Are You Experienced

A true revolutionary album. Music that still sounds fresh it could have been recorded yesterday . Hendrix still towers above all other guitarists due to his unique playing style and the impact he had and still has.

My favourite Jimi Hendeix album, absolutely no misses here and amazing instrumentation overall.

Excellent psychedelic rock album by the guitar virtuoso. Favorites: Purple Rain, Hey Joe, May This Be Love

hey joe, may this be love e the wind cries mary sono le mie preferite. in generale bellissimo album

Che dire di quest’album, un mix di rock psichedelico, blues, e suoni incredibili. Hendrix probabilmente è il miglior chitarrista di sempre ma anche il resto della band è paurosa, in particolare Mitch Mitchell alla batteria

not for me but i'm sure it's for someone. 2/5

I wonder how rock music would have evolved if Hendrix hadn't joined the 27 club. He was that type of talent and this album is that type of good.

Technically sound, but not that interesting, foundational as it may be.

Contains Jimi's best 3 original songs in my opinion (Purple Haze, Fire, and Foxey Lady), and surrounds them with a bunch of other great songs. Loved this album.

Nice

Bester, aber hör ich nicht

Killer debut album.

So many memorable riffs.

Love this, listened the the US version which is pretty perfect.

Era defining rock n roll

US version is best, including early hit singles.

The US version is better in virtue of the extra single power. I can only imagine how mind blowing it would have sounded in 1967. It doesn’t hit me quite as hard as it should just because this particular mix of blues rock / psych is not that exciting to my ears, which means the album tracks sometimes are missing that magic. But man - he can play, and he is nothing short of an icon.

This list is really hammering home for me that I love psychedelic music

I appreciate the mastery but I find this style of music dated and just meh. Wouldn't put this album on just to listen to / enjoy it. Feels like homework.

Unfortunately, I am not a Jimi Hendrix fan, so this did not hit a note with me.

Legend!!

This is truly experience.

Great

That guitar sounds is more recognizable than a lot of singing voices. Really cool record with some of Jimi’s biggest songs no doubt, and only a couple that weren’t for me. Best Track: May This Be Love

problably one of the most influencial rock albuns of all time.

This is what *should* play in your head whenever psychedelic rock is mentioned. Jimi Hendrix is just synonymous with the genre and made an incredible impact in such a short amount of time. The man redefined what you can do with an electric guitar, and that is showcased all over this debut album via the various licks, riffs, and effects. Recording this must've been a huge undertaking, evidenced by the fact that pretty much every month of recording has its own section in the album's Wikipedia article. I mean, how does one accurately record the sounds coming from that guitar? The end product turned out great of course and every piece of the Experience is captured well here, even extending to Redding's bass/rhythm guitars and Mitchell's drums. Just a stone cold rock 'n' roll classic that dared to innovate (and sounds fuckin' cool to boot)

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! 👍

A friend burned this onto a cassette for me in middle school. I remember listening to it for the first time on my yellow Sony Walkman and feeling my mind get blown. I came to love other Hendrix albums more over time, but this one will always be special to me. Enjoyed listening to it again today.

It's Hendrix, is there more to be said? Even the "filler" tracks are filled with tasty guitar sounds.

Phenomenal Album

Brilliant, brilliant album. Up there with some of my favourite albums on this list so far. Hendrix is one of those artists where I know the big hits but always mean to delve more into. I’ll be keeping this in my rotation for a while. Top Track - Foxey Lady. The scene in Waynes World with Garth miming to this and doing the fox ears cracks me up no matter how many times I see it As easy a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️as I’ve given in a while

You can be pretty good at something and you might even be great. But you’ll never be as good as Jimi was at the guitar.

Wonderful and atmospheric guitar work

Jimi Hendrix is so rad, it really does still feel fresh and distinctive, the Michael Jackson of guitar, inspiring generations who would ultimately be unable to replicate what he was doing. Purple Haze, Hey Joe, Fire... It's amazing stuff. BUT This one is his weakest. The vocal melodies aren't there yet, he hasn't mastered the recording process at EL studios and a lot of the songs aren't as interesting as they could be. I have to save my 5 for Electric Ladyland and Band of Gypsys. A strong 4, but we need somewhere to go with our mate Jimi

A master at work. Foxy Lady, Purple Haze, and Fire all still sound amazing. 4/5

While listening to this album, I realized what a traditionalist I am. I liked the songs, but I would be happy not to have to listen to all the extraneous material which was included, an example of this type of musical format was "Third Stone From The Sun" and even "Purple Haze" had some of it. Of all the songs, my favorite was "The Wind Cries Mary".

Have heard this album a few times in high school so I’m familiar with this album and to be honest, how damn near perfect thus debut album is. How most of these songs are usually on Hendrix best of (purple haze hey Joe foxes lady, etc) Always liked highway chile and red house as a bluesy wonder. I don’t have much to say other then that each song is attention getting and enjoyable.

