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Legendary guitar. Needs better songwriting for 5 star
Me gusta muchísimo iba en 3/5 y termino 4/5. Puta guitarra locura..Con razón tiene leyenda esoterica
Who doesn't love a bit of Jimmy and his motley crew. Absolutely peppered with barnstormers and fantastic guitar noodling. Let down slightly by a few below par tracks and odd production choices. But still considerably better than a lot on the list. It's mind boggling the frequency that they turned out music of such a high and influenceial calibre.
Not as good as I used to think it was, but better than a lot of the stuff we've listened to recently.
Es buenisimo para escuchar a la tardecita de fondo 8/10
All along the watchtower är den bästa covern någonsin. Jimi gör den så fruktansvärt bra! Crosstown traffic, Voodoo child (slight return) väldigt bra! En del låtar är superflummiga och jobbiga att lyssna på men det mesta är mycket bra! Albumet är bra, lär återvända.
Electric
A real joy. Maybe it's because I've been watching The Beatles Anthology, but it's so clear how much they were influencing each other.
Jimi's guitar work holds up! Some of the psychedelic songs don't quite pack the same punch for me, but over all I still liked it quite a bit.
Entiendo cuando dicen que es un álbum largo, tiene temas de hasta 15 minutos, pero siento que es algo muy del rock psicodélico y a mi personalmente me encanta. Suena muy bien, me imaginé escuchándolo mientras me tomo un vino chill en mi casa.
Crazy old guitar black riffs
Weer een aparte opening van Jimi. Hij vindt dat digitale wel erg geinig. Deze keer had het net zo goed de start van een album van DJ Promo kunnen zijn. Ach het is maar kort... Daarna volgt de muzikale opening van het album. Maar ook dat vind ik nog helemaal niets. Het is een beetje een saaie pop basis. Maar de boodschap is duidelijk. Hij heeft wat voor ons in petto. Dat blijkt uit het opvolgende Crosstown Traffic. Hier wordt toch even de basis gelegd voor laten we zeggen, Red Hot Chili Peppers achtige muziek. Dan volgt Voodoo Chile. Die blues vaart wat meer op de basis van anderen, maar is toch fijn uitgevoerd. Little Miss Str(aaa---aaa-aa)ange heeft een verschrikkelijke jaren '60 zang, waar zelfs de gitaar van Jimi niet tegen op kan. Het gaat te ver om elk nummer langs te kopen. Maar uit bovenstaande is wel te concluderen dat het album op alle vlakken veelzijdig is. Eén element moet ik er toch nog even uitpakken. De speelse Jimi van de intro komt nog wel eens terug. Het verdraaiende geluid bij Gypsy Eyes is bijvoorbeeld niet om aan te horen. De afsluitende hit heeft dat ook. Maar de virtuoze gitaar mondt deze keer uit in een mooi uitgevoerd boomer-rock-geluid en dat neemt alle ergernis weg.
Jimi Hendrix is een van de artiesten waar het door mij vervloekte algoritme van Spotify op vastloopt. Je wil namelijk meer van die virtuoze hippiegitaarmuziek met bluesy elementen, maar het algoritme liet me keer op keer bij Led Zeppelin uitkomen. Nu is Led Zeppelin erg fijne muziek, maar valt wat mij betreft niet in dezelfde categorie. Misschien leert het algoritme en is het inmiddels jaren later een stuk beter geworden, maar naar mijn idee keerde het vaak naar een catch-all-artiest terug. Net als dat als je meer muziek als de Dijk wil horen, je heel snel palingsound voor je snufferd krijgt. Want dat is toch ook NL-talig? Uh-uh. Dat verklaart mijn haat aan het algoritme van Spotify. Naar de muziek van Jimi: op dit album horen we de gebruikelijke virtuositeit en staan een paar grote hits, maar heeft als nadeel weer dat het een dubbelaar is. En de vaste lezer weet inmiddels dat dat minpunten oplevert. Ook hier moet er teveel worden opgevuld met psychedelische stukken. Maar wat een heerlijk einde. Toch blijven ook nu weer de 5 sterren op zak, dus die moeten dan gaan naar het debuutalbum. En dat is stiekem ook het beste, al kun je bij Jimi dus net zo goed een greatest hits op zetten. Dat is helemaal niet erg. Zolang je het maar niet op Spotify luistert.
Buen disco, en verdad un gran trabajo musical, interpretativo y de producción. Composiciones muy originales y con carácter. Creo que discos como estos son los que te consagran como buen musico y hace que todos den por sentado que fuiste un gran musico. Un sonido icónico, virtuoso pero sincero y sin pretensiones, simplemente algo artístico y profundo. Me encanta su estilo único, una mezcla entre psicodélico y progresivo y el rock típico de los 70's pero con un sonido muy Hendrix, energético y con carácter. Gran disco, sincero, sin tapujos y sin pretensiones. Simplemente icónico, innovador y con mucho estilo y carácter.
Great psychedelic rock just ot flows super good. Little middle strange is super good too Favorite: voodoo child Least: ... and the gods made love
Good one, liked to hear the most popular and one one of the most influential releases in rock, acid rock and stuff. Energetic, sounds good, vocals are very nice. Solid listen, what a shame there are only three albums.
Impressed by the variation in songwriting. Should I give it 4? I should probably give it 4
8/10…psycho rock / hard blues / *1968 👂
lol i already got this album. thoughts havent changed. 7/10
So so so fucking good. If I could go back in time it would most definitely be somewhere to see Hendrix play live. I love the guitar so much and Hendrix was one of the greatest to ever play it.
voodoo chile 14+ min song fuck yes; lo was floored I haven’t listened before apparently I only had one jimi song saved pre listen (watchtower) learned jimi was only really active for 4 years before he died I know v little about guitar but this really is insane “That’s a fucking great record but it’s a double record” - Lo’s dad
A mind-bending, psyche-punishing psychedelic masterpiece. His guitars often sound positively occult- if ¨Sinners¨ has taught us anything it's that music can bend time and space and perception. I would say it's a bit too long and meandering to give it five stars, but 4.5 for sure. We miss you Jimi!
Wow, what a journey this album is. This album is on the long side, but with the exception of some small moments, it managed to maintain my full attention throughout. There are not enough highlights for me to warrant the max rating, but only just. 4/5
High hopes for this one. Only have heard good thinks abt Jimi Hendrix, never listened to really cool intro. Really cool bass line and guitar on have you ever been. Doesn’t sound 60s at all. Guitar on crosstown traffic is so good. Guitar on voodoo chile is also also good. Much better songwriting on this one. I could listen to this song all day. What a solo at 5 mins. Cant believe it’s a 15 min long song and it’s doesn’t suck the life out of me. It arguably keeps getting better as it goes. Guitar solo is really really good on little miss strange. Don’t like the lyrics. VERY 60s. Didn’t work with the futuristic guitar. Long hot summer is a bit forgettable. Good times roll is a banger. Is this the original version? Doesn’t matter either way it the best version. What a guitar solo. Gypsy eyes is much better written. I like this one a lot. Relatively simple guitar. All abt the singing on this one. Burning the midnight lamp and rainy day were good not great. More great guitar. Love the riff at the beginning of 1983. Want more of that and less singing. Guitar is just so good. Even the drums are awesome. The way it picks back up at 1045, omg. What a fucking sing. 13+ mins of really good music. Love the organ on still raining (or keyboard, not sure). This song rocks aside from the vocals being a little bs. Chalk it up to a different time. House burning down feels like a nice change of pace. Really well written. This song could make it in any era. All along the watch tower Is an all time classic. Doesn’t matter who’s version it is. What an album. I will be listening to this again soon. Jimi lives up to the hype. Really really enjoyable listen. 4.3 stars.
There’s everything before Jimi, and there’s everything after. A handful of songs here that don’t make me run them on repeat, but I agree that everyone should listen to this at least once in their life
I’d definitely put this album below Are You Experienced, but this is still a classic for a reason
Duh.
