Reviews (page 11 of 14)
Classic listening experience.
I really enjoyed it especially the more experimental moments. I don’t need to listen again
Jimi's debut and a great hard/psyc rock album
Enjoyable guitar licks.
Listened to on 10/3/22 4/5 Favorite song: purple haze The guitar riffs and psychedelic rock were *chefs kiss*
It almost feels sacrilegious to not rate this 5 stars, yet... it just didn't feel as solid as other albums I love. The music is great and the guitar work is good, but it just lacks something. Compared with the other Hendrix album this just didn't speak to me. It's still good but I don't expect to be returning to it any time soon.
4.5/5
Jimi is another one of those artist that you always hear about, but never really listen to (Jimi, NOT Jimmy - I LISTEN to him all the time). It doesn't pull any punches right from the beginning. Is there any song that represents the late 60s more than Purple Haze? This dude could rock! A couple of other standouts were that Garth favorite, Foxey Lady (Garth Algar, NOT Garth Brooks) - I couldn't help doing the dance myself - and Third Stone from the Sun, which has a catchy little hook that I know has been sampled about a million times (OK, according to Google, seven - but I've heard the Dooby Bros so often that it seems like a million - https://www.whosampled.com/Jimi-Hendrix/Third-Stone-From-the-Sun/sampled/?ob=1 ). Overall a nice trippy rockin' trip to the 60s.
J'aime à quel point c'est particulier, unique, bien qu'imité souvent.
Un clásico, aunque a veces puede ser demasiado para mí
Ok this is definitely an experience Can You Third Rock
repetitve bur coll
An actual "rock classic" album that doesn't suck. I listened to the 17-track version which is better in my opinion, as it flows much better and has some iconic songs.
Skills
Undeniable talent, each of these songs is great, though the entire album did start to wear on me after a while. Still though, you make Purple Haze, you can do whatever you want.
Crazy to be writing this but I don't think I've ever listened to a Jimi Hendrix record front to back. You hear his songs all the time but looking forward to sitting down with more time to listen. Purple Haze is clearly recognizable immediately and if the rest of the album can match it, I'll be pleasantly surprised. Hey Joe was one I saved, then learned it's already a super popular song to cover.
Best Song: The Wind Cries Mary. The album is full of examples of Hendrix setting fire to tracks, burning it all down as he plays these iconic guitar solos that everyone's become familiar with now. What I like about this song is how gentle he sounds, both in voice and guitar. Worst Song: Red House. Sounds a bit too much like a standard blues track. Overall: Feels like the best that classic rock has to offer. Mildly psychedelic, marked by Jimi's excellent voice and 9bviously virtuosic guitar playing. Maybe too long, it's got a bit too much fat on it to warrant a 5 from me, but still phenomenal, obviously.
Napohodu
Another artist I mainly know from the ‘greatest hits’. And so many of those are crammed in here. And with the different production styles this doesn’t feel like an album, but more of a compilation . However, is was revelation. Some great tunes here that were new to me, and even for a guitar-solo-sceptic such as myself, there is more than enough invention to make this irrelevant. I have probably heard Third Stone before, but it was good to hear it in amongst the rest and sounded fresh to these ears as a consequence.
I went through a Hendrix phase back in 1989 during my final teenage years. I rinsed his three albums so much that I haven't really touched them since. Over 30 years later seems like a good time to revisit them. There are some tracks on Are You Experienced that I don't remember - which is a little odd. I've moved away considerably from my earlier rock outlook. But I'm still something of a sucker for a powerhouse trio. Even if you listen to this album away from what must have been a revolutionary new sounds when it was first released, this is still a very, very powerful album.
It’s the best Jimi ever was. Killer tunes, wailing guitar, rock the fuck out. I dig.
Lots of sounds that you hear in later rock, way ahead of its time
Classic album, great for when you're feeling in the mood for Hendrix
Unbelievable guitar work. Favourite track: The Wind Cries Mary
May This Be Love is just one of the best songs ever.
Very Raspberry Beret and like Kansas vibes, definitely dad rock. But I can see the influence for that time period. R.I.P King
Very big 60s psychedelia/hippie rock phase in my young adulthood. I’ve probably listened to this a hundred times, but not recently. Of course it still holds up, mind blowing sound for a trio. Very near top performance right out the gate.
A lot of decent to very good songs on here. I’ll need to come back to get deeper into them, but on first listen it sounded like a lot of quality. 7/10
So the US version is very good, but it omitts Can You See Me, which I love, the brit version omitts Purple Haze and Hey Joe, so I'm gonna judge every song. I mean, It's Hendrix. Hendrix is literally the most important guitarist of all time. Though I don't know if I can give this album a 5/5, because I know where Hendrix will go from it. It's a 4/5 got sure, but man, he WILL do better from this. And my favorite Hendrix songs are almost exclusively from the next two albums. It's a damn fine album. But I have to give it a 4/5 I'm afraid. This for me lacks the magic of Axis and Electric Ladyland. Those have Little Wing, If 6 was 9, Voodoo Child and All Along The Watchtower, and those hit HARD. This one has Purple Haze and Foxy Lady, but else, idk. Really feels bad to do this, but yeah: 4/5
Bra start på Tysklandresa!
Iconic album but I I can't listen to blues for long ;)
Extraordinary album with a powerful influence in the rock music of upcoming decades.
Classic Hendrix. As a guitarist this stuff is incredible even to today's standards. Some of the tunes can be a little samey but it's overall a great experience
Already one of my favorite Hendrix records. Classic!
awesome guitar player
The hill I am prepared to die on: Mitch Mitchell is the star of this album
+Love or Confusion I used to listen to this album a lot as a kid, totally forgot about Love or Confusion, which I loved in addition to all the radio hits. Anyways, this is classic Jimi, and amazing all the way.
