Are You Experienced

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.

No messing around, just straight to the jams. Even the weaker songs are pretty good. This feels like the most true to form Jimi album

9/10 Favorite: Lavender Haze

It's laid-back, psychedelic, and it has revolutionary guitar work from Jimi. 10/10

Incredible riffs and overall a fun album. It runs into the same issue as any psychedelic rock album, sometimes it just goes on too long. Still a great album

Top to bottom a perfect album, no skips.

Classic. Five stars

It's a great collection of songs amd even those I'm less familiar with will probably grow but not sure it quite holds together. The bonus tracks probably didn't help that much. A 4.5.

This is brilliant. The annoying history of what did and didn't make which version of the album release meaning that the version linked is an hour long rather than 40 mins feels like a shame, but then they did the stupid thing of leaving the singles off the original UK album so it's understandable. There is definitely a 5 star album in there and I suspect with a few more listens the album tracks would become more familiar and I'd give it 5. His playing is beautifully subtle at times and he can switch up between styles and solo approaches depending on the song which I don't think I'd really registered before. I also think his vocals are fairly under rated. The band around him don't over play it and there is always room for the parts. I'm so close to giving this a 5.

holy fuck that was good

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.

Allllll the jams.

Meh

**** Another classic album - some songs are a bit too "guitary" too me, but I like it.

Sometimes it's hard to tell whether something is genuinely good, or if it's just understood to be a classic and so you don't really have to give it any thought. I thought about it. This is genuinely good.

Inspirador

Decent. Enjoyed it more than I thought

Pretty good

it was clearly an incredible album, but just not my vibe.

Obvious why Hendrix is considered an all timer. Great instrumentation, great songs.

5/5 A banger for the ages! RIP Jimi!

knock, knock, The Doors is Hey Joe! Chas Chandler estaba dejando The Animals, Linda Keith novia del guitarrista de The Rollings Stones estaba fichando guitarras ajenas. Los managers de The Who armaban un sello discográfico nuevo. Todo eso mientras Jim Morrison se la pasaba en el Soul kitchen cocinando lo que sería el álbum debut de The Doors. Todo para ser opacado por el único hippie que sobrevivió a la escuela militar. Jimi Fucking Hendrix. Lo arrastraron a tiempo fuera del sueño americano para llevarlo a Inglaterra, porque siendo guitarrista de apoyo nunca iba a llegar a cuestionarse: Are you Experienced? Hendrix respondió cómo sabía con guitarras, feedbacks, distorsión controlada y psicodelia. Mucha psicodelia. Bienvenidos a los 60´s. Donde 40:12 min cambian la manera de sentir el rock and roll with it. De la misma manera que cambian los derechos civiles y donde cada semana nos preguntamos qué icono musical anda muriendo esta vez. En una escena donde ya estaban grandes como The Beatles, Cream y The Who tonteando con lo experimental y pasándose data en viajes que garantizaban cuartos de hotel con vista permanente a Ámsterdam. Entre el amor y la confusión hay uno que no vino solo a ver que onda con pasar migraciones. Vino a hacer un statement. La guitarra no es un instrumento, es una extensión de mis sentimientos. Y con mis sentimientos no se juega: Se los deja vibrar hasta volverse ambientales casi orquestales. Pero primero me presento con mis atributos más seductores Entra Foxy Lady: un riff hiper reconocible, sensual, provocador, donde el blues y el rock pesado empiezan a expandirse como colores en un viaje de hongos. Tanto que en Manic Depression esa expansión se dispersa tanto que termina en un compás ¾. Red House vuelve la casa roja para recordar la intensidad e identidad del blues tradicional que no proviene de la sangre azul de la realeza sino de la pasión y sangre trabajadora. Y si Can You See Me, te vemos el proto hard rock. I Don´t Live Today es un tribal con wah-wha y feedback como ritual. Cerras la cubierta del vinilo con el nombre del album en violeta en un fondo amarillo que te hace cosquilleos en las manos Are you experienced? con loops y una grabación con cintas invertidas que se funden hasta que puedas- o no- responder la pregunta. Hasta entonces, será tu banda sonora. Como en un viaje donde reconoces riff como el de Hey Joe! o entrás al incendio desconocido de Fire, que solo se calma en las noches de Purple Haze, para que beses el cielo tranquilo, sin disculparte, porque nadie te va a molestar. Los sentimientos de Hendrix se empiezan a descoser como los dedos yendo y viniendo por las cuerdas para remendar lo que después será el space rock, el hard rock y la confirmación de que, desde el éxito cómodo de los grandes, la psicodelia no es revolucionaria. Para que sea experiencia tiene que inspirar con la misma insistencia que Clapton, Page y Santana buscaron conseguir una guitarra. Las cuerdas como venas. Adentro un corazón encerrado. El amplificador conectado al alma para que resuene entre tanto cambio cultural, derechos civiles y libertinaje artístico. Y menos mal que cayó como paracaidista y estuvo solo cuatro años en la industria jodiendo con la guitarrita porque si no su paleta sonora hubiera hecho un enchastre. Sobre todo si solo con su álbum debut ya hacía historia arrebatando el espejo donde los grandes esnifaban cocaína para transformarlo en un caleidoscopio sonoro. Que Morrison cocine la cena tranquilo para el club de los 27 que un Cheroqui le setea el ambiente y paga con el cachet más alto de Woodstock.

It's Hendrix's debut. Not much else can be said but this is the definition of a 5 star debut. Every single song is pretty much amazing. 5/5

Enjoyed this album.

A definition of guitar god in physical form. Truly groundbreaking and a defining moment for genres to come just a few years later.

4.8

Once a year I sit down and try to understand Hendrix. This wasn't my year. But I'm getting closer. Every year I get closer and closer.

Classique

C'est de la bonne musique très importante dans l'histoire mais tabarnak que c'est long. Bannissons les albums d'une heure svp.

Richtungsweisend.

The album that changed guitar forever. Jimi's debut finally showed the world what was known only in London clubs and that's the fact that electric guitar's monstruous prophet was unleashed upon the earth. Now that I'm done with simping, I have to say that this is far from a perfect album. Jimi is a terrible singer, but it's cancelled out by his guitar playing. The band around him is great too. The production here is far from the best and leaves some things to be desired sonically (it would be fixed in his two later albums. As far as songs go, there are no real misses here, some are just pure classics and others are strong, though sometimes a little forgettable, psychadelic blues pieces. This is a strong album, an incredible debut and in the end it's a 4/5 for me.

