Are You Experienced

Look, I’ve been pretty hard on some of the “classic”, “greatest-of-all-time” records that appear on this list and there are very few that I plan on giving five stars. It’s not without good reason…a lot of those “classic” records, we’re just supposed to accept they’re classics because they sold a lot of copies or we’ve been told by the music press for decades that they’re important. I don’t think Rumors is a 5 star record…shit, I don’t even think Sgt. Pepper’s is a five star record. They both have their flaws to me and I’m not going to ignore them because everyone else thinks they’re perfect. Now I’m going be a little hypocritical. Are You Experienced? is not a perfect record, but it is a 5 star record. Why, you ask? Well, and here’s where I’ll be a little hyperbolic, it’s because no one on earth, since Jimi Hendrix, has had as much of a long lasting impact on music. This is a record that changed the world and continued to change the world for many decades after its release. There is rock music before and after Hendrix. He is the line in the sand, so to speak. He completely changed the way the guitar is played and used in rock music. The man basically created a new language for everyone else to learn and figure out. He is without a doubt the greatest of all time. You can track his influence all over the music that was released in the years, decades, half century following his debut. As an example, go ahead and listen to “Third Stone from the Sun” and try and tell me you can’t draw a straight line to the guitar squall and experimentation of Sonic Youth. Or listen to Eddie Hazel’s solo on Funkadelic’s “Maggot Brain” or his playing on their ‘74 record, “Standing on the Verge of Getting it on” Or Stevie Ray Vaughan Or J Mascis Or Prince Or John Frusciante Or read about how Eric Clapton walked off stage the first time he saw Hendrix play. I believe “Is he really that fucking good?” was Clapton’s response to Chas Chandler right after he left the stage.(TBH, Jimi gets 5 stars just for knocking Clapton down a peg) Jimi Hendrix was so influential that Miles Davis started playing his trumpet through a wah pedal. I mean, I could keep naming musicians here, but you get the point, right? There is a pretty good chance that whichever guitar player you like wouldn’t be the player they are without Hendrix. I don’t think an album with the wealth of influence that Are You Experienced? left behind deserves anything other than 5 stars.

Sometimes you just gotta toss your 5 stars to the wind and let Jimi take over. Genre-bending, passionate, energized, psychedelic. Incredible album from a powerful trio. Fantastic drumming, impeccable guitar work. If I wasn't wading through clouds of drywall dust while feeding a baby and keeping a barking dog at bay I'm sure I could opine for hours on how much I enjoy listening to this album. It never gets old.

The songs are still brilliant. It is easy to get caught up in Jimi's excellent guitar work but the other pieces of the band are just as great. There is a rawness to the guitar though that is so difficult to replicate that I once described as a imprecise precision. Jimi never misses a note and you get the feeling that he hits everything just as he wanted and yet there is a feeling of searching in the melody, like an artist sketching out a drawing. I once listened to someone play a Hendrix song and commented while they played well, that they played too well. Their cover was too clean and it lost the energy of the original. That is on no better display than on this album. The album contains some of my favourite Hendrix songs including The Wind Cries Mary and Are You Experienced. However, the songs do form a random collection of tracks and lack a sense of cohesion to tie them together which I think is a missed opportunity.

I imagine Hendrix sounded amazing when he arrived on the scene, unlike anything else. Now though, so many people have done so much better. He's obviously a legend and all, can't dispute that, but I struggle to listen to him for too long without finding it annoying. A couple of tracks here are fine, a whole album is too much for me.

Ce que j'ai reproché au précédent album de Jimi à propos de l'emplacement de ses "tubes" dans la chronologie du projet n'est pas tombé dans l'oreille d'un sourd, et c'est une bonne chose. Vous savez probablement que j'ai fêté la semaine dernière le premier anniversaire du jour où je me suis fait licencier de mon premier cabinet d'avocats. Je vous dois la vérité sur cet épisode. Alors que je m'y rendis un matin avec le même entrain qu'habituellement, ma tutrice me convoqua dans son bureau. "Ferme la porte" me dit-elle une fois que j'eus franchi celle-ci. Je m'assis en face d'elle et c'est alors qu'elle débuta son laïus truffé de reproches : - Robserpillère, cela fait maintenant trois semaines que tu travailles chez nous et plusieurs de tes agissements nous poussent à nous interroger sur ta présence ici. - Quoi ?! - Nous t'avons plusieurs fois demandé de décrocher les posters de Hugh Masekela que tu as fixés sur les murs de la salle de réunion, tu n'en as pas tenu compte. - Mais hein ?! - Vendredi dernier, alors que j'étais en rendez-vous avec un client très important, tu as allumé ton enceinte et diffusé l'album O.G. Original Gangster d'Ice T dans le couloir. C'était extrêmement inapproprié. - Ta gueule ?! - De plus, tu as pris pour habitude de débrancher l'aspirateur de notre femme de ménage car cela t'empêche apapremment d'écouter ton album du jour. Ce comportement est inacceptable. - Pardon ?! - Tu es viré, Robgazinière... Voilà, vous savez tout désormais.

