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This album absolutely rips. Sure, there's a lot of noodling, but unlike a lot of other noodling albums most of the wankery on display here is good; great even. Jimi's a guitar legend for a reason and this album is a perfect example, though I would argue some of his live stuff is even better. The tone and feel he gets out of that guitar is really unlike anyone before or after. He doesn't have the best chops, he doesn't have the cleanest riffs, but none of that matters. It's all just, exciting maybe? I can't think of a better word. It certainly helps that the other two core members are also absurdly good musicians. The fact that the rhythm section is so frantic elevates the guitar to another level. I can't really have an objective review of this from nothing because I've been listening to this album since I was a teenager. The only songs I repeatedly skip is "Burning of the Midnight Lamp" because the harpsichord drives me nuts, and the second half of "1983" because pretty much nothing is going on. I love every other song; maybe not in their entireties but there is always something cool about to happen with either the drums, bass or obviously the guitar. The last two tracks being the last two tracks is simply unfair to the endings of other albums, and one is a cover for fucks sake. Never has an album finished as strong as this. I'd give this a 4.75, but I'm going to round up because of all the memories this album holds for me.
An absolute classic, amazing record. Jimi was a god.
there will be a speaker in my tombstone that plays 1983 on repeat
Far out I forgot how good this one is, also this album is 56 years old... holy fuck Jimi was cookin back then.
Psychedelic masterpiece. I would get on my knees for Jimi HENDRIX IS GOD
Everyone is ragging on how boring 1983..and Voodoo Child, and how great All Along the Watchtower is. For me, it's the other way around. I think the side with Rainy Day, 1983, and Moon Turn the Tides,is fabulous stuff, a mesmerizing display of great musicians jamming with Jimi's great quitar work. It and The Allman Brothers Mountain Jam, my very favorite pieces of rock music ever. I think both Voodoo Child and Voodoo Chile (A Slight Return) are monumental blues numbers. All the rest of the album (excepting Still Raining, Still Dreaming) are just filler to me compared to the rest of this awesome album.
Greatness. Humans will listen to Jimi Hendrix until we die off
What a great album. But what the hell was track #5, Little Miss Strange?
Easy 5. All-time classic.
165/1001 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
This is Jimi Hendrix's third and final studio album, and the first of him that I'm coming across on the list. This is album is really great, a perfect use of the double album. It's definitely a psychedelic rock album, and probably a "hard rock" album in a lot of ways (he shreds on the guitar throughout). It's so much more than that though, it's got some blues, some funk, weird synth-y fuzzy sounds. It's dense, but consistently unique and interesting. It just feels way ahead of it's time in a way that I can't really pinpoint. Honestly I was leaning towards a 4 on first listen, but I'm listening to this back and I don't really know what I would take a star away from. It just feels raw and unique. The "All Along the Watchtower" cover near the end is a classic. Great album overall. Favorite song: All Along the Watchtower Other: Have You Ever Been (To Electric Ladyland), Crosstown Traffic, Voodoo Chile, Little Miss Strange, Long Hot Summer Night, Come On (Let the Good Times Roll), Burning of the Midnight Lamp, 1983… (A Merman I Should Turn to Be), House Burning Down, Voodoo Child (Slight Return) 8/23/24
Few rock albums need less of an introduction than Electric Ladyland. Few rock artists need less of an introduction than Jimi Hendrix himself. It’s remarkable how deeply rooted he cemented himself in the rock ethos in such a short time. Given the time period that this released in, audiences were yet to hear some of hard rock’s biggest successes. Bands like Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath or The Who hadn’t hit the stage. And the closest thing you could really compare The Jimi Hendrix Experience to was probably The Stooges. But I wouldn’t put them on the same level as this. This creates a world of its own, and feels indicative of everything that every other rock star wanted to be at the end of the 60s. Jimi was a trend setter and a revolutionary figure. But he was also a perfectionist, and insecure about things like his own voice. It’s probably a miracle this album even exists. But here we are, and I think I can say this is without a doubt the best piece of 20th century psychedelic rock ever made. It contains everything that I have continually made note of the other albums not having. And it features some of the monumental pieces of rock music ever made. Voodoo Chile and 1983 both push past the 10 minute mark, and feel massive in scale. The latter feels like a proper piece of psych music. Hilarious that I rarely get that from records labeled as “psychedelic”. These songs represent what makes Jimi’s music so impressive. It feels so alive. It’s the humanization of an instrument in its clearest form. He brought sentience to that instrument. I mean, just listen to the very beginning of Still Raining, Still Dreaming. He could make that shit sing man! Mitch Mitchell is also on fire, just as he was on that previous record I spoke about. Easily one of the most impressive guitarist and drummer duos. This record will forever stand as one of the most everlasting and iconic achievements in music, and was the perfect way for Hendrix to end off his trilogy of studio releases. What a legacy to leave behind. Rating: 9/10
Very nice.
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Recently discovered Noel Redding played King Tut’s where I work so was pretty cool to look up the singer of Little Miss Strange and discover it was him. I knew most of the songs on the album but was cool to listen to it start to end, obviously it’s amazing, guy was way ahead of his time
Some great blues with great guitar playing. Vocals are average. Very cool and stands the test of time.
Mmmmmm
didn't finish listening to it tho
Ugh. I know drugs are part of some people's lives. It's all just a swirl of choices and consequences. Just trying to compartmentalize this being his last ride. Anyway, this album is great. Really cool he was able to produce it. And everything that comes with that. Weird experimental, jammy moments but also feels more intimate. Like less telling others how to be free and more expressing loneliness is a drag. Watchtower though. Top 10 song on this list so far. Probably my top example of how a cover can become THE version of a song. Cosmic alley-oop. I wish every album had at least one cover on it. 4.5 rating
Yep. I can understand why some listeners might wear down over the course of the longer tracks, but personally, I never get lost or bored. The fact that Crosstown Traffic, Long Hot Summer Night, Gypsy Eyes, All Along the Watchtower & Voodoo Child (SR) all live on the same album earns this an easy 5.
Mannn, I love Jimi. Such pure sound. This album is probably my third favorite Jimi album, but it still slaaaaaps.
One of my all time favorite albums. I listened to this continually when I was a kid. All 4 sides were just brilliant.