Favorites: voodoo chile, have you ever been to (electric ladybird), all along the watchtower, long hot summer night
Sexxy
This is really gooey
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Something about the way the distortion and reverb hits on this album makes it my favourite of Hendrix’ output. Probably helps that it has higher highs for me than his other work.
Gefiel mir gut. Auf lange Hörung etwas zu viel auf einmal. Dass es neben Voodoo Child noch Voodoo Chile gibt, hat mich verwirrt.
Some bangers, some duds
Casi lo descarto porque pensaba que no me iba a gustar nada, no se porque tenia ese pensamiento, pero lo ha cambiado totalmente. En mi mente iba a ser tan dinámico que me iba a poner nerviosa, pero ha sido un viaje de sensualidad y psicodelia.
A classic. Love the jazz influence seen throughout. Great way to end the week.
Fun trip.
All along the watchtower is one of the best songs ever, regardless of the artisit
Obviously legendary album, some real highlights particularly the singles, Burning of the Midnight Lamp one of the first guitar songs I fell in love with (and could play a bit). But it's too long for me, not as concise as Axis Bold As Love. But Hendrix is Obviously on fire the whole time
Ayo deze dude kan best goed gitaar spelen. Moet die echt wat mee doen, I could see him becoming big
Красив своей неидеальностью.Исскуство развивается.Это вывод после первого прослушивания.Мотивы дикого запада в джазовом аккомпанементе. Предполагаю, что это эксперимент со звуком.В свое время вряд ли был принят сразу.И поняли его только спустя время. Почувствовали что-то знакомое в столь незнакомой форме.(Предположение не ознокамливался с историей этого альбома и контекста времени.)
A classic that I've never heard in it's entirerity. Some tracks are more forgettable than others, but that doesn't take away from the vibe, attitude and atmosphere of them. Opens strong and finishes insanely strong with the two huge hendrix bangers.
I wanna give this album a 5 so, so bad. If you just replace track 5 (written by the Experience bassist, not a bad track just out of place) with Voodoo Child (Slight Return) as an immediate reprise of Voodoo Chile and take away some of the reprisal work at the back half of the album (track 13, eg) it'd be an easy 5/5. But that track 5 being unusually square for this album and reprising Rainy Day adds a little bloat. I dunno. It's like, a 4.5 or so with that stuff. Without it, easy 5.
A masterpiece by the guitar virtuoso. Definitely on the longer side of things and the album slowly gets better until the last couple songs. 9/10 [KEEP]
I love you jimi mama
This was so close to 5 stars, absolutely phenomenal album; Crosstown Traffic, Voodoo Child, All Along the Watchtower, etc. However, a couple of overdrawn, more experiment tracks made lulls that I can't overlook. Truly incredible, though.
You can understand why Jimi Hendrix was held in such high regard and considered such a visionary. There are so many styles of music here, from short, experimental guitar instrumentals, jazz, blues, psychedelic rock. Not all of it's to my taste, but the guitar playing and overall craftsmanship of the album stands out. You can hear methods used in the production of the album that would have groundbreaking at the time, and it takes some cojones to lead one of your tracks with a kazoo, and then release the track as a single. From the lesser known tracks, I enjoyed Burning of the Midnight Lamp and the trip down the rabbit hole of 1983. There were a few less memorable songs, Little Miss Strange and House Burning Down among the weaker tracks, but I expected this album to show up on this list and it fully deserves it's place. 4 stars.
Revolutionary spirit of the 60s on a disc. Another prime example of Black excellence. Songs blended into each other, but perhaps that was intentional. Inspired me to listen to a bit more rock. I know why Haley Heynderickx was inspired to steal his name lol.
Some bangers, princess strawberry? others meandering, not as pronounced. solid and soulful throughout. lots to think about.
довольно хорошее начало иногда уши болели изза тупого саунда, но все таки я делаю скидку на возраст альбома крутые песни соло гитары есть вайб панк рока, не зря его курт кобейн любил
good
Great album. I was just mostly liking it, but then Along the Watch Tower came on and sealed the deal. Again, it's amazing the amount of other bands I can hear in this, how influential he was
Лебединый альбом уже распадающейся группы и уже уходящего в себя от зависимостей гениального музыканта. Радует, что получился стилистический самый разноплановый его альбом, где нашлось место и блюз-року, и психоделу, и прогрессив року, и даже заигрываниям с британским вторжением, а также двум мощным каверам - на r&B классику Come On и конечно на Дилана. All Along the Watchtower оказался настолько удачной версией, что она стала для Хендрикса "своей", и даже Дилан признал, что теперь это не его песня. Похожая тема была с Нирваной и Боуи. И хотя я никогда не был фанатом именно песен Хендрикса, не оценить его технику и драйв я не могу. Звучит в любом случае очень достойно и, главное, не скучно - даже с хронометражом самого альбома и некоторых отдельных песен.
Ну вот можно же было все эти блюз-роки крутыми и драйвовыми сделать, а не как альбомы, которые до этого попадались. Респект Андре Бенджамину, что на своих плечах и хип-хоп тащит, и психоделик рок.
Лучшая песня: Watchtower Худшая: Burning lamp Нормально
Electric Ladyland (1968) is the third and final album by the Jimi Hendrix Experience. As a double album it covers a lot of ground breaking meandering between the blues, psychedelic rock and classic rock with sprinklings of R&B, soul and funk. Obviously Jimi’s legendary guitar playing is the thread that ties everything together. Best tracks ‘Cross Town Traffic’, ‘Voodoo Chile’, ‘All Along the Watchtower’ and ‘Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)’. ‘All Along the Watchtower’ stands out as one of the few Dylan covers that is better than the original. I do find the length of the album, and some of the individual songs quite self-indulgent. Yes, the guitar playing is great, and so expressive that it’s miles apart from Jeff Beck’s Truth which was also released in t1968 but only got a two star rating from me. I’ve mentioned before that I’m not a fan of overly long albums so, for me, if they had trimmed Electric Ladyland down to a standard album, it would probably be a five, rather than four star album. I don’t own a copy of Electric Ladyland, or either of the Jimi Hendrix Experience’s other two studio albums. Maybe my rating of some of the tracks is harsher than it would have been if I’d spent more time listening to them. Any song is going to struggle to hold its own alongside ‘All Along the Watchtower’ so maybe my expectations are too high. But then, that’s just another argument for getting rid of the filler. Perhaps if someone other than Jimi had been the producer they might have been able to persuade him that brilliance can also be succinct. Side A: 1. …And the Gods Made Love - 1/5 2. Have You Ever Been (To Electric Ladyland) - 3/5 3. Crosstown Traffic - 5/5; 4. Voodoo Chile - 5/5 Side B: 1. Little Miss Strange - 4/5 2. Long Hot Summer Night - 3/5 3. Come On (Let the Good Times Roll) - 4/5; 4. Gipsy Eyes - 4/5; 5. The Burning of the Midnight Lamp - 3/5 Side C: 1. Rainy Day, Dream Away - 3/5 2. 1983... (A Merman I Should Turn to Be) - 3/5 3. Moon, Turn the Tides... Gently Gently Away - 3/5 Side D: 1. Still Raining, Still Dreaming- 3/5 2. House Burning Down - 3/5 3. All Along the Watchtower - 5/5; 4. Voodoo Chile (Slight Return) - 5/5
C'mon. It's Hendrix.
Long but fun. Was kind of afraid that I would dislike it, but that fear was unfounded.
Favorite Tracks: Crosstown Traffic / Voodoo Chile / 1983 / Still Raining, Still Dreaming / All Along the Watchtower Rating: 4.1 Amazing album, although I do think it suffers a bit from it's length. Multiple 13+ min songs is a choice...although both Voodoo Chile and 1983 were two of my favorite songs here. At points it just runs together, even though the technical skill is always on display. All in all, enjoyed jamming along through this classic.
Jimi always seems like the greatest rock what if. Would he have floated away like Sly? Or would he have been like BB King and shown up to shred for like the next 50 years?