I feel like I should love Hendrix. I enjoy early evolutions of the heavy rock genre and most psychedelic rock. I'm a sucker for a good guitar solo. But I think it's the production quality that kills it for me. His sound feels like it was recorded in a basketball gym. Purple haze is a fitting name for that song sonically because the it sounds very hazy.

No denying Jimi is one of the all time greats on the guitar but I’m more drawn to great melodies and lyrics than instrumental so this isn’t one I return to often.

What an insane talent. Such a shame he became part of the now infamous 27 club. One of the great guitarists. I had heard a lot of the well tread classics such as Purple Haze and Foxey Lady many times before, but the whole album is a treat. I especially enjoyed Highway Chile.

No, I have no experience with drugs. Yes, I think this is a great album.

Heeeey Jooooeee

Jeez. He’s just the best.

Clearly some innovative guitar rock. But there are some very weird choices on otherwise good jams here. And then there are just stone cold classics. So good but not perfect

Good album

How is this his first album? It still sounds incredible to this day, no notes.

I enjoyed some of the more jazzy sections of this one. Other than that though this album was one of his more weaker ones so far. Still not bad

Jimi, a legend. This must have been a revolutionary sound for 67. Personally, it was just fine for me. I guess it's just not my jam

Best Jimi album in my opinion. So many classics. This album has some dry sections, but The wind cries Mary makes up for all of them.

This album surprises me with how dialed-back his guitar playing is. With everything I know about Jimi Hendrix, I assumed it would be lightning solos the whole album, but instead it's always perfectly paired to the music. Really excellent stuff

lovely guitar wankery

Faultless

Love how free this sounds, just a tiny bit over long for me

The master, wanking his plank to oblivion

Turn the lights down, throw a scarf over the bare bulb. Put this album on the turntable and just close your eyes while the sonically pleasing back and forth in stereo take you another world. 5/5

it’s more than an album, it’s an experience

A classic

Muitas músicas boas aqui, Purple Haze, Hey Joe, Foxey Lady.. Se eu listar todas. Mas para mim, Manic Depression e The Wind Cries Mary ficam no top. É um álbum muito bom, mas acho que ainda prefiro o Eletric Ladyland.

ele foi O maioral, não tem jeito. só pedradas nesse álbum. 4,5.

no notes

pretty pretty pretty good 3.5

Purple haze is majestic, the rest of it is very mediocre.

Excellent Album

Like the other Hendrix albums that I've listened to: a lot of fluff held afloat by some bangers.

Hey Joe, Foxey Lady, Purple Haze are lit

Helll ya

To think this was their debut album. Though many call it a psychedelic album, I never thought of it as such. Even listening to it today, it was amazing what he could do with a guitar. It was and still is an album to listen to in its entirety.

would the people be mad at me if i said this was the weakest Jimi Hendrix Experience album? probably. still rips tho deserves to be one of the 1001? for sure

Очень крутой альбом, чувствуется огромное влияние на индустрию, все песни великолепные но не все мне понравилось, очень крутые, наполненые жизнью барабанные партии, и крутейшая игра Джими Хендрикса, а такаже его неповторимый вокал.

classic, all the hits.

Hendrix debut. A new chapter in electric guitar is born

pas initeressant

Cool album!

July 21st 2025

Just astounding start to finish. Great playing, some of the best rock songs ever.

***An ok album, too much squelching guitar for me.

Groovy, moovy and I liked it.

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.

Devo did Are You Experienced? better, sorry Jimi. The album was fine, I didn't hate listening to it. Best song: Highway Chile Notable(s): Are You Experienced? (mostly cause I like the Devo version)

Better than Electric Ladyland but still not my jam.

Excited to listen to this one. It's jimi Hendrix what can you say?

Hits

Timeless classic, awesome playing from the whole trio. I would play this for 4/5 people I know.

Classic album and obviously great playing but I forgot how much filler is on this album. If this could be cut down to 40 min or less it would be a five for me. Rhythm section is unsung and amazing.

I like his other albums better.

Just my little gay self listening to 'Purple Haze' singing at the top of my lungs 'Scuse me while I kiss this guy!

Existe uma guitarra antes e depois de Jimi Hendrix, e esse disco é a primeira demonstração disso, é injusto dar qualquer outra nota

I've been meaning to listen to Jimi's discography for a fat minute and the fact that I got his debut first, surely it must be fate. This is so unbelievably peak. There is too much to love and nothing to hate. Majority (if not all) of the songs on here are bangers NO BAD SONGS 5/5

Instant 5. Legendary album by a legendary artist who inspired nearly all who came after him.

Jimi taituroi

My favourite of the three Hendrix albums so far. While virtuosic and brilliant at weaving in blues and jazz influences, I just don't feel this album is coherent enough for a 5.

Are you experienced? Or have you every been experienced? Well I have. Debut album from Jimi Hendrix (formerly of The Isley Brothers, Little Richard and others as a bandmate) and what else can be said about this album except - WOW. Imagine this coming out along side Sgt. Pepper, Pet Sounds, The Byrds, The Mamas and the Papas, etc. Nothing like it before or since. Let's not overlook the fact that this is a power trio!!! Jimi can make his guitar sound like about 2 or three guitarists are playing, but it's just him, Mitch Mitchell on drums and Noel Redding on Bass. Incredible!!! I guess Cream might be a comparable contemporary situation, but it is well known that Jimi and Eric Clapton didn't exactly care for each other, and I think anyone can see that Jimi was much more unique and experimental than the blues covers that Cream was electrifying. Particularly fond of Third Stone From the Sun, May This Be Love, I Don't Live Today and Stone Free among the massive Jimi staples on this album. Fire may be my fave Jimi song - certainly top five along with Manic Depression. A pivotal, important, beautiful, daring, weird album that EVERYONE should have heard by now or you must get Experienced!!!

What a loss to music.

A classic.

this feels like the type of album that was much more impressive back when it was released. great songs that i've heard a million times and that have influenced a million other songs. Almost inconceivable that it's a debut album

Mitch Mitchell my goat

Exceptional album.

