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This is my all time favourite album of all time and one of the greatest (if not the greatest) album of the 20th century. It is right up there with a love supreme. It captures Hendrix at a creative peak right as he is allowed total freedom in the studio. So much of the music and genres that would follow are indebted to the groundwork he laid here. The album is so varied and if I could hear one album for the rest of my life, it’s this one. I’ve been saying that for the past 30 years and it still holds true. A work of genius.
There is a tension between the melodic songs and the chaotic noise they are performed with. It sounds both meticulously recorded and thrown together at the same time. Truly stunning
I love how at the end of Voodoo Chile you get a little applause and some chatter from the audience of that recording. If that was a live performance today it would be the biggest pop of all time. That’s how iconic and mind boggling some of the tunes are on here. There is some… interesting stuff that feels kind of like filler on here. But when you get to the good stuff, it’s good.
I had not listened to the album before, and I was a bit disappointed. There are some really good pieces, which already new, but also allot of fillers. "Rainy Day, Dream Away" was a nice surprise. 6/10
100% genuine article! Flawless album that is light years ahead of it peers. Voodoo Child, recorded live in the studio (while the studio banter was added after) is nearly fifteen minutes, if I remember right, though it feels like five, and could played on repeat on its own. This album also contains a Dylan cover so good he played the changes Jimi added to the song from then on. The album culminates with possibly the most ferocious classic guitar rock tracks ever committed to tape. If you disagree he just may meet you in the next world to discuss, and don’t be late. 5/5
I like Jimi but there’s only so much guitar solo I can do in an album.
Forgot how crazy this goes beginning to end. Time portal
8/10 Jimi Hendrix is obviously an exceptional, innovative and inspirational guitarist. Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchell are also an absolutely excellent rhythm section. But that doesn’t always make for completely satisfying music. At its best, this album is complete genius, but it does drift into moments where Jimi spends just a little too long sniffing his own farts. When it clicks, there is so much soul, groove and bite to what’s going on, and it easily drifts between funky, psychedelic and bluesy in an incredibly satisfying way. When they utilise their skills to enhance and support a song, with the song itself the main focus, there is no doubting the quality, but too often the virtuosity is the focus, and that just doesn’t grip me in the same way. As is frequently the case with double albums, you could probably make a pretty much perfect single LP version of this album with some trimming of a few songs, shortening of others, and a bit of reordering of tracks. It’s obvious that this album was instrumental in developing guitar playing as an art form, and you can really hear the starting point of a lot of great music that will follow, and with that, you can’t deny the classic nature of this record. But I also don’t think it’s one that I will frequently feel the need to stick on during regular rotation, as it’s all just a little bit too self-indulgent for my personal taste. And the Gods Made Love - This is a great ’60’s recording tricks’ intro. So easy now, but I bet it was loads of work to get this sort of sound effect wash at the time. Very cool. Have You Ever Been (To Electric Ladyland) - This is so laid back and smooth. Effortless cool. It’s loose in a great way, and Jimi’s guitar part just wonders around doing whatever he wants, always sounding interesting. Crosstown Traffic - A classic. After the first couple of tracks, it’s nice to dip into a more classically structured pop/rock song. It’s so funky and cool. They use enough variation to keep it going, but it’s otherwise pretty simple. But great, and only lasts two and a half minutes, so doesn’t need anything more. Voodoo Chile - Jimi gets to let loose here. For the vocal sections, it swings between laid back and smooth, like Have You Ever Been, and more of a psychedelic groove. The rhythm section really lays down a solid backbone for this, and some of the drumming in particular is fantastic. The rest of the band get their moments, and there’s some lovely organ playing in there too, but this one’s all about Jimi. Is it self-indulgent? Absolutely. Is it something I’ll listen to on the regular? Not really. Is it still excellent? Of course. Little Miss Strange - Ok. Why did they try and make a Beatles song? It’s a decent enough track, but it just doesn’t fit, especially with Noel Redding taking the lead vocal. It still has some of that great drumming and guitar playing, but it’s just an odd inclusion. Long Hot Summer Night - This is more like it. Back to the swaggering cool of previous tracks. It’s good when Jimi’s guitar playing is used to augment a solid track and it does slightly overwhelm in moments here. The song itself is maybe not quite as solid as some, but it’s still an enjoyable listen. Come On (Let The Good Times Roll) - A great little blues number and Jimi’s guitar gets its dedicated moments to shine. Solid from Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchell. There’s big echoes of this in what Led Zeppelin would do later, although with their own twist. Proper toe tapper. Gypsy Eyes - This is little bit repetitive in places, and never really lands on anything massively interesting as a song. It does become one of those tracks where Jimi’s guitar work is the highlight and does kind of overwhelm everything else. Burning of the Midnight Lamp - This is pretty psychedelic. It sounds really full in places and transitions nicely between sections with a good dynamic shift. It’s not too overwhelmed by Jimi letting loose, which threatens to become a bit relentless, so it’s a nice departure from that. Rainy Day, Dream Away - Back to that laid-back cool. The guitar playing is (obviously) great here, but he leaves moments of calm here and there too, which is great. And he’s very restrained during the vocal sections. Great swing to this too. Top stuff. 1983…(A Merman I Should Turn To Be) - During the early section of this, there is a realtime that would echo later in some of Prince’s work that would follow. It then drifts off into an almost ambient jam section. The players all have their little moments. It oozes laid back cool. Again, it’s quite self-indulgent, but isn’t that what you listen to Jimi Hendrix for? Still Raining, Still Dreaming - This has got a great groove to it. There’s a lot going on here and the mix is so full. Another one where the focus is much more on Jimi’s guitar, rather than it being a traditional song. At this point, I’m kind of wondering if this could have been an exceptional single album, rather than a slightly too self-indulgent double. House Burning Down - Back to something more song focused here. Still moments of guitar mavericking (maverickery?) But it’s a bit more focused. Another groover. All Along the Watchtower - Stone Cold Classic. This is a prime example of the beauty of that fine balance between focus on song and guitar skills. It’s so, so good. Soul and groove for miles. Everyone playing at the top of their game. Space for everything to breathe. Exceptional. Voodoo Child (Slight Return) - Possibly the greatest guitar riff ever committed to tape. This one strikes a quality balance of guitar wizardry while returning to the main refrain and dipping in and out of the vocal sections. Incredible groove, incredible guitar playing. It’s so mean and so solid.
The instrumental parts on Voodoo Chile are good, as are parts of other songs. Otherwise it sounds like what I expect from Jimi Hendrix. Good stuff.
3.5 stars.
3.5. Not a big Jimi Hendrix fan.
rhcp vibes
Great blues record, if a bit patchy. Some really good blues and early rock songs but also some fillers that would have been good played live but don't come across well on record
The quintessential Hendrix album. Pure excellence.
What more can be said about this album. It’s a classic through and through.
