Are You Experienced

Perhaps better to listen to while relaxing instead of trying to work. 2 starts only because Foxey Lady [sic] is so good

Amazing album full of all time great rock songs.

Best guitar album ever

Purple Haze // Hey Joe // Fire // Foxey Lady //

A great Hendrix album, loved the guitar work

love it! Favorite Tracks: Foxy Lady, Purple Haze, Hey Joe 5/5

Hendrix is the reason I wanted to play guitar. This album and Electric Ladyland are the fundamental sounds of modern rock

Only knew a couple beforehand, great album

No justification needed for a 5 star rating.

One of my first Jimi albums I listen too and is definitely my favorite.

As far as I'm concerned, Jimi's the greatest guitar player of all time. I'm always happy to listen to him do his thing, and this album's got so much of his best stuff on it it's practically a greatest hits album. The differences between the UK and US releases are interesting. The US version is missing "Red House," one of my favorite Hendrix tracks, but the UK version is missing "Purple Haze," "Hey Joe," and "The Wind Cries Mary," so the US version gets my vote as the superior option. That said, it looks like they've expanded both versions to 17-track albums that fill the gaps, so at this point it doesn't really matter. Regardless, this is top-notch rock.

Firey, psychedelic, bluesy rock n roll. Everything Jimi Hendrix did was superb.

Amazing.

Jimi stendur alltaf fyrir sínu. Alls ekki allra, en ég fíla þetta.

I bet this is super fun to play live - not my favorite type of music

Straight fire. So many great songs. A little long but so good

Day 5 of 1001 Albums You Need to Hear Before You Die: Are You Experienced - Jimi Hendrix I can't say I've ever really listened properly to Jimi so this was a new experience for me. Very psychedelic feel which for me can go one of two ways. A passionate, powerful and energised album with insane guitar work. However, this is no real flow to the album, the songs have just been shoved together. I wish the vocals were a bit louder and the songs a little less repetitive. Favourite Songs - Hey Joe, May This Be Love, Fire, Foxey Lady

One of the best albums ever, let alone debut albums. Amazing guitar work obviously, and the drumming is insane. The vocals could be seen as the weakest part, but he sings so effortlessly and cool, it's not weak at all. Fire is probably my favorite track. Manic Depression if you want a deeper cut.

psychedelic vibe on its own

Kinda cool to listen to this album on the anniversary or Hendrix’s death. Great album .

A classic, but not 100% bangers

I had never listened to the whole album. I liked it a whole lot more than I thought I would. Four stars for my personal reaction plus one for historical significance.

Low five - a great listen

Oh okay nowwwww I get it. This one was a casualty of the random sort of the 1001 Albums Generator. We got Axis: Bold As Love first, followed by Electric Ladyland, and then Are You Experienced. In my opinion, the wrong order to go about things. If we had started here, things would have made a bit more sense why everyone collectively went crazy over this. Because it's soooooo good. Insane energy between the players, things just light up when they play together, it's not boring at all. Some monumental tracks, but also just a very enjoyable listen through and through. Sounds like there is some tracklisting confusion between this version on Spotify (17 tracks) and the various US and UK versions, each shorter but each with tracks that the other didn't have. My only complaint– a bit long and dragging at times– is pretty moot, if this is an extended "legacy" version. Regardless of any order, some songs just hit you out of nowhere, they're infectious. I'm happy for my man Jimi and the clear height of his stardom, both technical virtuosity and frontman appeal here. Everything is pretty amazing. Always thought the title track, Are You Experienced, was more beloved! That's what I think about here. Just sounds like it's the continuation of Strawberry Fields, they just go one right into the other. I'm fully there for it. 5/5

Another staple from my late teens, and another that aged even better than I thought given that I properly overplayed this. So much more interesting both production and song wise than a lot of ‘classic rock’ from that era. I don’t even like calling Hendrix classic rock. Hes better than that. Always thought for such a perfectionist he really manages to capture that raw / live sound incredibly well. I remember reading a story about how he and the bass player fell out after about 20 takes he couldnt get the bass riff as perfect as he wanted it. The bass player stormed out for a cigarette and when he came back he found Hendrix recording it himself in one take. What a guy. This is the quintessential Hendrix record (although Axis Bold as Love is still my favourite). The whole record is great from start to finish, but Fire, Manic Depression, Hey Joe, Purple Haze, Third Stone, and Foxey Lady are my standouts

Loved it, full of most of Jimis best songs and the production is as authentic as it comes, classic rock albums should sound like this. While there was a definite quality gap between the big songs and the album tracks the other songs are great background music until a single pulls you in. Foxey lady is very nostalgic due to featuring in Wayne's World. Hendrix is probably the best marriage of talented guitarist and cool rock icon and this album shows both sides.

So I've been trying to think of a reason to give this a 4 so the group average is tempered somewhat - Simon and Garfunkel's Bridge Over Troubled Water and Fleetwood Mac's Rumors are unequivocally better albums overall. But I cannot. Thoroughly enjoyed pretty much all of this. Have been humming "Hey Joe" since the weekend. 4.5 stars.

Not listened to a whole Jimi Hendrix album before but this was quality. There isn't a bad song on the album and the Blues sounding Rock is just so catchy. Everything about this album is so effortlessly cool. Highlights: Purple Haze Hey Joe Love Or Confusion Foxey Lady

Ooh not listened to this before. Bet some of the stuff he was doing with the guitar was mind blowing when this was released. The hits are fantastic, although I perhaps thought I might have enjoyed the other album tracks more than I did. Purple haze is an amazing opener, almost think it shouldn't open with that track! Still great overall, but the fact that I was expecting it to be great made it difficult for it to live up to my expectations. Highlights: Purple haze Hey Joe Fire The wind cries Mary Highway Chile 4.5, but only because I thought I would enjoy it more

Top 3 Songs: 1 - Purple Haze (1) 2 - The Wind Cries Mary (7) 3 - Manic Depression (2)

Undeniably good, obviously

Blocked

Album #23 The word “iconic” is often thrown around too casually. That is not the case when calling this an iconic album. The debut album by Jimi Hendrix always blows me away, as I always pick up on new sounds. It’s probably not worth discussing that he had more influence on electric guitar players than just about anybody else in history. His lyrics also match the psychedelic sound that he mastered. His backing band is right there with him too. While it is a little harder to hear the bass, it’s definitely worth listening a separate time to listen for that part. 5* - No questions

Legendário.

