Reviews (page 13 of 13)
couldn't even get through the first song. not my vibe.
4/10
I think I liked the other one better?
It's fine, not like I hated it but fully went by without me remembering anything, maybe work was that just intense? (it wasn't)
Too much talking
like its fine. i wouldnt listen to again but mad respect
Jimi Hendrix bores me.
A great guitarist, but I never really liked the music.
I don't dig Hendrix very much, and gave everything away except for a Best of.
- don't think i liked this album as a whole which is a bummer because i really did think i would. What are the odds I get this album, I had a presentation on artist in 1967 making music for the time and Jimi hendrix was on of those artists. I did really like some of the songs as singles tho.
With the exception of Purple Haze, this album felt like a long wash of one feeling and one big guitar riff. I'm not the biggest fan, and I didn't feel like it earned the length. 4/10
not my type sorryy
non ci capisco nulla di chitarra quindi probabilmente non ho apprezzato MA mi è piaciuta May This Be Love
2 Niks voor mij
Second Jimi album. It's been a long, long time since I made the historic blunder of listening to Electric Ladyland with one charged earbud. I, fortunately, now have headphones which don't rely on a phony Bluetooth connection, so I can listen to this album with full confidence knowing that I won't hear it in one ear. It's been a while since my previous Jimi album, though I haven't been entirely alone. I've had two Stevie Wonder albums within the past month. I kind of lump the two artists together due to them both having a psychedelic, experimental sound. I like to think I'm prepared for this return. What the hell is going on with this track listing? The English and American issues are vastly different from one another for some reason. Anyways, this rough rock sound doesn't really do much for me. I've always had the image that Hendrix was considered and precise given his standing as one of the best guitarists ever, though I'm starting to to doubt that. In all fairness, it is his debut album and one from the 60s at that, so I can cut some slack. "Manic Depression" was pretty good, though the rest of the album didn't hook me. Book time. "One of the greatest debuts ever". That's about it. I mean, I suppose you don't need much more than that. I cosign this inclusion.
Ok, not really my style of music, 2 added to vibe check, probably 2.5/5
cool freaking cover
sure bra
I imagine Hendrix sounded amazing when he arrived on the scene, unlike anything else. Now though, so many people have done so much better. He's obviously a legend and all, can't dispute that, but I struggle to listen to him for too long without finding it annoying. A couple of tracks here are fine, a whole album is too much for me.
not for me but i'm sure it's for someone. 2/5
Bester, aber hör ich nicht
Unfortunately, I am not a Jimi Hendrix fan, so this did not hit a note with me.
I liked Hey Joe and The Wind Calls Mary. Hated Fire, Manic Depression and Third Stone from the Sun. I was surprised to find that I kind of liked the titular song. Stone Free featured a distracting cow bell. Aside from a mild appreciation of how much this album likely pushed artistic boundaries at the time, it didn’t move me. I feel like I have heard many of these sounds before, likely borrowed by other artists which speaks to it’s significance. This is likely the first time people heard music that was such a psychedelic experience, so I guess good for them. Good job! 👍
Meh
Another one where the historical significance is clear but it’s just not as good as what came later. The weak vocals are the biggest let down, but the jazzy drumming can get annoying too.
He is a great guitarist but his music is overrated.
Obviously amazing guitar playing, and it was a real revelation to me when I started playing aged 13. Also would have been if I'd been around when it came out. But today.... I just found myself looking forward to it ending.
Too cluttered. Good for a bar,
Pretty good guitar playing.
Not My kind of Music
Sam Hendrix. I like it better than Bold as Love but, still, not for me. I can see why it's good, though.
Another I was never a big fan of. All his material has sounded like it was missing something. I understand stereo versus mono, but still sounded off. More than likely, this is a preference for me, but this is comparable to my dislike of Zeppelin or Soundgarden.
More an album to vibe to than anything. I think probably the notable thing about this - cutting edge guitar playing - has been dulled by all the other playing we've heard since the 60s.