Finallyy I always wanted check him out, and I didn't wanna do it myself. I've heard a few songs of her, but that's not how you know a guy's artistry. I have high expectations for this album, I love hard rock and psychedelic, especially from Jimi. Somehow I've never seen this album cover and it's very well done, the colours are the best part in it obviously, and he's definitely singing too, but he seems to enjoy it too much... Anyway it's a long album, which means there's gonna be tons of solos and guitar rambling, if they are unique enough I will definitely like them. First song, a real intro song I see. Can't tell what I'm hearing, but it's experimental and buzzy. It's getting louder and noisier. I expected a transition, but apparently not. This was not an amazing start, but at least he worked for it. Second song, the beat is catchy and makes the whole song better. His voice is comforting. This is definitely gonna sound better in headphones. Yepp guitar is on the left, adlib vocals are on the right, and his real voice is on the left I thinkk. The melody is moving around between ears too. Third song, shiiit this one also traveled between ears sooo satisfyingly. He's talking fast, almost rapping, also he has a fully different voice and his in my right ear. He sounds so good here. My heart is pumping fast because this is so good, hopefully that's the reason. Songs are quite short, but I bet they'll get longer soon enough. Ooh clapping in the right ear and it transitioned into the 4th song, shit I told you guys this one's 14 minutes. Ohhh the interaction between vocal and sonical is like magic here, he sings guitar does its thing. OUUUUH THE BEAT CAME IN AND IT'S CUNTY AF. I feel another instrument on the left, right is the electric guitar. He doesn't have a talent of a vocalist, but he still nails that part too. It's kind of progressing, but also stays at the same level. There's a guy talking in my left ear. After 3 minute build-up it finally hit and it's becoming even better, as expected. Pardon, it's actually 15 minutes. The chorus(I think) is such a show off of his instrumental and production talent. It's such a full sound, I mean there are some songs that sound empty and this one doesn't, I'll never be bored of this. Shiiiiiiiiit the guitar was GUITARING for a loooong fucking time and then it went left and briefly stopped. It's getting drummy now. I would so see him perform this album, kinda late for that tho. There's a electric piano(idk) on the left and it's so oddly put in between this chaotic loud instruments. Clapping on the right and laughing on the left. Guitar is the only instrument playing, nevermind there's another one on the left. This is such an adventure, I'm impressed. It just came to me, and I want Jimi and Nina Simone to have collaborated at least once, this song made me thought of her somehow so. Lyrically it's finished, but sonically it's getting louder and more enjoyable to listen in every way. It already feels like it's ending. Sound is travelling in my brain again, love that. I can't really express how much I liked this song, and the longness of it was the best part. There's some talking at the end, which I can't really hear clearly. 5th song, catchy already. There're different instruments, but left one has drums and shit and I hear a guitar too. Lyrically it sounds like Beatles tbh, feels like more than one person is singing. The break is really good and unique. I wish I had a chance to live when this came out, because it would be so nostalgic listening to this rn. Last verse has such a good delivery, it's addicting. Fully different sound is playing rn, almost cartoony. The outro has another beat, which is so mesmerizing in a weird way. 6th song, this one's less different from the classic rock songs, also this one's less hard rocky. Chorus let's other people sing and that makes it quite good, oh they do join in the verses too. The part where the song title is said is the best part because of how Jimi sings it. He mentions his name, I didn't really hear it tho, just says so on Spotify. "Rescue me" is another song and I can only think of that after this outro. 7th song, already I'm in love with this song, the delivery, the start, the stop the instruments and sing and repeat that, like what a way to go. The break is less impressive, but it was necessary, nevermind this one's equally good. Last verse was also good, and the outro had the break vibe, but then faded away. 8th song, what is this beat delivery, it actually hits my head. God, this guy can progress the instruments. Ofc the instruments are divided between ears Jimi-style. Again this beat, it has a disco vibe, but also not. Forgot to write I was looking at the lyrics, but for now there hasn't been a song I was disappointed in. 9th song, Spotify has no lyrics for this, but he just started singing, the start was kind of jazzy. His voice is backgrounded almost in my left ear. Gospel vibes with the vocalising. This one has sadness in it if I'm hearing it right. There's something missing here. Because of his faded out vocals I can't get this song to like sadly, it's a hard grower then I'm sure. 10th song, that cough was so well produced into my ears I can't explain. This one's so jazzy I love it. Ooh he talked and smn answered, who seems high tbh. It does have a rainy vibe. The fight between the jazz and rock here is so good, only Steely Dan has done jazz rock, one that I know of. Ohh his vocals are different here, it's more chill. The slight instrumental progression when he's talking is such a vibe. At some point electric guitar seemed to talk human, so weird and good to know that they can do that(not literally tho). 11th song, the second and last long song on the album(just checked). This one's also chill, but not jazzy. There's a certain beat on the left and guitar on the right. Just before chorus everything stopped until he started singing again. There's a echo of his voice on the right. The beat is giving soldier march now. Song basically just started, still so much to go. Feels like the first part is finished. Left ear has a fully different beat and he's talking very relaxed with an echo on the left now. No more lyrics? But there is 9 minutes left. It's kind of experimental now. The melody opened in my brain like literally, it was so closed in it was annoying, and then suddenly it started moving and then it opened up, dk how to explain that phenomena other way. There are bells ringing veery lightly. The guitar on the right is quite somber, I can't tell what other sounds are, but one sounds like an eerie man voice. Whistling sound I heard for a second. It's very quiet now, literally nothing is happening, sounds like Pink Floyd getting ready for the next song tbh. It's drummy and less chill now, they sound really good while travelling between ears. It's progressing, that sounded extremely good, but also quickly stopped. Oh he sings again. What a song indeed, I just laid and listened, tried to think about writing here less, and it made me enjoy the song even more. Bird sounds at the end. Oh it's this one ended and not it's suddenly 12th song, this one's an interlude. I hear wind blowing and there's nothing else, quite a relaxation, but not worth to add it. 13th song, IT DID IT AGAIN, THE GUITAR TALKED HUMAN SOMEHOW. I've never heard smth like it before. Also the start was loud. This is the continuation of the song before which was about dreaming while raining, that's rare in albums tbh. Feels like Beyoncé's "freedom" sampled this, but not literally there's just some part here that makes me remember of that song. This one was good in context, but it's a grower, so I didn't really like it tbh. 14th song, forgot to write, but it has Jimi style sonical start. Then it's getting better tho, the chorus is so good and then constant beat is godly. The production is one of the best here in my view. By chorus I meant that "down down down" part, and some lines before. The verses are good, but the chorus really shows the goodness of the song, tho without the verses' beat it wouldn't be this amazing overall. Outro is fully electric guitar. OHHH EVERYTHING STOPPED EXCEPT THE GUITAR AND HEARING IT CLEARLY IS HEAVEN. 15th song, kind of a experimental beat behind, in the start tho. His voice is very clear. This is the most listened song on the album, can't see the hype yet. Ohh the break is unique, that's the best part for now. The verse makes me want to learn the lyrics. I haven't heard a chorus and I expected that would be the reason for it's popularity. This sounds as good as any other song, I can't actually see why this is seen as the best song by the public. The second break is eveeen better. If I listened to only this song, I wouldn't like it as much, but hearing it after the whole album, it gives the song different perspective. Still not sure about it's overly big popularity, no problem with it tho, just every song deserves it. Bob Dylan wrote it, maybe lyrically it's the best song I've heard, I never look at the lyrics on first listen sadly, but I'll get it one day definitely. 16th song, no way, this is so much better than the last song. Oh it's a continuation of the song before, which was about voodoo child. This one's second most popular on the album, but this one actually deserves it. It has this big beat and guitar is doing its job way too well. His voice is less clear, that might be a bad thing. At this point there's 2-3 songs I haven't added to my playlist, and that's saying something. This one is quite hard rocky for me. Forgot to say stuff during the song, but it was as amazing as it it expected from Jimi if we don't count that I don't like when his voice isn't clear. It must be clear after all this writing that I am blown away by this album. I expected a decent album, but not like this. Makes me want to listen to it over and over again tbh. Instantly 5 star album with no take backs. Idk how can smn listen to this and say it wasn't good enough and some shit, like even tho I don't understand how hard it is to play some of these songs, talent is for sure seenable. Also in a subjective way, each song was catchy and on-repeat-listenable in many ways. I'd like more albums with this artistry, oh and I hope there's more Hendrix on these 1001 albums.
Classic Hendrix! A must listen
The guitar is incredible in this project. Almost like it's singing along Jimi throughout the album. Simply magnificent
just finished this album. It was really good but I couldn’t get quite enjoy it since I’ve been a bit overwhelmed. It was a cool experience, the long songs remind me of TON’s song style. 10-12 minutes long while others in this album are 2 minutes only. Great variety and complexion, the main theme is never left. 8/10.
My personal favorite Hendrix album. A genius totally unleashed. The production and panning on this record is insane, sometimes the guitar sounds like it's literally walking away. And Mitch Mitchell and Noel Redding go absolutely crazy on drums and bass throughout, while still complimenting Hendrix's intense guitar playing. I can't believe he also sings. Incredible
Blimey! There are some bangers on this! 4.6
Interestingly, I had Are you Experienced 2 days ago so it’s easy to compare the two. Electric Ladyland is much more experimental and features some of Hendrix’s best work, but it is significantly less focused and tends to meander. It is still a great album and All Along the Watchtower is worth the price of admission alone.