The perfect rock n' roll album from the master of his craft.

Classic

One of the best debut albums ever. No skips

Solid album

An obviously solid album. It’s Hendrix. There is a large gap between the “hits” and the “others”. It doesn’t allow this album to fully flourish. The album recording process is not up to par either. But with all of that present, the hits carry this album to the top tier rankings. If you don’t know a single song on here then you clearly aren’t from this planet. Choice cut: Wind Cries Mary

This was cool. You know what you are getting with a Jimmi album. He's not my favorite but the jams are still good.

Great, but even better live: Machine Gun!

++: Foxy Lady, Manic Depression, Red House, Can You See Me, I Don't Live Today, May This Be Love, Fire, 3rd Stone from the Sun, Are You Experienced +: Love or Confusion, Remember 9,4/10

Jimi Hendrix has cast perhaps the longest shadow across (rock) music, and perhaps only Chuck Berry's shadow is longer. Are You Experienced is without a doubt more influential and important than Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, and Jimi Hendrix has affected and influenced musical composition as much as The Beatles. That said, I don't really like listening to much Hendrix but in small doses. I've found Are You Experienced to be his most listenable album, but I will not deny his influence.

I feel like there's a reason Jimi is regarded as one of the greats. A great album!

Gold standard....so far ahead of it's time

Good record, enjoyed my first listen and I think some strong highlights here. This record really sounds like the future - can see how it would be mind melting in 1967. I adore next two and I think this is maybe weaker - has some pop tracks that Axis does better (Jimi sounds much more confident and his songwriting is stronger), the psych freakouts on Electric Ladyland just hit harder for me as well (no Voodoo Chile or 1983 on this) Strong 3 - but reserving right to return and give higher later.

Very cool

I love Jimi Hendrix, and this might just be his best album, with the only competition being Electric Ladyland. Psychedelic rock classic

Well known 10/10

I enjoyed listening to this one with Allan. :)

Classic rock at its best! Fantastic album!

The rating on this site puts this as one of the greatest albums of all time, and I just really don't see it. Sure, it's good, but one of the all-time best? It might be a bit obvious to say that I really love the guitar in this, but I do. I love how down and dirty it gets at times. There are some monster tracks in here - particularly Hey Joe, but Purple Haze and Foxey Lady are excellent too. I doubt I'll really revisit outside of those tracks I liked the most really. 3.5 rounded down.

Recorded more than 50 years ago and still sounds unique. What a slap that must have been at that time.

Great album. I think this guy may be a star some day.

This album is GREAT. Essentially perfect. This is Jimi at his best. The solos are great, the rhythms are awesome, and to do them all while singing...enough said. This album earns all the props it gets and it has some of his biggest hits. The tones and guitar styles are wayyyyy ahead of their time here. Liked Songs: "Purple Haze" , "Manic Depression" , "Hey Joe" , "Love Or Confusion" , "I Don't Live Today" , "The Wind Cries Mary" , "Fire" , "Foxey Lady" , "Stone Free" , "51st Anniversary" , "Highway Chile" , "Can You See Me" , "Remember"

liked songs: Hey Joe, The Wind Cries Mary, Highway Chile Pretty good 3.75

A bit too hard rock for my tastes. Credit for maintaining the melody, despite the distortion.

A much-exulted record for a reason. Earth-shattering for ‘67.

Pure fun and creativity. Great musician.

Hendrix is not someone I would normally listen to on my own, but it is nice to be reminded just how groundbreaking he was.

Kinda crazy how this sounds less dated than the stones album we got last week. He’s the GOAT for a reason

- Pesado, guitarras distorsionadas - Hendrix marca su propio estilo - Todo es sexo drogas y rock & roll

Absolutely groundbreaking album, really changed the game in terms of psychedelic rock

I know this is Jimi's band and yes, he is an incredible guitar player, but can we talk about the drums, please? Just incredible.

you see the thing is... blues, psychodelic and hard rock fuckin sucks almost always

Excellent album! Been listening to it for years

All the great Jimi songs

The US version of the album, with the first four singles included, gets my five star voting. Along with Fire, the title track, and indeed every track.

it’s pretty good but prob not going to become my new go-to and that’s okay

No denying he’s a world-class guitarist and this is impressive for a debut album but I had trouble connecting with the music and overall didn’t really enjoy it

Doesn't stand out compared to their previous work. Not horrible, but nothing memorable either

Very groundbreaking. There is some great stuff on here. I am especially fond of Foxey Lady, since I’ve listened to The Cure’s cover of the song on Three Imaginary Boys a lot

An absolute classic without doubt. You forget how many great songs are on this album. It drags in the final third a bit but it's still more than solid. Mitch Mitchell is incredible. Jazz drumming should be in rock music more often. Finesse.

I'm sure it was a revolution when it came out. I absolutely appreciate that, but most of the better songs have been overplayed.

Some decent rock tunes here, undercut by the swampy production and a drummer who can't calm down.

This is easily the strongest debut album I’ve listened to through this website! Hendrix was a giant in the psychedelic/rock scene and his legacy and artistry lives on decades later. This album has some of my favorite Hendrix tracks such as Purple Haze, Hey Joe, The Wind Cries Mary, and Foxey Lady! I very much enjoyed this album and I will definitely be listening to it again. Give it a listen!

LSD is a hell of a drug. My least favorite of the Experience albums but you can see why this blew people's minds. I love Mitch Mitchell's drumming. I remember walking by the house of my friend Hairboy (not his real name) and listening to him practicing his drums Fire was one of his favorites and you could recognize it from the drums alone. Hendrix's guitar playing is so pleasurable to listen to. Every note in his solos is distinctly articulated rather than speedy licks without intent. His rhythm playing draws on his roots backing soul singers and supports the song structure.

It's honestly not really my thing but no denying the talent or influence. My favorite song of his is not on this album...Crosstown Traffic.

At the risk of divorce, I have to rate this one as technically impressive but still profoundly uninteresting to me.

i feel bad not giving this a 5, but its really not his best. his guitar is incredible of course but the songs arent really there

Boy could play Occasionally he played a little too much

5/5

Quite enjoyable, a little self indulgent in places

The hits are amazing. The longer tracks have more noodling than I’m into but obviously with exceptional skill

Classic, groundbreaking and good for a listen anytime you want to be inspired about the impact one guitarist can make on the world.

vibey komadi za poslusat u ozadju (usaj tko sm js, nism bla locked in) itak insane solaze kr je pac jimi hendrix ma nikol nism bla nek pretiran fan.