I'm embarrassed to admit that while I've heard many songs from this album, this is the first time I've listened to the album outright. So, *now* I can say I'm experienced, I suppose. And what a great experience! Not every song can be as contagious or definitive as "Purple Haze" or "Foxey Lady", but even today it's not all that hard to understand how revolutionary the whole album was (or why it was so immediately popular). The Wikipedia entry for the album is a great read too (even if it's a little too long in the tooth at times). And now I know why Jimi Hendrix's sound is so distinctive on the album, given that he was literally blasting everyone out in the studio (and even causing computers above one of the studios to mess up). I'm really glad to know that Chas Chandler played a significant role in helping Jimi Hendrix bring his genius to the world. Finally listening to this album in its entirety only makes me even more baffled that the high school in Seattle I went to, and where he (briefly) attended much earlier than I did, had only a small, unlabeled bronze bust of Hendrix buried deep in the high school library, and nothing else to celebrate a brilliant musical artist.

Fantastic album that blew my mind the first time and still does. Manic depression is one of my favorite Hendrix songs.

The 1968 Bob Gibson season of albums. Even in the so-called "Year Of The Pitcher", Gibson having an ERA of 1.12 is just insane. So are 28 complete games and 13 shutouts. It's similar to an original album that contains Purple Haze, Hey Joe, May This Be Love, The Wind Cries Mary, Fire, however you want to spell Foxey Lady, and of course, the title song. There will never be another Bob Gibson. And there's never been anyone like Jimi Hendrix.

It's been a few months since I last listened to Jimi Hendrix. Thus, I'm not sure if my enjoyment of the debut is different because of context or just because it's a better record. This is immediately obvious, virtuosic guitar music of the highest caliber. The vocals are tucked back in the mix, because they aren't the focus of the music. But they also can be there because the meaning is crystal clear with the instruments in front of it. The hour flies by with the album in the background, but each song stands up to closer listening as well. There's simultaneous appreciation of rock history and creative innovation.

The great tracks we all know and the other great tracks. Nearly loses a point for some of the lyrics.

Purely belter

Hits right in that sweet spot between blues rock and psychedelic. Are you experienced? You will be after this. I recommend going for the UK track listing rather than the US, feels more cohesive to me but YMMV. Both digital versions contain the same tracks regardless.

How could you go wrong with Jimmy Hendrix on the experience… Every single song on this album is five stars. It’s blues, rock, psychedelic, everything you ever imagined anymore. Must listen.

Hey, wait, which of the dozen different versions of this album are we meant to be listening to? Think I'm fine with the 17 tracks on my hard drive, a rare case of the bonus tracks being essential - Hey Joe and Purple Haze feature. I expected to be torn over this. Many of these songs are foundational to me, my dad inculcating a love for the band, whom he'd seen in Chelmsford as a teenager. Recent dips into Hendrix's work have provided a patchy harvest; Electric Ladyland might be a more challenging assignment. But scanning the track listing, the first five tracks I didn't need to listen to again (though I did) to know they're incredible, and most of the rest is similar. His guitar never gets dull, and he had the most beguiling singing voice of his contemporaries, a seductive conversational tone. Misogyny is impossible to ignore, particularly after hearing the bonus track 51st Anniversary. To paraphrase Norm MacDonald, that Joe was a real jerk! But Third Stone From The Sun! Feel like that’s a path that was never successfully followed, apart from by Right Said Fred, as pointed out by my dad, angry and tipsy one NYE when “ I’m Too Sexy” emerged on Capital Radio’s Listeners’ Best Songs Ever countdown, and my dad furiously sought out his original LP…

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So this has easily three of the most powerful and potent Hendrix songs. Not only that, but it is the debut! Fucking nuts.