Cool.

Some great songs and then a few alright ones which dragged it down to a 3

Timeless classic: >> 10/10 (just like Axis and Electric Ladyland)

This was just great. No further comments.

A couple of ultimate classics; as a whole I cannot appreciate it enough to give full marks though.

Bon album de Jimi Hendrix, mais il manque un petit truc pour la cohérence d'ensemble, qu'on retrouve plus sur /Electric Ladyland/, je trouve. Il y a d'excellentes chansons sur celui ci (Purple Haze, Hey Joe, Foxey Lady) mais ça reste globalement assez classique.

Petit côté "collection de tubes" par rapport à electric ladyland, mais bon on ne va pas chipoter. Si on compare au reste de Hendrix il y a à redire, mais dans l'absolu c'est très très très bien.

Never heard the whole album before. Marvellous stuff.

typical jimi hendrix banger, i like electric ladyland more but this is a great album

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…

A few stone-cold classics, lots of filler

4 star

C'mon, it's Jimi

This Hendrix fellow can play guitar a little bit.

The band was definitely on fire for this record. I was delighted to be reminded of the song “Highway Chile”!

Thanks to this project, I have now listened top-to-bottom to three Hendrix, rather than just the "smash hits:" AYE, Axis, and Electric Ladyland. This is the best, tightest, most insane. MAN he was good. I can't believe how ahead he was of everybody.

Huge fan of jimi Hendrix - but not sure I love all of this album

Honestly, I thought Hendrix was a one-man act and didn't have any other band members. Turns out that was a no. This is a pretty good album. Perhaps a bit too long for my tastes but still pretty good. Turns out he does kind of lives up to the hype. This is a low 4/5

Yes, I am experienced. I have been experienced.

Favourite tracks: purple haze; hey Joe; the wind cried Mary; fire; foxey lady; are you experienced?; Highway chile; I don't live today

Hendrix's riffs are the main reason this album gets a 5. While the songs are great across the board, with some being phenomenal, without Hendrix's masterclass on the guitar this album wouldn't have been as memorable or good.

psychedelic tinged guitar rock with a couple of ballads thrown in. easy to see why this one is on the list. solid. highlights: “manic depression”, “hey joe”, “fire”, “are you experienced?”

Man, I wanna start off by saying there is absolutely nothing wrong with this album. It's technically great. His guitar playing is otherworldly sometimes and his contributions to music are unquestionable. This just isn't my jam. I'd not turn any of it off, but I wouldn't intentionally go and put it on either.

Easily one of the greatest albums of all time.

Surely the greatest Hendrix entry on the list? Bursts out of the speakers with such verve and energy, a sound to shift the earth's axis and recalibrate music forever. Insane guitar sounds and an incredible rhythm section. It'll have you bopping along. A classic.

Great album

I get this one.

Not my first time suffering through this album, but hopefully my last. I’m not going to say I think Jimi Hendrix sucks, but I can’t stand this music.

My youth calling…. Not yet perfect but what a debut!

Love the guitar & instrumentation- I get the hype behind it from an instrumental perspective. Jimi as a singer just doesn't do a ton for me. Highlights: Purple Haze, Hey Joe, May This Be Love

Peak Hendrix. Absolutely amazing album.

Mind-blowing

Jimi Hendrix is awesome as usual. The guitar playing and the amount of hits on the album is incredible.

Une grande inspiration pour tous les joueurs de ukulele 🙏

felicitations

Amazing. No notes.

Move over Rover, and let Jimi take over! Man, what a treat we get with this 60-minute masterpiece. Are You Experienced starts off with a classic Hendrix tune in “Purple Haze,” and begs the question: Which came first, the weed or the song? They can both put you on another spiritual level, so the answer is inconsequential. “Hey Joe” fuses the amusingly dark storytelling of Johnny Cash with the carefree background vocals of the era’s psychedelic rock bands. I’d never heard “May This Be Love,” but with its mesmerizing drums and inquisitive guitar, it’s earned itself a spot on my main playlist. The songwriting in “The Wind Cries Mary” is some of Jimi’s best, with lines like “You can hear happiness / Staggering on down the street / Footprints dressed in red.” How do we reconcile happiness with the imagery of murder? And why do we only hear happiness? Why don’t we see it? Wedged between “Fire” and “Foxey Lady,” Jimi gets real existential with “Third Stone From The Sun,” an alien love song to our Mother Earth. Are we a virus killing our terminally ill planet, or is he overreacting? To all of our detriment, he didn’t live long enough to either elaborate or find out. Are You Experienced is both the most influential and the greatest blues rock album ever conceived, full stop. Will there be another like it? With this crutch, its old age, and its wisdom, we whisper, “No, this will be the last.”

This album is fucking gas. I've had Fire and Foxey Lady on my phone for years but I had no idea the rest of this album was so rockin'.

All the hits, but not as good as a record as "Axis: Bold as Love" in my opinion. It could be because most of these songs feel overplayed and in the classic rock pantheon, and in Axis, the songs are fresher - but still it feel it's a tad too long, and some songs are extra. Then again, Purple Haze, Fire, Hey Joe, Foxy Lady, 3rd Stone from the Sun... all bangers, even though they Are overplayed. Looking at the original UK edition though, I'm curious to hear that version - might, just might, make a better record. Or not. I'll see.