Lots of familiar songs here but I can't say that I love any of them, sadly. Guitar and vocals are strong throughout, or course, with the occasional dip into harsh experimental noises, especially noticeable to me on "Purple Haze" which I'd been enjoying until those last 50 or so seconds. Best: "The Wind Cries Mary" Worst: "I Don't Live Today"

Phenomenally funky guitar rifts. Jimi Hendrix does not disappoint in this album, which I have to admit I was very familiar with. Highlight song for me will always be "The Wind Cries Mary", which is not the kind of soft song I usually vibe to. However, the subtle drums match so well with the plucky Hendrix guitar, with the strangely quiet melodic lyrics. Wonderful. I think what I appreciate most about Jimi Hendrix is his guitar focused songs fit in quite well with the 70's, but his songs are only half as long as the guitar heavy rock wave in the 80's while also have more varied songs in the guitar itself. That has to be stressful as a musician, but damn does it sound good. 4/5

Most of these songs are fire, and one of them is "Fire". I definitely like this better than Electric Ladyland, maybe because it has a more approachable and "mainstream" vibe and structure in its songs? Great album though.

Magical album. First heard it as a kid, bought it as a teenager, and I have managed to always have a copy each time a new media took over: records to tapes to CDs to digital. And it's worth it. I particularly like Manic Depression and The Wind Cries Mary, but they are all great.

This album is miraculous.

What is there to say.

good. not much to my taste. liked 2 songs

Meh

Never listened to this whole album before. Listened to the UK track listing. It's fabulous. Can't imagine what this would have sounded like to 1967 ears. Amazing rock music that's the best of its time and then 3rd Stone from the sun sounds like it's got a controlled version of European Son or Sister Ray thrown in. Loved it. Listened to the US version. Better.

A classic. And justifiably so. This is a mere quibble, I suppose, but I wish the vocals were a bit stronger/more interesting. Love the psychedelia.

Good

absolutely incredible

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.

Some cool songs but can't handle too much Psychedelic Rock

He is a great guitarist but his music is overrated.

Solid album by Jimi! At times it felt a little unfocused and unpolished - sometimes those translated well to the overall vibes, but at other times not so much.

Another one where I thought I had written a review but it disappeared? Or I didn’t post it? Or goblins took it? I don’t know, but fuck it, it’s Jimi! It’s fucking incredible!

Fantastic debut album. I can only imagine how groundbreaking this would have sounded back when it was first released.

My fave Hendrix album. Just brilliant.

The fact this came out in 1967 is baffling. So advanced for its time. Can hear how Hendrix influenced the rock scene. Good flow to the album with a great start with purple haze and a chilled finish with red house.

Classic album starting off incredible strong with purple haze. No other songs really match up to purple haze on the album for me and was a little long but overall great listen.

I know that I’m supposed to love this but I only kind of just like it.

Hard to dislike this. Some parts were pretty slow but it largely cohered. 3.5

almost no skips but the skips are exceedingly skippable

I can see this is like the best at what it is, the problem is I still don't really like what it is.

Good album, no takeaways but some big hits here

As a fun bit of trivia, they should consider listing the drugs the artists were using when they made the albums.

No notes. What a ride.

I've already listened to his album (26). They ARE experienced, very much so.

Never gave Jimi a proper listen outside of the big hits. Damn good album. It’s a bit of hard rock, blues, R&B and more genres from song to song. Really interesting use of distortion throughout.

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.

All time classic.

As debut records go, this one is certainly hard to beat as this amalgam of Blues, Hard Rock and psychedelia is the touchstone of pretty much every guitar exploration since this was released. Don’t believe me? Check out the guitar solo on Manic Depression, the second track on Side 1. While Purple Haze, Hey Joe and The Wind Cries Mary deservedly get the attention, it is the sonic experiments found on Love or Confusion or Stone Free that make this a masterpiece. Almost every rock fan of a certain age will recognize most of the songs on this record but more importantly, most of those fans would recognize these tunes without Jimi’s vocal. The use of fuzz, a Dallas Arbiter Fuzz Face and a Vox Crybaby Wah pedal took these pedals and their modifications in new directions with Jimi’s intricate and inventive playing. Fire, Foxey Lady and Are You Experienced are showcases for the diversity of Hendrix’s playing. All of this would not be possible without the contributions of Noel Redding (b) and Mitch Mitchell (d) who play in service to the song leaving space for Hendrix’s vision. Of the 3 records by the Experience- this is the gem and the only one of the three that is complete. Jimi was a rocket that burned brightly for a short period but what an incredible period it was.

I wasn't able to find the original UK version, but the US version is pretty solid (it has all the early singles, after all.) Over the course of days relistening, I really think this album has a bit more filler than I expected. The main hits are good but most other tracks fade into the background. 3/5

Not bad. Still not exactly my thing. But, not bad.

Love this one for sure. I think I'm going to give it 4 stars.

i mean... this is not really a debatable placement lol 9.5/10

This is absolutely his best album, love it!

I mean, this is an easy 5/5. Jimi Hendrix is one of my all time fave guitar heroes and I listened to the absolute shit out this record throughout high school. What a legend. 5/5

é um baita classico, principalmente pra época, guitarras bem elaboradas e um som que soa fresco até hoje, 5 estrelas sem dúvidas

Best guitarist

Imagine being 24 years old and putting out this album, where you singehandedly change how rock music sounds. Absolutely phenomenal, and one of the most iconic albums in rock history. Someone else’s review referred to it as a “line in the sand” for rock music, and I have to agree—there’s so many bands that have taken influence from these songs and you can hear them come across in bits and pieces. It’s bluesy, it’s fun, and it’s absolutely a classic that’s stood the test of time.

muito bom, mas acho que já gostei mais de jimi hendrix :( mas mesmo assim, um album iconico, com musicas sensacionais

Classic Album. Blend of spoken word and melodic guitar

Noice.