Great studying music. Minimum lyrics, maximum vibes. Keeps me very locked in and awake while working. Can I tell these songs apart? No. However, it is still enjoyable as it is like going to an improv/jam sesh where you don't really know what they are gonna do but it's still gonna be very fun and you get great music at the end of the day.
4+
no sabía que así se escuchaba jimi hendrix. me gustó más la primer parte del álbum. mmmuuyy bueno.
Soulful and funky. Loved it. Maybe a bit long.
A much better rock album than most of Jimi's others. 4.
Funky
Legend
yes absolutely very good. i appreciated the continuous metaphor of burning down the house. only think holding me back from a 5 is that i dont get that feeling of i need to live and breathe the album inside and out.
Very good.
Super talented artist. I definitely see the appeal. I like a couple tracks but for the most part they were a bit too long/jammy for my taste. 7.5/10
My oldest brother had this album, but being only 10 years old at the time, it was a bit “heavy” for me back then. But I really have grown to like and appreciate Hendrix over the years…I just had to give him a fair listen. Regarding this album specifically, I really liked it; but I would have liked it better with some editing. I think eliminating a couple of tracks, plus shortening two of the songs would improve what is an already excellent album. As it is, I’ll give it four stars.
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Absolutely brilliant tracks like All Along the Watchtower and Voodoo Chile (Slight Return), but also a lot of experimentation bordering on mindless noise - at least as far as my taste as concerned. Probably giving it an extra star based on the standout tracks.
Pick whichever album cover you want, this record is still too long.
It’s over rover, let Jimi take over! All Along the Watchtower is king here but the whole album is great, for sure a bit jammy, but god damn he’s one of the absolute greats of guitar playing.
No qualms about this one, definitely a must listen.
Excellent album. Hendrix playing is amazing; and a lot of the songs are excellent. I’ve always, always loved his version of All Along The Watchtower the best, it’s just an amazing take on it. Crosstown Traffic is a great tune too, very fun. There’s a ton more to like on the album, such as Voodoo Child and others. Hendrix has a very cool voice too. It’s long, but that’s not the worst thing like it can be on some albums. 4-stars.
I really enjoyed this album! It felt like the guitar was the star of the show, not the singer, and there were several songs that I saved to put on other playlists. Very listenable and it was a great introduction to Jimi Hendrix.
Day769 - i don’t go out of my way to listen to jimi hendrix but i think he’s amazing. all along the watchtower and voodoo chile are great. crosstown traffic is really good also. it seems like al kooper is on every album at the time
The album deserves a 4 just for the big tracks: Crosstown Traffic, All Along the Watchtower, Voodoo Child. Interesting that two of these tracks come at the very end of the album. Also interesting that the album has such a weird mix of styles - the bluesy rock is mixed with some psychedelic/spacy sounds and some that are just weird (e.g. "Little Miss Strange" just doesn't seem like it belongs). Some tracks sound like they are live recordings. So then it's weird to read that Hendrix was a perfectionist in the studio, that he made the drummer do ~50 takes of some songs, etc.
Mais ou menos, é bom, tem músicas boas e eu ouviria de novo, mas eu dormi
It's Jimi Hendrix, what's not to like? All Along the Watchtower is very much the standout though.
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this was fire i liked it
Voodoo Chile was the bestest
great highs, inconsistent at times, some meaningless solos that lead to nothing high 4
#31/1001 🇺🇸 I've streamed this today whilst driving in what i think is the original format. My copy of this is actually 2 records (part 1&2) which were sold separately. I always wondered what the story was as they were missing the infamous artwork and i've finally taken the time to read up on this. Whichever way, this is a stunning record with 3 musicians right at the top of their game. For me there a couple of tracks that i can live without: ...And the God's Made Love - a short opener and Little Miss Strange - where Noel Redding takes over vocal duties - this just feels lightweight to me. Crosstown Traffic is just sublime and the 15 minute long Voodoo Chile is mindblowing. The best is saved until last however with All Along The Watchtower (i love the Dylan original, but this blows it out of the water) and the (Slight Return) to Voodoo Chile. I'm so close to a 5 here. Best tracks: Voodoo Chile x2, All Along The Watchtower, Crosstown Traffic, 1983.
And here we complete the Jimi Hendrix Experience trilogy in this list. Going out with a bang of course. All sorts of rock styles are put together here to make one tasty rock n' roll stew. There's also time for a jam session (Voodoo Chile), featuring all sorts of recognizable talent in the studio. While this record was pretty fun, I still don't think it surpasses the group's debut (Are You Experienced). This wasn't quite as focused and tight as that record, and noticeably dips around the middle. But, "All Along the Watchtower" is a legendary (and superior) cover, and pairing that with "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)" makes for a strong finish.
It was nice more my speed than the past two, I liked the electric guitar and his smoothhhh vocals
endlich mal interessanter, echt gute gitarre, yay
I liked it but, ist a bit to jazzy for me
One of the most creative albums I've ever heard. Hendrix dances with the sound and forms the chaotic notes he and his band produce into a marvel of Jazz. Of course, there are the elephants in the room: The 15 and 13 minute long jam seasons Voodoo Chile and 1983. Just the fact that they exist and didn't make me turn of the album are a testament to Hendrix' talent. Unfortunetly, they are just not for me. Something about seeing the numbers already makes me feel like listening to them is going to be a slog. Yet, the sheer joy Hendrix' music conveys alone makes them bearable. Still, this was a beautiful experience, even if not every songs hits the spot. Best Songs are Crosstown Traffic and All Along The Watchtower. 8/10, would play in the bacckground while under the influence
Great album makes for easy listening. 8.1/10
I discovered some good songs, I liked vodoo child a lot, I discovered that some of them inspired other artists. 4 out of 5 because I reckon it's an important album, but not really my genre
Amazing guitar work you can just vibe out to
4,.5
OK
a masterful album that fuses psychedelia and rock in a brilliant way. highlights: “crosstown traffic” “all along the watchtower” “voodoo chile (slight return)”
If it didn’t have a few of those long jammy songs on it, I’d give it a 5. But since it has some of my favorite Jimi songs but is my least favorite of his first three main albums, that loses a star
Love Jimi, flashback to my mild high school obsession. Found this album kinda rambly at times, lots of long bluesy improvisations, like the 15 min long voodoo chile. Still really enjoyed it though.
The lord of psych! Beautiful album, great guitar music without being “guitarmusic”
A good album, I liked Voodoo Chile the most.
cool intro. Great album. guitar is amazing.
Almost a perfect psychedelic hard rock album. Less singing would make it a masterpiece.
The guitar was very cool. This was an enjoyable listen for sure.
A very good record I haven't listened to in a while.
I realized this was released three weeks before my birth. So maybe I absorbed Jimi’s sound in my crib. That would explain some things. JimI fills the kitchen sink with blues, jazz, soul, and rock and roll. He also has a sense of humor in burying two stone classics at the very end of an album that features TWO songs over 13 minutes in length, one of which is followed by a minute-long track. The drugs were good in 1968. That results in an album that rollercoasters from sharp, killer songs to meandering, stops-dead-for-a-drum-solo tracks. Mixed bag. But it’s original and wildly creative, and I’m not gonna rate an album with “Watchtower” and “Voodoo Chile” - for starters - any less than four stars.
Some amazing tracks and unexpected moments, but not always an easy album to get through.