Surprised me how good this was musically. Everyone knows about Jimi and his guitar but this whole band is pretty good

I'm a very inexperienced fella

Don't like steely dan

Far too many classics on this album. Easily one of the greatest debut albums of all time. This album launched Hendrix onto the scene and is, unfortunately, one of only three albums we got from him. With so many songs on this project, it’s incredibly impressive that each one stands out against the others. The songwriting is beautiful and impeccable. The instrumentation is obviously immaculate, as Hendrix couldn’t play poorly if he tried. This album deserves to be on the list. Production is the only area that isn’t stellar, but I’ve never really cared too much about that. 5/5

Shut up and take my money 🤜💰💰💰

💜

Very atmospheric guitars

Brilliant, I’ve herd it before and I thought it was a high 4/low 5 but this is definitely a 5 so amazing!

Fantastic album, some filler but a lot of killers make up for it! Mitch Mitchell is as much a legend Hendrix is

Just a perfect album - revolutionary psychedelic blues rock that was also steeped in pop sensibility. Absolute legend.

I'd forgotten how good this album is. Just hit after hit. And even the filler is excellent.

Awesome

4.5/5. Unbelievable. Best when combining both US and international releases. This is practically a greatest hits album by itself! Standouts: Purple Haze, Foxy Lady, Wind Cries Mary, Hey Joe, Fire, Are You Experienced?, Stone Free, Manic Depression, Highway Chile.

Legendary artist, legendary album.

One of the highest peaks of electric guitar music ever reached. Jimi Hendrix is undeniably one of the greatest and listening to this album is all you need to feel the influence that he’s had on the music scene as a whole. Just stunning 5/5 Fav tracks: Purple Haze, The Wind Cries Mary

Sure

Not good enough at guitars to understand what Hendrix is doing but I liked to listen to it

Jimi Hendrix showcased his incredible technical abilities for the first time on a LP. What a debut album it is - groovv, funky, an overall incredible experience to listen to still today (and I can't imagine how it sounded for those who listened to it for the first time back in 1967). It is an absolute classic record for a reason - one of the very best of the 1960s.

Guitar absolutely on point. Drums are belter. GOAT remains GOATed. Now excuse me while I kiss this guy

Amazing!

Purple Haze & The Wind Cries Mary! Awesome!

-um jimi hendrix and that guitar are CRAZY -purple haze is a good song i see why this album is a HUGE deal -and a guitar solo is gonna hit for me every time -favorites: love and confusion -the guitar is really the star of this album -the lyrics aren’t super my thing -jimi hendrix is very much a legend, but this album itself personally is getting a 3 from me

The word classic gets bandied about a lot. And this is absolutely classic and seminal and influential and all those words. It also has personal resonance in that it was used in a play I did. But much as they are great tunes - Hey Joe is a belter (although I’m not sure if I prefer the Patti Smith version) - there is something that doesn’t quite emotionally connect with me. I appreciate the virtuoso performance and the talent and sometimes wonder if that talent would have prevailed if he’d lived longer but I am not that bothered if I don’t hear it again for a long while.

Jimi Hendrix seems like an alien or time traveler — something not quite of this world. Try as I might, I can't fully comprehend what his presence on the scene was like for those who were there to witness it, I only know the stories of all the biggest names in music clamoring to get to his shows to try to figure out what this guy was doing. So, I recognize his genius, but that never translated into me loving his music. I mean, I know just about every tune because we all do. But I never have listened to a Hendrix album front to back. This is a remarkable debut album. It's a cliche, and you'll see all sorts of people raving that this album or the other is the greatest debut in history, but this one truly deserves to be on the short list of "debut albums you have to hear before you die." The songs are solid, and Hendrix seems to float around and do what he does with such ease, it's fantastic. And damn, Mitch Michell and Noel Redding are incredible and dazzling in their own right. So how is this a 4 after all that? I don't know. I think this is great, but there's something that holds me back. I never loved Jimi's vocals — as signature as they are, he's never going to go down as one of the great singers in history. But there's something else that I can't quite articulate. Some culmination of the sound ... I can hear it's special, but I've never fallen in love.

This was (and may still be) my least favorite of Jimi's three studio albums, so I expected to give it a 4. But damn if it didn't just blow me over and make me smile on the way down. Musically, these guys are just awesome: inventive and fresh and fun. (Noel might not be the most exciting bass player ever, but he certainly doesn't get in the way, and his down-the-middle approach gives you something to hold on to while Jimi and Mitch go off.) Unlike in his live shows, this isn't Jimi noodling endlessly next to two other guys. This is a group effort, and the arrangements highlight that. I mean, for this guy being so famous for his guitar playing, there aren't very many guitar solos on here. And Mitch Mitchell is just one of my favorite drummers ever. A lot of these '60s drummers were inspired by jazz drummers, and with Mitch you can really hear that influence. His drumming keeps things light, groovy, and ethereal, but he sure as shit can rock, too: e.g. "Fire." I also love the album's stoner aesthetic and Jimi's goofy lyrical and vocal approach. He just seems like a cat you wanna hang out with. If I have a complaint, the way the instruments are panned in the mix is definitely awkward. I do appreciate how it took producers a few years to figure out where to place everything in the stereo spectrum. Sometimes it can be fun to hear the drums on the left and the vocals on the right instead of in the middle like everything is today, but on this album I found it more distracting than fun. I've also never cared for "Hey Joe." But I didn't let those two things bother me too much. With these albums, I try to ignore the cultural/influential significance because I guess I've taken this whole rating system to mean, "how much do I actually like listening to this album?" And I loved listening to this one. I always liked it OK, but on this listen I loved it to pieces. The hits are great, but the ones that really wowed me this time around were the title track and "Third Stone From the Sun," with that last one holding my interest way more than it should have. So this gets a 5. But in terms of its cultural and influential significance, there aren't very many debut albums that were as important and blindingly original as this one. No wonder Bowie devoted a whole album to Jimi, as he really did seem to come from outer space.

Far be it from me to ever besmirch the great name of Jimi Hendrix. His highs are extremely high here, but I snoozed through a lot of the album. "Hey Joe" and "The Wind Cries Mary" are all-timers, but I didn't really connect with anything beyond the songs everybody knows. I'd love to give it an extra star, but there's just too much there that doesn't need to be there.