It's been so long since I listened to Jimi. It used to be everyday... it's a welcome return. #208 all time on last.fm
Great album. I can see why it is so highly rated. Felt very real, and live for a studio album. Everything is tight and it reminded me of jazz more so than rock, but it was definitely rock.
This album is one of my favourites, and I think it probably shows haw Hendrix saw his music evolving. Alternately bluesy, jazzy and heavy, it has a real mix of styles. The top tracks for me would be Voodoo Chile (slight return) and All Along The Watchtower, but really I love every track.
Electric Ladyland sounds nice, but I really want to visit Fireman City
One last triumph, a lingering question of what could have been. Forever the greatest.
...And The Gods Made Love Have You Ever Been (To Electric Ladyland)? Crosstown Traffic Voodoo Chile Long Hot Summer Night 1983... (A Mermaid I Should Turn To Be) All Along The Watchtower Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)
A million stars. Musical perfection.
Pretty damn great
It’s a Jimi album so automatic 5
well i get why people call him one of the greatest of all time now
I prefer Are You Experienced and Axis but all three are all time top 100 rock albums.
Listen to 1001 albums, or listen to this one 1001 times. Now put up the vinyl cover you cowards! 5 rainy days out of 5 🌂🌂🌂🌂🌂
Jimi was probably one of the most talented people who ever lived. This album, while long and less cohesive than his other two albums is a masterwork of psych, blues and sound that is as fresh and incredible today as it was in 68.
Classic! Every one of his albums are better than the last.
one of my favorite double albums. couple tracks i don’t revisit, but an overall great body of work. shame we didn’t get more jimi.
Amazing how quickly this double album flew by. Brilliant!
I am usually wary of double albums but this is excellent with some epic tracks. I had never listened to the full version of Voodoo Chile and was not disappointed. 1983... was another standout. Appreciated the in-studio jamming.
Voodoo Chile Crosstown Traffic All Along the Watchtower 1983... (A Merman I Should Turn to Be) Voodoo Child (Slight Return)
Classic
My fam Jimi Hendrix album. Being a double album at 1 hr 15 min is pretty tight for a guy who grew up during the CD era (most RHCP single discs are over an hour). Even the meandering songs hit it for me as they are offset by some tight blues soul numbers.
Fucking incredible.
Hade en skiva med Hendrix när jag var ung för det var coolt. Lyssnade inte direkt. Det ångrar jag. Introt är ascoolt. Crosstown Traffic lika så. Voodoo Chile är grymt tung cool låt. All Along the Watchtower är så jäkla bra. Grymt rakt igenom en riktigt njutbar lyssning. Jag ger högsta betyg.
It’s Hendrix. I could give a perfunctory five stars, but Electric Ladyland really deserves it. A timeless Dylan cover (“All Along The Watchtower”), a timeless song of Jimi’s own to be covered by SRV later (“Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)”), and jams that would go on to inspire psychedelic acolytes near and far, not least of which the Smashing Pumpkins (“1983…(A Mermaid I Should Turn to Be)”) — this record could well be the ultimate expression of the three-piece Hendrix despite the two landmark records that preceded it. Unmissable and unforgettable.
5/5
Absolutely loved this album since I first heard it over 30 years ago
a true blend of rock, blues, and psychedelia of which Hendrix is a master. His guitar playing dominates the album, co-started by his tight band and experimental/psychedelic studio effects. Phenomenal tone, particularly his lead fuzz tone. Pure wizardry throughout. Not my favorite Hendrix album, but a revelation nonetheless. Length could be cut a bit, but also don’t feel like this is an album that drags too much if you keep an open mind. A handful of classic songs - Watchtower, Voodoo Child, Gypsy Eyes, Crosstown Traffic - while the rest show off other impressive and fun aspects of the band.
Yeah, Jimi Hendrix at his Best, for me.
I mean...
Favorite Tracks: Voodoo Child (Slight Return) All Alonf the Watchtower Voodoo Chile
I loved every minute of this. An amazing album to kick back to and enjoy. One of the few albums where its long songs has a purpose of being long and I love it for it. Amazing album through and through.
Yeah, that’s like a 10. I’ve really got no words – that was just 73 minutes of pure perfection, as far as I’m concerned. Yes, it does go a bit long, and yes, it does eventually start to wear on you with the guitar riffs and the percussion and the soundscape, and everything in between, but like… I could fucking care less. I loved every single track here (well, OK, “Still Raining, Still Dreaming” could’ve probably been cut), and I genuinely cannot believe I’ve never heard this album in full before today. I pretty much only knew Voodoo Child (Slight Return), and I knew about the existence of the All Along the Watchtower cover, but I’d never heard it, or the original song for that matter. I’m ignorant enough for not listening to the latter, but the other tracks on here are fucking incredible. I’ve really and truly got no other words; it’s a 10, it’s worth the listen, it’s so deeply recommended, and it’s so easily deserving to be on this list.
Almost perfect, but the extended songs prevent it just the tiniest bit. 4.5/5
Hendrix really lets rip here. There's a mix of psychedelic mind fuckery, purist blues, and proto-metal. Greatest guitarist ever? Most definitely - but never forget this cat could write a great tune too. Best Tracks: Crosstown Traffic; All Along the Watchtower; Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)
Excelente!!!!
Doesn’t get much better than this
gotta love a seasoned hendrix album
Only the good die young (much too young!)
THE GOAT
From the title track to his cover of All Along the Watchtower, there isn't a bad song on this album. 1983 A Mermaid I should turn to Be is such a beautiful song and incredibly easy to just lose your entire self into. Especially after the last batch of Queen albums, which were disjointed at best, every song in this flows so well into each other and leaves you eagerly anticipating the next while longing to hear the last again. Just a wonderful album.
Okay this is fucked up I just started listening to this album randomly today. The hits are hits for obvious reasons (cross town traffic, voodoo child (slight return) and all along the watch tower. The deep cuts feel deeper/less immediate than “are you experienced?” or “axis: bold as love” but they have more character to some extent. Upon relistening, the voodoo could 15 minute jam, Gypsy’s eyes, rainy day, dream away, burning of the midnight lamp and house burning down just show that he was getting more expressive and experimental with his guitar techniques and tones and really hypnotize you after awhile. Its sad that we were robbed of this voice so early as this album is proof he was only hitting his creative stride.
Loved it!
6/5
We already know this is god tier!
Loved it
People still catchin up to this.
Great guitar playing and fantastic songwriting.
It doesn't matter what you think about this album - if you like or dislike it - it is one of the most important albums in the history of rock. As the last album of Hendrix, it can only make us imagine what could and would have come next.
his best album
A psychedelic journey through the mind of a master of sound. So much to love here, experimentation, broadening of sounds used in recording, face melting guitar solos, loose improvs, gorgeous lyrics to get lost in the scenery. I love this album!
Jimi Hendrix was a creative genius and Electric Ladyland was his Magnum Opus. On the album he had tight concise songs like Crosstown Traffic and a cover of Bob Dylan’s All Along The Watchtower. Then he had songs like 1983 where he appeared like he was just letting his creative juices flow.
Incredibly timeless
Classic. What can you expect from the God of guitar himself.
What a legend! I can completely understand how Hendrix scared the shit out of Clapton and Townsend
this is is amazing wtf, what did they put into this album
Hands down one of Jimi’s best
Changes the world of guitars. A very good to excellent songwriter. At least one classic. Mitch Freaking Mitchell. Mitch freaking Mitchell
Well Hendrix does belong on this list. While I can only handle Hendrix in doses, it is undeniable - he is phenomenal - so different, original and 50 years on, its still stands out as unique - could anyone else conceive let alone execute this stuff. ... he had talent, and was self-tuaght which why he held the guitar left handed. I remember hearing his Dad gave him a Ukelele and thats how it all started. Mr Henderix brings another unimagined world to life and no dont need LSD to start to understand what psychadelics do - just listen to this music and his poetic vision. to borrow a Hendrix quote from another reviewer in my little pod: “My own thing is in my head. I hear sounds and if I don’t get them together, nobody else will”. P.S. the opening sound on the album sounds like opening sound in Dogs of War by Pink FLoyd. to me... P.P.S. Woudl Withnail & I have been quite so entertaining with Henrix for the mad Jaguar driving scene?