El primer disc de Hendrix i el més "tradicional", si és que aquesta paraula existia en el seu vocabulari. Es noten més les arrels de blues rock, tot i que la psicodèlia i el toc lisèrgic ja deixen la seva emprempta, sobretot en la genial 'Are You Experienced'. Rock suat, corià, de la vella escola... una de les grans joies que ens va deixar aquest geni
It’s Jimi, great but played out.
Going 4.5, don't think there will ever be a time this doesn't sound cool
Genre: Blues Rock 4/5 One of rock and roll's all-time best debut albums, yet serves only as a brief glimpse of what was to come, and unfortunately would end too soon, Are You Experienced (UK or US tracklist) is one of blues rock's best albums ever. Jimi Hendrix, who needs no introduction, is probably rock and roll's greatest guitarist. His precision strikes mixed with his true blues groove, and an unrepentant desire for experimentation, Hendrix paved the way for every guitar god who dared follow him, while maintaining a certain degree of prowess that has yet to be met. While they're may be more technically talented shredders out there nowadays, none come close to playing with the style and grace of the late, great Jimi Hendrix. As far as the album is concerned, songs like the relentless Manic Depression, the all-time greatest cover of Hey Joe ever, the blues knockout Red House, to one of rock's quintessential blues jams Foxy Lady, this album is chock full of some of the best rock songs from the 1960s. Flawlessly executed, and mixed and produced with a raw, live sound, featuring tremendous instrumental contributions from their bassist, Noel Redding, and from one of the best rock drummers ever, Mitch Mitchell, Are You Experienced is an absolute jam fest. A great album anyway you slice it, with energy pulsing through each track, even the slower-paced ones. Jimi was the best, and he'd only get better from here. A classic.
4.5 Classic 7 Classics! Foxy Lady, Fire, Hey Joe, Are You Experienced?, Manic Depression, Purple Haze and the Wind Cries Mary. The rest of the songs are just damn good - including May This Be Love, I Didn't Live Today, Third Stone From the Sun, Stone Free and Love or Confusion,
Another amazing debut album. Never really thought about it much before but as distinctive as Jimi's voice was, it wasn't really that great. He was a guitarist, first and foremost. But he made it work and really crushed this album.
4.25
Hard to find fault with such a classic... And yet I will. Minus 1 star for stupid fucking stereo.
Not a Hendrix head but I can appreciate the impact he had on music and I especially enjoy his guitar shreds in here
8/10 Best Song - Fire
I never really think of this as much of an album, just a load of songs with Jimi Hendrix playing guitar on, but there's so much good stuff. The drummer is amazing, and no one has ever made a guitar sound like Hendrix
Relaxed psychadellic rock
I hate single-side panned vocals. I'd rather have mono for Purple Haze than this overly stereo version. Other tracks are better. But ya, this is good Jimi Hendrix, what else is there to say?
Already listened
Beautiful, as always, this never gets old
Classic
confusing as shit this, should i have listened to the UK release or should i have listened to the US release? the hendrix estate are also shit hot at getting things taken off yootoob, which is my preferred listening platform so that was muddled as fook with all sorts of random live versions. most confusing of all is why the american version felt it necessary to put an E in the word Foxy (foxey). the 60s were wild. anyway music, i had in my head that this was a rubbish album from some sort of previous listen years ago. i was wrong, this is very good. Maybe i was listening to the wrong release and one is better than the other. I'm no longer in my stoner rock days, as i aint got time for that shit, but i am now in my i wish i was better at guitar days so hendrix genuinely does melt my mind.
This is the debut album from Jimi Hendrix and his bandmates. It was immediately successful, and is regarded as the greatest album debut in rock music history. Hendrix established a new method of rock and psychedelic music with his genius songwriting and talented guitar playing. Psychedelic rock was at its height when Jimi Hendrix was creating music like this. He was taken from this life far too soon, but his amazing work lives on with albums like this one. Everyone under the sun needs to listen to this album at least once. But just once won't be enough.
Great classic rock album. Peppered with absolute iconic songs that defined that era of rock. I also enjoyed a few of the lesser known songs, as they felt a bit more like a jam session than a fully produced song.
Yeah this rules obviously. The guitar playing is dirty and the production is still very interesting with great use of stereo space especially on the wonderfully psychedelic Third Stone From The Sun. Not much else to say, a classic for a reason.
One of the most iconic rock albums of all time, the medium of electric guitar is probably nowhere near the same if this album is not made. The popular songs, Purple Haze, Fire, Hey Joe, Foxy Lady etc. are all great, plus songs like Manic Depression or I Don't Live Today are great deeper cuts.
Obviously there is truly some remarkable guitar work to be found here. That's Jimi's strength and it is mighty. That's not quite enough to get this album a 5 star from me though. Jimi isn't a bad singer, but he's nothing special. He certainly doesn't hurt anything with his vocals but nothing is really elevated either. There's also a few songs that aren't really that good. Third Stone From Earth grated on my nerves. This would be a 5 star album for influence and guitar work. Unfortunately factoring in some grievances and nitpicks I have to max it out at 4. I'm sure this has enough 5's that no one will be too upset.
I haven't listened to this in a long time. Jimi became a t-shirt in the 90s, along with Morrison and some other folks, and it sort of felt cliche to be into Jimi Hendrix. But jesus, listening to this - his playing can't be overhyped. And add to that his vocal performance which just makes you believe everything that comes out of his mouth. Song for song this is one of the best albums ever made. It's practically a greatest hits collection. Except for that last song. Woof.
This, to the younger version of me, was the entrepot to a world of music I couldn't even conceive of existing. Simply, I'd never heard guitar like this. 'Foxy Lady' has probably enjoyed the longest afterlife - and it is a priapic blooter of gigantic proportions - but as I've got older, it's the more subtle tracks that have revealed their charms to me. That outro solo to 'May This Be Love' is one of the most lyrical guitar parts I've ever heard. Magic stuff.