Very nice guitars
"Electric Ladyland" is an excellent four-star album featuring several truly five-star moments. While many view it as a flawless masterpiece, I have never quite seen it as the perfect, cohesive work that others do. Maintaining consistency across a double album is notoriously difficult; for me, "Electric Ladyland" doesn't quite achieve total perfection, but by crikey, it has a brilliant go at it. It is nothing if not ambitious. For a 57-year-old record, the production and mix hold up remarkably well, and the musicianship throughout is superb. As noted, the album is punctuated by genuine standouts such as 'Crosstown Traffic', 'Voodoo Chile', 'Gypsy Eyes', 'Burning of the Midnight Lamp', 'Rainy Day, Dream Away', and 'Voodoo Child (Slight Return)'. There is certainly enough top-tier material here to form a flawless five-star single album. Furthermore, 'All Along the Watchtower' remains, quite possibly, the greatest cover of another artist’s song ever recorded. Four stars. Side A 1 "... And the Gods Made Love" (3/5) 2 "Have You Ever Been (To Electric Ladyland)" (4/5) 3 "Crosstown Traffic" (5/5) 4 "Voodoo Chile" (5/5) Side B 1 "Little Miss Strange" (Noel Redding) (3/5) 2 "Long Hot Summer Night" (3/5) 3 "Come On (Part 1)" (Earl King) (4/5) 4 "Gypsy Eyes" (5/5) 5 "Burning of the Midnight Lamp" (5/5) Side C 1 "Rainy Day, Dream Away" (5/5) 2 "1983... (A Merman I Should Turn to Be)" (4/5) 3 "Moon, Turn the Tides....Gently Gently Away" (4/5) Side D 1 "Still Raining, Still Dreaming" (4/5) 2 "House Burning Down" (4/5) 3 "All Along the Watchtower" (Bob Dylan) (5/5) 4 "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)" (5/5) Total - 68 Average - 4.25 220/1001 123/220 albums reviewed were new to me.
the king of guitar
Like with most double albums, there is certainly some filler here. But the meat is about as good as rock and roll has ever gotten.
Experiments pushed to the edge of innovation. Some sweet songs that make you want get up and move
It's a long old trip, with one of the greatest crescendos in rock - elemental stuff! Adds a great dimension of studio genius to the rawness which The Experience has already unleashed. Favourite tracks: Crosstown Traffic, Come On, 1983, Still Raining Still Dreamin, All Along The Watchtower (birth of "the cover" as we know it? certainly the greatest earliest example), Voodoo Child (SR)
Jimi Hendrix güd
Some absolute worldies on here but also a fair bit of filler
no one can argue about the skill and talent to create something like this, i thouroughly enjoyed the actual experience but man i wish i was present during this moment in time, high off my mind listening to this live
Landmark album that signalled a new genre of music for the great guitarists like Clapton and Rory Gallagher to follow. Huge cultural influence.
Great artist. Pretty good album with a good mix of tunes.
καλό τσιλ αλμουμακι. Θρύλος τζιμις. Μια χαρά
Big and beautiful, while also kind of a sprawling mess. One of the best albums of the 1960s.
in a discord server me and my moots are in we had a 60s music related chat this morning. jimi came up in for 5 minutes and then was quickly submerged underneath other musicians they randomly mentioned. the point i made regarding his work: his version of all along the watchtower is the definitive one. i dont have nothing to say. some songs should be removed. others shouldnt. 4/5
Yay I think this is the last one that I've not got yet, and I'm pretty sure this one took loads longer than the previous 2, there's more instruments than the others, like some acoustic guitar, organ/keys and more vocals and stuff. I think they are all relatively live-sounding, as I think spontaneity and in the moment stuff works the best for him in a way which doing loads of takes couldn't I do actually think this is probably my least favourite of his albums, not that this is bad by any means though, but quite a lot of these songs feel like they just taper off and have unnecessary instrumentals towards the end, which I guess was probably because people complained that his songs were too short, so I guess that's ok, but the +10 minute ones are tooo long. Favourite songs: all but: hot summer night, burning of the midnight lamp, still raining still dreaming. Overall around 8/10
Somehow I feel like I have actually underrated Hendrix based on his big singles. This is a much better way to enjoy him. Bit long though honestly
disassociating to the instrumentals of voodoo chile woahhhh !!! genuinely really into this.... this is an ALBUM ‼️
Favorite Songs: Voodoo Chile Least Favorite Song: And the Gods Made Love The name Jimi Hendrix has been familiar to me since I was very young. My dad saw Jimi Hendrix live in 1968 and still wears an old Jimi Hendrix t-shirt. I never listened to any music my dad enjoyed because I thought it was too “adult” and “sophisticated” and not something I’d enjoy whatsoever. This album is very much one of the reasons why I’m grateful I started this 1001 Albums project because I’ve discovered new music that I’d never in a million years think I’d actually like.
Gypsy Eyes was my favorite, Voodoo Child (Slight Return) was my #2. loved the guitar
Listened to this on an og cassette and a remastered on chrome tape Voodoo child and along the watchtower were my favorites
J’ai envie d’écouter davantage
8.5/10
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This was my first time listening to a Hendrix album. It probably would have left more of an impact on me if I let it take me away and I wasn’t working while listening, but it was still pretty cool. Voodoo Child especially blew me away.
O dziwo, bardzo mi się podobało. Sama z siebie nigdy go nie będę słuchać, ale ta płyta była taka... to zabrzmi dziwnie, ale pełna muzyki. Czuć było w niej miłość do melodii i artyzm. Nie byłabym w stanie dać jej mniej. 7/10.
Some really great stuff, only hindered by a couple of needlessly long tracks that just didn't hold my attention, and the one song not sung by Hendrix that sounded like a bad 60's pop song. The good stuff is REALLY GOOD, and buoys my score up.
Diary: I had driving lessons today. The first time in the dark. Its snowing a lot this january. The Album was pretty enjoyable
really great instrumentals and production! I am impressed with how much im vibing with this. the guitar stuff is next level. really enjoyed this!
Look, Hendrix isn't 100 percent my bag and that's just fine. I appreciate his innovation and mastery of the strat, and tonally this album is freaking great. While listening I realized how much Billy Corgan was influenced by this sound, but then again who wasn't? Also, it's strats and a fuzz face, so ya. Pretty impressive stereo spread for a 1968 album too. I just think that I'm not completely down with his song writing and structures, which may just be a late-60s thing for me? Still a solid four stars.
A lot of amazing songs on here by pretty much the undisputed greatest guitarist of all time. However it is too long and does have quite a bit of filler.
Classic album, excellent guitar riffs and amazing display of talent. I’ve already listen to some of the songs on this album that I really like. It did have some songs that I wanted to skipped but overall was an interesting listening session.
Really loved
This is an album you can fall between the notes on and get lost. It's a true psychedelic experience: overly long, constantly morphing, with pockets of glossy fluff alongside glimpses of resonant, timeless themes and deep creative innovation. There's no question that Electric Ladyland deserves its place in the pantheon of legendary 60's albums. It contains some all time classic anthems (Watchtower, Voodoo Child Slight Return), along with some hidden gems (Crosstown Traffic, Burning of the Midnight Lamp, 1983). It's also an album that could have benefitted from an editing pass on the track list. Songs like Little Miss Strange, Come On (Let the Good Times Roll), and Long Hot Summer Night, while not bad songs, divert away from the sound and motifs of the rest of the album; carefree dittys diluting a project that otherwise leans epic in scale. One thing that struck me on this listen (I've heard this album many many times, funny that it's my first pull on the 1001 albums) is how masterfully emotive Jimi's vocals are. Obviously his guitar prowess is unchallenged, but I think his vocals have long been taken for granted. They're undeniably raw, powerfully expressive, and could never be mistaken for anyone else. All said, this gets a 4 from me, it would be a 5 if not for the inconsistent tracks and meandering tendencies. It's really a 4.5, if we could do half steps.
Um bom álbum para deixar de fundo.não faz muito meu estilo mas foi interessante conhecer. Deve ser muito bom para ouvir bebada deitada no chão.
So damn good. Sometimes it felt a bit lengthy, but damnnn these tunes are fire
This was a good album. It makes groups like Arcade Fire seem derivative. It gives me high hopes for what Gary Clark Jr., could become.
This was glorious.
Classic Hendrix, scorching guitar work over decent songs. The last 2 tracks are the clear strongest in my opinion. 4 Stars.