He really is one of the greatest guitarists. This album can’t be overrated.

Hendrix first album one of the greatest. Can listen to it over and over again. Not a bad song on it.

An undisputed essential in rock history. In many ways, this is not only Hendrix at his best, but 60s rock at its most far out, psychedelia at its peak, the electric guitar at its most expressive. It's blues, soul, R&B, psychedelia and pop all crammed into a 40 minute package, and I had so much fun hearing it again for the first time in years. I've gone between the different track listings of the UK and US versions when listening to this album (US adds three singles, including the iconic "Purple Haze", but removes "Remember", "Can You See Me" and "Red House"). For me, the US version wins out on a song-by-song basis, but the UK is structured more comfortably as an album, with more ebb and flow between the hard-edged rock and the lush ballads. As far as individual tracks, they're all winners, though I'd single out the instrumental "Third Stone From The Sun" as a blissful freak-out, full of guitar effects, feedback and intricate drum patterns, held together by a hypnotic three note bassline. The main guitar riff in this track, vibrato and all, is one of my favourite Hendrix moments on the record. "Are You Experienced" is another classic, all hinged around one chord, intoxicating marching snare beat and the insistent one-note piano refrain solidifies the band as a force to go down in history. "Red House" is the most forgettable track for me, leaning too far into a standard mid-tempo blues than the other songs on offer. There's little else I can add to the heaps of praise already given to this album, other than: Hendrix's voice suits the songs beautifully- it's bluesy husk is perfect and underrated. Noel Redding's bassline in "Fire" is exceptional. The ballads on offer are sublime and deserve as much credit as the rockers: "The Wind Cries Mary", "Remember" and "May This Be Love" all have beautiful melodies that cascade around the guitar lines. So it's a real classic and essential listening for rock music fans. Some of the techniques used might be dated now (trippy stereo panning, backmasking, wah pedals) but they only serve to capture the Jimi Hendrix Experience as true pioneers in 1967, riding the wave that would ultimately be too large even for them.

Jimi Hendrix is glaringly the greatest, most charismatic, most talented artist of the 60s, and here we have his debut. In truth, this is not so much structured as an album but rather as an assemblage of Hendrix songs, showcasing what voodoo mojo geetar freakoutery he could do. But what a showcase! Virtually every moment and every aspect stuns the listener. Since everyone knows Hendrix's guitar virtuosity (he was quite good, apparently), I shall instead talk about his voice. Hendrix himself was rather disparaging about his voice, and was very self-conscious about it. To every other listener, Hendrix's dismay is baffling. His voice is somehow warm and seductive yet simultaneously masculine and fiery. Another aspect perhaps overlooked, though to a lesser extent, is the range of styles Hendrix adopts and mutates into his own; the rock, ballad, blues, raga, soul, R&B and psychedelia displayed here all bend towards Hendrix's star, a process sustained in his later albums. Hendrix had talents far beyond the guitar, and this album is proof. Why aren't you listening to this now?

Favs: May This Be Love and Manic Depression are personal favorites. The Wind Cries Mary. Fire. Hey Joe. Foxey Lady. Purple Haze. Mehs: No mehs on Jimi albums. I guess Third Stone From the Sun is my least favorite, but it's still good Hendrix's guitar work is still a mind blowing display of blues guitar. You get that with Mitchell's great drums, and you still get the clever lyrics: "You can hear happiness staggering on down the street Footprints dressed in red." Great stuff.

Where modern electric guitar began.

Hell yes. It's a perfect album. Beautiful soft balllads, explosive songs, trippy arrangements, huge hooks too. Even just they way this album sounds is perfect. The warm tape. It must've been recorded together live rather than track by track. A goddamn masterpiece. At one point I thought, maybe it's too long, but then realized Spotify added 6 songs to the end and doubled the album lenght! Favorite tracks are the trippiest - Third Stone and Are You Experienced. I had a quintessential stoner moment with that song, just the right slight high and pulled into my driveway and it came on. Sounded so good I put it on repeat, louder and louder, until Rico came outside a bit worried. We all know Jimi's considered the greatest guitar player, largely on the back of his soloing. I think more music critic ink needs to be spilled on his rhythm guitar chops. He would curl his thumb over the top of the neck to fret the low E and do these percussive melodies with the other four fingers below the neck. MASSIVE HANDS. A+