The album had a strong start but I felt myself lose a little interest in the middle part. Regardless, each song was packed full of weird stuff and what I call ear candy -- things that make your ears perk up and tune in. Whether it was hypnotizing riffs, subtle vocals or weird sounds, you will find something that sticks out to you as you listen.

I’m Goin Down To Shoot My Ol Lady 1001 Albums Generator 147 (10/24/2025) Psych rock perfection. No review bc I’m on vacation but wow. No skips. 5/5 Favs: Purple Haze The Wind Cries Mary Foxey Lady Least Fav: Third Stone From The Sun

#159/1001. I am experienced enough to know that when you put a U.K release and a U.S. release together with some random singles and end up with 17 songs the concept of an "album" is totally shattered, exploding in all directions. If there would be one exception one might assume it to be Jimi Hendrix, but no. Most of these are classic songs, but I think I already sold my Hendrix albums in the late 90s and haven't really missed them. But every now and then as a DJ I play "puita kaminaan", which is an excellent Finnish cover version of Fire by Manifest. Surprises Finnish and international audiences alike. The final verdict is 3, which is kind of a curse — a 1 star or 5 star review both have an attitude, but a 3 is just something average, which for me this now is.

Балдеж!

*Listened before the project* It’s just so awesome

Great stuff!

Iconic guitar and voice. Interesting to hear a song about manic depression in the 60ies. The talent is so palpable. Red House intro is so recognizable.

Classic blues rock, brilliant musicians and an organic sound.

Amazing. It's impossible to conceive modern music without it. One of the albums that truly altered everything. Plus it's just great to hear Jimi sing...and play of course. One thing to note is the drums on here are also rather ferocious throughout the whole thing, like dude is going off the entire time. The entire album and everything about it is great and we're all lucky to have this.

Sold classic rock album

- Amazing guitar work, obviously, but I find it a little overbearing at times, as it kind of makes me feel anxious. - Melodic and memorable songs/a lot of great hits on here.

Des solos de guitare sympas comme on s'y attendait mais toujours un peu pareil sinon.

Je connaissais quasiment chaque sons, c’est un artiste que j’avais découvert à mon adolescence et que j’ai beaucoup poncé ! Bang sur banger Toujours un plaisir d’écouter. Ça se déguste. J’écouterai pas ça pour faire du sport, c’est dans une vibe particulière car il y a une ambiance un peu planant à mon sens.

C'est pas ma came mais je reconnais la qualité de l'album 3/5

Cool and good

Like most guitar playing teens, I had a small Hendrix fling. I'll say just a fling. Because it really was enjoying 'Hey Joe' + learning a fair portion of it on guitar (but if course not the entire thing!). Couple that with the intro to 'Purple Haze' on guitar and enjoyment of a few familiar songs (I seem to remember liking 'Crosstown Traffic' and 'Fire'). The fling ended at University when I discovered alternative rock music... But, what an album! I feel like this has aged really well. The guitar playing is awesome, with a good amount of melody. He's not just going squibbly-do over everything. I think I actually enjoyed the deep cuts more than the songs I remember from the greatest hits album I borrowed as a teenager. Not a dull moment. I promise. 5 Stars. Hell! Can I give 7?!

This album is like a beach party in the summertime. You're in a secluded beach town, and there is minimal police presence. As the sun sets, a group of people have lit a bonfire and dragged a few big logs over to set up as benches. They have made it clear that all are welcome, so a surge of people have made their way over. Someone has a UE Boom and it is blasting some upbeat music, so people are dancing. The beers are flowing, you are pretty sure there are some other extra-curriculars being handed out. Even away from the bonfire, it is pretty warm, so everyone is scantily-clad, and letting their inhibitions go. You can't really think of a way that this night could offer any more fun.

Eveyone who has walked past a guitar in a shop window before has had the same vision of themselves playing either Smoke on the Water, Stairway to Heaven, or any track from by Jimi. How many white stratocasters did this album seem? You telling me you hear the intro to Highway Chile and you don't invision Holloywood Hulk Hogan air guitaring the WCW Heavy Wait championship belt on his way to the ring... get out of here. 5 stars all day. NWO 4 Life!

It's impossible to overstate how important this album is. So much of Hendrix's playing influenced almost every guitarist which came after him. He was an absolute alien in the way he approached the instrument. What sets Hendrix and this album apart, though, is that he combined this other-worldly approach with good songwriting. He wasn't just a wizard, he was also making some great songs.

A lot of great writing and instrumentalism, handed to a mix engineer who was high as balls, deciding that panning drums and vocals to hard left and right and then swapping them every couple seconds, not aligned with the music, was a great idea.

Solid from beginning to end, no notes

Veldig bra. Klassisk rock med en legende.

Classic rock. Hendrix set a whole new level with his playing. Great album

Truly enjoyed this album

Classic album! one of Jimi’s best!

Absolute banger. Really paving the way for future legends like Prince (RIP), Lenny Kravitz, and D’Angelo (RIP). And nearly every song is a hit! Quite a feat!

One of the greatest rock n roll albums of all time. The genius of Hendrix will always be imitated but never surpassed. Incredible band, songwriting, performance, experimentation…. Everything. I’m not even going to sully this review with a reference to how absolutely god-awful the album “Psycho Circus” by KISS (released 1998) is in comparison. It would be disrespectful. Thank you, Jimi, for your art and your truth.