I really want to give this album a five. I loved the jams, jazz fusiony elements, and of course the epic guitar work. The Bob Dylan cover is among my favorite songs of all time. However, the whole project was a bit too all-over-the-place for my liking, and some of the tracks felt unnecessary. This is one of those double albums that maybe could have been a tighter and more consistent single album. But who knows? I may some day learn to love its sprawling nature, like I did for Blonde on Blonde and Songs in the Key of Life. Favorite Track: All Along the Watchtower
It was a rly good album js not my taste
Loved this. Hugely varied, pretty timeless!
Good record. I don’t think there’s any such thing as a bad Jimmy Hendrix record.
It’s a groundbreaking album by a maestro of the electric guitar. He did things to his instrument no one can replicate.
I found thid a tough one to score, but in the end I decided: Historical significance 5 Personal enjoyment 3 Overall 4 Hendrix was undoubtedly a groundbreaking guitarist and hugely influential. But I didn't enjoy much of it. Tracks I do like (and didn't know before) Gypsy Eyes Burning of the Midnight Lamp, with its memorable riff played in unison on keyboard and guitar Voodoo Child (Slight Return)
Awesome album and not unfamiliar to me, but not my 5 star out of Hendrix’s albums.
Gypsy eyes! It's unique and contains a multitude of very different sounds. I like that the songs go over into one another
Liked the psychedelic rock aspect of the songs and Hendrix's sound, but the individual songs were veryyy long. The experimental nature of the guitar throughout the album was very interesting and entertaining to hear progress throughout!
Awesome
Would love this more on acid or shrooms. Makes me want to go to New Orleans.
I will preface by saying my dad would probably kill me if I gave this album less than a 4. Thoroughly enjoyed this one, more than i do with most of these album suggestions so far, but i feel like it drops a few points for me due its length. Not denying Hendrix's talent at all, clearly one of the greatest to ever do it, just sometimes feels like the melody runs away in a few tracks and kind of lingers around until he's back on course. Feels like such a nit-pick regardless, the highs really outweigh any negatives I have.
I liked this WAY more than I liked Bold As Love. I don't even know why. I think this was more adventurous and definitely more interesting. I liked the songs that he jammed out on, and the things that bothered me about the other one don't bother me as much on this one.
Obviously good!
Such a good listen
Overall a good album, some song were quite long like Voodoo Chile (almost 15 minutes) but I don't think that diminished them. As expected the guitar was good. My favourites would probably be: All along the watchtower, House burning down and Cross town traffic
Electric Ladyland is classic Hendrix. Psychedelic and aggressive, Hendrix's wailing guitar takes centre stage, enhanced with added chorus and echo effects. Yet in terms of sound, it is not as polished or varied as, say, Axis:Bold as Love. Further, it lacks consistency, with the hits a different class from the rest of the album.
What an album. What a talent to die so young RIP Jimmy
Classic Jimi
Loved it!! Listened to it with my friend Eden! I’m already a big Hendrix fan and love Axis: Bold as Love so this was a great listen!
great tracks, I can hear where other artist got their inspiration from
Of course I have this album, there is nothing like Hendrix!
So I had a very interesting experience with this. My first listen was probably the exact opposite way in which this album is intended to be listened to. I was busy with work, and kept getting interrupted and starting and picking it up later. So it felt rather monotonous and repetitive. However, I came back to it as I felt I hadn’t given it a fair shake, and the second time round totally eclipsed my opinion from my first listen. This is such a great album to just fall deep into and let it take your hand. It’s definitely not the album to come to if you’re looking for catchy hooks and specific songs, but as an experience as a whole I grew to love it. Also I made a similar point with Dire Straits, but guitars just sounded better back in this time.
It’s long but thrilling
why yes jimi i HAVE been to electric ladyland, but i’m always happy to come back <333
Album: Electric Ladyland Artist: The Jimi Hendrix Experience Rating: 78.2/100 Track Notes: ... And the Gods Made Love: Just sounds, adds to the psychedelic feel. Have You Ever Been (To Electric Ladyland): Nice slow blues feel. Honestly would be great at the back end of an album. Just chill bluesy vibes. Crosstown Traffic: Classic Hendrix track, pure rock and innovative. Jimi plays the literal shit out of a comb, and honestly does a great job of conveying the feeling of being stuck in crosstown traffic. Voodoo Chile: Very "Jam Bandy." Honestly wanted to abandon after 7 minutes in, but it picks back up at around 10:30. Loving the Hard Rock sound at the end (13:00-). Little Miss Strange: Fun song, Noel Redding's concession on the album. Fun little song. Has a little "Crosstown Traffic" feel in it. Long Hot Summer Night: Fun bluesy licks. Come On (Part 1): Fun blues tribute. So up Jimi's alley. Gypsy Eyes: I can see why this song was a point of contention for Jimi. It is very short and polished. I understand the 50 takes. That said, it is a great track! Burning of the Midnight Lamp: I love the yearning of the guitar on this track. Love the message and the emotion it evokes of burning the midnight oil. Jimi messing around on the harpsichord creates this iconic sound. Rainy Day, Dream Away: Fun inclusion of horns on this track. 1983... (A Merman I Should Turn to Be): Mood setting. I always liked the song, but now I am listening to the lyrics and musical storytelling of Jimi's underwater Utopia contrasting the chaos of the late 60s. Moon, Turn the Tides....Gently Gently Away: Honestly thought it was a continuation of "1983." Still Raining, Still Dreaming: Definitely sounds more definitively Hendrix and Bluesy. House Burning Down: Positively funky. Very Sly and the Family Stone. All Along the Watchtower: The Dylan cover, the classic, the chaotic sound of the guitar. Hendrix makes it his. Voodoo Child (Slight Return): Hulk Hogan brother, NWO brother. A song that is effortlessly cool, despite being played on the spot for TV crews. Seems to be born out of the latter part of "Voodoo Chile."
Its giving sinners, i liked it.
Unlike anything I've heard before, Hendrix's guitar skills are astounding. I absolutely loved this album and do need to listen more closely again however it did drag on. (would give 4.5 if i could)
Classic, way easier to listen to than expected
CROSTTOWN
I love it when artists are unafraid to make long songs it always makes me feel like it's something coming straight from their soul Favourite song: House burning down
Rly good, had an amazing start and an amazing end. Fav song prolly Voodoo Chile
My main issue with Hendrix is that his albums drag at times. Difficult to want to listen to the end.
can appreciate it's amazing, but again not really my thing
Favorite tracks: Crosstown Traffic, Come On, All Along the Watchtower I'm struggling with rating this one because some of the songs I really love, and others sound like the band was just playing around in their garage after smoking a lot of pot. Also, I cannot come up with a reason for a song to be over 10 minutes long and this album has TWO of them. Oof.
Vibey Favorite Tracks: Have You Ever Been, Crosstown Traffic, House Burning Down, All Along the Watchtower
Like the flaming lips but stupid
This album to me felt super relaxing, I don’t think I have listened to a full Jimi Hendrix album before this one and I am not disappointed. However, in my opinion some songs were not flowing together, and it felt a little rushed. I loved the jazziness of the entire album and it has inspired me to listen to more Jimi.
Jimi Hendrix is an absolute beast here, not only as a guitarist but also as a producer. Each track offers something unique, and I can only imagine how mindblowing this must've been to listen to in 1968.
Pretty good. Probably would be more mind blowing if i was listening to this without the monumental influence of jimi hendrix on all music thereafter. Anyway this doesn't have any of his songs i found annoying on it so there is a win!
I really liked this! I’ll need to listen to it multiple times to really connect with I think!
Really liked this! It's a long album, and very good. Enjoyed all the guitar, and I love Jimmi
C'était vraiment très cool, ça s'écoute très bien j'ai beaucoup aimé
Pretty solid psychedelic rock. Ran a little long, but overall enjoyable
it's Hendrix. Not the best Hendrix, but Hendrix nonetheless
I liked the longer songs and the experimental vibe of this.
Really great psychedelic album. Some filler here and there throughout, but the stronger compositions really stand out. The whole album’s a bit disjointed, going between tracks from live acts to studio recordings, but what’s consistent throughout is Hendrix’s skills on full display. Also such an iconic album cover.