In 1969, when it was obvious that I was going to get the boot from Sydney University Law School, I started applying for jobs. One I applied for was as a cadet journalist at the Newcastle Morning Herald. And when I decided I should include an example of my writing,I threw together an 800-word review of Electric Ladyland. I didn’t get the job, but I still have a copy of the review. I’ve read worse. I’d bought the album when it was released in Australia at the end of 1968. The greatest cover version of all-time, Hendrix’s take on Bob Dylan’s All Along The Watchtower, was released around the same time (reached #6 on the 2UE Top 40). The following year, when I first heard Dylan’s version on the John Wesley Harding L.P., I could not believe that that was what Hendrix had turned into such a masterpiece. Burning Of The Midnight Lamp had been released as a single in 1967 & I still remember where I first heard it - on a jukebox in the old Surreyville Dancehall on City Road, Darlington(complete with sprung dancefloor & not long before it became part of the Wentworth Building at Sydney University). This was the song that introduced me to the wah-wah effect, being the first time Hendrix used it. The other single released from the album was the double-A-sided Crosstown Traffic (in my original review I praised “the clever use of stereo separation) & Gypsy Eyes, the latter being one of my very favourite Hendrix tracks. As is Come On (Part 1), a reworking of Earl King’s Let The Good Time’s Roll. But the track from the album that I played most often was definitely Voodoo Child (Slight Return)- really a jam developed in the studio, it was released in the U.K. as a single after Hendrix died, and reached #1. The copy of the album I purchased in 1968 was an Australian pressing, with the staged photo of the Experience in their finery on the cover. I now have a reissued Australian copy with the 19 naked women on the cover - which was never Jimi’s idea - he wanted to use a photo taken by Linda Eastman (later McCartney) of the band with a group of children on the sculpture of Alice In Wonderland in New York’s Central Park. My original review ended with this Hendrix quote : “My own thing is in my head. I hear sounds and if I don’t get them together, nobody else will”.
Peter Prichard, co-owner of Scratches Records, shared his love of Jimi Hendrix with me when I was an impressionable teenager. When I was a penniless student, he let me tape a bunch of his Hendrix LPs, that I listened to obsessively (favourite record of that bunch: Jimi Plays Monterey - especially the way they tear through Killing Floor). And then when I started collecting records in the late 80s, there were lots of relatively inexpensive Hendrix vinyl around, so I bought a ton. All the studio albums and the posthumous collections, and compilations and live albums, and even some of the out-takes and pre-fame recordings on dodgy quasi-legitimate imprints. Loved them and listened to them a lot in my youth. These days, I don't dive quite as deep. I tend to stick to the studio recordings, a compilation of the best posthumous studio tracks, and a select few live records (Monterey, Band of Gypsys). The studio albums (and he only released three during his lifetime) are all special in their own way, especially because we know that they are albums basically as he wanted. Electric Ladyland is the polished magnum opus. The intricate arrangements and studio perfectionism reach a zenith here. Nobody had really ever arranged guitars like this before; new sounds appear and drop in to play for a few bars, and then retreat, weaving into a psychedelic tapestry. Double albums are usually, in my opinion, padded out and not worth the time. But I love all of this. It is a complete statement of everything that Jimi could do at the time, with a clutch of incredibly strong tracks, including Voodoo Chile (Slight Return), Crosstown Traffic, Come On, Gypsy Eyes, Burning of the Midnight Lamp, 1983. Even the covers are strong, especially Watchtower, which is often hailed as the greatest cover of all time. I even like the tracks that stretch out more, like Voodoo Chile (the slow blues version), Rainy Day Dream Away, or Still Raining Still Dreaming. I can listen to this the whole way through. The only weak moments are the brief soundscapes And the Gods Made Love or Moon Turn the Tides) and the Noel Redding composed and sung track Little Miss Strange (which is OK, but out of place). But then there’s Voodoo Chile (Slight Return). This is the Mount Everest of rock guitar. Between the slow blues version and the Slight Return, we have a whole history of the blues, rising from Mississippi delta roots all the way into a sci-fi afro-futurism. It’s powerful and foreboding and mysterious and just amazing guitar playing. This final track on his final completed studio album is Jimi at the absolute peak of his powers.
Great great great album.
Electric Ladyland is one of the most psychedelic albums I have ever heard. I don’t think Jimi put out anything that wasn’t next level.
He’s a genius
Classic
Really enjoyed this album.
5++++++++++
It’s all about the guitar. I loved listening to this album.
I don't think I've heard a "Live Concert" album from another band that made me feel more like I was in the audience at the club than this album which I THINK was studio recorded. Completely engrossing. Demands you to just sit in front of the speakers, clear your mind, and just let it all absorb into you. I've never listened to a Hendrix album, only the radio singles. I'm starting to understand why people say he was a genius.
I disagree with the reviews saying that the “filler” songs are unnecessary. There isn’t a single song on here I’d get rid of. They all add to the album. An argument could be made against Voodoo Chile, but it won’t be by me, I believe it’s awesome and I love it. Instrumentation, production, and vocals are, obviously, in another league. Jimi’s writing is really what shines here, to me. It feels more natural than his previous two records. The structure of the album is immaculate. Rises and dips that ultimately crescendo in two of his most iconic songs. Nothing about this album has ever left me feeling unsatisfied. 5/5
this album is always such a great experience, i’ve always had a love for it and i think everyone should listen to this at some point in their lives
Classic
Genuine double album without a scrap of filler. Genius.
I can imagine people getting high to this. Crosstown Traffic was stuck in my head all day.
Love many individual tracks and the psychedelic effects in the production. Love the way certain tracks flow into one another.
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Guitar Hero R.I.P., "All Along the Watchtower" von Bob Dylan, die Essenz der Rockmusik, genial...
Una de las joyas de la corona .
Hay algo especial con este tipo. Es un viaje bello por un mundo espiritual paralelo al despingue diario en que vivimos. Una vibra que emana paz. Amo a este tipo y su musica. Este CD corre perfecto no hay ninguna cancion mala aunque creo que por mas buena que sea voodoo child no deberia durar 15 minutos. 5⭐️
Very experimental from the master. Call it whatever you want, (I call it proto-prog) but this works and Hendrix is simply cooking here. Shame what could have followed. Who know what direction he may have gone. Voodoo Child (Slight Return) is simply a titanic closer.
There is so much to love about this record. The whole thing seems so relaxed, but the performances are intense and focused. Like the lightning and thunder and venom and fire are just flowing out of them freely and easily haha Crosstown Traffic has been one of my fave Jimi tracks for forever and I always wished his more 'straight ahead' tracks would get as much attention as the outlandish acid-y ones like Foxy Lady and Purple Haze. Either way the duo of Voodoo Chile/Voodoo Child (Slight Return) are probably enough on their own to make this record a 4 star rating. Having been seduced by the crazy guitar in Slight Return in my youth, today I found the 'original' idea even more compelling. Esp the give-and-take between Jimi's soloing and Steve Winwood's organ - really really great.
Listening to Hendrix often feels more akin to listening to a jazz record than a rock record. That is no where more apparent than on Electric Ladyland. Yes, it's bloated. But it is a marvelous sonic journey that seems to evolve and change with each listen.