Too cluttered. Good for a bar,

Gotta love jimi

Loved some of it, and somenot felt like I was in the midst of a purple haze bad trip

Une orchestration rock très sophistiquée, avec de belles partitions à la batterie, des grilles d’accord intéressantes où basse et voix se font souvent écho, ce qui donne une jolie texture et un accord rythme-mélodie très appréciable, appuyé par cette voie de percussions dont on n’aura jamais trop parlé. Un ancrage blues qui rendent ce rock aussi subtil qu’entraînant. Et bien sûr le timbre de Hendrix qui ne gâche rien. Bref, un album fort et riche, et beaucoup de plaisir à l’écoute. Un coup de cœur pour This May be love qui incarne très bien, dans une déclinaison douce, ces commentaires - avec certes moins de basse mais au profit de magnifiques solos de guitare. +1 aussi pour les chœurs dans Hey Joe

la guitare électrique à l'honneur dans cet album tout en chaos contrôlé, finir sur le solo dans Red House fut l'apothéose de cette expérience! du côté des paroles j'ai eu l'impression d'écouter un flux de conscience, un peu comme si on avait du Kerouac posé sur une oeuvre instrumentale, avec une variance de synchronisation rythmique et un jeu sur le premier plan / arrière-plan de la voix. une très belle expérience qui me fera aller creuser du côté de Jimi Hendrix pour découvrir d'autres de ses pépites!

Probably one of the best debut album of all time

The american version is just so superior, literally has the 3 best songs and a classic opener

9/10… psychedelic / 60s rock

Pretty good guitar playing.

Musicalement, objectivement c'est un 5. Mais le rock psyché c'est pas trop mon truc.... J'ai écouté 2/3 chansons qui me plaisaient et après j'ai skip une bonne partie du reste. Du coup je mets 3 car c'est quand même un bon album mais pas mes goûts c'est tout :)

It’s maybe the greatest blues rock album of all time.

A virtuoso; yet it gets kind of long-winded.

Fantastic stuff of course but gets a 4 because I go on original releases and lots of the best tracks on the Spotify version were only added to 90s CD reissued. Can't count them!

All really good but did find myself having to play Little Wing midway through. Lots of quality but didn’t find myself starstruck.

I have no doubt that Jimi Hendrix was an incredible musician. But for whatever reason, even as a guitarist myself, his music doesn’t do an awful lot for me. I think I would enjoy this more if I was tripping balls in the 60s, but alas, I am not.

I already have half of these songs in my "favorites" playlist. This is the pinnacle of 60's rock for me, the composition still sounds so modern - but not necessarily "new." It has all the standard components of 60s Psychedelic rock, but its Blues influences make this album stand out like no other.

Enjoyable.

Even today Jimi’s music is a blast of extraterrestrial noise filtered through hash smoke and fuzz amps. Every song here is totally different from anything you could hear at the time, more psychedelic, more soulful, and more strutting than anyone around. Unfortunately this record has suffered in its sound over the years - it sounds like it was recorded in a basement studio with the amps hissing all over the room, and the stereo mix is trying too hard for effects than sounding right. But it doesn’t change how mind-blowing it is to hear Hendrix blast into the stratosphere on a 5 year journey into immortality.

Perfect distillation of psychedelic bluesy rock. Jimi was a wizard. Favorite track: Red House

This album is a classic. I love the guitar and bluesy feel. I can practically smell the marijuana smoke in the air while I listen to it. I could jam this album over and over again!

Shredddddd (also Manic Depression is a frustrating mess!)

I mean, what are we doing here. It's a 5/5

I saw this and knew it would be a 5 immediately. The singing is soulful and pretty smooth, but the real star is that guitar. That guitar was revolutionary for its time and still holds up today. So yeah, I guess I'm now experienced. Listen to this gargantuan totem of godly guitar playing and you will be, too.

Enjoyed the drumming.

Groovy, puikiai gitara varo.

Fucking geweldig

Am I experienced?

Overated

Classic!

A bit hard to divorce this one from the Classic Rock guys that have taken this album. But, all in all it still rips. I've heard most of these songs before, but not in the sequence of the album. Starts off strong, and then gets a little listless towards the end. Crazy that this was just a trip, because the mix is really full. Glad I listened to it, but I don't know if I will again. Certainly tracks for sure.

Having never listened to a full Hendrix album, it's crazy how many of these songs I recognized. And some of the ones I did not recognize were stellar as well, "51st Anniversary" being one such example. For being a three-piece band this is so rich and full of sound, and an incredible fusion of different genres. Loved this top to bottom. 5/5

Amazing how many good songs this album has and how modern it still sounds. Five stars

The man's a genius and it shows

A Columbia House variant of this was one of my first CDs. The sound of the band is great, way better than their contemporaries... Amazing rhythm section. Not all of these tracks are classics, but since he died young, most of them are.

The hits are amazing…but I found some other jams a little lacking. A classic of course!

The first rock record. Of course Jimi is a legend, but you gotta shout out Mitch too. He fuckin kills it on every song.