I know that I am in the minority, but I find Jimi Hendrix exhausting and boring. I can barely keep my mind from wandering through most of the songs. I don’t doubt that Hendrix was an absolute legend at guitar, but it doesn’t translate to making songs everyone enjoys.
Moins dynamique, des notes plus longues, plus cachées. Très mystique. 2 ou 3
While I realize that this was a 5 star album for some, it just wasn’t for me. But I at least made it through the album because the point of this journey is to have exposure to music I wouldn’t otherwise listen to. This was my first Jimi Hendrix and the only song I was vaguely familiar with was Purple Haze.
Fire
‘Are You Experienced’ put Jimi Hendrix on the map. Jimi Hendrix is a force of nature who single-handedly changed the way rock guitar is played. He experimented with stereo (admittedly creating a distant-sounding vocal, usually shoved fully to the left or right, an element which has bugged me since childhood). I’ve spent many days and nights rocking out to these tunes, trying and failing to play them, and for that, I understand why this album has such a high rating here. It’s beloved the world-over. When I started this album generator project, I unconsciously envisioned the albums I knew would have to be included: Abbey Road, Led Zeppelin IV, What’s Goin’ On, and of course, Are You Experienced. It seems like a milestone to have reached this album while listening through on this journey. One critic even compared this album to Joyce’s ‘Ulysses,’ and having read Ulysses multiple times, I can safely say that this guy’s wrong, but I see where he’s coming from. With all of these accolades, with tracks like Purple Haze, Foxey Lady, and The Wind Cries Mary, how can this album be anything but locked-in at a ‘god’ status? For many, I think this is probably an automatic five stars, and I dig that. But, when listening through this (literally facing the music), I realized that, beyond the mythology, I don’t really like listening to Jimi Hendrix so much. He’s raw energy, and I’m sure he would’ve been a force to see in real life, but the vibe is just so, I don’t know, not chill or something. I rarely put on more than one JH song at a time, if I put him on at all. His sonic language, influential as it was, is not my love language. The breathing weirdly in my ear, the turning the volume up and down at random intervals, the seeming constant feeling of being about to rush out of cohesion- it’s just all a little much. He has a place in history, and on some days, I might give this a three. But seeing how high the global rating is, I feel I have to do my part to be the hand of justice. I want to ask people to listen to this album and try to strip away the storied mythos. Try to strip away your knowledge of what it influenced. Do you still like it? If so, great. But, I said yes, I’d be lying to myself.
Purple haze is majestic, the rest of it is very mediocre.
Better than Electric Ladyland but still not my jam.
Although a lot of great classics came from this album, it’s just not something I would choose to listen to.
Has not aged well for the modern audience. Wish there were more original songs.
Two
Didn't like it too much
Mucha psicodelia y guitarra eléctrica para el mood en el que estaba, no quita que sea un gran álbum y que me he ido animando según ha ido pasado el transcurso del disco. May this be love mi favorita con Fire
pa kao okej al nez nije mi baš ogroman gas
Bra gitarr men tråkigt
aint my cuppa, fight me
Please give my something that isn’t classic rock
I can say I’ve listened to a whole album of his now. Still just alright for me.
Found it more interesting but less enjoyable than his Electric Ladyland album. Kinda didn’t want him 2 weeks after the last one but that’s what happens haha
2 - Hendrix always delivers with his bigger tracks, what a way to start the album. Very well preformed album overall, especially compared to other albums from this era. I loose a lot from these old albums in their production. Something like I Don’t Live Today will never be anything but distracting and annoying for me. Also the spit between the instruments to different sides of your headphones, needs a better remaster or something… just personal gripes I guess. Third Stone From The Sun is wild… but I kinda dig sections of it. List of pretty decent tracks later in the album too, but nothing stood out.
Not really my bag.
Well, Jimmy hendrix... Cultural icon... But meh
Sounds pretty much like what I expected, with a couple of more psychadelic touches such as reverse echo here and there. I have never been very interested in Hendrix and this album did not change my mind.