I listened to a lot of classic rock when I was in high school and college, but I never listened any Jimi Hendrix albums. I'm familiar with a few of his songs, but I wasn't sure what to expect from one of his full albums. I thought that Are You Experienced was great, and in addition to showing off Hendrix's guitar playing skills, it showed off his abilities as a songwriter too. Whether it was a faster tempo song like "Fire" or "Foxy Lady," or a slower tempo song like "Hey Joe" or "Third Stone From The Sun," Hendrix plays great guitar riffs for a whole spectrum of sound. This was a great listen from start to finish, and Hendrix is easily one of the most influential guitar players to ever pick up the instrument.

I know music is subjective and shit but like I imagine the kinda person that doesn't rate this a 5 likes the smell of their own farts.

Classic Hendrix experience

This record was so ahead of its time. I can’t believe it was recorded in 1966. Everything down to their use of stereo sound (which was new at the time) is flawless. Fantastic musicianship all around.

This album was really repetitive but there is no doubt that Jimi Hendrix is amazing at guitar

Classic

The way that, at 24 years old, Jimi Hendrix was able to make music that sounds like its been informed by decades of exposure and experience, is fascinating. This does not sound like a pioneering record. It sounds as if it took influence both from the music that came before it, and the music that came after it. How is that possible? It's also minimal, straightforward, and a bit basic. But also incredibly rich and dynamic. This is classic rock & roll. I don't often listen to an album's bonus tracks to stay true to what's actually included in the 1001 Albums project, but I had to extend my time with this one. Standout tracks are Third Stone from the Sun, Purple Haze, Are You Experienced?, Highway Chile, and Red House.

How can I say anything other than positive things here? This is the reason rock music sounds like it does.

Solid. Real appreciation for Jimi's genius Purple haze is my fav

I mean. This is one of the greatest albums of all time. Love it when I already have an album on vinyl.

Weird that I didn't get into this so much

Took me a bit to get into it but another great listen. Fav track: are you experienced 3.5

All love for Jimi and this is as clear an expression for the importance of listening context as any, but I didn't vibe with this one today. It was very much on in the background I must admit, but in any sense I find it hard to really engage with this style and this one felt extra jammy. All the skill on show and I know this is just taste, so I'm going middle of the road. Fave track: Manic Depression

Quite enjoyed yesterdays, and thought this was even better. Great flow between tracks, some all time classics, and second to none playing. The more mellow and laid back tracks stuck with me more - a great listen to wake up to. A strong four. Fave track: Hey Joe

Rock classics all the way through

One of the best

One of the best debut albums ever

classic but not my favorite Jimi, strong 9 for me. raw production is great

Classic. Groundbreaking. These songs are so familiar now but must have seemed like a bolt of lightening when this came out originally. Sad that we lost Jimi too soon. He had problems, but could sure play the guitar.

About as good as real guitar and real drums gets. Hendrix rightly gets the spotlight as a pillar of guitar playing, but Mitch Mitchell is having an all-time moment on the drums this entire album. Very Keith Moon like in that it sounds sloppy but is filling every guitar break perfectly. Great songs front to back, 5 stars despite the pretentious 8-minute hippy track.

Where is the weak point on the album? Since I was 13 I haven't found a one.

Seriously, can we carve out a few of these as the foundation of all that has followed? Sometimes the credit for innovation goes to the one who by happenstance gets there first. Then there is Jimi.

Although I've never been a huge Jimi Hendrix fan, it's hard to not give this a 5. This is the prototype for psychedelic hard rock AND power trios. Can't deny the guitar prowess. A couple of songs feel like filler, but the great ones are outstanding.

This has to be one of the greatest debut albums of all time. I can’t even imagine being a guitar player and hearing this for the first time in 1967. Wow he really busted the door right open from track one. My favorites are all of the hits.

Classic. Always good to drop this one in your ears yearly

Sorry, you are not getting over this one. Timeless clasic.

Incredible debut album. What a sound! And it has 6 (six!) classic songs on it: "Purple Haze," "Manic Depression," "Hey Joe," "The Wind Cries Mary," "Fire" and "Foxey Lady." If I had to choose, "Purple Haze" and "Fire" have to be my favorites. Great energy. A lot of other strong tracks too. Some songs, like “Love or Confusion” and “I Don’t Live Today,” turn up the noise and revel in hard rock jamming and feedback. Awesome stuff. Feels very cathartic.

My favorite Hendrix album, and it is jam packed with legendary tracks. The first 3 songs are my favorite songs of his and easily some of the best rock songs ever. "Manic Depression" is criminally underrated. For this album to have "Purple Haze", "Manic Depression", "Hey Joe", AND other certified slapping hits like "Foxey Lady" "The Wind Cries Mary" "Are You Experienced?" "Highway Chile".. cmon now. "Purple Haze" changed the way that guitar players looked at the instrument and I reckon could be a song that is listened to in our far far future. Phenomenal album art. To me it captures pretty much all of the aspects that you hear in the music. Surreal, trippy, colorful, and confident. My one gripe from a design aspect is that I don't love how there is a texture on "Are you experienced" but the "The Jimi Hendrix Experience" is flat and has no texture. This is probably a personal thing and really not worth any scrutiny whatsoever. The green stroke around the photo is a little weird too but might have been an error in the creation of the graphic. One of the best albums of all time. An easy 5/5 for me and is in the conversation for a top album of my personal top 10.

Classic.

An experience.