This is an important and hugely influential album and absolutely should be on this list. The music is iconic. Some songs are better than others. If I never have to hear the misogynistic bullshit in Hey Joe ever again, it will be way too soon. Yes, let's just make an absolute banger that glorifies violence against women. Hardest of hard passes. On the other hand, I really like May This Be Love, Manic Depression, and Third Stone from the Sun. I personally get tired of this album about halfway through. A little goes a long way. 4 stars 5 stars for its importance; -1 star for popularizing Hey Joe

Для своего времени безусловно революционная пластинка, сейчас спустя почти 60 лет слушается с интересом. Прямо сейчас послушал только 2 песни, в целом странно что добрался только сейчас когда мне уже почти 39 , ведь это БАЗА необходимая чтобы понять музыкантов которые творили вдохновившись песнями Джими. Заглавный трекан и тот что самый длинный больше 6 минут особенно запомнились!

so many classics on this one. Not an everyday album for me, but great

A mix of 60s rock but also an artist who is exploring the sound.

Oh my! I’ve never listened to this album all through - it’s incredible! And mind blowing even today (he was scratching on one song!!). It’s like aliens came down and he promised his soul at the cosmic crossroads for the gift of moving music ahead by decades all in one leap. Speaking of 1001 debit albums, this could be #1.

One of the all time greatest debuts. I could write a book about this album and how it came to be. What I will say is that is still In my top 10 albums of all time and when it was released it blew the roof off of what was possible in music. It plays like greatest hits album and still sounds so fresh almost 60 years later.

It's been a while since I've listened to this one and it still stands strong. It's hard to find the negatives...I love Jimi's voice and guitar work this is peak 60s psychedelic rock

I like the decade and the vibe. I will listen again to the whole album.

Kung.

Not My kind of Music

I think it's a little harsh to shoot your old lady down, even if you catch her messing around town. And sometimes the guitar serves the song, but sometimes it gets to be a little much. But how's this not gonna be 5 stars?

This is one of his best records. I enjoy this record very much

Quite enjoyable. He’s one of the super famous names that I’ve never really latched on to. This got me one step closer. Super talented musician

Brilliant album.

I've listened to this one enough times that I don't even need to listen to it again to give it five stars.

I thought that an older, wiser version of me would have gotten over this. No way - so good!

Hebdrixiä voisi kuunnella uudestaankin. Hyvä levy. 4/5.

It’s legendary. I mean come on.

I like Jimi!

It's a brilliant but uneven album, obviously the guitar work is the highlight.

🐐

Iconic and Legendary

This is an absolute masterpiece and I have pure envy of those born in the late 50s that could experience this a as a brand new album when they were teenagers. It does still sound noisy today... whoa!

Very good. No input from the kids though.

5/5 Hendrix needs no explanation

An excellent listening experience!

Jimi Hendrix, Are You Experienced 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Never mind all the straight bangers that makes this basically a greatest hits compilation. Red House, Hey Joe (his opus, I believe), Manic Depression, even the stuff I don't ever wanna hear again, Purple Haze, Are You Experienced?... and it has a whole bench beyond that... Foxey Lady, Fire, Wind Cries Mary.... Really all you're missing from this album to get the full sound is Little Wing, Voodoo Chile, All Along the Watchtower. Ok so go down another layer....the slower, the more Beatlesque.... Love or Confusion, May This Be Love, Remember, even 51st Anniversary which is a great song about marriage (looks great at 50 years, right? What about the first three, the first 10, no picnic) Anyway it seems like he was into it all, no filler work here. And his best stuff imo was not the "Hendrix is a guitar behemoth" old white guy overplayed shit. It's the grooves. It's the percussion, the driving bass, the effects. And his basso profundo voice evoking not just hip 60s grooviness but also a master of blues. I went into it rolling my eyes and came out repeating a few songs. "Did I hear a direct link to Kravitz here. Some Foo Fighters here." etc. As good as classic rock gets, up there near Who's Next, and some second-tier Zeppelin.

This album changed music forever. 55 years later there is still nothing like it in the world. The Jimi Hendrix Experience is something we we’ll never see the like of ever again. I for one am happy to have lived in a place and time where I can appreciate it. What an amazing trip through sound!

Nice guitar use, pretty decent

Just imagine releasing your debut record and it's this one - crazy

We always talk about Hendrix as a guitarist God and rightly so, but we often neglect his ability as a songwriter, interpretor and arranger. Put the absolute killer playing aside and this is still a great record of excellent songs and covers.

A classic. Already heard it many many times

Love this album. Drums are underrated playing behind Hendrix

I've listened to this before. Not focusing on Jimi. It's interesting listening to the drums how different they are from modern music. Almost no cymbals. Jimi's riffs are still so good. Trio bands should make a comeback. Third Stone from the Sun sounds like a jazz band

5 star. GOAT. Such powerful music. Guitar. Voice. Every bit of it. RIP, Jimi Hendrix.

Музыка: 7/10 Разнообразие: 7/10 Тематика и вайб: 8/10 Цепляемость (отдельные песни зашли): 5/10 Реиграбельность (можно ли рандомно врубить на фон): 7/10 Итог: 6.8

Overraskende snilt og mildt. Må sikkert høre mye mer dedikert på dette for å få noe særlig utbytte av det.

Goated

There was lots of Jimi Hendrix playing in my house as a kid. The man could make a guitar really sing.