First, if you took guitar lessons as a young teen and didn't learn "Take Five" by The Dave Brubeck Quartet did you even take lessons at all?? I can still whittle my way around that melody on the ol' jingle axe. Great stuff. And connected to the Hendrix record via the exact same guitar teacher! My favorite song of the bunch is "May This Be Love." That was on the soundtrack for the movie Singles, no? Regardless, I remember hearing it in the mid-90s as I was getting into things like Pearl Jam and the Smashing Pumpkins and realizing that Hendrix had more in common with alternative music than with the Doobie Bros. This shit is timeless in an earned way. I can still listen to "Hey Joe" and actively enjoy it. Which is nuts. Also, I mean damn... that rhythm section could straight kill an entire marching band.
quick, snappy, fun. Hey Joe is a fucking anthem and this is the (2nd) best version. Jimi's got a great set of pipes on him aside from his obvious talent on the guitar.
Typische Henrix sound: virtuoos, maar blaast me niet altijd omver
Hell yeah
so fucking fresh. only ever listened to the hits. wow!
A classic
Full on psychedelia, man.
4/5 Great album, I don’t see a need to talk about how much Joni Hendrix influenced music as many others that know more than me have better than I can. While I don’t listen to them regularly I do enjoy the hits from this album and I liked the songs that I’ve never heard before. Fav Songs: Purple Rain, Fire, Foxey Lady
Not sure where to start. Jimi is one of the greatest to ever pick up a guitar. Shear guitar greatness. Sad for such a short life. This was his debut album. Crazy right. There are 4+ songs that are all time greats. This group defined what a power trio was in the late 60's. I love his voice on Wind cries Mary. A ballad mixed in with great guitar solos. I'm a guitar fan so I love this album. Only complaint is some of his solo's are so crazy it becomes noise in parts. Overall great music. I have not listened in years. I will play more often for sure. Gotta love ..move over....let Jimi take over.
I know everyone knows this but the guitar playing is awesome and clearly drives all the songs. Thing it's interesting how he has vocal outputs to one side or the other for each song
I've always thought of this as 'the singles' but overall the third best Jimi Hendrix Experience album. (The JHE is always the argument I use for why Crowded House aren't an Australian band. Although I'm more than happy for JHE to be considered a British band, given 2/3 of the band were English, they made their name in the UK and the first two albums were recorded in London, even if 'the talent' was American).
Close listening is worth it. Mind you, so is being off your face on acid.
I haven’t listened to this in full for a while. It’s genius at work already despite being a debut. Electric Lady land is more a complex record, this one more commercial. The Wind Cries Mary is a work of art.
Great album, falls just short of a masterpiece to me. Amazing the sounds that Hendrix could get out of his guitar.
I reviewed the North American edition of Are You Experienced, because this is the version of the album that I have listened to before. I easily recognized and remembered 8 of the 11 tracks from the titles alone. I may have had a copy of this album on cassette, but I can't remember for sure. Maybe my brother had a copy. This was a difficult album to try and find studio versions of each track for review. The tracks that I enjoyed the most were lesser known tracks - probably because I haven't heard them so often, but also because they are good tracks: "3rd Stone from the Sun" and "Love or Confusion". "Are You Experienced?" and "The Wind Cries Mary" are favorites too, but probably got lower scores from me because I've heard them so many times. This is a debut album that is worth listening to. It would be an easy choice to play the album again.
Loved what he did for music and guitar playing, but not a great songwriter. Still a strong album.
One of those albums I'm amazed was from the 60s, still sounds quite futuristic in many ways. No doubting Jimi's genius and influence and this is probably his best album overall
A smorgasbord of mega choons: Purple Haze, The Wind Cries Mary, Fire, and (my personal favourite) Hey Joe. Some definite filler, especially if you include the bonus tracks, but there are extra points for this album's undoubted influence on the history of guitar music. 4/4.5 - that sort of thing.
4.5
It was good and I recognized more songs than I thought I would
Ha il sapore del classico. Da riascoltare.
8/10
Hendrix is a legend, and hard to offer any original commentary on. I haven't ever owned his albums, and I don't really put Hendrix on and let it roll as much as pick out iconic songs and performances.
Solid album by a legend. Lots of songs, most are good.
8. Not very much my style but can't say it's not excellent
8/10. Definitely feels aged, but still pretty fun. A little lengthy.
No hay mucho que decir excepto que al escuchar el disco completo me agrada mucho más que aquel segundo disco que nos había tocado primero. Tiene más canciones no solo que conocía sino que en su conjunto me agradaron más. El estilo es ya conocido, la virtuosidad no se discute y no se puede decir mucho más aparte de que "suena a Hendrix" excepto que es un conjunto de canciones que me gustan más que las otras que nos tocaron antes.
Un disco muy entretenido. Al principio pensé en cortarle en la versión normal en lugar de echarme la extendida que ofrece Apple, pero la verdad es que ni noté que se siguió y vinieron más y más rolas que valen la pena. Lo que me falta para subirlo a cinco estrellas es un poco de balance hacia otros aspectos, pues obviamente está totalmente cargado al lucimiento de Jimi, pero la neta es que su voz es la que no me termina de convencer.
I can't really say anything new about Hendrix's guitar playing and how important and influential it was. This album is an inarguable inclusion in this book. That said, it's clearly a 60s album from the aggressive abuse of stereo panning throughout.
Debut album of the Jimmy Hendrix Experience band (1967). Are You Experienced is widely regarded as one of the greatest debuts in the history of rock music. The album features Jimi Hendrix's innovative approach to songwriting and electric guitar playing which soon established a new direction in psychedelic and hard rock music.