Hendrix's masterpiece that he worked for. The 2 previous albums gave him the money to do this one and it's brilliant. 5/5
Full-on weird, on top of being musically brilliant and, honestly, a very chill place to hang out. Jimi Hendrix may have invented psych blues, but it's probably best not to dwell on genre. This is the peak of what Hendrix could do: a sublime, unprecedented electric guitar talent to whom everyone else is compared. The only other players that have been as influential are perhaps Les Paul (who literally invented the instrument) and Eddie Van Halen. Hendrix was also a very fine singer and a surprisingly poetic lyricist. He was also, of course, backed by Noel Redding on bass and Mitch Mitchell (it's a nickname; his birth name was John), both of whom careen through the album with something to prove. Because the power trio is so spare and the music is so focused on just an instrument or two -- and because his playing is so fluid and remarkable -- Jimi Hendrix's work is often reviewed with long, flowery passages about his guitar playing. It's also because most of us don't have enough music theory to dive into that (equally interesting) side of his work, though I recommend seeking out qualified comment. I'll be brief: Jimi Hendrix incorporated every element classic to the blues (the call-and-response, use of the same song forms, the chord structures, the showmanship and the braggadocio) into rock and pop music that were both wholly contemporary to the late 60's he worked in, and he drove those forms all further into the future. Guitar players are still unwinding his genius -- technical, musical, structural, etc. Just go listen to some Hendrix. It's spiritual. Hendrix was also a very fine singer and a surprisingly poetic lyricist. He was also, of course, backed by
Excellent
This probably loses some points if you don't love long stretches of blusey guitar noodling. As someone who does, I think this album is a masterpiece. Lots of experimentation here and the sounds he pulls out of the guitar are incredible.
Excellent guitar. 4-5 stars
It's cool but it never really grabs me. That's how I have felt about most Hendrix I have heard.
Decently groovy. I think that guy Hendrix just might know how to play the guitar... "All along the watchtower" is great! 3,5/5
Idk. It was rough at the begining. Lots of meandering, but then it got interesting! He has a really cool style, but then as the album went on, he went back to meandering. I feel like if he solidified songs more, they would have been better. I mean one is literally 15 minutes long.
good
might be a little much for the casual jimi fan, but...
I liked it slightly less than are you experienced but still amazing
as an avid Jimi hater, this hit for the first time. I may never be right again
I've been an are you experienced person for a while, and of course I've heard a lot of these songs on their own, but dam I like the flow of electric lady land. 9/10
Outside of the hits the only song I care about is the 15 minute acid jam about mermaids.
I was expecting this to blow my mind, but honestly, it didn't leave much of an impact. My main thing is -- I've always heard people unequivocally say that Jimi Hendrix was probably the best guitarist to ever live. But then, his solos on this album are just...fine? Sort of forgettable, not very emotional, all kind of the same? I'm not doubting his musicianship, I guess I just don't get the hype. It's a pretty normal psychedelic rock album, which is neat, but not the best thing since sliced bread. Lastly: why is Watchtower the most famous song here? It seems like a fine radio hit, nothing miraculous. Maybe this is a hot take, but I don't even think it's in the top three songs of this album. Fave songs: - Voodoo Chile - Long Hot Summer Night - Gypsy Eyes - All Along the Watchtower - Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)
Great mix of psychadelic playing and rock jams. Some of the more experimental parts do go on way longer than they need to. Incredible ending to the album though.
What a good album
This is Jimi's masterpiece. Incredible blues, rock, psychadelia. If it only had All Along the Watchtower and Voodoo Child (Slight return) it would be enough, but the rest is just as amazing. 5/5
4 tracks in, epic riffs from Crosstown Traffic followed by epic guitar solos Can hear how this influenced bands much later eg kula shaker Psychedelic dream
Great guitar playing, but a lot of very weak songs. Some absolutely iconic cuts though
Fantastic album, but the two 15-minute each noodling tracks bring it down to a 4/5. Jimi was at his best when he melted your face for 3-5 minutes, not letting his drummer ting on his set for minutes at a time without hearing a guitar. Also, Dylan sucks and Jimi rules; AATWT is made 1000% better by Hendrix.
Feels like an expansion of Are You Experienced, bigger in a way through the increase in vocal layering on some tracks, more exploratory. And of course, the guitar playing is immaculate as always, if someone since is a better guitarist, I’m not aware of them. So sad we didn’t get to hear how else he would evolve after this, what a loss.
Some awesome songs, obviously, but kind of a mess of an album overall.
no one can make a guitar sing like jimi! i do think this album did lose me at times, but there are some great songs on it
eeeeeeeeeeeeleeeeeeeeectric ladyland! was für riffs und vibes wo da transportiert werded. Bin nie gross am Jimi lose gsi, denn via feschi via sin daddy (big fan) mal biz drihglosst. all along the watch tower im reptuar gha sit jahr, big up tune. hed allgemein sehr vill Spass gmacht und isch sicher sehr innovativ und talentiert. Reicht das für es 5i, glaubes nöd, müssti mir namal chli konzentierter geh aber supa dupa album 4 Gins für de Heni
Jimbo and his magnificent genre bending and experimentation. All time classics, weird experiments and hidden gems. A stale thought, but so much music tries to be innovative and no one is really following up on say Burning of the Midnight Lamp.