Uhh, best guitar player ever (arguably) and Matt’s favorite drummer playing psychedelic rock, yeah, you’re asking for Matt to hand out his first 5. The album is filled with banger after banger, no bad songs. I’ve always thought of this as a Jimi Hendrix Psychedelic album, now I realize it’s an album where Jimi spans like 5 genres and adds his magicians Psychedelic touch to each of them. I’m hearing R&B, folk, blues, rock, rockabilly, bebop and proto-funk—which is essentially what Jimi Hendrix is, a holy amalgam of skills, experiences and his time and setting spanning these genres to create psych rock. This album sets the stage for so many albums which follow it. This band might just be the perfect 3 piece, an insane guitar player with a really tight rhythm section. Every song has a great lick and impressive groove. Enough has been said about Purple Haze, it’s the single off an album that is made up of singles. The groove on manic depression is incredible. Hey Joe is perfect—misogynist lyrics notwithstanding. Wind cries Mary is perfect. Let me stand next to your Fire bangs. Third Stone is a solid jam session. Are you experienced is Jimi doing a Beatles’esque hippie anthem. Stone free is a great mix of R&B-psych. The only strike on this album, as with many Hendrix songs, there are some egregious fade outs, you want the song to keep going, he’s set the table for a breakdown and it just fades out. Stone Free and 51st Anniversary are the two worst offenders in this, though nothing will be as bad as bad, give you bigger rock blue balls than Little Wing (different album). Love that Hendrix ties it all together at the end with a solid blues cover, paying homage to the forebearers—note the Easter egg fart (distortion blip) at 3:14 on this song. Amazing album, long, love it even though I’ve heard it about 1 million times and it was my first real classic rock exposure at 12, doesn’t matter still tapping my feet to it at 36.

One of my favourites and first got me into psychedelic music. The bass line and guitar coming in and out on Third Stone is what sold it for me. Foxey Lady is just such a great song

Been a while since I’ve Jimi’d

Excellent Album -- Masterclass in electric guitar and blues rock.

There's some fantastic guitar playing on this album, as you might expect. It really feels like something from ten years ahead of when it was recorded. Jimi changed the way that rock bands did guitar. Most surprising was learning that part of I'm Too Sexy by Right Said Fred was lifted direct from a riff on Third Stone from the Sun.

Now Jimi played guitar Jamming good with Weird and Gilly And The Spiders from Mars He played it left hand But made it too far Became the special man Then we were Jimi's Band Jimi really sang Screwed-up eyes and screwed-down hairdo Like some cat from Japan He could lick 'em by smiling He could leave 'em to hang He came on so loaded, man, Well-hung, snow-white tan So where were the spiders While the fly tried to break our balls? Just the beer light to guide us So we bitched about his fans And should we crush his sweet hands? Oh yeah Jimi played for time Jiving us that we were Voodoo The kids was just crass He was the naz With God-given ass He took it all too far But boy, could he play guitar Making love with his ego Jimi sucked up into his mind (ah) Like a leper messiah When the kids had killed a man I had to break up the band Jimi played guitar

ooOOoo foxey lady

Always a great album to check out. Not one of my favorites but it is good.

back in like 2008 I ran across a guy called Purple Haze on MW2 and, being the child I was back then, thought this was one of the coolest names that I had seen in a while and decided to copy it with my own twist. I ended up running with the name Pink Haze for a month or so until my next fad name came around. It wasnt until a decade had passed and I had started to get more into listening to music that was foreign to me that I found out that Purple Haze was the name of a Hendrix song / a strain of weed. With that said, I don't vibe too much with the album. Unsure if its a 3 or a 2 but since I have heard much worse albums that I have rated a 2 I will give it a halfway rating

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Annoying and dumb

Great album. Great musician. Great music.

Masterpiece. Classic.

Awesome

The first album on this list that I didn’t just have to “appreciate”…an album that sounded as good as anything else I’ve ever heard, and one I will continue to listen to strictly for enjoyment rather than for any other lofty minded purposes

Seminal hard rock. Driving rhythm section combined with virtuoso playing. Foxyyyyyyyy

Such a great album. My first 5. Obviously very familiar with multiple songs on the album, but the ones that I wasn’t aware of were so beautiful. Damn shame Jimi was too cool for this world… what a musical genius.