On comprend pourquoi c'est un album culte. Du très bon rock psychédélique avec des touches de blues très présentes. Parfait pour travailler ou chiller avec une couple de bière et/ou un joint.
Gran, gran disco. Una mezcla muy bien lograda de rock, blues, y qué bueno todo. Aquí hay una de las mil versiones de "Hey Joe". Entre mis favs: "Love or Confusion", "May This Be Love", "Are You Experienced?" y "Red House". 9/10
The sound is that of an amphetamine blues-rock with high explosive potential, grouped into short, rough and deadly loads of TNT which erupt in one breath the volcanic energy of the guitar. (8/10) Favourite Tracks: Red House, Purple Haze, May This Be Love
Fantastic specimen of that good old fuzzy blues-rock. Great performances from all involved, and Jimi's vocal delivery imbues even the more melancholy lyrics with an air of confident, unshakeable self-love. Not really a cohesive album statement (it couldn't be with the old practice of changing track listings by region,) but a great collection of songs. Highlights: "Purple Haze," "Hey Joe," "Love or Confusion," "I Don't Live Today," "The Wind Cries Mary," "Red House."
Solid. Not as good as Electric Ladyland, but still very good.
Hard to say no to Jimi
Great music but not an amazing album. There are plenty of superb hits, but the album as a whole is quite long and a little inconsistent. Cutting the run time by 2 songs would have made it great, but as is it's good.
First time listening to it and I really liked it. My favorites were: Hey Joe, Are You Experienced?, May This Be Love.
A classic. Amazing guitar
what a banger god i love blues guitar also blues vocals, i think i just love the blues
old but gold
V. good
purple haze is a classic and manic depression takes like 2 minutes to get good. hey joe solo is fantastic.
I really enjoyed this album. Third stone from the sun was weird, but the rest was punchy and cool. I liked the use of the stereo field, it was used like another instrument. It was refreshing to not have the vocals in the middle all the time. I think it really broke the normative positions of instruments and clearly centered the guitar as the most important instrument. Overall I really enjoyed it and will listen to it again.
Pretty good although I don't care too much for guitar noodling like I used to. Track 11 has some interesting ideas I wish was seen more of. Highlights: 1, 7, 10, 11, 12, 17.
fav track: the wind cries mary
Classic
Nice, soft classic rock. Excellencio
Hendrix is such a staple of classic rock that I take it for granted. But what an envelope pushing musician he really is with such a distinct sound. His guitar play is almost lyrical. The album didn’t yield too many surprises, but that’s because of how well-known a lot of the songs are. The usual suspects were Purple Haze, Hey Joe, The Wind Cries Mary, Foxey Lady, Highway Chile. The song Are You Experienced was an interesting one because while I wouldn’t listen to it standalone, it seems to be the defacto thesis statement of the album and important to anchoring its thematically. Of ones I was less familiar, I enjoyed Third Stone from the Sun, Stone Free, and 51st Anniversary. Also worth noting, some of the songs listed here were not on the original release as I’m using Spotify’s version of the album which is incorporating bonus tracks released later. Overall, album isn’t 5 starts because I thought there are a handful of forgettable songs, but the highs are very high. Hendrix’s songs are always open to being in my music rotation.
First time listening: 9/11 songs liked Ageless hard rock album. The unorthodox playing of Jimi and Mitch sound refreshing for being in the late 60's. Already heard many of the classics, but not all at once in one album. Solid listen. Songs saved: 6
Definitely one I have listened to all the way through before - did I have a cassette version of this one? Can't remember. . The floaty backup vocals on Hey Joe are nice, noticing those in a new way. I Don't Live Today is a great example of an \"album\" track, not something I'd love on it's own but a nice edgy transition between May This Be Love and Wind Cries Mary. Note that the Spotify version includes a bunch of bonus tracks, I feel like stopping at the end of the original album (after the title track) is more true to the spirit of the project.
Classic Jimmy revolutionary sound. Doesn't make my playlist though
It's probably been 20 years since I listened to a Hendrix album all the way through. Some real gems there like 'Love or Confusion'. I'll make a point to come back to this.
Rijetko kad sam si znao pustiti njega, općenito me je zanimalo, al nisam si baš puštao cijeli album. Sada se eto pružila prilika, imam vremena, zadan je za ovaj zadatak i viola. Iako je album podijeljen na Internacionalno/Američko izdanje, ali dosta dobar kada se sve skupi u jedan album jer ne gubi na kvaliteti. Dobar uvod u njegov rad, i preporuka svakom da ga se bar posluša.
❤️
Vibes vibes vibes - but a little repetitive if listened to in one sitting. Tempo and the overall musical structure is quite similar for a lot of songs. Doesn't keep my attention for the duration. But there were moments of brilliance that made me sit up in my seat, and it is clear he was ahead of his time - since I don't think you will find something similar in 1967.
Really good album, will want to pick it up at some point. I was a little distracted while listening and will have to give it another go.
Whole lotta bangers on here
The really 'raw' sound is really something I'm not used to, but this is quite nice.
4/5
The Mighty Jimmy!
A lot better than the first time for sure.
Jimi on top form.
Not the most focused album, but song to song it's damn good. Has a little of everything. And he's not even at full powers yet!
A bit of a cacophonous noise album, but his abilities with a guitar an basically magic, and Purple Haze and Wind Cries Mary are gold.
Excellent start - a bit long and runs out of steam a little.
I enjoyed it.
Jesus is that all the Hendrix albums now
If you look at what else was released around that time, this album and Disreali Gears really ushered in Hard Rock. This has so many hits for a debut album, even more impressive when you consider they were almost all penned by Jimi! Of the others I prefer the bluesier, R&B-ish tarcks and not so much the more psychedelic ones. I know Jimi didn't like his voice but I think he's underrated as a singer and a lyricist.