The only previous time I’ve listened to Electric Ladyland was years ago when my dad played it in the car, presumably for the first time in a while. I don’t remember the music but I do remember that when it finished he said something like: ‘I’d forgotten how much rubbish there is on this, until the last two tracks’. Evaluating it properly for myself now, my first reaction was ‘whoa, that’s a bit harsh on Crosstown Traffic, Dad!’ But aside those three classics, maybe he had a point. There's some nice stuff, some indifferent stuff, and some downright self-indulgent stuff. 3 / 3.5
#DÍA 15: 1001 Discos Que Hay Que Escuchar Antes De Morir (English Translation Below) Un álbum legendario, ya lo había escuchado así que no me ha pillado de sorpresa, pero una escucha detenida me ha ayudado a tener una imagen más completa de este huracán psicodélico. Ya dejé entender en la reseña de Stephen Stills que con que Hendrix toque tres notas yo ya estoy con la mandíbula en el suelo, es algo exagerado pero desde que escuché este doble LP me he vuelto un fan de cómo tocaba este señor. Tenía ganas de que en el desafío me tocase pronto un proyecto suyo, qué casualidad que es uno que ya he oído pero bueno… Me conformo por ahora. La energía y pasión de este disco es de otro mundo, mundo en el que entramos de cabeza con la espeluznante intro y el tono fantasioso, como entrando a un rito bacanal en Have You Ever Been. Todo ello para que después nos suelten dos de los mejores temas de blues y rock que he escuchado en mi vida: Crosstown Traffic, con el riff tan salvaje y casi motorizado y Voodoo Child, una extensa experiencia de blues que deja hipnotizado con sus solos. El doble LP, pese a su extensión, no pierde prácticamente dinamismo en todo lo que dura, desde las armonías a lo Beatles de Little Miss Strange, la energía tan saltarina de Gypsy Eyes, el viaje subacuático tan progresivo por el que te lleva 1983 o la chispeante House Burning Down. Hay mucha experimentación en este proyecto tan masivo, principalmente moviendo los instrumentos de lado a lado en estéreo, o distintos pedales, como el wah-wah o el octavia. Es de admirar sin duda, pero pienso que en algunos momentos las canciones se vuelven demasiado caóticas, como Burning of the Midnight Lamp. La experiencia es alucinante, no me extraña que decidieran nombrar así la banda… Favoritas: Have You Ever Been (To Electric Ladyland), Crosstown Traffic, Voodoo Child, Gypsy Eyes, 1983… (A Merman I Should Turn to Be), Still Raining, Still Dreaming; House Burning Down, All Along the Watchtower, Voodoo Child (Slight Return) Menos favorita: Burning of the Midnight Lamp #DAY 15: 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die A legendary album. I had already listened to it before, so it didn’t catch me by surprise, but a more focused listen helped me get a fuller picture of this psychedelic hurricane. I already hinted in my Stephen Stills review that all it takes is for Hendrix to play three notes and my jaw is on the floor—that’s a bit of an exaggeration, but ever since I listened to this double LP, I’ve become a fan of the way this man played. I was hoping that one of his projects would come up soon in the challenge—what a coincidence that it’s one I had already heard, but ok… I’ll take it for now. The energy and passion in this record are out of this world—a world we dive headfirst into with the eerie intro and the fantastical tone of Have You Ever Been, like entering a bacchanalian rite. All of this just to be hit with two of the best blues and rock songs I’ve ever heard: Crosstown Traffic, with its wild, almost motorized riff, and Voodoo Child, an extensive blues experience that hypnotizes with its solos. Despite its length, the double LP hardly ever loses momentum, from the Beatles-like harmonies of Little Miss Strange, the bouncy energy of Gypsy Eyes, the proggy underwater journey of 1983, or the sparkling House Burning Down. There’s a lot of experimentation in this massive project—mainly moving instruments from side to side in stereo or using different pedals, like the wah-wah or the octavia. It's undeniably admirable, though I do think that at times the songs become a bit too chaotic, like Burning of the Midnight Lamp. Still, the experience is mind-blowing—no wonder they chose that name for the band… Favorites: Have You Ever Been (To Electric Ladyland), Crosstown Traffic, Voodoo Child, Gypsy Eyes, 1983… (A Merman I Should Turn to Be), Still Raining, Still Dreaming, House Burning Down, All Along the Watchtower, Voodoo Child (Slight Return) Least favorite: Burning of the Midnight Lamp
Super Dope
high 3, could’ve been better if the songs weren’t 18 minutes
heard before, didn't blow me away 3/5
Didn’t like it, just not my kinda thing. I get that it’s important but it’s just apart from my time.
Mijn favoriet: Crosstown Traffic Ik vind het gebruik van panning bij een aantal liedjes leuk om te horen, dat hoor je tegenwoordig niet zo vaak meer. En toen kwam opeens Voodoo Chile, een nummer van 14 minuten. Er waren bepaalde noten in het liedje die opeens schel klonken. Cover van Bob Dylan was interessant.
Classic rock album
This is a really great album throughout and I don't think there was a single track that I didn't at least somewhat enjoy. Sometimes less is more, but this is one time where I'm glad to have one-and-a-quarter hours of listening. Favorite tracks: "Voodoo Chile," "1983," "All Along the Watchtower" (Although I still don't understand why it was in Battlestar Galactica)
I appreciate that the record label had to drag this out to a double LP so they could release with that gatefold sleeve. However, trim down a few tracks, leave out the filler, and it would get my five stars.
Have you ever been, have you ever been to Electric Ladyland…. I had the US Reprise issue, and feel it’s a complete album, the “bonus” tracks makes sense why they were not on the US version, but it is still such a strong album. Voodoo Child (Slight Return) and All Along on the Watchtower are the biggest songs on this album, but I absolutely adore, Gypsy Eyes, Have You Ever Been to Electric Ladyland and Crosstown Traffic?
Apart from All Along The Watchtower... it's really nothing to write home about.
Unreal
What a mess this album is. But its highlights are truly highlights. I like the long jam-like songs 'Voodoo Chile' and '193 (A merman I should turn to be)' best, but 'Crosstown traffic', 'All along the watchtower', 'Gypsy eyes', the superjazzy 'Rainy day, dream away', 'Burning of the midnight lamp' and 'Voodoo child (slight return' are brilliant. But there's also crap. The first two tracks, the bizarre 'Little miss Strange' and the soundscape 'Moon, turn the tides... Gently gently away' - oh man. This could have been a single album with nothing but highlights of music history.
One of those "I appreciate it in theory but it doesn't really resonate with me" albums. But it's not Hendrix's fault that he's been overplayed to the point that it's hard to listen to his stuff with fresh ears.
I know music taste is subjective, but I would seriously doubt someone’s taste if they didn’t enjoy this album. Sounds like it could be a classic in literally any decade.
Уже слушал!!! Это просто что-то с чем-то!!! Джимми Хендрикс - гений и легенда Больше ничего не скажешь Voodoo Child - одна из лучших песен в мире! Так же понравились: Come on Rainy Day, Dream Away 1983... (A Merman I Should Turn to Be) House Burning Down
Guitar. Lots of it. The sound quality could be better, but then again, this was 1968. The songs in the beginning are not as good as the last ones. All along the Watchtower is amazing and Voodoo Child is also a great finisher.
Very fun, but I still only really like his hits
Like his ‘Are you experienced?’ Album better.
All Along the Watchtower and Voodoo Child truly save this album
The tracks where Jimi just gets to do Jimi are amazing. The ones with his backup band trying to do Monkee shit are garbo
This was a pleasant surprise as I had only heard Purple Haze before & didn’t like it. I was expecting an album of Voodoo Chiles but surprised to find it wasn’t that!
Left me snorin
It's not often I wish I was high when I listen to an album but this is one of those times.
Jim
Good vibes but why the fuck are the songs so long at some points
4.5
Gran guitarrista, no mi album favorito pero contiene 3 canciones magnificas.
As a whole, I really like the sound and production.
I didn’t finish this one 😬
It is more experimental than I remember, and I like it.
The album is a scattered mess, so much so that their produced quit halfway through recording. And that's what makes this album a good one!
some good stuff. could do without the long songs
Hendrix was a singular, enthralling talent. Unquestionably the greatest ever electric guitar player, his gift for crafting iconic hooks out of snappy catchphrases, twisting licks into memorable choruses and constantly innovating across generic lines puts him among the 20th century’s greatest songwriters. “Electric Ladyland” is embarrassingly good. It’s the record I’d hope – a billion good years from now – the aliens find at the top of the stack. Having dug through however many miles of anonymous human-made detritus, they’d see it glinting there – yeah, just over there, poking out the inner tray of an old Audi station wagon’s in-car media centre. They’d revive the engine, give the interior a quick dusting out (that musty smell immanent to the cars of working men who occasionally cart around ripe bags full of football boots and shin pads would linger) and feed that glinting disc into the CD player. What would follow would be a radical confrontation of any previously held opinion on what’s sonically plausible; an expansion of their musical vocabulary that would entirely recalibrate their expectations. A whole new alien world suddenly under them, ahead of them. Incredible. And in that moment, they’d have a lot in common with the eleven year old boy who’d sat in that passenger seat a good billion years before them. That’s how good Hendrix is.
great
Good
It’s hard to rate one of the greatest albums of all time. All I can say is nothing sounded like this before Jimi. This was hugely influential and still kicks ass today. People complaining about jamming? Cmon. There is so much quality songwriting here it’s unreal. Not easy to mix jamming in like this and it’s not too much at all. It’s a work of pure genius. Although, little kiss strange kinda sticks out like a sore thumb.
