Track 1 is good. It has an odd vibe but I enjoy it. Great intro to the album.
Track 2 is very mellow and I like it. Ending of track 2 is incredible.
Guitar and drums on track 3 opening are very good. Track 3 might be my favorite track so far.
Don't like track 4 as much. I understand its thematic role in the album as it is the battle taking place, but there is a loud shrieking noise that takes away from my enjoyment of the track.
Track 5 is much better and feels like the fallout of the battle in track 4. "What is love and what is hate?" is a line repeated several times and I like the philosophical questions of this song. Up there as one of my favorites from the album for sure.
I like track 6. It sound good. Not much to say about it. The different instruments come together very nicely to make the song very sonically appealing.
Track 7 instrumental feels very spacey with the small plucks of the guitar. The ending of track 7 has a massive sonic climax that is very satisfying to listen to. The track feels like a slow burn type track with a gradual build-up to the ending.
Track 8 has a very good vibe to it sonically. I really enjoy this track and the strings and bird noises make this sonically pleasing.
Track 9 is very good. The instrumental is simple yet engaging. I want to give this track another listen with a focus on lyrics and their meaning because the lyrics are very interesting.
The melody and vocal effects in track 10 are very unique and interesting to listen to. As a whole, I like this track. While it is good, I don't see it as a high point of the album.
The drums on track 11 are very good and are the high point of the intro to the track. This is a purely instrumental track and it is very good. The horns are very fun to listen to. The change at 2:19 is well done. Great closer to the album.
As a whole, this album is fantastic. The instrumentals were incredible. I want to give the album another listen while focusing on the lyrics because the parts I comprehended were extremely interesting.
Track 1 is a very interesting intro. It sets up the listener for what is about to be played for the next hour. Not much to it. Not much to say about it.
Track 2 is much more of an intro than track 1 was. The song is very sonically pleasing, and the electric guitar is played very well. The lyrics are very sensual and showcase Jimi Hendrix's desires.
Track 3 has fantastic guitar playing in its intro. It starts off with a bang and immediately gets into the meat of the song. The entire song has a groove to it that makes you want to dance. Hendrix uses traffic as a simile for a woman slowing him down ("You're just like crosstown traffic."). I really enjoyed the line where he states he's turning from green to red in regards to his relationship with this woman. Overall, a fantastic track.
The guitar in track 4 provides excellent backing for the entire track. So far, one thing that can be said for every track is that the guitar playing is phenomenal. I really like the energy shift at ~2:48. This happens several other times throughout the song. Along with his guitar-playing, Hendrix's songwriting skills are extremely well done. Different parts of this song are eclectic and full of energy, while others are very mellow. The drum section at ~9:00 is fantastic. The song has been largely guitar focused but this drum showcase is very good. The instrumental-only parts of this track are very impressive. Very long, but very good track.
Track 5 has a different vibe to it, but I like it. The vocals sound like very similar to the Beatles. Not a huge fan of the lyrics, but the instrumental is good. The instrument at the end is fun to listen to.
I enjoy track 6. I really like the delivery of the lyrics. It is much better than track 5. Per usual, the instrumentation is fantastic. He's gonna get rescued which is great.
Track 7 starts off amazing. Truly letting the good times roll. Fantastic guitar solo at ~1:10. The track is good, just largely instrumental.
Love the rhythm guitar in the opening of track 8. Jimi Hendrix loves a lot of different women. Now he loves "Gypsy Eyes." Not too much to say about this track. The problem I have so far is that a lot of these tracks feel like they blend together. Overall, a pretty solid track.
The guitar in the intro of track 9 has a very different sound to it. It's starting to grow on me as the song progresses. The slow build-up of the track is extremely good. I like the lyrics on this song. This is one of my favorites so far.
The saxophone on track 10 sounds fantastic. That paired with the guitar surprisingly complement each other very well. I wish there was more of it. Again, the instrumentation on this track is very well done.
Love the guitar riff on track 11. That's one I want to play. The random feedback of microphones are getting annoying. It has been on several tracks. I understand its there to make it feel more raw, but it doesn't provide a great listening experience. These lyrics have a lot of depth that I want to look into more. The quieter part that starts at ~3:24 is really great. The vibe of this song is impeccable. This song as a full listening experience is fantastic. Random high-pitched sound at ~7:49 sounds really bad. Very intensive drumming at ~8:20 that I like a lot. The very faint wind instruments in the back are a nice touch. The melody change at ~11:22 is very sonically pleasing. I love how it sounds. The song as a whole might be a bit too long. Probably my favorite track on the album so far, but there are a few shortfalls. The pros outweigh the cons heavily on this one.
Track 12 is an interlude. Not too much to say about it.
I really like the intro to track 13. I love the overall vibe of this song. The instrumentation is outstanding as well. Love the backing vocals singing "Lay back and groove on a rainy day." Great track overall.
Track 14 sounds fantastic. The lyrics are also great. Hendrix's storytelling skills are very good. Most of the tracks in this album keep you invested with the instrumentation, but this one focuses on lyrics. Really good stuff here.
Track 15 is easily the best one on the album. Also the most famous. Not much to say on this song that hasn't already been said.
I absolutely love the guitar riff on track 16. This song is a great way to end the album as a whole. Good lyrics, good instrumentation, great track.
As a whole, I really enjoyed this album. The biggest shortcoming, however, comes from its length. The album definitely feels like its runtime, and as a result feels unfocused at several different points. But the pros on this album far outweigh the cons. The instrumentation and lyrics throughout the whole project where phenomenal. Overall, I highly enjoyed the album and will be revisiting it in the future.
Favorite tracks: Crosstown Traffic, Voodoo Chile, Burning of the Midnight Lamp, 1983... (A Merman I Should Turn to Be), House Burning Down, All Along the Watchtower, Voodoo Child (Slight Return)
Least Favorite: Little Miss Strange
Very good album. Amy Winehouse's vocals are one of the biggest highlights of the entire album. The production is also fantastic as it perfectly utilizes jazz elements to create a cohesive and engaging album.
Winehouse's lyricism is also fantastic, as she describes points in her life. One of the most surprising aspects of this album is the fact that she was only 19 when this was recorded, which is an astonishment.
As a whole, this was a fantastic album and one I will most certainly be revisiting.