Had never listened to to the whole Album. Made me wonder how much was jammed/improved and how much was produced. Also this album had to be played loud. Listening to it quietly doesn’t do it justice in any way

Yeah fine why not give it a five. Really enjoyed revisiting this as it reminded me how much I listened to it as a teenager. Every track is a contender for classic status - and some of them are still underrated!

Low 4 Its good but too long, and drifts dangerously close.to hard rock

Had this album already and knew most songs on it. Excellent start to finish with many of Jimi’s hits.

Fantastic. Hey Joe an all time great "this guy's about to lose it" movie soundtrack song.

Yeah, good one. "May this Be Love," a lifelong favourite.

Greatest as always

No notes. 5+/5

One of the greatest debut albums of all time. Some of the greatest music of the 60’s played by the greatest guitarist of all time. The stereo panning is pretty extreme, but the playing shines through. I’d also like to shout out Mitch Mitchell on this album, he is often considered one of the greatest drummers of all time, and that’s pretty impressive when you’re in a band with Jimi Hendrix. Noel Redding does a great job too, though I admittedly didn’t listen very close to the bass parts, it is a Jimi Hendrix album after all. To anyone who hasn’t heard them, I’d highly recommend watching and listening to the Experience’s live shows, Jimi’s playing is insane and the songs sound way better live than on the album. 5/5

Game changer.

Pretty pretty good

Excellent. All 3 players.

Great album but there is too much filler to get it to five stars.

Obviously one of the classics. With the short time frame and small catalog of music from one of the most iconic guitarists ever, will never be less than. We are lucky to have what we have.

Niby się dzieje dużo ale jakoś tego nie czuć. Nigdy nie byłem fanem gitar i guess

Otro de esos albums míticos que nunca cayó entre mis y que todavía no había escuchado. Sí conocía sus dos éxitos “Purple Haze” y “Hey, Joe”, que merecen todo el reconocimiento que tienen. Por lo que se refiere al resto del disco, se comprende la influencia que ha tenido en los guitarristas de la época, ya que Hendrix llevó el instrumento a lugares poco o nada explorados hasta la época. Sin duda es un clásico que hoy, a mí, me resulta difícil de disfrutar a tope. Me ha sorprendido para bien “The Wind Cries Mary”, un tema que perfectamente podria estar cantando mi admirado Van Morrison.

I was listening to "third stone from the sun" and was like, "where have I heard this melody before? It's "I'm too sexy"... I feel that in light of other things I've given a 4 this needs a 4 as well. I was surprised at how varied this album actually was

One of the best, if not the best, debut albums ever released. Beginning to end nothing but bangers. Some of the greatest rock songs of all time are on this album. Fantastic listen!

This album would sound original even today. Hendrix’s influence on rock music is apparent. Favorites are Purple Haze and Hey Joe.

I had forgotten how many of the tracks on this album are simply outstanding. Hard to give this anything but 5 stars.

I really believe Hendrix was a musical genius and prodigy on a par with somebody like Mozart. That might sound like typical rock music-brained hyperbole, but hear me out. Mozart died - too young - at 35 years old. Hendrix was famously almost a decade younger, at 27. Mozart continued to mature as a composer right up until his death. If we like to image what Mozart could have achieved if he had lived as long as somebody like Bach, that lost potential is even more the case for Jimi. Hendrix only picked up a guitar for the first time at 15. Mozart, of course, was practically born playing the harpsichord. Mozart was also intensively coached as a youth, and enjoyed patronage to pursue his art throughout much of his life. Hendrix had nothing of the sort, and even served a stint in the military during the 12 short years of his guitar playing life. It's possible such "helicopter parenting" would have dulled Hendrix's spark, but equally, it's surely the mark of a true prodigy to come from nowhere to produce music as exceptional as this. Because that's the thing about Hendrix. It would be easy to give this album a default five stars because of course, he was the best guitarist of all time, right? And that wouldn't quite be fair, because on a technical level there have of course been many people who have surpassed him since. It would be a nod to his incredible legacy as a performer and composer, but would risk overlooking the actual quality of the record itself. Because Hendrix wasn't just a revolutionary, he was a genuinely prodigious musician *and* composer. Even nearly 60 years later, these songs still sound exciting. Sure, they changed the landscape of rock music forever, but on a basic level they are also wonderful, energetic, beautiful pieces of music. Hendrix opened my eyes to the joys of guitar music as a kid, and I still struggle to think of anybody who has matched him as a triple threat performer, musician and composer. Van Halen and Satriani were almost as revolutionary, but do Eruption or Surfing with the Alien come close to matching Hey Joe or The Wind Cries Mary as actual songs? They do not. Tom Morello might come close as a guitarist - there's still nobody else out there doing what that guy does - but as a composer and performer he's not in Hendrix's league. In short, this is a wonderful album, and while I usually think these things are a matter of taste, I'd make the case for this being an essential five stars. It's both too important and too good to be anything else.

A few good songs does not make a good album

Sam Hendrix. I like it better than Bold as Love but, still, not for me. I can see why it's good, though.

I go back and forth with this one. Used to not care for it, then loved it. Now I appreciate it but don't f find I feel like listening to it too often.