Is this mind-bending for 1967? Yes, but I still find it easily the weakest of the three Jimi Hendrix Experience albums. It is fuzzy and destructive, but it's all really only a thin layer over pretty predictable blues rock, a craft Hendrix would come to nearly perfect less than a year after this release, and it leaves this one feeling plain. Even the best song from the period, Purple Haze, isn't even on the original release of this album, so there's just not a lot of reason to experience this cut from the Hendrix canon unless you're a completionist.
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I heard good things about this album. I honestly didn't care for it. I saw it as mostly filler and couldn't really get behind any of the songs besides Foxey Lady (maybe). Big shrug for me.
Not my type of music at all….
This sucked sorry
I wanted to like this. Vocals weren’t doing much for me, guitar sounded technical and hard to play but not necessarily fun to listen to. Overall pretty meh, I get that it was probably historically important though. Favorite songs were: 1. Purple Haze 3. Hey Joe 4/10
no
I get why it was good at the time. But too 60s to be enjoyable now
Kuuntelussa alkuperäinen brittijulkaisu. Tiedostan ja tunnustan kitaravirtuoosin lahjakkuuden, haluaisin tykätä, mutta kun ei lähde niin ei lähde. 2.5⭐
no es de mi corte
Not bad
I wanted to like this one more.
This got so boring so quickly. Each song felt near indistinguishable from the last and the rambling guitar playing did not enamour me. Either a 2 or a 3 I’ll see how im feeling when it comes to rating
Beið og beið eftir að þessi klaraðist sorry
Didn’t mind it but didn’t love it 5/10
Okaish psychedelic Rock I wouldn't relisten to.
Incredible for the time and undoubtedly influential guitars , but i just don’t like jimi’s vocals ! best track foxy lady .
Some ones I knew, some that were OK, mostly a bit boring for me
It was fine. 2/5
Nije moj stil
can see why people like this but it’s just not for me
okay, like the wind cries mary and the opening riff of purple haze but dont wanna listen to a whole album
I respect the overwhelming talent, influence, and impact. This style of music just isn't for me
Ehhhh not my thing
Waterfall (May This Be Love) is the outlier here but my favorite is Fire. I have heard most of the songs and enjoyed the album.
I feel like this is the album that has been playing in every record store I've ever gone into. It's fine and I understand that it's a seminal work, it's just not my style.
I'm sorry, it's just not my thing. Jimi's later stuff is a lot more interesting to me, even if I can appreciate the influence of this stuff.
Not my cup of tea
I'm sure it was impressive at the time but now- its boring. Kids can shred like this, and it hasn't stood the test of time.
This feels so much like blasphemy, rating it only 2 stars. Somehow I don't find this much accessible. Maybe I'll have to listen to it again someday. + Hey Joe (for the Flower Punk lyrics) + Stone Free + Purple Haze (for the importance of the JJBA franchise)
Absolutely amazing guitar player but just not my genre
A lot of songs start off with strong instrumentals, but they just repeat the same idea without going further. Solos are interesting. Vocals are very samey and they sound like they were recorded at a concert with the amount of "yeah baby!"s in it. Historically significant, but doubt Id listen to it ever again. Significant albums 12/25. Albums I liked 5/25. Albums I have added to my library 0/25. This one: significant, didnt like, didnt add.
apparently i already like two songs off this album, according to my spotify but i think that was when i was tryna be cool and cultured and i have to be honest, i don’t really care for it lol. but who knows, it might get better. and don’t get me wrong, it’s great music, but more for the influential catalyst it’s been and because of the ripples it made in its time. and i think this is the case for a lot of this kind of music. oh god i just finished work and checked to see how many songs left and it’s a lot and i’m just like… why. though there was 1 i genuinely liked, will check the name.
Not my thing
Not my favorite
I listened to the hell out of this album my Sophomore or Junior year of highschool. Listening now, it’s solid, but that initial magic is lost. Crazy to think he was 24 or 25 recording this music. This is an iconic album but I don’t like it the way I used to. Maybe I’m tired of it, maybe I’ve mellowed out
I appreciate the groundbreaking nature of the music, but it's not my thing
Psychedelic rock and this Era is not my favorite but I can see how the album is influential and became immensely popular.