Yeah I see why this guy is pretty synonymous with the electric guitar. He’s killing that shit I like electric guitar but I found it kinda exhausting to listen to 1hr 15 of just electric guitar. I think if I listened to some songs in isolation I would like them a lot. Probably a 2.5 star rating for me again guitar go brrr. I liked a lot of it but agree over an hour of it is a lot. Good tunes though im thinking more a 3-4 star
The vision and genius here is awesome. The guitar work isn't work -- it's pure creative energy unleashed, the fingers and effects united with the imagination. The album as a whole is sprawling and a lot to take in all at once -- too long for me.
A fair to middling Hendrix album that is propped up by the last two songs, which just happen to be some of the best in music history. Favorite track: Voodoo Child (Slight Return)
Huge sound and huge influence
Great iconic album, there were a couple parts that I thought could have been edited down but really enjoyed overall, lots of great stuff
peak guitar work this man is incredibly talented with it. couple of boring songs tho. voodoo child is orgasmic btw it sounds like the opposite of pink floy'd 'wish you were here' if that makes sense. 4.25/5
Classic rock, with a couple songs that can't be missed. There's much psychedelics in the air, but the recording quality is sadly not the best, in comparison with other records of the same era.
Is it long? Yes, but his skill off sets it.
Like Led Zeppelin this exercise is teaching me I thought I liked certain artists more than I did. Don't get me wrong, Hendrix is great but most of the songs I didn't know didn't hold me much and I was just waiting to get to All Along the Watchtower. I think I enjoyed it more than I remember though so low 4.
> the Beatles
If this was the only CD in my car I would not be disappointed
I dig it, great explosive performances by Jimi
Great songs, Jimi Hendrix is obviously one of if not the best guitar player ever, all of the songs are very good.
I named my dog Jimihen after Jimi Hendrix :) Electric Ladyland is also good and his best, but you don't need me to point out the obvious.
Pure 60s rock
It's really good! It's just a little too all over the place and too long. I like a shorter, more focused album. This would be fantastic if it was a live album, but alas, it was curated to be like this.
Great production
For one reason or another I can’t say I have really sat down and listened to Jimi Hendrix, I know the big tracks of course. Had a lot of fun with this album and will definitely play again to see if it was the novelty effect but right now 4 stars.
Liked the sound transitioning from side to side in headphones as a technique. Voodoo Chile is a choooon with the guitar 🎸, come on let the good times roll is just a belter, and all along the watchtower also a standout for me. Great album, but I just don't listen to Hendrix regularly. Definitely saving for a future listen.
Favourites: Crosstown Traffic, Voodoo Chile, Come On (Let the Good Times Roll), Gypsy Eyes, Along the Watchtower, Voodoo Child (Slight Return) Least favourites: ...And the Gods Made Love, 1983...(A Merman I Should Turn to Be) Overall rating: 3.5/5
Jimi’s a legend. He literally reinvented guitar playing. Pablo Picasso reinvented Art as well, but did he make it better? I’m not saying Hendrix wasn’t a genius or impactful, he was both, - as was Picasso. I just happen to prefer art before Picasso reinvented it, much as I prefer the guitar before Jimi reinvented it. They’re legends- just not what I prefer.
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We all know double albums are a gamble, but this is solid. Today I found myself focusing on the strength of the songwriting then about halfway through, I reminded myself that each song was also just teeming with relentless musical wizardry. Jimi obviously, but Mitch and Noel are also off-the-scale magnificent. All three together (and guests) are more than the sum of their parts. I'm tempted to go for 5 but like I've said before, I’m VERY tight with full marks so this is a strong 4.
This is so, so awesome. First heard this in January and it was probably a favorite find of the year. Not a full five - there are moments I zone out or think to myself "what's happening?" - but otherwise every track here is just so poetic, so fluid, a boon to the soul
This kind of confirms what I already suspected - I'm not that big a fan of Hendrix. He's a very talented player by all means, I just wished he played music I liked more. I still enjoyed it and I found some great stuff in it, so I guess a 4 star rating would be fair, but still feels more like a 3.5
A Hendrix album I do have, but still some tracks are mostly unfamiliar to me. Not sure I like the too jammy stuff, but that could be from over exposure to mediocre blues jams, particularly on this list. Anyway, still great if a little over-stuffed. 4.5 rounded down Heard before? Yes Owned: Yes: 26/101 (25%) Will I get? Already have!
Would buy.
Classic 4/5
Really good album and somehow i did NOT know some of his most famous songs.
Some wandering about that feels contemporary, but some absolute excellence in here.
I think that while Jimi Hendrix is obviously the most overrated guitar player of all time, he doesn’t get that incorrect moniker for no reason. He was so ahead of his time instrumentally and like the other album I’ve reviewed of his so far (are you experienced?) this album suffered from a lot of forgettable tracks that are completely overshadowed by the songs that were so objectively great that they are insanely huge hits and permanently ingrained in American pop culture. Like seriously the songs on both of these albums that are hits are songs I’ve been hearing since I was a child. They don’t go away cause they are too good to ever truly fall out of popularity. There’s still kids in highschool now that continue to wear Jimi Hendrix shirts, that’s how influential he truly is. But again it’s not a perfect album, it’s got some filler here and there, but still an ALL TIME GREAT in rock music and just music in general.
Psychodelic, somehow funky 60s... there was only 1 Hendrix
I think I knew about Jimi long before I ever heard any of his songs. I think I was playing guitar before hearing him play. I heard a bunch of his bits long before everyone hearing a complete album. I've heard all his albums before starting this journey. Tis a strange thing hearing your first Jimi album. You walk away expecting to have somehow heard more guitar. It was the style of the time of course, zany, glam, jazzy freak-outs. You wonder what styles he would have adopted had he lived through the 70s and 80s. I don't know what my favourite Hendrix album is, but stylistically I've never felt close enough to them to hand out a five star. They're all fours. Great playing from all, great ideas, a little overcooked, and Jimi's vocals aren't my favourite. I understand this getting all the fives, and it's deserved, but in my all important personal feelings opinion, it's a four.
безумно талантливые, но казалось, что этот экстраординарно крутой гитарный джэмминг никогда не закончится... да, вклад в рок и гитарную игру безумный, но блин... still raining, still dreaming
It’s nice to listen to this whole record and appreciate some of the more obscure tracks that sing in their own right and in the context of this wonderfully meandering album
Much better than the other Jimi Hendrix album I got. This one's really fun and has some truly otherworldly parts. Voodoo Chile is incredible and really justifies its 15-minute runtime. Sometimes the album does just get too drugs for me, much like Are You Experienced. Making this a 2LP means that the drugs guy does what drugs guys do and just wander around sometimes. Still a great album, but the poor guy really should've gotten sober way before the release of this album, then we'd maybe have more than 3.
Nobody did it better and the guitar fireworks are here in abundance. But I was also surprised by the contributions of the other band members and the songwriting. "Crosstown Traffic," "All Along the Watchtower" (where he really makes the song his own), and "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)" are some of his best songs. Some of the bluesy jamming gets old for me and I like the more concise, tighter songs better.. but that's a small complaint for an excellent, mind expanding album.
Indulgent as hell, in the best way. Some incredible creative expression here, i wasn't familiar with a couple psychadelic deep cuts like 1983 and Burning of The Midnight Lamp, which sounds kinda Beatle-esque even. And then to finish with Watchtower and Voodoo Child, doesnt get better there. Doesnt need to be said either but some of the best rock guitar you'll hear anywhere ever
Greatest guitarist of all time.
There is so much to like here but it takes too much time to get there.
I liked it but too long
He was good wasn't he
Legend, men några svagare låtar
Coolt! Speciellt "All Along the Watchtower", såklart.
