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Track Listings
| 1. Foxey Lady |
| 2. Manic Depression |
| 3. Red House |
| 4. Can You See Me |
| 5. Love Or Confusion |
| 6. I Don't Live Today |
| 7. May This Be Love |
| 8. Fire |
| 9. Third Stone From The Sun |
| 10. Remember |
| 11. Are You Experienced? |
| 12. Hey Joe |
| 13. Stone Free |
| 14. Purple Haze |
| 15. 51st Anniversary |
| 16. The Wind Cries Mary |
| 17. Highway Chile |
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Amazon.co.uk Review
As emblematic of its time as of its sorcerer-like creator, 1967's Are You Experienced? unleashed Jimi Hendrix onto a world in the midst of such cultural and musical shake-ups that it really didn't seem as "far out" as it actually was. It wasn't just Hendrix's virtuosic skill as a pure player that was so impressive; it was, even more, the range and scope of sheer sound that he coaxed, cajoled and ripped out of his instrument. "Purple Haze", "Manic Depression" and "I Don't Live Today" filled ears with indelible sonic images and songs like "Foxey Lady" and "Fire" pointed the way toward a new brand of rock-charged soul music. And how about a hand for drummer Mitch Mitchell? --Billy Altman
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It's hard to imagine an album like Are You Experienced? getting made these days. Even harder to imagine is a major label picking up this expansive combination of pop, rock, soul, jazz, funk and stoned experimentation. The marketing people would have a fit trying to figure out how to sell it to the kids as they A&Red the life out of it.
When recording on this album began in 1966 (finishing in 1967) there were only a handful of people tinkering with the format of the three minute song. Hendrix's arrival on the scene (the archetypal stranger in a strange land scenario) upped the ante and didn't so much nudge things along as give them an almighty shove after which rock music would never be the same. Even ignoring the likes of 'Hey Joe' and 'Purple Haze' (as singles they were not included on the original album) tracks as 'Fire' stretch out the baton that bands such as Deep Purple would so willingly grasp. Similarly, the faintly ludicrous cock-rock antics of 'Foxy Lady' graphically joined the dots on the whole sex and music shebang in a way that a nation weaned on Hank Marvin heroics could barely guess at.
Whilst some of the licks shot-blasted across the disc ape the twangy pop tones of the day, his solo on 'Manic Depression' sounds like its being beamed in from another dimension altogether. 'Red House' remains a dazzling blues exhibition that rightly made the jaws of London's musical elite drop. It's a sobering thought that when this originally came out in May 1967, the only other serious contender for the crown of guitar godhood, Cream's Disraeli Gears, was still six months from being released.
The psychedelic flummeries added to an already rich recipe (the title track and 'Third Stone From The Sun') occasionally results in a kind of multi-coloured indigestion. Whilst such embroidery indelibly watermarks the album, it rarely detracts from the stand-out, casual brilliance that is so abundant. This is the sound of the future arriving; tacky, awkward, inspirational, exciting, perplexing and sometimes contradictory for sure, but the future nonetheless. --Sid Smith
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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
With a debut album of this caliber, it blew to peices the first workings of the other great guitarists of the time. This album infact is so good, that its songs such as Foxy Lady, Purple Haze, Hey Joe, Fire, Red House, Are You Experienced and The Wind Crys Mary are some of the most commonly assosiated to Jimi Hendrix, despite his fairly large catalogue of guitar-excellence. The album as a whole has a love at first sight appeal which intensifies every listen. The album itself is mixed very well; each song flows perfectly to the next. Intrestingly, the album is full of mixed styles of music from the blues of Red House and his own style of blues, Manic Depression, to unique psychedelic experimentation of Are You Experienced and Third Stone From The Sun to funky rock with Purple Haze and Fire. Giving all this, one would expect the feel of the album to change drastically as it progressed. This is not the case, for the album feels as one perfect blend culminating to become one of the finest listening experiences you shall ever have. This perfectly crafted album shall not dissapoint and is an essential album to be placed in any collection.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Vinyl|Amazon Verified Purchase
This is perhaps one of the best purchases i have done ever, i wasnt sure if the stereo version was gonna sound good since other psychedelic classics like Sgt. Peppers sounded awful in stereo. But i was suprised to find out that this mastering by Eddie Kramer is perhaps one of the best remasters ever created. It's like he made the album the way it was supposted to be, dont shed away extra money for the mono version, this is it. Theres even a LP with bonus tracks pressed on 180g vinyl with quality sleeves and a gatefold cover and whatnot, with a booklet. As for the album itself, its a classic that sounds as good as ever.