As mind blowing as the first time I listened to it. As a young teen, learning to play guitar, this record was a very important first influence for me.

this was ORIGINALLY a 3/5. obviously solid guitar work (it IS jimi hendrix after all) but i personally prefer harder rock. yes, my original rating was kinda skewed by my tastes. i liked “purple haze”, “foxey lady”, and “stone free” the best. HOWEVER, my rating was bumped up last minute because there was a “track” (aka bonus footage) that went behind the scenes and explained studio works, recording, etc. it was SO interesting. so instead of a 3/5, i give this album a 4/5.

While the guitar playing is out of this world, the tracks do tend to feel like a big blur

This is really great. I think psychedelic rock as a genre evolved and changed much following the release of this album, but I personally like this subtler psychedelic style. Honestly, this album is actually pretty all over the place in terms of sub-genre of rock. Lots of blues and R&B in this album. I don't really have a ton to say about it, other than it's pretty great, without really any dud songs, and some really excellent hits. Favorite Song(s): Hey Joe, May This Be Love, The Wind Cries Mary

Purple haze Great guitar

Hell yeah great record. Jimi will always be a standout star but the experience really is a band effort. Excellent playing from the trio and some amazing psych songs.

not my favorite Jimi but still a great album. obviously, he's a great guitarist, and the songs are pretty good. there are some all timers here. underrated are the drums and bass here - really the ensemble of the three of them together were incredible and groundbreaking. it's pretty great!

A part of me thinks that I'm giving this a 4 just because it's Hendrix. But then I think to myself, "does it even matter? It's Jimi Hendrix." I definitely think this album deserves all the praise it's been given over the years. Having never fully listened to a Hendrix album, I was surprised by the broad range of tone from each track. I was expecting more "vintage Hendrix" like Purple Haze, but there were quite a few tracks that were a significant departure from that iconic sound. That being said, the majority of the album does have that "Vintage Hendrix" tone, which tbh has never been a big favorite of mine, but it does really shine a spotlight on the guitar throughout the album. Also didn't realize how short each track was. Every song is short, simple, sweet, and to the point, and for the most part, I'm all about it. I think, for me, this does result in a few tracks being fairly "boring/repetitive" but nothing that betrays the albums own theme/tone. Favorite Tracks: May This Be Love - I actually had to pause and re-listen because I wasn't expecting a song like this 51st Anniversary - I love that pre-chorus breakdown thing

I am too biased for this review. I own a white strat. I don't have much to add to what a genius Jimi is, we still copy his playing 60 years later. Only thing I will add is I think Mitch Mitchell's drumming on this album is awesome. He has a great feel/time that lets Jimi go crazy.

I mean, truly legendary work. Hendrix is so good, you don't even realize the album has started over. 8.3/10

Classic, nice album

If you like music made after this album, you owe a debt to this album. You can't name me a single musician that wasn't directly influenced by Hendrix or influenced by someone influenced by Hendrix. That's how wide the influence of this album is. It changed music as we know it and the world has been searching for something that reaches these heights since Jimi died.

Jimi is the man, this album is a justified addition to the Top 1001. The intro chords of "Purple Haze" are instantly recognizable by young and old. This is damn near a Greatest Hits package with "PH" (385M listens), "Manic Depression" (30M), "Hey Joe" (331M), "The Wind Cries Mary" (125M), "Fire" (60M), "Foxey Lady" (108M)- all radio staples - plus glue songs & smaller hits like "May This Be Love", "Third Stone From The Sun" and the title track. SOLID lineup! And the remastered and updated version has 6 more songs including "Red House" & "Stone Free". It's a really good album that has held up well, includes a ton of hit songs, gets airplay 57 yrs later, had huge influence on all the rock and alt music that followed and Jimi is a legend. 5 stars for overall quality.

Better than Coldplay

An unreal legend, and a badass album. This is one of the most unique and groundbreaking psychedelic rock records, probably, like… forever. Not only has it been influential - it sort of set the foundation, a sonic blueprint that shaped so much that followed. Listening to Hendrix feels like he dropped out of the sky from another planet, channeling some celestial, astral force through his guitar and voice. There’s an otherworldly quality…he was sent here just to leave his mark on music and culture - a supernatural force. I never really thought about what the word superstar truly meant—but yeah, Hendrix was that 100%.

I inherited a very early pressing of this record on vinyl from my grandpa. I don't know what he was doing with it, as he was more of a Marty Robbins and Glen Miller kinda guy. I like to fantasize that maybe he bought it on a lark when it dropped in the 60s as a way to perhaps understand my mom's hippie phase or something, coz I cannot imagine him listening to this and digging it. Either way, it was in very good condition and a crown jewel of my collection. Every track on this release is essential. As great as they all are, it is a bit frustrating now to contend with the shorter lengths for the tracks that were obviously meant for radio play at just under 3:30. You can hear that those songs were intended or even yearning to go longer, but the record company fades them out so they'll fit on one side of a promo 45. I'm looking at you, Purple Haze and Foxy Lady. Speaking of, I remember when I was a young dumb record store clerk once stating that I could sometimes hear the opening riff from Foxy Lady in my head whenever I saw a hot chick walk by. How he captured that in sound I will never fully understand, but it still kinda fits. Thanks grandpa, and thanks, Jimi.

Starting off with Purple Haze really set the tone. A fine experience, indeed.

Loved every track. Such amazing talent.

3rd album. 3.75 stars. Overall a great collection by a legend, but the production on the album sucks- especially on the subtler, more nuanced tracks. But also it's amazing and interesting and groundbreaking

Hippy rock

Brilliant album

Psychedelic guitar rock at its finest. Jimi is a legend and the production on this thing is stellar.

I know he's a legend but even if I love some songs, the overall album is not something I would constantly go back to

This must have been a crazy listen in 1967. Still sounds so fresh 60 years later. Fun to hear more songs beyond the typical Purple Haze and Foxey Lady.

You don't rate this album, it rates you. It told me I was a 5, and my heart rejoiced. "Out of 10", it said, and I promised to be better.