I am now

This is the perfect psychedelic rock album. Jimi hendrix is one of the best guitarists ever and his albums weren’t just guitar fluff. They provided interesting songs, introspective lyrics, a good jam and all around a spectacular album. Hendrix had years of talent still to go before it was taken away but what he gave us was some of rocks best and most long lasting music. It’s hard to say which album is better but both are top tier rock albums. 8.7/10

great stuff, many classics, diamond

Influential to all the music that I hate. Fuck you Jimi Hendrix

Ei tästä voi olla pitämättä, vetää mukaansa eikä pysähdy hetkeksikään

Ainakin jenkkiversio, johon tämä sivusto linkkaa, on täynnä huippuraitoja, jotka saattavat olla vähän.. vaikeita, mutta hittejä siitä huolimatta. Noin muutenkin tässä on ainutlaatuista vetovoimaa, koska musiikki on pitkälti sovellettua bluesia, mutta siten, että sen kutsuminen bluesiksi ei tyydytä lainkaan. Ja pidän paljon bluesista - kuten tästäkin levystä, jolle olen valmis varaamaan nelosen, vaikken olekaan siitä henkilökohtaisella tasolla VIELÄ totaalisen innostunut.

Seminal album. Can’t fault it.

This is a sunny summer day album, best listened to while stoned.

Purple Haze is such an uplifting way to start another dreary week. And the song isn't bad either. It's so easy to think of Hendrix as a guitarist, but there is so much more going on here. The arrangements are so layered and swirling and synaesthetic; it's what I imagine clouds sound like.

4.5

I appreciate why the album was a big deal it just wasn't for me

An album I never actually listened to that enjoyed thoroughly and will listen to again. There’s some unexpectedly weird stuff on this album and the music is wildly good.

Hell yeah

An immaculate debut album from one of the world's best guitar players.

good songs, knew several already from rock band. favorites: purple haze, highway chile

A few tracks here and there are fine for me, but a whole album is too much

Hendrixin kitaranikkarointia, sitä psykerockia

Ok, trying to step away from the giant mythos of this album and my teenage stoner experience (hah, experience) of it to look at it as objectively as possible. Every. Single. Track. Rocks.

Great album, classic

Second Hendrix album I’ve had after ‘Axis: Bold As Love’, and I must say I liked that better than this. It just feels more complete and better put together in a way that ‘Are You Experienced’ doesn’t, good as a large part of it is. Meanwhile Right Said Fred says Hi.

Jimi Hendrix debut album must have sent a shockwave through the music industry in 1967. It retains its power to this day. Instantly recognisable and effortlessly cool. Rating: 4/5 Playlist track: Purple Haze Date listened: 05/05/2

What a legend. Consider me Experienced.

The common factor among Hendrix's releases is how effortless all of them sound, as if this music spontaneously emerged from the vacuum and is now winding its way into your ears. It's easy to forget just how much of himself Jimi is giving to guitar and how insanely difficult this style of fast but lyrical playing can be. Not every track on this LP specifically shines with individual personality like some of the other Hendrix albums, but the overall ebb and flow from lick to lick is enough to carry the LP a good deal. Always excited to see one of these come up in the project, as it means a guaranteed good listen and (usually) good day.

holy f*ck nimi joka tunnistan!!!!! yleisesti tunnettu albumi ja artisti holy fkc!!! automaattinen 5 tähteä...noh...katsotaas objektiiviselta näkökannalta...heh... ei varmaan monelle tuttua puuhaa... poppi hitit, joo on vitosen luokkaa itsessään... mutta mites muu kolme neljäsosaa.. nimittäin HUUMEILU ja HÖRHÖILY roolin ottanut tämä performanssi..ekalla puoliskolla ei vähemmistöbiisit iskenyt..third stone from the sun kova lähtötilanne huomattavasti paremmalle b-osiolle. really influential album EI SAATANA VÄLIÄ!!! MUSIIKKIA ATÄSSÄ KUUNNELLAAN JOS ON PASKAA NIIN ON PASKAA...tämä ei ole paskaa.... hey joe

POP was a Hendrix fan. I first EXPERIENCED Jimi's record, the original US release, on vinyl and loud as that Hi-Fi could go. In his younger years, POP liked to play records so loud that the house was a speaker for listening in the backyard. It's hard to imagine how many minds were blown, just like speakers, from the opening RIFF alone. It's crazy to me that a record from 1967 still sounds generally excellent in 2023. Some of the inventiveness is now standard blues rock, of course. All the standout tracks still SHINE, but the thing that I appreciate on listening to the record today are the tracks that aren't the popular hits with the big streaming numbers; songs like "I Don't Live Today" and "Love or Confusion". They're definitely a bit more psychedelic and less radio friendly, but the quality is super HIGH.

So many great songs – classics, one almost forgets how great "Fire" and "Manic Depression" were/are – but it's "Third Stone from the Sun" that makes the record first-rate, and an all-time debut. One slightly prefers the rough-edged and looser Axis Bold as Love.

Enjoyed the vast majority of the songs. Took a bit to get into but Jimi’s personality and some interesting production is what sold it for me.

Good album, enjoyable

Great album

To be perfectly honest with you all, I don't see what I can say about this historical debut that would add anything meaningful about its sheer impact. Using the overall presentation on this app, I'd rather let Reuben Jackson of the Smithsonian Institution speak: "It altered the syntax of the music ... in a way I compare to James Joyce's Ulysses." Then Reuben dropped the mike, I believe. Oh, just one thing: the CD version (either the US or the UK one), complete with all the singles and bonus tracks recorded during that period, is obviously the edition to own. 5/5 Number of albums left to review: 580 Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 201 Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: 97 Albums from the list I will certainly *not* include in mine (many others are more essential to me): 124

Pretty convenient album to land on April, 20th. I didn’t get high for this listen but it’s good high or not. Absolute classic, plays like a greatest hits, there’s not a miss on this one. Jimi rips start to finish, it’s really hard to pick a favourite, the obvious standouts are excellent, I’ve always loved the closer Red House. This album is an hour of perfection, just awesome. 5 stars

His guitar playing is peerless. This has so much good music.

Some great tracks - makes you wonder what could have been. What hasn't been said. Ed Sheeran eat your heart out.

