (A Merman I Should Turn to Be) is an absolute banger as well
Fuck man Jimi is the best guitarist of all time. And this is him just at the top of his powers (almost, personally Are You Experienced is a tad bit better) he just makes sounds only he can make I don't need to tell anyone that though. 9/10
Oh to be 20 tripping out to this at Woodstock 66. Hendrix is one of my all time favourite musicians and this album is one of his best.
Over time, Band Of Gypsys has become my favorite Hendrix album but this one is a close second. Lots of studio experimentation here and of course great performances from the band. This album showcases Jimi pushing the boundaries of guitar and rock music while giving the world some of the most iconic songs in his catalog. Easy 5 for me.
Well, this has a bunch of my favorite Hendrix songs, so this will be an easy 5. There's no need to explain, because Hendrix is basically a legend. Crosstown Traffic and Burning of the Midnight Lamp are my top 2 on this album.
Another review that was lost somehow . . . Generally, I try to listen to the albums in this project outside of persona or time. Don't know Bowie sang this one wearing a dress? Fine; a good song holds up anyway. With Hendrix--like Prince--the whole of their being is tied into the music they make. Lyrically, instrumentally, even fashionably, Jimi (and Prince) exudes his musical mastery in his very essence. His walk, talk, and life is authentically him; there is no stage persona. There is no man behind the curtain; there is no curtain, and no man. He is powerful, relaxed, intense, calm, all at once, all of the time. And his playing comes through him, so in tune with his instrument that you get a direct connection from his muse to your ears; so embedded is he in his musical expression that you'd almost think he wasn't even there, if not for the fact that his very body is further emanating and resonating with the sound too. Lyrically, he is also descending from the gods to the Earth to give us a glimpse of the cosmos. Not every song is a hit, but every song is him, and they each offer a glimpse of his greatness. You get the feeling that if no one was listening, it would still be as great. This is not for an audience, this is for an expression of self, for the Jimi Hendrix Experience. We're just lucky enough to look in.
Hard to go wrong with Jimi. He's a top 5 guitarist for me. Innovation, originality, it's all there. This album is not my favorite from him but it is still incredible. He is one of those artists that just hooked me on the first listen. I'm pretty sure I'm actually writing this on his birthday. Nothing sounds like Jimi to me, singing or playing wise. The big standouts on this album are All Along the Watchtower and Voodoo Chile Slight Return. Particularly on Voodoo Chile he sounds like he landed from another planet.
I didn't enjoy "Are you Experienced" as much as I'd expected. So I started listening to this with some hesitations. And here we are: 5/5.
Mostly excellent. One of the big names of the sixties that seem consistently good.
All timer
Definitively brilliant. How can so much be packed into one collection? Only the gods know. Hendrix is a genre unto himself. What can an electric guitar do? Jimi knows. He contains multitudes (thanks Walt).
One of my all-time favorites, so this is an easy 5 for me. I adore every damn second of this thing: the songwriting, the soulfulness, the musicianship, how playful and cool it is. My favorite song is the 15-minute-long gem Voodoo Chile. Four dudes completely mind-melded with each other. The way the tension rises and falls. The interplay between Steve Winwood and Jimi. Mitch's far-out jazz drumming. And it's all held together by Jack Casady's gorgeous bass playing. I wish these guys had formed a band. The suite on side 3 is similarly gorgeous. Such a beautiful, spacey groove. And then it all caps off with All Along the Watchtower and the immortal Voodoo Child (Slight Return). A supreme achievement.
Jimi has and always will rock me. I love how this album shows so off much of what he loved and how he put his signature twist on those things---the blues (Voodoo Chile), Bob Dylan All Along the Watchtower by Jimi is cataloged as the best cover of all time in my book. SIDENOTE: I will also always see the scene in Whitnail and I when the lads are leaving London for the weekend and this is playing in the background. Worth every licensing pound paid!
Psychedelic, funky, and bluesy, this album has some of it all. The Dylan cover of "All Along the Watchtower" is a classic and another example of a Dylan tune that sounds better when performed by someone else. "Voodoo Chile (A Slight Return)", has been covered by numerous gutairists. 5 stars easy.
Ich bin elektrisiert!
A great album
Love it
Solo había escuchado All Along The Watchtower, obviamente, pero el resto del disco la verdad es que es muy bueno. Tan bueno que dura casi 80 minutos y no me he sentido aburrido en ningún momento. Las canciones fluyen bien entre ellas y los elementos psicodélicos hacen que todo el álbum se sienta muy único. Y pensar que todo esto tiene casi 60 pues obviamente tiene más merito aún. 5 estrellas.