My favorite Jimi Hendrix album. So much great guitar. Classic.
A great journey.
agreable
Songs with drive that absolutely suck you in. Vibes unmatched
Incredible, how much of this record contains musical ideas and elements - both arrangements and songwriting that would fit on any contemporary half-way serious rock record. This is such a piece of genius...
Great guitar of course Trouble with the tinnyness
Groovy guitar masterclass. Middle tracks remind you that this was created while the beatles prime period. Didnt know that all along the watchtower is a cover of a dylan song. Overall just great. Rare no skip album.
Uuuh spændende!! Ham har jeg ikke lyttet så meget til før Kendte all along the watchtower
Some classics on here but album ruined by self indulgent no sense
sigurno revolucionaran kad je izasao al meni malo dosadan
Repeat listen
Solid jams and good single tracks. Experimental sounds on some songs seem more dated. Middle is a bit weaker than the beginning/end but a solid listening experience. Are you experienced?
9/10
This holds up. It sounds like the future but also like 1968. The best thing is that while Jimi is a skilled guitarist, the songs don't feel in service of the guitar. Rather, the guitar is there because it needs to be.
Fantastic!!!!!***
3,7/5
Absolute greatness
Jimi. 'nuff said.
é o disco que dá aquele gosto de "fico curioso do que ele faria se não tivesse morrido". Tem bastante experimentação de texturas, psicodelia no talo e a incorporação de elementos de outros generos musicais que começam a tomar forma naquele período histórico. Infelizmente, não tem como saber o que Jimi faria
This is a tough one. It’s overlong with too many songs that veer off into “noodling”. But it also has like 5 songs that are absolutely perfect. And the album is still so good.
Much like Star Wars, it’s just not for me.
It’s perfect.
finally some good music
Last two tracks make the album. I just can’t get behind 15 min long jam band songs.
Knall
1983 riff amazing overall decent vocals and album
Best Song: All Along the Watchtower. Hendrix's best song, in my opinion. Truly trumps the original and has a brilliant power, especially in the vocals. Worst Song: Moon, Turn the Tides...Gently Gently Away. This shouldn't even count as a track. It's just an interrupting series of noise that kills the momentum of the album. Overall: Pretty quintessential classic rock. The whole album just sounds cool. Vocally, instrumentally, it just drips with this unique bravado.
неплох
Some classic hits. Solid guitar playing, and funky beats, but gets a little too much jam / guitar solo
I love this album, and I can imagine it not being a favorite of a lot because it is really long, and has some very extended jams on it. Compare the longest song on this album (Voodoo Chile at 14 mins) vs. the longest on the first album (Third Stone From The Sun at almost 7 minutes). This was Jimi's album that he always wanted to make. The first 2 were for the record company. This one was his. Love it. 4/5 stars Can't miss: Voodoo Chile Burning of the Midnight Lamp Voodoo Child (Slight Return) All Along The Watchtower and the best song on the entire album: 1983…(A Merman I Should Turn to Be) and Moon, Turn the Tides…gently gently away
I'm enjoying the Jimi Hendrix deep cuts. Wasn't expecting songs about mermaids. Love the long bluesy version of Voodoo Child too.
i loved but i forgot to listen by the end of it "WOW THANK U HERE COMES THE GUITARRR"
Great hits, but too much filler
5/5 Legit emotional after listening to it again and again. Truly mind-blowing.
I was not a huge fan of the lyrics in these songs. I found them a little distasteful. I'm also not much for the meaning in the songs. His vocals were fantastic and the instrumentals had a clear blues influence that I liked. This album was just not for me.
Hendrix provides an amazing blend of soul and psychedelic rock in "Electric Ladyland". The mixing is great, guitarwork is fantastic, and overall is a killer album.
Excellent guitar and overall sound. Some of the music isn't perfectly sold on me, but it still sounds great.
Hendrix is a guitar god, nothing else needs to be said.
Hmm ikke egentlig min greie, hørte halvveis gjennom. All along the watchtower er jo en klassiker, men resten blir litt for jammete for meg.
One of the finest albums ever recorded
One of my favorite albums of all time. The expressivity of Jimi's playing is unrivaled and love the driving beats of Mitch Mitchell, along with the psychedelic musical themes. So well done and ground-breaking album.
Superb
Couple good tracks, a little sloppy eh
he could play the axe alright ....
Really cool double album. I thought a lot about how this JHE album was the last they recorded, how it was Jimi's first album of entire production credits, and how experimental it still was even for today. 15 minute jams, songs that have no DNA for a radio audience like And the Gods Made Love, and true classics like the Watchtower cover. I really sunk into the feel of Jimi's expression on guitar, where it all feels improvised while being still expertly delivered, and I had to wonder how much was truly written out ahead of time versus what was felt in the moment. Most metal I listen to is all pre-planned, written ahead of time and executed to the T, but so much of this album felt from the heart more than the mind. I'll look into it again for production information, but it was a great time listening through even if it took me a bit longer to get through
i've never hated a single jimi hendrix album. this man was a guitarist sent from the heavens above. the ideal vibe is smoking a bong in my room, and turning on my 60s hendrix live record that's bleeding with crackling and fuzzy pops. progressive and infectious guitar-centered rock compositions with a timeless and almost surreal energy to it. like if you were in a guitar center and a vortex sucked you into "the rock dimension", you're hopelessly lost and yet you really really REALLY don't want to leave.
not a Hendrix fan even though I know he's a rock god and all. I find his singing to be unique but monotonous. I know his playing is supposed to be important and interesting but it's just not something I want to listen to. I like All Along the Watchtower.
I’d never listened to a full Jimi Hendrix album before - I enjoyed it. Legendary guitar. Favorites: Voodoo Chile, All Along The Watchtower
I am still yet to hear a double album that wouldn't be improved by being a single disc. 4*
Potentially hasty rating but I found this very long
By the time I got to 1983...(A Merman I Should Turn to Be) I was not ready for another 13 minute track. It hurts to give Jimi three stars, but the albums drags as a whole.
I know he’s a genius but I just don’t get his music.
Aren’t all 3 of these an automatic 5?
Creative to say the least
Not fully my thing, but moments of transcendence. Probably a few songs too many; drags a bit in the later half. The closeout of All along the Watchtower into Voodoo Chile is crazy good.
My favorite from Jimi. One of my all time favorites. Top 5 Psychedelic album.