Hendrix is an amazing guitarist, but it's all just very dated.

Have never been a huge Hendrix fan, but there is no denying his talent and influence on rock n roll. Jiminknew how to play guitar and was far ahead of his time. Too bad he died so young before we were ever able to see the depths of his talent. Some great hits on this album that I enjoyed hearing again.

Although a lot of great classics came from this album, it’s just not something I would choose to listen to.

I really thought Jimi Hendrix was basically the same as Black Sabbath so I was surprised by this one. I know one of the songs because of a Fort Minor feature haha! Overall not my style, but I don’t hate it.

po vamo falar sério o que o hendrix tocava de guitarra era um trem meio absurdo né dá pra escutar a influência clara do mano em absolutamente TUDO que foi feito com uma guitarra depois q ele existiu na terra debut brutal parabéns aos envolvidos

o bicho era bom na guitarrada mesmo tem erro não, bacana psicodélico e guitarrudo. é pedradaça!

I have never listened to this album before although the famous songs I know well. Amazing. A lot more psychedelic than I was expecting. What a debut and a classic album.

372/1001 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗

Oh dear. I don't know if I dare to say this. I'm just not really into Hendrix. No doubt about his music-historical meaning and influence. But his music just doesn't do it for me. This album is also a bit ramshackle, you can hear it's not really a unity. And the sound is not optimal, especially the odd stereo-mix. Yes great songs and I want to mention 'Third stone from the sun' that isn't well known but that I like very much.

Well, it's a classic

Amazing

interesting and a bunch of wawawa guitar ★★★

I feel extraordinarily over-exposed to this album. Every classic rock station of my life has played purple haze multiple times a day. I can hear it ringing out on the construction site now. Later in the album, when the deeper cuts stack up, I find myself reminded that it is truly psychedelic blues. What a cool genre that we didn’t know we needed.

The first album from one of of the most influential musicians in rock. Not my favorite Hendrix, but seminal Hendrix. I'm grateful to 1001 for prompting me to listen to this album in its entirety, I haven't done that in a long time.

One of the best out there!

These guys are obnoxiously high. That drives the whole album, how drugged out they are. Sometimes it leads to greatness, other times it leads to "oh..." A totally fine album, just maybe a little too druggy for me.

The Good: The artist cares about our opinion… The Bad: He technically did not state it as a question… The Ugly: Nothing really… Is this the best album ever? No. Does it contain some of the best songs ever? Yes! Should this album be mandatory listening? Yes. I can’t recall when I heard Jimi’s guitar playing for the first time, but I believe it is going to be late late ‘80s most likely, which means that my musical pallet was already colored. I wish I could go back and tape my reaction to hearing the intro the Hey Joe for the first time… if only we had time-machines… or maybe it’s a good thing we don’t… I’ve tried to learn how to play several of these songs on the guitar, and I’d argue that The Wind Cries Mary is the one which I dominate the best… Where, in my humblest of opinions, Red House would be the hardest. Regardless, there are too many good songs, and even more great songs on this album—my guilty pleasure being Remember, which wasn’t even on any of the original pressings, which makes rating this album a cheat. I will give this album 5*, however, if you go by the original realeses, not knowing if you need to pick between UK or the US release, potentially this album would get a 4 1/2*, which potentially could be downgraded… just saying… 5*

Why are the UK and US editions so different? I'm going with the US edition, but at some point I may listen to the UK order. The albums come fast and hard- when I was really in my music phase, I would listen to an album for days. Purple Haze- i love this song, but how did it become the iconic Jimi Hendrix track? Manic Depression Hey Joe Love or Confusion May This Be Love I Dont Live Today The Wind Cries Mary- there was a time when this was my favorite Hendrix song-still a bluesy classic Fire Third Stone From the Sun Foxey Lady Are You Experienced? Stone Free 51st Anniversary Highway Chile- great opening riff in... is that a minor key? Can You See Me Remember Red House- my favorite closing line ever, "If my baby won't love me, I know her sister will"

I'm always at least a little scared when I get a real canon classic on here. It always comes with a kind of difficult game of balancing influence and storied circumstances and any of the other proceedings with the inclinations of one's personal taste. I think I've settled on a kind of healthy skepticism that at least lets me take a step back to decide if I even like these albums, because the truth of the matter is that almost no one will truly *love* all of them. And Are You Experienced is about as canon as classics get. This is often cited as, perhaps, the single biggest turning point in rock history, and Hendrix may be cited as the greatest ever guitarist more often than any other single person. And it helps that he kind of invented the "guitar hero" persona, his whole aesthetic and performance style was striking and extremely bold. With that being said, *damn* this is good. Is Hendrix the greatest guitarist ever? I honestly don't know. Detractors may mention more technically proficient guitarists, and on the other end of the scale, you have people talking about Hendrix like some kind of wizard without saying anything insightful about his playing. Honestly, its gotten to the point where, before listening to this, I couldn't have really told you what his playing sounds like, the myth has just escaped the music that much. The thing with Hendrix is that he kind of re-invented the guitar, and how it could be used in popular music. Since starting this list, I've heard quite a few '60s albums, and it has put into perspective just how much Hendrix was in his own league. In one word, I'd say his playing is "organic", this album seems to work similarly to jazz in a lot of ways. A lot of these songs have a kind of baseline riff or motif that is established, and that Hendrix and the rest of the band seem to use as an anchor, but they often kind of play it loose. If you really focus, especially on Hendrix's guitar and Mitch Mitchell's *ultra* underrated drumming, the moment to moment shapes of their instrumental lines are really hard to make out. Everyone here has an ebb and flow, and Hendrix's performance is emphasized by his equally revolutionary fuzz guitar tone. As a result, Hendrix sounds bold, exciting and dynamic, even today, and that carries into the album as a whole. The sound across Are You Experienced borrows a lot from blues rock, soul, and psych without ever really *completely* fitting into any one of them. The only genre that really feels right is "rock", just general "rock", in part because of just how archetypal the sound here is. Additionally, this has some *classics* on it; Purple Haze, Hey Joe, The Wind Cries Mary, Fire, Foxey Lady, and we've already hit nearly half of the tracklist. Everything else here is just as good, Manic Depression is a soulful, bluesy rock song with some great lyrics. Third Stone From The Sun is an engaging jam. Are You Experienced is a fascinating closer, taking a lot of very bold psychedelic elements and blending them seamlessly with the album's sound. Yeah, this one deserves the praise, it's just got everything: iconic songs, exciting performances, *wide* influence. I've got to give this one its flowers.

