1001 Albums Summary

I remember this group being an American ‘institution’ back in the 90s, however they never really had the same effect here in the UK, I guess we were all distracted with Britpop! This is one of my least favourite music genres but I wanted to give it a chance in the spirit of this project. A few of the tracks are pretty good, objectively speaking, but frankly any goodwill I had tracks wise was wiped out by the vocals. Absolutely terrible. I understand his voice is considered an ‘acquired taste’ but I’m afraid for me it’s just bad. An assault to the ears. Also no album has any business being 2 hours long. In order for an album to be 2 stars I have to be willing to at least listen again, but for this I just can’t. So it has to be one star sorry

Jimi Hendrix is of course one of the great musicians, but to my shame I have never really listened to much of his music. He’s a bit before my time and this genre is not something I usually gravitate towards. However I am very glad I put this album on because this is a classic and deservedly so. Its innovative, ambitious and genre defying. The musical skill involved is clear and Jimi’s voice is quite something. An amazing listening experience. I immediately went and ordered the vinyl for my collection, so that says it all really!