All time great album. Hendrix remains my favorite guitarist. Frank and I and our band (Easy Steps or Lesbian Make Out Party - not sure what era that was) performed Foxy Lady at our 8th grade talent show to all of our stone faced classmates. I remember being upset with Frank for insisting on doing the Fox ears mime in the chorus. We also refused to stop playing until the teachers attempted to unplug our amps. Rock n Roll baby! Pretty cool 13 year olds though, for real. Hey Joe later became a staple in the cover lineup. For Hendrix on the full album listens you see the gap between his freakish artistic talent and his song writing ability. The good songs are transcendent and the others pale in comparison. Alex has gotten in my head with this stereo/mono thing. The stereo on a few tracks is standing out negatively.

I think the music you hear when you are 12-14 has an outsized impact on not just your taste but the kind of person you’re gonna turn into. I first got into Jimi Hendrix at 12 (at Sean’s house) and Are you experienced is probably the album that made me quit all the sports teams I was on, grow my hair long, start smoking wind tea (teabags soaked in windex, pretty epic high/ intense nausea) and locking myself in the basement to play guitar and write songs about girls I thought were hot but was too afraid to talk to. Never really course corrected, unfortunately. Gonna make sure my son just listens to pointless AI slop so he thinks music sucks and does his math homework. I have no recollection of doing the foxy ears mime during Lesbian Makeout Party’s debut at the 8th grade talent show in 2001, tho I remember Sean being pissed. I can’t be held responsible for my actions - I was not Frank that day, my mind went blank, I was but a mere vessel through which Jimi’s immortal spirit flowed. Anyway Jimi is creativity incarnate and without question the most influential electric guitarist of all time. I don’t think his songwriting gets enough credit either for its uniqueness. I actually like Axis Bold as Love better as an album but this one is almost as good.

AYE is one of few lifelong albums for me. I can remember listening to this before iTunes days and have tried my hand at learning a ton of these throughout the years. Its an incredible work with a diverse track list. I dont agree with the criticism of it being only “loud rock”. Its got quite a few delicate songs/sections that leave that vibe - wind cries mary, may this be love. With that said, being loud is definitely a part of the Experience’s experience 😂 reading the wiki about the recording process was enlightening. 5 stars.

Yesterday I was getting my haircut and next to the chair was huge hand painting of Hendrix by a local artist. The painting got me wondering about Jimi in San Francisco. Learned that in 1967 he played a show for 400 people in the Panhandle park near Haight Ashbury, on the bed of a truck owned by Jefferson Airplane, not too far from where Ted and I live today. Not much to say here - insane that this was a debut album. It’s like a greatest hits. Have always loved Wind Cries Mary.

Not everyone loves Jimi, but I do, and this was the first album I heard. I’m always awed by his magic fingers and that unmistakable tone, after all tone is in the fingers. The blues, the rock, the riffs, all great. The influence he still has to this day makes not only this album, but his collective work that much more impressive. This unforgettable experience can’t be mistaken for anything less than a 5.

5/5

Every time I listen to this album I marvel that I don’t own it, I love it. Sure sometimes the guitar solos are a little over the top but that’s allowed when you’re Jimi Hendrix. I’m always impressed by how cohesive this album is and how quickly it seems to go. Red House is an absolute favorite at my house.

I can't imagine how this must have sounded to someone on their first listen in 1967. It's an amazing set of songs, the band sounds great. It's psychedelic without losing the blues/funk plot either. It's Jimi playing extremely well.

Astounding. It's like a greatest hits record.

One of the best album of music history!

my first five star. What can you say? It’s incredible! I can only imagine what it must’ve been like when it was first released.

Haven't listened to this beginning to end in decades. Still holds up! The order seemed weird as I listen to a lot of these tunes often. So great.

Come on, who else even approaches the level of expertise of Hendrix? The ONLY thing this album is missing is the greatest Rock & Roll song of all time, which is on Electric Ladyland. (you figure it out)

Arguably one of the best debut albums off all time. Hendrix busted 😏 on the scene with screaming blues licks and a personality like no other. His other albums for sure were more robust, dynamic, refined and better sounding but the debut always gets me. Its that rootsy blues drenched psychedelic maddness sound. 5 star album always.

This would be my entry for the best debut album ever. The best he did by a country mile and hard to imagine much of modern rock music without this. Nothing to add apart from the fact that do listen to it on headphones as the stereo mixing is full on.