The splitting between L/R channels would normally bother me but I think it is used so well here and doesn't span every song on the album. Hadn't listened to this front to back before but I am glad it popped up today, so good.

Awesome! One of the greatest guitarist's greatest albums. What a creative force that reinvented rock and roll guitar. Jimi!

Hieno debyytti! Paikoitellen aika rajua kuunneltavaa eikä ihan helppoa 4/5

Juuri kuuntelin tämän eilen, mutta kelpaahan tuo mennä uudestaankin tänään. Kitararockin perusteos, ja syystä! Ehkä Electric Ladyland potkii enemmän, mutta kyllä tällekin nelonen tulee.

Excellent

Yes, it‘s Hendrix, but that rhythm section is outstanding. Fav: Foxy Lady

nogle gode sange bare virkelig dårligt indspilelt

Has not aged well for the modern audience. Wish there were more original songs.

Grand

First listened to this when at school. Big fan of Hendrix and always good to listen to again. Although I would caution against the track listing on Spotify which contains track not on original album e.g. wind cries Mary, purple haze etc... the original album is 5 stars as it is.

Oh this is tough. It’s Jimi Hendrix so should be an automatic 5. But I always preferred Electric Ladyland so maybe it should be a 4? But it’s an album that there was a before and an after, so a 5 it is.

Classic. Most of the songs have been overplayed, but still are so relevant and groundbreaking

Really enjoyable. Will revisit

A titanic classic. Absolutely love Jimmy. One of the few 5 stars I have given.

One word, cool. More words, really groovy, funky, bluesy, stoney 😊... Two all time classics and the rest is also great, easy 5 stars

Off the cuff remark: I've never been a fan of overblown guitar solos but actually most of these aren't, to my surprise honestly. Obviously some mermorable, and truly great, guitar riffs. Standout Track: Purple Haze Revisit?: Would be happy to, but not going to rush back

great background music, even though not necessarily my style. I do love the 'hey, joe' one!

Hmmm weiß ich nicht digga. Streckenweise gut aber doch etwas monoton. Aber perfekt für den Hintergrund

Well this is great. Still sounds contemporary albeit Foxy Lady lyrics are a little goofy. This must’ve melted everyone’s faces in 1967.

Groovy, but lenghty.

yup

ZG

Two

Doesn't do anything for me. Just an hour of noodling around on the guitar.

This album gives the fussy baroque of 1967 psychedelia the right kick in the bell bottoms. The non-hits were a treat, not having heard them for ages. Holds up spectacularly, which is not something I'd say for his other albums.

People tend to pigeonhole Jimi Hendrix as acid rock, but this album, along with his later releases, demonstrates he was capable of so much more than that. There's the electric blues of "Hey Joe," the tender reflection of "May This Be Love" the lovely poetry of "The Wind Cries Mary" and the psychedelic churn of the title cut. Of all the rock stars who left us too early, he may be the one I most regret losing because I can't help but wonder where his muse may have led him if he'd had more time.

Still holds up even though I'm not into psychedelia much.

Haven't kissed the sky in a while. Was good listening to this again.

Didn't like it too much

What can I say that have already been said about Jimi Hendrix? He was a once in a generation talent who died too young. This album is one banger after another.

I have listened to JH since I was a 14yo. My dad hated him because he thought Jimi didn't sing well. I thought this was a pretty vacuous assessment from dad. If people don't like JHE because it's not their taste, that's fine. Onto each his own. But you cannot say JH wasn't great, maybe the greatest, guitar player ever. And I hate making absolutist proclamations when the future is so vast. But I've not heard anyone I have liked more or thought had more talent. Maybe I will be lucky enough to live long enough to experience a greater talent. This album is timeless.

Its jimi. He plays guitar gud. What else? I mean in a way its slightly quaint at least compared to those math nerds who chug in metal but they wouldn't even exist without Hendrix. It was an experience and one worth having

Classic! Great album.

10/10 Wow - what an album. Guitar rock, redefined and the bar set for everyone else. The one thing Jimi had that so few other guitarists do is the FEEL of the instrument. He's technically awesome, obviously, but that what his playing is about. Every song is great. For me, the drums and bass are much better on this than Electric aladypand, where they were trying too hard to keep up with the virtuosity. They didn't need to.

Fantastic album. I think my favorite of his

What an album. What an artist. I get the hype now.

I reviewed this on Feb 14th 2025. Having listened again I have nothing additional to say, this is simply a masterpiece. Previous review: "Not everyone loves Jimi, but I do, and this was the first album I heard. I’m always awed by his magic fingers and that unmistakable tone, after all tone is in the fingers. The blues, the rock, the riffs, all great. The influence he still has to this day makes not only this album, but his collective work that much more impressive. This unforgettable experience can’t be mistaken for anything less than a 5."

yeah. it's good. All of Hendrix's recorded output is at least good. I like the second album a bit better, but this one has the indelible tunes on it. this man's early death is the greatest tragedy in rock n' roll history. President of the 27 club.

From the iconic opening notes of “Purple Haze” to the iconic question “Are You Experienced?” that closes the album, this record is absolutely stacked. It has several all-timers in the above, “Wind Cries Mary,” “Foxy Lady,” and “Hey Joe,” but there are no skips. A hell of a debut record and a timeless classic.

Sorry Jimi. Inte ens Purple Haze eller Hey Joe får mig att ge toppbetyg. Blir bara en trea.

Last of the 3 Hendrix albums on this list for me. Reading about this, I saw that the original International/UK release did not include the hits Purple Hazy and Hey Joe like the later US release included, so I opted to a build a playlist of the original release and listen to that. Hendrix is definitely heady. Great sound and vibe all around. The title track with that backwards guitar on those drums still sounds wild and far out almost 60 years later. I listened to it probably 20 times.

Great ability on show here. A very consistent album

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

Helt konge. Hørte mye på denne i ungdommen si.

Litt for langt album og noen låter er rett og slett kjedelige

Viktig, men jeg har aldri fått helt fot på Hendrix. Det går litt for sakte på et vis.