But noodly for me but excellent playing
This is the Hendrix album I never properly bothered with when I went through a Hendrix phase. Not sure why. It’s very good, most of the songs on this are great examples of electric rock / blues. There’s also a small chunk of this which probably influenced a lot of noise rock / avant garde, whether it meant to or not. I do like noise rock but I prefer it elsewhere, Hendrix is better getting down to it. Still think Bold As Love is the best Hendrix record for me, but this is still great
Pretty iconic, a lot of the big tracks on here. It's very cool, hard not to like it to some degree but for whatever reason the album in general didnt hit for me as much as are you experienced. Sounds completely live which adds to the authenticity but with all the feedback makes some bits hard to hear. Well worth a listen and should be on the list, always happy to hear Jimi but don't really seek him out.
Really looking forward to this - and was a bit let down. A few too many "noise" tracks, and I could barely hear some of it through distortion. Also not a fan of Voodo Chile. Crosstown Traffic (oh, so that's where that riff comes from!), and Gypsy Eyes stood out. To All Along the Watchtower: The Bob Dylan original is the original, and I really like his singing and interpretation. Jimi Hendrix's version is probably musically better - but I'm not sure that matters. The intro to it by Jimi here is insanely good, worth a star on its own. Strong memories of watching BSG and being utterly perplexed why everyone was a big Dylanhead - the Bear McReary adaptation is also worth a listen. 3 star album, but +1 for a truly mind-bending cover.
Not heard this album before. Again, must have been mind blowing in 1968, although I would say there are some more standard sounding blues tracks on here. The second half of the album is actually way better than the first. All along the watchtower reminds me of battlestar Galactica, good example of a cover being better than the original It is very good, and gets better in the second half, but isn't as good as are you experienced. 4.5
4.5*? It has some absolute bangers but there are lots of songs I don't care about.
The production sounds really fresh and powerful. We're pretty far from a lot of the lyrical content about mermaids and g*spies, etc, but his music fuckin rips. Hell yeah brother.
Loved most of this album. There are some incredible tracks that I both previously knew and didn’t know. Some classic bangers here. Loved the gritty sound of the guitar throughout. Dude deserves the accolades. Some of the album felt bloated. A few songs left my mind wandering and waiting for something new. Could see why this was such a hit in the psychedelic community.
Listened to this alot as a teenager, was very nostalgic but can be quite overwhelming - definitely need to be in the right mood.
It was good
Is this that hippie that desecrated our beautiful National Anthem?? Jk, Jimi is goated one way or another. Grew up on a lot of Jimi, so the nostalgia is there. Only issue listening to a whole album of his the entire way through is the repetitive sound, but hey I guess that’s to be expected.
Classic. He only released 3 albums while he was alive
Too much noodling that goes nowhere, but still has a lot of bangers. Great production
definitely a headphones-wearing experience. sounds hit you from all angles and can be very overwhelming at points. songs gravitate more towards a psychedelic style that i very much enjoyed; especially in ‘voodoo chile’. i was shocked it was 15 minutes long, it hardly felt that long. while its not something i’d listen to on a regular, it’s not an album i’d ever forget. next time i pull this album out, i’d clear my day, see no one, do nothing, sit, and listen.
A lot of classics on here. I always felt like I liked the first two albums more, but it's hard to argue with Voodoo Child and All Along The Watchtower. Is Madvillainy better? Another tough call. I'd rather listen to Madvillainy yes, but I don't think I can argue that it deserves to be on a list like this more than any of the Jimi Hendrix albums.
It's fun, interesting, and with a variety of styles, though it does kinda drag towards the end, even if the quality stays the same or improves.
awesome guitar. not 5 stars due to its length
𝘌𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤 𝘓𝘢𝘥𝘺𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥 captures Jimi Hendrix at his creative and technical peak. Across sprawling jams and carefully layered studio work, he pushes the guitar into new dimensions of sound. The extended 𝘝𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘰𝘰 𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 is pure electricity — a masterclass in blues improvisation — while his take on Dylan’s 𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘈𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘵𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 remains one of the greatest cover versions ever recorded. Hendrix was the best rock guitarist of his time, and this album is still proof that nobody has quite matched his vision since.
Favorite of Jimi Hendrix so far.
For some reason I only gave Are You Experienced 3/5 - a few tracks into this and I'm thinking I might need to revisit that record to see what I missed the first time. Obviously the big tracks still hit hard. Crosstown Traffic, Voodoo Child and All Along The Watchtower still sound as thrilling as ever. But what really surprised me were the jazzier numbers like 1983... (A Merman I should Turn To Be). Here Hendrix's guitar playing is hypnotic and it's just great hearing the band lock into a groove before it explodes into hard rock.
This recapitulates Neal's central thesis that Jimi Hendrix is "good at sounds, not so good at songwriting." The Bob Dylan cover is iconic, and the guitar playing is unparalleled. As an album, it has a good structure, but overall isn't very strong with regard to songwriting.
incredible guitars
I like his style and his guitar playing a lot, but some of his songs are a bit long and repetitive. Solid album tho 4/5🎉
Classic Hendrix
Classic Hendrix
I get the love and fascination for this album, I really do. Given the space of a double album, Hendrix explores the psychedelic sixties in all its glory. First and foremost, there's his version of "All Along The Watchtower", probably the definitive interpretation of a song that's always been an enigma to me. I can't relate to the lyrics or see the genius behind it. To me, it's just okay at best. But the album is much better than its biggest and most famous song. Take the light-hearted sweetness of "Little Miss Strange" and "Burning of the Midnight Lamp", the hard-hitting blues of "Crosstown Traffic", and "Voodoo Chile", probably the most accurate sonic depiction of a night club in the sixties. Would this album be better if it was a single album? Probably. Would it still be this fascinating and consuming if it wasn't for the lengthy explorations? Probably not.
A fantastic record that although it drags a bit in the middle never loses its luster.
Some absolute classics on this one, and it's a great album. Ultimately I think it's just a 4 for me because it's a bit much guitar. I get that that's his thing, but still.
Getting this right after a Doors record (and Slayer!) sure has me back in middle school lol Ultimately I’m not a fan of Hendrix records, but love the singles. They’re just very long. And the Hendrix trio largely plays at a particular volume and style that can be overwhelming over the course of a half hour let alone over one. But, giving the full Voodoo Chile a listen is a must. And perhaps the definitive Dylan cover by any artist. And I still get chills at the start of Slight Return, just incredible.
Very good. Love Burning of the Midnight Lamp and the big tracks. Meanders a bit, but very good.
He’s a master of guitar. I wish he was a better songwriter.
There isn’t enough time - certainly not with this project. Not enough time to live inside an album until it yields its logic, until it becomes more than sound. With Electric Ladyland, that lack of time is especially acute, because the record itself refuses to be consumed quickly. It looms, excessive and disorienting, less an album than an environment. When I first owned it on CD around the millennium, I didn’t even know it was meant to be a double album. Compressed into a single disc, it felt unending, too big to take in. The major landmarks - All Along the Watchtower, Voodoo Child - both striving to be the definitive ending. Everything up to that point felt confusing, overabundant: a jumble of styles, lengths, tonalities. Can a single record really hold together traffic jams and tantric deities, three-minute fragments and fifteen-minute improvisations? What binds it is Hendrix’s compositional intelligence. He isn’t trapped in the circular indulgences of Cream, where songs stand still to give space for solos. Circularity is paucity. Hendrix’s excess is teleological: everything moves forward, arcs outward, pushes toward revelation. His solos don’t decorate the song; they are the song’s continuation. In its most expansive passages, the record is symphonic, a suite in everything but name. But its tracks don't collect into suites anymore than it divides into a double album: there’s no satisfying midpoint, no separation that makes sense. Instead, there are two perfect finales, a double surplus, dessert on top of dessert. Even now, the record eludes me - after another day of listening! Not enough time. The record resists total comprehension, but that resistance is precisely what makes it compelling. In its inchoate sprawl, it embodies the utopian charge of the ’60s, when it seemed that even a “rock album” could remake perception, and the melancholy of our present, where such futures have been foreclosed, leaving us only with the echo of what might have been. Sad. 3.5 In the last couple of days we have had the nonplus indulgence of Miles Davis’ In a Silent Way (1969) then the fey psychedelia of the Zombies’ Odessey and Oracle (1968). I laughed at both those albums and thought I’d got away with it. Well now the Generator laughs at me. What a mercilessly appropriate warm-up they were for Jimi Hendrix’s Electric Ladyland, an album I take seriously. ‘Go on,’ gloats the Generator, ‘be a hypocrite’. Look. There are crucial differences here between that other shit and this seminal masterwork by a genius at the height of his inspiration. For example… [runs away] 3.5/5
Maximum shreddage. Sex appeal like you wouldn’t believe. God I love Hendrix
Classic Jimmy, cut down before his time. Imagine how many more bangers we'd be hearing if he had been around!