Riffs gloriosos, buena voz, experimental. Guitarra total
I mean basically every song is a single, its all stoner rock, so i cant really say its for me a 5 star album. it gets a little languid in the middle, but hey its great
Killer debut album by Jimi, with very little filler. Innovative mix of blues and psychedelic rock, believe the hype!
I really enjoyed this album, despite the really crappy sound quality of the songs I was listening to.
Great Hendrix album, easily an 8. Electric Ladyland beats this one by a close margin.
Songs are ok, guitar is great as you would expect from Hendrix
Increíble cómo suena un disco de 1967 tan bien. Tiene éxitos atemporales como Purple haze, Hey Joe o Foxey Lady. Pero hay otras dos igual de buenas y el resto no son relleno.
I don’t think there is a guitar sound he did not explore here. Extraordinary. It touches on blues but creates a path for the rock, metal, garage and indie that would follow in the decades to come. While not my preferred style of rock, a guitar lover will always rate this highly.
Mordsmäßiger nicer dicer
Figata
Classic tunes.
Himi Jendrix
4.4 it’s THE experience honestly sick amazing guitar work
I'm not the biggest Jimi Hendrix fan, but there is no denying the power, originality and influence of this album. Amazing energy and holds up well.
yeah, that's a great album. i remember sitting in my friend dan's living room in like 7th grade with a tape recorder, repeatedly recording and speeding up the slowed-down bit at the beginning of Third Stone until we could understand it. i was surprised at how much i liked both Love Or Confusion and May This Be Love
All the big ones in here, super good.
Own it. Got in college. Still have on phone. Funny to listen to as elementary school teacher with door propped open. Also...used to listen to entire CD for years and forgot songs...getting old.
You know what, I really tried to like Jimi when I was a nipper but I was turned off by what I thought was boring virtuoso guitar music. I was a very silly child.
The man knows how to guitar
Yes i am
Outstanding album, especially for a debut such as it is. I think by modern standards, it is maybe a little long in the tooth, but pretty much every song is a classic.
A true classic with virtually every song well known, but for good reason.
Some classic tunes on this album. Good listen
I like Jimmy
Not a fan of Jimi Hendrix, but this album surprised me. Pretty solid.
Not an album I come back to all that often, but I enjoy it so much whenever I do.
Blues Classic
Great album.
nice
7/10. Can see myself listening to this more
2/26 Gotta relish these funky psychedelic relics. Standout Tracks: Manic Depression, Hey Joe, I Don’t Live Today, Fire, Third Stone From The Sun, Are You Experienced?
aw hell yea, love the Hendrix. This is how u make a strat sound fkn huge. 4/5.
- guitar work sounds amazing yes - little too slow tempo, I myself like songs with faster tempo
Chitarra
3, something something woodstock
I’ve listened to this a bunch of times. It has some good songs, but I feel like a majority of Jimi’s catalog is overrated
Seems mad to rate this as 3 stars but although I think there are moments of pure genius I think overall it’s too raw for me to enjoy start to finish. Can’t deny that Jimi and his band are superb though.
ganske nice, stone free og foxey lady favorittene
An absolute classic. It's so ubiquitous I can see why people don't think it stands out much nearly 60 years later. But this was the foundation that modern rock was built on. Really enjoyed it.
esta bueno para escucharlo de fondo. Buen sonido aunque no sea totalmente mi gusto
I thought it was pretty good. Definitely a lot of classics, but might not have completely resonated with me due to the age of the recordings.
Overplayed.
Favorite songs: Purple Haze, Hey Joe, May This Be Love, The Wind Cries Mary, Fire, Foxey Lady 3.5
Some top rock huts, but also a bit downer vibes.
Still don’t understand the hype around this album, it’s fine 3
I’ve never been much of a Hendrix fan. I think the vocal delivery probably rubbed me the wrong way. Was pleasantly surprised with the whole album. Some of the playing is great. I really like the bass lines even though the lead guitar thrashing gets all of the press.
Was to surprised to recognize almost every song
Ok. Good vibes. Feel like I need to be high to get it. Casey wouldn’t got out of his way for.
The sound of a generation.
Fun old school rock and roll
I realize I don't like endless high pitch guitars and/or brass that sounds like there is something I need to tend to in the room or traffic. This album has both. Though I can't deny the skill and influence this has.
Where is the question mark
I’d never actually gotten around to listening to this full album. It’s pretty much what I expected, some great stuff with some meandering psychedelia. Pretty cool though
This album is a vibe, but for me the tracks themselves aren't all that distinct, so it all blurs into a soup. I think this is another Matilda chocolate cake album for me, where to appreciate it properly, I'll likely have to revisit it a track at a time to give them each their due. As is, this has left me cold for reasons I can't articulate. Standout Track: Purple Haze Rating: 3
hey Joe was the best one
I thought it was a solid album for rock. The basslines and guitar riffs were nice. But it just didn't speak out to me. It's a great album for the genre but it just isn't my thing.
6/10
Overall a good album, but a very long one.
I wouldn't listen all the time, the ongoing funky guitar riffs are not for me but if i heard this once in a blue (get it like the blues)i would be vibing.
Dober
Not Jimi's best album for me. Still really good, but like most of his albums, it feels long, and a lot of the tracks start to blend together. The guitar work is amazing as always, though. I think I'd enjoy these songs more if I listened to them individually rather than all back to back as a full album. Favorite track(s) Hey Joe The Wind Cries Mary
I don't know, are you?