First of all- who puts 17 songs in one album? That's TOO MANY Actually tho I did like this album, it seemed like the music you'd hear playing live from a gazebo in the middle of a farmers market on a summer afternoon. My favorite songs were Hey Joe and The Wind Cries Mary. I didn't really catch the lyrics for most of the songs in this album but these two stood out to me. I would say tho that the instrumental parts went on too long, and I wish there was more singing. But very good vibes, added a lot to my Farmers Market playlist. :)

Favorite song: I don't have one. The guitar was cool, but this album was entirely too long and psychedelic for me to enjoy. I can appreciate why it's on the list, but it's definitely not my preference.

I can appreciate it as a seminal piece of art, hugely influential, incredibly talented, but honestly I didn't love it. I can only take so much psychedelic before it turns into a bad trip and make me ill. I liked a lot of the songs, but I wouldn't necessarily revisit the whole album. 12/04/23

Solid. I'll come back to this before Electric Ladyland for sure.

A love letter and introduction from Jimi. It includes many of his best known songs as well as some incredible instrumentation and songwriting. This album is one of the major sounds of the late 60's and inspired generations of guitarists to explore their artistry. Hard to believe that this is a debut album at times.

Fantastic

AWWWW YEEEEEEAHHHHH!!! That is all.

There's never been another guitarist like Jimi and there never will be again. His guitar playing feels like something miraculous, I don't know how else to describe it. The debut album is amazing, but I think the other two original studio albums are actually better. 4 stars.

a classic. one of the greatest albums of its era. hell if you buy a Jimi Hendrix Greatest Hits album more than half the tracks are from this

Goat

The only problem I would say I slightly have with this album is the stereo production and mixing of some songs. The switch between the left and right ear can get annoying at times and feels unnecessary. But that’s not a major problem, it’s only in some songs at certain times. Other than that it’s Joni Hendrix, I don’t think any of his albums would be an 8 or below. This is a 9 for me, is prime 60’s psychedelic, what’s more to say.

I don’t have the energy to wade through this

I am a guitar player, and as per the code of the ax wielders I must always bow down and pray to the good lord above Jimi! Man was just a magician, even his more simplistic playing you just can't replicate without his fingers. There is also some damn good bass and drum playing as well. Excellent album top to bottom and this is absolutely an album that you must hear.

The best Hendrix album!

I'm very familiar with Jimi, but mostly the greatest hits. I remember trying to get into his individual albums years ago but it never gripping me so I never ventured back. The same is true today. There are some amazing, unbelievable tracks on there, but still the ones that I've been listening to for years. The rest are pretty good. What amazes me though as I didn't realise how early this was. 1967! For some reason I always put him in the early 70s. The fact this was out before the White Album, before any Zeppelin, blows my mind. Surely one of the best debuts of all time, to help pioneer a genre and cement yourself as one of the greatest guitarists immediately. A mixture of 3*, 4* and 5* tracks means I have to give this 4* overall.

Genres: Psychedelic rock, hard rock, acid rock, blues Formed: London in 1966 Run time: 17 songs, 60 min I really love 10 of the 17 songs on this album. The other tracks are OK. “Purple Haze” which is probably the best-known track has almost 300M plays on Spotify. Even the less popular tracks have around 5M plays. It’s hard to image that this is the debut album. His lyrics are amazing, and his guitar work must have seemed like wizardry at the time (and still does). I will continue to listen to this and other Hendrix albums. My Rating: *****

This feels very long. But not in good way. There are so many hits here it's impossible to deny this records impact. And I like a lot of it. But it's just sooooo long.

Jimi is a good fund frolic through the era of psychedelic substances. I liked the craziness of Third Stone From The Sun.

Hot damn Hendrix was talented. That first three track run is worth 5 stars even before you get deeper into the album. The messy rawness of garage rock with the fanciful whimsy of psychedelia - cracking stuff. Fave track - "Manic Depression" on this playthrough, but let it be known that "Purple Haze", "Hey Joe", "Foxey Lady", "Are You Experienced?", and probably another 4 or 5 tracks are absolutely top tier. Gonna start petitioning the site admins to add a 6th star for when I get "Electric Ladyland" come up...

I have kind of a weird relationship with this album, since I've owned it on vinyl for more than 15 years, but I can't remember the last time I bothered to listen to it. I just never feel like I'm in the mood for Jimi Hendrix. And yet, right from the first song, I remember why I bought this album. I just feels like Jimi has a different dimension to his guitar playing. It feels chaotic yet effortlessly controlled at the same time. This album runs deep with great songs too, with all but a couple of his biggest hits being represented here. Definitely a nice album to revisit once in a while 4/5

Awesome

4.5

It’s good! Production is trash but it’s a hundred years old, what can ya do

Maður getur tuðað yfir hvort verið sé að meta bandarísku eða bresku útgáfuna; hvort textarnir séu góðir; hvort soundið sé nógu þétt; hvort söngur og bakraddir séu til fyrirmyndar. En þetta er tímamótaverk fyrir því. Fullt hús.

Jimmy sure knew how to play the guitar. I think I enjoyed this more than Electric Ladyland, but the tracks still start to blend together rather quickly. 'Manic Depression' was one of the first songs I learned on the electric guitar because my teacher apparently was a sadist. Great track though, and the following bluesy 'Red House' is another highlight. Top three tracks were 'Hey Joe', 'Purple Haze' and 'The Wind Cries Mary'. Too bad none of them were on the original album.

This is a review of the original UK release of Hendrix’ legendary debut album. Jimi plays a mean guitar as always and Mitch Mitchell plays an even meaner set of drums. One of the greatest drum performances of the 60’s. I understand “Can You See Me”. But as to why they decided to include the twelve-bar blues “Red House” and the plain boring “Remember” over the singles “Hey Joe”, “Purple Haze” and “The Wind Cries Mary” will never cease to amaze me. I’ll give the US version a 5/5 rating. This is slightly worse.