I strongly believe that “Voodoo Chile” should have been placed later in the album, or perhaps taken out altogether. This is an example of what I see are major programming issues with the album… an overlong, indulgent blues number ends up killing the energy and momentum of an otherwise very creative, inventive album. Little Miss Strange is a sharp breath of fresh air after that! When we leave murky waters of Blues Jam Zone, Hendrix is powerful. His creative zeal is very detectable here… powerful, infectious guitar licks, but plenty of great synergy with the band. The songs are pretty good too! Lots of songs that slap you upside the face with their immediacy, locked rhythm, and AMAZING moments on guitar. Why does this need to be a double album again? Oh yeah, because it’s 1968, Blonde on Blonde happened, and these artists just can’t help themselves. Boo! More single albums please. Cut out the 14-minute jams, trim the fat, give me a deluxe in 39 years, or better yet another album. So few albums deliver on the promise of an hour 20, because so few artists have that kind of creative output that warrants that much music. Hendrix is a guitar god among mortals, but he’s also a creative songwriting force, and a true bandleader that goes beyond merely showcasing his considerable talents. To relegate his gifts merely for the guitarists to enjoy is a disservice to his legacy. As an album and a set of songs this is really, really good. Hendrix gets a pass, and this gets a 5. Most double albums are automatic deductions for me, and this clearly crosses a line into serious flaws, but I’m letting him off with a warning! Just for the sheer creative sparks flying by both Hendrix and his bandmates here. 5/5
👌🏻
Rock rarely sounds this good, I mean it, like RARELY. There's nothing clean about it, it's just an absolute cacophony of varied guitar tones, highly complementary backing players, and dizzyingly abstract and hazy lyrics (that are very much reflective of the time). Calling Hendrix a great guitar player is useless, you can't describe this shit, you just have to listen to it. The thing is I've listened to this before, and maybe I was just an idiot, but I didn't get it. Actually, I can say for a fact I was an idiot. Maybe it was because Jimi Hendrix was hyped up to be such an incredible guitar player that when I heard this (And the equally incredible "Are you Experienced") initially, I didn't get the aficionado, lightning-speed guitar playing my naive ears expected. Instead what I get here is pure electricity, numbing and fuzzy guitar tones that are so sharp and piercing. Distortion and feedback are the name of the game here with chords and sounds that blend seamlessly. The entire album has this insatiable live energy to it. I can't stress enough how much the dustiness of the rougher recording here works to this album's benefit. The song "Voodoo Chile" is this album's early masterpiece. The organ is so absolutely piercing and the drums pack such a deep punch. The song goes the distance in terms of length. It's like the band is trying to start a fire by solely using the friction between their instruments. It's like throughout its runtime, the fire blazes and then calms and goes out only to be ignited again. It's this up-and-down sequencing that makes this one track such a masterpiece. While this monster of a track is more than worth a mention, the shorter and more immediate tracks bring all the same fire. "Crosstown Traffic" is insanely hard. I love the syncopated singing and guitar line. At least that's what it sounds like and if that's not the case, then paint me even more impressed. "Little Miss Strange" has one of the most loveable basslines by Noel Redding. It's just worth mentioning that with each one of these "small" tracks, Hendrix's guitar playing takes on a new form. "Long Hot Summer" is laid back to the core and it's these songs that shine a light on the more psychedelic, pot-smoking, sounds of this album. I enjoy the vocal effects on Hendrix's vocals in the latter part of the drug-induced love song "Gypsy Eyes". This is one of my favorite-sounding songs, the strange panning and cutting must've been mind-blowing for the time (and kind of still is). The following "Burning of the Midnight Lamp" manages to sound like a horrifying inebriated fever dream while also sounding utterly serene. I love the chord progression on the organs during the little rifts in sound. The bassline and psychedelic guitar pairing in the middle of "1983..." perfectly capture the feelings of escape that Hendrix yearns for on this track. It also subtly matches the sub-aquatic theme the song hints at. "House Burning Down" is probably the most immediate and catchy song here. I have to mention "All Along the Watchtower", the Bob Dylan cover that introduced me to Hendrix. I always found the song's apocalyptic depictions of uncertainty to be mesmerizing. I always pictured the two characters here standing on a rampart (or watchtower I guess) of a large castle gazing into the oncoming danger in the distance while bickering about it rather than taking any sort of action. Hendrix does this song more than justice, with an incredible psychedelic passage nearing the end and an explosive finish. It's one of the greatest songs ever. I can't put into words how much I just adore the sounds of this album. Hendrix's talk-sing vocals complement the noisier moments here. The way his vocals get drowned out on a song like "Voodoo Chile" only makes everything seem more explosive. I think this album's cover perfectly sums up what you get here; a grainy, blurred, skin-peeling fire-red experience that you'll never forget.
This is THE Hendrix album. This is his Citizen Cane. This is Hendrix given full creative and artistic control. Sit down with this album and put on a good set of headphones to get the full experience. Feel the way the music moves across the landscape, this is sound in Ultra 3D. Jimi takes Delta Blues and fuses it with the Psychedelic. We travel from the sky and mountaintops to the ocean and below. From city streets to outer space and everywhere in between. Starting off with "... And the Gods Made Love", and right off you know this is not just another rock album. Weird and wild sounds attack and subside, ebb and flow and take you into the greeting of "Have You Ever Been (To Electric Ladyland)". A welcome to the show, open arms inviting you in. But now we gotta speed up to get across the city with "Crosstown Traffic" showing you the chops include more than mellow mixes. "Voodoo Chile" throws down the gauntlet and let's you know just how much a BAMF Jimi is. Break into "Little Miss Strange" for a bit lighter fare, fun and bouncy before sliding into a sultry"Long Hot Summer Night" "Come On (Let The Good Times Roll)" & "Gypsy Eyes" take us back towards the blues. Then"Burning of the Midnight Lamp" slows it down and starts to let us know we are gonna get deep. "Rainy Day, Dream Away", "1983....(A Merman I Should Turn to Be)" , &"Moon, Turn the Tides....Gently Gently Away" are our seaside adventures that dive into the epic and surreal with music to suit. "Still Raining, Still Dreaming" brings us back out and gets us ready to close out the album with some (literal) burners. "House Burning Down" is a barn burner of an epic only to be topped by the next song, arguable on of the best covers of all time. Jimi stole "All Along the Watchtower" from Dylan, put his stamp on it and forever made it his own. The whole album has built up to this release, and boy does it deliver. "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)" shores the album up and rounds it off, reminding you that Jimi is a BAD MOTHERFUCKER and that you have just experienced one of the greatest albums of all time. 15/10 this is a testament to what amazing things can be achieved in a music studio. Remember...headphones, good headphones and let yourself be immersed in this thing of beauty.
Somehow despite always hearing about how good Jimi Hendrix is/was, I never got around to listening. Can't believe it took me this long to appreciate greatness. Top tracks: Crosstown Traffic, Voodoo Chile, Rainy Day, Dream Away/Still Raining, Still Dreaming, All Along the Watchtower, Voodoo Child (Slight Return)
A classic and my favorite Hendrix album.
An absolute classic and definitely a work of art. There's not much to say about the god of guitar playing. It has it's lengths in the middle part but All Along the Watchtower and Voodoo Child as the great finale?! Doesn't get any better than that!
I love it. Jimi was a genius on the guitar at that time and a good songwriter too. And Mitch Mitchells drums are unbelievable. Can't got wrong with this album. Only, some songs are a bit too long. But all in all 5/5, a very pleasant "experience"
Groovy
Probably the most uneven Hendrix album but the fact that this was the 3rd album in less than 2 years is incomprehensible in our current time . The evolution of his music that happen in that short period of time is also something that can't be overlooked, highlighted in the Voodoo Child and Watchtower. The inclusion of the Noel Redding song and 1983 seriously detract from the greatness of the album and would make this a 4.5 album if I could rate it so but Hendrix will always get a round up.
Einfach gut
An all time classic. Long love the King 🤘🏼
This was rock and roll rolling back the years and the best part was that Hendrix was having fun is reflected in this.