That was a little boring wow
It's giving blues brothers for some reason
I mostly really enjoyed this! I could tell he was very talented and unique, but most of the album blended together after I finished it. Also, I got weird vibes anytime he sang about women.
jimi hendrix is a legend and i imagine this album was definitely next level stuff back when it released. but listening to this more than 50 years later, when music and technique has evolved so much, i can't help but find jimi hendrix to be a little slow, maybe slightly dull at times and not that impressive anymore when compared with todays musicians and instrumentalists. that being said, i still think jimi hendrix's music was revolutionary, he was a great guitarist, probably the best of his time.
No escuche mucho atentamente pero lo que escuche me gusto
I already know and love Purple Haze but it was cool listening to the rest of the album. The Wind Cries Mary sounded very familiar as if it was used as a sample but I couldn't find anything via research. Red House sounds somewhat similar to yesterday’s album 1960 Newport Festival by Muddy Waters so I’m sure there was maybe some influence from the era if not directly from Muddy Waters
I enjoyed this. I knew quite a few songs. This is better than the other Jimi Hendrix album I had. I knew Purple Haze, Hey Joe, Fire, and Foxey Lady. The Wind Cries Mary was also familiar.
purple haze: hendrix is a guitar god for a reason! lovely song, and i see why it’s so wildly popular, “scuse me while i kiss the sky/guy”. til, this is called a mondegreen. when you’re in love, you’re in a lavender haze, so is that the purple haze? manic depression: actually feels like manic depression, especially the outro and the slow fading out. hey joe: whatta song! so surprised when i found out this was a cover of a billy roberts song. listen to the deep purple cover! ALSO, brilliant song to practice. love or confusion: is this love, or is it, is it confusion? i love the way he asks it, and i love mitch on drums! i like the drawl. may this be love: ooh, what a crazy intro! and the slow building up of the drums. what’s waterfall? is it a substance, of a person? i don’t live today: okay song, as in, i understand why he was so big and continues to be so good, and i love the guitarwork, BUT it’s tiring and not as interesting for me anymore? don’t waste your time on this, lol, v relatable song, “oh, i don’t live today, it’s such a shame to spend your time like this, existing.” amazing outro, super chaotic. the wind cries mary: LOVELY! the kind of music i like, v evocative lyrics, and i can see myself close my eyes and roam around. soothing guitar and the drum is nicely supporting, doesn’t overpower at all. fire: “let me stand next to your fire”, huh? what’s up man? not my favourite song, but i like the guitar solo at 1:25 third stone from the sun: i love! most favourite intro till now, and this is about earth? lovely lovely song, genuinely feels like science-fiction and i see why this was so radical at the time. “then you’ll never hear your surf music again!” foxey lady: MAN! i already like this song, “foxey…foxey”. i like the guitar also, and there’s something so breathtaking about how he says foxey and “you make me want to get up and scream.” are you experienced?: this i know, the chug chug chugga chug in the beginning is so cool! what’s it about, huh? i think all of these songs sound better when you’re psychedelic.
As a percussionist myself, I really appreciated
Great debut. Is the first time that I hear the whole album. I liked "Manic depression" and, especially, the psychedelic jam "Third Stone from the sun" (used with great effect in Bernardo Bertolucci's "The Dreamers").
Je connaissais que de nom et je suis contente d’avoir vu à quoi ça ressemble. C’est très agréable, j’ai beaucoup aimé hey joe et are you exprienced et highway chile.
C’était fun
le classique et excellent Jimi Hendrix, je connaissais déjà mais j’avais pas écouté depuis longtemps et ça m’a fait grave plaisir de le réentendre, dommage qu’on puisse pas mettre 3,5 parce que j’ai préféré ça à Hot Fuss sans assez aimer pour mettre 4, mais franchement solide
Je connaissais le groupe de nom mais j'avais jamais écouté. C'est cool mais on s'ennuie un peu je trouve.
Kanske är kontroversiell, jag vet hur viktig Jimi var för gitarrandet. Men jag har alltid tyckt att hans musik är lite tråkig generellt.
I was stoked when this came up. I hadn’t listened to it since probably around high school or a bit after and remember loving it. Purple Haze and Hey Joe? Hell yeah. I hate to say that it just doesn’t hit the same way as it used to. It feels so much more noisy and sloppy than I remember, and that felt a little off-putting. There’s still no denying what Jimi and this album did for music during that era, but it’s gonna be a sad 3⭐️ from me.
Ok. Wouldn't go out of my way to listen to this again.
Love the design of the album. Very unique typography. And the album it’s a master piece , def a great guitarist
Es jimi, los solos de guitarra son épicos, sin nada mas q decir
Decent guitarist, eh? What else you got? Oh, nothing.
meeh
Meh
Rating is based on the original UK release, which does not include Purple Haze or The Wind Cries Mary.
I like this but not overly so. Honestly I'm just not a huge Jimi Hendrix fan, this just isn't really my thing. I like parts of this when the guitar just takes over and really just jams out but it doesn't really stand out to me. I get that Hendrix is really influential to rock and modern music, but this is just alright to me. Fav Track: Purple Haze
pretty good, but I found the instrumentals to be kind of monotonous
Primer álbum que escucho de él y me gustó
- I wasn’t really in the mood for this - I generally like Jimi Hendrix, but listening to this all the way through didn’t really hit the same way
Some songs blended together but by and large an enjoyable album with lots of fun experimentation within each tune. Highlights: "Hey Joe", "May This Be Love", "The Wind Cries Mary"
cool psychedelic sound but blues rock has never really been my thing. i can appreciate this album for what it is
There's no denying how talented Hendrix was and how important he was for the music scene, however I am not a fan myself. It just isn't my type of style, but I can appreciate it for what it is. My favourite was I Don’t Live Today followed by Are You Experienced?
A lot of the songs sound the same to me but what stood out to me was purple haze, may this be love third stone from the sun, stone free and 51st anniversary. The subject matter of interpersonal relations was interesting but didn’t quite pique my interest. I liked the elements of rock and psychedelic sounding aspects together.