It's Jimi Hendrix. Nuf said.

spectacular album. not really anything I can say, it’s jimi hendrix man!! the noises he can conjure from his guitar are insane. huge fan of red house. gave it two listens, absorbed/processed lyrics a bit more the second time through - some of that I didn’t particularly enjoy (something about the mysterious mountains) but. it’s the 60s, bound to be a little strange. clearly the dude was going through it (’wish you’d hurry up and execute me’ in ‘i don’t live today’). solid!!

to think that this is JH's debut album, and that this was recorded in 1967. it holds up very well in 2025. I would hope that Electric Ladyland is also present in the list, otherwise i'll have no belief in those who compiled this list. There is plenty to like here for fans of Hard Rock, Blues Rock and Psychedelic Rock. a strong 4 to 4.5

I think it's ok, has a lot of cool guitar riffs but is misogynistic

There's a reason they call him the GOAT.

It's Jimmy Hendrix its awesome

Ничего выдающегося не услышал. Да, быть может для критиков и профессиональных музыкантов игра Хэндрикса интересна и занимательна, но я, обычный слушатель, предпочитающий мелодичные песни, этот альбом звучал по меньшей мере непонятно, на грани раздражения. Поэтому только 3 звезды и оценка 6 из 10.

Always a great choice!

Love this album. So many classics. Wind Cries Mary is special.

One of the first records I ever bought and a definitive classic.

Straight fire

Some of Hendrix's best work on here, only like one or two "eh" songs on it

From the opening dissonant tritonic riff from Jimi's guitar this is one of the best LPs ever created. The psychedelic rock blues songs just seamlessly flow from one to another like streams feeding the river. Filled with great songs and sonic spacey riffs and soundscapes. Definitely one of the greatest albums created.

First Hendrix! Never really heard a full album of his before and ig what struck me the most about the music is how bluesy it is and also how much more up tempo it is compared to other music I've heard from this era. It's a fun listen though I might have to go thru it again with the US tracklist than the UK one.

nice

I’ve always like the idea or aesthetic of acid rock but come to think of it I’ve never really listened to it. I particularly liked the foxy track. I think if I were to listen to this album 50 times I’d absolutely love it.

Imagine beingin the 60s and hearing a new Jimi Hendrix album for the first time. It must have been mindblowing to experience him innovating on the guitar in real time. Even now, 60 years later, it sounds incredible. Rock music owes so much to Jimi Hendrix. What a talent!

Amazing

Truly unbelievable man. This shit came out very nearly 60 years ago and still is mind-bending, amazing and gravitational today. Jimi truly was 1/1, especially on that guitar. 10/10

yup, this is jimi hendrix

Unconventional

Banger

BANGER 5/5

Jimi. You're not a real guitarist! Learning by ear from listening to the radio and records, for Christ's sake?! Not a music school?! What a joke! Other guitarists worked their asses off to be where they are, and you took shortcuts and you think you're suddenly their peer?! You do what they do because you're experimental, you can make people listen to your music?! Other musicians commited their lifes to this! You don't... slide into it like a cheap pair of slippers and then reap all the rewards... Sorry, I just watched season 1 of Better Call Saul and after hearing name Jimi all I could think of is Jimmy McGill. Incredibly good album by the way, 4 or 5 star rating for sure.

If you could translate drugs into music you would get this record, love almost all the songs from it and all the energy that Hendrix adds into every note

“Purple Haze,” is about as good as you can get by way of introducing yourself on a debut album. Jimi was in a class all by himself!

Another example of needing to know which version (US or UK) to listen to. On this one, the US version has “Purple Haze,” “Hey Joe,” and “The Wind Cries Mary”: arguable three of Hendrix’s best songs; however two of the three missing (“Remember” and “Red House” from US version are great, too. Putting them together on one album (as Apple music does) places it on a whole new level. Any which way, Hendrix oozes cool on this album and the creation of these songs was brilliant.

Been a while since I've listened to this one. Unsurprisingly, it's still amazing. I don't find Jimi to be the best singer, but it works with the music. Noel and Mitch are both excellent, too.

Very strong beginning with obviously great guitar work, however, the second half drags on a bit too much for my taste. 3,5/5

Purple Haze immediately jumps to one of the main contenders for best first track off a debut album, it might be his best song. May This Be Love is good, feels like a different brand of Jimi Hendrix. I bet the Allman's loved it. My only complaint is some of these 60s bands playing with the stereo recording too much. The album tracks are great. Stevie Ray Vaughn owes Hendrix a career, two legends lost before their time. Third Stone From the Sun loses me a little bit, I like the jazzy feel, but the altered vocals, I wonder if Yello got the idea for Oh Yeah from this song, guitar distortion and silly Hendrix poem lose me. The Allman's definitely lifted part of this song though, maybe just in Mountain Jam, but it's like note for note. I never really loved Foxey Lady, it is a little corny. Are You Experienced? on the other hand is my favorite Hendrix song.

gorg album

This was an experience but one I would’ve enjoyed more in the context of its release. It’s still great and Jimi is just such a phenomenal guitar player but it was maybe a fraction too long for me

A great album by a great artist. I have heard it before and today wont be the last day I listen to it.

C'est bien

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.

Really solid album. I think maybe it's a bit overrated, but still a great showing. Doesn't show off the true greatness of Hendrix's guitar skills, unfortunately.

I like the rock and blues mixture. Had enough variety to keep it interesting. Not enough to stand out tracks to earn five stars though.

amazing album

Gøyalt, om enn ikke helt min stil sånn generelt, men langt fra så langt unna som æ kanskje i utgangspunktet hadde tenkt.