All along the watchtower is lit
Ich mag seine Stimme wirklich sehr, ich weiß gar nicht wieso. Der Rest hat mich noch nicht ganz überzeugt, vielleicht klappt es, wenn man es öfter gehört hat.
Meh. Very talented but not my jam.
This was a lot better than I thought it was going to be. I think it’s cool that he waited an hour and twenty minutes to play the good songs.
Let the good times roll
good good already heard
A normal album this time, in that the track listing does not read like a best of album. Still some big ones, but this time with some also rans. But a great album nevertheless. It'll be on the buy list if I happen to see it. Got to be worth a 4.
The high points are really high, and the exceptional guitar work is a clear influence on so many of the artists I love. But, when he’s not melting my face off (which is a great thing by the way), there’s too much filler on here that falls in the Eric Clapton end (not a good thing), or even worse, into a bit of aimless jazzy ad hoc nonsense. So it can’t be a 5 star.
I like the odd song here and there of Jimi, but over an hour of him in one go? I'm not a regular listener of his music, but after that I often wonder why I never was! There was a lot of crazy shit going on, in a good psychedelic way. When I get the chance I shall have a few more listens to get to appreciate it better.
Phenomenal. I can't think of any other albums with better guitar work than this one. Hendrix absolutely knocks it out of the park here - and the Psychedelia is done perfectly. A masterpiece of the 60s and one of the greatest albums ever made.
Do I even need to say anything
Buen inicio Parte aburrida (medio) Muchas canciones de relleno
Ya lo había escuchadoooooo. AL BU MA ZO. Puffffff. Fue mi introducción a Jimi Hendrix, la escuché por primera vez en un avión. Fue una experiencia loquísima la verdad, su estilo de improvisación en la guitarra me parece increíble y mantiene super interesantes canciones largas como Voodoo Chile (GOAT) y 1983. Todo temazos. Me gusta mucho Crosstown Traffic tmb y VC Slight Return. Nada, eso. Super bluesy, amo su voz.
Alright, so: some bangers, but I feel i didn't quite listen to it as it deserves. Need a relisten.
A great final album for Jimi Hendrix. Drums are also phenomenal. 10/10
I honestly think the legend of Jimi and the fact that he does have some absolute classics has kind of overtaken the fact that a lot of the stuff on here is self indulgent and aimless. That may be sacrilege to some but there it is
It’s a technical masterpiece I just wished I enjoyed listening to it more than I do. There are a lot of lulls in this thing that just make it less than it should be
I’d bought and proudly owned Jimi’s first two albums but when this was released in posed one or two problems meaning that I never actually bought this one. Firstly this was a double album at double the price and my meagre earnings could not stretch that far. Perhaps more importantly as a 15 year old boy I would have felt extremely embarrassed to go into my local record store and buy a double album with 19 nude ladies emblazoned across it. That’s even if they would have sold it in the first place to a 15 year old as many considered the cover as ponographic. Even then if I had managed to get it home I doubt that I would have got it past the Gatekeeper AKA Mum who would have given me a clip around the ear hole for attempting to bring such filth into her home. So whilst I was starved of the pleasure of this album my mate’s brother did own it on a reel to reel tape upon which he had recorded the album from the radio. I did buy all the singles released from the album so I did end up buying a fair proportion of it. But I was denied the standout track on the album which is Voodoo Chile slight return. Those first few bars of Jimi’s guitar building up to the crashing wave of that familiar and unique riff gave me goosebumps and still does today. I think that track is largely responsible for the hearing loss I suffer from today as when I actually owned a copy of the album a few years later, it was my wont to place my head between two speakers at full volume and experience the orgasmic delight of that track. This exercise was often repeated when I purchased headphones right up until today. My love of Voodoo Chile alone makes this album a standout one. 5/5 16/6/25
each song is too long and unnecessarily drags on just for Jimi to make every second a vanity project for him to show off how amazing he is at playing guitar
one of the GOATs
Voodoo Child is so legendary, as are many of the songs on this album. It's amazing that for a funky, very unique sounding 1960s artist, Hendrix is almost universally loved by everyone. Including me. 5/5
Having somehow skipped over Jimi Hendrix in my coverage of modern music, I'm very surprised by how much this feels like trad blues (side note: I'm bitter to know that the earliest albums in this program are 1956, robbing us of early blues recordings, though I get they were often not released as per se albums). Voodoo chile feels like a tricked out version of very familiar languid blues music, just kinda meandering for 14 minutes. I feel very stupid saying this feels a lot like santana, but I grew up with Santana and not with Hendrix. Some obvious precursor (itself following from live blues performance of 15 minute storytelling blues) to prog's heroic era of "2 minutes of a real song and then 20 more just jamming," which I only sometimes like. Astonishing how little of the above constitutes a review of the album in question. All just a meandering way of saying this is incredible guitar work. There's really not much else here--lyrics are okay, backing band is set dressing at best. So how far can lead guitar carry an album on its own? Well, if it's Hendrix, quite far. I will say though: The single LP's being limited to 45ish minutes is a useful limitation and this being a double album doesn't improve it, I think. Two separate albums would, I think have been better. You can even keep full length Voodoo Chile, but put Merman (which does a little less for me, but hey, it has some of the only noticeable drums on the album) on a separate record. Other thoughts: -All along the Watchtower one of the all-time great covers. I like both versions (Because of Hendrix, Dylan's is criminally underrated--it's on my favorite Dylan album, which is itself underappreciated), but I think Hendrix's relaxed, almost slurred vocals really work here. -Album tracks are real standouts here. Yeah the big hits are good, but he packs a lot of punch on the no name songs (Still Raining Still Dreaming, for example). I think this is a mark of a strong album. -Voodoo child reprise: I love a good reprise on a album. This one has the benefit of being closer to the length of a single (my mega-playlists ban songs >10 minutes). I think the 5 minute version is a lot tighter. While tight is usually a good thing, the laid-back drifting vocals works pretty well on the long version. Both good IMO. -It's a pity he didn't live. Him doing the retired superstar thing where you just jam out with other famous retired superstars would be pretty cool (also the human tragedy and all) I think I'm gonna round down to 4 stars here (from 4.5). My primary complaint is the length, but it's also just a little too "only guitar" for me. It's possible it'd earn 5 on a second listening. The lyrics are something that are hard for me to pay good attention to the first time on such a epic work. So another listening is in order, but with a 75 minute album (and me behind by several albums still), I don't think it will get that justice in the near future.
I'm not sure I'd call this a perfect album, but it's very near to one. Near enough to justify 5 stars.
don't mind me, just the music farmer on her way to a busy day of listening to great music out at the music farm
Psychedelic music isn't usually my thing but I enjoyed a few of the more out there songs on this album. The guitar was good, but that's to be expected. All Along the Watch Tower is an all time great
Jimmy can make that guitar sing! Lots of great songs with wicked guitar in it (expected from Jim). I found the album to be a bit long tho
A bluesy Jimi. Not bad. Pretty psychedelic, which makes sense for the period. While there are some big highlights on here, its mostly uninteresting to me.