Still a bit dull
meh
Разочаровывающе никак
1. purple haze - 2.5 2. manic deprezzion - 1.5 3. hey joe - 1.5 4. love or confuzion - 1 5. may thiz be love - 1 6. i dont live today - 1 7. the uuind criez mary - 1.5 8. fire - 1.5 9. third ztone from the zun - 1 10. fozey lady - 1.5 11. are you ezperienced - 1 12. ztone free - 1.5 13. 51zt aniverzary - 1 14 highuuay chile - 1.5 15. can you zee me - 1 16. remember - 1 17. red houze - 1.5
Perhaps better to listen to while relaxing instead of trying to work. 2 starts only because Foxey Lady [sic] is so good
I bet this is super fun to play live - not my favorite type of music
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.
Weird that I didn't get into this so much
I appreciate why the album was a big deal it just wasn't for me
A few tracks here and there are fine for me, but a whole album is too much
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.
One of those where I can appreciate the musicianship and influence, but I struggle to actually enjoy it. Probably needs more listens
goat but i did not like
Meh, no lo escucharía de vuelta.
i did not really care for him.
Jimi's one tone voice and half-baked "heys" really don't inspire me. His guitar work is good enough; and the band occasionally breaks out of its locked basement of blues riffery, but not nearly often enough! Favorite track: 'The Wind Cries Mary'
Heard it before?: No, but I have heard a couple of the tracks off here Enjoy it?: a bit meh to be honest so can’t say yes or no. exquisite guitar work and vocals as you would expect but nothing reached out and grabbed my attention Favourite song: Track 10 - Foxey Lady
Average
I try and try again to like JH. Just not my sound. So many top hits on this album that we have all heard 1000's of times. Still just does not cut it for me. Sorry Jimi.
Fine, I think this would be a lot more impactful if I didn't have all the music of the 70s and 80s that I grew up with
Boring
Ik vind het een beetje wazige muziek. Heeft iets van soul maar dan op een heel traag tempo. Ik denk dat dit wel lekker klinkt bij een dikke joint. **
Not my style at all.
Don't really like the bluesy tuneless vocals. I like the grungy tones being produced, but some of the weirder experimentation goes on too long.
Like, I feel like I could have just listened to 5 songs over and over for an hour and I would not have noticed anything different to this.
need to be on psychedelics to enjoy I think
Not my genre i'm afraid.
Not a huge fan of hendrix, think it sounds very dented
Ita not the worst but its not for me
im not the target audience
No es mi tipo de musica, no me encanta y me pone nerviosa
meh just typical rock 2/5
no me gusto, el anterior era otra cosa
Prutswerk
It is a lot, maybe too much for me and i could barely make sense of it
Eh no me llamo la atención,no siento que sea mis Vibes
This albums genre is not at all my type of music, however i tried to stay optimistic and listen through, as i never knows what id end up liking. I couldn’t listen to more than half, but i did like one song.
eu tento ter mente aberta, mas este não é definitivamente para mim.
Burn me daddy raptor 🥵
no likey
yuck
Not a fan
Nein. Immer noch nicht meine Musik.
I refuse to believe people actually find this good. It Was supposedly banned from my region on Apple Music so I had to listen to the entire album on YouTube where the comments hyped it up. Clearly in the minority? It’s not good
im gonna be honest didn't fully listen to it... really not my stuff
Not in the mood for this. Hate the stereo audio get away from my left ear Jimi.
Some impressive guitar parts, but generally quite uninteresting as an album. Probably would sound better with LSD enhancements.
Keine Frage ein grosser Gitarrist, trotzdem gefallen mir die Songs nur phasenweise, zuviel psychadelische Eskapaden.
Ok, but not for me
Не люблю таке
Blocked
Influential to all the music that I hate. Fuck you Jimi Hendrix
Goat
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
Ok the odd great song that we know well but mainly a mess and not something I’d listen to all the way through with any pleasure
1/12/2020
Fucking amazing.