- Audio CD (27 Feb 2008)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: Commercial Marketing
- ASIN: B000WOT6H2
- Other Editions: Audio CD | MP3 Download
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 373,628 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings
| 1. Purple Haze |
| 2. Fire |
| 3. The Wind Cries Mary |
| 4. Can You See Me |
| 5. Hey Joe |
| 6. All Along The Watchtower |
| 7. Stone Free |
| 8. Crosstown Traffic |
| 9. Manic Depression |
| 10. Remember |
| 11. Red House |
| 12. Foxey Lady |
Product Description
Amazon.co.uk Review
"Man, we don't fish or go bowling like other people do", Jimi Hendrix would say to bassist Billy Cox. "We make music, and this is fun". This remark explains how a man with three official studio albums could have produced so many compelling outtakes and oddities in a mere four years. To be sure, some of the alternative versions of the classic cuts across these four CDs are simply historical curiosities included to illustrate the development of a song. But the collection is also packed full of revelations.
Two 1966 live recordings from Paris--from the Experience's fourth performance--show just how early on the magic was evident, while two previously unreleased instrumentals from the Are You Experienced sessions of April 1967 show just how aware Hendrix, bassist Noel Redding and drummer Mitch Mitchell were of their chemistry. Two songs from the landmark June Monterey Pop performance--including his unique take on Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone", round out disc one. Disc two finds Hendrix warming to the possibilities of the recording studio, especially once he took over for Chas Chandler at the production helm. Among the highlights are a deeply grooving demo of "Somewhere" from spring 1968, with some particularly supple guitar leads, and the haunting slow blues "It's Too Bad" spurred by jazz organist Larry Young and drummer Buddy Miles (eight months before the creation of the Band of Gypsies). Disc three begins with an updated and more dynamic 1969 version of "Stone Free", his first composition, but mostly displays Hendrix's guitar work at its most ferocious and freewheeling. Standouts include unreleased studio takes of "Hear My Train A-Comin'" and "Room Full of Mirrors" (the latter from Billy Cox's first session with Hendrix, heard here in take number 31), plus incredible concert forays into "Red House" and "Voodoo Chile" that were originally released on the posthumous (but powerful) Hendrix In The West. The final disc is in many ways the most interesting, as Hendrix's fusion of rock, jazz, blues and funk was becoming increasingly luminous. Whereas Hendrix used to use the studio to put finishing touches on mostly formed compositions, by 1970 he was using his free-form studio jams as a wellspring for material. Heard here for the first time, "Cherokee Mist" (with Cox and Mitchell behind him) is a mesmerising spontaneous creation and "Come Down Hard on Me" is a funky monster. Disc four also adds two more cuts from Hendrix In The West, including his spirited run through "Johnny B. Goode".
Thanks to his insatiable appetite for playing music, Hendrix crammed a career's worth of development into a few short years, moving from fiery psychedelic blues-rocker to soulful and brilliant musical synthesizer. Still, judging by the arc that's deftly traced across these discs, Hendrix's best music was still to come. At times, all this "extra" Hendrix material seems like a small consolation for all the music he did not get to make. But we'll take 'em. Thankfully, he didn't fish or bowl like other people do. --Marc Greilsamer
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15 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
The whole presentation of this CD Set is stunning! The tasteful Book concept, the useful playlist on hard-wearing plastic leaf, the copious sleeve notes in tome-like proportions with senstional photos, the facts and figures, the simple artwork for the CDs, all of these simply fade to insignificance when you start to listen to the CDs. Fantastic guitar pyrotechnics as usual, but something more? Here we get a flavour of Jimi's constant striving for perfection whilst enjoying the privelege of witnessing the conception of embrionic sound nebulae. He has quietly been the inspiration of so many contemporary artists, as quietly since his death as modestly during his life, and this collection clearly demonstrates why! His family have lovingly restored his legacy so far with respect and technical prowess that berates the previous commercial exploitation of his works....'Scuse me while I kiss the sky
10 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
To be brief, this is absolutely brilliant. I can't add much to what the french chap had to say, other than the set brings across what a fun bloke Jimbo was. Also, it is for more dedicated fans, as some of the alternate versions of songs are very similar to the album versions. But we are dedicated Hendrix fans, so all this stuff is great! Loads of unreleased stuff, great live recordings, brilliant sound, beautiful packaging, yeah! And check out the last track on CD 4; what a guitar tone, and what emotion! Go on, buy it!
13 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Wow. This is a fantastic box set and well worth the money. Lovingly put together it does a great job of tracing both Jimi's evolution as well as the evolution of some his better known tracks. My only complaint is that Castles Made of Sand does not feature. IMHO that's one of his best. Ah well, if it was included I would of had to ask Amazon to allow me to give it 6 stars instead.
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