Hendrix's first long form soiree into psychedelic blues rock. So much refined studio elegance jammed into this beauty of a concept album. The concept is formless and nameless but the vibe is immaculate. Someone called this psychobable meandering and I think they missed the point. Not a perfect album but a great artistic culminated of American Pschadelic blues and artistic and creative sonic creation. Always a fan.
mid
5.0 Dont do drugs, kids (or at least don't overdo them)
Ya know, almost as old as me. Prolly slightly more interesting to listen to.
9/10 Jimi Hendrix has mastered the Electric guitar like no one ever has or may ever will be able to. These are the kind of album where you just have to appreciate the art of playing the instrument. However, you can still focus on the lyrics and other instruments as well because they are also amazing. The only drawback is the start to me, and some filler in the 15 minutes of Voodoo Chile. Awesome experience Favorite Tracks: *Rainy Day, Dream Away,* *Still Raining, Still Dreaming* Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)
Great album, very good listen, my favourite do far
This is one of the great pieces of music to come out of the 1900s and rock music in general. Beautiful and sublime, it slides into your head and stays there all your life. Listen to Jimi's albums people.
Not my favorite of his albums, but Watchtower is one of the best songs ever recorded.
Electric Ladyland feels like a euphemism my friends would have come up with in year 10 for idk vibrators or smth. Hm so far enjoying this more than other psychadelic rock. Cream of the crop ig. Oh Voodoo Chile sure is 15 minutes long. Stop this. Yeah sorry i cant be arsed with this like I'm trying to listen but its just very capable background noise to me. I'm sure the guitar solos are amazing but I don't love guitar solos. I'll shout out still raining still dreaming the guitar is fun here Oh thank christ for all along the watchtower. I know it's a cover. It's the only song I've genuinely enjoyed. So. I mean I'm glad I listened to it, it belongs on the list i just didn't care for it.
Pretty good.
Definitely enjoy the album, Jimi Hendrix is always a classic. Really amazing tracks, really solid guitar solos, but not quite as solid of an effort as the first two albums. I think it’s a little bit too long, maybe it should’ve been separated into extra tracks? It does feel like there’s a lot of “besides”, but that’s not a bad thing for someone like Hendrix. Four out of five stars is what I would go with, since I’ve given out too many five stars recently.
There was a lot of meandering on this album. Didn't feel it.
Oh yeah, that's the stuff.
Cool
5/5 Some of Jimi’s biggest hits and most experimental tracks all in one behemoth Hour and 15 minute record. Nuff said. Top 3 Songs: All Along the Watchtower Voodoo Child (Slight Return) Have You Ever Been (To Electric Ladyland)
<3
Beautiful the dream
So much invention and creativity, there is just no equal. However, some songs outstay their welcome a little which prevents it being absolute perfection.
Amazing, jaw dropping album by the goat
Can't decide whether this is an 8/10 or 9/10 listen, would normally be cautious but I think the two epic tracks here are incredible and the album somehow ties together nicely considering it is quite oddly structured on first glance.
6/10
i will never fully get jimi. im sure this sounded mind blowing in the 60s but i dunno about today and i can’t quite put myself in that mindset. best song is a bob dylan song so
Excellent album. As a big fan of Jimi. It’s good to hear a different styling of music that are not just another cut for the greatest hits album. Voodoo chile is total different song from the polished version and the hull hogan walk in music. Excellent album. Good listen.
I've listened to this one (many times) before. Just amazing. Jimi's best work, for sure. "All Along the Watchtower" is one if, if not the best cover ever. Some of my other favorites include "Crosstown Traffic", "Come on (Let the Good Times Roll)", "1983...(A Merman I should Turn to Be)" and "Voodoo Child" (both versions).
I struggled paying attention and getting through the longer songs, but it was cool to see rainy day dream away in context. I also liked the atmospheric stuff and feel like it would have been so cool to see live. Excited to listen to more Hendrix
Sounds Pink Floyd-ish
Dense psychedelic rock, both of its time and ahead.
A little too long. Great blues tracks, but meandered a lot as others have said.
I honestly thought I’d like this. I didn’t. Technically great but monotonous for me. All along the watchtower though. That’s great
It’s such a pitty we never saw Jimi past 27, the legacy he left is incredible. An amazing record.
talvez não o melhor dele? longo e se perde as vezes. mas preciso ouvir de novo
I wish I could hear All Along the Watchtower again for the first time.
Es un álbum impecable y revolucionario para la epoca, pero que más decir de Jimi Hendrix.
Normally, I get super irritated by the number of double albums I am presented with here. Not this one. Just an amazing presentation of talent, passion and creativity. It is rock, blues, maybe some jazz and some soul - but it all sits together as a whole listening experience. Just extraordinary.
Had forgotten how much of the blues is all through this one. God bless my fellow mayonnaise whites, who do there best to provide vocals on one track but mostly just highlight JH’s greatness as a performer. Watchtower and Voodoo Chile (SL) are just so singular. Favorite tracks: Watchtower, “House Burning Down”
idk maybe i'm in a pissy mood today but 1hr15min of wah is fuckin annoying
Was just never a Hendrix fan
Legendary artist, crosstown traffic, voodoo child, and Jimi's cover of All Along the Watchtower are must know songs for classic rock.
Next level musicality with one of the best songs of all time on this one.
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I get it now.
4.4/there's a reason jimi is so revered. this album is truly amazing, and has some of the best riffs of all time
So so so good! Already loved this album happy for any excuse to put it on. Jimis ideas and songwriting abilities are at their peak here, such a creative and musically interesting album. I like the use of other instruments, especially the organ
4.5
4.5
4.5
Two things that keep this from being a full 5 stars for me, and that's "Little Miss Strange" and "Long Hot Sumner Night" and the fact they together open up side 2 stick out like a sore thumb. I'm not crazy about "...And The Gods Made Love" but as a psych album prelude it kinda works. Not a track I'd listen to on its own. The rest of the album is fukkin fire. And if it wasn't for those two outta place filler songs, it would even rival the UK *Experienced?* debut... Probably not the US version, but definitely the UK. 9.85 ★★★★½
A few very cool songs, like "Voodoo Chile", but overall too long and a bit uneven. 4 stars
4.5/5
Another classic album from Hendrix. While this is probably my least favorite of the three albums released during his lifetime, it's still really cool. The numerous highlights include the title track, "Crosstown Traffic", "Long Hot Summer Night", "1983", and Voodoo Child (Slight Return)", plus his covers of "All Along the Watchtower" and "Come On". 5 stars.
3.5
From one of the all-time greatest rock gods, this is probably the Zeus of double albums. At the peak of his creativity, an almighty flurry of awesome poptastic, bluestastic, psychedelic supreme songage, fantabulous 15 minute jams, blissed out side-long ventures of turning into a merman and signing off with the greatest 1-2 with All Along The Watch Tower and Voodoo Child (Slight Return). Lay Ladyland Lay in my big gold 5 star bed.