Makes you appreciate Jimi on a whole new level. Superb
Faultless
While this album is full of strange, psychedelic flourishes, sometimes self indulgent, it's impossible not to be taken by Jimi's voice over the top of that outstanding Stratocaster sound. 15 minutes of Voodoo Chile blues jam, the opening of Gypsy Eyes, and countless other jams. I enjoyed the songs but the improv and fun with less structure, I really enjoyed. Closing the album out with All Along the Watchtower and thenVoodoo Child gives these songs a lot more context than hearing them as a singles.
It's easy to bandy the phrase 'Greatest' around but Jimi still is the best - his guitar, persona and energy eclipse anything before or after. This album is right up there with 'Are you Experienced?' and has the 'Slight return' version which is in my top 5 GOAT. This album is less constrained and more experiemental and fully realises Hendrix's genius and power. Perfection.
Amazing
Well, after listening to the absolute nightmare that is Kollaps yesterday, something like this is exactly what I needed. This album rocks. Jimi Hendrix is quite possibly the most highly praised guitarist of all time. Does he deserve it? Absolutely. While it could be argued that his guitaring isn't special by today's standards, the reason why that could be is that so many other guitarists have been inspired by Jimi Hendrix. For coming from the 1960s, this is an absolute marvel. This album as a whole has some faults to it. It definitely feels a bit unfocused and the album does go on for a bit too long. However, that's not to say that I felt tired at the end, mainly because the album ends with its two best songs. I'm sorry Bob Dylan, but "All Along the Watchtower" is, for all intents and purposes, Jimi's song (although, to be fair, Dylan's version is pretty good as well). And "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)" is also an amazing track. The instrumental work is outstanding. Obviously, Jimi's guitar work is phenomenal, especially by 1968 standards, but the other sounds are also great. The singing and writing are both fairly solid. This is a really good album. 5/5.
The problem with best of albums is that they often fail to lead the listener to the original albums and that has been the case for me and this album. I'd previously felt that the tracks I knew were significantly better than the rest, but having given this a few listens I've realised that just isn't the case. Yes, there are very few albums whose best tracks are as good as these, but the rest are still pretty special too!
I can't stress how much I love Jimi Hendrix. Every single album up until his death was amazing.
I mean. It’s Jimi Hendrix. Smooth and sick guitar work every song. Great background work music
With a track-by-track re-listen, I realized how very versatile Hendrix's music actually is. I'd assumed it would be an endless groove of "Sky is Crying" guitar heavy angst, but there's actually a good amount of melody and thoughtful lyricism flowing through ear-bleeding guitar talent.
Perfect album. I used to play this obsessively back when I was about 15 so to listen to it again after so long felt great.
hell yeah
Some of his finest work hear. Listening to it again made me realize how much of an influens it had on my plaaying.
Another one that I already know and love. This record is impeccable. It is proggy or jam band-y while still being so structured and intentional. It doesn't ever feel like it's losing sight of where it's going or what is happening. Maybe that is what delineates psych? "Rainy Day, Dream Away" is a bit bizarre with the addition of saxophone but I am still into it. It's not overwhelming or the center of the action.
Absolute Fire. From start to finish.
Jimi Hendrix is of course one of the great musicians, but to my shame I have never really listened to much of his music. He’s a bit before my time and this genre is not something I usually gravitate towards. However I am very glad I put this album on because this is a classic and deservedly so. Its innovative, ambitious and genre defying. The musical skill involved is clear and Jimi’s voice is quite something. An amazing listening experience. I immediately went and ordered the vinyl for my collection, so that says it all really!
I love listening to this! My favorite of his though is the ‘Are You Experienced’ album.
I had only really heard the big songs from this album but the whole thing is great. Lots of fun. Engaging musically.
It is Hendrix after all. Couple weird ones in there
Jimi Hendrix is always fine.
I could listen to a 18hr long Hendrix solo and still want more. Dudes rock.
Hendrix at his best. What else is there to say?
Genial!
Could have been a bit shorter but still its an all time classic.
fantasico
Great! How do I not have this in my collection???
A favorite of mine. An automatic 5 star. If you like blues, psychedelic rock, 60's pop, or songs about deciding to live underwater despite the protesting naysayers... this is the record for you. My favorite songs are 1983 (a merman I should turn to be) & Burning of the Midnight Lamp.
I received this album as a reward for returning a wallet as a child. I had no idea who Jimi was, and this album blew my mind. From the moment ...And the Gods Made Love started playing, the insane sounds coming from my speakers were a totally new experience. Now as an adult I appreciate even more the skill and craftsmanship that went into creating this album. Every song innovates in ways to create new sounds from a guitar, but they are always in service to the song.
can’t lie. Smexi
Fantastic
Fantastic blend of blues and psychedelic rock. Jimi’s guitar work is amazing, of course, but the band is spectacular.
Oh man I love this album. I've been listening to it for decades. Every listen makes me wonder what Jimi would have done had he survived. What other boundaries would he have pushed? How would it have impacted future music?
It’s Jimi Hendrix, you can’t put anything but a 10/10.
Man Hendrix is just amazing to listen to. Every single song has an interesting/different rift and rhythm to it. All Along The Watchtower is so good that Bob Dylan himself said that the song belongs to Hendrix now. God I love this shit man. 9/10
It’s good. 10/10
Obviously a master class on the guitar side, but the drumming and production magic really captivated me this time, too.
fave track: little miss strange final thoughts: groovy baby !
I know this album like the back on my hand. One of my favorites. 1983 is a sci-fi masterpiece
Me encantó
So happy to listen to this one. I had no idea how great it was.
Great
Never knew anything about Jimi Hendrix before today. I guess I just never paid any attention to his music when it was on the radio. WOW! What a musician! I actually enjoyed this album immensely, even though it is a genre I would not pick on my own. Definitely 5 stars
What more needs to be said about Hendrix? Probably the greatest guitar player and innovator of all time. Nothing was the same after Hendrix and while I think I like Are You Experienced better as an album, Voodoo Chile has always been my favorite Hendrix song. Listen to both albums back to back you have some of the greatest guitar music ever created merging into one long record.
holy fuck
A classic. I remember discovering this in that formative, though still naive, period that lasted from Senior year of HS to Freshman year of college alongside albums like What's Going On, Sergeant Pepper, American Water, and The Soft Bulletin.
Amazing!
I want the last thing I hear to be jimi ad libbing alongside a sax
This album is absolutely incredible. The performances are soulful, vivid, and you can feel the passion that was put into the music. Hendrix's guitar is also as brilliant as ever. This album was so ahead of its time, it was amazing that this existed in the 1960s.
Just an essential album for any guitarist. Was great to give this a couple of proper airings. I knew all about Voodoo Child (Slight Return) and All Along The Watchtower but Little Miss Strange and 1983 are also brilliant.
Jimi Hendrix was a shooting star in the history of Rock & Roll. A master at his craft, he left us, tragically, all too soon. Electric Ladyland is a compilation that shows off his talents in many different forms, but at the heart of all, it's blues played as well as you'll ever here it.
Absolutely stellar classic.
Love the variety of styles on this album. There is no one genre that it fits into. Jimi has long been a favorite of mine.
Amazing, incredible. You can feel the pursuit and pain of perfection in this album.
So good!!!!!
I remember finding my dad's UK original release LP of this, and the delights of its cover art (I was probably only a teen at the time). It was a few years later as a young adult that I actually got into the music. Hendrix is rightly an instrument-defining musician, his guitarmanship on God-like levels. Part blues-rock, part psychedelic trip, part stoner's chillout, all fantastic
crosstown traffic
Very good album. Loved listening to it, and there are some standout tracks on it, like 1983, All Along The Watchtower and Voodoo Child
Song I liked: "Voodoo Child" "All Along the Watch Tower" The whole album is good for just listening vibes while working...amazing guitar!