Definitely one of the guitarists of all time,
Lots of highs here - purple haze and fire are my favorites. Guitar work speaks for itself but the bass and drums are also awesome throughout. I thought it was a bit long, the title track seemed like a natural place to finish and the album would have felt more complete in my opinion.
fine, classic jimi
🤘pretty crazy. i feel bad putting it at 3 stars but it just wasn't my favorite
No. 174 Always a great album to check out. Not one of my favorites but it is good.
Tough to rate. Some really good but some really meh are well.
I appreciate his stamp on music history, but mind smooshes them all together when played all in a row. Sorry, Jimi.
iznimno utjecajan - odjeci se ovog albuma čuju valjda u 99% glazbe u zadnjih 50 godina koja se može odrediti kao rock. no bio mi je tek dobar - nije mi bio loš, al nije mi bio nešto izvanredno i zbog toga mu nažalost ne mogu dati više od trojke, jebiga
I listened to Are You Experienced expecting some untouchable masterpiece because of the way people talk about it, but honestly I don’t really get the hype. I can respect what Jimi Hendrix did for rock music and it’s obvious he was insanely talented, but as an actual listening experience the album feels pretty inconsistent. The guitar work is great, sure, but after a few tracks the whole psychedelic blues-rock formula starts blending together and a lot of the songs feel more historically important than genuinely exciting to listen to today. That’s kind of my main issue with the album: people seem to confuse influence with quality. I totally understand why this blew people’s minds in 1967, especially the distortion, feedback, and experimental production, but listening to it now in 2026, I don’t think the songwriting is strong enough to justify the “greatest album ever” status it gets. Hendrix the guitarist completely carries Hendrix the songwriter for most of the record, and the vocals and lyrics don’t really add much for me either. There are definitely some iconic moments and I’m not saying it’s bad at all, but personally it’s like a mid album that’s been elevated by decades of mythology. Important? Absolutely. Revolutionary for its era? Probably. But as a front-to-back album experience, I think it’s pretty mid compared to a lot of music that came after it. 6/10
At the risk of being a real dork, the version on Spotify is VERY different to the original release, but it certainly doesn't suffer from the addition of Purple Haze and Hey Joe etc
i think rock from this era can be interesting in how close to its roots it remains. there's lots of blues in this, but also so much funk and soul - had never really noticed how Purple Haze sounds like Otis Redding made sinister. however, the appeal of a genre in its infancy can be kind of limited at the same time, and i don't think this record, almost 60 years later, holds anything close to the kind of power it did upon release. the band is very fine, but the songs don't add up to all that much - occasionally the minimal nature of it all feels primordial, but it's more often underdeveloped. i do like Hendrix-as-bluesman on Hey Joe, and the fairly naked nature of Manic Depression and Love or Confusion, but i struggle to connect with the rest too much, and that's before Foxey Lady, which sounds like the ur-text for hundreds of godawful sex rock songs. i don't know, i think the guitar is more interesting to me as a studio tool, mbv-style, than a live proficiency vehicle, and without a huge amount of interest in Hendrix's playing, i can't find much to hold onto here. it's all very well-performed and mostly pleasant but this just feels a bit stripped of its urgency by lots of subsequent (and even some antecedent) guitar music
me gustó para una mañana tranquila
jakby fajne ale za dluuuugie, usunęłabym kilka mid piosenek i by było git
this isn’t bad at all but maybe i’m just not in the right mood for guitar shredding. let me be clear, i like it. it’s just not for every day listening in my opinion and i kinda figured that would be my take going into listening to this record. i wish i’d been more pleasantly surprised but that’s ok. life is full of mild disappointments!
Iconic sound although I’m not the biggest fan so I can’t go higher than a 3.
Kinda recognised a few riffs from this but overall I wasn't bowled over
Pas son meilleur, mais ca reste bon 3/5
great 60s sound - great guitar
Hendrix
I only heard about 4-5 initial songs but, I really enjoyed it I've never heard him before and I got to know so much about him, and hey joe and i don't live anymore were my fav tracks out of what I've listened
on a technical level it's great but i was a little bored halfway through
I'm nitpicking here - it gets a little long in the tooth. No denying his talent and this is essential listening, but I get tired in a way that isn't rewarding. Maybe I don't smoke enough weed. Overall, preferred Axis: Bold as Love because it felt more like an album.
May this be Love The wind cries mary These were my favorite songs Easy listening / mostly played while I did chores. Don’t know if I’d listen to the whole thing through again but I would listen to those two songs
not bad
just the kind of chaotic guitar waa waa i like
It's not my favourite kind of music, but I have to say that it's an interesting work, and it's a classic.
Classic. The guitar playing still stands out and has not been replicated.
Cool guitar stuff w overly horny lyrics and delivery
Me gusto, nunca habia escuchado musica asi
6/10 - some good guitar riffs and songs but too long
Everyone needs to be experienced. Though, this is a start. Everything needs to set off from somewhere. Lift with the wind, spread. And leave with the question: Are You Experienced?
Iconica guitarra. me gustó
I enjoyed this album without fully feeling invited or invested into it. Jimi doesn't do the long unnecessary instrumentals that were indicative of the time which I enjoy. And as always that voice, effortlessly powerful
Jeje
A nice opportunity to learn about Jimi Hendrix, especially because this seems to be his most well-known album. A few of the songs were famous enough for me to have already known them without knowing it was Jimi Hendrix. This album was more psychedelic than I was expecting, but there was still a lot of rock 'n' roll. There's a lot of creativity and guitar virtuoso on display. My favorite track was "may this be love." I think this is surely the original mix; the panning sounds rustic, but that also adds to the vintage charm.