Obviously the musicianship is top notch and the guitar playing is out of this world but can we talk about Jimi's vocal performance? An almost conversational approach to singing, which I love. Very underrated (the singing, not the album). Favorites: Manic Depression, Love or Confusion, Are You Experienced Would I listen to it again: Yes

The best debut album of all time, undoubtedly. The most important record in 20th century music, arguably. Most influential? Inarguably. Proof that Hendrix came from another, objectively better planet – creatively if not literally – incontrovertibly. I must have been 9 or 10 the first time I heard “Hey Joe”. A quarter of a century later, it strikes me that I must then have felt just like Chas Chandler did the first time he heard it: stuck to the spot, mesmerised, acutely aware that the thing they just heard will be something that sticks with them, sometimes as closely as a shadow, for the rest of their life. Hendrix is eternal.

psychedelic experience -- great solos & guitar riffs.

enjoyed it

Nice, aber muss nochmal öfter gehört werden. Gitarre ist schon echt geilo

I am now Experienced

Very nice

Brilliant classic album. A cultural touchstone.

Dad rock

Flawless debut album. The sound of the guitar being reinvented. 5/ 5

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.

This rocked hard. I remember learning how to play the guitar, working hard to get good enough to play my favourite solos from guitarists like David Gilmour and Jonny Greenwood. There’s a technical level of playing to those legends that is easy to emulate once you get good enough; but then there’s Jimmy Hendrix. “How does he get it to sound ‘just’ like that?” No matter how long I practised Hey Joe, or Purple Haze, I just couldn’t get it to sound as cool as Jimmy. As much as I do love this album, there are patches here where Hendrix is just showing off, noodling away with ideas that don’t really materialise into anything. For those unfocused moments it loses a star. For the sheer impressiveness of his talent, and the enduring wonder his work inspires in amateur guitar players around the World, I give this one 4/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Solid album almost a 5!

absolutely phenomenal guitar playing as expected

Inoffensive but also I would never chose to listen to this Not bad Not good

Better every time I listen to this. Really like Red House, but also the number of complete classics on a debut album is incredible!

Dave Marsh wrote a fantastic essay for the CD reissue that neatly sums up why this explosive album may the most important debut album in the history of rock. Suffice to say this is an extraordinary album by an extraordinary artist. Hendrix is the star, but Mitch Mitchell and Noel Redding perfectly compliment him It's an amazing, exciting and brash wash of sounds in full technicolour that still sounds fresh over 50 years later. Arguments will forever ensue over whether the original vinyl UK or US version is the superior version. But either version would be in my all time top ten albums. Truly superb.

To me this is blues rock at its peak no one took it to a further, better place. The guy creates banger after banger. Taking you into a psychodelic journey of the mind and soul.

Experienced enough to recognise the happy marriage of talent and legend

What guitar heroes! This is an inspirational album of wailing and soaring, fiddling about and making the guitars sing.

Man, this album is a like a rollercoaster that keeps going up and up and up! I didn't want it to end.

Lots of the big hits are on this album

Some classics. Felt the album dragged a bit

A classic. ★★★★★

Such effortless blending of all the available genres of the day while pointing to the future.

classic “why do I want to hear anything other than the hits”

I am experienced with this good record.

Half the non-radio songs are his best songs and the other half are his worst songs.

Already listened to this. Peak

excuse me while i kiss this guy

Dost dobro, baš vajb! Za neku lounge chill večer s ekipom, pričati sranja i igrati društvene. 4/5, 7/10

he made three records with the Experience that are masterpieces

Crazy, that this is a debut album. Hendrix shows an incredible range of styles within rock music. So many bangers on this album. Purple haze, hey joe, fire, foxey lady, the wind cries mary. Simply outrageously good to have this many hits on one lp.

It’s very good and very influential but I prefer electric ladyland

Jimi Hendrix is always good music to listen to. Classic album and phenomenal musicianship.

Старичок дал прикурить

Do I love this because I'm a guitarist, or am I a guitarist because I love this? Modern era Mozart.

Anyone who picked up a guitar after 1967 was influenced by Jimi or someone who was influenced by the dude. 5 Stars Im not necessarily stoned, but beautiful

10/10 scuse me while i make out with men

Definitely lulled for me in a few spots. Another classic rock first, probably more historic than re-listenable.

I knew most of these songs. the ones I didn't i liked, but a few sounded like other songs. "May this be love" = "Angel" for the first few moments at least.

Awesome. Top 3 songs: May This Be Love, 51st Anniversary, and Red House. Beautiful licks.

The bomb

I mean, if this isn’t a 5 star album what would be? How inventive, groundbreaking, yet totally listenable and cool would an album need to be in order to satisfy you? I get it if this isn’t your favourite album in the world but my god, you’ve gotta respect it.

Superb! Some of the songs are a bit short like they are ideas that were never fully developed? Still a great listen.

Still great, 50 plus years on. How many albums can do that?

Superb.

5/5 no context needed, easy album to listen too several memorable tunes

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.

Trött på rock men detta är bra rock. Måste få mer än en trea och mindre än en femma så det blir vad det blir. Aningen bättre än helt OK.

Classic, Classic Classic! Velvety sonic soundscapes that only Jimi could do. The mark of an era. and a shame he was taken away from us at such and early age.

Legendary

The good stuff is indescribable...in a class of its own. Everything else sucks but only by comparison... ya know like middle-kid songs.