Wonderfull

Loved it. I had heard Jimi before on the radio my whole life. I got a little stoned put on some good headphones and had an experience with this album. Incredible.

Like Jimi’s other two proper LPs this is an easy 5 star album. It just doesn’t sound like anything before or much since. The otherworldly guitar is an obvious standout, but the stellar drumming/bass and surreal lyricism shouldn’t be ignored. Purple Haze is as incredible today as it probably was in the 60’s. There are many other great tracks throughout the journey, and while it could be argued the album is too long it’s never laborious to listen to. Red House is a tremendous closer.

Exceptional guitaring from Mr H, vibe is top notch

I have experienced Jimi Hendrix. Genius.

girl he released this in 1967.......that's crazy. i said this before with my post about Pearl and Janis Joplin but it truly is such a tragedy that he died so young- especially considering just HOW innovative he was with his guitar playing- think about how different rock and roll guitar music might sound today if he had lived only even ten years longer and was able to release more music. i know there have been a lot of posthumous albums released with demos, jams, and studio outtakes but i kind of have mixed feelings about that bc it just isn't the same as having a polished finished product to evaluate and appreciate. still, it is clear from the very first notes of this album how important and influential and frankly groundbreaking these songs are, and it's only his debut! also, in addition to his insane guitar skills, you can tell that Hendrix is an amazing frontman just from the way he delivers his lyrics- I don't even need to see his face to know that. many other rock guitarists cannot say the same! truly a once in a lifetime talent and i'm so grateful his work is immortalized for us to listen to and inspire us whenever we want.

Here's a question I posit to nobody in particular: Is Jimi Hendrix being forgotten about culturally in a way that other historically great rock acts have not? It sure seems to me to be that way, and I'm unsure of why. Anyway, his talent and style is on full-blown display on this album -- which, to be clear, is made up purely of absolute bangers. There are, of course, well-known classics like 'Hey Joe', 'Purple Haze' and 'Fire', but beyond that you have tracks like 'Highway Chile', with a riff so simplistic and gnarly that it would make early-era Led Zeppelin jealous. You have 'Red House', a track that sounds like it single-handedly transitioned blues into the rock genre. 'Manic Depression' is a track that sounds like it was written in 2027, not 1967. Again, I bring up the thing about Jimi Hendrix's legacy because I'm not sure young people listen to (or even know about) Jimi Hendrix. I mean, I guess young people don't really listen to rock music period, so it makes sense... But Jimi Hendrix is an absolute legend, and 'Are You Experienced' is his greatest produced feat.

Unreal. All time great

an experience indeed... favorite track: purple haze other picks: hey joe, the wind cries mary, fire, red house, foxey lady

Absolutely incredible.

Just exceptional for a debut album. So many great tracks.

Brings back memories. Loved it

The number of amazing songs on this is unbelievable. Will always be my favorite Hendrix album.

Liked this more than I remember. Definitely my favourite Jimi album. I don't love the more psychedelic tracks, but there are some bangers in here.

Fantastic album. Not my favorite Hendrix but some absolute classics on it. 8.5/10.

Unreal. Never been imitated and still stands out as fresh and original amongst the 50 years of music that’s come after it (to only give away is the production quality). Shout out to the drummer too.

A classic.

Top 10 album of all time. 50 years later it stills sound music defining!

Got to give this 5. Blues rock isn't usually my favourite but Hendrix blends it seamlessly with psychedelic rock. The guitar playing is sort of raw but everything feels absolutely perfectly placed and executed at the same time. I also like little moments like Jimi saying "how was that?" at the end of Red House that were caught on mic and left in, it adds a lot of character to both the album and the band It's so clear how influential his guitar playing was on countless acts that followed him. I'm a big fan of stoner rock so I get a kick out of what is an extremely early root of the genre here as well Also have to mention his great vocals and the drumming. Everything comes together perfectly to create a seamless, unbeatable 38 minutes (going by the UK release) Highlights: Foxy Lady, Fire, Third Stone from the Sun

Day 0017/1001 of One Album a Day / Listened to whilst: walking my dog Just noticed whilst submitting this rating that I listened to the wrong version, whoops. Still phenomenal nonetheless. Favourite tracks: Purple Haze, Hey Joe, The Wind Cries Mary / Fire / Third Stone From The Sun / Can You See Me / Remember / Red House

Rating: 9.5/10 One of the best debut albums of all time. Innovative guitar playing and songwriting while still being wildly enjoyable from start to finish.