Hell yes. If you haven't experienced "Are You Experienced" yet you're missing out on a whole lot of rock and roll goodness. From the opening riff of "Purple Haze" to the final notes of "Are You Experienced," this album is an absolute trip. Hendrix's guitar work is out of this world, and his lyrics will make you wonder if he was really from this planet. But the best part of this album? It's the perfect soundtrack for any and all mind-altering substances you may or may not choose to partake in. So whether you're a seasoned pro or a curious newbie, "Are You Experienced" will take you on a wild ride that you won't soon forget. In short, if you want to rock out, get weird, and have a damn good time, then Jimi Hendrix's "Are You Experienced" is the quintessential album you need in your life.

First album here I was super excited to see! I can't love Hendrix enough, and this album is just quintessential Hendrix. Listened to this with Frida in the living room over the speakers and just vibed! Absolutely the Zeus of my guitar pantheon.

Never been into Hendrix. This playthrough did remind me that he was a shredder but I'm not much for blues rock and the drums always bothered me...

There is not much to say that already hasn't been said. Hendrix is the greatest guitarist of all time, full stop. It was great to return to his first album and listen to some songs I had forgotten. I particularly enjoyed Highway Chile. Stone Free, Foxy Lady, Purple Haze, and Hey Joe are some certifiable classics.

Too tired. Can't enjoy this today..

Niezła psychodela.

It kicks balls, but this is an album that could definitely benefit from remixing/remastering in a modern context. The several songs on the version available for streaming includes "stereo" mixing style from the 60's, which just pans some instruments hard left or right, which on headphones is one of the worst listening experiences.

приятно быстро пролетело :))

No I am not experienced

Can you even say anything bad about Jimi Hendrix?

overrated

Amazing, iconic, fun

Top, relaxte rock.

Still a fantastic album, the basis for most rock today. Hendrix’s riffs defined electric guitar and still continue to this day.

i was looking forward to this album but it just wasn’t really my thing. not bad though

Definitely top 5 albums for me! Blends of rock and blues just does it for me. HOF performer and guitarist.

Classic Album. Classic tones.

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.

Landmark debut from JH with a confidence and style. Guitae playing from another planet. Hey Joe Purple Haze, Wind Cried Mary. Still sounds fresh.

Perfection. So many classics, but I want to give a special mention to Red House - one of my favourite songs of all time!

Classic

Little too much filler.

Stonewall classic

5 brilliant songs on this and a load of other very good ones.

Damn, da va bedre enn eg huska

Not my usual choice but stunning! Some bluesy stuff

Some great tracks.

Still one of the best Blues and psychedelic rock records

Electric guitar played by a true master. Bare bones in retrospect but still powerful

Jimi is natuurlijk een god voor veel mensen, maar ik geloof er niet helemaal in. Boeiend om de invloed die had hij, maar uit mezelf zet ik dit niet zomaar op.

Op dit album staan toch wel erg veel van Jimi's beste nummers. Ik vind dit echt erg tof.

A classic album ! 4*

One of those albums ruined by being too popular. The good songs are all massively overplayed and the not so good songs are not so good.

4/5 Even though I only knew the first song, I really did enjoy the music. It was catchy and groovy and in tune. I was surprised that so many of the songs were about "love," but it had the drugs and the rock and roll so of course it would have the sex. It was a good album that I can see myself listening to again! FINALLY....

It's been a while but finally something I enjoyed and found high quality. Wasn't sure what to expect from this but wasn't disappointed. Will listen again.

Great album!

Creative but not to the point it becomes unlistenable, just cool with reversed delays and such (or perhaps playback was reversed) and phenomenal guitar playing.

Simply amazing from start to finish. So many perfect songs

Amazing album

One of those where I can appreciate the musicianship and influence, but I struggle to actually enjoy it. Probably needs more listens

CLASSIC

Bill å chill å ill

Psych classic. I have nothing more to add other than the fact that I, controversially, prefer their sophmore release

Bra

Got to be 5 stars, some of the best rock tunes of all time

goat but i did not like

Cool

The man was a guitar god enough said!

Innovative, fearless, beautiful, reckless, soulful, and technical all at the same time. Jimi was an incredible musician who pushed so many boundaries in so many directions. GOAT

I over listened to this as a grotty teen so took a 30 plus year break from hearing Are You Experienced. Still as great as I remember, so easy to get caught up in.

This has a large chunk of Jimi's best tracks on it. Pretty special record. I just wish the master recordings were better quality, I reckon we miss a lot of the finer detail around the Hendrix revolutionary guitar style due to ham fisted recording.

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.

Wednesday, 29th October 2025. Only 1000 more to go. Not a bad start at all. 6/10

4.75

5 stars. classic. legend.

its okay for what it is

Excellent

Rawk.

На 4й песне. Как ни странно, пока говно. Wind cries mary прям золотой зуб. Кажется что хендрикс на грибах улетел уже от традиционной музыки и нагромождает что хочет. The third stone from the sun — издевательство лично надо мной. Ненавижу наркоманов Альбом звучит как тяжелый вечер в вэ гэ шведских либералов Вердикт: говно

Rock. Blues.

Great album, everything was great, not a bad track on the whole album. Purple haze, foxy lady, third stone from the sun, red house, just all great classic songs

perfection

Big singles off this, some filler and the song May This Be Love sounds like all three guys are playing a different song at the same time! The version I'm listening to is the expanded version so more tracks than it should have so it's hard to rate, do you use the UK version, US or expanded version?

Muy largo. Guitarreo. Rollo.

mmmmm

Yksi historian kovimmista kepittäjistä yleisen mielipiteen mukaan, mutta tämänkään levyn myötä ei oma sydän täysin sula. Helppoa kuunnella ja komeeta kitarointia jota on helppo kuunnella. Silti ei omissa papereissa kovinkaan korkealle nouse ja laitetaan vahva kolmonen.