What can one add to the superlatives pertaining to this album? An outstanding work of art.
Jimi has a special place in my heart, and this album was so fire!! So many great hits on this record, and Still raining, Still dreaming was a surprising new favorite for me. He knew how to make a guitar talk!! Incredible
wtf was up with that SEXY-ASS guitar in Voodoo Chile?? made me feral fr Rainy Day, Dream Away??? hello wtf 5* easy
Jimi's magnum opus. It's all here: Impressions-style R&B, traditional blues, experimental psychedelica. One of the all-time great double albums, as ambitious as it is listenable. The only real mis-step is Noel Redding's corny-ass Little Miss Strange; homeboy really thought he was on Jimi's level and Jimi gives him just enough rope to hang himself, then spends the rest of the record completely smoking his ass.
this is an album i like more and more every time i listen to it. still my least favorite jimi, but like it's five stars
A true milestone
Damn, what a great album. It just all blended so well. Love Hendrix.
Absurdo de som foda! Hendrix é surreal.
this is hendrix best album in my opinion. big album? yeah. long ass weird jams? true. but it manages to keep you going allllll the way through somehow. its hard to set it but id say this is the one that shows the guitar work the most out of his three studio lps. it has more than any of the others the use of guitar as a sound effects machine almost. so yeah, this is his best work, and thats saying a lot considering what this incredible and beautiful man has done to music. rip hendrix.
Such a great combination of electric guitar and the blues. The original version of Voodoo Chile is probably the best I've heard....although this album also included the "Slight Return" version. I listened to this twice it was so good. A musical genius who's star was extinguished too soon. My favorite album we have rated so far.
Si hay algo que ocasiona Jimi Hendrix en quien lo escucha es hipnotismo. Un trance por su forma de tocar y por los sonidos que lograba sacarle a la guitarra, por su sensualidad al cantar, por su figura en escena. Siempre pienso en que me encantaría que apareciera alguien así en la escena actual. La veo difícil porque es un estereotipo de una época pero no pierdo las esperanzas en que un artista así surja y se adapte al presente. Muy bien 10.
There isn't anything I can say that hasn't already been said about Mr Hendrix. As a man who can't play guitar, it's amazing that he is so far above his peers that even an idiot can see he is the GOAT. Plus some absolute bangers on this album.
acidman
Usually a long album gets tedious, but I have to admit that this was epic. This was one of the experiences I was looking for in this project. And I don't know what "Electric Ladyland" is exactly, but it's got to be one of my favorite titles ever.
Wow, this one really rolled all the way off the rails from time to time, didn’t it?!? Even so, I loved it! I didn’t realize how much I needed this.
Two days in a row (so far) of double albums. I'll say that I'd rather listen to 4 sides of Jimi than 4 sides of Hüsker Du any day. Hendrix has a singular sound that evokes his era like no other.
I haven’t ever listened to a Jimi Hendrix album, but have heard enough of this legend to know what to expect. A lot of the songs on this album (Crosstown Traffic, All Along the Watchtower, Voodoo Child) were expectedly epic works. There were a few surprises (like Little Miss Strange). The one critique might be that this album feels like it sprawls a lot, which isn’t an uncommon impression I get from a lot of double albums. Still, the guitar work is so consistently off the hook how can I not give this a 5?
Phenomenal.
Even though some songs are a bit too long jams, this album as a whole is great
My face melted
Gran álbum la mejor canción por mucho es el cover de "all alone the watchtover"
Wooow Jimi!! Na Axis: Bold of Love eerder in de lijst, kende ik deze al wel, maar nog eens helemaal doorluisteren blaast me weer weg. topplaat
Hendrix was amazing. This album rocks! It gets a little weird, but what do you expect? It's Hendrix, and it was the '60s. There were all kind of influential substances. That being said, Hendrix was one of the most amazing and ground breaking guitarists of his time, and it clearly shows on this album.
If I ever get a fish I'm gonna name it Swimmy Hendrix.
A bit of bloat drags it down to a low 5 for me.
Crosstown Traffic Voodoo Chile Still Raining, Still Dreaming All Along the Watchtower Voodoo Child (Slight Return)
Moet ik überhaupt uitleg geven waarom dit een 5 is?
Een van de beste albums ooit gemaakt, met “all along the watchtower” als kers op de taart. How it would sound if the gods made love
The best song of all time (imo) is on this. Incredible guitar album.
This album gets better and better as time goes on. Visionary shit.
Classic Jimi. Nice double album. Acymtually hadnt heard a few of these tunes.
Already listened to this many times. Have it on vinyl and used to have the deluxe edition CD. A stone cold classic. You can really melt away in the longer songs.
GOAT
My first thought is that this has just a bit too much filler to be 5 stars. However I had Duran Duran yesterday and gave that 4, and I can't have Jimi at the same level, so 5 it is. Recency bias thanks to the last 2 songs being all time classics might be a factor but fuck it, this rocks
Very delicious
This was awesome! Very trippy feel to it and a few of the songs had me thinking I was in a dream.
Jesus, what a guitarist. A genius.
5. This is a straight masterpiece and I'm not even halfway through yet
wondered why I never discovered it before
!Banger Alert! 1983…a merman I always… gets me what a song!
Face melters
Next 5 songs played by my Spotify Algorithm: David Bowie - Moonage Daydream Wings - Reception The Police - Driven to Tears Buffalo Springfield - For What it's Worth The Who - Baba O' Reilly
Den der guitar er en ekstra kropsdel jeg sværger. Perfekt psych plade, elsker det hazy ekko der ligger over det hele
listen to it more than i can count, blessed
What a masterpiece. Classics aside (All Along the Watchtower, Voodoo Child, etc), there are some great songs on this album. What a unique performaer, with an instantly recognisable style and sound.
Hendrix absolutely on fire! Voodoo Chile, 1983, All Along, Voodoo Child (Slight Return), so many good songs on here. This is one of the most important albums, definitely top tier before you die stuff.
Some of the best music ever written.
Jimi puts on an absolute clinic here, there’s nobody in the history of guitar who can do did what Jimi displayed on Electric Ladyland. This album stands above the other two Hendrix releases bc of the full band at play, Voodoo Chile itself earns this 5 stars
It’s a straight “fuck it, let’s get at it”, but in the calmest way possible.
An amazing album that really showcases Jimi Hendrix's skill as a singer, and guitarist. A rocky, bluesy compilation of songs, I thoroughly enjoyed it and is one of the reasons why Jimi hendrix is considered one of the goats by so many.
What an album! Jimi is a very underrated vocalist, the drumming on the album is also exceptional
Hell yeah love this
Psychedelic. Can’t listen to it all the time though. Another mood album. When I’m just trying to chill and play video games
Ace
*****
Love the track sequence from Rainy Day, Dream Away through Still Raining, Still Dreaming. Groovy, trippy jams for a rainy day. Also, goosebumps on Voodoo Chile, during its 14 minute entirety.
Love this album and Jimi Hendrix. Great stuff!
breakthrough stuff and still fantastic
Stupid good
Hendrix build a legend with his talent and soul. This album is a testament to his legacy.
No misses. Only fire. All along the watchtower is quite possibly the greatest cover of all time. I'm feeling a solid 10
A fantastic album. I must admit to already owning this album so it was not a new listening experience. There are no weak tracks, time seems to stand still when this album plays, it flows from track to track so smoothly.
Absolutely brilliant. A landmark album.
Great
Oh man, another classic! I realized that I have never one need to this album through. So many good songs... Crosstown Traffic, Voodoo Chile, All Along the Watchtower. Happily will listen to this again. 5/5.
Lots of excellent electric guitar riffs
Awesome
really good, classic bluesy rock kinda vibe, all along the watchtower is a classic and great
Great album with a few classics interspersed among things people may not have heard before. Really takes some of the rock and blues sounds of the 50s and 60s and starts to give it that flow and grove that influenced a lot of more modern rock and metal sounds.