Ah! Men det er noe daukjøtt her, bluesete daukjøtt.

- Absolutely wild that you can just listen to the lesser known tracks of this album and still have a groundbreaking experience. The diversity of styles is unreal. - Obviously Hendrix's guitar is the highlight; his use of distortion is a miracle to listen to. But his voice also brings a lot to the table and kudos to Redding and Mitchell (the other members of the Experience) for bringing their A-games.

Awesome !

Лучшее. Могу слушать бесконечно

Good but not necessarily my cup of tea. I can understand the hype around it for the time period though. Really cool guitar solos and riffs in there. Really liked and would regularly listen to only 3/17 songs though. 3/5

Fave.

Djöfull er þetta mikið meistarastykki. Brautryðjandi og besti gítarleikari allra tíma.

Tvö þrjú mjög góð lög, en í heild er þetta of mikið gítarrúnk fyrir mig.

Just amazing album, start to finish

This is a vibe of an album. Jimi oozes cool and the guitar feels so fluid. I am not a huge fan of the style of recording, it does give some plus points in feeling “earthy” and more like a live performance but it’s also a bit grainy and takes away some of the brilliance of the music. Anyway. It’s iconic for a reason and I really enjoyed it. Slightly too long but I make some allowances for genius. Enough small gripes that it’s not a 5 but definitely a 4 for me.

Hell yeah, Jimi! Everyone knows this album is awesome. Gonna be a breeze to listen to. Purple Haze Stone cold classic. Everything there is to say about this song has already been said. One of the most recognizable guitar riffs of all time. Iconic. 5/5 Manic Depression A really solid guitar track. Has some great bluesy progression. Love the more psychedelic elements of the track. Gives a controlled chaos sort of feeling. Good. 4/5 Hey Joe A defining song of the era. Jimi delivers the lyrics which such gusto and charm it's hard to recognize how dark their contents really are. Love the psychedelic density of the track. Classic. 5/5 Love Or Confusion Don't love how distant the vocals feel. Awesome guitar playing. I feel the bassline does a great job being a grounding constant for the otherwise chaotic instrumentation. Despite me not enjoying how the vocals are mixed I recognize they have a sort of narrator esque quality to them which sort of fits with the lyrical content. Good. 4/5 May This Be Love I'm enjoying the change up in tone from the previous tracks. Has a bit of a more structured nature to it which is honestly quite appreciated at this point in the album. Love the drums. And of course with every Jimi Hendrix song the guitar is masterfully performed. Great. 4.5/5 I Don't Live Today Has the same bluesy qualities as many of the previous tracks. Impresses with its deep and dense sound. Love the hard hitting chorus. The outro goes crazy. Great. 4.5/5 The Wind Cries Mary Really pleasant and cool. Really like the colourful lyrics. Instrumentally it's a bit slower than many of the previous tracks, though I find little issue with the guitar tone actually shines a lot at this tempo. Good. 4/5 Fire Classic 60s rock swagger. Love the deep bass. Not a standout track by any means, but does a good job at what it tries to do. Decent. 3.5/5 Third Stone From The Sun A psychedelic rock experience. The spoken word, the deep effects, the slowed down vocals and the strange background effects. All add up to a truly unique session of audible strangeness. Love the experimentation. Fantastic. 5/5 Foxey Lady Classic guitar riff. The lyrics are kinda basic, but the performance is definitely pretty great. Oozes confidence and slickness. Good. 4/5 Are You Experienced? I like the parallell piano and guitar a lot. The backwards sounding effects add some interesting colour. A strange almost improvisational sounding track. Love the chaos. Great. 4.5/5 Stone Free It's fun to hear some different percussion. Really soulful vocal delivery. The simplicity of the song's structure is kinda refreshing to hear. Great solo. Good. 4/5 51st Anniversary A really synergistic instrumental, I feel like all the elements work extremely well together. Love how melodic the vocals are at times. Great. 4.5/5 Highway Chile I don't love the intro. The recording sounds a bit rough on this one. Feels kinda simple instrumentally outside the solo which remains pretty great. Decent. 3.5/5 Can You See Me That single bendy opening guitar note is pretty fantastic, love that it repeats throughout the track. The instrumental has a lot of drive to it. Good. 4/5 Remember Sounds colourful. Love the imagery in the lyrics. The mournful vocal delivery is pretty slick. Great groove. Good. 4/5 Red House It's a fairly standard blues rock track, though the guitar sets it apart. Not particularly exciting, but fine for what it is. Completely carried by the stellar guitar playing. Decent. 3.5/5 It's Hendrix okay... Hard to beat when it comes to influence. Not many people get to completely change the approach when it comes to an entire instrument. Complete and utter mastery of every intricacy of the electric guitar. His absolute prescense can carry even a just okay song over the finish line into something special. Sure there's more exciting stuff out there, but if you take into account when this was released its hard to find something as experimental and virtuosic while reaching such a wide audience. It's just so impossibly cool and effortless while also having some edge and rawness to it that only comes from someone who crafts with vision and feeling. And while the guitar may be the main selling point the other elements of the band is a great supporting force, which through its dependability allows for the intense experimentation to flourish. The vocal delivery is nothing to scuff at either. Hendrix has an ability to find just the right cadance and temperature to go with both intense and laid back tunes, showing a great understanding of showmanship and spacing. Fantastic album, would strongly recommend. 5/5 Fave Track Third Stone From The Sun

Raw and powerful with some beautiful ballads. I don't know enough to appreciate the technical prowess, but I feel it.

Beetje hard maar wel mooi

This was such a lovely chance to revisit an album I listened to when I was a teenager, and also to see that it still held up after all these years. Didn’t get the urge to skip, and they all sounded as fresh and exciting as I remember.

I wasn't prepared for how much I liked this album. Never listened to anything but the classic singles, but this flows really well. Loved it.

Oh man, this is great. Pure psychedelic wonder, and an album I want to come back to again and again - its absolutely not fair that a man in his twenties can play an album like this where it sounds like forty years of craft have gone into it. Jimi was a wonder, and this album is worth just putting on and floating away to. Fire is my personal fave, but it's genuinely hard to choose!

Fantastic!