Nobody was doing what Jimi was doing in 1967. The pure power and sexual energy he injected into the guitar was absolutely unprecedented and absolutely blew other musicians other professional musicians of the time out of their damn shoes. Jimi didn’t make his guitar weep, he made it sing. So often tunes of the 60s become very much a product of their time. Are You Experienced is so pure that it could be released at anytime and still feel fresh and slightly alien. Easy 5.

YES! Are You Experienced is the missing link of psychedelic music that I've been searching for the last 750 albums. Are You Experienced is the epitome of psychedelic rock as far as I'm concerned. Jimi Hendrix balances rock and psychedelia just right, so even if you aren't a big fan of psychedelic music (and I understand why), this album is accessible and welcoming. Hendrix grabs you with his hooks and lyrics. It doesn't hurt that he entices the listener with some sultry blues like in "Hey Joe." This album contains most of Hendrix's biggest songs, which are indeed great, but I found "Third Stone From The Sun" to be perhaps the most noteworthy. This song has Hendrix playing around in more of an experimental fashion. Maybe it was because I've heard the big hits so many times before, but it felt so fresh to hear something authentically Jimi that I hadn't heard before.

Amazing album. Need this on vinyl someday.

"Purple Haze", "Hey Joe", "Fire", "The Wind Cries Mary", and "Love Or Confusion " are some of the most iconic Rock 'N Roll songs of all time. Combine that with arguably the greatest guitarist of all time, and dare I say an elite drummer, this album is one of the greatest of all time. Favorite Song: "Hey Joe"

Few debut albums have had such impact and influence that Are You Experienced has. Jimi is part of Music Mythology and this is a huge reason why. His story is nigh unbelievable and the tales of his recording sessions are just as wild. Jimi planted a flag in the sand for Rock/Blues/Psychadelia and let it fly proudly.

Just a master musician. I’m not sure what I can say about Jimi that hasn’t already been said.

I'd give this album 6 Stars if I could (6 out of 5)

bangers all over this

So many iconic songs sprinkled throughout this album plus the impact this had on the evolution of rock music lift this effort to five stars for me.

Don’t need to say much.

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Jimi er ret god på giddar, 5 stjerner! Spændende valg ikke at have Purple Haze, Hey Joe eller The Wind Cried Mary på UK udgaven. US udgaven har bedre numre, men synes egentlig UK udgaven flyder bedre, det var en fejl ikke at åbne med FoxEy Lady på US udgaven. Det var en fornøjelse at høre begge

Amazing album with amazing songs.

# Album Name: Are you experienced # Artist: Jimi Hendrix # Rating: 5/5 # Comments: I remember buying this album as a young lad on CD many decades ago. At the time, i knew i liked it, but didnt really understand why. Then as the years went by you begin to understand. This album is special. Imo, its jimmys best album. What an opening track with purple haze. Could an opening track be much better? im not so sure. The quality of the music throughout this album is Grade A shit. I bet Eric Clapton was gutted when he heard this burst onto the scene. Fuck me, that would have been a kick in the balls. Thankfully though, Jimmy brought this banger to our shores and lives were changed forever. Long live the guitar GOAT. Great stuff. # Top Tunes: Too god damn many to name. Standouts are Purple Haze, Hey Joe, Wind cries mary, Foxey Lady, FIRE. # Would I listen to it again? Certainly.

What can I say? It's an all time great.

This still is an amazing recording with so many classic Hendrix greats

Superb

Imagine hearing this when it first came out. It's slightly harder to wrap your mind around what that would have been like only because you've been hearing it and all the others inspired by it for so long, but it's still a mind bending experience to hear this for the first time in its entirety no matter the age or year.

Non c’è nulla da aggiungere

Le 5 stelle più facili del mondo.

Another what can i say that hasn't been said album. It's place in history is set. And it's been on my rotation list heavily for awhile

1 million

The American release is way superior to the UK release. However, there's a few great tracks missing that were only on the UK release originally. Spotify has this covered with the extended American version that pretty much has everything in one place. It's a fantastic album from start to finish. Even though some of the songs here have been played to death, they still retain their original sparkle. It has to be a full five stars for this amazing debut.

CLASSIC.