This is an album that should be heard before you die.
First of all — this is amazing, and proves why we still talk about Hendrix! That being said, double albums are weird. As a marketable product that somebody is paying money for it makes sense. But as a listening experience in the day of streaming they often don't hold up. This album has very few week points, but even someone as brilliant as Hendrix gets tiresome after a while. Still going to give it a 5 — just wanted to philosiphize about music economy on this grey monday morning.
This album has everything. A double LP that doesn't overstay its welcome. There are memorable songs and riffs for days. Tons of guitar solos as expected too. Memorable hits like Crosstown Traffic, All Along The Watchtower and House Burning Down. Along with that some epic jams that delve into long ass solo's like on 1983 and the Voodoo Child/e's. Only nitpick is that I'm not really a fan of Little Miss Strange, it sounds a bit out of place and doesn't live up to how amazing other songs are. One of the best 60's albums still.
Maybe a bit long, but so many great tracks on this. Love the variety compared with previous work.
Just an excuse to listen to my favourite album again. Loved it
The culmination of a four year streak that is unrivaled. A true guitar god doing his thing.
It’s fucking Jimi. 5/5
I wanted to be Jimi Hendrix when I was young, still do some times. Great great great album! I love Burning of the Midnight Lamp and 1983... and all of them really. I could and I am listening to so many of the releases of takes he did. There is so much. I love it! He's another of my heart songs.
Great album. Hendrix the magician.
10/10
fantastic
Must have been insane to hear this back in the 60s, this was the heaviest music in existence until Black Sabbath came along.
Bloody brilliant. That man really knew how to play a guitar. All Along The Watchtower still slaps
Favorite guitarist by far and one of my favorite artists. I will never not enjoy listening to Hendrix.
The first time I heard Hendrix, at maybe 12, I knew I wanted to become an artist of some sort. A mixed blessing in many ways but wouldn’t trade that for anything. Now back to writing my erotic novel in progress.
Yes, across the board, this was a fantastic listen. Its a classic with so many hits Voodoo Chile is fantastic and maybe better than Voodoo Chile Slight Return. Didnt know about the band experimenting with different producers and how drugged out Brian Jones played on All Along The Watchtower
I’ll admit that despite playing a lot of guitar growing up, I was for whatever reason just not that into Hendrix. Maybe it’s my first guitar teacher who said Hendrix is overrated (I think he was super into Steely Dan). This album is not really what I expected, and took a lot of listens to really figure out if I liked it or not. I thought it would be more of a blues rocker, and had it on during a run. Got a couple of miles in and Mermaid came on - not exactly a pump up song. At first listen, I found the whole thing kind of chaotic and disjointed, and there are a lot of spots where Jimmy is playing sloppy/free that I found tough to get past. After reading about how chaotic the production process was (more of an acid field party than a structured session) the vibe made more sense. It help to break it up into the four sides - side 1 is bluesy, side 2 is the most accessible, side 3 is weird and awesome, and side 4 brings it home. Also helped for me to realize that Jimmy attacked the guitar in such a unique way, especially for the time. Its not always technically insane or perfectly executed, but so expressive in phrasing and pushed tone of amp and rig to new places. Also realized from Mermaid and Lamp that he’s just a really cool songwriter. I have a lot more respect for him after rabbit holing on this album this weekend - jumping from a 3 to maybe a 4.5. Giving it a 5 more as a bookmark of an album and artist I know I need to hear more.
Absolutely brilliant.
I can almost understand why people downrate this with its jazzy noodling bits. Almost.
Amazing album, maybe not as good when I first listened to it, but still incredible.
I simply love Jimi Hendrix ❤️
The brevity of Henrdix's life and finite number of recordings makes every note that much more impactful. Arguably the most influential record by the most influential guitarist ever. Twenty-seven and one-half stars.
I listened to this on my morning walk and was shocked when my walking app announced that I had walked 2 miles. I thought I had another lap around the pond to hit that mark. I was so caught up in the music that it made me forget walking about half a mile! That's saying something. This album is a bit uneven and maybe a bit bloated but Hendrix's undeniable talent is on full display and I like blues based rock so I enjoyed it. I'm feeling a 4.5 and more inclined to round up than down.
Would’ve loved to have seen him live
banger
Excellent album.