38 of 41 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
A truly stunning album, easily one of the best first efforts by any group, any time.
There's not much to be said apart from that, but the musicianship and songs are marvellous. Mitch's drumming is superb throughout and Noel's under-rated bass playing is solid but inventive.
Hendrix never really surpassed this in terms of its freshness and general impact, although he steadily grew as a musician after its release. The variety on the album is unsurpassed, except by The Beatles: jazz (Third Stone from the Sun); blues (Red House); R&B soul (Fire, Remember), even a hard rock waltz (Manic Depression) and a surf song (May This Be Love).
There are two re-issues of this album around. The best has the original UK running order, starting with Foxy Lady, and the six bonus tracks (Hey Joe, Purple Haze, etc) at the end of the CD. It also has the original UK cover, which is a bit daggy.
The other issue has the US running order, which has Purple Haze as its first track, and then the six bonus tracks (Red House, Can You See Me, etc) at the end. This has the 'fish eye' cover, which is more suited to the music.
You get the same songs, but the UK issue has the running order as Hendrix intended. Both versions have the same sound, remastered by Eddie Kramer, Jimi's original engineer.
There's not much to be said apart from that, but the musicianship and songs are marvellous. Mitch's drumming is superb throughout and Noel's under-rated bass playing is solid but inventive.
Hendrix never really surpassed this in terms of its freshness and general impact, although he steadily grew as a musician after its release. The variety on the album is unsurpassed, except by The Beatles: jazz (Third Stone from the Sun); blues (Red House); R&B soul (Fire, Remember), even a hard rock waltz (Manic Depression) and a surf song (May This Be Love).
There are two re-issues of this album around. The best has the original UK running order, starting with Foxy Lady, and the six bonus tracks (Hey Joe, Purple Haze, etc) at the end of the CD. It also has the original UK cover, which is a bit daggy.
The other issue has the US running order, which has Purple Haze as its first track, and then the six bonus tracks (Red House, Can You See Me, etc) at the end. This has the 'fish eye' cover, which is more suited to the music.
You get the same songs, but the UK issue has the running order as Hendrix intended. Both versions have the same sound, remastered by Eddie Kramer, Jimi's original engineer.
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A true classic
This album is a true classic. A masterpiece. The virtuoso himself at his very best. Contains the classic tracks you are looking. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Jan Patrik Sahlstrøm
The ultimate Psychedelic rock album
'Are you experienced' is a brilliant album by any standards. Jimi Hendrix is rightly acclaimed as a guitar player, but he was also an accomplished singer and song writer and all... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Andrew Banks
Review for the original Reprise CD issue, 6261-2
This review is for the original US CD issue of Are You Experienced on Warner/Reprise, catalogue number 6261-2. Read more
Published 7 months ago by XBBX
Re re re mastered properly after 44 years
I bought the original LP in 67 the day it came out, took it to school with my plastic player,told my friends, and at lunch time we went to the playing fields, it was amazing, and... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Groovy John
Hendrix's 1967 debut collection reveals a young creative genius in the...
`Are You Experienced?' is consistently voted one of the greatest debut albums ever, by any artist from any age, and sounds as good today as on its May 1967 UK release. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Dr. Trang
I agree....
....With those reviewers who question the quality of this remaster....I can't believe that the team, including Eddie Kramer, found this to be acceptable...... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Mr. Simon Cade
hendrix mad!
Great raw numbers, how it used to be in the 60's rough and ready but such a fantastic guitarist, he should still have been with us, a sad loss!
Published 17 months ago by M. J. Benton
Six stars for the music and only two for this package
I simply could have not resist the temptation to buy yet another edition of Jimi Hendrix Experience first album, newly repackaged by Sony Music. What a disappointment. Read more
Published 18 months ago by bing
Indispensable
First listened to this album when I was 15 (now 41). I have since listened to thousands of hours of music in other genres and wondered if this album would still have the same... Read more
Published 20 months ago by royston
Superior version of classic album compared to previous release
This original master recording of the greatest rock album, by the greatest rock musician sounded much better compared to the harshly tonned digitally remasterd release, and the... Read more
Published 20 months ago by Mr. Ms. Tait
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