Good, short tracks, slightly too long a record. I liked it.
me gustaron algunas canciones
Me encanta como fusionaron algunos sonidos, sin embargo algunas canciones si me parecieron un poco repetitivas
No spoko, takie git
Psychedelic dad rock.
6/10
j'ai bien aimé cet album ce rock change beaucoup de ce que j'ai l'habitude d'écouter
Good album. Kinda old. There are some songs that i woul listen to again. Not the whole album tho
Fine? Maybe on a different day I would have enjoyed this more, but it was just palatable background sound today.
There’s no denying the classics on here. Not the influence Hendrix had on most, if not all, guitar players coming after him. But do the other songs justify an hour long album? I don’t think so. Groundbreaking for its time, but it hasn’t held up that well. An enjoyable listen, but not a triumphant one
The start of the Seattle sound.
ta bien, no de los mejores, mas rock que otra cosa, 3/5
Partially known.
Very chaotic start... Didn't have a lot of melodies in the beginning Has fire in it (that came to my mind when I was listening to Fire :D) The album got better and better with every song Definitely worth knowing! This must have been absolutely mindblowing for people back in the day, because it still is even in 2026.
Purple haze - 4/5 Manic depression - 3/5 Hey Joe - 5/5 Love or confusion - 4/5 May this be love - 4/5 I dont live today - 2/5 The wind cries Mary - 3/5 Fire - 2/5 Third stone from the sun - 1/5 Foxey lady - 4/5 Are you experienced - 3/5 Stone free - 3/5 51st anniversary - 3/5 Highway Chile - 3/5 Can you see me - 3/5 Remember - 3/5 Red house - 2/5
listened to most of it. It was fine
Couldn’t get into this, but was also just in a bad mood
Only 3 becuase this is not my type of music, but listening hendrix for a hole album i undernstand why is the legend what it is. This album is from THe 60´s, and hes making this things, just crazy
Heard Before? Yes, but not in forever. Notes: - starts with a bang, ends with a whimper, mixed results in between. - fiery, complex guitar, acrobatic, sometimes jazzy drums and rock solid bass. a power trio in every sense. - just-right production keeps things raw and wild, even (on "Wind Cries Mary") pretty. - sparse overdubs emphasize just the right things (like the background vocals that add horror to "Hey Joe"). - lyrically he mostly comes off as a teen creep, and his delivery doesn't help. - "Third Stone from the Sun" is the silliest, but by far my favorite - a mostly instrumental psych workout that lets all three players run wild. - where is the songwriting? I went looking and couldn't find anything to grab my attention. Verdict: From my memories, I expected this to be an easy five star. But this time around I couldn't find a single song that really did it for me. Listen Again? Nope, although it was at least interesting to revisit.
I can appreciate Hendrix, but I struggle to enjoy it. Some cool bits.
Listened on 2/23/26
Not a huge fan of blues but this album is not bad, very influential in guitar
I listened to the deluxe version for this review. This is an album I wish I liked more than I actually do. There's some great guitar work on this album, but also a lot of mid tracks; not bad, but not interesting. I liked the additional bonus tracks better than most of the original tracks. The production quality isn't very good either. I'm not a huge stickler about audio quality, but it's noticeably bad on this album.
Bin nicht erfahren genug
Se puede notar lo genio con la guitarra que es. Pero su música no me llega. No me conmueve lo que toca. Es una cuestión de que te pase o no. Y no me pasa. Igual es un crack el tipo, eso no hay dudas. Mucho héroe de la guitarra y el instrumento como sinónimo de ícono rock se lo debemos en parte a Hendrix 6/10
On ressent que c'est un sacré guitariste mais je ne suis pas ultra fan
Hey Joe, The Wind Cries Mary and Are You Experienced are incredible. I am way more into slow, melodic Jimi than Purple Haze/Fire fuzzbox Jimi.
2026.02.11
⭐️⭐️⭐️
Some classics and some okay. 3.5
Good
Good stuff from Jimi, i still rather Bold as Love. Its a bit too rough and unpolished (even for them).
Overall: I’ll give this an album a 6/10. Love the percussion and the strings however, most of it’s just not resonating with me. Purple Haze: Exciting intro. Manic Depression: Guitar is working overtime. Hey Joe: I’ll be adding this to my retro playlist. I enjoyed this one frfr. Love or Confusion: Very trippy. I don’t think I’d play this song on my own, but it’s not bad. May This Be Love: I thoroughly enjoyed this one. I’ll be adding this to my Love, Love, Love playlist. I Don’t Live Today: Not horrible, just not my cup of joe. The Wind Cries Mary: Same as last. Fire: I’m a fan. The percussion is really selling it for me. Third Stone From the Sun: Too long for something I’m not that into. Wouldn’t listen to 7 minutes of this. Not bad, just not my cup of joe. Foxey Lady: A bit more enjoyable than the last. Are You Experienced: Guitar working overtime again. Stone Free: The music is just not resonating with me. Again! Not bad, just not for me. 51st Anniversary: This one is a bit more of a vibe. Highway Chile: Not resonating. Can You See Me: Same as last. Remember: Kinda like this one. Red House: Blues vibes for sure. Kind of a fan.
It's not that long but it feels like hours. I feel very mixed. It's clearly influential and changed a lot of contemporary music, but does that make it good? It's undoubtedly very self indulgent and I find it a hard slog, rather than an enjoyable romp. The standout tracks are good and it is well produced, I just didn't enjoy it.
Fuzzy and expressive and stylish, but ultimately doesn't totally click with me. I think it's a total jam but maybe to unstructured for me to love listening the whole way through, who knows 5.9/10
Undeniable legend, and I like this. But whole album a bit much
decent Jimmey
3/5 Colton (Possibly 3.5)
I like Jimi Hendrix a lot, but this isn’t the particular album I would reach for.
Eh, not that
7/10
Good I guess? 3.5 or 4