My first time listening to a Hendrix album as I’m not really a big fan. I respect his talent and the way he uses the guitar, very creative. However, a lot of it is just noise and no real melody. As a double album this was bloated but some highlights thrown in. Burning of The Midnight Lamp’ was a highlight but the rest just merge into one.
Decent but he’s done better.
Hendrix, man. A great classic rock album. You know someone is a legend when they perform a cover song and everyone forgets it was a cover and not their own original song.
Not my jam, but yeah sure he’s a god.
I'm at least understanding the hype for Hendrix a little more with this album, but if you can make something sound as cool as All Along the Watchtower, why not make more of the other tracks sound as cool as it? That and Crosstown Traffic overshadow the rest a little for me, but it's a good album
Groovy, rhythmic. Long af with some impressive guitar riffs. Zoned out after a while and everything started to sound similar.
Such a great album but also maybe too long?
Exceptional
Goddamn, so many legendary bangers. Ending on Watchtower and Voodoo Child (Slight Return) is such an explosion. I knew a lot of these songs but not all of them, there were some fun surprises but also a couple of imo duds that took me out of the flow.
Weird, elektrisch, weinig vocale, veel solos
Overall good to great between tracks, but 'All Along the Watchtower' really takes things to another level! Fun time overall, great instrumentals and vocal work.
At first when this popped up I was like, cool - I like Jimi Hendrix. And then I listened for a little bit and I was like, wait - do I like Jimi Hendrix? And then I was like, wait - why do I like Jimi Hendrix? He’s a good guitarist. These songs don’t suck. And then I was like, I never listen to Jimi Hendrix. But then a song would come on and I’d be like, oh, I know this song. Everybody knows this song. I guess I do like this. But do like this? Like, like like this? I mean, I like Coca-Cola. Everybody does. But I hardly ever drink it. But I’m glad it exists. Anyway…yeah. This is pretty good music.
It’s a little long with insufficient variety to keep me fully hooked, but there are some undeniably iconic moments. It’s like a 4.6 for me.
It was weird. It was weird to hear that song near the beginning, about the girl or the lady. Not Ladyland and not Voodoo Chile. Little Miss Strange! It sounds like a Beatles song. And Jimi's bandmates were British. Did some learning here. I like how it's 75min long! Not many people doing that back then.
I liked the sound of this quite a lot! Has to be one of the best albums from the decade I've heard so far at least. It unfortunately fits into that 4-star slot just because I'm not sure how much I'd listen to it on a regular basis, kinda like The Wall.
I really deliberated on this one for a while. But I can't help but give this a five. I was listening to it in the shower and couldn't help but feel alive. One of the greatest songwriters of our lifetime for sure.
Absolute fucking fire heat all the way through. There's a good goddamn reason he's remembered as one of the greats.
Really enjoyable listen overall, with some unquestionable hits and lesser known jams. Jimi Hendrix is an absolute magician on the guitar. The best part of the album was the last four songs, basically. Really strong ending. All Along the Watchtower and Voodoo Child (Slight Return) are all timers. Never heard Crosstown Traffic before but loved that. Also liked Rainy Day, Dream Away.
First Hendrix experience here. As daunting as the runtime was, this album offers so many bangers that I can't quite complain. Phenomenal guitar playing all around that makes you wonder if this is even from the 60s - by this point in the challenge I thought that era was all roots and blues. No wonder this guy's a legend!
Rock the fuck out!!! This doesn't need a review ffs
A lot of fun a great musicianship. The lesser known songs are the best
A classic, fun to hear some of the deep tracks
Trop de guitare
Wish this album was tightened up a bit, but it's still so good. 4.5/5
I mean, he's That Guy for a reason
I would give this album a 3 but for the few undeniable songs on it. It is redeemed by the closers All Along the Watchtower and Voodoo Child (Slight Return). For my taste, the rest of it is far too meandering and could be much shorter. But at the time it must have been an absolute wonder to those not “experienced”. RIP to the greatest to ever do it.
Everyone always hypes up Jimi Hendrix as this most amazing guitar player of all time but honestly it felt like this was just a lot of noodling (I fully acknowledge tho I am not a guitar player so maybe it’s just lost on me) I like the psychedelic elements but I dunno, wouldn’t be my first choice to introduce someone to Hendrix. Couple of bangers tho, and it was a quick hour 15. The songs blend so seamlessly that I didn’t even realize I was halfway through a second listen through
Overlong, but good. Little rude to make me wait over an hour for "All Along the Watchtower."
Solid and unique introduction to Hendrix's catalog. Definitely going to open doors for me in the genre.
Great album, many of the same critiques I have with other Hendrix records. Amazing songs but I think the runtime could be less to make the album hit harder. 8/10
For some reason I don't often just put on Jimi Hendrix albums even though he will play in my mixes. I have listened, and liked, but the urge just doesn't seem to hit me. Listening to this I think I understand why. While I love parts of this album a whole lot, anything that builds up to "All Along The Watchtower" with a "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)" chaser is a knockout in my book. However, it's overall a bit uneven and while I appreciate the experimentation and his own artistic vision, sometimes it just wanders a bit. The musicianship is spot on and obviously there is no complaint with Jimi's guitar playing - it's a master class as always. This is a really good album with some outrageously great songs on it.
the jimi hendrix experience. you remember where you were the first time you heard this album. always worth a listen!
Not my music
My last review of this album: "It’s Jimi, come on people! I’m not writing some lengthy review of what we all know as a masterpiece." 'nuff said!
A bit of a mess but has some classics.
Ok
feels like background music.
Not a perfect album, but a thoroughly enjoyable one. The middle tracks blended together a little, but the start and end of the album were very strong. Good variety in sound
Yeah, truly not my stuff. Forward thinking, revolutionary, yada yada yada. I dislike this one because there’s nothing I can really grab onto. Everything feels either a little washed out or a bit amorphous. Standout track is: Come On (Let the Good Times Roll)
The majority of this album was a lot more blues influences than I expected which was a pleasant surprise. Favs were House Burning Down, Still Raining, Voodoo Chile and of course All Along the Watch Tower.
The album is quite exhausting, but worthwhile nonetheless. These days, it's no problem to skip individual songs. Back then, it would have definitely annoyed me. Overall, my positive impression outweighs the negative. I'll just tune out the rest of the twaddle. Hey, I've never listened to the entire album before.
Fantastic album
He’s a genius. Generational talent. Not a single song I don’t like and wouldn’t play again. Perfect.
My GOAT
5 out of 5. How did I sleep on this for so long?
It all just seems so effortless for Jimi.
Jimi always gets it.
The first track reminded me of the sounds my mom and dad were making while cooking spaghetti noodles and talking when I was tripping balls on mushrooms. That track gets a 5 for the intense feeling of deja vu it produced. The rest of the album is a confused cacophony of great genres who’s parts far exceed the whole.
I somehow inherited this album - I think my brother left it behind back in the 70s - it was a nice nostalgic re-listen 3/5 #musicsky #albumsky
You can't make a movie about the Vietnam War without a scene shot from a helicopter while "Fortunate Son" by CCR or "All Along The Watchtower" by Jimi Hendrix is playing. While I appreciate the genius of Hendrix, this is the second album I've gotten by the Jimi Hendrix Experience, and that's about enough hippie-dippie poetry rock for my lifetime.