Tätä voi kutsua jo klassikoksi. Ei täysi femma, mut pyöristyy ylöspäin

In his debut, Jimi Hendrix establishes himself as a game-changing musician through this seminal acid-rock release. Taking heavy inspiration from jazz and acting as an early precursor to jam rock, his riffs are memorable and catchy yet harsh and energetic, often shrouding his hazy and slightly distorted vocals (yet you could still understand the lyrics clearly), capable of swaying you in all sorts of directions to build up suspense and reach satisfying conclusions. Out of 11 tracks, about half of them are already famous hits most rock fans already know, even if they just casually listen to rock radio. The remaining songs are just as incredible yet still pop-structured (compared to his other 2 albums), thus making this his most accessible and fun. Bonus tracks are also worth listening to.

Decent

Legendary! Jimi has some of my favorite riffs of all time and at least two of them are on this album. His blues infused melodies are just as interesting as his guitar work.

I mean, a great album, red house and purple haze? Also May this be love was a great track, never heard it before

Each song is amazing. More than just Jimi's singing and guitar, the rest of the band is great. It's a perfect blend. I used to be a fan of Electric Ladyland, but I think this is better.

Great songs. Love that guy

I've heard the hits but never this full album. Great album!

Groundbreaking and superb

Basically the album for which classic rock was coined

my favorite stunt guitarist

HL: “May this Be Love”, “Fire”, “Manic Depression”, “Red House”, the title track Oh there’s a US version?: “Hey Joe”, “The Wind Cries Mary”, “Stone Free”, “Purple Haze” So many editions of the same album 🤯 I choose to rate the combined tracks together (book has the UK tracklist), since it feels like a greatest hits comp of Hendrix’s career. And it’s his debut!(s) January 13, 2023

goes without saying that this is one of the most influential albums of all time. It's best experienced with headphones, fully immersing yourself in the smooth sounds of jimi's guitar.

- Heard this before - Classic album, so much influence on so many different genres - Fav songs: Are You Experienced?, Manic Depression, Foxy Lady

Meh, no lo escucharía de vuelta.

I get drugs now. Some songs songs are 5s, others are 1s.

Liked this more than I thought

Like a greatest hits but went on a bit

Raised on it Songs are great Some production definitely of its time I tend to go back to some live recordings when I want some Jimi Mitch on drums though … so good

for me top three albums from Jimi are axis bold as love live at Monterey and the two discs BBC sessions not particularly in that order but are you experienced was a powerhouse debut album the lakes of anything nobody has heard before the band was really tight drumming spot on I was barely alive at that time and only got into the music late 70s early '80s and it was amazing The sounds he got out of that instrument the rest of the band was spot on also but to me now the album doesn't excite me anymore just because I've heard it hundreds if not hundreds of times but to put it on every month or two brings back good memories

i did not really care for him.

Jimi’s best album? Some all-time classic songs on this, especially Purple Haze, Foxey Lady, Fire, Highway Chile.

Many good songs, classic album

M: 3 O:4

Great album

Guitar go brrrrrrr

Near perfect album that still holds up 55 years later.

-a classic -Jimi Hendrix is just the greatest guitarist of all time -such a great vibe from Fire & Foxey Lady -there is a reason I painted this album cover FAVORITE: Fire

Unbelievable all round. What a trio. Great bass, fantastic drumming and obviously…Hendrix!!! If I’d listened to this in 1967 I’d probably have shit my pants, then taken acid and listened to it again immediately.

One of the finest guitarists to form rock music for the coming decades! Legendary Jimi Hebdrix, and what an amazing band he had! Front to back great songs, but also some great deeper cuts when you look past the big songs. Key tracks for me are: Foxey Lady, Manic Depression, Can You See Me, Love Or Confusion, May This Be Love, Fire, Third Stone From The Sun, Are You Experienced?, Hey Joe, Stone Free, Purple Haze, The Wind Cries Mary. Basically the whole record 😄 9 out of 10

Brilliant album from one of the best guitar players

L'album le plus important de Hendrix.

Jimi Hendrix was a good guitar and his work in this album is nice.

En jävla debut!

:)

Enjoyed this more than Electric Ladyland for sure. Purple Haze and Fire are always good. Seemed to have more direction or less fat or something.

Perfect album, no notes

Yes, he tore up the rule book, yes he was the finest guitarist of his (and possibly any) generation, yes he wrote some banging tunes, but come on, by any measure this is not a truly great album. It's a remarkable debut, but especially in it's original UK release track listing it's missing the most banging tunes which had already been put out as scouting singles. No Hey Joe, no Wind Cries Mary and whilst the album has some magnificent raw guitar riffs, there's really, when you drill down into it, a great deal of filla. This doesn't flow as an album and it's not wall to wall bangers. Sorry. It's bang average, especially by Jimi's standards.

Coworker and I were having a discussion on guitarists (as we semi-frequently do) and we had a few people whose riffs can be played by someone else, but won't have the same intensity and passion behind them. Hendrix was the first name that came up that inspired the discussion. I don't know how you can listen to any of this and not hear there being a genius at work behind the guitar. Incredible performance. Favorite tracks: "Fire", "Manic Depression", "Are You Experienced?"

Classic album with almost all great songs.

Mitch Mitchell is arguably the most underrated drummer of all time. Dude can rival anything Bonham or Moon were doing but Hendrix overshadowed all, so he's rarely in the discussion. Speaking of, it really bothers me that these albums are just credited to Hendrix himself on Spotify and not the Experience. Further minimizing Mitchell and Redding's efforts.

This is the Hendrix album I knew before starting this listening challenge. If I’m being honest, it’s more like a 4.5, but I’ll round it up because there’s just so many great songs.

Some great tracks on here. Not enough to bring it to a 5

So many great songs on this record. Manic Depression, Wind Cries Mary, I Don't Live Today, Stone Free, Fire, Purple Haze. It's an absolute murderer's row of classic songs. An utterly fantastic record.

This is one of those rarities, a bonafide classic the moment it landed in stores. You start with Purple Haze, Manic Depression, Hey Joe, Wind Cries Mary, Fire, Foxey Lady (and it was spelt that way, hmmmm did not know that), Are you Experienced. Amazing stuff.