Stabilt album

This album is likely the most consequential release to date on 1001. Its familiarity, constant replication, and groundbreaking nature have undeniably created a significant legacy, which naturally comes with certain baggage. Personally, I'd argue that superior versions of some tracks now exist, a perhaps unpopular opinion. I suspect the reason some songs resonate more with me when performed by other artists lies in either the original production or Jimi's particular style. My analogy is akin to a pair of speakers pushed beyond their intended limits, leading to distortion during the more energetic or louder passages. While many bands excel at a raw sound, I personally find that the overall experience of these particular songs is diminished rather than enhanced in original form. Not all are like this but as this is a 60's album I will give the benefit of the doubt and list to an average of 4.

An iconic album including some really excellent and genre defining tracks. The album as a whole is longer than I remember and has some more experimental tracks in that way common to sixties albums. Hendrix's guitar playing is excellent and unmistakable and he creates a sound that is not only great to listen to but now defines a moment in cultural history.

Absolutely fantastic. Hendrix is a true master of his craft.

Really cool album, Hendrix was so cool

Aunque no sea el santo más guapo de mis devociones, es un disco que no está mal.

Great album. A lot more mellow songs than I remembered

probably the closest we got to an actual wizard on earth. summoned blood and thunder, water and earth. elemental music. the rhythm section made the whole thing fly even higher, and the times mythologized it. he was just a guy with demons and vices and fears, but he sounded like a god. a song like "manic depression" is always jarring because it's about a human problem. why you singing about this, jimi? aren't you above this, on your own plane? turns out, no. and that's both what made him so great and what robbed the world of more of him. a killer debut and a great record. gimme more jimi.

It was an experience. This drummer, man, what a manic.

It was an experience. YEAAuuh. Found new appreciation for the other two of the trio through repeat listens. Especially the drummer. Crazy crazy quality on a debut album. Experience 5

Pure fire 10/10…..and it’s my third favorite Hendrix album.

A rock staple. Probably my favorite Jimi Hendrix record. I think the fat could be trimmed off this record and it would benefit from being a tight 13/14 songs, rather than the 17 on it. 9/10

Creo que ya lo había comentado en esta lista, pero no sé por qué me daba cierta pereza escuchar a Hendrix. Ahora que lo he tenido que escuchar por la lista, entiendo que no podía estar más equivocado. El tipo era un genio y sus discos son un viaje loquísimo. Y me sorprendió que esa de Sexy Layd fuera suya. Muy buen álbum.

Have really grown to love Jimi Hendrix.

love this record

I tend to gravitate more towards the bluesy/folky sound of Hey Joe, The Wind Cries Mary and Red House. Overall enjoyed the record and was surprised that this was the album debut for Hendrix!

Obviously great guitar playing and one of the classics. But…. it’s just not my favorite.

Another all-time classic, if you don’t like it then you should just get better taste. More or less invented modern rock music and guitar playing (or was at least the best to do it at the time), and still holds up today. Can only have more admiration to Jimi Hendrix cos I’ve tried to play some of it, man was cooking.

Hell of a start

The album cover is really great. The music is okay. Would give it 3.5 stars, but def not 4. It didn't hit me as hard, but I would put it on for a casual Sunday.

I really enjoy Purple Haze, Hey Joe and Foxey Lady, but the rest oof the songs were unfamiliar. The whole album sounded nice, enjoyed having it in the background.

So good! Great album from start to finish - solid 4.

This is a fun one. Let’s party!

A classic but it's not all hits.

some greats some mehs

.....in the end it's one of the albums that triggered my love of music.

One of the few albums I’ve listened to where I don’t have a single bad thing to say about it. Jimi is a phenomenal frontman and an even better guitarist. I am glad to say I am now experienced.

Masterpiece

It’s Jimi’s debut and features some of his most iconic hits so what’s not to like? I’ll be controversial and go against the straight-up 5; it’s a soft 4.5 for me, mainly due to the length. The sequencing makes the album feel a little stretched out. I’m really nitpicking, though, just because… I have to try to be more critical, someone told me recently!

I think Jimi's musical prowess is best exemplified by longer, more freeform jams (second half of Third Stone From The Sun). A polished 3 minute song from an album isn't going to exemplify his abilities as well. A great artist but likely better in a live setting than on an album. Regardless, this is obviously some great guitar playing and has most of his major hits (Purple Haze, Hey Joe, The Wind Cries Mary). 7.25/10 (3.625/5)

A couple classics but overall I’d say pretty overrated

Listened halfway (again). Was not a big fan of the songwriting but liked the sound and the awesome guitar playing.

Purple Haze - 5/4 Manic Depression - 2/4 Hey Joe - 4/4 Love or Confusion - 2/4 May this be love - 3/4 I don’t live today - 2/4 The wind cries mary - 4/4 fire - 3/4 third stone from the sun - 2/4 foxey lady - 2 are you experienced- 1 stone free - 3 51st anniversary- 3 highway chile - 3 can you see me - 3 remember - 3 red house - 4

I thought this was fine. Glad I heard it but I doubt it'll be something I come back to.

Startling debut by Jimi Hendrix. A masterpiece of guitar virtuosity only surpassed by Electric Ladyland. Undeniable classic.

I mean it was an experience. Started a bit odd tbh but I got into it.

Not the best Hendrix album, but a solid start for his career

Gottalove, nuff said

Of all Jimi’s albums, this one is the most familiar to me. I haven’t listened to it in a while, but yes—it still sounds great. I like it.

A classic, I don't know how many times I've listened to this album, but it still hasn't gotten boring.

I've definitely been experienced.

downloaded 1,4,8,10,16 & 17. 3.5 stars. built a bed listening to the deluxe.

I had a glowing review written up that I guess I didn’t save… great fucking album. I think that sums it up.

One of those albums where I was just amazed front to back. I still can’t comprehend how Jimi Hendrix was so ahead of his time.

I got this for Xmas the year ot came out.

Just mindblowingly good. This for me is one of the greatest if not just straight up greatest, debuts of all time. Its ragged, its rough, the guitarwork is out of this world and Jimi's vocals finish the picture to the fullest. The record has an overal theme flowing though it and even though the emphasis is on the electric guitar, there's not a single boring track on here. If I dare say this is 60's psychrock's finest record and even going into the future there's nothing that beats this experience. Favorite track: Purple Haze. Overalll score: 9.8/10

Purple haze