It’s a good album, just not my typical speed.
4/5. As good as the reputation.
A record on a higher plane. A double album of Hendrix being an absolute pioneer and a force of nature. Reaching cosmic heights while channeling the best energy of his time. Genuinely transformative guitar playing. Favourite tunes: Crosstown Traffic, House Burning Down, Gypsy Eyes, ...Slight Return, All Along the Watchtower.
so freaking smooth
This album is a masterpiece. It's been said a thousand times before, and it's still true. The songwriting is great. He touches topics ranging from sex to loneliness, mixed with some mysterious cosmic imagery at times. For all of these, he writes and delivers with a distinctive style that works just great with the instrumentation. And the most important part, the music. Hendrix's guitar ability is legendary, and it's on full display in this album, gracing the different songs with varied solos, mixing styles and effects, always to great effect. The other instruments are all on par too, excellent drumming and the organ playing is also top-tier. The album is filled with great songs (and some short interludes). My favourite was "Voodoo Chile", a 15-minute masterpiece that displays all of Hendrix's talent, and is also one hell of a song. "1983" and "All Along the Watchtower" are amazing too. If I had to pick a least favourite, I'd say "Little Miss Strange" wasn't as good as the rest (or maybe it's because it comes right after "Voodoo Chile"). A bit too light, pop-oriented when compared to the rest of the record. Also, I didn't like Redding's singing too much. Hendrix's style and musicality are just top tier, and this album showcases it throughout the whole record. A testament to Hendrix's talents.
Not my favourite Hendrix album, but it's still good.
We all know Jimi’s musicality is unparalleled even now, 60 years in the future, but this album did feel a bit disconnected just due to the length.
Love the production on this album - sometimes I feel like I'm in the room with them, sometimes super trippy use of the stereo space. First 5 star album of this list.
It's Jimi Hendrix. There are some songs and guitar riffs that are amazing. There are parts that are just ... weird.
Ordentliche Sounds ohne spektakuläre Songs. Nett zu hören.
I would have loved this if it was like 30 or so minutes. The hour plus run time made the middle of this really drag. However - there’s some good tracks on this.
I was complaining about psychedelic noodling yesterday and today I get Jimi. At least he knows how to do the noodling right.
Frickin’ A. There was not a second of this that I didn’t enjoy in head-nodding bliss. I have nothing to say about Hendrix’s guitar playing that hasn’t already been said; just that it’s all true. The chops, the tone. The tone! He uses pretty typical effects but how does he sound like that? Ugh, anyway. And of course his band rules; I wish people these days could get drum fills to sound like they did on late 60s psychedelic records. Anyway, it’s an incredible, 5-star, must-listen record all the way through. ML #128.
Much more bluesy and rock n rolly than I'd like
Never listen to the albums your favourite songs come from. It was listenable but not of my own taste
Great listen on a Friday afternoon, finishing up for the weekend.
The essence of psychedelic 🤘
I like this album a lot. Bluesy, funky, played by a guitar god. It didn't feel as cohesive as I would have liked, almost like a bunch of singles thrown together, but there's quite a bit of juice there. A lot of bops mixed in with some genre/era defining tracks. 4.0
Не easy-listening, но все равно прекрасно
Trippy space rock typa shii
Noodley - using the stereo function to the absolute max
Being historically important can only get you so far, kid. (but slightly better) ⭐⭐⭐1/2
I'm familiar with this one having owned the double album for more than 40 years. Not his best but still good.
Excellent album that does stretch a bit. The instrumentals are amazing but I do feel the vocals are a bit weaker. Excellent end to the album thought; a very high 4 stars. 4/5
Cool! Really fun to listen to, even if nothing really stuck with me
Jimi Hendrix was arguably the world's best guitarist. Certainly for his time, he was a trailblazer in more ways than one. But I have to confess that he's an artist I love in small doses. Of course he's impressive and innovative, daring and expertly skilled. But unless your studying guitar yourself, how much of that do you really need to listen to. Not that his albums are fantastic but if I'm honest, I probably prefer his greatest hits to the entire discography. So with that all said, the prospect of a double album didn't excite me, even if it did end with two of his best tracks. Multiple listens have really helped this one to come alive for me. On "Electric Ladyland", Hendrix proves himself to be more than a virtuoso of the guitar. There's a lot happening here and he pulls in a variety of different genres and collaborators. "Crosstown Traffic" evokes images of busy urban landscapes. "Voodoo Chile" is a sprawling and impressive jam complete with contribution from Steve Winwood. "Little Miss Strange" recalls the early 60s rock that Hendrix was leaving in the dust. Other tracks incorporate elements of jazz, blues and soul on top of the dominate guitar performances. The undisputed highlight however is Hendrix's take on Bob Dylan's "All Along the Watchtower", one of those rare covers that equals (or perhaps surpasses?) the original.
Excellent!
All Along the Watchtower puts a floor on how low you can rate this album. Hendrix clearly has a place on the list and his skill and sound were unrivaled. This album is a bit indulgent but it's worth listening to.
I like the more classic Blues bits like in Voodoo Chile. I'm just not a huge fan of all the noodling. I get it, I see the need for art and expression like this. Most of it is just a bit too loose for me. All Along the Watchtower is an all time hit track.
Amazing, loved it
Jimi was obviously great, but the real hero of this one is Mitch Mitchell. This is, without hyperbole, some of the best drumming I have ever heard.
I am generally ambivalent towards this era of rock music and its sacred cows. I've held this view since I was a teen. Now, some 20 years later, with some humility, I occasionally have to make concessions for some of the shit-talking I've done over the years. "...And the Gods Made Love" such a great opener, and acts as a powerful mission statement when paired with "Have You Ever Been (To Electric Ladyland)" "All Along the Watchtower" is unfuckwithable. However, while Jimi Hendrix may be a the best guitar-player that ever lived, but he was not an excellent songwriter. Too often, Hendrix sheds most of what makes him special and opts for boring blues songs, ("Rainy Day, Dream Away") or totally loses the plot on whatever "1983...(A Merman I Should Turn to Be)" and "Still Running, Still Dreaming" are supposed to be. Thought the highs are very high, Hendrix can't make up for the doldrums between great tracks, especially when dealing with a double-album.
Previously rated: Are You Experienced (5/5) ******************************** Some great stuff here, definitely. Crosstown Traffic, All Along the Watchtower, but those long self-indulgent tracks bring it down a little.
Another album where I have heard one song and the rest of them doesn't even have close to the same amount of listens combined. While there isn't anything wrong with the other songs most of them are very experimental and from a time which I am not. These things combined gives this album a low score for me. Maybe hearing them in another context would change that but I can't think of when that would be other than in the 60s.
Rock that is mostly guitar solos with no much catchy singing.
Legend of legends. I liked just a few songs, but overall sound of the album is excellent. True blues give or take. I won't listen it often, but surely do once more sometimes