A must listen, great music
this is the greatest double album ever made my word is final
One of my all time favorites.
Always like Jimi more than I remember
It goes without saying at this point, but the guitar work on this album is revolutionary -- so much so that many bands today still look to this album for inspiration 55 years later. Fav. Tracks: Have You Ever Been (To Electric Ladyland), Voodoo Chile, Come On (Let the Good Times Roll), Burning of the Midnight Lamp, 1983...(A Merman I Should Turn to Be), All Along the Watchtower, Voodoo Child (Slight Return) Least Fav Track: Little Miss Strange 10/10
10/10
There are albums that make you feel as if you are watching them perform for you in real time and this is one of those experiences that brings the energy of the music alive while you're listening.
assuming it gave me this one again due to adding group -- will listen again, great album :)
incredible album - first random assigned during 1001 albums
Unbeatable. Can’t even begin to compare him to anyone.
5/5. A classic for me and I definitely understand not for everyone, doesn't have his hits like on Are You Experience? (save for the last two songs). However, this is definitely his most fine tuned album, and the potential was insane if he was still around. There was still some experimenting going on but feels intentional instead of just silly. An experience for sure, recommend to any guitar lovers.
A psychedelic rock masterwork by one of the brightest flames that ever burned.
Jimi may be gone, but this album will live on 4 life!!!
This may be the greatest album ever made. Don't agree? Name a better one...you're wrong, this one is better. Now play "Burning of the Midnight Lamp" again and turn it all the way up.
This album was incredible. There were tastes of hard rock. Tastes of psychedelic meandering. Tastes of experimental soundscapes. And it all blends together so well. I cant wait to relisten, with a better sound set up. This album has been added to my list of must buy vinyl.
This still sounds fresh for the most part, especially the hits and more recognizable songs. I like this one. I think I am slightly too willing to drop 5 stars, but this is pretty innovative in the context of rock music and guitar playing...so I think the 5 stars is deserved here. I'll go 90/100.
Could do with trimming about 15 mins of noodling off, but still a hippie classic which ends with one of the best 1-2 punches in music history.
This is the apex of blues rock. It simply doesn’t get better than that. Yeah it’s long but my god the vibes it gives off. The guitar tone on Voodoo Chile, the organs, the drums, the bass. It builds beautiful musical landscapes with melodies (yay 1983) and then just goes crazy with the improvisation showcasing a total mastery of all instruments. Such a waste!
All time classic, so many bangers - Crosstown Traffic, Voodoo Chile, Come On (Let the Good Times Roll), and two of Hendrix's best, All Along the Watchtower and Voodoo Child (Slight Return). Crazy guitars and drums throughout, and his voice sounds better than ever. A bit long and not as solid as his other two albums but it's still fantastic all the way through.
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"Look man, you can listen to Jimi, but you can't hear him" -Sidney Deane
Far longer than I remembered but still great!
Hendrix at the height of his powers and free. Brilliant.
An absolute powerhouse album. Legendary performances, songwriting and energy. Hendrix shines with the sharper, more focused production and the album, even with its considerable length, never stops grabbing the listeners attention. Essential.
Jimi Hendrix is truly the God of the guitar. Whilst Electric Ladyland is a Double album (generally my most despised type of record), it was truly a breath of fresh air. The way Hendrix really feels his guitar and music throughout this album, is totally on another level. Best: Come On (Let The Good Times Roll) Worst: 1983...(A Merman I Should Turn To Be)
One of my favorites albums of all time, just amazing intricate guitar playing and the impact on guitar is unexplainable, Jimi makes the guitar talk like not just in a metaphorical sense but literal as well
Its such a great album from one of the most if not the most iconic artist
5/5
Awesome
It's Jimi Hendrix.
Easy five stars. Something here for everybody, from psychedelic to British Invasion.
Album 89 of 1001 Jimi Hendrix - Electric Ladyland Rating : 5 / 5 Favorite Track : Crosstown Traffic There are many worse things to do that putting the earbuds in and listening to some Jimi Hendrix early in the morning. This is a kick ass album. While I'm not in the "Hendrix is the greatest guitar player ever" Club, I do recognize his extraordinary talent and the influence he had on others and music, in general.
A total Classic. One of the first cds I bought.
I love that this album and this artist are showing up here just one day after I finished an episode on Jimi Hendrix's version of "Hey Joe" in the fabulous podcast, A History Of Rock Music In 500 Songs. I urge you to give that podcast series a listen -- and, no, I do not know the creator of it in any fashion; no skin in the game for me, I'm just a fan -- and if you have the patience to start at Episode 1 and listen in order from there, I promise you will be rewarded. And, of course, Episode 147, on "Hey Joe", is superb. https://500songs.com/podcast/episode-147-hey-joe-by-the-jimi-hendrix-experience/ Now, back to this album. When I was in my early teens, I listened to a lot of Jimi Hendrix's music, and owned a handful of LPs by him, including this one. I was drawn to, and still remain in awe of, his incredible artistic talent. I don't listen to his music as much as I used to, but it never loses its luster for me. And when I listen to countless guitarists that recorded and performed in all the years that followed his work, I hear his influence everywhere. It feels like calling this a "rock album" or a "blues rock album" misses way too much. Yes, it's rock, but there is a whole lot more happening here. Greatness.
Hendrix, lekker
Its good vibe
Bow down to one of the most unassailable talents our world has ever seen.
Voodoo child a great jam.
Great album
It’s Jimi.
Have you ever been? lady land- weird tune. I love this cool soulful and psychedelic sound I love the bluesier stuff- Voodoo Chile and Voodo child slight return are so great I like all the weird psychedelic jammy stuff like 1983 and gods made love etc LittleMiss strange- I could do without the Noel Redding song l. Doesn’t really seem to fit with the rest of the album. I’ve always loved burning of the midnight lamp. Such a great song and cool intro. Cool to hear jimi have some Interplay with the organ and sax on “rainy day”and “still dreaming “ Didn’t realize this album had Jack Cassidy on bass, and Hendrix playing a lot of the bass himself . Also has buddy miles on 2 tracks and Steve winwood on organ.
I hope we get band of gypsies bc that is Hendrix at his finest IMO. Everything Hendrix is a 10 for me, his music has influenced me probably more than anything else. It’s the first music I have a conscious memory of hearing and I’ve listened to it so many times over the course of my life. Crosstown traffic was always one of my favs growing up.
classic. what is there to say that hasn’t already been said.
This is so iconic, so classic, it's hard to review it. I can only imagine how innovative it sounded when it first came out - listening to it now, it's still innovative, different, interesting, challenging, even as it's also very familiar. I love the way Hendrix pushed boundaries with his sound, and there is something very avant-garde jazzy about this album. A masterpiece. 5/5
It's difficult to beat Jimi Hendrix. The greatest to ever touch a guitar.
Wicked guitar. Legendary.
A lot of double albums have too much filler. Not this lp. Hendrix delivered a masterpiece. Sadly, you are left wondering what more he could have done, given time. He showed glimpses of the future that was left unfulfilled. This is album that requires several listenings to truly appreciate its depth
Fajne
Great!
Probably their best record. I swear anything Hendrix touched was gold. Some standouts on here: Voodoo Chile, 1983…, and (of course) the 1-2 punch of All Along the Watchtower and Voodoo Child (Slight Return). A must-listen.
God only made one Jimi Hendrix, and this is his masterpiece. I often think about what Jimi would have done had he lived another 10 years, 20 years, 30 years? Sadly we'll never know, but at least we have this amazing album and his other work. He did more in 2 years of studio recording than most artists do in a lifetime. Voodoo Child (Slight Return) is the definitive rock guitar song - just mind blowing what he did here, basically just improvising. 5 stars.