Obviously a classic, I've listened to it already. But not every song on this is that good. Some are magical though. All along the watchtower, the best cover ever hands down. Biggest takeaway from this album is 1983... though, didn't know this song before, so that's one reason why I would recommend this album.
Had this been made a single album rather than a double album, this would likely be regarded as a perfect record. As it is, there’s unevenness to the production and a handful of songs that I could really do without (the 14 minute merman song is a remarkable time capsule and very much a parody of itself - although it’s also obvious they are completely and utters serious in their performances!) This keeps it from a 5 star rating from me. However the better parts of the album are truly sublime. Some of the best rock music ever is on the album for sure.
Fantastic but uneven album. Some absolute bangers here.
Otra joya del tito Jimi. Menudo viaje las dos secciones del Voodoo Chile/Child
The historical importance of this album is beyond reproach as it houses some of Hendrix's most iconic songs and guitar moments, but it drags for too long when evaluated as an album IMO.
SICK
soms iets te lang... maar er meestal boenk op
Well, it is Hendrix. An absolute master of his trade. Possibly, dont hate me, slightly long, but still fantastic
There are some masterful guitar parts in this and I bloody love ‘All along the watchtower’. However I feel there is some faff stuck in between which makes me lose my focus on the album.
6/1001 ~ what kind of drug den selector algorithm have I tapped into with this app? The first 6 LPs out the gate for me have been rather dank so who knows what tomorrow’ll bring. Watch it generate the tamest, lamest shit ever now that I’ve made a point to mention it, but then again any recording that basic and uncool couldn't, wouldn’t, shouldn't be recommended here, riiight? ANYWAY! We already done been knew this shit right here is a smoked-out banger of a journey. A heavy slab worthy of slow-blazing your mightiest mega-nugg to. And also a great reminder to re-watch Withnail & I even if you saw it yesterday. Get in loser, we’re going on holiday by mistake! “Crosstown Traffic” is forever the tightest pop-rocker, and the harpsichord + choral filigree on “Burning of the Midnight Lamp” always makes me want to reimagine my wardrobe in favor of flouncy faux fur-trimmed suede cloaks, dramatic medieval brocades, jacquards and bouclé, leather and lace…all around a sumptuous listen tinged with the chaos of a legendary era in music history burning itself the fuck out. Reminds me of one particularly prescient exchange depicted in the aforementioned cinematic masterpiece: Danny: I recommend you smoke some more grass. Marwood: No way, no fucking way. Danny: That is an unfortunate political decision. Reflecting these times. Withnail: What are you talking about, Danny? Danny: Politics, man. If you're hanging onto a rising balloon, you're presented with a difficult decision. Let go before it's too late or hang on and keep getting higher, posing the question: how long can you keep a grip on the rope? They're selling hippie wigs in Woolworths, man. The greatest decade in the history of mankind is over. And as Presuming Ed here has so consistently pointed out, we have failed to paint it black.
I have never sat down and listened to Hendrix before, just heard the hits here and there or a famous lick or two. Super psychedelic. Side one is very jammy and kind of all over the place as far as recorded music goes. I can see why the shorter version of Voodoo Chile is the popular one. The 60s were all about experimentation and it seems like Jimmy Page basically took a page straight from the Hendrix book when they starting playing 45 minute versions of Dazed and Confused. As a musician, knowing this is a 3-piece with basically no pedals is pretty crazy. The fuzzy tape sounds of the 60s really work here and this music would sound weird if it was like 70s hi-fi. Neat detail as it turns out that the Hammond organ on Voodoo Chile is none other than Steve Winwood. Little Miss Strange sounds like "Hendrix plays The Beatles". I am hearing so much of where the famous blues players I've heard get their licks, tone, phrasing, all of it. Page, SRV, John Mayer, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Kingfish, Marcus King, Hendrix really was the beginning of a lot of it. I am liking Side 3/4 a lot better. I think the songwriting is better and 1983/Merman reminds me of the playing on Bold As Love. Of course the last two are the hits and easily give this album its rating.
So, if we’re talking about the Mount Rushmore of guitarists, I’d probably put Jimi Hendrix at Number 1. He makes sweet, sweet, tender love to that guitar on every note of the album. The problem is, it’s very disjointed and not every song is very memorable. When your album ends with 2 of the best songs ever made, “All Along the Watchtower” and “Voodoo Child (Slight Return)”, the rest of it is going to have to be comparable, and unfortunately, I don’t think it is. I am, of course, very familiar with Jimi Hendrix, but I think this album is just a little bit too long for its own good, and has some songs that are just meh. But oh man, compared to most other albums, this is still an absolute legend in the mix. First of 3 Jimi Hendrix albums I have rated so far. It was only a matter of time. A tremendously solid 4/5. Oh, and bonus point for the album art. Another classic picture I would LOVE to get on a poster. This is an album I want to give a 5 so desperately that I may just come back to it another day and see if I’m feeling it more then.
Amazing 8/10
Cool
This is a great album, almost worthy of 5 stars, but it's just a little bit too long and unfocused for me.
Long but a classic
I loved this album very much. It's laid back, easygoing and contains among the finest guitar playing ever on any record. All Along the Watchtower and Voodoo Child are among the best psychedelic rock songs ever. The album itself is a bit disjointed as it's a double album with over 70 minutes, and overall I liked his first two albums a bit more because of the coherency. It's a 4.5 album rounded down to 4.
Good Songs: Have You Ever Been (To Electric Ladyland), Crosstown Traffic, Voodoo Chile, Little Miss Strange, Long Hot Summer Night, 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, Still Raining, Still Dreaming, All Along The Watchtower, Voodoo Child (Slight Return) Mid Songs: ...And the Gods Made Love, Come On (Let The Good Times Roll), House Burning Down Bad Songs:
Both not what I expected and exactly what I expected.
Interesting album - tracing the last vestiges of the gospel sound that snaked into 60s pop onwards. Like the final flicker of a flame. Which is apt cos he dead.
Overall: 8/10 I love the weird, noodly experimentation on this one...to a point. The problem is that the album is so damn long that I have to put up with a LOT of noodling that is better taken in small doses. That's really the only big complaint I have though. There's lots of hard rockers on here to balance it out, but again, this album is just too long for me to love as much as I love the other 2 Hendrix albums. If anything, this one makes me really sad that Hendrix passed away so young. It's obvious that he would have been one of the biggest names in music who would have helped move music forward. Oh well, at least he left us with a bunch of bangers before he left us. Fav Song: Voodoo Child (Slight Return)
Fav: All Along the Watchtower
Solid.
This album is also too long. Love Hendrix and these songs and jams are overall better than are you experienced (as well as better mixes) but it's just too long to give it anything higher
Cool, but not 100% my thing
Хендрікс визначна фігура в історії рок-музики і з цим не посперечаєшся. Музично завжди ніколи не було 100% попадання. Віртуозність в поєднанні з психоделічністю іноді занадто далеко заносить ідею пісень. Є і безумовно купа чудових блюз-рок пісень з цікавим гітарним звуком.
іноді цей майданчик підкидає щось таке прям ідеальне під настрій, цей альбом як раз такий. не хочеться навіть підібрати якісь слова, просто зануритися в це звучання...
Se fué muy temprano, demasiado temprano