As a guitarist, I'm really, incredibly biased towards this album. Jimi Hendrix was a visionary, an innovator, truly a master of the craft of guitar. Plus, this album has some massive hits on it. I'm going to give it a 5, but it's really a 4.5 for me, and here's why. This album has beautiful chord progressions on it, wonderful guitar playing, great composing. But not back to back. Not every single song was memorable. None of them were actually BAD, but some are just forgettable, more filler than killer. Still, it's Jimi. I can't bring myself to round down.
As so often, I have only listened to individual tracks from this album (All Along The Watchtower and Voodoo Child), but never the whole album. It was worth it. A great album. 5/5
yeah its electric ladyland lmfao
I'm commander Shepard and this is my favourite Jimi Hendrix-album on this generator!
My favorite Hendrix album by a good margin. Voodoo Chile (both versions) and All Along the Watchtower make this five stars alone, but it’s a Hendrix at his best throughout. If only we could have heard what was next.
Love me a bit of Jimi Incredible soundscapes, virtuoso guitar complemented so well by the drums, bass and keys. Has stood the test of time
This album is a phenomenon. If you're a Smash Hits fan, you'll recognize several tracks, but the real joy is exploring the deeper cuts. "Have You Ever Been", "Burning of the Midnight Lamp", and the better known "Crosstown Traffic" emerge as deeper expressions of soul music than I ever realized Jimi ever did (and perhaps the reason the first two aren't better known, as they may have unfortunately been deemed "too black" for white radio at that moment in time). Meanwhile, Jimi's tone -- most especially on Voodoo Chile -- is otherworldly, making the 15 minute track less of a single and more of an incantation. Is the album too long? Yes, a little. Is "Little Miss Strange" little more than filler to keep the band happy? Yes. Do tracks like "1983" and "Voodoo Chile" force you to work for your reward? They sure do. Does any of that cause me to reduce my star ranking? Somehow, the answer is no. This album takes some work, but it's absolutely worth it. This is the full evolution of the Experience, possibly the greatest peek into Hendrix's untapped potential.
It's Hendrix at his best, so it's 5 stars. I do prefer AYE, but this is a fine follow-up 4.5 realistically but I can't deny Jimi his 5
Liked this album a lot. Good to drive to. Lots of jams and very much a classic!
Psyche fuckin delic
Jimi Hendrix made psychedelic rock cool. The dead made music for the hippies and stoners but it wasn't genre pushing. Jimi Hendrix took the Blues and funk and prototypical rock and roll he learned while backing for pioneering rock acts like Little Richard and played with the freedom of the Dead. Here was a guy who wasn't old, white and clean cut. He was cutting loose in a way that wouldn't be seen again until Led Zeppelin. He was a rockstar in a way that few people have ever been. He was a performer and he had a special relationship with the music. I wish there was somebody out today who was pushing music this hard, and able to achieve mainstream success like he did. The 60s were a unique era in that way. Onto the album. This album is long, and with most tracks not having a typical song structure it feels even longer. This feels like an album, not a collection of tracks which I think makes sense for an artist like Hendrix. My favorite songs are crosstown traffic, voodoo chile (though it requires a mood), come on, 1983, gypsy eyes, house burning down. This album is an experience as songs might seem to be following a traditional song structure and then degrade and branch off into chaos. Come on, specifically feels like a traditional blues-rock song but it starts wandering around going to all of these interesting and unexpected places. The album feels like it ends at House burning down. I consider along the Watchtower to be a bonus track. It's a cover and feels different than the Hendrix originals. It's relatively short, The instrumental is the cleanest of the whole bunch, and Hendrix strips the guitar down. It's probably the best thing Hendrix has ever done. It's powerful, creative, and combines Dylan's evocative storytelling with some of the cleanest psychedelic guitar ever made. It might be my favorite song ever. I think it's important for experimental artists to have songs like this to show that they are capable of making traditional songs, but they are choosing to push the envelope and follow their passion. Pablo Picasso comes to mind. Voodoo Child slight reprise closes out the album again, I see this as a bonus track distilling the 15 minute track into its essential. I see it as Hendrix acknowledging that people may not be ready for his long guitar epics, and the shorter version will be more accessible and radio friendly. As a whole this album is messy and ambitious. It's essential psych rock and it feels like a distinct part of the psych landscape. Where a lot of albums are stoner music because they are spacey and melodic, this album is noisy and kinetic. The point of all of this is to say that this album is both very good, and in my opinion, very important.